Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.

CHAP. XII. Of Imposthumes in the threat caused of cold.

IMposthumes in the throat caused of cold humours are small and without pain, and this goeth creeping by little and lit∣tle untill such time as it breaketh of it self, and are an evill kind to help, because all Unguents are an enemie unto them, and all cold meats. Therefore if thou wilt help them, let the Patient use twentie daies together our Quinta essentia soluti∣va, which purgeth all cold humours, and warmeth the blood, and causeth the Imposthume to heal with ease; and when they are broken, you shall help them with our Balm artificiall, which doth subtiliate the humours, and mundifie the Impo∣sthume, and incarnate and heal: And this Order of curing is effectuall and of great profit for them that shall use them. And of this opinion are many excellent Physicians, and chief∣ly M. Decio an ancient man, who hath been an experimenter a long time both in Physick and Chirurgerie, with a number of others, which I will leave to name untill another time.