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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$inukij) scbarpe liise humouris ; it bryngijj vnki7^dly drowfo to wou?*- dis, & is cause of akyngo / Also lie niuste ku7aie evacuener him )jat is ful of yuel bumouris & fulfille bim Jiaf is waastid, ])at be 4 brynge sike men to good tempe?’aimce; ellis a wou/jde mai not be beelid / Enterapre be fe berte of bi;ji Jiat is sijk, for to greef wi-aJjjje. maki]) jie spiritis remie to mycbe to ]je \vou7ide & Jiat is caus of swellynge; to greef drede, oujiir vttereste^ of beeljie of his womide, 8 boldijj Jje spiritis wi))imie his bodi, mater mai not come to heele bis wou?jde / }3ese .vj. fingis ben clepid vnnaturel,- which tecbi]) a man speculatijf of lecbe craft. He muste knowe be sijknes : as olde wounde, festre, cankre & • * , m 12 alle o\er& soris, fat be traueile uof in veyn & brynge f»e sike man to bis dee)? / For ech dyuers soor nedi]) dyuers belpingis. lie muste knowe )je cause of jje Avou77de / ffor a wounde, |)at is ^maad wi]j a swerd eijje?* a knyf, must ope/’wise be beelid, Jjan be |)«t is 16 maad wij? stoon ei))e?‘ fallinge / And a wounde pot is biten AVip an hound schal operwise be beelid, pau be pat is biten wiilt a wood hound; as pou scbalt fynde sooue told in pe book herafte7' / & be niuste knowe pe accidentis pat ben aboute a wounde / for pe wounde 20 schal neuere lieelc, til pe accidentis be remeued awey / accidentis is ^ uttercste, only known as an adj.: extremus, erroneously for vntnjxte. See below. 2 Lat. qu:e sunt secundum membrum tbeoricai mcdicina?. free the patient frrm evil humours and take care that the heart is temperate. He mu«t know the different kinds of wounds, Nota [s If. 7, bk.] and the accidentc.'! wliich befall a wound. h bit bryngcp vnkyndly drowpe to wou7?des, & ys cause of akynge; Add. HIS. also he moste; kiinne evacuen by7n pat ys ful of euele bumores, & 12,05(i. fulfylle by77i pat ys wastyde, pat he brynge seke men to gode 24 te7?ipe7’aunce; ellys a ivounde may no3t ben lielyd ; entempre be pc liert of bym pat ys seke, ffor to gret wratthe makyp pe spirites re7iue to mycbe to pe wounde, & pat ys cause of swellynge ; ^to grete drede, f foi. s: *] ope7’e vntryst of liel]>e of bys wounde boldip siiyiites witZ/y/me hys 28 body, pat mater may nou^t come to bele pe wou77de. ]Dese sixe thynges ben y.clepyde vnnaturcH, wliicbe techitb a Man speculatyfE of leche craft. He mot knowen pe seknesse, as olde woiujde, festre, caucre,& alle ope?’e sores, pat he traveylle no^t in deveyne,(fe brynge 32 pe seke man to hys dep : ffor eche tlyve/’se sore neditb dyve?’S0 iielpynges. He mote knowe pe cause of pe wounde; ffor a wounde pat is mad wtt/i a swerd opei’e a knyff mote opei-e weys ben belyde pen be pat is y-makyde wA/i ston, ope7’e fallynge, & a wounde 36 pat is byten wiih an bouride schal opere weys ben belyde pen he pat ys y-byten wit/t a wod hound, as pon scbalt fynde tolde in pe boke bereaftere. And be mot knowe pe Accidentes pat bup aboute a w-ounde, ft'or the wounde schal nevere bele tyl pe Accidentes ben 40 remevydc awey. Accidentis ys a pynge pat fallip to pe woii7ide out SURGEUY. 0$