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Author: Würtz, Felix, 1518-1575?
Title: An experimental treatise of surgerie in four parts : 1. The first part shewing the dangerous abuses committed among the modern surgeons, 2. Of cures of all sorts of wounds in mans body ..., 3. Of the symptomes of wounds ..., 4. Treating of all kinds of balmes, salves, plaisters, ointments, oyles, bloodstenchers, potions, tents, corrosives, &c. which are used for wounds ... / by that most famous and renowned surgeon, Felix Wurtz, citie surgeon at Basell ... ; exactly perused after the authors own manuscrip, by Rodolph Wurtz, surgeon at Strasburg ; faithfully the second time translated into Neather Dutch, out of the twenty eighth copy printed in the German tongue, and now also Englished and much corrected, by Abraham Lenertzon Fox, surgeon at Zaerdam ; whereunto is added a very necessary and useful piece, by the same author, called the Childrens book, treating of all things which are necessary to be known by all those, to whose trust and overlooking, little children are committed.
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Print source: An experimental treatise of surgerie in four parts : 1. The first part shewing the dangerous abuses committed among the modern surgeons, 2. Of cures of all sorts of wounds in mans body ..., 3. Of the symptomes of wounds ..., 4. Treating of all kinds of balmes, salves, plaisters, ointments, oyles, bloodstenchers, potions, tents, corrosives, &c. which are used for wounds ... / by that most famous and renowned surgeon, Felix Wurtz, citie surgeon at Basell ... ; exactly perused after the authors own manuscrip, by Rodolph Wurtz, surgeon at Strasburg ; faithfully the second time translated into Neather Dutch, out of the twenty eighth copy printed in the German tongue, and now also Englished and much corrected, by Abraham Lenertzon Fox, surgeon at Zaerdam ; whereunto is added a very necessary and useful piece, by the same author, called the Childrens book, treating of all things which are necessary to be known by all those, to whose trust and overlooking, little children are committed.
Würtz, Felix, 1518-1575?, Fox, Abraham Lenertzon., Wurtz, Rodolf., Wurtz, Felix, 1517 or 18-1574 or 75. Childrens book of Felix Wurtz.
London: Printed by Gartrude Dawson ... and are to be sold by the book-sellers shops, 1656.
Alternate titles: Practica der Wundartzney. English
Subject terms:
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A67187.0001.001
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TO THE HONOURABLE, Wise, deep Learned, Sr. CLAES PIETERS TULP, Doctor of Phy∣sick, Counceller and Assessor at AMSTERDAM.
To the Judicious READER.
Doctor JOHNSONS Epistle, to the understanding READER, he being the main cause of the Translation of this Book.
THE CONTENTS of this ensuing Treatise of SURGERY.
The First Part.
The Second Part. 43
The Third Part. 217.
The Fourth Part. 298.
table of contents
treatise
Of the dangerous abuses committed among the modern SURGEONS. The First Part.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
OF CURES, Of all sorts of VVounds in Mans body, from the head to the toe, and of other infirmities, belonging to Surgery, how the same ought to be observed, according to the fundamentals of Art, to be handled and cured. The Second Part.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
Short and true Rules of Fractures, whereby you may know is what posture the Fracture is.
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII.
CHAP. XXVIII.
Of cracked bones, what they are; some examples quoted.
How cracked Fractures may be learned, or discerned, in old and young Folks.
Of a festered Nail, which foolishly is called the steeping Worm, what it is properly.
Of a crackt Fracture on the Shin.
A Quotation of notable examples of Sprains and small Bone-fractures, which turned to great Sores.
Of certain directions, opening or incisions, dressings and healings of splitted bones.
Some usefull and remarkable Rules, comprehending briefly all ne∣cessaries belonging to cracked bones.
The Third Part. Of the Symptoms of Wounds, how they are discerned and known before they appear, what they foretel, how to prevent them, and how to cure them when apparent: &c.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
The Fourth Part. Treating of all kinds of Balmes, Slaves, Plaisters, Ointments, Oyles, Blood-stenchers, Potions, Tents, Corrosives, &c. which are used for Wounds, & have been mentioned hitherto in the former parts of the Book: How they are to be Artifi∣cially prepared, and used well.
CHAP. I.
Of Wound Ointments in particular
Wound Ointment.
Another Wound Ointment.
Another Wound Ʋnguent.
Of Wound Oyles.
Of Ʋnguentum Anodynum.
Of the Cramp Ʋnguent.
Of the brown Ʋnguent for wounds, which I have made men∣tion of so often.
CHAP. II.
Description of the Plaister called Opodeldoch.
Preparations of some of the Ingrediences which come to the said Plaister, and first of the Magnet.
The Calmy is thus prepared.
Preparation of Tutia.
Preparation of Crocus Veneris.
Crocus Martis is prepared thus.
How the Erath of Vitriol is made.
Of Stiptick Plaisters.
Another Stiptick Plaister.
Another Stiptick Plaister.
Of Defensive Plaisters.
A Defensive Plaister.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
A good Wound Drink ordinarily used.
Another ordinary Drink, which is good also.
Another, which is plesant to be used.
Another Wound Drink, for one in which there is is a loose bone, fowl corruption, or the like.
A Vulnerarie Potion for Stabs or Wounds.
A rare Master piece for a Wound or Stab, where you sus∣pect there is a bone, proud flesh, broken veins or other im∣purities,
A Vulnerarie Potion for spoyled Wounds, which yeildeth a tuff and slimie matter, environed with a swelling, and are deep and hollow underneath, are like to turn to a Can∣cer.
A Vulnerarie Potion for the Joint Water.
A Vulnerarie Potion against Gun-shots.
CHAP. VI.
Of Wicks or Tents.
Of Corrosives.
The Childrens Book OF FELIX WƲRTZ, A famous and expert Surgeon.
Some Country fashion, about the winding their Children into clouts, and to lay them down in the Cradle.
Of crooked and lame Children, coming thus into the World.
Of crooked and dislocated Leggs, caused by careless layings, and of their cure.