Bartholomäus (M1)

ein jâr gewesen. daz er nie

for a year, so that he never

stich gesach. er werde gesehente

saw a jot, he will come to see.

swem di würme zende holent

If worms hollow out someone's teeth

unde di bilerne æzent. nim

and eat away the gums, take

bilsenöle. unde bere daz mit

henbane oil, and knead it with

wahse. unde mache ein kerzen.

wax, and make a candle,

unde stecke di inein schüzzel. dâein

and stand it in a bowl in which there

lützel wazzers inne sî. sô diu

is a little water. When the

kerze entbrinne. sô habe di zende

candle is burning, hold the teeth

dâr über. sô vallent di würme

over it; then the worms fall

alle in daz wazzer. ¶sweme

all into the water. ¶ If anyone's

di nieren geswellent der neme

kidneys swell, let him take

riemen vüre di geswulst sô wirdet

strap in front of the swelling; then

der mennische in drîn tagen gesunt.

the person will be well in three days.

swenne dir gesaget werde

When you are told

daz ein mennische vaste bluote. sô

that a person is bleeding heavily, then

sende dînen boten hinze wazzer.

send your messenger for water,

unde gebiut dem boten daz er

and command the messenger that he

niene spreche underwegen. sô dir

say nothing at all on the way. When the

daz wazzer brâht werde. sô seihe iz

water has been brought to you, strain it

einhalp durch dîn hemede. inein

on one side through your shirt into a

ander vaz. unde sprich danne disiu

second vessel, and then say these

wort. In nomine patris. et filii et spiritus sancti.

words: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

N. caro carice confirma Ysmaheli

N., flesh, carice, make firm, Ysmaheli

te. daz tuo drîstunte. unde gip dem

te. Do that three times, and give the

boten zetrinkenne. ob der dâ niht sî.

messenger [it] to drink, if he is not there

der dâ bluotet. zewâre ez verstêt als

who is bleeding. Truly, it stops just as

balde. swenne dir wê sî andecheiner

quickly. When you feel pain in any

stete. ineinem lide. oder sus von

place, in a limb, or otherwise from

decheiner geswulste. sône darft dû

any swelling, you need

ein halben tac. di salben mahte

for half a day. This ointment you can

dû gehalten swie lange dû wilt.

keep as long as you like.

wilt dû versuochen ob der wunde man

If you want to test whether the wounded man

sterben oder genesen schule. sô nim

will die or recover, take

pibinellā. unde zertrîp di in wazzer.

pibinella and grind it up in water,

unde gip im di wurze. alsô indem

and give him the herb, so, in the

wazzer zetrinkenne. sol er genesen

water, to drink. If he is to recover,

er verdöuwet di wurze. sol er sterben.

he digests the herb; if he is to die,

dû vindest di wurz inder wunden.

you will find the herb in the wound.

sô dem mennischen di hende. oder

When a person's hands or

di vuoze schrindent. sô nim rûten

feet crack, take rue

mit rôsen öle. daz des gesühtes

with rose oil, so that none of the sickness

iht belîbe. sî daz sich

remains. If it happens that

daz fieber von dem gesühte hebe. daz

the fever arises from the sickness, so that

dû niht geslâfen mügest. sô nim

you cannot sleep, take

papeln. unde violaſ unde mâgenkrût.

mallow and violets and poppy,

unde siut diu driu ineinem

and boil the three in

wazzer. unde setze diu bein dâr în.

water, and set the legs in it

unze andiu kniewe. sô dû siu danne

up to the knees. When you have then

wole gebeizest. sô salbe di vüeze

soaked them well, anoint the feet

unden ander solen. mit Popvlion.

underneath, on the soles, with populeon [poplar ointment]

oder mit rôsen öle. ¶sô diu ôren

or with rose oil. ¶ When the ears

nâch dem fieber sûsent. sô siut eier

buzz after the fever, boil eggs

in wazzer daz. si herte werden. unde

in water so that they become hard, and

vastente des morgenes vruo.

fasting, early in the morning,

siben tage sô wirdesdû gesunt.

for seven days; then you will be well.

wellesdû machen daz dich

If you want to bring it about that

dîne vîande müezen vermîden.

your enemies must avoid you,

sô schrîp aneinem blîwe. oder ane

then write on a [piece of] lead or on

eine zinîne tavel. sînen namen.

a tin tablet his name

unde dise buochstabe. h.

and these letters: h.

h. S. it. l. V. P. unde trac./

h. S. it. l. V. P., and carry

den briev under dînem vuoze.

the writing under your foot.

wellesdû versuochen welich./

If you want to find out which

wîp gerne man habe. sô

woman likes to have a man, then

nim ruobe. unde müll si ineinem

take turnips and crush them in a

lînînen tuoche. umbe eine wîle

linen cloth; after a while

vindesdû dârinne würme.

you will find worms in it.

swer daz welle machen daz

Whoever wants to bring it about that

indi hunde niht an bellen

the dogs do not bark at him,

der trage inder hant der wiselen

let him carry in his hand a weasel's

zagel. unde hasenhâr inder anderen.

tail, and hare's hair in the other,

oder er habe eines hundes

or let him have a dog's

herze bî im. unde trage eines

heart about him, and carry a

hundes zunge under der meisten

dog's tongue under his big

zêhen. wilt dû di vogel vâhen

toe. If you want to catch birds

mit der hant. ein wurze heizet

with your hand: a plant is called

Cẏcvta daz diutet scherlinc.

Cicuta, which means hemlock.

di selben wurz nim unde wîngerwen.

