fraÌ„kensens a halfe ounce myrra i. dragne â—ryos i. ouÌ„ce Frensshe wyne or soden elsate wyne ii pouÌ„de weyght water of plaÌ„tayne small and great water of rede rosys that growyth in the coorne water of caprifolium water of peruinca agrestis water of oken leuys of eche a pounde Wyll you haue a stronger to dryut the matter more out take alume i. ouÌ„ce Balausti Pessidie Nucis cypressi Orobi curscely stamped of eche a drane wyll you that the flesshe grow put therto Sercocolle an ounce is the wounde hart so put therto camfere a drane and a halfe The drynes is made thus take consolida maior viii ounces pensedanum iiij ounces alum ii ouÌ„ces smithes water dystuled per filtruÌ„ iij. pyntes soddeÌ„tyll the thryde patre be consumed and that water shall be made warme and y e bonde shal be depttherin wherwith ye shall bynde the membre lyke as is afore sayde If ye wyll make a stronger muÌ„dificatiuum that more clensyth caused the matter to rest One muÌ„dificatyfe ¶ Take vnguentum egypciacum ii ounces Alum one ouÌ„ce whyte fraÌ„kensence an halfe ouÌ„ce myrra one drane Reed wyne ii pouÌ„de all togyder sodden a lytell than spowte this in the hole of this sore For I haue done great cures therwyth ¶ Of woundes com by venymous stynges or of wode doggys bytynges or of snakes adders scorpyons or of other suche lyke Ca. xxij WYll you beholpen of the venym bytynges of beestes So it is good that ye folowe y e lernynge of master Auicenna Rasys Rabbi moyses and Heuricus For they haue spokeÌ„ of all venym And the cure therof whiche belongeth more to the phesycon than to the surgyon And all suche bytynge woundes it is in ii maners The one is done of a venymous beest y e other is done of no vem mobeest In lykenys as the bytynge of a man or womaÌ„ or of a dogge of an hogge horse or a katte or there lykenes ¶ The venymous bytynge of mad dogges y e styngynge of a snake or adder or y e poysonynge of a â—oode or of a spyder or ony other lyke venymous beest ¶ It is in two maners to haue in cure The one is to take away the venymous matter by the â–ª heâ—…cyon within defenddynge the body from hurte through the whiche hurte the racyente may be in ieopardy of his lyfe ¶ The other maner is the venyme without shal be taken away by the Surgean and shall be caused to growe flesshe and than heled kepe the hole of the wouÌ„de some dayes opeÌ„er ye begynne to cure the wounde ¶ The knowledge of the bytynge of a venymous beest ye may knowe by the compleynynge of the pacyent for he shall haue grete payne and brennynge in his body wherby ye may knowe it is to hym greate harme and greffe for the venym or poysone desyreth none other but to ouercome the harte And to suche venymous bytynges or styngynges it behoned you to take good hede And yf so be that the parson in the begynnynge fele not the token it wyll afterward apere as paraduenture a moneth after a yere aftor vii yeres after so may it be For I haue sene a chylde byteÌ„ of a mad dogge y e wouÌ„de was heled and a yere after y e same wouÌ„de began the rotte and y e chylde was mad and dyed therof ¶ Wherfore yf there come ony parson to you dyten of any beest that is not venymous and no token on them apâ—ie ye nede to do none other thynge than you do to another cure ¶ The cure of bytynge of all venymous beestes Galienus in tertio terapen sayth whan that y e payne cometh of a styngynge or bytynge of a beest you shall take away the payne and also the venyme by boxynge or lettynge out of wyn de or brennynge with a hote Iron or w t a warme bath and this maketh loose the hole substaunce of the wounde or lay ther to some drye thynge hote to take a waye the benyâ—e Therfore coÌ„maundeth Lanfrancus and other surgyons to set therto a ventous and take away the venymous bloode or that euyll bloode shall be seâ—ed or brent with a hote Iron or cauteries that the coÌ„mon people breÌ„neth w t a kaye of his chyrch ¶ Upon suche a wounde som layth a symple medecyne to drawe out the venyme y e whiche is done with garlyke and with on â—ons stamped with buter Also as Guido sayth dothe the common people for lacke of surgyan in lyke wyse they take a hynne plucketh the fethers from her arse and layeth y e hennes arse all quycke vpon y e wouÌ„de and the henne dyeth of the venyme that cometh out of y e wouÌ„de The wounde shal be open at the leest xl dayes Than the inwardly cure behoueth more for the phesycy on thaÌ„ for y e surgyaÌ„ Ye shall knowe howe to take away the venymous blode ¶ In the begynnynge you shall not let out the blode of the vayne bycause that y e venym sholde not be sprede through all y e meÌ„bres and also gyue them nothynge laxatyue in the bely that y e venym go not w t in thrugh all the membres therfore must be set y e ven toâ—e aforesayd whyche strongly pulleth to hym the venymous blode after the thyrd daye it is good to be let blode on the vayne and so to cause the Melancoly with lyght medecynes as in dressynge Epitimy with gootes mylke and he must be in rest of his harte Also he must take and â—ethe the heed and fete of a yelded shepe and in the brothe therof often tymes wasâ—he his feete And if it be so that the parson may not beholen w t the symple drynes thaÌ„ shall ye make hym a composita ¶ A drye powder Make this composyta of licium assa dulcis bolus armenicus terra sigillata abscinthiuÌ„ nigella genciana all these medled togeder so take it in Or take y e asshes of a crefysshe that is dryed in an ouen take therof iiii partes and frankeÌ„sence ii partes medied them to gyder make therof a powder and take therof euery daye ii dranes with wyne wherin is sodden Bybergeyl which is called portulaca in latyn and Rew or herbe of grace Or take vi partes of a sihes of a crefysshe of Genciana iii. partes Terra sigillata one parte and take this medecynes as is aforesayd ¶ If you in y e begynnynge of his grete nede had not come and the pacient hath taken euyll sykenes or yll accydentes of melancolye by heuynes of dremes wrath or trowble that he can gyue none answere ye nor nay it is the token ofmelancoly which weketh y e nature for that ye shall gyue theÌ„ this medecynes of Cantarides that dryueth oute through the vryne the melancolyous blode yfit be possyble And the medecyne ye must make after this maner Take Cantarides that is greate and olde and ther of cut away the heedes foote fatnes and take therof half anouÌ„te lentes
all this a lytell If he be syke gyue hym yonge chekeÌ„s but a lytell his drynke shal be barly water or a lytel Agros medled w t water therof he shal drynke but lytell two tymes in a daye yf he can do it he shall wake on the daye for that he may sleep the better in the nyght he shall the membre bynethe the wounde lay hyer than the wounde werby he may y e better rest and yf that he may not well sleepe than stryke on the place vnder the eere and on the betynge vayne and the handes and on the nose thrylles with this salue ¶ A salue ¶ Take vnguentuÌ„ populeuÌ„ halfe an ouÌ„ce olei maÌ„dragore one dragma opei thebaici halta dragma Corticis maÌ„dragore one scrupyll croci cassie ligne of eche half a scrupyll cere modicuÌ„ aceri quod sufficit fiat vnguentum seconduÌ„ artein The other shall ye marke yf he haue course vnclene bloode than medle his drynke w t burrage water with water of fumus terre with â—nscute water or syde water growynge in the flexce If he hathe moche bloode and y e wouÌ„dyd vayne hathe blooded a lytel than let hym bloode on y e other syde that y e bâ—… de may be takyn from the other woâ—… membre and wolde the paâ—yâ—â—t â—o 〈◊〉 let than set hym neuertheles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 boxys without flemynge yf the 〈◊〉 may not be set than in a bathe than â—ube bynde on the other syde as I shall saye in the nexte chaptre ¶ Item ye shall also take hede that he euery day gothe to the draught onys a day at leest and yf he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of hymselfe so make it hym w t suppositories ¶ If the body be full of materies and of heet than pure it with purgacy on made by the pottykaryr that the body may be puryfyed and that the moystnes of the wounde be alteryd through another waye ¶ A purgacyon ¶ And that shal be geuen hym with sycore water and with borage water fenicle water the aforsayd reecpte is made all thus ¶ Take Cassie fistule electe nouiter extracte vi ouÌ„ces Dyaprimis solute iiij ouÌ„ces Syrupi violati misces in forma liquida or gyue hym this purgacyon that is a lytel stroÌ„ger for comynge to soner to y e laxacyon ¶ A purgacyon Take Diacolycon iij. ounces electe de sue co rosarum ii ounces and misce If he be syke or feble and so stopped that you darre not gyue hym y e purgacyoÌ„ or that he wyll take not the purgacyon thaÌ„ make this glyster ¶ A Glyster Take y e erbe of Uyolette herbam Mercuxialis â—… malowe or pappyl hye Malowe Beta romana of eche halfe an haÌ„defull water vi pouÌ„de this letbe soddeÌ„ to gyder tyll y e thyrde parte be coÌ„sumed than take of it xii ounces and do therto Hony of vyolettes halfe an ouÌ„ce Oyle iij. ouÌ„ces small rubbyd salt ii ounces ¶ The thyrde defende the meÌ„bre for y e toroÌ„nynge blood and moystnes comynge to the wounde and strengthe the membre that it may resâ—â—ynge and enforcyd backewart y e moystnes And this shal be done with reê‘cussyues and defensynes with saluynge in the mornynge and in the eueninge as often as ye dresse the wounde And in the begynnynge of your dressynge that vpperparte of y e wouÌ„ded membre roundaboute almoost iij. palme in the length aboue and benethe the wouÌ„de iiij twhartfyngers brode from the wouÌ„de vpon the wounde and roundabout shal be layd warme thynges as I shall saye And that defensyffe ye shal haue euery tyme by you for cause without that defensyuum may not good surgean be whyche all lernydmen of this connynge occupyed in all causys for all other defensyues restrinynge the moystnes and other yll accideÌ„tes ¶ An excellent Defensyffe Take oyle of Roses iiij ouÌ„ces Boli arme ni ii ounces Terre sigillate venegre of eche an ounce â—amfer a dragma Nyghtschawe howsleke of eche an handfull ther out stampe and presse the sappe an with all this same make a salue occupye it as is aforesayd and as I haue lerned ¶ The fourthe Ye shal on the wounde and about the wounde laye thynges softynge y e wounde and to brenge it to matter and to take awaye the payne of the vaynes The vaynes to hele and to dresse withtentes it is in twoo maners the one is better than y e other The one is with warme and moyste makynge of the wounde the other is with colde and dryenge and consumynge of the moystnes but all the doctours occupye y e fyrst with the warmynge al be it also that the doctours whryten not of this sykenes but alone of the discrasya impostume cut tynge and stytchynge in the synewes vaynes arteries as I haue lerned you And this happened more in small woundes thaÌ„ in grete woundes and pryncypally in the woundes that be stytchyth and for that y e small woundes hath not bleded and y e blode cometh to the wounde and maye