Certain necessary directions as well for the cure of the plague as for preventing the infection with many easie medicines of small charge, very profitable to His Majesties subjects / set down by the Colledge of Physicians ...

XIII. By inward Medicines.

LEt none go Fasting forth, every one ac∣cording as they can procure, let them take some such thing as may resist putrefaction.

Some may take Garlick with Butter, a Clove, two or three, according as it shall agree with their bodies; some may take fasting, some of the Electuary with Figs and Rue hereafter expressed: some may use London-Treacle, the weight of eight pence in the morning, taking more or less, accord∣ing to the age of the party; after one hour let them eat some other breakfast, as Bread and Butter with some leaves of Rue or Sage moistned with Vineger, and in the heat of Summer of Sorrel or Woodsorrel.

Pure water with so much salt as may be but tasted, or well born; or with flour of Brimstone, or common Brimstone voyl'd in

it, an ounce in three pints, to a quart; a draught being taken every morning, hath proved effectual and successful.

To steep Rue, Wormwood, or Sage all night in their drink, and to drink a good draught in the morning fasting, is very wholesom, or to drink a draught of such drink after the taking of any of the preserva∣rives will be very good.

Take of Sage bruised well, two hand∣fuls, of Wormwood one handful, of Rue half a handful, put them into a Iugg of four quarts, put to them of mild Beer ready to drink four quarts; in the morning let eve∣ry one of the family drink a draught of it fasting, together eating after it Bread and Butter.

Take of the roots of Petasitis, or Butter∣burre six ounces, roots of Elecampane, Masterwort, and Angelica, of each an ounce and balfe, leaves of Meadow-sweet, Scordi∣um, Bawm, of each two handfuls, Rue and Wormwood of each one handful, Citron (or Limon) peel, Qutmeg, of each half an ounce, of Iuniper-berries ripe and pulpey two ounces, of Carduus seed one ounce; All duly prepared by cutting and bruifing, are to be mixed and put into a bag, to infuse in six gallons of Ale or Beer, whereof may be drunk a draught every morning and even∣ing; and at meals it may be mingled with ordinary Beer.

Take of the Conserve of Wood-forrel two ounces, of Diascordium two drams, of the flour of Brimstone very finely ground one dram, of Saffron thrce grains, of Sy∣rup of Wood-sorrel as much as is suffici∣ent to make an Electuary: For prevention, take a dram every morning fasting, during the imminent danger: Let the Party drink after it a draught of white-wine posset, with a spoonful and half of the Plague-water in it in bed, or of this water following.

Take of Angelica, Carduus benedictus, Sage, Scordium, Petasitis, or Butter-burre, Baume, and Plantain, of each four hand∣fuls, of Setwall and Borage of each two handfuls, of Mint one handful; of white-Wine two quarts; distil them in a cold Still, and preserve the water for use.