The surgeons mate or Military & domestique surgery Discouering faithfully & plainly ye method and order of ye surgeons chest, ye uses of the instruments, the vertues and operations of ye medicines, with ye exact cures of wounds made by gunshott, and otherwise as namely: wounds, apos fumes, ulcers, fistula's, fractures, dislocations, with ye most easie & safest wayes of amputation or dismembring. The cures of the scuruey, of ye fluxes of ye belly, of ye collicke and iliaca passio, of tenasmus and exitus ani, and of the calenture, with A treatise of ye cure of ye plague. Published for the service of his Ma. tie and of the com:wealth. By John Woodall Mr. in chyrurgerie.

Of Lotions.

COncerning Lotions to the mouth and throat of the diseased, they must be sharp and very astringent, I mean them especially which concern the cure of the gums in the Scurvie; if the gums therefore be swolne, that they hang over the teeth, stinke, or be putrified, they must be very well lanced or scarified, and after hard rubbed with a* 1.1 linnen or wollen cloth, wrapped about the fore finger, and wet in some strong restringent or Stiptick Lotion very hot, as is the ordinary Lotion of Allum, Honey and Hearbs, adding thereto a double quan∣tity of Allum, and a little Salt▪peter, or gun-powder for a need is good, and if it be not sufficiently strong, make a stronger decoction of coperas in water, adding Salt-peter with a little honey, if you have it, or Mel Rosarum, with also a little strong vineger, you may also put oyle of Vitriol a little thereto, but that it hath one evil qualitie in hurt∣ing and softning the teeth, wherefore beware of it, and if you use it, do but onely touch the gummes with it once and no more, and it wil do much good: and if you please, also Aqua Fallopie is good, but because it is made with sublimed Mercurie, it is not without danger, and is also a loathsome taste to smel, and offendeth the stomack very much, but I know it to be held by many for a great secret, but as for my self for reasons rehearsed, I us•• it not, but advise rather that which is strong either of the Coperas, Allum, or Salt-peter, for they hurt not the teeth at all as doth the oyle of Vitriol, and so doth Aq••a for∣tis very much, or you may make a Lotion thus: ℞ Coperas, white, green or blew ℥ij. water one pound or there about, Hony one spoon∣ful, boyle these to the consumption of one third or half, then take of Lapis Medicamentosus, or Salt-peter ℥ss, and if you have no Honey, take Sugar, or juice of Licorice, or Licorice boyled therein for to make it pleasant in taste, or without for a need you may well use it, or the Lapis Medicamentosus dissolved into fair water, maketh an excel∣lent Lotion for the putrified gums.

* 1.2 Touching good outward remedies for the cure of this grief, bathes, Fomentations, with also good oyls and unguents, cerates, cataplasms, or empla••ters, are each necessary in their due times, provided they be of comfortable ingredients, namely those which minister warmth and nourishment to the diseased parts, and open the pores obstructed, all such, I say, are most fit, provided they be alwaies applied very warm, and the partie be laid and kept warm upon it. Further, if it be* 1.3 a swolne member, then this following bathe to ••oment the mem∣ber, will be good, namel••, a Lixivium made of fresh water and ashes, and being onely but reasonable sharp, (for too sharp of the ashes will over heat, yea, and excoriate) this done and cleared, boyl some hot hearbs, flowres and seeds fitting therein, such are Cammomile, Mellilote, Dill, Wormewood, Balme, Rosemary, Thyme, Sage, Bay-leaves, Bay-berries, Juniper▪berries, Annis-seed, Fennel, Co∣••iander, Carraway, Dill seeds, or the like: these ingredients, or those of them which may be had use, and let them be boyled a little therein, and either stupes of woollen or linnen clothes wet therein

or put the ingredients into bagges after the decoction is made with them, and the place well fomented therewith, and so laid to sweat with some of the hearbs in the same bagges well wrung out and hot applied, till the next dressing. But if the disease proceed with stiffnes and hardnesse of the sinews, then forbear the Lixivium, I mean put no ashes thereto, and make the decoction of the mentioned ingredi∣ents, boyled in the broth of the beef-kettle, in wine, beer, or water for a need, adding some salt; and likewise, if you have it, Linseed oyle, neats-foot oyle, sheeps-foot oyle, or oyle of Almonds, oyle of Camo∣mile, Dill or earth-worms, of Bayes, of Lillies, or some one of them.

* 1.4 Also where you can have it, a good bath of the blood of beasts, either cows, horses, asses, goats, or sheeps blood is exceeding good,* 1.5 namely, to put the legs of the Patient, yea and his body too, if it may be, into a tub made fitting, and the blood kept warm, part there∣of being still kept hot on the fire, and renew therewith the bath still, as it cooleth with the warm blood, for some reasonable time, this re∣storeth* 1.6 and comforteth mightily the decayed spirits. Milk of it self is also good to be used in that kind where it may be had.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The cure of the gums mu••h swoln, st••nking and putrified.
• * 1.2

  Outward ••e∣medies for the S••urvy in ge∣n••rall.
• * 1.3

  If swelling grow in any part a Lixivi∣um is good. Of what the Lixivium is made.
• * 1.4

  A bath of blood very good.
• * 1.5

  The manner how to bathe in this bath of blood.
• * 1.6

  A bath of milk