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A49891	The compleat surgeon or, the whole art of surgery explain'd in a most familiar method. Containing an exact account of its principles and several parts, viz. Of the bones, muscles, tumurs, ulcers, and wounds simple and complicated, or those by gun-shot; as also of venereal diseases, the scruvy, fractures, luxations, and all sorts of chirurgical operations; together with their proper bandages and dressings. To which is added, a chirurgical dispensatory; shewing the manner how to prepare all such medicines as are most necessary for a surgeon, and particularly the mercurial panacæa. Written in French by M. le Clerc, physician in ordinary, and privy-counsellor to the French King; and faithfully translated into English.; Chirurgie complette. English	Le Clerc, M. (Charles Gabriel), b. 1644.; Le Clerc, Daniel, 1652-1728.	1696 (1696)	Wing L810A; ESTC R224148	161,414	374

more especially take the Mucilages of the Seeds of Quinces and Psyllium and Frog's-Sperm of each an equal quantity adding to every four● Ounces twenty Grains of Saccharum S●tu●ni This Composition may be spread on the Part with a Feather and cover'd with fine Brown Paper It is an admirable and approved Receipt If the Burn hath made an Escar or Crust it may be remov'd with fresh Butter spread upon a Colewort or Cabbage Leaf and apply'd hot But in Case the Scab is too hard and doth not fall off it must be open'd to give passage to the Pus or corrupt Matter the stay of which would occasion a deep Ulcer underneath The same Method is to be observ'd in the Pustules or Blisters two Days after they are rais'd applying also the Ointment of quick Lime Oil of Roses and Yolks of Eggs. ARTICLE II. Of the Erysipelas and its Dependances WHat is an Erysipelas An Erysipelas commonly call'd St. Anthony's Fire is a small Elevation produc'd by a Flux of Choler dispers'd and running between the Skin and the Flesh It is known by its yellowish Colour great Heat and Prickings REMEDIES What are the Remedies proper for an Erysipelas An Erysipelas that ariseth in the Head and Breast is not without danger and the Cure of it ought to be undertaken with great Care in the Application as well of internal as external Remedies For it is requisite to take inwardly a Dose of the Diaphoretick Mineral Crabs-Eyes Egg-shels Powder of Vipers and other Medicines as also Potions that have the like Virtues such as the following Take four Ounces of elder-flower-Elder-Flower-Water adding thereto a Scruple of the volatile Salt of Vipers or Hart's-Horn with an Ounce of Syrrup of red Poppies Phlebotomy or Blood-letting hath no place here unless there be a great Plethory but frequent Clysters are not to be rejected viz. such as are made of Whay Chervil Succory and Violet-Plants adding a Dram of Mineral Crystal-dissolv'd with two Ounces of Honey of Violets As for outward Applications Linnen-Rags dipt in the Spirit of Wine impregnated with Camphire and Saffron are to be laid upon the Tumour and renew'd as fast as they are dry'd An equal quantity of Chalk and Myrrh beaten to Powder may also be strew'd upon a Sheet of Cap-Paper over-spread with Honey and apply'd to the Part. If the Heat and Pain grow excessive take half a Dram of Saccharum Saturni twenty Grains of Camphire as much Opium with two Drams of red Myrrh to be infus'd in a Gallon of White-Wine Let this Liquor be kept to soak the Cloaths that are laid upon the Erysipelas ond often renew'd But to dress the Face a Canvass Cloth may be us'd which hath been dipt in a Medicine prepar'd with a Gallon of Whey two Yolks of Eggs and a Dram of Saffron Moreover amidst all these Remedies it is necessary to oblige the Patient to keep to a good Diet and to prescribe for his ordinary Drink a Diet-Drink made of Hart's-Horn the Tops of the lesser Centory Pippins cut in Slices with their Skins and Liquorish A little good Wine may be also allow'd with the Advice of the Physician Of Erysipelatous Tumours or Impostumes and their Remedies What are the Tumours or Impostumes that parrake of the Nature of an Erysipelas They are the dry and moist Herpes the former being that which is call'd the Tetter or Ring-Worm and the other a kind of yellow Bladders Pustules or Wheals that cause itching and raise small corroding Ulcers in the Skin To these may be added divers sorts of Scabs and Itch. The Remedies prescrib'd for the Erysip●les may be us'd for both these kinds of Herpes as also Lotions or Bathing-Liquors made of Lime-Water and a Decoction of Wormwood and Sal Ammoniack allowing half a Dram to four Ounces of Liquor Or else take half a Dram of Sal Sa●u●●i and put it into a Glass of the Decoction of Fumitory or Chervil You may also make use of the Oil of Tartar per deliquium to make a Liniment either alone or ming'd with the above-mention'd Decoctions ARTICLE III. Of the Oedema WHat is the Oedema It is a white soft Tumour with very little sense of Pain which ariseth from the Settling of a pituitous Humour What are the Rumedies proper for an Oedema They are Fomentations Cataplasms Liniments and Pla●sters The Fomen●a●ions are made with Bundles of Wall-Wort