The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French. by Th: Johnson

CHAP. VII. Of the Chalazion, or Haile-stone, and the Hordeolum or Barly-corne of the eye-lids.

THe Chalazion is a round and cleere pimple which growes upon the upper * 1.1 eie-lid, it is also moveable and may be stirred this way and that way with your fingers: the Latines call it Grando, for that it resembles a Hail-stones Another pimple not much unlike this growes somtimes upon the verges of the eye-lids above the place of the haires. It is termed Hordeolum, by reason of the similitude it hath with a barly corne. The matter of these is contained in its pro∣per * 1.2 cist or skin, and therefore is hardly brought to suppuration. At the first begin∣ning it may be resolved and discussed. But when as it is once growne and concrete into a plaster or stone-like hardnesse, it is scarce cureable. Wherefore it is best to

performe the cure by opening them, that so the contained matter may flow, or bee pressed forth. If the pimple or swelling bee small, then thrust it through with a nee∣dle and thread, and leave the thread therein of such length that you may fasten the ends thereof with a little of the emplaster called Gratia Dei like glew to the fore-head, if it be on the upper eye-lid; or to the cheeks, if on the lower. You must draw through a fresh one every second day, as is usually done in chirurgicall setons. For thus at length the swelling will be destroyed and made plaine.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Paul. cap. 16. lib. 6.
• * 1.2

  The cure.