An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...

The Second Book of the Secrets of PHIORAVANTE. (Book 2)

CHAP. I. What Chirurgery is.

CHirurgery is a manuall Art, with the which the Chi∣rurgian doth cure Wounds, Ulcers, and Impost∣humes: And this was found of Husbandmen, and Experimenters of naturall things. For there is no Art in the world, that hath more need of the know∣ledge of divers things then this Art. It is also necessary to the knowledge of naturall things belonging to Chirurgery, to have skill in Husbandry. It is also necessary to understand the Art of Painting, whereby you may set broken bones in their places, and to joyn or close wounds well. It were need∣full also to have skill in the Art of Joyning, whereby he may make Instruments for broken bones in the Armes, or Legs, or Hands, or other parts. It would be also necessary to have the Art of a Smith, whereby he may make his Instruments. It is cheifly needfull to be expert in the Art of an Apothecary, to make his Unguents. And last of all, it is most necessary to know the Art of Alchimie, whereby he may distill his Oyles and Waters appertaining unto Chirurgery. Also it is ne∣cessary to have a good judgement, and to help in all causes of Chirurgery, and to have a light hand in working. And when the Chirurgian is expert in all the aforesaid things, he may help without any suspition of any thing. And hereafter I will shew thee what Wounds, Ulcers, and Imposthumes are, and all other things appertaining to Chirurgery, and the order to cure them: a discourse grounded on true reason

and approved by experience, shewing to all men, which are the true and perfectest Medicines, and which are false and naught: writing and opening the true secrets of Chirurgery, with a new order found out by me, to exercise the same Chi∣rurgery with more ease and brevity, so that every one may be satisfied: For they are true, and are Medicines, with the which thou mayest doe much good to the sick: and great honour will redound to the Chirurgian, if he use it accor∣ding to our order: for they are Medicines proved of us infi∣nite times in divers places of the world, as well in the Feilds as in the Cities, or on the waters▪ in the warres, where we healed Wounds, Gunshot, Ulcers, Imposthumes, and other diseases appertaining unto Chirurgery: and alwayes (thanks be un∣to God) I have had good successe, as it is well known in most parts of Christendome. And so I make an end.

CHAP. II. The order to be used in curing Imposthumes of divers sorts, taken forth of the short discourse of the Chirurgery of this Au∣thor.

THere are divers kinds of Imposthumes that come unto mans body, and are caused of divers and sundry accidents, and therefore they must be cured in divers orders, and with sun∣dry Medicines, according to his nature: for some Impost∣humes are caused of contusions or bruised flesh: Some are certain humours, of which Nature would discharge her selfe, and so sendeth them forth: some are caused of cold; other∣some are melancholy humours, and others are caused of the Pox: And these are the kinds of Imposthumes that most commonly doe come, and I will shew thee the order to cure them one by one, and then after I will speak of that sort which is caused of contusions, because it is bruised flesh: for every contusion doth putrifie and turn into matter, unto which it were necessary to lay Ma••ur••tives, and bring it to suppuration, and as soon as thou perceivest there to be any

matter, then presently launce it: and his Medicine shall be the yeolk of an Egge mixed with our Magno liquore, and with that dresse it as well within as without, without any other thing, for it will help any great Tumour: but you must make your Unguent fresh every day, and with new Egges. Further∣more, as concerning those Imposthumes that come through the indisposition of Nature, and are certain Sborine (a word so called in Italian) by which Nature would prevail: and those would be left unto Nature, untill such time as they break alone, and then thou shalt dresse them with this Unguent. Take Oile of Roses ℥. vi. Litarge of gold finely ground, Tur∣pentine, ana ℥. ii. Storax liquida ℥. i. New Wax ℥. iii. boyle them on a soft fire untill it be black, which if it be too hard, you may put thereto oyle of Roses, and make it in form of an Unguent, and therewith dresse those kinds of Imposthumes: and lay thereon the Cerotte of dia Palma, and so with these Medicines thou shalt work miracles. As concerning these Imposthumes that are caused of cold, you shall use hot Me∣dicines and attractive, as the Cerotte called Oxicroxi, which is a perfect Medicine in these kinds of Imposthumes: also our Balsamo artificiato, and Aqua balsamo, and such like things which are by nature temperate hot, are very convenient. But those Imposthumes that have their originall of the French Pox, are evill and maligne, because their originall is maligne and evill. The cure of these is with great purging, and to let the Imposthume increase of it selfe, and when it is ready to launce, then launce it, and make this Medicine. Take Ʋnguento magno ℥. ii. Magno liquore ℥. i. Precipitate di. ℥. mixe them well together, and therewith dresse the Imposthume, and lay thereon our Magistrale Cerotte, and it will be perfect whole in short time: Letting you to understand, that in all the aforesaid cures, if you will cure them perfectly, it were ne∣cessary that the body were well purged of those corrupt hu∣mours that hinder the cure, and to use defensives appropriate to that kind of Imposthume: as the oil of Frankincense, of Turpentine, of Wax, of Hony, Aqua vitae, and such like, which every one is a sufficient defensive, annointing it round about the Imposthume: And hereafter I will shew

thee the cure of these Imposthumes particularly by them∣selves.

CHAP. III. What Imposthumes are.

IMposthumes are certain Tumours or swellings, that come in divers parts of the body: the which are caused of blood and choller putrified, which cannot passe through the pores, and therefore ingrosse in that place, and so cometh to putri∣faction, and that is an Imposthume: which thou shalt help in this order. First purge the body to take away the humours which would goe to the Imposthume: which thou shalt doe with our Magistrale Sirrup, taking it eight dayes together: that being done, give him our Aromatico: this being done, thou shalt quickly help the Imposthume, as I will shew thee hereafter, with their perfect cure.

CHAP. IV. Of Imposthumes that come in the Groine.

THe Imposthumes that come in the Groin are of three kinds, of which one is called in Venice, Pannochi, and at Rome, Tinconie, and at Naples, Dragonello, and in Spain, In∣cordio. To these after the body is purged, as is aforesaid, you shall lay a Maturative plaister, the which is made thus. Take Marsh Mallowes, common Mallowes, the mother of Violets, the leaves of Coleworts, Wheat flower, Auxungia, Oil of Lillies, of each alike, and boyle them together, and then stamp them in form of an Ointment, and lay it on the Imposthume untill it look red and is soft, for then it ••s apt to be launced: Giving you charge, that when you launce them you go not too deep; but onely that the matter may come forth, and then put therein a little tent, and annoint it with our Magno liquore, for because it is the best Medicine that can be found for wounds: for it mundifieth, incarnateth, and

siccatrizeth without any other help, and lay upon the Impo∣sthume our Magistrale Cerot, and never change your Medi∣cines untill you be whole; for this is the true secret found out by me to help these Imposthumes, which I have proved infinite times.