or Dwarf-Elder thrown into a hot Oven after the Bread is bak'd and sprinkled with Wine Afterward being taken out smoaking they are unty'd open'd and wrapt about the Part putting a warm Linnen Cloth over ' em This Operation is to be re-i●erated and by this means the Humour is dissolv'd thro' Transpiration by Swear The Cataplasms are compos'd of Camomile Melilot St. John's-Wort Sage Wall-Wort Pellitory of the Wall Roots of Briony and Onions all boil'd together in White Wine with Honey adding if you please a few Cummin or Fennel Seeds beaten Cataplasms are also made of Horse-Dung and the Seeds of Cummin beaten which are boil'd in strong Vinegar and mixt with Barly-Meal to the Consistence of Pap. The Plaisters are prepar'd with an Ounce of Diapalma half an Ounce of Martiatum a Pint of Oil of Lillies half an Ounce of Cummin-Seeds powder'd half a Dram of Sal Ammoniack and an Ounce of yellow Wax to make a Consistence If any hardness remains the Plaister of Mucilages may be apply'd or that which is made of the Gums Bdellium Ammoniack and Galbanum dissolv'd in Vinegar Bu● Care must be taken not to omit the Purgatives of Jalap to the quantity of a Dram in a Glass of White-Wine or of half an Ounce of Lozenges of Diacarthamum which are effectual in drawing out the bottom of pituitous and serous Humours that nourish the Oedema's Of Oedomatous Tumours and Impostumes What are the kinds of Tumours that partake of the Nature of an Oedema They are the Phlyctaena the Emphysema the Batrachos or Ranunculus the Wen the Talpa the Bronchocele the Ganglion the Fungus the Scurf the Scrophula or King's-Evil and all sorts of Dropsies both general and particular What are Phlyctaena's They are Pustules or Blisters fill'd with a white and somewhat yellowish Humour What is an Emphysema It is a kind of flatuous Tumour wherein Wind is contain'd with a little slimy Phlegm What is a Batrachos or Ranunculus It is a Blister fill'd with slimy Water that ariseth under the Tongue near the String and in French is call'd Grenouillette or the little Frog which is the same with its Greek and Latin Names What is a Wen It is a Tumour consisting of thick plaistry Phlegm which is reckon'd among the Encysted What is a Talpa It is a soft and very broad Tumour which usually appears in the Head and Face containing a white thick and pituitous Matter What is a Bronchocele It is a bunch'd Tumour which ariseth in the Throat and causeth it to swell extremely being compos'd of thick Phlegm mix'd with a little Blood and ranked among the Encysted Tumours

be apply'd very hot to very good purpose viz. an equal quantity of Camphirated Wine and Lime-Water with three Drams of Camphire This is also an excellent Cataplasm Take a Pint of Lye and as much Spirit of Wine half an Handful of Rue Sage Scordium and Wormwood a Dram of each of the Roots of both sorts of Birth-Wort and two Drams of Sal Ammoniack Let the whole Composition be boil'd till a third Part be consum'd adding half a Dram of Myrrh and Aloes and a little Brandy Of a Burn made by Gun-Powder If the Burn be recent and the Skin not exulcerated Spirit of Wine or Brandy is to be immediately apply'd or else an Ointment may be made with Oil of Olives or bitter Almonds Salt the Juice of Onions and Verjuice If the Skin be ulcerated and little Bladders or Pustules arise an Ointment may be compounded with the second Bark of Elder boil'd in Oil of Olives After it hath been strain'd add two parts of Ceruse or White-Lead and one of Burnt Lead with as much Litharge stirr'd about in a Leaden-Mortar to make a Liniment But it is not convenient to take out the Grains of Powder that remain in the Skin because they are apt to break and to be more confounded or spread abroad so that they must be left to come forth in the Suppuration When the Wound is supersicial and the Skin as yet whole peel'd Onions with common Honey are an excellent Remedy but if the Skin be torn it is not to be us'd by reason that the Pain wou'd be too great in which case Oil of Tartar per diliquium hath a very good effect If the Burn be accompany'd with a Fever it may be allay'd with fixt Nitre Nitre prepar'd with Antimony and Gun-Powder taken inwardly which are very effectual in their Operation Crab's-Eyes prepar'd and even some of 'em unprepar'd are in like manner admirable Remedies As for external Medicaments when the Burn is only superficial take Onions and unslack'd Lime quench'd in a Decoction of Rapes and apply this Liquor very hot with double Bolsters dipt therein Or else take what quantity you please of quick Lime well wash'd and pound it throughtly in a Leaden-Mortar with May-Butter without Salt to make an Ointment which may be be laid altogether liquid upon the affected Part Or else Take as much quick Lime as you can get up between your Fingers at two several times Milk-Cream and clarify'd Honey of each about half the like quantity let the whole be intermix'd to the Consistence of an Ointment and apply'd It is an approv'd Remedy as also is the following Take unslack'd Lime and put it into common Water so as the Water may appear four or five Finger's breadth above it After the Effervescence