CHAP. IX. How to relieve such as have their urine flow from them against their wills, and such as want their yards.
IN those that have the Strangury, of what cause soever that malady commeth, the urine pas∣seth from them by drops, against their wills and consent. This accident is very grievous and troublesome, especially to men that travell: and for their sakes only I have invented the instrument here beneath described. It is made like unto a close breech or hose; it must be of latin,* 1.1 and to contain some four ounces: it must be put into the patients hose, betwixt his thighs, unto which it must be tied with a point by the ring. Into the open and hollow mouth of this in∣strument, which is noted with the letter C. the patient must put his yard; and into this conca∣vity or hollowness goeth a stay somewhat deep, it is marked with the letter B. and made or pla∣ced there, both to hold or bear the end of the yard, and also by his close joint that it must have unto the vessel, to stay the urine from going back again, when it is once in. But the letters A. and D. do signifie all the instrument; that the former part, and this the hinder part thereof. Now this is the shape thereof.
Those that have their yards cut off close to their bellies, are greatly troubled in making of urine, so that they are constrained to sit down like women, for their ease. I have devised this pipe or conduit, having an hole through it as big as one finger, which may be made of wood, or rather of latin.
A. and C. do shew the bigness and length of the pipe. B. sheweth the brink on the broa∣der end. D. sheweth the outside of the brink. This Instrument must be applied to the