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the salve and the oftcner thou layest on. It will Book I. 

 draw the evil out. 



6. For matter in the neck, take wax and oil, mingle 

 with rose blossoms and melt together, put this thereon. 

 For swerecothc oy quinsy, work an onlaying salve. 

 Take suet of bull and grease of bear, and wax, even 

 quantities of all, work to a salve, smear with it. 

 Again for the same, if thou find a white thost ^ of " Album 



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hound, dry it and rub it, and siit it, and hold it 

 against the swerecothe, and when need be mingle with 

 honey, smear the neck with it, that is a strong salve 

 and good for such upblowing or inflation and brunella,^ 

 and for swelling* of the jaws, or smothering. The 

 hound must gnaw a bone ere he dro'ppeth the thost, 

 then will the thost be white and mickle ; if thou 

 takest and gatherest it at the flxU, then it is not too 

 unsweet of smell ; one shall further often also swill 

 the jowl in this disease, and swallow vinegar mingled 

 with salt. Again, he shall swallow down three bowls 

 of the juice of cinquefoil, little ones. For swerecothe 

 or quinsy again, use garlic rubbed in vinegar which 

 be mingled with water, swill the jowl with that. For 

 quins}^, again, seethe the siftings of rye on sweetened 

 water, swill the gullet with it, if the swere be sore, 

 let the swillings also be whilom hot. Besides it is 

 also laid down for this disease, that blood be let under 

 the tongue or from an arm, and on the morrow apply 

 a clyster. Further if it be a boy, let (blood) on the 

 neck ; and in this disease it is well to warn off (the 

 sick) from wine, and specially from flesh meat, lest 

 the gullet be swollen. 



In case that a mans mouth be sore, take betony 

 and triturate it, lay it on the lips. For a mouth 



' A disease resembling diphtheria ; otherwise, Prima. 

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