Take this same plant, and wine lees,

unde sô dû den souc gewinnest

and when you get the juice

ûz der wurzen. sô mische di

out of the plant, mix the

gerwen zuo dem souge. unde beize

lees with the juice, and steep

dâ inne. weize. swelich vogel

wheat in it. Whatever bird

des enbîzet der mac niht

eats of it cannot

vliegen. wilt dû den harnstein

fly. If you want to break up the stone

schiere brechen sô nim büechînen

quickly, take beech

bluot unde trückene daz ander sunne

blossom and dry it in the sun

unde siut di wurz dâ mit. unde

and boil the root with it, and

vn̄ salbe daz houbet. sô wehset

and anoint the head; then

daz hâr. nim epfich und brenne

the hair grows. Take smallage and burn

in unde habe in einer vüre di nase.

it and hold it under the nose of a woman

diu dâ sprichet si sî dierne

who says she is a maiden.

ist si niht ein dierne. sô beseichet

If she is not a maiden, she wets

sisich. swenne dû di

herself. When you

harnwinden hâst. sô nim

have strangury, take

papelen. unde knobelouch. unde

mallow and garlic and

von disem pulver niht buoz wirdet

gets no relief from this powder

der hât vile gewislîchen den harnstein.

very certainly has the stone.

ein krût heizet V͛bena daz

There is a herb called Verbena [vervain], which

ist vüre manic dinc nütze

is useful for many things

unde guot. von dem selben krûte

and good. Of this same herb

tugende habe als manic

virtues as there are

zwî an ir wehset

twigs growing on it.

sô dû wellest dem mennischen

If you want to help a person

helfen der vallendensuht. sô nim

with the falling sickness [epilepsy], take

einen niuwen riemen. hirzînen. sô in

a new strap of deerskin. When

diu suht grüeze. unde bint im den

the sickness seizes him, bind it

umbe den hals. sô im wê sî unde

around his neck while he is suffering, and

sprich indem namen des vateres.

say: In the name of the Father

unde des sunes. unde des heiligen geistes.

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

sô binde ich hier den siechtuom

I bind here the sickness

dises mennischen indisem knopfe

of this person in this knot.

unde nim den riemen. unde knüpfe

And take the strap and tie

dâr an einen knoden.

a knot in it,

unde bint im den riemen

and bind the strap

umbe den hals. unde sol sich

around his neck. And

der mennische danne enthalten

the person shall then abstain

von dem wîne. unze er

from wine until he

kome. dâ man einen tôten

comes to where a dead man

begrabe. dâ sol man dem siechen

is buried. There one shall untie, for the sick man,

den riemen ab dem halse

the strap from his neck

ledigen. unde sol den riemen.

and shall bury the strap

begraben. mit dem tôten.

with the dead man,

unde sol in dem tôten under

and shall put it under the dead man's

di schulter legen. unde spreche

shoulder. And let him say,

der den riemen lediget. In nomine

who unties the strap: In the name

patris et filii et spiritus sancti begrabe ich

of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit I bury

mit diseme riemen den siechtuom

with this strap the sickness

ditze mennischen. mit dem gedinge.

of this person, on the condition

daz disem mennischen

that to this person

dirre siechtuom niemer mêre gewerre.

this sickness will never again do harm

unz dirre lîchname

until this body

andem jungestem tage erstê.

rises on the Last Day.

mit den worten sol man den

With these words one shall

riemen begraben under des tôten

bury the strap under the dead man's

schulter. ist er dâ niht.

shoulder. If he is not there

der den riemen allerêrste bant./

who first bound the strap,

sô ledige in ein anderer.

then let another untie it

unde begrabe in als einer./

and bury it as that one

tuon solte. unde als hier geschriben

should have done, and as is written

stêt. sô gewirret im der siechtuom

here; then the sickness will trouble him

niemêre. ¶sô der mennische daz ezzen

no more. ¶ When the person cannot keep

niht behabet. unde spîwen muoz

food down and has to vomit,

sô hilf im sus. nim batônjen

help him thus: take betony

der siede himelbrant. mit wurz mitalle.

let him boil mullein, root and all,

unde bint in an sîn bein./

and bind it on his leg;

im wirdet sîn buoz. Ieronimus

he will be relieved of it. Jerome,

der heilige man vant anden kaldêischen

the holy man, found in the Chaldean

buochen. von maniger

books, concerning many a

erzenîe diu an manigem vogel

remedy that is in many a bird.

ist. under den selben vogelen ervant

Among these same birds he found,

er von dem gîre. sô grôz

concerning the vulture, such great

erzenîe. daz er des jach. sô manic

medicine that he declared: as many

erzenîe wær andem gîr. same

remedies were in the vulture as

manic lit er hât. er saget

it has members. He says

alsus. swer den gîr zeerzenîe wile.

thus: whoever wants the vulture for medicine

der sol des vâren. daz er in erslahe

must take care to kill it

âne îsene. êr. er sîn inne werde

without iron, before it becomes aware of it,

want verstêt er sich. daz er niht

for if it understands that it cannot

genesen mac. sô slindet er daz

survive, it swallows its

hirn. sô der gîr danne gevangen

brain. So when the vulture is

wirdet. sô sol man in danne allen

caught, one should then take it entirely

zerliden. durch daz diu erzenîe

apart, limb by limb, so that the medicine

îndorre iht nehein erzenîe ist.

does not dry out. There is no medicine at all,

kumet des gîrs hirn dâ zuo. sine

if the vulture's brain is added to it, that does not