the whole body, and fomenting the dugs with warm water; for all the members in children are most tender, and as it were mucous, and their mouths are unaccustomed to meats and drinks. For topick medecins, you must make choice of such, which may quickly and readily work the effect; for here the condition of the affected part is such that they cannot long remain and adhere thereto. Therefore if the ulcer be malign, it must be lightly touched with aqua fortis, which hath been used in separating metals, and which besides is tempered with six parts of com∣mon water. You may for the same purpose use the oyls of Vitriol, Sulphur, Antimony, Mercury water and the like. Aetius wishes you to touch and correct such ulcers with a lock of wooll dip∣ped in scalding oil, and so fastned to the end of a probe, untill they wax white and become smooth or plain: For so their eating and spreading force will at length be bridled, and laudable flesh grow up in place of that which is eaten. After such burning, it will be good to wash the mouth with the following gargarism, which also of it self alone will serve to cure Aphthaes, which are not malign. ℞ hordei integri p. j. plantag. ceterach. pilosellae, agrimoniae, an. M. j. fiat decoctio ad lb j. in qua dissolve mellis rosati ℥j. diamoron. ℥ss. fiat gargarisma. You may also make other gargles, of Pomegranate pills, Baulastines, Sumach, Berberies, red Roses being boyled, and dissolving in the strained liquor Diamoron and Dianucum, with a little Alum: For Galen writes, that simple ulcers of the mouth are healed with things which dry with moderation; now Diamoron and Dianucum are such. But others stand in need of strong medecins, with such like. If the palat be seised upon, we must use the more diligence and care; for there is danger, lest (being the part is hot and moist) the bone (which lies under which is rare and humide) may be corrupted by the contagion, and fall away; and the voice or speech be spoiled. If the ulcer be pocky, omitting the common remedies of ulcers, you must speedily betake your self to the proper antidote of that disease, to wit, quick-silver. Fistulous ulcers often take hold on the Gums, whence the root of the next tooth becomes rotten; and so far, that the acrimony of the Sanies oft-times makes its self a passage forth on the outside under the chin; which thing puts many into a false conceit of the scrophula or Kings-evil, and consequently of an uncurable disease. In such a case Aetius, and Celsus counsel is, to take out the rotten tooth, for so the Fistula will be taken away, the Gum pressing and thrusting its self into the place of the tooth; which was taken forth; and so the cause nourishing the putrefaction being taken away, (that is, the tooth) the rest of the cure will be more easie. The ulcers of the tongue may be cured by the same remedies by which the rest of the mouth; yet those which breed on the side thereof endure very long, and you must look whether or no there be not some sharp tooth over against it, which will not suffer the ulcer in that place to heal; which if there be, then must you take it away with a file.