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within ; minsrle with hone^', tishes or dust of burnt ^^H \\. 

 harts horn, smear therewith tlie fundament and the 

 navel, then they fall away. For worms which ail 

 Avithin ; triturate costmar}' to dust, put a good deal 

 into hot water, give to drink. 



2. For worms again ; mingle and rub up vriih honey 

 a hard and very dry goats tord, administer it to be 

 drunk, that will drive them awaj*. Against worms 

 which ail a man within, again; seethe in water radish 

 to the third part, mingle with wine, give to drink. 

 Again for that ; put goats gall on wool, lay and bind 

 it on the navel. For that ilk ; mingle with honey, mint 

 well triturated, work it into a little bolus, make him 

 swallow it. Ao-ain, give for three davs to diink oil 

 and of vineg-ai- an equal quantity. Again, everthroat,^ 

 marehe, betony, nepeta, githcorn ; boil them in wine ; 

 For worms which are troublesome within ; give to 

 drink a wort drink of •*ontre'" and of parsnip. A 

 salve ; let him eat celandine ; let him boil brownwort 

 in inspissated wine, then add thereto ship tar and 

 sulfur ; smear therewith. 



xiix. 

 For the small worm; the forepart of a twig of Hair worm, 

 withe wind, and the tallow dock,* not the red one, ^i?«'"f r "•«"- 

 and this coarse salt beaten together very small and Apalustris. 

 little butter. 



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1. For hand worms- and dew worms ; t-ake dock or 

 clotes, such as would swim, mingle the roots with cream 

 and with salt, let it st^aJid for three nights, and on 

 the fourth day smeai" therewith the sore places. 



' Curlina acttulis. Keipjoi = tacniaj ? tape worms, \ronas 



- Souse Gl. make gad dies the I like ribands or tapes ; i-ead as 

 hand worms ; are they rather here I x^'P'"*- 



