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ARS CHIRURGICA. LIBER PRIMUS. Of Instruments and Operations.
I. Of the INSTRUMENTS.
I. THIS Art is called in Greek 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, operatio quae fit manibus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Ars Chirurgica, Ars quae manibus exercetur, seu quae ma∣nus opera indiget: in Latin, Chi∣rurgia: in English, Chirurgery and Surgery: and the Artist is called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, qui manu opus facit: Chirurgus, a Chirurgian, or Sur∣geon.
II. Chirurgery therefore is an Art, which teaches the way of re∣moving and curing Diseases of the Body, by the Assistance of the Hands.
III. 'Tis true, says Barbet, that External Accidents require not only the help of the Hands, but also Internal means, therefore it is no wonder for a part of Physick to require the whole; so that it was that great Man's Opinion, That a Chirurgian ought to under∣stand so much of Physick, as to know how to give internal Re∣medies upon any occasion which falls in his way, otherwise, in my Opinion, he cannot be said to understand his Art, or be thought fit to Practise the same.
IV. Chirurgery being a Part which depends upon the Body of Physick, the internal Medicines we impart to you not as Chirurgians, But as Physicians. So that it is necessary for a Chirurgian to understand the Medical part of Curing, and to be withal a Phy∣sician; and that this is true, is as apparent as that the Sun is up at Noon-day; for produce me any Book of Chirurgery, or Work teaching that Art, which does not instruct its Pupils in giving Internal Remedies in all