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.

Medicines for an Ague; for a Fever Tertian.

TAke the buds or leaves of Willows, red Sage, and Fetherfew, of each an handful; seeth them in a quart of Milk, till the herbs be well sodden; then crush the herbs, and wring them in a cloth, and lay them to your pulse as warme as you can suffer it, and this will help the Ague.

Another for the same.

THe Medicines which do help a Fever cau∣son, will help a fever tertian; first purge choler, and three or four hours before the fit doth come I do thus; I cause a man to ly in his doublet, and a woman in her wastcoat, then do I cause them to put on a pair of gloves, and with two garters I do bind the wrists of their arms, and do lay their arms and hands into the bed, and do cast on clothes, and do bring them into a sweat before the fit doth come three or four hours, and out of a goose quill one put in∣to another, they do take their drink, because they shall take no aire into the bed; then do I

give them first an Altery, and suffer them to drink as much possit Ale as they will, and when the burning doth begin, I do withdraw the clothes; and this I do three courses and have made many hundreds whole so, and on their good daies I do not suffer them to go into the Aire.

For the quartane Ague.

TAke a spoonfull of mustard, and as much Treacle as a bean, and let the sick drink thereof with vineger, and he shall be whole. Or take his own urine, and scum it cleane, then take the juyce of Camomil, the juyce of sage, or the powder of them both, and the powder of Galingale, and Licoras, and let them boyl together a little while, and drink thereof often fasting.

For the ague Mr Willoughbies Medicine.

TAke a handfull of the herbs called Shep∣hards purle, and halfe a handfull of House∣leeke, and as much sinkfoyl, and the like of Groundsel, and beat them with two spoonfuls of bay-salt; then divide it into four parts, and lay two parts to the wrists of the hands, one halfe hour before the fit doth come, and when

you feel it come, take knot grass, and stamp it, and straine it with a pint of stale Ale, and let the sick drink it luke-warm; he must ly down as soone as the herbs be bound to his arm.