dissolueth clotted bloud fol. 168 Bittonye stayeth the spitting of bloud it helpeth the eyes brused and the paine of them it helpeth the paine of the eares it causeth clearnesse of sighte remoueth toothache the cotidian tertian and quartaine ague the grief of the bladder c. fol. 168 Bittonye assuageth the payne of the goute c. fol. 169 Blessed thistle causeth vrine helpeth the megrim restoreth memory and hearing helpeth the diseases of the luÌ„gs purgeth fleume of the stomack and bloud helpeth consumption of the luÌ„gs gripings prouoketh sweat breaketh the stone and helpeth the monethly Termes It comforteth the brayne and syghte purgeth the bloud in the eyes stoppeth the bleeding at the nose purgeth the Vuula and ceasseth the Spittyng of fleume fol. 158 Blessed Thistle helpeth a weake stomacke procureth appetite abateth heate consumeth euill bloud prouoketh sweate strengthneth the palsie members recouereth the lungs exulcerated It profiteth agaynste the dropsie helpeth the plague impostumes cankers and falling sicknes it is a presente remedy againste the plague the feuers of the stomacke and the quartarn It cureth greene woundes pushes swellings of the plague any burning the cholicke scabbes a stinking breath It helpeth womennes priuities it healpeth Stitches Pleurifies and infantes encombred with the fallyng sicknesse fol. 159. Blessed Thistle expelleth poyson wyth two examples fol. 160 C. COleworte helpeth the hardnesse of making water the Canker sores the Ulcers in the pappes of Women aches in the ioynts hardnesse of hearing fol. 9. Colewortes procureth the monethlye course of women it cureth the forenesse of eyes it profyteth againste the eating of venemous mushroms it maketh Children to goe speedylyer alone cureth the Disease of the Splene and Jaunders it clenseth the scurfe and scaprie it amendeth the voice and grief of arteries it cureth the bit of a dogge it healpeth the Reume and falling of the vuula it helpeth the bit of a Serpente or adder it cureth the goute ioynt sicknesse olde vlcers purgeth the head draweth the terms or reddes downe and qualifyeth inflamations fol. 10. Coleworts assuageth great swellings it breaketh botches stayeth the shedding of hear the disease of y e splene it cureth eating vlcers canker sores griefs of the flanckes or sides headache a drye coughe it drieth a moist belly fol. 11 Colewoortes bryngeth these discommodities it hardeneth the belly it harmeth the flewmaticke and women hauyng the Redde course on them fol. 11. Cheruill prouoketh vrine and sendeth downe y t terms in women it looseth fleume it putteth away gripings of the belly it engendreth wynd it killeth wormes in the belly it healeth a canker it ceaseth ache in the hips it remoueth the dandry of the head it healeth running sores it healeth the bit of a madde dogge it breaketh the stone of the bladder and prouoketh vryne it dyssolueth the bloude gathered into knobbes fol. 72. 73 Cheruill healeth impostumes behinde the eares fol. 73 Cresses drieth superfluous humours it expelleth the dead yongling it caseth the cough and looseth the brest it auayleth agaynste the palsy of the tongue fol. 73 Cresses are not to be vsed alone fol. 73 Cresses restrayne the distillations of the head clense the braine and paine of the head helpe against the palsye prouoke sneesing and amend the lethargie or sleepyng out of measure drieth the vuula helpeth infections of the heade as knobbes and dandry staieth the going out of the fundament expelleth the round and flat wormes in the body these helpe the griefes of the bresie the ache of the hips and greefe of the loynes purchase a redier vnderstandyng wit remoue the Chollike proceeding of a colde cause healpe the Strangury remoue the paine of the teethe and doth assuage the swelling of the milt fol. 73. 74. Carots amend a cold reume the payn of the stomacke stoppyng of vrine and cholicke a dry cough the hard fetching of breath the fluxe of the heade remoue winde heate the stomacke the stopping of the liuer the vexings of the bely fol. 128 Cicory cureth scabbed places causeth a faire skin recouereth the stoppyng of the liuer it purgeth the matrice helpeth the liuer y t vexing payne of vrine the kings euill the plague burning agues pestilent pushes the goute proceeding of heate and cureth the shingles fol. 56. 57 Celondine the iuyce of the herbe clereth the eyes remoueth the Pinne and webbe beyng myxed with salte Armonyacke The herbe remoueth the dymnesse of syghte the iuyce clenseth the Leapry the roote drâ—ueth away the Jandise and helpeth the toothache healeth Tetters or shingles The herbe remoueth the Colicke passion the powder of the roote cleanseth and healeth vlcers healpeth the Canker of the mouth bone or sinews being anointed with the same boyled in vineger with the pouder of roses fol. 78 Celondine boyled in rose water and a quantitie of triacle added to y t same is a moste effectuous remedy againste the plague fol. 178 Filipendula is of qualitie hot and dry in the thirde degree fol. 180 The leaues and Stemme of Filipendula drunke in wyne and honey mingled togither healpe the after burthen and furthereth the birth of childe the roote brought to pouder healpeth the Kings euill and strangurye the stone payne of the kidneyes and ache of the hippes Taken in wyne it remoueth the swellyng and coldnesse of the stomacke hardenesse of fetchyng breathe and all sickenesses proceeding of colde causes fol. 179 The water of Filipendula being drunk Mornyng and euenyng vnto the quantitie of three vnces at a time recouereth the plague The same also being drunke foure vnces at a tyme is good againste poyson and also dissolueth and cureth the stone of the kydneyes and bladder Folio 180 E. ENdiue preuaileth agaynst the stopping of the liuer and mylte against the simple double tertian agaynst the heat of y t liuer against burning impostumes it draweth hot pushes it cureth the Cardiacke passion it stayeth the flix it helpeth the kyngs euill the shingles hote impostumes and swellings assuageth headache the spitting of bloud the excesse of sperme fol. 57 58 Elecampane amendeth the cough the ache of the hippes expelleth grosse humours caseth the harde fetching of breth it procureth vrine c. fo 172 Elecampane is profitable against poison agaynst the pestilent ayre and plague c. fol. 173. Elecampane recouereth strength helpeth the strangurie c. fol. 174. G. Garlike heateth the body extenuateth grosse humours it expelleth wormes cureth the bit of a Snake taketh away blacke and blew spottes fol. 100 Garlike harmeth the Chollericke person fol. 100 Garlike putteth awaye inwarde swellings openeth impostumes kylleth lyce and nittes of the heade moueth vrine helpeth toothache proceeding of a cold cause staieth the sheding of hear cureth vlcers recouereth lepry procureth a clere voyce remoueth an old cough correcteth the stomack cooled drieth vp the moisture of the stomacke it is a preparation against the bitte of a serpent relieueth the dulnesse of sight healeth tetters and whelks it resisteth poison remoueth vrine procureth Termes draweth downe the after burden
by the heate of the smal pockes or of any other occasion The Artochocke tenderly boyled and eaten is sayde to strengthen y e stomacke and helpe somewhat the priuie places that men childreÌ„ may be conceiued as the Athenian Cherias and Glaucias affirme The worthy Galen reporteth the meate of the Artochocke to bee of an euil nourishment and incommodious to the stomacke especially when the same shall be harde at the first yeelding of the floure for then the Eares possesse a great quantitie of Cholericke iuyce in theÌ„ â–ª which for the same ought rather to bee eaten boyled than raw yet some be of this minde that the yonger heades tender and ful of iuyce being prepared as afore taught may with the more delight and lesser harme be eaten What skil and diligence to be learned in sowing and workmanly ordering both of the Endyue and Succorie Chap. 14. THe Endyue otherwise named the Sycorie or soure Lettuce serueth rather for the vse of Medicine than for other purposes so that by a trauel caused to grow acceptable in the Garden for as muche as this of it selfe by nature is euermore soure although it bee a kinde of the Lettuce which ought often to be remoued and changed into sundry places that the nature of it may on such wise be altered with lesser trauaile to the Gardener The Endyue thus bestowed in Beddes may wel abyde the colde season of wynter wherefore in colde Countries this better agreeth to be sowen neare the ende of Haruest and well growen vp to be remoued and layde againe in the earth that these in the lying may on such wise become whyte if so be before the couering the Herbes be strewed ouer with riuer sande and often watered if not holpen by shoures of rayne which then couer with light earth letting these so rest vntill by a diligence in the watering they become sufficientlye white for Salettes or other purposes The yong plants of the Endiue are not to be remoued before that soure leaues be sufficiently sprong vp and these cutte at the endes of the rootes aswel as the toppes of the leaues with softe Cowe dung annoynted about the rootes before y e bestowing in the earth whiche lightly couered water so long vntil the plants be sufficient strong in the Earth The Sycorie is of the nature of the Endyue which in like maner retayneth the proper bitternesse being not like remoued and ordered as the Endyue This desireth a moyst grounde and the Earth to bee well laboured when soure leaues be come vp the plants after the remouing ought againe to bee set in a wel dunged earth and that these may yelde faire large and long leaues let the owner after the leaues be somewhat more shot vp or on the myddle of them lay a peece of a Tylestone for by the waight of the same wyll the leaues spreade out and inioye more Touffrs or grow thicker By this workmanly ordering wil the bitternesse of the leaues be remoued they aptly serue in the winter tyme for the vse of the Sallets if so be the plants be set againe in the ende of August or rather in the beginning of September when the leaues are shotte vp big and in the pulling vp the Earth not knocked of the rootes but with soft Cow dung the rootes gentlye annoynted aboute and bestowed after in beds wel turned in with dung The leaues layde along in wel dunged Beddes to be white couer so ouer with lose Earth that the rootes maye lye vpwarde and ouer them lying a long in the Earth make some couerture in the forme of a herboring place or rather strewe vpon them the chaffe or corne for the better defence of the colde and bitter windes Certayne report that the like may be purchased if the owner after certaine leaues of the Sycorie shotte vppe