The noble experyence of the vertuous handy warke of surgeri, practysyd [and] compyled by the moost experte mayster Iherome of Bruynswyke, borne in Straesborowe in Almayne ... Item there after he hath authorysed and done it to vnderstande thrugh the trewe sentences of the olde doctours and maysters very experte in the scyence of surgery, as Galienus, Ipocras, Auicenna, Gwydo, Haly abbas, Lancfrancus of mylen, Iamericus, Rogerius, Albucasis, Place[n]tinus, Brunus, Gwilhelmus de saliceto, [and] by many other maysters whose names be wryten in this same boke. ... Item yf ye fynde ony names of herbes or of other thynges wherof ye haue no knowlege, yt shall ye knowe playnly by the potecarys. Item here shall you fynde also for to make salues, plasters, powders, oyles, and drynkes for woundes. Item who so desyreth of this science ye playne knowlege let hym oftentymes rede this boke, and than he shall gette perfyte vnderstandynge of the noble surgery

¶ A sereclothe plaster.

¶ The fere clothe plaster is very good to al membres that is out of the ioynt / and the cō¦sumyng mēbres / or whiche is greued with colde moystnes / that consumyth and bren∣gyth the mēbre agayne in his ryght powre. ¶ Take waxe. vi. ounces / rosyll. ii••. ounce mastyk. ii. oūces. armoniacum / galbanū whyte frankencence of eche an ounce and a hall / oyle of bybergeylle (or olium castor•••• platyn) oyle of camomylle of eche and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••greke meele / meele of warmwode / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of lombart comyn / meele of camomylle sto¦ces / made all this in small powder of eche a dragma / vynegre. v. or. vi. ounces / melte the rosyl / waxe / and the oyle togyder / than do therin the galbanum / and armoniacum steped in vynegre and streyne it / and at the last do therto the other parcelles / y^t is made in small powder / and styre it well togyder tyll it be colde.

¶ Of the grene woūded plaster.

¶ The good grene wounded plaster that y^e newe surgyans occupie / that heleth al frys∣she woūdes without tentes / and it is a mū¦dificatinū a cōglutinati•••• and a cōsolida▪

ti••ū / And this plaster is of many & diuers maners of sodry maystres made / some take moche / rosyll / and lytell waxe / some moche waxe and lytell rosyll / and some take waxe and rosyll lyke moche / & some take no rosyl at all / Therfore ye shall knowe as ye wyl that this same plaster shall more hele than clense lyke as it is nedely in the wounde of the heed and in a symple woūde / there as no substance is lost / If that ye take more waxe in weyght so moche y^e lesser take of ro∣syl in weyght / & let them twene euery tyme in his weyght / and as ye wyll that it clense more takynge to hyr the matter / lyke as a depestytchyd woūde whyche maked moche matter / than shall you take more rosyll thā waxe / as I haue sayd / yf ye wyll that the plaster shall make flesshe to growe / & shall serue to al woūdes / whyche somwhat hath lost of his substāce / than take rosyl / & waxe of eche lyke moche / or yf ye wyll y^t it make the skynne and that the woūde sholde close than take waxe alone and no rosyll / and as in this plaster is moche / rosyl & lytyll waxe than is it callyd a mundificatinum and at∣tracti••um that is clensyng / & drawyng out y^e matter / yf there be therin moche waxe & lytyll rosyll / than is it callyd conglutina∣t••••ū / that is togyder leuynge and closynge of the wounde / and yf there be therin waxe and rosyll lyke moche / thā is it callyd incar nat•…•… y^t is flesshe makynge in the wounde Or yf there be therin waxe & no rosyll / thā it is callyd consolydatiuum / that is helyng and skynne makynge. And this plaster is made thus. ¶ Take resine depino that is whyte rosyl / mayden waxe of eche two poūd / & y^e rosyl whych is clere as turpētine dere suet of eche. xii. oūc. grekes pytche. vii•• oūces / sarcocolle smal and great of eche. ii••. ounces / turpentine half a pounde / mastyk whyte Francken••enc̄e of eche. iii••. ounce•••• Dragantum / Gommi Arabici / Galban•••• Armoniacum of eche one ounce and shall / Storacis calamite. i••▪ ounces / Storaci•• liquide. iii••. ounces / And take the sappe of this herbia y^t ye can 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and great or Pyrola maioret minor / Sa¦nicle (•…•… ronica maior et minor•…•… herb•• solse•…•… / & solida minor / mode•• wax teor artemisia in latin / gl••tay••e smal & great / betonica / agrimonia ••erraria / ma∣trisilua / halderiō / ••arrowor cerisolium la¦tin / ••ageor saluia in latin / ••erbene anou•• ere / wale rote or ambra / of this he•…•… take sapix. po••ide & no lesse / but cather more / be¦cause to eche pounde of the substance of this plaster be longyth full, iii. pounde sappes / That sap / whyte Rosyl / waxe / Hertes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Rosyll / and Colo••onia / ye shall se the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a kettel ouer y^e fyre without flame or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tyll two partes therof he consumed / than do therin Turpenty•• / but the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 an¦dragantū / go•…•… arabici / galbanū / armo¦niacū / this shhalbe fyrst steped on•• nyght 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vynegre of roses / & as it is soden a waim•• or. ii••. thā shal ye the other gommes make in powder / and do it therin and let it sethe agayne. i••. or. iii. walmes / and at the last do therin Storaxliquida / and Calamita. if ye wyll haue better smellynge / than do therto bēsym or barot{is}. iii. oūc. / & ifye wyl haue it very wel smellyng / thā do therto. ii. or. ii••. ounces of oyle of spyke / than strayne it thrugh a clothe / and let it stande a nyght the nexte day cut this ••alue in. iii••. p••t••s / & than take it out of the ketyll / & make therof rolles with fresshe oyle of roses. If ye wyll haue this plaster fayre grene. than do therin the sap of nyght shewe (or solatri in latyn) & sap of older / and celidonia of eche. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉

therwith let the salue sethe agayne / but not longe / the longer it doth sethe the paler it •…•…eth / but the •…•…ethes be not so holsome / as the other be / neuertheles some maysters doth this sap therin / & they knowe not what vertue & power they haue. the nyghshaw•• colyth and 〈…〉〈…〉 doth y^e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 also / and celidonia clensyth / ••••ore as ye put in this salue moche rosyll / so may ye the better this same sa•• do therto / and. ii. or. iii. ounces of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / than 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it the more. Neuer can ••ome a good 〈…〉〈…〉 without a mū〈…〉〈…〉 / for that 〈…〉〈…〉 is y^e key of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and consolidatinū.