as Pompholix Cerat Galien ressat Mesue oyle Rosat and apply it on the vlcer it shall presently be healed like as any other simple vlcers being vsed after the same sort If the vlcer be ioyned with some other euill affection or intemperie the cure must begin at the taking away of the same But by reason the euill temperie may be cold hote dry or moist we must diuersifie the remedies according to the intemperie of the humor And if the intemperie be hote you shall vse cold things like as fomentation of iuice of Plantin or water of the same Nightshade Knotgrasse Pastorspurse These or eyther of them shall be applyed on the part and about the part a cloth wet of Oxicrat or Emplaister of Dyapalma malaxed with oyle Rosat cerat Galien Nutritum de bolo and diuers others of like quality If the temperie be cold vse things contrarie like as fomentation of Claret wine in the which shall be sodden Sage Origanum Time Calaminte Mariorum Fenell Melilot and such like If the intemperie be very cold add to it a little of Aquae-vitae The dry intemperie is cured by fomenting the part with hote water continuing till it groweth red which shall humect it If the intemperature be humid it must be dryed as much as it aboundeth in moist For therebe some parts that be humid of them selues these must be more dryed then other parts which be lesse moist As for example the Balanus must be more dryed then the prepuce that couereth it by reason it is more humid The intemperie being taken away we come to the curation of the vlcer for the which we diuersifie the remedie according to the nature of the sayd vlcer Then first you shall perceaue if it be virulent which is lesse suspected then the sordid The vlcers virulent and corrosiues doe proceede of corrupted bilious humor the which taketh the origine from the vlcers which are in the conduits of women being irrited eyther by great confrication or else by some venim in the capacitie of the matrix which newlie hath beene receaued by some man infected with Gonorrhea Virulent or vlcer in the yeard the which humor being rendered more maligne and adherent sticketh presently to the porosities of the yeard and there-vpon falleth a great heat and dolor pricking and corrodent which vlcereth the part the cullour whereof is yellow towards the midst the borders be pale or red the figures vnequalls For the curation of the which first you shall order good regime purgations letting of blood obseruing alwayes such cautions as you haue heard auoyding to vse no medicine that be of sacultie repercussiue for in these we must take heede that we should not chase the humors to the noble parts or to any other part for nature sending that way if you put it backe with repercussiue medicaments vndoubtedly the Spanish siâ—knes will followe Therfore you shall hold from the part affected as also from other parts neere to it remedies repercussiues for such reasons as you haue heard In the beginning vse such as haue the force to dull the arcimonie of the humor like as to touch it with water of Sublimat or strong water or the blew water which is commonly vsed or pouder of Mercury or a little of my pouder set downe in The Poore mans guide called Puluis Neapolitanus most excellent for diuers vlcers That being done you shall prouoke the fall of the Escare the which shall be done by the application of these remedies like as Vnguent Basilicon Butter Muscilages of the seede of both Mallowes and of Line and such like Yet beware that the ouer great vsage of these remedies should not render the vlcers filthie and rotten Also haue care of the body for if it be plethorick or cacochimick the acrimonie of these remedies may irrit the vlcers and so cause them to degenerat in Vlcers Maligns Gangrens and Carcinomes Therefore if you perceaue the vlcers irrited by the venenositie of the humor so that there be no remedie make a particuler rubbing on the adiacent parts composed of things that haue the vertue to resolue heate and consume but alwayes you must mingle with it a little of Mercure well prepared For the same effect you may vse particuler persumes and suffumigations such as is set downe in the Chapter of perfumes Then the malice being corrected and the virulent humor digered and become white and thicke which are signes of good nature mundifie the vlcer and dry it with proper medicaments as with pouder of Aloe Thus Sarcocolle Mirth burnt Lead Pompholix the which you may vse alone or mingled with some oyntment as Pompholix Album Rasis Desiccatinum Rubenum or this Recipe battature eris eris combusti vnc 1 terre sigillate vnc 3 olei Mastic et Cidon vnc 2 fiat Vnguentum If by the vsage of these remedies the vicers heale not be assured that the body is ouer-charged with humors and that the generall disease will followe Therefore when you perceaue such things cause the sicke to vse of my confection the space of 15 dayes with a decoction of Salsparill or Chine according vnto the temperature VVhen the