byndeth altogither with a browne threede and couereth them after with a potte of Earth to the ende that those may dayly drawe by the rootes a nourishment from y e earth which by the same meanes shall purchase both a whitenesse and tendernesse and loose a greate part of the proper sourenesse The Phisicke helpes both of the Endyue and Sychorie The Endiue which by another name is termed the wilde Lettuce is reported to be colde and drye in the seconde degree and of this onlye the leaues seeds serue to the vse of Phisicke yet are the leaues brought apte to be eaten in Sallets The roote by the consent of al writers is to little vse therfore in our time seldome applyed in Medicine The greene leaues exercised in Medicine are to great purpose but y e drie preuaile little or nothing at al. The greene serue to comforte for which cause they preuaile against the stopping of the Liuer and Mylte through the occasion of Choler and these like preuaile againste a simple and double Tertian and against the heate of the Lyuer and against hot or burning impostumes eaten eyther sodden or rawe with vineger The Syrupe made of the decoction of the Hearbe with Sugar auayleth in al the abouesayde The iuyce or Syrupe giuen with Ruberbe about the fourth or sixt day after digestion of the matter greatly preuaileth for the heate of the Liuer and a burning impostume the saide Hearbe or iuyce applyed in plaister forme greatly auayleth If the leaues can not be had then vse the seeds brused and boyled it to applying the same hotte places which greatly profiteth The iuyce of leaues applyed on hot pushes qualifieth and draweth forth the heate in them the Herbe brused and layd on hot impostumes greatly helpeth The herbe aplyed on the left pap with vineger mightily profiteth the Cardiacke passion the same on the bellie stayeth the flyxe The Sirupe made or the Endiue and Hartes tongue preuayleth against the kings euill the Herbe applyed in plaister forme with Ceruse and vineger healeth the Shingles hot impostumes and swellings the iuyce applyed with vineger and Rosewater on the temples aswageth the headache The drinking of the iuyce euery seconde day recouereth the spitting of bloud and aswageth the excesse of Sperme The iuice is effectuously annoynted with Ceruse and vineger on all partes whiche are healed by cooling The Sicorie is of a drie and colde quality yet somewhat more than y e Endyue this Hearbe as Aegineta reporteth is both of cooling drying in the first degree and hath also the vertue of bynding The Hearbe brused with the roote and rounde Trochyses or flatte Bals made of the same which after dissolued in Rosewater annoynted on scabbed places doth both cure them and causeth a fayrer skinne If any vse this potion made with the iuyce of Cychorie Endyue and Harts tong to which a quantitie of Sugar added in the boyling with water and a little vineger doth in short time recouer the stopping of y e Liuer and Mylt So that pilles of Ruberbe be after ministrâ—d and the comforting Electuarie of the three Saunders taken If any prepareth this playster made of Serapium Myrre
the heate Of the care helpes and secretes of the Pompons Mellons and Muske Mellons Chap. 31. THe auntient both of the Greke and Latin wryters of husbandry attributed the Pompons and Mellons to a kinde of Cucumbers which they confessed very nere to agree with them in that the Cucumbers in their growth haue bin seene to be changed into Pompons and Mellon Pompons which two kindes of fruite doe differ in themselues especially in the fourme and quantifie for whē these appeare to exceede in bignesse they are then named Pompons but they growing rounde and in fourme of an Apple fashioned are by a biename of the Pompon and apple named Mellon Pompons For which cause Palladius nameth all thys kynde of forme of apples Mellons or as if a man should say he named them aplewise or Quincelike which are not wonte to hang as Plinie writeth but to growe rounde on the grounde and they are then growen to a ripnesse when the stalke is parted from the bodie and a sweete sauour from the belly striketh to the nose Further those growing after y e forme of a Quince which properly are named Mellons haue a harder and tougher meat than Pompons and they not onlye enioy lesser wrinckles on the rynde but bee dryer grosser whyter of flesh and haue more Seedes than the Pompons The other kynde named Cytrons bee in fourme and coloure lyke to the Cytron and the leaues of y e branches deuided into many smal partes after the forme of feathers or wyngs of Byrdes The other kynde named the wynter Pompons are nothyng so bygge of growth as bee the common Pompons of the Garden But the best kynde of al are the Mellons next the Turkysh Pompons and those made sweete by Arte when the seedes before the bestowing in the Earthe are for a night layed in water wel mixed wyth Suger or in Hony The Mellons and Pompons hardly come vp in any Countrie at due tyme of the yeere without a labour cost and diligence of the Gardener in hastning them forward nor these caused wel to spreade yelde before the greate heate of the yeare become which season some yeare hapneth diuerse and intermedled wyth colde and either ouer drie or ouer moyst which much hinder the ripening of them in the haruest time and towards the vyntage For which cause the Gardener ought to hasten the fruites forwarde by dung ▪ and heate of the beds which alwaies procure a more helth to persons The seedes of Mellons to be cōmytted to the Earth ought to be suche whiche haue bin kepte wythin the fruite vnto the full rypenesse of the same for these then taken foorth of the Mellon be more worth reserue in thē the proper substance within the bodies If the owner would possesse the fruites of the Mellon timely he ought afore to infuse the seedes in luke warme water for sixe or tenne houres and those after to beestowe in Beddes prepared aboute the tenthe daye of Marche well three or foure foote distaunte one from the other and the Beddes to caste well two foote high and so manye broade and to fyll them wyth olde dung fynely broken and with blacke Earth sufficiently loose wrought togither for on such wise handeled they yeelde a bigger fuller and pleasaunter fruite Certaine skilful Gardeners bestow horse dung in Beds so hot as the same commeth forth of the stable to cause the plants farre sooner to shoote vp and they turne vpwarde sixe or tenne of the seedes of the pompone wyth y e sharpe endes downward as certayne do foure or fiue of them to come vp and those they lightly couer ouer wyth much beating or treding the Earth downe on them Rutilius in his Husbandry willeth the seedes both of the Mellon and Pompon to bee thinne set in beddes in suche manner that the seedes bee placed well two foote asunder and the places well digged and diligentlye turned in wyth fyne dung for the plantes ioye in a libertie that they may spreade at wyl hyther and thyther and are greately holpen by other Hearbes growyng among them as the Cucumbers are so that they shall neede but little raking and pluckyng away of other Herbes After these for daunger of the colde and frostes the owner may couer the plantes and Beddes with light mattresses made of strawe or wyth mattes spreade on roddes shored vp with forckes sette at eache corner of the Beddes or hee may for a seemlyer sight laye abroade boordes or Tables on pillers or other stayes of stone set at eche corner of the Beddes in suche manner that the bordes may bee lifted off when the Sunne shyneth hotte and sette ouer agayne at the going downe of the Sunne or when the colde ayre is felte And assoone as the Mellon hath yeelded leaues sufficiente greate the Gardener ought to water the same gentlye and softlye wyth a lyste sharpened at the ende hangyng foorth and broade at the other ende restyng wythin the Potte or Dishe ful of water whych on suche wyse continually moysteneth by the droppes falling the Earthe very drye The Mellons further growen the owner ought to remove and sette the plantes agayne when the fruites are yeelded so bygge as Orenges and thys especiallye muste bee done after the myddes of Maye when as the colde of the yeare is well spente that otherwyse myght hynder the growth of them and sette well sixe foote distante one from the other in Beds dilygently dunged and labored The Pompons purchase a far greater sweetenesse and pleasanter in taste if the seedes afore bee steeped for three dayes in water well mixed with Suger or in water and Hony named Mulse and in like maner y e fruites are found sweete in the eating if the seeds steeped in new Cow milke 〈◊〉 then set in well dressed Beddes The Pompons in like manner wyll obtayne a sauoure of Roses if the seedes afore be layed among drye Roseleaues for twentie or thirty dayes togyther and those after wyth the leaues sette in well dressed beds or y e seeds steeped in Rosewater or other odoriferous licour which after the drying in y e shadow then as afore vttered cōmited to the erth As the worthy Authoure Florentinus in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrie writeth and after hym the lyke that worthy Rutilius Here I thynke it a matter not to bee omitted that Cats by an earnest desire couet the Pompons for which cause the owners haue a care to loke diligently thereunto To procure Pompons to continue a long tyme without decaying or corrupting let the owner water the plants for a time with the iuyce of Houseleeke The other matters to be learned are fully taughte in the secretes of the Cucumbers Gourdes where many deuises are vttered that may be vsed common As if the owner woulde enioye timely fruites and hauing straunge formes on them big laxatiue and without Seedes let him diligently reade and consider the former Chapiters both of the Cucumber and Gourde The Mellons and Pompons ought then to bee gathered when the stalkes begyn
