松翁顾公之于简，翁婿行也。简未遇时，吾父楚皋公与金陵赞先符公订姻HT 。先是松翁弱冠，尝与符
公有车笠之盟。后别二十年，符公客殁粤东，无子有女二，一归简尚未婚也，时孤露南中，吾父悯其
母女无根据，迎来吴郡。一女为养媳。壬午秋闱，简幸得隽，与松翁往来颇浓，谈及符公，为之慨然曰
∶此吾故人女也，子尚未成姻，一切装赠，我当少助万一。简于时心服其高义凌云，而德施难忘也。予
不得事符公，视松翁又一符公矣，因以舅视松翁，松翁即以婿视简。因得与嗣子宰为内兄弟，盖异姓而
同怀不是过也。适见内弟所钞撮医镜一书，相与反复展玩，大有会悟，乃知翁之用心忠浓，视嗣子如所
生，故视嗣女婿如己出。情至之人，天伦不薄，仁浓之意，遍济群生，宜其竭心力以活人，不肯作时下
庸医所为，故其书之详审精密，至再至三改纂数四而后成也。简忝职守府，莅属东省，偶尔遘疾，以王
事靡盐，力疲奔命，延医诊视，如水投石，儿致身陨，凡一年有余乃痊。特附家邮，达吾翁烦吾嗣内弟
，速录成书达东省，可以济活万人，而吾岳翁一生苦心及吾内弟积年钞撮之成劳两无负乎！先草叙言一
篇于翁自序之后，并以俟当代有识有力名公卿大人，以赞成刊刻之举，福祉永无极云耳。
时康熙五十八年七月嗣婿程简拜序于山东之官廨
顾松园老先生与我程简，是翁婿的关系。在我尚未显达之时，我的父亲楚皋公与金陵的符赞先公定下了婚约。在此之前，顾松园老先生二十岁左右时，曾与符公有着“车笠之盟”（指不因贫富贵贱而改变交情的誓言）的约定。后来分别了二十年，符公客死在广东东部，他没有儿子，只有两个女儿，其中一个已经许配给我但尚未过门。当时符家孤苦零丁地在南方，我的父亲怜悯他们母女无依无靠，便将她们迎接到苏州（吴郡）。其中一个女儿作为养媳（即童养媳）。壬午年秋天乡试，我侥幸考中举人，与顾松园老先生的往来非常密切，谈到符公时，他感慨地说：“这是故人的女儿，你还没有完成婚姻，所有的嫁妆和赠礼，我将尽力资助一点。”我当时内心佩服他高尚的情义如凌云般高远，并且铭记他的恩德。我没有机会侍奉符公，便把顾松园老先生看作另一位符公，因此以舅舅的身份看待顾松园老先生，顾松园老先生也把我看作女婿。因此我有机会与顾老先生的继子宰成为内兄弟（连襟或姻亲兄弟），这虽然是异姓，却如同同胞手足一般。恰好看到内弟所抄录编纂的《医镜》一书，我们反复翻阅欣赏，大有领悟，才知道老先生用心忠厚诚挚，对待继子如同亲生，所以对待继女婿也如同己出。情感真挚的人，对天伦之情从不淡薄，仁爱之心遍及众生，所以他竭尽心力去救人，不肯做时下庸医所为的事情，因此他的书详细审慎、精密严谨，经过多次修改、四次修订才最终完成。我惭愧地担任府职，任职于山东东部地区，偶然染上疾病，因为公务繁忙，身心疲惫，奔波劳碌，请医生诊治，效果却像水浇在石头上一样毫无反应，几乎导致身体崩溃，整整一年多才痊愈。特意附上家信，转达给老先生，烦请我的继内弟迅速抄录成书送达山东，这样可以救活万人，也不辜负岳翁一生的苦心以及内弟多年抄录编纂的辛劳！先在老先生的自序之后草拟了一篇叙言，并等待当代有见识、有实力的名公卿大人，来赞助刊刻之举，使福祉永远没有尽头罢了。
时在康熙五十八年七月，继女婿程简拜写在山东的官署。
Mr. Gu Songyuan and I, Cheng Jian, share the relationship of father-in-law and son-in-law. Before I achieved success, my father, Mr. Chu Gao, had arranged a marriage alliance with Mr. Fu Zhanxian of Jinling. Prior to this, when Mr. Gu Songyuan was in his twenties, he had made a "Che-Li Alliance" (a vow of friendship that transcends changes in wealth and status) with Mr. Fu. After twenty years of separation, Mr. Fu passed away as a guest in eastern Guangdong. He had no sons but two daughters; one had already been betrothed to me but had not yet moved into my family. At that time, the orphaned Fu family was stranded in the south. My father, pitying their mother and daughter for having no support, welcomed them to Wu Commandery (Suzhou). One of the daughters became a child bride (yangxi). In the autumn of the Renwu year, during the provincial examination, I was fortunate enough to pass as a Juren (successful candidate). My interactions with Mr. Gu Songyuan became frequent and close. When discussing Mr. Fu, he sighed and said, "She is the daughter of an old friend. Since your marriage has not yet been consummated, I will contribute modestly to her dowry and gifts." At that time, I admired his lofty righteousness, which reached to the clouds, and never forgot his kindness. Although I did not have the opportunity to serve Mr. Fu, I regarded Mr. Gu Songyuan as another Mr. Fu. Thus, I viewed Mr. Gu as an uncle, and he viewed me as a son-in-law. Consequently, I became brothers-in-law with his adopted son, Zai. Though we were of different surnames, our bond was akin to that of biological siblings. I happened to see the manuscript of *Yi Jing* (Mirror of Medicine), copied and compiled by my brother-in-law. We read it repeatedly with great appreciation and gained significant insights. I then understood that Mr. Gu’s heart was loyal and sincere; he treated his adopted son as if he were his own, and thus treated his adopted son-in-law as his own child. A person of deep emotion does not neglect natural familial bonds; his benevolent intent extends to all living beings. Therefore, he exhausted his energy and effort to save people and refused to act like the mediocre doctors of the current times. Hence, his book is detailed, prudent, precise, and rigorous, undergoing multiple revisions and four major edits before its completion. I, feeling unworthy, held an official post in the prefecture and served in eastern Shandong. I accidentally contracted an illness. Due to endless official duties, physical exhaustion, and frantic running about, I sought medical treatment, but the remedies were as ineffective as water poured on stone. I nearly perished, and it took more than a year to recover. I specifically sent a letter home, requesting Mr. Gu to ask my brother-in-law to quickly copy and compile the book and send it to Shandong. This could save thousands of lives, thereby honoring both my father-in-law’s lifelong painstaking efforts and my brother-in-law’s years of labor in copying and compiling. I have drafted a preface following Mr. Gu’s own preface and await the recognition and support of contemporary distinguished scholars and officials to promote its publication, so that its blessings may be endless.
In the seventh month of the 58th year of the Kangxi reign, Cheng Jian, the adopted son-in-law, bowed and wrote this at the official residence in Shandong.