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             A brief treatise of the nature, causes, signes, preservation from, and cure of the pestilence collected by W. Kemp ...
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           A
           BRIEF
           TREATISE
           Of
           the
           NATURE
           ,
           CAUSES
           ,
           SIGNES
           ,
           PRESERVATION
           FROM
           ,
           AND
           CURE
           OF
           THE
           Pestilence
           .
        
         
           Collected
           by
           
             W.
             KEMP
          
           ,
           Mr.
           of
           Arts.
           
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           by
           
             D.
             Kemp
          
           ,
           at
           his
           Shop
           at
           the
           Salutation
           near
           
           Hatton-Garden
           in
           Holborn
           .
           MDCLXV
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           Kings
           Most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           CHARLES
           THE
           SECOND
           ,
           By
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           ,
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           ,
           France
           ,
           and
           Ireland
           ;
           Defender
           of
           the
           Faith
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Most
             Dread
             and
             Gracious
             Soveraign
             :
          
        
         
           THE
           Glorious
           Sun
           ,
           who
           communicates
           his
           beams
           and
           light
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           the
           Stars
           and
           Heavens
           where
           he
           doth
           reside
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           the
           Ayre
           and
           Water
           ,
           and
           the
           remotest
           part
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           where
           the
           lowest
           shrubs
           are
           cherished
           with
           his
           Influence
           ,
           is
           a
           fit
           Emblem
           of
           your
           Majesty
           whose
           pious
           care
           was
           expressed
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           Nobles
           and
           Courtiers
           ,
           
           that
           have
           the
           honour
           to
           be
           near
           your
           Person
           ;
           but
           also
           for
           the
           Commons
           and
           inferiour
           people
           ,
           that
           have
           the
           happiness
           to
           be
           in
           your
           mind
           ,
           in
           appointing
           and
           accepting
           the
           directions
           of
           the
           Learned
           Colledge
           of
           London
           ,
           for
           the
           cure
           of
           ,
           and
           preservation
           from
           the
           Pestilence
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           great
           fire
           begun
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           when
           the
           Sheriffs
           and
           other
           Officers
           are
           principally
           called
           to
           the
           quenching
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           though
           they
           discharge
           their
           places
           with
           singular
           discretion
           and
           fidelity
           ,
           yet
           many
           private
           persons
           of
           an
           active
           and
           publick
           spirit
           ,
           are
           admitted
           to
           yeeld
           their
           best
           assistance
           .
        
         
           In
           an
           Invasion
           of
           a
           foreign
           Enemy
           ,
           or
           Insurrection
           of
           a
           Domestick
           Rebel
           ,
           others
           may
           take
           Armes
           besides
           the
           Life-Guard
           and
           Trayn'd-Bands
           .
        
         
           The
           Plague
           is
           a
           Fire
           that
           is
           not
           easily
           quenched
           ,
           an
           Enemy
           which
           the
           Vndaunted
           Valour
           of
           the
           Invincible
           English
           Nation
           ,
           is
           neither
           able
           nor
           willing
           to
           encounter
           with
           .
           For
           their
           sakes
           these
           Directions
           are
           published
           and
           presented
           at
           your
           Majesties
           Feet
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           useful
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           cure
           of
           those
           at
           Land
           ,
           but
           also
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           them
           at
           Sea
           ;
           in
           both
           
           which
           places
           your
           Majesty
           hath
           many
           thousands
           ,
           in
           whose
           breasts
           the
           true
           English
           good
           natured
           and
           loyal
           qualities
           of
           Love
           and
           Fear
           ,
           Valour
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           do
           most
           religiously
           meet
           ,
           and
           who
           would
           willingly
           part
           with
           ▪
           not
           onely
           their
           Lives
           ,
           but
           even
           their
           own
           ●ssence
           ,
           to
           add
           to
           the
           greatness
           of
           their
           Soveraign
           :
           of
           which
           number
           is
           he
           ,
           who
           daily
           prays
           that
           your
           Majesty
           may
           obtain
           all
           your
           Desires
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           be
           obeyed
           in
           all
           your
           Commands
           on
           Earth
           ;
           that
           being
           safely
           guarded
           from
           all
           dangers
           and
           diseases
           ,
           you
           may
           live
           to
           see
           your
           Magnificent
           Intentions
           take
           effect
           ,
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           good
           of
           England
           ,
           but
           of
           all
           Christendome
           ,
           Africa
           ,
           and
           the
           Indies
           ,
           and
           bless
           the
           Age
           we
           live
           in
           ,
           with
           the
           Miracles
           of
           your
           Wisdom
           and
           Government
           :
        
         
           Your
           Majesties
           most
           Loyal
           Subject
           ,
           and
           humble
           Servant
           ,
           
             W.
             KEMP
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           OF
           The
           Pestilence
           .
        
         
           OF
           all
           Diseases
           whereunto
           the
           Body
           of
           Man
           is
           subject
           ,
           the
           Plague
           is
           one
           of
           the
           most
           venemous
           and
           most
           infectious
           ,
           peculiarly
           opposite
           to
           the
           heart
           ,
           consuming
           the
           Vital
           Spirits
           ,
           destroying
           the
           natural
           heat
           ,
           and
           corrupting
           the
           humours
           ,
           usually
           attended
           with
           a
           Fever
           ,
           and
           accompanied
           with
           variety
           of
           most
           grievous
           and
           pernicious
           symptomes
           ,
           and
           most
           commonly
           ending
           in
           Death
           .
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Causes
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Cause
               of
               the
               Pestilence
               is
               either
            
             
               Supernatural
               ,
               Or
               Natural
               .
            
          
           
             1.
             
             Supernatural
             ,
             When
             without
             the
             concurrence
             of
             Natural
             Causes
             ,
             it
             is
             immediately
             and
             extraordinarily
             
             sent
             from
             God
             ,
             as
             a
             just
             punishment
             for
             the
             sins
             of
             Mankind
             ;
             and
             this
             not
             onely
             Jewes
             and
             Christians
             ,
             but
             even
             Heathens
             ,
             Priests
             ,
             Poets
             ,
             Philosophers
             ,
             and
             Physicians
             ,
             have
             acknowledged
             in
             their
             Writings
             .
          
           
             Who
             can
             choose
             but
             with
             admiration
             adore
             his
             Almighty
             Power
             ,
             who
             if
             he
             will
             build
             ,
             creates
             a
             World
             ;
             if
             he
             rewards
             ,
             it
             is
             with
             Paradise
             ;
             if
             he
             will
             protect
             his
             People
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Pillar
             of
             Fire
             by
             Night
             ,
             and
             a
             Cloud
             by
             Day
             ,
             to
             attend
             them
             ;
             the
             Wilderness
             shall
             feast
             them
             with
             Quails
             and
             Manna
             ,
             the
             Rocks
             remove
             their
             station
             ,
             and
             give
             them
             drink
             ,
             the
             Sea
             opens
             to
             yield
             them
             passage
             ,
             the
             Sun
             and
             Moon
             stay
             their
             Courses
             to
             enlarge
             and
             end
             their
             Victories
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             he
             will
             punish
             ,
             he
             sends
             a
             Deluge
             and
             drowns
             the
             World
             ,
             Fire
             and
             Brimstone
             descend
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Elements
             are
             the
             Marshals
             of
             his
             Camps
             ,
             all
             Creatures
             are
             his
             Host
             ,
             the
             Angels
             march
             in
             the
             Head
             of
             his
             Troops
             ,
             whereof
             he
             hath
             thousand
             thousands
             that
             stand
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             ten
             thousand
             times
             ten
             thousand
             that
             minister
             unto
             him
             ;
             one
             whereof
             slew
             the
             First
             born
             of
             every
             House
             in
             Egypt
             in
             one
             Evening
             ,
             threescore
             and
             ten
             thousand
             of
             the
             Israelites
             in
             three
             dayes
             ,
             and
             one
             hundred
             fourscore
             and
             five
             thousand
             of
             the
             Assyrians
             in
             one
             Night
             .
          
           
             If
             he
             send
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             as
             when
             the
             Israelites
             murmured
             ,
             or
             David
             numbred
             the
             People
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             natural
             Balm
             of
             Gilead
             of
             sufficient
             vertue
             to
             preserve
             from
             it
             ,
             or
             recover
             of
             it
             :
             If
             Solomon
             had
             been
             then
             alive
             ,
             and
             made
             an
             Antidote
             of
             all
             his
             Gold
             that
             came
             from
             Ophyr
             ,
             or
             extracted
             the
             quintessence
             of
             all
             those
             Herbs
             whereof
             he
             knew
             the
             several
             operations
             ,
             it
             would
             have
             availed
             no
             more
             for
             
             the
             preserving
             the
             Israelites
             ,
             than
             the
             fortification
             of
             Sennacheribs
             Camp
             defended
             the
             Assyrians
             .
          
           
             Can
             any
             thing
             help
             Nature
             against
             the
             God
             of
             Nature
             ?
             Can
             man
             think
             to
             protect
             himself
             with
             Medicines
             fetcht
             from
             Vegetables
             ,
             Minerals
             ,
             or
             Animals
             ?
             would
             they
             not
             rather
             prove
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             sooner
             do
             him
             hurt
             ,
             than
             afford
             him
             help
             ?
             Was
             not
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             ,
             Pope
             Adrian
             ,
             kill'd
             with
             a
             flie
             ?
             One
             of
             the
             wittiest
             ,
             Anacreon
             ,
             choak'd
             with
             a
             raisin
             stone
             ?
             One
             of
             the
             proudest
             ,
             Herod
             ,
             devoured
             with
             lice
             ?
          
           
             But
             blessed
             be
             his
             glorious
             Name
             ,
             his
             Clemency
             hath
             not
             left
             us
             destitute
             ,
             but
             revealed
             to
             us
             supernatural
             Remedies
             ,
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             ,
             Prayer
             and
             Patience
             ;
             which
             though
             not
             prescribed
             by
             Galen
             or
             Hyppocrates
             ,
             nor
             found
             out
             by
             Paracelsus
             ,
             nor
             sold
             by
             Chymists
             or
             Apothecaries
             ,
             are
             revealed
             by
             God
             himself
             ,
             approved
             by
             the
             Prophets
             and
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             may
             be
             had
             for
             asking
             ,
             and
             never
             fail'd
             those
             that
             us'd
             them
             .
          
           
             Many
             Learned
             Physicians
             have
             written
             of
             the
             Theory
             and
             Practise
             of
             Physick
             ,
             and
             experienced
             Doctors
             have
             publisht
             the
             Observations
             which
             they
             have
             met
             with
             in
             the
             cure
             of
             Diseases
             ,
             searcht
             into
             the
             Secrets
             of
             Nature
             ,
             discovered
             the
             Vertues
             of
             Herbs
             ,
             treated
             of
             the
             Preparations
             of
             Minerals
             ,
             enquir'd
             into
             the
             Operations
             of
             Animals
             ,
             Merchants
             have
             brought
             Druggs
             from
             the
             Indies
             ,
             Rarities
             have
             been
             sought
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             ,
             Pearls
             have
             been
             div'd
             for
             in
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Sea
             ,
             the
             bowels
             of
             the
             Earth
             have
             been
             digged
             out
             ,
             the
             Universe
             hath
             been
             rifled
             ,
             the
             whole
             Creation
             ransackt
             ;
             and
             yet
             not
             one
             Medicine
             found
             out
             to
             preserve
             the
             Doctor
             ,
             
             or
             make
             one
             Patient
             Immortal
             .
             The
             Imperial
             Crown
             cannot
             cure
             the
             Head-ach
             ,
             nor
             the
             Golden
             Garter
             keep
             away
             the
             Gowt
             .
             The
             best
             disciplin'd
             and
             Victorious
             Armies
             ,
             the
             most
             Invincible
             Navies
             ,
             the
             best
             fenced
             Cities
             ,
             are
             not
             able
             to
             protect
             from
             Ordinary
             ,
             much
             less
             from
             Supernatural
             Maladies
             .
          
           
             But
             these
             Coelestial
             and
             Supernatural
             Medicines
             are
             of
             a
             far
             more
             Noble
             and
             Certain
             Operation
             ,
             and
             if
             any
             may
             be
             called
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               The
               Hands
               of
               God
            
             ,
             these
             are
             they
             .
             Faith
             brings
             to
             your
             help
             
               Manus
               Christi
            
             ,
             better
             than
             all
             Confections
             ,
             it
             applies
             the
             
               Lignum
               Vitae
            
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             of
             more
             effectual
             Vertue
             than
             Xylobalsamum
             or
             
               Lignum
               Aloes
            
             .
             It
             makes
             a
             Soveraign
             Balsom
             of
             the
             most
             precious
             Blood
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             Incomparable
             and
             Unparalelled
             Physician
             ,
             who
             died
             himself
             ,
             to
             save
             his
             Patients
             life
             .
             Saint
             Paul
             calls
             it
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               The
               Shield
               of
               Faith
            
             ,
             which
             will
             defend
             you
             from
             the
             Arrow
             that
             flyeth
             by
             day
             ;
             which
             word
             signifieth
             also
             a
             Door
             ,
             and
             will
             keep
             out
             the
             Terror
             by
             Night
             ,
             and
             the
             Pestilence
             that
             walketh
             in
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             the
             Destruction
             that
             wasteth
             at
             Noon
             .
          
           
             What
             shall
             I
             say
             more
             ,
             for
             the
             time
             would
             fail
             me
             ,
             to
             tell
             of
             Gideon
             ,
             and
             of
             Baruck
             ,
             and
             of
             Sampson
             ,
             and
             of
             Iepthah
             ,
             of
             David
             also
             ,
             and
             Samuel
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             who
             through
             Faith
             subdued
             Kingdoms
             ,
             wrought
             Righteousness
             ,
             obtained
             Promises
             ,
             stopped
             the
             Mouths
             of
             Lions
             ,
             quenched
             the
             Violence
             of
             Fire
             ,
             escaped
             the
             Edge
             of
             the
             Sword
             ,
             out
             of
             Weakness
             were
             made
             Strong
             ,
             waxed
             Valiant
             in
             Fight
             ,
             turn'd
             to
             Flight
             the
             Armies
             of
             the
             Aliens
             ,
             and
             raised
             the
             Dead
             to
             Life
             again
             .
          
           
           
             Repentance
             purifieth
             the
             Soul
             of
             all
             corruption
             ,
             purgeth
             out
             the
             old
             Leaven
             ,
             and
             cleanseth
             the
             filth
             of
             Sin
             ;
             the
             smiting
             of
             the
             heart
             driveth
             away
             ,
             and
             the
             breaking
             of
             it
             ,
             will
             not
             let
             it
             hold
             Infection
             ;
             Poverty
             of
             Spirit
             makes
             it
             more
             couragious
             ,
             Sighs
             clear
             and
             cool
             the
             Ayre
             ,
             Tears
             are
             the
             best
             
               Aquae
               Vitae
            
             ,
             and
             a
             better
             Antidote
             than
             
               Aqua
               Theriacalis
            
             .
          
           
             You
             have
             heard
             of
             the
             Patience
             of
             Iob
             ,
             why
             ,
             it
             was
             a
             plaister
             of
             Patience
             which
             cur'd
             him
             of
             all
             his
             sores
             .
             Moses
             Rod
             when
             thrown
             down
             ,
             became
             a
             Serpent
             ,
             but
             patiently
             took
             up
             ,
             was
             but
             a
             Rod
             :
             and
             have
             you
             not
             deserv'd
             to
             be
             corrected
             ,
             and
             to
             suffer
             much
             more
             than
             is
             laid
             upon
             you
             ?
             What
             is
             the
             shivering
             of
             a
             cold
             fit
             to
             the
             gnashing
             of
             Teeth
             ?
             What
             is
             a
             burning
             Fever
             to
             the
             Flames
             of
             Hell
             Fire
             ?
             To
             be
             shut
             up
             for
             a
             Moneth
             in
             your
             own
             Habitation
             ,
             or
             a
             Pest-House
             ,
             and
             there
             to
             be
             vexed
             with
             the
             Impertinencies
             of
             Nurses
             ,
             the
             Directions
             of
             Doctors
             ,
             and
             Operation
             of
             Chirurgeons
             ,
             for
             a
             few
             dayes
             ,
             in
             comparison
             of
             being
             imprisoned
             and
             tormented
             with
             the
             Devil
             and
             his
             Angels
             in
             the
             Lake
             of
             Fire
             and
             Brimstone
             for
             evermore
             ?
             Is
             not
             the
             loss
             of
             Gods
             Favour
             more
             than
             the
             lack
             of
             Trade
             ,
             or
             separation
             of
             Friends
             ?
             Is
             not
             the
             Worm
             of
             Conscience
             more
             painful
             than
             a
             Carbuncle
             ?
             Is
             not
             the
             Death
             of
             the
             Soul
             infinitely
             more
             grievous
             than
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Body
             ?
             Why
             doth
             the
             living
             man
             complain
             that
             suffereth
             for
             his
             sin
             ?
             Any
             thing
             on
             this
             side
             Hell
             is
             mercy
             .
             Are
             you
             not
             kindly
             dealt
             with
             ,
             when
             in
             Justice
             you
             ought
             to
             lose
             your
             head
             ,
             and
             in
             Mercy
             you
             are
             censur'd
             onely
             to
             cut
             your
             hair
             .
          
           
           
             The
             wise
             King
             Solomon
             was
             a
             great
             Favourite
             ,
             and
             might
             have
             obtained
             any
             request
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             yet
             when
             he
             petition'd
             concerning
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             that
             might
             be
             sent
             by
             God
             among
             his
             People
             ,
             never
             intreats
             that
             Medicines
             might
             have
             their
             desired
             effect
             ,
             to
             preserve
             the
             healthy
             and
             restore
             the
             sick
             ,
             but
             passeth
             by
             the
             helps
             of
             Nature
             ,
             and
             speaks
             as
             if
             there
             were
             none
             to
             be
             had
             ,
             being
             consumed
             by
             Famine
             ,
             destroyed
             by
             Blasting
             ,
             corrupted
             by
             Mildew
             ,
             eaten
             by
             Locusts
             ,
             devoured
             by
             Catterpillars
             ,
             and
             spoiled
             by
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             puts
             all
             their
             hope
             and
             expectation
             of
             relief
             in
             the
             Supernatural
             Remedy
             of
             
               Prayer
               ,
               1
               Kings
               8.
               37.
               
               If
               there
               be
               Pestilence
               ,
               whatsoever
               plague
               ,
               whatsoever
               sickness
               there
               be
               ;
               what
               prayer
               and
               supplication
               soever
               be
               made
               by
               any
               man
               ,
               or
               by
               all
               thy
               People
               Israel
               ,
               which
               shall
               know
               every
               man
               the
               plague
               of
               his
               own
               heart
               ,
               and
               spread
               forth
               his
               hands
               toward
               this
               House
               ;
               then
               hear
               thou
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               forgive
               ,
               and
               do
               to
               every
               man
               according
               to
               his
               wayes
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Prayers
             ,
             whether
             they
             be
             Gods
             heavenly
             and
             sudden
             Inspirations
             ,
             or
             our
             holy
             and
             premeditated
             desires
             ,
             are
             as
             so
             many
             Angels
             of
             intercourse
             descending
             and
             ascending
             between
             God
             and
             us
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             favours
             Mortality
             is
             capable
             of
             ,
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             places
             ,
             and
             on
             all
             occasions
             ,
             to
             have
             free
             access
             to
             the
             Throne
             of
             Grace
             ,
             and
             make
             our
             wants
             known
             ,
             and
             be
             relieved
             ;
             for
             God
             being
             Universa
             !
             Goodness
             ,
             and
             willing
             to
             communicate
             and
             diffuse
             the
             same
             unto
             his
             creatures
             ,
             how
             can
             we
             fail
             in
             having
             our
             petitions
             granted
             ,
             when
             we
             concur
             with
             him
             in
             desiring
             that
             help
             and
             pity
             ,
             wherewith
             his
             very
             Nature
             doth
             most
             delight
             .
          
           
           
             Man
             was
             but
             a
             heap
             of
             dust
             ,
             till
             the
             breath
             of
             life
             was
             breath'd
             into
             him
             ,
             and
             then
             he
             became
             a
             living
             soul
             ,
             and
             Prayer
             will
             keep
             him
             a
             living
             soul
             ,
             from
             returning
             unto
             dust
             again
             .
             Is
             wrath
             begun
             ?
             Prayer
             will
             make
             an
             Atonement
             ;
             Phineas
             prayed
             ,
             and
             the
             Plague
             was
             stayed
             :
             It
             as
             it
             were
             dis-armes
             the
             Almighty
             ,
             and
             in
             some
             sort
             may
             be
             said
             to
             bind
             his
             hands
             .
             It
             made
             him
             when
             angry
             ,
             to
             entreat
             Moses
             to
             let
             him
             alone
             .
             It
             holds
             the
             drawn
             sword
             of
             the
             destroying
             Angel.
             It
             is
             an
             Incense
             ,
             that
             being
             offer'd
             up
             with
             fervent
             zeal
             ,
             perfumes
             the
             air
             above
             all
             Arabian
             Odors
             ,
             or
             the
             Spice
             of
             India
             .
             Hearty
             prayer
             availeth
             much
             ,
             and
             is
             the
             most
             effectual
             Cordial
             ,
             the
             best
             Preservative
             ,
             the
             most
             excellent
             Restorative
             ,
             the
             most
             soveraign
             Antedote
             ,
             the
             most
             powerful
             Amulet
             .
             'T
             is
             best
             to
             be
             used
             fasting
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             and
             last
             at
             Night
             ,
             three
             times
             a
             day
             with
             Daniel
             ,
             seven
             times
             a
             day
             with
             David
             ,
             alwayes
             ,
             as
             Saint
             Paul
             directs
             .
             As
             health
             is
             the
             salt
             of
             all
             earthly
             blessings
             ,
             without
             which
             they
             would
             be
             uncomfortable
             ,
             so
             Prayer
             seasoneth
             and
             exalteth
             the
             vertue
             of
             all
             Medicines
             ;
             nay
             't
             is
             the
             Universal
             Medicine
             ,
             it
             cures
             all
             diseases
             ,
             and
             makes
             all
             work
             for
             the
             best
             ,
             and
             like
             the
             Philosophers
             Stone
             turns
             every
             thing
             ,
             nay
             the
             iron
             rods
             into
             gold
             ,
             and
             the
             dreadful
             marks
             and
             purples
             into
             Gods
             Tokens
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Plague
             may
             be
             caused
             extraordinarily
             ,
             by
             the
             Devil
             .
             That
             evil
             Spirit
             that
             by
             his
             temptations
             enticeth
             men
             to
             wickedness
             ,
             is
             most
             ready
             upon
             all
             occasions
             to
             reward
             them
             with
             punishment
             .
             He
             that
             can
             poyson
             the
             minds
             of
             men
             ,
             by
             suggesting
             unto
             them
             most
             destructive
             and
             pestilent
             notions
             ,
             much
             more
             can
             poyson
             their
             bodies
             with
             
             pernicious
             diseases
             .
             The
             Devil
             ,
             though
             fallen
             ,
             is
             an
             Angel
             ,
             and
             though
             he
             hath
             lost
             his
             happiness
             ,
             yet
             retains
             his
             power
             ,
             neither
             did
             his
             knowledge
             of
             Natural
             Causes
             and
             their
             Effects
             ,
             depart
             from
             him
             with
             his
             innocence
             .
             He
             that
             being
             permitted
             to
             vex
             Iobs
             body
             with
             biles
             and
             sores
             ,
             that
             could
             drive
             Winds
             and
             Tempests
             together
             to
             beat
             down
             his
             house
             ,
             that
             could
             bring
             down
             Fire
             from
             Heaven
             to
             destroy
             his
             Cattel
             ,
             can
             alter
             the
             disposition
             and
             healthy
             Constitution
             of
             the
             Air
             ,
             whereof
             he
             is
             Prince
             and
             Ruler
             .
             When
             Egypt
             was
             plagued
             ,
             God
             sent
             evil
             Angels
             among
             them
             ,
             and
             those
             Spirits
             that
             did
             corrupt
             the
             Water
             ,
             by
             turning
             it
             into
             Blood
             ,
             and
             poyson
             the
             Rivers
             with
             Froggs
             ,
             and
             the
             Cattel
             with
             Murrain
             ,
             may
             also
             corrupt
             the
             Air
             and
             Water
             ,
             and
             raise
             on
             mens
             bodies
             botches
             and
             boils
             ,
             and
             destroy
             them
             with
             the
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             Hitherto
             may
             be
             referred
             that
             Pestilence
             ,
             which
             in
             some
             Countries
             followeth
             upon
             the
             death
             and
             burial
             of
             certain
             Witches
             ,
             which
             though
             it
             may
             seem
             fabulous
             ,
             yet
             being
             related
             out
             of
             
               Hercules
               Saxonia
            
             by
             that
             most
             candid
             Author
             the
             Learned
             Sennertus
             (
             whose
             honoured
             Name
             must
             never
             be
             mentioned
             by
             me
             ,
             without
             a
             particular
             respect
             and
             grateful
             acknowledgement
             of
             his
             Learned
             Labours
             in
             the
             Art
             of
             Physick
             )
             I
             shall
             mention
             it
             in
             
             Saxonia's
             own
             words
             .
          
           
             I
             had
             (
             
               saith
               he
            
             )
             a
             very
             strong
             argument
             to
             confirm
             this
             thing
             ;
             but
             because
             it
             did
             seem
             to
             exceed
             all
             credulity
             ,
             I
             did
             not
             dare
             to
             publish
             it
             :
             Namely
             ,
             that
             in
             Poland
             and
             Germany
             the
             Plague
             is
             sometimes
             caused
             by
             certain
             Witches
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             first
             dead
             and
             buried
             ,
             and
             doth
             not
             cease
             till
             the
             corps
             be
             found
             and
             taken
             
             up
             ;
             then
             it
             hath
             in
             the
             mouth
             of
             it
             ,
             some
             pieces
             of
             its
             own
             grave-cloths
             ,
             or
             of
             some
             near
             adjacent
             carcass
             (
             which
             it
             holds
             fast
             in
             the
             teeth
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             about
             to
             devour
             and
             eat
             them
             )
             then
             they
             cut
             off
             the
             head
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             set
             it
             on
             a
             pole
             ,
             and
             bury
             the
             corps
             again
             .
             Th
             because
             it
             seem'd
             to
             pass
             my
             understanding
             ,
             I
             did
             not
             dare
             to
             write
             :
             but
             afterwards
             being
             confirm'd
             by
             manifold
             testimonies
             ,
             especially
             of
             the
             most
             learned
             Doctor
             
               John
               Ursinus
            
             ,
             I
             did
             not
             doubt
             to
             publish
             .
             
               The
               said
            
             Vrsinus
             
               having
               seen
               it
               with
               his
               own
               eyes
               ,
               relates
               it
               thus
               ,
            
             In
             the
             year
             of
             our
             Lord
             1572.
             when
             a
             certain
             woman
             of
             Rzesna
             in
             Poland
             was
             buried
             near
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             Exaltation
             of
             the
             Holy
             Cross
             ,
             the
             Plague
             began
             to
             rage
             and
             spread
             extreamly
             ,
             whereupon
             the
             buriers
             with
             good
             reason
             suspecting
             that
             there
             was
             a
             Witch
             there
             lately
             buried
             ,
             dig
             up
             her
             carcass
             ,
             and
             find
             in
             her
             mouth
             some
             pieces
             of
             devoured
             grave-cloths
             ;
             they
             cut
             off
             her
             head
             ,
             as
             the
             fashion
             is
             in
             such
             cases
             ,
             set
             it
             on
             a
             pole
             ,
             and
             bury
             the
             corps
             again
             ,
             and
             the
             Plague
             ceased
             .
          
           
             For
             confirmation
             whereof
             ,
             the
             said
             Saxonia
             brings
             the
             testimony
             of
             several
             famous
             men
             .
             And
             though
             the
             reason
             of
             it
             is
             not
             easily
             found
             out
             ,
             yet
             it
             may
             not
             be
             unpleasant
             for
             those
             that
             have
             more
             leasure
             to
             make
             further
             enquiry
             .
             Perhaps
             these
             wretched
             persons
             being
             of
             the
             same
             malicious
             mind
             with
             him
             ,
             that
             wisht
             the
             destruction
             of
             the
             World
             at
             his
             dissolution
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             might
             indent
             with
             the
             Devil
             to
             do
             some
             extraordinary
             mischief
             when
             they
             themselves
             could
             do
             no
             more
             ;
             and
             he
             ,
             to
             draw
             others
             into
             the
             like
             cursed
             contract
             ,
             might
             get
             leave
             to
             perform
             his
             bargain
             .
          
           
           
             
               Martin
               Weinrichius
            
             hath
             written
             a
             large
             Narrative
             of
             the
             Tragedies
             and
             Troubles
             that
             a
             certain
             Taylor
             of
             Silesia
             stirred
             up
             after
             his
             death
             ;
             and
             Histories
             relate
             strange
             stories
             done
             by
             Witches
             in
             those
             places
             that
             are
             under
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Prince
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             without
             the
             light
             of
             the
             Gospel
             .
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             the
             Plague
             that
             hath
             followed
             upon
             great
             Butcheries
             and
             Slaughters
             of
             men
             that
             have
             been
             denied
             quarter
             ,
             though
             their
             Corpses
             have
             been
             all
             buried
             .
             If
             the
             body
             after
             death
             ,
             neither
             by
             it self
             ,
             nor
             by
             good
             ,
             or
             evil
             spirits
             ,
             hath
             no
             operation
             ,
             how
             comes
             it
             to
             pass
             ,
             that
             being
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             grave
             ,
             many
             weeks
             after
             it
             hath
             been
             buried
             ,
             it
             will
             bleed
             fresh
             blood
             at
             the
             presence
             of
             its
             Murderer
             ?
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             many
             strange
             stories
             of
             Tempests
             that
             have
             attended
             on
             the
             death
             and
             burial
             of
             Conjurers
             and
             Magitians
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             probable
             there
             was
             somewhat
             more
             than
             ordinary
             in
             that
             Wind
             on
             the
             third
             of
             September
             ,
             when
             that
             detestable
             Tyrant
             and
             Traytor
             Cromwell
             died
             .
          
           
             However
             the
             Devil
             can
             go
             no
             further
             than
             his
             Chain
             ,
             nor
             exceed
             his
             Commission
             in
             afflicting
             Iob
             ,
             nay
             he
             could
             not
             enter
             into
             the
             Gadarens
             Swine
             without
             leave
             .
             The
             Indians
             talk
             much
             of
             the
             mischief
             their
             Powowes
             can
             do
             ,
             but
             yet
             have
             no
             power
             to
             hurt
             the
             English
             ;
             and
             the
             wise
             Wife
             of
             Keith
             at
             the
             intreaty
             of
             Earl
             Bothwell
             ,
             could
             not
             hurt
             King
             Iames
             the
             
               Brittish
               Solomon
            
             .
             The
             Light
             of
             Religion
             destroys
             the
             Power
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             the
             Infernal
             Spirits
             are
             subdued
             and
             overcome
             by
             the
             heavenly
             Vertues
             of
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             ,
             Prayer
             and
             Patience
             ;
             these
             call
             in
             Angels
             to
             our
             guard
             ,
             which
             will
             take
             charge
             over
             us
             ,
             that
             there
             be
             no
             Inchantment
             
             against
             Iacob
             ,
             nor
             Divination
             against
             Israel
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Natural
             Causes
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             are
             likewise
             two-fold
             ,
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 Such
                 as
                 generate
                 and
                 breed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Such
                 as
                 propagate
                 and
                 spread
                 it
                 .
              
            
          
           
             One
             cause
             of
             breeding
             the
             Pestilence
             is
             the
             Corruption
             of
             the
             Air
             ,
             which
             is
             occasioned
             ,
             sometimes
             by
             the
             Influence
             of
             the
             Stars
             ,
             by
             the
             Aspects
             ,
             Conjunctions
             and
             Oppositions
             of
             the
             Planets
             ,
             by
             the
             Ecclipses
             of
             the
             Sun
             and
             Moon
             ,
             by
             the
             Consequences
             of
             Comets
             ,
             by
             immoderate
             heat
             ,
             and
             excessive
             moisture
             ,
             whereby
             Vapours
             and
             Exhalations
             being
             drawn
             up
             ,
             and
             remaining
             unconsumed
             ,
             do
             rot
             and
             putrifie
             ,
             and
             so
             corrupt
             and
             infect
             the
             Air
             with
             a
             venenate
             ,
             malignant
             ,
             and
             pestilential
             quality
             .
          
           
             And
             though
             some
             may
             think
             it
             strange
             ,
             that
             those
             pure
             and
             coelestial
             Bodies
             ,
             as
             the
             Sun
             ,
             Moon
             ,
             and
             Stars
             ,
             should
             produce
             any
             pernicious
             or
             hurtful
             Effects
             to
             Mankind
             ,
             or
             Creatures
             here
             below
             ;
             yet
             when
             it
             shall
             be
             considered
             ,
             that
             Individuals
             have
             no
             perpetuity
             in
             themselves
             ,
             but
             in
             their
             Species
             ,
             and
             therefore
             there
             is
             a
             necessity
             of
             Corruption
             as
             well
             as
             Generation
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             be
             difficult
             to
             answer
             ,
             That
             the
             Stars
             intending
             no
             evil
             ,
             hurt
             ,
             or
             mischief
             ,
             produce
             it
             onely
             by
             accident
             ;
             of
             themselves
             they
             preserve
             ,
             but
             by
             accident
             destroy
             .
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             The
             Effects
             that
             proceed
             from
             the
             Coelestial
             Bodies
             ,
             are
             not
             so
             much
             to
             be
             judged
             by
             the
             Nature
             of
             the
             superior
             heavens
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             disposition
             
             of
             the
             inferiour
             creatures
             :
             The
             same
             heat
             of
             the
             Sun
             doth
             harden
             clay
             and
             soften
             wax
             ;
             thesame
             rain
             that
             washeth
             stones
             ,
             makes
             miry
             places
             the
             more
             dirty
             .
             Do
             you
             not
             see
             in
             the
             four
             Seasons
             of
             the
             Year
             ,
             Spring
             ,
             Summer
             ,
             Autumn
             ,
             and
             Winter
             ,
             which
             are
             accompanied
             with
             Warmth
             ,
             Drought
             ,
             Cold
             ,
             and
             Moisture
             ,
             which
             are
             in
             themselves
             good
             ,
             though
             many
             individual
             creatures
             receive
             damage
             thereby
             .
             The
             warmth
             of
             the
             Spring
             is
             exceeding
             comfortable
             ,
             and
             tending
             to
             the
             good
             of
             the
             Universe
             ,
             and
             yet
             that
             heat
             meeting
             with
             a
             body
             full
             of
             vicious
             humors
             ,
             that
             had
             been
             stored
             there
             in
             the
             fore-going
             Winter
             ,
             stirs
             up
             Fevers
             ,
             Plurisies
             ,
             and
             other
             diseases
             ,
             whereof
             many
             die
             .
             The
             Summer
             Season
             attended
             with
             its
             parching
             heat
             ,
             serves
             for
             ripening
             of
             the
             fruits
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             yet
             in
             some
             persons
             it
             causes
             Calentures
             and
             mortal
             maladies
             .
             The
             rains
             of
             Autumn
             ,
             the
             Cold
             and
             Frosts
             of
             Winter
             ,
             though
             good
             in
             themselves
             and
             seasonable
             to
             the
             Earth
             ,
             yet
             in
             some
             bodies
             ,
             occasion
             Gowts
             ,
             Palsies
             ,
             Dropsies
             ,
             and
             Consumptions
             .
          
