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

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betony in the southern drink, oxyniel ; tlie acid driidc Book l.
of whicli we before wrote in treating of the half dead ^ '
disease.^
'^''''^'
Ixxx,
In case a man should overdrink himself; let him
drink betony in water before his other drink. Again,
boil betony and earthgall in clear ale, or in such
drink as he, tlte drunkard, may have to drink, let
him drink this always before meat. Again, take a
swines lung/"^ roast it, and at night fasting take five = riia.xxx..^i.
slices
always.
Ixxxi.
Against mickle cold ; take nettles,'' seethe them in •> See Catullus,
oil, smear and rub all thine body therewith : the cold ^
will
depart away.
Ixxxii.
If to a man there betide much wakefulness, rub
down a poppy in oil, smear thy foi'ehead therewith,
and all thy body, wonderfully soon the wakefulness
will be moderated for him.-
Ixxxiii.
For a mans voice ;
take chervil, and wood chervil,
bishopwort, " ontre," groundsel, work these to a drink
in clear ale. Take three slices of butter, mingle with
wheaten meal, and salt it, swallow this with the above
drink ;
do so for nine mornings, more if tliere be need
of it.
'
No such disease had been mentioned
in this book ; it is found, II.
lix, with the receipt for oxymel.
- The change of pronouns is an
error of the text.