<fol. 153v>To make a clene face & white
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe blod of a har~ & a-noynt þi face þer-wt . Oþer
take þe rote of louache & stampe hym~ hard wt water
& seþe hit after wt an~ eg & weshe þi face wt þt water . /
Oþer drinke centorie wt stale ale . Anoþer take benys & ley
hem~ in eysel & wyn~ a ny3t & a day & put a-way þe hullus
& drie þt white a-3enys þe su~ & þer-of make powder &
stampe þe rote of lili . & put all to-gedir in warme
water & þer-wt weshe þi face when~ þu goos to slepe . þi
necke þi hondes & þt makith white & doth a-way þe blake . /
For to make her~ to grow
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake the leuys of whyte wethe & seþe hem~ in oyle
& þer-wt anoynt þe place wher~ þe her~ faylythe
For all maner sor~ ynne
<space for initial, with f indicated>Or all maner ˆ [of] sor~ ene þt ben~ oþer-while red oþer-while
suellyd wt-in oþer suellid wt-out & oþer-while renneng
wt water oþer blod oþer-qwyl grete . Take a red snayle &
sethe hym~ in water & geder . þe grece þt fletythe aboue
& wt a fedir . anoynt þe ynne þer-wyth . Oþer take þe same
snayle & bryn~ hym~ on~ a tyle stone & make powder of hym
& wt þt powdir set to þe yne quen~ 3e go to bedd . &c~ . <linefiller>
For red yne .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe red myche snayle & pit him in a basynne & pricke
his bak full of smale holes . þen~ take small white salt &
cast in euery hole . þen~ sett a vessell to kepe þe water þat comyth
fro hym~ & put þer-of in þyn~ yne & it helyth~ fayr~ . &c~ . <linefiller>
Cler~ si3t
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake euery day for to haue good si3t a porcion~ of rew &
ete hit fastyng & it clereth will þe si3t &c~ . / <linefiller>
<fol. 154r>For þe tothe-ake
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake houndus tong~ & wasche hit clene & stampe hit
& fry hit wt butter or+elles wt oyle & make a plaster yer-of
& lay hit all hoote to þe sore syd . // Anoþer take þe leuys
of gladyn~ & stampe hom~ wt hony & make þer-of a plaster
& lay to þe cheke . / Anoþer take þe rote of polipodin~ þt is
wall-ferne . stampe it & lay þerto . Anoþer take þe sed of
peletur . & as myche pepir & too so myche of white
henban sed . make þer-of powder & put it in a+litill bagg~
of lenen+cloth & hete hit a3eyn~ þe fire . & all hoote
sett hit a3ene þe sore cheke . Anoþer take frank-&-sens .
& white flowr~ & þe whyte of a-n+egg & Salugrene
and þe red netyll stampe[t~] þer-wt & ley to þe cheke . ///
A good charme to bere y-writte for þe tothe-ake .
write these wordus in parchement <lat><cross> rex <cross> pax <cross> nax<cropped> in christo filis dei amen~</lat> . // . <linefiller>
For to draw þe toþe-ake out at þe wrist of þi hond
<space for initial>Jfe hit be a gowte take lodwort þt is a maner of
crowfote & berith a+3elo blosu~ & he groyth oft
in hard lond & hase a+knop on þe rote take þt rote
& ale & stampe hit wt spotill of a+mons mowþe
take it vp & be-gyn~ on~ þe cheke þt is sore & draw
hit downe so vndur þe chyn~ apon~ þe nakyd fleshe
& so draw it down~ be þe arme opon~ þe same syd
til þu come to þe wrist & þer bynd it all þt ny3t &
on~ þe morow þu shalt fynd þer a bledder . lett out þe
wynd of hym~ & hele hit vp wt salue . And wt þat
herbe þu mayst draw a gowt wher~-euer þe lyst &c~
<fol. 154v>For to make white teþe .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake Barle mele & salt and medill hem~ to-geder
& þer-wt rub oft þi teþe . A-noþer for 3elow tethe
þt strynkyn~ take a hond-ful of sawge & shred hit smale
& put þer-to so+myche salt & bake hit in a past til hit be brent
and þer-of brese þe powder & wt þt powder rub þi tethe . &
þei shall be fayr~ & swete . / For swellyng gomus take
planteyn~ & stampe hit & ley þer-to . /// <linefiller>
For þe pose reme .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake & sethe pulyol in wyn~ & drynke þt at euen~ hote
& at þe morow cold . Anoþer take a red vnyn~ & seþe
hym~ in water so þt þu kepe hym~ hole in þe sethyng &
when~ þai byn~ will sothyn~ hold þi nese ouer þe breþe
& sone after stope þi nese . // <linefiller>
For bledyng at þe nase
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe rynd of a hasyltre & bren~ hym~ be him-selue
& bloo þe powdir þer-of in þi nese . / A-noþer take eg~-shelles
þt bryddis ha~ ben~ wt-in & bren~ þo shelles & take of þt
powder & blow in his nese . Anoþer 3if a veyn~ be brokyn
in þe nese take gomfery & stampe it & 3if him þe juse
to drynke in ale þt is cler~ . // <linefiller>
For a wombe þt is hard & sore .
