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TAke the Party by the hand, and say, Aeque facilis sit tibi haec febris, atque Mariae Virgini Christi partus. Otherwise, Wash with the Party, and privily say this Psalm, Exaltabo te Deus meus, rex, &c. Otherwise, Wear about your neck a piece of a nail taken from a Cross, and wrapped in wool. Otherwise
drink wine, wherein a Sword hath been drowned that hath cut off ones head. Otherwise, take three consecrated Mass-cakes, and write upon the first, Qualis est Pater, talis est vita: on the second, Qualis est Filius, talis est sanctus; on the third, Qualis est Spiritus, tale est remedium. Then give them to the sick man, enjoyning him to eat none other thing that day wherein he eateth any of them, nor yet drink; and let him say fifteen Pater nosters, and as many Aves, in the honour and praise of the Trinity. Otherwise, Lead the sick man on a Friday before Sun-rising towards the East, and let him hold up his hands towards the Sun, and say, This is the day wherein the Lord God came to the Cross. But as the Cross shall never more come to him; so let never the hot or cold fit of this Ague come any more unto this man, In nomine Patris ✚ & Fi ✚lii, & Spiritus ✚ sancti ✚. Then say seven and twenty Pater nosters, and as many Aves, and use this three days together. Otherwise,
Fécana, cagéti, daphnes, gebáre, gedáco Gébali stant, sed non stant phebas, hecus, & hedas.
Every one of these words must be written upon a piece of bread, and be given in order one day after another to the sick body, and so must he be cured. This saith Nicholas Hemingius he chanced to read in the Schools in jest; so as one noting the words, practised the medicine in earnest; and was not only cured himself, but also cured many others thereby. And therefore he concludeth, that this is a kind of miraculous cure, wrought by the illusion of the Devil: whereas in truth, it will fall out most commonly, that a Tertian Ague will not hold any man longer than so, though no medicine be given, or any words spoken. Otherwise, This word, Abra cadabra written on a paper, with a certain Figure joyned therewith, and hanged about ones neck, helpeth the Ague. O∣therwise, let the urine of the sick body made early in the morning be softly. heated nine dayes together continually, until all be consumed into vapour. O∣therwise, A Cross made of two little twigs joyned together, wherewith when the Party is touched, he will be whole, specially if he hear it about his neck. Otherwise, Take a like quantity of water out of three Ponds of equal bigness, and taste thereof in a new earthen Vessel, and drink of it when the fit cometh.
In the year of our Lord, 1568. the Spaniards and Italians received from the Pope, this Incantation following; whereby they were promised both Remission of Sins, and good success in their Wars in the Low-Countries. Which whether it be not as prophane and impious, as any Witches Charm, I report me to the in∣different Reader. ✚ Crucem pro nobis subiit ✚ & stans in illo sitiit ✚ Jesus sacratis manibus, clavis ferreis, pedibus perfossis, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus: Domine libera nos ab hoc malo, & ab hac peste: then three Pater nosters, and three Ave Maries, Also the same year their Ensigns were by the Authority aforesaid conjured with certain Ceremonies, and consecrated against their Enemies. And if you read the Histo∣ries of these Wars, you may see what victory they gained hereby. Item, they baptised their chief Standard, and gave it to name St. Margaret, who overthrew the Devil. And because you shall understand the mysterie hereof, I have the rather set it down elsewhere, being indeed worth the reading.
Pretious Re∣storatives.
This is too mystical to be englished, quoth Nota.
Fernelius.
Notable follies of the Spani∣ards and Ita∣lians.