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I. WHAT a Sarcocele, or Hernia Carnosa is, we have in part told you in Chap. 8. Sect. 3. But it is more a Fleshy Tumor than a Rupture; unless it be called a Rupture, from the eroding of the Membranes which close the ends of the Capillary Blood Vessels.
II. A Fleshy Rupturethen, is a hard Tumour, slowly increasing, unequal, rough, heavy, and with∣out any thin or floating Humours; and not very painful, unless joined with any sharp Matter.
III. The Cause is chiefly Blood, whether pure or impure, for the most part abounding in Quantity, being cast out of the Capillary Blood Vessels, the Membranes which close them, being either eroded, broken, or dilated; whereby the Nutritious Blood flowing more into the Part than Nature re∣quires, and not Putrifying, it is changed into the Substance of Flesh.
IV. This Flesh sometimes grows to the Testicle, in which case, it cannot be taken away, but by taking away the Testicle it self; but many times it only Circumvolves the Testicle, but grows not to it; in which Case it may be re∣moved, without either hurting, or Cutting the Stone out.
V. This was lately done in a Patient, that came to me, by the Hands of a French man, who slit open the Scrotum very carefully long-ways, took forth the tumi∣fied Testicle; and pulling it down a little, tied it fast, as high as he could above the Stone; then he cautiously cut the Fleshy Sub∣stance long-ways also, so as not to hurt or scratch the Membranes of the Testicle: Which done, he turned the Testicle out with his Fingers, and with one cut, cut off the Fleshy Substance, just below the Bandage (the Patient not crying out for it.) Then he returned the Testicle into the Cod, and in a short time healed it after the manner of a green Wound: The piece of Flesh in this Operation weighed above two Pounds.
VI. The Prognosticks. It is scarcely ever cured by Medicines, and seldom without Manual Ope∣ration: And if the Fleshy Sub∣stance grows to the Stone, not without removing, or cutting it off also.
VII. If the Fleshy Substance ex∣tends its self to the Groins, it is for the most part incurable.
VIII. The Cure. In its begin∣ning, it is many times cured by astrin∣gent and repelling Medicines: Some have been Cured with the Pouder of Doves-foot Roots; o∣thers with the Pouder of Rest∣harrow Roots, taken ʒj. Morn∣ing and Evening in Wormwood Wine, or some other fit Vehi∣cle,