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LEECH BOOK. T. 49
the salve and the oftcner thou layest on. It will Book I.
draw the evil out.
6. For matter in the neck, take wax and oil, mingle
with rose blossoms and melt together, put this thereon.
For swerecothc oy quinsy, work an onlaying salve.
Take suet of bull and grease of bear, and wax, even
quantities of all, work to a salve, smear with it.
Again for the same, if thou find a white thost ^ of Album
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hound, dry it and rub it, and siit it, and hold it
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against the swerecothe, and when need be mingle with
honey, smear the neck with it, that is a strong salve
and good for such upblowing or inflation and brunella,^
and for swelling* of the jaws, or smothering. The
hound must gnaw a bone ere he dro'ppeth the thost,
then will the thost be white and mickle ; if thou
takest and gatherest it at the flxU, then it is not too
unsweet of smell ; one shall further often also swill
the jowl in this disease, and swallow vinegar mingled
with salt. Again, he shall swallow down three bowls
of the juice of cinquefoil, little ones. For swerecothe
or quinsy again, use garlic rubbed in vinegar which
be mingled with water, swill the jowl with that. For
quins}^, again, seethe the siftings of rye on sweetened
water, swill the gullet with it, if the swere be sore,
let the swillings also be whilom hot. Besides it is
also laid down for this disease, that blood be let under
the tongue or from an arm, and on the morrow apply
a clyster. Further if it be a boy, let (blood) on the
neck ; and in this disease it is well to warn off (the
sick) from wine, and specially from flesh meat, lest
the gullet
be swollen.
In case that a mans mouth be sore, take betony
and triturate it, lay it on the lips. For a mouth
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A disease resembling diphtheria ; otherwise, Prima.
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