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marche and liovo, and boil in butter and strain tlirouirli ^^""'^ ^• 



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a coloured cloth, apply it to the head, then the bones 



come out. 



16. For chronic disorder of the head or of the ears 

 or of the teeth through foulness or through mucus, ex- 

 tract that which aileth there, seethe chervil in water, 

 give it to drink, then that drawetli out the evil 

 humours either through mouth or through nose. Again, 

 thus thou shalt remove the evil misplaced humours by 

 spittle and breaking ; mingle pepper with mastic, give 

 it the 'patient to chew, and work him a gargle to 

 swill his jowl ; take vinegar and water and mustard 

 and honey, boil together cleverly, and strain, then let 

 cool, then give it him frequently to swill his jowl, 

 that he by that may comfortably break out the ill 

 Jlegm. 



17. AVork thus a swilling or lotion for cleansing of 

 the head, take again a portion of mustard seed and of 

 navew seed and of cress seed, some men call it lambs 

 cress, and of marche seed, and twenty pepper corns, 

 gather them all with vinegar and with honey, heat 

 them in water and have them long in the mouth, then 

 the fiegm runneth out. Again, another swilling in 

 summer ; mingle together a good bowl full of wine 

 boiled down with herbs and a moderate one of vine- 

 gar, and hyssop, so the wort hight, its leaves and 

 blossoms, and let the mixture stand for a night, and in 

 the morning boil it over again in a crock (or earthen 

 pot), and let him sup it lukewarm and swill his jowl 

 and wash his mouth. For the same in winter, put i]i 

 a chalice a spoon full of the dust of mustard and 

 half a spoon full of honey, then after that mingle this 

 with water, and heat it and strain it through a linen 

 cloth and swill the jowl with it; after that leechdom 

 frequently swill the throat with oil. Again for the 

 same ; take mallows, rub them into lukewarm wine, 

 give it the 'patient to swill the jowl. For a broken 



