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vinegiir, put ou. Again for that, niingle henbane with Book I. 

 Lird, lay on. For a swelling again, beat horehonnd, ^^' ^^^'' 

 mingle with lard, lay on, or goats horn burnt and 

 mingled with water. Again, lard or suet mingled with 

 garlic, and onlaid, dwindleth the swelling. 



2. For swelling again, chervil pounded with lard 

 and added to melted wax, and laid on, is to boot oi- 

 amend. 



3. For a swelling again, goats flesh burnt to ashes, 

 smudged on with water, removes all the swelling. 

 Again, pound the seed of juniper, that is gorse,^ and 

 seethe in water. Again, houseleek mingled with lard 

 and with bread and with coriander, mino;led too-ether. 

 Against ill humours and swelling, take shavings oft' 

 the horn of a hart, or meal of the horn, mingle with 

 water, smudge it on, it doth away and driveth off' all 

 that ratten and the evil wet. 



4. Against swelling, take goats treadles sodden in 

 sharp vinegar, and applied in the same manner. 



5. For every evil humour,^ mugwort, the green ^\iyixa and 

 leaves of it, triturated, and rubbed together with lard, ^'''^''^• 

 both smear on the thighs on which the mucus is, that 



is good for them ; and that is good also for swelling 

 of the feet. For a swelling purulent within, such as 

 cometh of a fall or of a blow or of any crick, take 

 the wort that hight fiveleaf Oi' cinquefoll, and beat it 

 and lay it on frequently till that the swelling be 

 open, then tend the wounds as other wounds. For a 

 swelling again, take "clear pitch," ^ add ashes, seethe 

 together, then overlay the swelling with that frequently. 

 For swelling again, dry goats treadles, grate and sift 

 them through a small sieve, then add lard, as much as 



' Some verb must be supplied to ' - Pituita molesta, of Horatius. 



form a sentence, as frequently hap- • ^ Probably resin, as solid. See 



pens. And of course iuniperus is Elseccepu, pale tar, in Lye. 

 not gorse. | 



