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. For the ears a noble drink, take the nether ward part of radish and elecampane, the broad bishopwort and hassuck leaves, rue and rose, savine, feverfue; beat all together, pour over them a sextarius full of ale, ere thou touch meat. For lung disease, and pain in breast, take seed of marche and dill, rub down, boil and mingle with virgin honey, add some part of pepper, and make the man eat three morsels at night fasting. For erysipelatous eruptions in the neck, smear them at an early stage with gall of neat cattle, and especially of ox; it will soon be well with the man. For loin ache, take ten pennyweight of betony, add two bowls full of sweetened wine, mingle with hot water, give to the man fasting to drink. For diarrhoea, take brooklime, boil it in (water?) moderately with small wheaten meal, add grease of bullock or of sheep, give it to the man to eat warm.

60. If horse or other beast be shot, take seed of dock and Scotch wax, let a mass priest sing twelve masses over them, and add holy water, and put that on the horse or on what cattle soever it may be. Have the worts always with thee.

61. If wens be constantly on the front of a mans head or the eyes, wring the netherward part of cowslip and hollow fumitory into the nostrils, make the man lie on his back for a good while; this is a sure leechdom.

62. For a mans voice, take chervil and wood chervil, bishopwort, ontre, groundsel, make them into a drink in clear ale; take three slices of butter, mingle with wheaten meal, and salt, this eat with the drink; do so for nine mornings, more if need be.