           
             And
             though
             these
             Stars
             ,
             being
             as
             it
             were
             pestilently
             bent
             against
             us
             ,
             and
             have
             neither
             pity
             ,
             sense
             ,
             nor
             power
             to
             change
             their
             influence
             ,
             or
             alter
             their
             motion
             ,
             yet
             our
             most
             gracious
             God
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             Lord
             of
             the
             Host
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             that
             made
             the
             Sun
             and
             Moon
             stand
             still
             for
             Ioshua
             ,
             and
             the
             Sun
             to
             go
             back
             ten
             degrees
             for
             Hezekiah
             ;
             that
             God
             which
             Iob
             speaks
             of
             ,
             which
             removeth
             the
             Mountains
             ,
             and
             shaketh
             the
             Earth
             out
             of
             her
             place
             ;
             He
             that
             sealeth
             up
             the
             Stars
             ,
             and
             treadeth
             on
             the
             waves
             of
             the
             Sea
             ,
             Iob
             5.
             
             Can
             disperse
             any
             hurtful
             Exhalations
             that
             are
             gathered
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             and
             suppress
             any
             noxious
             vapours
             
             that
             arise
             from
             the
             Earth
             .
             He
             that
             can
             bind
             the
             sweet
             influence
             of
             the
             Pleiades
             ,
             can
             also
             hinder
             the
             malignant
             Aspects
             of
             the
             Planets
             ;
             and
             he
             that
             can
             loose
             the
             bands
             of
             Orion
             ,
             can
             as
             well
             dissolve
             the
             Conjunction
             of
             Mars
             and
             Saturn
             ,
             whom
             it
             is
             no
             more
             difficult
             for
             him
             to
             over-rule
             ,
             than
             to
             guide
             Arcturus
             and
             his
             Sons
             ,
             
               Iob
               38.
               31
               ,
               32.
               
               Astra
               regunt
               homines
               ,
               sed
               regit
               astra
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Corruption
             of
             the
             Air
             may
             be
             caused
             ,
             not
             onely
             by
             the
             influence
             of
             the
             Stars
             ,
             but
             also
             by
             the
             Vapours
             and
             Exhalations
             that
             ascend
             from
             Pools
             and
             standing
             waters
             ,
             from
             Lakes
             that
             do
             not
             run
             ,
             from
             stinking
             sinks
             ,
             and
             ditches
             that
             are
             not
             cleansed
             ,
             as
             also
             from
             holes
             and
             caverns
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
             they
             which
             dig
             in
             cole-pits
             ,
             and
             work
             in
             mines
             ,
             oft-times
             ,
             to
             the
             damage
             of
             their
             health
             and
             hazard
             of
             their
             lives
             ,
             are
             made
             sensible
             of
             the
             effect
             of
             damps
             that
             thence
             arise
             .
             Guainerius
             relates
             ,
             that
             upon
             the
             opening
             of
             a
             pit
             in
             Campania
             ,
             there
             rushed
             forth
             such
             a
             poisonous
             breath
             ,
             that
             presently
             kill'd
             the
             by-standers
             .
             Physicians
             ,
             out
             of
             
               Iulius
               Capitolinus
            
             ,
             make
             mention
             of
             an
             exceeding
             old
             Chest
             ,
             which
             being
             found
             and
             opened
             in
             Babylon
             ,
             there
             began
             a
             most
             deadly
             Plague
             ,
             that
             reacht
             as
             far
             as
             Parthia
             .
             And
             
               Ammianus
               Marcellinus
            
             relates
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             time
             of
             
               Marcus
               Verus
            
             the
             Emperor
             ,
             
             Apollo's
             Temple
             was
             sackt
             ,
             and
             his
             Image
             brought
             to
             Rome
             ,
             where
             some
             of
             the
             Souldiers
             of
             
               Avidius
               Crassus
            
             espied
             a
             little
             hole
             ,
             which
             afterward
             they
             opened
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             sallied
             out
             such
             a
             hurtful
             blast
             of
             Air
             ,
             that
             kindled
             a
             most
             grievous
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             The
             Air
             also
             may
             be
             corrupted
             by
             the
             Exhalations
             and
             Vapours
             that
             ascend
             out
             of
             the
             bowels
             of
             the
             
             Earth
             ,
             wherein
             are
             many
             poisonous
             Minerals
             ,
             upon
             the
             Eruption
             of
             Earthquakes
             ,
             after
             which
             (
             as
             Histories
             report
             )
             most
             grievous
             Plagues
             have
             followed
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             The
             Air
             may
             be
             corrupted
             by
             the
             steams
             and
             fumes
             that
             arise
             from
             Carcases
             not
             at
             all
             buried
             ,
             or
             not
             buried
             deep
             enough
             ,
             or
             digged
             up
             to
             make
             room
             for
             others
             before
             they
             have
             been
             quite
             consumed
             .
             I
             have
             read
             of
             a
             great
             Plague
             that
             hath
             begun
             upon
             the
             opening
             of
             a
             grave
             ,
             and
             one
             might
             guesse
             worse
             ,
             if
             he
             should
             conceive
             this
             to
             be
             one
             reason
             why
             the
             Parish
             of
             Saint
             Giles
             in
             the
             Fields
             should
             be
             more
             infected
             than
             other
             places
             ;
             and
             those
             that
             have
             ability
             and
             authority
             may
             do
             a
             worse
             deed
             than
             cause
             the
             Church-yard
             to
             be
             covered
             over
             with
             fresh
             earth
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Plague
             may
             be
             caused
             by
             corrupt
             and
             superfluous
             humours
             ,
             which
             being
             bred
             by
             ill
             diet
             ,
             unhealthy
             food
             ,
             unwholesome
             meat
             and
             drink
             ,
             and
             being
             long
             detained
             in
             the
             body
             ,
             at
             last
             arrive
             to
             the
             highest
             degree
             of
             putrefaction
             ,
             and
             become
             venemous
             and
             pestilential
             :
             Hence
             came
             the
             Proverb
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             :
             
               After
               Famine
               comes
               the
               Plague
            
             .
             From
             this
             corruption
             of
             humours
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             especially
             Women
             and
             Children
             ,
             that
             are
             of
             a
             hot
             and
             moist
             temper
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             soft
             and
             tender
             constitution
             ;
             and
             the
             meaner
             sort
             of
             people
             that
             keep
             little
             or
             no
             order
             in
             diet
             ,
             and
             have
             small
             regard
             to
             preserve
             their
             health
             ,
             but
             having
             foul
             bodies
             ,
             and
             abounding
             with
             peccant
             humours
             ,
             become
             most
             subject
             to
             this
             pernicious
             disease
             ;
             from
             the
             danger
             whereof
             ,
             others
             that
             guide
             themselves
             more
             orderly
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             live
             more
             secure
             .
          
           
           
             Secondly
             ,
             As
             the
             Plague
             may
             be
             generated
             and
             bred
             by
             the
             corruption
             of
             the
             Air
             and
             putrefaction
             of
             the
             humours
             ,
             so
             is
             it
             often
             propagated
             by
             Infection
             ,
             whereby
             the
             like
             venemous
             disposition
             and
             diseased
             effect
             is
             produced
             in
             a
             healthy
             body
             ,
             wherewith
             that
             sickly
             person
             from
             whence
             it
             came
             ,
             was
             first
             afflicted
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             most
             powerful
             if
             it
             be
             received
             into
             such
             a
             body
             ,
             proportionable
             and
             of
             like
             constitution
             ,
             to
             that
             wherein
             it
             was
             formerly
             kindled
             ;
             whence
             Kinsfolks
             and
             those
             of
             the
             same
             bloud
             ,
             are
             soonest
             infected
             by
             one
             another
             .
          
           
             The
             Turks
             are
             perswaded
             ,
             that
             every
             ones
             fate
             is
             written
             in
             his
             fore-head
             ,
             and
             hath
             a
             fatal
             destiny
             appointed
             by
             God
             ,
             which
             it
             is
             impossible
             for
             any
             to
             avoid
             ;
             so
             that
             they
             believe
             ,
             those
             that
             shall
             die
             by
             the
             Plague
             ,
             cannot
             be
             slain
             in
             War
             ,
             nor
             drown'd
             in
             Water
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             shall
             die
             in
             battel
             ,
             cannot
             be
             kill'd
             by
             the
             Plague
             ;
             by
             which
             credulity
             ,
             they
             slight
             and
             neglect
             all
             care
             of
             avoiding
             the
             infection
             ,
             conversing
             with
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             buying
             the
             goods
             out
             of
             infected
             houses
             ,
             and
             wearing
             the
             apparel
             of
             them
             that
             lately
             died
             .
             I
             shall
             not
             trouble
             my self
             to
             confute
             this
             Opinion
             ,
             since
             at
             
               Grand
               Cayre
            
             and
             Constantinople
             there
             have
             been
             thousands
             that
             have
             suffered
             death
             ,
             and
             multitudes
             that
             have
             been
             executed
             by
             the
             Plague
             for
             this
             Heresie
             .
          
           
             But
             would
             one
             think
             there
             should
             be
             any
             such
             in
             England
             ,
             that
             in
             opposition
             to
             the
             good
             Orders
             of
             the
             Magistrates
             ,
             and
             without
             any
             regard
             to
             their
             own
             safety
             ,
             or
             the
             lives
             of
             their
             Families
             ,
             their
             Children
             ,
             Neighbours
             ,
             Friends
             and
             Acquaintance
             ,
             and
             all
             with
             whom
             they
             have
             to
             do
             or
             come
             a-near
             ,
             should
             not
             refrain
             the
             Conversation
             of
             the
             Sick
             ,
             and
             
             coming
             into
             infected
             places
             ,
             when
             they
             have
             no
             necessary
             occasion
             ,
             that
             calls
             them
             thereunto
             .
          
           
             I
             have
             seen
             some
             sit
             at
             the
             doors
             ,
             where
             the
             Houses
             have
             been
             shut
             up
             ,
             and
             have
             heard
             them
             speak
             (
             I
             cannot
             say
             )
             reason
             )
             as
             if
             there
             were
             no
             such
             thing
             at
             all
             ,
             as
             that
             which
             people
             fear
             and
             call
             Infection
             ;
             they
             say
             the
             Scripture
             doth
             not
             say
             the
             Plague
             is
             infectious
             :
             Why
             ,
             neither
             doth
             it
             say
             that
             Whoredome
             breeds
             the
             Pox.
             They
             will
             tell
             you
             ,
             they
             and
             many
             more
             have
             been
             with
             the
             sick
             and
             kept
             them
             company
             ,
             and
             eat
             ,
             and
             dranke
             ,
             and
             lay
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             yet
             themselves
             never
             ail'd
             any
             thing
             :
             They
             may
             as
             well
             argue
             that
             many
             have
             had
             the
             Plague
             ,
             Botches
             ,
             Blains
             ,
             Carbuncles
             and
             the
             Tokens
             ,
             and
             recovered
             ,
             and
             therefore
             the
             Sicknesse
             is
             not
             mortal
             .
             When
             a
             Phylosopher
             came
             to
             a
             Heathen
             Idols
             Temple
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Priests
             shewed
             him
             a
             Table
             of
             the
             Names
             of
             such
             persons
             ,
             that
             in
             extremity
             of
             Tempests
             and
             other
             dangers
             ,
             made
             Vows
             to
             their
             deity
             ,
             and
             escaping
             Shipwrack
             came
             safe
             to
             Land
             ;
             but
             quoth
             the
             Philosopher
             ;
             
               Can
               you
               shew
               me
               how
               many
               made
               their
               Vows
               and
               yet
               perished
               ?
            
          
           
             I
             have
             observed
             that
             most
             of
             these
             people
             are
             extream
             ignorant
             :
             and
             who
             so
             bold
             as
             
               Blind
               Bayard
            
             ?
             It
             would
             be
             no
             great
             difficulty
             to
             perswade
             an
             Indian
             that
             never
             saw
             a
             Gun
             shot
             off
             ,
             to
             stand
             before
             a
             Canons
             mouth
             when
             it
             is
             loaden
             and
             discharged
             :
             Or
             else
             they
             have
             no
             good
             nature
             ,
             or
             kindness
             for
             Mankind
             ;
             Or
             else
             they
             are
             exceeding
             covetous
             ;
             or
             such
             as
             care
             not
             much
             to
             be
             rid
             of
             some
             of
             their
             Relations
             ;
             or
             else
             such
             as
             have
             had
             the
             Plague
             formerly
             ;
             or
             else
             they
             are
             middle-witted
             persons
             and
             diseased
             in
             the
             pate
             ,
             and
             are
             as
             fit
             for
             a
             Pest-House
             as
             a
             mad
             
             man
             is
             for
             Bethlem
             ;
             and
             the
             proper
             way
             to
             confute
             them
             is
             not
             with
             discourse
             or
             reason
             ,
             but
             with
             a
             Padlock
             and
             a
             Watch-man
             .
          
           
             Are
             there
             not
             some
             diseases
             that
             are
             infectious
             ?
             Do
             not
             some
             sick
             bodies
             send
             out
             fumes
             and
             steams
             from
             them
             ?
             Is
             not
             the
             Plague
             as
             infectious
             as
             the
             Itch
             or
             Pox
             ?
             Doth
             not
             the
             apparel
             of
             several
             persons
             smell
             of
             such
             things
             as
             they
             daily
             use
             and
             handle
             in
             their
             Trade
             ?
             Things
             of
             a
             Homogeneous
             Nature
             contain
             their
             whole
             essence
             in
             a
             little
             quantity
             ;
             Every
             part
             of
             Quicksilver
             is
             Quicksilver
             ;
             the
             least
             drop
             of
             Oyl
             is
             Oil
             ;
             the
             least
             spark
             of
             Fire
             is
             Fire
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             meet
             with
             combustible
             matter
             ,
             what
             a
             flame
             will
             it
             soon
             beget
             and
             kindle
             !
          
           
             Any
             one
             that
             shall
             consider
             ,
             what
             operation
             there
             is
             in
             a
             few
             grains
             of
             Arsnick
             ,
             or
             other
             deadly
             poysons
             ;
             what
             dolorous
             effects
             ,
             and
             most
             grievous
             symptomes
             ,
             are
             caused
             by
             the
             biting
             of
             any
             venemous
             beast
             ,
             or
             stinging
             of
             such
             little
             creatures
             as
             Hornets
             ,
             Wasps
             ,
             and
             Bees
             ,
             that
             with
             their
             slender
             stings
             do
             make
             a
             wound
             so
             small
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             scarce
             discernable
             by
             the
             sharpest
             sight
             ;
             will
             soon
             be
             perswaded
             ,
             that
             a
             great
             force
             and
             efficacy
             of
             Contagion
             may
             be
             included
             in
             a
             small
             quantity
             of
             room
             ,
             and
             like
             Leaven
             (
             a
             little
             whereof
             leaveneth
             the
             whole
             lump
             )
             will
             soon
             dilate
             and
             spread
             it self
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             and
             destroy
             the
             Vital
             Spirit
             .
          
           
             This
             Infection
             is
             of
             a
             hot
             Nature
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             disperse
             ;
             't
             is
             subtil
             and
             thin
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             enter
             ;
             't
             is
             viscous
             and
             tenacious
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             stick
             ;
             and
             venemous
             and
             pernicious
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             destroy
             .
             It
             is
             not
             conveyed
             after
             one
             manner
             ,
             sometimes
             it
             is
             communicated
             by
             breathing
             ,
             sometimes
             by
             the
             pores
             of
             the
             
             skin
             ,
             sometimes
             by
             sweat
             ,
             or
             in
             form
             of
             a
             vapour
             ,
             and
             divers
             other
             wayes
             ;
             but
             it
             is
             then
             most
             dangerous
             ,
             when
             it
             comes
             from
             those
             that
             are
             in
             a
             dying
             condition
             ,
             in
             whom
             Nature
             is
             overcome
             by
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             Disease
             ;
             sometimes
             it
             lies
             hid
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             dormant
             ,
             and
             lurking
             for
             many
             dayes
             ;
             sometimes
             it
             quickly
             becomes
             rampant
             ,
             and
             suddenly
             discovers
             its
             devouring
             Nature
             ;
             sometimes
             a
             man
             may
             carry
             it
             about
             him
             in
             his
             apparel
             ,
             and
             not
             being
             infected
             himself
             ,
             may
             infect
             others
             .
          
           
             Hitherto
             may
             be
             referred
             the
             Infection
             that
             is
             caused
             by
             Powders
             ,
             Ointments
             ,
             Mixtures
             ,
             and
             Compositions
             dispersed
             by
             mischievous
             persons
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Pestilence
             hath
             been
             strangely
             spread
             abroad
             ,
             and
             for
             which
             (
             as
             several
             credible
             Histories
             report
             )
             many
             of
             them
             being
             discovered
             ,
             have
             been
             deservedly
             executed
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             a
             Question
             may
             be
             asked
             ,
             How
             it
             comes
             to
             pass
             ,
             that
             such
             mischievous
             persons
             escape
             themselves
             ?
             and
             whence
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             Nurses
             ,
             Searchers
             ,
             Buriers
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             minister
             about
             the
             Sick
             ,
             are
             free
             from
             Infection
             ?
          
           
             To
             which
             I
             answer
             ,
             that
             ,
             perhaps
             this
             may
             not
             be
             alwayes
             true
             ,
             the
             pitcher
             indeed
             goes
             often
             to
             the
             well
             ,
             but
             at
             last
             may
             come
             home
             broken
             .
             There
             have
             been
             some
             Chyrurgeons
             ,
             that
             have
             had
             Plague
             sores
             ;
             some
             Nurses
             have
             died
             with
             their
             Patients
             ,
             nay
             have
             died
             ,
             when
             their
             Patients
             have
             recovered
             ;
             and
             there
             have
             been
             Bearers
             and
             Buriers
             that
             have
             stood
             in
             need
             of
             the
             same
             Office
             to
             be
             done
             for
             them
             ,
             which
             but
             very
             lately
             they
             did
             do
             for
             others
             .
          
           
           
             Perhaps
             also
             ,
             many
             of
             these
             persons
             have
             formerly
             had
             the
             Plague
             ,
             and
             recovered
             ,
             being
             like
             some
             pieces
             that
             remain
             untoucht
             ,
             when
             most
             of
             the
             house
             hath
             been
             consumed
             with
             the
             fire
             ;
             or
             like
             some
             Souldiers
             ,
             that
             have
             escaped
             with
             life
             ,
             when
             most
             part
             of
             the
             whole
             Army
             hath
             been
             cut
             to
             pieces
             .
          
           
             This
             their
             freedom
             from
             Infection
             ,
             cannot
             be
             said
             to
             proceed
             from
             better
             Antidotes
             which
             they
             take
             ,
             nor
             from
             healthier
             Constitutions
             that
             they
             are
             of
             ,
             nor
             better
             Diet
             and
             Order
             which
             they
             observe
             ;
             for
             many
             times
             such
             persons
             take
             little
             or
             nothing
             at
             all
             ,
             and
             are
             subject
             to
             several
             diseases
             which
             many
             others
             are
             free
             from
             ,
             and
             are
             often
             of
             disorderly
             and
             dissolute
             lives
             ,
             given
             to
             intemperance
             and
             excess
             of
             drink
             .
          
           
             But
             it
             proceeds
             from
             an
             undaunted
             courage
             ,
             a
             bold
             ,
             ready
             ,
             and
             present
             mind
             ,
             not
             distracted
             with
             fear
             ,
             or
             terrified
             with
             any
             peril
             ,
             whence
             they
             adventure
             on
             and
             perform
             such
             actions
             ,
             as
             others
             having
             their
             minds
             distracted
             with
             danger
             ,
             and
             spirits
             dismayed
             and
             dissipated
             with
             fear
             ,
             could
             not
             undertake
             without
             the
             apparent
             hazard
             of
             their
             lives
             ;
             as
             we
             see
             some
             that
             slide
             on
             Ice
             ,
             that
             walk
             on
             Precipices
             ,
             that
             swim
             in
             deep
             waters
             ,
             that
             climb
             up
             tall
             trees
             ,
             that
             dance
             on
             high
             ropes
             ,
             do
             it
             without
             any
             great
             difficulty
             ,
             because
             undaunted
             ;
             whereas
             others
             that
             should
             attempt
             to
             do
             the
             same
             actions
             with
             fear
             would
             fail
             of
             their
             enterprise
             ,
             and
             break
             their
             necks
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             It
             may
             arise
             from
             a
             
               Particular
               Constitution
            
             they
             have
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             easily
             subject
             to
             this
             Contagion
             :
             Before
             any
             action
             can
             have
             its
             effect
             ,
             
             and
             make
             impression
             ,
             the
             subject
             must
             be
             first
             disposed
             thereunto
             ,
             and
             made
             capable
             thereof
             .
             A
             Salamander
             is
             said
             to
             live
             in
             the
             flame
             ,
             though
             a
             flie
             is
             consumed
             therewith
             .
             Gun-powder
             and
             Brimstone
             will
             take
             fire
             presently
             ,
             so
             doth
             not
             Chalk
             nor
             Clay
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             from
             some
             particular
             Constitution
             ,
             that
             some
             persons
             can
             neither
             sing
             ,
             nor
             distinguish
             any
             tune
             ,
             neither
             care
             they
             for
             any
             Musick
             ,
             and
             yet
             others
             there
             be
             which
             are
             even
             ravisht
             with
             it
             .
             I
             know
             one
             ,
             that
             playing
             at
             Gleek
             ,
             for
             more
             than
             he
             is
             willing
             to
             lose
             ,
             cannot
             reckon
             his
             game
             aright
             ,
             if
             he
             here
             one
             sing
             ;
             neither
             could
             he
             shake
             in
             the
             cold
             fit
             of
             an
             ague
             ,
             if
             he
             heard
             a
             merry
             tune
             on
             the
             bag-pipes
             ;
             his
             best
             remedy
             against
             any
             pain
             is
             to
             hear
             some
             pleasant
             harmony
             .
             There
             are
             many
             fine
             dames
             that
             love
             to
             play
             with
             a
             Squirrel
             ,
             and
             carry
             it
             in
             their
             pockets
             ,
             and
             yet
             I
             know
             a
             Lady
             that
             will
             sound
             if
             she
             come
             neer
             one
             .
             How
             many
             are
             delighted
             with
             the
             fragrant
             smell
             of
             a
             Damask
             Rose
             ,
             and
             yet
             it
             did
             blister
             a
             Ladies
             cheek
             when
             laid
             upon
             it
             ,
             though
             she
             was
             a-sleep
             .
             There
             are
             some
             that
             will
             even
             sound
             and
             be
             very
             faint
             ,
             not
             only
             at
             the
             sight
             ,
             but
             even
             at
             the
             presence
             of
             a
             Cat
             ,
             though
             lockt
             up
             and
             concealed
             in
             a
             Chest
             ;
             and
             yet
             how
             many
             are
             there
             that
             love
             their
             melancholy
             company
             ?
             I
             have
             seen
             some
             that
             will
             put
             a
             Snake
             in
             their
             bosome
             ,
             and
             let
             it
             wind
             it self
             like
             a
             bracelet
             about
             their
             arm
             ,
             and
             yet
             there
             are
             others
             that
             will
             be
             put
             into
             strange
             fits
             ,
             and
             be
             extream
             sick
             at
             the
             sight
             of
             an
             Eel
             .
             It
             is
             needless
             to
             tell
             how
             many
             hate
             Cheese
             ,
             and
             yet
             others
             think
             they
             have
             not
             din'd
             well
             without
             it
             .
          
           
           
             Some
             persons
             there
             be
             which
             hardly
             any
             thing
             will
             make
             them
             sweat
             ,
             others
             that
             can
             hardly
             vomit
             ,
             some
             that
             nothing
             will
             purge
             ;
             some
             there
             are
             whom
             many
             drams
             of
             Scamony
             will
             not
             stir
             ,
             and
             yet
             twelve
             grains
             will
             purge
             others
             I
             know
             a
             Gentlewoman
             now
             living
             ,
             about
             sixty
             five
             years
             of
             age
             ,
             and
             very
             well
             ,
             that
             about
             five
             years
             ago
             could
             not
             be
             made
             to
             vomit
             with
             more
             than
             three
             ounces
             of
             the
             infusion
             of
             
               Crocus
               Metallorum
            
             ,
             taken
             three
             dayes
             together
             ,
             and
             yet
             would
             rid
             her
             stomach
             twice
             or
             thrice
             in
             a
             morning
             with
             drinking
             a
             draught
             of
             plain
             Ale
             ;
             neither
             could
             she
             be
             purg'd
             with
             twenty
             grains
             of
             Resin
             of
             Ialap
             ,
             and
             twelve
             of
             Gambugia
             ,
             and
             yet
             as
             much
             swell'd
             as
             one
             that
             had
             the
             Dropsie
             ,
             and
             withal
             so
             feeble
             ,
             that
             she
             could
             scarce
             hold
             a
             Card
             ,
             wherewith
             she
             delighted
             much
             to
             play
             ;
             and
             yet
             was
             contrary
             to
             the
             expectation
             of
             all
             her
             acquaintance
             perfectly
             cured
             ,
             by
             being
             about
             five
             and
             twenty
             times
             let
             blood
             ,
             and
             is
             now
             living
             and
             very
             healthy
             .
             Also
             I
             know
             a
             Knight
             that
             will
             be
             as
             much
             purged
             with
             eating
             of
             one
             Egge
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             taken
             a
             full
             dose
             of
             pills
             ,
             or
             a
             churlish
             potion
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             This
             their
             freedom
             from
             Infection
             ,
             may
             proceed
             from
             some
             Custome
             .
             There
             have
             been
             some
             that
             by
             using
             themselves
             to
             the
             taking
             of
             venemous
             things
             and
             poyson
             ,
             have
             made
             it
             as
             familiar
             and
             innocent
             to
             themselves
             as
             ordinary
             nourishment
             .
             There
             have
             been
             some
             that
             have
             eaten
             Spiders
             and
             Hemlock
             ,
             and
             great
             quantities
             of
             Opium
             ,
             without
             any
             hurt
             or
             prejudice
             .
             What
             Custome
             will
             do
             ,
             one
             may
             see
             by
             them
             that
             are
             great
             Drinkers
             ,
             and
             smoke
             and
             chew
             and
             snuff
             Tobacco
             ,
             without
             distempering
             either
             their
             brains
             or
             stomacks
             .
             They
             who
             work
             in
             
             Glass-Houses
             ,
             or
             near
             great
             fires
             ,
             seldom
             complain
             of
             that
             heat
             which
             would
             even
             melt
             or
             roast
             others
             .
             Many
             of
             the
             poorer
             sort
             there
             be
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             cold
             North
             Countrey
             ,
             go
             bare-foot
             and
             wet-shod
             without
             catching
             Cold
             or
             Ague
             .
             Some
             by
             using
             to
             dive
             in
             the
             Sea
             for
             Pearls
             ,
             can
             hold
             their
             breath
             the
             space
             of
             almost
             half
             an
             hour
             .
             And
             those
             who
             are
             accustomed
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             their
             unhappy
             Trade
             to
             empty
             Jakes
             and
             Privies
             ,
             scarce
             perceive
             ,
             neither
             are
             offended
             with
             that
             smell
             ,
             which
             is
             ready
             to
             poyson
             others
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             As
             the
             Plague
             is
             propagated
             by
             Contagion
             ,
             so
             likewise
             is
             it
             spread
             by
             Fear
             and
             Imagination
             .
          
           
             From
             the
             heart
             proceed
             the
             Vital
             Spirits
             ,
             which
             are
             its
             Life-guard
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             by
             fear
             are
             dissipated
             ,
             or
             retire
             inwards
             ,
             and
             leave
             the
             outward
             parts
             forsaken
             ,
             which
             in
             infectious
             times
             ,
             are
             as
             it
             were
             environ'd
             and
             besieg'd
             with
             pestilential
             air
             ,
             in
             comes
             the
             Plague
             like
             a
             prevailing
             enemy
             ,
             and
             easily
             enters
             the
             Gates
             ,
             scales
             the
             Walls
             ,
             and
             surpriseth
             the
             Heart
             ,
             which
             like
             a
             Coward
             in
             extremity
             of
             danger
             ,
             is
             not
             able
             to
             help
             it self
             ,
             or
             make
             resistance
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             By
             Terror
             and
             Fear
             ,
             there
             is
             not
             onely
             an
             easie
             passage
             made
             for
             infectious
             air
             to
             enter
             in
             ,
             but
             also
             the
             Spirits
             retiring
             to
             the
             Center
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             do
             draw
             after
             them
             such
             noxious
             and
             noisom
             vapours
             ,
             which
             are
             about
             the
             Circumference
             of
             the
             Body
             (
             as
             the
             Sun
             draws
             towards
             it
             the
             vapours
             of
             the
             Earth
             )
             and
             these
             arriving
             at
             the
             Heart
             ,
             make
             a
             notable
             motion
             in
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             causing
             heaviness
             ,
             compression
             and
             contraction
             ,
             unite
             that
             force
             of
             the
             venome
             ,
             which
             before
             was
             weak
             and
             scattered
             ,
             and
             makes
             it
             stronger
             and
             victorious
             .
          
           
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             When
             either
             by
             the
             influence
             of
             the
             air
             ,
             or
             disorder
             of
             diet
             ,
             or
             corruption
             of
             humors
             ,
             there
             is
             begotten
             in
             the
             body
             ,
             a
             disposition
             or
             inclination
             to
             ,
             or
             as
             it
             were
             a
             seed
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             Fear
             and
             Terror
             do
             excite
             and
             stir
             it
             up
             ,
             and
             quickly
             bring
             it
             into
             action
             ;
             whence
             that
             which
             such
             timerous
             persons
             did
             most
             fear
             ,
             doth
             unavoidably
             fall
             upon
             them
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             As
             the
             humors
             of
             the
             body
             do
             oftentimes
             work
             much
             upon
             the
             mind
             ,
             in
             like
             manner
             the
             passions
             of
             the
             mind
             work
             no
             less
             upon
             the
             body
             .
             There
             have
             been
             some
             ,
             who
             by
             imagination
             have
             been
             cured
             of
             those
             diseases
             ,
             wherewith
             they
             have
             been
             afflicted
             ;
             and
             there
             have
             been
             others
             ,
             who
             by
             imagination
             have
             fallen
             into
             the
             same
             diseases
             they
             have
             feared
             .
             
               Thomas
               a
               Vega
            
             a
             learned
             Physitian
             ,
             tells
             a
             story
             of
             one
             that
             was
             light-headed
             ,
             and
             sick
             of
             a
             burning
             feaver
             ,
             and
             being
             in
             great
             heat
             ,
             was
             extreamly
             importunate
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             have
             leave
             to
             swim
             in
             that
             Pool
             there
             (
             pointing
             with
             his
             hand
             to
             the
             floor
             of
             the
             Chamber
             ,
             which
             he
             fancied
             to
             be
             water
             )
             for
             said
             he
             ,
             
               If
               I
               should
               but
               swim
               there
               ,
               I
               should
               be
               immediately
               well
               :
            
             At
             length
             the
             Physician
             being
             overcome
             with
             his
             intreaty
             ,
             gave
             him
             leave
             ,
             and
             presently
             with
             great
             content
             he
             gets
             out
             of
             the
             bed
             ,
             and
             cheerfully
             rowles
             himself
             upon
             the
             floor
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               The
               water
               was
               now
               as
               high
               as
               his
               knees
               ,
               but
               he
               could
               wish
               it
               deeper
            
             ;
             by
             and
             by
             after
             he
             was
             more
             pleas'd
             that
             it
             was
             up
             to
             his
             middle
             ,
             and
             withall
             he
             wisht
             it
             a
             little
             higher
             ,
             and
             presently
             after
             he
             seem'd
             to
             be
             over-joyed
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             water
             came
             up
             to
             his
             Chin
             ,
             and
             then
             he
             said
             ,
             
               He
               was
               very
               well
            
             ;
             and
             so
             it
             was
             indeed
             ,
             for
             he
             presently
             recovered
             .
             Whereas
             
             on
             the
             contrary
             there
             be
             other
             stories
             ,
             that
             make
             relation
             of
             some
             ,
             that
             did
             but
             see
             one
             infected
             with
             the
             Plague
             ,
             and
             of
             some
             that
             did
             but
             behold
             a-far
             off
             a
             Corps
             going
             to
             be
             buried
             ;
             of
             others
             ,
             who
             being
             in
             the
             House
             ,
             did
             but
             hear
             the
             noise
             of
             the
             Buriers
             ,
             and
             presently
             after
             have
             caught
             the
             Sickness
             ,
             and
             died
             of
             the
             Plague
             themselves
             .
          
