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A Remedy against Marks or Blemishes.

WE have sufficiently described the taking off the Skin, by a Specifical Corrosive, and together with that, the Cautery how it is to be done and u∣sed. And after the taking away of the Skin and the Ble∣mish with it, then the cure thereof is as follows;

Take the aforesaid Balsam for an Ulcer, to this, add of Washed Turpentine, of the Oyl of Worms, and of the Oyl of Eggs, equal parts; with this mixture must all the Flesh that is bared of its Skin, be washed. After this Cure there is no more requisite, for this is the proper∣tie of that Medicament, viz. to induce together with the new Skin, a new Colour, and a Natural hardnesse, in so much that it can no more be defiled with the afore∣going Blemishes.

Now although such like Staines and Blemishes may be removed by many Waters, as the Water of Bean Flowers, of Sigillum Mariae and such like, and also with Mans∣dung, but yet these are not for our purpose, for they do not at all times answer our expectation, and be∣sides all blemishes are much more perfectly taken a∣way with those things which we have already set down.

Nor hath any one reason to admire that we set down so few, and so brief Remedies for the whole Chyrurgery; for we do not imitate the wayes of the Surgeons, such as the Ancients have written of, and which the Modern Surgeons do also make use of, as well as they. For when we followed that Medicinal way or Method, we could never (by that kind of Physicallity) find or e∣ver perceive any thing well founded or certain. But we have made use of our own Remedies according to experience, and have by this way sound out the

best Medicines of all Chirurgery; even as we have com∣prehended them in this place, under three processe onely.

And albeit that there are to be found more disease then are here mentioned, as, the Bulla, Allopecia, &c yet are they comprehended under Blemishes, and Cica∣trizes, and are to be cured as those others are; for which there are many causes not here mentioned, but are les•• for our use or practise, but we are mindeful even o•• them; for when we had seen that Wounds (of which we have had many hundreds and thousands under our hands) were so speedily and exceeding wonderfull•• cured with these Remedies; what reason is there for us to imitate the long and vain processes of the Antients, and so be forgetful of our Neighbours. And what cause have we to make use of the Mundificatives, Washings, Sutures, Ligatures, Corrosives and such like, when as they are all Iunimicitious to Wounds, and do most mise∣rably deprave and spoil them; the causes whereof we do largly enough explain in the Book of Wounds. What need is there of the divers Emplastors, Cerots, Unguents and the like, that we should take them even for the cure of Ulcers, as also the Ligatious, Unctions? &c. all which to reckon up is tedious, for they teach no∣thing else but a Prolix, intricate and foolish way to walk by, the end of which is to enquire and to find out many Accidents by their foolishness; for it is by reason of our superstition, that we so much credit the Antients; For verily it is not the silly boasting nor use∣lesse writeings (for they can never Recompence or make amends for the lost paper employed about them) can inform, in Surgery, what a Fistula, Cancer, Ulcer and such like are, and so likewise to assign to each of them their peculiar Medicament; for they may all of them be sufficiently and exactly cured and healed by one onely Remedy, as the External Leapry, the Alopecia,

Serpigo, Blemishes or Marks and such like, as Pustules, ••••chings, and Cicatrizes, all which may be abundantly re∣moved by one onely Medicament, and one onely Pra∣ctick; as likewise the Artetick Wounds of dartings, of Missive Weapons and Bullets and such like Wounds. And so we will conclude our Surgery with these few Medica∣ments, and put a period thereunto.