Munich Manual (Clm 849)

serpens corpulentus. O leo rapacissime Leviathan[?], finali[?] illegiblessime, tu co[n]uersa[m][?] terra[m]. O leo m[?]se[ricordi]-[?] illegiblessime seduxisti et p[er]didisti. O truculentissime serpe[n]s et p[ri]nceps atq[ue] index[?] totius malicie ac nequicie[?] om[n]is in- quitat[is]. Vince[?] iram indignacio[n]is qua[m] meruisti, attende et obedi michi. Per deu[m] viuu[m], p[er] deu[m] veru[m], p[er] deum sanctu[m], p[er] obedienciam d[omi]ni n[ost]ri Ihesu [Christ]i, qua pati o- b[e]diuit[?] usq[ue] ad mortem, morte a[u]te[m] cruc[is]. Alioqu[in] uociferat[?] tam diu quica[?] tibi ad cor tuu[m], quousq[ue] obedias in- aduira[m][?] a d[omi]no n[ost]ro Ihesu [Christ]o, ut apar[e]as michi ui- sibilis in tali forma mansueta et affabilis et obediens mandat[is] meis. Alioqu[in] exorcizo te[?] ut Cathone[?] pra- illegibleles[?] tue fecundat[?] sulphure[?] et p[?]e[?] ymo o[mn]i[?] iniqui- tudine[?] et g[?]atitudine[?] afficiat[?] et illegible impero in no[m]i[n]e potentis[?] dei om[n]ipotent[is], ut ne[?] remediabilit[er] affli- gat te coruel[?], constri[n]gat te Baraghel[?], comburat te Gabrihel sua fortitudine illegibleigne[?] i[n] getin[?]quibile[?] aug- mentat[?] sup[er] te acerbissimas penas infernales. O Michael, nisi[?] sine om[n]i dilaco[n]e[?] uenias om[n]e[m?] volu[n]tate[m] mea[m] ad exercenda[m] i[n] hu[m]ana forma. Adiuro uos et co[n]testor, ligo et constri[n]go uos demones, per eu[m] qui est alpha et O[mega]. Adiuro te aynage[?] p[er] deu[m] p[at]rem[?] om[n]ipotente[m], creatorem celi et terre, p[er] illu[m] eu[n]dem[?] filiu[m] eius d[omi]n[u]m n[ost]r[u]m, et per virtutem sp[iritu]s sancti ab vtroq[ue] p[ro]cedentem. Coniuro uos p[er] misteriu[m] sancte cruc[is][?], incarnaco[n]is et natiuitat[is] d[omi]ni nostri Ihesu[?]. P[er] circu[m]cisionem et p[re]sentaco[n]e[m] eius, p[er] baptismu[m] et

corpulent serpent. O most rapacious lion Leviathan[?], [illegible], thou [didst turn?] the earth. O [most merciful?] lion, [illegible]st, thou didst seduce and destroy. O most truculent serpent and prince and [judge?] of all malice and of all wickedness[?], of all iniquity. Overcome[?] the wrath of the indignation thou hast deserved; attend and obey me. By the living God, by the true God, by the holy God, by the obedience of our Lord Jesus Christ, who chose to obey unto death, even death on the cross. Otherwise, [I shall cry out?] so long [ ¿? ] to thee unto thy heart, until thou obey, [being commanded?] by our Lord Jesus Christ, that thou appear to me vi- sible in such a form, meek and affable and obedient to my commands. Otherwise I exorcize thee, that [ ¿Cathone? ] [illegible] thy [ ¿? ] laden[?] with sulphur[?] and [ ¿? ], nay with all iniquity[?] and [ ¿? ] be afflicted[?], and [illegible] I command in the name of the omnipotent God[?], that beyond remedy[?] he afflict thee [ ¿Coruel? ], let [ ¿Baraghel? ] constrain thee, let Gabrihel burn thee with his fortitude [illegible], in [illegible], let him increase[?] upon thee the most bitter infernal pains. O Michael, [unless?] without any delay thou come [to carry out] all my will, to be executed in human form. I adjure you and I attest, I bind and I constrain you, demons, by him who is alpha and O[mega]. I adjure thee, [ ¿aynage? ], by God the Father[?] almighty, creator of heaven and earth, by that same[?] Son of his, our Lord, and by the power of the Holy Spirit proceeding from both. I conjure you by the mystery of the holy cross[?], of the incarnation and nativity of our Lord Jesus[?]. By the circumcision and his presentation, by the baptism and

