De morbo Gallico. A treatise of the French disease, publish'd above 200 years past / by Sir Ulrich Hutten ... Translated soon after into English by a canon of Marten-Abbye [T. Paynell]. Now again revised and recommended to the press, with a preface to the same, and a letter at the close, to Mr. James Fern, surgeon, concerning a very singular suppos'd infection. By Daniel Turner.

  • Hutten, Ulrich von, 1488-1523
Date:
1730
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Credit: De morbo Gallico. A treatise of the French disease, publish'd above 200 years past / by Sir Ulrich Hutten ... Translated soon after into English by a canon of Marten-Abbye [T. Paynell]. Now again revised and recommended to the press, with a preface to the same, and a letter at the close, to Mr. James Fern, surgeon, concerning a very singular suppos'd infection. By Daniel Turner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thefe Herbs, Wormwood^ Camomile, Hyffbp, Pen¬ nyroyal, Mugwort, Sage, and other fueh, boiled in Wine and Water 5 and once for this purpofe I made an Ointment, by the Advice of Eytel- woJphy of Allum^Verdegreafe^ Honey and Vinegar, equal Parts, cinimer’d up together to an Oim> ment. After which I learned of a Soldier in Italy another Remedy made of Lime and Water, after this manner. I put Well or River Water (it matters not 1 think which) into a new Pipkin, and when it boiled, I poured it upon unflak’d Lime, in a Bafon or other clean Veffel, and the Lime being diffolved, I differed it to hand to fettle. 1 then feum’d it, and poured off the clear Water, which I kept for my Ufe, which was to dip therein [a little warmed] a bit of Sponge or foit Rag, with which I wafhed my Sores, and cleaning them therewith, I after dipped foft Bol- fters therein, and laying them down upon the fore Parts rolled them on j and truly by this Water my Pains were mitigated, alfo the Pleat and In¬ flammation driven away thereby > which thing is to be marvelled at, feeing the Nature of Lime is otherwife to enkindle. But indeed I mud: ac¬ knowledge I found nothing like this Medicine, and believed myfelf fo well holpen thereby, as that I fhould prevent the Deflruftion which was nigh at Hand. In the cruel Affaults alfo of the Difeafe I ufed Cafia *when I would be lax, and did oftentimes Sweat, and let Blood with Gourds, (L e. Cupping) and being in Italy I was advifed, that to take in a Morning the Quantity of a Walnut of the Refine of furpentine, would be of great Efficacy to amend the Faults of the Blood (though I knew not what manner of thing it was) and to loo fen the Belly, making the fame lank, as alfo to help the Stomach, which I found true, having ufed the fame : They told me alfo that it 2. would