Pestilence.

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*OF PURGES.*


_A Purge to drive out the French Pox, before
you use the Oyntment._

Take halfe a pint of good _Aqua vitæ_, one ounce of _Treacle_ of
_Gene_, one quarter of an ounce of _Spermacæti_, boyle all these together
on a soft fire halfe a quarter of an hour, and let the Patient
drink this as warme as he can, and lye downe in his bed, and
sweat, and if any of the Disease be in his body, this will bring it
forth, and bring him to an easie loosnesse; this is thought the
best and surest of all other Cures for this infirmity.


_The Oyntment for the French Pox._

Take _Barrowes_ grease well tryed from the filmes, beat it in a
Morter till it be small and fine, put thereto of _Lethargy_ one ounce,
of _Mastick_ in fine powder, two ounces, of _Olibanum_ in powder, one
ounce, of Oyle of _Spike_ one ounce, Oyle of _Paliolum_ one ounce,
of _Terpentine_ one quarter of a pound, beat all these together into
a perfect Oyntment, and therewith annoynt these places.