instruction of the Epicure to a more delight of themselues in coueting to feede on daintie herbes and Sallates with meates delectable and taking an earnester care for the pleasing of their mouthes they laboured then to become skilfull and to vse a greater care about the ordering and apt dressing of Garden plottes by well fensing and comely furnishyng of their grounde with sundry needefull and delectable trees plantes and herbes in which trauayles and diligence of the husbandmen so good successe and commoditie ensuing procured not onely the willing carriage of herbes fruytes and other commodities farre off to be exercised vnto Cities and market Townes by which these through the sale obtayned a dayly gayne and yearely reuenew for the ayde of theyr housholde charges but allured them also to place and frame gardens aswell within Citties and Townes as faste by that a coste bestowed might after possesse the recreation and delight of mindes besides the proper gayne made by the fruytes floures and herbes gathered in them The Garden plottes at length grew so common among the meaner sorte that the charge and the chiefest care of the same was committed vnto the wyfe in somuch that these accompted not the wife of the house to be a husewife in deede if shee bestowed not a payne and diligence as Cato reporteth in the weeding trimming and dressing of the Garden But to be briefe and leauing further to reporte of antiquitie I thinke it high tyme to declare the effects and commoditie of this worke taken in hande and first to intreate of the care helpes and secretes to be learned and folowed in the Garden grounde All whiche in a pleasant maner shall after be vttered in destinct Chapiters to the furtherance and commoditie of many Gardeners and all suche hauing pleasure therein What care and diligence is requyred of euery Gardener to these what increase commoditie a well laboured earth yeeldeth Chap. 2. THe husbandman or Gardener shal enioy a most coÌ„modiouse and delectable garden whiche bothe knoweth can and will orderly dresse the same yet not sufficient is it to a Gardener that he knoweth or would the furtherance of the garden without a cost bestowed which the workes and labours of the same require nor the will againâ— of the workeman in doing and bestowing of charges shall smally auayle without he haue both arte and skill in the same For that cause it is the chiefest poynt in euery facultie and busines to vnderstand and know what to begin and follow as the learned Columella out of Varronianus Tremellius aptly vttereth The person whiche shall enioy or haue in a readinesse these three and will purposedly or with diligence frame to him a well dressed Garden shall after obtayne these two commodities as vtilitie and delight the vtilitie yeeldeth the plentie of Herbes floures and fruytes right delectable but the pleasure of the same procureth a delight and as Varro writeth a iucunditie of minde For that cause a Garden shal workemanly be handled and dressed vnto the necessarie vse and commoditie of mans life next for health and the recouerie of strength by sicknesse feebled as the singular Palladiusâ— Rutilius hath learnedly vttered and the skilful Florentinus that wrote cunningly of husbandry in the Greeke tunge certayne yeeres before him Lastly by sight vnto delectation and iucunditie through the fragrancie of smell but most of all that the same may furnishe the owners and husbande mans table with sundry seemely and dayntie dishes to him of small coste The Garden grounde if the same may be ought rather to be placed neere hande whereby the owner or Gardener may with more ease be partaker of such commodities growing in the garden and both oftner resorte and vse his diligence in the same So that this is the whole care and duetie requyred of euery owner and Gardener in their plot of ground Yet may I not be vnmindefull that the garden doth also require a dunging at the apt times of whiche in the proper place we shall after intreate What consideration and chosing to be vsed in any Garden plot with the goodnesse and worthinesse of euery earth Chap. 3. AS to the nature and goodnesse of a garden grounde the especialler that ought to be eschewed are a bitter and salte earth of taste if so be we meane to make a fertill commodiouse well yeeldyng ground for these two natures of earth were very much mislyked in Auncient tyme as may appeare by the skilfull Poete Virgill who sayth that euery earth is not allowed or commended for the yeelde of garden herbes For which cause the mynde of the auncient husebande men is that the Gardener by taking vp a clodde of Earth should artly trie the goodnesse of it after this maner in considering whether the earth be nether whote and bare nor leane by sande lacking a mixture of perfite earth nor the same founde to be wholly Chalke nor naughtie sande nor barrayne grauell nor of the glittering pouder or duste of a leane stonie grounde nor the earth continuall moyst for all these be the speciall defaults of a good and perfite earth The best grounde for a Garden is the same iudged to be whiche in the Sommer time is neyther very drie nor cleyie nor sandie and roughe nor endamaged with gapings procured by heate of the Sommer as the woorthie Didymus in his Greeke instructions of husbandry writeth Wherefore the earth whiche in the Sommer tyme is wonte to be dry eyther perisheth or loseth al the seedes sowen and plantes set in it or yeeldeth those thinne and weake prouing on the ground For the Clâ—yie ground of it selfe ouerfast holdeth but the sandie and rough in a contrarie maner so that neyther is wonte to nourish plantes nor retayne water Therefore an apt earth for a Garden shall you readily trie and finde out if the same through wet and dissolued with water you shall see to haue a muche clamminesse and fastnesse In whiche grounde if a waterinesse shall exceede then shall you iudge the same disagreable and vnfruitefull if dissoluing the earth with water you shall finde the same very clammie or much cleauing to the hande and fingers as it were waxe this earth shall you accompte as wholly vnprofitable Plinie willeth that a garden plotte before all other matters done to it be very well clensed of stones and to these that the earth proue not full of chappes or but few to be seene least the Sunne beames entering betweene may so scortch and burne the rootes of the plantes For whiche cause the best and gentle or worthiest earth shalbe chosen in whiche you minde to committe your seedes or for the same that the Nource as a mother may often agree to the fruyte or yeelde to be an ayder and furtherer to it Certayne playner instructions much furthering the Gardener in the knowledge and choyse of a good and battell ground with other matter necessarie Chap. 4. THe Gardener minding to trie and know a fatte earth for the vse of a garden
Columella in his husbandry the Neapolitane Palladius Rutilius wryting the like instruction in a maner will that the ground plotte in which a Hedge shalbe erected be compassed with two narrow furrowes digged three foote distant one from the other and a mans foote and a halfe deepe but these to be made in the Equinoctial Haruest at what time the ground shalbe well moystned with shoures The Furrowes thus prepared they appoynted to lie open all the winter thorough after in the moneth of Februarie the roapes with the seedes layed into eache furrowes to be couered not thicke ouer with light earth for hindering the growth of the seedes especially of the white Thorne and that this action be rather wrought when as the winde bloweth from the South or Southwest the seedes thus couered with diligence shall appeare within a moneth eyther more or lesse and the tender young Thornes sprung vp to some height must be holpen and stayed with Willow twigges or other small proppes set betweene the emptie spaces vntil the Thornes by their further growth ioyned togither may stay one the other whiche within few yeares wil grow to be a most strong defence of the Garden or fielde a sure safeguide against outwarde iniuries Columella â–ª besides willeth that a Willow or Osier hedge be set on eyther side and in the middle roome or space betweene the two furrowes couered and euen raked that these might so stay the tender Thornes springing vp in eyther furrowe vnto the tyme they ioyned were growen aboue this Willow hedge or at the least vnto such strength that they wel stayed one of the other Others there are as the famouse Diophanes among the Greeke wryters of Husbandry and with him many the like whiche will a quicke set Hedge to be erected and made after this maner The bigger armes or roddes of the Bramble they willed to be cut into shorte portions or partes and these layed aslope into open Furrowes of a span deepe to be diligently couered with earth after to vse aboute the Plantes a dayly digging or rearyng vp of the earth and watering of them if neede so requyreth vntill the Plantes budde foorth and the leaues of the stemmes open whiche by this maner of comforting and cherishing shall grow in fewe yeares to a strong sure and continuall hedge The Neapolitane Palladius Rutilius instructeth the way and maner of erecting an other quicke set Hedge on this wyse Plante sayeth he young Elder trees neare three foote asunder then the seedes of the Brambles lapped diligently in long lumpes of softned moyst Cley or tough earth lay the same orderly in a shallow furrow betweene the Elder trees whiche artly couered with light Earth and watering the places if neede so requireth will within three yeares following growe to suche a strength and surenesse that the same will be able inough to defende the iniuries bothe of the theefe and beast Palladius Rutilius reporteth that this hedge of the Brambles after three yeares growth ought to be swinged with flaming strawe for on suche wise handled it prospereth afterwardes the better In that the Bramble as he sayth through the euery yeres swinging or burning with straw ioyeth and increaseth the better yea through the yearely burning as the skilfull Husband men affirme they shoote out harder and rougher of prickles And this maner to be briefe is a generall way of enclosing Garden groundes with small coste and easily performed Although the comlier inclosure or Hedge for a Garden be the same whiche is made of the white Thorne artly layed that in fewe yeares with diligence cut waxeth so thicke and strong that hardly any person can enter into the ground sauing by the Garden dore Yet in sundry Garden grouÌ„ds be hedges framed with the Pryuet tree although farre weaker in resistance which at this day are made y e stroÌ„ger through the yearely cutting bothe aboue and by the sides yea the same also caused through the like doyng to grow the euener and thicker to the beautifiyng of the Garden grounde and for other necessarie purposes To conclude I haue here vttered the making of certaine naturall inclosures for a Garden whiche may with the meanest coste be erected in any ground The cause why certayne skilfull husbandmen in Auncient time misliked the dunging of Gardens neere to the house and what dung best allowed for kitchin or pothearbes Chap. 9. THere were in Auncient tyme as Plinie reporteth certayne wittiâ— husband men that wholly refused and forbadde the dunging of Gardens placed nighe to the dwelling houses in that this dungyng might not onely infect the ayre thereabout but cause also the crescente things to proue both vnsauerier and more corrupt And in this matter the worthy writers of Husbandrie commended highly the Greeke Poete Hesiodus which writing very cunningly of husbandry