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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$8ril Member, ligamentis. [I If. 11] The four uses ofTjigauieut. It binds tbe bones to- gether, .2. it joins witlt Sinews to make Cordei, i.e. Tendons and Muscles, .3. it is a resting- place for Sinews, ..4. it sustains the parts witliiu tlie body. 4th Member, Sinews (Nerves). They start from tlie brain or Spinal Cord. sign. 2iiij I* If. 11, bk.] Add. MS. 12,050. [5 fol. 40 &] Lyganient is colil & drie, and goji out of J>e booues & ha)j )io foornie of a seiiowe. & he may be bowid, but he feli)) iiou^t j he ^ha]) foure helpingis / ])Q firste is, ):at he kiiytti)! ooii boon wiji anojie/' / it is nessessarie, })at oon boon be knytt wiji anojie?’, ft/t 4 many boonys my3ten make oon bodi as oon boon, & neuerejielattfiy ecli mentbre niyjte nieue bi him-silf, & J)e?’fore \>e ligament is as bowable & incensible / for if pat if liadde be censible, fei my^ten nou^f ban I-susteyned |)e traueile & jie meuynge of* pe ioyntis / & 8 if pat he hadde be inflexible as a boon, of Mdiom he conie|5 of, oon lyme niyjte not han meued Avi))oute?t awoper / ))e secunde help is, jiat he is ioyned wiji senewis to make cordis & brawnes / pQ firidde help is fiat he schulde be a restynge place to su??tine senewis / jie 12 four|)e pat bi him pe membris, put be/t wi))i/<ne pe bodies, schulden ben y-teied, pe whiche jiat neden haiigynge. A corde^ is cold & drie, & he come)) from pe brayne, eijie?- from pe mucha^j pat is ])o marie of pe rigge boones // From ))e brayn 16 comen .vij. peire cordes. & ))ei be/t clepid sensible senewis / ffro/zi pe nucha per conien xxx peire cordis & oon bi him silf A jiei ben mouable / And alle ])e cordis pat comen of ))e ^brayn & nucha, ha)) 2 There is a constant confusion in all the mediaeval medical books be- tween nerves and sinews. See further Notes. ^ wttfc/ta, an error for ; nied. Lat. wwc/m. Dufr.; po.stera pars colli. Fr. nutjue. LittiA gives references from the 14th cent, for the signitication, marrow. See Notes. Ligamente is colde & drye, & go)) out of pe bonys, & ha)) pe 20 forme of a ^enewe, A he may be bowyde, but he feli)) no^t, & he ha)) iiij helpynges. )5o fyrste ys fnt he knytte on bon with an ()))c/-e. It is necessarie ))'ft o bon be knytte with an opere, pat manye bonys niy^te make on body as on bon, & nevere ))e later eche 24 me?//bre my^te meffyn by hyni-selfe, A pere fore ))e ligamente was bowable A in.sensible; for 3if ))(/t yt had y-be sensible, ))ey niy3te nou3t have susteynde the travaylle A ))e meffynge of ))e lunttys; and 3if ))at he hadde be inflexible as a bon, of whom pat he comy^ 28 of, ^011 lyme my3te no3t han meifyde wtt/toutett an opere. pe secmtde help ys, pat he ys joyneile with 3enewys to make cordys A brawne. )5e ))ridde helpynge ys, pat he scholde be7t a restynge place to summe senewys. pe four))e, ))</t be liym ))e me??/.bris ))at ben W'tt7/y/tne pe 32 body scholde be?t tyede, whiche pat nedy)) hongynge. A corde ys colde A drye, A he comyth from ))o brayn opere fro ))e nuca, pat ys ))e inarye of ))o rugge bonys. H Fro?)t ))e brayn come)) vij peire cordys, A ))ey bu)) y-clepyde sensible 3enewys, fro??/, ))e nuca 36 ))c?'e comyth xxx peire cordys, and on by by??/, selll'en A ))ey bu)) mevable; A alle fe cordys )'at comyth of ))o brayn, A fe nuca$