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in a mortar. Pound e>erything together and add dusters of ivy-berries
thereto. And lake a ~hba rk and willow hligs and ()ak bark and "wir"
bark and crabapple bar k and sallow barl.: and woodbine leaves; all these
shall be taken h om the nether pHt and frorn the easlwide side of the
trees. Let all these b J rk~ be sclJp(d together and boiled in holy water
until they are well softened. ,\dd them then to the plants in the mortar.
Pound everyth ing together. ·!llcn I ~k e hart's grease and goafs grease
and well matured mulberry Il egu~. and huJrs grease and boar's grease
and ram's grease: let them all be melled together and poured into a
round lump. Then let all the bones be heaJXd together that one may
be able to collecl: :lnd let the bones he broken up with the back of an
axe and scethed, and tIre fat skimmcd and wOlked into a round lump.
Then let old hu tl er be ta ken and the plants and 'he barks boiled. all
being put together. \VI"m it has once come to the boil let it set, Then
scra pe all the ~l e J se rn to thc p:ln. as much !:Ike as th ou ma)'cs! dCiile to
have and as th ou mnest be :lh1c to reduce to a tar. Set ol'er the fire;
let cook , not boil too much, un til the uke be done. Filter th rough cloth.
Sct again over fh e firc. Take thcn nine dO\cs of garlic that has been
blessed; pound in "'iIlC, wring tillough doth; sc r~pe mynll the plant into
it and font.holy wax, and burning stor~x and white incense. Then pour
into the sake. so mueh th ~t it be the amount of 3 eggshells. Take then
old soap and mano\\' of an old ox. and eagle·s marrow. Add then the
tars and mix then with a quick·bea m {spoon] un til the salve be brown,
Sing thcn o"e r it Belledictus Oommus Del.s meusli,e., Psalm (xli,,]. and
the other Benl'diclus Dominus D('u$ Is.ad [i,e .. Lut e 1:68 anrl Psalm
Ixxii:18l , 3nd the t\1