LKECll HOOK. ]. 



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betony in the southern drink, oxyniel ; tlie acid driidc Book l. 

 of whicli we before wrote in treating of the half dead ^ ' '^''''^' 

 disease.^ 



Ixxx, 



In case a man should overdrink himself; let him 

 drink betony in water before his other drink. Again, 

 boil betony and earthgall in clear ale, or in such 

 drink as he, tlte drunkard, may have to drink, let 

 him drink this always before meat. Again, take a 

 swines lung/"^ roast it, and at night fasting take five =■ riia.xxx..^i. 

 slices always. 



Ixxxi. 



Against mickle cold ; take nettles,'' seethe them in •> See Catullus, 

 oil, smear and rub all thine body therewith : the cold ^ 

 will depart away. 



Ixxxii. 



If to a man there betide much wakefulness, rub 

 down a poppy in oil, smear thy foi'ehead therewith, 

 and all thy body, wonderfully soon the wakefulness 

 will be moderated for him.- 



Ixxxiii. 



For a mans voice ; take chervil, and wood chervil, 

 bishopwort, " ontre," groundsel, work these to a drink 

 in clear ale. Take three slices of butter, mingle with 

 wheaten meal, and salt it, swallow this with the above 

 drink ; do so for nine mornings, more if tliere be need 

 of it. 



' No such disease had been men- 

 tioned in this book ; it is found, II. 

 lix, with the receipt for oxymel. 



- The change of pronouns is an 



error of the text. 



