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Rules of Surgery by the Author.
- 1 PRactice is an operation agreeable to the Rules and Laws of the Theory.
- 2 Health is not received by Words, but by Remedies fitly used.
- 3 Remedies known and approved by use and reason, are to be preferred before such as are unknown, or but lately found out.
- 4 Science without experience gets the Physician no great credit with the Patient.
- 5 He that would perform any great and no∣table work, must diligently apply himself to the knowledg of his subject.
- 6 It is the part of a good Physician to heal the disease, or certainly to bring it to a better pass, as nature shall give leave.
- 7 The Surgeon must be active, industrious, and well-handed, and not trust too much to Books.
- 8 He that hath not been versed in the ope∣rations of the Art, not a frequent auditor of the Lectures of such as are leaned therein, and sets forth himself for a Brave Surgeon, for that he hath read much, he is either much deceived or impudent.
- 9 He shall never do any thing proise-worthy, that hath got his mastery in Surgery by gold, not by use.
- 10 You shall comfort the patient with hope of Recovery, even when as there is danger of death.
- 11 To charge Physicians and Surgeons is trou∣blesome, but not good for the Patient.
- 12 Though the disease prove long, yet it is not fit that the Physician give over the Patient.
- 13 Great wounds of large vessels are to be jadged deadly.
- 14 Every contusion must be brought to sup∣puration.
- 15 As the nature or kinde of the disease must be known, so also must the remedy.
- 16 An Abscess of the bone of the palat, is in danger to cause a stinking breath.
- 17 Bleeding caused by heat must be represt by cold.
- 18 Wounds of nervous parts require medi∣cines which by the subtilty of the parts may enter in and draw from far.
- 19 It is not fit for such as have Ulcers in their Legs, either to walk, stand or fit, but to rest themselves in bed.
- 20 All biting and acrid medicines are of∣fensive to clean Ulcers.
- 21 For restoring of dislocations you must hold them fast, them out, and force them in.
- 22 A great Gangrene admits no cure, but cutting.
- 23 A monster is a thing dissenting from the laws of nature.
- 24 Wounds of the Chest presently become famous and purulent.
- 25 The wounds made by all venemous crea∣tures are dangerous.
- 26 The south-winde blowing, wounded members easily become mortified.
- 27 Such as are wounded, and desire to be quickly whole, must keep a spare diet.
- 28 Untemperate bodies do not easily reco∣ver of diseases.
- 29. Round Ulcers, unless they be drawn in∣to another figure, do not easily heal up.
- 30 An Erysipelatous Ulcer requires purga∣tion by stool.
- 31 Crying is good for an infant, for it serves in stead of exercise and evacuation.
- 32 Grief is good for none but such as are ve∣ry fat.
- 33 Idleness weakens and extinguisheth the native heat.
- 34 An ill-natured Ulcer yields not unless to a powerful remedy.
- 35 A bath resolves and discusses humors, and gently procures sweat.
- 36 Cold diseases are troublesome to cold people, and hard to be helped; but in young bodies they are neither so troublesome, not contumacious.
- 37 Exercised bodies are less subject to diseases.
- 38 Moist bodies though they need small nourishment, yet stand they in need of large evacuation.
- 39 Sick people dye sooner of an hot distem∣per then of a cold, by reason of the quick and active operation of fire.
- 40 The quitture that flows from an ulcer is laudable, which is white, smooth and equal.