not out wherfor the synewes vaynes arteryes comyth to the more payne not onely bycause of the blode but also of the smalnes of the wounde that the medesyne maye not come in it for the â—â—akynge of y e payne of the wouÌ„ded vaynes Therfore it were very good to cut greter the small woundes that y e drynes may come in it And it is also my counsell and I haue founde in it moche prolyte ¶ One anoyntyng Take Oyle of roses one ounce small rubbyd salt halfe an ounce and drye grounde wormes in powder a dragma and a halfe this well hote mydled to gyder and therin depe cotton and lay that vpon the wounde so warme as he maye suffre it and ouer the cotton laye a foure dowble olde lynneÌ„ clowte depeth in warme wyne of the beste that ye can gette to the waygthe of ii pounde a halfe therin is sodden these erbes mowscere with the yelowe floures or Auricula muris in latyu herba Candela stondynge in herbario Arthemisia Beta romana of eche an handfull and depe therin the bounde byndynge therwith the meÌ„bre and kepe y e rule whyche often I haue lerned you Wyll you helpe y e pacient well and hastly than he must suffre the wounde greter to be cut and than do as I haue aforesayde in y e xvi chaptre If he wyll not suffre it than worke with the medecynes aforsayd tyll he be hole If ye haue made the wouÌ„de wyder or is it wyde Inowgh of hymself thaÌ„ put therin warme oyle of roses therin is soddeÌ„ the longe grounde wormes and it strensed agayne through a clothe And ther ouer ye shall lay cotton deped in this afterfolowynge recepte and anoyntemente made thus ¶ A Recepte Take grounde wormes not dryed and grafartysses whyche is founde vnder the olde moysty stones of eche an ounce this stampe to gyder medled with ii ounces oyle of roses made of lynseedoyle that shall ye make as hote as he maye suffer it Ther ouer laye plumacyoles or small cusshyns
mastyâ—… 〈…〉 mini xviii ounces 〈◊〉 shall the theâ—â— in balntum maueâ—o logge tyll the 〈◊〉 parte be consumed Or 〈◊〉 make it thus Take oyle of toâ—… ouces masticke 〈…〉 ounces well wâ—llynge wyne halfe a pounde and sethe them in balneum macie tyll the wyne be consumed ¶ Oleum Nenufaris ¶ This oyle is to the surgyans moost profytable for it coleth the parsones and it must be made in lyke wyse as the oyle of camamyl is and in the stede of 〈…〉 take whyte see floures whiche herbe hathe brode leues wymmynge vpon the water and it is called flores nenufarisin latyn ¶ Oyle of roses without whiche oyle no surgyan may be and it must be made in this maner as here after foloweth ¶ Take the sappe of duste or origani in latyn and water that roses be sodden in of eche a pounde oleum sisamini wasshed or take oyle olyue the grenest that ye can gete iii. pounde leues of roses a pounde and put them togyder in a glasse and set it in the sone the space of xiiii dayes than shall ye sethe it in balneum marie tyll the sappe and the water be consumed and then after warde strayne it and put therin agayne as moche water of roses and sappe as is before rehersed and sette it agayne in the sonnr other xiiii dayes and than sethe it agayne in Balneum Marie as is before sayd than strayne it and sette it agayne in the â—onne and lette it stande there the space of xl dayes ¶ Oyle of elder or oyle ofdygelet or ony other oyles made of floures they must be made thus as here after foloweth ¶ Take the floures or the herbes a pounde oyle olyue iii. pounde and put it in a grasse set it in y e sone the spare of xi day â–ª 〈◊〉 than ye shall 〈◊〉 the it in balneum marie and than strayne it and threst it out and the oyle of elder shall stande in the sone but iii. dayes or elles it wyll be corrupte ¶ Here after foloweth a mance howe to make a drynke for all woundes and it is nedefull for a surgyan ¶ A drynke for all woundes and as a persone is stryken thrughe the body whiche drynke helpeth hym inwardly w t out powder or other thynge neuertheles it is good to laye on the wounde a grene wounded plaster for it clenseth y e wounde and this drynke shall be made thus ¶ Take yue leaâ—s or edera atborâ—a growtynge on an oken wee iiii dlmees wynter grene smartaâ—d and gtete or pâ—olam latyn fanycle or drapensia in latyn syndau herba for t is or veronica ofeche ii ounces herba solsquâ— an ounce chop all these herbes small togyder and put them in a pewter pot and put therto iiii pounde and an halfe of the best wyne and a pounde and an halfe of water and ye shall sethe them in balneum marie iii. houres longe without takynge of the lydde of the pot then on the morowe after put therto viii ounces ofsuger yf the wounde be in the heed than put therto vyâ—onye ii ounces sauge an ounce lafen dell halfe an ounce and yfthe wounde be in the brest than put therto lycoresse ii ounces polipodium an ounce ysope halfe an ounce and yfthe pacy entteble sore than put therto buglosse floures borage floures oteche an ounce roses halfe an ounce than yf the pacyent haue grete here put therto violettes ii ounces flores uenuraris halfe an ounce yf y e wounde be on y e leste syde than do therto lyuer worte an ounces matuâ—â—â—ua halfe an ounce also yf he haue no goynge to the draught than it is be defull to put therto seneleues casse 〈…〉 of eche ij ounces and yf he be deye wounded than put therto celidony votes iiij ounces and gyue it hym to drynke at mornynge atnoone and at euenynge at euery tyme. iiij ounces â–ª ¶ Another good drynke for 〈◊〉 wounde whiche is of â—â—uthe and hath ben proued ¶ This drynke is gyuen for the wounde that is not dâ—edly and dryueth out of the wounde all â—orruptyoâ—â—s within xiii dayés and afterwathe it heleth the wouÌ„de thus this drynke must be made ¶ Take â—edroses parsele â—â—he abrotâ—â—uÌ„ tanascenum steawhâ—â—y leues leues of 〈◊〉 be tinâ— for uiii herva tuberly plantayhe grete and small appe leues or wha apâ—â— hempe sede and sethe all there togy 〈◊〉 wyne and puâ—therto a lyâ—eâ—â— hony a therof shall the puâ—yâ—ne drynke at mornynge and at euenynge and at euery tyme. 〈◊〉 ounces and wasshe the 〈…〉 and lay a reed cole lefe thervpon ¶ Another drynke that yâ— good for a wounde ¶ Take pynpynesla lanycle or drareâ—cia in latyn walre rote or ambrosia agrimonia ysope tanasretuÌ„ grete plantayne strawe herâ— leues of eche an handful and sethe them oâ— wyne or in water and put therto 〈…〉 bynegre bony this drynke ruethor heleth the wounde by hymselfe ¶ Take herthe 〈◊〉 syndawe dia 〈◊〉 ofeche xii ounces wynter grene or pirola in latyn strawebury lâ—… of eche vi ounces centimorum agrimonca betonica reed moderworte or artemasia â—â—is 〈◊〉 iiij ounces amorâ—… praâ—ynâ—lia veronica â—â—â—linde wormes gâ—rowe or â—â—llâ—â—olium of eche iiij ounces mumie powder iiij ounces clere hony a pounde and an halfe and take therto â–ª 〈◊〉 pounde of good whyte wyne and choppe small these foresayd herbes then mengâ— them with the wyne and hony and put it in to a grete pot couer it w t alyd oftrée close y e pot with claye make aboue in the lydde alyâ—eâ—â— hole that it maye haue ayre outâ— and it shall lethe tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and than grue the pacyent therof to drynke at mormynge and at euenynge a 〈◊〉 onefull and it shall hele hym this drynke yt shall be â—â—in a poter pot or in a close vessell ¶ A drynke that dryuethourthe engyled blood thrugh the vryne ¶ Take syndawe fenell smal sauge par sele ofeche an handefull ysope senell sede anes sede the rote of mandragora of eche ii ounces and ye shall sethe them togyder in ij pounde of water and gyue the pacyent the â—â—tto drynke ¶ Another drynke for the same ¶ Take celidonia permacete stercus de take y e rote ofa 〈…〉 and small 〈◊〉 ieuts of the 〈…〉 and lethe it in good whyte wyne tyll the thyrde parte be 〈…〉 a lytesâ— grasse 〈◊〉 of y e same drynke and take of the forsayd powder to the quantyte of iii. hasyâ—â— nottes and medle them togyder and yf ye wyll haue it stronger take charuell water cycoria water of eche ii ouÌ„ces 〈◊〉 de muris a lytell medle it all togyder and gyue the paryent to drynke ¶ Another rostely drynke for a wounde ¶ Take wynter grene orâ—… syndaw matrisilua mufore water evesses or genacium in latyn brunella small planten ofeche an handefull herba grasse woder worte â—…a ofeche ij handfull her va sarasenica an handfull and an halfe sanicle or drarentia in latyn herba tuâ—… of
water â—…a blew wolle cloth and rubbe the meÌ„bre therw t as is aforesayd in this chap. that I here wryte haue my selfe occupyed y e last medesynes ben y e stroÌ„gest ¶ For vaynes shronkeÌ„ after y e helynge 〈◊〉 Take y e bladd w t y e vryne of a wilde hogge in the bladder do som of his grese hangyng it in y e sonne xii dayes longe or more thaÌ„ cometh therof a salue ther w t anoynt y t meÌ„bre ¶ Another Salue Take blacke soope iiij ouÌ„ces iiij yolkes of egges rotes of whyte lylyes clenne staÌ„peth iiij ouÌ„c. netes feet oyle styre it togyder an houre loÌ„ge or more therw t salue y t membre ther the dysseas is by y e fyre it shal amende ¶ How you shall stauÌ„ce blode and coÌ„sume it that is come with a fall or stryken with a blonte wepyn as with a clobbe or staffe or other instrument not edged nor cuttynge Ca. xciij IN the begynnynge as one hath fallen or is dredyng that the blode is engelyd and clouted to gyder thaÌ„ let hym shortely blode on the nexte place of the hurting thaÌ„ make this powd ¶ A Powder Take terre sigillate mumie boli armeni of eche an ouÌ„ce therof gyue hym euery daye in the mornynge v. or vii dayes longe one dragma â—…u out of plaÌ„teyn water y t maketh departyng of the engelyd blood stoppeth the vaynes wher it cometh out ¶ wyl ye y t the engeled blode departe gyue hym of this powder folowynge euery tyme a dragma wt. 