56pFor a rupture
Take cumphry rootes and scrape yem cleane
and then slice yem very thin and boyle yem well
in a quantity of small beare, vntill ye 1/2
5of ye liquore be boyled away, then
straine ye liquore into an earthen pot, and
let it stand till it be cold and you will find
it to be a jelly soe as you may cut it
with a knife; of this you must giue ye
10party to drink every morning 4 spoone=
=fulls lukewarme for 4 days together And
then rest 4 days from giving hi him any.
and in this wise continue some 7 or 8
weekes and you will find comfort; during
15which time ye patient must be kept in
a trusse or bands, And yere must be a
playster layd over ye rupture of
dogs leather and spread with oyle of eggs
which ye Apothecaryes call exicrotium.
20and when. he is in his trusse, he must vse as
litle exercise as possible may be
and when. you will refresh ye playster
which will be within 3 or 4 days, you
must lay ye patient flat on his back
25on a table and soe open him and dresse
him and bind him vp again And it will
cure eyther round or long rupture
but be sure you let ye patient take
of it but 4 spoonfulls at a time
30and yat onely 4 days morning and evening
at his goeing to bed and rest 4 days
without taking of any. this proved