pour in Oil of Roses whereupon the whole Mass will be coagulated in form of Butter and may be apply'd A good Lotion or Washing-Liquor may be prepar'd with the Juice of Garlick and Onions in recent Burns otherwise make use of this Ointment Take an Ounce and an half of raw Onions Salt and Venice Soap of each half an Ounce mingle the whole Composition in a Mortar pouring upon it a sufficient quantity of Oil of Roses to make a very good Ointment Or else Dissolve Minium or Litharge in Venegar filtrate this Liquor and add thereto a quantity of Rape-Oil newly drawn off sufficient to give it the Consistence of a liquid Liniment then stir it about in a Leaden-Mortar till it become of a grey Colour and keep it for Use as an excellent Liniment Or else Pound Crey-Fishes or Crabs alive in a Mortar to get their Blood and foment the Part with it hot it is a good Remedy Otherwise intermix the pounded Crabs with May-Butter without Salt and let 'em be boil'd up together and scumm'd till a red Ointment be made which may be drawn off or strain'd for Use And indeed all manner of Ointments and other Medicinal Compositions wherein Crabs are an Ingredient are true specificks against Burns made by Gun-Powder The Mucilages of the Seeds of Psyllium or rather those of Quince-Seeds prepar'd with Frog's Sperm and a little Saccharum Saturni spread with a Feather upon the affected Part have a wonderful Operation in Burns A Medicament compounded with one third part of the Oil of Olives and two of the Whites of Eggs well beaten and mixt together is a very simple and singular Remedy Otherwise take half an Ounce of Line-seed-Oil infus'd in rose-Rose-Water with four Yolks of Eggs beat 'em together and let the whole be apply'd to the burnt Part. If the Burn be very violent and hath many Pustules Etmullerus is of Opinion that they ought to be open'd and that an Ointment shou'd be apply'd which is made of Hen's-Dung boil'd in fresh Butter Otherwise Take a handful of fresh Sage-Leaves two handfuls of Plantane six Ounces of fresh Butter without Salt three Ounces of Pullet's-Dung newly voided and the whitest that can be found then fry the whole Composition for a quarter of an Hour squeeze it out and keep it for use Otherwise Take two Ounces of sweet Apples roasted under Embers Barly-Meal and Fenugreek of each half an Ounce and half a Scruple of Saffron let the whole Mass be mingled to make a Liniment or soft Cataplasm which may serve to asswage Pain and mollifie the Skin If the Wound be yet larger and hath a Scab open all the Pustules and endeavour the two first Days to cause the Escar to fall off by the Application of a Liniment made of the Mucilages of Quince-Seeds steept in Frog's-Sperm with fresh Butter the Oil of White Lillies and the Yolk of an Egg Otherwise Make a Liniment with fresh Butter well beaten in a Leaden-Mortar with a Decoction of Mallows which being spread upon hot Colewort-Leaves and apply'd to the Escar it will fall off But if the Escar be too hard and obstinate it is requisite to proceed to Incisions to make way for the Sanies lest a deep and putrid Ulcer shou'd be engender'd Underneath As soon as the Humour is evacuated the above-mention'd Emollient Medicines may be us'd till the separation of the Escar then the Ulcer may be consolidated with Digestives and Mundificatives such as the Ointment of quick Lime with Oil of Roses and the Yolks of Eggs. The white camphirated Ointments and that of Alabaster are also good for the same Purpose If a Gangrene ensueth Sudorificks must be taken inwardly such are camphirated Spirit of Treacle the Essence and Spirit of Elder-Berries the Spirit of Hart's-Horn with its own proper Salt Treacle impregnated with the Spirit of camphirated Wine Scorpion-Water Hart's-Horn Citron with Camphire c. As for external Remedies in the beginning of the Gangrene the Spirit of Wine apply'd hot is excellent and yet better if Aloes Frankincense and Myrrh be intermixt therein It ought also to be observ'd that Camphire must always be mingled in the topical Medicines for the Cure of the Gangrene A Decoction of unslack'd

What is a Ganglion It is a very hard Tumour void of Pain and wavering produc'd by thick Phlegm But it is always found upon some Nerve or Tendon What is a Fungus It is a spungy Tumour that grows upon Tendons bruis'd or weaken'd by some Hurt What is the Scurf It is a whitish and scaly Tumour rais'd in the Skin of the Head by a viscous and mixt Phlegm having its Root in the bottom of the Skin What is the Scrophula or King's-Evil Scrophulae or Strumae commonly call'd the King's-Evil are Tumours that generally shew themselves in the Glandules of the Neck and in all those Parts where there are any They consist of a viscous serous and malignant Phlegm the Source or Root whereof is suppos'd to be in the Glandules of the Mesentery They are also of the number of the Encysted Tumours What is the Dropsie It is a soft Tumour occasion'd by the setling of abundance of serous Matter in the Parts where it appears How many sorts of Dropsies are there There are three general Species viz. the Ascites Tympanites and Leucophlegmatia What is an Ascites It is a kind