[ 20] Of diseases incident to the eares, and poll of the head, and first of an Impostume in the eare.
IMpostumes breed either by reason of some blow or brusing, or els of euil humors congealed in the eare by some extream colde, the signes bee apparant, by the burning and painefull swelling of the eare and part thereabout. The cure according to Martin is in this sort. First, ripe the impostume with this [ 30] plaister. Take of Lineseed beaten into powder, of wheat Flo∣wer, of each halfe a pint, of hony a pint, of Hogges greace or barrowes greace one pound. Warme al these thinges togither in an earthen pot, and stir them continuallie with a flat stick or slice, vntill they be thoroughly mingled and incorporated togither, and then spreade some of this plaister being warme vpon a peece of linnen cloath, or soft white leather, so broad as the swelling and no more, and lay it warme vnto it, and so let it remaine one wholeday, and then renewe it with fresh ointment, continuing so to doe vntill it breake, then lance the sore, so that it may haue passage downeward, and taint it to the bottome with a taint of flax dipt in this ointment: take of Mel Rosatum, of oyle oliue and turpen∣tine, [ 40] of each two ounces, and mingle them togither, and make him a biggen of Canuas to close in the sore, so as the taint with the ointment may abide within, renewing the taint once a day, vntill it be whole. But if the horsse haue paine in his eares, without any great swelling or impostumation, then thrust in a litle blacke wooll dipt in oile of Camomile, and that will heale it.