The surgeons mate or Military & domestique surgery Discouering faithfully & plainly ye method and order of ye surgeons chest, ye uses of the instruments, the vertues and operations of ye medicines, with ye exact cures of wounds made by gunshott, and otherwise as namely: wounds, apos fumes, ulcers, fistula's, fractures, dislocations, with ye most easie & safest wayes of amputation or dismembring. The cures of the scuruey, of ye fluxes of ye belly, of ye collicke and iliaca passio, of tenasmus and exitus ani, and of the calenture, with A treatise of ye cure of ye plague. Published for the service of his Ma. tie and of the com:wealth. By John Woodall Mr. in chyrurgerie.

To his very worthy and entirely respected friend and Bro∣ther, Master John Woodall, in due commendation and attestation of his work and worth.

ALthough that Proverb hath for current past, Let not the Cobler goe beyond his Last; And that it may to some seem somewhat strange That I should thus out of my station range, And of a Surgeon act a Poets part, And seem to stray from my more proper Art; Yet seriously considering in my mind, That in this taske which I my selfe assign'd, The subject whereunto my thoughts I bent Was wholly vers'd in mine own element, Chyrurgery's most antient noble Art; I could not chu••e but shew my readie heart To sound (dear friend) thy high deserved praise In these few Pan-like, plain Poeticke layes: And therein to the world to demonstrate, What too long silence once did inhumate. And burie in Oblivions gloomy grave, Thy parts (I mean) in Arts and valour brave, Who fortie eight years since, or there about In those renowned battels bravely fought, By Francis, Fourth King Henry; Surgeon went Vnder Lord Willowbies stout Regiment. Forty yeares since lived in Polonia A Traveller, his practice to display; After that liv'd at Stoad in Germany: In the English Merchants sweet society; And by them highly honoured for his Art And well experienced stout heroisk heart, Employed also (whiles he abroad abode) By some Ambassadours sent o••e to Stoad, By Queen Elisabeth, then to assist As their interpreter, acute linguist I' th' Germane language. And return'd again After that blest Queens death. And in the r••ign Of late King James was to Polonia sent, There to negotiate business of moment Touching the Common-wealth; And for the space Of foure and twenty yeares enjoy'd the place Of Surgeon Generall to the East Indies, And Hospitall of Bartholmew likewise: Was also Master of his Company: And lastly to his datelesse dignity Hath learnedly composed and set forth. This his Chyrurgeons Mate, a work of worth And high esteem, Of which I well may say, He hath so skilfully shown the right way

To all young Tyro's of this noble Art, And so exactly doth to them impart The proper use of our Chyrurgeons Chest, How all their Patients must be duly drest With Instruments of curious variations Plasters and plat-formes for fit applications Of potions, medicines for each maladie, For each health hindring (known) infirmiti•• As ulcers, wounds, fractures, the fistula, Apostumes, fluxes, passio-lliaca, Exitus Ani, and the Calenture, Tenasmus, and the Scorbue's carefull cure The Collick and all various dislocations; The e••siest safest wayes of amputations, Or joynt dismembring, yea the Pestilence All these with such approv'd experience, That he deserves Practitioners high praise, And to be Crown'd with never-withering bayes. And since the heavens have so much honoured him With all these fore-recited Trophies trim Of dign tie, at home, in forraigne parts, I could not chuse, hut sound thy high deserts Faire friend, and brother, and thine honour brave, On this my plaine Pyramidis engrave▪ And (thus) to leave unto posteritie This Monument of the sirme amitie.

Yours G Dunn.