Orders, thought meete by her Maiestie, and her priuie Councell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe vpon her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, contayning sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected.

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Title: Orders, thought meete by her Maiestie, and her priuie Councell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe vpon her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, contayning sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected.
Author: England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie,; [1578?]
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Subject terms: Plague -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Plague -- Prevention -- Early works to 1800.; Plague -- Treatment -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "Orders, thought meete by her Maiestie, and her priuie Councell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe vpon her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, contayning sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69358.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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A generall medicine for all sorts of people taken with the plague, to be had without cost.

TAke of y^e roote of butter burre, otherwise cal∣led pestilēt wort, one ounce, of y^e root of great Valerian a quarter of an ounce, of Sorrel an hādful, boyle al these in a quart of water to a pint, then straine it and put thereto two spoonfulles of Vineger, two ounces of good Sugar, boyle all these together vntill they be wel mingled, let y^e infected drinke of this so hotte as he may suffer it a good draught, and if he chaunce to cast it vp againe, let him take the same quantitie straight way vpon it, and prouoke himselfe to sweat, and he shal finde great helpe.