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medical tracts from Avicenna, Razie, Constantin, Plataire, It was
newly printed in Paris by Jaques Nyverd, 1521. Anonymous
compilation including most of the ‘Circa Instans’ of Matthaeus
Platearius as well as extracts from other authors. First edition
(c1486–88) published under title: ‘Arbolayre’. Paris. 1521.
1505 ‘Bencao Pin Hui Jing Yao’ [Essentials of Materia Medica] by Lu Wen-
Tai, et al. Written, but not published until 1700.
1505/6 Incorporation of the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh (Warren
www.chronology.ndo.co.uk).
Giovanni (Joannes) da Vigo (1450?–1525), a Spanish surgeon who
was physician to Pope Julius II, wrote in ‘The most excellent workes
of chirurgerie’. London, Thomas East for Henry Middleton 1571
Folio, ff. (vi) 270 (xv), describing the first use of mercury for the
French Pox (syphilis) (see 1525 AD). He advocated mercury red
precipitate and used mercury plaster and Neopolitan Cream.
In his ‘This lytle practice of Iohannes de Vigo, in medicine, is
translated out of Latin into Englyshe, for the health of the body of
ma’n’ 1564.
‘For the French Pox
Take of black turpentine i.d, oh. 57 Bolear moniacke i.d, Alum three
groats weight, and as much of Argentum Vif (Quicksilver), and
mingle them all with fasting spittle, and it will flee. Give Seraphine,
three groats weight, give Armoniac as much Popillion, a spoonful
and a half, Verdigris as much as of your gumes, and anoint the body
and keep him close, and give him to drink the juice of Galles often,
for it will drive them out of the body, and if there be any unkind sore
that will not heal, cast there upon powder of Mercury sublimed, but it
is painful, and Popillion will slake the pain, and some men after their
healing two or three years break out of scabs and great sores on
their body, and in the soles of their feet, and will not heal for no
medicine. Then take the root of Clecompana, and pare it fair, and
beat it as fine as you can, then take fair swines grease fresh, and
beat them strongly together, and anoint the place in two or three
days it is whole. Also I have seen men broken out in the face, full of
small quadelles like scabs, and that have I beat dib..illed with the
powder of Alum, and Verdigris and Popillion.’
1508 Guaiacum (guaiac, legno sancto) was first imported from the West
Indies and later used for the treatment of syphilis.
57 id., oh = the same, every hour