           
             'T
             is
             not
             seldom
             seen
             ,
             that
             the
             weeping
             of
             one
             person
             will
             draw
             tears
             from
             the
             eyes
             of
             another
             .
             When
             one
             begin
             to
             cough
             ,
             many
             presently
             follow
             after
             .
             'T
             is
             very
             usual
             ,
             that
             the
             laughing
             of
             one
             man
             ,
             will
             set
             another
             on
             laughing
             ,
             that
             seeth
             him
             laugh
             ,
             though
             he
             doth
             not
             know
             the
             cause
             why
             the
             first
             man
             laughed
             ;
             and
             the
             like
             effect
             we
             see
             in
             yawning
             and
             stretching
             ,
             which
             breedeth
             the
             like
             gaping
             in
             the
             lookers
             on
             ;
             and
             this
             doth
             proceed
             out
             of
             the
             action
             of
             the
             Object
             upon
             the
             fancy
             of
             the
             Spectator
             ,
             which
             making
             as
             it
             were
             the
             picture
             ,
             resemblance
             ,
             or
             image
             of
             it self
             in
             the
             others
             mind
             ,
             sendeth
             his
             spirits
             unto
             the
             same
             parts
             ,
             where
             they
             produce
             the
             same
             actions
             .
          
           
             How
             great
             the
             force
             of
             Imagination
             is
             ,
             may
             be
             seen
             not
             onely
             by
             the
             longing
             marks
             that
             are
             made
             on
             Children
             ,
             when
             their
             Mothers
             cannot
             obtain
             the
             thing
             they
             so
             much
             fancy
             ;
             thus
             some
             have
             had
             the
             picture
             of
             a
             Cherry
             or
             Mulberry
             ,
             or
             some
             such
             fruit
             ,
             imprinted
             on
             their
             body
             :
             but
             also
             by
             the
             impressions
             of
             those
             things
             that
             are
             made
             on
             the
             Children
             ,
             wherewith
             their
             Mothers
             were
             affrighted
             ;
             thus
             some
             have
             had
             the
             resemblance
             of
             a
             bird
             ,
             or
             mouse
             ,
             or
             blood
             ,
             or
             some
             such
             thing
             ▪
             which
             put
             the
             Mother
             in
             a
             fear
             .
          
           
           
             Did
             you
             never
             see
             some
             frantick
             ,
             distracted
             persons
             ,
             who
             imagining
             that
             they
             are
             bound
             ,
             and
             tied
             ,
             and
             cannot
             stir
             from
             the
             place
             wherein
             they
             are
             ,
             will
             lie
             still
             ,
             and
             make
             great
             complaints
             of
             their
             imprisonment
             ,
             and
             not
             go
             one
             step
             to
             reach
             any
             meat
             or
             drink
             ,
             that
             should
             be
             laid
             and
             placed
             very
             near
             them
             ,
             although
             they
             were
             never
             so
             much
             pressed
             with
             hunger
             ,
             or
             with
             thirst
             ;
             nay
             ,
             they
             would
             not
             rise
             up
             and
             run
             away
             ,
             though
             an
             enemy
             came
             to
             them
             with
             a
             drawn
             sword
             ,
             or
             though
             thieves
             were
             rifling
             all
             the
             room
             ,
             because
             the
             apprehension
             of
             being
             tied
             and
             bound
             ,
             is
             so
             strong
             in
             their
             fancy
             ,
             that
             it
             neither
             can
             nor
             will
             send
             any
             spirits
             into
             other
             parts
             of
             the
             body
             to
             cause
             motion
             .
             So
             when
             any
             persons
             being
             frighted
             with
             this
             grievous
             disease
             ,
             shall
             think
             of
             nothing
             but
             the
             Plague
             ,
             and
             have
             their
             thoughts
             and
             fancy
             fixed
             Night
             and
             Day
             upon
             this
             Sickness
             ,
             whereof
             they
             imagine
             they
             shall
             surely
             die
             and
             not
             escape
             ,
             it
             comes
             to
             passe
             that
             the
             apprehension
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             is
             so
             strong
             in
             their
             imagination
             ,
             that
             they
             forget
             and
             neglect
             to
             send
             any
             spirits
             unto
             the
             Heart
             ,
             to
             bring
             it
             succour
             and
             relief
             ,
             against
             its
             mortal
             and
             pernicious
             enemy
             .
          
           
             Now
             for
             remedy
             against
             these
             Passions
             ,
             Fears
             ,
             Terrors
             ,
             Frights
             and
             Imaginations
             ,
             which
             are
             more
             easily
             discoursed
             of
             ,
             than
             removed
             .
             When
             ,
             nay
             and
             before
             you
             are
             forsaken
             of
             Friends
             ,
             and
             hear
             nothing
             but
             complaints
             of
             Neighbours
             ,
             the
             crying
             of
             Wives
             and
             Children
             ,
             the
             mourning
             of
             Husbands
             and
             Parents
             ,
             the
             sorrowing
             of
             Kinsfolks
             and
             Allies
             ,
             the
             Sickness
             spreading
             ,
             the
             Pestilence
             raging
             ,
             and
             the
             Plague
             encreasing
             from
             Tens
             to
             Hundreds
             ,
             from
             Hundreds
             to
             Thousands
             ,
             and
             now
             ready
             to
             seize
             upon
             
             your self
             ,
             as
             it
             hath
             done
             already
             upon
             others
             ;
             remember
             how
             Saint
             Peter
             and
             the
             Disciples
             prayed
             in
             a
             Tempest
             :
             Call
             to
             mind
             what
             David
             did
             when
             he
             was
             greatly
             distress'd
             at
             Ziklag
             ,
             the
             Town
             taken
             ,
             sackt
             ,
             and
             burnt
             ,
             by
             the
             Amalekites
             ,
             his
             Wives
             taken
             Prisoners
             ,
             the
             Inhabitants
             carried
             away
             Captive
             ,
             and
             those
             few
             Souldiers
             that
             he
             had
             left
             ,
             ready
             to
             stone
             him
             ,
             1
             
               Sam.
               30.
               6.
               
               He
               comforted
               himself
               in
               the
               Lord
               his
               God
               :
            
             Cast
             off
             then
             the
             love
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             let
             the
             distrust
             of
             Gods
             mercy
             be
             far
             from
             you
             ,
             use
             the
             exercise
             of
             a
             holy
             Life
             and
             good
             Conversation
             ,
             and
             because
             it
             is
             Gods
             doing
             ,
             repine
             not
             at
             his
             Providence
             :
             use
             the
             aforesaid
             approved
             supernatural
             remedies
             .
             Faith
             is
             the
             best
             fence
             against
             
               Fear
               ,
               Patience
            
             the
             best
             plaister
             against
             
               Sores
               ,
               Repentance
            
             the
             best
             Restorative
             ,
             and
             Prayer
             the
             best
             Antidote
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Signs
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             Although
             after
             several
             evil
             Aspects
             and
             Malevolent
             Conjunctions
             of
             the
             Planets
             after
             bad
             Constitutions
             of
             the
             Air
             ,
             and
             distemper
             of
             the
             Weather
             ,
             after
             dearth
             of
             Corn
             and
             scarcity
             of
             Provision
             ,
             whereby
             the
             humours
             of
             mens
             bodies
             have
             been
             corrupted
             ,
             and
             several
             Diseases
             have
             sprung
             up
             ,
             yet
             no
             Plague
             hath
             followed
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             though
             after
             the
             signs
             of
             healthy
             Seasons
             ,
             plenty
             of
             good
             and
             wholesome
             Diet
             ,
             yea
             and
             after
             a
             most
             cold
             and
             dry
             Winter
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             dry
             and
             temperate
             Summer
             ,
             the
             Plague
             hath
             risen
             up
             and
             spread
             abroad
             ;
             yet
             most
             commonly
             there
             have
             been
             some
             Tokens
             ,
             Signs
             ,
             and
             Fore-runners
             of
             it
             ,
             which
             have
             given
             men
             an
             
             Alarm
             to
             pre●●re
             for
             it
             ,
             expect
             it
             ,
             and
             provide
             against
             it
             .
          
           
             These
             Signs
             are
             of
             two
             sorts
             :
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Signs
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 immanent
                 ,
                 and
                 approaching
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Signs
                 of
                 it
                 present
                 and
                 raging
                 .
              
            
          
           
             First
             ,
             The
             Signs
             of
             the
             Plague
             approaching
             ,
             may
             be
             observed
             ,
          
           
             First
             ,
             From
             the
             Causes
             producing
             it
             :
             Such
             as
             are
             the
             Position
             of
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             the
             Conjunction
             of
             Mars
             and
             Saturn
             ,
             the
             appearance
             of
             Comets
             and
             Blazing
             Stars
             (
             but
             what
             and
             how
             much
             may
             be
             from
             thence
             fore-told
             ,
             I
             leave
             to
             Astrologers
             )
             such
             also
             are
             the
             alterations
             of
             the
             seasons
             of
             the
             year
             from
             their
             usual
             temper
             ,
             such
             are
             also
             the
             corruption
             of
             the
             humours
             ,
             discovered
             by
             the
             frequency
             of
             Malignant
             Fevers
             and
             Epidemical
             Diseases
             ,
             the
             commoness
             of
             the
             Small-Pox
             and
             Measils
             ,
             which
             often
             are
             Fore-runners
             of
             the
             Plague
             ;
             such
             also
             are
             the
             Eruptions
             of
             Earth-quakes
             ,
             and
             digging
             up
             several
             places
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             especially
             old
             sinks
             and
             standing
             pools
             that
             have
             been
             formerly
             stopped
             up
             ;
             such
             is
             also
             Contagion
             ,
             for
             if
             the
             Plague
             is
             ,
             or
             lately
             hath
             been
             in
             any
             Neighbour
             Country
             ,
             it
             doth
             not
             usually
             cease
             there
             ,
             but
             travails
             from
             one
             Place
             and
             Nation
             to
             another
             ,
             as
             Physitians
             and
             Historians
             do
             at
             large
             relate
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Signs
             of
             the
             Plague
             approaching
             ,
             may
             be
             gathered
             from
             the
             Effects
             .
          
           
           
             First
             ,
             In
             the
             Earth
             :
             If
             Herbs
             ,
             Plants
             and
             Grashoppers
             do
             wither
             almost
             as
             soon
             as
             spring
             up
             ,
             if
             the
             Fruits
             and
             Flowers
             of
             it
             be
             blasted
             and
             devoured
             by
             Caterpillars
             ,
             Spiders
             ,
             Moths
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             Creatures
             ;
             if
             there
             be
             more
             than
             ordinary
             encrease
             of
             Mushromes
             ,
             if
             there
             hath
             been
             a
             Murrain
             among
             Sheep
             or
             Cattel
             ;
             for
             though
             the
             same
             Plague
             that
             destroys
             Man
             ,
             doth
             not
             hurt
             Sheep
             ,
             neither
             doth
             the
             same
             Disease
             that
             kills
             Sheep
             ,
             presently
             assault
             Men
             ,
             yet
             it
             may
             so
             come
             to
             pass
             ,
             that
             by
             much
             and
             long
             eating
             of
             rotten
             Mutton
             ,
             bad
             humors
             bred
             thereby
             may
             arrive
             to
             so
             great
             a
             malignity
             as
             to
             kill
             men
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             In
             the
             Water
             :
             If
             there
             be
             a
             great
             increase
             of
             Frogs
             and
             Toads
             ,
             if
             Fishes
             die
             in
             Ponds
             or
             Lakes
             ,
             if
             the
             Water
             of
             Springs
             ,
             Pumps
             ,
             Wells
             and
             Conduits
             become
             muddy
             and
             troubled
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             In
             the
             Air
             :
             If
             there
             be
             more
             Flies
             ,
             Locusts
             and
             Insects
             than
             is
             usual
             ,
             if
             Birds
             die
             ,
             or
             forsake
             their
             place
             ,
             if
             Flesh
             sooner
             putrifie
             than
             ordinary
             ,
             and
             Bread
             sooner
             become
             mouldy
             .
          
           
             Simon
             Kelway
             
               in
               the
               third
               Chapter
               of
               his
               Treatise
               of
               the
            
             Plague
             ,
             
               printed
               at
            
             London
             1593.
             
               hath
               these
               words
            
             ,
             When
             we
             see
             young
             Children
             flock
             themselves
             together
             in
             Companies
             ,
             and
             then
             will
             fain
             some
             of
             their
             company
             to
             be
             dead
             amongst
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             will
             solemnize
             the
             Burial
             in
             a
             mournful
             sort
             ,
             this
             is
             a
             token
             which
             hath
             been
             well
             observed
             in
             our
             Age
             to
             fore-shew
             great
             mortality
             at
             hand
             .
             
               And
               I
               have
               heard
               that
               One
               did
               fore-tell
               our
               late
               unhappy
               Civil
               Wars
               ,
               by
               seeing
               Boys
               and
               Children
               make
               Officers
               ,
               muster
               and
               imitate
               the
               Train-Bands
               ;
               saying
               ,
               When
               he
               was
               in
            
             Germany
             ,
             
               before
               the
               Wars
               did
               there
               begin
               ,
               the
               Children
               there
               did
               do
               the
               like
               .
               I
               remember
               about
               twenty
               
               years
               ago
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Chaplains
               of
               his
               late
               Majesty
               King
            
             Charles
             
               the
               First
               of
               ever
               blessed
               memory
               ,
               did
               preach
               at
            
             Bristol
             
               upon
               this
               Text
               out
               of
            
             Gen.
             4.
             15.
             
             And
             the
             Lord
             set
             a
             mark
             upon
             Cain
             :
             
               And
               in
               his
               Sermon
               did
               speak
               much
               against
               black-patches
               and
               beauty-spots
               ,
               and
               among
               other
               things
               ,
               said
               that
               they
               were
               fore-runners
               of
               other
               spots
               ,
               and
               marks
               of
               the
            
             Plague
             ;
             
               and
               presently
               ,
               within
               a
               very
               little
               while
               after
               ,
               the
            
             Plague
             
               brake
               out
               among
               them
               ,
               and
               all
               those
               persons
               that
               did
               wear
               them
               ,
               fled
               the
               Town
               .
               And
               when
               Saint
            
             Andrews
             
               Church-yard
               wall
               did
               break
               or
               fall
               down
               this
               Winter
               ,
               I
               heard
               some
               prognosticate
               the
               coming
               of
               the
            
             Plague
             ,
             saying
             ,
             It
             fell
             in
             like
             manner
             the
             last
             great
             Sickness
             
               in
               1625.
               but
               what
               reason
               these
               had
               to
               say
               so
               ,
               I
               do
               not
               fully
               understand
               .
            
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Signs
             of
             the
             Plague
             raging
             ,
             are
             two-fold
             :
          
           
             First
             ,
             such
             as
             are
             common
             to
             other
             Diseases
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             More
             proper
             and
             peculiar
             to
             it self
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Plague
             first
             seizeth
             upon
             any
             particular
             person
             ,
             before
             many
             have
             been
             infected
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             hard
             to
             discern
             it
             ,
             because
             it
             hath
             divers
             symptomes
             attending
             it
             that
             are
             common
             to
             other
             diseases
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             one
             perfect
             proper
             ,
             infallible
             ,
             and
             inseparable
             sign
             to
             distinguish
             it
             ,
             and
             many
             excellent
             and
             learned
             Physicians
             have
             disputed
             and
             differed
             much
             about
             it
             ;
             but
             when
             it
             hath
             continued
             a
             while
             ,
             and
             spread
             it self
             abroad
             among
             many
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             easie
             to
             be
             known
             .
          
           
             As
             man
             is
             called
             a
             Microcosme
             or
             little
             world
             ,
             not
             only
             because
             he
             partakes
             something
             of
             the
             ●●●ure
             of
             all
             Creatures
             ,
             he
             hath
             a
             simple
             being
             with
             things
             
             without
             life
             ;
             he
             hath
             vegetation
             and
             growth
             with
             Plants
             ,
             sense
             and
             motion
             with
             bruits
             ,
             and
             understanding
             with
             the
             Angels
             ;
             but
             also
             because
             he
             hath
             in
             him
             the
             resemblance
             of
             all
             Creatures
             ,
             his
             flesh
             like
             the
             soft
             earth
             ,
             his
             bones
             like
             the
             hard
             stones
             and
             minerals
             ,
             his
             hair
             like
             the
             grasse
             ,
             the
             blood
             in
             his
             veins
             and
             arteries
             distributed
             throughout
             the
             whole
             body
             ,
             and
             all
             meeting
             in
             the
             heart
             or
             liver
             ,
             like
             the
             rivers
             and
             waters
             dispersed
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             all
             meeting
             in
             the
             Sea
             and
             Ocean
             ;
             his
             breath
             like
             the
             wind
             ,
             his
             head
             like
             the
             heavens
             ,
             wherein
             are
             seated
             his
             eyes
             ,
             which
             some
             compare
             to
             the
             Sun
             and
             Stars
             :
             so
             also
             is
             the
             Plague
             called
             the
             
               Great
               Sickness
            
             ,
             because
             it
             borroweth
             the
             Symptomes
             ,
             and
             includes
             and
             comprehends
             in
             it self
             something
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             all
             diseases
             ,
             whereof
             it
             is
             the
             Abridgement
             and
             Epitome
             .
          
           
             It
             sometimes
             begins
             with
             a
             cold
             shivering
             like
             an
             Ague
             ,
             sometimes
             continues
             with
             a
             mild
             warmth
             like
             a
             Hectick
             Fever
             or
             a
             Diary
             ,
             and
             encreaseth
             with
             violent
             heat
             like
             a
             Burning
             Fever
             .
             It
             corrupteth
             the
             Blood
             and
             all
             the
             humours
             ,
             it
             afflicteth
             the
             Head
             with
             pain
             ,
             the
             Brain
             with
             giddiness
             ,
             the
             Nerves
             with
             Convulsions
             ,
             the
             Eyes
             with
             dimness
             ,
             making
             them
             look
             as
             if
             they
             had
             wept
             ,
             and
             depriving
             them
             of
             their
             lively
             splendor
             ,
             it
             makes
             the
             Countenance
             look
             ghastly
             ,
             troubling
             the
             Ears
             with
             noise
             and
             deafness
             ;
             it
             infecteth
             the
             Breath
             with
             stinking
             ,
             the
             Voice
             with
             hoarseness
             ,
             the
             Throat
             with
             soreness
             ,
             the
             Mouth
             with
             drought
             ,
             and
             the
             Tongue
             with
             thirst
             ;
             the
             Stomach
             with
             worms
             and
             want
             of
             appetite
             ,
             with
             hickhop
             ,
             nauseousness
             ,
             retching
             ,
             and
             vomiting
             ;
             the
             Bowels
             with
             looseness
             and
             the
             bloody
             Flix
             ,
             the
             Sides
             
             with
             stitches
             ,
             the
             Back
             with
             pains
             ,
             the
             Lungs
             with
             flegme
             ,
             the
             Skin
             with
             fainty
             and
             stinking
             Sweats
             ;
             Spots
             ,
             Blains
             ,
             Botches
             ,
             Sores
             ,
             and
             Carbuncles
             ,
             the
             Pulse
             with
             weakness
             ,
             the
             Heart
             with
             sounding
             and
             faintness
             .
             It
             makes
             feeble
             like
             the
             Palsie
             ,
             it
             causeth
             sleepiness
             like
             the
             Lethargy
             ,
             watchfulness
             and
             madness
             like
             a
             Phrensie
             ,
             and
             sudden
             death
             like
             the
             Apoplexy
             .
             And
             these
             symptomes
             happen
             not
             alike
             to
             all
             ,
             but
             differ
             and
             vary
             according
             to
             the
             several
             constitutions
             of
             the
             parties
             that
             are
             sick
             .
             And
             as
             in
             the
             times
             of
             great
             Infection
             all
             Diseases
             turn
             to
             the
             Plague
             ,
             so
             the
             Plague
             discovers
             the
             symptomes
             of
             all
             those
             Diseases
             whereof
             it
             had
             its
             beginning
             and
             original
             .
          
           
             And
             ,
             though
             this
             grievous
             Sickness
             ,
             most
             commonly
             comes
             in
             state
             ,
             attended
             with
             a
             Fever
             ,
             and
             strengthened
             with
             other
             maladies
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             not
             alwayes
             so
             ,
             for
             sometimes
             it
             comes
             stealing
             into
             the
             heart
             ,
             whereby
             many
             have
             died
             suddenly
             ,
             without
             the
             sense
             of
             fore-going
             pain
             or
             preceding
             distemper
             .
             
               Iacob
               de
               Partibus
            
             tells
             us
             of
             some
             that
             in
             the
             Plague
             time
             bronght
             him
             their
             Urine
             to
             look
             upon
             ,
             and
             he
             could
             perceive
             neither
             any
             symptome
             or
             grievous
             Fever
             that
             they
             had
             ,
             and
             yet
             they
             died
             either
             before
             ,
             or
             as
             soon
             as
             they
             went
             from
             him
             .
             
               Alex.
               Benedictus
            
             tells
             of
             some
             that
             whilst
             they
             have
             been
             employed
             about
             their
             business
             in
             the
             House
             ▪
             their
             trading
             in
             the
             Market
             ,
             their
             devotions
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             have
             died
             suddenly
             ;
             and
             sundry
             other
             Physitians
             relate
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             the
             same
             hath
             or
             might
             have
             been
             observed
             here
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             Besides
             these
             Signs
             that
             the
             Plague
             hath
             in
             common
             with
             other
             Diseases
             ,
             it
             hath
             some
             more
             proper
             to
             it self
             ,
             and
             doth
             incredibly
             destroy
             the
             Vital
             Spirit
             ,
             
             and
             weaken
             Nature
             ,
             so
             that
             in
             a
             very
             short
             time
             ,
             without
             any
             manifest
             reason
             or
             fore-going
             cause
             ,
             the
             party
             is
             as
             weak
             and
             faint
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             endured
             much
             pain
             without
             ease
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             watched
             long
             without
             sleep
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             bled
             extreamly
             without
             stopping
             it
             ,
             or
             purged
             or
             vomited
             exceedingly
             ,
             without
             staying
             it
             .
             It
             is
             the
             most
             venemous
             and
             infectious
             of
             all
             Diseases
             ,
             it
             seiseth
             upon
             many
             ,
             and
             the
             most
             of
             them
             it
             kills
             .
          
           
             What
             the
             event
             of
             the
             Sickness
             is
             like
             to
             be
             ,
             one
             may
             from
             hence
             conjecture
             and
             prognosticate
             :
          
           
             First
             ,
             If
             the
             sick
             party
             in
             the
             very
             first
             beginning
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             and
             as
             soon
             as
             ever
             he
             felt
             himself
             ill
             ,
             did
             take
             some
             proper
             and
             effectual
             medicine
             ,
             and
             did
             not
             vomit
             or
             cast
             it
             up
             again
             ;
             and
             if
             by
             chance
             he
             did
             cast
             it
             up
             ,
             if
             presently
             after
             he
             did
             take
             some
             more
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             ,
             which
             did
             abide
             in
             his
             stomach
             ,
             and
             was
             digested
             ,
             and
             did
             make
             him
             sweat
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             grew
             lightsomer
             after
             Sweat
             ;
             if
             the
             Swellings
             ,
             Botches
             ,
             or
             Carbuncles
             quickly
             arise
             to
             a
             place
             not
             dangerous
             ,
             neither
             to
             the
             Heart
             ,
             Neck
             ,
             Throat
             ,
             nor
             about
             the
             Ears
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             the
             symptomes
             do
             abate
             ,
             if
             the
             swellings
             be
             great
             ,
             or
             more
             than
             one
             ,
             and
             quickly
             break
             and
             run
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             maturation
             :
             If
             the
             party
             hath
             an
             honest
             careful
             Nurse
             ,
             and
             but
             one
             Physitian
             (
             for
             two
             Physitians
             ,
             a
             wicked
             Nurse
             ,
             and
             the
             Plague
             ,
             are
             able
             to
             make
             an
             end
             of
             any
             one
             sick
             Patient
             )
             there
             is
             great
             probability
             and
             hope
             of
             his
             recovery
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             But
             if
             the
             party
             hath
             neglected
             to
             take
             any
             approved
             Cordial
             or
             Medicine
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             before
             he
             slept
             ,
             if
             the
             swellings
             be
             but
             small
             ,
             and
             arise
             slowly
             and
             near
             about
             the
             heart
             ,
             
             if
             there
             be
             more
             Carbuncles
             than
             one
             ,
             if
             the
             swellings
             retire
             back
             ,
             and
             quickly
             strike
             in
             again
             ,
             if
             the
             party
             continue
             light-headed
             ,
             talke
             idle
             or
             hath
             Convulsions
             ,
             or
             a
             deep
             sleep
             ,
             or
             be
             sick
             after
             sleep
             ,
             or
             hath
             no
             sleep
             at
             all
             ,
             if
             he
             hath
             a
             great
             thirst
             ,
             and
             the
             Tongue
             be
             black
             and
             scorcht
             ,
             if
             the
             Eyes
             look
             ghastly
             ,
             the
             Voice
             be
             hoarse
             ,
             the
             Nostrils
             drawn
             together
             ,
             if
             he
             say
             that
             all
             things
             stink
             ;
             if
             he
             purge
             or
             vomit
             ,
             or
             bleed
             at
             the
             Nose
             ,
             and
             is
             not
             better
             for
             it
             ,
             if
             he
             be
             outwardly
             cold
             ,
             and
             inwardly
             burn
             ,
             if
             he
             doth
             often
             faint
             or
             swoune
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             death
             follows
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             There
             is
             no
             Disease
             more
             treacherous
             and
             deceitful
             ,
             for
             sometimes
             ,
             when
             one
             may
             think
             the
             worst
             is
             past
             ,
             death
             is
             at
             hand
             ,
             and
             when
             death
             seems
             to
             be
             at
             hand
             ,
             the
             party
             sometimes
             recovers
             beyond
             hope
             or
             expectation
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Children
             are
             most
             in
             danger
             ,
             Women
             with
             Child
             next
             ,
             and
             young
             Maids
             that
             are
             marriageable
             ,
             more
             than
             Elder
             or
             aged
             persons
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             Those
             that
             die
             of
             the
             Plague
             ,
             have
             commonly
             to
             be
             seen
             upon
             them
             Spots
             ,
             or
             Marks
             ,
             or
             Botches
             ,
             Blains
             or
             Carbuncles
             ,
             and
             though
             these
             sometimes
             vanish
             or
             disappear
             ,
             yet
             the
             flesh
             will
             be
             quickly
             softer
             in
             one
             place
             than
             another
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             body
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             corruption
             of
             the
             humours
             ,
             will
             grow
             limber
             ,
             and
             become
             more
             soft
             than
             ordinary
             ,
             and
             worse
             coloured
             than
             other
             Corpses
             ,
             the
             Ears
             also
             ,
             and
             the
             Nails
             and
             Nose
             will
             wax
             blew
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             had
             been
             beaten
             or
             bruis'd
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Of
             the
             Preservation
             from
             the
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             Death
             is
             not
             a
             greater
             enemy
             to
             Nature
             ,
             than
             the
             Pestilence
             is
             a
             friend
             to
             Death
             ,
             and
             though
             it
             be
             so
             grievous
             a
             Disease
             ,
             against
             which
             there
             is
             yet
             known
             no
             general
             nor
             infallible
             Medicine
             ;
             yet
             sometimes
             ,
             either
             by
             the
             strength
             of
             Nature
             ,
             or
             help
             of
             Physick
             ,
             it
             hath
             been
             heal'd
             and
             cured
             .
             We
             see
             there
             have
             been
             some
             Houses
             set
             on
             fire
             ,
             and
             yet
             have
             been
             preserved
             ;
             there
             have
             been
             Possessions
             that
             have
             been
             enter'd
             by
             Adversaries
             ,
             and
             yet
             have
             been
             recover'd
             and
             restor'd
             again
             to
             the
             right
             and
             lawful
             Owners
             ;
             there
             have
             been
             Enemies
             ,
             who
             have
             invaded
             Countries
             ,
             and
             enter'd
             Towns
             ,
             and
             yet
             have
             been
             fortunately
             driven
             out
             by
             the
             Valour
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             ;
             but
             yet
             the
             Housholder
             could
             more
             easily
             have
             prevented
             the
             Fire
             ,
             than
             extinguish
             it
             ;
             the
             Farmer
             with
             lesse
             trouble
             kept
             his
             Possession
             ,
             than
             have
             regain'd
             it
             ;
             and
             the
             Citizens
             with
             lesse
             losse
             and
             hazard
             have
             defended
             their
             Towns
             and
             Countries
             ,
             than
             have
             clear'd
             them
             of
             their
             Enemies
             .
          
           
             The
             Plague
             is
             a
             Fire
             that
             consumeth
             all
             before
             it
             ,
             and
             may
             quickly
             bring
             the
             body
             to
             dust
             and
             ashes
             ;
             it
             is
             an
             Adversary
             that
             riotously
             makes
             a
             forcible
             Entry
             ,
             and
             may
             assault
             ,
             wound
             ,
             and
             evilly
             entreat
             you
             ,
             so
             that
             it
             may
             be
             despaired
             of
             your
             life
             ,
             against
             whom
             yon
             cannot
             get
             your
             damages
             nor
             reparation
             ;
             it
             is
             an
             enemy
             that
             seldome
             gives
             Quarter
             ,
             but
             destroys
             ,
             spoils
             ,
             and
             lays
             all
             waste
             before
             it
             ,
             and
             far
             more
             wisdom
             it
             is
             to
             prevent
             the
             Malady
             ,
             than
             to
             abide
             the
             trouble
             ,
             cost
             ,
             and
             hazard
             of
             the
             Cure.
             
          
           
           
             The
             way
             and
             means
             of
             Preservation
             (
             under
             Gods
             assistance
             ,
             as
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             so
             especially
             now
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             seek
             by
             Prayer
             and
             Devotion
             )
             consist
             in
             two
             things
             :
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 In
                 avoiding
                 all
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 In
                 strengthening
                 our
                 Bodies
                 against
                 them
                 .
              
            
          
           
             One
             Cause
             of
             the
             Sickness
             ,
             is
             the
             Corruption
             and
             Infection
             of
             the
             Air
             ;
             for
             when
             the
             Plague
             begins
             to
             raign
             in
             any
             Place
             ,
             and
             the
             Pestilence
             is
             as
             it
             were
             sown
             among
             the
             People
             ,
             the
             Sick
             continually
             not
             onely
             breath
             out
             of
             their
             Mouths
             ,
             but
             send
             out
             of
             their
             Bodies
             infectious
             steams
             and
             vapours
             ,
             which
             being
             disperst
             and
             scattered
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             are
             soon
             after
             drawn
             in
             by
             the
             breath
             of
             others
             ;
             and
             thence
             whole
             Families
             are
             extinguisht
             ,
             and
             the
             Plague
             not
             onely
             creeps
             ,
             but
             runs
             from
             one
             House
             to
             another
             :
             and
             hence
             it
             is
             that
             the
             Plague
             destroyes
             more
             in
             Cities
             than
             in
             Countries
             ,
             and
             more
             in
             narrow
             Streets
             and
             Lanes
             of
             those
             Cities
             ,
             than
             in
             open
             places
             ,
             because
             usually
             there
             are
             narrow
             and
             little
             rooms
             ,
             which
             are
             soonest
             fill'd
             with
             infectious
             vapours
             ,
             and
             longer
             keep
             them
             in
             ;
             for
             though
             the
             Air
             be
             never
             so
             corrupt
             ,
             you
             must
             draw
             it
             in
             with
             your
             breath
             continually
             ,
             for
             without
             it
             you
             cannot
             live
             an
             hour
             .
             As
             meat
             and
             drink
             is
             the
             food
             of
             our
             Bodies
             ,
             so
             is
             the
             air
             the
             nourishment
             of
             our
             Spirits
             ;
             and
             therefore
             as
             by
             unwholsome
             meat
             our
             Bodies
             are
             diseased
             ,
             so
             by
             corrupt
             air
             ,
             our
             Spirits
             are
             easily
             infected
             ,
             weakened
             ,
             and
             extinguished
             ;
             and
             therefore
             we
             have
             good
             cause
             to
             avoid
             it
             ,
             and
             provide
             against
             it
             .
             Hence
             it
             
             was
             that
             the
             Ancients
             (
             as
             Plutarch
             relates
             in
             his
             Roman
             Questions
             )
             did
             alwayes
             build
             the
             Temple
             of
             Aesculapius
             the
             supposed
             God
             of
             their
             Health
             ,
             without
             the
             walls
             ▪
             because
             they
             judged
             the
             Country
             air
             more
             wholesome
             than
             the
             City
             .
             And
             in
             this
             case
             the
             Counsel
             of
             Hippocrates
             in
             advising
             to
             change
             and
             flie
             the
             corrupted
             air
             ,
             is
             ,
             and
             hath
             been
             receiv'd
             as
             an
             Oracle
             ,
             and
             as
             a
             Proverb
             generally
             approved
             by
             all
             ,
             The
             Antidote
             made
             of
             three
             Adverbs
             ,
             
               Cito
               ,
               Longe
               ,
               Tarde
               ,
               Flie
               quickly
               ,
               Go
               far
               ,
            
             and
             
               Return
               slowly
            
             ,
             hath
             oft-times
             proved
             effectual
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             any
             of
             those
             that
             will
             strain
             at
             a
             Gnat
             ,
             and
             swallow
             a
             Camel
             ,
             should
             pretend
             any
             scruple
             of
             Conscience
             about
             the
             lawfulness
             of
             this
             Remedy
             ,
             in
             flying
             from
             Infected
             Places
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             out
             of
             envy
             ,
             at
             the
             accommodation
             of
             others
             ,
             or
             discontent
             that
             they
             are
             not
             so
             well
             provided
             themselves
             ,
             or
             some
             secret
             design
             (
             as
             I
             have
             heard
             several
             expresse
             it
             )
             
               The
               Lord
               can
               follow
               them
               and
               find
               them
               out
            
             ;
             they
             may
             also
             understand
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             not
             their
             desire
             to
             flie
             from
             his
             presence
             ,
             but
             his
             Plague
             ,
             not
             from
             their
             gracious
             God
             ,
             but
             from
             his
             punishing
             and
             fearful
             rod.
             Do
             you
             not
             see
             this
             sort
             of
             people
             ,
             if
             they
             should
             be
             looking
             out
             at
             a
             window
             ,
             and
             it
             should
             chance
             to
             thunder
             and
             lighten
             in
             their
             faces
             ,
             would
             they
             not
             presently
             turn
             their
             backs
             ,
             and
             shut
             the
             Casement
             ,
             and
             retire
             inwards
             ?
             and
             yet
             they
             cannot
             think
             that
             the
             Casement
             can
             resist
             Thunder
             ,
             or
             the
             Glasse
             keep
             out
             Lightning
             .
             Do
             they
             not
             in
             Winter
             ,
             Frost
             ,
             and
             Snow
             ,
             wear
             Muffes
             and
             Gloves
             ,
             and
             put
             on
             more
             Apparel
             ?
             and
             yet
             the
             Psalmist
             saith
             ,
             
               Who
               can
               stand
               before
               his
               Cold
               ?
            