of Dropsy that forms the Tumour or Swelling of the Abdomen or lower Belly by a Mass of Water What is a Tympanites It is a kind of Dropsy which in like manner causeth a Tumour or Swelling in the lower Belly with this difference that a great deal of Wind is mixt with the Water which renders the Tumour transparent and sounding as it were a Drum whence this Disease hath taken its Name What is the Dropsy call'd Leucophlegmatia It is a Tumour or to speak more properly a general Swelling or Bloating of all the other Parts of the Body as well as of the lower Belly It is produc'd by a viscous and mucilaginous sort of Phlegm whence it happens that the Print of the Fingers remains in those places that have been press'd What are the particular kinds of Dropsies They are those that are incident to different Parts of which they bear the Names as the Hydrocephalus which is the Dropsy of the Head the Exomphalus of the Navel and the Hydrecele of the Scrotum There is also a Dropsy of the Breast and that of the Matrix What are the Remedies proper for all these sorts of Tumours or Dropsies They are in general all those that are agreeable to the Oedema which are variously us'd as Liniments Fomentations Cataplasms and Plaisters Internal Medicines ought also to be much consider'd as Diaphoreticks Sudorificks and Purgatives when they are assisted by a regular Diet. A Decoction of the Roots of Briony with Cinnamon and Liquorish provokes Urine very much as well as a Decoction of Turneps and Carrets and an Infusion of Sage in White-Wine ARTICLE IV. Of a Scirrhus and its peculiar Remedies WHat is a Scirrhus It is a hard unmoveable Tumour almost altogether void of Pain and of a livid dark Colour which is form'd of a Melancholick Humour frequently succeeding Phlegmons and Oedema's that have not been well dress'd with convenient Remedies How is a Scirrhus cur'd By mollifying or dissolving it and seldom by bringing it to Suppuration It may be mollify'd by the application of a Cataplasm or Pultis compos'd of the Leaves of Violet-Plants Mallows Beets Elder Rue and Wormwood with Camomile-Flowers Horse-Dung Cow-Dung and White Lillies The whole Mass is to be boil'd together in Wine afterward adding Honey and Hogs-Lard to make a Cataplasm thereof with the Crum of White Bread It is dissolv'd with Plaisters compos'd of those of Diachylon Melilot and Mucilages to which is added Oleum Lumbricorum and Flower of Brimstone To render the Remedy more effectual Oil of Tobacco may be also mixt with it and Gum Ammoniack dissolv'd in Vinegar Furthermore these Topical or outward Medicines are to be accompany'd with others taken inwardly which serve to prepare the Humours for convenient Evacuations Such are Crab's-Eyes the Decoctions of Sarsaparilla the use of good Wine and light Meats of easie Digestion Of Scirrhous Tumours and their Remedies What are the Tumours that partake of the Nature of a Scirrhus They are the Polypus Carcinoma Sarcoms Natta and Cancer What is a Polypus It is an Excrescence of fungous Flesh arising in the Nostrils But Hippocrates confounds the Carcinoma and Sarcoma with the Polypus of which he says they are only a Species What is the Natta It is a Tumour or Excrescence of Flesh that appears in the Buttocks Shoulders Thighs Face and every where else the various Figures of which cause it to be call'd by different Names For one while it resembleth a Gooseberry at another time a Mulberry and at another time a Melon or Cherry Sometimes also these Swellings are like Trees Fishes Birds or other sorts of Animals according to the ardent desire that Women with Child have had for things that they cou'd not obtain when they longed for ' em What are the Remedies proper for the Polypus and other kinds of Excrescences of the like Nature The Polypus may be cur'd in the beginning but it is to be fear'd lest it degenerate into an incurable Cancer when it hath been neglected or ill dress'd Besides the general Remedies which are letting Blood a little and reiterated Purgations with an exact Regulation of Diet there are also particular Medicaments which dry up and insensibly consume the Excrescence as a Decoction of B●stort Plantain and Pomegranate-Rinds in Claret-Wine which is to be snuff●d up the Nose many times in a Day and serves to soak the small Tents that are put up therein as also often to cool the Part adding a little Allum and Honey The Patient must sometimes likewise keep in his Mouth a Sage-Leaf sometimes a piece of the Root of Pellitory of Spain and at another time Tobacco or some other thing of this Nature which causeth Salivation If the Tumour continues too long and doth not yield to the above-mention'd Remedies it is nenessary to proceed to a Manual Operation which is very often perform'd with good Success As for the Natta's it is most expedient not to meddle with 'em at all nevertheless these Marks which Infants bring along with 'em into the World are frequently defac'd by an Application of the After-Burdens whilst they are as yet warm assoon as their Mothers are deliver'd What is a Cancer It is a hard painful and ulcerous Tumour produc'd by an adust Humour the Malignity whereof can scarce be suppress'd by any Remedies How many sorts of Cancers are there There are two kinds viz. The Primitive and the Degenerate the Primitive Cancer is that which comes of it self and appears at first about the bigness of a Pea or Bean which nevertheless doth not cease to cause an inward Pain continual and pricking by intervals during this time it is call'd an Occult Cancer but when grown bigger and open'd it bears the Name of an Ulcerated Cancer which is so much the less capable of being cur'd or asswag'd as it makes it self more conspicuous by its

