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

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LEECH BOOK. II. 293
bramble of which both ends arc in the earth ; ^ take Booli il.
the newer root, delve it up, cut up nine chips into the
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left hand, and sing three times the Miserere mei, deus,
and nine times the pater noster ; then take mug wort
and everlasting, boil these three, the vjorts and the
chips, in milk till they get red, then let the man sip
at night fasting a good dish full, some while before he
taketh other meat ; let him rest himself soft, and wrap
himself up warm ; if more need be, let him do so
again : if thou still need, do it a third time, thou wilt
not need oftener. If the fsecal discharge be lodged,
take of the leaves of githcorn a good hand full, and
the nether jDart of the rough waybroad, and the dock
which will swim ; boil these three in old ale thoroughly
and add salt butter, boil it tliick, let the inan drink
a good dish full a while before other meat, and let
him wrap himself up warm, and let him rest quiet
do this thrice, no need to do it oftener.
2. For lung disease, a leechdom ; Dun taught it
sage, rue, half as much as of the sage ; feverfue as
much as of the two worts ; of pennyroyal three
times as much as of the sage ; take thee of it of
all worts foremost to put into the salve. Let the
man, who hath need of this leechdom, withhold himself
earnestly from sweetened ale, let him drink
clear ale, and in tlie wort of the clear ale let him
boil young oak rind, and drink. For dysentery, take
an ungreasy half cheese, and four parts of English
honey, boil in a pan until it browneth, then take a
liand full of young oak rind, and so in silence bring
it home, and never bring it in to the mans presence,
shave off the green outside the house, boil the sappy
chips in cows milk, sweeten it mtli three parts of
honey, let the man take the drink with the cheese,
afterwards let him drink : for seven days let him forego
ale and take milk
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not turned sour. For poisons ;
let him sip cows butter for nine mornings, for three,
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Frequently seen : spontaneous propagation