The most excellent workes of chirurgerye, made and set forth by maister John Vigon, heed chirurgie[n] of our tyme in Italie, translated into english. Whereunto is added an exposition of straunge termes [and] vnknowen symples, belongyng to the arte

¶The seconde Chapter, of com∣pounde, repercussyues.

AVicenne saythe, that there be two kyndes of repercussiue me¦decyne, of which one dryueth backe hote & sharpe humours, & must be of colde & drye cōplexion, as plā∣tayne, roses, nightshade, & other afore reherced. The other kynde is of hote and drye complexion, wyth interposi∣tion of thynges that coole. And there∣fore the sayde Auicenne saythe, that yf the Aposteme be colde, the reper∣cussiue medecynes beynge colde and styptyke, muste be mengled wyth some thynge wherin consistethe an hote and drye vertue, wyth retentiō, as is squinantum, blacta bisantia, wormewoode, and lyke, whereof we euer made this ordenaunce folowyng in a colde mattier. ℞. of oyle of Ro∣ses complete, of oyle myrtyne, ana .℥. j. of oyle of spyke .℥. ij. of wormewood, squinantum, of rosemarye floures, of the nuttes of Cipresse somewhat brayed, of lignum Aloes, of mastyke, frankensence, ana .℥. ss. of the leaues and graynes of myrtilles, of Roses, Ana. m̄. ss. lette them sethe all together wyth odoriferous wyne and a lytle vynegre, tyll the wyne and vynegre be consumed, than strayne them and put to the straynyng, as much whyte waxe as shall suffice, and make a lini∣ment, addyng of saffran, and redde & whyte saunders, ana. ℈. j. ss. thys lini∣ment is a greate medecyne for vndi∣mia, and to defende flowynge of colde mattier vnto the place. Another. ℞. of roses, myrtilles, wormewoode, squi∣nantum, sticados, ana. m̄. ss. of maio∣rum, of rosemarye floures, of eche a lytle, of the nuttes of Cipresse some∣what brayed, nombre ten, of roche a∣lume, of salt, Ana .ʒ. ij. of Cinamone. ℈. j. of Saffran. ℈. ss. let them sethe all together wyth sufficient wyne & barbours lye, and a lytle vynegre, til the thyrde parte be consumed, than strayne them, and make a styffe play∣ster of the straynynge, wyth floure of lentilles, beanes and barley, addyng of oyle of roses complete, of oyle of ca∣momylle and spyke, ana .℥. ij.

Nowe we wyll speke of cōpounde medicynes, repercussyue of hote mat∣ter, fyrste for woundes that are come to the nature of Herisipelas, it is a peculier repercussiue, to take the why∣tes of two egges, wyth oyle of roses odoriferous, a lytle iuyce of plātayne, and muscilage of quynce seedes, and of Psillium, whyche thynges ye must laye vpon the place, after the maner of a linimente, In thys case, Mesue his oyntment of rooses is of lyke ef∣fecte.

Here foloweth an excellent reper∣cussyue for all woundes, whiche must be applyed foure fyngers aboue the wounde. ℞. of oyle of Roses ompha∣cyne, of oyle of Roses complete, ana .℥. vj. of oyle of Camomylle .℥. iiij. of erthe wormes wasshed wyth wyne .℥. j. ss. of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade, ana .℥. j. of vynegre of Rooses .ʒ. x. seethe them all tyll the iuyce and vynegre be consumed, than strayne them and make a softe cerote, wyth whyte waxe, addynge in the ende of the decoction, of beane floure well bulted .℥. j. ss. of barley floure .ʒ. vj. of bole armenye .ʒ. x. of all the saunders .ʒ. iij. mengle them and vse them as is aforesayde. Thys cerote defendethe flowynge of mattier to the place, wyth famylier resolution, and comfortation of the synnowes. Item for hote Apostemes, bole ar∣menye dyssolued wyth oyle of Roses omphacyne, is a good repercussyue. A sower Pomegranade sodden wyth hys rynde in vynegre, and stamped wyth oyle of roses, and a lytle bar∣ley floure, and set to the fyere agayne tyll it be in a styffe fourme, is of lyke

effecte. For the same intencion, the li∣niment folowynge is conuenient. ℞. of oyle of roses complete, of myrt, of oyle omphacyne, ana .℥. j. of all the saunders. Ana .ʒ. j. of bole armenye .ʒ. iij. make a linimente wyth suffici∣ent whyte waxe. Another. ℞. of the leaues of plantayne, roses, nyght∣shade, lettuse, arrage, of euery one. m̄. j. seethe them all in water and a lytle vynegre, stampe them & strayne them, and make a styffe playster in the decoction, wyth barley and beane floure, addynge of oyle of Ro∣ses .℥. vj. Thys playstere is a good medecyne for Flegmon and Herisipe∣las, in the begynnynge and augmen∣tation, for wyth the repercussion it is somewhat resolutyue. Another, ℞. the yolkes of three Egges, wyth their whytes, of oyle of Rooses com∣plete, of oyle omphacyne, of euerye one .℥. ij. of the iuyce of plantayne .℥. ss. shake them all together, and laye them on the place warme, after the maner of a linimente, for it swageth payne wyth repercussion, and some refrigeration.

