The signes that doe declare a person to be infected with the PESTILENCE .

1 GReat paine and heauinesse in the head .

2 Great heat within the body , and the outward parts cold , and ready to shake , being thirsty and dry .

3 Some paine and difficultie in breathing .

4 Great desire to sleepe , and yet cannot , and sometime is vexed for want of sleepe .

5 Swelling in the stomacke with much paine .

6 Diuers and heauie lookes of the eyes , seeing all things of one colour , as greene or yellow , and the eyes changed in their colours .

7 Losse of appetite , vnsauorie taste , bitternesse of the mouth , sowre and stinking .

8 Wambling of the stomacke , and a desire to vomit , and sometime vomiting humors , bitter , and of diuers colours .

9 Heauinesse and dulnesse in all the body , and a faintnesse and weakenesse in all the limbs .

10 Risings in the necke , vnder the arme , or in the flanke , or in some other part of the body .

Preseruatiues against this Disease .

EAte euery morning as much as the kernell of a Nut ▪ of this Electuarie which I shall keepe alwaies ready for you ; or of Treacle mixed with Conserues of Roses , or Dioscordium , the quantity of two white Peason . Likewise eate something euery morning before you goe abroad , as Butter , Walnuts , Rue , a Potcht-egge with vinegar , or the like .

Let your chambers be ayred morning & euening with good fires , wherein put luniper , Frankencense , Storax , Bay-leaues , Vinegar , Rose-water , Rosin , Turpentine , Pitch , Tarre , or Brimstone .

When you goe abroad , chew in your mouth , the roote of Angelica , Gentian , ●…edoarie , Turmentill , or the like .

Also I haue prepared Tablets to weare about your necke , of which I did see great experience the last great Sickenesse : As also Pomanders to smell too .

Remedies after a person is infected .

1 FIrst , be carefull with all speed to vse remedyes betimes , for delay in this sickenesse is dangerous .

2 Secondly , if the sickenesse begin hot with paine in the head , and the party be of a full body let him be let bloud in the Liuer vaine in the right arme , except he feele any sorenesse , then let him bleed in that arme on the side grieued .

3 Thirdly , foure houres after if he be not let bloud , let him take tenne graines ; if it be a Childe vnder 7. yeares old , then take but 5. graines , of this red powder in a little Methridatam , or in the pappe of an Apple , and one houre after , drinke some possit-Ale , made with Medesweet and Marigold flowers : keepe the bed , and sweat two or three houres , according to strength , but refraine from sleepe next day let him take white powder , one dramme , in the possit ▪ drinke , and sweat as before ▪ doe this three , foure , and fiue dayes : But be sure he goe to stoole once a day .

In the steed of the powders , you may take Methridatum one dramme and a halfe ▪ of the best London Treacle one dramme ; mixe them with Carduus Benedictus , or Angelica , or Scabious waters , or the possit-drinke before mentioned , and sweat well , as before .

The Methridatam or London ▪ Treacle , you may haue the best that I know , at the signe of the Angell , ouer against the great Conduit in Cheape-side , Iames Rand.

4 Fourthly , once in foure or fiue houres , take Broth or Mase-Ale in possit-drinke , wherein boyle as before .

If he be very dry , let him take of Syrupe of Endiue and Sorrell , of each three ounces ; water of Roses and Buglosse , of each one ounce , Syrupe of Lymons , two ounces ; mixe them , and let him take as often as he is dry one spoonefull .

5 Fiftly , if any sore or botch appeare , vse meanes with speed to draw it forth : as this is very good . Take a great Onion , and cut off the head , and make a hollow place in the middle ▪ fill that full of good Treacle , put on the head againe , and rost it in the embers : when it is soft rosted peele it , and stampe it in a morter , & lay it hot vnto the sore , and renew it fresh once in sixe houres : Or take this Poultes , two Lilly-rootes , Mallowes two handfuls , cut and bruise them , Linseed , foure spoonfuls beaten ; boyle these in water till they be soft & thicke , then put to them , 12. Figs , Raysins sliced and stoned one handfull , mixe & work these with the other , in a morter , & put to them oyle of Camomile three spoonefuls , warme it , & with a cloth binde it on the sore , shift this twice a day

When the sore is broken vse this , Turpentine one ounce , & the yolke of an egge , oyle of S. Iohn . Wort , Methridatam , of each half a dram , mixe al these together , & lay it on the soare , this wil heale it

6 Sixtly , when they are well , before they goe abroad , take a purge .