CHAP. V. The second kind of Imposthume that cometh in the Groin.

THe second kind of Imposthume in the Groin is called Glan∣dulae, both this and the aforesaid are caused of humours infected with the Pox, and these Imposthumes seldome come to maturation; but if it doe, it will be long first, and it is evil to heal, because it requireth great cure and terrible medicines. But if thou wilt cure them perfectly, it were necessary to cure the principall cause, and that is the Pox. But when these Imposthumes are broke, the best remedie will be this. Take Waxe, Litarge of gold; Oil of Frankincense, ana. and boil them together untill it become black: and therewith dresse these Imposthumes, for this is a perfect remedie, and a great Secret.

CHAP. VI. The third kind of Imposthume that cometh in the Groin.

THe third kind of Imposthume that cometh in the Groin, is caused of much travell or heat of the blood, and these are called Anguinaglie, and they use to come with a great acci∣dent of a Fever, cold and then hot, and in seven or eight daies at the most, they come to maturation, and then launce them, and his medicine shall be this: Take Turpentine well washed, the yolk of an Egg, and oyle of Roses, as much of the one, as of the other, and mix them well together, and with this one∣ly thou shalt help them, because it digesteth the Imposthume, and mundifieth and incarnateth with great speed; giving you

great charge that the bodie be well purged first with our Magi∣strale Sirupe.

CHAP. VII. Of Impostumes under the arms.

THese Impostumes are caused of grosse and viscous hu∣mours, the which Nature cannot digest by any other part, and these commonly are called Topinaxia, because they are like to a Molehill. And although this seem to be a great matter, yet it causeth little pain, and may be holpen with ease. First purge the bodie with Soluble Medicines, and then lay on this plaister untill it be ripe. Take grated bread, leaven of bread, Cow Milk, Oil of Lillies, ana, and boil them together and lay it on; for this hath vertue attractive and putrifactive, by meanes whereof it will bring it quickly to maturation; and when it is ripe, open it with a launce, and dresse it the first time with the white of an Egg and Salt beaten together with a tent, and lay on a stopine wet with the white of an Egg, the which thou shalt let lie at the least four and twentie hours, and then dresse it with digestive untill it be incarnated, and then lay thereon a plaister of Dia aquilone magno di Mesue, and so thou shalt help them quickly.

CHAP. VIII. Of Impostumes in the throat.

THese Impostumes are of divers and sundry kindes, as you may see by experience; for some are Scrophule, others are melancholie humours, others are caused of the Poxe, and o∣thers are caused of heat, or of cold; the which are all cured sundrie wayes, as I will shew thee hereafter.

CHAP. IX. Of Impostumes in the throat caused of melancholie humours.

THese Impostumes in throat caused of melancholie humours are hard and crude, and are long before they come to maturation, and you may not in any wise cut them, because the place is full of Muscles, Arteries, Vene capillari, Cartila∣gines, Sinnews, and such like; the which although there come an Impostume there, it shall not hurt them; but if yee cut them with an Instrument you may offend them greatly, and for that cause you may not cut them by any means, but leave it unto Nature, the which will cause it to break, and then use this remedie. First, you shall take our Sirrup against the me∣lancholie humour for twelve daies, continually in the morn∣ing, fasting; that done, you shall give him our Pillole Aquilo∣ne, and help the Impostumes with Ʋnguento negro di Godfre∣do di m••••i, written in the Antidotary of Galen, Cap. 45. for that is miraculous to help those kinds of Impostumes, as I have proved it divers times.

CHAP. X. Of Impostumes in the throat coming of the Pox.

THe Impostumes that come in the Throat which are caused of the Pox, are commonly of evill qualitie, because they are much alterated, and cause great pain, and these likewise are dangerous to be cut for the aforesaid causes: but when they are broken, they goe creeping over the bodie, healing in one place, and breaking out in another, and these are evill to be helped, for them that know not the perfect secret, and the or∣der to cure them is this. You shall give them eight or nine mornings our Soluble Sirrup; that being done, you shall give them our Aromatico twice, and then let them use Sarsa Pa∣rilia, or our wine of Lignum vitae, and let them sweat ten or twelve daies together, and then perfume them with Sinabar, Myrrhe, and Olibanum, the which fume you shall

use onely at the mouth, and so thou shalt help any crude kind of Imposthume coming in the throat: for this Secret never faileth, as I have proved divers times.

CHAP. XI. Of Imposthumes in the throat coming of hot humours.

THese Imposthumes in the throat coming of superfluous heat, are caused of the bloud being alterated with heat, and be∣cause of that alteration, it ingendereth gross vapours and vis∣cous in Vena Capillari, the which through their grossnesse and want of digestion cannot dissolve, and so ingender that kind of Imposthume in the throat, because in that place there is much blood, and lesse flesh then in any other place, but yet these be not troublesome to help, and his cure is thus: You shall purge him with aperative things, and refriscative that purge the blood; and when the Imposthume is open, you shall dresse it with a digestive untill it be mundified, and then dresse it with Ʋnguentum de Tutia untill it be siccatrized: Also you shall cause them to keep diet ordinary, and to drink no wine but onely this drinke: Take Citrake, Liver-wort, and Scolopendria, ana a handfull, Anniseed ℥. i. common white-Honey one pound, then put them all to infuse in four and twentie pound of fair water, and let it boil untill a third be consumed, and then strein it without expression, and keep it in a glasse close shut, and this shall be his common drink: but let him eat no salt, nor slimie meates in any wise, nei∣ther Hogs flesh, nor other hot meats that may alter the blood: And this doing you shall be quickly helped, for the drink coo∣leth the blood, and purgeth it, and helpeth the Liver of all in∣firmities, as I have proved divers times.

CHAP. XII. Of Imposthumes in the throat caused of cold.

IMposthumes in the throat caused of cold humours are small and without pain, and this goeth creeping by little and lit∣tle untill such time as it breaketh of it self, and are an evill kind to help, because all Unguents are an enemie unto them, and all cold meats. Therefore if thou wilt help them, let the Patient use twentie daies together our Quinta essentia soluti∣va, which purgeth all cold humours, and warmeth the blood, and causeth the Imposthume to heal with ease; and when they are broken, you shall help them with our Balm artificiall, which doth subtiliate the humours, and mundifie the Impo∣sthume, and incarnate and heal: And this Order of curing is effectual and of great profit for them that shall use them. And of this opinion are many excellent Physicians, and chief∣ly M. Decio an ancient man, who hath been an experimenter a long time both in Physick and Chirurgerie, with a number of others, which I will leave to name untill another time.

