The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Plague-Sickness: Take Water of Scabious, Endive, Rue, and red Roses, of each four ounces; white Dittany, Tormentile, white Coral, Gen∣tian, and Bole-Armoniack, with Terra-sigillata; reduce those that are to be powdered separately: Infuse them in the Water in a glass Vessel, and drink about an ounce at a time pretty warm, keep∣ing the Body warm after it: Or,

Take a Viol, or some other Glass, and fill it to the third part with Venice-Treacle, the other third part with Brandy, or Spirit of Wine: mix these well together by shaking, and take Morning and Evening half an ounce in two ounces of Mint, Rue, or Baum-wa∣ter.

But of all others in this contagious Distemper, this occurs as a very much appro∣ved Remedy, viz.

Take Wallnuts when the green Husk is on them, and before the Shell is hardned underneath; put them, when bruised, to steep in White-wine eight Days: then with some Baum, Rue, and Tops of Fetherfew, and Wormwood a little bruised, put

them into an Alembick, and distil them; then when you drink an ounce and a half of the Water, which you may do Morning, Noon, and Night, put into it some perfumed Comfits, and stir them well about till they are dissolved.