ieiuniu[m] eius, p[er] p[re]dicaco[n]em et om[n]ia signa[?] ac miracula eius, p[er] crucem et passionem eius, et p[er] p[re]- ciosissimu[m] sanguine[m] eius qui de vulneribus eius effluxit, p[er] mortem et sepulturam eius, p[er] descen- sio[n]em eius ad inferos, p[er] resurrecc[i]o[n]em et ascensio[n]e[m] eius, p[er] aduentum s[an]c[t]i sp[iritu]s paracliti, p[er] tremendu[m] diem iudicii, p[er] s[an]c[tu]m Michaelem archangelu[m], p[er] om[ne]s ordines angelor[um], p[er] b[eatu]m Iohannem bap- tistam, p[er] om[ne]s p[at]riarchas et p[ro]phetas, p[er] s[an]c[tu]m Iohan[n]em euan[gelistam], tam[?] p[er] om[ne]s euangelistas, per b[eatu]m Petru[m] ap[osto]l[u]m clauigeru[m] regni celor[um], p[er] om[ne]s ap[osto]los et discipulos d[omi]ni nostri Ihesu [Christ]i, p[er] b[eatu]m Stephanu[m] p[ro]thomartirem, p[er] Centu[m] quadraginta quatuor milia in[n]ocentum[?], p[er] passione[m] et victoriam s[an]c[t]or[um] martiru[m], p[er] b[eatu]m Martinu[m] et Nico- laum, p[er] om[ne]s co[n]fessores et sacerdotes, p[er] b[eata]m Ma- riam Magdalenam, p[er] om[ne]s s[an]c[t]as virgines et viduas dei[?], p[er] om[ne]s s[an]c[t]os et electos dei qui ab origine mundi constituti su[n]t possid[er]e[?] regnu[m] dei ust[?], p[er] nouissimu[m] diem, p[er] eu[m] qui est alpha et O[mega], qui[?] portas inferni co[n]fregit et te[?] cu[m] patre[?] tuo diabolo et eius sequacibus de gl[ori]a eterna ex- pulsit et in tartaru[m] detrusit. Iteru[m] adiuro te Mi- rage[?] p[er] ip[su]m, et impero tibi p[er] om[n]ia sup[ra]dicta, ut inquietus[?] illegible loco sis, ad hu[n]c locu[m] veni[?] oc[?]ulu[?] i[n] hu[m]a[n]a forma sine nocume[n]to et terrore et delusione mei et om[n]iu[m] viuenciu[m], et voluntate[m] mea[m] adimpleas effectu[?] benigno. Iteru[m] adiuro te Mirage[?] p[er] ineffabi- lia no[m]i[n]a dei, ut venias et voluntate[m] mea[m] benigne facia[s?] absq[ue] aliqua lesione corp[or]is et a[n]i[m]e mee, et iteru[m] mand[?]

his fasting, by the preaching and all the signs[?] and miracles of his, by the cross and his passion, and by the most precious blood of his which from his wounds flowed, by his death and burial, by his descent to the underworld, by his resurrection and ascension, by the coming of the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, by the dreadful day of judgment, by Saint Michael the archangel, by all the orders of angels, by blessed John the Bap- tist, by all the patriarchs and prophets, by Saint John the evangelist, also[?] by all the evangelists, by blessed Peter the apostle, key-bearer of the kingdom of heaven, by all the apostles and disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, by blessed Stephen the protomartyr, by the hundred forty-four thousand innocents[?], by the passion and victory of the holy martyrs, by blessed Martin and Nicho- las, by all confessors and priests, by blessed Ma- ry Magdalene, by all the holy virgins and widows of God[?], by all the saints and elect of God who from the origin of the world were appointed to possess[?] the kingdom of God [?], by the last day, by him who is alpha and O[mega], who broke the gates of hell and cast thee[?] with thy father[?] the devil and his followers out of eternal glory, and thrust [thee] down into Tartarus. Again I adjure thee, Mi- rage[?], by him himself, and I command thee by all the aforesaid, that, restless[?] [illegible] be thou in thy place, [and] to this place come[?] [ ¿? ] in human form, without harm and terror and deception of me and of all living things, and fulfil my will with benign effect[?]. Again I adjure thee, Mirage[?], by the ineffa- ble names of God, that thou come and my will benignly fulfil[?] without any harm to my body and my soul, and again [I] comm[and?]

ad impleas et p[er] virtute[m][?] istoru[m] nomi[na][?] et hii nob[is][?] illegible [triu]iplicator[?] illegible edexues[?] illegibledennichon amidal[?] domanell[?] meledissen[?] li[?] [?]alin potestates assidenc[?] conturenci[?] sursurenc[?] [Con]iuro te p[er] lucifer[um][?] uirgem[?] et magnu[m] mali[g]- no[rum] spiritu[m] p[er] hec sanctissima nomi[na] dei uiui ut tu michi[?] mittas michi ex tuo dominio [unu][?] sp[irit]u[m] ydoneu[m] pacificu[m] benignu[m] et [con]sale[n]te[m][?] ad amel[?] voluntatem mea[m] ad i[m]plendam agleros[?] illegibledemos[?] myepha[?] geron[?] illegible arhazagul[?] gedebodrat[?] zamahel[?] abronithon[?] su[?] illegibletem[m]os[?] tuartuza[?] illegibledastalon[?] gedeborzam[?] dranaia[?]em plantastelin[?] [t]ruadenitin[?] agamestor[?] barbaidon[?] suatri[m]ul[?] [Con]- iuro te [spiritum][?] p[er] i[n]uictute[?] istoru[m][?] nomi[num] i[n]- effabiliu[m] dei [uiui][?] p[er][?] ad me ami[?] ex[?]asione post- posita benigne venias micanti[?] illegible et sine mora sine lesione [cor]poris[?] mei et [con]uict[?] ad omnia que te i[n]terrogauero respons[urus][?] eciam illegibleton[?] gedaneto[?] aglonitel[?] melido[?]net[?] titu- ginazoth[?] arhugezim[?] po[?]ierhon[?] pharispadex[?] emidrobiton[?] canephanus[?] olmiphacos[?] groli[?] matspoch[?] sepidemus[?] asuderhon[?] polurarhet[?] tarcp[?] soltos[?] aphnasanen[?] vacnu[m][?] vagina[?] machi[?] zahima[?] cu[?]ti perp[?]ra ista ausum ausat[?] simel[?] [g]nuna[?] limithi[?] varbrianni[?] alehtetem[?] helcat[?] adolehtez[?] get[?] torhteno[?] bellasros[?] li[?]ue[?] bohat[?] bebanera[?] bohesa[?] [con]iuro[?] vos siue e[st][?] i[n] oriente

