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 and onelie of swellings or apostems, and in the Winter to dissect the trunke ouelie of the Bodie, namelie from the head to the lowest part where the members are, and to handle the muscles especiallie.

"The Third yeare to read of Wounds onelie of Tagaultius, and in Winter to make publike dissection of the head onelic.

"The Fourth yeure to read of ulcers onelic the same author, and to anatomize or dissect a leg and an arme for the knowledge of muscles, sinews, arteries, veins, gristles, ligaments and tendons.

"The Fift yeare to read the first book of Paulus Egineta, and in Winter to make anatomie of a skeleton, and therewith all to shew and declare the use of certeine instruments; as Scamnum Hippocratis, and other instruments for setting in of bones.

"The sixt yeure to read Holerius of the matter of Surgerie, as of Medicines for Surgians to use.

"And the seventh yeare to begin againe, and continue still: A godlie and charitable erection doubtlesse, such as was the more needful, as hitherto hath beene the want and lacke so hurtfull: Sith that onelie in ech universities by the foundation of the ordi- narie and publike lessons, then in one of Physicke, but none of Surgerie, and this onclic of Surgerie and not of Physicke, I mean so as Physicke is now taken separatelie from Surgerie, and that part which onelie useth the hand as it is sorted from the Apothe- carie.

"So that now England may reioise for these happie bene- factors & singular Well wiliers to their Countrie, who furnish hir so in all respects, that now she may as compare for the know- ledge of physicke, so by means to come to it, with France, Italie. and Spaine, and in no case behind them but for a Lecture in simples, which God at his pleasure may procure, in mooving some hert after like motion and instinct to be as carefull and beneficiall as these were to the helpe and furtherance of their countrie.

"At the publication of this foundation, which was celebrated with a goodlie assemblic of Doctors, Collegiats, and Licentiats, as