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THe Capitall Pills purge and cleanse the Brain from all superfluous Humours, that stupifie and dull the Ratio∣nall Faculty, or obstruct and hinder the right Operation of the Sensitive: they quicken the Memory, open the Ventricles of the brain, and free the Nerves from obstructions; conducing much to the cure of all infirmities seated in the Head and Nerves; as Convulsions, Falling-sicknesse, Apoplexy, Palsies, Vertigoes, Rhumes, Head-ach, dull sight or hearing: by taking
away the Antecedent Cause that generates and produceth them.
Take them 3 or 4 dayes with intermission of a day or two, observing the directions for purging, in the 16, 17, 18 pages.
The full Dose is 5 Pills: for 14 years old 3 pills: for seven years, 2 pills.
The Epileptic Powder, is a specific Remedy against Convulsi∣ons, and Convulsive motions in Children. In the fit, observe by laying your hand, if there be a rising or working at the childes stomack, then put a Feather annointed with Oyle of sweet Olmonds into the throat, and cause the Childe to vo∣mit up that suffocating flegme and crude matter that oppres∣seth; afterwards give a Dose of this Powder: but if there be no heaving at the stomack; apply a blistering plaster between the shoulders, and give the powder: you will see a good effect.
The Dose for 7 years old is one paper: for 3 years half a paper: for a year old, ten grains: for half a year, 6 grains, to be given in small Cinnamon water or Sack, if the Childe be two years old; if under, in black Ch••rry water or Pae••ny.
For prevention, give it 2 or 3 mornings together, at the first quarter of the Moon, and Full.
The Cephalic Electuary is a peculiar Medicine composed a∣gainst infirmities of the Head; it Roborates the Braine and Nerves exceedingly, Concocts and Exsiccates abounding moisture, that produceth d••fluxions of Rheum's, Scrophu∣lous tumours and swellings of the Uvula, or Almonds of the Ears, confirms and restores the memory, acuates and sharpens the sight and hearing, very proper and ben••ficiall for all per∣sons that are Epileptic, Cataleptic, Apoplectic, Paralytic, sub∣ject to Convulsions, trembling of the Nerves, that hath a weak brain and infirm head.
Take the quantity of a Nutmeg or more, fasting, upon a Knifes point, or in Rosemary posset which is better.
You may eat an hour after, and follow your businesse.
The Catarrh Pills, stops thin Rhumes that distill from the Head into the Breast, procures quiet sleep, incrassates the the Rhume, and prevents coughing in the night; being in∣tended onely for such as are molested with coughing in the night, but in the day use Pectoral Medicines hereafter menti∣oned, for the Lungs.
Take them when you first lye down in bed two or three nights together, or every other night: they purge not.
The full Dose is two pills, no more: for ten years old, one pill.
The Epileptic Amulet, is a good preservative against the Fall∣ing sicknesse, Apoplexy, convlsions, Catalepsy, fits of the Mo∣ther, Incubus, or Night Mare, and Vertigoes. Whose virtuall scent comforts the brain, dissipates and expells all Noxious Vapours and Fumes that arise up to the head and afflict the braine and Nerves with those Symptomes, prevents, retards, or abates them in their return.
To be worn about the neck constantly next to the skin, by all persons so diseased, young and old.
The Fuming Powder, is very proper and fit for all those that have a cold, moist, or weake brain, it exsiccates and dryes up Rhumes, and all superfluous moisture, that causeth Distillati∣ons upon the Lungs, sore eyes, tooth-ach and such like, and also strengthens the head and Nerves much.
Use it morning and night, thus: strew a little upon hot Coals in a Chaffing-dish, and hold your head clothes, or cap over the swoake, so put them on warm.