vlcer is betweene y e Prepuce and Balanus it causeth somtime such inflamation and tumor in the Prepuce that hardly or not at all the Glande can be discouered to see those vlcers and then in stead of Emplaisters and Vnguents we vse distilled waters collires decoctions whereof we make iniections with siringuâ—s or other wayes Neuerthelesse those things must be composed according to the disposition of the malady eyther to cleanse resolue soften or drie The iniections being so composed you shall vse refrenants like as iuices of hearbs Oxicrat Cerat Gallien Vnguentum Nutritum Afterward clense the vlcers with scouring waters like as Plantine Eupatory Wormewood mingled with Syrrop of Absint or of Roses or of Honny or a little of Egiptiac Other-wayes this that followeth which is both cleansing drying Recipe vini albi lib. 1 Aquar Ros Plantag an quartam vnam Auripigm drag 2 Virid aris drag 1 Aloes Mirrhae ser 2 terrantur subtilissime fiat Collirium So by the vsage of these remedies the vlcers shall be cleansed and dryed The 3 Chap. sheweth the way to cure the Venerean Bubons which are commonly called Pullains THE body being oppressed by this venim and chiefely the Liuer nature doth force it selfe by the vertue expultrice of the sayd Liuer to cast out that which is hurtfull on the parts most weake of our body which are y e little glandes betwixt the thigh and the body whereof certaine byles and apostumes doe proceede commonlie called Pullains or Bubons the which for the moste parte are colde tumors of a matter thicke and vitious and are long in opening There be other that proceede of humor hote and sharpe in these parts which doth make great tumor with great inflamation accompanied with extreame paine These doe open sooner Now of these tumors some appeare neere
which shall be somtimes rosted and somtimes sodden as it shall be found expedient All things must be of light digestion and of little excrement You shall abstaine from plums for although the decoction hereof be cordiall the plumme it selfe is terrestre and melancolick Also abstaine from meate that ingender grosse humors and vitious like as fish the which is of nature pituitous and full of crudities like as salt meate Spicerie Onyons Mustard and such like which may heate and inflame the blood and lyft vp hote and sharpe vapours to the head and braines The bread must be of wheat well baked for so it remayneth longer in the ventricle It shall be well done to put with it the powder of Anniseede and Coriander for the strengthning of the stomack Some men counsaile to vse onely two or three ounces a day the which wee obserue not in our diets for this our diet is as who would say Proba victus ratio that is good nuriture and such a quantitie as agreeth with the temperature of the bodie with the nature of the sicknes and with the time of the yeere so that no man can set downe definitlie any diet vnknowning both the Patient and the disease Let him eate sodden flesh at dinner and at supper also if he be of a very hote temperature or els hee shall vse rosted at supper in little quantitie or in stead of that some reasonable quantitie of Reisons the which doe corroborate the entrals His ordinary drinke shall be of the second decoction composed as you haue heard drinking as much as he thirsteth If at any time he be weake and accustomed to drink Wine or Ale he may vse a little Wine mingled with the said decoction He must abstaine frō sleepe in the after-noone for it filleth the head with vapours and exhallations augmenteth the dolors and Catarrhs Vse reasonable exercise abstaine from all affections of the minde that troubleth or inflameth the spirits and humors It shall be well done to abstaine altogether frō the act venerian for it is a chiefe cause which hindereth the sensible and insensible transpiration and euacuation of humors vicious but reuokes them to the inward part and weakeneth much the parts neruous After thys forme sometime remaineth intemperature in the liuer which is for the most part hote in that we ordaine such things as haue the vertue to refresh and temper these parts Sometimes it happeneth that through the great sweat and much charging of clothes that the externall parts of the body be verie excrementous and in that wee bathe the Patient to clense him For the same purpose wee vse the decoction of Chine the which hath vertue to prouoke sweat in like manner and dryeth and maketh fat those that be leane In making of this decoction you must cut it in small peeces and take 2. ounces of it and steepe it in 8. pynts of warme water the space of 24 howers then seeth it in an earthen pot till the thyrd part be consumed and keepe it close and warme by the fire Vse 8 or 10 ounces of it in the morning and also in the after-noone obseruing the regime aboue specified make in like maner a second decoction of this as of y e other This is y e way y e I vse to cure by decoction The 14. Chapter sheweth the way to cure by friction