Treatises of fistula in ano, hæmorrhoids, and clysters / by John Arderne, from an early fifteenth-century manuscript translation. Ed., with introduction, notes, etc., by D'Arcy Power.
- John Arderne
- Date:
- 1910
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Treatises of fistula in ano, hæmorrhoids, and clysters / by John Arderne, from an early fifteenth-century manuscript translation. Ed., with introduction, notes, etc., by D'Arcy Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![l dupliciter senno. 2 Si mens vestra appetat quod demulcat, prius bibite quod dolet et sic per am arum poculum confectionis pervenitur ad gaudia salutis. The Behaviour of a good Surgeon. and withoute sweryng. U Be war that tlier he neuer and not to J , be foul- founden double worde1 in liis mouthe, ffor 31! he be mouthed .. . or lying. founden trew in his wordes ffewe or noon slial cloute in 4 his dede}. Lere also a }ong leche gode prouerbe^ per- tenyng to his crafte in counfortywg of paciente^. Or ^if pacientes pleyne that tlier medicynes bene bitter or sharp or sicli other, than shal the leche sey to the pacient 8 thus ; “ It is redde in the last lesson of matyns of the He should ’ have a store natiuite of oure lord that oure lorde Ihesws enste come ofcomfort- , , , „ able sayings. into this world for the lielthe of mannes kynd to the maner of a gode leche and wise. And when he cometli 12 to the seke man he sheweth hym medicynes, som l^t and som hard; and he seip to the seke man, ‘ 3if p°u wilt be made hole pise and pise shal thou talc.’ U Also in another place in an omely^vpon the gospel of the sone$ 16 of Zebedee, wher per moder askid seying, 4 lord, sey pat my two sones sitte in thy kyngdome, pe tone on pi 1131 hand and the toper on the left.’ And Ihesws answeryng seide, ‘ 3e wote neuer what 30 aske ’; pan seid he to the 20 sone} of Zebedee, 4 May 3® drink pe chalice pat I am to drink 1 ’ ftai seid to him, ‘ We may ’; as ^if he seid to pam, ‘^if ^oure soule or mynd couaite pat delitep, drinke pe first pat sorowep or akep.’ And so by bitter 24 drinkzs of confeccion it is come to the ioyes of helped’ - Ouer that hym ow to comforte pe pacient in monysshyng hym that in anguisslie^ he be of gret hert. ffor gret liert makep a man hardy and strong to suffre sharp pingis 28 and greuous : And it is a gret vertue and an happy, ffor Boecius seip, De disciplina scolariim,4 He is no3t worpi ol pe poynt of swetnes that kan 1103! be lymed with greu- yng of bitterues. ffor why ; a strong medicyne answerith 32 to a strong sekenes.’ And peron seip a wise man, Be no cure sene heuy or greuous to the to wliiclie folowep ane heleful effected *fi And in anoper place it is seid, 4 happy or blessid be pat day pat ordeynep mery 3eresd 36 And anoper seitli, 4 he may neuer be in reste of body pat Jim effect^ is oute of reste of soule; I wil suffre lesse pingis pat I body, suffre no3t more greuous.’ It semep a gret herted man for to suffre sharp pingis; he, forsop, pat is wayke of 40 hert is no3t in way of curacion, ffor *why ; forsope in al [* leaf 144]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31350409_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
