candle, vvhich in the application therof they incende, and light.
The manner of applicatione is this. That vve first of all, perfricate, and rubbe the place Vvherone vve intend to applye thē situatinge that parte of applicatione, in the right forme therof, because the muscles, may lye in ther right situatione, and places, and not be recur∣ved this vvay, or that vvaye, because the boxes beinge theron fastened, might not vvithe the reflection of the parte, or ioyncte, fall therof, vvhen as the foresayed recurved muscles, shoulde reverte agayne to there accustomed locationes, and places. This beinge done, vve must impose therone a counter or any other peece of coine, vvith a little, flocke of flexe, or tovve incended in the middest of that place, vvherone vve desire to applye the Boxes, least that the fyer chaunce to touche the skinne, vvheron immediatlye, vve must vvhelve the Boxes, turninge the same a little rovvnde, be∣cause he shoulde the better fasten theron: the vvhich as then vve must cover, vvith a dubble vvarmed cloute. Some there are vvhich in the bottome of the Boxes applye and laye a plaster, and therone a little tovve, in place of an inche of candle, vvhich in the applicatiō, theyt set one fire, vvith a candle.
As touchinghe the hornes, they are vvyde above, and narrovve belovve, havinge a little perforatione in ther middest, and internally, a little leatherne tūge, vvhich is very thinne, vvhich stoppeth the foresayed hoales. They are applyed vvithout fyer, & sucked vvith the mouthe. To vvitt vvith a little pipe, or vvith a quille, vvhich vve impose in the foresayed perforation, vvhervvith the foresayde tunge is thruste backevvardes, vvhich stoppeth the horne, vvhen it hath dravven and sucked suf∣ficient, & dravvinge the pipe therout, the fo∣resayed tunge, internally shutteth, & cleaveth it selfe soe close to the hole, as vve may see in a kind of ballon, vvhen he is blovven vp.
Those vvhich are ignorant of this secrete, stoppe, & occlude the hole vvith a little vva∣xe, vvhich in deede is not so necessarye, and needfulle. Those little Boxes vvhich are lay∣ed in vvarme vvater, are aplyed, after that vve have putt the flame of the candle, therin and must then vvith all expeditione be theron im¦posed.
The vse of these small Boxes, is thre fould: Namely thervvith to vvithdravve, and repell, the blood, and humors, vvhich are concursed to anye place: to dravve forth any particulare thinge vvhich nature cā not expell from her: & to dravve, out or cause to consume, any oc∣cluded ventosityes, in any partes of our body: vvherfore vve applye them one divers, & sun∣drye places: they are very goode and commo∣dious to be placed behīd in the necke, agaynst all rheumes vvich are incident vnto the eyes: behinde in the middest of the necke are they necessarye to be applyed, for those vvhich are shorte of respiratione, and troubled vvith the cough: one both the shoulder blades, agaynst payne, and doloure in the heade agaynst He∣micraniam, agaynst ophthalmye, and payne in the teeth: vve apply thē alsoe in place of phle∣botomye one the right hippe, agaynst bleedī∣ge at the nose: in like sorte alsoe close to vvoe∣mens brestes, vvhen as there menstruositye, too superfluouslye flovveth from them, and vvhen there lye included anye ventosityes in the Liver: on the left syde, vvhen as ther is any vvynde retayned in the Milte: on the Navelle aganst the vvynde colicke: on the Vreteres, to cause the gravell to descēde, vvhich is con∣tayned, in the kidnyes: on the rumpe, agaynst the vlcerations, and the Hemorrhodes of the fundament: on the hippes, agaynst all vesicall disseases, and of the vvombe, and provocation the monethlye sicknes, or menstruositye.
To conclude, vve may applye them, on all partes of mans bodye, yea allsoe one the selfe same place vvhere the payn is, vvhich vve en∣devoure to cure, to retract and dravve therout all humors, vvhich are therī secluded, as vvhē vve desire to dravve any humors outvvardes, vvhich lye profoundlye & deepelye occulted, and hiddē, or els alsoe, any ventositye, vvhich in the foresayed parte lyeth inclosed, as on a∣nye bitt, or pricke, of any venoumous creatu∣re, least that the venoume might chaunce to penetrate and pearce, into some of the vvor∣thyest partes: one the Venus botches, or Bubo∣nes, one the venoumouse, & Pestilentialle Pa∣rotides. But desiringe to applye them agaynst anye superfluous efluxione of bloode, vve must then situate them on the contrarye syde consideringe the allyance, & communitye of the vaynes vvhich is betvveene them, throu∣ghe the vvhich the bloode is retracted, & dra∣vven backe. It chaunceth also somtimes, that vve nether applye the Boxes, on the disseased, or dolorouse place, nether one the contrarye syde therof, but one that parte vvhich nexte, and proximately thervnto is situated: as vvhē vve desire to suscitate and provoacke, the re∣tayned and kept backe mestruosityes, vve as then place the Boxes, one the bone Pubis in the flanckes, and allsoe one the flatnes of the hippes.
The Boxes, or hornes, are sōtimes applyed vvith scarificationes, and somtimes vvithout: If soe be vve applye them vvithout scarificati∣ones, they then onlye dravve certayn dampes vnto them: but if ther be anye badde humors, in those partes, vve as then scarifye it: And the dissease proceedinge out of vvindes, and ven∣tosityes,