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The third Chapter of, of the composed wound with losse of Substance.
THe Composed wounde is when there is losse of sub∣stance to wit, skyn, flesh, and bones, for the cure we vse two intentions, that is, reparation of the substāce lost, and induction of the cicatrize: which is lost, if the bo∣dy be wel disposed, is repaired by nature only, vsing in the meane time medicamēts▪ that are cleansing and drying. If the flesh renue not in his fashion, we vse medicamēts sar∣cotricks, which shalbe made of Iris of florence, Thus, Ma∣stick, Aloe, Col••phonie, Pix resnia, Farina, Hordei, Orobi, Fenugreci, Lupinorū, Apopanax, Mirrha, Saccocolla, and sanguinis draconis with vnguentum aureum mesue. If the wound be deepe mix some of these pouders with wine & wash the wound, with Turpentine in form of vnguent and put it in the wound either with plumations or tentes, dresse it twise a day in Sōmer and once in Winter, vsing an em∣plaster, that drieth and comforteth with bandages. In these woundes there are foure intentions to bee obserued, first to ingen••er such substance as is lost, second••e to know the temperature of the bodie and hurt part, to the effect, we may iudge, whether the medicaments should be cold hot or drie, thirdly to know the accidents which happē to the sore, fourthly the regiō, aire, & way of life. The swoūde being filled vp, we induce the cicatrze with epulotick me∣dicamēts, as red Deficcatiue album Rasis, cerusse, plantine, also to wash the wound with wine, wherein hath been sod, balaust & allū, or this emplaster. Rec. tuthiae preporatae, plū∣bi crudi, antimoni crudi, corticis mali granati, balaust••••rū, nucum gallarum, boli armenici, sanguinis draconis an. drag. 1. accipi antur omnia simul cum vnguēto epompholigos onc. 3. fiat magdaleon bone cousistentiae, you shall finde diuers other remidies set downe by Holler. Take heede that the cica∣trize bee neither high, lowe, hard, soft, nor inequall,