Of Extrinsecalls.
HAving in the Precedent Books, treated of Intrinsecal Diseases; 'tis expedient now for us to write of those Diseases as proceed from without, and to set down some remedies for them. And although we insert nothing (in these Books) of the Origenal of those Internal and also Ex∣ternal Diseases, yet notwithstanding we will set down the Originals of those Medicaments, and then afterwards the composition of such like reme∣dies for external Diseases. Some remedies are one∣ly for Wounds, with which a Wound may be cured in twenty four hours; which you are to understand thus;
When there is a Wound made, it needs nothing else but that it be again knit together, or conjoyned on such wise, as two pieces of board are knit together with Glew. Do not at any rate let Wounds lie open, but endeavour to replenish them with flesh, for tis rather a thing Rustical then Medical. Consider that when the