LEECH BOOK. III. 357 



put them into a pan, pour a niicklc }jowl lull ol" ale J^ook III. 

 upon them ; boil half, rub fine twenty libcorns, put 

 them into it ; this is a good drink against the devil. 



Ixviii. 



A light drink tor the wood heart ; lupin, bishop- 

 wort, enchanters nightshade, helenium, cropleek, hind- 

 heal, ontre, elote. Take these worts when day and 

 night divide ; sing first in church a litany, and a 

 Credo, and a Pater noster, with the song go to the 

 worts, go thrice around them, before thou touch them ; 

 and go again to church, sing twelve masses over the 

 worts when thou hast poured — ^ over them. 



Ixix. 



1. If a mans stomach be soured and swollen ; take 

 holly leaves, two mickle Iiands full, scrape them very 

 small, boil them in milk till they be pretty tender, pick 

 them out by a bit at a time ; then let the man eat six 

 bits, in a morning three, and in evening three, and after 

 his meat. Thus do for nine days, longer if need be. 



2. If a man be swollen, let him cat rue and drink 

 it ; he will be well. 



3. For pain of maw ; let the man taste at night 

 fasting, seed of rue, and quicksilver, and vinegar. 

 Agaui, rub pulegium into vinegar and into water, give 

 the man to drink, soon the soreness glideth away. 



Ixx. 



1. For wamb wark ; drench in pulegium, and 



let him drink it and bind some to his navel, and let 

 him earnestly beware that the wort do not glide 

 away. Soon he will be well. 



' Not mentioned ; to be supplied 1 * The liquid is not mentioned, 

 from above. 