...you fulfil, and by the power[?] of these names[?], and these[?] to us[?] [illegible — magical words] [magical words: ...dennichon, amidal, domanell, meledissen...] [magical words]... powers that attend[?], conjuring[?]... I conjure you by Lucifer[?] ... and the great[?] spirit of the malign ones, by these most holy names of the living God, that you send me, out of your dominion, one[?] fitting, peaceful, benign and consenting[?] spirit to fulfil my will... [then a list of magical words: agleros, ...demos, myepha, geron, arhazagul, gedebodrat, zamahel, abronithon, ... tuartuza, ...dastalon, gedeborzam, dranaia..., plantastelin, truadenitin, agamestor, barbaidon, suatrimul]. I con- jure you, [spirit][?], by the power[?] of these ineffable names of the [living][?] God, ... to me... all excuse[?] set aside, that you come benign... and without delay, without harm to my body[?] and [without]..., answering[?] all that I shall ask you; and also [then a further list of magical words: ...ton, gedaneto, aglonitel, melido...net, titu- ginazoth, arhugezim, ...ierhon, pharispadex, emidrobiton, canephanus, olmiphacos, groli..., matspoch, sepidemus, asuderhon, polurarhet, tarcp, soltos, aphnasanen, ..., machi, zahima, ...ti, perp...ra... simel, gnuna, limithi, varbrianni, alehtetem, helcat, adolehtez, get, torhteno, bellasros, ...ue, bohat, bebanera, bohesa]. I conjure[?] you, whether you be[?] in the east...

siue in occidente siue in meridie siue in septen- trione siue in mari siue in aere siue in quocu[m]q[ue] loco sitis [con]iuro vos p[er] fortissimu[m] deu[m] on paton pancton tetragramaton gelmasit[?] godzam[?] ycron[?] elion ysyaton[?] adasaday[?] ybra oneph[?] adonay saraton[?] anaydonay[?] pha[n]atin[?] anas ananias apta opeai[?] melhay adonaii sabaoth eloy et rhias rhebos[?] pantheon ystoral[?] dathan[?] siramomathon[?] agla mayon et p[er] omnia nomi[n]a dei om[n]ipotentis ut michi et benigne pure et pie sitis[?] sine mora et sine lesione [cor]pore[?] et vexatio[n]is[?] mei et om[n]i- uoru[m] ad omnia ad me p[er]tinetu[m] siue lesione[?] illegible dece[?]a[?] ~~illegible crossing-out~~ crossed out ~~[entire line crossed out, illegible]~~ ...fallacia[?] [t] scientie[?] esse capiath[?] et cu[m] recede[?] fugiat[?] i[n] forma istius[?] N et quantus[?] ut qualis sit qua p[ro]funde[?] et in vero aditu adipru[m][?] cu[m] omnibus circu[m]stancijs suis si habet cu[m] suis formis et locis Iterum [con]iuro vos p[er] alia nomi[n]a dei s[cilicet] agla aglo agla don et p[er] aureu[m] verbum dei Bahel[?] ut michi et benigne pure ut sup[ra] It[erum] [con]iuro uos p[er] deum celi p[er] deum terre p[er] deum maris p[er] deum angeloru[m] et hominu[m] p[er] deum ac[?] creatur[e][?] p[er] corpora sanctoru[m] ut michi et benigne pure ut[?] Iterum [con]iuro vos p[er] noue[m] ordines angeloru[m] p[er] cherubim et seraphim p[er] thronos p[er] d[omi]naciones p[er] p[ri]ncipatus p[er] potestates p[er] virtutes celoru[m] p[er] ang[e]- los et archangelos ut meo p[re]cepto obediatis ut

...whether in the west, or in the south, or in the north, or in the sea, or in the air, or in whatever place you be, I conjure you by the most mighty God: On, Paton, Pancton, Tetragrammaton, Gelmasit[?], Godzam[?], Ycron[?], Elion, Ysyaton[?], Adasaday[?], Ybra, Oneph[?], Adonay, Saraton[?], Anaydonay[?], Phanatin[?], Anas, Ananias, Apta, Opeai[?], Melhay, Adonai, Sabaoth, Eloy, and Rhias, Rhebos[?], Pantheon, Ystoral[?], Dathan[?], Siramomathon[?], Agla, Mayon; and by all the names of Almighty God, that you be to me benign, pure and devout, without delay and without harm to [my] body[?], and without vexation of me and of all that are mine, in all that pertains to me, without harm[?] [doubtful/struck-through line] [whole line struck out]... deceit[?], [and that it] be[?] at my knowledge[?], and on withdrawing[?] flee[?] in the form of that[?] N, and what[?] and how it may be, and how deeply[?], and in true entry[?]... with all its circumstances, if it has any, with its forms and its places. Again I conjure you by the other names of God, namely: Agla, Aglo, Agla- don, and by the golden word of God, Bahel[?], that you be to me and benign, pure, as above. Again I conjure you by the God of heaven, by the God of earth, by the God of the sea, by the God of angels and of men, by the God of[?] the creature[?], by the bodies of the saints, that you be to me and benign, pure, as[?]... Again I conjure you by the nine orders of angels: by the Cherubim and Seraphim, by the Thrones, by the Dominations, by the Principalities, by the Powers, by the Virtues of the heavens, by the An- gels and Archangels, that you obey my command, that...

