Ars chirurgica a compendium of the theory and practice of chirurgery in seven books ... shewing the names, causes, signs, differences, prognosticks, and various intentions of curing all kinds of chirurgick diseases ... : to which is added Pharmacopoeia chirurgica, or, The medical store, Latin and English ... / by William Salmon ...

III. The Seton, in the Nape of the Neck.

XX. The Seton is no more but one of the kinds of Issues, made after another manner, and chiefly applicable to the Nape of the Neck; tho' it may be made in other places too.

XXI. A Seton is much a grea∣ter trouble than an Issue; yet this advantage arises from it, that what evils two Issues will not re∣move, is oftentimes done by one Seton.

XXII. It is made in many places; as, Arms, Legs, Brest, Ears, Region of the Liver, Spleen, Navel, Scrotum, &c. But the chief place is the Neck, between the first and second Vertebra, or second and third, or which is best, between the third and fourth.

XXIII. Take up the Skin, with a perforated pair of Forceps, nip it pretty hard to stupifie it. Through the perforations of the Forceps and Skin, pass a Needle red hot, af∣ter which, with another Needle, bring through the silken String or Cord.

XXIV. The first day to ease

pain, apply to the part, Lint dipt in Whites of Eggs and Rose-water mixt together, then procure di∣gestion with convenient Medi∣cines; afterwards let the String be drawn every day sometimes to this side, sometimes to that, that the mattery part may hang out of the Wound: The Ulcer is thus to be kept open, as long as need requires.

XXV. But Barbett tells us, it may be much easier, and better performed thus. Let the Artist take up the Skin in one Hand, and his Servant with another; and in the place he intends (first marked with Ink) let him pass it through, with a sharp-poin∣ted Needle, not made hot, to which let be first tyed a conve∣nient Cord of Silk or Thread, rubbed over with Wax.

XXVI. This Operation evacu∣ates from the Head, Eyes, Nose, Teeth, and causes derivation from the Mouth, Brest, Spinal Mar∣row, and Joints; it Cures Head∣achs, Megrims, Vertigo's, Fi∣stula Lachrymalis, Hydrocepha∣lus, &c. In Scrotum, Hernia aquosa, &c.