CHAP. XIII. Of Imposthumes in the throat coming of hot humours.

THese Imposthumes coming in the throat of hot humours, is a kind that cometh with rednesse, and causeth great pain, with an accident of a Fever, and in short time they come to maturation, and break, and then the matter will come forth, and the pain will cease; and these kindes are not evill to heal, and the remedies are these. Assoon as they are broke thou must presse it out with thy hand, that being done, you shall have Oleum Benedictum of our invention, annointing the Im∣posthume within, and lay thereon our Magistrale Cerot, and so thou shalt help those kindes of Imposthumes. For this is our Secret never written before of any man.

CHAP. XIV. Of Imposthumes in the Eies.

IMposthumes in the eies are like certain white bladders that come about the nose, and the matter that is within them is like the white of an Egg, and these are caused of humiditie and moistness of the head, and because they have a confe∣rence with the head, they are evill to heal, for they turn to watering Fistula's, which, when they come to Fistula's, con∣tinue for ever. But if thou wilt cure them perfectly that they never come again, you must first purge the head with our Aromatico, and that you shall doe every five daies once for three or four times; that being done, thou shalt annoint the head with Oil of Frankincense the space of a moneth, and into the eie where the Imposthume is, thou shalt put once a day one drop of our Balm artificiall, which will help it and dry the Imposthume, and so in short time thou shalt be hel∣ped. For this is the true Secret wherewith thou mayest help those Imposthumes, never known before of any man, and they are much contrary to the Medicines of Mesue, by which our Physicians now adaies make their Medicines.

CHAP. XV. Of Imposthumes in the Eares.

IMposthumes in the eares are caused of cold and viscous humours, which ingrosse in that part of the bodie, and cause great pain untill such time as they are broken, and these Imposthumes are evill to heal. Neverthelesse, I will shew thee a Secret to take away the pains, and to help it quickly, and that is thus. There is found a certain kind of shell in the Sea, the which is of the length of an hand, and somewhat more, the which, in Venice, and in Istria, in Dalmatia, in Pu∣glia, and in divers other places of the Adriatick Sea, are cal∣led Asture, which is like unto a pair of bellows, the which hath a certain beard, like the hair of a mans head, and it

hath a certain attractive vertue, that if they put it into the eare, presently they take away the pain, though it be never so great or extream: the which vertue cometh through the saltnesse of it. For this I have proved divers times, and did learn it of our old Fishermen, which knew it by experience. But if it chance that one be troubled and cannot get that thing, they shall take Cantharides in powder, and put it into the eare, the which will work the same effect, because they be attractive and mundificative: And these are two naturall remedies, found out by true experience, and doth more good then any other that I could find.

CHAP. XVI. Of Imposthumes in the Mouth.

THese Imposthumes are of divers kinds, and may breed of divers causes: but let them come of what cause soever they will, they cause great pain to them that have them, for that they cannot swallow their meat without pain. And there∣fore I will shew thee a generall cure for all Imposthumes in the mouth, and that is thus. You shall take our Pillole Aqui∣lone twice: that being done, take our Aqua balsami, and hold it in your mouth as long as you can, and this doe three times in a day: then take the juyce of Beet roots ℥. i. oil of bitter Almonds ʒ. i. then snuffe it up at the nose untill it come into the throat: And thus doing, thou shalt help any Imposthume in the mouth, as I have proved divers times. For the Pils clense the head, and evacuate the stomack, and hindereth the alte∣ration, the water of Balm doth cure and mittigateth the pain, and the juyce with the Oil mundifieth those secret places at the nose and mouth.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Imposthumes in the Joynts.

THese Imposthumes in the Joynts are evill, and of hard and crude digestion, because they are caused of great abun∣dance

of grosse and viscous humours, the which through their grossenesse cannot passe the Joynts, and there remain and come to Imposthume, and these cause extream pain, because thereunto commeth great abundance of matter, and the re∣medy is thus. First give him a generall purgation, and let him bloud on the common vein, and then lay on this plaister. Take Marsh Mallowes, common Mallowes, Pellitory, and the Mother of Violets, and boyle them in water till it be consu∣med, then stamp them, and put thereto Leaven of bread, Barly flower, Hens greace, and Hogs greace, according to thy discretion, and set them on a small fire untill they be incor∣porated, then lay this on once a day untill it be ripe, and when it is red and soft open it, and dresse it with our Magno liquore, and lay thereon our Magistrale Cerotte: and so with these two thou shalt help them, except the Imposthume be of the Pox, for then it will doe small good.

CHAP. XVIII. Of inward Imposthumes.

THese Imposthumes inwardly are evill to know, and un∣certain to cure, because the Patient himself cannot tell in what place they be, though he feel the pain: and there∣fore all that we reason of in that matter, may be to the con∣trary. For where a man cannot see with the eye, nor touch with the hand, the matter is doubtfull whether it be, or no•• and therefore it is best to say little, For these Imposthumes may come of divers causes, and yet cannot tell of what cer∣tain cause, and therefore you cannot know which is the true Medicine to help them: but by experience you may doe them some good; For (as I said before) Imposthumes never come but through distemperance of Nature, and alteration of the bloud. Therefore if thou wilt help them, help first the prin∣cipall cause, then give them eight or ten mornings our Ma∣gistrale Sirrup, and then take twice, our Aromatico: that being done, use morning and evening our Vegitabile Sirrup, and herewith thou shalt help them.

CHAP. XIX. Of Ʋlcers, and what they are.

VLcers are of divers and sundry kinds, and are ingendered of many causes, as hereafter I will shew. But first I will write of those kinds of Ulcers that are caused of Wounds. You shall understand, that wounds in what part of the body so∣ever they be, being imposthumated or cancrenated, they change their names, and are no more called wounds, although their originall was a wound. For when it is cancrenated, it is called Ʋlcera corrosiva, because it goeth eating and creeping on the flesh: but when the wound is imposthumated and full of matter, it is called Ʋlcera putrida, that is putrified, and it is because it is filthy and stinketh. But when it is neither can∣crenated, nor yet aposthumated, but that through some evill disposition the wound is closed, and that there cometh in it evill qualities without alteration, then is it called Ʋlcera sor∣dida, because therein is evill qualitie, and it appeareth but little, but it is evill to heal. There be other sorts of Ulcers also, which are caused of divers and sundry kinds of Tumours: and the most evill and mischeivious are those that are of Tumours caused of the Pox: for unto those there runne abun∣dance of evill humours that augment the Ulcer, and they be the worst sort, for they cannot be healed by themselves, except the body be well purged and evacuated of all the humours that are offensive. There is another kinde of Ulcer that cometh of an Imposthume as well hot as cold, and those are more gentle and easie to be helped, if you know the Medi∣cines that are apt to help and dissolve those kinds of Ulcers. These are the three kinds of Ulcers that commonly happen unto men and women through divers causes, as before is said, so that these are the principall causes of those maligne Ulcers.

