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 79. For lung disorder in cattle, pound the wort ( . . . . which waxeth) in highways, it is like the wort called hounds mie, on it grow black berries as mickle as other peas, put it in holy water; introduce it into the mouth of the cattle. Take the same wort, put it upon gledes, and fennel and hassuck and " cotton" and incense, burn all together, on the side on which the wind is, make it reek upon the cattle, make five crosses of hassuck grass, set them on four sides of the cattle and one in the middle; sing about the cattle Benedicam, etc., and the Benedicite and some litanies and the Paternoster, sprinkle holy water upon them, burn about them incense and " cotton." and let some one set a value on the cattle, let the owner give the tenth penny to the church for God, after that leave them to amend; do thus thrice.

80. If a sheep be diseased, and for sudden death of them, work to dust black hellebore, lupin, wolfscomb, fennel, stone crop; put into holy water, pour upon the diseased sheep and sprinkle on the others thrice.

81. For pocks and skin eruptions in sheep; lupin and everfern, the nether part of it, the upper part of spearwort, ground, great or horse beans, pound all together very small in honey and in holy water, and mingle all well together, put one dose into the animals mouth with a spoon, three doses a day always; for nine times if mickle need be.

82. For sudden death of swine, put this (?) always into their meat; seethe gladden, give it them to eat, take also lupin, bishop wort, and cassuck grass, tufty thorn, heyriffe, vipers bugloss; sing over them four masses, drive the swine to the fold, hang the worts upon the four sides and upon the door, also burn them, adding incense; make the reek stream over the swine.