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 woūdes in the eyes. Ca: xxxviij.

THe woundes that happeneth in the eyes or the ••acou•• is grete peryll / bycause of swel¦lynge in the syght / and also it is ••yghe the brayne / and also I haue often tymes sene of so small a wounde comynge hath stopped the syght / but not all onely the wounde of the eyen / but also the wounde about the eyen often tymes it causeth the fyght to fayle / & yf ony moystnes be touched than foloweth after the dystructyon of the eyen / yet haue I knowen the contrary / For I haue sene chylde that on an euenynge by myse fortune of his fadet was stryken w^t a sherpe aglet of a poynte in his eye / whiche aglet stac∣ke in the eye styll / and afterwarde was ta∣ken out / and within xiiij. dayes after the whyte of y^e apple of the eye cōne out / a spo∣ne full / than was I set to the chylde / and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 put alwayes in the eyen this water hereaf¦ter folowynge / Fenyll water / Rose water Poley water / Eusrasie water / Rewe wa¦ter / of eche halfe an ounce / and of y^e whyte of egges. v. dragmas / and medled them to¦gyder / and dressed the chylde ther with all and recouered the syght agayne / In lyke wyse a chylde of. viii. yeres of age was hur¦te with a shafte in y^e sterre of his eye / that therin was fene a grete webbe / thrughe y^t whiche stroke he was blynde / and I dyde

helpe the chylde with the same water that he had his syght. ¶ In lyke wyse speketh Galyenus of a chylde that he sawe hurte with a sharpe yron in his eye in so moche y^e watery moystries came out of the apple of y^e eye & it was heled also / whiche cure is sel∣dome sene. ¶ Jesū hath a nother maner of cure / to came the matter to come to the eye and yf there come no blood out of the eyen / then put Tuthiam & a lytell Camfere vnto the foresayd water. And yf there haue ony blood gone out / then may it be cured with Sedengi whiche hath the vertue so to do / & lay vpon the eye where it is swollen the whyte of an egge / but lette it not lye longe theron / for it wyll take awaye the syght. For I haue sene a man of. xxx. yeres of age smyten with a stone vpon the syde of y^e nose thrughe whiche stroke the eye was gretly swolne / & there was set a symple harboure to take that cure in hande / and so longe he lete a plaster lye theron that y^e man lost his syght and was blynde euer after. Benemi∣rus prayseth sore in this behalfe the whyte of egges grounde in a morter as in maner of a faiue / and in this substancye so made is grete vertue gyuen by the myght of god.

¶ Also yf ony persone be wounded thrughe the vpper lyd or nether lyd of the eye that it hange downe / then shall ye with subtylte sowe vp the sore with a croked nedell and a sylke threde waxed that the eye may swell the lesse / lay a plaster made with the why∣te of an egge & medle therwith a lytell dra∣gon blood with frankensence and loke that the plaster touche not the eye / and ye shall make it as hole as the other eye / or also to balsome and that it come not in the eye: and drop in the eye alwaye the foresayd water for the defendynge of that. ¶ Also yf there come ony thynge in the eye y^t greueth hym / as small stones or cha••••e / or by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / to dryue away the payne ye shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in y^e eye womans mylke or fayre s••••te water for that clenseth out that y^e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therin / and if that helpe not / tourne y^e eye lydde and take a sylke cloth and therwith clense it on•• / or with a small rolle made of cotton / and yf it holde faste in the eye / drawe it out with a small rolle of rosell & drop therin womans mylke of a wenches•…•… tourne the eye lydde then take y^e lytell why¦te stone of a swalowe and put it in the eye & it wyll renne aboute the eye / and clense it / and yf it be the fylynge of ••ron take vp the lyd of the eye and holde before it a stone cal∣led Magnete and that wyll drawe it out. ¶ Also yf there be ony passon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with an arowe or with ony other wepen in y^e eye wherin is gre•…•…yll. Neuertheles go•• forthe a•• ma••••t of wayes with the faiue of oyle of roses soo longe as none inpos•••••• macyon nor swellynge cometh therto / af¦ter that marke howe depe the arowe he•••• is in. Then worke after the chapytre of the drawynge out of the arowe. And when y^e arowe is out fyll the wounde with oyle of roses medled with the yolke of egges some what warme / and clense the wounde with rose h••ny / barly meele / and meele of fenne creke / and then make flesshe in the wounde and hele it with a grene wounded plaster•• or with a moyst plaster. There standeth in Antithodorie / that yf the arowe heed aby¦de therin / ye 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worke after the chapitre of the heed / and yf the wounde haue nede to be made wyde / worke after the chapytre of narowe woundes and make it with a yere of a sponge / & yf the wounde be grete 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣ghe / worke after the chapytre of drawyng out of a rowe heedes / or let it abyde within tyll y^e tyme it come out by the owne nature.

¶ For wylhelm{is} sayth y^t he hath sene apson bere in his face an arow heed an hole yere lō¦ge / which came out by his owne nature / & than the woūde was cured in suche maner as is aforesayd of y^e wounde in y^e face / Also yf there ony parson be hurte in y^e eye with a nedel / or w^t a thorne / worke as I haue say¦de before of y^e defēsinū to noynte about the ••yen / & hele it w^t this colerion folowynge. Take Boli armeni. ii. oūces / Thutia / san¦guis Draconis / Gūmiarabici / of eche an oūce / and make all in powder / and medle it with. xxiiij. oūces of rose water / and put it all in a glas / and hange it in warme wa¦ter an houre longe / then do therto. iii••. oū∣ces of garnat appell wyne / and let it stan∣de a day longe / and than clere it out / there of put at euery tyme a lytell in the eye at y^e euenynge and mornynge / and lay thervpō this plaster / take succy / semperuiue / succy solatry of eche. iii••. oūces boly armeni / dra¦ganti myrte / gommi Arabici of eche. iii••. dragmas and make therof a powder / and yf ye can not gete y^e say of howse leke / take therfore rose water & take for nyghshew y^e wyne of the garnate apple / this water he∣leth all y^e woūdes of the eyen plaster wyse layde ouer it with clothes / and it defendeth the eyen from su{per}flue moystes and euyll ac¦cedent or in postume. ¶ When the blood co¦meth in the eyen from y^e woūde after shesus saynge take therto the mylke of a yonge wo¦man and the whyte of an egge & the blood of a downe taken out of the wynges / & medle all this togyder and drop it in to y^e eye and lay thervpon a plaster made of breed cro∣mes wette in wyne / but let it not lye longe that is very good / & yf yt go not a way / thā drop in y^e eye water of Amios / salgēme / & so mētere / y^e eye w^t dressynge of order / & drye ••sope / yf it dryue it not away / take fayre water wherin hath stande ••eed arsenicum / Or take the waters of y^e herbes a foresayd. ii. ounces / Thutie preparati halfe a drag¦ma / Coralli rubei / margaritarū uon par∣forata•• / of eche y^t thyrde part of a dragma Camfere the wayght of. x. barly cornes / draganti gōme arabici of eche y^e wayght of. viij. barly cornes ••eru••e lote / amidi of eche the wayght of. v. barley cornes / Wo∣mans mylke / y^e whyte of an egge / of eche a dragma / & medle thē togyder & occupy it at e••ē / & at mornynge tyll y^e parsone be hole.