Treatises of fistula in ano, hæmorrhoids, and clysters / by John Arderne, from an early fifteenth-century manuscript translation. Ed., with introduction, notes, etc., by D'Arcy Power.

  • Arderne, John, active 1307-1370.
Date:
1910
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Credit: Treatises of fistula in ano, hæmorrhoids, and clysters / by John Arderne, from an early fifteenth-century manuscript translation. Ed., with introduction, notes, etc., by D'Arcy Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Arclerne's previous Cures. Ignorance of former Surgeons. merchants and friars. cured Iohn Schefeld of Bri}twell a-side Tekyll. Aftir- Patients ward I cured sir Beynaid Grey, lord of Wilton in Wale} Ardw-ne, and lord of Schirlond biside Chesterfelde, wbiche asked counsel at the most famose leches of yngland, and none 4 availed hym. Aftirward I cured sir Henry Blakborne, clerk, Tresorer of the lord Prince of Wale}. Aftirward I cured Adam Oumfray of Shelf orde by side Notyngham, knights and and sir Iohn, preste of the same toune; and Iohn of 8 holle of Shirlande; and Sir Thomas liamelden, parsone of langare in the Yale of Beuare. Aftirward I curid frere Thomas Gurmy, custode of the frere Mynowrs of 3orke. Aftirward, in the }ere of oure lord 1370, I come to 12 london, and ther I cured Iohn Colyn, Mair of North¬ ampton), that asked counsel at many leclie}. Aftirward I lielid or cured Hew Denny, ffisshmanger of london), in Briggestrete; and William Polle, and Baufe Double; 16 and oon that was called Thomas Broune, that had 15 holes by whiche went out wynde with egestious odour; that is to sey, 8 hole} of the to[ne] pa?’ty of the ersse, and 7 on the tothir side; Of whiche some hole} was 20 distant fro the towell by the space of the hanabrede of a man, so that bothe his buttoHs was so vlcerat and putrefied with-in that the quitour and filthe went out ich [* leaf 142] day als mych as an egg-shel mi}t take. Afterward *1 24 cured 4 frere} prechours, that is to sey ffrere Iohn Writell, ffrere Iohn haket, ffrere Petre Browne, ffrere Thomas Apperley, and a }ong man called Thomas Yoke. Of whiche forseid som had only on hoi y-distaimte fro the 28 towel by oon ynclie, or by two, or by tlire. And otlier[s] had 4 or 5 hole} procedyng to the codde of the testicle} ; And many other maners of whiche the tellyng war ful hard. All thise forseid cured I afore the makyng of this 32 Ardeme boke. Oure lord Ihesu y-blessid God knoweth that I lye glory to God not, and tlierfore no man dout of this, Jiof-al old famous himself. men and ful clere in studie haue confessed tham that thei fande nat the wey of curacion) in this case, ffor god, 36 that is deler or rewarder of wisdom, hath hid many thingis fro wise men and sli}e whiche he vouchesaf aftirward for to shewe to symple men. Therfore al men j?at ar to