The VERTUES Of that Well-known and Often Experienced MEDICINE Fletcher's Powder.
THis Noble and Excellent Panacaea, is so wonderful a Friend unto Decaying Nature, that whatever Vnnatural, Destructive, and Health-opposing Matter it shall meet within the Body of Man, be it from what Cause, Source, or Fountain it will, or in what parts soever (for it purifieth from Center to Circumference) it * Or the Spirit being assisted by it. doth by its renovating quality (in time) radically extirpate and drive out, and in its place constitutes a Healthful Body (as hath been proved by Thousands in the City of London) having cured Head-aches, Vertigoes, Appoplexies, Lethargies, Epilepsies, Convulsions, with all other Distempers that usually afflict the Head: as Difficulty of Hearing, Noise in the Head and Ears, Diseases of the Eyes, Teeth, &c. Its also effectual in Opening all Obstructions of the Stomach, Liver, Spleen, and all the Noble Bowels; expelling Venoms offending the same: by which it cures Agues, and Feavers of all sorts. It powerfully cures that loathsome Disease Ala mode d' Englettere, with all its Symptoms. It cures the Scurvey, Leprosie, Gout, Dropsie, Stone. It resists the Pestilence, Small-pox, and Measles. It expels Poyson, and hath done wonders upon those Bodies which have been spoiled by Mercurial Medicines, too too often used (supposing therewith) to cure all foul and stubborn Diseases.
For this New and Now Reigning Putrid Feaver, attended [Page 2] with Aguish Shiverings, Griping in the Guts, Vomitings, Giddiness, Violent Pains in the Head and Limbs, &c. (the which Disease may in all probability terminate in a Plague, unless repentance pacifie the awakened Wrath.) This Medicine is excellent both for cure and prevention; and I dare and may boldly affirm, That no Man or Medicine hath cured so many of the aforesaid Disease as this Powder; as Thousands can witness.
A safer or powerfuller Medicine cannot be given for Women, it being an Vniversal Remedy for those many Distempers that usually attend their Weak, Unhealthy, Cold, and Moist Bodies; all which I shall not name, but commend it as a Wonder-working Powder to prevent Miscariages in Women with-child; and when time of separation is near, to cause speedy and easie Delivery, and to ease the After-pains: And did all Women know what this Medicine hath performed in these Cases, there is none but would make use of it at such times, viz. both before the time of Travel, and after Delivery. In Virgins it speedily takes away the Cause of the Green Sickness, and those ill Habits of Body effects of Obstructions, and causeth in them a Lively, Fresh, and Cheerful Countenance, &c. To Children it is a most Potent Preservative, and cures them of Convulsions, Falling-Sickness, Worms, Small-pox, Measles, Rickets, &c.
It wonderfully dispos [...]th Wounds (both Internal and External) to Healing, and in short time perfects the Cure; and for all Outward Wounds, taking this Medicine, you need only wash the Sore Night and Morning with your Urine Warm, and bind it up to defend it from the Air. It cures all Swellings, Inflamations, and Pains of the Limbs. I have (without the use of any Outward Application) cured Cancerated Breasts of long continuance; Gangrenous Tumours, Kings-Evil, and Fistula's to a wonder. In short, this Medicine is so [Page 3] great a Friend to Nature, that no Disease (the appointed time for Dissolution being not yet come) is able to withstand its power; for against all Diseases there is a Remedy, but against Death none; but to this and all other (Good) Medicines, time must be given to manifest their Effects: For many rash and inconsiderate People, hearing of a Good Medicine, will without doubt be desirous to make a trial of it, and will also imagine, that as soon as they have taken it into their Bodies (or at farthest within two or three days) that their Infirmity or Disease, of what kind or degree soever, must of necessity presently vanish and be gone, without any the least Sign or Relict of it remaining; which no ingenious person must or will expect: but according to the Nature, Radication, Habit, and Continuance of the Distemper; with the Age, Strength, and Constitution of Body, Nature co-acting with the Medicine, expect the desired Effects in the Restauration of Health; which (by Gods Blessing and an orderly use of this Medicine in due time) will be found. Now this Powder at some times, and in some Bodies, may work by Vomit, Stool, Sweat, and Urine, especially at the first taking of it; let not any therefore presently imagine this to be a common Medicine, and such Operations to be constant in all Bodies and at all times: No (rather) let them conclude (as justly and truly they may) such Operations to proceed from great quantity of Diseasie Matter Nature was filled and obstructed with, which would not easily be evacuated, without such Operations well to be tollerated or born with, in respect of the great benefit they will reap by it, viz.) the preventing some greater mischief, &c. to the truth of which I have had large experience; having known many on which it had such Operations at the first, but by a continued and moderately repeated taking of it for (some time) by which their Bodies became emptied and freed rom that stubborn gross Matter, they afterwards felt [Page 4] not the least trouble or manifest Operations, but if Nature makes a separation by Vomit, Stool, Sweat or Urine (how forcible soever they seem to be at present) she is never weakned but strengthened, &c. all which proves the Medicine to be friendly.
