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 ...

XX. Bleeding, Purging, Vomiting.

THese thrée great Remedies rarely have place in the Plague, but are generally dangerous, (and most of all, Purging by any strong Medicines) and therefore not to be used but upon some ex∣traordinary urgent indicant or just occa∣sion, and with the greatest taution, which onely an able Physician can judge of; and therefore, no Advice in general can be gi∣ven: Onely if any person be taken sick up∣on a full stomach, from eating lately be∣fore, or Meat undigested; It is advisable that such person discharge or get the sto∣mach

emptied with all speed by a large quantity of Carduus, or plain Posset-drink, or warm water, provoking by a feather or finger in the throat as is usual: And when need requires, to open or keep soluble the hody, the Pills of Rufus, commonly called Pestilential-Pills, are the best and most pro∣per to be used.