Of the Filme in the eye, which some call the Veroll, or the Pinne and Webbe.
THere is another disease in the eye called a Filme, which commeth sometimes of disease in the head, & of Rhewms that distill into the eyes, and sometimes of standing too long, or too close hooded, which happeneth through the fault and negli∣gence of such as haue the bearing and ouersight of them. For the remedie hereof, Master Martine sayeth, that yee must tak Celondine and bray it, putting thereto hony and fresh butter, and of each of those three giue your hawke a like por∣tion with a hote gorge, and moreouer, put the Powder of Pepper and Aloes in her eye Or else (as sayth Master Amê Cassian) you must giue her the foresaide medicine of Larde, Sugar and Marow of Béefe thrée or foure dayes together, to scowre her, setting her by a fire, or in the Sunne, and féeding her after it with some liue Fowle, and kéeping her out of the wind, and from standing colde or moist. After shée is so scow∣red, if yée that the webbe shew it selfe much, cauterize her vpon the vpper part of her head, and likewise a little betwéene the eye and the beake after the manner aforesaid. When all this is done, squirt a little Rose-water into her eye, and if néed be, minister therto the powder or the iuyce of Celondine otherwise called Herbe Arondell, as is said before. This dis∣ease of the Pinne and Web, is of some men called the Verol, for the remedying whereof, they burne the shell of a Tortoise in a new potte, and beat it into fine powder, which they serce through a fine cloth. Then take they a cockle of the sea which