or Ox adding only thereto the White of an Egg. Besides these Remedies there are also actual and potential Cauteries or simple Ligatures which are infallible Indeed the actual Cautery is not always sure because when the Escar made by the Fire falls off the Haemorrhage breaks out again as before but the porential Cautery is almost always successful such as the following Take about an equal Quantity of Vitriol and Powder of Mushrooms apply 'em upon a little Lint to the Place where the Blood issueth forth and you 'll see it stop immediately But Care must be taken to avoid touching a Nerve or Tendon by reason that the Vitriol is apt to excite Convulsions How is the Inflammation and Mortification of a Wound suppress'd If the Inflammation proceeds from the Presence of an Extraneous Body it must be taken away as soon as possible with a Pair of Forceps and if from the Quantity of Pus or corrupt Matter it must be let out But in case the Inflammation ariseth from extreme Pains they are to be asswaged with Cataplasms or Pultises and anodyn Liniments such as those that have ●●en already prescribed in the Cure of the Phlegmon or else the Part may be bath'd with Camphirated Spirit of Wine mixt with as much Water Saccharum Saturni infus'd in Lime-water persorms the same Effect and the Water of Crabs alone is admirable in its Operation Against the Esthiomenus or Mortification make use of Wine boil'd with Wormwood St. John's Wort Rosemary and Aloes or else take the Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh or Spirit of Wine alone impregnated with Camphire and Saffron What is to be done in Case a Convulsin happens by reason of a wounded Nerve or Tendon If the Convulsion be caus'd by the Presence of an Extraneous Body that bruiseth the Part it must be taken away and if from the wounding of a Nerve pour into the Wound some Drops of the Oil of Lavender distill'd which in that Case is of singular Use this Oyl may be also taken inwardly in an appropriated Liquour such as a Decoction of Wormweod and the Tops of the lesser Centory Balsam of Peru us'd in the same Manner is an excellent Remedy and the Oyls of Worms Snails St. John's-Wort and Turpentine are frequently apply'd with good Success If the Convulsion proceeds from the Biting of some venomous Creature Cupping-Glasses or Leeches are to be immediately applied putting into the Wound Treacle with the Spirit of Wine or even Fire it self and leaving to the Physician 's Care the Prescription of other vulnerary Remedies proper to be taken inwardly What is to be done to draw the Extraneous Bodies out of a Wound When they cannot be taken away with the Fingers or Forceps the Patient must be set in the same Station or Posture wherein he was when he receiv'd the Wound in order to get some farther Light to discover 'em or else such Plaisters may be us'd as are endu'd with an Attractive Quality Particularly this Take an Ounce of Treacle half a Dram of Gum Ammoniack one Dram of Baellium and two Drams of Bore's Grease adding a Quarter of a Pound of Wax to make 'em up into the Form of a. Plaister It is reported that Hare's Grease alone hath the same Effect and that it goes for a Secret among the Surgeons but you may if you please mix it with Ointment of Betony However it hath been observed that Leaden Bullets may sometimes remain in a Man's Body during his whole Life-time without doing any Harm How are Excrescences to be taken away They may be consum'd with Powder of Allom Vnguentum Aegyptiacum or Lapis infernalis After having remov'd every thing that hinders the reuniting of the Lips of a Wound what is to be done to attain thereto The Re-Union in Wounds is properly the Work of Nature but it may be promoted by putting into 'em a little Balsam of Peru and drawing together their Lips with the Fingers Afterwards the Lips must be kept closed with a Bandage a Glutinous Plaister or a dry Stitch provided the Wound be only superficial hindring the Air from penetrating into it For Want of Balsam of Peru an excellent one may be made with the Flowers here specified Take the Flowers of Henbane St. John's-Wort and Comfry and let 'em be digested in the Sun during the whole Summer-Season in the Oyl of Hmp-seed which Oyl the longer it is kept proves so much the better if it be set forth in the Sun every Summer the Vessel that contains it being well stop'd There is also the Balsam of Balsams or the Balsam of Paracelsus call'd Samech To avoid the exposing of Wounds to the Air it is requisite to cover 'em over the Dressings with some sort of Plaister which is usually termed the Surgeon's