omitted the dunging of the fieldes Garden plottes contented rather to councell vnto healthfulnesse thaÌ„ willed y e same to fertilitie In somuch as it was supposed inough at that time to haue fatned the fieldes and Garden plottes with the leaues and emptie coddes of the Beanes Peason Tares and such like turned workemanly in with the earth in due season of the yeare and not to haue imployed or dunged the ground with a rotten and pestilent matter incommodiouse to Man the Plantes Whiche wise men haue well founde out in that the sowen Plantes sprung vp in such an earth yeelde for the more parte a harmefull qualitie to the dayly feeders on them hardly to be amended Yet for that neyther the Auncient nor later husband men seeme to follow the instruction of this precept nor approue or allow any proper dunging in prescribing and commending the same in generall for that cause I here purpose to intreate in a briefe maner of the nature and vse of the same But first of all to warne you that a good and battle grounde needeth small dunging where a drie and thinne or leane earth in contrarie maner requyreth plentie of dung A earth onely drie as Maro reporteth well ioyeth to be often fed and diligently laboured with fat dung But the grounde that hath a meane substance in it requireth in like maner a meane dunging to be vsed Further conceyue that good dung doth for the more part procure a good and battle earth the better yea this helpeth and amendeth the euill and naughtie earth But the euil dung in a contrarie maner doth euermore cause al earthes the worser And this behoueth the Gardiner and husbande man â—o knowe that as the earth not dunged is both colde and stiffe euen so the grouÌ„d by the ouermuch dunging may be burned altogither For which cause Columella reporteth that more auaylable and better it is often to dung the earth than ouermuch at one time to bestow in the ground The earth digged vp to serue for the spring ought to be dunged in the waine or decrease of the Moone about S. Martyns day that the same lying all the Winter through may so be desolued
Seedes that at will of the Gardener may be committed to the Earth either in Haruest or Spring time chiefly for the Kitchin or pot vnder a gentle ayre and in a Battle ground are these the Coleworts Nâ—uew Aâ—tiâ—hocke Endiue Lettuce Dyll Rocket Coliander Parselie Fennoll Radishe Parsnip Carret and sundry others Yet these by report of the skilfull come better forward being soweÌ„ in the moneth of July the country there hotte but in the countrie temperate the seedes ought rather in y e month of August and in the Countrie beeing colde in the month of September Those seede committed to the earthe in warme and caulme dayes prosper far better than those being sowen in hotte and nipping colde dayes for that the warme comfortablie drawe vppe the plantes where as the hotte dayes in a contrarie manner do drie and the bitter colde shut the earth The seedes which the Gardener mindeth to bestowe in the earthe ought not to be aboue a yeare olde and that brused haue a white meale wythin ful for otherwise being ouer old or withered they wil neither grow nor profit at all The fresher and newer that the seedes be at time of the bestowing in the Earthe as the Leeke the Coucumber and the Gourde so muche the sooner these breake and appeare aboue the Earthe contrariwise howe muche the older the seedes shall be as the Parsely Betes Organy Cresses Peneroyall and Coliander so much the speedier do these shoote vp and appeare aboue the Earth so that the seedes before the sowing be not corrupt Certayne preceptes of the skilful in our time for the sowing of many delectable floures and tender Herbes with the obseruations of the Moone in these and in other matters necessary Chap. 19. THe latter writers of husbandrie reporte that these tender Hearbes and pleasaunte floures as the Maioram Sauerie Herbe Fluellâ—ne Buglosse the blessed Thistil the Herbe Angelica Ualeriane Bauline Arâ—â—s Dil Fennel Organy Myntes Rue or herbe Grace Spâ—ragâ— â—â—ache Spynache Beetes Endyue Borage Rocket Taragone Parselie Sorrell Endiue Strawberrye Lettuce Artichocke and sundrye others the Marrigolde of all kyndes Rosecampion the redde and white the flower Amoure y e Floure Petilius the Columbine white and blew sweete Johns the Pincke Heartes ease the Pionie red Lillie herbe Sticas or Lauander gentle Batchlers button the Gillifloure of al kindes the Carnation and many others ought rather to be coÌ„mitted to the earth in the spring time and sowne in the Monethes of March and April for so they speedier come forwarde than bestowed in the Moneth of Februarie herein considering the state and diuersitie of the time The seedes also of the tender hearbes committed to the earth in an apt time and the Moone in hir first quarter doe the speedier shoote vp being especially sowne after showers of raine on sunny and warme places as lying open all the day to the Sunne which on such wise do the soonest and spediest break yea and appeare aboue the earth For which cause a diligent care must be had in the bestowing of tender Seedes that the winde then bloweth not from the North nor done in colde and close dayes for these both include the seedes in the earth and hinder their growing and shooting vp Seedes bestowed in hote places do sooner yeeld their stemmes and leaues yea these speediest giue their seedes Such time vse in the sowing of your seedes as may be both milde and warme in that warme dayes following speed more forwarde the seedes bestowed As touching the most seedes committed to the earth they ought rather as afore vttered to be newe not riueled but full bigge weightie fayre of color fattie or hauing a iuice which broken giue a white meale and no drie powder for the seedes that after the breaking yeeld a drie powder do well declare them to be corrupt and seruing to no purpose The seedes thus tried afore and bestowed at that time in the earth when flowers fell a day or two before and a temperate day at the sowing of the seedes doe verie well prosper the growing and procure these to shoote vp farre speedier In that a colde ayre at the sowing and a day or two after is knowne to bee harmefull to seedes through the including of them in the earth and hindring in theyr growth and shooting vp If necessitie forceth the Gardener to bestowe any seedes or plantes in a salt earth â–ª let these be eyther set or sowne about the ende of Haruest whereby the malice and euill qualitie of the ground may be so purged through the shoures falling al the Winter If the owner or Gardener mindeth to bestowe yong Trees in thâ—s grounde lette sweete Earth or Riuer sande bee turned in with the same The Greeke writers of husbandrie after whom Columella and Rutilius will that al the kindes of pulses as Peasone the Hastings Uetches Tares and such like to be sowen in a drie Earth sauing the Beanes which rather ioy to be bestowed in a moyst ground What seeds the Gardener mindeth to commit in a wel dressed earth let these be bestowed from the first day vntill the ful light of the Moone wel nigh for that seedes sowen in the Moone come vp thinne and the plantes insew weake of groweth Such trees as the husbandman mindeth to builde wyth all let those rather be cut downe after the consent of the skilfull in the laste quarter of the moone shee being at that tyme of small light yea neare to hyr chaunge and vnder the Earth In the cutting downe and gathering of corne as Macrobius wylleth for the longer preseruing of it and the straw drie so that the same be done in a drie season doth better agree being in the wayne of the Moone Such crescent things as the Gardener or Husbandman mindeth otherwise to sel ought to be cut and gathered in the full Moone wherby the greatnesse thereof suche things may yeelde a better sale and bee delectabler to the eye Such things as the Husbandman myndeth to preserue a long time moyst as Aples Peares Wardens such like let these after the minde of the skilfull bee rather gathered neare the full light of the Moone For the coÌ„mitting of seedes to the Earth although the antient Husbandmen prescribe proper monthes and dayes yet may euerye person herein kepe the precepte according to the nature of the place and ayre so that these diligently bee considered howe certayne seedes there are whiche speedier spring vp and certaine which slower appeare aboue the Earth The commended times to be obserued with the anoyannce and incommoditie to be eschewed in the bestowing of seedâ—s and plants in the Earth Chap. 20. The singular D. Niger learnedly vttereth that the more of estimation the seedes and plantes are with the trauailes there aboute bestowed so much the circumspecter ought euery Gardener and husbaÌ„dman to be and the more instructions and helpes the Gardener may attayne or the greater daunger he may therein auoyde the more carefull ought he and all others to be The dayly
the Ascendent nor the Moone by any aspect but shall be weakly standing in a weake place of the figure at that time Here myghte manye other rules as touchyng the particular fauoure and hyndraunce of the Starres bee vttered but that it is not my intente in thys Chapiter to be tedious in words or darke in sense For whyche cause let these few rules contente the Gardener who by exercysing of them and through an instructer may inuent other rules more particular Yet I feare mee that the common sorte of menne wyll suppose these rules to extende somewhat aboue theyr capacitie whiche for zeale I beare vnto my countrie moued mee notwythstandyng to vtter and putte suche matter into theyr heades procuryng them thereby that where the dayntinesse and valew of the seedes and plantes so requyre to request the counsayle of some skilfull that both maye make playne these preceptes and instruct them in other rules alike if neede so requireth To conclude the Gardener muste here suppose all matters on hys parte to bee fully and dulie firste prepared and well appointed and then to attende or diligently take heede to those tymes afore vttered for the workyng of the Planets and Starres in the bestowing of seedes tender plants in the earth In what space of tyme seedes committed to the Earth in the increase of the Moone commonly shoote vppe and appeare aboue grounde Chap. 22. FLorentinus a Greeke wryter of husbandrye cunninglye vttereth that the naturalnesse of the grounde the clemencie of heauen the fauoure of the weather and age of the seedes procureth that the seeds being bestowed in the grounde doe eyther speedyer or later shoote vp into plantes For whyche cause the dayntie seedes committed to the Earth in a fayre and warme daye the place hotte or lying open to the Sunne and the seedes newe doe farre speedier shoote vppe