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LEECH BOOK. ITT. 349
lielenium ; take in the mornino- a cun full of milk, Book III.
drop thrice some holy water into it, let tJie Ttiaoi sup
it up as hot as he can : let him eat therewith throe
bits of enchanters nightshade, and when he hath a
mind to rest, let him have in his chamber gledes, let
him lay on the gledes crrupa^ and elfthone, and reek
him therewith till he sweat, and reek the house all
through ; eai'nestly also sign the man with the sign of
tlie cross, and when he is going to bed, let him eat
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bits of helenium, and three of cropleek, and three
of salt, and let him have a cup full of ale, and thrice
drop holy water into it; let him sup up each bit, and
afterwards rest himself. Let him do this for nine
mornings and nine nights, it will soon be well with
him. If a man hath elf hicket, his eyes are yellow,
where they should be red. If thou have a will to
cure the man, observe his gestures, and consider of what
sex he be ; if it be a man and looketh up, when thou
first seest him, and the countenance be yellowish black,
thou mayst cure the man thoroughly if he is not too
long in the disease ;
if it is a woman and looketh
down, when thou first seest her, and her countenance
is livid red, thou mayst also cure that ; if it has been
upon the man longer than a twelvemonth and a day,
and the aspect be such as this, then mayst thou amend
it for a while, and notwithstanding mayst not entirely
ciu-e it. Write this writing, "Scriptum est, rex regum
" et dominus dominantium Veronica,' Veronica, , . . iao,-
" uyto;, ocyioc, uyiog, sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, domi-
" nus, dens sabaoth, amen, alleluicih." Sing this over
tlie drink and the writing, "Deus omnipotens, pater
" domini nostri lesu Christi, per impositionem huius
" scripturse expelle a famulo tuo, here insert the name,
" omnem impetum castalidum de capite, de capillis, de
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kerchief of St. Verouica.