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iwex and so stronge pat he myght not be hool grown and so strong that he might not be he |

perwith. Take a nedel and bowe it in pe myddel therewith, take a needle and bow it in the F
pat it be croked and take wel and sotilly pe flessh that it be crooked, and take well and one
at is vpon pe ye wip pe nedil and drawe it up on flesh that is upon the eye with the needle ner i
hie and pan kitte it with wip (sic) a Rasoure, but it up on high, and then cut it with a ae ; k
take good kepe pat pe nedil touche not pe ye. good care that the needle touch not the ave 7 :
Thise Pingges can wel don pe smytthes! for as pe things the smiths can do well,’ for as ae ne Ae
nayle is drawe out of pe hors eye in pe same wise drawn out of a horse’s eye, right so it ae =
he must be drawe out of pe houndis ye and wipout drawn out of the hound’s eye, and without f, ‘
faut he shal be hoole. And also anoper siknesse he shall be whole. And also another ee

aw

comep to pe houndes eres pe which comep outt cometh into the hound’s ears the which comett
of pe rewme” of pe hede of pe hounde for pei out of the rewme®* of the head of the hound oe
clawe hem so mooche with pe hyndere feet pat they claw themselves so much with the aoe
pei make moche foule bing come out perof and so feet that they make much foul things come out
out of her eres commep foule ping, and somtyme thereof, and so out of her ears cometh much foul
perof pei bicome deef. Therfore 3e shul take things, and some time thereof they become deaf
wyne levke warme, and wip a clop wayssh it clene Therefore they should take wine Juke-warm ar
iil or 111i tymes in pe day and whan it is wayssh 3e with a cloth wash it well, and clean three or four
shul cast perinne oyle and Camamylle * mylk warme times in the day, and when it is washed ye should
iii dropes and suffre hym nat to clawe it ne froot cast therein oil and camomile*® milk, Itkesvann
it a grete while and do so contynually in to pe three drops, and suffer him not to claw it nor oe
tyme pat it be hole. Also houndes haven anoper it a great while, and do so continually until the
siknesse pat commeth to hem of pe Rewme pat time that he be whole. Also hounds have another

is to sayn pat pei haue the male morte‘ in her sickness that cometh to them of the rewme, that
moOsctlenlicnasnhonrs havyn. Wherfore pei may is to say, they have the malemort? in their nostrils
noping smelle ne wynde and at the last some deye as horses have, wherefore they can smell nothing
therof. And thei take it moost whan the hounte nor wind, and at the last some die thereof, a

insnawe. To pis siknesse boyle mastik and sens they take it most when they hunt in snow. For

in smal powder in faire watir and of a ping pat this sickness boil mastic and incense in small powder
men clepyn Ostoraces calamynt* de brigilla® of in fair water, and of a thing that men call Ostoraces
Rye’ and mynt and of sawge and holde be houndes calamynt,° brygella® of rue’ and mint and of sage,
nose vpon pe pottis mouth, wher in pe pinges and hold the hound’s nose upon the pot’s mouth
shuld boile so pat he may receyue within his nose wherein these things should boil so that he may
thrilles pe smoke pat comep out of po pott, and retain within his nostrils the smoke that cometh

1 Shirley MS. “that be marshals for horses” is here added.

2 Cold, from Fr. riewme, Mod. Fr. rhewme.

® Camomile. In G. de F. (p. 93) “oil of roses”’ is the first part of the prescription.

Malemort, glanders. G. de F. (p. 93) morvel, Mod. Fr. morve.

Estoracts calamita, G, de F. p. 93. Lavallée appends the note: “ Storax et Styrax calamita.” Storax, a resin
resembling benzoin, was in high esteem from the time of Pliny to the eighteenth century. It was obtained from
the stem of Styrax officinalis, a native of Greece and the Levant. Owing to the destruction of the trees it has
now disappeared from commerce. Liquid storax, a soft brown viscid resin, heavier than water, is obtained from
the Liquidambar orientale, a tree forty feet high, forming forests in Asia Minor. It is used pupecldon in medicine,
but has a reputation in chronic bronchial affections. Externally it has been employed in scabies. In our MS.
four other ingredients mentioned by G. de F. have been left out, but the Shirley MS. gives them: “and oyle
of Kamamyle and of Mallyor of anshes and of calamynt,” 7.e., oil of camomile, melilot (Meliters), rosemary,
thymus calamita, a species of balm. Possibly this is a mint called Calaminta nepeta, a plant formerly much used
in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic. Melilot, a genus of clover-like plants of the natural order of
Leguminose. The common melilot, a yellow-flowered annual, common in Britain, has when in flower a peculiar
odour like a Tonka bean. The blue melilot, a native of Africa, is cultivated in many parts of Europe, particularly
in Switzerland and Tyrol, and has the peculiar melilot odour in a high degree. The name Bokhara clover has
been given to one or more species. y

6 Mildew. G. de F. (p. 93) Nigella, Nielle.

7 Rewe, Mod. Eng. rue, Lat. ruta. This herb was in great repute among the ancients, and is still employed
in Medicine as a powerful stimulant. It was formerly called the Herb of Grace, because it was used for sprinkling
the people with holy water. ‘‘ There’s fennel for you, there’s rue for you; and here’s some for me, we call it
herb grace o’ Sunday. O, you must wear your rue with a difference.’—Hamlet, Act IV. Scene 5. Both rue and
sage were considered antidotes to poison, and are mentioned in old medicinal books as efficacious against the plague.
It was thought that no poisonous animal could rest in the shade of rue, and its oil and balsam purified pest-
infected air. ‘Salvia cum ruta, faciunt tibi pocula tuta’”’ was an old saying which was rendered in German by
the old rhyme :

