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gunpowder_n wherefore_o for_o their_o cure_n it_o be_v expedient_a to_o burn_v or_o cauterise_n they_o with_o oil_n of_o elder_n scald_v hot_a with_o a_o little_a treacle_n mix_v therewith_o but_o for_o that_o i_o give_v no_o great_a credit_n neither_o to_o the_o author_n nor_o remedy_n because_o i_o know_v that_o cau_n stick_v can_v not_o be_v pour_v into_o wound_n without_o excessive_a pain_n i_o before_o i_o will_v run_v a_o hazard_n determine_v to_o see_v whether_o the_o surgeon_n who_o go_v with_o i_o in_o the_o army_n use_v any_o other_o manner_n of_o dress_v to_o these_o wound_n i_o observe_v and_o see_v that_o all_o of_o they_o use_v that_o method_n of_o dress_v which_o vigo_n prescribe_v and_o that_o they_o fill_v as_o full_a as_o they_o can_v the_o wound_n make_v by_o gun-shot_n with_o tent_n and_o pledget_n dip_v in_o this_o scald_a oil_n at_o the_o first_o dress_n which_o encourage_v i_o to_o do_v the_o like_a to_o those_o who_o come_v to_o be_v dress_v of_o i_o it_o 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which_o be_v so_o high_o esteem_v by_o he_o and_o so_o happy_a and_o successful_a to_o his_o patient_n yet_o can_v i_o not_o obtain_v it_o it_o fall_v out_o a_o small_a while_n after_o that_o the_o marshal_n of_o montejan_n the_o king_n lieutenant_n general_n there_o in_o piedmont_n die_v wherefore_o i_o go_v unto_o my_o chirurgeon_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o can_v take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o live_v there_o the_o favourer_n and_o macenas_n of_o my_o study_n be_v take_v away_o and_o that_o i_o intend_v forthwith_o to_o return_v to_o paris_n and_o that_o it_o will_v neither_o hinder_v nor_o discredit_v he_o to_o teach_v his_o remedy_n to_o i_o who_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o remote_a from_o he_o when_o he_o hear_v this_o he_o make_v no_o delay_n but_o present_o wish_v
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