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

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LEECH r.OOK. T. 45
12. Again for the same, try wormwood sodden in Book I.
water in a new kettle, remove it from the hearth, let
the steam reek upon the ear, and when the a'pplication^
has gone in, close up the ear with the wort. Against
earwigs, take the mickle great windlestraw^ witli two
edges, which waxeth in highways, chew it into the
ear, he, the insect, will soon be off.
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IV.
Leechdoms against a purulent humour in the neck,
and tokens of it, whether it be such, and also for
wellings in the jowl and throat and weasand, and
against quinsy. Fourteen receipts.
2, Against a purulence^'^ in the neck, when first the " Struma, Marneck
ratten begins to exist, smear it soon with gall of ^^''^"^•
a beeve, or best of an ox ; it is a tried remedy ; in a
few nights he will be whole. If thou wouldst know
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whether it be neck purulence,^ take an earthworm A
entire, lay it on the place where the annoyance is, and
wrap up fast above with leaves ; if it be neck ratten
the worm tm'neth to earth, if it be not, he, the
patient, will be whole. Again for neck ratten, take
coriander and beans sodden together, and lay on, soon
it removes the disease. Again, a leechdom for the
same, take a water crab burnt and then rubbed small
and mingled with honey and done on, or applied,
soon he will be well. For the same again, a southern
wort has been called galbanum, lay it on the neck
pain, then it draweth altogether out the evil wet or
humour and the ratten.
3. For the same again, mingle together bere or
strumou.';
harley meal and clear pitch ^ and wax and oil, seethe " Kesinthis,
add a boys or a childs mie, nnake into an external
application on the matter. For ratten in the
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