Lanfrank's "Science of cirurgie". Edited from the Bodleian Ashmole ms. 1396 (ab. 1380 A.D.) and the British museum Additional ms. 12,056 (ab. 1420 A.D.) by Robert V. Fleischhacker, DR. PHIL. Part I--Text.

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Þe ffirste tretys of surgerie halt with inne hym generall Rulys & Canons, & hath þre techynges. þe ffurste techynge of þe furste tretys haþ þre Chapyttles. Cap. j. of þe furste techynge of the firste tretys of dyffiniciones & of partyes þat beþ suggettys to surgerye. Cap ij. is of qualite, fforme & Maners of a Surgien.

¶ Cap. iij. ys of Intencioun of a Surgien. Þe secunde techynge of þe ffyrste tretys ys O summe & on Chapitell of a notamye, þat is to sugge þe knowlechynge of þe forme, & þe complexion, & þe helpynges of alle þe synwes, veyne, grustlys, brawnys, guttys, bleddre, lyuere, Mylte, & alle oþere senglere lymes, & of þe engendrynge of þe child in þe modire wombe. The þridde techynge of þe firste tretys hath xv. Chapytells. Cap. j. on of þe þridde techynge, of þe þridde tretys, ys a comyn worde of woundes & olde woundes.

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• ¶ Cap. ij. off helynge of a wounde y-makyde in flesch.
• ¶ Cap. iij. off helynge of a wonde y-makyde in þe synwe.
• ¶. Cap. iiij. of a wounde in þe bon.
• ¶. Cap. v. of a wounde y-makyd with smytinge.
• ¶. Cap vj. of a wounde to bolled & out of kynde, to hote oþere to colde
• ¶. Cap. vij. of a wounde of a wod hound, oþere a venymouse beste.
• ¶. Cap. viij. of a wounde þat is out of Ioynte & to-broken.
• ¶. Cap ix. of to myche fflux of blod of wounde.
• ¶. Cap. x. of dyotynge of men þat beþ y-woundyde.
• ¶. Cap. xj. of olde woundes
• ¶. Cap. xij. off a ffestre
• ¶. Cap. xiij. of a cancre y-woundyd
• ¶. Cap. xiiij off causes þat lettyde helynge of woundes & olde woundes
• ¶. Cap. xv. of crampe þat comyth to wounde

¶. Þe secunde tretis is of particulers woundes of alle lymes of office from þe hed to þe [folio 31b] ffot, & techynge þe Anotamye of alle lymes from þe hed to þe fote, þat happyde to be woundyde; & þou haddist

to forn þe Anotamye of veynes & synwes, & oþere smale lymes, & so whanne þis tretys is fully endyde þou hast anotamye of alle lymes of thy body. And þis tretys under summe conteynde x. Chapyttles.

• ¶. Cap. j. of þe secunde tretys is of woundys of þe hed, and hys Anotamye.
• ¶. Cap. ij. is of woundes of þe face, & anotamye of þe same vysage.
• ¶. Cap. iij. of Anotamie of þe nekke, and of þe woundes of þe same.
• ¶ Cap. iiij. of woundys of schuldre. Armys & hondys, & Anotamie of þe same.
• ¶ Cap. v. of woundes of þe brest, and lymes þat beth wiþ ynne the brest, & Anotamye of þe same.
• ¶. Cap. vj. of woundes of þe ruggebone & of whirele bonys of þe rugge, & Anotamye of þe same.
• ¶. Cap. vij. of woundes off the wesand þat goth to the stomak, & of þe stomak, & þe guttes, & þe wombe, & Anotamie of the same.
• ¶. Cap. viij. of woundes of þe lyffere & the splene.
• ¶. Cap ix. of woundes of þe ȝerde, þat ys thyn pyntel, & Anotamie.

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• ¶. Cap. x. of woundes of the hanche, thyes, ffet, and Anotamye.

¶ Þe þridde tretis is of cures of oþere seknesse, þat beþ noȝt woundes þat mowen falle to dyuers lymes from þe hed to þe fote, þat comyn to be helyde off a surgien, & haþ þre techynges: þe furste techynge of þe þridde tretys hath viij Chapyttles:

