<County: Lincolnshire>
<Code: L0908>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 1438, Part I, Hand D>
<Text: Surgical text>
<Tranche 1>
<p. 57>Cururgia Nicholas Neesbett
Att ye begynnyng when A+man~ is wowndyd
Jn ye fyrst ye surgiowr~ Aght to prefe wheder ye
man~ be curabyll or no3t on yis wyse
Gyf hym at drynk in ale ye Juse of wudbynd or
mowsere or letuse & yf ye seke spew it owte Agyn~
he is in-curabyll
And yf he se hym curabyll . lat hym gyf ye seke to
drynk pympernoll . bugyll ˆ [pygyll] & sanygyll & yis drynk wyll
purge ye wond wele & hele it
Anoyer drynk more preciose
To knaw wheder A+man~ schal lyf or~ dy of A+wond
Take bugyll pygyll . senegyll . avance . herb roberd
. matfelon~ . egrimone . dayse . waybrede . centory . wyldsauge
yt is forto say Ambrose . trespe . malue . grenehempe .
. tanesay . croppys of nettyls . of euery one elyke mykyll .
of mader gresse ˆ [take] euyn~ elyke A-gayn~ yam all yt is forto
say Als mykyll of madder as of al ye tother~ herbes .
Stampe yam all to-geder in A morter re3t wele & small
& yan sethe yam wele in white wyne & strene yam
throght A clene clothe & putt to yam ˆ [yan] clene claryfyed
hony & bole yam yan al togeder reght wele . & when þai
er bolyd lat it kele . And gyf ye seke At drynk it
All euyn~ when~ he gose to bed . And yf he hold it
<p. 58>it is tokyn~ of lyf & yan lett serche wond & dy3t it
And yf he brake owte ye drynk it is tokyn of deth
veryly . And yan be no way serche no3t ye wond
Anoyer drynk for ye same
Take rede wortes . tanesay . grene hempe . redemynt
of ye watter . ye croppes of rede nettyls . of euery-one elyke
mykyll . of madder euynly als myche of al ye tother~
herbes . and bray yam all small togeder . & yan seethe
yam in whyte wyne . and gyf it to ye seke Att
drynk . And yf he brake it . it is tokyn~ of deth
& yf he hold it . it is tokyn~ of lyfe . & yan serche
ye sore . so yt it be no3t on ye hede nere to ye tay .
we vse no tentes in ye wondes in ye hede yer osse
we dowte ye bone be bressed bott we vse yis drynk
for it is gude for fester or cankyr~ . emeraude . & all
oyer oncomes . be blesters . yf yer be A bone brokyn in
A hede . of A man or~ weman~ & naman~ dar~ serch
ye wond . take & gyf thame yis drynke
<lat></lat>
Forto know when A+man~ is smyttyn~ on ye hede wt a staffe
yf ye pan~ be brokyn~ or no3t & ye flessche be hale A-bowne
Take & schafe ye hede yer ye sore is & take A clene lyn~
clothe dubyll & take ye whyte of An+egge & sprede on
& ly it on ye sore at euyn when~ he schall haue rest & bynd
it to on to ye morn~ & yan take it A-way & yf ye pan~ be
brokyn~ it wyll be most yer enense . And owre els dry . &
yan must yu kutt ye flessche Anence ye broke & latt owte
ye bryssyd blode . & do on An+oynmet~ yt is kynd yer-fore & so sal y<ill><binding></ill>
safe hym & hele hym . & els he war bott dede
<p. 59><lat></lat>
At ye begynnyng be-fore he lay any plaster to ye
wond what wownd so euer yt it be Take leke hedes
wt ye fasschys on~ & stamppe yam & do A-noynt~ ye wond
wt ye wose . & take herdes & make A tent & Anoynt it
in ye juse & put ye tent so in-to ye wond . & ye substance
yt is of ye draffe ly if Abown~ & bynd it yer-to . & ly yis
plaster thre days þer-to . remefe it & renewe it jche
day onse of ye day
Aster thre days be past ; Take whete mele & gude
wyne & meng yam to-geder & put to ya~swynes grece .
