He could also raise the palate of the tongue. He should get a pinch of salt and say prayers over it, he would make three parts of it, and the patient would take each part in turn.

A cure for warts is to peel off the outside skin of a rush, and to make nine pieces of the white part, place each piece on top of the warts and then burn them, when they are rotten the warts will be cured.

A cure for a headache is to spill the blood of St. Martin’s cock on a piece of base and twist it round ones head. Another cure is to twist a flannel cloth around ones head.