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man a. chalice full to drink at three times ; leave- liook ii. 

 always a days space between. For hmg wound ; of *^'''' "• 

 the berry bunches of the black ivy and of its grains, 

 at first three a day, live on the inorrow, seven the 

 third day, then nine, then eleven, then thirteen, then 

 fifteen, then seventeen, then nineteen, then tAventy-one; 

 give them so, according to the days, to be drunk in 

 vrine. Again, for lung wound, boil betony in wine, 

 give it to be drunk. For the same ; take the nether- 

 ward part of jnugwort and brownwort, boil in butter. 

 For lung disease ; take quitch, and oak rind, and agri- 

 mony ; pound them together, then boil to the third part 

 in wheaten wort of beer ; sip afterwards some melted 

 liutter. 



4. Again, take brownwort, and bishopwort. wild 

 )narche, wood chervil, everfern, hindheal, oakum (aslies), 

 attorlothe, red hove, and madder. For lung disease ; 

 dolhrune, and the netherward part of feferth, and brown- 

 wort, and red hove, and red nettle ; boil them in honey 

 and in cows butter ; sip this in milk. Again, take 

 three slices of radish, and the like of broad leek, and 

 of bacon three : do that for three days or nine. 



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1. For an emetic ; six grains of aloes, thirty of lib- 

 corns, and the netherward part of great wort, wherwe 

 it hight, dry it in the sun, and elder rind, the nether- 

 ward part, dry it also, and triturate it very small, add 

 half a bowl of ale, and sweeten with honey, add a 

 little butter, and a little pepper, and heat the ale, and 

 add a little salt. Again, wormwood, and helenium, but 

 less of it ; let them stand for two nights in ale, then 

 let the man drink. Again, gladden, hove, float wort, 

 pound these in ale, and sweeten it, then let the man 

 drink. If a man strain himself overmuch to spew, after 

 a spew drink is past oflf from him, take some fat flesh, 

 give him two slices. A weak emetic drink; helenium, 

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