Bengt Knutsson

“ Therfore it is to be noted that bodyes be more hote disposed of oopyn poorys than bodyes infect hauyng the poores stopped with many humours where bodyes be of resolution or openīg as men which abusen them selfe with wymen or vsen often times bathis, or mē that be hote with labour or grete angre : they haue their bodyes more disposed to this grete sekenes. ”

“ For thynp̒syons above corrupteth the ayer, and soo the spirytes of a man ben corrupte. This infirmite cometh also from the rote above (and) bynethe, whanne of thynp̒ssions above the ayer is corrupt and of the putrefaccion or rotyn careyn of the vyle places bynethe an infirmite is caused in a man And suche an infirmite sometime is an axes, sometime a postume or a swellyng and that ys in many thinges. ”

“ Also a man whether he be infect or not yf he be lette blode. let hym forbere slepe al that daye tyl midnyghte folowyng. and alwaye lette blode that veyne vpon that syde of the body where the swelling appereth Therfore yf a swelling appere vnder the right arme lette blode in the middes of the same arme in the vayne called Medyana, yf it appere under the lyft arme lette hym blode ī the myddes of the same or in the vayne of the lyuer whiche ys aboue that lityl fyngre. ”

“ And so these thynges vsed ye may goo surely emonge the people Also a naturall laxe of the bely is a grete remedy ellys (pr) uoke a laxe by a suppositorye craftely use pipelles pestilenciales for they be gode they be in thappoticary shoppes Also kepe fyre alle waye in your hous For it letteth moche the Impressions of the bodyes aboue and clarefyeth the ayer. ”

“ And afterward yf the swellyng growe lette hym not be aferde of dethe by cause such a swellyng putteth oute alle euyll and maketh a man uerray hole And that the soner a swellyng may be made rype, take this medicyne as foloweth : Brose the leuys of an Elder tree (and) putte therto grounde mustard, (and) make a playster therof and putte it vpon the swellyng : Somme surgeons will put Tryacle upon the swelling, but doo not so for triacle putteth out venym Therfore drynke Tryacle for that putteth oute the same. ”