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 35. For a sudden illness; the cloved wenwprt, clote, bishopwort, fennel, radish, boil them in ale, give the man to drink.

36. For loin wark, reduce to dust fennel seed, betony leaves, green, the netherward part of agrimony, wash with sweetened ale, make it warm, give it hot to drink to him in his place; let the man stand a good while.

37. For the tl dry " rot disease, take quiekbeam rind and ash rind and barley halm, boil in water, take malt for ale along with the water, brew with the grout and water a cup full of ale, cleanse it, then let it stand one night, sweeten with honey, let the man drink for nine mornings, and eat sedgeleek and cropleek and cummin together, and touch no other liquid.

38. If the " dry " rot disease be in a man, make him a draught; take these worts, the nether part of them, fennel and bishopwort, ashthroat, of all equally much, and most of these two, the upward part of rue and betony, souse them with three measures of ale, and let one sing three masses over them, let the sick drink them about two days after they were immersed; give them to him to drink before his meat and after.

39. A drink against the " dry " disease; take these worts, the netherward part of green hellebore, the nether part of ontre, also the upper part of these, betony, rue, wormwood, agrimony, earthgall, wood thistle, feverfue, birds tongue, cover them with ale, let them stand one night; let the man drink for nine mornings a little bowl full, very early, and eat salt meat and naught fresh.

40. Work a good draught for the " dry M disease thus; take wormwood and rosemary, agrimony, pennyroyal, the small wenwort, earthgall, eggwort, dry wort, of green hellebore two pieces, of helenium three pieces, of cammock four, of woodwaxen a good deal, and some centaury, scrape the worts into good clear ale, or good