LEECH BOOK. I. 91 



thereto two bowls full of wine and two others of water, Book i. 

 give it to the sick to drink after his nights fasting. Ch.xxxvn. 

 Again, if a man cannot mie, let him drink githrife, 

 rubbed fine in water. Again, take also yarrow and 

 waybroad, boil them in wine, give them to be drunk. 

 Again, let him eat a rams bladder sodden. Again, take 

 roots of fennel and the wort itself, beat it and rub it 

 fine into wine, moisten well and strain it, and admi- 

 nister it to drink. Again, let him roast ^ and partake 

 of the tongues of geese. Again, if thou find a fish 

 within another fish, take and roast it thoroughly, and 

 break it to bits into a draught, and give it to the sick 

 man to drink in such a manner that he know it not. 

 So shalt thou give the other meats and drinks. If 

 a man may not pass water, let him drink a root of 

 a lily boiled in wine or in ale. If he then mie too 

 strongly, let him di-ink githrife in water, rubbed to 

 (lust. If a man mie blood, take dog roses, seethe thera 

 in water or in ale, administer them to drink. 



If a woman may not pass water, take seed of garden 

 cress, seethe it in water and give it her to drink. If 

 one may not pass water, pound lovage and elder rind 

 and oleaster, that is wild olive tree, mix this with 

 sour clear ale, and give to drink. 



xxxviii. 



1. Here are wound salves for all wounds and drinks 

 and cleansings of every sort, whether without or in 

 the inwards. Waybroad beaten, mixed with old lard ; 

 the fresh is not of use. 



2. Again, a wound salve ; take seed of waybroad, 

 bray it small, shed it on the wound, soon it will be 

 better. 



' Our Saxon has not been careful I is set down in Marcellus as restrain- 

 in the selection of his recipes ; this | ing " profluvium urinse." 



