The meanes of preventing, and preserving from, and curing of the most contagious disease, called the plague with the pestilential feaver, and the fearfull symptomes, and accidents, incident thereunto. Also some prayers, and meditations upon death.

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Title: The meanes of preventing, and preserving from, and curing of the most contagious disease, called the plague with the pestilential feaver, and the fearfull symptomes, and accidents, incident thereunto. Also some prayers, and meditations upon death.
Author: M. R.
Publication: London :: printed for H. Million, at the Half Moon in the Old Bayley,; 1665.
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Subject terms: Plague -- Prevention -- Early works to 1800.; Meditations -- Early works to 1800.; Prayer -- Early works to 1800.
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Outward Medicines to bee used to Cure the Plague, and draw forward the Disease.

First, when the Bubo or Carbunkle appears, take a Cock, or a Hen, or a Pidgeon, or a Chicken, or a live Pullet, bare a∣bout the rump and vent, then strew a little salt thin upon the Botch, then binde the birds leggs and wings, as easily as may bee, and let her sit upon the Botch until she dye; burn her, and take another, and use her as the former; and do this so long till they live, for as long as the Venome is in the Car∣buncle, they will dye, and when out they will live:

Now you must apply remedies to draw, and Hors-leeches are very good to apply to the place; If the Leeches take, it is a sign of health, and to make them take the better, wet the place with fair water and sugar warmed, and gently wiped off again, they will take the better:

Also Pidgeons dung, warmed with swines fat, or Hens dung, and turpentine mixed very warm, applyed warm twice a day like to a poultis.