The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latin and compared with the French. by Tho: Johnson. Whereunto are added three tractates our of Adrianus Spigelius of the veines, arteries, & nerves, with large figures. Also a table of the bookes and chapters.

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The Effigies of GALEN the Prince of Phy∣sicians, next to HIPPOCRATES.

AEQuum erat Hippocratem divino è semine Divûm Orbem muneribus conciliare sibi: Scripta sed involvit tam multo aenigmate, verum Ut quamvis solers nullus habere queat; Pergamei auxilio nisi sint monimenta Galeni, Qui doctâ ambages sustulit arte senis; Ergò macte esto virtute, arcana resolvens, Quae nulli fuerant nota (Galene) priûs; Obstringens que orbem aeterno tibi munere totum, Aeternis sacras te quoque temporibus.

BON. GRA. PARIS. MEDIC.

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.