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

¶ The bawme artyfycyall.

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¶ The moost 〈…〉〈…〉 〈2 lines〉〈2 lines〉.

¶ Tak•• •…•…. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ounces / 〈…〉〈…〉 •…•… de 〈…〉〈…〉 / 〈…〉〈…〉 〈2 lines〉〈2 lines〉 o•…•… ••enedict•…•… of eche 〈…〉〈…〉 〈4 lines〉〈4 lines〉 〈…〉〈…〉 / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / 〈…〉〈…〉 ••a••∣•…•… / 〈…〉〈…〉 / co•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉 / as 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ght as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the other •…•…sayd / and 〈…〉〈…〉 it 〈…〉〈…〉 This 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉 f•…•…he •…•…des / and 〈…〉〈…〉 shor••ely the gly••••er•…•… water in 〈…〉〈…〉 ••••s yf it be well m•…•…▪

¶ Another very good bawme whiche serueth for all maner fres••he woundes.

¶ Take olybani / armoniaci / storacis ••a∣lunite / storacis liquide / of eche. iiii. oun∣ces masticis / ••olo•…•…e / dragagant•• / go•…•… arabici / go•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / go•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of eche. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ounces / my••••e / 〈…〉〈…〉 of eche 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••n 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ▪ go•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣••ini ▪ gommi ficuum / oppo••onati / ••en•…•… ▪ whiche is gōmi cedri / visci querci / gumi / and not the tree / sangui•…•…s draconis ▪ aloe 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 •…•…i / boracis / vertici•…•… of eche •…•…

laud•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ii••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / olij rosarth. ij. pounde / olij lantini / in rpentini rubil / nferhe a pounde / alij masticis / oyle of ca∣mamyll of eche halfe a pounde / and of the foresayd vawme / ieneper oyle / bramble oyle / oyle of vyoleties / ofeche. viii. ounces the softe gommes wette in vynegre / and the other make them in powder / than shal you sethe this all togydr in baln•…•… ma∣tie / and as you se that the gommes wyl syt on the grounde of the glasse / than it is so▪ den ynoughe / and yfye wyll haue the natu¦rall coloure of the bawme / ye shal put ther in halfe an ounce of saffran of oryen•• stam∣ped / for that causeth the flesshe to growe / also yfye wyll haue it seme fayre and gre∣ne / than put therin spanysshe grene. iii. oū ces grynded small / and at the last put ther in the turpentyne / and oleum turpentini.

¶ Oyle of castory the whiche is moche profytable and nedeful for asurgyan.

¶ Take oyle olyue. vii. ounces / castorie. iii. ounces / ye shall put all this togyder in a glasse and sethe it in balneum marie. iii. houres longe / than kepe it well.

¶ Oyle oflylyesis also necessary for the surgyan.

¶ Take oyle olyue. 〈…〉〈…〉 ••••••nde / in ••yttlyly lenes a pounde / rose leues halfe a pounde / mastycke. iiii. ounces / saffran. ii. ounces / and the mastycke must be made in powder put them all togyder in a glasse and set it in y^e sone the space of. i••. dayes / and on the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 daye ye shall ••ethr•…•… in balneum marie / & than strayne it. Or elles take oyle 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xii. ounces / whyte lylye leues. iiii. ounces and make it as is a foresayd.

¶ Oleum mastitis. must be ma∣de thus.

¶ Take masty•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉 mini. xviii. ounces / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall the the•••• in balntum maue••o logge tyll the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 par∣te be consumed. Or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 make it thus. Take oyle of to•…•… ouces masticke 〈…〉〈…〉 ounces / well w••llynge wyne halfe a pounde and sethe them in balneum macie tyll the wyne be consumed.