A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past. With what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague ... / [R. Brookes].

  • Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763
Date:
1721
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Credit: A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past. With what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague ... / [R. Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    08 ) ture of the Diftemper 3 for we have no Account of the Succefs of thefe laff mentioned Prefcriptions, tho’ it’s certain they were much eRieemecl, and in fome cafes were probably of fervice: I fhall therefore only add one other made life of by a Canon of Lorain, which he made a great deal of Money of, but was at length, fays my Author, purchaied by a certain Prince at a great Price. Take Galen’s* Cordial Powder, Sealed Earth, of each a Dram 5 of Bole Arnvmiac half an Ounce 3 of Vemce-Treacle three Ounces 3 Conferve of Rofes, Borrage, Buglofs, of each an Ounce 3 Syrup of Violets as much as is fufScient to make an Eletlu- ary. The next Peftilential Diftemper I fhall take notice of, is the Hungaric Difeafe, called in Latin, Morbus Hun¬ garian and. LuesPannoflca. It began in the Year 1566 at Comorra, and increafed at '(Sewer in Hungary, where the Chriftian Powers were afTembled under Maximilian II. again!! the Turks. When the Soldiers were disbanded, tney diftributed the Contagion over almoft all Europe, but chiefly at Vienna, through which they moil of them paft. They fo infedfed the Families where they lay, and died fo faff themfelves, that the Streets were foon filled with dead bodies, which contributed very much to fpread the Contagion. Tho’ this was fuppofed by 3ordanus f and others to be the fir ft Appearance of this Difeafe, yet Langius II, who * Species Letitiae Galeni, or Pulvis Letificans Galeni, un- dev which Titles you will find it in mojl Difpenfatories, which take as follows : « jlane of Cloved Bafil-Seeds, of Saffron, Zedoary, yellow Sanders, Cloves, Citron-Peels, Galangals, Mace, Nutmegs, Styrax, of each two Drams and a half; Ivory Hafpings, Anileeds, Thyme,Dodder of Thyme, Bone of a ocags Heart, Pearls, of each a Dram ; Amber- gi^aie^ Musk, Leaves of Gold and Silver, of each a Scruple : make a Powder. Tea have this in the new Edition of the London Difpenfatory, with the addition of half aDram of Pearls and CampNre, and only half the Quantity of Gold and Silver. t Cap. ip. de Pell, Phsenom. II Fpjif. 4. Par. j. in Cur. Cauf. ♦ >was