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till he sweat ; then let him take a cnp, and j)iit a Book II. 

 little warm water in it, then lot him take a little bit '" '"^' 

 of the triacle, and mingle with the water, and drain 

 through some thin raiment, then drink it, and let him 

 then go to his bed and wrap himself up warm, and 

 so lie till he sweat well ; then let him arise and sit 

 up and clothe himself, and then take his meat at noon, 

 three Jiours past midday, and protect himself earnestly 

 against the wind that day : then, I believe to God, 

 that it may help the man much. The white stone is 

 powerful against stitch, and against flying venom, and 

 against all strange calamities : thou shalt shave it into 

 water and drink a good mickle , and shave thereto a 

 portion of the red earth, and the stones aie all very 

 good to drink of, against all strange uncouth things. 

 When the fire is struck out of the stone, it is good 

 against lightenings and against thunders, and against 

 delusion of every kind : and if a man in his way is 

 gone astray, let him strike himself a spark before him, 

 he will soon be in the right way. All this Dominus 

 Helias, patriarch at Jerusalem, ordered one to say to 

 king Alfred. 



Ixv. 



If a horse is elf shot,' then take the knife of whicli 

 the haft is horn of a fallow ox, and on which are three 

 brass nails, then write ujDon the horses forehead Christs 

 mark, and on each of the limbs which thou may feel 

 at : then take the left ear, prick a hole in it in silence ; 

 this thou shalt do ; then take a yerd, strike the horse 

 on the back, then will it be hole. And write upon the 

 horn of the knife these words, " Benedicite omnia opera 

 domini, dominum." Be the elf^ what it may, this is 

 mighty for him to amends. Against dysentery, a 



* Elf shot in the Scottish phrase. I partitive, as II)nlc haele'Sa, what 

 - The construction as in Ic hir I hero. 

 eom, / am he ; combined with the I 



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