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good ale, give the man to drink three cups full a day : Book III. 

 if the "dry disease" remain in one place, work a 

 fomentation thus ; take the ivy, which groweth on 

 stone, and yarrow, and leaves of woodbind and cow- 

 slip ; pound all these well, lay them on a hot stone in 

 a trough, pour a little water upon them, let it reek 

 upon the body, where need may be ; when the stone is 

 cool, put another hot one in, foment the man so fre- 

 quently. It will soon be well with him. 



xxxi. 



Work a good wen salve thus; take wood marche, 

 and ravens foot, and the netherward part of worm- 

 wood, cowslip, rue, leaves of woodbind, ivy leaves, that 

 ivy which groweth on the earth, the cloved wenwort; 

 pound thein all, boil in rams grease, or in bucks grease, 

 put a third part of butter, wring through a cloth, then 

 add good ship tar, and shake till it be cool. 



xxxii. 



Work a good wound salve thus; take yarrow, and 

 the nether part of woodruff, fieldmore, and the nether 

 part of solwherf; boil in good butter, wring through 

 a cloth, and let it stand. Pretty well every wound 

 thou mayst cure therewith. 



xxxiii. 



1. If a man be wounded in his upper quarter, in 

 his head, and some bone be broken ; take solwherf, 

 and white clover plants, and woodruff; put into good 

 butter, strain through a cloth, and so treat the imtient. 



2. If the shoulder get up out of place, take the 

 salve, apply a little warm with a feather : it will soon 

 be well with the man. Work a good wound drink 

 thus; take agrimony, and woodruff, put them into 

 good ale, give the man to drink a good cup full, at 



