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GAlien, Ipocias, and Auicenna, and other May∣sters of Phisicke, accord and say, that letting blood of the veine, and that is called Fleobato∣matum, or it is ventosing, caruing, or cutting, and letting blood of any of these wise, is good for mans health of body, for blood immingled with other humors that is too much, or else corrupted by the cause of much sicknes: it is therefore good to know which veines in a man should be let blood, and for what sicknes.
The veine in the forehead is good for the frensie, and aking of the head, and for the Meigrim, and for the Morphew, and seab in the face, for the Postumes in the eyes both hot and cold.
The veine in the hart is good for a mans minde, and for the Rume that is within the forehead, and for the watring eyes.
The veines in the temple is good for the Meigrim, and for the head ache of the eyes, and that hath long lasted, for the sick∣nes of the eyes, for ache in the eyes, and for the great heate in the temples.
The veines behind the eares is good for the blaines and pim∣pels of the head, for the Meigrim and ache of the head, it hel∣peth mans minde, it is good for Tooth-ache, and for the gums, and for all vices in the mouth, and it purgeth the rume of the head.
The veines in the corner of the eyes next the nose, is good for the Meigrim, and for all the sicknes of the eyes, and for the sight Cephica tum prius apta.
The veine in the toppe of the nose, it purgeth the braine, it is good for ache, and flux of the eyes, and for the ache of the nose.
The veine in the chéekes is good for the Meigrim, and for spots or scabs in the head.
The veine in the mold is best for to bléed, and for to wash thy head with the same blood.
The veines of the ouer-lippe, and the nether, be good for hot blaines in the mouth, and for apostums, and for hot euils in the mouth or gums.
The veine vnder the tongue is good for postumes, and rumes of the head, and gums, and all maner of vice of the eyes, mouth, tongue, tooth-aking, & blaines of the nese, mouth, gums, and for the apostumes and swellings vnder the throat.
The veines vnder the chinne is good for the Kings euill, and for Sauce-fleane, for spots and blains in the face, and other ache of the eyes, the gums, and for ache in the nose.
The veins of the neck before, is good for the Squinancie, and for all manner of apostumes and swellings that come from the head to the eares, or to the gums, that causeth the toothach, whē
the breath beginneth to be short.
The veine of the liuer that is called Basilica, it is good for the Iaundise, and for chafing of the lyuer, and for all manner of dropsie, and it is good for all euils in the breast, and aking of the backe, shoulders, sides, and slomack, and for the Postume that is called Pleusis.
The head veine that is called Cephanica, it is good for the Meigrim, and for head ache, and for madnes of the minde, for ache, and all other vices in the eyes, téeth, tongue, the Squi∣nancie, and other euils that come to the throat.
The hart veine that is called Cardieca vt medium. it is gentle Purgations, for it draweth blood and humors of all the body, but namely it is good for sicknes, and Purgations of the hart, breast, stomack, lyuer, and lungs.
The veine aboue the thumb is good against all Feauers, and most Feauer quartaine, and for all euils of the gall, and for straightnes of the breast.
The veine betwéene the thumb and the fore-finger, let blood for the hot head ache, for freusie, and madnes of wit, and for sicknes of the head, Cephanica, let the blood of the veine in the forehead if it be néede.
The same veine of the left hand is good for Litargy, and after∣ward bléede in the forehead.
The veine which is betwéene the little finger and the next thereto, is called Salua cella, you must let blood in the right hand for Postumes and sicknes in the stomacke, and for all euill hu∣mors about the lyuer.
The same veine on the left hand is to let blood for Impostums and gathering of euill humors about the milt and spléene: it is good for the black Iaunders.
The ouer veine in the yard is good for the Crampe, and for Sciarica passio, for swelling of the womb, for the dropsie, and for the stone.
The nether veine of the yard is good for the sides, for ye rains, bladder, for swelling of the stones, and for the emerods.
The veine beneath the knée helpeth the knées: and it is good
for aking of the thighes and the ioynts, that is called Sciatica passio.
The veines beneath the knees both within and without, is good for the liuer, sides, and thighes, and for the matter that is aboue, and for to drawe downeward,
The veine in the hammes is best for with-holding of Wo∣mens purgations, for it is the next matter as saith Au••cen, and also it clenseth mans bodie.
The veine that is vnder the knockle which is called Sophe∣na, it is good for postumes, swellings and akings, and other e∣uils that come to mans body from the head to the foote, it asswa∣geth them, it is good for the stone and letting of vrine, it helpeth the matrice and womens purgations, it is good for the scab that is called Malum mortum de basilica.
The veine that is vnder the knockell without, that is called Sianca, it is good for aking that is in the thighes, & goeth downe to the legs and to the feete, and for the Podagar, and for the scab, it helpeth most the aking of the thighes and ioynts, that is called Scrattica passio.
The veine that commeth to the great toe en eyther foote, it is good for the goute in the eyes, for blaines and spottes in the face, and for postumes and euils of the stones, for the bloode, for cankers, festers, and sores in the thighes and legges, and for with-holding of womens purgations.
As for the time of letting blood, to wit, that neither in hote weather, nor yet in great colde, nor in rainie weather, nor in mistie weather, nor in the weather of great tempest, nor in the old Moone, nor in the new: that is to say, foure dayes be fore the change, neither foure dayes after, but the three first quarters be good, see that the Moone bee in a good signe, and from S. Bar∣tholme we tide to Saint Peters tide: till February let the blood on the left arme, and in Ianuarie on the right, that is to say, Ver or Sommer, from the xxv. day of Iuly to the fift of Sep∣tember let no blood, for then the caniculer dayes bee, after the teaching of Galien and Auicenna.