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 be consider'd: And as Carbuncles are always attended with dangerous Symptoms, therefore they ought to be handled with greater Diligence; and with all Speed imaginable they are to be ripen'd, and their Caustick Acrimony to be corrected, lest they should spread further.

To which Purpose, besides internal Antidotes during the whole Cure, our Author made use of Scarification, with deep Gashes; and afterwards fomented a while the Part with warm Water, in which Nitre had been dissolv'd, that the Blood might not clod in the Sore: After which, he apply'd this Cataplasm:

R Barley flower, green Scabious and Rue bruised, and a little Bay-Salt, with the Yolks of Eggs, as many as will make them into the Confidence of a Paste: Spread it on a Piece of Leather, and apply it. {{dhr} But if these Remedies will not do, then he advises, presently to make use of the Actual Cautery, until, in all the Parts, there be a Sense of Pain: Afterwards remove the Escar, or Crust, (if possible) in Twenty four Hours, with this Ointment:

R Gum Elemi, Turpentine, Goose-grease, Honey, of each Half an Ounce; Rh