〈◊〉 oâ—… the ruell water or Cerifolâ—… latyn Take sperma â—â—ri iii. dragma â—…mie an ofice terre sigillate boli aâ—… of eche halfe an ouÌ„ce ¶ If ye wyl y t it shall go out through his water thaÌ„ do therto y t erâ—… of kâ—yffysshes halfe an ouÌ„ Hecht kyffel one dragma ¶ If ye wyll y t it go through the draught goynge than 〈◊〉 out the powder of bol â—…rmenê and terra sigillata do ther to rebaâ—… half an out that dryueth â—…t the engeled bâ—â—de through the draught goynge ¶ And yf y e pacient be pore may not paye thâ—â—or than take for yeâ—…ber sterre be muris half an once and gyue hym half a dragma â—…che euyll 〈◊〉 more bery water at euery tyme an once lewke warme ¶ As a parsone hath engeled blood in the mawe or in y e guttes so let hym make this pylles If he be stronge so gyue it hym at ones If he be feble than gyue it hym at twyes Take Rebarbere one dragma Mumie vi barly cornes heuy and make therof pilles w t wyne If ye haue not this or yf he be a pore man than gyue hym blacke coles of elme wode eyes of kreeffysshe leues of charuyll dryed or cerifoltuÌ„ in latyn of eche lyke moche make therof a powder gyue the pacient therof half an ouÌ„ce w t a lytell vynegre or gyue him grouÌ„d wormes staÌ„pt wiht okeÌ„ coles mydled w t vinegre strayne it through a clothe do therto Rube tine toruÌ„ dryed iiij barly cornes heuy ¶ Howe you shal helpe hym or them that thrughe suche a fall stroke or chaunche be faynt or feole Ca. xciiij THe parsone that is beten or fallen hathe therof a stoppyng in the brest of the moystnes after folowynge whyche gothe forth to the inwarde payne ¶ As suche pacieÌ„t is let blode the blode is stopped and dryuen out then shall ye gyue hym this recepte folowynge ¶ One recepte ¶ Gyue hym Syropi violaruÌ„ Dragagan tuÌ„ frigiduÌ„ Lolac de papauere Succer penidiaruÌ„ of this he shall aete at marowe ateuenyng at euery tyme a dragma This recepte shal be made at the appottecaris is wrythen thus Recipe specieruÌ„ electuarum degumis siue species a dragma specierum diadragaÌ„tuÌ„ frigidum ii dragma manus chrysticuÌ„ perlis vi dragma sirupi violarum a dragma succer penidiarum iij. dragma ¶ If any man be falleÌ„ or brusyd wherby he perbraketh the meet y t he taketh maye not abyde in hym than gyue hym to drynke in the mornynge and euenynge Siruyi citoni oruÌ„ and anoynte the mawe wtout with oyle mirtillorum with oyle macis straw ouer the oyntemeÌ„ y e powder of reede corall or gyue hym suger of vyolet an ouÌ„ce temperyd w t bolo armeno xx barley cornes heuy w t this syrupe hereafter wryteÌ„ made w t herttong leuys or foliss scholopendre in latyn plane teynleuys of eche an ouÌ„ce soddeÌ„ in a quarte of water tyl it be halue consumed thaÌ„ strayne it put therto suger iiij ouÌ„c. whyte lylye water iij. ouÌ„c. scabiose water ii ouÌ„ces this syrupe maketh the brest rume large ¶ If ony parson haue falleÌ„ wherby moche blood is spylte the parsone sore febled ¶ A powder for to drynke Take yelowe eyestone bolâ— armenâ— balausâ—â—e sanguis draconis Lacca of eâ—… moche made all in powder grue iâ—… cyent to drynke iii. dragma of y e same 〈◊〉 â—…der w t water wherin is soden sumac x. â—aâ—ly cornes heuy This medesyn stoppeth sone the blode coÌ„sumeth it hastely as the pacient taketh meet whyche stoppeth ¶ Howe you shal helpen hym that is fallen or betyn and yf his blode be ronne or engeled lyke cruddys the flesshe brusyd Ca. xcv HEre shall ye lerne to defende to make last the place y t is hurte that ther come no ipostume nor swellyng nor other euyll accident ¶ The fyrst as one is fallen from an hyghe place or sore beten y t he hath lost his spece or y t he hath his spece but speketh folyshly than is in doughte that y e brayne the membres of the heed be perysshyd And Auicenna sayth the wytte of vnderstaÌ„dynge showyth the helte of the brayne yet it is needly to serche if he be deed or alyue whych ye shal knowe by felynge the pulse callyng hym pullyng hym by the eeres and take fyne towe or kemyd wolle and holde it at his mouth afore his nose holys and so shall ye see yf the wynde come out or not and yf ye see one good token y t the breest steryth ony thynge than make hym to nese with peper euforbio and rubbe his membres with vynegre and with herbe a grace and make hym blede with the nesynge and as he is come by one maner to hym selfe thaÌ„ let hym blood and glyster hym as I haue leâ—â—ed you ¶ If the pacient be hurte in the brayne than folowe y e lernynge of the brusyng or contusion of the heed but yf y e hole body be brusyd or hurte than anoynte all y e hurte place with oyle of roses or with oyle myrtyllorum and strawe therouer y e powder of myrtyll as is a fore sayd of the wouÌ„des with the brusynge Som layeth suche a pacieÌ„t in warme horse dounhe letteth hym therin swete and y t helpeth hym but Haliabbas and Auicenna byndeth hym in a shepes
no combraunce with the moystnes or superfluyte of the blode that y e matter myght make the bone â—oâ—e And y e pacyent must haue goode rule in meet in drynke and laxatyfe for that letteth that noâ—…postumacyoÌ„ coÌ„myth But Rasys saythe in the vii boke of his surgery that the ê‘sonys that hathe bonys brokeÌ„ they shall eet but course meet whiche makyth course blode wherof y e soâ—er may the bone be hole y t is as the skynÌ„e and flesshe is nat woundyd and that y e bonys be not peryâ—â—hyd by the ayre and incontynent all suche woundys muste be sette in his place and than sowed that there coÌ„me none impostume therto and dryue y e flode or the impostume away and bynde it so as I haue sayde before and the wounde shall be made hole without losyng of the bouÌ„de ¶ As a wounde is in any bone that nedefull is to the body ye shall hot take out one of them as many as there be as nye as ye can â—…teuery pece by hym selfe in his place ¶ Of a depe wounde and not well sene Ca. xxi OFten tymes is the preuy and depe wounde holpen with a drynke inwarde without sowynge and byndynge And where it fortune not so to be so saythe Galienus in tercio teg ni that he shalle take awaye the multytude of blode and it shal be holpen with a goode fygure Throughe the fygure vnderstonde Auiceâ—… that the mouth of the wounde shal be downward 〈◊〉 the depte shall stande aboue for the multitude of y e matter maye the beter go out as Galien spekyth ad GlauconeÌ„ whaÌ„ he helyth a depe wounde and the wouÌ„de was in the kne the stytchynge went downward to the skyn than he coÌ„maunded tolyfte vp the skyn bone vpwarde hyer than the kne bycause the wouÌ„de y e soner myght be hole the matter the soner sholde auoyde July ke wyse may be done vnto an arme ¶ And yf the wounde wyll not auoyde the maâ—tes and can not clense it w t any water spowted therin as therto beloÌ„geth ThaÌ„ worke after the wordys of Galienus he sayth in â—â—ne tcâ—â—terapentis As y e wouÌ„de hath a depe hole and preuy so must ye take hede yf the wounde may be clensedor nat And as the wouÌ„de is to be made clene so make it clene with a washynge and with threstynge out of the matter with a good byndynge beginynge at y e ende of the stytchynge of y e wouÌ„de and shal be bouÌ„den the longer the losâ—… for cause y e matter may nat be bouÌ„d behynd in the wouÌ„de and that at the mouth of the wounde the matter may better auoyde out And yf that may not be with byndynge so must ye seeke another waye and that is in ii maners ¶ The fyrst maner that you begynÌ„e on the mouth of the wouÌ„de and cut vp all holownes to y e ground of y e wounde yf that may be done without harme of any vaynes synewes and musclus or lacertes ¶ The other maner is yf that this cuttynge maye noot be so put in the wounde a serchyng yroÌ„ or a waxe caÌ„dell vnto y e grouÌ„de of the wounde so make a hole at the ende of the wounde that the matter therby may be clensyde and bynde the wounde in lyke wyse as is a fore sayde Ateche mouthe of y e wounde shall the byndynge be loser and so see so as the wounde maye be clensed the better And mayster Brunus dyde put and vse in bothe the endys of y e wouÌ„des tentrâ—… And mayster Guydo vsyd with one tente bycause the pacyente shulde haue the lesser payne and round about layde he one defensyuum and vpon the wounde layd he one mundificatyuum and ther after one consolydatiuum and after that he helyde the wounde lyke another wounde And if the wounde had many hooles within that you can not knowe so waâ—…e y e wouÌ„de w t y e after writteÌ„ water that som what sherp as and must be medlede with one mundifycatyfe and so must ye spowt the wouÌ„de thryse or iiii tymes than dry y e wouÌ„de bynde it in lyke maner as is aforsayd froÌ„ the nedermoste parte to the mouth of the wouÌ„de and y e matter or moystnes shal be takeÌ„ awaye w t the spowte not threstyng the matter with the hand takyng out the matter of y e wouÌ„dis mouth and ye wolde thynk to threst y e matter out but you sholde threst y e blode out of it which wolde be matter wherby it lettyth the helyng of it and doth moche harme In lyke wyle I haue seene by a barbour y t was not coÌ„nynge to hym cam one with a wouÌ„de in his arme whiche wouÌ„de gaue moche matter out the barbour threst out euery daye moche matter and with the threstyng threst out moch other blode which was matter after warde and it was so longe tyme duryng toward marryng of y e arme which might at fryst 〈◊〉 lytyll labour be holpen in lyke wyse as I haue holpen hym ¶ The fyrst maner sholde be y t aboue y e wouÌ„d vpward sholde be layd one desensiuuÌ„ about y e arme which sholde defende the arme That other is to rule hym of good meetis and drink is wherby y e les moystnes shold be vnto hym The. iii. is to make holys on the other ê‘te of the wouÌ„de and ther out takynge y e matter with wasshynge and in spowtynge ther with the wouÌ„de shold be clensyd and the arme bouÌ„de rouÌ„de about that ther come no hete therto In suche maner in lyke wyse haue I wrought made som holys ther the matter caÌ„me out with a spowte y e other holys I stopped one muÌ„dificatyf I nede spowte therin w t a good byndyng I bounde it and gaue hym good rule of mete drynke and of good purgacyons and so doynge a weye the corrupcioÌ„ from aboue and wherwith was defendyd the membre of the arme wherby he was made hole had I done the hole arme must be cut of This haue I done wrytte that ye shall knowe how ye maye order you in suche a wounde soo as all other parsonys not to be lost of theyr membr is wherby as all surgeons sholde come to greate shame Therfore take hede to these wouÌ„dys aforesayde ¶ And that lauamente whyche is 〈◊〉 clensynge water it is made in lyke wyse as here vnder appereth it helyd all hooll woundys an it clensyth makyth flesshe it helyd therwith ¶ If any body ware shoteÌ„ or stryken through the body or that y e wouÌ„de wyll fystule or raacke so spowte therin y e same lauameÌ„t lewke warme and that wyll â—ull all the matter out this dod twyse or tryse in a daye ther after as the patyent maye suffere so longe that the water maye coÌ„me clere out of the wounde ¶ A clensynge water Thus make the lauamet Take rose hony strayned vi ouÌ„cys rede rose leuys Caâ—…myll flouris of eche iii. ouÌ„ce mastic i. ouÌ„