ut michi et benigne pura[?] It[erum] [Con]iuro vos ut michi obediatis non p[ro]pter no[?] me sed p[ro]p[ter] illu[m] cui om[n]is creatura obedit qua[m] laudant angeli venerantur archangeli quem cherubim et sera- phim p[ro]clamant Sanctus S[anctus] S[anctus] d[omi]n[u]s deus sa- baoth qui erat et qui est et [qui] venturus[?] est pleni[?] sunt celi et terra gloria tua ut michi et benigne pura[?] It[erum] [con]iuro uos p[er] incarnacio[n]em d[omi]ni n[ost]ri ih[es]u [christi] de maria virgine natum[?] ut co- mitis[?] ut meo p[re]cepto obediatis ut michi et benigne pura[?] et pie sitis[?] sine mora sine lesione [cor]pore[?] et vexatio[n]e mei et om[n]iu[m] q[uae?] ac amia[?] ad me p[er]tinetu[m] sine illusione decep[t]io[n]e et fallacia ni speculo isto apariath[?] et cu[m] recede[?] fugiath[?] in forma istius[?] N quantita[?] ut qualis[?] ut qua p[ro]funde et in vero aditu iru[?] omnibus circu[m]stancijs suis habet cu[m] suis formis et locis[?] [Con]iuro vos p[er] obedienciam ih[es]u [christi] qua p[at]ri obediuit usq[ue] ad mortem mortem aut[em] illegible ut michi et benigne pura[?] ut sup[ra] Con- iuro vos p[er] deu[m] uiuu[m] per deu[m] veru[m] per deu[m] sanctu[m] qui in p[at]ria[?] fecit celu[m] et t[er]ram mare et om[n]ia que in eis sunt elementa et om[n]ia elementa que sub celo sunt ut michi benigne It[erum] [con]iuro vos per manualem regem admirabi- lem palpha et O per p[ri]mu[m] et sine[?] et p[er] om[n]ia nomi[n]a dei ut cito veniatis et meo p[re]cepto obediatis ut michi et benigne It[erum] [con]iuro vos p[er] regem gl[ori]e[?]

...that you be to me and benign, pure[?]. Again I conjure you that you obey me, not on my own account[?], but on account of Him whom every creature obeys, whom the angels praise, the archangels venerate, whom the Cherubim and Sera- phim proclaim: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts, who was and who is and who is to come[?]; full[?] are the heavens and the earth of your glory"; that you be to me and benign, pure[?]. Again I conjure you by the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, born[?] of the Virgin Mary, that you come[?], that you obey my command, that you be to me and benign, pure[?] and devout[?], without delay, without harm to [my] body[?] and vexation of me and of all who[?] and what[?] pertains to me, without illusion, deception or falsehood; and appear[?] in this mirror, and on withdrawing[?] flee[?] in the form of that[?] N, how much[?] and of what kind[?] and how deeply, and in true entry... [with] all its circumstances, if it has any, with its forms and its places[?]. I conjure you by the obedience of Jesus Christ, with which he obeyed the Father unto death —and death [of the cross]— that you be to me and benign, pure[?], as above. I con- jure you by the living God, by the true God, by the holy God, who in the fatherland[?] made heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them, the elements and all the elements that are under heaven, that you be to me benign. Again I conjure you by the manual, admirable[?] King, Palpha and O[mega], by the First and the End[?], and by all the names of God, that you come quickly and obey my command, that you be to me and benign. Again I conjure you by the King of glory[?]...

qui [con]ceptus est de spiritu sancto natus ex maria virgine passus sub p[on]tio pilato Co[n]iuro vos p[er] mortem redemptoris nostri ih[es]u [Christi] p[er] spinea[m] coronam eius p[er] sputa p[er] alapas p[er] colaphos p[er] clauos duros[?] per stricturam lancee p[er] quinque uul- nera d[omi]ni nostri ih[es]u [Christi] per sacru[m] sanguinem qui de latere et de toto corpore eius effluxit [pro]tege[?] me[?] ut illegible it[em] Co[n]iuro vos per mortem et sepulturam eius per misteriu[m] et virtutem sancte crucis p[er] descensionem eius ad inferos p[er] potentiam quam[?] qua uires[?] infernales de[u]icit Co[n]iuro vos per gloriosam resurrectione[m] et ascen- sionem eius p[er] aduentu[m] sancti sp[irit]us p[ar]acliti ut michi et benigne r[espondeatis?] ut s[upra] Co[n]iuro vos p[er] tremendum diem iudicii Co[n]iuro vos p[er] diem eterni supplicii p[er] diem illegible miserie et tristicie ut mandatis meis sine mora obediatis michi et benigne r[espondeatis?] ut s[upra] Co[n]iuro vos p[er] sydrach misach abdenago Co[n]iuro vos per tres magos pharaonis p[er] sigillum salomonis Co[n]iuro vos p[er] tres magos ih[es]u [Christi] s[cilicet?] Caspar Balthazar Melchior ut cito veniatis vt Con- testor vos p[er] mandatum d[omi]ni ut veniatis ut michi benigne r[espondeatis?] Adiuro te[?] p[er] patrem p[er] filiu[m] p[er] s[piritum] s[anctum] hec repete p[ri]ma vice et sc[un]d[a] [et?] terciam et non plus

