¶Howe a man maye be restored agayne that hath lost hys strength by sycknesse.
IF a man were become verye weake and feable by reason of a longe sycknesse / euen that he semeth to be consumed / * 1.1 nether can recouer / then take twentye olde cockes / dresse and dighte them as though they shoulde be eaten / seth them in the thyrde parte of a tonne of water / stampe them in a morter / so that the bones be al to brused and make a bath therewyth / and let hym bathe therein. When he hath ba∣thed inough / laye him to bed / and reste.
Or els bath hym in Ferne or brake / for that restoreth ye senowes to their former strength / and comforteth the patient. The Ferne ought to be chap∣ped small / and put into a bagge / and to a meane basket ful / must ye take the thyrde parte of a tonne of water.
Thys bath folowynge is good for them that haue ben longe sycke / or whose mary in the bones is corrupt / or els their bloode in the veynes is cor∣rupt and become noughte / by reason of colde:* 1.2 for it is a stronge bath / and is the bath of Maister William of Vallis.
Take Sauge / Rue / Wormwoode / Betonye / Reed mynte / the rootes of Nettels / Wylde Mergerum / Mugworte / the herbe of Strawber∣ryes / the sede of Nettels / Louage / Iuniper / whereon are manye ber∣ryes or cornes / of eche a hande full. Chappe all these small / and put them in two bagges / put to them halfe a pound of Bayeberyes / and a pounde of beaten Brimstone / parte them (I saye) into two bagges / and seth them well in water / as muche as is conuenient / and bath thre dayes therein / nether putte anye more water thereto / and bath in the morninge fas∣tynge / so longe as ye can endure it. After that seeth the other bagge