e wyne dothe maketh moche vapores therfore it is somtymeÌ„ to y e hole parsone hurtynge The som ê‘sons that is hote moyst that hath moche blode is wouÌ„ded in the heed or synewes he must for bere wyne tyll he be hole Unto y e a colde ê‘son ye shall gyue wyne that is teÌ„pered after iij. or iiij dayes whan ye be sure of the meÌ„bre y t there come no ymposhâ— me nor swellyng his drynke shal be barly water or water wherin is soddeÌ„ crommes of breede or colde water in y e somer or with the. x. ê‘te of y e wyne of a pome garnet or w t the. vi parte of vergyous The parson y t is hote dry of coÌ„plexcyoÌ„ he shal not ete flesshe mylke egges nor no men that hastely chaungeth the pacyent shall be content w t barly water or â—oten papâ—… or with mylke of almons â—…he that hath a wouÌ„de in y e heed therof speketh LaÌ„francê ye shall gyue none other than of almons no frute that is wyndy maketh vapores as hasyll nottes or other nottes the whiche is hurtynge to the heed also he mayete lettuâ—e croÌ„mes of brede sopped in water therin doynge sugeâ— yâ— he be so syke that he may not be without 〈◊〉 shall gyue hym cheryns small byrâ—… or yonge gootes flesshe or bere with vergyous or wyne of pome garnet This dâ—… shall he kepe tyll the tyme he be sure frome the swellynge or of impostumacyoÌ„ and y t is as the payne and the swellynge of y e meÌ„bres gothe away and as the wounde gyueth naturally matter or it is heleth to the growynge of the skynne And he must kepe hym from womans coÌ„uersacyoÌ„s and as he is sure of the forsayde so may he ete drynke measurably of stronge metes vnto the tyme he come to his fyrst estate than he may drynk good wyne and ete good flessh as hennes capons motton and of all that maketh good blode and that bryngeth nature in ¶ If the pacyent be weke of conplexcyon and hath by nature aneuyll stomake it is nede full at y e fyrst to gyue hym flesshe that is dressyd with goode rotys or specery as synamon gynger and other lyke but metely Besyde all this ye shall gyue hym in the begynnynge I drasarckaÌ„ that is goode of smellynge and. iij. dayes after the wyne ¶ If the wounde be with broken bones or the bone be broken with out wounde so shall you gyue hym goode metes that maketh goode strengthe in the bone agayne lyke as mele pappe made of whete mele well sodden and gyue hym to ete of bestes feetes heedes and ere 's and other thynges wherwith the body maye be the stronger Wherfor it is nedefull to the Surgean to knowe the complexcyon the strength and the age of the pacyeÌ„tes and the vse of the loude also y e tyme of the yere ¶ Of the accydentes or fallynges of dyseases that cometh to the woundes ca xxvi THe accydent of the wounde is amended after the nature of y e too fallynges The accydences coÌ„menly comynge to 〈◊〉 wounde it is paynfull swenynge euyll complexcyon Itchynge paraâ—ius the crampe febres flawnas and chaungynge of the wounde ¶ The fyrst ye shall knowe that y e wouÌ„de shall neuer cure vnto the tyme the accydent be taken away the accydeÌ„s causeth that it heleth not payne draweth the matter vnto y e wounded place for to make an impostume that is a swell with a maner of reednes and for that we payne must be dryueÌ„ away y e whiche payne is coÌ„menly taken away with strykynge the membre with warme oyle and yf you put therto y t whyte of an egge it is y e 〈◊〉 and yf there be no grete heete do to y e oylâ—… the yelke of an egge and that clemeth 〈◊〉 wounde Whan the payne is grete then it is nedefull to put therto a lytell OptuÌ„ or elles the barke of mandragora As Mayster wylhelmus counsayleth ¶ The. iiij maysters prayseth therto to take yeâ—oore of nyghtica staÌ„ped with hogges grece but the mayster Theodoricê prayseth a plaster made of y e leues of small malowes dressed stamped with small brannet do therto a lytell oyle of roses it is the better or make a playster of the cromes of whyte breed layd in mylke one nyght thaÌ„ staÌ„pe it do therto oyle of roses the yelke of an egge y e slyme of parsely sede yf it be nede do therto a lytell opium But I haue in suche accydeÌ„ce vsed in plasters sethyng malowe leues elder leues aptuÌ„ sethe them iÌ„ water stamped small and do therto rose leues oyle of coses the thyrde parte made warme and stryke it vpon a cloth and so lay it warme on the wouÌ„de But in grete payne I dyd therto leues of in squiamus sodden as aforsayd and a â—ewe leues of Nychtsca myxed therwith bycause it repercuteth resolueth But iÌ„ y e wiÌ„ter I toke dry rootes of peÌ„sedanuÌ„ and lynseede malow leues all this stamped in powder with a lytell oyle of roses soddeÌ„ or w t olde bacon grece but that is not so good whiche more desyre to rype thaÌ„ to resolue Therfore I haue done therto many tymes a lytell walt roote or ambra in powder for to dry y t meÌ„bre yf there come an impostume y t you cowde not restrynge let it rype cutte it vp and clense it and cause the flesshe to growe and hele it As hereafter shall be lerned in the chapptre of the maturatyâ—e muÌ„dificatiue coÌ„solidatiue ¶ If there be an euyll compleccyon y t is hoote it is to be knowen by the reednes and bladders aboute the place than make the place colde but not with mandragora or iusquiami for that coleth not but taketh a way the felynge therfore they shall be vsed alone in payne and to this colynge must ye haue that that coleth and dryeth w t ease as roses plantayne vngueÌ„tuÌ„ albuÌ„ Secondum Rasis with camfere other defensyue defendynge that membre lyke as I shall lerne you in Antithodario ¶ If the complexcyon be colde ye shall knowe it by softenes and if y e place be whyte colowred make y e place warmd with wyne sodden therin â—…se eere and camamell flowres and reed arthemesia and melilorum or with vaguentum basilicon or fâ—sâ—um ¶ If the complecâ—yon be drye and moysty it may be amended w t his contrary ¶ And if therto cometh the febres the crampe and wekenes than call therto the phesycyon And often tymes or the phesycyon can come y e pacyent may dye Therfore it is nedefull to wryte of the same wekenes for it is a way to the dethe and it is called by some maysters y e lytell dethe Therfore ye must comforte the pacyent that the feblenes or fayntnes come not to hym and to auoyde y e people out of y e chaÌ„bre bycause they sholde not make the chambre roote nor to put the syke in fere
frounced ¶ Of the wouÌ„des in the eyes Ca xxxviij THe woundes that happeneth in the eyes or the â—acouâ— is grete peryll bycause of swellynge in the syght and also it is â—yghe the brayne and also I haue often tymes sene of so small a wounde comynge hath stopped the syght but not all onely the wounde of the eyen but also the wounde about the eyen often tymes it causeth the fyght to fayle yf ony moystnes be touched than foloweth after the dystructyon of the eyen yet haue I knowen the contrary For I haue sene chylde that on an euenynge by myse fortune of his fadet was stryken w t a sherpe aglet of a poynte in his eye whiche aglet stacke in the eye styll and afterwarde was taken out and within xiiij dayes after the whyte of y e apple of the eye coÌ„ne out a spone full than was I set to the chylde and 〈◊〉 put alwayes in the eyen this water hereafter folowynge Fenyll water Rose water Poley water Eusrasie water Rewe water of eche halfe an ounce and of y e whyte of egges v. dragmas and medled them togyder and dressed the chylde ther with all and recouered the syght agayne In lyke wyse a chylde of viii yeres of age was hurte with a shafte in y e sterre of his eye that therin was fene a grete webbe thrughe y t whiche stroke he was blynde and I dyde helpe the chylde with the same water that he had his syght ¶ In lyke wyse speketh Galyenus of a chylde that he sawe hurte with a sharpe yron in his eye in so moche y e watery moystries came out of the apple of y e eye it was heled also whiche cure is seldome sene ¶ JesuÌ„ hath a nother maner of cure to came the matter to come to the eye and yf there come no blood out of the eyen then put Tuthiam a lytell Camfere vnto the foresayd water And yf there haue ony blood gone out then may it be cured with Sedengi whiche hath the vertue so to do lay vpon the eye where it is swollen the whyte of an egge but lette it not lye longe theron for it wyll take awaye the syght For I haue sene a man of xxx yeres of age smyten with a stone vpon the syde of y e nose thrughe whiche stroke the eye was gretly swolne there was set a symple harboure to take that cure in hande and so longe he lete a plaster lye theron that y e man lost his syght and was blynde euer after Benemirus prayseth sore in this behalfe the whyte of egges grounde in a morter as in maner of a faiue and in this substancye so made is grete vertue gyuen by the myght of god ¶ Also yf ony persone be wounded thrughe the vpper lyd or nether lyd of the eye that it hange downe then shall ye with subtylte sowe vp the sore with a croked nedell and a sylke threde waxed that the eye may swell the lesse lay a plaster made with the whyte of an egge medle therwith a lytell dragon blood with frankensence and loke that the plaster touche not the eye and ye shall make it as hole as the other eye or also to balsome and that it come not in the eye and drop in the eye alwaye the foresayd water for the defendynge of that ¶ Also yf there come ony thynge in the eye y t greueth hym as small stones or chaâ—â—e or by 〈◊〉 to dryue away the payne ye shall 〈◊〉 in y e eye womans mylke or fayre sâ—â—te water for that clenseth out that y e 〈◊〉 therin and if that helpe not tourne y e eye lydde and take a sylke cloth and therwith clense it onâ— or with a small rolle made of cotton and yf it holde faste in the eye drawe it out with a small rolle of rosell drop therin womans mylke of a wenchesâ—… tourne the eye lydde then take y e lytell whyte stone of a swalowe and put it in the eye it wyll renne aboute the eye and clense it and yf it be the fylynge of â—ron take vp the lyd of the eye and holde before it a stone called Magnete and that wyll drawe it out ¶ Also yf there be ony passon 〈◊〉 with an arowe or with ony other wepen in y e eye wherin is greâ—…yll Neuertheles goâ— forthe aâ— maâ—â—t of wayes with the faiue of oyle of roses soo longe as none inposâ—â—â— macyon nor swellynge cometh therto after that marke howe depe the arowe heâ—â— is in Then worke after the chapytre of the drawynge out of the arowe And when y e arowe is out fyll the wounde with oyle of roses medled with the yolke of egges some what warme and clense the wounde with rose hâ—ny barly meele and meele of fenne creke and then make flesshe in the wounde and hele it with a grene wounded plasterâ— or with a moyst plaster There standeth in Antithodorie that yf the arowe heed abyde therin ye 〈◊〉 worke after the chapitre of the heed and yf the wounde haue nede to be made wyde worke after the chapytre of narowe woundes and make it with a yere of a sponge yf the wounde be grete 〈◊〉 ghe worke after the chapytre of drawyng out of a rowe heedes or let it abyde within tyll y e tyme it come out by the owne nature ¶ For wylhelmê sayth y t he hath sene apson bere in his face an arow heed an hole yere loÌ„ge which came out by his owne nature than the wouÌ„de was cured in suche maner as is aforesayd of y e wounde in y e face Also yf there ony parson be hurte in y e eye with a nedel or w t a thorne worke as I haue sayde before of y e defeÌ„sinuÌ„ to noynte about the â—yen hele it w t this colerion folowynge Take Boli armeni ii ouÌ„ces Thutia sanguis Draconis GuÌ„miarabici of eche an ouÌ„ce and make all in powder and medle it with xxiiij ouÌ„ces of rose water and put it all in a glas and hange it in warme water an houre longe then do therto iiiâ— ouÌ„ces of garnat appell wyne and let it stande a day longe and than clere it out there of put at euery tyme a lytell in the eye at y e euenynge and mornynge and lay thervpoÌ„ this plaster take succy semperuiue succy solatry of eche iiiâ— ouÌ„ces boly armeni draganti myrte gommi Arabici of eche iiiâ— dragmas and make therof a powder and yf ye can not gete y e say of howse leke take therfore rose water take for nyghshew y e wyne of the garnate apple this water heleth all y e wouÌ„des of the eyen plaster wyse layde ouer it with clothes and it defendeth the eyen from suê‘flue moystes and euyll accedent or in postume ¶ When the blood cometh in the eyen from y e wouÌ„de after shesus saynge take therto the mylke of a yonge woman and the whyte of an egge the blood of
