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CHAP. XX.
CONCRETIO LACTIS is caused through abundance of milk, * 1.1 which is not drawne forth: it is caused also of some hot di∣stemper, when through overmuch heat, the thinner part of the milk is digested, and dissol∣ved, and the rest groweth together, and turn∣eth into curds: it may also be caused of cold, which may cause the milk to congeale, and turn to curds.
For the sign, * 1.2 there needs no tokens to know this evill, for it is known by and by, both by touch, and the patients words.
For the cure, * 1.3 the diet is divers, according to the diversity of causes, for in a hot distemper of the paps, their diet must be of a cooling quali∣ty, in a cold distemper, contrary. If it chance through grossenesse of the milk, then there must be an extenuating diet. If there be abundance of milk, not being as yet curded, it must by little and little be sucked out. If heat cause the curding of the milk, then anoynt them with juice of Nightshade, also apply oyle of Roses and vinegar, also a Lilly root rosted and stamped with oyle of Roses, * 1.4 and applyed, is good. If it be a cold distemper, anoynt the paps with oyle of cammomel, dill, and lillies, beware you touch not the nipple; also this Emplaster following is held to be excellent good. * 1.5 Take honey half an ounce, styrax cal∣lamite three dragms, of oxes gall two dragms,