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.

Ars Chyrurgica alloquitur Lectorem.

YE learned dames that doe delite, in sciences deuine: Refuse not now to taste a while, this sacred sap of mine.

Which I abundantly doe yeelde, to euery man eche where: Like Tellus with her fertile fruites, when Autumne doth appeare.

Or Nilus when it ouerflowes, doth fatte and feede the soile: Whiche after that aboundant fruites, doth yeeld withouten toile.

Who can depaint the passing ioye, that bird and beast doe taste: In newe returne of Ladie Ver, when Hiems fittes are past.

Euen so doe I to mortall wight, more by a thousand part: Send swete reliefe in hard distresse, To appease the pinching smart.

The wofull woundes and sundrie sores, that mortall men oppresse: And doe consume the crased corps, by me they haue redresse.

Let Cronos tell (that auncient dame) which beare all thinges in minde: Howe bount••full loe, I haue bene, alwayes to humaine kinde.

And these our dayes can well declare, howe many men I saue: Were not for me which had bene shut, long since within the graue.

My vertues they are knowen beyond, the farthest parte of Inde: I helpe, I heale, in euery coaste, I comfort all mankinde.

Since that my fountaine flowes so farre, and serueth eche degree: Howe can you saye that any arte, is equall vnto me.

Although there be a number nowe, for pleasure counted chief: Yet none to man I dare well saye, it bringeth suche reliefe.

When Atroppos to line of life, his mortall ••aunce would laye: Then steppe I in with helping hand, and can set him to staye.

Among the sondrie skilfull artes, by handes that handled are: Disdaine me not though with the best, my selfe I doe compare.

My genitour is high Iehoue, a parent without peere: My mother hight Experience, by tract of many a yeare.

As Hyblaes hill of pearlesse praise, that swetest honie bringes: So was I wayed in all their time, with Emperours and with kinges.

Howe famous was Phillirides, that first found out my skill: And taught me to Appollos Impe, and he the worlde did fill.

With knowledge of my worthines, and what great fame he wan•• When that he called backe from death, Sir Virbius, twise a man.

As Phisons floud aye full I flowe, what need you any more: I haue all thinges that may doe good. a salue for euery sore.

q. Rich. Smith.

Finis.