outlyke as I haue lerned you in y e chaptre of pullynge out of the arowe heed there after clense the wounde defende it from payne as it nedyth If an impostumacyon cometh to suche a wounde it is greate yeopardy or deedly neuertheles helpe hym in this maner his meet shall be pap of sterche sodden with barly water or w t lettuse water or make hym a cawdel of almondes gyue hiÌ„ wyne of garnat apples or agros medlyd with water If he may not do his easement then make hym a purgacyon If he be syke and feble or hath longe lay beâ— then gyue hym yonge chyckens to eet dressyd with the aforesayde erbes Then clense the wouÌ„de and he le it with the grene wouÌ„ded plasteror Jewes plaster ¶ A plaster for to make rype an impostumacyon Take the roote of longe malowes the ryne of the roote and make it clene and cut it in lytell pecys sodden staÌ„ped to y e wayght of an ouÌ„ce half an ouÌ„ce fenigfeke meell lynsede meell ofeche vi ounces dyll sede camomyll floures ofeche ij ounces hogges grece so moche as it nedid and medle it togyder on the fere and make therof a salue and lay it warme vpon y e impostume If he may not suffer the plaster than take oyle of roses boly armeni venegre a lytel opium thebaicum semen Jusquiami this small beten and laye ther vpon tyll the payne be gone then make it rype and then clense it and do flesshe growe and he le it ¶ Of the wouÌ„de iÌ„ the elbow ca xliiij IN the woundes in the elbowe about the elbowe is great Jeopardy for y e grete vayues synewes that be therin for the blode is yll to staunce not only the stoppynge of blode but also to defende y e wounde frome the payne or swellinge or impostume and a parte of the crampe for nyghe beynge of the muscles which be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fyngers is aboue and bâ—…the the â—â—bow and also for the boâ—rs 〈◊〉 the â—teyngys and the vaynys that is within y e elbo 〈◊〉 they brynge in moche moystnes that is in the place closyd for that can not be so cleÌ„syd perfectly as it nedyth and through suche hootâ—es of y e matter the felynge be lost Therfor take hede to stop y e bloode of suche a wounde and defende the arme vpward downewarde for to comynge of moystnes that makyth a postomacyon and swellynge ¶ If than the wouÌ„de be wyde longe it shall be sowyd as I afore haue sayd and thee vpoÌ„ that powder of lyme of egges shellys If the vaynes be wouÌ„dyd so shall you bynde it lyke as in the xiiii chaptre is sayd and do it in lykewyse yf ther were payne and oâ—er the byndynge shal be layd a clothe iiij doâ—bâ—e depte in warme wyne therin is soden the eâ—be of mowseere reed moder wort or aâ—themâ—sia rubia and a lytell coÌ„salida maior and in this a longe bouÌ„de depte thâ—rwith bynde the arme and than lay y e armr on a borde and that borde must be so longe as from the elbow to the hande and as he wylbe walkynge so shall the arme haÌ„ge w t the borde in a fouwel berynge on the necke and bynde the arme euery tyme on heyght that the arme may be the quicker and the pacyent may not moche goonor stoÌ„de bycause through suche bangynge of the arme shulde come moche bloode therof the arme shulde swell ¶ Therfore coÌ„maunde hym to abyde styll to this wounde is nothynge better thaÌ„ to holde y e rule of y e wouÌ„de in the ioynture as hyer after ye shall ler 〈◊〉 ¶ If in y e elbow be an arow or the arow heed thaÌ„ folowe ye. xvij chaptre yf he wyl not goo out af your pleasur thaÌ„ put therto rose oyle make y e wouÌ„de wyde Inowgh wherby ye may haue out y e arow heed thaÌ„ fulfyll the woâ—de with 〈…〉 led with the yolke of egges or 〈◊〉 the whyt of egges and then clense the wounde with a mundificaâ—â—nd as I shall â—â—me you here after in Antithodario As ye be sure of the impostumacâ—on or swellynge than do flesshe to growe yf it is of nede and than he le the wounde with y e grene â—â—â—ded plaster or Jewes plaster or with â—awine ¶ Of the WouÌ„des in the ioynts shulders elbowes hyppis knees and of the glyttynge water Ca. xlv WHan suche a wounde cometh to you yf it be in the shulders elbow hyppys handes fyngers knees anclowes and toes and you feare for the superflue moystnes or accydeÌ„tes that may come ther to Than at the fyrst ye must marke yf the pacieÌ„t be full of flesâ—he and superflue moystnes or full of blode Than ye must marke yf the wouÌ„de be grete or small deep or not or heweÌ„ or stytcheth w t a dagger or w t a sworde or w t shot or y e stytchyng be opeÌ„ or closyd And ye must marke yf the wounde hath bleded moche or lytell Ilso ye must marke yf the wounde is in a place there as the synewes vaynes arteries or muscles be And also ye must marke yf the wounde is in y e length or ouertwhart or in a ioynt or membre that is moche occupyed as the elbowe or knees to the whyche ioynte cometh the moost gretest payne of the greate moystnes that ther be soundeÌ„ of the nature Also ye must marke or y e pacyeÌ„t is obedyent or nat and yf ye must take hede of hym or nat and out of this poyntes ye must take y e cure of this sykenes the cure is to be done in iiij maners The fyrst through good rule of meet and drynke and of slepynge and wakynge and of good rest wherby the nature may be strengthe for to put awaye all suche sykenes The seconde is through takynge away y e moystnes and the bloode that muste be done with purgacyoÌ„s glyster lettynge of blood or with settynge with boxces and goynge to the draught and y e contrary deele rubbynge or byndyng The iij. is with dryuynge backwart restryngynge y e curse of the bloode moystnes to strengthe the meÌ„bre The iiij is with y e consumynge of y e matter And this is to be done with softe makynge of the wounde of the helynge of the vaynes or synewes or the meÌ„bre through suche defeÌ„dynge slaked the suê‘flue moystnes ¶ Af any body be wouÌ„dyd in a ioynt or nyghe by a ioynte that you fere that the glyttynge water shulde come out If than the pacyent be yoÌ„ ge and full of bloode and full of flesshe of moystnes than ye must preserue hym of moche eethynge drynkynge and let hym eete no flesâ—he nor egges nor of no slymynge fysshe nor meet made with spicery let hym drynke no wyne but he shal be content w t pap of otes or barly or ryse or of almoÌ„ mylke made w t brenne water therof made soppys but lytell he may eete small byrdes of yonge gootes of
made of towe or lynnen clothe and than bynde it ¶ If the wounde be grete wyde and deep that ther ony vaynes or synewes be wounded thaÌ„ shall you sowe it as I haue lerned you in the. xii chaptre and put in the wouÌ„de oyle of roses sodden with the grouÌ„d wormes mydled with the yolke of egges and ther ouer laye the recepte aforsayde of the graâ—artysses and do therto an ounce turpentyne and bynde it in all maners as I ryght now haue lerned you This. iij. byndynges shall you do viii or x. dayes longe tyll ye be sure of the impostu macyon swellynge and of other yll accideÌ„tes that shal ye know by y e ronnynge out of the matter by the dysposycyon of that wounded membre and holde al tymes the 〈◊〉 aforsayd of etyng drynkyng slepyn â—…nd to do his easament by hym selfe or purgacyon And than he le the wounde lyke another wounde shall be helyd ¶ The other maner Whan that glydtynge water ronnyth out ye must drye and stoppe the moystnes and wasshe the wounde with mannys water Or put the ground wormes in a glas and stoppe it wel and winde that glas rounde about in thowgh and set it in an oueÌ„ with other breed and with that water that comyth of the ground wormes ye shall wasshe the wounde and therto is better y e water that is founde betwene the shulders of an oxce And as the wouÌ„de is wasshed put therin this powder herafter folowynge ¶ A powder Take Bolus armeni rede Myrre whyte FraÌ„keÌ„cense Mastick DragoÌ„s blod Grekes pyche of eche lyke moche and this all togyder make in powder ¶ A plaster And then make this recepte Take bolo armeni an ouÌ„ce reed alom half an ouÌ„ce and whyte of egges as moche as is Inowgh thycke as hony and stryke it lyke a plaster and lay it therouer Or take this recepte here after folowynge ¶ A salue Take bolus armenus an ouÌ„ce and a halfe reed alom an ouÌ„ce stuf meel of a myll half an ouÌ„c. wheete meel a dragma and whyte of egges so moche as is Inowgh and thyâ—ke as hony and kepe the rule as it is afore sayde ¶ It happeneth somtyme y t the wouÌ„de is helyd and the seuerynge or glydtyng water layde about y e ioyntes and y e ioynte waxed grete as a maÌ„nys heed and the skyn abydeth hole as another skynne and these moystnes must be consumed in this maner ¶ A purgacyon Fyrst with the purgacyoÌ„ of pillule hermodactuly or with pyllule fetidis The secoÌ„de lay thervpon without that dryeth consumeth lay it plasterwyse ouer the ioynt at euenynge and mornynge it must well be bounde with a longe rollynge bauÌ„de shall be made in this maner ¶ A plaster Take Oyle of olyue xxiiij ouÌ„ces DragaÌ„ tuÌ„ Mastick GoÌ„mi arabici of eche ij ouÌ„ Boli armeni iiij ouÌ„ces rootes of ambra or consolide maioris all togyder stamped pure and fyne do therto whyte of egges well betyn then occupye it as is afore sayde If ye wyll do therto Licium Accricia Alumen zuccarinum ofeche halfe an ouÌ„ce ¶ Of the wouÌ„des betwene the elbowe and the handys Ca. xlvi THis wounde is not so gret peryll as is aboue the elbow for all that the longe muscles is there iij. twhart fyngers downe warde y e elbow ther y e synewes stryngys be bare that oftentymes makyth grete payne through the cramp comet the dethe this happynyth more in the wouÌ„de aboue the elbow ¶ Of the wouÌ„de benethe the elbow is small with out lesynge of the substance than shall the wounde be bounde after that xij chaptre ¶ If the wouÌ„de be lengthe y e arme or ouer twhart that it must be sowyd than worke and bynde it after the. xiiij chaptre In lyke wyse do to the wounde that is stytched ¶ If the arme be throughe cut than shall you sow it lyke as another wounde shal be layd in one pype or in splenttys and in a touwell haÌ„gyd as it is sayd in the. xliiij chaptre and yf the pacyent be not w t a pype bounde but with splentes than lay y e arme on a borde and bytwene the borde and the arme with a kusshyn fylde with hey in the wynter fylde it with fedders the hey is for colynge the fedders for warmnes the pacyeÌ„t shall holde in his hande a rouÌ„de ball or a rounde stafe vpon the borde stondynge vpryght ¶ If the wouÌ„de be in suche a membre there as many vaynes come togyder pryncypally y e pulse or betynge vayne than take hede yf the vayne hath moche blood or not and hath she not bled Inowghe than do after the. xv chaptre ¶ Bleed the wounde so moche that you can not so â—â— it than bynde the arme aboue the wounde as I you haue lerned in the. xiii chaptre that bloode shall you staunche after the lernynge wâ—â—e xv chaptre And than shal ye vnbynde the baunde from it and lay the arme so hâ—e