Lib. II. Of Cures Phyfical. iy7_ 



Chap. VI. Of Outward SoranceSy what they arCy and of certain general Ob- 

 fervations in the Cure of them. 



Outward Sorances, according to my meaning in this place, are taken 

 too manner of Ways, that is to fay, either it is an evil Stateand 

 Compofition of the Body, which is to be difcerned either by the Shape, 

 Number, Quantity, or fight of the Member evil affefted and difealed : Or 

 elfe it is the loofening and divifion of any Unity, which as it may chance 

 diverfly, fo it hath divers Kames accordingly. For if fuch a divifion or 

 loofmg be in the Bone, then it is called a Frafture : If it be in any fielliy 

 part, then it is called a Wound, or an Ulcer : If it be in the Veins, then 

 a Rupture : If in the Sinews, then a Convulfion or Cramp ; and if it be 

 in the Skin, then it is called an Excoriiion : And of all thele feverally 

 I intend to treat in the following Chapters.. Kow forafmuch as in this 

 general Art in Chyrurgery or Sorances, there are certain general Obler- 

 vations or Caveats to be held inviolate, I will, before I proceed any far- 

 ther, give you a little tafte thereof. 



Firft, you fliall therefore underftand, that it is the Duty of every good 

 Farrier, never to burn or cauterize with hot Iron, or with Oil, nor to -s, 

 make any Incifion with a Knife, where there be either Veins, Sin.ews, or 

 Joints, but either Ibmewhat lower, or fbmewhat higher. 



Item, You fliaM never apply to any Joint or Sinewy part, either Roial- 

 gar, Arf lick. Mercury, Sublimate, nor any fuch violent Corrolive. 



Item, It is ever better to Launce with a hot Iron than a cold ^ that is, 

 it is better to Cauterize than to Incife. 



Item, Blood doth ever produce white and thick Matter, Choler a wa- 

 triili thin Matter, but not much ^ fait Flegm, great abundance of Matter, 

 and Melancholy, many dry Scabs. 



Item, When you let Blood, you muft take but the fourth part from a 

 Colt, which you take from a grown Horfe. 



Item, You muft never let Blood, except it be either to divert Sicknels, 

 and preferve Health, or to refrefh and cool the Blood, or elfe to diminifh 

 Blood, or purge bad Humours. 



Item, In all Impoflumes and fwelling Sores, called Tumors, you muf^ 

 oblerve the four times of the Sicknefi, that is to fay, the beginning of 

 the Grief, the increafe of the Grief, the perfection and flate of the Grief, 

 and laflly, the declination and ending of the Grief. 



Item, In the beginning of every fuch fwelling Apoflhumes Cif you can- 

 not quite deflroy themj ufe repercuffive Medicines, if they be not near 

 fome principal part of the Body -, but then not, for fear of endangering 

 Life \ and in augmentation, ufe molifying Medicines and fupplying to 

 ripe them \ aud when they are ripe,Launch them and let them out, or dry 

 them up, and in the declination of them, ufe cleanfing and heaing Medi- 



