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.

Of Wounds in the Legs, and their parts.

VVOunds in the Legs are in a manner of the same quality as those in the armes, because the Legs are of their proper quality and nature, compounded of the like substance that the Armes are: that is, in Skinne, flesh, Muscles, Veynes, Sinewes, and Bones: And these, when they are offended or wounded, are very perillous, because unto them runneth great quantity of humours, and in the Legges are certaine places deadly (as men say) as the hinder part of the calfe of the Leg, nnd the middle of the inner part of the thigh, the ankle, and the foote, are all places troublesome and curious to heale when they are wounded, and therefore to heale them ac∣cording to the manner of the Antients, it were great trouble to the Chirurgion: and pity to see the paine of the Patient. Wherefore in any wise use not the Medicines of the Antients. But when thou hast occasion, joyne unto the skill of thy Art the use of these Medicines, our Quintessentia, Balsamo, Magno Licore, Oleo di Rasa, Olea Benedicto, Ole•• Philoso∣phorum. Any of these, or such like, which are incorruptible, which by their proper quality

assubtiliateth concussions, pierceth to the bot∣tome of the Wounds, keepeth the flesh in his naturall Caliditie and humidity, perserveth from Putrifaction, and naturally maketh the Flesh to joyne and grow together, and that in a short space. Therefore consider well, which worketh better Effect, ours, or the Antients, and use them at thy discretion.