Nowe I woll descrybe repercus∣syue medecynes, for Choleryke A∣postemes. Fyrste the whyte of an egge beaten wyth oyle of roses om∣phacyne, and oyle of violettes, the iuyce of plantayne, lettuse, and nyght shade, is a present remedye in the be∣gynnynge and augmentation. The whyte of an egge beaten wyth oyle of rooses, and the iuyce of lettuse, or the whyte of an Egge, wyth oyle of violettes, and the iuyce of plantayne, or the whyte of an egge wyth oynt∣ment of roses, and the iuyce of night∣shade, ben of lyke efficacytie. Item an oyntment of Roses mynistred a∣lone, is a good remedye for Heresipe∣las at all tymes, and so is oyle of vio∣lettes, and oyle omphacyne, in the be∣gynnynge and augmentation. Fur∣thermore, ye maye make a styffe play∣ster of the yolkes and whytes of Eg∣ges, beaten wyth oyle of roses odori∣ferous, wyth an oyntment of roses, and womans mylke, and wyth bar∣ley floure, and barley water, for it is a synguler remedy in thys case. Item ye maye make a mixture betwene a playster and a cerote, of the leaues of malowes, and violettes, lettuse, bar∣ley, roses, duckes meate, waybred lea∣ues, sodden in water stamped and strayned, addynge whyte waxe, and oyle of Roses, for it is good agaynste Herisipelas at all tyme. Another re∣medy. ℞. of the leaues of mallowes, and violettes, ana. m̄. j. of knot grasse, lettuse, and waybreed, ana. m̄. ss. of cleane barley, ana. m̄. ij. of the seedes of quynces .ʒ. ij. ten apples, of lentil∣les .ʒ. ij. seth them al in water, stampe them and strayne them, and make a styffe playster in the decoction, wyth barley floure, and the foresayd stray∣nynge, addynge of oyle of violettes & roses, of an oyntment of roses, ana .℥. j. ss. laye this ordinaunce vpon Heri∣sipelas, after the maner of a playster, for it quencheth the heate of Cholere with some resolution, which is priui∣lie in the malowes, as lanfrank saith. But bicause herisepelas is sometyme vlcered, y^e former remedies are not cō∣ueniēt, bicause of their moistnes, & ther¦fore the linimēt folowing is right cō∣ueniēt, for an vlcered herisipelas. R. of oyle of roses omphacyne .℥. ij. of vn∣guentū rosarū .℥. j. ss. of the iuyce of plā¦taine, knotgresse, horsetaile, or instede therof of the toppes of brābles, ana .ʒ. iij. fyrst strayne the iuyces, & thā sethe thē al together tyll the iuyce be consu∣med, & so make a softe liniment w^t suf∣ficiēt whyte waxe, addyng of lytarge of golde and syluer, of ceruse, ana .℥. i. of tucia .ʒ. i. and ss. of camphore

graynes. iii. and labour them againe in a morter of leade, the space of two houres.

Towchynge the administration of repercussyue, resolutyue, and matura¦tiue medicynes, it is to be obserued, that we haue the knoweledge of bo∣dies, diseases, and medicynes, for that medicine, that helpethe one, hel∣peth not an other. And moreouer, the same medecines coole in some bo∣dyes, in the seconde degree, and in o∣ther bodyes, coole onely in the firste, by the reason of the sundrye complex¦ion of menne.

For a medicine repercussyue, in the fyrste degree, shall be sufficiente in a choleryke bodye, but in a flegmatyke bodye, it hath not strength ynoughe, by reasonne of the complexion of the sayde body, wherfore that your medi¦cyne maye worke conuenientlye, it is mete that it haue vertue of repercussi∣on in the seconde degre. Furthermore ye shall note, that it is better to fayle in too lytle repercussion, than in too greate, for thoughe, that thoroughe to lytle repercussion, the aposteme en∣creaseth and commeth to mattier, yet thoroughe too muche repercussion, a worse thyng chaunceth, that is to say vehement peyne, whyche holdethe in the mattier, as it were in pryson, and causeth the membres to rot and dye. we iudge semblablye, of resolutyue medicynes, for yf they be too weake, they hynder the declynation, of the dysease, yf they be too stronge, they drawe matter oftētimes to the place, resoluynge the subtyle mattier, and le¦uyng the grosse. The same lykewise of maturatyues. &c.

Notes

• Repercussiue of woundes.
• Repercussyue of Sanguine Apostemes.
• For Coleryke Apostemes.