On the 20th of this month Alonso Madroe from Cadiz came to me with complaints. He had pain in all his limbs, a fever and I also found out that he had an overall stiffness over his body. Because he also had a fever, mainly every other day, I prescribed a sudorific mixture (prescription 2). I also gave him something pulverized against the fever (prescription 1). Furthermore I boiled an extract (Prescription 7) for him, and for several days he used a stomach elixir. He took his shift again on the 9th of November.

Prescription 1: Against ordinary fevers

R/ Misce fac pulvis antefebrilis [mix and make a powder against fever]; dose ℈ II

• Oculi cancri [gastro stones of the crayfish]: ℥ III
• Corallum rubrum [red coral; antipyretic]: ℥I
• Cornu cervi usti [burnt cornu-cervi]: ℥ ß
• Antimonium diaphoreticum [diaphoretic antimony]: ʒ III
• Sal nitri [saltpetre]: ℥I
• Croci orientales [saffron]: ʒI
• Oleum macis [nutmeg oil]: guttae XXX

• ℈ scruple = 20 grain, so approximately 1,3 g
• ʒ drachma = 3 scruple, so approximately 4 g
• ℥ uncia = ounce = 8 drachmae, so approximately 31 g
• ß = ½ of the given amount

Prescription 7

R/ Misce fac aposema, cum satis quantum aquae pluvialis [mix and make as much as needed]

• Herba tussilago [butterbur herb]
• [Herba] agrimonia[e]  [agrimony]: ana manipulum unam
• [Herba] althea [common marshmallow herb]
• [Herba] hijsopi [hyssop herb]
• [Herba] cardui benedicti  [herb of a blessed thistle]: pugillos duos

• āā en ān: and ānn = ana (Gr.) take an equal amount of all
• man: = manupulus = a handful
• pug: = pugillus, plural: pugilli = between thumb and index finger