Plaister such is that which is effectual in Dissolving corroborating and allaying Pain or Inflammation Take the Mucilages of the Roots of great Comfrey and Fenegreek half a Pound of Ceruse or white Lead two Drams of Crude Opium one Dram of Camphire as much of Saffron two Drams of Sandarack one of the Oyl of Bays one half Pound of Rosin and as much Turpentine and Wax Boil all these Ingredients together in a sufficient Quantity of Lin-seed-Oyl and make a Plaister according to Art In great Wounds it is expedient to lay over the Dressings a Cataplasm or Pultiss such as this Take the Leaves and Flowers of Camomile and Melilot the Tops of Wormwood common Mallows and Marsh-Mallows with the Seeds of Line and Cummin powder'd Then boyl the whole Composition in Wine and add thereto Barly-Meal to give it a due Consistence If there be any Cause to fear a Gangrene you may also intermix Saffron Myrrh and Aloes with Spirit of Wine Is it necessary to put Tents into all Wounds and to make use of Digestives and Suppuratives No It is sufficient to procure the Re-uniting of the Parts simply by the Means of Balsam in small Wounds because they ought not to be brought to Suppuration so that Digestives and Suppuratives are only necessary in great Wounds and those that are accompanied with Contusion avoiding the ill Custom of some Country-Surgeons that stuff up their Wounds too much with Tents and Pledgets whereas they might well be content with simple Bolsters or Dossels which shou'd be dipt in the ordinary Digestive composed of Turpentine and the Yolks of Eggs with a little Brandy or else with the Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes Suppuration may also be promoted by mundifying and quickening the Wound especially if the Bolsters be steep'd in the following Composition Take half an Ounce of Aloes and Myrth powder'd two Drams of Sal Saturni twenty Grains of Sal Ammoniack the same quantity of beaten Cloves a Dram of Queen of Hungary Water and half an Ounce of Vnguentum Bas●●con and let the whole Mass be mingled together In fine the whole Mystery consists in well clearsing the Wounds with a Linnen Cloth or with the Injections of the Tinctures of Myrrh and

Germander Sage St. John's-Wort Plantain Milfoil or Yarrow Perewinkle the greater Comfrey the lesser Comfrey Betony Honey-suckle Fluellin Vervein Knot-Grass Adders-Tongue and Burnet of every one of these Plants two handfuls a Gallon of common Oil white Pitch Mutton-Suet yellow Wax and Turpentine of each two Pounds Bruise all these Herbs in a Marble-Mortar let the Wax white Pitch and Mutton-Suet cut into pieces as also the Turpentine be melted in the Oil in a Copper-Pan lin'd with Tin over a moderate Fire put the bruis'd Herbs in it and cause the whole Mass to simmer together very slowly stirring it about from time to time with a Wooden Spatula As soon as it shall be perceiv'd that the Oil of the Herbs is almost quite consum'd the whole Composition is to be strain'd and strongly squeez'd Then after having let the Ointment cool to draw off all the Dregs and Moisture it is to be dissolv'd over a very gentle Fire and after having left it a little while to cool again and thicken you may add thereto Myrrh Aloes Florence Orris and round Birth-Wort pulveriz'd very fine When all these Ingredients are by this means well incorporated the Ointment will be brought to perfection This Ointment is of singular Use to cleanse Ulcers as also to mundifie cicatrize and consolidate all sorts of Wounds The black or suppurative Ointment Take a Quart of common Oil white and yellow Wax Mutton-Suet that lies near the Kidneys pure Rosin Ship-Pitch Venice Turpentine of each half a Pound and of Mastick beaten to fine Powder two Ounces let all that is capable of being dissolv'd be liquify'd in the Oil and add the Powder of Mastick to make in Ointment This Ointment searches and opens all sorts of Impostumes as well as Carbuncles and Pestilential and Venereal Bubo's The use of the same Ointment is also to be continu'd after the opening of the Abcesses till their perfect Cure be compleated Unguentum Rosatum Take Bore's-Grease well purify'd and often wash'd and Red Roses newly pickt of each four Pounds with the like quantity of White Roses The thin Membrane or Skin which lies upon the Bores-Grease being taken away it is to be cut into small pieces well wash'd in fair Water and melted in a glaz'd Earthen-Pot over a very gentle Fire the first Grease that is dissolv'd is to be strain'd thro' a Cloth well wash'd and mixt with the same quantity of thick Rose-Buds well bruis'd Then the whole Mass is to be put into a glaz'd Earthen-Pot with a narrow Mouth the Pot is to be well stopt and set during six Hours in Water which is between luke-warm and boiling hot Afterward it is to be boil'd an Hour strain'd and strongly squeez'd In the mean while four Pounds of White Roses newly blown are to be taken well bruis'd and mingl'd with the former Composition the Pot being cover'd which is likewise set for the space of fix Hours in Water between luke-warm and boiling hot Then the Liquor is to be strain'd and strongly squeez'd Lastly after the Ointment hath