Lanfrank's "Science of cirurgie." / edited from the Bodleian Ashmole ms. 1396 (ab. 1390 A.D.) and the British Museum Additional ms. 12,056 (ab. 1420 A.D.) by Robert v. Fleischhacker, DR. PHIL. Part I.--Text.

  • Lanfranc of Milan
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1894
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Credit: Lanfrank's "Science of cirurgie." / edited from the Bodleian Ashmole ms. 1396 (ab. 1390 A.D.) and the British Museum Additional ms. 12,056 (ab. 1420 A.D.) by Robert v. Fleischhacker, DR. PHIL. Part I.--Text. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^eue he no counseil, but* if* he bo axid ; ne speke he wijj no womman in folie in ]je sik mannes bous; ne chide not wij) fe sike ma^j ne wi)) noon of* hise meyne, but curteisli speke to jje sijk man, and in 4 alraaner sijknes bihote hi?» lieele, jjou^ jjou be of* him dispeirid; but neuer fe lattere seie to hise freendis pe caas as it stant / Loue he noon harde curis, & entermete he nou3t of* ))0 J?at ben in dispeir. Pore men lielpe he bi his my3f, and of* ]je riche men axe he good 8 reward / Preise he nou3t* him-silf wif; his owne moujj, ne blame he nou3t scharpliche opera lechis; loue ho alle lechis & clerkis, & bi his niy3ti make he no leche his enemye. So clojje he him wijj vertues, ])af of* him mai arise good fame & name; & |)is techi)? etik. 12 So lerne he fisik, pat he moAve wij) good rulis his surgerie defende & )jat* techi]) fisik / iN’ejjeles it is nessessarie a surgian to knoAve alle ))e parties and ech sengle partie of* a medicyn. Por if* a surgian ne kneAA’-e nou3t pe science of elementis, Avhiche )jat ben firstmoost force 16 of natural Jfingis & of dyuers lymes, he mai not ^knoAA'e science of* coniouwcz'ows, pat* is to seie, medlyngis & complexioims pat* ben nessessarie to his craft* / A surgian muste knoAA'e pat* alle bodies pat* ben medlid vndir pe sercle of* pe moone, ben engendrid of* foure ^ viy^t in margin. and must in desperate cases even promise recovery, but tell tile trutii to the patient’s friends. He should make the rich pay for the poor. He shall not praise himself or blame other physicians. He must know Physics, Medicine, [* leaf 3*] and the science of mixtures. 20 Diannes house gif no?^ coufeseyle bote he be y-askyde, ne speke he Avit/t Add. MS. non AA'o??tman in no^ folye in pe seke ^Mawnes hoAA'se, ne chyde nought 12,056. Av^t7^ pe seke Man ne AVft/i none of hys meyne ; but curteslye speke to pe syke m:m, & in alle manere syknesse behote hy?7i hele, poAA’3 24 pou be of hyjji dyspoyred ; but neucre pe lattere seye to hys frciidys, pe cas as yt stant. Loue he now harde curys, & entyremete he nought of po pat bop in dyspeyre. Pore me?t helpe he be hys myght, & of ryche mew aske he gode reAvarde. Preyse he nought hymseltf 28 yvith hys OAvne mouth, ne blame he nought scharplye opej’e lechys; loue he alle lechys & Clerkys, & by hys myght make he now leche hys enmye. So elope he hym yvith vertues, pat of hy?w moAve a-rysen gode fame & name, Sc pis techyth Etyk. So lerne he ffysik, 32 pat he moAve with gode rulys hys Surgerye deffende, & pat techith ffysik. Xapeles yt ys necessarye a surgien to knowe alle pe partyes in eche sengle partye of a meclycine, ffor 3if a surgien knoAve no3t pe sciens of Elementis, Avhiche pat bup furst IMeverys of naturel 36 pynges & of dyuerse lymes, he may no3t knoAve sciense of con- iunctiouwes, pat ys to seye, medlynges & complexiouws pat hep necessarye to hys crafte. A surgien most knoAve pat alle bodyes pc(t bew medlyde, pat ben vndire pe cercle of pe Mone, bew engen-
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