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A00756	A discourse vpon chyrurgery: written by that famous doctour and knight, Signior Leonardo Phiorauanti, Bolognese. VVith a declaration of many wonderfull matters necessary to be knowne; with most notable secret found out by the said authour. Translated out of Italian by Iohn Hester, and now newly published and augmented, for the benefite of this country: by Richard Booth, Gent; Cirugia. English	Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588.; Hester, John, d. 1593.	1626 (1626)	STC 10882; ESTC S114243	84,135	128

❧ A Discourse vpon Chyrurgery Written by that famous Doctor and Knight Signior Leonardo Phiorauanti Bolognese VVith a declaration of many wonderfull matters necessary to be knowne with most notable secrets found one by the said Authour Translated out of Jtalian by Iohn Hester and now newly published and augmented for the benefite of this Country By Richard Booth Gent. LONDON Printed by EDWARD ALLDE dwelling neere vnto Chirst-Church 1626. To the gentle Reader HEalth hath not vndeseruedly obtained in the wisest mens opinions the highest place amongst earthly blessings without the which the most delightfull dainties are but vnsauery the richest ornaments burthensome the whole time of our life semeth tedious For the preseruation and restauration of which vnualuable benefit the Lord in his wisedome and mercy hath prouided diuersity of meanes and variety of remedies as also hath endowed man with the knowledge of those meanes wherby his present strength might be maintained his ruind health repaired in the laying open of which soueraign seueral medicines to the publique eye of the world many learned famous men haue expended many houres and much study in so much as it may seeme to some as friuolous and fruitlesse an enterprise as to cast water into the Ocean notwithstanding trauelling with the same desire of many of my predecessours and recollecting into my minde that antient and approued saying of Cicero that We are not onely borne vnto our selues I did study and endeauour to find out somthing in which I might make a liuely expression of my intire loue sincere affectiō to this my natiue Country you my Countrie-men in my earnest enquirie and diligent scrutiny I could find nothing in my iudgement more conducing to a publique benefit then publishing of this compendious and briefe treatise of Chyrurgerie first compiled by a Knight of no small fame and a Doctor of Phisicke by name Signior Leonardo Phiorauanti which was translated out of the Italian by Iohn Hester of Lōdon an expert Distillator and by my care newly augmented I haue taken the paines doe thou accept of the profite and let thy harnest succeede my seed-time the which must of necessity be plentifull if thou with care perusest this booke and putrest the precepts contained in it into practise For howsoeuer I might be iustly branded with the ignominy of a selfe conceite foolish Philautie if I should commend my owne care or pains yet thus much I date cōfidētly auerre that in this little book thou maist with much ease facility discouer many precious preseruatiues against sicknes as many restoratiues for health as euer hertofore thou hast vnderstood here also be those secrets misteries in nature disclosed which for a time haue laide raked vp in the ashes of ignorance haue bin altogether obscured hid from the eye of knowledge neither are these rules of Phisick Chyrurgery bare likelyhoods suppositions but such as haue bin approued confirmed by long experience the way that leads to health is chalked out and made plaine by the Author thy care onely remains to walke in it which blessed period if thou attainest vnto as thou hast the good so let God haue the glory neither be altogether vnmindful of the Authors painfull care Thine as his owne RICHARD BOOTH HOW THAT OVR PHISICKE AND CHYRVRGERIE IS better then that the which the Ancients haue commonly vsed I Here is no doubt but that our new Phisicke and Chyrurgerie is better then that the which the Ancients haue vsed because it helpeth the sicke with more case and spéede and much more safer and to shew the truth the Ancients had neuer knowledge of our Dia Aromatico nor of Electuario Angelica nor of our Pillole Aquilone nor did not make our Siropo solutiuo nor yet our Magno licore with a number of other medicines found out by me the which are written in the ende of this booke with the which I haue done wonderfull cures as thou maist read in my Thesoro de la vita humana and truely most necessary for all professours of this Arts because therein thou shalt stude so many goodly experiences and it would cause the world to wonder thereat But to turne to our purpose I say that the Ancients the which had not knowledge of the true Phisicke and Chyrurgerie as by the experience thou maist sée I say not this to speake euill of those wise ancients Doctors that were inuentors thereof but I say it to say the truth and many shall be my testimony of this truth Because in many Countries where our workes that are Imprinted are come they begin to practise after our order And this order of curing I repute it not to my science but a worke that God would re●●al● vnto the world through my meanes and to shew the truth there hath béene none that hath found the medicines for wounds with so much ease and breuitie as I haue done Who hath euer found the true Remedie for the Goute for the Quartain for Fluxez and all sorts of Feuers as I haue done or what is he that euer brought the whole Art of Phisicke Chyrurgerie into eight sinall Volumes as I haue done What is he that euer writ of the Pestilence and of his qualities and remedies and orders to be vsed in the same as I haue done And if there be any that doth not credite me let them make experience of all that I haue said and I promise you and sweare as I am a true Knight they shall finde more truth then I wil write at this time being as I haue said a worke giuen of God for a vniuersall benefit of all the world and forasmuch I exhort euery one of the Professors of Phisicke and Chyrurgerie to follow this our truth because they are of so great experience that it séemeth miraculous vnto man as I haue same many years ages to my great honour and satisfaction of the people of the world And thus doing and working thou shalt come to know that our Phisicke and Chyrurgerie is more better and wholesome then that which hath beene vsed of the Ancients vntill this present time Certaine remedies for all Captaines and Souldiers that trauell either by water or by land THere are thrée infirmities that offend the Souldiers in the Campe aboue all the rest the which are these Feuers Wounds and Fluxes of the body the which thou maist helpe in this manner following with these medicines that is with our Quintessence of wine our Balsamo Magno licore Quintessence solutiua and Specie Imperiale and the order to vse them is thus When any of them hath a Feuer or a flux then presently when the desease beginneth let him blood in one of the two vaines vnder the tongue cutting it ouerthwart and this thou shalt doe in the euening then the next morning take a dose of our Imperiall powder mixt with wine this you may doe without any dyet or straight order that being done giue him thrée mornings

