Of Lunatich Eyes.
VEgetius writeth De oculo Lunatico, but he sheweth neither cause nor signes thereof, but only saith * 1.1 that the old men tearmed it so, because it maketh the eye sometime to look as though it were covered with white, and sometime clear.
Martin saith, that the Horse that hath this disease, is blinde at certain times of the Moon, insomuch that he seeth almost nothing at all during that time, and then his eyes will look yellowish: yea, and somewhat reddish, which disease according to Martin, is to be cured in this fort: First, use the plat∣ster mentioned before in the chapter of Waterish or Weeping eyes, in such order as is there pre∣scribed; and then with a sharp knife make two slits on both sides of his head an inch long, somewhat towards the nose, a handful beneath the eyes, not touching the vein: and with a cornet loosen the skin upward the breadth of a groat, and thrust therein a round peece of leather, as broad as a two penny peece, with a hole in the midst to keep the hole open, and look to it once a day, that the matter may not be stopped, but continually run the space of ten days, then take the leather out, and healthe wound with a little flax dipt in the salve here following: Take of Turpentine, of Honey, of Wax, of each like quantity, and boyl them together, which being a little warmed, will be liquid to serve your purpose, and take not away the plaisters from the temples untill they fall away of them∣selves, which being fallen, then with a small hot drawing Iron, make a star in the midst of each tem∣ple〈…〉〈…〉 where the plaister did ly. Which star would have ••hole in the midst made with the button end of your drawing Iron.