CHAP. XX. To help Ʋlcers of all sorts.

SEeing that Ulcers are of divers and sundry kinds, it were necessary to know of what kind and quality they are, so that thou mayst help them in form and order convenient. And first I will write of the corrosive Ulcers, as of a wound cancrenated, of Mal di formica, and of other sorts of Ulcers that goe creeping upon the flesh. The cure of these kinds of Ulcers is, to apply quickly our Caustick to mortifie the evill, which thou shalt doe thus. Wet a little Bumbast in our Caustick, and therewith wash all the sore, and then leave it so open four and twenty houres without binding it fast, and when four and twenty houres are past, wash the sore with strong Vineger, and water of a like quantity, with charge that there remain none of the Caustick in the sore: then lay there∣on Butter washed with a Colewort leafe, untill the asker or dead flesh fall: then take our Cerot Magistrale, with a little Precipitate strewed thereon, and then annoint it with Magno liquore, and lay it upon the sore: for this Cerot helpeth all manner of corosive Ulcers without any other help, and every plaister will serve three or four dayes, taking them off every four and twenty houres, and making them clean, and then lay them on again. And as for the filthy Ulcer that I have shewed of in this Chapter, you shall dresse it onely with our Ʋnguento magno, the which, without any other help, will heal them quick∣ly. But you must every four dayes touch them with Aqua fortis drawn from Precipitate, which water draweth forth the offen∣sive matter, and leaveth it purified and clean. And in all other sorts of Ulcers, our Balm artificiall, our Magno liquore, Oil of Wax, and Turpentine, the black Cerot of Godfredo di me di, our Cerot Magistrale with Precipitate, are able to help, be they never so evill. And hereafter I will write of Ulcers par∣ticularly with their cures.

CHAP. XXI. Of Ʋlcers, that come in the feet, of corns, or of chaps.

ULcers that come in the feet may come of divers causes, and are also of divers kinds, as of chaps, of corns, and such like. When they are chaps they come of an hot matter and fiery, as you may see by experience: For the Patient feeleth great heat in his feet, and is alwayes thirsty, the which giveth manifest signes that the humour is hot: and their cure is with cooling purgations, as our Sirrup against melancholy humours, taking it ten dayes together: then take our Pillole Aquilone twice, and so thou shalt take away the heat in the feet: and to help the crepature or chaps, make this Unguent. Take oil of Roses, Vineger, and liquid Pitch, ana, and boyle them untill the Vineger be consumed, and so being warm, wet a cloth therein, and lay it thereupon, and in short time it will be whole: but if they be cornes, you shall cut them unto the quick, and then lay thereon a cloth wet in Oleum benedictum, which doth comfort and dry, and quickly take away the pain. But when they are scratching, or as it were scorched, you shall lay thereon Ʋnguento de Lithargiro crudo, and so thou shalt help them, as I have seen the experience.

CHAP. XXII. Of Ʋleers in the Legs

THese Ulcers in the Legs are of two kinds, that is, filthy, and corrosive. The filthy Ulcers are caused of cold and moist humours: The corrosive are caused of humours hot and dry: and these are those Ulcers that goe creeping in the flesh, healing in one place, and breaking out in another. The fil∣thy Ulcer is stinking and full of matter, and causeth little pain, and their cure is with our Balm artificiall, which hath vertue to penetrate, digest, mundifie, and incarnate, and heal, when that the body is first well purged: but those that are caused of heat and drinesse, you shall cure with the remedy

written in the Chapter next abovesaid, and then dresse them with our Magistrale Cerot, and put thereon a little Precipitate, and annoint it with Magno liquore, and so thou shalt help them. But if so be it chance the said Medicine doe not heal it, you shall perfume them five times with Sinabar, Incense, and Myrrhe, and without all doubt thou shalt heal them.

CHAP. XXIII. Of Ʋlcers that come in the Knees.

THese Ulcers in the Knees are grosse humours that cannot passe by the Joynts downwards, and so remain in those places, and cause a fastidious Ulcer, which putteth the Patient to great paines, by reason of abundance of humours that cometh there. And the cure of this Imposthume ulcerated is thus, purge the body with our Soluble Sirrup, seven or eight mornings warme: and then give him di. ℥. of Electuaria An∣gelica, and so thou shalt help them quickly: then dresse the Ulcer with Ʋnguento magno, puting therein a little Precipitate and Magno liquore, and so in short time it will heal.

CHAP. XXIV. Of Ʋlcers in the Groin.

THese Ulcers for the most part are Tumours, or Botches, the which through the evill disposition of Nature, and evill Medicines are ulcerated. And of that may come many in∣firmities, which I will leave to treat of at this time, and I will shew thee a remedy. Give the Patient seven or eight mor∣nings our Soluble Sirrup cold, and then give him our Aroma∣tico, and after let him use Lignum Sanctum according to our order, and dresse the Ulcer with this Unguent. Take Ʋnguen∣to magno ℥. ii. Magno liquore di. ℥. and common Precipitate ʒ. ii. Mix them well together, for this is the true secret of our in∣vention, never made before of any man, the which I have proved infinite times.

CHAP. XXV. Of Ʋlcers in the Armes.

THese Ulcers are not of so evill nature as those in the Legs, because thereunto come not so many humours, and these are commonly caused of the Pox, the Cure is this. Purge them well with our Magistrale Sirrup, seven or eight morn∣ings together, then take Pillole Aquilone, and then annoint them with Ʋnguento magno every night until the Ulcers remain whole and without pain. Thus have I used divers times.

CHAP. XXVI. Of Ʋlcers that come in the Breast and Shoulders, and in the Back and Belly.

ULcers that come in the foresaid parts, are all caused of Imposthumes of evill qualities, that have not been well healed of the Chirurgians, which knew not how to re∣move the cause, and by that meanes the Imposthumes are be∣come malign Ulcers. He therefore that will cure these Ulcers, it shall be necessarie for him to do that which was not done; that is, to remove the cause first, and then the cure will fol∣low with more ease and speed, so there be good regard and consideration had thereof. And yet amongst Ulcers there is one kind that will receive no curation, and they are called Cancri, that are crude and of evill digestion, and go creep∣ing along the flesh, and have a root as it were a Plant: And for those kinds there is found no better remedie to mit∣tigate them, then is our Quinta essentia Vegitabile, for if you put it therein, and lay a cloth wet in the same thereon, it ta∣keth away the pain, in such sort, that it is to be wondered at, and will not suffer it to putrifie; it taketh away the stinking, and comforteth the place very much. As concerning the other kind of Ulcer, you must first find out the cause before you can help it, and the cause being found, the cure is easie to find and sure. He therefore that will be diligent, shall not

onely heal those kindes of Ulcers, but also all other Ul∣cers.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Ʋlcers that come outwardly in all the bodie.

