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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![8 12 16 20 1 quod ori- licium lurie cum lacertis ■et nervis Luram claudenti- bus et aperientibus omnino cor- rodebantur. 2 idcirco. 3 pruriginem intolera- bilem. 28 32 36 acetum. 40 Cancer of the Rectum incurable. into pe lure of hym pat lias pe dissenterye, lie slial fele noping in pe longaon but to pe maner of ope? hole menne. But in pe lure of pain pat hap pe bubon) shal be feled a bolnyng ri^t hard, as if per Avar an ey of ane lienne or of a gose. But neperlesse pe putrede, i.[e.] rote?zne3, and pe blode pat gope out of hope bene mych liclie; pat is pe quitour is citryne or yellow and bio or Avanne niedled Avip Avatry blode Avip gfet stynk, and it gope out to pe quantite of o sponeful or of tuo Avipout medlyng of egestioii3, and som-tyme Avip egestion. But in dissenterie he shal fele fretyng about pe nauyle and pe flankes; in bubon, forsope, no^t so; but akyng, stirryng, and prikkyng, and tenasnion 3 pat is, appetite of egestion. I se 0011 of iNbrfhampton-sliire avIios lure Avas frete on euery party, so pat lie nii^t wipholde noping of pe feces of egestions but pe grettest; tfor Avliy; his lure Avas euermore stopped vfith a grete toAvell of lynne elope; but neperlesse pe pinner egestions went out continuely, so pat his elopes about his buttokes Avar euermore moyste; and pe towel y-drawen out, in pe stede of pe lure Avas a rounde hole by whiche an ey of a dukke m^t l^tly be putte in, and I my$t se ferre into his Avombe. Whiche died afterward of pe forseid infirniite; ffor Avliy; he Avas vncurable, for pe moupe of pe lure Avip pe lacertes and pe synowes speryng and opnyng pe lure Avas vtterly gnaAven aAvay.1 And forpy_ in suche like be it done avisily pat couaitise bryng no^t forpe blame to pe leche. I saAV neuer lie I hard no3t any man pat mi3t be cured of pe bubon), but I haue knowen many pat defailep of pe forseid sikenes. Also I haue sene som liauyng a ful gret brennyng aboute pe lure wipout, and vntholeful smertyng3 Avip ronklyng of pe skynne aboute pe lure closed to pe * manor of a purse, wherfore pe pacientes mi^t no3t Avele sitte, ne ligge, ne stonde euen, ne fynde reste in no place, but euermore monyng and stirryng pamself as it Avar wode men. And supe? flue Avatrenes sAvette out fro pe place pat Avas wonte for to file many lynnen elopes putte atwix. To Avhiche sikenes availep mich colde pingis in power but liote in dede y-putte to, as bene aysel,4 vinegre, hote by itself or wip 39 Make a rectal exam¬ ination to distinguish between cancer and dysentery. An advanced case of cancer of the rectum. Cancer of the rectum incurable. [* leaf 151, back] Palliative treatment methods to be adopted.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31350409_0087.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
