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Author: Clowes, William, ca. 1540-1604.
Title: A prooued practise for all young chirurgians, concerning burnings with gunpowder, and woundes made with gunshot, sword, halbard, pyke, launce, or such other Wherein, is deliuered with all faithfulnesse, not onely the true receipts of such medicines as shall make them bolde, but also sundry familiar examples, such, as may leade them as it were by the hand, to the doyng of the lyke. Heereto is adioyned a treatise of the French or Spanish pockes, written by Iohn Almenar, a Spanish physition. Also, a commodious collection of aphorismes both English and Latin, taken out of an old written coppy. Published for the benefyte of his countrey, by Wylliam Clowes, mayster in chirurgery. Seene, and allowed, according to the order appoynted.
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Print source: A prooued practise for all young chirurgians, concerning burnings with gunpowder, and woundes made with gunshot, sword, halbard, pyke, launce, or such other Wherein, is deliuered with all faithfulnesse, not onely the true receipts of such medicines as shall make them bolde, but also sundry familiar examples, such, as may leade them as it were by the hand, to the doyng of the lyke. Heereto is adioyned a treatise of the French or Spanish pockes, written by Iohn Almenar, a Spanish physition. Also, a commodious collection of aphorismes both English and Latin, taken out of an old written coppy. Published for the benefyte of his countrey, by Wylliam Clowes, mayster in chirurgery. Seene, and allowed, according to the order appoynted.
Clowes, William, ca. 1540-1604., Almenar, Juan de. De morbo Gallico. English. aut
[London]: Printed by Thomas Orwyn, for Thomas Cadman, 1588.
Alternate titles: Prooved practise for all young chirurgians, concerning burnings with gunpowder
Subject terms:
Gunshot wounds -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Military -- Early works to 1800.
Syphilis -- Early works to 1800.
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To all true professors of Chirurgery in generall wheresoeuer, Wylliam Clowes, wisheth all happinesse, with much increase of knowledge, and after this life, the most ioyfull and blessed life euerlasting. Amen.
Good men are not forbidden to hope for Honor for theyr vertue, sith both are the blessings of GOD.
The Epistle to the Reader.
errata
Faultes escaped.
encomium
In prayse and commendation of the Author and this VVorke, I. G. Master of Arte, and Student in Physick and Chirurgerie.
T. P. To his louing freend Mayster Clowes.
Now as followeth, is set downe those cures, which by Gods helpe haue bene fini∣shed and brought to perfite health.
The cure of two Gentlemen greeuously burned with Gunpouder. Chap. I.
Here followe certaine remedies, good for burnings with Gunpouder. Chap. 2.
The true maner and order of the curing of a Marchant of this citie of London, which was wounded with Gun∣shot. Chap. 3.
The cure of one Maister Andrewe Fones, a Marchant of London, who being in a ship at the Sea, was set vpon by the Flushingers, in which fight he was very daunge∣rously wounded with Gunshot. Chap. 4.
The cure of a certaine Souldier that was wounded with gunne shot in the lowe Countries, he was shot in at the bottome of his bellie on the left side, and the bullet passed through and rested in the right buttocke neere vnto Anum, where it lay secretly hid and could not be found for the space of three yeeres, in which time it became a Fistula of a hard curation. Chap. 5.
The cure of one Master Henry Rodes, one of the wayters of the Custome house, he being vpon the water skir∣mishing with his peece, and by reason that the same had flawes in it, did breake in many peeces, and made a great wound vpon his chinne, & caried away a good part of the manduble and teeth withall: moreouer it did rent his hand in three parts very greatly: all which I cured agayne without mayme or deformitie. Chap. 6.
The cure of a certaine Souldiar that was shot through the legge, and fractured the great bone called Ostibiae, or Foscilla maior. This wound fell to Gangraene within two daies, by reason of a wonderfull inflammation that followed, he hauing also a very full & plethorick body. Chap. 7.
The maner and order of the taking or cutting off a mor∣tified & corrupt legge or arme, which commeth often∣times by reason of wounds made with Gunshot, &c. Chap. 8.
Now followe very good approued remedies for wounds made with gunshot, which may bee vsed with Flamula, if the bullet haue passed through, or els with tents according to the depth and greatnesse of the wound. Chap. 9.
Now it followeth that I speake of the order and reason of diet, which the patient wounded ought to ob∣serue, according as Tagaliius and Guido, with other excellent men, haue published and set downe for all vs to follow which practise Chirurgery, for the comfort & health of the sieke and wounded patients.
A short and briefe note for the maner of the purging of your patients being at the Sea, or in such like places where the counsell of the learned Phisition or Chirur∣gion is not to be had.
Necessarie medicines and Instruments, good for young practizers of Chirurgerie to bee furnished with which followe the warres either by Sea or land.
A necessarie note or obseruation for the cure of one Mai∣ster Buckland, dwelling (as he sayd) at the signe of the George at Reading, a towne in Barkshire, he receiued a puncture or pricke into the sinewe or nerue of his right arme, by a most impudent and ignorant bloud∣letter, which did pricke the sinewe in stead of the liuen veyne.
