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BONES.

How to use Fractured Bones: four kinds of Factures.

First, when it is broken in length: Next, when it is broken overthwart. Thirdly, when it is oblick and crooked. Fourthly, when it is girded, and broken, and shivered in divers pieces, either legs or armes.

Albusences, and others later Writers, make the difference of Fractures; not ac∣cording to the bone fractured, but after the place affected; as if the Nose be broken, brain-pan, jawes, ribs, back∣bone, armes, legs, or other parts, which be not differences of Fractures, but of the place affected, according to na∣ture.

Four Directions in the Cure of Fractures, according to the place fractured.

First, to respect, that the bones be put again in their former place.

Secondly, to be reduced to their natu∣ral,

and so conserved and kept without motion or hurt.

Thirdly, That the bone broken may be ingendred and conglutinated toge∣ther by ingendring of Callus.

Fourthly, To correct the Accidents that do come after the Fracture of the bones.

How the Bones out of joint ought to be put together.

Be sure of help to hold the party at need; for the Legg or Arm let him sit in a Chair, and with annointing draw it out till the place be met, as tenderly as you may, having respect to the party grieved his complexion and na∣ture.

How Bones may be conserved after they be set in their natural place.

Look well to your rolling. First, it is very good to take the white of an egge and Oyle of Roses mixt together, and wet therein the linnen Cloathes which may cover the place broken, and some∣what more of the other, and roll it not.

hard, for it may cause dolour and flux of humours.

How the Rollers must be used.

The first Roller upon the Fracture three or four times, and so to the second part upwards; the third Roller leek downward, and it must be half as low as the first; these Rollers should be wet in water and wine before you use them. If the pain be vehement, then the mem∣ber would be wrapped about with fine wooll well carded, or else with stuff wet in Oxicrotium.

A defensive Medicine.

Take Unguentum Populeum two oun∣ces, Bole Armoniack one ounce, mix these together with Oyle of Roses, and a little Vineger.

If the place appear blistered.

Take half a pint of running water, and set it on the fire, and put in fine Wax, a little Oyl of Roses and sine Barly meal, seethe them altogether, but not very thick, then make thereof a Plaister or Cere-cloth; strike it upon the cloth,

upon the bottom of a Pewter dish, over a Chafingdish and coals, and lay it luke∣warm to the arm or leg, a night and a day and it will asswage the humour of boy∣ning.

For the Wound of Broken Bones.

Take luke-warm Mell Rosarum, and Oyle of Roses, and a stamp of flax dipped in the Whites of Eggs, and so bind it up∣on the sore; Also apply about the place Bole Armoniack, Sanguis Draconis, and Olibanum, beaten with a little Oyl of Roses, Barley meal and Vineger round about the sore, and so comfort the Pati∣ent.

A Defensive against Boyning of a broken Bone in the Leg.

Make your Plaister of Oyle of Roses and Oyle of Mirtle melted together with a little wax, and when it is cold, put to it Bole Armoniack and Pompuleon, of each one ounce, of Wine two ounces, and lay it a handful broad upon the hurt and let it lye.

A Poultice for any Boyning inward.

Take a pint of new Cowes milk, a pint of Rye-bread crumbs, a handful of French Poppy leaves shred small, two ounces of Oyle of Roses, three yolks of new laid eggs, and as much Saffron as the weight of a Groat, First boil the milk, the crumbs and the Poppy toge∣ther a good while, and then put in the rest, and spread it upon a faire linnen cloth.

To asswage the swelling upon any broken Bone or out of joint.

Take Unguentum Pompuleum one ounce, Bole Armoniack one ounce, mix them together with a little Oyle of Roses, and a little Vineger.

For the Bone ache.

Take the leaves and flowers of Hen∣bane, and put them in an earthen pot with May butter, and close the pot, and set it in a dunghil three months, then an∣noint the grieved place therewith.

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