THese Ulcers are a kind of fat sore that causeth abundance of matter, which cometh through superfluous humiditie of the bodie and blood, and these are evill to heal, because their Originall cometh of the inward parts, and the cure is thus: Give the Patient fourteen daies our Potion of Lignum Sanctum, the which is soluble and drying, and purgeth the blood, that being done, annoint the Ulcer with Ʋnguentum de Lethargiro simple, and so they shall be helped perfectly.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of Ʋlcers in the Head.

ULcers in the Head are of divers kinds, as of Wounds, Con∣tusions, Swellings, Scabs and white Skalls, and such like, which come of sundry causes, and are holpen divers wayes. For the Wounds Ulcerated, are mortified with our Castick, laying it on four and twenty hours, and then wash it with strong Vinegar, untill all the Castick be come forth, and af∣ter help it with our Magno liquore: The like cure is done in Contusions ulcerated, but the Swellings doe differ much, for that they are caused of the Pox, and thou shalt cure them with Soluble Medicines: Viz. Take Sarsa-Parilia, and then perfume him five or six times with Sinaber. The Scabs or Crusts are helped with taking three times our Electuario an∣gelica, and then annoint them every night with Magno liquore. The white Scab is holpen with our Magistrale Ce∣rot laying on Cantharides, and so let it lie three dayes, then take it off, and lay on another like the first, and let it lie other three daies, and then annoint the head with Oleum Benedictum continually.

CHAP. XXIX. Of Ʋlcers in the mouth, their Kinds and Remedies.

ULcers that come in the mouth are of divers and sundry kinds, for some proceed of heat in the head, others of cold, others are humours Gallico. Those that come of heat in the head, are as it were scorched with great burn∣ing within them, and the cure thereof is in letting blood in the veins under the tongue, and the next day give him one dose of our Electuario angelica, and let him wash his mouth with Planten water, wherein is boiled Tutia prepared, Roch Allum, and Honie of Roses, and this is the true order to cure those kind of Ulcers with speed. Those Ulcers which are cau∣sed of cold, are a certain hardnesse alterated, which cause little pain; and the cure of these is to drinke our Vegitabi∣le Quinta essentia, with Mel Rosarum: and dresse the Ulcer with Oil of Sulphur and Tartur mixed: And herein consist∣eth a great Secret worthy to be known, and is of our inven∣tion. Ulcers that are caused of Morbo Gallico, if you will cure them, you must first remove the cause, as I have said di∣vers times, and touch them with our Castick. and let the Pati∣ent hold his mouth open a good while after, that the Water may run out: And then make a Lavatory of Aqua vitae, Honey, and Oil of Vitriol, aad therewith wash the mouth, for these are great Secrets which bring both health to the Patient, and honour to the Professor of this Art.

CHAP. XXX. Of Wounds and their kinds, and of their secret Remedies.

VVOunds are of divers and sundry kinds. Neverthe∣lesse, they consist in two, that is Simple, and Com∣pound. The Simple wounds are those, where the flesh is one∣ly offended. The Compound are those, where there is offence of flesh, sinews, veins, and bones, and the cure of either of them is in three manners. The first is a cure pertaining to

Nature and not to Art, and that is it which Dogs and other Animals doe use, who being wounded, use no other Medi∣cine then to keep the wound clean with their proper tongues, and keep a Diet, and the rest is left unto Nature which wor∣keth well without pains of Medicine, and this is the first. The second is that which is called Canonico, in which there be four operations. The first is, Digestion. The second, Mundification. The third, Incarnation. The fourth, Siccatri∣sation. The third order is of our invention, and is done in this order, that is; Whensoever a man hath a wound either simple or compound, the first thing that is to be done therein is, to joyn the parts close together, and stitch them, and dress them with divers sorts of drying Medicines, as I will shew thee hereafter in the cure of Wounds, in sundry parts of the bodie.

CHAP. XXXI. What Medicines are fittest to heal Wounds outwardly with ease, and in short time.

HAving declared alreadie what wounds are outwardly, it is necessary also to shew the true order to cure them with as much ease, and brevitie, as is possible to be done: And first, I will begin with simple wounds that are onely in the flesh, without offence of vein, sinew or bone. Although these sorts of wounds are not to be helped with artifice, but onely to joyn the parts together, and if it be necessary also to stitch them, and so leave it unto Nature, the which in short time will heal it, neverthelesse if thou wilt help it with arti∣fice the faster, you shall annoint it once a day with oile of Frankincense made by Distillation, as is shewed in this Book. But those wounds where there are veins cut, have need to be succoured presently with ingenious artifice, and perfect Remedies to ease and heal them with the most speed that can be, because the veins may joyn together, without greater offence of the wound, and this Misterie thou shalt doe in this order: The first is to joyn the wound together quickly, and stitch

it close as they use to sow bags, and not to leave great wide stitches as they most commonly do; that being done, dresse it upon the wound with our Magno liquore, wetting therein a cloth, and laying it on as hot as you may suffer it, then strew thereupon our secret powder, and also round about it, for that subtiliateth the matter that runneth to the wound, and taketh it forth with great ease, and without pain of the wound, and therefore this is one of the most safest Remedies in that case, that Nature with Art can make, and hath been proved an infinite of times by me, and al∣waies have had goodly experiences thereof. Also understand that these wounds, where the bones and sinews are cut, have need of great artifice, for they are of great importance. But when there is offence onely of the sinews, you shall stitch them presently, and doe as I have said before of veins that were cut, but dresse them not with Magno liquore, but in stead of that take Oleum Benedictum, and oil of Frankincense, of each alike, because these Oiles doe comfort marvellously those sinews that are cut. If it chance so, that a sinew had a puncture, or cut half away, in that case it is necessarie to cut it overthwart, lest it should bring a Spasm in the wound. But in case afterward that the bone be offended, and that there be some part to come forth, it were necessary to leave the wound open untill the bone be come forth, and then incar∣nate it; and this thou shalt doe with our Balsamo Artificiato, and lay thereon the Cerot of Godfredo di medi, the which hel∣peth with great speed. And this is the order wherewith thou mayest help all those sorts of wounds before named, and the defensive to use in these wounds is this. Take perfect Aqua vitae made of good Wine, and put therein Hypericon, Mille∣folly, Viticella, Betonie, and with that Infusion wet clothes, and lay them for a defensive round about the wound, and thou shalt have good successe. Wounds in the head are hel∣ped in the order, as those in whom the Sinews are offended. There are divers other sorts of wounds, which may be healed with the aforesaid remedies, as hereafter shall be shewed par∣ticularly.

