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 ,