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the least bit of thung ov aconite, cammock or pence- ijook il 

 ilanwm; boil that in ale ; when it is cool, give the man ^^' '"' 

 that to sip little by little, till he spew. . . . that 

 is, hove, the nether part of it scraped and pounded, 

 and the rind of elder roots ; wash them clean, and have 

 them scraped, then rend the rind away from the roots, 

 and pound goutweed, and wcnwort, that namely whicli 

 waxeth in old land, then pour thereon clear ale, boil 

 it, or strongish mead if thou have it, wrap it up and 

 let it stand or the space of a night, strain out a bowl 

 fuU, then sweeten with honey, then strain again, then 

 bind it up warm enough, then let it stand for a nights 

 space; then let him drink it the morning, and let him 

 wrap himself up warm, and let him very earnestly 

 beware of sleep. Long may the drink stand upon the 

 worts, and when a man hath a mind to drink it, let 

 him shake it up again : then let him work thereinto a 

 bowl full, as he before wrought it ; if it be too weak 

 let him rub small fifty libcorns,' and then sweeten it. 

 Let him work it stronger if he will ; delve up the 

 great wort, scrape away the great rind, then pound it 

 small ; then pour clear ale upon it : the drink is the 

 better according as the ale is better. An emetic ; take 

 the nether ward part of the rind of elder, and home- 

 wort, and a hundred libcorns, pound them very well, 

 put all the worts into ale, then mix ; then take fine 

 meal of the hazel or alder, then sift it full clean,put in 

 a good large handful amidst the rest, let it stand for 

 a, nights space, clear it very thoroughly, sweeten with 

 honey, drink a good mickle cup full. If the drink will 

 not he thrown ofi", take onred, give in ale a cup full of 

 it warm to the man to drink; soon he will be well. 

 Work a spew drink thus; take libcorns, and pepper- 

 corns, and mastich, and aloes, grind the worts to dust 

 thoroughly, put into beer, or into wine, or into skim 



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