...who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate. I conjure you by the death of our redeemer Jesus Christ, by his crown of thorns, by the spittings, by the slaps, by the blows, by the [hard?] nails, by the wound of the lance, by the five wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the sacred blood that flowed from his side and from his whole body, [protect?] me[?] so that [illegible]. Likewise I conjure you by his death and burial, by the mystery and power of the holy cross, by his descent into hell, by the power with which he vanquished the infernal [forces?]. I conjure you by his glorious resurrection and ascension, by the coming of the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, that you [answer?] me kindly, as [above]. I conjure you by the dread day of judgment, I conjure you by the day of eternal punishment, by the day of [illegible] misery and sorrow, that without delay you obey my commands and [answer?] me kindly, as [above]. I conjure you by Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego; I conjure you by the three magi of Pharaoh, by the seal of Solomon. I conjure you by the three magi of Jesus Christ, [namely?], Caspar, Balthasar, Melchior, that you come quickly. I charge you by the command of the Lord that you come and [answer?] me kindly. I [adjure?] you by the Father, by the Son, by the Holy Spirit. — Repeat this the first time and the second [and?] the third, and no more.

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[Very tentative translation; the text is a barely legible German charm.] Of these words... [to speak/say] in the morning before the sun has risen, so that no holy (feast) day falls in between. One shall also read the reading at the Mass of the one God and of [the love?] of our Lord, and the Our Father and the Hail Mary.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit... [illegible] in this prayer... and in this prayer what the holy Gospel [means/says?]... I [conjure/exorcise?] you, worm[?], I [overcome/wound?] you, worm[?], that you [illegible] me... by the holy five wounds of our dear Lord... Christ, [because?] our dear Lord Jesus Christ died for [illegible]... died [illegible]... So I command you [illegible]... and die. Whether you are the white worm, the [illegible] worm, the red worm, the [silver/grey?] worm, the [illegible] worm, the [illegible] worm, the hail-worm[?], the rising worm, the [illegible] worm, the cold worm, the cancer-worm[?]... you are [illegible] worm, every kind of worm, come[?] with the sickness, you have... So I command you... by the Son and by the Holy Spirit and by [illegible]... and I make [that]... where is [all?] power... and on earth... [illegible]. As [white/true?] as [illegible] is... [illegible]... and all things [fulfilled?], this I command.

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By the Father, by the Son and by the Holy Ghost, and by the birth[?] with which the royal mother Mary bore upon her blessed[?] arm the clear[?] word[?] — in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy [Ghost], amen. When one has said this prayer three times[?], one shall close with the words written below here. I believe[?] that no evil[?] breath[?] nor any man can [conjure/heal?] this coming[?], this sickness ... [charm?] from this horse — [save?] that man who ... with the hand[?] traced[?] the cross[?], seeing that our dear Lord Jesus Christ, who created[?] ... heaven[?] and earth, may [redeem/relieve?] this horse [of] this coming[?], this sickness ...; and the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost command[?] it to me, and I command it, and all creatures[?] to me ... — in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy [Ghost], amen. If a person has the worm[?] (= the ailment), one may also speak it over him, for it has helped many a person, which is known[?].

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... [before/against?] the ... [kessel?] one shall say this blessing[?], and shall say it to the horse in its right ear[?]; and a person shall throw[?] his pouch[?] or the horse's hide[?] under its belly-girth[?], and lead the horse home again, and hold it[?] each time, and say the words three times[?] in its ear[?]. «Jesus lay in a crib, Jesus in a crib was born[?] of a pure[?] maid, the ... [ehardt?] as[?] whole and clear[?] as[?] it is: so too must this sickness[?] wane[?] from this horse more and more[?] ...» — in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost[?], amen. I [conjure] the cramp[?] of horses; thus one shall say these words in its right ear[?]: «Jesus and the ... [mordt?] rode[?] a steed[?]... [from the seed?] the ... struck[?] it; Jesus [healed it?], pure, ... rise up[?] steed[?], thou art[?] healed of the ... [mordes?], amen.» iij (three) paternosters, ave.

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I [conjure] the pestilence; thus one shall say this blessing[?] when it[?] strikes[?] a person[?]. «The Father sought thee, the Son[?] found[?] thee, the Holy Ghost [scatter/drive?] thee, amen. I conjure[?] thee, thou gland[?] (druse) and swelling[?], by the holy[?] ... [multitude?] ...[?], that God the Lord, by his holy blessed side[?], and that thou neither seize[?] me nor ..., and stay[?]; and by the three[?] holy nails[?] wherewith God was smitten[?] through hands and feet, and by the honour of the holy cross, that thou wilt turn away and harm me not; so ... shall be better[?] for me, as[?] God our Lord was [painted/martyred?] on the holy cross. Amen.» O Holy Ghost[?]! O thou stern[?] God[?]! O thou almighty and merciful God, ... [creator?] of all men[?] of the world[?], deliver[?] me from the eternal death, deliver me from this sickness, amen. v (five) paternosters, ave. One shall say[?], and make a cross upon the earth, and say: «In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, amen», and over these characters[?]; and three times[?] «wisshagell wisshagel wisshagel». This blessing[?] is spoken[?] over each[?] word[?], so that for the horse or the person, where plague[?]/ misfortune, it may rise[?].

