Lib. II. Of Cures Chyrurgkal. 371 



CHAP, CLIir.' How to Cure any iVound mads with thejhot of Gun-powder. 



According to the Opinion of the moft ancient Farriers you fliall firft, wich a 

 Probe, or long Jnftrumenr, fearch whether the Bullet remain* within the 

 Fiefh, or no ; and if you find that it doth, then wich another Inllrument for the 

 purpofe, you fliall take it for:h, if it be poifible ; if otherwife, let it remain ,• for 

 in the end, Nature it felf will wear it out of its own accord, without any Grief 

 or Impediment, becaufe Lead will not corrode nor canker : Then to kill the Fire, 

 you Ihall take a little Varnifli, and thruft it into the Wound with a Feather, 

 anointing it within even unco the bottom ; then ftop the Mouth of the Wound 

 with.a lict!e foft Flax, dipped in Varnilh alio ; then charge all the fwollen place 

 with this Charge : Take of Bole-Armoniack a quartern, of Linfecd beaten into 

 Powder ha;f t pound, of Bean-flower as much, and three or four Eggs, Shells 

 and ail, and cjf Turpentine a quartern, and a quart of Vinegar, and mingle them 

 well together over the Fire ; and being fomewhat warm, charge all the fore place 

 with part thereof, and immediately clap a Cloth or piece of Leather upon it, to 

 keep the Wound from the cold Air, concinuing both to anoint the Hole within 

 with Varnifn, and alfo to charge the Swelling without, rhc fpace of four or five 

 Days ; then at the five Days end, leave anoir.ring of ir, and tent ir with a Tent 

 reaching to the bottom of the Wound, ?.nd dipped in Turpentine and Hogs- 

 greafe melted together, renewing it evciy Day once or twice, until the Fire be 

 throughly killed ; which you (hall perceive by the mattering of the M-^'ound, and 

 by failing of the Swelling ; for as long as the Fire hath the. upper hand, no thick 

 Matter williffue forth, but only a thin yeilowiHi Water, neither will the Swelling 

 aflwage ; and then take of Turpentine, waihed in nine feveral Waters, half a 

 pound, and put thereunto three Yolks of Eggs, .and a little Saffron, and tent it 

 with this Ointment, renewing it every Day once, until the Wound be whole. 

 But if the Shot have gone quite through the Wound, then you fliall take a few 

 Weavers Linen-thrums, made very knotty, and dippinc; them firft in Varnifli, 

 draw them clean through the Wound, turning them up and down in the Wound 

 at leaft twice or thrice a Day, and charging the Wound on cither fide, upon the 

 fwoln places, with the Charge aforefaid, until you perceive that the Fire is killed j 

 then clap on a comfortable Plaifter upon one of the Holes, and tent the ether 

 with a Tent in the Salve, made of waflied Turpentine, Eggs and SafSon, as is 

 before faid. 



Other Farriers ufe only to kill the Fire with Oil of Cream, and after to heal 

 the Wound up with Turpentine, Wax, and Hogs-greale molten together. 



iHr" Other Farriers kill the Fire with Snow-Water, and charge the fwelled 

 Place with Cream and Barm beaten together^ and then heal up the Wound,., 

 by dipping the Tent in the Yolk of an Egg, Honey, Saffron, well beaten. and- 

 mixed together. 



C H A p. CLIV. Of burning with Lime, or any other fiery thing. 



According to the Opinion of the ancient Farriers, you fliall firft wafli the 

 Sore round about, and in every part, very clean, with warm Urine ; then 

 kill the Fire, by anointing the place with Oil and Water beaten together; drrffjig- 4 



him fo every Day, until the Sore be all raw ; and then anoint it with Hogs-prealep . 

 and ftrew thereupon the Powder 01 unflack'd Lirae,. drefling him xhus every Day 

 once, until he be whole. 



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