The Surgions Mate

This book reproduces and comments John Woodall’s handbook which was used as standard text for medical treatment at sea in the seventeenth century and was the first instruction for medical service aboard on the whole. In 1612 the East India Company, founded in London 1600 and invested with special royal privileges and authority, appointed John Woodall as its first surgeon-general, who had gained great medical experience at theatres of war abroad. Woodall was appointed the task to radically reform the medical aid on sailing ships and to supervise the education of talented ship doctors. He was the first one to establish standardized regulations concerning the provision of instruments and medicaments on board. To this end he wrote an instructive manual for ship surgeons with the title “The Surgions Mate”, published in 1617 in London and edited repeatedly until 1655, listing essential instruments and remedies for the use at sea and providing detailed annotations. The manual’s particularities include notes on the portion of paracelsian drugs, the first enema of tobacco, the treatment of gunshot wounds and the strong recommendation of lemon juice against scurvy. Moreover, descriptions of injuries, instruments, and many diseases as a result of Woodall’s extended personal observations at sea are given. The present edition of this exceptional classic includes comprehensive annotations on the first medical chest and its application on sailing ships. Also, the implications of Woodall’s achievements in regard to the development of ship medicine and pharmacy in other seafaring nations are discussed. The book will appeal to historians of medicine and interested readers alike.

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Hardcover reprint of the original 1617 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". All foldouts have been masterfully reprinted in their original form. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Woodall, John?. The Surgions Mate, Or, A Treatise Discouering Faithfully And Plainely The Due Contents Of The Surgions Chest: The Uses Of The Instruments, The Vertues And Operations Of The Medicines, The Cures Of The Most Frequent Diseases At Sea: Namely, Wounds, Apostumes, Vlcers, Fistulaes, Fractures, Dislocations, With The True Maner Of Amputation, The Cure Of The Scuruie, The Fluxes Of The Belly, Of The Collica And Illiaca Passio, Tenasmus, And Exitus Ani, The Callenture; With A Briefe Explanation Of Sal, Sulphur, And Mercury; With Certaine Characters, And Tearmes Of Arte. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Woodall, John?. The Surgions Mate, Or, A Treatise Discouering Faithfully And Plainely The Due Contents Of The Surgions Chest: The Uses Of The Instruments, The Vertues And Operations Of The Medicines, The Cures Of The Most Frequent Diseases At Sea: Namely, Wounds, Apostumes, Vlcers, Fistulaes, Fractures, Dislocations, With The True Maner Of Amputation, The Cure Of The Scuruie, The Fluxes Of The Belly, Of The Collica And Illiaca Passio, Tenasmus, And Exitus Ani, The Callenture; With A Briefe Explanation Of Sal, Sulphur, And Mercury; With Certaine Characters, And Tearmes Of Arte, . London: Printed By Edward Griffin For Laurence Lisel, At The Tygers-Head In Pauls Church-Yard, 1617. Subject: Surgery