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 brekyng of the necke and backe bone. Ca. lxij. (Book 62)

PAulus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & Haly ••••bas sayth / In the spon¦dyles or backe bone com∣meth•…•… fracture or brekynge / but of stronge strokes are fore brused: & that is deedly / & therfore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 folowyng after y^e euyll tokenyng and accydent and hurtynge of nucha or ma¦ry of y^e backebone y^t cometh from y^e brayne downe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 throughe the backebone / for the brayne maye not suffre. Therfore sayth Paulus Haly abbas & Albucasys / what accydente or payne cometh to nucha and to the synewes / that brengeth paralisis of the handes as it is in the vppermoost parte of y^e spōdyles. But yf the payne be in the nether spondyles so cometh the paralisys in y^e foote (as Albucasys sayth) As ye se the pacyente may not g•••• to the drawght nor pysse as he wolde / it is deedly (as Albuca. sayth) ther¦fore ye shal not take that in cure. ¶ If ther be no suche accydente than take it in cure & take away the impostumacyon and payne. Ye shall salue the hole backe w^tout the frac¦ture. And ye shall let them blood shortely on the hande nere the thombe / & afterward set with your hande the bones and knottes of the backebone as well as ye can / and on the frature lay this plaster folowynge.

¶ A Plaster.

Take Cyser meete / or Beenemeele / or myl¦stoffe meele. xij. ounces. Mastyck / Dragā¦tum / Gomi arabici / of eche. ii. oūces. Mu∣mie / Boly armeni / of eche an ounce. & putt them to gyder and make it lyke a plaster / & after that salue the fracture rounde aboute with defensyuū without vynegre / & dresse hym euery thyrde day. And the pacyent shall lye on his one syde / or on his belly / & rule hym goynge to the draught. ¶ If ther be a wounde wyde with with a grete fracture it is deedly neuertheles s••we it. And yf there be ony bones de{per}ted / de{per}te them hole. And lay on the seme this powder folowynge.

¶ A Powder.

Take Dragōs blood / Mastycke / Dragā∣tum / Gōmi arabici / Mumie of eche anoū•• therof make fyne powder. And ouer that powder lay this plaster folowynge.

¶ A Plaster.

Take Masticke / Dragantum / Dragons blood / Gōmi arabici of eche an ounce. Mu¦mye. ii. ounces. Rose hony. xii. oūces. Bar¦ly meele. vi. ounces. medle all these to gy•• and lay on the wounde / and about the woū¦de that defensiuū / and do it so longe tyll the bone be well fastened. And ordre hym well in goynge to the drawght / And dyet hym with mete and drynke ••••it i•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.