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[Item][?], against every foul sore/misery one makes this[?] [mach...?] salve. One shall take an herb called aglei[?] (columbine), which shall be gathered on a Friday before noon, and every person shall [be?] say his Creed when he would gather it, and thus [...] the herb also in [the month of] May[?] is made/ripens when it already[?] has [...] One shall strip the leaves off the herb and break the little hooks[?], then in a knife[?] pound them very small, and the large[?] [...] press[?] his hands nearly[?], kindle[?]. Then one shall take, and in a pan let melt fat[?] [wynbargk?], and mix it well again[?], and yet[?] that it not become too[?] greasy; one puts that [...] add[?] [weybruch?] seed well pounded — this is exceedingly[?] good; but one shall also [...] always [...] with [illegible], that he[?] [...] upon [...] own[?] [...] [...] also when the herb [...] is loose[?] then not [...] not[?] [...] that one takes[?] [...] a[?] bowl[?] alone, but three buckets full of water, and make thereon long[?] [...] arrange[?] those that are above[?], of vine[?] wood and of beech[?] wood [...] when the long[?] has made[?], one shall then dry[?] [...] with [illegible].

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And when it is then clarified[?], one shall [...] the[?] [...] when made, thus it becomes smooth[?] [...] and that beside [...] set each time two[?] [...] One shall [...] the salve [...] the salve[?] spread[?] upon a plaster-cloth and upon the wound lay it, and then make a bandage[?] of [parochte?] and bind[?] the wound, from the foot[?] up to the knee[?]. Thus it makes good flesh and healing, and one shall take it with the small[?] [...] up to[?]. Item, for grievous wounds, one shall take the root that is called [bynstelle?][?], [broad?] has[?] an herb with long leaves and grows[?] readily in the meadow[?] by the water; the root is black and fat/fleshy; one shall let it dry well and pound [it] [into] very fine flour[?], and mix under[/with] it a third of powder of [lyme?] [ley kuche?], and mixed with [...] [germsche?], so that [...] it all becomes well bound[?], exceedingly[?] very good[?] [...] [...] or[?] that, from those same [stoylun?], one would make a horn-salve. One shall take 1 pound of [wnpennig?], 1 pound of tallow[?] of goat or sheep, 1 quart[?] of [ingesmaltz?], [and] 1 quart[?] of [wonlarg?] lard; one shall [...] upon a[?] fire[?]. Thus one shall [...].

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Under it mix of the powder of the [chamomile?] two «lot», and powder of an herb called[?] [...] light-colored[?], hard[?], one long stalk and many[?] leaves [broad?] and it blooms[?] in [the month? / the umbel?] [...] the [van?] it is called [...] and this[?] salve [...] equal to the bones[?]. Item, a salve for the [ließen?] of the [hands?] [poor?/limbs?] or of the [dropsy?], and whatever is like it: one shall take quicksilver (mercury) two «lot» and one «quentyn», and one shall kill (mortify) it thus: one shall take four «lot» of [spekels?/bacon?] and pound them; of that same[?] powder one shall take a little, which in medicine[?] is called [...] [...] have, and that [put] upon the coals[?] until it melts[?]; then one shall take it off the fire, and the quicksilver pour therein, and with a wooden [spatula?] stir it hard until it grows cool[?]; then one shall afterward pound it [...] until it be[?] fine powder. Item, one shall also [...] bay-laurel («lorbern») two[?] «lot» [struck out] and also[?] make it[?] powder[?] [...] and grind[?] it well fine through a [sieve?]. One shall then take half a pound of [reynlarg?] lard, and let it [...] upon[?] the fire[?], and take it off [...] and put therein the powder of bay-laurel[?] and the quicksilver, and [...] until it cool[?] [...].

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Item, thus one shall also make the [peschel?] powder, [prepare it?] as above, and underneath… [illegible], [bath?]… in an exceedingly good manner. Powder. Proven (probatum).

Item, against the plague [or?] the [bubo/gland?]: Take good "burnt wine" (aqua vitae/brandy) that is [illegible], [or?] [theriac?] [illegible], and take of it [illegible] lavender flowers and pound them to a fine powder; and take "Paris grains" (parißkorner) for [half?] a shilling [uncertain], and let them [well?] steep in "burnt wine," and take [the residue?] and let it dry again, and pound to powder. Such powder one shall [take?] [the?] [galangal/gall?] under the "burnt wine," and lavender, and [all] in a mortar, [all?] [into?] one working: that is a drink (Trank), [or?] [strain?] through a cloth.

After that, [for?] an ointment, as is needful; so [take?] bay/laurel berries that are [illegible], be it a [quarter?] or more [illegible], and boil them [illegible] [in?] a [vinegar?] and let it then [illegible], [pass] through [illegible] and pound to powder. After that take ij "lot" of good juniper and let them also steep in good wine, [which] [illegible] well [decant?] and [illegible] then, and [illegible] the [illegible] [Rhenish?] the [illegible] good and from the spring/well… and make it [illegible].

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…to powder. Thus one shall then take the powders of the bay/laurel berries and of the juniper, and the galangal, of the "Paris grains"; [gather/mix?] together in… [illegible] [a little?] and [illegible] take just as much yellow, so that it be a quarter in [weight?], and pound all in one working. Thus one shall then [purify?] the drink.