& bule yam al to-geder And yan take A lyn~ clowte & do it
two fold or thre & yan take herdes & ly ye plaster to ye wond
& do so iche day tyll it be hole
And gyf hym to drynk yise thre herbes wt A lytyll
Ale . bugyll pygyll ser senegyll & pimpernoll . And
when~ he hase dronkyn yan it schal come owte Agayn~
att ye wownd & clense ye wond & close ye wownd
wt-in . & hale it wt-owte
A-noyer for ye same yf yu wyll Take bakon~ & make same
yer-of . take hony & rye mele & seethe yise togeder & plaster
yam on a th clothe & ly yer-to & yf yer be schyver~ or thorn~
in ye wond yis plaster wyll draw it owt~ & purge ye wond
& hele it
<p. 60>Anoyer Take ye Juse of Ache and ye white of An egge
And take ye flour of whete . powder of rykyls & pyk of
euer-ylkone elyke mykyl & temper yam to-geder to [yt] yai be thyk
& ly it on ye wond skyft ilke day onse
And ye wond warke
Yf A+man~ may no3t slepe for warkyng of A wond or~ kyle
or of A bryssour Take ye juse of lofage . & meng
it wt hony & ole dolyfe & putt yer-to rye mele or
whete mele & warme it in a pan~ & ly it on ye sore
A-noyer
Take ye tere of whe fr flour & meng it wt whyte
wyne & ye Juce of lofage . & lewke warme ly it to
An emplaster to clence & to sesse warke
of wond or kyle
Take ye Juse of lufage . & vnclaryfyed hony
& bole ya~ A+lytyll And After meng yam wt ˆ [ye tyre of] whete
flour & ly it to s ye sore . & yf yu wylt draw out
yyrn~ or schyvyr . or thorn~ . meng it wt rye flour &
meng wt yam ye Juse of egrimone <followed by four and six lines respectively by different hands, the first one clearly and the second one probably different from the main one>
<p. 61>To stawnsche blode
Tak fysbals yt growes in morys euerylkone er Als
<?> mykyl As A powder sawcer~ ˆ [or mor~] & yai sal be getheryd
Abowte mychael-messe . for be yt tyme wyll yai
be lowse fro ye grond & flye Abowte wt wynd
& yan er yai kyndly al y<ill><rest of the word></ill> moster is owte of yam yan
& ye dust throw betyng of yam on ye erth wt ye
wynd . get~ yam yan & kepe yam to ye mister yan And
when 3e schal stansche wt yam ; par~ A-way ye vttyr~
barke & ye toyer yt is lyke to A sponge take & ly it
on ye wond so yt cover al ye wond . & se yt 3e haue
ye white of egges drawne & dyppyd oft throw A
spownge & wrong throgh 3our handes to ye white of
ye egges be rynnyng As watter & yt is cald glar~ yt
wryters makes rede ynke wt . And dyppe Als mykyl
flax yer-in As wyll couer~ ye wond & ye fysball
& ly it Abown~ & bynd A-bowte A clothe & yis
wyll stansche redy wt-owte fayle & it wyll no3t
lat þe wond fester on warandyse
J vyse to b<ill><1-2 words></ill> 3ow my-selfe Als sone As J may
haue space & J schal bryng 3ow mo stanschars yan y<ill><dark margin></ill>
yt er mor~ strange . And J pray 3ow to luke Agayn~
J cu~ how yt ye bukes may be getyn~ yt ye person~ had
at selly for two quaters whete . ye person~ 3e sade dwel<ill><dark margin></ill>
A+lytyl fro ye nonnys of Appylton~ & be ye rude J schall
dysseruye it to 3ow when J cum <p. 62 in different hand>
<p. 63><line 15> <lat>Vnguentum Viride</lat>
To make An oyntmet~ yt hy3t grene oyntmet~ . it is gude
for ye kancre . for rynnyng holys . for to hale old
wondes . for Al maner of skabbe . for rysyng of man 3erd .