• ¶ Cap. j of the furste techynge of þe þridde tretys ys off Ornamentys of heer. p. 178
• ¶ Cap. ij ys of ffallynge off heer & of scabbe. p. 180
• ¶ Cap. iij of whelkys in þe vysage, & scalys and crustlys p. 188 [folio 32a]
• ¶ Cap. iiij of Morfu, ffrakles, 1Goute, rosed of þe vysage, & Cicatrices of woundes p. 189
• ¶ Cap. v of ȝycchynge & scabbe p. 191
• ¶ Cap. vi of drye scabbe & wete scabbe p. 193
• ¶ Cap. vii of lepre, & of knowlechynge of leprys Man p. 196
• ¶ Cap. viii of fastnynge a lene lyme, & to lenen a fat lyme p. 199
• ¶ þe secunde techynge of þe þridde tretys is of apostemes, & hath xvij Chapittles
• ¶ Cap. j of þe secunde techynge of þe þridde techynge, of generaciones of humour & here lyknesse p. 201
• ¶ Cap. ij of vniuersel word of enpostemes p. 204
• ¶ Cap. iij of enposteme of the hed & watire congregated in children hedys. p. 214
• ¶ Cap. iiij of emposteme undire þe rote of þe ere. p. 216
• ¶ Cap. v of aposteme of þe nekke & þe þrote. p. 217
• ¶ Cap. vj of Aposteme undire þe Arme hole. p. 222
• ¶ Cap. vii of Aposteme þat comeþ in the arme from þe schuldre to þe Elbowe. p. 223
• ¶ Cap. viij off Aposteme þat comyth on þe sydes. p. 224
• ¶ [Cap.] ix of Aposteme þat comeþ aboute þe Mouth of þe stomak. p. 226
• ¶ Cap. x of apostem that comyth in þe grynde p. 226
• ¶ Cap. xj of aposteme þat comyth in þe hanche & þe thyes. p. 227
• ¶ Cap. xij of Aposteme off þe pyntel & þe ballokes p. 228
• ¶ Cap. xiii of scrofules & glandeles, þat buþ Curnellys þat comyth in þe fflessch p. 229
• ¶ Cap. xiiij of Cancre þat is nouȝt to-broke, & is cure p. 231
• ¶ Cap. xv of bocche þat hongyth as swynes babbe undire here nekkys p. 232
• ¶ Cap. xvj of Akþe of Ioyntes p. 233

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• ¶ The þridde techynge of þe þridde tretys haþ xviij Chapittles
• ¶ Cap. I of seknesse of eyȝen, & Anotamye of þe same p. 240
• ¶ Cap. ij of seknesse of þe eren p. 254
• ¶ Cap. iij of seknesse of þe nose p. 258
• ¶ Cap. iiij of seknesse of þe mouth p. 260
• ¶ Cap. v of seknesse of a wommans tetys. to grete, to fatte, 1oþere to lene. p. 265 [folio 32b]
• ¶ Cap. vi of ciphac þat is to-broke, oþere that is to lose p. 268
• ¶ Cap. vij of brokyn ballok p. 269
• ¶ Cap. viij of stone in þe bleddre p. 273
• ¶ Cap. ix of hermofrodite, þat is to seye, þat hath þe schappe of Man & womman, & oþere of wommen þat haþ scyne withynne here schape / þat sche ne may nouȝt conseywe þe seed of man
• ¶ Cap. x of water of men þat beþ in þe dropsye p. 281
• ¶ Cap. xj of fycus, þat is, a waxynge up on þe hed of þe ȝerde cancre fleynge, bocche in þe pyntel & olde wounde. p. 287
• ¶ Cap. xij of emeroydes, festre & rogadyes, þat beþ slyttes in þe Erse p. 289
• ¶ [Cap.] xiij of cancrefis & malo mortuo, þat buþ olde sores & olde scabbys on þe schyne. p. 293
• ¶ Cap. xiiij of veynes þat buþ to grete in þe legges, & of þe leggys þat buþ to grete out off kynde of flesch p. 295
• ¶ Cap. xv of wryncles, & chynes of handes, & kybis on þe ffete, & wertys, & oþer schyn lyke flessch p. 296
• ¶ Cap. xvj of helpynges þat buþ in blod letynge p. 298
• ¶ Cap. xvij of helpys þat buþ in brennynge with yren oþere with gold p. 305
• ¶ Cap. xviij of helpe þat is with brennynge of fyre, hote watyr & oyle p. 312

¶ Þe iiij tretys is of wrenchyngis of lymes, & haþ tweye techynges, oþere tweye summes.

• ¶ þe firste techynge of þe furþe tretys haþ vij Chapyttles
• ¶ Chap j of broken bonys an vniuersel word [missing]
• ¶ Cap. ij of bonys þat buþ broken of þe face p. 313
• ¶ Cap. iij of bonys þat buþ broken of þe breste p. 316
• ¶ Cap. iiij of bonys þat buþ brokyn of þe rybbes, & þe rugge bon. p. 317
• ¶ Cap. v of Armys þat buþ broken p. 318
• ¶ Cap. vi of bonys þat buþ bende withouten brekynge p. 321
• ¶ Þe 2Secunde techynge off þe ffurþe Tretys haþ v Chapytells [folio 33a]
• ¶ þe firste chapyttle of þe secunde techynge a comyn word off wrenchynges out of Ioynte [missing]
• ¶ Cap. ij of dislocacioun of þe cheke bon. p. 314
• ¶ Cap. iij of dislocacioun of þe rugge bon. p. 322
• ¶ Cap. iiij of dislocacioun of þe schuldre & about þe schuldre p. 323
• ¶ Cap. v of dislocacioun of þe þyȝe bon & withynne p. 326

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• ¶ The ffyþe tretys is Antidotarie, & hath withynne hym vij chapitells
• ¶ Cap. j of castynge abache, & þe manere how þou schalt caste abacch p. 328
• ¶ Cap. ij of resolueres & manere of vndoynge & makynge nessche p. 333
• ¶ Cap. iij of Maturatiuis, þat buþ Ripers p. 336
• ¶ Cap. iiij of Mundificatiuis, þat beþ clanseres p. 339
• ¶ Cap. v of glutinatiuis & consolidatiuis, þat buþ closeres & consouderes, & þe difference of hem p. 342
• ¶ Cap. vj of hem þat maken nessche hardnesse p. 353
• ¶ Cap. vij of Cauterisinge, that is to sugge brennynge, & opnynge þe extremites p. 349