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with wlioin tlio devil liatli commerce. 02, Against elf Hook irr. 

 disease, a leeclidom ; and again, liow one nnist sing ^''""'-■"»'*- 

 upon tlie Avorts, ere one take them ; and again, how 

 one must put tlie worts nnder the altar, and sing over 

 them ; and again tokens of this, whether it be elf 

 liicket, and tokens how thou mayst understand, whether 

 one may cure the man ; and drinks and praycM-s against 

 every temptation of the fiend. 63, Tokens how thou 

 mayst understand whether a man he in the water elf 

 disease, and a leeclidom for that, and a charm to lie 

 sang upon it, and that ilk may be sung over wounds, 

 G-t. A lithe or soft drink against the devil, and want 

 of memory, and against tem})tations of the devil. (i5. 

 In case a man be overlooked, and tokens whether lie 

 may live. GQ. A drink in case the " dry " disease be 

 on a man. 07. For the devil sick or demoniac, and 

 against the devil, G8, A light drink against the Avild 

 heart, 09, In case a mans maw be soured and dis- 

 tended ; and against pain of the maw, and if a man 

 be inflated. 70. For pain of the wamb, and for })ain 

 of the maw, and for hardness of the wainb. 71. Against 

 carbuncle ; an ointment and a salve. 72. A drink and 

 smearing against venom. 7o. For the yellow disease, 

 jaundice. 74. In case the bowels be out. 75. For 

 every inward inflrmity, and for heaviness, and for cheek 

 blotch. 7(5. Of this, how a man must make a holy 

 salve. 



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In case a man ache in the head ; take the nether- 

 ward part of crosswort/ put it on a red fdlet, let In'ni 

 bind the head therewith. For that ilk, take seed of 

 mustard and rue, rub into oil, put into hot water, wash 

 the head often in the water, the nnan will be hale. 

 For an old head ache, take penn^'royal, lioil in oil, (.r 



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