WALNUT.] NATURAL HISTORY. 335 



the Vulture is a much stinking fowl, and unclean. And 

 the Vulture is contrary to serpents ; for if his feathers be 

 burnt, the smell thereof driveth away serpents. And the 

 heart thereof maketh a man sicher [secure] and safe that 

 beareth it among serpents and wild beasts. The heart 

 bound in a lion's skin, or in a wolf's skin, driveth away 

 fiends. His right foot bound to the left foot healeth that 

 acheth ; the left foot also healeth the right foot. His 

 tongue plucked out with iron, and hanged about a man's 

 neck in new cloth, maketh a man gracious to get of a 

 man what he desireth. Bartholomew (Berthelet}, bk. xii. 35. 



Wall-newt. 



KING LEAR, iii. 4, 135. 



V. Lizard. 

 Walnut. 



MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, iv. 2, 170. 



IN great French nuts generally the shape of the cross is 

 printed within, as they know well that take heed thereto. 



Bartholomew (Berthelet), bk. xvii. 108. 



DRY Nuts taken fasting with a fig and a little rue 

 withstand poison, prevent and preserve the body from the 

 infection of the plague. The green and tender nuts boiled 

 in sugar, and eaten as sucket, are a most pleasant and 

 delectable meat, and expel poison. The oil of Walnuts 

 made in such manner as oil of almonds maketh smooth 

 the hands and face, and taketh away scales or scurf, black 

 and blue marks that come of stripes or bruises. With 

 onions, salt and honey, they are good against the biting of 

 a mad dog or man, if they be laid upon the wound. 



Gerard's " Herbal," s.v. 





[A recipe for confection of Walnuts is given in the second 

 part of "The Good Huswife's Jewel," p. 40.] 



ADVERSE and contrary Walnuts are to the nature of 

 onions, and do keep down and repress their strong smell 

 which riseth from them, after a man hath eaten them. 

 The shell of a Walnut is good to burn or sear an hollow 