which is the second way vsed by our Auncients THis way of cure which was most commonly vsed by our auncients to all men is done by frictions and vnctions the which things are conuenient for some people such things obserued as you haue heard in the generall Chapter and that the Vnguent be well composed after the forme of Ioh. Carpensis who was the first inuenter of vnction with Quicksiluer Yet was it neither thought by himselfe nor by oothers meete to be vsed at all times nor for all sorts of temperatures and dispositions For to some it weakeneth the entrals and solide parts of the body remaining sometimes in the body which causeth leanenes trembling falling of the teeth and diuers other accidents Therefore it must be vsed with great iudgment considering well first if the sick can vse any other maner of medicine and if the sicknes be inueterat ingendred of grosse humors and vitious and adherant to the solide parts the which happeneth most commonly to such as haue been oft cured afore considering also if there be Nodosities in the leggs armes vehemence of dolor in the head ioynts the which accidents render the body and vertues hereof weake by reason of the vehement and continuall dolors When such things doe happen the friction may be vsed to the inferior people that hath no great meanes to gette deerer cure yet alwaies the body and humors must be prepared as ye haue heard in the generall chapter and the frictions vsed with discrerion as ye shall heare and not to rub immoderatly as do many ignorants who doe mischiefe to the people by their vnskilfulnesse thinking to take away those humors that doe molest the body and in the meane tyme doe consume the good humors and radicall humidity of the which appeare greater accidents then before Therfore it shall be well done that no man presume to cure thys way except he know wel the temperature of the person the kinde of sicknes the time most proper the true method to do the same after this forme folowing First of all the way of life must bee ordained as you haue heard after that the Patient must be purged with medicaments proper to the humor that offendeth alwaies vsing such things as are set downe in the generall chapter for the preparation of the humors not forgetting the sections of the vaines with the baths in the which must be put such thinges as are set downe in the generall chapter or els warme water alone in the which you may put 2. or 3. gallons of Milke the which is good to appease the dolors and soften the skin Yee shal enter the first day once afterward twise euery day remaining one houre or so long as ye may wel endure obseruing alwaies before after and in the bath such things as I haue set downe in my Chirurgerie chap. of baths Thus yee shal continue 5. or 6. daies as shall be found needful If the body be dry and hote accompanied with nodosities hardnes in diuers parts retraction of the members as somtime happeneth either being inueterat or oft vnder cure before in cold weather not warmly kept In that case we ad diuers sorts of hearbs which haue vertue to soften namely Mallows Violets Pellitory Patience Fumetory Cammomell and Roses take of each a handful seeth them a little in water before ye put them in the bath afterward being gon out of the bath he shalbe dryed and put in a warme bed afterward annoynt him with such things as haue the vertue to loose and soften the hard parts like as Axungia humana Anatis Anseris
some the iawes goe together so that afterward they are scarcely able to open their mouth as in Paris a Boy that had beene handled that way his teeth did all fall and his iawes growe together in such sort that nothing could enter into his mouth so was I constrained to make incision through all the gums and so I healed him yet could he not come to the perfection to eate any hard thing Some degenerat in gangrens so that diuers dye miserablie As for the corrosion of the guts which often happeneth you shall vse Clisters remollients as this Recipe maluar Violar an M. 1 fiat decoctio ad lib. 1 dissol vitellor auor duo olei viol vnc 2 butiri recentis vnc 1 ss fiat Clister which shall be vsed 2 or 3 times euery day As for the vlcers of the mouth haue recourse to the propper chap. of vlcers I haue found out an inuention for the vsage of the friction the which is both more pleasant and profitable then that which you haue heard as heere followeth In steed that some put before the fire I put them in a hote stoue being warmed with decoction of things propper to soften and rarifie the poares so by that meanes all the parts are all a like hote the which is not before the fire by reason that one side beeing warme the other is cold besides that there be some who would be ashamed to be seene naked and in the stoue they are not seene Then the patient being there hote with a cloth about his head you shall giue him a little of the vnguent by a hole made for the purpose and let him rub him selfe in such places and after