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night fasting. If there be a broken bone in the head, Rook III. 

 and it will not come away, pound green betony and ' ■^^''"'• 

 lay it on the wound frequently, till the bones come 

 away and the wound is mended, 



xxxiv. 

 For rending of hound ; pound ribwort, lay it on the 

 wound, and boil rue in butter, tend the wound there- 

 with. If sinews are cut through ; take worms, pound 

 them well, lay on till the sinetvs be restored. If sinews 

 be shrunken ; take emmets with their nest, boil them 

 in water, and beathe therewith, and earnestly reek the 

 sinews vjith the vapour. 



XXXV. 



Against bite of gangway weaving spider ; take a 

 hens Qgg, rub it up raw into ale, and a sheeps tord 

 new, so that the 'patient wit it not, give him a good 

 cup full to drink. 



XXX vi. 



Against cancer ; take goats gall and honey, mingle 

 together of both equal quantities, apply to the wound. 

 For that ilk ; burn a fresh hounds head to ashes, 

 apply to the wound. If the luound will not give way 

 to that, take a mans dung, dry it thoroughly, rub to 

 dust, apply it. If with this thou art not able to cure 

 him, thou mayst never do it by any means. 



xxxvii. 



In case that a woman may not kindle a bairn ; 

 take of fieldraore the nether part, boil it , in milk and 

 in water, apply of both equal quantities, give the roots 

 to her to eat and the wash to sip. For that ilk. ^^xA^t^Jco^t.- 

 Bind on her left thigh, up against the kindling limb, 

 the netlierward part of henbane, or twelve grains of 

 coriander seed, and that shall give a boy a or maiden : 

 when the bairn is kindled, remove the worts away, lest 