that y e wounde hangeth nat and that the arme laye hyer than the elbowe ¶ A very good experimente to staunche bloode ¶ If the wounde wyll nat leue his bledynge then take hede of this lernynge For I Jeron was callyd to one that was wounded aboue the wreste of the hande and the seruaunt of a harbour hath so wen it I askyd the pacyeÌ„t yf he had blede moche or not he sayde naye then I let the wounde to be bounden to the nexte daye and than y e wouÌ„de bleded agayne ye. iij. daye I vnbouÌ„de y e wounde than cam the blode sharply out than bounde I the wounde hastly agayne but the blood ranne out neuerthelesse than I bounde on the vayne a blood stone as it is lernyd in the. xv chaptre The one parte of the blood stone dede I be thyn in powder and that medle I with the whyte of the egges and towe therin I depte and I bouÌ„de it on the wounde and therwith was the vayne stauÌ„chyd that ther no drope of blood â—am out and than layde I the arme on a borde and shortely cam that bloode in the arme so plentefull that the arme of hymself lyfte vp Than layde I my hande on the arme to holde it stedly forall that it lyfte vp vnder my hand Than bauÌ„de I the other arm aboue the hande that the hande was blewe and after that the blode cam in the arme that not was hurte and thaÌ„ the wouÌ„ded arme laye styll on the borde and whan I sawe that the byndynge shulde hurte the hole hâ—… than I lose a lytell the boâ—â—de and so lene I the handesom dayes bounden not to â—asâ— And as I y e wouÌ„ded arme vnboÌ„de for to dresse than I bounde the other hande for the tyme the harder and for cause the wounde was staunched viiij dayes I lefte the hole hande vnbonde and I sholde dresse y e wouÌ„de and anone bledeth y e wouÌ„de agayne than bounde I agayne the hole arme very harde therwith was
to moche than it is nedeful to stoppe it y t the pacyent leese not his myght ¶ As that bloode is stopt and the other syde is let blood on the vayne and the wounde is glystert with wyne than haâ—â—e you with the tentes and plastets that the bloode may melt and consume and taâ—…ge away the payne as is these heraâ—… ¶ A salue ¶ Take Farina ordei xij ounces Farinâ—…â—enigreci viij ounces Florum â—an ounâ—… Abâ—inthei Calamenti and rubbâ— dâ—â—anne of eche iiij ounces This is the best experyment drawynge out the blood of the grouÌ„de of the body ¶ As any â—lede inwaâ—de through the wounde than take of the vnder crust of a lofe as hoote as it comith out of an ouen and lay the crom of the breed vpon the wounde as hoote as he may â—uffer it ¶ And y e pacyent shall be layd vpon y e syde on y e wouÌ„de this do as often as he may suffer it tyll ther in is no more bloode and thaÌ„ shal be gyue hym medsyns to â—ele hym ¶ A medsyne ¶ Take bolus armenus terra sigillata with water therin is soden roses sumach ballaustie granorum myrtillorum masticis sytrinorum or ye shall gyue hym medsyns consolidatyues as terra sigillata bolus arminus of eche ii ouÌ„ces Mumie iij. ounces Sumach SytrinoruÌ„ SorboruÌ„ â—oÌ„solida maâ—oris et medie of eche an handfull sethe this in rayne water or in water therin yron is quensyd in ¶ Gothe the wouÌ„de through to the inwarde membres and they is woundyd than maye ye yuge the wounde dedly neuertheles doth the best for the nature is somtyme stronger than ye wene Therfore shall ye take hede where y e wounde goothe in or touchyd And is the wouÌ„de in the hert than receyuyth the wouÌ„de of y e hert no helynge bycause ther is som vaynes by the hert as they is wouÌ„dyd thaÌ„ comyth the haestely dethe and that bloode dystroyed y e naturall hette Or is y e wouÌ„de in y e loÌ„gues it may not be well heelyd but w t great suttylte of an experient surgyan and the wounde comyth comenly to corrupcyon and rottynge for the matter may not be clensyd than with cowhynge for the cowhynge maketh the wouÌ„de wyder also it is nede that the wounded membres be in rest for the longues is altymes meurnge the longue hath also a sharp suttyll bloode that not alone dystroyeth the yll flesshe but corodyth and consumyth the good flesshe As Galienns sayd ¶ The medsyns that sholde hele the longues that can not come to the longues than through the longe way of the mawe and the lyuer and ther leesyth the helynge his myght therfore y e longues may not well be helyd therfore the pacyent gettyth Empetiâ—i that is that he matter spatyd therafter is he Ptisicê and dyed ¶ As Diafragma is woundyd he may not be well curyd bycause it is altyme meuynge it is in the seruyse of the hert geuyÌ„ng wynde therfore is her workynge needly to the breeth than is that also hurte As y e partyes within be woundyd ther the senewes muscles flesshe tokyth hyr begynnyng of y e which wouÌ„dige takyth y e herte lyghtly great harme If y e wouÌ„de goth to y e inward meÌ„bres and is y e aforsayde tokeÌ„s in the longues not great and is the wouÌ„de outwart small than must ye make y e wouÌ„de a lytell greter that ye may do therin the medsyns drynes and syccatyffes made of this alterfolowynge powder ¶ A syccatyffe powder Take Dragantum Mastike OlybanuÌ„ GuÌ„mi arabici Fenigreci of eche lyke moche And his meet shall be of BraÌ„ne water midled with penidium And comaunde the pacyent to be styll and to reste without meuynge If the wounde is in Dyafragma and the accydentes lytell than ordre hym suche meet drynke that dryueth away y e cowhe Also put in the wouÌ„de a small tente depped in oyle of roses and medled with y e yolk of egges lyke y e cure of other wouÌ„ds ¶ If the wouÌ„de is inward ther y e synewes hath his begynnynge than it is good to gyue y e pacyeÌ„t to lyck or to sucke cleuyng medsyns as Dyaspermata that is moost vsyd to coÌ„fortynge of y e brest or Dyacodion or Dyasymphicon And that yeshall laye about on y e wounde it shal be Embrationes with wyne or with dryenge plasters and with oyle in the somer with oyle of roses And in the wyntter with oleum NardinuÌ„ and plasters made of Calcantum as it stoÌ„de in primo cathagenorum named â—â—yapalma ¶ If the longues or yf the inward membres is not helyd in iiij dayes soâ—… it not well to be holpen Neuertheles helpe hym with a good rule and let the pacyente lay on the wounde and bynde the wouÌ„de 〈◊〉 the blode and the matter altymes maye come out And yf the pacyeÌ„t may not suffre to lay all tymes on the wounde than maye ye torne hym on the other syde but moost parte on the wounde ¶ Item the comune medsyns or drynes to all innermoost membres shal be taken the medsyns they moost makyth softnes swetnes and that takyth away that is moost coÌ„trary to the wounde as herafter standyd Take Erugo eris Pomphiligos Lytargirum Cerusa Al is that these aforesayde medsyn makyth fast and hole the membres without Neuertheles they openyd the innermoost membres ¶ A plaster Take strayned Rose hony xxiiiâ— ouÌ„ces Myrre FrankeÌ„sence Sarcocolle of eche an ouÌ„ce faryna Fenigreci farina Ordei of eche a lyke moche that it be Inowghe to make as thycke as hony and do therto aly teil turpentyn that is very good ¶ After y e couÌ„seyile of Guydo gyue hym to drynke DeÌ„ torye Castorie Nepida Eariophyiata Pipineile Piloselle the toppes of Nemp Reedcowles AthaÌ„sis or TanacetuÌ„ Lycorys of eche v. dragma and sethe this w t hony wyne gyue hym herof to drynke a goblet full at euery mornynge And can ye not perceyue the thorough goynge of the wounde with teÌ„tes depped in oyle of roses nor with no other thynges nor the pacyent may not suffer we sihynge nor out pullyng of the matter and the pacyeÌ„t hath heuynes and vpblowynge in the syde and other tokens that is a knowlege that y e matter is gadered vp Dyafragma Is than the pacyent stronge and well conteÌ„t than couÌ„say led Wilhelmus that ye make a newe wouÌ„ de with a zesour in the neder parte of the sy de of the pacyeÌ„t agaynst the backe bone bytwene the. iii. and. v. rybbe or bytwene y e iii. and. iiii rybbes for the Dyafragma is bowen with the rybbes and with the back bone to the. iii. and. iiii rybbe and the bowynge myght leue the out comynge of the matter than wolde the Snrgean thyncke he hadnot cut deep Inough therfore it is the better to cutte bytwene the. iiii and. v. rybbes And as y e cuttynge is done thanÌ„e lay therin a tente depped in warme oyle of roses vnto the grounde tyll the matter com me and in
that hathe broken his legge or arme And thys to proue a dogges legge was broken than medled he this powder afor sayd with y e whyte of an egge and layde it on te dogges legge and splented it and as ye. viii dayes were past than toke he the splentes of and the dogges legge was hole Terfore this is my counsayle to take this store for this cure that powder hathe such nature yf there come ony swellynge to the bone at the fyrst tyme so gothe the swellynge shortly awaye with the sayd powder The other maner is that after the. xii or xv daies as porus begynue to come that is to knowe whan the payne is gone and ther come none impostumacyon and y e membre is of good colour than shall ye take of the bande and wasshe the membre in warme water lay thervpoÌ„ a clothe stryken and bynde it with all the bandes and splentes a foresayd and bynde it som what faster The fracture shal be salued and dressed the. vii or ix day or more vnto the tyme that the bone be well bounde with that porus that is well knoweÌ„ by me uynge and by the vnswellynge The. iii. maner is that the membre shall be wasshed all thre dayes with good wyne wherein is sodden roses wormode or abscintium in 〈◊〉 tyne oken woode and bounde with 〈◊〉 dept in y e same wyne and pressyd out 〈◊〉 and bounde with iii. or iiii splentes 〈◊〉 shall the membre be brought by lytell and lytell to his olde workynge and at the last shall the membre be made softe with Dyal the a or oxcicrocium ¶ The fourth maner is when the accydente is comynge lyke yf ther were payne or impostumacyon and yf the payne or impostumacyon be grete that take away or it be bouÌ„de w t the longe band that ther to belongeth And yf it were well bounde after his belongynge and ther com an impostumacyoÌ„ or an vnreasonable payne ther with is the surgean coÌ„pelled y e meÌ„bre to open and to vnbynde and to amende the accydent and to helpe the nature And that membre shall bestyll vnboundetyll y e tyme the accydent and payne be takeÌ„ away Therfore must ye take away the payne as 〈◊〉 sayth w t the saluyng of warme oyle of roses Or as Guido sayth w t wolle depte in oyle of roses venegre and layde ther ouer And yf ther com scabbes or itchynge than lose y e byndynge and make y e bone moyst with warme water wherin is soddeÌ„ a lytel salt that membre ther w t embroced and droppe with the water from aboue on the membre Or salue the membre with vn guentum album or populeum as is afore sayth When all the accydentes is taken away thaÌ„ tourne agayne to the byndyng of the membre ¶ If ther be a wounde where in be smal peces of bones they must be takeÌ„ out and he le the wouÌ„de as I haue sayd in the chaptre of broken bones And after goo to the helynge as is afore sayd As the matter cometh out make an