the forme that you haue heard That being done put him in a hot sheete in bed and couer him as before By this means he shall haue the fluxe of the mouth as the other and in a shorter space During the time of the which fluxe the patient must be nourished with things licquid and of good iuice and light digestion like as soft Egs pottage made of yolke of Eggs consumats made of extremities of Calfes or of Fowles French barley Horge Munde of the which you shall vse little and oft washing alwayes the mouth after remembring that neyther before nor in the time of the fluxe must bee vsed any washing or drinke or any cold thing the which things all doe stay the fluxe If the patient be weary of these things you may infuse white bread in wine and mingle with it a little barley water thereafter strayning the bread that the substance remayne in the wine If in this time the patient be constipat vse somtymes Clysters Lenitiues or Suppositories The 16 Chap sheweth the way to cure by Emplasters which is the third way that our Auncients did vse THE Emplasters are thought to haue the same effect that the liniments haue if the body be prepared as you haue heard in the generall Chapter Neuerthelesse the operation is slowe and very vncertaine in many yet for those that doe vse them they must be composed not onely of things written by Iohn de Vigo but also other things mingled with them that haue the vertue to soften resolue and dry according to the nature of the humors which should be euacuated and simptoms if giuing also that there be also some Quicksiluer mingled with it prepared as you haue hearde the which hath vertue against the venim which is cause of the sicknes the Emplasters haue great vertue on the part where-vpon it is applied both by reason of the ingredients as also because they remaine alwayes adherent to the part so their actions are continuall and are ordinarily applied where the humors are grosse and vitius adherent to the part solides like as Tophes and Nodosities they also mittigate the dolors and resolue the hardnes so that they remaine a certaine time for lyke as that venim is rooted for a time in like manner time must be had for the extirpation of the same So in that they be most profitable Neuerthelesse I thinke not the Emplaster or cerot hath force to make euacuations sufficient for the extirpation of the sicknes I haue somtimes proued it and haue cured some that way others I haue beene constrayned to seeke an other way of cure I consesse in all persons being vsed it doth take away a part of the euill so it hideth the sicknes for a time I find them most propper to be vsed when the malady is recent specially in the first second or third kind in young folkes and such as be easie to moue also in shamefast people and such as will not suffer the friction To such I vse this method First preparing the body and humors as you haue heard in the generall Chapter next sweat fiue or sixe daies after that method as is set downe in the Chapter of the decoction thereafter he shall remaine in bed vsing such regime as you haue heard in the last Chapter also before the fluxe of the mouth as in the time of it Your Emplaisters shall be made after this forme Recipe Emplastri Iohannis de vigo lib. 1 de meliloto et oxicroij an lib. ss argenti viui preparati vt dictum est vnc viij olei de spica parum fiat Emplastrum the which shall be put on leather or strong cloth that shall couer the armes from the hands to the shoulders and the shoulders and about the necke on the leggs from the knees to the toes and alwayes must it be more thicke in the articles then in other parts letting them remaine till such time you perceiue nature begin to make eduction of the humors venimous If nature be long in working it shall not be euill done to make little particuler frictions in the bed once or twice to the effect the euacuation be more easie In some persons if the humors be well prepared in good season the Emplasters begin to make eduction of the humor in 3 or 4 dayes most commonly by the mouth the which somtimes is so violent that we are constrained to stay it first by taking away a part of these Emplasters and after that stay the violent fluxe by such meanes as you haue heard in the Chapter of frictions The vlcers that ensue there-vpon shall be cured after the method set downe in the Chapter of vlcers of the mouth If there happeneth prurit or blisters in the part where be the Emplasters they shal be remoued and foment these parts with hote wine in the which Camomell Roses and such like haue beene boyled the which hath the vertue to consume that which is cause of the sayd prurit afterward the place beeing dryed applie the same Emplaster againe Furthermore you shall vnderstand that by the application of these Emplasters nature doth somtimes discharge by flux of belly vrine but I neuer saw it discharge by flux of the belly saue one time neyther is it so certaine as that of the mouth I haue vsed them