lynge and clene, and that you wasshe
your handes and face not in warme water, but with rose water and
vinegre rosate colde, or elles with the faire water and vinegre
wherein the pilles or barkes of orenges and pomegranates are
sodden: or the pilles of pomecitres & sorel is boiled: for so
you shalle close the pores ayenst the ayre, that it redily entre
not, and cole and tempre those partes so wasshed, accordynge to
the right entente in curynge this disease. For in al the
discurse, preseruation, and cure of thys disease, the chefe marke
& purpose is, to minister suche thynges as of their nature haue
the facultie by colyng dryenge and closyng, to resiste
putrefaction, strength and defende the spirites, comforte the
harte, and kepe all the body ayenst the displeasure of the
corrupte aire. Wherfor it shal be wel done, if you take of this
composition folowyng euery mornyng the weight of ij. d. in vi.
(25) sponefulles of water or iuleppe of Sorel, & cast it vpon
your meate as pepper, [Rx] seons citri. acetos. ros. rub. sandal.
citrin. ann. [z] i, boli armeni oriental. [z] i. s, terr. sigil.
[z] s, margarit. [z] i, fol. auri puri. n^o. iiij, misce. & f. pul.
diuidatur ad pond. [z] s. Or in the stede of this, take fasting the
quantitie of a small bene of _Mithridatum_ or Uenice triacle in
a sponeful of Sorel, or Scabious water, or by the selfe alone.
And in goyng abrode, haue in youre hande either an handekercher
with vinegre and rose water, or a litle muske balle of
nutmegges, maces, cloues, saffron, & cinamone, of eche the weight
of ij. d. finely beaten; of mastike the weight of ij. d. ob. of
storax, v. d. of ladane x. d. of Ambre grise vi. graines, of
Muske iii. graines dissolued in ryght Muscadel: temper al
together, & make a balle. In want of _Mithridatum_ or suche
other as I haue before mencioned, vse dayly the Sirupes of
Pomegranates, Lemones, and Sorell, of eche half an vnce, with
asmuche of the watres of Tormentille, Sorell, and Dragones,
fasting in the morning, and one houre before supper. A toste in
vinegre or veriuse of Grapes, with a litle poulder of Cinamome
and Settewelle caste vppon it. Or two figges with one nutte
carnelle, and tenne leaues of rue in eche, and a litle salt. Or
boutire, rue, and sage, with breade in a morning eaten nexte
your harte, be as good preseruatiues, as theie be easye to be
hadde. These preseruatiues I here appoincte the more willingly
among many others further to be fetched, because th