Adenochoiradelogia, or, An anatomick-chirurgical treatise of glandules & strumaes or, Kings-evil-swellings : together with the royal gift of healing, or cure thereof by contact or imposition of hands, performed for above 640 years by our Kings of England continued with their admirable effects, and miraculous events, and concluded with many wonderful examples of cures by their sacred touch / all which are succinctly described by John Browne.

CHAP. III. Of the Glandulous Caruncle of the Eye.

* 1.1THat tears might not always flow from the Eye, the wise Creator hath given to either Eye a glandulous Caruncle, one that is both soft, and furnished with many small sanguinary Vessels, with some almost invisible nerves; with two others, con∣veying the Lympha (they being more perspicuous in Beasts than in Men) arising from the interiour part of the glandulous flesh; this covering the cavity (and by some is called Glan∣dula Lachrimalis) prohibiting the continual efflux of the internal li∣quor, the which by us is called Tears, upon their coming forth. This Caruncle being by cold air overmuch contracted, or so occasi∣oned by any sharp corrosive humour,

or ulcerated, the cavity not being exactly and close shut up, doth not hinder the eruption of Tears thence distilling, or their continual and in∣voluntary efflux.* 1.2 Floretus lib. 2. Obs. 10. writes of a Girl of nine years old, which had tears dropt ge∣nerally from one of her Eyes, which were cold, and no ways corroding the same: this Child being of a pi∣tuitous constitution, was also accom∣panied with a continual Catarrh.* 1.3 A second observation of his is also very remarkable, where he writes, that it's usual for tears to gush from the Eyes, but for drops of blood to come thence is a matter of greater moment; where he also tells us of a thin and lean Woman, from whose Eyes did generally distil bloody drops, yea, Blood it self; her Urine being much in colour to that tincture which is made of Saffron, save only somewhat blacker, much resembling that of those who are troubled with the Jaundice. She being askt, How long she had been in that condition? She answered, That for about three weeks she had this bloody flux of Tears distilling from her Eyes, and

her Body was from that time colour∣ed with this yellowish tincture, her Eyes not being very painful to her in this condition, unless in the morn∣ings, by reason of this continual flux, she not opening the same without some difficulty, she finding some itch∣ing also going along with the same, she being costive in her Body for about fourteen days together, by the use of Catharticks, and other reme∣dies proper for her disease being pre∣scribed by him, and other Topicks outwardly applied, she recovered of all her diseases.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Why this was fra∣med.
• * 1.2

  Obs.
• * 1.3

  Obs.