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 ...

VIII. Correction of the Air.

FIres made in the Streets often, and good Fires kept in and about the Houses of such as are visired, and their Neighbours, may correct the infectious Air; as also frequent discharging of Guns.

Also Fumes of these following materials; Rosin, Pitch, Tarre, Turpentine, Frank∣incense, Myrxhe, Amber; The woods of Iu∣niper, Cypress, Cedar; The leaves of Bays, Rosemary; to which, especially to the less grateful senced, may be added somewhat of Labdanum, Storax, Benzoin, Lignum aloes: one or more of these, as they are at hand, or may be procured, are to be put upon Coals

and consumed with the least flame that may be, in Rooms, Houses, Churches, or other places.

Brimstone burnt plentifully in any room or place, though ill to be endured for the pre∣sent, may effectually correct the Air for the future.

Vapours from Vineger exhaled in any room, may have the like efficacy; especially after it hath been impregnated, by infusing or steeping in it any one or more of these In∣gredients; Wormwood, Angelica, Master∣wort, Bay-leaves, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Scordium, or Water-germander, Valeri∣um, or Setwall-root, zedoarie, Camphire. To which Vineger also, to render it less un∣grateful, may be added Rosewater, to a fourth or third part: These are cooler, and so more proper for hot seasons.

The vapour of Vineger raised by staking of Lime in it, may effectually correct the Air neer about it.

Take Salt-perer, Amber, Brimstone, of each two parts, of Iuniper one part; mix them in a powder, put thereof upon a red hot iron, or coals, a little at once.