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[Bluetoes101]

I don't know if I'm just repeating stuff already gone over or not. Apologies if so.

I found the below as part of my adventure into charms today.. 

Info taken from this paper - You'll be able to find online.
"WRITING ON THE HAND IN INK: A LATE MEDIEVAL INNOVATION IN FEVER CHARMS IN ENGLAND Lea T. Olsan"

“Peter before the gates” Latin "Petrus stabat ante portas" ("Ante portas") was (seemingly) common in 14-16c charms to ward off a fever. This was also wrote "Petrus ante portam".

15c Example
Apprehende manum dextram egroti et in palma eius scribe ter [cruces omitted?] et in vnaquaque vice dicas, Christus vincit + Christus regnat + Christus imperat +. Et postmodum in eadem palma, scribe + on pater + on filius + on ihs. Et mox aqua dilue scripta et bibat egrotus. In alia die scribe + on + aries + on + ovis + on + agnus. Et similiter bibat. In 3d [tertio] die + on leo + on vitulus + on vermis +. Et iterum bibat procul dubio. In tercio /die sanabitur. In nomine patris, etc. Ante portas Ierusalem Petrus iacebat et superveniens Dominus dixit ei, Cur hic iaces Petre? Respondit ei Petrus, Iaceo de febre mala. Dixit ei Iesus, Surge, dimitte illam et dimissa febre mala. Ait illi Petrus, Obsecro, Domine, quicumque hoc secum scripta portaverit, non possint ei nocere febres calide nec frigide. Et ait Jesus Petro, Fiat tibi sicut petisti. Iesu Nazarene Rex Iudeorum, libera famulum tuum N[omen] a febribus et omnibus malis amen. Et dicatur ter pater noster in honore trinitatis.

Another example
The first six seem to be in the same hand: "(1) Petrus stabat ante portas (2) Crux sacra + Crux splendida + Crux salua . . . (3) In monte cebon requiescunt vii dormientes (4) + Hel + Heloy +ya (5) in dextera palmi . . . fac 3es cruces (6) In nomine . . . Christus vincit + christus regnat. (7) In nomine . . . on . + on . + on . invokes holy names. (8) In nomine . . . christus vincit + christus regnat + christus imperat conjures the fevers by types. (9) Cape et diuide in tres et scribe"

On the same folio is another charm involving eating 3 wafers with words written on them, by the same scribe, who uses stacked dots in his "code".
"Sometimes this scribe uses codes to hide words"

"the word “oblates” for wafers in the instructions is coded into stacked dots leaving only “bl” legible."
Item scribe in iij. [4 stacked dots]bl [1 dot ] t[3dots] xps vincit sabaoth In altera xpc regnat agios. In 3cia . xpc imperat saday

The issue is that "London, British Library, Royal MS 12 B XXV" is not digitised..

I have attached images for the below, which are the only images I could find. I'd be interested in how these "stacked dots" look in particular. 
"opening line to a recipe for fireworks, from Royal MS 12 B XXV, f. 245r"
"Protective charms in Latin invoking St Agatha and St Columcille against fire, from Royal MS 12 B XXV, f. 283v"