Or make the patient cover his eyes so that he cannot see, and say, “Look out, I’m going to prick you!” and do not prick him. Then say, “I pricked you on the foot,” and if he agrees, it is a sign of leprosy.
Jordan of Turre, fr. "The Symptoms of Lepers" 1320 (via Lapham's)
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