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 83. Against thievings; a charm.

84. Against hand worms, mingle together ship tar, brimstone, pepper, white salt, smear therewith. Again, mix wax, brimstone, and salt, smear therewith.

85. If a nail come off a hand, take wheaten corns, pound them, mingle them with honey, lay on the finger; boil sloe thorn rind, "wash with the drink."

86. For cough, boil roots of churmel, work to a dust, give this to the man to drink in wine, soon the cough will cease.

87. For maw wark, and if the inwards be blown, wring pennyroyal in cold water or in wine, give to the man to drink, soon it will be well with him.

88. In case a woman suddenly turn dumb, take pennyroyal and rub to dust, wind it up in wool, lay under the woman, it will soon be well with her.

89. For " dry " disease; rose and rue, helenium and feverfue, radish and bishopwort, sage and savine and everthroat. Again, another remedy; flower de luce and feverfue, garlic and radish, the inner rind of elder and cress, nettle, pepper, mint which waxeth by the running water; take malt of ale, pour it for nine nights over the worts, and give it the man to drink fasting. If thou wilt make a good drink against any inward evil, be it in the head, be it where it may, then take thou leaves of sage and leaves of rue, and leaves of helde, and of fennel, and of chervil, and of hedgeclivers, and of peach, and of red sallow, of all equal quantities, pound them together, and lay them in wine or in clear ale, and then wring the worts off, and then take honey by proportion and sweeten the drink, then drink it one hour before thou wilt let thyself blood; beathe thyself the while before a hot fire, and make