CHAP. XXXII. Of Wounds in the Head, with offence of the brain, and how to cure them.

VVOunds in the head, where there is offence of the brain, are mortall: and there is no Physician that will take them in cure, but he counteth them dead men without any hope. But I by the grace of God and gift of Nature, have found the order to cure and heal them in short time. I re∣member that when one was wounded in the head in the fa∣mous Citie of Naples, yea, although the brain were not hurt, but that the skin were cut unto the bone, they counted him mortall, but I dressed them, and closed their wounds, and help∣ed them in short space, so that they wondred thereat; and that order I used for the space of seven yeers that I tarried there, and caused them to walk in the streets, as it is well known unto all those that dwell there. And among a num∣ber of other, I cured a Portingall that was called, Il Seignior Diego di mena, of whom I took away all the bone of the forehead, and every day he came to my lodging to be cu∣red, which I did with great speed, so that it caused every one to marvell thereat. Afterward I went to Rome in the time of Pope Paulus the iiii. Carafa, and alwaies I cured in the same order, and did miracles, of which I call to testimonie the Romanes. And among the rest, I cured a certain Gentle∣man called M. Alessandor (I cannot remember his Sirname) who was wounded in divers places, and I cured him quickly. After that I cured, and that in short time, a young man that was in manner cut in pieces, and of that M. Jacomo da Pe∣rugia, M. Alessandro da Civita, M. Daltilo Hebraeo, all learned Doctors can testifie, for they were present. And such like cures I have alwaies done in Venice: But among the rest I will not leave to write of a great chance, the which is true, and is thus: There is in Venice a rare Poet and Orator and Hi∣storiographer, well known unto the world called M. Dio∣nigio Antanagi, who through his evill destinie was wounded in the head, so that it penetrated the flesh and the bone, and en∣tred half a finger breadth into the brain, and there that ver∣tuous

man fell to the ground as a dead man, and he lifted himself up to rise, but he could not, but fell down again, and there came a dimness over his eyes, with a vomiting and and a Fever, and the blood would not stint, and he lay in extream pains, which were all mortall signs: then I being called unto that cure, because he and I were of great fami∣liaritie, and presently I shut the wound, and put therein our Aqua balsami, and I annointed all his head with our Balsamo artificiato; that being done, presently the blood stenched, and the pain went away, and the night after he took his rest, and in the morning the Fever was also gone: After that, I dres∣sed him with Magno liquore, wetting clothes therein, and upon the cloth I strewed the powder of Hypericon: And this Medicine I used eight daies, in the which time he came forth of his bed; and shortly after he was perfectly whole, and be∣fore six moneths were past, it was so siccatrized, that no man could perceive any wound. And of this I have to testimony Venice, Rome, Ʋrbine, Caglie, and all Italy. To conclude this Chapter, I say, that wite the aforesaid order, thou mayest cure any such sort of wound.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of Wounds in the Head, with Fracture of the Bone.

VVOunds in the Head, with Fracture of the bone, of the common Physicians and Chirurgians, are counted dif∣ficile to be healed, because thereunto belongeth great art or cunning, for they open the flesh and raspe the bone, with ma∣ny other things, of which here I account it superfluous to treat of, because that many be helped without them. For alwayes when the Physitian or Chirurgian, doth defend the wound from alteration and corruption, nature it self will work very well, and heal it without any other aid; but with our Me∣dicines they may be helped with much more speed, because they let the alteration, and defendeth them from Putrifacti∣on, and mittigateth the pain, and the order to cure those kinds of wounds is thus: The first thing that is to be done in those wounds is, to joyn the parts close together, and

dresse them upon the wound with our Oleum Benedictum, and upon the oile lay clothes wet in our Magno liquore, as hot as you may suffer it, and so with these Remedies thou shalt help them quickly, because our Oleum Benedictum taketh away the pains, and keepeth it from putrifaction, and repercusseth: Our Magno liquore digesteth, mundifieth, and incarnateth, and healeth. And therefore this is the best Medicine that can be used in these kinds of wounds. For hereof I have had an infinite of experiences, the which have been counted Miracles, and therefore I have let the world to understand thereof, that they may help themselves, if occasion shall serve; therefore he that will follow this our order in curing, shall work Miracles on the earth.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of Wounds in the Head, where the bone is not offended.

VVOunds in the head where the bone is not hurt, are not of so great Importance, but are easie to be helped; for you shall need to doe nothing, but to keep it from pu∣trifaction, and defend it from inflammation, which are easie to be done, and so Nature will work well with great speed. To keep the wound from putrifaction, you shall annoint it round about with our Oleum Philosophorum de Terebinthina & Cera. And to keep it from Inflammation, you shall wash it with our Quintessence, and upon the wound dresse it with our Magno liquore. Thus doing thy cure shall prosper happily, and you shall not need to take away any blood, nor yet to keep any diet, nor yet to keep the house, but to goe where you thinke good, without any perill or danger. And this Order I have used a long time, as divers Cities can testifie.

CHAP. XXXV. Of Contusions▪ or bruises, as well in the head, as other places.

COntusions, or bruises in the head, or any other place of the body, of the antient Physitians hath been counted

dangerous to heal. For, they say, that Contusions must be brought to putrefaction, and turned into matter: which opi∣nion I doe not allow: For by me those Contusions or bruises, are very easie to be dissolved without maturation: And that I doe with our Oleo benedicto, and Magno liquore, as much of the one as of the other mixt together, and made very hot as you may suffer it, and then wet clothes therein twice a day, and in three or four dayes at the most, they shall be resolved: and this it doth, because this remedy assubtiliateth the hu∣mours, and openeth the pores, and draweth forth the matter that is runne unto the place offended, and so by those means they shall be helped. With this remedy I have cured hun∣dreds when I was in the warres in Africa, in Anno 1551. when the said City was taken and destroyed by the Camp of Charles the fifth Emperour.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of Wounds in the neck, and the order to be used in curing them.

