then swallowing it; or writing on a piece of paper or bread the words:—
Oh, King of Glory, Jesus Christ, come in peace in the name of the Father + max in the name of the Son + max in the name of the Holy Ghost, prax, Gaspar, Melchior, Balthasar + prax + max + God imax +.
Some people were known to have been cured by a man who wrote
Hax, pax, max, Deus adimax
on an apple, which he gave the patient to eat; but this, says Wierus, was very impious.
According to Cato, bones out of joint could be put back into place by the charm:—
Danata, daries, dardaries, astataries.
Divers were but little distinguished from one another, and we find a number of cures for fevers included under one generic form. Several cures are given by Wierus:—
Wash your hands with the patient and say Psalm 144. "Exaltabo te, Deus meus Rex."
Or:—