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“Trink Rauten Salbei in dein Wein
So wird kein Gift dir schadlich sein,”

OF SICKNESSES OF HOUNDS 53

in pis wise serue hym a longe while iti or iii tymes
every day in to pe tyme pat he be hool, and pis is
good for an hors, whan he hap pe glaundres
strongly commyng out pe nose. Also per is
anoper siknesse of houndes pe whiche commep to
hem in her protes and somtyme commeth so to
men in soche a wise p' pei mowe not haue donne
here mete, and so pei must cast it owt ageyn, and
somtyme pe siknesse is so stronge vpon hem pat
pei may noping haue donn wip inne her bodies
and so deyen. The best medecyne is to go where
pei wil and lat hem ete al pat euere pet wil, for
sumtyme pe contrarious ping turnep hem to good
and pan 3eue hem to ete flesshe ri3t_smale ikitt
and putt in broth oiper in gootes mylk or cowes
mylk a litel and a litel by cause pei mowe swalowe
it down wipout trauaile, and 3eue hem not to
moche at onys pat pei mowe defie it pe bettir, and
also buttred egges dop hem moche good. And
somtyme pe houndes burten hem self in pe feet in
her legges and in her legges and in her brest, and
whan it is in pe joyntis of here feet pat ben renne
out of her places pe best help pat per is to brynge
hem agayn to pe joint of soche a man pat can wel
don it, and pan ley vpon pe place flex iweted in
the white of egges and lat hem rest into pe tyme
p! pei be hoole, And if ther be ony broke boon
men shuld knytt it ajenst in pe best wise pat oo
boon agayn the other and bynde it wip flex aboue
as I haue said with iiii splyntes wel ibounde perto
pat oon agayn pat oper, bicause pat pe bonys
shuld not vnyoyne, and men shuld remeve the
boondes fro iiii daies to ii daies alhole and 3ef
hem drynk the juse of herbis pat byn clepid
concilida maior! and minor? and medle in brothe
or in her mete and pat shal make pe bonys joyne
to giders. Also many houndes ben lost be the
feet. And if sometyme pei be a chavffed,*® Take
vynnegire and of sote paces in the chymneyis and
wayssh his fete therewip in to pe tyme pat pei byn
hole. And if pe sooles of her fete be sure batyd
bicause perauenture pat pei han ronne in hard
conttre or amonge stonys, take watire and smale
salt wipinne and perwith wasshe here fete pe
same day pat pei haue hunted, and 3if pei haue
huntyd in euyl contre among thornes or breres
pat pei be hurt in her legges or in her fete wayssh
her legges in shepis talow wel iboyled and wyne,
whan it is cold and froot hem wel wel vpward
agayn pe heer. The beest that men may do with

' Consolida major. Lavallée in his note (p. 94)
Symphytum, a perennial herb one kind of which w

thereof out of the pot. And in this wise serve him

a long while, three or four times every day, until
the time that he be whole, and this is good also
for a horse when he hath the glanders strongly
coming out of the nose. Also there is another
sickness of hounds, the which cometh to them
in their throats and sometime cometh so to men
in such wise that they may not keep down their
meat, and so they must cast it out again. In some
time the sickness is so strong on them, that they
can keep nothing down in their body and so die.
The best medicine is to let them go wherever they
will, and let them eat all that ever they will. For
sometime the contrary things turneth them to good.
And give them to eat flesh right small cut, and put
in broth or in goat’s milk a little, and a little be-
cause that they may swallow it down without labour,
and give him not too much at once, that they may
digest better. And also buttered eggs doeth them
much good. And sometimes the hounds hurt
themselves in their feet, and in their legs, and in
their breast. And when it is in the joints of their
feet that be run out of their places, the best help
that there is is to bring them again into joint, by
such men as can well do it, and then lay upon that
place flax wetted in white of egg, and let them rest
until the time that they be whole. And if there
be any broken bones men should knit it again in
the best wise, the one bone against that other
and bind it with flax above as I have said, and with
four splints well bound thereto that one against
that other, because that the bone should not unjoin,
and men should remove the bands from four days
to four days all whole. And give them to drink
the juice of herbs that are called consolida major!
and minor,’ and mix it in broth or in her meat,
and that shall make the bones join together. Also
many hounds be lost by the feet, and if some time
they be heated * take vinegar and soot that is within
the chimney, and wash his feet therewith until the
time that they be whole, and if the soles of the feet
be bruised because, peradventure, they have run
in hard country or among stones, take water,
and small salt therein, and therewith wash their
feet, the same day that they have hunted, and if
they have hunted in evil country among thorns
and briars that they be hurt in their legs or in
their feet, wash their legs in sheep’s tallow well
boiled in wine when it is cold, and rub them well
upward against the hair. The best that men may

translates this consoude, which in English is comfrey, Latin,
as formerly esteemed as a vulnery (Symphytum officinale). Its

young leaves and blanched shoots are still boiled as vegetables.

i Consolida minor (Lavallée : note, petit consoude)
at. Prunella vulgaris. It w e time in i
ig was at one time in repute as a febrifuge.

astringent.
® Heated, Fr. eschaufer, Mod. Fr. echauffer.

Mod. Fr. Brunelle. G. de F. p. 94. Eng. Selfheal.

It is mildly aromatic and slightly