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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$vitciol lias a differ* eiit effect on different com- plexions. [=* if. 5, bk.] Galien Limbs of different complexions must be treated differently. Add. MS. 12,05G. p fol. 36 6] fynde a medicyu inaad in oon maner Jiat worclii}) dyuers effectis, & he be I-leid to dyue?'s cowplexiouiis / Grene vitriol, & he be do to a man of* a drie complexioim eiigeudrith fleisch^; & if ]>o\i leie oil moist* conipleccioui?, he greue|5 nou3t oouliche, but* corrodith 4 it* ] and uejieles vitriol ha|j but* oon maner worchinge, |)0U3 fat he worche dyuersliche in dyuers complexiouTZS / Ei3t as fe worchinge of* fe suwne is dyuers, nou3t for fe sumie, but for fe worchinge of dyuers bodies into whom he worchif / Vitriol drief wondirfulliche 8 niyche: in drie bodies he defendif^ fe smale lymes my3t^ to 33611- stonde his mi3t, wherfore he may nou3t but drie fe superfluytees fat he fyndif i?i fe wounde; & wha^me fo ben y-dried, kynde en- gendrif lleisch. In inoiste bodies, for fat fe smale lymes ben feble 12 & iiioun not wifstonde fe strenkfe of* fe vitriol, fe fleisch nieltif vndir it, & so bi vitriol fe lleisch rotif. & fat is seid of* dyuers complexiouns, is y-seid of dyuers lymes / Galicmi seif : If fat tweye woundis ben euene I-quytturid, & fe oon be a drie lyme, & IG fe ofer a moist lyme, fat fat is fe drie lyme nedif fe nioister medicyn / And if* fat .ij. lymes leeue^ ben I-woundid fat ben lich 1 fleisch in margin. ^ dcfendi];>, mistake fov f)jn(li\> ; see below. * my^t for my^ty; see below. ® leeue for leche ? fynden a Medycine made in 0 manere fat wirchitli dyue?*se effects, & he be y-leyde to dyuei'se complexiouns. Grene vytreole, & he be 20 done to a Man of dry3e complexioim, engendrith llessch; & 3if fou leggen hym on a nioyste complexioun, he greuytli no3t onlyche, but coroduf yt. And nafeles vitreole haf but one manm’e Avyrchinge, fou3 he wirche dyuerslyche in dyuei'se co?nplexiouns, ry3te as fe 24 wircliynge of fe sonne ys dyuei-se—no3t for fe sonne, but for fe Avyrchyngo of dyuerse bodyes in whom lie wyrchyth. Vitreole dryef wonderlyche muche, & in dry3e bodyes he fyndef fe smale lymes inyghty to ageyne stonden hys strengfe. Wherefore he may 28 nought but drye fe superfiluites fat be fynte in fe® wounde ; S: Avhenne fo ben y-dreyede, kynde engendryth Mesch. In moyste bodyes, ft’or fat fe smale lymes bef feble, & iiiowe no3t wit//stande fe strengthe off fe vytreole, fe flesch meltytfi vndire yt, & so be fe 32 vitreole fo flesch rotyth; & fat fat ys seyde of dyue?’se com- plexioiiTis, ys y-seyde of dyverse lymes. Galyen; 3!! fat tweye woundes 'ben evyne i quyter, & fe on be in a dry3e lyme, & fe ofere in a moyste lyme, fat fat is in fe dryore lyme nedif fe dryore 3G medycine. And 3if fat two lymes ben y-wounded fat ben lyche in ® Konnd, cancelled because blotted after in fe and re-written.$