A black almanack or Predictions and astronimonicall observations foreshewing what will happen to the king of Scots this present year, from the aspect and conjunction of the planets on the day and hour of his coronation the first of January 1651. Also some calculations concerning many bloudy fights between the English and Scots and the various success thereof. With a bloudy contention between the buff-coat, the long coat, and the black-coat, and the issne [sic] thereof. Licensed according to order.

About this Item

Title
A black almanack or Predictions and astronimonicall observations foreshewing what will happen to the king of Scots this present year, from the aspect and conjunction of the planets on the day and hour of his coronation the first of January 1651. Also some calculations concerning many bloudy fights between the English and Scots and the various success thereof. With a bloudy contention between the buff-coat, the long coat, and the black-coat, and the issne [sic] thereof. Licensed according to order.
Publication
London :: Printed by J. Clowes,
1651.
Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms
Charles -- II, -- King of England, 1630-1685 -- Early works to 1800.
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Predictive astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item
"A black almanack or Predictions and astronimonicall observations foreshewing what will happen to the king of Scots this present year, from the aspect and conjunction of the planets on the day and hour of his coronation the first of January 1651. Also some calculations concerning many bloudy fights between the English and Scots and the various success thereof. With a bloudy contention between the buff-coat, the long coat, and the black-coat, and the issne [sic] thereof. Licensed according to order." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76774.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.

Pages

Medicines for the Collick.

For the Wind-Collick.

TAke Winter-Savory, stamp it and strain it with strong Ale; drink this warm, and immediately the pain will cease, as if it were sweep'd away. There have been divers helpt with this which have had such pain with the Wind-Collick, that they have swowned severall times in a day. Also a cup∣ping-glasse set upon the top of the Navell is a present remedy. Also Camomill, Rosemary, Sage

Page 77

and Salt rosted under the embers and laid to the Navell is a present Remedy. Emmets eggs dried in an oven, made in powder and drank, helpeth the Wind-Collick immediately. For the Collick of the Stomach see after.

For the Strangullion.

CUt off the top of an Onyon and take out the core, then put into the place a pretty quantity of this powder following. Take Beta∣ny and Centory of each a like quantity, and make powder thereof, putting in a little Butter, then put on the top again, and put it in hot embers and rost it, then lay it to your Navell as hot as you may suffer it, and be whole.

To make a precious Water for the Strangullion.

TAke a peck of Hawes when they be ripe, and half a peck of Hips, and beat them in a mortar to powder, then take two gallons of Lees of Malmsey or Sack, a penniworth of long Pepper, and a half-penniworth of graines, put all these together and distill them in a Stilletory or Lim∣beck, take the water thereof and drink it luke∣warm first and last.

Page 78

For the Collick, a precious Medicine, proved.

TAke Saxifrage, Maidenhaire, unset Time, and Parsley seed, and seeth all these together in Malmsey, strain it and drink it warm. Or take Time, Mints, Woodroof, Vilipendula and Setwall, make pottage herewith, and you shall find great ease.

For all evills within the Bladder.

TAke Fennell seeds, Parsley seeds, and Smalladge seeds; bruise them and temper them with faire running Water, and drink this first and last at your pleasure.

For one that hath much wind in his Belly.

TAke Juniper berries ere they wax black, and drie them in the ayre, and keep them all the year, and use the powder thereof in your drink and pottage. Or take the roots of Elecampane, the roots of Pellitory of the garden, and Fennell roots, of each a like quantity, and as much of So∣thernwood, wash them, and bray them a little, and seeth them all together in a gallon of Wort, and drink thereof.

For the Collick.

TAke Flower and Ale, and drink it unsod, with a little Sugar, and this will make you go to the stool and ease your Collick and Stran∣gullion.

Page 97

Or take Hempseed and drie it, and make pow∣der thereof and let the Patient drink it with Ale or Wine. Or take Dill seed, Anniseed and Cum∣min, of each a like quantity, beaten into fine powder, eat it in your pottage & it will help you.

A soveraine Medicine for the Collick and Stone.

TAke Parsley seed, Fennell seed, Anniseed, Cummin seed, Plantain seed, of each of them a quarter of an ounce, an ounce of Nutmeg, foure ounces of fine Sugar, beat all these seeds in∣to powder and searse them, and let the Sugar be beaten with Ale, then take of the powder as much as an Hasell nut, and let the Patient use to drink thereof morning and evening four times a week warm with Wine or Beer (but Wine is best) and when the pain cometh drink it with Malmsey.

Another.

FRie Pellitory and Butter together, and bind them to thy Navell, and this will suddenly cease the pain. Or take a Lapwing and burn her in the fire feathers and all, then take the ashes of her, and give it the Patient to drink with Wine somwhat warm, and this will ease the Collick.

For the Collick of the stomach.

TAke of Broom seeds a spoonfull and a half, so many Barberries with the hulls off, and

Page 80

half a spoonfull of Anniseeds, and a quarter of a spoonfull of Licoras, and as much white Sugar Candy, of all these beaten together into powder take a quantity first in a morning, and last in an evening.

Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.