             Psal.
             147.
             
             But
             I
             shall
             leave
             these
             people
             as
             diseas'd
             in
             the
             Pate
             ,
             and
             as
             I
             have
             
             advis'd
             all
             my
             friends
             (
             though
             much
             against
             my
             own
             interest
             )
             if
             possible
             to
             remove
             and
             change
             their
             dwelling
             ;
             so
             I
             think
             it
             no
             more
             unlawful
             for
             any
             persons
             ,
             whose
             stay
             in
             infected
             places
             is
             not
             more
             necessary
             than
             their
             lives
             ,
             to
             take
             the
             benefit
             of
             better
             air
             ,
             than
             for
             a
             great
             man
             that
             hath
             a
             large
             House
             ,
             to
             remove
             from
             one
             end
             or
             side
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             is
             infected
             or
             set
             on
             fire
             ,
             to
             another
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             is
             free
             and
             safe
             from
             burning
             ;
             onely
             this
             I
             shall
             intreat
             of
             all
             that
             go
             from
             infected
             neighbours
             ,
             that
             they
             would
             thankfully
             adore
             Gods
             bounty
             in
             providing
             for
             them
             places
             of
             refuge
             ,
             and
             part
             with
             some
             of
             their
             
               Finery
               ,
               Pride
               ,
               Excesse
               ,
               Prodigality
               ,
               Superstuity
               ,
            
             and
             Luxury
             ,
             for
             the
             
               Alms
               and
               Relief
            
             of
             those
             that
             are
             now
             brought
             to
             great
             necessity
             ,
             and
             send
             up
             their
             prayers
             for
             the
             health
             of
             such
             places
             ,
             upon
             which
             some
             of
             their
             sins
             may
             have
             helpt
             to
             pull
             down
             Plagues
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             in
             taking
             of
             other
             Physick
             ,
             it
             is
             necessary
             to
             observe
             and
             follow
             the
             directions
             ,
             otherwise
             you
             would
             run
             into
             an
             Error
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             Remedy
             worse
             than
             the
             Disease
             ;
             so
             when
             you
             fly
             from
             infected
             places
             ,
             you
             must
             observe
             the
             rules
             to
             do
             it
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Cito
             ,
             Quickly
             ;
             You
             must
             delay
             no
             time
             ,
             but
             remove
             with
             all
             speed
             ,
             least
             you
             be
             arrested
             by
             death
             ,
             before
             you
             go
             ,
             or
             carry
             the
             Infection
             with
             you
             ,
             either
             in
             your
             own
             body
             ,
             which
             being
             stirred
             and
             heated
             with
             motion
             ,
             may
             occasion
             the
             humours
             to
             putrefie
             ,
             and
             destroy
             your self
             ;
             or
             else
             in
             your
             cloths
             ,
             whereby
             those
             persons
             among
             whom
             you
             come
             to
             dwell
             or
             sojourn
             ,
             having
             not
             been
             accustomed
             to
             such
             evil
             air
             out
             of
             which
             you
             come
             ,
             may
             very
             easily
             be
             infected
             .
             
               Evagrius
               lib.
            
             4.
             of
             his
             History
             ,
             relates
             that
             many
             sound
             persons
             coming
             out
             of
             
             infected
             places
             ,
             did
             infect
             the
             Inhabitants
             ,
             and
             brought
             the
             Plague
             among
             them
             ;
             and
             the
             like
             may
             be
             remembred
             to
             be
             done
             in
             later
             years
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Longe
             ,
             Far
             ;
             When
             there
             hath
             been
             a
             little
             Cloud
             dissolved
             in
             the
             air
             ,
             it
             hath
             been
             observed
             to
             rain
             sometimes
             at
             one
             end
             of
             a
             Town
             ,
             and
             not
             at
             all
             at
             another
             ;
             Mists
             have
             been
             at
             the
             tops
             of
             the
             Hill
             ,
             when
             there
             have
             been
             none
             in
             the
             Valley
             ;
             there
             hath
             been
             Sun-shine
             in
             one
             Field
             ,
             and
             Rain
             in
             the
             next
             ;
             it
             hath
             snowed
             in
             some
             grounds
             ,
             when
             it
             hath
             hail'd
             in
             others
             ;
             fearful
             Thunders
             have
             astonisht
             the
             people
             in
             some
             places
             ,
             and
             yet
             twenty
             miles
             off
             they
             have
             not
             been
             heard
             ;
             but
             in
             a
             great
             over-casting
             of
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             you
             must
             not
             think
             to
             get
             out
             of
             the
             reach
             of
             the
             Rain
             or
             Storm
             in
             a
             little
             Journey
             .
             You
             cannot
             smell
             Rosemary
             half
             a
             mile
             in
             England
             ,
             but
             from
             Spain
             you
             may
             smell
             it
             many
             leagues
             .
             If
             the
             Infection
             be
             in
             a
             Country
             Village
             ,
             a
             little
             way
             will
             serve
             to
             flie
             from
             it
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             be
             in
             a
             great
             and
             Imperial
             City
             ,
             you
             must
             go
             further
             ,
             and
             though
             you
             fare
             worse
             ,
             you
             will
             scape
             the
             better
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             Tarde
             ;
             As
             you
             must
             flie
             from
             the
             infected
             place
             in
             hast
             ,
             so
             you
             must
             return
             to
             it
             by
             leasure
             ;
             for
             you
             were
             better
             stay
             away
             a
             Moneth
             too
             long
             ,
             than
             return
             a
             day
             too
             soon
             .
             When
             a
             Fox
             is
             to
             passe
             over
             any
             frozen
             River
             ,
             he
             puts
             his
             Ear
             to
             the
             Ice
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             hear
             the
             Water
             run
             ,
             the
             memory
             of
             being
             formerly
             wet
             ,
             and
             the
             unpleasantnesse
             of
             swimming
             in
             the
             cold
             ,
             coming
             to
             his
             mind
             ,
             makes
             him
             retire
             back
             .
             'T
             is
             no
             wisdom
             for
             you
             ,
             having
             taken
             up
             a
             good
             shelter
             ,
             to
             come
             out
             of
             it
             into
             a
             Storm
             or
             Tempest
             ,
             till
             all
             be
             calm
             .
             Those
             who
             are
             to
             return
             into
             their
             homes
             that
             have
             still
             remained
             clear
             from
             
             the
             Infection
             ,
             may
             do
             it
             sooner
             than
             those
             who
             are
             to
             go
             into
             Houses
             that
             have
             been
             visited
             .
             Infection
             as
             well
             as
             smells
             and
             perfumes
             ,
             may
             last
             a
             long
             time
             in
             a
             Garment
             or
             Apparel
             .
             Fracastorius
             tells
             of
             a
             Furre
             Gown
             (
             sure
             it
             was
             a
             mourning
             Gown
             )
             that
             occasion'd
             the
             death
             of
             five
             and
             twenty
             men
             that
             wore
             it
             ,
             one
             after
             another
             in
             Verona
             ,
             and
             died
             of
             the
             Plague
             .
             And
             
               Alexander
               Benedictus
            
             speaks
             of
             Feather-beds
             that
             have
             held
             the
             Infection
             seven
             years
             ;
             if
             you
             lie
             in
             them
             too
             soon
             ,
             the
             linnen
             may
             prove
             your
             Winding
             sheet
             ,
             and
             the
             Down-Bed
             your
             Death-bed
             ,
             where
             you
             may
             sleep
             your
             last
             ,
             and
             instead
             of
             having
             a
             Good-morrow
             ,
             bid
             the
             World
             Good-night
             .
          
           
             But
             least
             any
             with
             over-much
             care
             should
             prejudice
             their
             own
             private
             affairs
             ,
             or
             the
             Trade
             of
             this
             Royal
             City
             of
             London
             (
             whose
             Wealth
             and
             Prosperity
             every
             true
             English-man
             is
             oblig'd
             to
             seek
             )
             he
             may
             be
             informed
             that
             in
             the
             ending
             of
             the
             last
             great
             Sicknesse
             1625.
             the
             people
             went
             promiscuously
             one
             among
             another
             ,
             and
             the
             Houses
             were
             quickly
             fill'd
             with
             Inhabitants
             ,
             and
             fresh
             comers
             out
             of
             the
             Country
             ,
             and
             yet
             no
             new
             Infection
             followed
             .
             And
             I
             remember
             that
             in
             the
             Loyal
             City
             of
             Bristol
             (
             the
             place
             where
             I
             was
             born
             )
             about
             twenty
             years
             ago
             ,
             many
             Houses
             were
             shut
             up
             ,
             and
             hundreds
             died
             every
             week
             ,
             of
             the
             Plague
             ,
             both
             before
             and
             during
             the
             Siege
             ,
             whilst
             it
             was
             kept
             for
             the
             Kings
             most
             Excellent
             Majesty
             ,
             by
             that
             most
             renowned
             and
             and
             valiant
             Commander
             his
             Highnesse
             Prince
             Rupert
             ;
             but
             as
             soon
             as
             ever
             the
             Enemies
             enter'd
             in
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             lesser
             Plague
             vanisht
             ,
             and
             departed
             at
             the
             approach
             of
             a
             greater
             ,
             the
             Souldiers
             made
             no
             great
             difference
             of
             quartering
             in
             any
             Houses
             or
             coming
             into
             any
             company
             ,
             and
             the
             Inhabitants
             
             return'd
             to
             their
             forsaken
             Dwellings
             at
             one
             Gate
             ,
             whilst
             the
             Pestilence
             went
             out
             at
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             hath
             not
             hitherto
             return'd
             again
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             if
             through
             Poverty
             and
             lack
             of
             means
             to
             maintain
             you
             ,
             and
             want
             of
             friends
             to
             receive
             and
             entertain
             you
             in
             better
             air
             ,
             or
             having
             such
             Callings
             ,
             from
             the
             attendance
             whereon
             ,
             you
             cannot
             with
             honesty
             and
             good
             conscience
             absent
             your self
             ,
             but
             are
             enforced
             still
             to
             stay
             ,
             and
             cannot
             possibly
             avoid
             the
             occasions
             of
             the
             Sicknesse
             ;
             you
             must
             then
             ,
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Strengthen
             your
             Bodies
             against
             the
             Causes
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             For
             which
             purpose
             you
             must
             look
             upon
             the
             Plague
             as
             a
             most
             poysonous
             and
             pernicious
             Serpent
             ,
             as
             a
             most
             dangerous
             and
             deadly
             Dragon
             ,
             whose
             venom
             is
             increased
             by
             destroying
             ,
             and
             you
             tied
             to
             encounter
             with
             him
             ,
             where
             if
             he
             assault
             you
             ,
             you
             must
             either
             get
             the
             victory
             ,
             or
             die
             upon
             the
             spot
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             were
             to
             defend
             your self
             against
             a
             thief
             ,
             a
             pistol
             would
             perhaps
             affright
             him
             ;
             if
             to
             duel
             a
             quarrelsome
             Hector
             ,
             a
             sword
             or
             rapier
             would
             preserve
             you
             ;
             a
             staffe
             will
             serve
             to
             beat
             a
             Dog
             ,
             the
             shewing
             of
             your self
             would
             chase
             a
             Fox
             ,
             and
             make
             him
             take
             his
             kennel
             ;
             but
             the
             Plague
             is
             so
             venemous
             and
             destructive
             an
             Enemy
             ,
             that
             to
             defend
             your self
             ,
             and
             get
             the
             victory
             ,
             you
             must
             be
             more
             than
             ordinarily
             armed
             and
             appointed
             .
          
           
             Imagine
             then
             your self
             to
             be
             a
             Garrison
             ,
             whereof
             you
             are
             the
             Governour
             ,
             and
             which
             you
             are
             commanded
             for
             to
             keep
             upon
             the
             hazard
             of
             your
             life
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             case
             do
             as
             a
             most
             discreet
             and
             valiant
             Souldier
             would
             ,
             to
             defend
             and
             maintain
             his
             trust
             ,
             and
             save
             his
             honour
             .
             He
             will
             remove
             or
             secure
             all
             
             Traytors
             ,
             and
             secret
             Enemies
             ,
             cut
             down
             all
             Trees
             and
             Hedges
             ,
             and
             burn
             all
             Houses
             wherein
             the
             Enemy
             may
             take
             shelter
             and
             annoy
             him
             ;
             and
             spoil
             all
             provisions
             that
             may
             relieve
             and
             succour
             him
             ;
             he
             will
             repair
             all
             breaches
             and
             weak
             places
             ,
             at
             which
             the
             Enemy
             may
             make
             a
             Battery
             ,
             and
             seek
             to
             enter
             by
             Assault
             ;
             he
             will
             lay
             in
             sufficient
             stores
             of
             Ammunition
             and
             Provision
             ;
             he
             will
             fortifie
             the
             place
             with
             Trenches
             ,
             Lines
             ,
             and
             Out-works
             ;
             he
             will
             raise
             and
             muster
             up
             a
             sufficient
             number
             of
             Souldiers
             ,
             and
             by
             good
             Discipline
             have
             them
             ready
             at
             all
             Postures
             ,
             Marches
             ,
             and
             Commands
             ;
             he
             will
             furnish
             himself
             with
             all
             manner
             of
             offensive
             and
             defensive
             Weapons
             ,
             Engines
             ,
             and
             Fire-works
             .
             He
             will
             be
             jealous
             ,
             and
             examine
             all
             strangers
             and
             unknown
             persons
             that
             enter
             in
             .
             He
             will
             have
             his
             Spies
             abroad
             for
             Intelligence
             ,
             and
             never
             be
             secure
             ,
             but
             alwayes
             on
             his
             Guard.
             
          
           
             Now
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             bad
             corrupt
             humours
             are
             as
             Traytors
             ,
             which
             will
             soon
             take
             part
             with
             the
             Disease
             ,
             and
             let
             him
             in
             ,
             if
             you
             do
             not
             suppresse
             the
             breeding
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             purge
             them
             out
             .
             All
             slovenly
             or
             sluttish
             nastinesse
             ,
             all
             disorder
             and
             excess
             ,
             are
             as
             so
             many
             shelters
             ,
             wherein
             the
             Enemy
             may
             lurk
             and
             lie
             in
             Ambush
             to
             assault
             you
             .
             The
             infirmity
             or
             weakness
             of
             any
             part
             ,
             is
             a
             breach
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             Sicknesse
             may
             enter
             ,
             and
             which
             you
             must
             make
             up
             and
             repair
             to
             keep
             him
             out
             .
             Issues
             and
             Fontanels
             ,
             are
             as
             Trenches
             ,
             Graffes
             and
             Ditches
             ;
             Fumes
             as
             Fire-works
             and
             Granadoes
             ;
             Amulets
             as
             Fortifications
             and
             Out-works
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             make
             to
             keep
             him
             off
             :
             The
             Natural
             Animal
             and
             Vital
             Spirits
             are
             the
             Souldiers
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             by
             all
             means
             maintain
             and
             cherish
             ,
             
             revive
             and
             comfort
             ,
             and
             keep
             from
             fear
             and
             fainting
             .
             Good
             Diet
             and
             Cordials
             are
             the
             Provision
             which
             you
             must
             not
             want
             .
             Medicines
             are
             your
             offensive
             and
             defensive
             Weapons
             ,
             to
             preserve
             your self
             ,
             and
             destroy
             your
             Enemy
             .
             Intelligence
             and
             knowledge
             with
             whom
             you
             do
             converse
             ,
             or
             have
             to
             do
             ,
             are
             your
             Spies
             ,
             and
             Carefulness
             your
             Guard
             and
             Sentinel
             that
             keeps
             you
             from
             being
             surpriz'd
             ;
             and
             little
             enough
             ,
             you
             cannot
             be
             too
             careful
             ;
             for
             there
             have
             been
             places
             that
             have
             been
             betrayed
             by
             the
             Inhabitants
             ,
             surpriz'd
             by
             Ambush
             ,
             yielded
             up
             by
             Cowardise
             ,
             starved
             for
             scarcity
             of
             Provision
             ,
             surrendred
             for
             lack
             of
             Ammunition
             ,
             could
             not
             be
             made
             tenable
             for
             Breaches
             ,
             overcome
             for
             want
             of
             Souldiers
             ,
             taken
             by
             letting
             in
             unknown
             Persons
             ,
             and
             surpriz'd
             by
             being
             secure
             .
             The
             City
             of
             Troy
             was
             taken
             by
             bringing
             in
             a
             Wooden
             Horse
             ,
             whose
             Belly
             was
             full
             of
             armed
             Greeks
             ;
             some
             places
             have
             been
             surpriz'd
             by
             Souldiers
             covered
             with
             a
             load
             of
             Hay
             ;
             and
             others
             by
             Enemies
             brought
             in
             with
             Houshold-stuffe
             .
             But
             your
             life
             is
             in
             greater
             hazard
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             lost
             by
             a
             pair
             of
             Gloves
             ,
             a
             Periwigge
             or
             a
             Muffe
             ,
             or
             any
             Apparel
             ;
             your
             destruction
             may
             be
             brought
             upon
             you
             by
             your
             Meat
             from
             the
             Shambles
             ,
             by
             your
             Wine
             from
             the
             Tavern
             ,
             by
             your
             Bread
             from
             the
             Bakers
             ,
             by
             your
             Drink
             from
             the
             Brewers
             ;
             it
             may
             come
             in
             a
             Nose-gay
             from
             the
             Garden
             ,
             in
             Herbs
             from
             the
             Fields
             ,
             in
             Fruit
             from
             the
             Market
             ;
             it
             may
             be
             handed
             to
             you
             by
             the
             Water
             you
             wash
             in
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             drawn
             in
             by
             the
             Air
             you
             breath
             in
             ;
             and
             as
             at
             other
             times
             you
             are
             so
             frail
             ,
             that
             your
             breath
             (
             so
             in
             times
             of
             Infection
             your
             Death
             )
             may
             be
             in
             your
             Nostrils
             .
          
           
             
             
               Secondly
               ,
               To
               strengthen
               our
               Bodies
               against
               the
               Causes
               of
               Infection
               .
            
             
               One
               Cause
               of
               Infection
               ,
               is
               ,
               the
               Corruption
               of
               the
               Air
               ;
               and
               the
               way
               to
               fortifie
               our selves
               against
               it
               ,
               is
               ,
               to
               correct
               and
               purifie
               it
               .
            
             
               And
               here
               the
               Air
               may
               be
               considered
               two
               wayes
               :
               
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   In
                   General
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   In
                   Particular
                   .
                
              
            
             
               The
               General
               Air
               ,
               is
               ,
               that
               of
               all
               the
               Region
               and
               Place
               where
               people
               live
               ,
               which
               is
               ,
               and
               may
               be
               purged
               by
               cleansing
               and
               removing
               all
               filthy
               and
               offensive
               things
               out
               of
               the
               Streets
               ,
               and
               adjacent
               places
               .
               Physitians
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               great
               and
               grievous
               Plagues
               ,
               have
               used
               several
               means
               ,
               and
               tried
               divers
               wayes
               to
               clear
               and
               purifie
               the
               Air.
               Some
               direct
               to
               make
               great
               fires
               in
               the
               Streets
               ,
               as
               Hyppocrates
               did
               in
               the
               Plague
               at
               Athens
               ,
               and
               burning
               among
               them
               sweet
               Odors
               ,
               Spices
               and
               Perfumes
               ,
               Fragrant
               Ointments
               and
               Compositions
               ,
               whereby
               he
               freed
               the
               City
               from
               Infection
               .
               Some
               would
               have
               Guns
               and
               Muskets
               discharged
               in
               the
               Streets
               ,
               especially
               in
               hot
               weather
               ;
               and
               this
               makes
               a
               greater
               commotion
               ,
               though
               less
               heat
               and
               inflamation
               .
               Cardanus
               directs
               to
               burn
               leather
               ,
               and
               things
               that
               send
               out
               strong
               scents
               ,
               though
               they
               be
               never
               so
               odious
               and
               stinking
               .
               Others
               ,
               as
               
                 Alexander
                 Benedictus
              
               ,
               would
               have
               Dogs
               kill'd
               ,
               and
               left
               in
               the
               Streets
               unburied
               ,
               that
               the
               Carrion
               smell
               
               might
               expel
               the
               venom
               of
               the
               putrid
               air
               ;
               and
               perhaps
               for
               this
               reason
               ,
               that
               poysons
               have
               not
               onely
               an
               Antipathy
               to
               their
               Antidotes
               ,
               but
               also
               sometimes
               to
               one
               another
               ,
               it
               being
               no
               more
               unusual
               for
               one
               poyson
               ,
               than
               for
               one
               heat
               ,
               to
               drive
               out
               the
               other
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               seeing
               that
               everything
               doth
               work
               upon
               its
               like
               ,
               and
               there
               ought
               to
               be
               something
               agreeable
               and
               suitable
               between
               the
               Agent
               and
               the
               Patient
               (
               as
               we
               see
               that
               oylwill
               presently
               mixe
               &
               incorporate
               with
               grease
               or
               wax
               ,
               but
               not
               with
               vinegar
               ,
               and
               many
               gums
               will
               dissolve
               in
               vinegar
               ,
               that
               will
               not
               melt
               nor
               mix
               with
               oil
               )
               it
               might
               be
               probable
               ,
               that
               in
               an
               extraordinary
               Infection
               ,
               those
               odious
               scents
               being
               somewhat
               of
               the
               same
               nature
               with
               those
               poysonous
               vapours
               that
               caus'd
               the
               Pestilence
               ,
               might
               incorporate
               with
               them
               ,
               and
               carry
               them
               away
               ,
               whereas
               delightful
               and
               better
               odors
               and
               perfumes
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               contrariety
               of
               their
               Nature
               ,
               might
               have
               no
               effect
               upon
               them
               .
               
                 Rodericus
                 a
                 Castro
              
               would
               have
               Kine
               and
               Oxen
               driven
               up
               and
               down
               the
               Streets
               ,
               that
               the
               impurity
               of
               the
               air
               might
               be
               cleansed
               by
               the
               sweet
               smell
               of
               their
               breath
               ;
               and
               I
               have
               heard
               the
               smell
               of
               Sheep
               very
               much
               commended
               ;
               and
               some
               have
               also
               suspected
               it
               ,
               least
               their
               flesh
               afterwards
               when
               they
               come
               to
               be
               kill'd
               should
               poyson
               the
               eaters
               .
               But
               as
               the
               same
               Plague
               and
               Murrain
               that
               kills
               Sheep
               and
               Beasts
               ▪
               will
               not
               hurt
               men
               ,
               so
               will
               not
               the
               Plague
               that
               kills
               men
               ,
               hurt
               Sheep
               or
               Cattel
               .
            
             
               The
               particular
               air
               is
               that
               in
               our
               own
               private
               houses
               ,
               and
               which
               we
               breath
               into
               us
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               purified
               by
               Smells
               or
               Fumes
               ,
               of
               both
               which
               ,
               as
               well
               simple
               as
               compound
               ,
               there
               are
               a
               very
               great
               number
               prescribed
               by
               Physitians
               .
               I
               shall
               commend
               this
               .
               
               Take
               
                 White-Wine
                 Vinegar
              
               and
               smell
               to
               it
               ,
               and
               wash
               your
               mouth
               and
               nostrils
               with
               it
               ,
               or
               mixe
               it
               with
               water
               that
               you
               wash
               your
               face
               and
               hands
               with
               ;
               or
               wet
               your
               face
               and
               hands
               with
               it
               ,
               after
               you
               have
               washt
               them
               with
               water
               ,
               and
               let
               the
               vinegar
               dry
               in
               ,
               without
               wiping
               of
               it
               off
               .
            
             
               
                 Or
                 else
                 use
                 it
                 thus
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 Sage
                 and
                 Rew
                 ,
                 of
                 each
                 a
                 handful
                 ,
                 steep
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 quart
                 of
                 
                   White-wine
                   Vinegar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 use
                 it
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Or
                 else
                 use
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 Nutmegs
                 ,
                 the
                 roots
                 of
                 
                   Contrayerva
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   Shakeweed
                   ,
                   Pestilence
                   Wort
                   ,
                   Angelica
                   ,
                   Elicampane
                   ,
                   Zedoary
                   ,
                   Master-wort
                   ,
                   Lovage
                   ,
                
                 of
                 each
                 an
                 ounce
                 bruised
                 ,
                 infuse
                 them
                 in
                 three
                 quarts
                 of
                 
                   White-wine
                   Vinegar
                
                 close
                 stopped
                 in
                 a
                 bottel
                 ,
                 and
                 use
                 it
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 smell
                 to
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Root
                 and
                 Nutmeg
                 ;
                 and
                 carry
                 some
                 about
                 you
                 in
                 an
                 ivory
                 or
                 other
                 box
                 with
                 holes
                 in
                 it
                 ;
                 or
                 wet
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 a
                 sponge
                 in
                 the
                 liquor
                 ,
                 and
                 carry
                 it
                 about
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 ingredients
                 in
                 your
                 mouth
                 .
              
               
                 Rhasis
                 ,
                 a
                 costly
                 Physitian
                 ,
                 would
                 have
                 linnen
                 cloths
                 dipt
                 in
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 and
                 hang'd
                 about
                 the
                 room
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 hangings
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 do
                 commend
                 Pomanders
                 and
                 sweet
                 perfumes
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 dispraise
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 onely
                 recreate
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 no
                 Antidotes-resist
                 not
                 poyson
                 ;
                 but
                 Vinegar
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 without
                 exception
                 ,
                 and
                 any
                 or
                 all
                 of
                 those
                 ingredients
                 ,
                 do
                 exalt
                 the
                 vertue
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 it
                 admirable
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 you
                 cannot
                 get
                 all
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 roots
                 ,
                 get
                 as
                 many
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 ,
                 and
                 abate
                 a
                 proportionable
                 quantity
                 of
                 Vinegar
                 .
              
               
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 The
                 Vrine
                 of
                 a
                 Goat
                 is
                 much
                 commended
                 by
                 the
                 Arabian
                 Physitians
                 ,
                 Avenzoar
                 and
                 Averroes
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 in
                 its
                 smell
                 a
                 specifick
                 and
                 appropriate
                 quality
                 to
                 help
                 the
                 infection
                 of
                 the
                 ayre
                 .
                 And
                 Mercurialis
                 tells
                 that
                 he
                 went
                 to
                 Vienna
                 to
                 medicine
                 Maximilian
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 Germany
                 ,
                 one
                 day
                 when
                 he
                 dined
                 with
                 the
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 Hungary
                 ,
                 he
                 espied
                 a
                 great
                 Goat
                 ,
                 and
                 asking
                 the
                 reason
                 why
                 it
                 was
                 there
                 kept
                 ,
                 they
                 told
                 him
                 for
                 an
                 Antidote
                 against
                 the
                 Plague
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 is
                 as
                 good
                 reason
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 smell
                 of
                 a
                 Fox
                 should
                 be
                 a
                 defensative
                 against
                 the
                 Palsie
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 for
                 nothing
                 that
                 Physitians
                 prescribe
                 the
                 burning
                 of
                 Goats
                 Horn
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 good
                 Fume
                 against
                 pestilential
                 and
                 infected
                 Air.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 as
                 the
                 air
                 is
                 corrected
                 by
                 Smells
                 ,
                 so
                 is
                 it
                 also
                 by
                 Fumes
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 are
                 multitudes
                 prescribed
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 shall
                 commend
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 either
                 some
                 plain
                 
                   White-wine
                   Vinegar
                
                 ,
                 or
                 compounded
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 perfuming
                 pot
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 it self
                 or
                 with
                 
                   Rose
                   water
                
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 sweet
                 water
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 any
                 perfume
                 ,
                 or
                 put
                 it
                 on
                 a
                 hot
                 Fire-shovel
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 smoke
                 about
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 The
                 
                   American
                   Silver-weed
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Tobacco
                 ,
                 is
                 very
                 excellent
                 for
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 excellent
                 defence
                 against
                 bad
                 air
                 ,
                 being
                 smoked
                 in
                 a
                 pipe
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 it self
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 Nutmeg
                 shred
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Rew
                   Seeds
                
                 mixed
                 with
                 it
                 ;
                 especially
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 nosed
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 cleanseth
                 the
                 air
                 ,
                 and
                 choaketh
                 ,
                 suppresseth
                 ,
                 and
                 disperseth
                 any
                 venemous
                 vapour
                 ;
                 it
                 hath
                 singular
                 and
                 contrary
                 effects
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 good
                 to
                 warm
                 one
                 being
                 cold
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 cool
                 one
                 being
                 hot
                 .
                 All
                 Ages
                 ,
                 all
                 Sexes
                 ,
                 all
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 Young
                 and
                 Old
                 ,
                 Men
                 and
                 Women
                 ,
                 the
                 Sanguine
                 ,
                 the
                 Cholerick
                 ,
                 the
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 the
                 Phlegmatick
                 ,
                 
                 take
                 it
                 without
                 any
                 manifest
                 inconvenience
                 ;
                 it
                 quencheth
                 thirst
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 will
                 make
                 one
                 more
                 able
                 ,
                 and
                 fit
                 to
                 drink
                 ;
                 it
                 abates
                 hunger
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 will
                 get
                 one
                 a
                 good
                 stomach
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 agreeable
                 with
                 mirth
                 or
                 sadness
                 ,
                 with
                 feasting
                 and
                 with
                 fasting
                 ;
                 it
                 will
                 make
                 one
                 rest
                 that
                 wants
                 sleep
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 keep
                 one
                 waking
                 that
                 is
                 drowsie
                 ;
                 it
                 hath
                 an
                 offensive
                 smell
                 to
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 more
                 desirable
                 than
                 any
                 perfume
                 to
                 others
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 most
                 excellent
                 preservative
                 ,
                 both
                 experience
                 and
                 reason
                 do
                 teach
                 ,
                 it
                 corrects
                 the
                 air
                 by
                 Fumigation
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 avoids
                 corrupt
                 humours
                 by
                 Salivation
                 :
                 for
                 when
                 one
                 takes
                 it
                 either
                 by
                 chewing
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 leaf
                 ,
                 or
                 smoaking
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Pipe
                 ,
                 the
                 humors
                 are
                 drawn
                 and
                 brought
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 rising
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Tobacconist
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 helme
                 of
                 a
                 Sublimatory
                 ,
                 are
                 voided
                 and
                 spitten
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 also
                 a
                 fume
                 made
                 of
                 Brimstone
                 and
                 Saltpetor
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 this
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Book
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 To
                 guard
                 your self
                 from
                 the
                 corrupted
                 air
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 do
                 well
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 walk
                 abroad
                 till
                 the
                 Sun
                 hath
                 drawn
                 up
                 and
                 disperst
                 all
                 foggy
                 vapours
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 within
                 doors
                 at
                 Noon
                 and
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 pores
                 being
                 more
                 open
                 ,
                 are
                 apter
                 to
                 receive
                 Infection
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 abroad
                 in
                 the
                 Moon-shine
                 ,
                 whose
                 beams
                 are
                 hurtful
                 ;
                 nor
                 at
                 Night
                 ,
                 when
                 noisom
                 things
                 may
                 be
                 thrown
                 out
                 of
                 doors
                 or
                 windows
                 into
                 the
                 Streets
                 ;
                 or
                 when
                 the
                 diseased
                 persons
                 with
                 sores
                 about
                 them
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 craft
                 or
                 contrivency
                 of
                 their
                 Keepers
                 ,
                 obtain
                 liberty
                 to
                 go
                 abroad
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Second
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Corruption
                 of
                 the
                 Humors
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 be
                 as
                 careful
                 to
                 defend
                 your self
                 from
                 as
                 against
                 the
                 Putrefaction
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 :
                 And
                 how
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 
                   Bleeding
                   ,
                   Purging
                   ,
                   Vomiting
                   ,
                   Sweating
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Observation
                   of
                   Diet
                
                 ,
                 comes
                 next
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Bleeding
                 .
              
               
                 Concerning
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 though
                 I
                 beleeve
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 effectu●l
                 means
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 prevent
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 cure
                 most
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 none
                 be
                 more
                 free
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 the
                 inclination
                 of
                 any
                 Patients
                 desirous
                 thereof
                 ,
                 nor
                 more
                 earnest
                 to
                 perswade
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 submitting
                 thereto
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 not
                 in
                 my
                 Practise
                 been
                 unfortunate
                 therein
                 ;
                 but
                 have
                 seen
                 Diseases
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 exasperated
                 by
                 other
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 beyond
                 expectation
                 cured
                 thereby
                 ;
                 and
                 do
                 think
                 it
                 most
                 commonly
                 so
                 excellent
                 a
                 remedy
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 Patients
                 admitting
                 thereof
                 ,
                 would
                 much
                 shorten
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 lessen
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 trouble
                 of
                 their
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 stand-in
                 need
                 of
                 one
                 quarter
                 of
                 those
                 Medicines
                 and
                 Antidotes
                 ,
                 those
                 Preparatives
                 and
                 Corroboratives
                 ,
                 those
                 Infusions
                 and
                 Decoctions
                 ,
                 those
                 Pills
                 and
                 Potions
                 ,
                 Purges
                 and
                 Vomits
                 ,
                 Cordials
                 and
                 Bolus
                 ,
                 Juleps
                 and
                 Emulsions
                 ,
                 Extracts
                 and
                 Juices
                 ,
                 Waters
                 and
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 Salts
                 and
                 Oils
                 ,
                 Syrups
                 and
                 Conserves
                 ,
                 Electuaries
                 and
                 Powders
                 ,
                 Plaisters
                 and
                 Ointments
                 ,
                 Blisters
                 and
                 Glisters
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 made
                 to
                 take
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 there
                 be
                 many
                 Medicines
                 that
                 will
                 purge
                 Flegme
                 ,
                 Choler
                 and
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 yet
                 none
                 are
                 yet
                 known
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 safely
                 purge
                 bloud
                 or
                 lessen
                 it
                 ;
                 yet
                 I
                 cannot
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 of
                 Preservation
                 from
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 advise
                 any
                 one
                 to
                 open
                 a
                 Vein
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 disswade
                 them
                 from
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 because
                 it
                 may
                 take
                 better
                 from
                 another
                 of
                 more
                 
                 authority
                 than
                 my self
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 gotten
                 
                   Iacob
                   Sylvius
                
                 in
                 his
                 Book
                 of
                 the
                 Blague
                 to
                 deliver
                 his
                 opinion
                 in
                 plain
                 English.
                 
