Tutela sanitatis sive Vita protracta. The protection of long life, and detection of its brevity, from diætic causes and common cutoms. Hygiastic præcautions and rules appropriate to the constitutions of bodyes; and various discrasyes or passions of minde; dayly to be observed for the preservation of health and prolougation of life. With a treatise of fontinells or issues. Whereunto is annexed Bellum necessarium sive Medicus belligerans the military or practical physitian reveiwing [sic] his armory: furnished with medical weapons munition against the secret invaders of life; fitted for all persons and assaults; with their safe and regular use, according to medical art and discipline by Everard Maynwaring doctor in physick.

For the Head.

THE Capital Pills are appointed for infir∣mities of the brain and nerves, and eva∣cuates noxious humours that molest and hinder the exercise of the rational faculty; or obstruct and impedite the free operation of the sensitive; whereby the animal spirits are al∣leviated, the ventricles of the brain and or∣gans for sence freed from obstructions; Con∣ducing much to the cure of infirmities afflict∣ing the head and nerves as lethargies, apoplexy and soporiferous diseases; Convulsions epilep∣sy, palsies, vertigoes, tremors; pains of the head, rhumes, dul sight, or hearing,

Take them after your first sleep; or halfe the dose when you go to bed, the rest at 5 or 6 of the clock next morning; in so doing you will not be called up before your due time to rise. When you are up, drink some warm posset-drink,

and walk about the house: Eat at noon; thus do 3 or 4 dayes together for they operate gently.

The Dose for men and women is 5 or 6 Pills: for 14 years old, 4 Pills.

The Cephalic essence, is specifickly appro∣priate to the head, effectually resisting the infirmities thereof, and strengthening the brain and nerves of special use for such as are catalep∣tick, epileptick, apoplectick, paralytick; that have a cold or moist bra••n, sunject to rhumes Con∣vulsions, remblings or weakness of the nerves, vertigoes, paines of the head: it strengthens a weak memory, weak eyes, amends dull hear∣ing if the defect be not organicall. It quick∣ens and raiseth the spirits in somnolent drowzy persons, makes them more acute and vigilant, and roborates the animal faculty.

To be taken after the Capitall Pills, if both be used.

Take it in the morning fasting, thus: Drop it upon fine powdered sugar, and take it upon a knifes point; then drink a draught of what liquor is most agreeable and proper for you: eat an hour after and go abroad. Also you may apply it to the nose profitably; Whereby the vertue is received into the head.

The Dose for men and women is 2•• drops, for children and infants so many drops as they

are years old. If under a year old, only apply it to the nose, as aforesaid, and also to the tem∣ples. Shake the bottle when you use it.