LEECK r.OOK. I. 77 



xxxii. Book I. 



f"h. xxxii. 



1. Leechdoms for blotch and baths. Fifteen in all. 



2. Boil the netherward part of helenium and mint 

 in the runnings of salt, that it be as thick as brewit, 

 minofle together, smear therewith. Against blotch, take 

 the netherward part of helenium, and so also of dock 

 (that which will swim), and ontre, and bishopwort, 

 and ash rind, seethe in butter, strain through a cloth, 

 then mingle with pepper and with tar, grind these, 

 smear therewith. For blotch, boil helenium in butter, 

 mingle with soot, salt, tar, honey, old soap, smear 

 therewith. For blotch, take goose grease and the 

 netherward part of helenium and vipers bugloss, bishop- 

 wort and hayrife, pound the four worts together well, 

 wring them, add thereto of old soap a spoon full, if thou 

 have it, mingle a little oil with them thoroughly, and 

 at night lather on. Scarify the neck after the setting 

 of the sun, pour in silence the blood into running 

 water, after that spit three times, then say, " Have 

 thou this unheal, and depart away with it ;" go again on 

 a clean way to the house, and go either way in silence. 



A bath ^ for blotch, boil ten times the worts in a basin ^ , , , 



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and separately betony, nepeta, marrubium, agrimony, „,„,„. 

 yarrow, mint, horseheal,'"^ hindheal,^ churmel,*^ earthgall,'^ " Eupatonum 

 dill, marche, fennel, of all equally much, work then a <= chhra per- 

 stool of three pieces of wood, with a hole below, ^^^ 1"^^^%^.^^ 

 on a bucket,^ and robe thee over from above with a centanreum. 

 garment lest the vapour escape ; pour the pre2Mred hot 

 liquor under the stool into the bucket, let it reek on 

 thee. So thou mayst do thrice with the worts, and 

 underneath stir with a stick if thou wilt have it 

 hotter; and before the bath smear the body and the 

 forehead with sweetened water, and shake up two 

 eggs in hot water, smear the whole body therewith. 



' nupnj. Hippokr. I - Byden, now Bidet. 



