Approved medicines of little cost, to preserve health and also to cure those that are sick provided for the souldiers knap-sack and the country mans closet / written by Richard Elkes, Gent. ...

17 To cure Burning with Gun-Powder, or burn∣ing with fire and scalding.

IF it happen that any part of the body be burned with Gunpowder or fire; take the Juyce of O∣nyons ℥iv. and common salt ℥ss. beat them well to∣gether,

and if the burn blistered, anoint it three or four times in a day, for three dayes, then you shall proceed as followeth: but if the skin be burnt, and made raw, you must cover it all over with the finest Lawn and, anoynt it with the Juice of Onyons, and Salt, letting the Lawn lye upon the wound, un∣till it is whole; but if deeply burned, use this fol∣lowing, Rec. the finest Hoglard li. iv. Linseed oyle li. ij. oyle of Roses li. ss. of Mallow-Leaves, Violet leaves, the Brood of Bees; Plantain leaves, Burnet, Peny-wort, Tulson, Live-ever ana: Mj. infuse these 6 dayes upon a gentle fire, adde thereto white Wax li: ss, white Niter ℥vj. also you may put to Shoo∣makers peece-greace, this being used will cure it, chipping off the Lawne, as it health: if there be Blisters you must not cut them, it wil be painefull: you may make part of this Medicine if you need not the whole Receipt; Also if the burn or scald be not much, you may pound Onyons, and a little Salt, or Leeks with a little Salt, so much as will cover the soare, and let it lye 24 houres, in the interim, take a handfull of House-Leek, and the inner bark of the Elder, bruise it and boyle it in a quart of Creame into an oyle, scum off the cleare oyle as it ariseth, keep it and anoynt the soare place twice or thrice in the day, and it wil be whole, this I have often pro∣ved: You may beate into the Cream the white of an Egge, if your eyes or eye-lids should be burned. Rec: Rose water ℥iij Womans Milke ℥ij. the oyle of whites of two Eggs, Sugar Candy halfe a quartern,

mingle these and make an oyntment and annoynt a∣bout the eye-lids, and about the eyes: or you may make this, Rec: oyle of Roses ℥vj. white Lead washed in Red Rose water ℥ij. white Wax, oyle of the Whites of four Egges, the Gum called Cam∣pher, make this into an Unguent, to take away the spots and scarres, take oyle of Egges, and oyle of Al∣monds, and wash the face it cleareth the skin.

Courteous Reader, Seeing many people, as wel Soul∣diers as others, have neglected the means in time of danger to preserve their health, I thought good to show you briefly some easie medicines, which may be had most of them with little cost (other Medi∣cines may be made for you at the Apothecarys) to keep in your Closets, or Knap-sacks untill time of need to make use of them in the absence of your Phy∣sitian or Chyrurgion, which I wish you to hasten unto for advice.