Leechdoms, wortcunning, and starcraft of early England. Being a ...

LEECH JJOOK. I. 60
XXvi. Book I.
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a she goats tord, mingle with vinegar, smudge it on, a leg is broken.
soon the simeiu healeth. In tlie case of many a man,
his feet shrink up to his hams, work baths, add tares
and cress and small nettle and beewort,* put hot
stones well heated in a trough, warm the hams with
the stone bath, when they are in a sweat, then let
him, the patient, duly arrange the bones as well as he
can, apply a splint, and it is so much the better the
oftener a man bathes with the "preparation. If a sinew
have pulsation, mug wort beaten and mingled with oil,
and laid on is good. Juice of mugwort mingled with
rose oil, smear with that, soon will the quaking be
stilled.
xxvii.
1. For foot ache, betony, germen leaves^ that is noHypa.
'mallow, fennel, ribwort, of all equal quantities ; mingle
milk with Avater, and Ijathe the swollen limb, from
the upper part of it, with that, lest the swelling go
inwards; then take sodden comfrey, lay it on. For
sore of feet or swelling from much walking, waybread
triturated and mingled with vinegar. For that disorder,
groundsel beaten and mingled with lard is good.
2. For foot ache ; if the foot ache go inwards, take
mugworts roots, mingle with oil, give to eat. For foot
ache again, juice of /iorehound mingled with oil, smear
the sore feet with it.
3. For foot ache, take leaves of elder and waybroad
and mugwort, pound, lay on, and bind on.
xxviii.
For leg ache, white hellebore, henbane, wallwort,
old groats and vinegar, harts or she goats or goose
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Acorui: calamus.