<space for initial>take . ij . sponfull of the juse of the lyly and lete
hym~ sowpe þer-of . . / For swellyng wombe take
rew & stampe it & drinke þe juse wt stale ale oþer wt wyn
For þe blodi meneson~
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake moder-wort & stamp it & take þe juse þer-of &
white flowr~ & make a past þer-of & bake hit in þe ouyn~
<fol. 155r>& ete hit hote . // Anoþer take mylfoyl & waybrod by
euen~ porcon~ & stamp hem~ well to-gedir & temper hit
wt ale & lete þe seke drink þer-of . iij . dayes . at euyn~ hote
& at morow cold . /// For to stanche þe meneson take þe
stalke of a red doc & do hym~ in pap mylk & ete it þer-wt
Anoþer take þe flowris of betony & 3olkis of egges &
make a kake þer-of & lett hym~ ete þer-of . &c~ . <linefiller>
For þe stone .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake a marche har~ & draw out þe guttus & bren
all þt oþer part hole in-to powdir & lete þe seke vse
of þt powdir in his metes . / Anoþer take cherestonus kur
nels & gromel+sed & saxefrage sed & þe rote of trament<cropped>
stamp þese in-to powdir & vse hit in metis oft . Anoþer
take fenell sed pyany & maleyne wt chyristone
kurnels & make þer-of powdir & lett him ete ht oþer drinc
hit in dyuerse manerse . / Anoþer take a new <exp>erthe</exp> pon~
& put water þer-in & lett it boyl till it haue lost þe sauer
þen~ take a+gate of on~ 3ere old & sle hym~ & take
þe blod þer-of & put in-to þt pon~ couer hit well & sett
hit to dry a-3ayns þe sun~ when~ it is dri grynd
it in-to powdir & 3if þe seke of þt powdir a-mug~
whyte wyn~ for to drinke & þt shall breke þe ston~
on~ warantyse & shall make hym~ to com~ out w<cropped>
þe vryn~ & shall lett þe stone to gro a3eyne . Anoþer
drynke oft mug-wort & he shall breke þe stone .
For sore pyntyls
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake mylke & lynsed & seþe hem to-geder & sett it
þer-to all hote . A-noþer for swellyng pyntyls take
barleflour~ & lynsed & seþe hem to-geder wt wyn~ oþer ale &
<page cropped at the bottom; at least one line missing>
<fol. 155v>For hym þt may not will pyce
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe hoc & garlek & seþe hem~ well wt wyn~ &
veneger in-till þe thridd part & þer-of 3if hym~ to drinc . //
For swellyng akyng take primeros stamp it & bynd
þerto . Anoþer take waybrod & ribwort mylfoyl of ychon~
ylyke mekell & stampe hem~ & take þe juse & kned it
wt rymell & ley þer-to . // <linefiller>
<space for initial, with f indicated>Or hym~ þt For hym~ þt may not hold pys take
gotes talo & bren~ hit & lett hym~ vse of þe powder
in mete or in drincke . // For þe ston~ a good medsyn~ . bren~
þe cleys of a gote & drinc of þe powder wt stale ale . /
Anoþer tak smalach & stampe it well & drinc þe juse
. iij . ny3tes . & take þe draf þer-of & medill hit wt shepis
talo & fri all to-geder & make a plaster þer-of & ley it
a-bowte þe memburs all hote . / . // For hym@ þt his
natur~ pass3 from~ hym~ oþer is cold in þe bodi . take red fenell
sed & persle sed &c~ . / <linefiller>
For þe feuer cotidian~
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe sed of ache & stampe it well & put þer-to
. iij . sponfull of cold water & 3if hym~ to drinc
when~ þe euel takythe hym~ . . // For þe feuer~ tercian~
take . iij . leuys or . iij . braunches of waybrod after þe
sun~ is downe & sey . iij . pater . noster . & . iij . aue . marie . when~ þu
gederst hit then~ stampe hem~ & temper hem~ wt holy
