herbalist's prayer
from a 12th century herbal
Hear, I beseech thee, and be favourable to my prayer. Whatsoever herb thy power dost produce, give, I pray, with goodwill to all nations to save them and grant me this medicine. Come to me with thy powers and howsoever I may use them may they have good success and to whomsoever I may give them. Whatever thou dost grant may it prosper. To thee all things return. Those who rightly receive these herbs from me, do thou make them whole. Goddess, I beseech thee, I pray thee as a suppliant that by thy majesty thou grant me this. Now I make intercession to you all ye powers and herbs to your majesty, ye whom Earth parent of all hath produced and given as a medicine of health to all nations and hath put majesty upon you, be, I pray you, the greatest help to the human race.
