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man a. chalice full to drink at three times ; leave- liook ii.
always a days space between. For hmg wound ; of
the berry bunches of the black ivy and of its grains,
at first three a day, live on the inorrow, seven the
third day, then nine, then eleven, then thirteen, then
fifteen, then
seventeen, then nineteen, then tAventy-one;
give them so, according to the days, to be drunk in
vrine. Again, for lung wound, boil betony in wine,
give it to be drunk. For the same ; take the netherward
part of jnugwort and brownwort, boil in butter.
For lung disease ;
take quitch, and oak rind, and agrimony
pound them together,
;
then boil to the third part
in wheaten wort of beer ; sip afterwards some melted
liutter.
4. Again, take brownwort, and bishopwort. wild
)narche, wood chervil, everfern,
hindheal, oakum (aslies),
attorlothe, red hove, and madder. For lung disease ;
dolhrune, and the netherward part of feferth, and brownwort,
and red hove, and red nettle ; boil them in honey
and in cows butter ; sip this in milk. Again, take
three slices of radish, and the like of broad leek, and
of bacon three : do that for three days or nine.
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1. For an emetic ;
six grains of aloes, thirty of libcorns,
and the netherward part of great wort, wherwe
it hight, dry it in the sun, and elder rind, the netherward
part, dry it also, and triturate it very small, add
half a bowl of ale, and sweeten with honey, add a
little butter, and a little pepper, and heat the ale, and
add a little salt. Again, wormwood, and helenium, but
less of it ; let them stand for two nights in ale, then
let the man drink. Again, gladden, hove, float wort,
pound these in ale, and sweeten it, then let the man
drink.
If a man strain himself overmuch to spew, after
a spew drink is past oflf from him, take some fat flesh,
give him two slices. A weak emetic drink; helenium,
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