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.

VV. CVNINGHAM DOCTOR in Phisique, vnto the professors of Chi∣rurgerie salutations.

IT hath euer ben obserued frō the firste creation, that nature (by diuine prouidēce) hath in all ages brought forth excel∣lent, and heroicall persons: to the great comfort of posteritie folowing. For as the Adamāt naturally ceasith not to attracte & drawe to it iron and steele: no more haue these ceased, from the inuention of suche thinges, as vvere nedefull to mans vse. VVhich at the first like as tender and small sedes (by times reuo∣lutiō) haue grovvne to high and mightie trees of small beginnings, by trauelles of noble and ingenious persons, frō age to age, haue sprōg so many sondrie sciences▪ artes, and professiōs, as vve see at this daie. But for that in all times the numbre of these haue been most small, & the multitude infinite of those that folow igno¦rance: prouidēt nature, being yet fruteful, hath brought forth in this olde & feble age of the vvorlde, as vvell as in times past, diuine vvittes: by whose laboures, the treasures of science and knowledge, vnto this present gottē, should be

preserued and defended from perishing, mau∣gre the forse of doultishe ignorance, and can∣card obliuion. Neither in my opinion are they lesse worthy honor and praise, whose famous actes mainteine, and cause freshly to floryshe the precious monumentes of forworne age: then the authours them selues. For as we owe to the one the excellent inuention: so are we debters to the other, for the diligent propaga∣tiō therof to vs their posteritie. Neither are we more beholden to Apollo, for the first inuen∣tion of the nature and vse of herbes: then vnto Hippocrates, who first seperating phisique frō philosophie, made of his elders traditions, and his owne diuine obseruations a noble arte. And yet doth Galen merite no lesse honor & immortall fame then either of them. For he hath largely vttered, that whiche Hippocrates did briefly set out: opening plainly, that which was obscurely writtē, adding that which semed to wante: and commendinge their actes vnto those that shold succede. what grateful mindes we are of dutie constrained to showe to those, that in this our age trauel in diuinitie, phisique mathematicalles, lawe, historiographie, poe∣trie Agriculture, and other profitable studies:

not only the professours, but all Christian pu∣blique weales being tasters of the commodi∣ties (though I be silent) can truly reporte. And omitting that herein might be saide, I torne my penne only to you, the worshipfull bro∣therhode of Chirurgians in London. vvhat prayse and worthie fame, chiefly of you, and then of those which haue nede of chirurgerie, Iohn Halle one of your felowshippe haue de∣serued: these his labours doe apparātly showe. For where as for want of good authors in your owne natiue tongue, chirurgerie haue not a little decaied: she is nowe againe by his pain∣full trauelles not a little restored. And for as muche as in all studies it greatly doth profite to haue first briefe and compendious intro∣ductions: he hath translated a short Isagoge of that noble Chirurgian Lanfranke of Millā, named Lanfranke his briefe. In whiche, whe∣ther Lanfranke oweth more to him for the re∣storing of his decayed worke, or he to Lan∣franke, for the immortall fame hereby obtei∣ned: I can not easely iudge. But this I dare boldly affirme, that Lanfranke before being corrupted, and of small vse: is nowe by the la∣boures of my friende Iohn Halle, purged and

made pure so that henceforth, I may rightly call it Halles Lanfranke. In which is set out cō∣pendiously the curation of woundes, tumores against nature (Lanfranke nameth them apo∣steme••) vlcers, luxatiōs, fractures, and of certain griefes and diseases of the eies, with a chirurgi∣call antidotarie. But for because briefe treatises want not obscuritie, especially to the yonger students: Iohn Halle hath made an expositiue table, setting plainly out as well the perfect na∣tures of those simple medicines mentioned of Lanfranke, as also of all the termes belonging to the arte. And where as the preceptes of the arte or approued medicines, can little profit the body of man in all his partes not exactly knowen, he hath also added a compendious Anatomie, in whiche thou maiest easely with∣out great laboure, learne that is herein requi∣site: which booke of al the reste, would not on∣ly be first redde, but also cōmitted to memory. This good halle yet seaseth not, nor suffereth his priuate gaine to call him awaye: but with pitie beholding decaied chirurgery, to be dai∣ly defaced by a rable of rōnagates, hath made against them an historicall Expostulation: in whiche he showeth the difference betwixt the

chirurgien, and the rōnagate abuser. Al which his workes, being set out to your great increase in knowledge, requireth not only present thā∣kes: but a perpetuall memorie to be made a∣mong you of him for euer. This author also hath finished an other worke inuaying against vice, and therfore named the court of vertue: being nowe in the Printers handes. Takinge these therfore his trauelles in good parte, he frely and gladly offereth them to you, you shall both eschewe the suspicion of ingratefull Momus, and geue him occasion to attempte greater thinges, to your cōmoditie and gaine. Fare hartely well,

at my howse in Colmāstrete, this .xviii. daye of Aprill. Anno, M.D.lxv.