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in butter, smear tlicrewitli tlio temples, and over the ^o^^ ^T. 



eyes, and on the top of the head; though his intellect 



be deranged, he will be hale. For a very old head 



ache ; take salt and rue, and a bunch of ivy berries, 



pound all at once, add honey, and therewith smear the 



temples, and the forehead, and the top of the head. 



For that ilk ; seek in the maw of young swallows for 



some little stones, and mind that they touch neither 



earth, nor water, nor other stones ; look out three of 



them ; put them on the man, on whom thou wilt, him 



who hath the need, he will soon be well. They are 



good for head ache, and for eye wark, and for the fiends 



temptations, and for night gohlin visitors, and for 



typhus, and for the night mare, and for knot, and for 



fascination, and for evil enchantments by song. It must 



be big nestlings on which thou shalt find them. If a 



man ache in half his head, pound rue thoroughly, put 



it into strong vinegar, and smear therewith the head, 



right on the top. For that ilk ; delve up way broad 



without iron, ere the rising of the sun, bind the roots 



about the head, with crosswort, by a red fillet, soon 



he will be well. 



ii. 



For swoUen eyes, take a live crab, put his eyes out, 

 and put him alive again into water, and put the eyes 

 upon the neck of the man, who hath need ; he will soon 

 be well. Work a good eye salve thus; take celandine 

 and bishop wort, wormwood, wood march e, leaves of 

 woodbind ; put equal quantities of all, pound them well, 

 put them into honey, and into wine, and into a brazen 

 vessel, or a copper one ; put in of the wine' two parts 

 in three, and a third part of the honey, order it so 

 that the liquor may just overrun the worts ; let it 

 stand for seven nights, and wrap it up with a piece 

 of stuff"; strain the drink through a clean cloth, put it 

 again into that ilk vessel, use as occasion may be. 



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