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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![i in capite. 2 Nihil- ominus. 3 quae debet capite pro- prio figere quae sibi constiteiit fore neces- saria. •* Domino mediante. 6 Quo peracto medium pretii prae manibus capiat omni excusatione proposita. paciente^ ar soni tyme vexed in |?e lieued1 and in pe stomak. Wlien ]?e leche, forso]?e, ha]? talked Jms to }?e pacient, as it is seid, and pe pacient aske & persew 4 for to be cured of hym, aske ]?an first pe si^t of pe sekenes; Whiclie y-sene, be pe leche war J?at he put no^t his fynger in J?e lure of J?e pacient, ne shewe no pryue instrumented wher-of ]?e pacient my^t wonder or 8 be aferd; or if perauenture J?e pacient haue wilyly bro^t in with hym any leche for to aspye, as I haue oft tyme sene. But considere J?e leche bisily pe maner of J?e fistule, & perceyue if it be curable. 2 a leche o\v for 12 * to feyne periled and hardenes of curyng, and for to make pronosticacions wilely }?at pe sikenes aske]? long tyme of curyng, for }?at ]?at ]?e medicyned y-putte to may not abyde long for purgyng of J?e wombe, and for moche 16 moystenes goyng out of J?e lure, and for many o]?ir lettyngis, as for }?e lure is to streyte, or }?e buttokkes be to grete or hard, or for ]?e pacient is waike of herte or vn- obedient for to persew his cure or for to kepe his diete, and 20 for many oper ]?at hym ow for to feyne on his owne heued ]?at he supposeth be necessarye.3 And ]?ise pronosticated, if }?e pacient stond stedfastly ]?at he be cured, or aske if he may be cured, }?an sey ]?e leche }ras : ‘I dout nodt, 24 oure lord beyng mene,4 and ]?i gode pacience folowyng, dif }?ou wilt cemipetently make satisfaccion to me, as sich a cure—nodt litle to be commended—aske]?, J?at ne J?ingfs y-kept J?at ow to be kepte, and y-lefte ]?at ow 28 to be lefte, as it is seyde, I shal mow bryng }?is cure to a loueable ende and heleful.’ And J?an acorde ]?ay of couenant, of whiche couenaunt—al excusacione y-put abak—take he J?e half byfore handed 51 And f)an assigne 32 a day to J?e pacient when he will bygynne. In ]?e mene tyme, forso]?e, ordeyne pe leche redy his medicynes and his instrumentis; }?at is to sey J?at he haue first two spongied or J?re at ]?e lest, & a rasour or a ful sharp 36 launcet, and oper instrumentis named afore, as Sequere me, Acum rostratam, Tendiculum; And silke ]?redes, and lyn cloutes, and girdelled, and oper J?at ar seid afore and to be seid here-after. Haue he also redy a medicyne 40 restrictyue of blode, and warme or leuke watre, and all The method of operating not to be revealed to the patient or to his leech. [* leaf 146, back] Questions to be answered before operating on a fistula. The prognosis of an operation. Arrange¬ ments for the payment of the fee. Prepara¬ tions for the operation.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31350409_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