                   As
                   for
                   Blood-letting
                
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   it
                   is
                   no
                   way
                   profitable
                   for
                   the
                   preventing
                   of
                   this
                   Disease
                   ,
                   because
                   the
                   bloud
                   ▪
                   being
                   diminished
                   ,
                   the
                   body
                   is
                   made
                   more
                   :
                   open
                   and
                   lyable
                   to
                   external
                   injuries
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   strength
                   decayes
                   by
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   blood
                   ,
                   the
                   food
                   and
                   treasure
                   of
                   life
                   .
                
                 Of
                 the
                 same
                 mind
                 also
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 excellent
                 Physitian
                 Sennertus
                 ,
                 who
                 though
                 in
                 the
                 cure
                 of
                 most
                 other
                 Diseases
                 he
                 begins
                 with
                 Phlebotomy
                 ,
                 yet
                 in
                 this
                 forbids
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 learned
                 Riverius
                 is
                 of
                 opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 bleeding
                 causeth
                 one
                 to
                 be
                 infected
                 the
                 more
                 easily
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 escape
                 the
                 more
                 hardly
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 in
                 this
                 venemous
                 Disease
                 as
                 in
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 taken
                 poyson
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 bleeding
                 draw
                 the
                 poyson
                 inward
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 difficulty
                 are
                 recovered
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 upon
                 the
                 very
                 suspition
                 of
                 being
                 poyson'd
                 ,
                 most
                 skilful
                 Physitians
                 abstain
                 from
                 letting
                 blood
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 they
                 conclude
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 notable
                 fulness
                 of
                 blood
                 ,
                 or
                 necessary
                 evacuation
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 a
                 vein
                 may
                 be
                 opened
                 upon
                 〈◊〉
                 account
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 then
                 very
                 sparingly
                 )
                 but
                 not
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 Galen
                 forbids
                 to
                 let
                 bloud
                 in
                 a
                 hot
                 and
                 dry
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 Air.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Purging
                 and
                 Vomiting
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 as
                 Hyppocrates
                 saith
                 in
                 his
                 Aphorismes
                 ,
                 That
                 ,
                 Those
                 which
                 are
                 of
                 sound
                 and
                 perfect
                 health
                 do
                 quickly
                 faint
                 ,
                 and
                 grievously
                 endure
                 a
                 purging
                 〈…〉
                 nor
                 superfluous
                 humor
                 to
                 draw
                 out
                 and
                 work
                 
                 upon
                 ,
                 doth
                 first
                 dissipate
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 dissolves
                 those
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 which
                 are
                 humid
                 and
                 moist
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 corrupts
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 solid
                 ,
                 and
                 although
                 (
                 as
                 Crato
                 saith
                 )
                 there
                 be
                 no
                 purging
                 or
                 vomiting
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 primarily
                 and
                 directly
                 opposite
                 to
                 the
                 venom
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 :
                 yet
                 because
                 foul
                 bodies
                 are
                 more
                 subject
                 to
                 Infection
                 than
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 pure
                 and
                 clean
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 humours
                 they
                 abound
                 with
                 ,
                 may
                 disturb
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 interpose
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 off
                 and
                 dull
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 any
                 Cordials
                 or
                 Antidotes
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 agitated
                 by
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 might
                 flow
                 and
                 settle
                 to
                 some
                 noble
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 bring
                 the
                 party
                 into
                 a
                 most
                 grievous
                 Fever
                 ,
                 Frenzy
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 Inflamation
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 endangered
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Plague
                 .
                 There
                 have
                 been
                 several
                 purging
                 medicines
                 directed
                 by
                 Physitians
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 shall
                 prescribe
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Pills
                 of
                 Ruffus
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 the
                 Common
                 or
                 
                   Pestilential
                   Pills
                
                 ,
                 are
                 very
                 excellent
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 of
                 them
                 once
                 or
                 twice
                 a
                 week
                 when
                 you
                 go
                 to
                 bed
                 ;
                 the
                 dose
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 half
                 a
                 dram
                 for
                 an
                 ordinary
                 constitution
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 whole
                 dram
                 for
                 a
                 strong
                 man.
                 You
                 may
                 have
                 them
                 at
                 any
                 Apothecaries
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 make
                 such
                 like
                 yourself
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 fine
                 Aloes
                 two
                 ounces
                 ,
                 fine
                 Myrrhe
                 one
                 ounce
                 ,
                 
                   English
                   Saffron
                
                 half
                 an
                 ounce
                 ,
                 make
                 them
                 into
                 powder
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 
                   Venice
                   Turpentine
                
                 make
                 them
                 into
                 pills
                 ;
                 and
                 take
                 half
                 a
                 dram
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 whole
                 dram
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 The
                 Aloes
                 clears
                 the
                 Stomach
                 from
                 bad
                 humors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 belly
                 from
                 worms
                 ,
                 the
                 Myrrhe
                 preserves
                 the
                 body
                 from
                 Putrefaction
                 ,
                 the
                 Saffron
                 cheers
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Turpentine
                 is
                 good
                 against
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Or
                 else
                 take
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 Dissolve
                 an
                 ounce
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 of
                 Manna
                 in
                 six
                 ounces
                 or
                 a
                 little
                 draught
                 of
                 spring
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 spoonful
                 of
                 vinegar
                 warmed
                 together
                 on
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 then
                 strain
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 an
                 ounce
                 of
                 
                   Venice
                   Turpentine
                
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 the
                 yolke
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 laid
                 egge
                 ,
                 and
                 stir
                 it
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 mixe
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 will
                 look
                 like
                 cream
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 the
                 liquor
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 quite
                 cold
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Manna
                 was
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 and
                 stir
                 it
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 it
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 warm
                 ,
                 ordering
                 your self
                 as
                 is
                 usual
                 in
                 other
                 purges
                 or
                 vomits
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 works
                 upwards
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 posset
                 drink
                 and
                 downwards
                 broth
                 :
                 If
                 it
                 had
                 a
                 pleasant
                 taste
                 ,
                 those
                 that
                 know
                 the
                 vertue
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 would
                 never
                 take
                 any
                 other
                 medicine
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 strong
                 enough
                 for
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 strongest
                 constitution
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 weaker
                 ,
                 six
                 drams
                 ,
                 or
                 half
                 an
                 ounce
                 of
                 Turpentine
                 is
                 dose
                 enough
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Women
                 with
                 child
                 may
                 use
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 Infuse
                 a
                 dram
                 of
                 Rubarb
                 slieed
                 six
                 hours
                 in
                 six
                 ounces
                 or
                 a
                 little
                 draught
                 of
                 Endive
                 or
                 Succory-water
                 ,
                 or
                 Spring-water
                 ,
                 then
                 strain
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 liquor
                 one
                 ounce
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 two
                 ounces
                 of
                 Manna
                 ,
                 and
                 dissolve
                 it
                 over
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 strain
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 it
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 Children
                 may
                 take
                 an
                 ounce
                 or
                 two
                 ounces
                 ,
                 or
                 half
                 an
                 ounce
                 of
                 Manna
                 dissolved
                 in
                 Succory
                 of
                 Endive-water
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 Spring-water
                 ,
                 or
                 Barly-water
                 ,
                 or
                 Broth
                 ,
                 or
                 Posset-drink
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 beware
                 of
                 strong
                 purges
                 and
                 vomits
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 sooner
                 bring
                 the
                 Plague
                 upon
                 you
                 ,
                 than
                 preserve
                 
                 you
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 especially
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 more
                 probable
                 that
                 the
                 Sickness
                 is
                 occasioned
                 by
                 the
                 Corruption
                 of
                 the
                 air
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 putrefaction
                 of
                 humors
                 ;
                 there
                 having
                 been
                 no
                 scarcity
                 of
                 provision
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 poorer
                 sort
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 necessitated
                 to
                 feed
                 on
                 unwholsome
                 diet
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 no
                 necessity
                 of
                 taking
                 any
                 purging
                 Physick
                 .
                 I
                 remember
                 about
                 four
                 years
                 since
                 ,
                 many
                 were
                 sick
                 of
                 a
                 malignant
                 Fever
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 discontented
                 party
                 did
                 attribute
                 the
                 cause
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 and
                 eating
                 of
                 Fish
                 :
                 what
                 would
                 they
                 have
                 said
                 now
                 ,
                 if
                 Lent
                 had
                 been
                 strictly
                 observed
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Sweating
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 purging
                 ,
                 vomiting
                 ,
                 and
                 bleeding
                 ,
                 do
                 draw
                 in
                 the
                 humors
                 and
                 vapours
                 from
                 the
                 circumference
                 and
                 outside
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 center
                 and
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 heart
                 ;
                 so
                 medicines
                 that
                 cause
                 Sweat
                 ,
                 expel
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 heart
                 to
                 the
                 outside
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 rarifie
                 those
                 humours
                 into
                 light
                 and
                 thin
                 vapours
                 ,
                 which
                 turn
                 into
                 a
                 watery
                 sweat
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 skin
                 into
                 the
                 air
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 drive
                 out
                 those
                 humors
                 and
                 vapours
                 ,
                 which
                 breed
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 which
                 purpose
                 it
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 inconvenient
                 to
                 take
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 drams
                 of
                 London
                 or
                 Venice-Treacle
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Mithridate
                 or
                 Diascordium
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Confection
                   of
                   Iacynth
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 age
                 or
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 ;
                 or
                 one
                 dram
                 of
                 
                   Electuary
                   de
                   Ov●
                
                 in
                 
                   White-wine
                   Vinegar
                
                 ;
                 or
                 a
                 draught
                 of
                 Posset-drink
                 made
                 of
                 Vinegar
                 and
                 Water
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Milk
                 instead
                 of
                 Beer
                 or
                 Ale.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Or
                 else
                 this
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 excellent
                 ,
                 without
                 heating
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 or
                 hurting
                 of
                 the
                 purse
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 Crabs
                 eyes
                 one
                 ounce
                 ,
                 burnt
                 Harts-horn
                 half
                 an
                 ounce
                 ,
                 the
                 black
                 tops
                 of
                 Crabs
                 claws
                 an
                 ounce
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 ;
                 make
                 them
                 all
                 into
                 a
                 powder
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 of
                 it
                 one
                 dram
                 ,
                 or
                 two
                 drams
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 glass
                 of
                 posset-drink
                 when
                 you
                 go
                 to
                 bed
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 another
                 draught
                 of
                 posset-drink
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 wash
                 it
                 down
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Or
                 else
                 you
                 may
                 drink
                 a
                 draught
                 of
                 Oxymel
                 Posset-drink
                 ,
                 made
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 Boil
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 pint
                 of
                 
                   English
                   Honey
                
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 quart
                 of
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 skum
                 it
                 ,
                 then
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 one
                 pint
                 of
                 vinegar
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 boil
                 nine
                 or
                 ten
                 walmes
                 ;
                 then
                 let
                 it
                 cool
                 ,
                 and
                 boil
                 a
                 quart
                 of
                 Milk
                 ,
                 and
                 turn
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Oxymel
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 away
                 the
                 curd
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 the
                 posset-drink
                 when
                 you
                 go
                 to
                 bed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Or
                   else
                   take
                   a
                   dose
                   or
                   quantity
                   of
                   the
                
                 Antipestilential
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 
                   of
                   which
                   hereafter
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Observation
                 of
                 Diet.
                 
              
               
                 Although
                 you
                 defend
                 your self
                 never
                 so
                 safely
                 from
                 the
                 evil
                 air
                 ,
                 and
                 retain
                 your
                 Blood
                 as
                 the
                 treasure
                 ,
                 and
                 maintain
                 your
                 Spirits
                 as
                 the
                 guard
                 of
                 your
                 life
                 ;
                 though
                 you
                 purge
                 out
                 vicious
                 humors
                 ,
                 and
                 sweat
                 out
                 bad
                 vapours
                 ;
                 yet
                 if
                 you
                 by
                 any
                 neglect
                 ,
                 disorder
                 ,
                 excess
                 ,
                 or
                 defect
                 ,
                 do
                 recruit
                 those
                 humors
                 ,
                 corrupt
                 your
                 blood
                 ,
                 or
                 spend
                 your
                 spirits
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 to
                 no
                 more
                 purpose
                 ,
                 than
                 if
                 you
                 had
                 washt
                 your
                 
                 cloths
                 never
                 so
                 clean
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 afterwards
                 should
                 tumble
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 dirt
                 ,
                 or
                 trample
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 mire
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 Observation
                 of
                 Diet
                 ,
                 Physicians
                 understand
                 ,
                 the
                 well
                 ordering
                 of
                 a
                 mans
                 self
                 in
                 those
                 six
                 things
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 ▪
                 Non-Natures
                 ,
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 and
                 Watching
                 ,
                 the
                 Passions
                 of
                 the
                 Mind
                 ,
                 Labour
                 and
                 Rest
                 ,
                 Repletion
                 and
                 Evacuation
                 ,
                 Meat
                 and
                 Drink
                 ,
                 which
                 some
                 have
                 called
                 the
                 six
                 strings
                 of
                 Apollo's
                 Harp
                 ,
                 wherein
                 consists
                 the
                 harmony
                 of
                 health
                 :
                 If
                 these
                 be
                 in
                 tune
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 is
                 sound
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 these
                 be
                 skrewed
                 up
                 too
                 high
                 by
                 any
                 excess
                 ,
                 or
                 slackened
                 too
                 low
                 by
                 any
                 defect
                 ,
                 or
                 intemperately
                 used
                 then
                 is
                 the
                 body
                 put
                 out
                 of
                 tune
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 subject
                 to
                 diseases
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 For
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 not
                 be
                 too
                 cold
                 nor
                 too
                 hot
                 ,
                 and
                 choose
                 rather
                 to
                 wear
                 by
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 covered
                 ,
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 with
                 too
                 many
                 cloths
                 ,
                 than
                 too
                 few
                 ;
                 and
                 let
                 your
                 apparel
                 be
                 rather
                 stuff
                 then
                 cloth
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 soonest
                 catch
                 ,
                 and
                 longest
                 hold
                 Infection
                 :
                 but
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 too
                 great
                 heat
                 .
                 Mercurialis
                 tells
                 of
                 many
                 Smiths
                 and
                 Glass-men
                 that
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 Plague
                 at
                 Venice
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 fire
                 had
                 made
                 their
                 bodies
                 too
                 open
                 and
                 apt
                 to
                 receive
                 Infection
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 As
                 for
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 be
                 moderate
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 too
                 much
                 watching
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Let
                 your
                 Passions
                 be
                 calm'd
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 mind
                 serene
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 possible
                 refrain
                 Anger
                 and
                 banish
                 Fear
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Let
                 your
                 Exercise
                 be
                 moderate
                 ,
                 and
                 forbear
                 over-heating
                 your
                 body
                 ,
                 whereby
                 you
                 will
                 be
                 necessitated
                 to
                 draw
                 in
                 more
                 air
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 observed
                 that
                 many
                 hard
                 Labourers
                 ,
                 have
                 not
                 onely
                 been
                 infected
                 ,
                 but
                 died
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 For
                 Repletion
                 and
                 Evacuation
                 ,
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 Excess
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 your
                 body
                 neither
                 too
                 loose
                 nor
                 costive
                 :
                 Look
                 upon
                 Venus
                 to
                 be
                 as
                 great
                 a
                 friend
                 to
                 the
                 Plague
                 as
                 Mars
                 or
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Venereal
                 Marks
                 and
                 Swellings
                 no
                 preservative
                 against
                 the
                 Spots
                 and
                 Botches
                 of
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 no
                 lesse
                 unfortunate
                 and
                 wretched
                 ,
                 than
                 devillish
                 and
                 wicked
                 advice
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 to
                 get
                 the
                 Pox
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 Plague
                 ;
                 for
                 Experience
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Mistriss
                 of
                 Fools
                 ,
                 hath
                 taught
                 some
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 no
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 souls
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 as
                 dangerous
                 for
                 the
                 body
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 some
                 other
                 Houses
                 ,
                 as
                 into
                 a
                 Pest-House
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 For
                 
                   Meat
                   and
                   Drink
                
                 ,
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 have
                 respect
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 Quality
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 be
                 good
                 and
                 wholesome
                 (
                 and
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 surfetting
                 on
                 any
                 Summer
                 fruit
                 )
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 Quantity
                 of
                 what
                 you
                 take
                 .
                 As
                 the
                 body
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 weakened
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Spirits
                 spent
                 with
                 Fasting
                 ,
                 so
                 is
                 it
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 overcharged
                 with
                 Surfetting
                 :
                 They
                 that
                 will
                 eat
                 till
                 they
                 can
                 feel
                 the
                 meat
                 with
                 their
                 fingers
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 till
                 they
                 can
                 paddle
                 with
                 the
                 liquor
                 in
                 their
                 throats
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 shed
                 it
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 mouths
                 ,
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 cutting
                 their
                 throat
                 with
                 their
                 tongue
                 ,
                 and
                 digging
                 their
                 grave
                 with
                 their
                 teeth
                 .
                 Mercurialis
                 saith
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 
                   They
                   are
                   much
                   deceiv'd
                   ,
                   who
                   think
                   to
                   preserve
                   themselves
                   by
                   eating
                   and
                   drinking
                
                 ;
                 and
                 tells
                 of
                 many
                 great
                 drinkers
                 both
                 at
                 Padua
                 and
                 at
                 Venice
                 ,
                 that
                 died
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 they
                 thought
                 to
                 preserve
                 themselves
                 by
                 drinking
                 Wine
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 the
                 Saying
                 of
                 a
                 Politician
                 ,
                 that
                 ,
                 
                   Maxima
                   pars
                   frugalitatis
                   est
                   bene
                   domatus
                   venter
                
                 ;
                 so
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 Aphorisme
                 of
                 a
                 Physitian
                 ,
                 
                   Maxima
                   pars
                   sanitatis
                   est
                   bene
                   domatus
                   venter
                   .
                
                 
                 As
                 he
                 that
                 loveth
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 quickly
                 rich
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 excess
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 long
                 well
                 .
                 Temperance
                 and
                 Abstinence
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 onely
                 remedies
                 against
                 most
                 diseases
                 ,
                 as
                 Lessius
                 treats
                 at
                 large
                 in
                 his
                 Spare
                 Diet
                 ,
                 and
                 Cornaro
                 made
                 experiment
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 little
                 and
                 very
                 wholesom
                 food
                 ,
                 so
                 are
                 they
                 also
                 a
                 great
                 corrector
                 of
                 any
                 inconvenience
                 that
                 comes
                 by
                 evil
                 nourishment
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 impregnable
                 City
                 of
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 government
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 invincible
                 and
                 resolute
                 Governour
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Glenham
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Wars
                 ,
                 was
                 besieged
                 by
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 Warlike
                 English
                 and
                 hardy
                 Scots
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 great
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Provision
                 ;
                 the
                 besieged
                 did
                 eat
                 all
                 the
                 Dogs
                 and
                 Cats
                 ,
                 never
                 Roast-beef
                 was
                 sold
                 so
                 dear
                 as
                 Horse-flesh
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 when
                 Horses
                 were
                 kill'd
                 and
                 sold
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 no
                 Family
                 for
                 their
                 money
                 ,
                 might
                 have
                 above
                 their
                 allowance
                 ;
                 the
                 best
                 provision
                 that
                 an
                 Officers
                 wife
                 could
                 procure
                 whil'st
                 she
                 lay
                 in
                 Child-bed
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 young
                 Colt
                 :
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 allowed
                 but
                 two
                 meals
                 a
                 week
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 was
                 a
                 quantity
                 of
                 beans
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 they
                 were
                 boil'd
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 so
                 couragious
                 as
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Give
                   us
                   but
                   a
                   Bean
                   a
                   Day
                   ,
                   and
                   we
                   will
                   keep
                   the
                   Town
                   .
                
                 Though
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 full
                 of
                 Inhabitants
                 and
                 Garrison
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 Valiant
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 delicate
                 and
                 tender
                 Ladies
                 came
                 to
                 live
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 defend
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 defended
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 yet
                 during
                 all
                 that
                 Siege
                 of
                 above
                 forty
                 weeks
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 credibly
                 inform'd
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 not
                 one
                 person
                 sick
                 or
                 died
                 ,
                 except
                 one
                 Woman
                 ,
                 who
                 surfeited
                 upon
                 Bread
                 made
                 of
                 Hemp-seed
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 you
                 would
                 know
                 what
                 an
                 excellent
                 Antidote
                 Temperance
                 doth
                 furnish
                 you
                 with
                 against
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 Histories
                 will
                 tell
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 
                 the
                 most
                 grievous
                 Plague
                 at
                 Athens
                 ,
                 described
                 by
                 
                   Thucidydes
                   ,
                   Socrates
                
                 the
                 Phylosopher
                 lived
                 free
                 and
                 not
                 infected
                 .
                 To
                 conclude
                 ,
                 sleep
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 drowsie
                 ,
                 rest
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 weary
                 ,
                 drink
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 dry
                 ,
                 and
                 eat
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 hungry
                 ;
                 and
                 mixe
                 with
                 your
                 Diet
                 something
                 that
                 is
                 cordial
                 ,
                 as
                 Vinegar
                 and
                 Nutmeg
                 where
                 it
                 is
                 agreeable
                 ,
                 and
                 rise
                 from
                 the
                 Table
                 with
                 an
                 appetite
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Issues
                 .
              
               
                 Seeing
                 it
                 may
                 easily
                 come
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 unhealthy
                 times
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 most
                 exact
                 Observation
                 of
                 Diet
                 ,
                 some
                 bad
                 humours
                 may
                 be
                 bred
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 prove
                 offensive
                 to
                 Nature
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 convenient
                 to
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 issues
                 ,
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 arm
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 leg
                 or
                 thigh
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 the
                 greater
                 is
                 your
                 danger
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 issues
                 you
                 ought
                 to
                 make
                 :
                 the
                 benefit
                 will
                 recompence
                 the
                 trouble
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 evacuate
                 excrementitious
                 humours
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 become
                 a
                 receptacle
                 for
                 the
                 Sickness
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 prevention
                 whereof
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 found
                 a
                 sovereign
                 and
                 useful
                 remedy
                 .
                 Mercurialis
                 in
                 the
                 23.
                 
                 Chapter
                 of
                 his
                 Book
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   did
                   not
                   onely
                   find
                   these
                
                 Issues
                 
                   to
                   be
                   much
                   commended
                   by
                
                 Nicholaus
                 Florentinus
                 ,
                 
                   a
                   Physitian
                   of
                   great
                   authority
                   ,
                   but
                   hath
                   also
                   proved
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   excellent
                   by
                   his
                   own
                   experience
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   can
                   testifie
                   ,
                   that
                   amongst
                   almost
                   an
                   innumerable
                   company
                   which
                   he
                   saw
                   dead
                   of
                   the
                
                 Plague
                 ,
                 
                   he
                   never
                   saw
                   but
                   one
                   that
                   had
                   an
                   issue
                   ▪
                   and
                   desirous
                   to
                   be
                   further
                   satisfied
                   ,
                   he
                   made
                   inquiry
                   among
                   other
                   Physitians
                   ,
                   who
                   testified
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   likewise
                   never
                   saw
                   one
                   dead
                   
                   that
                   had
                   an
                   Issue
                   .
                
                 Which
                 may
                 be
                 an
                 argument
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 very
                 helpful
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 good
                 reason
                 for
                 it
                 ;
                 because
                 like
                 sinks
                 they
                 continually
                 drain
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 superfluous
                 humours
                 .
                 And
                 Skenkius
                 in
                 his
                 Sixth
                 Book
                 of
                 his
                 Observations
                 concerning
                 Epidemical
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 relates
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 make
                 Issues
                 and
                 raise
                 Blisters
                 with
                 prosperous
                 and
                 good
                 successe
                 of
                 health
                 and
                 safety
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 do
                 converse
                 with
                 thousands
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 die
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 purpose
                 Physitians
                 forbid
                 the
                 drying
                 up
                 of
                 running
                 sores
                 ,
                 the
                 healing
                 of
                 filthy
                 ulcers
                 ,
                 or
                 striking
                 in
                 the
                 itch
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 though
                 some
                 may
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   It
                   is
                   good
                   sleeping
                   in
                   a
                   whole
                   skin
                   ,
                
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 good
                 dying
                 in
                 one
                 ;
                 and
                 you
                 were
                 better
                 to
                 have
                 your
                 skin
                 broken
                 with
                 a
                 Launce
                 or
                 Cautery
                 ,
                 than
                 with
                 a
                 Botch
                 or
                 Blain
                 ;
                 and
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 it
                 lesse
                 cost
                 ,
                 pain
                 ,
                 or
                 trouble
                 ,
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 a
                 Chyrurgeon
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 Issue
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 have
                 him
                 come
                 to
                 you
                 to
                 dress
                 a
                 Carbuncle
                 :
                 Or
                 else
                 you
                 may
                 make
                 one
                 your self
                 ,
                 for
                 to
                 handle
                 a
                 Launcet
                 is
                 as
                 soon
                 learn'd
                 as
                 to
                 sew
                 with
                 a
                 Needle
                 ;
                 and
                 you
                 may
                 sooner
                 grow
                 expert
                 to
                 cut
                 your
                 skin
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 work
                 Cut-work
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 it
                 may
                 seem
                 irksome
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 alwayes
                 running
                 ,
                 yet
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 more
                 danger
                 of
                 drying
                 them
                 up
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Cause
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 made
                 is
                 removed
                 ,
                 than
                 there
                 would
                 be
                 to
                 heal
                 a
                 cut
                 in
                 the
                 arm
                 ,
                 or
                 broken
                 shin
                 ,
                 that
                 hath
                 been
                 sore
                 ,
                 or
                 run
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 year
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 some
                 have
                 died
                 that
                 have
                 had
                 Issues
                 ,
                 and
                 neglected
                 other
                 helps
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 no
                 more
                 disparagement
                 to
                 the
                 Medicine
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 a
                 Town
                 having
                 good
                 ditches
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 by
                 an
                 Enemy
                 that
                 entred
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 Gates
                 that
                 lay
                 open
                 and
                 secure
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 defended
                 by
                 other
                 helps
                 and
                 forces
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             Third
             Cause
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             against
             which
             for
             our
             preservation
             we
             must
             defend
             our selves
             ,
             is
             Contagion
             and
             Infection
             .
          
           
             Seeing
             it
             is
             almost
             impossible
             to
             avoid
             the
             occasions
             of
             Infection
             ,
             which
             may
             either
             assault
             you
             against
             your
             will
             ,
             or
             invade
             you
             against
             your
             knowledge
             ,
             or
             set
             upon
             you
             on
             a
             sudden
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             that
             you
             may
             break
             the
             force
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             have
             lesse
             power
             to
             enter
             in
             ,
             and
             you
             more
             strength
             to
             keep
             it
             out
             ,
             you
             must
             make
             use
             not
             onely
             of
             
               Purges
               ,
               Vomits
            
             ,
             and
             Issues
             ,
             which
             are
             not
             helps
             directly
             ,
             and
             of
             themselves
             contrary
             to
             the
             Plague
             ;
             but
             also
             ,
             you
             must
             have
             recourse
             to
             appropriate
             Medicines
             both
             external
             and
             internal
             ,
             Amulets
             and
             Antidotes
             .
          
           
             
               Of
               Amulets
               .
            
             
               Amulets
               are
               certain
               outward
               medicines
               most
               commonly
               made
               of
               poysonous
               things
               ,
               hung
               about
               the
               Neck
               and
               worn
               upon
               the
               Breast
               ,
               supposed
               to
               have
               a
               hidden
               power
               and
               secret
               vertue
               to
               defend
               the
               heart
               from
               the
               venom
               of
               the
               Pestilence
               .
               They
               are
               worn
               upon
               the
               breast
               ,
               because
               the
               heart
               is
               the
               place
               principally
               affected
               in
               this
               Disease
               :
               but
               whence
               and
               how
               they
               have
               their
               operation
               ,
               the
               learned
               differ
               and
               vary
               in
               opinion
               .
            
             
               Some
               think
               that
               the
               heart
               becomes
               thereby
               somewhat
               more
               familiar
               and
               accustomed
               to
               poyson
               ▪
               and
               will
               not
               so
               easily
               be
               hurt
               and
               overcome
               by
               it
               .
            
             
               Others
               are
               of
               opinion
               ,
               That
               Arsnick
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               hot
               things
               ,
               whereof
               Amulets
               are
               made
               ,
               do
               dry
               
               up
               noxious
               humours
               ,
               and
               disperse
               offensive
               vapours
               ,
               as
               we
               see
               the
               heat
               of
               fire
               drieth
               moisture
               ,
               and
               hinders
               Putrefaction
               .
            
             
               Others
               think
               that
               these
               Amulets
               being
               plac't
               neer
               the
               Heart
               ,
               the
               Vital
               Spirits
               do
               thereupon
               ,
               by
               a
               certain
               aversenesse
               and
               antipathy
               unite
               themselves
               together
               and
               become
               the
               stronger
               ;
               as
               we
               see
               Springs
               and
               Fountains
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               coldness
               of
               the
               ambient
               Air
               in
               Winter
               time
               ,
               do
               keep
               in
               all
               their
               heat
               ,
               and
               even
               smoke
               with
               warmth
               .
            
             
               Others
               say
               it
               is
               done
               by
               Atraction
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               commonly
               said
               ,
               
                 That
                 hot
                 Bread
                 and
                 Onions
                 will
                 draw
                 unto
                 them
                 all
                 the
                 Infection
                 in
                 the
                 Room
                 .
              
               And
               these
               Amulets
               by
               a
               kind
               of
               sympathy
               do
               intercept
               the
               pestilential
               vapours
               before
               they
               can
               be
               receiv'd
               into
               the
               body
               ;
               or
               else
               presently
               draw
               them
               out
               before
               they
               can
               settle
               there
               to
               do
               any
               mischief
               to
               the
               Heart
               ,
               it
               being
               in
               this
               case
               as
               with
               one
               that
               is
               stricken
               of
               a
               Viper
               or
               Scorpion
               ,
               who
               is
               best
               cured
               by
               applying
               and
               binding
               to
               the
               place
               the
               bruised
               body
               of
               the
               beast
               that
               stung
               him
               ,
               and
               if
               they
               cannot
               get
               that
               ,
               they
               apply
               some
               other
               venemous
               creature
               ,
               and
               the
               party
               will
               presently
               be
               relieved
               ,
               as
               if
               the
               venome
               had
               been
               drawn
               out
               by
               a
               Cupping-Glasse
               ;
               for
               one
               poyson
               having
               a
               conformity
               with
               another
               ,
               doth
               move
               and
               joyn
               it self
               unto
               it
               ,
               and
               affecteth
               union
               with
               it
               ;
               even
               as
               we
               see
               ,
               that
               holding
               a
               burnt
               hand
               to
               the
               fire
               ,
               draws
               out
               the
               heat
               ;
               and
               bathing
               a
               frozen
               member
               in
               Spring-water
               ,
               helps
               it
               of
               the
               cold
               and
               numbness
               .
            
             
               But
               whatsoever
               the
               cause
               be
               ,
               they
               are
               much
               commended
               ,
               and
               Mercurialis
               that
               prescribes
               this
               ,
               saith
               that
               Pope
               Adrian
               the
               Sixth
               did
               wear
               one
               .
            
             
             
               Take
               of
               white
               Arsenick
               two
               ounces
               ,
               white
               Dittany
               and
               English
               Saffron
               ,
               of
               each
               two
               drams
               ,
               of
               Camphire
               and
               Euphorbium
               of
               each
               one
               dram
               ,
               beat
               them
               into
               Powder
               ,
               and
               with
               
                 Gum
                 Arabick
              
               dissolv'd
               in
               Rose-water
               ,
               make
               them
               into
               little
               Cakes
               about
               the
               breadth
               of
               a
               Shilling
               ,
               and
               the
               thickness
               of
               two
               half
               Crowns
               ,
               and
               dry
               them
               in
               the
               Sun
               ,
               or
               in
               an
               Oven
               after
               the
               Bread
               is
               taken
               out
               .
            
             
               Skenkius
               
                 commends
                 this
              
               :
               Take
               white
               Arsenick
               two
               ounces
               ,
               yellow
               Arsenick
               one
               ounce
               ,
               powder
               them
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               white
               of
               an
               Egge
               ,
               or
               Gum
               Dragon
               dissolv'd
               in
               water
               ,
               make
               them
               into
               Cakes
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               Some
               there
               be
               ,
               that
               would
               have
               onely
               a
               piece
               of
               Arsenick
               sewed
               in
               Silk
               ,
               and
               worn
               in
               the
               bosome
               ,
               and
               have
               little
               or
               nothing
               mixt
               with
               it
               ,
               least
               it
               should
               hinder
               its
               vertue
               and
               efficacy
               of
               operation
               ;
               others
               put
               in
               many
               things
               ,
               that
               some
               of
               them
               might
               meet
               with
               and
               resist
               the
               pestilential
               venom
               ,
               which
               oftentimes
               is
               not
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               but
               of
               a
               different
               and
               various
               Nature
               .
            
             
               Sennertus
               
                 directs
                 this
              
               :
               Take
               of
               white
               Arsenick
               two
               ounces
               ,
               Zedoary
               two
               drams
               ,
               Saffron
               one
               scruple
               ,
               Camphire
               half
               a
               dram
               ;
               beat
               all
               into
               powder
               ,
               and
               with
               
                 Gum
                 Arabick
              
               dissolv'd
               in
               Rose-water
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               make
               it
               into
               Cakes
               .
            
             
               Rhenanus
               
                 commends
                 this
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 perfect
                 Amulet
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 this
                 property
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 moist
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 sweat
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 approach
                 or
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Pestilential
                 venom
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 are
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 dried
                 at
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 or
                 over
                 a
                 fume
                 .
              