But often doth this Excellent Medicine both prevent and cure a Disease without any of the before-mentioned Operations (as Experience testifieth) by keeping in Vigor, and pacifying (when enraged) the Vital Spirit in Man.
Therefore the highest and noblest way of Cure, is by such Medicines as are exalted by Art to such a degree of Purity as makes them fit to (pacifie or) bring to quiet the Natural Spirit.
For Preserving or Restoring of Health, consists not in taking of Poysonous Purges, Vomits, Fluxing with Mercury, or Torturing the Sick with Blisters, Cuppings, Issues, Bleedings, &c. to the end the Spirit being more enraged by such eminent dangers immediately threatning the Life, in hopes (by that means) it may throw out what was offending before; but in keeping it from fury, if not already provoked, or otherwise pacifying, if enraged, as aforesaid. And I appeal to all Ingenious Men, which of the two is the better Method; for whatsoever is not friendly to the Life, either ingendred within, or assumed from without, brings sooner or later, the whole or part, into an inquietude.
Consider, What is it that gives eminency to any one thing we esteem as Excellent, and we shall find that it is the Purity of it; if we consider then what we are speaking of, viz. A Medicine to help Nature, we must also conclude its efficacy and excellency to proceed from its purity or purified Nature; then consider what it is for. It is to help and restore Decaying Nature, or the Languishing Spirit in Man. Now this Spirit is the most subtile part of Man, therefore no way to be assisted, but by that which is of purity and likeness with it ( viz.) Medicine [Page 5] of a Solar (or Gold-like) Nature, made by Art subtile, penetrable, and capable by its splendent Beam to dispel those Mists in the Air which clouds and darkens the Sun of the Little World Man; and he that hath such a Medicine as this (which every Physician ought to have) needs not so much mind the uncertain Indications, Diagnosticks, and the like Verbal Impertinences, &c. which serves only for ostentation.
Now Courteous Reader, Consider whether this Solar Powder (which is so amicable to Nature, and cures Radicated Diseases by enlightning and enlivening the Natur [...]l Spirit, be the fitter Medicine to be used, or those common gross pretended Medicines which acts or works upon the Sound as well as the Sick, to the great injury of Mankind, &c. judge ye.
DIRECTIONS for the USE Of that Excellent MEDICINE FLETCHER'S POWDER.
1. Direct FOr Madness, Inflamations of the Brain, and all Violent Pains in the Head; take a paper of Powder Morning and Night in a spoonful of Wine, Ale, Beer, Sider, or Mead.
2. For Convulsions, Falling-Sickness, Palsies, Tremblings, and Weakness of the Sinews; Take half a paper Morning, Noon, and Night, in any of the aforesaid Liquors.
3. For Stoppage of the Stomach, Difficulty of Breathing, Inflammations and Vlcers in the Stomach, Spitting of Blood or Matter, Consumptions, Coughs, Distillations of Rheums, Weakness of Stomach, or Want of Appetite; Take a Paper of Powder every Morning fasting in a spoonful of Beer, Ale, Wine, or Sider, and drink a little more of the [Page 6] same Liquor to wash it down; and then fast two hours after, and then eat or drink what your Stomach craves, or best agrees with it; you may go about your business, &c.
4. For the Collick or Stone in the Reins or Bladder, Bloody Vrine, Stoppage of Vrine, or Vlcers in the Reins or Bladder, Inward Wounds or Bruises, Fluxes of the Belly, Griping of the Guts: Take a paper every Morning fasting in a little Ale, Wine, &c. and half a paper Noon and Night.
5. For the Dropsie take a paper Morning, Noon, and Night.
6. For Agues or Feavors at the first take a full paper, and afterwards half a paper every three hours; and in so doing no Ague or Feavor can long abide.
7. For the Scurvey, Pox, and Running of the Reins, take a paper every Morning and Night.
8. For Women with-child, to prevent Miscarriages, take half a paper Morning and Night; but when time of Travel is come take a paper, and if Delivery be not presently, the next hour take another, &c. and when Delivered, take half a paper every two hours, to ease After-pains.