than those that beyng sowen in a contrarie season place and grounde All Seedes sowen doe euermore appeare aboue the Earthe at one certayne tyme in a manner for whyche cause the Gardener ought to haue regarde vnto the proper tymes aunswering to the bestowyng of Seedes and gathering the fruites or yeelde of eache Seedes The Spinage Rocket Basiâ— and the nauew seedes breake and appeare aboue the earth after the thirde day sowing if a warme ayre succeede The Lettuce seedes bestowed in a wel dressed Earth do breake and appeare aboue grounde by the fourth day folowing if the clemencie of ayre ayd therto the CoucuÌ„ber Cytrone seedes bestowed in y e increase of the Moone and showers of rayn falling the same or y e next day folowing procure them to appeare the fifte day after The seedes of that slghtly Herbe named the flower Amoure being sowen in the increase of the Moone and the ayre sauouring doe breake and appeare aboue the Earth by the seuenth or eyghte day folowing The seedes of the Herbe Dyll bestowed in the Earth in the increase of the Moone doe for the more part apeare by the fourth daye following The seedes of the Garden Cresses and Mustarde committed to the Earth in the increase of the Moone doe commonly appeare aboue the grounde by the fyfte day after The Leeke seedes bestowed in the ground in the Sommer time are seene aboue the Earth by the sixt day folowing but in the winter time in wel dunged Beds by the tenth day after The seedes of the herbe Rocket commytted to the grounde in the increase of the Moone appeare by the eight day folowing The seedes of all the kindes of Colewortes bestowed in well dressed Beds are euermore seene by the tenth day folowing if the colde ayre hyndereth not The seedes of the great Leekes bestowed in well dunged Beddes appeare many tymes by the ninteenth but oftner by the twentyth day folowing The Colyander seedes bestowed in well trimmed Beds and in the increase of the Moone are commonly seene aboue the earth by the xxv daye but the yong plantes later appeare if the seedes bestowed are newe The seedes of the Organie and Sauerie bestowed in lyght Earth and the Moone increasing do appeare aboue the grounde by the thirtie day folowing The Parsely seedes committed to the Earth and in the increase of the Moone do commonly breake and appeare aboue grounde by the xl day folowing although they are not many times seene before the fiftie day Thus haue I briefly vttered a true and pleasant instruction both for the age of seedes and skill of the Gardener in the sowing of them For as I haue aboue sayed the Lecke the Coucumber and Cytrone seedes doe speedye came vp being newe seedes in a contrarie maner the seeds of the Parsely Beetes Spynage Cresses Sauerie Organy Penneroyal and Colyander the elder that these are before the bestowing in the Earth the speedier the seedes breake and appeare aboue grounde The seedes in like maner of the Coucumber steeped in milke or luke warme water for a night and committed to the Earth vnder a warme ayre do farre speedier breake and appeare aboue ground The like may the Gardener conceiue to be done with the seedes of the Artichock and many other hearbes of which shal particularly be vttered in the proper places hereafter The third monthes sowing or rather in May to such dwelling far North and where snow lyeth long there this bestowing of seedes better agreeth especially where the qualitie of Sommer is knowen to be moyst But in other Countries this like by a seldome happe answereth seedes three monthes old committed to the earth in the Haruest time wyll better agree being done in hotte Countryes the Moone herein considered The Gardener in hys well trymmed Earth the tyme ayding may commit to the grounde all worthy and excellent kinde of seedes plantes flippes kernels and suche like but these for a tryal bestow in the Beds of your Garden So that in any newe kindes of seedes not assayed or proued before the Gardener maye not throughly hope that these will prosper in hys ground The seedes committed to the Earth in moyst places doe speedier shoote vp the Moone helping thaÌ„ bestowed in drie ground For whiche cause election vsed in the sowing of good ful seedes â—n either â—round much auayleth The Seedes or settes bestowed in shadowie places although the Earth be well laboured before doe rarely or very seldome prosper and yeeld their floure The plantes growen to their floure maye at that tyme after the minde of the Neapolitane Palladius Rutilius be little or nothing handled for doubt of corrupting their floure or the sooner sheading of them What care and diligence is required of euery Gardener in the plucking vp and cleere weeding away of all vnprofitable Herbes growing among the garden plantes Chap. 23. AFter the Seedes beeyng workemanly bestowed in the Beddes the Gardeners next care must bee that he diligently pull vppe and weede away all hurtfull and vnprofitable Herbes annoying the Garden plantes comming vp But about this exercise in weeding of the beddes there is a disagreement among the Writers
of Husbandrie For certaine denie that the raking doth profit y e plantes any thing at all in y t by y e Rake the rootes of the Garden plantes are so vncouered and the plantes with the same felled and caused to lye flatte on the ground which if cold weather insue are vtterly killed wyth the nipping ayre for which cause they better thought of that weeding and clensing exercise by pulling vp wyth the hande so that the same were done in due order and time Yet it pleased manye Husbandmen in tyme past to rake vppe the weedes in beddes yet not after one maner nor at al times alike but accordyng to the vsage of the Countrie the good skill and condition of the weather for whych cause in what manner soeuer this exercise shall bee taken in hand that weedyng shall neede or be required in these places the Gardener shall not attempte or beginne the weeding of beddes with the hande before the plantes well spring vp shall seeme to couer theyr proper Beddes and that in this high growth the plantes shall be mixed and ioyned one to the other according to the nature and forme in their growth In thys pluckyng vp and purging of the Garden beddes of weedes and stones the same about the plants ought rather to be exercised wyth the hand than with any Iron instrument for feare of feebling the yong plantes yet small and tender of growth And in the weeding with the hande the Gardener must diligentlye take heede that he doe not too boysterously loose the Earthe nor handle muche the plantes in the plucking away of the weedes but the same purge so tenderly that the rootes of the yong plantes be not loosed and feebled in the soft earth For occasion will moue the carefull Gardener to weede daintie Herbes beeing yet yong and tender least grosse weedes in the growing vp with them may annoy and hinder their increasing Therefore the yong plantes in some readinesse to bee taken in hande ought not to be stayed vntil their strong and biggge growth but weeded in the meane time for doubt of the inconueniences aboue vttered But the common Herbes for the Kitchin the Gardener shall not begin to weede before they be growen strong in roote and bigge shot vppe And this learne that if the Earth be lose and soft at the time of weeding the dayntie plantes you may not then lose and pull vppe weedes but in a soft and tender manner and yet fine Herbes require at all times to bee weeded so that shoures of raine haue well softned the earthe a daye before The walking or treding often about the beddes of the little and tender plantes shooting vp looseth much the soft Earth about them yea this so settleth downe the ground by the help of shoures of raine falling that the weedes growing vp in those beddes are caused the harder to be plucked vp And sometimes the rootes of the weedes in the plucking vp with the hande are lefte behinde through thys fastnesse caused of the Earth Heere remember that you neuer take in hande or beginne the weeding of youre beddes before the Earthe be made soft through the store of Rayne falling a day or two before Heere conceiue that the clipping plucking away and pressing downe of sundrye Herbes with Tyles or other waightie things after they bee growen to some greatnesse is to greate purpose for somuch as this causeth them to keepe the longer greene and to yeelde the thicker fairer and bigger Touffes besides the letting of the Herbes that they growe not vppe into Seede and to giue with these a plesanter sauour than the same that afore they possessed in theyr growth simplye As by a like meanes and ordering both the Lettuce Cabbedge and Coleworte may be caused better and more pleasant of taste than the leaues simply growing wythout any such manner of ordering In the like condition doe the Radishe and Nauew rootes grow the fayrer and bigger if diuerse of the greene leaues after some growth be handsomely clipped or broken off But of the apt ordering of these two laste in causing theyr rootes to be farre bigger than customable and pleasaunter in tast shal more fully be vttered in their proper Chapters hereafter in the seconde perte of this treatise The commended times for watring of the Garden Beddes and what manner of water ought necessarilye be vsed to plantes with the later inuentions of sundrye vessels aptest for thys purpose Chap. 24. THe Beddes being furnished with seedes in due age of the Moone requireth diligence if the ayre sufficiently moysteneth not in the watring of them least the ground being very drie of the proper nature may through the dryeth for the lacke of rayn cause both the seedes and tender plantes shot vppe to perishe and drye For which cause euery Gardener ought carefully to consider the coÌ„dition and property of the earth of his Garden whether of it selfe the same be very moyst or ouer drie which two extreames learned he may with the more diligence bestowe paynes aboute the watering of the Garden beddes so often as neede shall requyre And for that the seasons in a manner sufficiently instructe euery owner and Gardener when to water the plantes come vp it shall not be of my part a newe instruction to vtter vnto them the dayes and tymes necessarie to water the plantes seeing the yongest of any discretion know â–ª that the Beds chiefly require watering after a drought or when many hotte dayes haue chaunced togither as the like especially commeth to passe in the SoÌ„mer time about the Cofâ—icke rysing of the Canicular or dog Starre which with vs commonly happeneth about the seuententh day of July And this watring of the Beddes ought rather be done as Plinie witnesseth in the morning soone after the Sunne rising and at the euening when the sunne possesseth a weake force aboue the Earth The reason this Authoure alledgeth of the same is that by watering at the hote time of the day as at noone the water then made hote by heate of the Sunne woulde so burne the yong and tender rootes of the plantes And in this watering of the beddes the Gardener must haue a speciall care and regard that he moisten not the plantes too muche least cloying them too much with water they after wax feeble and peâ—iâ—h The water best commended for watering of the plantes is the same drawen or gotten out of the Riuer or other narrow Streame ebbing and flowing or else sweetely running one way through the help of Springs falling into it But if the Gardener bâ—e forced to vse Well water drawen especially out of a deepe Well or the water out of some deepe pit he ought then to lette the same drawen vp stand for two or three dayes togither or at the least for certayne houres in the open aire to be warmed of the Sunne least the same beeing new drawen vp and so watered or sprinckled forth on the beddes both raw and colde may feeble kil the tender yong