water & lett hym~ drinc þer-of when~ þe euel takethe hym . /
Anoþer make a+kake of barle mele & lett hym~ ete þer-of
as myche as he may all hote & aftur þt drinc good
wyn~ ere hit take hym~ . & tak waybrod & stampe
hym~ & weshe hym~ clene or þu stampe hym~ & drinc
hit wt wyn~ . /// For þe feuer quarten~ take þe juse of
moginnwort & oyle & medill þat to-geder & þer-wt
a-noynt all þi bodi . iij . dayes . /// For þe cold feuer take
<fol. 156r>. iij . dropis of womans mylke þt has born~ a knaue child
& put hit in a-n+eg~ þt is nesche sodyn~ & þer-of lett hym~ ete
a litill ere þe euell take hym~ . . /// For all maner of feuer
when~ þe feuer takeþe the a-non~ go in-to a hote baþe & le<cropped>
not þi-n+armes towche þe water & take hayhoue & ley
hit opon~ þi hed & þer in þe bathe lett þe blod on~ þi
bot3 armes . // <linefiller>
For þe jandes
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake a gose turd and strayne hyt throw a
cloþe & geue hym~ to drink . / <linefiller>
For all maner gowte
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake a galon~ of old pys & pure hit clene fro þe
dregis & take . iij . pownd of holir beris when~ þei
ar ripe & grynd hem~ in a morter & put þs . iij . pownd
to þe galon~ of pis & medil hem~ to-geder & put he<cropped>
in a new erthen~ pot & put þe pot in þe erthe halue
a+fote ouer þe hed & hill+it close & lett it stond þer till<cropped>
þt tym~ twelmond & stir it iche . ij . day or . iche . iij . day
& when~ it is a twelmond old þen~ hit is habyl<cropped>
to wyrke ˆ [&] a-3ens þe fire anoynt þe seke <lat>probatum est ver<cropped></lat>
For all maner scab take may buttur & dyaltee a quartru~
terebyntyn~ . ij . dragmys & make þer-of an vnement . / &c~ . /
For to put a-way wertes take sulphur . pyche & se<cropped>
to-gedir & þer-wt a-noynt þe wertes . & c~ . / <linefiller>
For vanite of þe hed
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe juse of þe walwort . salt . hony . wax . &
frankencence . boyle þese to-gedir & þer-wt a-noynt
þe sor~ hed þe tempuls & þe nek be-hynd . iij . on~ oon~
day & for-ber~ strug~ wyn~ & ale aftur none as myche<cropped>
as þu may whyll þt watir is on~ hym . & c~ . /
<fol. 156v>For þe stone a souerayn~ medson~ & oft provyd
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe ynner~ pythe of a coluor mawe & dri hem~
a3ayns þe sun~ & take brome sed . gromell sed &
centori & make powdir of all þese of euery erbe lik
myche . in powdir drinc her~-of halue a sponefull wt
stale ale at morow & at eue~ vse it till þu be hole &
euer lett on~ se þi water for it will wyrke wt-in þre
drinkynges & euery ny3t of . v . ny3tes . take saxfrage &
boyle it in water as hote as he may suffur . & ley to
þe reynys of þe bake & to his shar~ duryng þt . v . ny3tis . ///
For þe felon~
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake ragwort & merche of euer+ylyche myche &
stampe hem~ well . þen~ take flour~ . hony & shepis
tyrdyls & shepis talo & mylk & cast hit to þe juse
oþer cast hit to þe erbis after þe stampyng & strayne
hom~ no3t but fri all þese to-gedir . & þen~ take it
down~ & strayne hit & kepe hit in a box . & c~ . / <linefiller>
For to draw out brokyn~ bonus out of a+monse hed
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake betayne . veruayne & rew & stampe hem~ will
to-gedir & medill hem~ wt hony & whete flour~
& þe whyte of an-n+egg & make a plaster & lei þerto . //
A good charme for þe tothake .
