88 THE BOOK OF FRUIT BOTTLING 
(3) 
‘‘ RECIPES AGAINST THE DEVIL. 
‘<A little drink against the Devil and dementedness. 
‘‘Put into ale carsuck, roots of lupin, fennel, autre 
betony, hendreal, marshe rue, elfthone, wolf’s comb. 
Ring twelve masses over the drink, and let the man 
drink ; it will soon be well with him.” (We will hope 
it was !) 
4, 5, and 6 are— 
(4) 
‘¢Various DEVICES AGAINST THE DEVIL AND 
OVERLOOKING. 
‘<Tf aman or hag ride a man, take lupins and garlic and 
betony and frankincense; bind them on a faun’s skin. 
Let a man have it put on him, and let him go to his 
home.” 
(5) 
‘<¢ A DRINK AGAINST TEMPTATIONS OF THE DEVIL. 
‘¢Tufty thorn, cropleek, lupin, ontre, bishop’s wort, 
fennel, cassuck, betony, hallow tree’s wort. Put into 
some ale some holy water, and let the drink be in the 
same chamber as the sick man, and constantly before he 
drinketh, sing over the drink: ‘ Deus, in nomine tuo, 
Salvum me fac.’” 
(6) 
The last I shall quote of these quasi-charm cures is 
too long to insert in full. It is called ‘<‘A Charm 
Against Elf’s Disease,” and ends with the following 
advice :— 
‘Tf it listeth thee not to take the trouble thyself, let 
