The Chyrvrgians closet: or, an Antidotarie chyrurgicall. Furnished with varietie and choyce of: Apophlegms, balmes, baths, caps, cataplasmes ... trochisces, unguents and waters. The greatest part whereof ... scatteredly set downe in sundry bookes and papers / by Mr. Thomas Bonham ... and now drawne into method and forme by Edward Poeton.

  • Bonham, Thomas, -1629?
Date:
1630
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Credit: The Chyrvrgians closet: or, an Antidotarie chyrurgicall. Furnished with varietie and choyce of: Apophlegms, balmes, baths, caps, cataplasmes ... trochisces, unguents and waters. The greatest part whereof ... scatteredly set downe in sundry bookes and papers / by Mr. Thomas Bonham ... and now drawne into method and forme by Edward Poeton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ' Balmei, n/tcti, re find, pint, JarcocelU, fagapeni, ftjrdels, calamh<t,thur& anay ?i* garyo^hillor: maceris, nuc. mo fib. cinamo: ana, 5j.il.' Powder thofe which are robe powdered,anddifibluc the gumms in good white wine, then put your infufion into afairebrafen veffell, and fee the fame ouer a gentle fire, putting thereto vim malaatiei,tbiiij. vermium terreflium vino albo lotor\&depurator, fbiij. Bovle them gently with conftant ftirring, vnto the wafting of the wine and myces, and that the oylehaue attained a faire greene colour. Then make a ftrong exprefiion, andadde to the expreffed oyle, the gums and powders, with three pints o \mttfi eadell or malmfyy &* Te^ebtnt. clanjfima, tbj Boyle ail this toge¬ ther fas before) vnto the walling of the wine. Then referue it. a * To cure wounds very lpeedily and effectually. It healeth fcabs, and wbeaies in the face and hands, and makes thofe parts faire. It is very excellent in wounds of the finewes and ioynts,and flayeth mulcilage and Jgleeting humor. If you will diftiilthis s.a. You fhali firft haue a fine water. Secondly,a pure P oyle. And thirdly, a precious Balme. * Which is excellent in ail 13 wounds. Asalfo in Vlcersof the fundament,&c. Theoykis precious againft all aches and gowtes. The water preferueth from poyfon and p ftilcncc. flowes. .’’. Terebint. $iij thstrisfi. ligni aloes, 3 j. maHici^caryopb: valanoaU, cinamo: usdoarit, nuc. mofih: cubebar: ana,3ij. gum. elencifiifti. Mixeanddiftill them s.a. and referue the Baime ex- traded. The which being inwardly taken, and outwardly apply- C ed. *. Cures the Leprofie. Cancers. Fiftulaes , and many other like infirmities and maladies, of hard and difhcill curatien. Euomimtis: a quo dam Emperico. „ . Kj. Terebint. ibij. myrrha caftoret, ma'licu, ana, 51). olybamy aloes fuccoty ana ‘^iiij. rad, conf ol. mino: rad, tor ment ill a, gum. bedera, nuc. Indie a,Ze do aria, ana* cubebar. 5j: Prepare them s.a, and macerate them together for two dayesfpace,. nearea gentfe fire. Then extrafl the Balme s.a. and referue it clofe. n *. This Balme cures wounds in fhert fpace; And being an- noyntedonbruifedparts, itdifpef feththe-congealed bloud and humors, relieu ngthe finewes, and fertoring the patts to their priftine healthful! eflate. It helpeth the Crampe. Cures Palfies proceeding from a cold caufe. Yea, if one droppe ' ' thereof *