be often digged vnder and left hollow of Earthe that the rootes may growe within the stronger This Hearbe is supposed to growâ— the greater beeing not remoued at all and for that cause the plantes thinne bestowed in beddes do euermore ioy and encrease the better The plant in like manner encreaseth and becommeth the sooner greate through the often and diligent weeding exercised about the same To be briefe this plant after the mind of Rutilius requireth to be watered all the hote and drie seasons vnto the time of Haruest in that the same delighteth and encreaseth the faster through the dayly moysture bestowed on it The Phisicke benefytes of the Orache THe Seedes of this Herbe may bee kepte to vse for foure yeares and these through their clensing qualitie healpe greately the stopping of the Liuer causing the sheading of the Gaule or yellowe Jandise Two drammes of the Seedes brused ministred with two ounces of Hony and a draught of warme water and drunke fasting dothe on such wise by vomiting caste vp Choller The Herbe in qualitie is knowen to be colde in the firste degree and moyst in the second through whyche reason it softneth the bellie The Herbe smallie nourisheth in that the licour or iuice of it is waterie and slipperie through whiche it lightly looseth the bellie and the leaues after the brusing layd in playster forme on hote impostumes and swellings and like on the Shingles doe both speedelie coole and heale them The Seedes after the brusing taken with a quantitie of Hony and the same sundry times healpeth such as fetch the winde hardly The Seedes like vsed doe expell the Wormes in the Bellie and prouoke vomiting Pythagoras greately misliked the Orach in that the same as he affirmed caused by the often eating both a palenesse of face and the kings euill But the worthy Dioseorides farâ—e otherwise iudged in that hee affirmed the Arache Seedes to healp the Jandise The Arache also helpeth suche as haue a hote Lyuer If the Hearbe Mercurie with the Orach be diligently boyled and the broath sundry times vsed it doth both loose the Bellie and deliuereth the paine of the Bladder The person dayly vsing the decoction or broth of the Orach with the Hearbe Mercurie and Beetes for a time togither doth speedely deliuer and ridde the Agew The Orach eaten is thought profitable for the person spitting bloud The Herbe brused and applyed to the bellie not onely clenseth the defaultes or corrupt matter within the priuie place but ceasseth in shorte time the paynefull griefe of the Matrice The Orache brused and layd in playster forme on any member hurte eyther with Thorne or Nayle doth with expedition drawe the same forth and healeth it The Herbe boiled with hony and applyed on rough nayles of the fingers dothe within short time loose them off The Orache brused and after the mixing with hony applyed in playster forme doth in short time remoue the aching paine of the hote Goute in the feete The Hearbe so tender and soft boyled as any other Potte Hearbe and eaten of the patient doth not only soften the bellie hardned or costiue by heate but remoueth diuers swellings What singular skill and secretes to be knowen in the sowing remouing and setting againe of the worthy Hearbe named Sperage Chapter 5. THe field and garden Sperage ioyeth in a fatte moist and wel drâ—ssed Earth and the Hearbe growen vp to heigth hath by euery leafe growing forthe a redde Bearie hanging downe in whiche a Seede is that the Hearbe in the sowing commeth of The Seedes to be committed to the Earth as the worthy Didymus in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrie reporteth ought to bee bestowed in the Spring time into little holes of three fingers deepe in whiche the owner or Gardener may putte two or three Seedes togyther well halfe a foote distante one from the other whyche thus bestowed require after no more trauell nor care for the first yeare sauing the digging about and plucking vp of weedes growing among them But for the sowing and increase of the Sperages it shall be to great purpose and commoditie to heare the wittie preceptes and instructions of Marcus Cato Columella Plinie and Palladius like agreeing The Seedes say they as muche as three fyngers can take vppe to one tyme maye the owner or Gardener workemanly putte and lyghtely couer in Earthe bothe fatte and dunged and in verye little furrowes so straight made as a line whyche on this wise handled will by the fortith day after growe so inward in the Earthe that the rootes shot forth wil clasp and fold one in another as if they ioyned togither in one and for the same named of the auntiente Gardeners Earth Spunges If the places in whiche you purpose to committe the Seedes shall bee drie then these layd in soft dung lying alowe in the furrowes shall on suche wise bee ordered and couered as if they lay or were bestowed in little Hyues But in a contrary manner shal the owner or Gardener worke and doe in continuall moyst places for the Seedes in like places shall bee bestowed on high ridges workemanly raysed with dung that the moysture maye lesser annoy the plantes in the growing which only ought to be fed or watered with the moysture passing by and not still to abide in that moysture to be cloyed with it The Seedes on such wise bestowed will yeelde a Sperage in the firste yeare whiche the owner or Gardener shall then breake or cutte off beneath But if the owner assay to pull at it neere the ground the small rootes as yet tender and weake in the Earth may happen to rise and followe with the whole Spunge whiche therefore workemanly broken off ought thus to be fedde and nourished in one proper place growyng still for two yeres with dung and diligent weeding In the other yeres following the Sperage shal not be broken off by the stalke but plucked vp by y t roote that the same may so open the eyes of his branching for except the plant be handled on such wise the stemmes broken off will not encrease the eyes of the Spunges but rather growe as blinde so y t these will not after suffer the Sperage to yeeld or send forth the proper encrease The same shal y e Gardener preserue of whiche hee gathered the seede and burne after the croppes knobbed endes or iointes of the same Herbe After this about the Winter time shal the owner lay or bestowe on the Spunges both ashes dung whiche the learned M. Cato rather willeth to be Sheepes dung There is another manner and way of sowing by Spunges onely which after two yeares ought to be remoued into a Sunny wel duÌ„ged place The like furrowes ought to be made well a fote distante one from the other and not aboue twelue fyngers deepe in which the tender yong Spunges are so to be set that lightly couered with Earthe they may easily spring and shoote vp But in the Spring time before they shall
after the well drying brought to fyne pouder and giuen vnto the quantitie of foure drammes at a time with a draughte of Oximel or vineger and Hony boyled togither not only remoueth the ioynte sicknesse and ache of partes but purgeth Choler and all other Humoures The like quantitie gyuen helpeth the passions of the Bladder The fine pouder of Tyme ministred vnto y e quantitie of one draÌ„me at a time with a sponefull of water and Hony wel mixed togither preuaileth in shorte time agaynst the swelling of the Bellie The pouder taken vnto the quantitie of three drammes at a tyme with a draught of Mellicrate remoueth the griefe of y t Hyps aswageth the payne of the Loynes and sides amendeth the breast and the inflations of Hypochandria or the flanckes The pouder giuen vnto the quantitie of three drammes at a time with a draught of Oximel fasting doth maruellously helpe the Melancholicke the troubled in minde and feareful The pouder ministred vnto the quantity of three drammes at a time with the beste white wine both morning and euening doeth maruellouslye cure the blearednesse of the eyes and the vehemente payne of them This pouder in like quantitie vsed w t good wine aswageth y e griefe of the colde Goute and the deadnesse of mouing and helpeth the stiffenesse of Limmes drunke morning and euening The pouder drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three drammes at a time with a draught of Oximel doth in short time aswage the swelling of the Testicles these hytherto Aetius The pouder drunke with white wine morning and euening vnto the quantitie of halfe an ounce at a time not onlye moueth vrine and purgeth the Bowelles but sendeth downe the after burden and Termes in women The forme of a Sirupe made of the Tyme with Pure Hony aâ—tly boyled and drunke fasting doeth in shorte time amende the harde fetching of breath and remoueth all other griefes of the breast through the spilling forth of the corrupt matter The pouder is thoughte to helpe greatly the clearnes of sight being sundry times taken with meate but y e Time ought moderately be vsed in that through the often eating it mightly heateth The time giuen to such hauing the falling sicknes greatly auayleth in that through the smelling to it in the time of the fit they are much reuiued but suche oughte to sleepe for a whyle on the softe Beddes of Tyme The leaues fynely beaten and strewed on wolle and with oyle applyed on loose partes of the bodye myghtilye preuayleth and on burnte or scalded places to great purpose annoynted with Barrowes grease Here conceyue that the Tyme which is blacke as afore vttered is altogither to bee refused and onlye to vse the same bearing a purple floure and tending to a whitenesse is best commended for al purposes The running Time sowen in Gardens is by nature hotte and dry and this somuche heateth that it both moueth vrine and the reddes yet the same is sower in