               Take
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               of
               white
               and
               yellow
               Arsenick
               of
               each
               half
               an
               ounce
               ,
               the
               powder
               of
               dried
               Toads
               two
               ounces
               ,
               Mercury
               sublimed
               ,
               Wheat
               Flowre
               ,
               
               the
               Roots
               of
               Dittany
               ,
               of
               each
               three
               drams
               ,
               Saffron
               ,
               the
               Fragments
               of
               Jacynth
               and
               Emerald
               ,
               of
               each
               one
               scruple
               ,
               make
               them
               all
               into
               powder
               ,
               and
               with
               Gum
               Dragon
               dissolved
               in
               Rose-water
               ,
               make
               them
               into
               Cakes
               ,
               and
               dry
               them
               as
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               I
               need
               not
               tell
               you
               that
               you
               must
               not
               eat
               them
               ,
               but
               sew
               them
               in
               a
               little
               silk
               bag
               ,
               fastening
               it
               to
               a
               ribbon
               ,
               and
               hanging
               it
               about
               your
               Neck
               ,
               let
               it
               lie
               about
               the
               middle
               of
               your
               Breast
               .
               You
               are
               to
               avoid
               all
               violent
               exercise
               and
               over-heating
               of
               your self
               ,
               for
               fear
               of
               growing
               fainty
               whilest
               you
               wear
               it
               .
            
             
               I
               have
               known
               some
               of
               these
               worn
               in
               the
               City
               of
               Bristol
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Plague
               ,
               and
               the
               parties
               sometimes
               would
               have
               little
               pimples
               like
               the
               Itch
               ,
               rise
               about
               the
               breadth
               of
               the
               Amulet
               in
               their
               Breast
               ,
               which
               they
               did
               rub
               and
               scratch
               ,
               but
               never
               had
               the
               Plague
               ,
               and
               are
               alive
               till
               now
               .
            
             
               There
               are
               also
               some
               Physitians
               that
               praise
               Quicksilver
               as
               the
               best
               ,
               and
               prefer
               it
               before
               any
               other
               Amulet
               .
               It
               s
               vertue
               was
               found
               out
               thus
               ,
               It
               is
               usual
               with
               the
               Italian
               women
               to
               wear
               Quick-silver
               in
               their
               bosomes
               ,
               enclosed
               in
               a
               Quill
               or
               Nut-shell
               ,
               against
               the
               drying
               up
               of
               their
               Milk
               ,
               because
               by
               attenuating
               grosse
               humours
               ,
               and
               rarifying
               thick
               blood
               in
               the
               veins
               ,
               which
               could
               not
               passe
               the
               kernels
               of
               the
               Breast
               ,
               the
               Milk
               is
               thereby
               increased
               :
               Now
               it
               so
               fell
               out
               ,
               that
               during
               the
               Plague
               all
               those
               women
               that
               wore
               it
               ,
               escaped
               Infection
               ,
               and
               it
               hath
               since
               that
               grown
               in
               request
               ,
               and
               hath
               been
               fortunately
               tried
               several
               times
               .
               And
               there
               be
               those
               which
               say
               they
               have
               known
               the
               shell
               break
               ,
               and
               the
               Quick-silver
               fall
               out
               at
               the
               very
               instant
               that
               the
               ware
               was
               infected
               ,
               and
               this
               might
               be
               by
               the
               super-abundance
               of
               the
               force
               
               and
               matter
               of
               the
               Contagion
               ,
               which
               so
               little
               Quick-silver
               could
               no
               longer
               resist
               or
               contain
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               made
               thus
               .
            
             
               Bore
               a
               hole
               in
               a
               Filberd
               or
               Hazel-nut
               ,
               and
               with
               a
               Needle
               pick
               out
               the
               kernel
               ,
               and
               fill
               the
               shell
               with
               Quick-silver
               ,
               and
               stop
               the
               hole
               with
               waxe
               ,
               and
               wear
               it
               in
               your
               bosome
               ,
               sewed
               in
               a
               little
               purse
               or
               bag
               of
               silk
               .
            
             
               And
               whereas
               divers
               Physitians
               have
               not
               onely
               spoke
               but
               writ
               against
               these
               Amulets
               ,
               so
               likewise
               there
               are
               many
               altogether
               as
               learned
               ,
               that
               have
               us'd
               them
               ;
               and
               whereas
               some
               might
               question
               the
               receiving
               of
               any
               inward
               benefit
               by
               such
               external
               applications
               ,
               one
               may
               also
               ask
               them
               if
               they
               did
               never
               hear
               of
               pigeons
               applied
               to
               the
               feet
               ,
               and
               compounded
               mixtures
               to
               the
               wrists
               ,
               and
               plaisters
               to
               the
               Stomachs
               and
               Navels
               of
               sick
               Patients
               ,
               to
               draw
               out
               such
               vapours
               and
               humours
               which
               infest
               the
               body
               .
               'T
               is
               no
               difficult
               matter
               for
               an
               Apothecary
               to
               make
               a
               little
               ball
               ,
               which
               being
               held
               in
               the
               hand
               ,
               and
               smell'd
               to
               at
               the
               nose
               ,
               will
               extreamly
               purge
               his
               Patient
               .
               Many
               have
               had
               their
               Bladder
               hurt
               ,
               by
               having
               a
               blistering
               plaister
               put
               to
               the
               Neck
               .
               And
               Skenkius
               mentions
               some
               that
               pist
               blood
               ,
               by
               carrying
               Cantharides
               about
               them
               in
               their
               purse
               or
               pocket
               .
               There
               be
               them
               that
               will
               tell
               you
               that
               the
               liver
               of
               a
               Frog
               applied
               to
               the
               heart
               will
               mitigate
               the
               fits
               of
               a
               burning
               Fever
               .
               A
               ring
               made
               of
               an
               Elkes
               claw
               is
               good
               against
               the
               Falling
               Sicknesse
               ,
               and
               some
               have
               been
               helpt
               by
               wearing
               a
               Piony
               Root
               about
               their
               Neck
               .
               It
               is
               for
               some
               good
               reason
               that
               Gold
               is
               given
               to
               those
               that
               are
               cured
               of
               the
               Kings-Evil
               .
               Several
               restless
               and
               unquiet
               persons
               
               have
               found
               ease
               by
               wearing
               of
               a
               spleen
               stone
               .
               The
               Aetites
               or
               Stone
               found
               in
               an
               Eagles
               Nest
               ,
               if
               worn
               above
               the
               middle
               of
               a
               woman
               with-child
               ,
               preserves
               her
               from
               miscarrying
               ;
               but
               if
               below
               the
               thigh
               ,
               doth
               hasten
               her
               delivery
               ;
               and
               if
               not
               then
               taken
               away
               ,
               her
               death
               .
               A
               piece
               of
               a
               dried
               Toad
               sewed
               in
               silk
               ,
               and
               worn
               in
               the
               bosome
               ,
               helps
               bleeding
               at
               the
               Nose
               ,
               so
               doth
               the
               Heliotropian
               and
               Cornelian
               Bloud-stone
               worn
               in
               bracelets
               about
               the
               Wrists
               or
               Neck
               .
               Why
               may
               not
               then
               such
               things
               whereof
               Amulets
               are
               made
               ,
               have
               operation
               against
               the
               Pestilence
               ?
            
             
               But
               if
               you
               fear
               the
               danger
               of
               having
               them
               near
               you
               ,
               because
               they
               are
               esteemed
               venemous
               ,
               it
               may
               be
               said
               that
               Glass
               taken
               inwardly
               by
               its
               cutting
               corroding
               quality
               may
               prove
               as
               deadly
               as
               Arsnick
               ,
               which
               being
               worn
               only
               outwardly
               ,
               may
               be
               as
               innocent
               as
               Glass
               ;
               and
               Quick-silver
               worn
               before
               your
               bosome
               ,
               may
               be
               as
               harmlesse
               as
               that
               behind
               your
               Looking-glasse
               .
               The
               Plague
               is
               a
               venemous
               Disease
               ,
               and
               you
               were
               better
               wear
               poyson
               on
               the
               out-side
               of
               your
               skin
               ,
               than
               the
               in-side
               of
               your
               heart
               ;
               and
               though
               some
               have
               died
               with
               Amulets
               about
               their
               Necks
               ,
               so
               also
               have
               there
               with
               my
               Lady
               Kents
               powder
               in
               their
               bellies
               ,
               and
               the
               last
               liquor
               they
               have
               taken
               ,
               hath
               been
               
                 Aqua
                 Mirabilis
              
               ,
               and
               yet
               both
               cordial
               and
               harmless
               .
               You
               know
               Out-works
               may
               be
               useful
               for
               some
               Garrisons
               ,
               though
               perhaps
               by
               carelessnesse
               they
               have
               been
               surpriz'd
               by
               the
               Enemy
               ,
               and
               have
               no
               way
               benefited
               that
               Town
               which
               they
               were
               made
               for
               to
               defend
               .
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Antidotes
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 being
                 the
                 general
                 and
                 great
                 Sicknesse
                 (
                 as
                 hath
                 been
                 formerly
                 shewed
                 )
                 doth
                 comprehend
                 
                 in
                 it
                 something
                 of
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 so
                 we
                 have
                 hitherto
                 already
                 spoken
                 of
                 some
                 general
                 helps
                 that
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 cure
                 of
                 other
                 maladies
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 it
                 hath
                 in
                 it
                 something
                 more
                 than
                 ordinarily
                 opposite
                 ,
                 and
                 pecullarly
                 dstructive
                 to
                 the
                 Vital
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 we
                 come
                 now
                 to
                 speak
                 of
                 such
                 Medicines
                 which
                 have
                 a
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 ,
                 and
                 especial
                 vertue
                 to
                 resist
                 its
                 venome
                 ,
                 and
                 preserve
                 the
                 heart
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 are
                 Antidotes
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 to
                 encounter
                 the
                 Disease
                 not
                 onely
                 afar
                 off
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 may
                 chance
                 to
                 meet
                 with
                 it
                 as
                 we
                 go
                 abroad
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 neer
                 at
                 hand
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 comes
                 to
                 assault
                 us
                 at
                 the
                 doors
                 and
                 seize
                 upon
                 us
                 in
                 our
                 Houses
                 .
                 And
                 here
                 't
                 is
                 necessary
                 to
                 give
                 direction
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 sick
                 or
                 dead
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 wherein
                 we
                 live
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 question
                 may
                 well
                 be
                 askt
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 danger
                 is
                 great
                 ,
                 since
                 you
                 are
                 more
                 apt
                 to
                 draw
                 in
                 the
                 infected
                 air
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 sick
                 continually
                 are
                 breathing
                 out
                 ;
                 yet
                 if
                 the
                 sick
                 recover
                 ,
                 the
                 venome
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 is
                 then
                 conquered
                 and
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 and
                 seldom
                 any
                 of
                 that
                 family
                 fall
                 desperately
                 ill
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 hath
                 escaped
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 danger
                 is
                 far
                 more
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 lies
                 a
                 dying
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 observable
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Family
                 are
                 infected
                 ;
                 since
                 Nature
                 in
                 the
                 sick
                 doth
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 endeavour
                 to
                 drive
                 out
                 the
                 venome
                 by
                 the
                 breath
                 and
                 pores
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 as
                 when
                 a
                 Lamp
                 or
                 Candle
                 burns
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 alwayes
                 some
                 fume
                 ,
                 that
                 rises
                 from
                 the
                 flame
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 blacken
                 any
                 thing
                 held
                 neer
                 or
                 over
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 is
                 very
                 little
                 offensive
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 stinking
                 noisome
                 vapour
                 is
                 consumed
                 by
                 the
                 flame
                 before
                 it
                 can
                 
                 reach
                 to
                 any
                 considerable
                 distance
                 ,
                 but
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 just
                 burning
                 or
                 blown
                 out
                 ,
                 there
                 comes
                 from
                 the
                 the
                 week
                 or
                 cotton
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 noisom
                 smell
                 which
                 spreads
                 it self
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 room
                 .
                 Now
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 you
                 must
                 be
                 as
                 careful
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 parties
                 breath
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Physitians
                 advise
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 hot
                 bread
                 before
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Infection
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 burn
                 it
                 .
                 Some
                 counsel
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 pail
                 or
                 two
                 of
                 hot
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 Chamber
                 :
                 Some
                 also
                 put
                 in
                 a
                 handful
                 of
                 green
                 Copperas
                 in
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 throw
                 in
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 hot
                 burning
                 bricks
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 take
                 
                   Antidotes
                   ,
                   Vinegar
                
                 either
                 simple
                 or
                 compound
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 were
                 before
                 directed
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 infectious
                 Air.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 for
                 your
                 preservation
                 ,
                 this
                 Antidote
                 is
                 very
                 excellent
                 :
                 Take
                 Diascordium
                 two
                 ounces
                 ,
                 
                   Venice
                   Treacle
                
                 three
                 drams
                 ,
                 Confection
                 of
                 Iacynth
                 two
                 drams
                 ,
                 Nutmeg
                 ,
                 Seeds
                 of
                 Rew
                 ,
                 Root
                 of
                 
                   Angelica
                   ,
                   Zedoary
                
                 and
                 Elicampane
                 of
                 each
                 two
                 drams
                 powdered
                 ,
                 Vinegar
                 two
                 ounces
                 ,
                 Oil
                 of
                 Sulphur
                 twenty
                 four
                 drops
                 ,
                 Syrup
                 of
                 the
                 Juice
                 of
                 Citron
                 ,
                 or
                 Gilly-flowers
                 enough
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 moist
                 Electury
                 ;
                 and
                 very
                 often
                 ,
                 or
                 six
                 or
                 eight
                 times
                 a
                 day
                 ,
                 take
                 of
                 it
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 a
                 pease
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 dissolve
                 in
                 your
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 swallow
                 it
                 down
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 else
                 use
                 the
                 tincture
                 of
                 Roses
                 hereafter
                 mentioned
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 if
                 you
                 are
                 hot
                 and
                 drie
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 a
                 desire
                 to
                 drink
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 as
                 much
                 Conduit
                 or
                 Spring-water
                 as
                 you
                 please
                 ,
                 and
                 drop
                 into
                 it
                 as
                 many
                 drops
                 of
                 Oyl
                 of
                 Sulphur
                 or
                 Oyl
                 of
                 Vitriol
                 ,
                 or
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Vitriol
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 will
                 make
                 it
                 as
                 sharp
                 as
                 you
                 desire
                 to
                 drink
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 sharper
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 better
                 ;
                 then
                 sweeten
                 it
                 with
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 it
                 up
                 .
                 You
                 will
                 find
                 the
                 excellent
                 vertues
                 of
                 Vitriol
                 in
                 the
                 directions
                 how
                 to
                 make
                 Tincture
                 of
                 Roses
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 sometimes
                 you
                 cannot
                 be
                 without
                 strong
                 waters
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 drink
                 
                   Aqua
                   Petasitis
                   Composita
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Angelica
                 ,
                 or
                 Imperial-water
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Aqua
                   Mirabilis
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Treacle-water
                 at
                 the
                 Apothecaries
                 ;
                 or
                 some
                 of
                 that
                 water
                 that
                 goes
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Allens
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 must
                 needs
                 have
                 Wine
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 put
                 to
                 a
                 quart
                 of
                 Wine
                 a
                 dram
                 of
                 Angelica
                 root
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Contrayerva
                 root
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Virginia
                   Snakeweed
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Nutmeg
                 bruised
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 may
                 sometimes
                 eat
                 this
                 breakfast
                 ,
                 sprinkle
                 Vinegar
                 on
                 toasted
                 bread
                 ,
                 then
                 spread
                 it
                 with
                 butter
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 it
                 the
                 powder
                 of
                 a
                 Nutmeg
                 ,
                 and
                 eat
                 it
                 fasting
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 else
                 this
                 ,
                 Toast
                 a
                 Nutmeg
                 till
                 it
                 sweat
                 ,
                 then
                 powder
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 as
                 much
                 salt
                 as
                 you
                 would
                 eat
                 with
                 one
                 bit
                 of
                 meat
                 ,
                 and
                 mixe
                 it
                 with
                 two
                 spoonfulls
                 of
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 and
                 eat
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 else
                 this
                 ,
                 Take
                 twenty
                 leaves
                 of
                 Rew
                 ,
                 one
                 grain
                 of
                 Salt
                 ,
                 two
                 Figgs
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Walnuts
                 ,
                 eat
                 these
                 sometimes
                 in
                 a
                 morning
                 fasting
                 .
              
               
                 Wallnuts
                 have
                 a
                 strange
                 vertue
                 against
                 the
                 Plague
                 and
                 Worms
                 ,
                 and
                 Droetus
                 tells
                 of
                 one
                 that
                 was
                 executed
                 for
                 spreading
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 that
                 confest
                 he
                 took
                 nothing
                 to
                 preserve
                 himself
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Wallnut
                 roasted
                 and
                 a
                 little
                 burnt
                 .
                 Women
                 with-child
                 ,
                 may
                 eat
                 Angelica
                 stalks
                 candied
                 ,
                 or
                 Citron
                 peel
                 candied
                 ,
                 or
                 preserved
                 ;
                 or
                 drink
                 a
                 little
                 Zedoary
                 and
                 
                 Nutmeg
                 ,
                 with
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Glasse
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 Beer
                 ,
                 or
                 Ale.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 infants
                 that
                 can
                 take
                 nothing
                 ,
                 wash
                 their
                 bodies
                 all
                 over
                 with
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 at
                 Night
                 when
                 they
                 go
                 to
                 Bed
                 ;
                 once
                 or
                 twice
                 a
                 week
                 you
                 may
                 do
                 so
                 to
                 elder
                 children
                 ;
                 and
                 use
                 it
                 your self
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 have
                 neglected
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 Issue
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 lay
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 blistering
                 plaisters
                 broader
                 than
                 a
                 five
                 shilling
                 piece
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 in-side
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 your
                 arms
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Elbow
                 and
                 Shoulder
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 it
                 hath
                 raised
                 a
                 great
                 Blister
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 be
                 in
                 about
                 twelve
                 hours
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 it
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 on
                 the
                 place
                 some
                 Melilot
                 plaister
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 a
                 Plantain
                 or
                 Colewort
                 Leaf
                 ,
                 and
                 change
                 it
                 twice
                 a
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 that
                 Blister
                 is
                 heal'd
                 begin
                 to
                 make
                 another
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 arm
                 or
                 thigh
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 one
                 sore
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 you
                 fear
                 the
                 Infection
                 .
                 You
                 may
                 have
                 plaisters
                 at
                 the
                 Apothecaries
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 make
                 one
                 your self
                 thus
                 ;
                 Take
                 six
                 Spanish
                 Flies
                 ,
                 shread
                 them
                 very
                 small
                 ,
                 and
                 mixe
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 Mustard
                 and
                 Wheat
                 Flowre
                 ,
                 or
                 Dough
                 ,
                 or
                 Leaven
                 moistened
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 spread
                 it
                 on
                 leather
                 and
                 apply
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 care
                 be
                 taken
                 how
                 Bread
                 is
                 brought
                 home
                 from
                 the
                 Bakers
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 will
                 draw
                 to
                 it
                 any
                 infection
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 you
                 may
                 do
                 well
                 to
                 cover
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 cloth
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 that
                 cloth
                 another
                 wet
                 in
                 Vinegar
                 .
              
               
                 Be
                 careful
                 that
                 your
                 victuals
                 stand
                 not
                 neer
                 the
                 infected
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 you
                 want
                 room
                 ,
                 cover
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 cloth
                 wet
                 in
                 Vinegar
                 .
              
               
                 Again
                 remember
                 what
                 I
                 told
                 you
                 of
                 Socrates
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 spare
                 and
                 moderate
                 in
                 your
                 Diet
                 ,
                 discreet
                 Abstinence
                 is
                 as
                 good
                 a
                 Medicine
                 as
                 can
                 be
                 bought
                 at
                 the
                 Apothecaries
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Of
             Preservation
             from
             the
             Plague
             ,
             when
             it
             may
             be
             caused
             by
             Fear
             and
             Imagination
             .
          
           
             The
             learned
             Galenists
             in
             the
             method
             of
             their
             Cure
             ,
             teach
             ,
             that
             Diseases
             are
             to
             be
             help'd
             by
             contraries
             :
             Drowth
             is
             cured
             by
             Moisture
             ,
             Heat
             with
             Coolers
             ,
             Consumptions
             with
             Restoratives
             ,
             Poysons
             with
             Antidotes
             ;
             so
             Fear
             must
             be
             cured
             by
             its
             contrary
             Hope
             .
             The
             Industrious
             Chymists
             in
             their
             undertakings
             observe
             some
             resemblance
             and
             agreement
             between
             the
             Agent
             and
             Patient
             ,
             the
             Disease
             and
             the
             Remedy
             ;
             
               Aqua
               Fortis
            
             will
             melt
             Silver
             ,
             but
             not
             Brimstone
             ;
             Myrrhe
             and
             Frankincense
             will
             not
             dissolve
             in
             water
             ,
             so
             will
             Gum
             Dragon
             and
             Arabick
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             of
             a
             watery
             Nature
             :
             Sulphureous
             Diseases
             must
             be
             removed
             with
             Sulphur
             Medicines
             ,
             Salt
             Diseases
             dissolv'd
             with
             Salts
             ,
             Mercurial
             Maladies
             with
             Mercurial
             Remedies
             ,
             Tartareous
             pains
             eas'd
             with
             Tartar
             ,
             and
             the
             Stone
             is
             best
             cured
             with
             Stones
             ,
             such
             as
             are
             
               Lapis
               Lincis
               ,
               Spongiae
               ,
               Iudaicus
               ,
            
             &c.
             so
             Imagination
             must
             be
             cured
             with
             Imagination
             ,
             one
             Fancy
             by
             another
             ,
             and
             Conceit
             is
             the
             best
             Receit
             for
             an
             Opinion
             .
             Thus
             Trallianus
             tells
             of
             one
             that
             imagined
             he
             had
             a
             Snake
             in
             his
             Belly
             ,
             who
             was
             cured
             by
             conveying
             a
             Snake
             into
             the
             Bason
             ,
             when
             his
             vomit
             wrought
             .
             Another
             thought
             he
             had
             Sparrows
             in
             his
             Head
             ,
             and
             was
             cur'd
             by
             one
             that
             brought
             some
             in
             his
             sleeve
             ,
             who
             fumbling
             about
             his
             Ears
             ,
             made
             him
             believe
             he
             took
             them
             out
             from
             thence
             .
             One
             fancied
             that
             he
             had
             so
             big
             a
             Nose
             ,
             that
             he
             could
             not
             go
             abroad
             for
             fear
             of
             peoples
             treading
             on
             it
             in
             the
             Streets
             ,
             and
             was
             cured
             by
             a
             
             Physitian
             ,
             who
             coming
             to
             the
             Chamber
             Door
             ,
             seem'd
             to
             be
             stopt
             for
             making
             further
             entrance
             ,
             and
             being
             askt
             why
             he
             came
             not
             in
             ,
             desired
             the
             Patient
             to
             put
             aside
             his
             Nose
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             get
             by
             it
             ,
             without
             treading
             on
             it
             ;
             the
             Patient
             did
             so
             with
             his
             hand
             ,
             the
             Doctor
             gravely
             enters
             by
             the
             wall
             ,
             and
             seem'd
             very
             careful
             of
             his
             staffe
             and
             steps
             ;
             the
             Patient
             is
             well
             pleased
             at
             the
             Doctors
             plain
             dealing
             with
             him
             ,
             in
             acknowledging
             he
             had
             that
             Disease
             which
             his
             Friends
             and
             Family
             did
             deny
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               He
               was
               sure
               he
               was
               the
               man
               that
               of
               all
               others
               must
               do
               the
               Cure
               ,
               and
               desires
               his
               help
               .
            
             The
             Doctor
             scarifies
             his
             Nose
             ,
             and
             let
             's
             run
             upon
             and
             from
             it
             a
             great
             quantity
             of
             bloud
             that
             he
             had
             brought
             with
             him
             enclosed
             in
             an
             empty
             gut
             ,
             and
             clapt
             a
             plaister
             to
             it
             ;
             and
             in
             a
             few
             dayes
             he
             grew
             well
             .
          
           
             Imagination
             directs
             and
             moves
             the
             spirits
             and
             humours
             to
             such
             parts
             the
             fancy
             runs
             upon
             ;
             if
             one
             mind
             eating
             ,
             the
             spirits
             run
             to
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             and
             help
             digestion
             ;
             if
             venereal
             things
             ,
             the
             spirits
             are
             sent
             to
             those
             parts
             that
             serve
             for
             generation
             ;
             if
             one
             be
             studious
             ,
             they
             have
             recourse
             to
             the
             brain
             ,
             to
             help
             the
             memory
             and
             further
             invention
             ;
             in
             one
             that
             is
             a
             coward
             ,
             they
             descend
             to
             the
             feet
             ,
             and
             help
             the
             legs
             in
             running
             ;
             in
             one
             that
             is
             quarrelsome
             they
             flie
             to
             his
             hands
             ,
             and
             his
             fingers
             itch
             to
             be
             a
             fighting
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             sick
             that
             think
             well
             of
             Cordials
             ,
             the
             spirits
             passe
             presently
             from
             the
             Speculum
             or
             
               Septum
               Lucidum
            
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Seat
             of
             Fancy
             in
             the
             Head
             ,
             by
             a
             Nerve
             which
             Anatomists
             observe
             to
             reach
             to
             the
             very
             substance
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             where
             it
             begets
             hope
             ,
             and
             this
             hope
             makes
             confidence
             ,
             and
             confidence
             brings
             joy
             ,
             and
             joy
             excites
             heat
             ,
             which
             reviveth
             the
             spirits
             ,
             
             whereby
             they
             better
             digest
             their
             Medicine
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             joyn
             forces
             to
             overcome
             the
             Malady
             .
             This
             hope
             makes
             them
             obey
             the
             Doctors
             precepts
             ,
             and
             think
             highly
             of
             his
             Medicines
             ,
             and
             those
             Medicines
             that
             conceited
             persons
             think
             well
             of
             ,
             the
             Stomach
             desires
             more
             earnestly
             ,
             keeps
             them
             the
             more
             closely
             ,
             and
             digests
             them
             perfectly
             ,
             whereas
             the
             best
             Medicine
             that
             they
             are
             averse
             to
             ,
             doth
             do
             them
             little
             good
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             for
             nothing
             that
             people
             desire
             a
             fortunate
             Physitian
             :
             Think
             well
             then
             of
             your
             Doctor
             ,
             and
             oblige
             him
             whilest
             you
             are
             in
             health
             ,
             to
             venture
             his
             life
             to
             preserve
             you
             when
             you
             are
             sick
             ;
             and
             think
             gold
             ill
             saved
             from
             Apothecaries
             ,
             to
             procure
             you
             and
             and
             your
             Houshold
             the
             richest
             Medicines
             ,
             if
             it
             must
             be
             laid
             out
             on
             Mercers
             and
             Taylors
             to
             provide
             your
             Family
             mourning
             .
          
           
             This
             Electuary
             is
             very
             excellent
             both
             against
             Fear
             ,
             and
             a
             good
             preservative
             against
             the
             Plague
             ;
             Take
             Conserve
             of
             Roses
             ,
             Gilly-flowers
             ,
             Borage
             and
             Bugloss
             Flowers
             of
             each
             two
             ounces
             ,
             Candied
             Orange-flowers
             ,
             Candied
             Citron
             ,
             of
             each
             two
             ounces
             ,
             Powder
             of
             
               Laetificans
               Galeni
            
             half
             an
             ounce
             ,
             Cinnamon
             ,
             
               Zedoary
               Roman
               ,
               Doronicum
            
             of
             each
             two
             drams
             ,
             Saffron
             one
             dram
             ,
             make
             those
             things
             into
             powder
             that
             are
             to
             be
             powdered
             ,
             and
             with
             syrup
             of
             the
             rinds
             of
             Citron
             make
             an
             Electuary
             ,
             of
             which
             you
             are
             to
             take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             great
             Nutmeg
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             .
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Cure
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             the
             direction
             of
             a
             wealthy
             Citizen
             ,
             when
             he
             took
             an
             Ingenious
             Youth
             an
             Apprentice
             into
             his
             House
             ,
             that
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             badnesse
             of
             the
             times
             ,
             he
             should
             think
             every
             one
             that
             he
             did
             not
             
             know
             ,
             which
             came
             into
             the
             Shop
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             thief
             :
             Now
             in
             these
             dangerous
             and
             contageous
             times
             ,
             when
             all
             Diseases
             are
             so
             apt
             to
             turn
             into
             the
             Plague
             ,
             you
             may
             do
             well
             to
             suspect
             every
             Disease
             to
             be
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             though
             it
             come
             like
             some
             old
             Customer
             ,
             disguised
             like
             the
             Head-ach
             ,
             which
             you
             have
             formerly
             had
             after
             too
             liberal
             drinking
             ;
             or
             like
             some
             pain
             about
             the
             Stomach
             which
             hath
             opprest
             you
             after
             excessive
             feeding
             ,
             or
             some
             old
             Fever
             or
             Ague
             that
             you
             have
             formerly
             been
             acquainted
             with
             ;
             yet
             suspect
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Plague
             ,
             and
             trust
             not
             to
             your
             own
             strength
             ,
             in
             hope
             that
             you
             shall
             grow
             better
             ,
             for
             fear
             you
             should
             grow
             worse
             ;
             for
             he
             that
             delayes
             to
             take
             Medicines
             before
             his
             strength
             fails
             ,
             is
             almost
             in
             as
             bad
             or
             worse
             case
             ,
             than
             he
             that
             would
             not
             make
             use
             of
             a
             ladder
             ,
             till
             after
             he
             had
             broke
             his
             Neck
             .
             In
             this
             case
             the
             opinion
             of
             the
             most
             judicious
             Sennertus
             is
             very
             considerable
             ,
             lib.
             4
             
               of
               Fevers
            
             cap.
             6.
             
             
               I
               think
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               so
               many
               men
               do
               die
               of
               the
               Plague
               ,
               because
               most
               of
               them
               take
               Antidotes
               too
               late
               ;
               who
               might
               have
               been
               recover'd
               ,
               if
               they
               had
               took
               them
               sooner
               ,
               before
               the
               venome
               of
               the
               Disease
               had
               corrupted
               the
               humours
               of
               the
               Body
               .
               I
               have
               sometimes
               observed
               in
               Pestilential
               Seasons
               ,
               that
               some
               as
               soon
               as
               ever
               they
               have
               perceived
               themselves
               infected
               ,
               have
               presently
               taken
               some
               Antidote
               ,
               and
               put
               themselves
               in
               a
               sweat
               ,
               and
               presently
               after
               have
               recovered
               ,
               and
               the
               day
               following
               have
               gone
               about
               their
               wonted
               occasions
               :
               whereas
               if
               they
               did
               delay
               8.
               or
               12.
               hours
               before
               they
               took
               some
               medicine
               ,
               scarce
               one
               of
               a
               hundred
               did
               escape
               .
            
          
           
             As
             that
             is
             a
             happy
             Nation
             ,
             which
             provides
             in
             times
             of
             Peace
             and
             Plenty
             ,
             for
             things
             useful
             in
             War
             and
             Famine
             ;
             and
             as
             it
             becomes
             good
             Souldiers
             to
             have
             
             their
             arms
             ready
             ,
             and
             fix'd
             ,
             before
             the
             Enemy
             enters
             the
             Town
             ,
             and
             not
             have
             them
             then
             to
             buy
             at
             the
             Gun-smiths
             :
             so
             should
             you
             be
             furnished
             with
             some
             Medicines
             ready
             made
             ,
             and
             not
             lose
             so
             much
             time
             ,
             whilest
             you
             get
             a
             Physitian
             to
             prescribe
             ,
             and
             an
             Apothecary
             to
             compound
             them
             ;
             and
             it
             were
             far
             better
             ,
             that
             the
             Medicine
             were
             lost
             for
             want
             of
             taking
             ,
             than
             you
             lost
             for
             want
             of
             a
             Medicine
             ;
             and
             it
             were
             far
             safer
             to
             cure
             any
             Disease
             ,
             as
             the
             Plague
             ,
             than
             to
             neglect
             or
             cure
             the
             Plague
             ,
             as
             any
             other
             Disease
             .
          
           
             First
             then
             ,
             As
             soon
             as
             ever
             you
             feel
             your self
             ill
             ,
             without
             further
             staying
             for
             ,
             or
             expecting
             the
             Signs
             or
             Symptomes
             ,
             the
             Spots
             ,
             Botch
             ,
             Blain
             ,
             or
             Carbuncle
             ,
             having
             called
             upon
             God
             for
             pardon
             ,
             favour
             and
             assistance
             ,
             betake
             your self
             to
             remedies
             ,
             such
             as
             are
             Cordials
             and
             Antidotes
             ,
             to
             defend
             the
             heart
             against
             poyson
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Simple
               are
            
             ,
             White-wine
             Vinegar
             ,
             
               the
               Roots
               of
            
             Virginia
             Snakeweed
             ,
             Contrayerva
             ,
             Pestilence
             Wort
             ,
             Angelica
             Elieampane
             ,
             Zedoary
             ,
             Tormentil
             ,
             Valerian
             ,
             Lovage
             ,
             Divilsbit
             ,
             Dittany
             ,
             Master-wort
             ,
             &c.
             
             The
             Leaves
             of
             Sage
             and
             Rew
             ,
             Berries
             of
             Ivy
             and
             Iuniper
             ,
             Wallnuts
             ,
             Nutmegs
             ,
             Bole
             Armenick
             ,
             Terra
             Sigillata
             ,
             Fragments
             of
             Iacynth
             ,
             Emerald
             and
             Saphire
             ,
             Bezar
             ,
             Bone
             in
             a
             Staggs
             Heart
             ,
             Harts-horn
             ,
             Horn
             of
             a
             Rhinoceros
             ,
             Vnicorns
             Horn
             ,
             Crabs
             Eyes
             ,
             and
             Tips
             of
             Crabs
             Claws
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Compound
               are
            
             ,
             Venice
             and
             London
             Treacle
             ,
             Mithridate
             ,
             Diascordium
             ,
             Confection
             of
             Iacynth
             ,
             Electuary
             de
             Ovo
             ,
             Pulvis
             Saxonicus
             ,
             Species
             Liber
             antis
             ,
             Gascoygne
             Powder
             ,
             the
             Lady
             Kents
             Powder
             ,
             Compound
             water
             of
             Pestilence-wort
             ,
             Compound
             Angelica-water
             ,
             
             Bezar-water
             ,
             Treacle-water
             ,
             Treacle-vinegar
             ,
             Troches
             of
             Vipers
             ,
             Oyl
             of
             Sulphur
             and
             Vitriol
             ,
             
               and
               a
               thousand
               others
               ,
               as
               the
               Physitian
               can
               direct
               ,
               as
               he
               sees
               occasion
               ;
               all
               which
               do
               serve
               for
               Cure
               and
               Preservation
               .
            
