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 ...

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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 ...
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1665.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A31495.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.

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XIV. The Plague-water of Mathias, or, Aqua Epidemica.

TAke the roots of Tormentil, Angelica, Peony, Zedoarie, Liquorish, Elecam∣pane, of each half an ounce, the leaves of Sage, Scordium, Celandine, Rue, Rosema∣ry, Wormwood, Ros solis, Mugwort, Bur∣ner, Dragons, Stabious, Agrimony, Baum, Carduus, Betony, Centery the less, Mary∣golds leaves and flowers, of each one hand∣ful; Let them all be cut, bruised, and in∣fused

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three days in eight pints of White∣wine in the moneth of May, and distilled.

Take of London-Treacle two ounces, of Conserve of Wood-sorrel three ounces, of the temperate Cordial species half an ounce, of Syrupe of Limons enough to make all an Electuary: Of this may be taken a dram and half for prevention, and the dou∣ble quantity for curz.

Steep Iuniper-berries in Ʋineger for a night, let the Ʋineger be exhaled off; eat thereof at pleasure.

An Electuary of Bole-Armeniack, as much as you please; or of the powders whereof the Treatle Diatesseron is made, mixed up with Syrupe of Ʋineger; or an Electuary of zedoarie, with Syrupe of Li∣mons, are easily made, and very effectual, being taken as the former.

In all Summer-plagues it shall be good to use Sorrel-sawce to be eaten in the morn∣ing with bread, and in the fall of the Leaf to use the juyce of Barbaries with bread also.

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