for mormall . it fretes a-way dede flessche & brynges
new . & putt it wt-in ye wownde & wyll no3t suffur~
it to fester . thare is no oyntmet~ yt wyll wyrke so strongly<?>
As yis dose . Jt is made on yis wyse . Take A pownd
of swynes grese of A galt . & claryfy it clenly
on ye fyre . & when it is clene clarifyed fro ye crappes
put yer-to An vnce of vert grece made in powder . And
halfe An vnce of sal gemme . 3e may fynd it At ye
<p. 64>poticarys to sell . when yai er partyly boylyd to-geder
to 3e se yt it lefe bellyng yt yer ryse no ˆ [ma] bels yer-on
take it of ye fyre for ya~ is it enewgh & yan syle
it throgh A clothe & lat it stond to it be cold &
yan put in ye bostes to yu myster it . yis oyntmet~ may be
kepyd fowrty 3ere in gude strenthe styr it wele
Al-ways bothe on ye fyre & of ye fyre to it be cold
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<p. 65><line 5>An-oyer preciose oyntmet~ no3t A ma~ may
wyrk wt better & it is bott li3t cost
Jt is for ye cankyr or~ fester in Any plase Jnwerd or~
Otwerd yt it may cum to . for ˆ [itt] softyns & conforthys &
genders new flessche on ye bone whore fester hase
frett Away os on schyn~ bonys or Any oyer place ye vertew
of it is yis . whytt~ & ware forto clense it owte of bonys
& wondes . it is ye most~ generall oyntmet~ yt Any man~ may
haue . for cankyr or fystula . or noli me tangere or for
ye cankyr in mannys mowth most principall medycine
Jt is made on yis wyse Take ye Juse ˆ [of] caprifole
cerfole occulus lucidus & Al Ar for yis same herbe
yt is forto say in ynglysche wudbynd Take ye Juse
of hym & Als mykyll of claryfyed hony & bule yam togeder
on to ye Juse be consumyd ˆ [or wastyd] Away in to ye hony
& when~ it is yus wellyd lat it kele & put in-to A bostes to
yu haue nede of it . & when yu getyrs yi wudbynd luke
yt it be dry & no watter yer on~ nor wessche it no3t in watter
bot & so be yt yu se yt it wyll no3t 3eld hys Juse for dry
when yu stampys hym . sprenkyll & cast on it A lytyll wyne
<p. 66>whyte or rede wheder yu lyst & yan wyll he gyf hys
Juse on ye best wyse . bot latt it toche no watter for
no thyng for yt wyll lose ye vertew of it yis is A
preciose thyng J lat 3ow wytt
Jt is A wurthy thyng of thys wudbynd for
& 3e do bott stamppe it & ly ye draffe & Al togeder
to cankyr or fester or mormall wt-owtyn~ Any oyer
thyng . it wyll hale it masterly on warandyse &
yis is A gude pure man~ salfe . yof Al yai be
lytyf of price kepe yam priuay to 3our-selfe & sett
neuer-ye-les by yam~
<lat>Vnguentum Judeorum<?></lat>
Thys oyntmet~ is gude <?>[for] Al ye greuance of ye renes of
ye bakke . & of ye splene . & for Al maner~ of Axes . it
comforthys ye margwhe of A man~ . it makes hym to slepe
& he A-noynt hys tempyllys yer-wt . yis is ye oyntmet~ yt J told
3ow of & A+man~ war prikyd wt A thorn~ or prike no3t bot
take A blak wowle lok & wete it in yis oyntmet~
& ly yer-to & he schal fele no werk nor no dysse after
yt it cum to & be hole a-none Jt is made <?>n yis
wyse Take . ysope . persell . rew . wormwode .
<p. 67>Elena campana . rede fynkell . lettusse . ye croppes
of rede wurtes . Malvysse . henbane . ye levys of
ye whyte mynt . whyte chesbell . of euery one elyke
mykyll . & stamppe yam wele to-geder & do yer-to may
butter A gude quantite os yu thynkes sufficiente . & latt
yam stand . ix days in A vessell Justly coverd & styr~
yam euery day twyse or thrse . & Att ye ix days ende
bole yam vppe wt An~ esy fyre . & do yer-to A gude
porcion~ of ole dolyffe & latt Al bole to-geder
to ye ole be fully sodyn~ & yan take it for ye fyr~
& strene it throgh & canvesse in-to A vessell
& yan take yat & sett it on ye fyre A-gayn~ & clarifye
it And skom~ it wt A feder & yan blow of ye
oyntmet~ fro ye watter yt is be-nethe in ye vessell
for yer wyll be watter at ye bothom~ & yan whent
it is cold put it in to boxis & kepe it to yu haue
nede to note it & do y[us] wt All maner of oyntmentes
yt er~ made of herbes
whatt mysters me to wryte 3ow mo when yise er
sufficient osse for oyntmentes neuer-ye-lesse one
schall 3e haue yt is general wheder 3e wyll haue hym
sone to hele or more targyng osse ye makyng tels
<p. 68>For to make An oyntmet~ preciose to hele
wondes wele & fare yt er curabyll
Jt is made on yis wyse / Take betan~ . bugyll . pygyll .
