Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

Of small Pox and Measils.

The best and most help in this case is not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meddle with any kinde of Medicines, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nature ••ork her operation, notwithstandin•• if they be too slow in coming out, it shall b•• good for you to give the childe to drink s••••••den milk and saffron, and so keep him close an•• warm, but in no case to administer any thin•• that might represse the swelling of the skin, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to cool the heat that is within the Members.

If the wheales be outragious and great, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 decoction of water Betony is approved go•••• in the said disease, Likewise the ointment made mention of in the cure of scabs is ••••••ceeding wholsome after the sores are rip•••• moreover it is good to drop into the patien•• eye, five or six times a day a little rose Fennel water, to comfort the sight, left it hurt by continual running of the matter; T•••• water must be ministred in the Summer co•••• and in the winter luke warm. The same ro••••••water is good to gargle in the mouth if t•••• childe be then pained in the throat; And l•••• the conduits of the nose should be stopped•• is expedient to let him smell often to a spun wet in the juice of savory, strong vineger an•• little rose-water.