Zoologia: or, The history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery.: Divided into four parts; the [brace] first treateth of the more perfect terrestrial creatures. Second third fourth of birds. fishes. insects. / By John Schroder, Dr. of physick.

The vertues.

1. Diascorides writes that a Swines gall is used a∣gainst the Ulcers of the ears, and all other with good successe. It hinders the growing of hair with Swines fat, of each a like, and one third part of sharpe Vine∣gar and oyl of Almonds, of each a like digested and anoynted.

2. The lungs wonderfully profit, applyed to gal∣lings by shoes.

3. The grease heats lesse, and therefore is used in cooling oyntments, it asswageth the old griefes of the loins and joynts (anoynted with ashes of bean straw or lime)

Lard boyled and tyed about conglutinates happily the fractures of bones.

N. 1. The grease of an old Swine, or which is seasoned with salt, is hotter and more efficacious then that which is taken out of young pigs, and is unsalted. So is old grease sharper then new.

N. 2. Some use only Boars grease in lieu of the sympathetick oyntment.

4. They say that the bones hung about the neck helps the Quartain. Believe thou that hast tryed it.

5. The huckle bone is commended against fractures of bones, as also Colick and pains of the head (burnt and used.)

6. The dung mollifies, discusses, is profitable in the Itch, Wheales and Cornes of the feet and other hard swellings (applyed hot) it heals the stingings of venomous creatures (boyled with Vinegar) it stayes bleeding at the Nose (mixed with water and anoynted)

7. The bladder helps those that pisse against their will (boyled or burnt, and used) it performs the same, applyed on the secrets. It is said to provoke Urine. Pliny.