hole in the bande wher through the wounde may be clensed ¶ Of the brekyng of the nose Ca lx MAnytymes is the bone of y e nose brokeÌ„ somtyme beten flat to whyche brekynge as therto betymes is takeÌ„ hede it may behol pen at his fyrst proporcyoÌ„ but as it not be done betymes it wyll be so euery more styll Ther fore it is nedefull for the wounde of y e nose shortely to be taken hede to and to be set in his stede Therfor ryghte it anone for yf it become harde that dothe the pacyent grete payne as it shall beryghted agayn And ye must ryght the nose after this maner Take your fore fynger of your lyfte hande or your lytell fynger and put it in his nose and with your ryght hande threst vp y e fracture and lyfte vp with your forefynger the nose and set the bone in agayne in his ryght place wheÌ„ ye haue made it euen ye shall make a wtyeke of waxe and medle therin a lytell powder of mastick and dragoÌ„s blode made in small powder and thys wyeke must be made lyke a candell and put it in y e nose Wylhelmâ— placentinâ— maketh an harde wyeke or tente of towe depte in oyle ofroses cast theron this powder made thus ¶ A Powder Take Bolus armenus ii ounces Myrtil lorum iiii ounces Dragons blood Dragantum Gommy arabici of eche halfe an ounce and take clowtes and plumacioles depte in whyt of egges the powder strawed thervpon and laye it properly after y e fourme of y e nose as I haue lerned you in the chaptre of the woundeÌ„ in the face ¶ Iâ— ye cannot put the fynger in y e nose then make a tente of wood couered wyth olde lynns clothe depte in oyle of roses and put it in to the nose and therwith threst vpwarde in to y e nose and with your other hande threst downward vnto y e tyme y e bone be brought in to his ryght place agayne than dresse it with the whyte of an egge and with that powder as is before sayd and about y e place stryke that defensyffe of bolo armeno and oyle of coses and a lytell vynagre mydled with y e say of uyghtshawd or of solatruÌ„ in latyne and do thys euery day ¶ And wheÌ„ ye shall dresse this nose fyrst let hym blood on the hande or with boxces on the shulder or with gaâ—ssynge and with drawght goynge with supposytoria or glysters and y t shall lyghten the pacyent sore And as you dresse hym the seconde tyme renewe y e tente with oyle of roses and with the aforesayde powder And vpon the nose lay the forsayd powder of dragantuÌ„ mydled w t the whyte of an egge and dresse the nose therwyth at the. iii. or iiii daye ¶ And yf the fracture or brekynge of y e nose is sore wouÌ„ded sowe the skynne togyder as I haue sayde in the chaptre of the wounde of the nose And lay the powder vpon y e wounde and he le it as in the chaptre a foresayd dresse the wouÌ„de euery day twyse and rule hym with meete and drynke pryncypally he shall drynk reed wyne mydled with water ¶ Of the brekynge fracture of the brayn pan I haue sayd in the chatre of the woundes in the heed Of the brekynge of the Jawbone tethes Ca lxi AS the chekebone is broken ye shall take your fynger of y e lyfte hande and set it vnder y e mowthe of the pacyent set y e cheke bone euen ryghte to gyder w t your ryght hande you shall knowe when they stande euen that is as the syke tethes stande euen lyke y e other hole tethes Then take a sylke threde v. or vi dobble well waxed or take a copper wyer y t hathe â—en â—eneled in the fyre and or it be colde throughe brayde the tethes togyder in lyke wyse as the picture sheweth ¶ And after that take
mydle it with the whyt of egges and lay it on the fracture and therouer the spleÌ„tes with tow and therouer the bande and sowe it w t a threde at eche wyndynge of the bande And the bande shall go rouÌ„de about the hole fote round about the halfe legge and salue the fote with the defensiuum and rule hym as is aforesayd ¶ Of the brekyng of the bone abowe vpon the foote Ca. lxxv AS raseta that is the bone of y e fote is brokeÌ„ it is harde to hele lyke AuiceÌ„na wrythet and therto comet ofteÌ„tymes yl accedeÌ„s y e breking as albucasis sayd shal be holpen thus set the foote of the pacyent on the grouÌ„de and lay y e bone ryght as it best may be done thaÌ„ splente hym with a brode splent after y e sole of the foote and lay on the fracture the foresayd plaster made of that powder medled w t the whyte of an egge ouer the plaster lay splentes with towe dept in the whyte of an egge than shall ye set the foote on a soole of woode and about the foote stryke that defeÌ„siuum than bynde the foote pull therouer a sho of fyâ—t let hym blood Is the wouÌ„de with a fracture thaÌ„ bynde hym euery daye onys or dresse hym and lay on the wounde this plaster ¶ A plaster ¶ Take Mastyck Dragantum Gommy of Arabyci of eche ii ounces Mumye Bolus Armenus of eche one ouÌ„ce Thys powder medled with rose hony make therof a plaster ther with the wounde shall be clensed ther after hele the wouÌ„de with a grene wouÌ„ded plaster and ouer the plaster lay a clothe dept in warme rose oyle or in warm wyne for the warme wyne dothe strong the flesshe growyng as ouer the powder be layd the plaster his meet and drynk shal be as is a foresayd y e ioyntes of y e toes shal be ryghted agayne lyke as the Joyntes of the fyngers As Haly wrythed ¶ Of the bowyng of the bonys without brekynge Ca. lxxvi THe bowynge of y e bonys happeneth somtime with fallyng somtime with strokes or w t cuttynge without brekynge as the bowynge on the cheke than cirest it outwarde with your hande fyngers as I haue lernyd in the chaptre of the brekynge of the rybbes in ye. lxix chap. and the other hande shal be salued with turpentyn or pytche and lay it without on y e cheke bone and with the other handâ—…â—rest it softely from within outwarde and take awaye with hast your salued hande fro his cheke In lyke wyse do in the bowynge of y e rybbes but in the bones of the shyne or arme must ye haue a good byndynge stronge splentes that w t the thressyng of the byndyng may be ryghteth the bone agayn and the bone in the arme or legge shall be stretchyth out by lytell and lytell but that meÌ„bre shall fyrst be batheth in water therin is sodden Camomyll Pappyll hye malowe Fenygreke Lynseed And than salue it w t oyle of Lylyes or Capons grese or Duckys grese And it is often proued and it helpeth moche as vpon the bowynge be layde a pece of an Olyphantes tethe for y e yuore bone pullyth to hym the bowyd bone and therwith the bone getteth his ryght forme ¶ Of the dyslocacyon or dysmenbrynge of euery ioynt in generall Ca. lxxvij AUicenna sayth the dyssocacie or dysmembryng is an outgoyng of y e bone out his ryghte place ther it was set in before And the settinge of the bone is in iiij maners that also Lanfranc Wilhelmê and other maysters sayth The one is after the maner of a saw w t the tethes set in to gyder and so closynge as be the. vi bones of the braynpan The other as y e one bone in the other standed and is there in set as the tethes in the cheeke The. iij. is one hangynge or lenynge bone on another bone as the. vii bones of the brest The. iiij maner the one bone is ioyned with another bounde to gyder with the synewes where through the meuynge of the body cometh This gaderyng of y e bones is called a ioynte or meÌ„bre In this laste maner is done y e very dyslocacye but in the other it is not be done but ther happenyth a dysmembrynge ¶ This dysmeÌ„bringe is in iiij maners forward behyndeward inward outward Also is som symple som with a fracture payne and impostumacyon and som with hardnes After this dyuersyte be dyuers cures And the dysmembryng happeneth somtyme without as with fallynge smytyng or w t vnreasonable pullynge Som dysmebrynge is inwardâ— as the â—ymy humours in the ioynte be holden The token of the dismembrynge of the ioyntes is knowen by y e hyghnes or holnes on the other parte The dysmembrynge with a wounde payne or impostumacyon is heuy and peryllous so y e meÌ„bre bydeth somtyme croked without tournynge agayn in his ryghte forme as Galienê wrythet in quarto Therapentice ¶ The olde and harde dismembring is for 〈◊〉 heuy and shantely to helpe and ye must tâ—â— membre set in agayn with good maner 〈◊〉 with the lest payne as hastely as it may be done Som dysmembringe is lyghtely to set in agayn as the ioynt of the handes Som dysmembrynge is heuy to set in agayne as the elbow the fote and the fyngers Som is betwene bothe as the shulder and hyppes ¶ The incomynge of the membre is knowen by herynge of the crakynge in y e incomynge of the bones and as ye se that it is come in his ryght place in the other bone ¶ The comen cure of all dysmembrynge in the ioyntes is in iiij maners besyde the lerninge that I haue geuen you in the chaptre of the comen brekynge in the bonys The fyrst maner is the settyng in agayn y e ioynte The â—…de is fast makynge of the membre that ther is setin agayn The. iii. is defendynge of the payne and impostumacyon The. iiij is mendynge of the yll accydeÌ„tes ¶ The fyrst is done in iij. maners The fyrst that ye haue all thynge redy by you y t is nedefull to you as I haue lerned you in y e lix chaptre of all fractures in the bouys in comen or ye begyn y e membre to setin agayn The other that ye y e membre not bathe nor wasshe in warme water as Auicen sayth that no impostumacyoÌ„ come therto nor let tynge to setin the membre agayn LancfraÌ„cus and Wylhelmus de saliceto sayth that som the dysmembryng as it is fresshe than they lay that membre in warme water a loÌ„ge tyme and than they setin y e meÌ„bre agayn and this shall ye not do but is the dysmembrynge som dayes past than may ye bathe the ioynt in warme water therin is sodden Papple Camomylle Hye malowe fenygreke and than shall it be setin agayne The. ii maner is done in ii maners The fyrst as the settynge in of the ioynte is smal and lyght than is Inough to lay theron a clothe depte in oyle of