taste as the worthye Phisition Galen witnesseth If any drinke the fyne pouder of the running Tyme with pleasant wine morning and euening for a certain time togither doth break the stone of the kidneys and Bladder The Herbe layed on the sting of a Bee speedily helpeth it The Herbe boyled in pleasant wine and drunke healeth the bit of an Adder or Snake the smoke of the same driueth awaye venemouse wormes This Herbe boyled with vineger and Hony and drunke vnto the quantitie of a draught at a time profiteth the spitting of bloud the iuyce of the Herbe drunke perfourmeth the same beeing myxed wyth vineger and drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time The Hearbe stayeth the Reume and stillings of the heade commyng of a colde cause it likewise amendeth the cough and colde stomacke if the same be taken morning and euening with good white wine The Herbe steeped in Rose vineger and brused â–ª being with the oyle of Roses diligently fryed and annoynted doth speedilye remoue the headeache The same oyntemente applyed on the heade amendeth Frensinesse and the Litharge or often slumbering The Herbe boyled in wyne and drunke openeth the stoppyngs of the Lyuer and Mylte and moueth vryne thys drunke in wyne sendeth downe the termes and causeth vrine and recouereth the bytte of venemous beastes The same boyled in wyne and oyle aswageth the swellyng in the throte if the throte bee dayly applyed with it The Herbe boyled in wine with the iuyce of Licoras recouereth the cough and purgeth the breast the iuyce of y e same drunke with vineger vnto the quantity of two drammes at a time staieth the bloudie vomitings The Herbe boyled wyth Annys seedes in wyne not only heateth the stomacke but remoueth wynde in the Bowels and easeth the Strangurie The Seede in wine doth greatly moue vrine and expelleth mightily the stone The worthie helpes of the distilled water of the running Tyme THe Hearbe stalke and roote wyth the whole substance shredde ought to be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of the moneth of June The water of the running Time drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme doeth not onely strengthen and amende the heade brayne and stomacke but procureth an appetyte to meate remoueth the noyse or rumblyng of the bellie softneth the hardnesse of the stomacke and moueth forwarde the vryne In the lyke maner it drunke not onlye comforteth the sighte and consumeth humoures and the destillations of the heade but myxed with the water of wormewoode and drunke helpeth a Quotidian Ague The same drunke to the quantity of three ounces at a time amendeth a cooled Liuer and Mylte and recouereth or healeth the bowelles exulcerated This in like order drunke openeth the stopping of the Nosethrils and eares restoreth hearing helpeth gyddinesse stayeth the desire to vomite and expelleth the grypings of the bellie and bowels This drunk sundry tymes both morning and euening breaketh the stone and moueth vryne This water applyed with a lynnen cloth on brused members doth in shorte time cure them What skill and diligence is required in the sowing and ordering both of the Myntes and Holyhocke Chap. 12. THe Garden Mynte desireth to bee bestowed neither in a dunged nor fat erth but rather in an open and Sunny place yet this best ioyeth in a moyste place or by some well And where the like is not the Minte in y t ground ought to bee often watered in the first bestowing in the earth or this otherwise in short time withereth and dyeth The Minte ought to be set in the roote or whole stemme in Haruest or in the spring time The owner or Gardener lacking or not hauing the Minte seedes to sowe may in the steede of them vse or bestowe in hys grounde the seedes of the fielde or wilde Myntes in setting the sharper endes downewarde of the seedes whereby to tame and put awaye the wildnesse of them This plant wel growen vp needeth not after to be renewed or sowen euery yere
in Februarie and Marche the Plantes reasonablye prosper and come forwarde The Phisicke remedies and helpes both of the Cheruil and Garden Cresses THe Cheruel heateth in the thyrde degree and dryeth in the second thys Herbe of al persons is eaten rawe with vineger in brothes boyled This Hearbe taken in drinke procureth vryne and sendeth downe the Termes in women brused wyth wine and drunke mytigateth the griefes and stitches in the side Thys drunke wyth water and Honye resolueth or looseth flewme it putteth away grypings of the bellie and ingendereth winde The iuyce of Cheruel taken wyth vyneger kylleth wormes in the bellie the Cheruell brought into pouder and mixed with Honye healeth a Canker being annoynted vppon The Herbe boyled in wine and drunke ceaseth the ache and griefe of the Hyppes The Herbe with the whole substance boyled if the same bee after mixed wyth vineger and the heade washed with the same doth remoue the dandrye of the heade In the like manner ordered and applyed healeth running sores and Cankers It healeth the bytte of a madde dog if the person shall drincke of the Seede brused and shall wash the wounde with the same The roote of Cheruill boyled with the Hearbe Saxifrage and drunke breaketh the stone of the Bladder and prouoketh vrine The Cheruell boyled in wyne and drunk dissolueth the gathered bloude into knobbes or otherwise clotted in the bodie The Herbe after the brusyng and tempering with waxe and Barrowes grease applyed on impostumes behynde the Eares doth in short time dissolue and heale them The Garden Cresses heateth and dryeth in the thirde degree but the learned Platearius affirmeth that the Cresses to be hotte and dry in the fourth degree The seede especially serueth to the vse of Medicine and is preserued in great efficacie for fiue yeares The Hearbe greene is of great efficacie being somewhat dryed The seede possesseth y e vertue of heating and drying of superfluous humours ▪ and in a maner inioyeth the like vertue of Mustarde seede the seede after the brusing drunke in wine expelleth the deade yonglyng drunke with wine remoueth the swelling of the Milte eaten with Honye is a remedie for the cough and looseth the breast it auayleth against the Palsie of the tong if the seede chawed be retayned a time in the mouth It profiteth not if the Cresses be eaten alone for that the same dyminisheth mans strength and engendreth euil humours for this Herbe ioyeth to bee bestowed in a moyste Earth and vnder a shadowe from the Sunne The seede hole taken restrayneth the distillings of the heade without daunger or harme the seede brought to pouder and drawen vppe by the Nosethrilles clenseth the brayne and helpeth the paynes of the heade The seede of the Cresses helpeth against the paulsie beyng boyled in wyne and applyed hotte in a bagge to the Paulsye member the pouder of the seede blowen vppe doth cause the patiente sneese amendeth the Lethargie or sleeping out of measure The Seede boyled wyth drye figges and a Gargyll made of the same doeth sende vppe and drye the Vuula loose hanging Agaynste infections of the heade knobbes and dandrie mixe the seedes of the Cresses with Goose grease and diligently brused annointe all aboute sundry times the pouder of the seede annoyted with oyle of Roses doth stay the going forth of the fundament The seede drunke in wine doth expel the noysome creeping things as the rounde and flatte wormes in the bodye but forcibler by mynts added thereto thys profiteth againste the hardnesse of fetching winde and the coughe wyth Organye myxed and sweete wine and the same dyuerse tymes drunke the decoction of the Hearbe in Goates Mylke helpeth the griefes of the breaste thys amendeth the ach of the Hyps and griefe of the Loynes by anoynting with Barlie meale and vineger mixed with it on the greeued places Certayne reporte that the dayly eating of the Cresses for a tyme purchaseth a readier vnderstanding and quicker wit The seedes after the bestowing into a bagge boyled in wyne and applyed on the flancke doeth remoue the payne greeuouslye vexyng and lykewyse the Cholicke applyed on the bellye proceedyng of a colde cause For the selfe same and for the strangury doth the simple Herbe boyled in wine and Oyle preuayle being applyed vpon For weakenesse of the kydneys proceeding of a fleumaticke matter discending from the head the raines of the back annointed with Hony strew the fyne pouder of the seedes with cummyne and Colofonie A certayne practicioner reporteth that the iuyce of Cresses distilled or dropped into the Eare doth remoue and deliuer the grieuous pain of the teeth The seede boyled in wyne and drunke and a playster wyth Fygges applyed without doth in shorte tyme aswage the swelling and griefe of the Mylt The commended vertues of the distilled waters both of the Cheruel and Garden Cresses THe chosen time for the distilling of Cheruel is whē the Herbe and roote with the whole substaunce may be finely shred and distilled whiche time best answereth in the middle of May. The water of Cheruell drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme both morning and euening helpeth men bursten and harmed by a greeuous fal and resolueth the bloude clotted in lumpes The same drunke profiteth against the stone of the kidneys a greate quantitie of this drunke at one time looseth the bellie The water drunke as aboue sayde procureth a good stomacke confirmeth and comforteth the hearte putteth away the shaking of the Feuer the same healthfull or profitable to the heade and comforteth the senses This like drunke remoueth grieuous paynes and prickings helpeth the Lungs and the diseases of the same The conuenient time for the distilling of the Garden Cresses is in the ende of May in a Tinne Lymbecke The water of Cresses auayleth againste the Measels and impostumes behinde the eares if the same mixed with Hony be applyed on the places with linnen clothes dipped in it which being dried again moysten them for this remoueth the redde spottes If the Measels be on the legges then let bloud on the Anckle of the foote and drink the same morning and euenyng mixed with strawbery water and refrayne after from al hot meates The water of Cresses drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme aswageth a swelling and expelleth wormes of the bellie thys mitigateth vlcers and swellings of the gummes if they be often rubbed with it What care and skil required in the sowing and ordering of the Buckes horne strawberie and Mustardseed Chap. 18. THe Buckes or Hartes horne whose leaues be sweete in tast somwhat saltie is at this day sowē in Gardens yerely vsed in Sallets and requireth a small labor before the bestowing in the Earth for as much as this Herbe so wel ioyeth in the earth not labored dressed as afore prepared But if the owner mynde to haue the Herbe thicke toufte fayre to the eye he must often clyppe the toppes of the leaues and presse the heade downe
