The physicians of Myddvai : Meddygon Myddvai, or The medical practice of the celebrated Rhiwallon and his sons, of Myddvai, in Caermarthenshire, physicians to Rhys Gryg, lord of Dynevor and Ystrad Towy, about the middle of the thirteenth century / From ancient mss. in the libraries of Jesus College, Oxford, Llanover, and Tonn; with an English translation; and the legend of the lady of Llyn y Van ; translated by John Pughe and edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel. Pub. for the Welsh mss. society.

Date:
1861
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Credit: The physicians of Myddvai : Meddygon Myddvai, or The medical practice of the celebrated Rhiwallon and his sons, of Myddvai, in Caermarthenshire, physicians to Rhys Gryg, lord of Dynevor and Ystrad Towy, about the middle of the thirteenth century / From ancient mss. in the libraries of Jesus College, Oxford, Llanover, and Tonn; with an English translation; and the legend of the lady of Llyn y Van ; translated by John Pughe and edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel. Pub. for the Welsh mss. society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    these points, and more especially the mediciner of the Royal Court. Of him it is thus stated :— Of the mediciner of the household, his office, his privilege, and his duty, this treats, 1. The twelfth is the mediciner of the household. 2. He is to have his land free ; his horse in attendance ; and his linen clothing from the queen, and his woollen clothing from the king. 8. His seat in the hall within the palace is at the base of the pillar to which the screen is attached, near wiiich the king sits. 4. His lodging is with the chief of the household. 6. His protection is, from the time the king shall command him to visit a wounded or sick person, whether the person be in the palace or out of it, until he quit him, to convey away an offender. 6. He is to administer medicine gratuitously to all within tiie palace, and to the chief of the household ; and he is to have nothing from them except their bloody clothes, unless it be for one of the three dangerous wounds, as mentioned before; these are a stroke on the head unto the brain ; a stroke in the body unto tlie bowels ; and the breaking of one of the four limbs; for every one of these three dangerous wounds the mediciner is to have nine score pence and his food, or one pound witliout his food, and also the bloody clothes. 7. The mediciner is to have, when he shall apply a tent, twenty four pence. 8. For an application of red ointment, twelve pence. 9. For an application of herbs to a swelling, four legal pence. 10. For letting blood, four pence. 11. His food daily is worth one penny halfpenny. 12. His light every night is worth one legal penny. 13. The worth of a medical pan is one penny . 14. The mediciner is to take an indemnification from the kindred of the wounded person, in case he die from the remedy he may use, and if he do not take it, let him answer for the deed. 15. He is to accompany the armies. 16. He is never to leave the palace, but with the king's permission. 17. His saraad is six kine, and six score of silver, to be augmented. 18. His worth is six score and six kine, to be augmented. Elsewhere we meet M'ith the following particulars:— Of the three conspicuous scars this is— There are three conspicuous scars : one upon the face ; another upon the foot; and another upon the hand ; thirty pence on the foot; tliree score pence on the hand ; six score ponce on the face.