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2. A drink against the " dry " disease ; take liekl ^o""^ {■. 

 balm^ and the small bulentse, thunderwort,^ the nether a Calaminth'a 

 lYcXvt of woodAvax, the netherward jiart of wallwort, ncpeta. 

 then pound all toojether, work it for him (the patiejtt) ' ^^"'P<^'''''^- 



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for a driidv, put it into foreign ale or beer, let it 

 stand for the space of a night, then let him drink 

 such drink for nine mornings, take on the tenth morn- 

 ing two cups full of the drink, boil them both in one, 

 and let the worts be therewith, strain through a cloth, 

 set it up where it may not touch the eartli, till that 

 a man may drink it ; when thou have drunken it, 

 wrap thee up warm; lie on the side to which the imin 

 is incident, if it be in the inwards, then this drink 

 will drive it out. A salve against the "dry" disease ; 

 take garlic and great wort, wormwood, a plant of net- 

 tle, pound small, and along with it harts grease, that 

 it may be such as dough is, place it then on a linen 

 cloth, then warm both the body and the salve at the fire ; 

 when thou wilt smear the body or the spot where the 

 disease may be, follow up the 'patient with this salve 

 and with this drink. A cMnk for the "dry" disease; 

 dry Avormwood, radisli, wallwort,*^ of all these equal " Saiabucas 

 quantities, put into ale, rub the herbs doivii well, the 

 man should have the liqmd stand at first for three 

 nights before he drink it, and subsequently let him 

 drink it for about seven nights, let him let blood 

 under the ancle, let him drink the drink straight on 

 for fourteen niglits; let him next let blood under the 

 other ancle. Drink the dose for thirty nights in all, 

 a good cup full at nine A.M. or when thou wilt go to 

 bed. For a "dry"' worm in the foot; take the red 

 nettle, pound it, add water to it, lay it on a hot 

 stone, make it froth, bind it on the foot for the space 

 of a night. Again, a salve ; pound oats, lay on. For 

 the "dry" rot in the foot, triturate wallwort into sweet- 

 ened wine, and mastic and pepper ; let him drink that. 



