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The Declaratione of the Characters which are contaynede in the Table of those Instrumentes which are propre, and conveniente, to the executione of all manualle operations which in the Eyes may be by anye meanes vsede.
Althoughe that I in this Chyrurgerye have not discribede the manualle operatiō, vvhich may be vsede in the infirmityes of the Eyes: Yet notvvithstandinge I vvoulde not, nether in∣deede coulde omitte in this storehouse and treasurye of all Chyrurgicalle Instrumentes, the portrayctures, and figures of those Instrumentes, vvhich are necessarye, & commodiouse vn∣to such an effecte of deliberate, & set purpose omittinge the operations of the Eyes, becaus at large I have discribede, & amplely set forth, everye severalle operation, in my Treatize of the Infirmityes, and diseases of the Eyes, vvhich I committede to the Presse in the yeare M.D. Lxxxv. to the vvhich I committe the gentle Reader, there to behould the practice, & severalle vse of all operations of the Eyes.
[ A,] Demonstrateth a trianglede Cauterye, to apply ther∣vvith a Seton, vvhich both prickethe, & cuttethe: the vvhich Cauterye is applyede cleane through the per∣forate tonge, ortenacle, vvhervvith the skinne of the Necke is apprehendede, for the Seton to passe throu∣ghe.
[ Π,] The Needle for the Seton, or transforatione.
[ B,] An other Needle for the same intente, and purpose, vvherevvith vve transforate the skinne vvithout the tenacles, or tonges.
[ C,] C, The tonges for the Seton, vvhich ar pearcede, to thruste there throughe the Seton.
[ D,] D, Tvvo holes, vvhich must adioyne vnto the reflec∣tione, vvhich is notede vvith n,
[ n,] The reflectione vvhich is notede, & vvhich is made because the hott Cauterye, shoulde not chaunce to touche the skinne of the Necke.
[ E,] The Needle to remove the Cataractes, and pearles of the Eyes: And is in Latine callede Acus ocularis.
[ F,] The same Needle beinge taken out of the Case.
[ G,] The handle of the Needle.
[ H,] The Needle beinge vvholye takene out of her case.
[ I,] The Coverture of the Needle.
[ *,] The perforatiō out of the vvhich the Needle issueth.
[ g,] f, Demonstrate certayne little pincers, vvhich are very necessarye to voyde, & take a vvay any fithines out of the Eyes, or if the same cleave therin, vvhere of the g, is like vnto a little, smoothe, & playne Earepicker, to relevate the same out of the Eye: And f, demōstrateth a little pincer vvhich is flatt, & smoothe, to dravve a∣nye thing therout, if so be it clefte therin, as a thorne, or some such like thinge. They are also very necessa∣rye to plucke out the hayr of the Eyliddes, It is of the Greeckes callede Madisterion tricolavis.
[ 1,] The portraycture of an Eye, vvherin is presentede a Staphylome, L. Vua, notede vvith 2.
[ 2,] The Vua, or Staphylome.
[ 3,] 4, 5, 6, The thredes passing clean through the Staphy∣me vvhich must be connectede together, vvhere of the 3, & the 5. must be connectede the one vvith the other & the 4. and the 6. also together, because every stitch might be tyed aparte the on from the other.
[ K,] A Dilatorye of the Eyeliddes, or the Speculū of the Eye, vvhē vve endevoure to take anye alienate thin∣ge therout, or els vvhen vve desite to tye the Staphy∣lome, or els cut of an Vngula: It is in Latine callede Speculum oculi, Palpebrarum detentor, G Blepharo∣catocos.
[ L,] On this place the miroure of the Eye openeth it sel∣fe, accordinge to the magnitude of the Eye.
[ 7] The discriptione of an Eye, in the vvhich is on Vn∣gula.
[ 8] The filamente vvhich passeth cleane throughe the Vngula, to elevate the same, and by that meanes the easyer to cut it of.
[ M] An artificialle Eye of Gould, vvhich is engravene, & vnder hollovve.
[ N,] A forme of an Eye, vvherin is defigurede an Ectropi∣on, vvith the externalle and internalle inscisiō vvhich is require de to the curatione of the same.
[ O,] The externalle inscisione, vvhich is made according to the length therof.
[ P,] P, An internall inscisione, vvhich is alsoe made in the length therof, right over agaynste the externalle.
[ Q,] Q, Bothe the fydelong, or contradictorye Inscisions.
[ R,] A little hoocke to elevate the Zebel.
[ S,] The Needle for the threde to passe vnder the Zebel.
[ T,] A little Cautery for the Eyeliddes vvhen the little hayres thereof turne invvardes.
[ V,] The Aegilopicke Cauterye, to cauterize the bone, of the greate corner of the Eye.
[ X,] The Plate to lay one the Eye least vve should chaun∣ce to hurte the same,
[ Y,] The hole vvhich is in the Plate, to thruste the Caute∣rye there through, vvhich perforatione must be laye∣de right on the Fistle.
[ a,] A little canulle, or pipe for an other Cauterye.
We must heere note, that this pipe, or canulle, must ha∣ve a little ringle, vvhere by vve might hould faste the same, for if soe be vvith a buttone vve houlde it, vve might then chaunce to burne our fingers, becaus the cauterye internallye passinge throughe the same, it shoulde not soe completlye be effectede, as it ought to be.
[ b,] The Cauterye.
[ c,] The handle.
[ d,] The holes to thruste therein a little pegge, leaste vve shoulde penetrate to deepe thervvith, & may there∣bye be somevvhat retaynede.
[ e,] The little irone pinne, or pegge.