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.

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AS some delighte moste to beholde, Eche newe deuyse and guyse, So some in workes of fathers olde, Their studies exercise.

Perusing with All diligence, Bokes written long before: Wherin they learne experience, To heale both sicke and sore.

Whiche I alowe in dede and worde, In those that vnderstande: For otherwyse it is a sworde, Put in a mad mans hande.

Let Idiotes and betles blynde, Therfore lay me aparte: Leste contrarie myne authors mynde, They rudly me peruerte.

For as he bée doth honie take, From euery goodly flowre, And spyders of the same doe make, Uenim that wyll deuoure:

So all that learned men and wyse, To good purpose can vse, The rude that knowledge doe despise, Will euer more abuse.

Wherfore all those that vse me right, I shall increase their fame: And vyle abusers all my mighte, Shall be to doe them shame.