LEECH nOOK. 1. 5] 



salve and for a blained tongue, boil in water iiveleaf, l5ook I. 

 that is, cinque/oil, and bramble leaves, have it long in ^' ^" 



the mouth and frequently. If a mans breath be fijul, 

 take good barley meal and clean honey and white 

 salt,' mingle all together, and rub the teeth with it 

 much and frequently. 



VI. 



1. Leechdoms for sharp pain in the teeth and for 

 worms, either for the upper tooth ache or for tlie 

 nether. 



2. For tooth wark, seethe betony in wine to the 

 third part, then swill the mouth thoroughly for a long 

 while. 



3. For tooth wark, if a worm eat the tooth, take an 

 old holly leaf and one of the lower umbels of hart- 

 wort,^ and the upward ^^ar^ of sage, boil two doles" 

 in water, pour into a bowl and yawn over it, then the 

 worms shall fall into the bowl. If a worm eat the 

 teeth, take holly rind over a year old, and root of 

 carline thistle, boil in so hot water 1 hold in the mouth 

 as hot as thou hottest may. For tooth worms, take 

 acorn meal and henbane seed and wax, of all equally 

 much, mingle these together, work into a wax candle, 

 and burn it, let it reek into the mouth, put a black 

 cloth under, then will the worms fall on it. 



4. For tooth wark, burn white salt and. garlic, 

 make them smoke on gledes, roast and tear to pieces, 

 and add pepper and clubmoss, rub all together and 

 lay on. 



5. For tooth wark, boil in wine or in vinegar the 

 netherward part of ravens foot,* sup as thou hottest 

 may. For tooth wark, bray together to dust rind 



1 That is, tlie best, purest salt. 

 - Seseli ; perhaps, however, Hart- 

 bramble, Rhamnus, may be meant. 



^ That is, two of worts to one of 

 water, 



' Ranunculus ficaria. 



D 2 



