A needefull, new, and necessarie treatise of chyrurgerie briefly comprehending the generall and particuler curation of vlcers, drawen foorth of sundrie worthy wryters, but especially of Antonius Calmeteus Vergesatus, and Ioannes Tagaltius, by Iohn Banister ... Hereunto is anexed certaine experiments of mine ovvne inuention, truely tried, and daily of me practised.

The Authour in the commendation of Phy∣sicke and Chyrur∣gerie.

IF things which haue ben much esteem•• in perfect plight remaine: And profitable practises, may commendations gaine.

If things which famous mē haue found, doe most of all excell: And that which needfull is deserue, to winne and weare the bell.

If vertue thou wilt truely scan, canst thou ought better haue: Then that which saues a perishing man, euen from the gredie graue.

If thou wouldst seeke what moste of all, doth passing things attain: Then that regard which from the death, so many doth detain.

And Phisicke sithe it yeeldeth such, as thou canst aptly craue:

A sightly seate aboue the rest, of force it needes must haue.

For if thou wander searchingly, from East vnto the West: Thou shalt perceiue that euerie where, for Physicke there is rest.

More profitable nothing is, (although the world abounde:) And nothing more that man can need, in all the worlde so rounde.

For lands and liuings though thou haue, aboundaunt gold and fee: With such like plentie very huge, which seemeth good to thee.

Yet if with sicknes thou be grieud, and eke to pain subiect: What will auaile thy plenty store, can it thy health direct?

Lo Physicke can the so much geue, if thou vnto her lore Attentiue be, and crased corps before her doe deplore.

Hyppolitus it did reuiue, and eke his life restore: And (AEson) yonge it causd to seem, as he had bene before.

It Phaon fairst of others made, and so he did endure: And Philip, Alexander great, it made from poyson pure.

Who els no doubt had perished, by drinking in a Lake: Such horror great and anguishement, this art did vndertake.

Examples many doe abound, whereby a man may see: If that no Physicke could be founde, great were our miserie.

Who could the force of herbes attaine, or sicknes well discerne? Who could diseases with their names, that be so many learne?

It would exceede all humaine wittes, no reason could it knowe: It would appeare vnpossible, to all that dwell on lowe.

Sith then such wonders it doth worke, of force we must maintaine: And loue the same exceedingly, as chiefest health and gaine.

What men (alas) abiected are, by wan••ing of this art: When as they may no salue obtaine, to cure their vrging smart.

And but that it doth quickly helpe, it daily doth appeare: That many should in graue be closde, whome yet remaineth here.

What number should here neuer liue, nor see the light of Sunne: But that this art doth succour them, er in the world they come.

It doth also not only bring, the pained from the woe: But euen the healthfull sort it makes, their state not to forgoe.

What health Chyrurgerie doth yeeld, also in euerie lande: In long discourse or prayse thereof, it needles is to stand.

Since that her vertues passing rare, in euery towne doth flowe: And warlike armies euery where, her benefites doe knowe.

Howe could Machaon and his mate, Whome Podalirius hight: Haue spared bene in Troyan warres, and Greecians gristy fight.

When thousands there they saude aliue, in Agamemnons band: Of worthy Greekes which els had died, and perished out of hand.

What Ulcered partes also it doth, restore vnto their kinde: I leaue, the sooth let eche man saye, and prayse it as they finde.

q. I. B.

Finis.