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Vernacular Transcript

The Aduise

Rose leaues, and for want of it any good common
Or vsed vineger, & spreade on the tost a litle butter,
And cast thereon a litle powder of Cinamon, and
eate it in the morning fasting. The poore which
can not get vineger nor buy Cinamon, maye eate
bread and Butter alone, for Butter is not onely a
preseruatiue against the plague, but against all
maner of poysons.
      When one must come into the place where in-
fectious persons are, it is good to smel to the roote
of Angelica, Gentian or Valerian, and to chewe any
of these in his mouth.

An other preseruatiue for
the poore.

It shalbe good to take an handfull of Rue, and
as much common Wormwood, and bruse them
a litle: and put them into a potte of Earth or
Tinne, with so much Vineger as shall couer the
herbes: keepe this pot close couered or stopt, and
when you feare any infection, dippe into this Vi-
neger a piece of a sponge, and carie it in your hand
and smell to it, or els put it into a round ball of
Yuorie or Iuniper made ful of holes of the one side,
carying it in your hand vse to smell thereunto, re-
newing it once in a day.

To be vsed after infection taken.

Curatiues.

For as much as the cause of the plague stan-
deth rather in poyson, then in any putrifac-
tion of humours as other agues doe, the chie-
                                                                  fest

Modern Transcript

The Advice

Rose leaves, and for want of it any good common
or used vinegar, & spread on the toast a little butter,
and cast thereon a little powder of Cinnamon, and
eat it in the morning fasting. The poor which
can not get vinegar nor buy Cinnamon, may eat
bread and Butter alone, for Butter is not only a
preservative against the plague, but against all
manner of poisons.
      When one must come into the place where in-
fectious persons are, it is good to smell to the root
of Angelica, Gentian or Valerian, and to chew any
of these in his mouth.

Another preservative for
the poor.

It shall be good to take a handful of Rue, and
as much common Wormwood, and bruise them
a little: and put them into a pot of Earth or
Tin, with so much Vinegar as shall cover the
herbs: keep this pot close covered or stopped, and
when you fear any infection, dip into this Vi-
negar a piece of a sponge, and carry it in your hand
and smell to it, or else put it into a round ball of
Ivory or Juniper made full of holes of the one side,
carrying it in your hand use to smell thereunto, re-
newing it once in a day.

To be used after infection taken.

Curatives.

For as much as the cause of the plague stan-
ds rather in poison, then in any putrefac-
tion of humors as other agues do, the chie-
                                                                  fest

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