CHAP. 19. A very good Remedy againſt the Marks of the plague commonly called Gods marks or God tokens.

Take freſh and green Rhopenticum, which is the hearb and root called Themore or great Centory, it is named of Pliny, as Bulius doth write (Rhacoma) with the roots of the hearb called Sanguinaria dactillon, of ſome Dens Canis, of Dioſcordious it is called Coronopus, that is to ſay Crows foot, ſome take it to be Dandelion, take therewith the roots of Turmiltill, and white Dittany, of each of theſe an Ounce, ſtamp all well then put them in a pot or violl with clear water at your diſcretion, rather too much then too little, till it paſs three handfulls above the other things in the pot; then boyle it with a clear fire without ſmoak, untill one third part be deminiſhed then ſtrain it ſoftly into a clean glaſs and it will be of the colour of wine, when neceſſity doth require you may give the patient a glaſs full in the morning and another at night two hours before ſupper, but it muſt be very hot, then cover him well in his bed and make him ſweat, when the Marks come forth he ſhall become like a Lazer or a Lepper and by Gods bleſſing ſhall recover in a ſhort time and be perfectly whole.