VVOunds in the neck are very perilous, and hard to be cured, and long before they will heal: and this cometh because in it are all the ligaments of the head, as bones, sinewes, veins, flesh, and skin, all instruments that hold the head and the body together, without the which a man cannot live: and therefore those wounds are so perilous to be hea∣led, seeing thereunto runneth so great quantity of humours, that they will not suffer the wound to be healed. The true way therefore to help these wounds, is to stitch them well in his place, and dresse it upon the wound with clothes wet in Oleum benedictum one part, and Magno liquore three parts mixt together, as hot as you can suffer it: and upon the cloth lay the powder of Mille folie: and this thou shalt doe once in four and twenty houres, and so thou shalt help them quickly; gi∣ving you great charge, that you change not your Medicine, for this mundifieth, incarnateth, and healeth the wound with∣out any further help: For I have proved it an infinite of times.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of wounds in the armes, and their importance, and Medi∣cines.

VVOunds in the armes are dangerous, for that there also are a great number of Sinewes, Cartiligines, Veines, Muskles, and other dangerous things, as it is well seen in wounds of the armes, how that many times thereunto run∣neth abundance of humours, and there cometh alteration, inflammation, and imposthumation, which hurteth the Patient much. Therefore in this case, I will shew thee a rare secret, wherewith thou shalt help any sort of wound in the arme, without any alteration, and with little pain, and the secret is this: Dresse the wound upon the upper parts with our Magno liquore very warm, without any tenting at all: and this doe once a day and no more, and in any wise change not your Medicine: For with this thou mayest help all wounds in the armes with great speed: and it is one of the greatest secrets that can be used for wounds in the armes, and proved by me infinite times.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of Wounds in the breast, as well peircing through, as other.

ALl wounds in the breast are troublesome, and very dan∣gerous, as well they that peirce into the body, as others. And the cause is, for that the parts of the breast are compoun∣ded of Skin, Cartilages, Sinewes, Flesh, and Bones. So that it cannot be but troublesome and perilous. For where the sinew parts be hurt, there ariseth ever great pain, which for the most part bringeth Fevers, and other accidents, and there∣fore is evill to cure. The cure of them is with our Balsamo and Quinta essentia. For the one taketh away the pain, and the other keepeth from alteration. But when they are peir∣cing into the body, they are most dangerous, because the Chirurgian cannot tell certainly what part within the body

is offended or hurt. Either the Liver, or the Lungs, or the Milt, or any other particulars. Moreover, there is another matter which maketh it dangerous, which is, when they are penetrating, the matter that proceedeth from the Wound falleth into the body, as well as out. And remaining in the body causeth putrifaction, then Fevers follow, and commonly death. Wherefore in this case, cause the Patient to vomit, and to keep slender diet, because the humour should not alter to the dammage of the wounded. And to preserve him from putrifaction, you shall annoint all his body over with our Balsamo, and let him drink our Quintessence morning and evening. And this done the cure shall prosper, or else there is no hope by any other meanes.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of Wounds in the belly, and in the reines, and their affects and Medicines.

VVOunds in the belly are doubtfull, and very uncertain to cure, because it is unpossible to know how they are, or of what importance they be: for although yee may see the Orifice where the Weapon went in, yet yee cannot know what offence it hath done in the interiour parts, and therefore they are bard to be helped, and worse to judge of, and for that cause I will not stand long in reasoning thereof: for I have determined not to speak of things uncertain and doubtfull, but onely of things that may be proved by reason and ex∣perience. And because those wounds be uncertain, I will write nothing of them, for fear of hiding the truth: but I will write of those in the reines or back, and first I will shew what the reines are, because every one may comprehend my reason. It is to be understood, that our bodies are made all of sensible things: as inwardly, the Stomack, the Heart, the Liver, the Lungs, the Belly, the Milt, the Guts, with a num∣ber of other things which are not common, or known to all men, as those which I have spoken of. The rest of the man is made of Cartilagines, of Veines, of Muskles, of Flesh,

of Skin, and other particulars of small importance to know, because the wise, learned, and reverend, my Lord Canan Fer∣rarese, hath writ thereof better then ever any in the world hath done, and therefore if you beleeve not me, beleeve his writing set forth in print. But to return to our purpose, I say, that God hath compounded the m••n naturally of all these things that I have spoken of: and because they are soft and tender, he hath placed the bones in the middest of them to strengthen them, and to keep them streight, &c. And from the shoulder to the thigh, he hath made a great pillar, of many peices of bones joyned together: On the one part whereof groweth the ribs, which holdeth the flesh, skin, and other particulars farre from the interiours: and upon that bone on the outward side, are the magistrall sinewes that de∣scend from the head, and bind all the back together, and reach∣eth down unto the feet. Therefore (this being true that I have said) wounds in the head are very dangerous in all his actions, and their cure very hard, because all those sences that give nourishment, passe by the reines downward to the lower parts: and most commonly when a man is wounded in those places, he remaineth lame on the leg that is on that part, and being, as it is, hard and dangerous, the cure of it, according to the Canons of the Ancients, is also perilous; because in those places where so many particulars doe meet and com∣municate, there ought not in any wise to be putrifaction, or digestion, but to preserve: You may not bring it to maturation, but to keep it from it; you may not incar∣nate, but with speed heal it up: and so in this order the cure shall succeed well, and without danger. And this I will shew unto every one, because he shall profit by our doctrine to the glory of God, and health of the wounded. When one is wounded in those parts, I counsell that the Chirurgian pre∣sently shall close the wound with all his diligence, putting thereupon of our Quinta essentia, and instead of a defensive our Balsamo, and upon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno liquore, and upon the cloth strew our secret powder for wounds, and following this order, he shall be reputed for an excellent Chirurgian above all other: and this is the meer

truth as by most evident proof thou shalt more largely find.

CHAP. XL. Of Wounds in the Legs, and those parts.

VVOunds in the Legs are in manner of the same qua∣litie as those in the armes, because the Legs are of their proper qualitie and Nature compounded of the like substance that the Armes are, that is, skin, flesh, muskles, veins, sinews, and bones. And these when they are offended, or wounded, are very perilous, because unto them runneth great quan∣titie of humours. And in the Legs are certain deadly places as a man may say: As the hinder part of the Caulf of the Leg: And the middle of the inner side of the thigh: The An∣cle and the foot are all places troublesome and curious to heal, when they are wounded. And therefore to heal them ac∣cording to the manner of the Ancients, it were great trouble to the Chirurgian, and pittie to see the pain of the Patient. Wherefore in no wise use not the Medicines of the Ancients, but when thou hast occasion, joyn unto the skill of thy Art, the use of these Medicines, our Quinta essentia, Balsamo, Mag∣no Liquore, Oleo Benedicto, Oleo di Rasa, Oleo Philosophorum, any of these, or such like, which are incorruptible, which by their proper qualitie assubtiliateth contusions, pierceth to the bot∣tome of Wounds, keepeth the flesh in his naturall caliditie and humiditie, preserveth from putrifaction, and naturally ma∣keth the flesh to joyn and grow together, and that in short space. Therefore consider well which worketh better effect, ours or the Ancients: And use them at thy discretion.