been cool'd and separated from its Faeces or Dregs it may be kept for use If it be desir'd to give a Rose-Colour to this Ointment it wou'd be requisite a quarter of an Hour before it be strain'd the last time to throw into it two or three Ounces of Orcanet which is to be stirr'd into the Ointment If it be thought fit to retain the White Colour and to produce the smell of Roses it may be done with Damask-Roses without Orcanet If you are desirous to give it the Consistence of a Liniment you may add Oil of sweet Almonds to the quantity of a sixth part of its weight This Ointment is a very good Remedy against all manner of external Inflammations particularly against Phlegmons Erysipelas's and Tetters as also against the Head-ach and Haemorrhoids or Piles Unguentum Album aut de Cerussa Take three Pints of Oil of Roses nine Ounces of white Wax one Pound of Venice Ceruse or white Lead and a Dram and a half of Camphire The Ceruse being pulveriz'd by rubbing the pieces upon the Cloath of a Hair-Sieve turn'd upside-down the Powder is to be receiv'd on 〈◊〉 Sheet of Paper laid underneath and to be often wash'd with Water in a great Earthen-Pan stirring it about with a Wooden Spatula and pouring off the Water by Inclination as soon as the Powder is sunk to the Bottom When the Water of these Washings grows insipid the last Lotion is to be made with Rose-Water leaving it for the space of five or six Hours which being expir'd it is to be pour'd off by Inclination and the Ceruse must be dry'd in the Shade cover'd with Paper Then the broken Wax and prepar'd Oil is to put into a glaz'd Earthen-Pot and the Pot into the boiling Bath As soon as the Wax is melted the Pot may be taker out of the Bath and the dissolv'd Liquor stirr'd with a Wooden Pestle till it begins to grow thick Afterward the pulveriz'd Ceruse is to be infus'd and the Ointment stirr'd about till it be almost cold If you shall think fit to add Camphire let it be dissolv'd in a little Oil and incorporated with the Ointment when it is cold The Whites of Eggs may be also well mixt with the Ointment by stirring it about to make an exact union of the several Ingredients This Ointment is good for Burns Erysipelas's the Itch and many Distempers of the Skin it allayes the Itchings and intemperature of Ulcers it dissipates the Chasings and Redness that happen in the Bodies of Infants It is of great efficacy in the ●ealing of Contusions and it serves to consolidate and cool light Wounds Unguentum Aegyptiacum Take eleven Ounces of Verdegrease fourteen Ounces of strong Vinegar and twenty eight Ounces of good Honey Let the Verdegrease be put into a Copper-Pan or Skillet over a very gentle Fire then bruise it with a Wooden Pestle work it well in the Vinegar and strain the whole thro' a Hair-Sieve If a little Verdegrease remains on the Sieve it is to be put again into the Skillet bruis'd and beaten small therein as before with a Portion of the same Vinegar straining it thro' the Sieve till the unprofitable drossy parts of the Copper be only left Afterward this Liquor is to be boil'd over a gentle Fire with the Honey stirring it about from time to time till it hath acquir'd the Consistence of a softish Ointment and a very red Colour This Ointment consumes putrify'd Flesh and the Superfluities of Ulcers and Wounds Unguentum Basilicon or Royal Ointment Take yellow Wax Mutton-Suet Rosin Ship-Pitch and Venice Turpentine one Pound of each with five Pints of common Oil. Cut the Suet Rosin and black Pitch into small Pieces and let 'em be melted together with the Oil in a Copper-Pan over a very moderate Fire then after having strain'd the Liquor thro' a thick Cloth let it be incorporated with the Turpentine and the Ointment will be made It

Liniments to asswage and mollifie The Oils of common Wall-Nuts and Small-Nuts may be also prepar'd after the same manner as that of Sweet-Almonds The Oil of Bayes Take as much as you please of Laurel or Bay-Berries well cleans'd perfectly ripe and soundly bruis'd let 'em be put into a Kettle and boil'd with a sufficient quantity of Water during half an Hour then strain and squeez 'em strongly let the Liquor cool and scum off the Fat that swims upon the Water Afterward pound the remaining Substance in a Mortar and cause it to be boil'd again for half an Hour with some of the first Water which was left adding a little fresh then strain and squeez it as before and take off the Oil that swims on the Top. But the first Oil is better than the second and therefore ought to be kept separately The Oils of Berries of Mastick Myrtle and other oleaginous Plants may be extracted after the same manner The Oil of Bayes mollifies attenuates and ●s opening and discussive It is very good against the Palsie and the Shiverings or cold Fits of a ●eaver or Ague in anointing the Back as also against Scabs Tetters c. The Oil of Eggs by Expression Take newly laid Eggs and let 'em be har●en'd in Water then separate the Yolks and put 'em into a Frying-pan over a gentle Coal-fire stirring 'em about from time to time and a last without discontinuing till they grow reddish and begin to yield their Oil Then they are to be