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

LEPXH BOOK. III. 345
Book III.
Work a good ear salve thini ; the netherward part
ol" hoiuid.s tong'uu, and siiigreeii, and sedum, the netlierward
part of garden liove, leaves of celandine, garlic,
cropleek
;
put tlumi into wine or vinegar, "wi'ing them
through a coloured cloth into the ear; let tJtc liquor
stand for three nights Ijelbre thou ap[)ly it. Again,
take cropleek and sedum, pound them, add a little
wine, and wring into the ear, it will soon be well
with it.
Ixi.
Work thus a salve against the elfin race and nocturnal
gohliii visitors, and for the women with whom the
devil liath carnal conunerce ; take the ewe hop plant,
probably the female hop plant, wormwood, bishopwort,
lupin, ashthroat, henbane, liarewort, vipers bugloss,
heathberry plants, cropleek, garlic, grains of hedgerife,
githrife, fennel
;
put these worts into a vessel, set
tkeini under the altar, sing over them nine masses,
boil tliG'in in butter and sheeps grease, add much holy
salt, strain through a clotli, throw the worts into running
water. If any ill tempting occur to a man, or
an elf or goblin night visitors come, smear his forehead
with this salve, and put it on liis eyes, and where his
body is sore, and cense him with incense, and sign
him frequently with the sign of the cross ; his condition
Avill soon be better.
Ixii.
Against elf disease ;
take bishoj)wort, fennel, lupin,
the lower part of enchanters nightshade, and moss or
lichen from the hallowed sign of Christ, and incense,
uf each a hand full ; bind all the worts in a cloth, dip
it thrice in hallowed font water, have sung over