          
           
             As
             soon
             then
             as
             ever
             you
             feel
             your self
             sick
             ,
             take
             some
             Antidote
             to
             make
             you
             sweat
             ;
             for
             which
             purpose
             ,
             
               This
               Contra-pestilential
               Vinegar
               is
               excellent
            
             .
          
           
             Take
             Nutmegs
             ,
             the
             Roots
             of
             
               Virginia
               Snakeweed
               ,
               Contrayerva
               ,
               Pestilence-wort
               ,
               Angelica
               ,
               Elicampane
               ,
               Zedoary
               ,
               Tormentil
               ,
               Master
               wort
               ,
               Devilsbit
               ,
               Ivy
               Berries
               ,
               Iuniper
               Berries
               ,
            
             of
             each
             one
             ounce
             bruised
             ;
             Sage
             and
             Rew
             washt
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             of
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             Saffron
             one
             dram
             ,
             Juice
             or
             Syrup
             of
             
               Elder
               Berries
            
             two
             ounces
             .
             To
             every
             ounce
             of
             the
             roots
             ,
             put
             half
             a
             pint
             of
             
               White-wine
               Vinegar
            
             ,
             stop
             them
             close
             in
             a
             Glass
             Bottle
             ,
             and
             let
             them
             stand
             infused
             till
             you
             use
             them
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             ,
             Take
             Nutmegs
             ,
             the
             Roots
             of
             
               Contrayerva
               ,
               Virginia
               Snakeweed
               ,
               Pestilence-wort
               ,
               Angelica
               ,
               Elicampane
               ,
               Tormentil
               ,
               Zedoary
               ,
            
             of
             each
             one
             ounce
             ,
             bruised
             Sage
             and
             Rew
             of
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             washt
             in
             Vinegar
             .
             To
             every
             ounce
             put
             in
             half
             apint
             of
             
               White-wine
               Vinegar
            
             ,
             and
             stop
             it
             close
             in
             a
             Bottle
             ,
             and
             let
             it
             stand
             for
             your
             use
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             ,
             Take
             
               Nutmegs
               ,
               Angelica
            
             ,
             and
             Elicampan●
             Root
             of
             each
             one
             ounce
             ,
             Sage
             and
             Rew
             washt
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             of
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             put
             to
             them
             for
             every
             ounce
             half
             a
             pint
             of
             
               White-wine
               Vinegar
            
             ,
             and
             stop
             it
             close
             in
             a
             Bottle
             ,
             and
             keep
             it
             for
             use
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             ,
             Take
             Tormentil
             and
             Celendine
             of
             each
             four
             ounces
             ,
             Scabius
             and
             Rew
             of
             each
             two
             handfuls
             :
             Boil
             them
             in
             two
             quarts
             of
             
               White-wine
               Vinegar
            
             in
             an
             
             earthen
             glased
             vessel
             ,
             for
             a
             quarter
             of
             an
             hour
             ,
             and
             let
             it
             cool
             ,
             and
             bottle
             it
             up
             .
          
           
             Note
             that
             the
             most
             compounded
             are
             the
             best
             .
             Now
             take
             any
             of
             these
             Vinegars
             ,
             or
             else
             (
             if
             you
             can
             get
             no
             other
             )
             plain
             
               White-wine
               Vinegar
            
             twelve
             spoonfuls
             more
             or
             less
             ,
             but
             as
             much
             as
             you
             can
             well
             drink
             down
             ,
             and
             mixe
             with
             it
             two
             drams
             of
             
               London
               Treacle
            
             ,
             or
             
               Venice
               Treacle
            
             ,
             or
             Mithridate
             ,
             or
             Diascordium
             ,
             or
             Confection
             of
             Iacynth
             ;
             stir
             it
             about
             and
             drink
             it
             up
             ,
             and
             go
             to
             Bed
             and
             sweat
             .
             Two
             drams
             of
             any
             of
             these
             is
             a
             sufficient
             ordinary
             dose
             ,
             or
             quantity
             ,
             for
             an
             ordinary
             person
             to
             take
             at
             once
             ;
             they
             that
             are
             stronger
             than
             ordinary
             ,
             may
             take
             more
             ;
             those
             that
             are
             weaker
             ,
             may
             take
             lesse
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             cast
             or
             vomit
             it
             up
             ;
             take
             presently
             within
             a
             quarter
             of
             an
             hour
             ,
             another
             dose
             or
             quantity
             ;
             and
             if
             you
             cast
             or
             vomit
             up
             that
             also
             ,
             take
             another
             and
             less
             quantity
             ;
             for
             it
             may
             well
             be
             that
             your
             stomach
             being
             loaden
             with
             corrupt
             humors
             ,
             being
             a
             little
             assisted
             with
             the
             Medicine
             ,
             may
             rise
             up
             and
             strive
             to
             exclude
             them
             ,
             and
             that
             with
             fortunate
             success
             and
             hopes
             of
             future
             and
             more
             speedy
             recovery
             .
          
           
             Remember
             that
             the
             saving
             of
             your
             life
             consists
             in
             sweating
             out
             the
             poyson
             of
             the
             Disease
             ;
             and
             therefore
             you
             must
             endeavour
             to
             sweat
             as
             long
             as
             possibly
             you
             can
             endure
             it
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             three
             ,
             six
             ,
             or
             twelve
             hours
             ,
             the
             longer
             the
             better
             ,
             and
             avoid
             sleeping
             ,
             and
             let
             the
             sweat
             be
             wiped
             off
             with
             hot
             cloths
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             time
             you
             sweat
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             ,
             you
             may
             sustain
             Nature
             ,
             and
             keep
             up
             your
             spirits
             ,
             by
             eating
             some
             preserv'd
             or
             candied
             
               Citron
               peel
            
             ,
             or
             candied
             Angelica
             stalks
             ,
             or
             preserv'd
             Raspices
             ,
             or
             Syrup
             of
             
             Citron
             ,
             or
             Clove-Gilly-flowers
             ;
             now
             and
             then
             drinking
             a
             spoonful
             or
             more
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             or
             taking
             some
             posset-drink
             made
             with
             Vinegar
             ,
             you
             may
             afterwards
             eat
             some
             
               Harts-horn
               Gelly
            
             ,
             or
             drink
             some
             
               Almond
               Milk
            
             ,
             made
             with
             distill'd
             waters
             ,
             or
             Barley-water
             ,
             putting
             into
             it
             a
             few
             drops
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Vitriol
             ,
             to
             make
             it
             sharp
             .
          
           
             Remember
             also
             that
             you
             drink
             not
             any
             liquor
             whatsoever
             ,
             unless
             you
             first
             make
             water
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             little
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             may
             drink
             without
             danger
             .
          
           
             During
             the
             time
             of
             Sweating
             ,
             the
             Sick
             should
             be
             comforted
             with
             sweet
             perfumes
             and
             odors
             that
             refresh
             the
             spirits
             ,
             and
             some
             Rose-water
             and
             Vinegar
             is
             convenient
             to
             be
             cast
             on
             a
             hot
             shovel
             ,
             or
             else
             sprinkled
             on
             a
             Napkin
             and
             laid
             neer
             his
             Nose
             .
          
           
             Also
             whilest
             the
             Sick
             doth
             sweat
             ,
             it
             would
             be
             good
             to
             apply
             to
             the
             Navel
             a
             hot
             Loaf
             with
             a
             hole
             made
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             two
             drams
             of
             Treacle
             put
             therein
             ,
             that
             the
             bread
             may
             draw
             the
             venome
             :
             Some
             apply
             to
             the
             heart
             the
             pith
             of
             a
             Manchet
             dipt
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             some
             apply
             onely
             a
             cloth
             dipt
             in
             Vinegar
             :
             Some
             bruise
             radishes
             and
             lay
             them
             to
             the
             feet
             .
          
           
             When
             you
             have
             done
             Sweating
             ,
             if
             you
             can
             be
             perswaded
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             forbear
             the
             changing
             of
             your
             Linnen
             ;
             but
             if
             you
             must
             needs
             change
             it
             ,
             as
             you
             tender
             and
             regard
             your
             life
             ,
             put
             on
             no
             fresh
             linnen
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             well
             dried
             and
             aired
             by
             the
             fire
             ;
             but
             put
             on
             some
             linnen
             that
             hath
             been
             worn
             by
             your self
             or
             some
             body
             else
             :
             for
             if
             you
             put
             on
             fresh
             linnen
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             sope
             that
             hath
             some
             malignity
             in
             it
             ,
             or
             for
             some
             other
             cause
             ,
             it
             hath
             been
             often
             observed
             that
             the
             Sick
             have
             relaps'd
             
             into
             great
             anxiety
             ,
             and
             bad
             symptomes
             ,
             the
             forerunners
             of
             Death
             ,
             have
             quickly
             return'd
             upon
             them
             .
          
           
             Some
             do
             highly
             commends
             this
             ,
             Take
             of
             Bezar-stone
             and
             Emerald
             powdered
             ,
             of
             each
             seven
             grains
             ,
             Iacynth
             powdered
             three
             grains
             ;
             It
             is
             best
             to
             put
             them
             in
             a
             spoonful
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             swallow
             it
             down
             ,
             and
             drink
             some
             more
             Vinegar
             after
             it
             .
          
           
             Sennertus
             commends
             this
             ,
             Take
             Bezar-stone
             twelve
             grains
             ,
             the
             bone
             of
             a
             Staggs
             heart
             one
             scruple
             ,
             Emerald
             and
             Iacynth
             of
             each
             seven
             grains
             ,
             powder
             them
             very
             small
             ,
             and
             take
             them
             with
             Vinegar
             :
             But
             because
             true
             Bezar-stone
             is
             hard
             to
             be
             gotten
             ,
             and
             there
             be
             those
             in
             the
             World
             that
             have
             done
             as
             great
             matters
             as
             counterfeit
             them
             ,
             that
             you
             cannot
             know
             the
             true
             from
             the
             false
             ;
             and
             because
             the
             fragments
             of
             those
             precious
             stones
             ,
             which
             be
             commonly
             sold
             ,
             are
             but
             the
             spare
             and
             crust
             of
             them
             ,
             I
             would
             be
             loath
             to
             venture
             my
             life
             on
             their
             operation
             ,
             neither
             do
             I
             perswade
             others
             to
             relie
             upon
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             root
             of
             
               Virginia
               Snakeweed
            
             and
             Contrayerva
             are
             most
             excellent
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             take
             the
             weight
             of
             half
             a
             dram
             of
             each
             of
             them
             in
             powder
             ,
             or
             a
             dram
             of
             any
             one
             of
             them
             in
             powder
             in
             a
             spoonful
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             drinking
             a
             draught
             of
             Vinegar
             after
             it
             .
          
           
             For
             young
             children
             that
             can
             take
             nothing
             ,
             let
             them
             be
             wrapped
             in
             a
             cloth
             that
             hath
             been
             used
             before
             ,
             and
             dipped
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             put
             the
             child
             in
             the
             cloth
             so
             wet
             ,
             and
             let
             him
             sweat
             .
          
           
             Elder
             persons
             may
             sweat
             the
             same
             way
             also
             ,
             being
             wrapped
             in
             a
             sheet
             dipt
             in
             Vinegar
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Works
             of
             several
             Physitians
             ,
             there
             is
             often
             mention
             of
             taking
             Vinegar
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             by
             the
             By
             ,
             in
             
             a
             small
             inconsiderable
             quantity
             ,
             not
             for
             its
             own
             sake
             ,
             but
             with
             other
             Medicines
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             onely
             a
             thing
             to
             help
             them
             down
             the
             better
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             pallatable
             ;
             they
             will
             tell
             you
             that
             Vinegar
             is
             good
             with
             Cucumbers
             ,
             and
             gives
             a
             pleasing
             relish
             to
             a
             Sallet
             ;
             whereas
             in
             truth
             neither
             one
             nor
             the
             other
             are
             good
             ,
             but
             onely
             with
             Vinegar
             .
             It
             is
             a
             thing
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             onely
             wholesome
             in
             it self
             ,
             but
             also
             makes
             other
             things
             wholsome
             ,
             and
             takes
             away
             their
             hurtfulnesse
             .
             When
             you
             speak
             of
             this
             singular
             liquor
             ,
             away
             with
             cold
             commendations
             ,
             which
             argue
             rather
             a
             willingness
             to
             dispraise
             ,
             than
             a
             readiness
             to
             commend
             :
             If
             it
             did
             whet
             ones
             wit
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             sharpen
             ones
             stomach
             ,
             there
             could
             nothing
             dull
             or
             flat
             be
             spoken
             of
             it
             .
             It
             is
             Food
             and
             Physick
             ,
             Meat
             and
             Medicine
             ,
             Drink
             and
             Julep
             ,
             Cordial
             and
             Antidote
             :
             Did
             you
             formerly
             taste
             it
             but
             as
             a
             common
             Sawce
             ?
             do
             you
             now
             eat
             it
             as
             a
             common
             Remedy
             .
             When
             you
             are
             well
             ,
             't
             is
             a
             Preservative
             from
             Sicknesse
             ;
             when
             you
             are
             sick
             't
             is
             a
             Restorative
             to
             Health
             .
             'T
             is
             like
             Apparel
             ,
             which
             you
             put
             on
             ,
             not
             onely
             for
             comeliness
             ,
             to
             hide
             shame
             ,
             but
             also
             for
             warmth
             ,
             to
             keep
             out
             cold
             .
             'T
             is
             like
             the
             Swords
             which
             Gallants
             wear
             ,
             not
             onely
             for
             Ornament
             when
             they
             walk
             ,
             but
             also
             for
             defence
             ,
             to
             fright
             a
             Thief
             when
             they
             travail
             ,
             and
             slay
             an
             Enemy
             when
             they
             fight
             .
             'T
             is
             Relish
             for
             Sawce
             ,
             't
             is
             Sawce
             for
             Meat
             ,
             't
             is
             Medicine
             for
             Diseases
             ,
             't
             is
             cordial
             for
             the
             heart
             ,
             not
             onely
             a
             Cordial
             for
             the
             Spirits
             ,
             but
             an
             Antidote
             against
             Poyson
             ;
             not
             onely
             an
             Antidote
             against
             Poyson
             ,
             but
             against
             the
             Plague
             ,
             the
             chief
             of
             poysons
             :
             so
             Vinegar
             is
             the
             chief
             of
             Antidotes
             ,
             as
             the
             Sword
             is
             the
             King
             of
             Weapons
             .
          
           
           
             If
             you
             look
             upon
             the
             Plague
             as
             caused
             by
             the
             
               Corruption
               of
               the
               Air
            
             ,
             you
             may
             take
             notice
             that
             the
             Air
             which
             deadeneth
             and
             sowreth
             other
             liquors
             ,
             doth
             not
             hurt
             Vinegar
             ,
             but
             rather
             exalt
             its
             vertue
             .
             'T
             is
             something
             to
             preserve
             it self
             ;
             but
             that
             's
             not
             all
             ;
             its
             vertue
             is
             communicated
             ,
             and
             preserves
             others
             .
             If
             Roots
             ,
             Herbs
             ,
             Flowers
             ,
             and
             Fruits
             ,
             be
             steeped
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             they
             are
             kept
             thereby
             from
             withering
             ,
             moulding
             ,
             and
             decay
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             consider
             the
             Plague
             ,
             as
             arising
             from
             the
             
               Corruption
               of
               the
               Humours
            
             (
             as
             indeed
             it
             is
             the
             supream
             &
             highest
             degree
             of
             Putrefaction
             )
             you
             may
             also
             take
             notice
             there
             is
             nothing
             that
             resists
             it
             more
             .
             'T
             is
             Vinegar
             that
             keeps
             Fish
             ,
             as
             Salmon
             and
             Oisters
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             (
             which
             otherwise
             would
             soon
             corrupt
             )
             from
             rottennesse
             and
             stinking
             ;
             and
             if
             it
             would
             not
             do
             the
             like
             for
             flesh
             ,
             why
             hath
             it
             been
             so
             much
             used
             for
             the
             embalming
             of
             Dead
             Corpses
             ;
             nay
             ,
             it
             doth
             not
             onely
             preserve
             ,
             but
             recover
             Flesh
             from
             Corruption
             .
             Roast
             stinking
             Meat
             ,
             and
             baste
             it
             with
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             neither
             offend
             your
             Nose
             or
             Palate
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             look
             upon
             the
             Plague
             as
             a
             Poyson
             ,
             Vinegar
             is
             an
             Antidote
             against
             it
             .
             Hence
             't
             is
             that
             Physitians
             to
             suppress
             &
             take
             away
             the
             fiery
             venome
             of
             
               Spurge
               ,
               Laurel
               ,
               Mezereon
            
             ,
             and
             other
             plants
             ,
             steep
             them
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             so
             give
             them
             safely
             to
             their
             Patients
             ,
             whereas
             otherwise
             they
             would
             kill
             &
             be
             a
             worse
             Remedy
             than
             the
             Disease
             .
             Some
             have
             been
             choakt
             by
             eating
             of
             poysonous
             Mushromes
             ,
             but
             had
             they
             taken
             a
             Draught
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             they
             had
             been
             out
             of
             danger
             ;
             but
             that
             's
             a
             small
             matter
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             choakt
             with
             a
             Mushrome
             .
             Hypoc
             .
             saith
             ,
             that
             ,
             
               Those
               who
               are
               strangled
               and
               foam
               about
               the
               mouth
               ,
               though
               they
               be
               not
               quite
               dead
               ,
               yet
               do
               never
               recover
               to
               
               life
               again
               .
            
             Yet
             
               Christoph.
               a
               Vega
            
             tells
             of
             one
             that
             was
             strangled
             with
             a
             rope
             ,
             and
             did
             foam
             about
             the
             mouth
             ,
             and
             yet
             was
             recovered
             by
             drinking
             Vinegar
             .
             The
             heart
             of
             a
             Viper
             being
             dexterously
             cut
             out
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             will
             live
             and
             move
             24.
             hours
             after
             ,
             but
             cast
             a
             drop
             of
             Vinegar
             on
             it
             ,
             and
             it
             dies
             presently
             .
             Dioscorides
             tells
             you
             that
             it
             resists
             all
             poysons
             hot
             and
             cold
             ;
             and
             Celsus
             saith
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             most
             effectual
             remedy
             against
             them
             ;
             and
             tells
             of
             one
             that
             was
             poysoned
             by
             the
             sting
             of
             an
             Asp
             ,
             and
             being
             at
             such
             a
             place
             where
             there
             was
             no
             liquor
             ,
             and
             not
             being
             able
             to
             go
             to
             another
             ,
             where
             any
             might
             be
             had
             ,
             by
             chance
             he
             found
             a
             flagon
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             drank
             it
             all
             off
             ,
             and
             presently
             recovered
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             consider
             the
             Plague
             as
             bred
             by
             
               Ill
               Diet
            
             ,
             what
             is
             more
             commonly
             eaten
             with
             dangerous
             Meats
             with
             Vinegar
             ?
             If
             that
             go
             along
             with
             it
             ,
             your
             stomach
             is
             guarded
             from
             receiving
             hurt
             ;
             How
             else
             could
             you
             eat
             such
             viands
             ,
             as
             Muscles
             ,
             Oysters
             ,
             and
             Mushromes
             ?
             Malt
             is
             a
             sad
             thing
             wherewith
             to
             make
             Bread
             ,
             and
             yet
             the
             Meal
             thereof
             temper'd
             with
             Ale
             Vinegar
             (
             nothing
             to
             be
             compared
             for
             goodness
             to
             Wine
             Vinegar
             )
             in
             a
             besieged
             Garrison
             hath
             been
             hearty
             and
             wholesome
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             look
             upon
             the
             Plague
             spread
             by
             Contagion
             ,
             there
             is
             nothing
             that
             doth
             sooner
             choak
             and
             smother
             it
             .
          
           
             Is
             the
             Plague
             attended
             with
             a
             Burning
             Fever
             ?
             nothing
             doth
             sooner
             extinguish
             fire
             .
             Let
             it
             not
             seem
             tedious
             ,
             to
             consider
             a
             little
             how
             it
             preventeth
             or
             assuageth
             its
             grievous
             symptomes
             .
             Have
             you
             not
             seen
             when
             some
             sorts
             of
             liquor
             have
             been
             put
             into
             hot
             Milk
             ,
             how
             it
             all
             presently
             turns
             to
             Curds
             and
             Whey
             ,
             
             and
             upon
             stirring
             ,
             the
             Curds
             go
             one
             way
             ,
             and
             the
             Whey
             another
             ;
             in
             somewhat
             like
             manner
             it
             is
             ,
             when
             the
             Plague
             infects
             the
             bloud
             ,
             the
             thin
             and
             watery
             part
             sweats
             ,
             and
             is
             as
             it
             were
             spewed
             out
             of
             the
             Capillary
             small
             veins
             into
             the
             skin
             ,
             and
             becomes
             Spots
             ,
             where
             staying
             a
             little
             while
             ,
             it
             loseth
             its
             proper
             colour
             ,
             and
             appears
             various
             to
             the
             eye
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             humour
             that
             is
             mixed
             with
             it
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             be
             Choler
             ,
             they
             encline
             to
             a
             purple
             or
             dark
             yellow
             ;
             if
             from
             Flegme
             ,
             they
             are
             paler
             ;
             if
             from
             Humours
             ,
             more
             adust
             ,
             they
             are
             blew
             and
             blackish
             ;
             but
             the
             thicker
             and
             grosser
             part
             goes
             to
             Botches
             and
             Carbuncles
             on
             the
             top
             of
             the
             flesh
             or
             out-side
             of
             the
             Skin
             ,
             even
             as
             you
             see
             in
             boiling
             of
             the
             said
             Whey
             ,
             the
             Curds
             will
             rise
             to
             the
             top
             of
             the
             Vessel
             .
          
           
             Now
             Vinegar
             hindereth
             and
             preventeth
             both
             these
             ,
             the
             Spots
             ,
             by
             resisting
             the
             Putrifaction
             ;
             and
             then
             the
             Carbuncles
             ,
             by
             suppressing
             the
             Inflamation
             of
             the
             Bloud
             .
             
               Vis
               est
               mirifica
               refrigerandi
               Sanguinis
               indege
               arcendi
               Putredinis
               ,
               è
               qua
               febris
               Pestilens
               suboritur
               ,
               &
               reprimendi
               fervoris
               ac
               incendii
               sanguinis
               un●●
               Carbunculi
               nascuntur
               .
            
             Such
             sowre
             things
             (
             saith
             
               Vidus
               Vidius
            
             a
             very
             great
             Master
             of
             Medicines
             )
             do
             work
             wonders
             ,
             in
             cooling
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             driving
             away
             Putrefaction
             ,
             which
             cause
             Pestilent
             Fevers
             ,
             and
             suppressing
             the
             heat
             and
             burning
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             from
             whence
             Carbuncles
             do
             arise
             .
          
           
             Hath
             the
             Plague
             taken
             away
             your
             stomach
             ?
             Vinegar
             will
             stir
             it
             up
             ,
             and
             get
             you
             an
             Appetite
             unto
             your
             Meat
             .
             Is
             your
             Throat
             scorcht
             ,
             your
             Tongue
             black
             and
             chopt
             ,
             and
             your
             Mouth
             sore
             ?
             any
             ordinary
             Nurse
             will
             tell
             you
             the
             vertue
             of
             Vinegar
             to
             make
             a
             Gargarisme
             ,
             and
             wash
             it
             .
             Are
             you
             like
             to
             be
             choakt
             
             with
             Flegme
             ?
             Syrup
             of
             Vinegar
             is
             a
             common
             Medicine
             to
             cut
             it
             .
             Is
             your
             Brain
             loaden
             with
             vapours
             ,
             that
             you
             are
             like
             one
             in
             a
             Lethargy
             or
             Dead-Sleep
             ?
             let
             some
             Vinegar
             on
             a
             hot
             iron
             be
             smoakt
             under
             your
             Nose
             ,
             and
             it
             presently
             makes
             you
             to
             awake
             .
             Are
             you
             pain'd
             in
             the
             head
             ,
             and
             troubled
             with
             tedious
             watching
             ?
             wet
             a
             Rose-Cake
             or
             Cloth
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             lay
             it
             to
             your
             Temples
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             go
             to
             sleep
             ,
             and
             take
             your
             rest
             .
          
           
             But
             least
             so
             much
             Vinegar
             in
             any
             one
             should
             cause
             the
             heart-burn
             ,
             and
             make
             him
             look
             sowre
             ,
             and
             set
             his
             Teeth
             and
             Tongue
             on
             edge
             to
             discourage
             you
             from
             using
             it
             ,
             as
             not
             approving
             it
             himself
             ,
             you
             may
             consider
             ,
             that
             there
             be
             some
             that
             laugh
             at
             
               Vnicorns
               Horn
            
             ,
             and
             say
             Treacle
             is
             too
             hot
             ,
             that
             find
             fault
             with
             Tormentil
             as
             too
             binding
             ,
             and
             dispraise
             
               Bole
               Armenick
            
             as
             too
             stopping
             .
             One
             thing
             is
             too
             dry
             ,
             another
             too
             cold
             ,
             this
             hurts
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             every
             thing
             must
             be
             condemn'd
             ,
             but
             what
             themselves
             extol
             .
             Cervantes
             (
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             the
             wit
             of
             Spain
             )
             derides
             in
             the
             person
             of
             
               Don
               Pedro
               Rezio
            
             Physi●●●●
             to
             
               Sancho
               Panca
            
             ,
             such
             find-fault
             Philosophers
             .
             〈◊〉
             will
             say
             that
             Broth
             ingenders
             Rheume
             ,
             and
             Mutton
             is
             Cholerick
             ,
             that
             Brawn
             breeds
             viscous
             Humours
             ,
             and
             Lamb
             is
             hard
             of
             digestion
             ,
             that
             Veal
             turns
             into
             waterish
             ,
             and
             Beef
             into
             gross
             blood
             ,
             that
             Pork
             is
             flegmatick
             ,
             and
             Venison
             melancholy
             ,
             and
             Partridge
             most
             dangerous
             to
             eat
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             surfetting
             .
          
           
             Many
             Antidotes
             and
             Medicines
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             some
             Meats
             ,
             may
             have
             some
             inconvenience
             ,
             but
             that
             is
             inconsiderable
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             benefit
             by
             them
             .
             Think
             you
             not
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             a
             disquiet
             for
             Citizens
             to
             make
             their
             Town
             a
             Carrison
             ?
             and
             yet
             who
             would
             
             not
             receive
             a
             Regiment
             ,
             to
             defend
             them
             from
             an
             Enemy
             ?
             I
             have
             known
             Souldiers
             that
             have
             been
             troublesome
             in
             the
             House
             where
             they
             have
             quartered
             ,
             and
             yet
             have
             been
             born
             with
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             service
             they
             were
             to
             do
             .
             Had
             you
             rather
             a
             Child
             should
             be
             drown'd
             ,
             than
             pull'd
             out
             of
             the
             water
             by
             the
             hair
             ,
             when
             one
             cannot
             take
             him
             by
             the
             hand
             ?
             They
             that
             will
             not
             put
             their
             mouths
             out
             of
             taste
             ,
             to
             put
             their
             lives
             out
             of
             danger
             ,
             are
             fitter
             to
             have
             their
             heads
             purg'd
             with
             Hellebore
             ,
             than
             their
             hearts
             preserv'd
             with
             Cordials
             .
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             one
             ,
             writing
             to
             a
             Judge
             for
             a
             friend
             ,
             intreated
             him
             ,
             
               If
               he
               was
               innocent
               ,
               that
               he
               would
               free
               him
               for
               his
               own
               sake
               ;
               but
               if
               he
               was
               guilty
               ,
               that
               he
               would
               yet
               free
               him
               for
               his
               sake
            
             ;
             but
             however
             he
             must
             free
             him
             .
             If
             Vinegar
             be
             simple
             and
             uncompounded
             ,
             take
             it
             for
             its
             own
             〈◊〉
             mixed
             with
             other
             Antidotes
             ,
             take
             it
             for
             〈◊〉
             ;
             but
             however
             take
             Vinegar
             .
             Pliny
             finds
             fault
             with
             Physitians
             〈◊〉
             his
             time
             ,
             for
             not
             knowing
             its
             excellent
             vertue
             .
             Vinegar
             being
             contrary
             to
             most
             other
             liquors
             in
             distillation
             ,
             may
             well
             have
             something
             more
             than
             ordinary
             in
             operation
             :
             The
             Spirits
             of
             Wine
             and
             Beer
             ,
             and
             other
             liquors
             ,
             presently
             exhale
             ,
             and
             flie
             away
             ,
             and
             have
             nothing
             but
             flegme
             ;
             but
             when
             Vinegar
             is
             distill'd
             ,
             the
             flegme
             rises
             first
             ,
             and
             the
             Spirits
             stay
             behind
             .
          
           
             Now
             as
             Galen
             saith
             of
             Poysons
             ,
             the
             hundredth
             part
             of
             a
             Cantharides
             doth
             not
             hurt
             ,
             nor
             one
             spark
             of
             fire
             burn
             to
             any
             purpose
             ;
             so
             it
             is
             in
             Cordials
             ,
             too
             little
             will
             do
             little
             good
             ,
             there
             must
             be
             a
             considerable
             quantity
             ,
             and
             sufficient
             dose
             ;
             you
             cannot
             in
             reason
             think
             one
             spoonful
             of
             Vinegar
             enough
             to
             quench
             such
             a
             heat
             ,
             as
             the
             Plague
             brings
             .
          
           
           
             'T
             is
             for
             the
             vertue
             of
             Vinegar
             that
             I
             wrote
             this
             Book
             .
             I
             would
             be
             loath
             to
             present
             you
             a
             Glo-worm
             instead
             of
             a
             Diamond
             ,
             or
             put
             a
             Bulrush
             instead
             of
             a
             Spear
             into
             your
             hand
             ,
             when
             you
             are
             to
             fight
             with
             such
             an
             Enemy
             .
             Imagine
             well
             ,
             and
             think
             highly
             of
             this
             Medicine
             .
             I
             value
             my
             own
             life
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             another
             man
             doth
             his
             .
             I
             had
             rather
             take
             Vinegar
             by
             it self
             ,
             than
             many
             other
             ,
             nay
             then
             any
             other
             single
             medicine
             without
             it
             .
             Despise
             it
             not
             ,
             because
             't
             is
             easie
             to
             be
             had
             ,
             neither
             let
             it
             be
             contemn'd
             ,
             because
             familiar
             .
             It
             is
             the
             more
             excellent
             ,
             because
             common
             ;
             the
             more
             precious
             ,
             because
             cheap
             ;
             the
             vertues
             of
             it
             so
             many
             ,
             they
             will
             hardly
             be
             believed
             ;
             and
             therefore
             the
             greater
             ,
             because
             incredible
             .
          
           
             But
             because
             the
             pestilent
             venome
             hath
             a
             power
             to
             corrupt
             ,
             putrifie
             ,
             and
             inflame
             the
             humours
             ,
             and
             oftentimes
             the
             Sicknesse
             is
             accompanied
             with
             a
             Fever
             ,
             which
             sometimes
             may
             be
             almost
             as
             dangerous
             as
             the
             Plague
             ,
             there
             must
             be
             care
             taken
             thereof
             ;
             so
             that
             as
             you
             may
             not
             by
             too
             cold
             things
             strike
             in
             the
             Plague
             ,
             so
             by
             too
             hot
             ,
             you
             may
             not
             exasperate
             the
             Fever
             ,
             but
             have
             respect
             to
             both
             :
             for
             which
             purpose
             you
             may
             take
             cordial
             and
             cooling
             Juleps
             ,
             made
             of
             distill'd
             waters
             ,
             of
             
               Sorrel
               ,
               Endive
               ,
               Cichory
               ,
               Borage
               ,
               Bugloss
               ,
               Meadow
               sweet
               ,
               Angelica
               ,
               Dragons
               Dandelyon
               ,
               Betony
               ,
               Scabius
               ,
               Balme
               ,
               Fumitory
               ,
            
             to
             which
             you
             may
             put
             as
             much
             oyl
             of
             Brimstone
             ,
             or
             Vitriol
             ,
             as
             will
             make
             it
             very
             sharp
             to
             your
             taste
             ,
             and
             to
             every
             quart
             thereof
             about
             half
             a
             dram
             of
             
               Lapi●
               Prunella
            
             ,
             or
             
               Sal
               Niter
            
             ,
             or
             
               Sal
               Peter
            
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             sweeten
             it
             with
             any
             Cordial
             Syrups
             ,
             as
             of
             
               Gilly-flowers
               ,
               Citrons
               ,
               Lemons
               ,
               Violets
               ,
            
             adding
             to
             it
             ,
             if
             you
             please
             ,
             Alchermes
             ,
             and
             when
             you
             are
             hot
             and
             dry
             ,
             you
             may
             drink
             as
             much
             as
             you
             please
             ,
             and
             as
             often
             as
             you
             will.
             As
             thus
             ,
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Meadowsweet
             and
             Cichory
             water
             ,
             of
             each
             one
             pint
             ,
             of
             Borage
             and
             Buglosse
             water
             half
             a
             pint
             ,
             of
             Dragon
             and
             Angelica
             water
             of
             each
             four
             ounces
             ;
             put
             to
             it
             as
             much
             Oyl
             of
             Vitriol
             as
             will
             make
             it
             very
             sharp
             ,
             then
             adde
             to
             it
             a
             dram
             of
             
               Lapis
               Prunella
            
             powdered
             ,
             Syrup
             of
             Gilly-flowers
             four
             ounces
             ,
             Alchermes
             two
             drams
             ,
             and
             drink
             as
             much
             and
             as
             often
             as
             you
             please
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             you
             may
             make
             the
             Tincture
             of
             Roses
             thus
             .
          
