Take ofGum Oppopanaxtwo Ounces, SeraphinorSagapenfour Ounces, Bdelliumthree Ounces, Galbanumone Ounce, Olibanumtwo Drams; let them be dissolved inVinegar,and strain'd, and adding thePouder of a dried Toad and Frog,ofNatural Brimstoneone Ounce, ofCamphireone Dram: Let it be made a Plaister tobe put upon the Tumor, and renewed every six hours.
Take ofGum Oppopanaxtwo Ounces, SeraphinorSagapenfour Ounces, Bdelliumthree Ounces, Galbanumone Ounce, Olibanumtwo Drams; let them be dissolved inVinegar,and strain'd, and adding thePouder of a dried Toad and Frog,ofNatural Brimstoneone Ounce, ofCamphireone Dram: Let it be made a Plaister tobe put upon the Tumor, and renewed every six hours.
Emplastrum de Fuligine, orPlaister of Soot, is thus made.
Take ofChimney Sootten Drams, Leaven, Turpentine, Butter,of each one Ounce, Venice Sopeone Ounce and a half, ofHoney of Rosessix Drams, Common Salthalf an Ounce, theWhites of two Eggs, TreacleandMithridate,of each two Drams: Let them be mixed.For the Poorer sort, Shoemakers Waxis as good as any.
Take ofChimney Sootten Drams, Leaven, Turpentine, Butter,of each one Ounce, Venice Sopeone Ounce and a half, ofHoney of Rosessix Drams, Common Salthalf an Ounce, theWhites of two Eggs, TreacleandMithridate,of each two Drams: Let them be mixed.For the Poorer sort, Shoemakers Waxis as good as any.
If when the Tumor is ripen'd, it do not soon break of it self, it is best to open it by Incision; and when it is broken, put in a Pledget dipp'd inTurpentinemix'd with theYolk of an Egg; or dress it withBasiliconalone, or the Liniment ofArceus.
ACarbuncle, which is the other kind of Plague-Sore, which requires the operation of the hand, happens but seldom in any of the Emunctories [andwhen it does it portends ill] but useth to be in most places else; It ariseth with angryPustules, sometimes one, sometimes many; which soon grow discolour'd, and tend to Mortification, and the substance mortified must be cast out, and then the hollow Ulcer which remains must be healed.
When aCarbunclefirst appears,Diemerbroekcommends to be applied to it for the first and second day, aRed Colewort Leaf, smear'd over withRape Oyl: The same Author mentions aPultiswhich he us'd for the most part, renewing it three or four times in four and twenty hours, till the Core was taken out; and then Digestive Medicines, and otherssucceedingly are to be us'd, as in otherUlcers.
TakeScabiousandDevils Bit,of each two or three handfuls, stamp them, and then beat them with theYolks of two Eggs,and a littleSalt;lay it to theCarbunclewarm, renewing it three times in a day at least.
TakeScabiousandDevils Bit,of each two or three handfuls, stamp them, and then beat them with theYolks of two Eggs,and a littleSalt;lay it to theCarbunclewarm, renewing it three times in a day at least.
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