The composition or making of the moste excellent and pretious oil called oleum magistrale First published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, vvith the maner hovv to apply it particulerly. The which oyl cureth these diseases folowi[n]g ... Also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of sinowes. A method for curing of vvounds in the ioynts, and the maner how to place them. Abreef gathering togither of certain errours which the common chirurgians dayly vse ... Faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker chirurgian. 1574.

Title

The composition or making of the moste excellent and pretious oil called oleum magistrale First published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, vvith the maner hovv to apply it particulerly. The which oyl cureth these diseases folowi[n]g ... Also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of sinowes. A method for curing of vvounds in the ioynts, and the maner how to place them. Abreef gathering togither of certain errours which the common chirurgians dayly vse ... Faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker chirurgian. 1574.

Author

Baker, George, 1540-1600.

Publication

[Imprinted at London :: At the long shop adioyning vnto Saint Mildreds Church in the Pultrie, by Iohn Alde,

[1574]]

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Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.

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"The composition or making of the moste excellent and pretious oil called oleum magistrale First published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, vvith the maner hovv to apply it particulerly. The which oyl cureth these diseases folowi[n]g ... Also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of sinowes. A method for curing of vvounds in the ioynts, and the maner how to place them. Abreef gathering togither of certain errours which the common chirurgians dayly vse ... Faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker chirurgian. 1574." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01943.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• illustration
• ¶ TO THE RIGHT honourable Edward de Vere Earle of Oxford, Vicount Bul∣beck, Lord of Escales and Badles∣mere and Lord great Chamberlain of England, his singuler good Lord and maister, George Ba∣ker vvisheth helth, long life vvith much increace of vertue & honor.
• To the Reader.
• The Preface to the Book.
• The composition of the Oyle called Oleum Magistrale inuented by one named Aparice.
  • The maner to apply the saide Oyl according to the qualities of the vvounds or diseases, dooth con∣sist in these vi. thing{is} folowing.
    • ¶ To the patient, to the preparatife, to the wound, or disease, to the plaister and to the diseased parte.
    • ¶ A Preparatif.
    • ¶ Of the Oyle.
    • The time of dressing of the wound.
    • ¶ The differences of diseases.
    • ¶ The vse of the Implaister that is to be applyed with the Oyle vpon the diseased parte.
    • ¶ The manner to make the Vnguent and how it ought tobe vsed.
    • ¶ Heer foloweth the particuler orders how to apply this Oile Magistra∣le in euery disease
    • For vvounds of the legges.
    • ¶ Of wounds made with Hargubush and thrusts with Swoords, Pikes, and such other like.
    • Of svvellings and Apostumations.
    • ¶ For the Hemerhoids.
    • For colde Gouts.
    • ¶ For Cankers.
    • For pain in the Raines.
    • ¶ For olde Vlcers.
• ¶ Galenes third Book of the composition of medicens.
  • The composition of this said Lixiuii.
  • Method for the curation of the wounds of Nerues or Sinewes and of what facultie the medi∣cins which must be applyed ought tobe.
  • The composition of medicines for wounds of the Nerues made of metalles.
    • ¶ Medicins for strong and boisterous people.
    • ¶ Medicine for delicate and tender complexions.
    • ¶ The Medicine which is called Dieuphorbium.
    • ¶ Medicines made of Simples whiche wil dissolue.
    • ¶ Another of the same effect.
    • The vse of Pigeons dung.
  • ¶ Of Medicines called Dia∣botanum, that is to say, made of herbes.
  • Compositiōs for woūds of the Nerues, which the Greeks call Po∣liteleis, that is to say sumpteous,
    • ¶ The composition of the receipt is thus.
  • The composition of Medicines by o∣ther Phisitions which Galen ma∣keth mention of.
    • Another of Adromachus.
    • Another composed by Clau¦dius Philoxenus Chirurgion for the foresaid greefs.
    • A reddish medicine of Halieus.
    • Another catagmatique me∣dicin composed by Moschion.
• ¶ The curation of wounds of Nerues, Tendons & ioints,
  • The cure of punctures of the Nerues.
  • Of the wounds of the ioints.
    • The situation of the wounded Ioint.
    • The situation of the Elbow.
    • The situation of the VVrists.
    • The situation of the Hip.
    • The situation of the Knee.
    • The situation of the Foot or Toes.
• A breef gathering to gither of certain errors which the cō∣mon Chirurgians vse: very necessary and profitable for all Chirurgians, which are desirous to haue the right method of curing.
  • The first error which they vse: is touch∣ing the dissease called in Latin, Lues Venerea, and in English the French Pocks.
  • ¶ The second error touching the saide dicease vvhen it commeth to suppuration.
  • The third error is concerning wounds pearcing into the Brest.
  • ¶ The fourth error touching the ap∣plications of the Traepans Tere∣belles, for fractures of the hed.
  • The fift error touching the punctures of Nerues.
  • The sixth error is touching the abuse of the runners about called cutters for the stone and Ruptors.
  • Of the viij. kindes of Hernies.
    • Of the hernie Intestinale.
    • Of hernie Zirbale.
    • Of the relaxacion of the Peretonium called hernie Inguinale.
    • Of the kindes of Hernies which be by similitudes or improperly called.
    • Of hernie Charneuse.
    • Hernie Verequese,
    • The hernie Ventose.
    • Hernie Humorale.
  • The declaratiō of the waights and mesures vsed in Chirurgery.
• ¶ Faults escaped in the Printing.
• colophon
• ¶ Octostichon Ioannis Banisteri Nottinghamiensis medicae & Chi∣rurgicae artis professoris in lau∣dem medicinae.
• ¶ Tetrastichon eiusdem in librum Bakeri.
• Gulielmi Clowei, Chirurgi Lon∣doniensis carmen encomiastichon ad suum studiosum Georgium Bakerum.
• acrostic encomium