135pA Remedy for the Plagee

Take 6 peniworth of Medratate , 4 peniworth of uenus

treagle , a pinte of aqueuitee , halfe an ounce of Nutmeggs ,

tow peniworth of longe peper , one ounce of ginger , one quart

5of Malmsey , pound all your spices small , then put them

into your liquor with a good handfull of red sage , and asmuch

rue brused , boyle them altogeither , and when theare well

boyled straine them , Then put in your Medredate and

treagle , if you bee afraid of the infection , take euery

10morneinge agood spoonfull , but if you bee infected ,

take a good quantetie and lay you selfe to sweat three hours

take heed of takeinge could , and take of it still , if you

find yourselfe not well 

A Receipt for the wormes , which , may

15best bee made in May .

Take a good handfull of Fetherfue and 2 handful of ,

worme wood , as much rue one handfull of Camamile 2 handfu /l\

of white thick leaued tancie , one handfull of sothernwod

foure or 5 handfull of garlicke , then chop the herbs and heads

20of garlicke uerie small , then take apound of may butter

and put it in a cleane pan with the herbs and boyle them

uppon a softe fyre , till all the Iose of the herbs bee boyld

out , which may bee diserned by the greene couler , then

put into it a beast gaule , let it boyle a litle after and

25soe straine it through a Corse cloth , then putinge it

into a cleane pan let it boyle till you see a white scum

arise which must bee taken of with afeather , soe put it up close

For your use , which must bee in this manner , at full and Change of the

moone , let the child beeafore agood fyre , and both his bely

30weare the nauell and small of the back , well anoynted

with it ,