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For a mans Ribs that be broken.

You must bathe him in warm water, as is aforewritten; then set him upon a stool upright, and lay one of these Plaisters upon the sore place, then roll him hard with a Roll of a quarter of a yard broad, of good stiff cloth, and so let it lye eight or nine dayes ere you open it, then dresse it again in like manner (except the water) until he be whole; but he must beware for straining of himself.

If the Channel bone be broken, bath it with water, and lay on a Plaister, and set on a splint that is made therefore, and roll it hard a crosse, and truss up his arm with a Napkin to his brest, and every eight or nine dayes renew the P••aister till it be whole; also take heed that ye eat neither milk nor butter for none of these same Fracti∣ons.

Also these Fractions that be broken, in what place soever they be, let no Oyntment come neer the place that is broken, for the Oynt∣ment will let the knitting: spare no Oyntment in other places near unto it at all times when you op••n it; for it will comfort the sinews and vains, and ease the Patient of pain and unquietnesse.

And for to set the legs sure, you must take five splints, an inch broad, and an inch and a quarter and half quarter long; and line your splints with white cotton for ease of the leg, then lay on each side of the leg two ••plin••s, and one splint under the l••g; and then make three bo••••s of a Bow-string, and also th••ee pipes of an Elder stick,

every pipe being three inches long; and when the first bout is on the legge, then put the bouts double through the pipe, then take a little round stick made fit for the same; and when it is through the pipe, then whirle it as strait as the leg may en∣dure it with the stick; and the other two bouts to be used in like manner, which is thus done to keep the splints fast to the legges, and every pipe to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with the stick.

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The Figure and Proportion of the three Elder Pipes into which the little round stick is to be put.

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This is the Figure and Compasse of a splint to be made for the Brandle-Bone in length and breadth.