clensed saffran spicanardi clowes synamon pepê‘ of eche a drane dryueÌ„ in powder and medled with rew water and therof make a trocysce and of the trocysce ye shall gyue hym the wayght of vii barly cornes so often tyll he pysse blood thaÌ„ he shall be in helth and after the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shall fyrst be heled Iâ—…wyse doth to y e 〈◊〉 de that is byâ—…â—…le or ony other 〈◊〉 nyâ—…us beest Spanâ—all you make the wouÌ„de wyder and 〈◊〉 â—…on ventoses or boxes for to take out the euyll bloode â—t is also good to â—…he y e place with a hoote yron that Lanfrancus 〈◊〉 proued often and it letteth no comyngâ—… swellynge nor impoâ—… and presume not to hele the wounde vnto the tyme y e venyme be out of it therfore the wounde some dayes be open ¶ A powder ¶ An experte powder for the dytynge of a 〈◊〉 dogge or a wolfe Brent in a sharde 〈◊〉 ertheÌ„ potte â—…ysshe that hath egges â—…make it in small powder of the powder put euery day twyse in the wounde so shal you hele it neuertheles kepe y e woâ—â—â—e 〈◊〉 as loÌ„ge 〈◊〉 you caÌ„ as is before sayd ¶ How you shall â—ure these aforsayd wouÌ„des ca. xxiij As y e wouÌ„de voydeth matâ—… 〈◊〉 shall you clense it 〈◊〉 then ye shall cause the â—…she to growe and after that the 〈◊〉 The clensynge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The fyrst 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to tente it with lynte layde within to â—â—â—ke out the matter or for to â—â—pe y ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the matter may 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 The other maner is with wasshynge 〈◊〉 â—…eth y e matter and the 〈◊〉 The â—…es is vsed for vi causes Tâ—… is in the narowe wouÌ„de whiche 〈◊〉 must be made wyde and take out 〈◊〉 of the grounde lyâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—s a holâ—… wounde there as 〈◊〉 matter â—…ed to drawe it out The other 〈◊〉 is for to make in y e holowe wounde for as longe as y e matter lyeth in the wounde there wyll no flesshe growe in the wounde but it wyll alwayes rote more and more ¶ The. iii. maner is in the woundes that is altred by the ayre or by his one nature that is comen to â—oftyng w t the tentes and so clensed ¶ The. iiii maner is to the woundes that the one gothe to the other and the one is clensed through y e other ¶ The. v. maner is in holdynge the open a sore vnto the tyme that the natur be clensed ¶ The. vi maner is of an eatynge wounde that the 〈◊〉 shaâ—â—owke the wateâ— of y e wounde cast out the â—yll flesshe rosideabout ¶ The. vii maner is in the woundes by the bones that the matter shall come the better out of it Therfore were ye that the tentes be made in dyuers maners for the tentes that is vsede for the clensynge of the woundes they are 〈◊〉 of fayre shauynges of whyte lynnen cloths and som be made to holde the lyppes open of the wounde with fyne small â—owe or smal peces of fyne lyâ—… or of fyne cotton as Rasys dyde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of syluer or of tyâ—…e 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 y e nose thrylles for to take the ayre or to put into the wouÌ„de that the matter of hym selfe may go out Som he made for tomake narow wouÌ„des wyder and that is made of the rote of gencianâ—… of a sponge as I haue lerned in the. xv chaptre The clothes of lynneÌ„ layd drye in the woundes â—nd somtymes layde to stepe in 〈◊〉 as the surgyon thynketh best And as the wounde is clensed of the matter and the wounde is almost hole It is nedefull to lay 〈◊〉 a drawynge plaster which â—…eth flesshe heleth lyste wyse dothe the woundeth plaster as I shall lerne in Anthydodario If y e wouÌ„de be chauÌ„ged by moche matter castynge y t y e wouÌ„de haue chauÌ„ged his course in an â—â—â—us whiche is an olde 〈◊〉 As sone as ye haue clensed y e same wouÌ„de ye must cause y e flesshe to growe for it is calledâ— wouÌ„de coÌ„posita or vlcus they behoueth all tymes a muÌ„dificatiuuÌ„ incarnatiâ—uÌ„ therto consol idatiuuÌ„ A symplecuttynge wouÌ„de y t is not changed by the ayre and bydeth in his coÌ„pleâ—â—yon the wouÌ„de nedeth no more but the helynge of the wounde ¶ The maner to cause y e flesshe to growe in the wouÌ„de after the stoppynge of the blode that ye be â—…re of y e impâ—… clense the wouÌ„de of the greâ—…â—atter w t a muÌ„dificatiuum as here after stondeth in the chaptre of y e muÌ„dificatyâ—â—s thaÌ„ wasshe y e wouÌ„de w t reed wyâ—… after y e laye vpoÌ„ the wouÌ„de y e drynes y t causeth flesshe to growe as herafter I shal lerne you The hâ—lp we wouÌ„de or y e wouÌ„de in the synewes ye shal heele it lyke as of theÌ„ in euery chaptre sheweth ¶ And as y e wouÌ„de is full of flesshe so cause therevpoÌ„ y e skyâ—â—e to growe And to make y e skynne shal fynde in y e 〈◊〉 of y e coÌ„solidatiâ—e ¶ Of the new cure helpynge of fresshe wouÌ„des 〈◊〉 bawâ—â—e Ca. xxiiii â—Or the helyng of fresshe wouÌ„des 〈◊〉 bawine artificiall lyke as is vsed in y e cyte of ArgeÌ„tina The bawine warmed dropped in y e wouÌ„de sowed euery daye twyse dressed therof haue I sene grethâ—… 〈◊〉 ¶ If y e cure of bawâ—â—e helpe not at the desyre of y e surgyan so shall you knowe y e poore natur of euery thynge y t ye wyl he le for in y e lâ—de it â—…ly 〈◊〉 loÌ„de it heleth not lone meÌ„bre it heleth â—another it heleth not 〈◊〉 loÌ„des of ytalia 〈◊〉 floâ—…ce y e 〈◊〉 of y e 〈◊〉 heleth not lyghtly nor in the hole body of suche â—…s y t haue lytell blode or 〈◊〉 as y e hote drynes theâ—… is layde â—…th y e blode dryeth thrugh the whiche y e helynge letteth for y e coÌ„glutinaryon 〈◊〉 〈…〉 as â—one as a hoote dryâ—… is layde vpoÌ„ 〈◊〉 de blood for the hoote drynes dryueth out the grete moystnes of 〈◊〉 blode therof cometh the sooner helynge Therby maye you knowe y t in hye Almayne lyke in â—…te SwaueÌ„ Beyeâ—â— Fâ—… frâ—… to ColeÌ„ y t euery ê‘son hath â—…he slyme blode excepte they y t be colerâ—… as th◠〈◊〉 slimy moystnes is consumed so inâ—… y e growynge of the flesshe Therfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 possyble to cure y e wouÌ„des 〈◊〉 dryne 〈◊〉 hoote dry but it is coÌ„â—… to hote 〈◊〉 as the landes be colder mâ—yster y e drynes must be hooter and dryâ—… 〈◊〉 all wouÌ„des heleth in the hote â—…des in the â—…de ê‘sones as in â—legmatyâ—â— â—n lyke 〈◊〉 is in colde loÌ„des heleth all wouÌ„des w t drynes y t be hote drye better 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hote 〈◊〉 And the workynge of y e bâ—… doth thus The fyrst put it 〈◊〉 y e wouÌ„de 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 y e lewke wâ—… marke 〈◊〉 â—…tes so may you worke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…e 〈◊〉
eche an handfull small sauge halfe aâ—… full serpentina with dyptan or dipâ—… albuÌ„ in latyn ofeche ii ounces castorie mumie reed myrce wormwode or absiutum in latyn ofeche halfe an ounce put al these togyderin a pot with good whyte wyne and couer the pot with a lyd close the lyd with doughe in the lydmake a smal hole and stop it with a tap of woode let it sethe tyll the thyrde parte be consumed drawe the tap somtyme out that ye maye smell whan it is ynoughe of this gyue the pacyent to drynke at mornynge and at euegynge a spone full and thoughe y e pacyent be metely in helth yet shall he not drynke y e lesse he shall in his dayly drynke medle iii. or iiij droppes of the same ¶ Another drynke for amaÌ„ that hath fallen and broken a rybbe whiche drynke clenseth the brest and causeth the brethe to come go at large ¶ Take crefysshes eyes in powder a dragma dyapenidion anouÌ„ce diadragantuÌ„ halfe anounce stampe all these togyder in a morter tyll they be small than put therto water of our ladyadylstell or aqua de tubulis marie aqua cicoreâ— or her be solse quit and make it â—…nne and gyue hym to drynke at euenynge and mornynge ¶ Another costly drynke for wouÌ„des in the heed and also for all other woundes ¶ 〈◊〉 the myddell pyll of the walte rote 〈…〉 in latyn and scrape awaye 〈…〉 therof take also grete sanâ—â—… maior in latyn of eche to 〈…〉 of an egge and knytte them 〈…〉 in a lyunen cloth and lay it in a rounde of wyne and let it lye therin vi hourâ—s longe then gyue the pacyent therof to drynke at euenynge and mornynge and at euery tyme a sponefull and no more for the drynke is stronge and stepe a lytell clothe or a cole leâ—e in the drynke and lay it on the wounde whether it be in the heed or in any other parte or membre of the body ¶ Here foloweth the correctyons of this presence boke ¶ In the. xli chapytre standeth howe that yt the wounde be in the syne wâ—s besyde the ceces that y e pacyent shall lose his lyfe but it is not so for it sholde be the pacyent shal lose his herynge and not his lyfe ¶ Also in the same chapytre in the makyng oâ—plasters standeth frankensence mastye of eche an ounce and it sholde be of eche a dragma ¶ Also ye shall fynde in the. xlv chapytre in the glystres vyolet leues herba mercurians of eche an ouÌ„ce and it sholde be of eche an handfull ¶ Also in the same chapytre in the purgacyou sholde be pillule retidis maioris ¶ Also in the. xlviâ— chapytre in y e fyrst powder sholde be the lyme of eggeshelles ¶ Also in the. xlviiâ— chapytre in the salue makynge standeth florum camomille abscinthei calamenti salte rubbed of eche viiâ— ounces it sholde be but. iiii ounces ¶ Also in the. lxv chapytre standeth mastycke gomine of araby and therby sholde stande dragantum of eche ii ounces ¶ Also in the. xcii chapytre in the eâ—perte plastre standeth whyte rosyll turpentyne blacke pytche and there sholde be of eche lyke moche ¶ Also in the. xciiiâ— chapytre in the recepte in latyn Recipe specie cuÌ„ electuaruÌ„ de gumis siue species a dragma specierium diadragantum frigidum iâ— dragmas and therby sholde be diapenidiacuÌ„ manus xpÌ„i ¶ Also in the same chapytre sholde stande in the syrupe of hartes tonge leues or scholopendre and there sholde be also borage flouces plantayne ofeche anounce ¶ Also in the. xcv chapytre in y e last salue and in the seconde paragraphe for to consume the engyled blood take venys sope cut small iiiâ— ounces and there shall folowe aqua vite iij. ounces vnguentuÌ„ dyalthea iâ— ounces ¶ Also in Antithodario in vnguentuÌ„ apostolorum is wryten stepe this in vynegre iiâ— dayes longe as is galbanum armonia cum bdelliuÌ„ and therby sholde stande appoponatum c. ¶ Also in vnguentum dialthea is wryten turpentyne albanuÌ„ it sholde be galbanuÌ„ ¶ Also in the same dial the a standeth in the ende grekes pytche or colophonia in latyn rosyll and therby sholde stande of eche a pounde ¶ Also in vnguentum defenstuum is wryten terra sigillata fenigreke and that fenegreke sholde be vynegre ¶ Also in y e thyrde powder standeth yrros and it sholde be yrees ¶ Also in the fourth powder standeth spanysshe grene an ounce and it sholde be halfe an ounce ¶ Also in ye. viâ— powder standeth flouâ—… and it sholde be floures Also in the 〈…〉 is ypoquiscidos and it sholde be ypoquiscidos Also in the same is nunâ—e for 〈◊〉 ¶ Also in the. viiâ— powder standeth vpon graues and it sholde be vpon deed meÌ„nes heedes ¶ Also in the. ix powder standeth eyes of our lady and it sholde be yee of our rady it is lyke whyte asume ¶ Also in the seconde oyle standetholeam and it sholde be olium Also in the same is cestorie and it sholde de castorie ¶ Also in the. iiii drynke standeth 〈…〉 â—…rum and it sholde be centâ—… in the same is arthemusia for â—… ¶ Also in the. viâ— drynke standeth 〈…〉 and it sholde be pyrola Also in y e 〈…〉 herba grosse it sholde he herbe 〈…〉 rewe in englysshe ¶ Also in ye. ix drynke standeth 〈…〉 and it sholde be ambrosia ¶ Finis ¶ Thus endeth the noble experyence the bertuous handy worke of Surgery with the Antithodario practysed â—…pyled by the experte mayster Iherome whiche boke of late was translated out of the speche of hye Almayne into lowe Duche And afterwarde in to our moders tonge of Englysshe mochenecessary profytable for surgyans as wel for theÌ„ that haue conynge as for theÌ„ that be lerners For who dylygently often tymes redeth ouer this present boke shal fyndether in grete scyence conynge ¶ Imprynted at London in South warke by Petrus Creueris In the yere of our lorde god M. D. xxv and the. xxvi day of Marche