The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

What Wounds are.

WOunds are these, Which in Latine are called Vulnus, of the vulgar Vulner, and they are of two kinds, that is, Simple and Compound: the simple are those, that are onely in the Flesh: the compound are those, where are cut Sinewes, Veynes, Muscles, and Bones, and these are of divers and sundry kinds, and the difference that is among them, is by the variety of the place where they are wounded, and by the difference of the weapon wherewith they were hurt. For some goe right, some overthwart, that offend divers places of the body: The simple are of small importance, if they keepe them cleane and close shut Nature will heale, them, without any kind of medecine: but those where veynes are cut, had neede of some Art or Practise, with the which they must stop the blood, and in any wise not to suffer the wound to remaine open but to sow it up very close, so that the veyne may heale, and those where sinewes are hurt are of great importance, and would be healed with great speed, so the Sinewes

may joyne with more ••ase. But those where bones are hurt, are of great importance, for if the Bone be seperated from the other, of ne∣cessity it must be taken forth before the Wound be healed: So that by this meanes every one may know, what Wounds are and their kinds.