<space for initial, with f indicated>Or þe toth-ake . say þs charm~ . <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
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<lat></lat>
<fol. 157r>For wormes cropyn~ in-to mons er~ .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe juse of horsmynt & temper hit wt wyn~ &
strayn~ hit thorow a canwas cloþe & warme it a+litil
þen~ do it in-to þe er~ . Anoþer take þe juse of wermot &
þe juse of rew & þe juse of soþernwod powr~ hit in-to þe
er~ . / Anoþer for þe same . <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> & say þar charme in þe ere of þe
seke wt . v . pater noster . & aue . in þe worshyp of þe . v . wond<cropped>
of owr~ lord ihesu . & of þe v . joyes of out ladi <lat>beatem mariem</lat>
For sor~ eyne þt ben~ gowte
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake arnament & hony & ye whyte of an egg~
& stampe hem~ to-geder & anoynt þyne eyne þer-w<cropped>
when~ þu gose to bedd . Anoþer for þe same þt ben~
red take white gynger & grynd on whet ston~ ouyr
a basyn~ & medill þi powder wt as mych salt as
is of þe gynger . þen grynd hom~ to-gedir in þe basy<cropped>
Þen~ temper hit wt white wyn~ & so lett it stond
a day & a ny3t þen~ take þe thenne þer-of a-boue & do
hit in a glase & when~ he gothe to bedd take a+fed<cropped>
& a-noynt þe eyne . þer-wt . &c~ . // For watri ene
take a red coole lefe & anoynt hym wt þe white
of an egg~ & lay hym~ to þe eys when~ þt he goþe
to bedd . /// For þe web in þe ye . take þe gal of a
harr~ & purid hony y-liche myche & medil hem~
will to-geder & wt a fedir anoynt þe yee & it
shall breke it wt-in . iij . ny3tes & saue þe si3t . /// <linefiller>
<fol. 157v>For wormes þt etyn~ þe ee-ledes
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake salt & bren ht & temper hit wt hony & wt
a+fedir anoynt þe ye-ledis when~ þu gose to
bedd . // For all maner of sor~ yen~ . take a quarte of
good white wyn~ & do it in a clene pon~ þen~ do þer-to
an vnce of powder of salgem & a+litill whyle let
it boyle to-geder þen~ take it fro þe fir~ & sett it in
hors dung & þer lett hit stond . iij . dayes & . iij . ny3tes .
þen~ take ht & pur~ out þe clerist in-to a vessell
thorow a+lynyn~ cloþe . þen~ put ht in-to a glasse & wt
a feder anoynt þe yeen~ in þe bedd . & c~ . / . For swellid
yen~ þoro sor~ or thoro medsyn~ take þe white of
an egg~ & þe juse of Selgrene eufrose & hony of euer
ylik mekull & temper hem~ will to-geder in a pewter~
vessell . þen~ take fayr~ flax & wete þer-in & ley to
þe sor~ ye & bynd it fast þer-to when~ he got3 to bedd .
For to clarifi ene a preciouus<?preconuus closer to transcription conventions> water & for to put away
the perulle & þe haw . take red rose . rewe . smalach
verueyne maydyn~-her~ ewfrace . Endyue selgrene
hyll-wort red fenell . seladyne . / of euery half a
quarter & weshese hem~ clene & lay hom~ in good white
wyne . a day & a ny3t . & after still hom~ in a stillator~
& þe first water will be like gold þe secund like seluer
the . thridd water as bawme . for mony maner of sor~
yen kepe hit will in a glas & wt a fedir anoynt
þe ene when~ þu gose to þi bedd . & c~ . <linefiller>
For to make white tethe
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake flowr~ of ri & salt & hony & medill hem to
gedir & þer-wt rub will þi teþe euery day . ij . or
iijes & after weshe hem~ clene wt water & þt shall
do a-way þe blaknes & þe filthe . & c~ . / <linefiller>
<fol. 158r>For a+perelus co3e
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake rew . sauge . comyn . powder of pepir . seþe hem~
togeder & make þer-of a letwari & ete þer-of a sponfull
at euen anoþer at morow . // <linefiller>
For hym~ þt speke3 in his slepe . drinc soþernwod
& temper hit wt wyn~ when~ þu gose to bedd . &c~ . //
<space for initial, with f indicated>Or hym~ þt may not slepe for seknes . write þese
wordes on a lorey lef <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
the ley þt lef vnder his hed þt he knowthe no3t þero<cropped>
& lete hym~ ete letus after & drinc popised ybete to
powder . þen~ drinc hit wt clere ale . // <linefiller>
A princepale medcyn~ for þe dri co3e .
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake half a ponnd of licorice & scrape a-way
þe rynd clene & brese hit in a+morter . þen~ do hit
in a new erthyn~ pot . & do þer-to a galon~ of good wo<cropped>
þt is no3t turnyd & an vnc~ . of suger roset will
powdirt . a quarteron~ of an vnc~ . powder gynger . a+quart<cropped>
of clarified hony & sethe all þese to-geder till half
be wastid þen~ strayne hit thro a cloþe & put it in a
clene vessell & vse þer-of at euen~ hote & at morow co<cropped>
For hym~ þt haþe lost his speche in sekenes take þe juse
of sauge & do hit in his mowth & he shall speke . // <linefiller>
For the chynco3e
<space for initial, with t indicated>Ake þe rote of hors-helme . þe rote of conferi of eþer
ylyke myche & grynd hem~ well & sethe hem~ in
fayr~ water till þe half be wastid . þen~ take . ij . partes
þer-of & þe thridd part of hony purid & make þer-of a
letwary & vse þer-of a good quantite at euen~ & no3<cropped>
at þe morow & do so fulle . xv . dayes & hit shall hele
the seke . &c~ . / <linefiller>