An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...

To the Reader.

HAving taken upon me to write a breif Treatise of Chi∣rurgery, in the which I will write the meer verity, and that with as much brevity as may be, because the truth useth but little room, for the Philospher writeth, that the truth is such a light as all men doe hide, covering it with divers a∣buses, as the Poets many times doe; for when they write one of their tales, they goe about to hide it, and thus to our purpose: Those that write great volumes cannot choose many times but hide the truth; for in much matter there entereth both good and bad, and therefore I will write no more then is necessary, declaring what Chirurgery is, and in what order it should be used with all his accidents, shewing what Wounds are, with Imposthumes and Ʋlcers, how they ingender, and when they are ingendered, how to cure them and dissolve them: A discourse which will please many, because it is onely truth, and of great importance: Let every one therefore know, that Science with experience doe appear to be one thing, and at this present every one is certain thereof, that the experience of Physick as well as of Chirurge∣ry, cannot be good without Science or Method, as a man may term it; but I say, that Experience is better then Science in these two Arts, that is, in Physick and Chirurgery, for Science onely sheweth the vertue, the which may be done with Practise that hath no Theorick; of which I have written sufficiently in my Caprici Medicinale, and that this which I write is truth, I will prove it, for I say, that none can help with the onely Method, but alwayes it is necessary, that there be some experience or practise, therefore those that doe delight to un∣derstand, let them follow this my short Treatise, in the which I will treat of things most necessary to be known, and will shew how easie it is to work in that Art, declaring all the difficult matter, so that every one may see and perceive it plain, and afterwards I will shew how to make many new Medicines, as well for Wounds, as for the other sorts of sores, which have not been used neither of old Doctors nor of new; the which Remedies are of such vertue and strength, that the world will wonder at them for their notable quick working, and hereafter I will write what Chirurgery is.