[illegible] yellow, a spoonful [heaped?], so [illegible], the leaves out of… [illegible], [three?] [illegible] [sides?] and [used?] for… days [long?]; thus [it heals?] [surely?], [nevermore?]… and also not on [better?] days, the [illegible].

Item, [if] the matter [suppurates?] outward/to the field… [illegible]: [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]. Thus one shall take [dried?] lavender flowers, and take the middle [bark/rind?] of the [illegible], and the berries of the juniper, and the middle rind of the juniper, [especially?]; and one shall pound it to powder, and shall scrape the [inner part?] of… [illegible], and such, all together, one shall [put] in a mortar, [in] one working; it shall be a [illegible] [illegible], [illegible]… [mix?] [illegible], also [again?] [illegible] one to [illegible]; [illegible] one shall [illegible] with [illegible] make a good plaster.

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Item, [for?] the [deformity/blemish?] [illegible] under the [eye?], [as?] one [calls?] it [illegible]: Thus one shall take [illegible] of certain [illegible], and shall mix it with [rosemary?] and make a plaster with [illegible] [illegible]; such a plaster [draws out?] of the face all that is [evil/bad?], [illegible]. Such a plaster one shall lay under the [nose?].

Item, another good [proven?] thing for it, [when?] one shall take the red lard/fat and shall [put?] it of a quarter [illegible] with the [galb-noll?], and therein [wash/pour?] give [illegible] three spoonfuls of salt, [so?], and that [illegible] into the [illegible] ij [or?] three [illegible] [thereof?] a [lard/fat?] [illegible]; one shall [smear?] all sides [thick?], a cloth, and in a [illegible] [illegible], and in the [illegible] [illegible] some days, thus [macerate/temper?]… [illegible] such one shall [smear?] also under… [illegible], [illegible] or [illegible] is needful; [wash?] well the [illegible]. Thus one shall then [wash?] it with "burnt wine."

Another good thing for it: thus one shall take [illegible] lard, egg yolks of [ij?] or [iij?] eggs, and take [illegible] and a spoonful of salt, and pound that in a mortar, and [wrap?] a cloth around [illegible]. Thus [illegible] a [illegible] of powder, [illegible] [pearls?], and [illegible] powder [illegible] [ground?], [quicksilver/mercury?], which all that one shall temper/mix to [illegible], and when one sits in a bath, thus one shall [oneself] smear on the [illegible] [illegible], thus [it heals?] [illegible]; one shall also [illegible] [illegible] open… [illegible].

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[One may] also take [...] and the clean powder [...] and [...] in clean bone and leave it therein [...]; and take 6 eggs, the white of the egg, and temper it [...]; [pass it] through a wool, so it turns to water; [...] when it is cold [...], in the morning one [is to] bathe the face in it [...]: thus it draws the bad colour out. [end of recipe]

Item, against [to staunch] the blood («das Blut stellen»), one shall take [...] or else the bones of [...] and grind them in a mortar; and [mix in] beneath [...]; and let it [cool / rest] well; [thus] one shall [prepare it]; [also] one may add it when [...] [...]; that is the [powder] [...] made into powder according to the old calendar, and mixed in beneath [...]. One shall [use] it [...] [end of recipe]

Item, [so] that [...] the bones [...] in clean bone [...], half a [...] and [...]; and thus [it quenches] the heat with it. [...] [end of recipe]

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Item, against the humidity («wider die Feuchtigkeit») one shall take [...] or else that olive oil («baumöl») and powder of white frankincense, 1 «lot»; one shall [warm] it a little with vinegar[?] in a pan; [...] one shall spread it on a blue[?] cloth and lay it on: thus it becomes wholly [relieved], for so it heals. [end of recipe]

Item, to make another good [remedy], one shall put therein powder [of ...], of the [plant] [...] in the week[?] of autumn, and leaves like saffron; and it has a root in the earth like a [tuber / apostema].

Item, another root of a plant [...], one shall [take] a linen cloth in [...] water [...] that which has been distilled[?] from a spring; [black?] it has in the earth a root with a knot[?] like the «Feigblattern» [figs / haemorrhoids]; this one shall tie upon the [wound]; it heals [...] [end of recipe]

Item, against the [«schaffen» — chilblains / swelling?] in the [...], one shall take a [...] made as [...] [...] upon the [...] one shall lay powder [...] of ginger and hold it under the [...]; and when the [...] rises up from it, if it does not yield[?], then one may [...] more [...]

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[If] a man would keep veal («kalbfleisch») a long time, one shall take pellitory («bertram»), which is to be boiled[?] in wine[?] or [with] [...] and drink that[?]; upon it one shall put a little, hung[?], thus its bad smell / taste is taken from it.

Item, against madness («Tobsucht»), as it is called a [fit / frenzy?], one shall take a handful of purple cabbage («Braunkohl») [and] a handful of calendula leaves, [...] [or] «Löffelkraut» whole[?]; three[?] [...]; they are to be chopped[?] together well, and one strains it through a cloth by wringing; thus one spreads it upon a plaster, whereby it heals to the ground [thoroughly]. [end of recipe]

Against the [«scheße» / inflammation?] of wounds, one shall take barley and the gall of a [«beschelinge» — stallion / fish?]; that is to be [...] and when the wound [aches / festers], it removes the [inflammation?].

