The method of curing vvounds made by gun-shot Also by arrowes and darts, with their accidents. Written by Ambrose Parie of Laual, counsellor and chiefe chirurgean to the French King. Faithfully done into English out of the French copie, by Walter Hamond chirurgean.

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The method of curing vvounds made by gun-shot Also by arrowes and darts, with their accidents. Written by Ambrose Parie of Laual, counsellor and chiefe chirurgean to the French King. Faithfully done into English out of the French copie, by Walter Hamond chirurgean.

Author

Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590.

Publication

London :: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and are to be sold in Barbican,

1617.

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Subject terms

Wounds and injuries -- Treatment -- Early works to 1800.

Medicine -- Early works to 1800.

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"The method of curing vvounds made by gun-shot Also by arrowes and darts, with their accidents. Written by Ambrose Parie of Laual, counsellor and chiefe chirurgean to the French King. Faithfully done into English out of the French copie, by Walter Hamond chirurgean." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08912.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT Honourable, Gene∣rall CECILL.
• To his louing Brethren, the yong Students and Apprentises in Chirur∣gery: More especially, those that doe thir Country seruice o the Seas. WALTER HAMOND One of their society, wisheth all encrease of Knowledge.
• To his most Worthy, and euer to be respected Master, Arthur Doughton, Chirurgean. His seruant, Walter Hamond, humblie com∣mendeth and committeth this Treatise of Gun∣shot, vnto his most iudicious censure.
• The Preface.
• The first Discourse vpon Wounds made by Gun-shot, and other fierie Engines.
• Another Discourse, be∣ing an Answere vnto a certaine De∣mand propounded by the victo∣rious Prince Charles the ninth, as touching the quality and Essence of Woundes made by Gun-shot at his Maiesties returne from the siedge, and taking of the Towne of Roan.
• THE Method of curing Wounds made by Gun-shot, and other fiery Engines. Also by Arrowes, and Darts, and their accidents.
  • CHAP. I. The diuision of woundes, according to the diuersitie both of the offended parts, & the Bullets where∣by they were made.
  • CHAP. II. Of the signes of wounds made by Gunshot.
  • CHAP. III. The manner how to handle the aforesaide woundes at the first dressing.
  • Chap. 4. A Description of such Instruments which are proper to extract Bullets, and other strang Bodyes.
  • CHAP. V. The manner how to handle those woundes at the first dressing, after that the strange bodyes are extra∣cted.
  • CHAP. VI. How the saide wounds ought to be handled after the first dressing.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the meanes to draw foorth such strange bodyes, which shall yet remaine to be extracted.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Indications which ought to bee obserued in the saide wounds.
  • CHAP. IX. How Diseases become compounded.
  • CHAP. X. How the Chirurgian shall proceede in the handling of the saide wounds.
  • CHAP. XI. Of such Bulets which haue remained in certain parts a long time after the Curation of the wounds.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the great Contusions and dacerations made by the Bullts of great shot.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the meanes which ought to bee obserued to rectifie the ayre, to rborate the noble parts, and to fortifie the whole body.
  • CHAP. XIIII. Memorable Histories.
  • CHAP. XV. An Apologie touching wounds made by Gun-shot.
  • CHAP. XVI. Another Discourse about the question of the veneno∣sity of wounds made by Gunshot.
  • CHAP. XVII. The differences betweene such wounds which are made by arrowes, and those made by Gunshot.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of the differences of arrowes and Darts.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of the differences of the wounded partes.
  • CHAP. XX. Of the extraction of Arrowes.
  • CHAP. XXI. How you ought to proceede in drawing forth broken Arrowes.
  • CHAP. XXII. What ought to be done when the Arrow is inser∣ted into the bone.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of venomous or empoysoned wounds.
• Faults escaped.
• A Table of all the Chap∣ters contained in this follow∣ing Treatise.