sprinkl'd with Spirit of Wine and ●our'd very hot into a little Linnen-Bag which ●s to be ty'd and set in a Press between two ●eated Platines so that the Oil may be squeez'd ●ut as readily as is possible This Oil mitigates the Pains of the Ears and Haemorrhoids cures Scabs and Ring-Worms or Tetters as also Chaps and Clefts in the Breast Hands Feet and Fundament and is made use of in Burns c. CHAP VI. Of Collyrium ' s. COLLYRIVM's are Medicines prepar'd for the Diseases of the Eyes The following is that of Lanfrancus Take a Pint of White-Wine three Pints of Plantain-Water three Pounds of Roses two Drams of Orpiment one Dram of Verdegrease Myrrh and Aloes of each two Scruples The Orpiment Verdegrease Myrrh and Aloes are to be beaten to a fine Powder before they are intermixt with the Liquors This Collyrium is not only good for the Eyes but is also of use to make Injections into the Privy-Parts of Men and Women but before the Injections are made it ought to be sweeten'd with three or four times the quantity in weight of Rose Plantain or Morel-Water A dry Collyrium Take two Drams of Sugar-candy prepar'd Tutty Lizard's-Dung of each one Dram White Vitriol Sucotrin Aloes and Sal Saturni of each half a Dram. Let the whole Composition be reduc'd to a very fine Powder and mixt together Two or three Grains of this Powder may be blown at once into the Eye with a small Quill Pipe of Straw or Reed as long as it is necessary and the same Powder may also be steept in Ophthalmick Waters to make a liquid Collyrium A Blue Collyrium Take a Pint of Water in which unslackt Lime has been quench'd and a Dram of Sal Ammoniack pulveriz'd mingle these Ingredients together in a Brass-Bason and let 'em be insus'd during a whole Night then filtrate the Liquor and keep it for use This Collyrium is one of the best Medicines that can be prepar'd for all manner of Diseases of the Eyes CHAP. VII Of Powders A Powder against Madness or Frenzy TAKE the Leaves of Rue Vervein the lesser Sage Plantain Polypody common Wormwood Mint Mother-Wort Balm Betony St. John's-Wort and the lesser Centory of every one an equal quantity These Plants must be gather'd in the Month of June during the clear and serene Weather and ty'd up in Nose-gays or little Bundles which are to be wrap'd up in Paper and hung in the Air to be dry'd in the Shade Afterward they are to be pounded in a great Brass-Mortar and the Powder is to be sifted thro' a Silk-Sieve The Dose of this Powder is from two to three Drams mingl'd with half a Dram of the Powder of Vipers in half a Glass of good White-Wine every Morning fasting for fifty one Days successively It has an admirable effect provided the wounded Person be not bit in the Head nor Face and that the Wound has not been wash'd with Water CHAP. VIII Styptick-Water TAKE Colcothar or Red Vitriol that remains in the Retort after the Spirit has been drawn off Burnt Allom and Sugar-candy of each thirty Grains the Urine of a Young Person and Rose-Water of each half an Ounce and two Ounces of Plantain-Water Let the whole Mixture be stirr'd about for a long time and then put into a Vial. But the Liquor must be pour'd off by Inclination when there shall be occasion to take any for use If a Bolster steept in this Water be laid upon an open Artery and held close with the Hand it will soon stop the Blood a small Tent may be also soakt in it and put up into the Nose for the same purpose If it be taken inwardly it stops the spitting of Blood and the Dysentery or Bloody-Flux as also the Haemorrhoidal and Menstruous Fluxes the Dose being from half a Dram to two Drams in Knot-Grass-Water FINIS A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS And of the Principal Matters Which are contain'd in every Chapter CHAP. I. OF the Qualifications of a Surgeon and the Art of Surgery Page 1 CHAP. I. Of Synthesis Diaeresis Exaeresis and Prosthesis Page 2 CHAP. I. What ought to be observ'd before the undertaking of an Operation Page 3 CHAP. II. Of Chirurgical Instruments portable and not portable Page 5 CHAP. III. Of Anatomy in general and in particular of all the Parts of which the Human Body is compos'd Page 7 CHAP. IV. Of the General Division of a Human Body Page 10 CHAP. V. Of the Skeleton Page 12 CHAP. V. Of the different kinds of Articulations Page 14 CHAP. V. Of the Number of the Bones of the Human Skeleton Page 16 CHAP. VI. Of Myology or the Description and Anatomy of the Muscles of the Human Body Page 19 CHAP. VII Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the Head Page 21 CHAP. VIII Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the Chest or of the Breast Belly and Back Page 31 CHAP. IX Of the Myology or Anatomy of the Muscles of the lower Belly Page 34 CHAP. IX Of the Muscles of the Parts that serve for Geration in both Sexes Page 36 CHAP. X. Of the Muscles of the Shoulder-Blades Arms and Hands Page 37 CHAP. XI Of the Muscles of the Thighs Legs and Feet Page 48 CHAP. XI A List of all the Muscles of the Humane Body Page 57 CHAP. XII Of the Anatomy of the Nerves Arteries and Veins in general Page 58 CHAP. XII Of the Structure of the four Tunicks of the Arteries Page 61 CHAP.