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The Museum of WitchcraftHealingWarts can be cured by placing a piece of stolen meat on the warts and then burying the meat; as the meat decayed the warts would vanish. Another method was to sell the warts to an Ash tree. An offering of money or food was placed under the tree and a spell recited. Ashen tree, Ashen tree,
Many of the old spells include Christian references suggesting that not only did the Christian Church incorporate pagan beliefs but the medieval witches incorporated Christian magic. To cure a burn: There were three angels from out of the East The witches of old were expert herbalists and thousands of traditional herbal remedies have been passed down. Hazel Nut They are under the dominion of Mercury. The parted Kernels made into a electuary, or the milk drawn from them with mead or honied water, is good to help cure a cough, and a little pepper put indraws rheum from the head. (Culpeper 17th Century) |