CHAP. XLI. Of wounds that pierce into the bodie, and of their danger.

VVOunds that pierce into the bodie are very perilous and mortall, because the most part of them cannot be cured by ordinary means, and especially when the interiours are

ulcerated: In that case the Physitian not seeing it, nor know∣ing the truth of the wound, cannot apply convenient Medi∣cines, therefore he shall be much lesse apt to heal them, and therefore you must stand to the benefit of Fortune. And of this I will discourse nothing, for that it will be hard for me to shew that thing, that I cannot see with mine eies, nor touch with my hands: And because this discourse cannot be approved of the truth, and of experience, I will not meddle therewith in any wise: Neverthelesse, I will write of those sorts of wounds that are penetrative, and yet not offend the Intrals, for those may be helped with ease, as I have cured a great number, and among the rest in Anno 1551. in the moneth of June (as I remember) the 17. day, being in the Armie of Naples to go to Africa, there happened a great chance which was thus: The Captain Generall of the Gallies of Fiorenza, named Il Seignior Giordano Orsino sitting at the Table with divers Captains and Gentlemen, among the rest there was one Captain falling in talk with another, sitting at the same Ta∣ble, took a loafe of bread, and flang it at his face, then Seig∣nior Giordano seeing that little respect of the Captain, rose from the Table and took him by the collar, and gave him five Stockadoes in the breast to have slain him, and left him ly∣ing: That being done, the said Seignior Giordano repented him, and seeing that he was not yet dead, called for me be∣ing in the Galley with Don Garsia de Toledo my General, and when I came, I found the poor Captain almost dead; whom I dressed with our Balsamo artificiato, and twice a day I gave him to drinke of our Quinta essentia, and gave him meats of good nourishment, and I never put tent into the wound, and in three daies he was helped, and of this the whole company, that was in the Gallie can testifie, and especially the said Seignior Giordano who did the fact. Then afterward in Af∣frica I cured an infinite number that were wounded in di∣vers manners. And of these Experiences I have done and do yet daily, in so much that if I should write of them, it would be tedious, and therefore I will stand no longer about matters concerning wounds, because I have written a Discourse upon Chirurgery, and Il Capricio Medicinale, in the which I have de∣clared many things most profitable in the same.

CHAP. XLII. A Discourse upon old wounds which are not yet healed, with their Remedies.

WHen that wounds are evill healed, and that therein cometh Imposthumation, and that the part wounded be indurated and full of pain. Then use this Secret of our Invention, which was never yet seen or heard of by the Ancients, nor yet in our time but of us. When thou findest such a case, wash the wound well, and make it clean round a∣bout, and then wash it with our Quinta essentia Vegitabile, and bath it well through, for that the said Quintessence doth open the pores, and assubtiliateth the matter, and causeth the humour to come forth. This being done, annoint all over with our Magno liquore, and this doing, within three daies the Patient shall feel great ease, and in short time after he shall be whole. This is one of the noblest Medicines that can be made, for it taketh away the hardnesse, healeth the wound, and comforteth the place offended.

CHAP. XLIII. A rare Secret to heal wounds of Gun-shot, Arrows or such like in the wars, when they require haste.

IF thou wilt cure those wounds, presently joyn the parts to∣gether, and wash it with our Aqua Celestis and Oleum Bal∣sami of our invention, and lay a cloth wet in the same thereon.

CHAP. XLIV. To heal a Wound quickly.

VVAsh the wound well with our Aqua Balsami, and close it up, and thereupon lay a cloth wet in the Oile of Frankincense, and so by this means thou shalt help any great wound quickly, for I have proved it infinite times, to my great honour.

CHAP. XLV. To help a Wound quickly, that is in danger of any accident.

VVOunds in some parts of the bodie, are very dangerous of life, and specially where the sinews be cut or pierced, or veins or muskles hurt, or bones broken, and by an infinite of other particulars, which being open, or evill healed, the Patient may be in danger of life, because the winde entreth in, and they cause pains and inflammation, and therefore to avoid all these aforesaid matters, so that the wound shall have no detriment, use this remedy. First, joyn the parts close toge∣ther, and put therein our Quintessence, and lay thereon a cloth, wet in our Balm, and bind it fast that the air get not in, for it is very hurtfull. Yee shall understand that these are two of the excellentest Medicines that may be found, because our Quintessence doth assubtiliate the bloud, and taketh it forth, and taketh away the pain, and the Balm doth warm and comfort the place offended, and will not suffer any matter to run thereunto by any means, for this is most true, as I have proved divers and sundry times, and alwaies have had good successe.

CHAP. XLVI. To stay the Flux of Blood in Wounds.

VVHen there is a Flux of Blood in any wound, by reason of some vein that is cut, and that the Chirurgian would stop it. It is necessary that he put into it our Quintessence, and then to stitch it up very close and hard, and upon the wound strew the blood of a man dried, made in powder, and lay upon the blood a cloth wet in our Balm artificiall very warm, and upon that bind the wound very straight with ligaments. And every day twice wash it with our Quintessence, and round about it annoint it with our Balm, and also cast thereon our secret Powder for wounds; and that doe Morning and Evening every day, without opening the wound. And in short time it

will remain well. Giving you charge that the wounded per∣son doe keep no straight diet, because Nature being weak, re∣laxeth the veins, and that causeth the flux of blood.

CHAP. XLVII. Another for the same.

FIrst, stitch the wound close, then cast thereon mans blood, and bind it somewhat hard, so let it remain 24. hours, and when you unbinde it, take heed you remove nothing, and cast thereon more dried blood, and annoint it round about with Oleum Philosophorum de Terebinthina & Cera, and binde it up again other four and twentie hours, and then bind it gently, and annoint the wound with Oyle of Frankincense, and in short time it will be perfectly whole.

CHAP. XLVIII. A Defence to be laid upon wounds.

TAke perfect Aqua vitae, of good wine, what quantitie you will, and put therein Hypericon, Millefolie, Viticella, and and Betonie, ana, then let it stand certain daies close stopped, and when ye will use it, wet a cloth therein, and lay it round about the wound. And thou shalt have thy intent, to the great satisfaction of the Patient.

CHAP. XLIX. Our Secret Powder for Wounds.

TAke Hypericon flowers and leaves, Millefolie, and Viticella, ana, stamp them well together, and strew it upon the wound, and round about the wound when it is dressed, for it doth defend it from accidents.