Piemontese Alessio

“ A preservative in time of Pestilence, and against all venome or poyson, and against the biting of a mad Dog. If you eat before meals a Walnut or two, two dry Figs, and some leaves of Garden Rue with a corn of Salt, it will be a great and good preservative against the Plague, and against all poyson that a man eateth, the same being stamped and laid to the byting of a mad Dog it healeth it, so do Nutmukes work the like effect. ”

“ An excellent preservative against the Plague. Take one ounce of the juce of green nuts, half an ounce of the juce of Agrimony, three drams of the juce of Rue, three ounces of the juce of Issope four ounces of the juce of hemp mingle them altogether, then take half an ounce of the said mixture with half a dram of mumea and half an ounce of Suger Candy and one dram of suger of Roses, an Electuary thereof and dissolve the quantity of a Chestnut of it in good wine and drink thereof when you rise and when you go to bed. ”

“ Take three ounces and a half a peece of Roses and Violets with an ounce a peece of the berries and leaves of Mirtle, and the coals of Willow, six drams a peece, of Juniper berries and Oringe pills, two drams of red Sanders, one dram of Bengroin with two scruples of Camphere, make a powder of these, then take an ounce and a half of oyl of Roses, with two drams a peece of Storax Calamita, and Bengroine, with an ounce of Rose water with two ounces of white wax, beat all the rest together with a hot pestle, put to it a little musk and use it. ”

“ Take a quick Hen and pluck the Rump and place where she layeth egges quite bare, then set her so that the bare place may be upon the grief, that she may be held upon the sore, a great while the Hen draweth all the poyson to her self, or at least so [Pg 11] much as will ease the patient, shortly after she will dye, you may do this with three or four several Hens immediately one after another they will draw all the venome from the sore, then anoint the place with good Triacle using the Ivie and bay berries and other remedies before described to break draw and heal the sore. ”

“ A very good perfume against the Plague. Take Mastick, Cyprus, Incence, Mace, Wormwood, Mirrhe, Lignum Aloe, Tegname Musk, Ambergreise, Timioma, Nutmugges, Mirtle-tree, Bay-tree, Rosemary, Saige, Roses, Elder, Cloves, Juniper, Rue, Pitch, and a kind of Raw-pitch, called in Latine Rasise, stamp all these together mixe them well set them on the embers, or Coles and so perfume the Chamber. ”

“ An excellent perfume for a chamber in the time of a Plague or Pestilence. Take of Storax, Calamica, Bengewine, Lignie, Aloes, of each an Ounce, five Ounces of Coals of Willow beaten into powder, mixe these things with Aquavitæ, as much as will make them into a paste, make thereof little Cakes or what forms you please, and so keep them, when you use them put a little of them on a Chafing dish and in consuming them by little and little they will make a singular good Odour in the place where you burn the same. ”

“ Ounces or three Ounces more or less as the party is in years or strength, and he shall loose his disease by stoole or by vomit, or else it will force the sore to come forth, which you may ripen and break and draw forth the core and so heal the same as is before declared. ”

“ An approved Remedy against the Pestilence be it never so vehement.
ake an Ounion and cut him overthwart, then make a little hole in each peece, the which you shall fill with fine Triacle, then set the pieces together again as they were before, then wrap them in a white linnen cloth. Putting it so to Roast in the Embers and Ashes, then when it is Roasted enough press out all the juice of it: and give the patient a spoonful thereof to drink, and so by Gods help he shall feel ease and most undoubtedly be healed. ”

“ Thirdly, when you are to go out into company, put into your mouth the Pill or seed of a Cittorn, or Cinamon, or Cloves or the Roots of Angelica, or Zedoarie or such as are before mentioned, hold these in your mouth and chaw them for you shall finde that they will give a good odour. ”