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.

Dyscrasia.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉,* 1.1 id est Intemperies, (that is distemperance) is after Galen Aequalis, which is wythout payne, because ther is in the place affected, a desired nature, (for no bodye is by hys owne nature infested) or Inaqualis, whiche is when a bo∣dye is troubled bothe wyth heate and cold at once, or with drinesse and moisture,* 1.2 more then to nature is conuenient. Whiche sometymes chaunceth, thoughe it seeme vnlyke: and howe greate so euer it be, so muche dothe it moleste. These are eighte in number, and may seuerally chance, to the eyghte symple members: requiringe also, so manye dif∣ferences of curation.* 1.3 And are eyther symple, whyche maye be. iiii. wayes, whot, cold, dry, or moiste, and maye be cured by theyr contraries: or compound as many wayes, as whot

and drye, whotte and moyste. &c. With these dispositions one part, or moe, or the whole body may be affected.

Notes

• * 1.1

  De sympto∣matum causis li. 2.
• * 1.2

  De methodo medendi, li. 7. 8. &. 9.
• * 1.3

  De arte cura∣tiua, li. 2.