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Spells in the Stowe Missal

·250 words·2 mins

Stokes & Strachan (eds.), Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus II (1903) — translated from the Irish.

I invoke Bishop Íbar, who heals… May the blessing of God and of Christ’s, which went with it, make your eye whole.

When he had said these things, he spat upon the ground and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the clay upon his eyes, and said to him: Go and wash in the pool of Siloam (which is interpreted, Sent). He went therefore and washed, and came seeing (John ix. 6–7).

For a Thorn #

A splendid salve which binds a thorn: let it not be spot nor blemish, let it not be swelling nor illness, nor clotted gore, nor lamentable hole, nor enchantment. The sun’s brightness heals the swelling; it smites the disease.

For Disease of the Urine #

Blood that flows, a bent stream of the loin… a current of… three swine… pour your urine into… and your health. May a cure of health heal you!

For a … Eye #

I honour Bishop Íbar who heals… May the blessing of God and of Christ’s heal your eye whole.

For a Thorn #

A splendid salve which binds a thorn: let it not be spot nor blemish, let it not be swelling nor illness, nor clotted gore, nor lamentable hole, nor enchantment. The sun’s brightness heals the swelling; it smites the disease.

For Disease of the Urine #

Put your urine in… your… and your health. May a cure of health heal you!

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