Healing and Society in Medieval England: A Middle English Translation of the Pharmaceutical Writings of Gilbertus Anglicus

VII. The Teeth

91 Stinking of Jle MouJle styngkingis of pe moop: Take of clowes, notemyggis, canel, and of macis, dr. viii; of rede sandris, dr. x; of quibibis, dr. vii; of cardamomum, dr. v; of lignum aloes, oz. i; of gallia muscata, dr. v. Tempere hem with pe iuse 5 of myntis and make pillules of pe quantite of a fygge. And let him to haue iio of hem vndir his eipir sidis of his tonge at oones. Also, take good aloes and poudir hem and tempere hem with pe iuse of wormod. And 3yue him iiie sponeful at morwe and as moche at evene. And anoon aftir, 10 let him take as meny sponeful of hony. And let him do so eueri day til he be easid. By pis maner meny men han ben heIid. And if it comep of roten teep, let him rubbe weI f. 133 his te/ep with pe poudir of hertis horne y-brent. And if it comep of pe heed, it is holsum to eten hote spicis and 15 weI-smelling. And if it comep of pe li3te, pen heel pe li3t. And if pe stenche is not destroied by aIle pes maneris of medicynes, pen hele it with pillulis y-holden in pe moop of swete-smellyng spices. Chapter VII, The Teeth Part 1, Toothache [?] Here beginnep pe seuenepe chaptir of pis boke, pat [159] [159v] 20 contenep pre titlis or pract[is]es. Capitulum viim: In a mannes teep ben diuerse greuauncis: ache, wormes, stynking, rotenes. Ache comep in diuerse maneris: Operwhilis, it comep of pe hede and of pe humour of pe heed pat fallep doun into pe teep, and pan comenli pe ouer-teep 19-20 in bottom margin. 20 practises] practes; eo". from prates to practes. 21 4-line initial in gold. 23 hede] pree. by stomake of eane. in red. 24 teeJl]pree. by heed eane. in red. 92 f. 133v Aking of}Je Tee}J aken. Operwhilis, it com/ep of pe stomake, and pen pe nepir teep aken. Operwhilis, it comep of iio hote metis pat a man etip, or of iio colde, or of a sodeyn changing fro hote metis to colde, or of ri3t sovre metis, or ri3t 5 keen, or of corrupte metis pat deuen bitwene pe teep, for pe teep ben not picke y-nowe sette, but a-twyny. Operwhilis, pe ache comep of corrup humours pat ben at pe rote of pe teep. And if it comep of hete of pe heed, pe chekes ben to-swollen, and reed, and hoot. In ache pat 10 comep of cold, per is palenes of pe cheke and colde of pe teep. And if it comep of moistnes, per is swelling and softenes of pe cheke, and if it comep of drines, per is f. 134 hardenes and litil swelling with pe ache. And / so if pe f. 134v cheke be swarte rede, pe ache is ful kene. And if it is of 15 fievme, pei ben ful whijt and pe ache is with heuynes. Of blood comep reednes and swelling of pe chekis. Of malencoly comep swart 3elewnes of pe chekis, with litille swelling, and grete heuynes in pe ache. And if it comep of pe heed, it may be knowe by greuaunce of pe heed. If it 20 comep of a keen humour amonge pe teep, it makep wormes in pe teep, eipir it makep pe teep holewe. And if it comep of pe heed and per be no rewme, let him blede on pe heed veine of pe arme. And if pe body be ful of blood, let him blede at / pe veyne pat is vndir pe tunge. And pat is good for 10 }Jer] pat. 14 swarte]prec. by harde canc. in red. lJe]prec. by and canc. in red. 93 Aking of }>e Tee}> pis greuaunce, and for pe breest, and to make a man to haue a deer voice. But if it comep of colde, let him not blede at no veyne, but let him be cuppid in pe necke-pitte. And if it comep of rewme, make pat pe humours flowen not to pe 5 teep, and if it comep of hete, with fumigacions of roses ysoden in watir, eipir oper colde herbes pat movn let pe humours of her course. And if pe revrne is of colde, make a fumigacion of encense. And in bope...