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bramble of which both ends arc in the earth ; ^ take Booli il. 



the newer root, delve it up, cut up nine chips into the ^'^' '■''^' 



left hand, and sing three times the Miserere mei, deus, 



and nine times the pater noster ; then take mug wort 



and everlasting, boil these three, the vjorts and the 



chips, in milk till they get red, then let the man sip 



at night fasting a good dish full, some while before he 



taketh other meat ; let him rest himself soft, and wrap 



himself up warm ; if more need be, let him do so 



again : if thou still need, do it a third time, thou wilt 



not need oftener. If the fsecal discharge be lodged, 



take of the leaves of githcorn a good hand full, and 



the nether jDart of the rough waybroad, and the dock 



which will swim ; boil these three in old ale thoroughly 



and add salt butter, boil it tliick, let the inan drink 



a good dish full a while before other meat, and let 



him wrap himself up warm, and let him rest quiet ; 



do this thrice, no need to do it oftener. 



2. For lung disease, a leechdom ; Dun taught it ; 

 sage, rue, half as much as of the sage ; feverfue as 

 much as of the two worts ; of pennyroyal three 

 times as much as of the sage ; take thee of it of 

 all worts foremost to put into the salve. Let the 

 man, who hath need of this leechdom, withhold him- 

 self earnestly from sweetened ale, let him drink 

 clear ale, and in tlie wort of the clear ale let him 

 boil young oak rind, and drink. For dysentery, take 

 an ungreasy half cheese, and four parts of English 

 honey, boil in a pan until it browneth, then take a 

 liand full of young oak rind, and so in silence bring 

 it home, and never bring it in to the mans presence, 

 shave off the green outside the house, boil the sappy 

 chips in cows milk, sweeten it mtli three parts of 

 honey, let the man take the drink with the cheese, 

 afterwards let him drink : for seven days let him fore- 

 go ale and take milk ' not turned sour. For poisons ; 

 let him sip cows butter for nine mornings, for three, 



' Frequently seen : spontaneous propagation 



