CHAP. VIII. How three wounds in the head, with fracture of the bone or scull were healed by I. P.
A Ceriain Miller in Buckinghamshire, called Peter Bull, be∣ing sore wounded in the head, whereof one wound was in the midst of the head, with fracture of the skull, another with∣in an inch of that six inches long, he had another wound over his eie brow two inches long. Besides the wounds in his head, he had also a great wound in the bow of his arm beside the elbow, so that a man might have laid his three fingers in it, divers of his fingers were also cut, and he lost two joynts. This man bled by the space of seven or eight hours before it was stinted; nor was he dressed untill the next day, but yet he was cured in this manner. First the hair was shaven away round about the wounds on his head, and the wounds were made clean, then was there dropped into the wound, Balsamum sul∣phuris, made very warm, and a fine cloth wet therein was ap∣plyed to the wounds, and round about the wounds there was a Defensative applyed, thus he was dressed once in 24 hours, and within the space of 3. weeks, he was perfectly helped, that he wore no plaister at all. Also you shall note that upon the wound next the cloth, there was laid cerotum magistrale, of Leon. Phioravante; Forget not, that this Balsom must alwayes be used warm, with a fine linnen cloth, or a peece of Cambrick, and not with any lint. This Balsam did cause the hair to grow