An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition
T. C., fl. 1579., Cartwright, T.
A salue for a newe cutte, that will not leaue bleeding.
Take the blades of vnset leekes and stampe them, and put thereunto honey and Wheate flower and styrre them well together vntill they bee thicke: let it come neere no fyre, but all cold lay it to the wounde and it will stanche the bleeding, and draw out the brused bloud and make it cleane.
