The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

Of Wounds in the Necke and the order to be used in curing them.

VVOunds in the necke are very hard to be cured, and long before they heale, and this commeth, because next are all the ligaments of the head, as bones, sinewes, veynes, flesh, and skinne, all instruments that hold the head and the body together, without the which a man cannot live; and therefore those wounds are so perillous to be healed, seeing thereunto runneth so great a quantity of humours, that they will not suffer the wound to be healed.

The true way therefore to helpe those wounds, is to stitch them well in his place, and dresse it upon the wound, with cloathes wet in Oleum Benedictum one part, and Magno Licore three parts, mixt together, as hote as you can suffer it. And upon the cloath lay the powder of Mille-foyle, and this thou shalt doe once in 24 houres, and so that shall helpe them quickly: giving you great charge

that you change not your Medicine; For it mundifieth, incarnateth, and healeth the wound without any further helpe, for J have proved it an infinite and many times.