The cure of a certaine straunger which was wounded or thrust through his thigh with a Rapier, by one of his owne countrymen, being combatting and fighting to∣gether. The cure thereof was somewhat hard and diffi∣cult, by reason he was further touched with the french disease before he receiued his wound, &c.
The cure of a man which receiued a notable wound in his head, with great fracture of the skull, and did moreo∣uer fracture the bone of the thigh, called Osfemoris, by a fall out of a gallerie in the Beare garden, at that time when the Beare garden did fall downe, and did kill and hurt many.
The cure of a Marriner, which had two of his ribbes frac∣tured or broken with a violent blow of a capsten barre in one of her Maiesties Shippes, which brused him very ore: at the same present time he was throwne downe vpon the carriage of a great peece of Ordnance, which brused him agayne very greatly in other parts of his bodie: Therefore such as will take vppon them to at∣tempt the like cures, shall not vtterly bee deceiued of their intent and purpose.
The cure of a certaine man that was thrust through his bodie with a sword, which did enter first vnder the car∣tilage or grisle, called of the learned Anatomists, mucro∣nata cartilago, &c. The poynt of the sword passed tho∣rowe his bodie, and so out at his backe, in such maner, that he which wounded the man did runne his way, and did leaue the sword sticking in his bodie: so the wounded man did with his owne hands pull out the sword, whom after I cured, as shall be declared, &c.
The cure of a young man which receiued a wound into the right eye with the poynt of a dagger.
The cure of a certaine Clothier, dwelling neere the North parts of this land, which was daungerously wounded oure ynches in breadth aboue the left knee, in such sort, that the Rotula, or round bone of the knee did hang downe very much: whom after I cured, as hereaf∣ter shall be declared, &c.
The conclusion, of a wicked brood of beastly abusers of Phisicke and Chirurgerie, daylie more and more in∣creasing, to the vtter vndoing of many: as here briefly shall be declared.
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A TREATISE OF THE FRENCH POCKS, WRITTEN by Iohn Almenar a Spanish Phisition.
Chap. 1. Of the beginning and definition of this disease.
Of the causes of the french Pockes. Chap. 2.
Of the signes of the french Pocks. Chap. 3.
The Prognostications.
Of the cure of the French Pocks. Chap. 4.
What cautions must bee obserued to escape the French Pockes. Chap. 5.
Certayne difficulties are dissolued which may be propounded touching this disease. Chap. 6.
The declaration of the tree of signes. Chap. 7.
Certaine other approued Remedies, very profitable also for the cure of the French disease: gathered for the benefite of young Students in Chirurgerie.
A speciall good Turbith minerale.
The order of the taking the foresayd Turbith minerale.
White Praecipitate.
An Electuary to confirme the cure, and to preuent the comming againe of Morbus Gallicus.
A water for pustules and spots in the face in Morbo Gallico.
An Oyntment for the same.
A water to take away the scurfe and scales of the skinne and face.
A Powder for the heate of the reynes and bladder, and for vlcers in the vrinary passages of Morbus Gallicus.
A decoction of Guaiacum.
A most rare and singular drinke for the cure of Morbus Galicus, comming with ex∣treame aches, &c.
A Cerote for Morbo Gallico.
A purging potion for Lucs Venerea.
An vnguent for Lues Venerea.
A most excellent Cerote for payne in the ioynts, proceeding of Morbus Gallicus, & for vlcers after they be well cleansed.
An Vnguent for Morbus Gallicus.
A fume for the drying of Vlcers, and expelling the venimous infection proceeding of Morbus Gallicus.
A purging Electuary for Morbus Gallicus.
An Vnguent to open a Bubo, when it is come to suppuration.
A fomentation to be vsed in the ripening of a Bubo, proceeding of Morbus Gallicus.
A Cataplasme that doth cease paine, and bring a Bubo to suppuration.
A Cataplasme for a schirrous tumor proceeding of Morbus Gallicus, and is to be vsed after the vnction.
Pilles to purge in Morbus Gallicus.
A Gargarisme for vlcers in the mouth and iawes proceeding of Morbus Gallicus.
A Clister drawing back the matter, that causeth paine in the head, in Morbus Gallicus.
Pilles for Alopecia ex Morbo Gallico.
A sweete water to cicatrize vlcers, and to heale the itch.
A most excellent oyntment for the itch and scabbes.
A Collirium for vlcers of the yard of Morbus Gallicus.
An Iniection drying vlcers, and cicatrizing without payne.
To the Reader.
De Apostematibus.
Apostematis tempora quatuor. The foure times of Apostemes.
Septem attendenda in apertione iam suppurati abscessus. Seauen things to be noted in the opening of ripe Impostumes.
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De brachiorum vulneribus.
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De fracturis ossium. F.
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De Sanguine.
Iudicium de sanguine emisso, ex substantia.
De Strumis.
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V.
De Venae sectione.
De Ʋariolis.
De vulneribus generalis clocutio.
De Vlceribus.
Vtrum vlcus sit facilis vel difficilis curationis quatuor∣decini conditiones.
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