together halfe an ounce of our Quintessence solutiue with broth But if it be a Flux and that the Patient is not cured let him stand in a cold bath of salt water of the sea thrée or foure houres or more and he shall be perfectly helped Then as concerning wounds as well cuts as thrusts and as well gallings with arrowes as hargabush shot and other sorts thou shalt cure them thus The first thing that you shall doe to them is to wash them very cleane with vrine and then dry them well then put therein our Quintessence of wine and presently ioyne the parts together and sowe or stitch them close then put there vpon fiue or six droppes of our Balsamo and vpon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno licore as hot as hee may suffer it and this you shall doe the first day Then the next day follow this order First put thereon our Quintessence and a little of our Balsamo and then our Magno licore very hot and neuer change that medicine and thus doing the wound shall heale with great spéed and in a quarter of the time that the common Chyrurgions is able to doe it by the grace of God A short Discourse of the most excellent Doctour and Knight Master Leonardo Phiorauanti Bolognesse vpon Chirurgerie With a declaration of many things necessary to be knowne neuer written before in this order Whereunto is added a number of notable Secrets found out by the said Author The Proheme IT is to be vnderstood that when the Alm●ghtie Creator had made the world hee also created all manner of beasts as well on earth as in the water with other foules after which saith the holy Scripture he created man after his owne Image and similitude and to him gaue power ouer all things created and with the same grace and reason Through the which he was apte to rule and haue knowledge of all through the spirit of God as to haue knowledge of all things whereunto he gaue his minde and vnderstanding as it is at this present to be séene among men in the world that haue knowledge of diuers and sundrie things all necessarie for those that will line in the world with honour For some vnderstand the art of husbandry which was the first art vsed in the world for so much as without it we cannot well liue as it is plainely séene There are other that haue knowledge in kéeping beasts of all kinds apt or méete for mans body as Goats Kyne Hogges Hens Géese Horse Mules and such like There are other haue knowledge in Nauigation without the which also the world would be vnperset as it is seene by experience There be other that haue knowledge in Gosmographie whereby they kn●w 〈◊〉 parts of the world whether men may trauaile There be other that haue knowledge in the art of 〈…〉 they may helpe to defend their Prince and Countries in executing of Iustice There be other that vnderstand Astrologie by the which they know the course of the Planets and their effects Other vnderstand the Mathematicks whereby they measure land and other things Other studie Musicke to accord voyces together and other vnderstand Phisicke to helpe the deseased bodies of humane creatures and also animales of diuers and sundrie infirmities There be other that vnderstand Chyrurgerie to helpe all manner of fozes that happen vnto men vpon which Chirurgerie wee will write a briefe discourse and pleasant reason and will leaue apart the science that is doubtfull because there is no science in the world wherewith a man may doe good if therewith be no practise or experience as a man may say The which experience is master of all things as it is plainely séene and therefore we will give you to vnderstand which of those parts be best or most necessary in this Chirurgerie either to helpe those that are hurt or the science or experience And we will show the méers truth without any dissimulation or fraude as I haue alwayes done in my workes which are Printed 〈◊〉 at this present doe intend to doe if almightie God giue me grace and quicken my spirits or wits in writing that which shall be to his honour and pr●●te to the world What Chyrurgerie is CHYRVRGERIE is both a Science and practise and to say the truth he that will know the composition of mans body must of necessitie haue some science and be Anatomist although the same Science be a thing to be learned by practise for I haue séene many times those which were vnlearned to be expert in the Anatomie of mans body and those were Painters and Drawers the which was necessarie for them to know to frame their figures accordingly and therefore I take not that for Science but practise for Science is onely that wherewith the cause of euery infirmitie is found out and is of small effect to our purpose because Chyrurgerie helpeth not onely the cause but also the effect after it is knowne and therefore I may say that Chyrurgerie is no other then a pure and méere practise and that is onely necessary for the Chyrurgian to know how to stitch a wound well to mundifie an vlcer and to kéepe it from putrifaction and keepe it from alteration so that there runne no euill humoure vnto the place offended and to know all kinde of Vnguents that are apt to heale all kinde of wounds and vicers which thing must be knowne by practise And likewise to make all manner of Vnguents necessary for Chyrurgerie and for that cause I conclude most truely that our Chyrurgerie is onely practise or experience And that which causeth me to bele●ue it is that I haue alwayes seene the most part of Chyrurgi●s when they should haue any case in Chyrurgerie they knew not what 〈…〉 the sore but many times they proue this and that and so continue vntill they haue found one that is conuenient for the sore 〈◊〉 unto it 〈…〉 and therefore this is a certaine 〈…〉 medicines to helpe the fore but with experience they search it There 〈◊〉 it be so it is a signe that I haue said the truth and so conclude that Chyrurgerie is a pratise to hel●●●ores 〈…〉 bodies and also on beasts when occasion 〈…〉 What Wounds ar● VVOunds ●e those which in Latins is called Vul●●s and of the vulgar ●●●ere and they are of tide kinds that is simple and compound The simple are those that are onely in the flesh the compound are those where are cut sinewes veines muscles and bones and these are of diuers and fundre kindes And the difference that is among them is by the varietie of the place where they are wounded and by the difference of the weapon wherewith they were hurt for some goe right some ouerth wart some long some broade some are thrusts or stocate that offend diuers parts of the body The simple are of small importance because if ye kéepe them cleane and close shut nature will heals them without any kinde of medicine But those