[English translation] To mitigate the pain of rupture. Take the root of the herb sweet clover, cooked in strong vinegar, and powder from a pine nut, grated or ground, and put it in the form of a plaster, as warm as one can bear, on the painful place of the rupture, binding it thereon and wrapping very tightly. Do this for 15 to 20 days and it improves health greatly. It is said that the egg layed on the day of Ascension cures rupture. Take 2 eggs layed on the day of Ascension and on the day of Easter say over them a mass of the Holy Spirit and bless them on that day. Write on them these words, viz. 'Just as it is true and I believe that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven on the day of Ascension, so may this sickness be freed through his power and his most holy merit from suffering.' Say this and touch the egg three times and save it and when it is dry you will be freed. It has been tested. Be sure that these 2 eggs are layed on the correct day and write on them the words above. First say the Pater Noster and the Ave Maria and on the day of the Holy Spirit say a mass and bless them. Mark the rupture or hernia with these 2 eggs and first say the Pater Noster. Then say over them the above words 3 times in a row for 3 mornings and on the third morning, break one of the 2 eggs and drink it raw with a Pater Noster and the sign of the cross. Then urinate in the egg shell and close it up with wax or glue and put it in a hole in the wall and let it stay until it becomes dry. Tie the other egg with a thread and make a hole in the earth, at least as deep as an arm, where the east wind blows or where the sun reflects well. Lower it in the pit and put over it a little bowl so it will not be broken and do nothing more. Then cover it with earth and continue as before. Let it stay and when the egg is completely dry, you will be cured of the rupture. If the egg rots, it is that God has not cured you. This test has been done three times that I know of and two were well cured of the rupture. For the gassy hernia that comes low in the scrotal sac. Take equal amounts of cumin, bishop's weed, honey and salt and cook them with enough rose and violet oils and put this on warm. But first rub the place with oil of lavender and of dill, in equal amounts. Then put on this poultice, viz. Take 1 dram of cumin, 1 dram each of bishop's weed, German parsley, fenugreek seed, sedge, carrot, cistus gum, and cooked oil, 1 lb. of flour of laurel berries and 1 ½ ounces of vinegar. Put the flour and the vinegar with a little wine and boil it slowly and continue stirring with a rod and make it in the form of a poultice. Put in the other things and incorporate them well and it will be made. Then spread it on a cloth and put it on the testicles as warm as can be borne. Do this in the morning and evening, staying in repose a while, and in 15 to 20 days you will be cured. Do not eat bad things and do not do excessive activity and do not do things harmful to you so that soon, with the aid of God, you will be cured. To cure little children of the water that comes in the little scrotal sac or a hernia. Take 3 ounces of mastic oil, 1 ounce of lavender oil and 2 drams of Armenian red clay and 1 dram of dragon's blood gum in powder. Heat the oil and put in the powders and leave it on the grill for a little and it will be made. When you use it, warm it and rub the groin and wrap on a stupe and a warm cloth well. He should be careful of activity and he will be cured. (Folios 86 and 87 are missing from the manuscript). ---------- [Italian transcript] A mitigare il dolore del crepata. Rx. la radice del erba melilotto cotta inel aceto forte e polvere di una pigna limata overamente pesta et messo a modo di impiastro caldo quanto po patire insul dolore del crepato, legato vi suso et infassato ben stretto. Et fallo per 15 o 20 giorni et molto li giovera ala sanita. L’ovo che nasse el di del asensa si dice che fa guarire il crepato. Rx. cioe torai 2 ovi nati il di del asensa et fali dire sopra una messa el di dela pasqua delo spirito sancto et fali benedire in quel giorno et scriveli sopra queste parole, vz. ‘Sicut est verum et credo quod jesus christus sia asciensus in cielum die assciensionis sic liberetur iste morbum per virtutem et merita sua sanctissima passionis.’ Et hoc dicas et tanghas tribus vicibus et reserva ovum et cum est siccum erit liberatus. Probatum est. Sapi che deli ditti 2 ovi el di proprio che nasse li scriverai sopra le sopra dette parole et prima dirai il pater noster et l’ave maria et el di delo spirito sancto li farai dire sopra una messa et poi li farai benedire. Et segnerai con li ditte 2 ovi la rottura o sbogiatura et dirai prima il pater noster. Et poi dirai le sopra dette parole 3 volte ala fila per 3 matine continue et la terza matina rompe uno di quelli 2 ovi et bevilo cossi crudo col pater noster el segno di +. Poi inel gusso li pisserai drento et turalo di sopra via con cera o colla. Et mettilo in uno buco del muro et lasselo stare tanto che dassi si sechi. Et l’altro leghelo con un filo et farai uno buco in terra sotto al manco un brazo dove batte il levante o dove riverbera melio il sole. Et calelo gioso in quella buca et mettivi sopra una meza scodella chel non si rompa che non aresti fatto nulla. Poi coprilo di terra et raconza como di prima et lasselo stare et quando sera l’ovo tutto dissecato, tu serai guariro dela crepatura et se l’ovo marcira, cioe chel puti tu non dei guarire. Et questo experimento e statto fatto 3 volti che so io et 2 ne son guariti bene. Dela ernia ventosa che viene inele borse a basso. Rx. comino, ameos, mele e sale, ana, et coseli con olio roxato e violato ad sufficientia et mettilo sopra cossi caldo. Ma prima ongi il loco con olio di spigo e di aneto, ana. Et poi li metterai sopra questo impiastro, vz. Rx. comino drama j, ameos, amomo, seme di fengreco, ciperi, dauco, laudano, olio cotto, ana drama s, farina di bache lauri lb. j, aceto onze js. Et meterai la farina in l’aceto con un poco di vino et fala bolire pianamente e sempre mestando con la stecha et falo a modo di impiastro. Et poi li metterai drento tutte le altre cose et fale bene incorporare et sera fatto. Poi lo distendi su una pezza et mettilo sun li testiculi caldo piu che lui pole patire. Et questo lo farai matina e sera stando um po in riposso et in 15 o 20 giorni serai guarito. Non mangiare cose cative et non fare dissordine et non te sinistrare molto che presto, con lo aiutto di dio, guarirai. A guarire li putti picoli del aqua che li viene in la borsetta di sotto overo ernia. Rx. olio di mastice onze iij, olio di spiga onza j, bonarminio drame ij, sangue di drago drama j, che siano in polvere. Et farai scaldare l’olio et meti drento le polvere et lasselo al quanto grilare et sera fatto. Et quando lo adoperi fa chel sia caldo et li ongi il petenechio et sopra stopa e peze calde e bene infassato. Et lo conserva del vivere, e guarira. [Folio 86 and Folio 87 are missing].