Item, to make the white salve, one shall take oil of roses («Rosenöl») or wax[?] thereof, and one shall put therein camphor («kampher») and white lead («bleiweiß»); it is to be [worked / beaten] together in a mortar [...]; and it heals all hot (inflamed) wounds. [end of recipe]

[Item] one shall let it warm a little with [...].

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Item, for [the ...?] [illegible]: one shall lay it on. Take [copper glass / verdigris?] and [salt?], grind to powder, a little; [a little plaster?], take of it a [ladle/nössel?], mix it, and smear the wound a little; [the salve?] spread on a plaster heals; lay it on and it heals [exceedingly?].

Item, the [yellow?] salve [plaster?].

Item, [if?] one would make oil of roses, violets [and] chamomile: take olive oil («boum oley») and add roses in a glass; let it stand in the sun three or four days; [strain?] through a cloth and pour into a [glass?]. To make violet or chamomile fat («smalcz»), do likewise; that fat [is strained / is good?], and is a good thing.

Item, [chest?] plaster and salve: take plantain leaves («wegebrad»), galangal leaves («galander»), mallow leaves («bappeln»), all of it; chop it small in the pan and [add?] the flower, chop and boil well in a [nössel?] of fat; [wring?] it through a cloth into a [vessel?]; it is a good true salve.

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Item, [if?] [women?] have pain in the loins/kidneys: take [comfrey («beinwurz»)?] one «lot» (a weight) and cut it into three pieces; take [wine?], [so many?] ladles of wine, and boil it with [an egg?]. Then prepare a stone-bath («steynbat») of [special stones?] for three days, each [evening?]; when one [lies down / sits down?] to it, drink always that [warm?] ladle of wine; thus the sickness truly departs.

Item, [when?] [illegible] water, that the [blood?] [in the body?] [illegible] a person [illegible], and holds that [blood?] retained in the body, [or?] has [affliction?] [in the skin?] and flesh: take a herb called [anise/agnson?] and boil it in [wine?] until a third boils away; the person shall drink it; thus it drives it out from the root. [Also?] there is a herb called [egelkrud?] [illegible], [grows?] on the ground, [spreads?] through the grass and has leaf [illegible], like [illegible]; [use?] the same.

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Item, for the burn on the [tongue?]: take distilled water («gebrannt wasser») of the blue cornflowers («blauen kornblumen») and [a?] [milk?] [illegible] a [ladle?]; thus it [cools/washes?] the [milk?].

Item, water distilled from narrow plantain («smale wegebreit» = ribwort) and [a?] [milk?] given inwardly, that [heals?] [illegible]; it is [for?] when there is [pain?] in the side, and those are the internal abscesses («aposteme») of the body.

Item, for excessive heat in the body, when the [heart?] would [dry up?]: take [illegible], which are the berries of the galangal («beere an de galander»), and of them [six?] [put?] or [seven?] in a [bowl?]; [pour?] pure spring water [illegible]; let the person drink it, it truly heals.

Item, if a person's eye hurts or [is inflamed?]: take [vervain («barbome»)?] or [«ysenhart» (vervain)?], the herbs, and chop them small, and [an?] egg white underneath; [wring?] it through a clean clear cloth; with it one shall [anoint?] where one [wishes?], dropping it into the eye; and also lay a plaster of it on the eye; it restores the eye [well?] [illegible] and heals it of its pains.

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Of the disease called "anger" according to the "krebs" (cancer/corrosive ulcer): [it appears?] like the krebs that recedes, and if it lives, one wishes to leave it so. First it should be dabbed with gall- water ("wassergallen"), and thus the [dead] flesh disappears. After that one shall make a plaster thus: one shall take of copper-green (verdigris) 1 lot, Spanish green 1 lot, alum[?] 1 lot, [salgumey?] 1 lot, dragon's blood 1 lot, 1 lot [sloc?/spatuw?] that is burnt hartshorn 1 lot, [stone?] 1 lot, tartar 1 lot, of burnt krebs powdered 1 lot, of burnt [human] hair 1 lot, [ol…] frankincense[?] 1 lot, 1 lot of gall [mey]; all this shall be pounded in a mortar and bound firmly in a cloth; and such powder shall be kept well so it stays dry. When [the scab] loosens, one shall then put it into the wound [before?] the krebs is dead; spread it, and thus the wound closes around, [clean?], and [when?] it is [blue?] or [white?] about the rim. Another: one shall take the kernels from the hazelnuts and pound them and temper them[?] [with?] honey, and lay a plaster upon [it/the stone?].

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Another plaster: [take?] "krebs"-nettle and salt and seed pounded, and laid on top, [placed?] thus [the ailment] will die in seven days. If it breaks out at the nose, one shall take the juice of red [rue?] and powder of [birgene?]; with it one shall put it into the [nose/sore?]. Item: whoever's breath stinks shall take good wine-vinegar, a quart, and shall also take [two?] good full handfuls of sage, and shall boil it [well] with it [down to] a third; [such] drink [is taken] in the evening and [morning?]; that [drives away?] the [bad breath?]. Item: whoever has worms eating the teeth, so that [the tooth?] aches, one shall take [pure?] [a spoonful?] of hemp and [mix?], mix one full half-lot of verdigris, and with a [cloth/cotton?], one shall smear it into the tooth; thus the [pain?] passes [entirely?]. Item: for loose teeth one shall [pound?] the [juice?] of garlic in clean water, [pound?] in a mortar[?] and drink it; thus it passes [entirely?].