A sure and perfect way to Cure the plague to full of tokens and St Anthonys fire

Title: A sure and perfect way to Cure the plague to full of tokens and St Anthonys fire
Date: 1694/1795
Description: A remedy for the plague made of powered European Ivy berries, to be taken with white wine, or with liquids such as plantain water or cardus water.
Transcript: Rx Ivy berrys full ripe & dry them in the Shade keep them in [illegible] box & when you have [strikeout] occasion to make use of them beat them to powder and give as much as will ly upon a shilling in a glas of white Wine or any other liquor as planting or Cardus watter and go to bed and sweett well which done change yr shirt and sheets - This has Cured thousands. -
Subject: See all items with this value European ivy (Hedera helix); See all items with this value Carduus; See all items with this value white wines; See all items with this value powders (remedies); See all items with this value plagues
Contributor: Cheston, Jarissa; Le, Vincent
Source: Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Public domain. There are no known restrictions.

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