Catching fish
A bait for every fish in all seasons.
Leaves of Celtic nard, 4 drachmas
One drachma of cyperus
Alexander, the size of an Egyptian bean
Cumin, as much as three fingers
Dill seeds, one handful
Grind, sift and place into a small reed.
To use, take an earthworm, wash it, and place it into a vessel; take a small fish from the area and squeeze out its fluid into your hand, then mix it with a sufficient amount of the drug; then after grinding up the worms, add them into the mixture. Then suspend it and use it as a bait.
Δέλη πρὸς πάντα ἰχθὺν ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ.
Νάρδου Κελτικῆς φύλλα [δραχ.] δʹ· κυπέρεως ἕν, σμυρνίου Αἰγυπτίου κυάμου τὸ μέγεθος, κυμίνου ὅσον τοῖς τρισὶ δακτύλοις, ἀνήθου σπέρματος δράκα, κόψας σήσας βάλε εἰς καλαμίσκον.
ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς χρείας λαβὼν ἔλμιν ἢ γῆς ἔντερα ἀπόπλυνον, καὶ βάλε εἰς ἀγγεῖον, καὶ ἔγγραυλιν ἀπὸ τοῦ τόπου ὑγρὰν ἀποπίασον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ μίξον ἐκ τοῦ φαρμάκου τὸ αὔταρκες, καὶ τὰς ἔλμεις βαλὼν εἰς τὸ μάγμα ἀνάτριψον, καὶ τότε ἄρας δελέαζε.