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full ; they wiU all depart away witli the evacuation, aud Book ni. 

 he will soon be well. ^^* ^^'"" 



2. For that ilk. Take dust of cummin, mingle, it 

 with goats and bulls gall, rub the navel with them all, 

 the worms will all disappear from the man downwards. 



xxiv. 



1. For joint pain ; sing nine times this incantation 

 thereon, and spit thy spittle on the joint : " Malignus 

 " obligavit; angelus curavit; dominus salvavit." It 

 will soon be well with him. 



2. For that ilk. Take doves dung and a goats tord, 

 dry them thoroughly and rub to dust, mingle with 

 honey and with butter, smear the joints therewith. 



XXV. 



For warts ; take hounds mie, and a mouses blood, 

 mingle together, smear the warts therewith, they will 

 soon depart away. 



xxvi. 

 For elephantiasis, take the netherward part of hele- 

 nium and aconite, and dock, that namely which will 

 swim, of all equal quantities, and pound well and boil 

 in butter, add a good spice of salt, and smear there- 

 with. Work thus a bath against the mickle body 

 brought on by leprosy, helenium, enchanters night- 

 shade, marrubium, churmel, elder twigs, and oak twigs; 

 boil strongly in water, and bathe the body in it very 

 hot. Work thus a drink against the mickle body; put 

 hindheal, churmel, thyme, nepeta, agrimony, betony, 

 fennel, dill, into good ale ; administer to be drunk in 

 a day three cups full. Work a brewit for that ilk ; 

 take the netherward part of helenium and everthroat, 

 radish, and the netherward part of the red nettle, scrape 

 them small, and pound them well. Afterwards boil 

 them in butter; add ivy tar besides if thou have it, 

 and a little barley meal ; put this on a dish with the 



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