senegyll . pympernoll . 3arow . straberywyse . orpyn . sauge .
mowsehere / Ambrose yt is forto say wyld sauge . tansay .
sothernwode . croppe of ye rede nettyll . croppe of ye
hempe . croppe of ye rede cale . croppe of ye rede brere .
herbe wawter . herbe . roberd . flos campy . egrimone .
plantayn~ . solsecle . madder~ . Avance .
dayses . cumfery . fern~ & sparge . of euery one elyke
mykyll . saffe of Avence take Als mykyll As of
All ye toyer herbes . & stampe yam small to-geder And putt
may butter to it & do As yu dose in ye oyntmet~ next Afor~sayd
& yis is oyntmet~ preciose for wondes & no3t to mykyll
helyng . & yf yu wyll haue it sanatyf yer As yu takes
most of Avance . take madder . Als mykyll As yu
dose of All ye todyr~ herbys .
Gude oyntmet~ for sore wondes schortly sayd .
Take ye brere croppe . dayses . smalache . rede
nettyll croppes . bugyll . pygyll . senegyll . stamppe
yise small . & seythe ya~ wt may butter in ye maner of oyntme<ill><binding></ill>
<lat></lat>
Me mystyrs no3t to sett 3ow Jn powders for corvasyse
for ye oyntmentes A-foresayd er gude Enawgh<?> for~
syche maters & yer-fore J wryte nane to 3ow at yis tyme
<p. 69>Now wyll J wryte 3ow entretes
To make A trete for fester or bolnyng in A nold sore
Take ole dolyf & claryfy it owr~ ye fyre . & take . wax .
whyte rosyn & frankensence . & spe schepes talow of
A wedder of euery one lyke mykyll safe of rosyn~ most
for hym must be ye master & put to A lytyll clarified
grese of A galt . ˆ [A lytyll hony claryfyed] & put to ya~ powder of vertegrece
& when~ yai~ er~ wele weld to-geder strene yam
throgh A clothe in-to A vessell & yis is gude grene trete
for fester or cankyr~ whor~ Any hole is to drawe it
To make vnguentum Album
Take ole dolyff & whyte lede & grynd yam small
to-geder on A marbyll stone & when~ it is gron~
putt it in bostes for yis is gude for ranclyng & bownyng
To make colman
Take A pownd of rede lede or whyte lede . or
els halfe tone halfe toder . & A pynt ole dolyf
& A quartron~ of A pownd of new wax . & bole yam wele
to-geder to yai be blak & profe hym on watter be droppyng
& yf it be herd enogh it is gude or els bole it mor~
<p. 70>To make A trete yt is callyd ye flowre of tretes
Take a quarteron of a J . li of rosyn . als mekyll frankynsence
schepys talow als mekyll vergyn wax als mekyll
and set y[es] owr~ ye fyre and claryfy yam . & yan put
to ya~ halfe An vnce of mastyk & ˆ [A ij d of weght] dram . of camfore
yt poticarys hase to sell it is lyke on fro farom~<?> to see
as it wer allum bott it is soft . & bole Al yis
to-geder & styr yam Alway wele wt An esy fyr~
& putt to A pyntt of whyte wyne of gasquyn~
& welle yam wele to Al be moltyn~ to-geder & styr it
wele Alway . & yan take it down~ & styr~ it wele A
gude whyle of ye fyre & yan put to two vnce of
terpentyne & sett it on ye fyre Agayn~ & well
All to-geder to yai be wele weld to-geder wt esy fyr~
for els ye gummys wyll owre ye pan~ in to ye fyr~
& whe~ yu takes it of styr~ it Alway to it be nerhand
cold & yan is it made . yu may make mor~ or lesse
As ye lykes & proporconn~ it yer-After Thys trete is gude
for Al sore wondes old or new . for hedewark . for
wynd . in ye brayn~ . for al+maner of empostemys whor~