LEECH JJOOK. I. 60 



XXvi. Book I. 



If a sinew .shrink/'' and again after that swell, take ^, *. 



'. ° . . '^ That IS, when 



a she goats tord, mingle with vinegar, smudge it on, a leg is broken. 



soon the simeiu healeth. In tlie case of many a man, 



his feet shrink up to his hams, work baths, add tares 



and cress and small nettle and beewort,* put hot 



stones well heated in a trough, warm the hams with 



the stone bath, when they are in a sweat, then let 



him, the patient, duly arrange the bones as well as he 



can, apply a splint, and it is so much the better the 



oftener a man bathes with the "preparation. If a sinew 



have pulsation, mug wort beaten and mingled with oil, 



and laid on is good. Juice of mugwort mingled with 



rose oil, smear with that, soon will the quaking be 



stilled. 



xxvii. 



1. For foot ache, betony, germen leaves^ that is noHypa. 

 'mallow, fennel, ribwort, of all equal quantities ; mingle 



milk with Avater, and Ijathe the swollen limb, from 

 the upper part of it, with that, lest the swelling go 

 inwards; then take sodden comfrey, lay it on. For 

 sore of feet or swelling from much walking, waybread 

 triturated and mingled with vinegar. For that dis- 

 order, groundsel beaten and mingled with lard is good. 



2. For foot ache ; if the foot ache go inwards, take 

 mugworts roots, mingle with oil, give to eat. For foot 

 ache again, juice of /iorehound mingled with oil, smear 

 the sore feet with it. 



3. For foot ache, take leaves of elder and waybroad 

 and mugwort, pound, lay on, and bind on. 



xxviii. 



For leg ache, white hellebore, henbane, wallwort, 

 old groats and vinegar, harts or she goats or goose 



' Acorui: calamus. 



