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

Date:: 1894

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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$There are lour ele- luents: fire, water, earth, and air. Hy mixture of their qualities new forma arise capable of being en- dowed with life. The noblest of all these is tlie human spirit. sign. iiij. [2 If. 3*, bk.] There are 4 qualities and complexions. Add. MS. 12 056. P fol. 34 &] symple bodies, lier lijknes ech in o])e?*e medlynge; fab is to seie: fier & watir, erfe & eir: f ese ^ eleuientis for f e vttirmeste eende, & fe vtteinieste contrariouste of here qualitees were fer drawen from bodilicli lijb; bub wlianne her qualitees, fab is to seie, maner of* 4 beynge, eoinen into medlynge, so fab fe leeste partie of* fab oon entre into fe leeste partie of* fab ofe?' partie, medlynge brekif her i contrariouste; & f erof comen a newe foorme, & a newe complex- ciouw of* fe medlynge of* her substaimce / Also fe medlynge of* 8 qualitees & fe quantitees is fer drawen from fe contrariouste of* fe j same elementis, & so complexiou7^ is ny^ broujb to a mele; & so J fab fat is medlid is more able to resceiue fe noble foorme of lijf, | fe which nobilite aboue alle bodies I-medlid is fou72den i/t ma7mes 12 | spirib. But for fab fe qualitees fat wif fo bodies of* elementis j 2 comen into medlynge, & ib is vnpossible to depavte f o qualitees from bodies fab be7^ foure : hoot, coold, moist & drie, & complex- iouTZS boTZ bi hem, it is nessessarie to fynde in bodies fat be7i 16 medlid foure complexiou?zs / ComplexiouTi is no fing* ellis bub a maner qualite medlid in Avorchinge & sufirynge of* contrarious qualitees fab ben founden in elementis, so fab fe leeste partie of* ech element entre into fe leeste partie of fe ofc?’e. & for fat ilke 20 ^ hen above line. ! dryd of foure symple bodyes, here lyknesse eche in ofere medljmg; ' fat ys to sugge, fyr & eyre, erfe & water. ]pese elementys, ffor fe outemast ende Sc outemast ea72tra7Tousite of here qualites, Avere?J fer | drawen fro7?^ bodily lylfe; but wha77ne here ®qualytes, fat is to 24 sugge mane?’e of beyinge, comyn in to medlynge, so fat fe leste partye of \)ai on entre in to fe leste partye of fat ofe?”e partye, medlynge brekyth here ca7jtrariosite, & fe/'e of co7?auo a newe forme | & a newe co7?7])lexiou72 of fe medlynge of here s?7bstau77.ce. A1 so 28 ■ fe medlynge of fe qualitees & fe quantites ys fer drawyn fro7?7 fe eo77traryousite of fe same elenientes, & so ea???plexiou7? is ny^ll i brought to a mene, & so fat fat ys medlyde ys more able to resseyue7^ fe noble forme of lylf, fe whiche noblete abolle alle bodyes y-inedlyde 32 ys y-fou7iden in i\Ia?fnys spiryt. But for fat fe qualites, fat with fo bodyes of Elementes comytli in to Medlynge—& yt ys vnpossible to departe fo qualites fro7?i bodyes—ben foure : hot, colde, moyst, & drye, & co7??plexiou7is ben by ham, yt ys necessarie to fynden in 36 bodyes fat ben medlyde, foure co7nplexioims; Complexioim ys nofynge ellys but a mane?*e qualite medlyde in Avorchynge, & sufPrynge of co7zt7’ariose qualites fat buf foiwMeih in Elementis, so fat fe leste partye of eche elemente entre in to fe leste pai'tye of fe 40 ofcTe partye. And for fat filke foure co7?iplexiou7js : hut, colde,$