Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...

Culpeper.

• 1. If the Eyes be afflicted by heat, 'tis no matter whether driness or moisture accompany it, as one of them alwaies doth, I commend unto you the distilled Water of Loos-strife (you may find the Description of it and the place where it grows, in my English Physitian) to wash your Eyes with.
• 2. If it come of cold, Eyebright water is better.
• 3. If Cataracts, Pin and Web, or the like grow over the Sight, do not go about to eat it off with corroding Medicines, as the Duncical practice of some Physitians is, for take notice that the Film which offendeth is not of a thickness in all places, and then your mother wit will teach you that you may eat asunder the Tunicle of the Eye in one place before you have eat away the Film offending in another: Therefore in such cases make an Oyntment with Chelondine (otherwise called Sul∣lendine) and Hogs Grease, or an Oyl with the same Herb and Sallet Oyl, and anoynt your Diseased Eye with it.

These special Rules you shall not twice in your Age find to fail, therfore esteem them as Jewels.