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The Physician

//411:// With us ther was a doctour of phisik; //412:// In al this world ne was the noon hym lik, //413:// To speke of phisik and of surgerye //414:// For he was grounded in astronomye. //415:// He kepte his pacient a ful greet deel //416:// In houres by his magyk natureel. //417:// Wel koude he fortunen the ascendent //418:// Of his ymages for his pacient. //419:// He knew the cause of everich maladye, //420:// Were it of hoot, or coold, or moyste, or drye, //421:// And where they engendred, and of what humour. //422:// He was a verray, parfit praktisour: //423:// The cause yknowe, and of his harm the roote, //424:// Anon he yaf the sike man his boote. //425:// Ful redy hadde he his apothecaries //426:// To sende hym drogges and his letuaries, //427:// For ech of hem made oother for to wynne -- //428:// Hir frendshipe nas nat newe to bigynne. //429:// Wel knew he the olde esculapius, //430:// And deyscorides, and eek rufus, //431:// Olde ypocras, haly, and galyen, //432:// Serapion, razis, and avycen, //433:// Averrois, damascien, and constantyn, //434:// Bernard, and gatesden, and gilbertyn. //435:// Of his diete mesurable was he, //436:// For it was of no superfluitee, //437:// But of greet norissyng and digestible. //438:// His studie was but litel on the bible. //439:// In sangwyn and in pers he clad was al, //440:// Lyned with taffata and with sendal; //441:// And yet he was but esy of dispence; //442:// He kepte that he wan in pestilence. //443:// For gold in phisik is a cordial, //444:// Therefore he lovede gold in special.
 * With us there was a doctor of physics**
 * In all this world there was none like him**
 * He speaks of medicine and surgery**
 * Because was educated in astronomy**.
 * He kept his patience a great deal**
 * For hours with his natural science**
 * He could determine the planets** **well.**
 * Of the future of his patients**
 * He knew the cause of every illness**
 * Whether hot, or cold, or moist, or dry**
 * And where they began, and of what type**
 * He was a good and true practicer**
 * The cause known, and the root of the harm**
 * Quickly he gave the sick man his cure.**
 * He had his apothecaries at the ready**
 * To send him drugs and medicines,**
 * For each of them made others to win by--**
 * Her friendship was not new to begin.**
 * Well he knew the old esculapius,**
 * And Dioscorides and eke Rusus**
 * Old Hippocras, Hali and Galen**
 * Serapion, Rasis and Avicen,**
 * Averrois, Damascene and Constantine,**
 * Bernard and Gatesden and Gilbertine.**
 * Of his diet he was measurable,**
 * For it was of no superfluity,**
 * But of great nourishing and digestible.**
 * His study was little concerning the Bible.**
 * In red and in blue he was usually clad,**
 * Lined with taffeta and with sendal;**
 * And yet he was free of spending;**
 * He kept what he won in wickedness.**
 * For gold in medicine is a heart**
 * Therefore he loved gold very much.**

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