Or,
"Christ was crowned with thorns,
The thorns did bleed bnt did not rot,
No more shall thy—(mentioning the part affected):
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."
In prose: "When Christ was upon the middle earth, the Jews pricked him, his blood sprung up into heaven, his flesh never rotted nor 'fustered,' no more I hope will not thine. In the name,'" &c.—From Mr. T. Q. Couch, who gives two others very similar.
For Tetters.
"Tetter, tetter, thou hast nine sisters,
God bless thee, flesh, and preserve thee, bone;
Perish thou, tetter, and be thou gone:
In the name," &c.
"Tetter, tetter, thou hast eight sisters," &c.
This charm is thus continued until it comes to the last, which is,—
"Tetter, tetter, thou hast no sister," &c.—Bottrell.
Toothache.
In prose and verse slightly varied, common in all parts of the county,—
"Christ passed by his brother's door,
Saw Peter his brother lying on the floor;
What aileth thee, brother,
Pain in thy teeth?
Thy teeth shall pain thee no more;
In the name of," &c.
This is to be worn in a bag around the neck. Mr. T. Q. Couch gives this charm in prose; it begins thus, "Peter sat at the gate of the Temple, and Christ said unto him. What aileth thee?" &c. Another remedy against toathache is, always in the morning to begin dressing by putting the stocking on the left foot.—Through Rev. S. Bundle.
A knuckle-bone is often carried in the pocket as a cure and preventive of cramp. I once saw an old woman turn out her pocket;
