LEECH BOOK. II J. 315 



In case a man hreak up and spew blood ; take good 

 barley meal, and white salt, put it into cream or good 

 skimmings, agitate in a disb, till it be as thick as 

 thin brcwit, give the man to eat, nine doses for nine 

 mornings after his nights fast : apply of the meal two 

 parts in three, and of the salt a third part ; prepare 

 it every day new. 



xi. 



For bile straining out ; let the patient eat radish 

 and pepper at night fasting, and let him sup besides 

 linseed boiled in milk ; do this frequently ; it will 

 soon be well with him. 



xii. 



1. For the yellow disease, jaundice, which cometh 

 of effusion of bile ; take roots of the sharp thistle, and 

 betony, and a handful of attorlothe, and a handful of 

 githrife, and nine bits of the netherward part of ash- 

 throat, pour them over with strong beer, or with 

 strong ale, and let him drink this frequently : give 

 him to eat a pullet dressed with herbs, and colewort 

 sodden in good broth ; do this frequently, soon it will 

 be well with him. 



2. Work thus a good dust drink for the yellow 

 disease. Take seed of marche, and seed of fennel, seed 

 of dill, seed of everthroat, seed of fieldmore, seed of 

 satureia, savory, seed of parsley, seed of alexanders, 

 seed of lovage, seed of betony, seed of colewort, seed 

 of costmary, seed of cummin, and of pepper most, of 

 the others equal quantities ; rub all well to dust, take a 

 good spoon full of the dust, put it into strong clear 

 ale, let the man drink a cup full at night fasting. 

 This drink is also good for every ailment of limb, and 

 for head ache, and for want of memory, and for eye 



Book III. 

 Ch. X. 



