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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$0 in 3 g'radu, o in 4 gradu. ■NoJa. [* If. 4, bk.] People of different complexions must be treated differently. 1. For n patient of a hot and moist complexion, use blood- letting, cup- ping and purging. Add. MS. 12,056. [7 fol. 35 6] fiilko we seie to be lioot in pQ Jiridde degree, wliicli Jjat is heb of ^kyiide]y heete bryiigi]) to cure bodi seiisilde greuau7ice. & ]?ilke is in ))e fourjie degree, is hok of ^vwkyndely heete, distroie]? fie bodi openliche / & in ))is same maner je mou« knowe degrees pat 4 ben collie / I mai p/'eue in ]jis maner, |3ak ik is nesse-ssarie a surgian to knowe complexiou?7S ok bodies, lymes, & ok medicyns. Take .ij. mew pa^ ben ok oon age, & lete hem ben I-wonwdid wi]) a swerd or a knyf^ Jjwerk oner pQ arm iw oon hour & in oon place; oon ok 8 pQ men is ok an '^hoot complexiouw & a moist, Jiak oper ok a cold complexioim & a drie. )3c comoiui seiynge ok lewid men is pak J:ei schulden bope hen helid on o maner; buk resonabie surgerie I-p?’eued techijj ns, |3ak fiei ne schulde not bojie be helid aftir oon manor / For 12 he Jjat ha|j an hoot complexioim, & a moist, may li^tly haue an hoot enpostym—pah is an hoot swellynge—& ))at may be cause of an hoot feuere, Whak schalt ))ou )ja?2ne dol J)ou must loke, whejier he hajj bled myche blood at his wou77de, and ))a?me ik is Aveel; ellis 1C lete him blood of pe coiitrarious arme, or ellis’*'—ok jie oon same side, if strenkjie & age acorde; or ventose^ hi7?i on pe two buttokkis, if fiat he be feble. & ik he may not schite® oones a day, helpe hi7?i ^ V7i above line. ^ rn in different hand. ^ pygr above line. ® Lat. vento.sare. Ker.'^ey, Diet. Ventose, a Cupping Glass. ® Lat. ascellare. Add. MS. translates accurately : go to sege. See below, filke we sigge to be hot in fe fridde degre, Avhiche fat ys y-hatte of 20 kemllye hete, bryngef to oure bodye soncyble greuaimce ; hot in fe fourf degre : and filke in fe fourf gre fat is y-hat of kendly hete, dystroyef fe body opynlyche; & in fis same manere ^e may knowe degrees fat ben colde, & y may p7'eve in fis manet’e fat yt is 24 necessarye a surgyne to knowe C(7??ti4exiou7is of bodyes, lymes, & of medycynes. IT Take two men fat ben off one age, lete he7?i bon y-Aviarndyde with a swerd ofe?'e a knyffe twarte offere fe arme, in one oure & in ^one place. One of fo me7i ys of an bote eo7??i)lexiou?t 28 & a moyste, fe ofere of a colde & a drye; fe comyne siggynge of lewyde mcTi ys, fat fey scholde bofe by helyde aftere o manei-e. but resonahle surgye wel y-p?-oved, techitli vs fat fey ne schulle no^t bofe ben y-hclyde aftere on manere ; for he fat haf an hot 32 complexioim & a moyst, may ly^tliche haue an hote en])OSteme, fat ys an hote swellynge, & fat may be cause of an® hote ffevyre. What schaltou fa7ine do 1 \)ou inoste loke whefer he haue y-bled myche blod at hys wouTtde, & fettne it ys wel, ellys lete hy?u blod of fe 36 cowtraryose arme, ofco'e ellys^ on fe fot on fe same syde ; ^if strentife & age acorde, ofe?-e ventuse hym on fe tweye buttokkys ; gif fat'^he be feble, ^if he may n(>3t go to sege onys a day, helpe hyT/i fereto ® an above the line.$