           
             Boil
             four
             quarts
             of
             Spring-water
             ,
             then
             let
             it
             cool
             ,
             till
             it
             be
             but
             about
             scalding
             hot
             ,
             then
             put
             it
             into
             a
             glased
             earthen
             pot
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             it
             two
             good
             handfuls
             ,
             or
             two
             ounces
             of
             dried
             Red-Rose
             leaves
             ,
             and
             stir
             them
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             all
             wet
             ,
             then
             put
             to
             them
             one
             Silver
             spoonful
             of
             Oil
             of
             Brimstone
             ,
             or
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             ,
             or
             as
             much
             as
             will
             make
             the
             liquor
             very
             sharp
             ,
             stir
             it
             all
             about
             ,
             and
             presently
             the
             Roses
             and
             the
             liquor
             will
             be
             of
             a
             delicate
             red
             colour
             ;
             then
             let
             it
             stand
             covered
             about
             four
             hours
             ,
             then
             strain
             it
             gently
             without
             squeezing
             ,
             into
             an
             earthen
             pan
             ,
             and
             sweeten
             it
             with
             a
             pound
             or
             two
             of
             Loaf-Sugar
             more
             or
             lesse
             ,
             as
             you
             please
             ,
             and
             with
             more
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             make
             it
             very
             sharp
             for
             your
             taste
             ,
             and
             keep
             it
             in
             Glass-bottles
             ,
             and
             when
             you
             are
             hot
             and
             dry
             ,
             drink
             as
             much
             as
             you
             please
             ;
             and
             if
             you
             list
             ,
             you
             may
             put
             any
             Cordial
             Syrup
             to
             it
             ,
             as
             Gilly-flowers
             ,
             juice
             of
             
               Citron
               ,
               Lemons
               ,
               Poppies
            
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             you
             may
             take
             some
             Spring-water
             ,
             and
             put
             it
             fresh
             into
             a
             Glass
             ,
             and
             drop
             some
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             or
             Brimstone
             into
             it
             ,
             to
             make
             it
             sharp
             ,
             and
             sweeten
             it
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             drink
             it
             ,
             both
             as
             a
             Preservative
             against
             a
             Fever
             or
             the
             Plague
             ;
             and
             as
             a
             Medicine
             and
             Julep
             in
             time
             of
             Sicknesse
             ;
             and
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             that
             
             plain
             Spring-water
             and
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             or
             Brimstone
             ,
             is
             a
             better
             Julep
             in
             the
             
               Plague
               ,
               Pestilent
               ,
               Malignant
            
             ,
             and
             other
             burning
             Fever
             ,
             than
             almost
             any
             other
             distill'd
             water
             without
             it
             .
          
           
             Note
             that
             it
             is
             a
             vain
             and
             scrupulous
             error
             ,
             to
             take
             when
             you
             are
             dry
             and
             burning
             hot
             ,
             but
             two
             or
             three
             spoonfuls
             of
             Julep
             at
             a
             time
             .
             I
             never
             denied
             my
             Patients
             drink
             in
             the
             heat
             of
             a
             Fever
             ,
             but
             let
             them
             drink
             Julep
             as
             much
             as
             they
             please
             ,
             for
             a
             little
             Julep
             doth
             but
             little
             good
             ,
             and
             rather
             encreaseth
             the
             heat
             ,
             as
             the
             powring
             of
             a
             little
             Water
             on
             a
             Smiths
             fire
             doth
             make
             it
             flame
             the
             more
             ,
             and
             burn
             the
             hotter
             ,
             whereas
             a
             great
             deal
             doth
             quite
             extinguish
             it
             and
             put
             it
             out
             .
          
           
             And
             because
             this
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             is
             so
             excellent
             and
             useful
             a
             remedy
             mixt
             with
             water
             ,
             in
             this
             and
             all
             hot
             Diseases
             ,
             I
             should
             advise
             every
             ingenuous
             person
             that
             lives
             in
             the
             Country
             ,
             never
             to
             be
             without
             it
             .
          
           
             These
             Oils
             you
             must
             understand
             ,
             cannot
             be
             taken
             by
             themselves
             ,
             but
             with
             spring
             or
             distilled
             waters
             ;
             and
             you
             must
             be
             careful
             of
             spilling
             any
             drop
             on
             your
             cloths
             ,
             for
             then
             it
             will
             fret
             and
             make
             a
             hole
             in
             them
             .
             Now
             if
             you
             refuse
             to
             meddle
             with
             them
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             receiving
             any
             hurt
             ,
             you
             may
             as
             well
             do
             so
             by
             fire
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             not
             sit
             by
             ,
             least
             a
             spark
             light
             on
             your
             apron
             ,
             neither
             must
             men
             take
             Tobacco
             for
             fear
             of
             burning
             their
             faces
             .
             And
             yet
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             that
             't
             is
             better
             to
             have
             a
             spot
             on
             your
             gown
             ,
             or
             a
             hole
             in
             your
             cloths
             ,
             which
             the
             negligent
             slabbering
             of
             it
             may
             occasion
             ,
             than
             a
             Purple
             in
             your
             Skin
             ,
             or
             a
             Botch
             or
             Carbuncle
             in
             your
             Flesh
             ,
             which
             the
             discreet
             taking
             of
             it
             will
             hinder
             .
          
           
           
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             a
             Norwegian
             ,
             that
             coming
             out
             of
             his
             frozen
             Country
             ,
             into
             the
             South
             parts
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             saw
             some
             Damask
             Roses
             growing
             in
             a
             Garden
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               Well
               may
               the
               weather
               be
               so
               hot
               ,
               when
               fire
               grows
               upon
               the
               Trees
            
             ;
             at
             which
             the
             hearers
             fell
             a-laughing
             ,
             and
             told
             him
             they
             were
             most
             sweet
             and
             fragrant
             flowers
             ,
             as
             pleasing
             to
             the
             smell
             as
             delightful
             to
             the
             eye
             ,
             and
             gather'd
             him
             one
             ,
             and
             bid
             him
             smell
             to
             it
             ,
             but
             he
             refus'd
             ,
             neither
             would
             he
             take
             it
             into
             his
             hands
             for
             fear
             of
             burning
             his
             fingers
             ,
             nor
             smell
             to
             it
             least
             he
             should
             fire
             his
             beard
             ,
             or
             singe
             his
             furr'd
             cap.
             
          
           
             To
             perswade
             you
             not
             to
             fear
             ,
             but
             use
             this
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             ,
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             what
             the
             most
             candid
             and
             judicious
             Sennertus
             saith
             of
             it
             in
             his
             fourth
             Book
             and
             11th
             Chapter
             of
             the
             cure
             of
             pestilent
             and
             malignant
             Fevers
             .
             
               Great
               in
               this
               case
               is
               the
               use
               of
               Oil
               of
               Vitriol
               ,
               which
               hath
               a
               notable
               faculty
               to
               stay
               putrefaction
               ,
               to
               open
               obstructions
               ,
               to
               cut
               ,
               disperse
               ,
               attenuate
               ,
               cleanse
               ,
               and
               separate
               all
               corrupt
               humours
               ,
               and
               further
               the
               activity
               ,
               and
               exalt
               the
               vertue
               of
               other
               medicines
               with
               which
               it
               is
               most
               usefully
               mingled
               ;
               for
               whereas
               the
               Syrups
               of
            
             Succory
             ,
             Endive
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             
               and
               the
               rest
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               Sugar
               in
               them
               ,
               are
               not
               sufficient
               to
               extinguish
               the
               heat
               nor
               thirst
               in
               a
               Fever
               ,
               but
               are
               rather
               turn'd
               into
               choler
               ;
               yet
               if
               Oil
               of
               Vitriol
               be
               mixed
               with
               them
               ,
               so
               us
               to
               make
               them
               sharp
               ,
               they
               most
               happily
               slake
               the
               thirst
               and
               allay
               the
               heat
               ,
               and
               with
               good
               success
               answer
               the
               expectation
               for
               which
               they
               were
               taken
               .
            
             And
             Mindererus
             in
             his
             15.
             chap.
             of
             his
             Book
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             where
             he
             treateth
             of
             the
             Oil
             of
             Vitriol
             and
             Brimstone
             ,
             saith
             ,
             
               There
               is
               no
               Putrefaction
               ,
               whose
               strength
               it
               doth
               not
               break
               ,
               no
               infection
               which
               it
               doth
               
               not
               overcome
               ,
               no
               depravation
               of
               humours
               which
               they
               do
               not
               rectifie
               .
               In
               truth
               ,
               if
               I
               may
               speak
               freely
               ,
               if
               I
               should
               be
               hindred
               or
               forbid
               the
               use
               of
            
             Vitriol
             ,
             I
             
               would
               never
               come
               to
               the
               cure
               of
               the
            
             Plague
             ,
             
               or
               if
               I
               did
               come
               ,
               I
               should
               come
               disarm'd
               .
            
          
           
             Afterwards
             ,
             when
             you
             find
             your self
             at
             any
             time
             of
             your
             Sicknesse
             ,
             especially
             at
             the
             end
             of
             any
             burning
             fit
             ,
             inclinable
             to
             sweat
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             follow
             the
             conduct
             of
             Nature
             and
             endeavour
             to
             second
             it
             by
             the
             use
             of
             Medicines
             .
          
           
             For
             which
             purpose
             ,
             Take
             two
             drams
             of
             Confection
             of
             Iacynth
             ,
             or
             Diascordium
             ,
             or
             one
             dram
             of
             Electuary
             
               de
               Ovo
            
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             Cantrayerva
             ,
             or
             
               Virginia
               Snakeweed
            
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             
               Crabs
               Eyes
            
             and
             Claws
             and
             burnt
             Harts-Horn
             ,
             as
             formerly
             you
             were
             directed
             ;
             or
             else
             two
             drams
             of
             Gascoyn
             powder
             made
             without
             Bezar
             .
             And
             indeed
             considering
             the
             uncertainty
             of
             true
             Bezar
             ,
             there
             may
             be
             Gascoyne
             powder
             made
             as
             well
             without
             Bezar
             as
             
               Confectio
               Alchermes
            
             made
             without
             Musk
             ;
             for
             as
             some
             cannot
             endure
             the
             smell
             of
             Musk
             ,
             so
             many
             cannot
             go
             to
             the
             price
             of
             Bezar
             .
             Or
             else
             you
             may
             take
             some
             of
             the
             compounded
             Vinegars
             ,
             ordering
             your self
             for
             sweating
             ,
             as
             you
             were
             formerly
             directed
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             Purging
             and
             Bleeding
             ,
             there
             have
             been
             many
             learned
             Physitians
             that
             have
             made
             diligent
             enquiry
             into
             the
             Nature
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             and
             cure
             thereof
             ,
             who
             would
             have
             it
             wholly
             omitted
             ,
             and
             do
             commend
             rather
             timerousness
             than
             rashness
             in
             opening
             a
             vein
             ;
             for
             neither
             purging
             nor
             bleeding
             do
             oppose
             the
             Disease
             ,
             but
             weaken
             the
             party
             .
             In
             this
             case
             ,
             the
             Saying
             of
             Hypocrates
             is
             very
             considerable
             ;
             
               Where
               Nature
               
               aimes
               its
               course
               ,
               thither
               it
               behoves
               the
               Physitian
               to
               direct
               his
               help
               .
            
             Now
             Nature
             labours
             by
             all
             means
             to
             expel
             the
             venome
             of
             the
             Disease
             to
             the
             Superficies
             and
             out
             side
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             bleeding
             and
             purging
             draw
             it
             inwards
             towards
             the
             heart
             ,
             the
             Center
             and
             Seat
             of
             Life
             .
             What
             is
             said
             of
             War
             (
             
               Non
               lioet
               his
               peccare
            
             (
             for
             the
             first
             error
             will
             be
             your
             overthrow
             )
             is
             true
             in
             the
             cure
             of
             the
             Plague
             ,
             the
             first
             errour
             will
             be
             your
             danger
             ,
             and
             the
             second
             day
             of
             purging
             or
             bleeding
             (
             if
             you
             live
             so
             long
             )
             the
             first
             day
             of
             your
             repentance
             .
             In
             this
             Disease
             the
             blood
             is
             the
             life
             of
             the
             party
             ,
             which
             if
             you
             take
             away
             ,
             you
             soon
             destroy
             .
             Paraeus
             ,
             a
             most
             expert
             Chyrurgeon
             ,
             in
             his
             Book
             of
             the
             Plague
             ,
             relateth
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             year
             1566.
             when
             there
             was
             a
             great
             mortality
             throughout
             all
             France
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Pestilence
             ,
             he
             diligently
             enquired
             of
             all
             the
             Physitians
             and
             Chyrurgeons
             of
             all
             the
             Cities
             where
             he
             came
             ,
             what
             successe
             their
             Patients
             had
             after
             they
             were
             let
             bloud
             and
             purged
             ?
             whereunto
             they
             answered
             all
             alike
             ,
             
               That
               all
               that
               were
               infected
               with
               the
            
             Pestilence
             ,
             
               and
               did
               bleed
               some
               quantity
               of
               blood
               ,
               or
               had
               their
               bodies
               somewhat
               strongly
               purged
               ,
               thenceforth
               waxed
               weaker
               and
               weaker
               ,
               and
               so
               at
               length
               died
               ;
               but
               others
               which
               were
               not
               let
               bloud
               and
               purged
               ,
               but
               took
               Cordial
               Antidotes
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               escaped
               and
               recovered
               their
               health
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               the
               Blain
               ,
               Botch
               ,
               and
               Carbuncle
               .
            
             
               The
               Blain
               is
               an
               angry
               little
               blister
               ,
               somewhat
               like
               the
               Swine
               or
               
                 Small
                 Pox
              
               ,
               but
               far
               more
               painful
               ,
               sometimes
               of
               a
               blue
               ,
               reddish
               ,
               or
               leaden
               colour
               ,
               and
               being
               opened
               ,
               affordeth
               corrupt
               matter
               .
               It
               may
               arise
               in
               any
               
               part
               ;
               sometimes
               there
               will
               be
               one
               or
               two
               ,
               but
               never
               many
               :
               It
               seldome
               kills
               or
               hinders
               the
               cure
               of
               the
               party
               ;
               but
               being
               anointed
               with
               oil
               of
               Saint
               Iohns-wort
               ,
               will
               break
               ,
               heal
               ,
               and
               scale
               of
               .
            
             
               The
               Botch
               is
               a
               swelling
               about
               the
               bignesse
               of
               a
               Nutmeg
               ,
               Wallnut
               ,
               or
               Hens
               Egge
               ,
               and
               cometh
               in
               the
               Neck
               ,
               or
               behind
               the
               Eares
               ,
               if
               the
               Brain
               be
               affected
               ;
               or
               under
               the
               Arm-pits
               ,
               from
               the
               Heart
               ;
               or
               in
               the
               Groin
               ,
               from
               the
               Liver
               ;
               for
               cure
               whereof
               ,
               pull
               off
               the
               feathers
               from
               about
               the
               Rump
               of
               a
               Cock
               ,
               Hen
               ,
               or
               Pigeon
               ,
               and
               rub
               the
               Tayl
               with
               Salt
               ,
               and
               hold
               its
               Bill
               ,
               and
               set
               the
               Tayl
               hard
               to
               the
               swelling
               ,
               and
               it
               will
               die
               ;
               then
               take
               another
               and
               another
               ,
               and
               do
               so
               in
               manner
               aforesaid
               ,
               until
               the
               venom
               doth
               not
               kill
               any
               more
               .
               Or
               else
               take
               the
               pith
               of
               a
               hot
               Loaf
               from
               the
               Oven
               ,
               and
               clap
               it
               to
               the
               Sore
               .
               Also
               it
               is
               very
               good
               to
               launce
               it
               ;
               for
               though
               some
               pain
               do
               thence
               arise
               ,
               yet
               Nature
               doth
               not
               draw
               back
               from
               the
               place
               pained
               ,
               but
               sendeth
               humours
               thither
               after
               the
               launcing
               .
               Also
               take
               
                 Wheat
                 Flower
                 ,
                 Honey
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Yolke
               of
               an
               Egge
               ,
               and
               
                 Venice
                 Turpentine
              
               ,
               of
               each
               a
               like
               quantity
               ,
               mixe
               it
               well
               ,
               and
               lay
               it
               on
               just
               warm
               ;
               this
               will
               ripen
               ,
               draw
               ,
               and
               heal
               it
               .
               Or
               else
               take
               an
               ounce
               of
               
                 Venice
                 Turpentine
              
               ,
               the
               Yolke
               of
               an
               Egge
               ,
               and
               Oil
               of
               Saint
               Iohns-Wort
               one
               spoonful
               ,
               mixe
               it
               ,
               and
               apply
               it
               warm
               ,
               it
               will
               draw
               and
               heal
               it
               .
            
             
               The
               Carbuncle
               ,
               so
               called
               from
               its
               heat
               like
               a
               burning
               coal
               ,
               riseth
               in
               any
               part
               of
               the
               body
               ,
               like
               an
               exceeding
               angry
               Wheal
               ,
               with
               a
               certain
               rednesse
               near
               it
               ,
               and
               as
               if
               a
               hole
               had
               been
               made
               with
               a
               hot
               iron
               ,
               will
               quickly
               eat
               out
               a
               piece
               of
               flesh
               about
               it
               .
               It
               ought
               presently
               to
               be
               scarified
               ,
               to
               let
               out
               the
               venome
               ;
               or
               else
               you
               may
               burn
               the
               head
               of
               it
               with
               a
               small
               hot
               
               iron
               ,
               and
               you
               need
               not
               fear
               this
               burning
               to
               be
               too
               painful
               ,
               for
               it
               toucheth
               nothing
               but
               the
               point
               of
               the
               Carbuncle
               ,
               which
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               scar
               that
               is
               there
               ,
               is
               void
               of
               sense
               .
            
             
               Paraeus
               
                 commends
                 this
                 plaister
              
               ,
               Take
               of
               Soot
               from
               a
               Chimney
               or
               Oven
               wherein
               onely
               Wood
               is
               burnt
               ,
               four
               ounces
               ,
               
                 Common
                 Salt
              
               two
               ounces
               ,
               powder
               and
               mixe
               them
               with
               the
               Yolks
               of
               two
               Eggs
               ,
               and
               apply
               it
               warm
               .
            
             
               
                 Others
                 highly
                 commend
                 this
              
               ,
               Take
               of
               Soot
               two
               ounces
               ,
               
                 Sowre
                 Leaven
                 ,
                 Butter
                 ,
                 Venice
                 Turpentine
                 ,
                 Salt
                 ,
              
               of
               each
               one
               ounce
               ,
               
                 Castile
                 Soap
              
               one
               ounce
               and
               a
               half
               ,
               
                 Venice
                 Treacle
              
               half
               an
               ounce
               ,
               with
               the
               Yolks
               of
               three
               Eggs
               make
               it
               into
               a
               plaister
               ,
               and
               apply
               it
               twice
               or
               thrice
               a
               day
               .
            
             
               Some
               direct
               to
               make
               a
               Circle
               about
               the
               Carbuncle
               with
               a
               right
               
                 Blow
                 Saphyr
              
               ,
               and
               say
               ,
               that
               presently
               the
               Carbuncle
               dies
               as
               a
               Coal
               that
               is
               quencht
               with
               water
               ;
               according
               to
               that
               of
               the
               Poet
               ,
               
                 Sapphyri
                 solo
                 tactu
                 Carbunclus
                 abibit
                 .
              
            
             
               Dyet
               in
               this
               Disease
               ,
               especially
               during
               the
               Fever
               ,
               ought
               strictly
               to
               be
               observed
               :
               Avoid
               such
               things
               as
               turn
               into
               Choler
               ,
               and
               breed
               bad
               Humours
               ,
               such
               as
               are
               Sugar
               Sops
               and
               Cawdels
               .
               I
               do
               not
               commend
               ,
               but
               rather
               condemn
               the
               eating
               of
               Eggs.
               I
               have
               made
               enquiry
               concerning
               Milk
               ,
               and
               am
               satisfied
               ,
               that
               those
               that
               eat
               it
               during
               the
               Fever
               ,
               never
               live
               long
               after
               ,
               to
               complain
               of
               the
               hurt
               it
               did
               them
               .
               You
               may
               safely
               take
               Water-Grewel
               and
               Panada
               with
               
                 Corants
                 ,
                 Mutton
                 ,
                 Veal
                 ,
                 Chicken
                 ,
              
               or
               Barley-Broth
               ,
               is
               wholesome
               ,
               and
               if
               you
               eat
               any
               of
               the
               Flesh
               ,
               let
               your
               sawce
               be
               
                 Vinegar
                 .
                 Almond-Milk
              
               made
               with
               Barley-Broth
               ,
               is
               good
               and
               pleasant
               ,
               but
               Harts-Horn
               Gelly
               is
               both
               ,
               
               Meat
               and
               Medicine
               ,
               so
               also
               is
               candied
               and
               preserv'd
               Citron
               ,
               eat
               but
               a
               little
               and
               often
               ,
               Discretion
               ,
               Moderation
               and
               Temperance
               ,
               are
               as
               good
               a
               Dish
               or
               Medicine
               as
               you
               can
               either
               fetch
               from
               the
               Cooks
               or
               buy
               at
               the
               Apothecaries
               .
            
             
               
                 For
                 a
                 Fume
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 
                   Sulphur
                   Vivum
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 
                   Quick
                   Brimstone
                
                 one
                 pound
                 ,
                 Salt-Peter
                 one
                 ounce
                 ,
                 powder
                 them
                 severally
                 ,
                 and
                 melt
                 them
                 over
                 the
                 fire
                 in
                 an
                 iron
                 pan
                 ,
                 then
                 stir
                 into
                 it
                 an
                 ounce
                 of
                 
                   Yellow
                   Amber
                
                 powdered
                 ,
                 and
                 pour
                 it
                 out
                 on
                 a
                 stone
                 or
                 in
                 a
                 mould
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 Cake
                 :
                 Break
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 it
                 less
                 than
                 a
                 Nutmeg
                 ,
                 and
                 light
                 it
                 at
                 a
                 Candle
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 it
                 on
                 a
                 Trencher
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 burn
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 where
                 you
                 are
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 that
                 ,
                 A
                 Grain
                 is
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 a
                 Barley
                 Corn.
                 A
                 Scruple
                 is
                 20.
                 
                 Grains
                 .
                 A
                 Dram
                 is
                 3.
                 
                 Scruples
                 .
                 An
                 Ounce
                 is
                 8.
                 
                 Drams
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           28.
           
           Line
           1.
           for
           Grashoppers
           ,
           read
           Grasse
           .
           p.
           42.
           l.
           8.
           real
           
             all
             little
             enough
          
           .
           p.
           46.
           l.
           5.
           read
           
             when
             he
             went.
          
           p.
           56.
           l.
           6.
           read
           Non
           Naturales
           .
           p.
           64.
           l.
           32.
           
             for
             the
             ware
             was
             ,
             they
             were
             .
          
           p.
           82.
           l.
           17.
           for
           
             with
             Vinegar
          
           ,
           read
           
             than
             Vinegar
          
           .
           p.
           83.
           l.
           20.
           for
           indege
           ,
           r.
           indeque
           .
        
      
       
         
           Any
           one
           may
           make
           these
           Medicines
           themselves
           ,
           or
           be-speak
           them
           at
           their
           own
           Apothecaries
           ,
           or
           buy
           them
           ready
           made
           ,
           at
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Dansons
          
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Pestle
           and
           Mortar
           in
           
           Coleman-street
           ,
           or
           at
           Mr.
           
             Hamnet
             Rigbies
          
           at
           the
           Seven
           Stars
           in
           
           Fetter-Lane
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           the
           Readers
           .
        
         
           
             Courteous
             ,
             Good
             Natur'd
             ,
             and
             Kind-hearted
             Readers
             ;
          
        
         
           THe
           Italians
           have
           a
           Saying
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             To
             speak
             ill
             of
             another
             ,
             is
             the
             fifth
             Element
             whereof
             every
             one
             is
             made
             .
          
           Do
           not
           you
           then
           wonder
           that
           I
           give
           you
           this
           Title
           ,
           since
           some
           either
           out
           of
           envy
           or
           ignorance
           ,
           may
           be
           more
           ready
           to
           requite
           my
           pains
           with
           a
           hard
           censure
           ,
           than
           a
           kind
           acceptance
           .
           Well
           ,
           in
           giving
           you
           civil
           language
           ,
           I
           for
           this
           time
           ,
           follow
           the
           humour
           of
           a
           certain
           Frenchman
           ,
           who
           being
           near
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           in
           despair
           ,
           was
           encouraged
           to
           put
           his
           trust
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           defie
           the
           Devil
           ;
           but
           he
           creepingly
           replied
           ,
           
             That
             they
             would
             please
             to
             pardon
             him
             ,
             for
             he
             would
             defie
             no
             body
             ,
             onely
             he
             prayed
             to
             God
             to
             keep
             him
             &
             his
             soul
             from
             —
             Monsieur
             the
             Devil
          
           ;
           at
           which
           uncouth
           and
           strange
           expression
           one
           of
           the
           By-standers
           being
           somewhat
           surpriz'd
           ,
           ask'd
           him
           what
           reason
           he
           had
           to
           give
           the
           evil
           spirit
           such
           a
           title
           ,
           and
           he
           answered
           ,
           
             That
             it
             was
             convenient
             to
             give
             every
             one
             good
             words
             ,
             because
             he
             knew
             not
             well
             into
             whose
             hands
             he
             might
             chance
             to
             come
             .
          
        
         
           Being
           often
           requested
           ,
           and
           almost
           tyred
           ,
           to
           give
           directions
           for
           preventing
           the
           Infectoon
           of
           the
           Plague
           ,
           and
           being
           since
           much
           satisfied
           with
           the
           good
           success
           to
           all
           that
           followed
           it
           ,
           and
           considering
           the
           self-ended
           concealing
           ,
           and
           the
           geeat
           cost
           in
           buying
           several
           medicines
           ,
           which
           many
           people
           would
           ,
           nay
           ,
           must
           rather
           die
           ,
           than
           be
           at
           the
           charge
           of
           ;
           and
           knowing
           how
           difficult
           it
           is
           for
           a
           Doctor
           ,
           how
           diligent
           soever
           ,
           to
           attend
           above
           twenty
           sick
           Families
           ,
           and
           how
           ignorant
           many
           sick
           people
           are
           ,
           and
           how
           little
           they
           can
           learn
           from
           Nurses
           ,
           and
           what
           errors
           are
           committed
           in
           bleeding
           and
           purging
           ,
           and
           how
           hard
           a
           matter
           it
           is
           for
           those
           who
           are
           sick
           in
           the
           Country
           ,
           to
           procure
           speedy
           advice
           and
           remedy
           ,
           since
           people
           are
           so
           far
           from
           visiting
           the
           sick
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           hardly
           allow
           or
           permit
           those
           that
           are
           well
           to
           visit
           one
           another
           ,
           amongst
           many
           distractions
           ,
           and
           setting
           aside
           my
           private
           affairs
           ,
           I
           endeavoured
           to
           publish
           this
           Treatise
           .
        
         
           If
           you
           think
           I
           have
           been
           too
           brief
           ,
           upon
           request
           I
           shall
           be
           ready
           to
           enlarge
           it
           ,
           if
           not
           ,
           you
           may
           do
           it
           your self
           ;
           if
           too
           tedious
           ,
           you
           may
           do
           as
           at
           feasts
           ,
           where
           is
           variety
           of
           dishes
           ,
           take
           what
           you
           please
           ,
           and
           leave
           the
           rest
           ;
           if
           too
           plain
           ,
           there
           are
           more
           sick-folks
           and
           Nurses
           that
           cannot
           understand
           Latine
           and
           hard
           words
           ,
           than
           Apothecaries
           and
           Chyrurgeons
           that
           will
           not
           understand
           English.
           I
           should
           be
           a
           rich
           man
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           five
           shillings
           for
           every
           one
           that
           d●th
           not
           know
           the
           weight
           of
           a
           French
           Crown
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           
             Elixir
             Vitae
          
           ,
           the
           
             Grand
             Cordial
          
           ,
           the
           
             Infallible
             Antidote
          
           
           against
           the
           Plague
           ,
           and
           I
           remember
           a
           Story
           of
           a
           Friar
           ,
           who
           pretended
           to
           have
           a
           plume
           of
           the
           Angel
           Gabriels
           feathers
           ,
           which
           fell
           from
           him
           at
           the
           Salutation
           of
           the
           Virgin
           Mary
           ,
           but
           when
           he
           came
           to
           shew
           it
           after
           Sermon
           to
           the
           multitude
           ,
           he
           perceived
           that
           his
           feathers
           had
           been
           stoln
           out
           of
           the
           box
           ,
           and
           a
           Charcoal
           put
           in
           their
           stead
           ,
           and
           very
           confidently
           laid
           the
           disappointment
           upon
           the
           indisposition
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           who
           were
           not
           fuly
           prepared
           for
           the
           fight
           of
           so
           heavenly
           a
           Relique
           :
           neverthelesse
           out
           of
           his
           own
           good
           will
           he
           would
           shew
           them
           one
           of
           the
           Coals
           that
           was
           taken
           from
           under
           the
           Gridiron
           that
           Sai●t
           Laurence
           was
           broild
           on
           .
           I
           do
           not
           much
           fancy
           
             quid
             proquo
          
           ,
           neither
           do
           you
           greatly
           care
           at
           present
           for
           
             Elixit
             Vitae
             Ae●e●●ae
          
           ,
           neither
           would
           you
           have
           such
           a
           Cordial
           as
           should
           cure
           you
           of
           all
           Diseases
           ,
           though
           the
           Antidote
           may
           be
           infallible
           ,
           yet
           he
           that
           takes
           it
           may
           be
           deceiv'd
           :
           Many
           conceal'd
           Medicines
           are
           dear
           enough
           ,
           when
           they
           cost
           the
           taker
           his
           life
           ;
           and
           many
           cried
           up
           s●crets
           do
           greater
           cures
           on
           the
           Purse
           of
           the
           Seller
           ,
           than
           on
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           Buyer
           ,
           into
           whose
           handt
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           they
           chance
           to
           come
           ,
           they
           lose
           their
           vertue
           .
        
         
           If
           things
           hard
           or
           impossible
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           would
           have
           pleas'd
           you
           ,
           I
           could
           have
           given
           you
           directions
           extravagant
           enough
           ;
           How
           for
           getting
           into
           a
           better
           Air
           ,
           you
           must
           ride
           on
           Pegasus
           every
           day
           in
           the
           
             Elizian
             Fields
          
           ,
           or
           else
           take
           one
           of
           the
           Planets
           Houses
           to
           dwell
           in
           ;
           and
           get
           your
           Goods
           sent
           thither
           in
           
             Charles's
             Wain
          
           :
           'T
           is
           very
           healthy
           ,
           to
           walk
           a
           turn
           or
           two
           in
           
             Via
             Lactaea
          
           ,
           and
           when
           you
           are
           weary
           ,
           sit
           down
           in
           
             Cassiopoeia's
             Chair
          
           .
           For
           Dyet
           ,
           you
           may
           have
           your
           Mutton
           at
           Aries
           ,
           and
           Beef
           at
           Taurus
           ,
           your
           Fish
           at
           Cancer
           or
           Pisces
           ;
           and
           let
           Ganymede
           fill
           you
           no
           Wine
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           fine
           ,
           neat
           ,
           and
           racy
           ,
           with
           an
           excellent
           scent
           and
           flavour
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Also
           if
           things
           difficult
           or
           impossible
           to
           be
           gotten
           ,
           would
           have
           gave
           content
           ,
           I
           could
           have
           told
           you
           ,
           how
           handsome
           and
           warm
           a
           
             Colchos
             Mantle
          
           ,
           made
           of
           
             Jasons
             Golden
          
           Fieece
           would
           sit
           upon
           your
           shoulders
           ;
           how
           to
           dress
           your
           hair
           with
           a
           
             Myrmaids
             Comb
          
           ,
           would
           cure
           the
           Head-ach
           ,
           and
           help
           Perspiration
           ;
           what
           an
           excellent
           Cordial
           a
           Mornings
           Draught
           of
           Nectar
           or
           Ambrosia
           would
           be
           ,
           in
           a
           Unicorns-Horn
           ;
           how
           two
           
             Phaenix
             Eggs
          
           for
           Break
           fast
           would
           make
           a
           rare
           Cawdle
           ;
           how
           excellent
           a
           
             Black
             Swan
          
           would
           be
           roasted
           for
           Dinner
           ,
           especially
           ,
           if
           he
           sang
           before
           he
           was
           killed
           ;
           how
           sweetly
           you
           would
           sleep
           after
           you
           had
           supp'd
           upon
           a
           Manucodiata
           or
           
             Bird
             of
             Paradise
          
           ;
           how
           delightful
           a
           Dish
           of
           Fruit
           from
           the
           Hesperides
           or
           
             Pine
             Apples
          
           of
           America
           ,
           would
           be
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           .
        
         
           But
           my
           directions
           aye
           plain
           and
           familiar
           ,
           and
           easie
           to
           be
           understood
           by
           an
           ordinary
           capacity
           ;
           they
           which
           know
           better
           ,
           may
           be
           provoked
           by
           my
           example
           ,
           to
           publish
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           method
           and
           direction
           how
           to
           use
           them
           ;
           which
           I
           had
           rather
           communicate
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           people
           of
           my
           Native
           Country
           ,
           than
           to
           have
           gotten
           an
           Estate
           ,
           by
           giving
           them
           a
           hard
           Name
           ,
           to
           keep
           them
           secret
           ,
           and
           having
           them
           sold
           for
           my
           private
           advantage
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           Custome
           now
           is
           )
           at
           an
           Apothecaries
           or
           Stationers
           Shop
           :
           And
           so
           I
           hope
           that
           the
           superlative
           excesse
           of
           my
           love
           ,
           shall
           excuse
           the
           defect
           of
           my
           skill
           .
        
         
           
             Holborn
             ,
             
               July
               22.
               1665.
               
            
          
           
             W.
             K.