Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

Of burning and scalding.

When ye see a member burnt or scalded Take a good quantity of time, which is mad•• of water and salt not too exceeding eager o•• strong, but of a mean sharpness, and with •• clout or spunge, ••ath the member in it cold at least blood warm, three or four hour•• together, the longer the better: for it shal•• asswage much of the pain, open the pores cause also the fire to vapour and give a grea•• comfort to the weak member, then anoint th•• place with one of these Med••cines.

Take oil of roses one part, sweet cream tw•• parts, hony half a part, make an ointment an•• use it. Item, a soveraign Medicine for burnin••

and scalding, is thus made, take a dozen or more of hard rosted Eggs, and put the yelks in a pot on the fire by themselves without liquor, stir them and bray them with a strong hand, till there arise as it were a froth or spume of oil to the mouth of the vessel, then presse the yelks and reserve the Liquour, this is called oil of Eggs, a very precious thing in the afore∣said cure. Irem, the juice of Lilies five parts, and vineger one part, hony a little, maketh an excellent Medicine, not onely for this intent but for all other kindes of hot and running Ul∣cers. Whatsoever you use must be laid to bloodwarm, Also for avoiding of a scar, keep that place moist with medicine.