A most excellent and learned vvoorke of chirurgerie, called Chirurgia parua Lanfranci Lanfranke of Mylayne his briefe: reduced from dyuers translations to our vulgar or vsuall frase, and now first published in the Englyshe prynte by Iohn Halle chirurgien. Who hath thervnto necessarily annexed. A table, as wel of the names of diseases and simples with their vertues, as also of all other termes of the arte opened. ... And in the ende a compendious worke of anatomie ... An historiall expostulation also against the beastly abusers, both of chyrurgerie and phisicke in our tyme: with a goodly doctrine, and instruction, necessary to be marked and folowed of all true chirurgie[n]s. All these faithfully gathered, and diligently set forth, by the sayde Iohn Halle.

Santalum siue Sandalum.

OF the wooddes called Sanders (wrytten commonly Sandali,) there is among the olde Grecians no menciō founde, vnlesse their opinion should be of force, that woulde haue Santalum rubrum,* 1.1 to bee Aspalathum Dioscoridis: whiche Serapio doth manifestly confute. For in wrytyng of Santali, he yeldeth no testimony of Dioscorides (as elswhere he is wonte,) but the authorities of his owne contrey men: wryting also of Aspalathi vnder the Arabik name Darsisaban. And farther Santalum is the woedde of a taule streight tree, but Aspalathus is a lowe shrubbe, odoriferous, and bitter in taste: neither of the whiche is founde in Santalo rubro. Of the Arabians therfore, was it first founde and described.

Santalum (sayeth Matthiolus) groweth in certeyn great and thicke wooddes of both the Indies, and is of three kyndes: wherof Santalum Pallidum or Citrinum is beste estemed. The next place hath Santalum Album. The thyrde and worste, is Rubrum, whiche is without odore: but the other doe smell well. They are colde (by the testymonies of the Arabians) in the thyrde degree, and drye in the seconde, hauynge byn∣dyng, coolyng, and alteratiue vertue: And therfore are vsed to mitigate thirste, and the whotte distemperance of the lyuer, and for choleryke vomites. Santalum rubrum doth pry∣uatly resiste defluxions, and is profitably applyed Ex succo so∣lani, uel Sedi, uel portulacae, to vehement inflammations, & the gowte of the feete. Santalum Candidum atque pallidum layde to the forehead, cum aqua Rosarum, doe ease the peynes of the heade: and beyng drunke, doe merueylously helpe whotte stomaches. They doe (sayth Auicen) most effectually make gladde, and strengthen the hearte.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Aspalathus.