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

¶ Of the accyden∣tes or fallynges of dyseases that co∣meth to the woundes. ca xxvi.

THe accydent of the wounde is amended after the nature of y^e too fallynges / The accyden∣ces cōmenly comynge to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wo∣unde it is paynfull / swenynge euyll complexcyon / Itchynge / para••ius / the crampe / febres / flawnas / and chaun∣gynge of the wounde. ¶ The fyrst ye shall knowe that y^e woūde shall neuer cure vnto the tyme the accydent be taken away / the accydēs causeth that it heleth not / & payne draweth the matter vnto y^e wounded place for to make an impostume / that is a swell with a maner of reednes / and for that we payne must be dryuē away / y^e whiche pay∣ne is cōmenly taken away with strykynge the membre with warme oyle / and yf you put therto y^t whyte of an egge it is y^e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and yf there be no grete heete / do to y^e oyl•…•… the yelke of an egge / and that clemeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wounde. Whan the payne is grete then it is nedefull to put therto a lytell. Optū or elles the barke of mandragora / As May∣ster wylhelmus counsayleth. ¶ The. iiij. maysters prayseth therto to take y^e ••oore of nyghtica stāped with hogges grece / but the mayster Theodoric{is} prayseth a plaster made of y^e leues of small malowes dressed & stamped with small brannet & do therto a lytell oyle of roses it is the better / or ma∣ke a playster of the cromes of whyte breed layd in mylke one nyght / & thā stāpe it & do therto oyle of roses & the yelke of an egge / & y^e slyme of parsely sede / & yf it be nede / do therto a lytell opium. But I haue in suche accydēce vsed in plasters / sethyng malowe leues / elder leues / aptū / & sethe them ī wa¦ter stamped small and do therto rose leues

& oyle of coses the thyrde parte made war∣me / and stryke it vpon a cloth / and so lay it warme on the woūde. But in grete payne I dyd therto leues of in squiamus sodden / as aforsayd / and a ••ewe leues of Nychtsca myxed therwith bycause it repercuteth & resolueth. But ī y^e wīter I toke dry rootes of pēsedanū / and lynseede / malow leues / all this stamped in powder with a lytell oyle of roses soddē / or w^t olde bacon grece / but that is not so good / whiche more desyre to rype thā to resolue / Therfore I haue do¦ne therto many tymes a lytell walt roote / or ambra in powder for to dry y^t mēbre / yf there come an impostume y^t you cowde not restrynge / let it rype & cutte it vp and clense it and cause the flesshe to growe and hele it / As hereafter shall be lerned in the chapptre of the maturaty••e mūdificatiue & cōsolida∣tiue. ¶ If there be an euyll compleccyon y^t is hoote / it is to be knowen by the reednes and bladders aboute the place / than make the place colde / but not with mandragora or iusquiami / for that coleth not / but ta∣keth a way the felynge / therfore they shall be vsed alone in payne / and to this colynge must ye haue that that coleth and dryeth w^t ease / as roses / plantayne / vnguētū albū / Secondum Rasis / with camfere / & other defensyue / defendynge that membre / lyke as I shall lerne you in Antithodario ¶ If the complexcyon be colde ye shall knowe it by softenes / and if y^e place be whyte colow∣red / make y^e place warmd with wyne / sod¦den therin •…•…se eere and camamell flow¦res and reed arthemesia / and melilorum / or with vaguentum basilicon or f••s••um. ¶ If the complec••yon be drye and moysty / it may be amended w^t his contrary. ¶ And if therto cometh the febres / the crampe and wekenes / than call therto the phesycyon / And often tymes or the phesycyon can come y^e pacyent may dye / Therfore it is nedefull to wryte of the same wekenes / for it is a way to the dethe / and it is called by some maysters y^e lytell dethe / Therfore ye must comforte the pacyent / that the feblenes or fayntnes come not to hym / and to auoyde y^e people out of y^e chābre / bycause they sholde not make the chambre roote / nor to put the syke in fere / And it is wysdome whan the feblenes cometh on to / gyue the pacyent a cromme of white breede deped in wyne w^t rose water / and let hym drynke somwhat of the wyne. Therfore sayth Galienus the wyne is of nature somwhat hote & gyueth comfortynge / therfore gyue them that hath syncopin / or to thē that is feble or in swow¦nynge / spryncle Rose water / or colde wa¦ter in his face / & yf there be no rose water / than ye must plucke hym by the nose / and by the eeres / Crye lowde and call hym by his name / & gyue hym a clappe on y^e cheke / and ye shall do all other thynges that the phesycyon cōmaundeth you to do.

¶ A clensynge water,

¶ If the woūde be sty••kynge & vnclenly / take lycoryce powder of eche an ounce / and sethe it with a pynte of wyne and do therto vytryole a dragma and was∣she the sore / for it heleth newe or olde woū∣des. Another for the fame / Sethe hony and water togyder / and therwith wasshe the wounde / and after that take vnguentum apostolorum / or vnguentum egyptiacum that is stronger / and clenseth very well / .

¶ A salue.

as y^e wey wormes cometh about y^e woūde. Than make a salue of grekes pyrche / and with oyle olyue / and ther w^t stryke y^e woū∣de agaynst the bytynge of the wey wormes that is about the woūde / do therto a lytell

quycke syluer in bernysshe / and medle ther with whyte leed / and therof make a salue / and stryke therwith the wounde. Also as a wounde is eten rounde about / so stampe togyder Sauiana and reed coolys whiche is called in latyn bleta rubea / and medle it with vynegre / than presse that sap out / and mydle therwith whyte lede / & salue y^e wounde roūde about with that same / and ys ye must cut the wounde open agayne / & that he suffre grete payne / than take groū¦de wormes in a panne / and therto do oyle of roses & let it warme softely / and strayne it / & do therto gentyll reed roses / & beenne floure / and Rosyn well poudred tyll it be thycke as lyke a falue / and when you wyl occupy it make it warme and lay it on the wounde / and it wyll take away y^e payne. ¶ If there come ony wormes in y^e woūde / take wormmoyd or absitiū in latyn & {per}sy∣clouerē / or folia {per}sica{rum} / and saynt James herbe / all togyder sodden in wyne / & lay ••ton the wounde / and it shall helpe them.