Extracts in prose and verse from an old English medical manuscript, preserved in the Royal Library at Stockholm / Communicated by George Stephens, through Sir Henry Ellis.

  • George Stephens
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[1844]
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Credit: Extracts in prose and verse from an old English medical manuscript, preserved in the Royal Library at Stockholm / Communicated by George Stephens, through Sir Henry Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    P. 103. P. 110. P. 110. P. 117- P. 118. dies cotidie. quiqwe. pater nr. T: qm'nqwe. aue. T: ter credo in deu prem, No. 5. TO STAUNCH BLOOD. [Charme for stauche blod.] longeys led our lord Jhu. Crijst blod whiche blod was holy. T: God throw y4 iche blod y4 is holy T: good I comawnde ye Jon. or. W. y4 yow blede no more. No. 6. THE SAME. Here bygynyth acharme for to stawnchy blood Furst byhowy3t to knowyn amanys name, yanne go yu to chyrche. And sey yis charme and y4 yu seye hyt no3t but for man or for woma. In noie patris T;ca. Whanne oure Lord was don on ye crosse yane come longeus thedyr T; smot hym w4 a spere. in hys syde. blod T; water yer come owte at ye wonde and he wyppyd hys eyne T; anon he sawgh kyth thorowgh ye vertu of yat God. yerfore I cojure the blood yat yu come no3t owte of yis cn'sten man or cn'styn woman • n * In noie patris T; filii T;ca. And yis charme seye thre sythys And yane tharst no3t recchy where y4 ye man be or ye woman so y4 yu knowe ye name. No. 7- the same. Anoyer charme for blood. Crist y4 was of ye wirgine marie born T; cristenid in ye flum Jordan Also ye flum stood Also stawnche yis blood of N. In noie patris T; filii T;ca. No. 8. AGAINST WOUNDS. A3enst all maner of opyn wondes. Make aplate of leed as large as yu mayst. so y4 it may hylly all ye wonde and make it iiij corneryd T: make acrosse at eum corner “t ye fyfte c [r] osse in ye myddys in yis manere and vp on iche crosse seye a pater nor T; a aue w4 yis same charme. Oure lord * *