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GALE, Thomas (1507 – 1587)

GALE, Thomas (1507 – 1587)

1507 – 1587

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1563 CE

#2140

An excellent treatise of wounds made with gonneshot.

Gale, a contemporary of Paré, was surgeon in Henry VIII’s army at Montreuil. His book supported the views of Paré regarding the treatment of gunshot wounds, denying the poisonous effect of bullets;…

1563 CE

#2371

Certaine works of chirurgerie.

Includes the first mention of syphilis in the English literature. Facsimile reprint, New York, Da Capo Press, 1971.