9. For Obstruction or Over-flowing of the Flowers, take half a paper Morning, Noon, and Night.
10. In the Small-pox or Plague, take a paper every eight hours.
11. For Children you must give them a Dose every Morning according to their Age; a Child new-born may take an eighth or tenth part of a paper, a Child of a year old a quarter of a paper or a sixth part, 2, 3, or 4 years old a third 5, 6, 7, half a paper, &c. for you cannot hurt if you over or under dose it a little; the Medicine being safe.
12. For Curing of Sores, as Cancers, Gangrenes, Vlcers, Fistula's, Kings Evil, or any other Old Sores, wash them twice a day with your Vrine warm (to keep them clean) and if there be any deep wounds (as often in Fistula's there are) make Roles or Tents with Lint or Flax, and dip them in your Water (and sprinkle a little Powder upon it) and tent your Wound with it, then bind it up to keep it from the Air: Take a paper of Powder every Morning fasting.
[Page 7]13. F [...] the curing o [...] Stabs, Cuts, Bruises, dip Lint or Flax in Water, and then dip it in Powder, and apply it to the place, and let it lie on 48 hours at the first Dressing, afterwards but 24, &c.
14. In all Old or Cold Swellings, Strains, Numb, Lame, or Weak Limbs; take a paper every Morning fasting, and every Night bathe the parts affected with a little Brandy warm.
15 For Burns, Scalds, Scabs, Itch, Tetters, Ringworms, Shingles, Inflamations, Hot Swellings, Piles, or Hemorrhoids▪ take a paper every Morning fasting, and annoint or bathe the parts affected every Night with a little Sallet Oyl, Vinegar, and the Powder beaten together.
16. For the Gout take a paper every Morning and Night, and often bath the parts pained with hot Vinegar.
Those that are troubled with any other Diseases than those afore-mentioned, either Internal or External, within the reach of Medicine, of what nature or kind soever, may be cured by this Medicine; and I do advise all who love their health, to take a paper of this Powder for three or four Mornings every Moneth; thereby you may root out the Scurvey, the seed of which secretly lodges in the Blood, in most seeming healthy persons; of which (root) most Diseases are but branches.
For Seamen that go long Voyages, or others, that Travel by Land, this Medicine is of great use, and may save life, where at Sea the Doctors Chest (or in other places the Shop Medicine) may fail: For at Sea in Calentures, Feavors and Fluxe, many Seamen are lost, for want of a g [...]od Medicine, powerfully to resist Diseases. Now for the cure of these, let the Sick take a paper of Powder Morning, Noon, and Night, and none of these violent Diseases can long abide.
They are also in use in Forreign Plantations, where many that escape Death, are for ever deprived of the former use of their Limbs, and all for want of good Medicine.
Note, That this Medicine will keep its Vertues many years, being separated from those Impurities which cause Corruption; and may as well be taken in extream weather [Page 8] as at Spring or Fall, the only suposed fl [...]mes to take Medicines, &c.
The half Packet, marked with the figure 4, is two shillings; the whole Packet marked with the figure 8, is four shillings, each Packet sealed with Helmont' s Head to prevent Counterfeits,
☞ All Persons that live remote from London, either [...]tland, Ireland, or any of the English Plantations, [...]d have a desire to sell (or be furnished for their own [...]e with) this excellent Powder, let them repair to my worthy and trusty Friend, Mr. Dorman Newman Bookseller at the Kings Arms in the Poultrey London, for I have solely intrusted him to dispose of it into all Countreys, & no other but him or such as he shall appoint.
It is to be sold at these places following, with a Printed Paper of Directions for its use.
MRs. Whites Coffee house in Popes-head Alley, and Mr. Rotheram at the Golden Ball in Sweetings Alley, both in Cornhill▪ Mr. James Printer at the Printing-press in Mincing lane, Capt. Newman at his Coffee-house in Talbot Court in Grace-Church-street, Mr. Dangerfield at his Coffee-house near Temple-Bar, Mr. Bateman at the Bible over against Furnivals [...]nne in Ho [...]ourn; Mr. Sam. Herricks Shop at Greys-Inne-Gate next Holbourn, Mr. Blount at the Black Raven over against Bedford House, and Mr. Cademan in the New Exchange, both in the Strand, Mr. Simon Neal at the [...] in Bedford-street, and Mr. Rowland Reynolds in Henrietta street both in Covent Garden; Mr. Wh [...] at the Three Bibles in the [...]; Mr. Gilliflower at his Shop, and Mr. Newman at the Golden Key, both in Westminster-hall, all being Booksellers, Mr. Jer. Howes Scrivener near the Spittle in Bishopsgate-street.
And, at my House at the Sun in Guter-lane near Cheapside.
LONDON, Printed by Tho. James for the Author 1679. With Allowance.