killeth both Lyce and Nittes The Garlike also is drunke to greate purpose with the decoction of Organy as Dioscorides witnesseth against Lice and Nits of the heade The heads eaten do moue vrine and are supposed to amende the defaultes of the kydneys and a cloue holden in the mouth ceaseth the toothache proceeding of a colde cause The Ashes of the Garlike heades after the mixing with Hony annoynted stayeth the shedding of heare in the same manner vsed amendeth the defaultes or spottes of the skin If the ashes be strewed on foule vlcers which are open it speedily cureth them The ashes of the heades after the diligent mixing with Honye and May butter annointed doth in short time remoue the foule scabbes and Leaprie and cleareth the skin if the same be dayly exercised in the bath or hotte house The Garlike tenderlye sodden and eaten procureth a cleare voyce and recouereth an olde cough and correcteth the stomacke cooled the same mightily dryeth vp the moysture of the stomacke If any shal afore eate of the Garlik he shal not be endamaged by the byt of anye venomous worme or Serpent the Garlike brused and applyed on the bit doth speedily cure it And the same in these is maruellous as writeth the skilful Serapio that although the heades eaten doth harme the sound sight of the eyes yet dor these comforte and relieue the dulnesse of sighte thorough the moysture consisting in them The boyled heades eaten with oyle and salte doe cure the mattering and breaking foorth of whelkes and remoue both pimples and â—etters Aswell the rawe as boyled heads eaten doe recouer an olde Coughe but the boyled heades eaten are farre more profitable than the rawe and lykewise the sodden than the rosted and on suche wise to the voyce they doe more profite and helpe The person which shall afore haue eaten sundrye Garlike heads if hee after happen to drinke poyson shal not be harmed by it The heades with the greene blades boyled in wine and drunke doth not onlye moue vrine but procureth the Termes and draweth downe the after burden if the bellie afore be annoynted with it the like also may a smoke of the Garlik procure if a woman sitting in a hollow Chaire and couered close about with clothes receiueth the fume The Garlike brused with the fig tree leaues and Camomil floures by a like quantitie and applyed in plaister forme doth cure the bit of a mad dog or other beast The person which weakly digesteth meate eaten through the coldnesse of the stomacke shall finde great helpe through the sundry tymes eating of the sodden heades with oyle and vyneger Praxagoras vsed the Garlike in wine against the kings euil Hippocrates supposeth that y e after burden to be drawn down through the sitting ouer the smoke and Diocles â—rensie persons they doth gretly helpe if they after the boyling shalbe eaten and the fame the dropsie persons boyled with Centorie and the Garlike eaten stayeth the fluxe of the bely whych y e skilful report the grene more effectuously to performe brused and drunke in pure wine with Coliander For an old cough proceeding of a colde cause let the soles of the feet paulmes of the handes and chyne of the backe be diligently annoynted wyth the Barrowes greace finely tempered with three heades of Garlike cleane pilled The Garlyke eaten wyth freshe butter or applyed in playster forme on the stomacke doth in shorte tyme kyll the wormes in Children The Garlike boiled w t vineger and drunk w t water and Hony expelleth the brode wormes in the bodye and what other harmeful creping things in the bowels The heades boyled with oyle and applyed in playster forme doth cure the bit of venomous things in what part so euer the same happeneth The harmes and swellings of the bladder are remoued with this oyntment if it be sundry times applyed without The Garlike boyled wyth Mylke and eaten doth heale the vlcers of the Lungs The Garlike boyled with Centorie in wine and sundry tymes drunke remoueth the dropsie gathered of a colde cause The Garlike brused and myxed with Coliander and on such wise taken with wine helpeth the griefes of the Lungs and difficultie of the vrine The heads boyled and brused with Beanes and tempered either with oyle Olyue or oyle of Poppie and of the same an ointement made remoueth headache annoynted on the temples There is no better thing for the toothach proceeding of a colde cause than to wash and retayne for a time the decoction of the Garlike three cloues bruised in vineger which undoubtedly ceasseth the paine The heads also boiled with vineger and Nitre do remoue the itche and taken in a white broth ceasseth the grieuous payne of the goyng often to the stoole A Garlike heade after the boylyng in sweete wyne with a halfe Penny waight of Beniamine drunke doth in shorte tyme expell the quartaine The same brused and mixed with freshe butter profiteth very muche the pyppes of Hennes and Cockes The person hardly makyng water and subiecte to the stone shall greatly be eased of the grieuous payne by eating of Garlicke sundrye times The worthy Galen vttereth that the heades tenderly boyled in two or three waters do remoue the sourenesse of them but these then yeelde a very small nourishmente in respecte of the rawe eaten wyth vyneger The inconueniences of Garlike out of Plinie THe defaultes of the Garlike are as Plinie writeth that it dulleth the sight causeth windinesse harmeth the stomacke and much at a time eaten causeth thyrste So that for all causes it is better commended sodden than raw and boyled than rosted The Garlik boiled and rosted brought to fine pouder with Mastick Pellitorie if the mouth be washed with the same decoction doth maruellously helpe the toothache The Garlike profiteth Craftes men husbandmen and the Fluematicke and those which for the more part drinke water and both vse colde meates and hard of digestion The Garlike auayleth against the infection of waters mutation of places and other contagious ayres which hastilie annoy by the eating afore of it in such suspect places As touching the Affrica Garlike the same maye serue vnto all the diseases and griefes in a manner whyche to fore are written of the Garden Garlike The commended vertues of the distilled water of Garlike THe heades with the greene blades finely shredde oughte to bee dystilled in the Canicular or dogge dayes in a Tynne Lymberke This distilled water helpeth the swellings in the throte if a linnen cloth wet in the same be workmanly applyed drunke vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time or gargelled so often in the mouth and throte vntyl the patient be better amended The water drunke euerye morning fasting vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time doth maruellously amende the greene sicknesse and swelling of the Splene being vsed for twelue or fourteene dayes space The water also drunk profiteth vnto al the said sicknesses and griefes which tofore are vttered of the blade and roote What care and
open fielde and where Corne grewe if so be the grounde be diligently plowed and the rootes weeded foorth these after the bestowyng in the Earthe may the owner only couer with the harrowe or rake bicause the seedes lye shallow on the ground The Seedes ioy in an open fielde far from the shadowe of Trees in that these lying vnder shadow be muche harmed if the owner minde to commit Seedes to the earth in a drye season he may then bestow them in some well dressed place being moiste and shadowie thicke togyther after the maner of the Coleworte After this when the plantes be well growen vp and the earthe sufficiently moistned with shoures the owner maye remoue and sette the plantes in larger places well dressed from the ende of August vnto the entring of the Sunne into Libra or middle of September The Rapes to serue in the winter time oughte to be gathered in the moneth of October and those whiche are the fairer by plucking away the outward leaues may be set againe in well dunged and dressed earth to yeelde Seedes the Sommer following And to preserue the Rape or Turnup rootes to serue the Winter and Lente time the owner may worke after this manner by washing first the rootes and these raw bestowe in rankes one vppon another and in eche rank strew salt fennell seedes and sauerie or only couer them with salte close couched and on suche wise letting these remayne for eyghte dayes poure so muche faire water vppon as will well couer them Whiche done lette the vessell stande in some vaulte or Seller to serue for the aboue saide times or longer if the owner will if so be he fill vp the vessell when these lye bare and drye These hitherto Ruellius in his instructions of husbandry This one thing is in maruellous and worthy the noting so small a seede to encrease in roote to suche a bignesse as wee manye tymes see them of which the like hathe bene seene to haue wayed thirtie yea fortie pounde weighte to the admiration of many The owner oughte especially to take heed that the seedes to be committed to the Earthe be not aboue three yeares olde For the grounde otherwise of the Rapes will change and bring foorth Colewortes For to enioy faire and big rootes let the owner new sette those rootes which be grown vnto a finger bignesse wel a span distant one from the other Which done and these somwhat more growen the owner ought to treade downe with the 〈◊〉 and diligentlye couer the heades thicke with Earthe whereby the Juice of the leaues and stalkes may runne to the encreasing of the rootes The rootes after the gatheryng in the moneth of Nouember maye likewise be preserued to serue the Winter and Lente time as afore is vttered of the Nauewe The phisicke vertues and helpes of the Rapes THe Rapes brate in the seconde degree and moisten in the firste these cause many humoures hardely digests and encrease muche winde The sowen Rapes are harde of digestion whyche notwythstandyng boyled doe swell the bellye and encrease humours in the body The Rapes haue a maruellous propertie in sharpning the sighte as the singuler Auerrois writeth Yet these throughlye boyled as I afore vttered to be done by the Nauewes doe yeelde a nourishement and are profitable to the body contrariwise these eaten rawishe or not wel boiled doe hardelye digeste cause winde in the body and moleste the stomacke The Rape seedes vsed in the steede of Triacle recouereth and helpeth poysoning if any hauing druncke or eaten poyson shal take the seeds brused in water and honye this of experience knowen represseth or abateth the force of the poison that the same can not harme The Rape or Turnup roots confected with vineger doth coole and ingender winde yet these extinguishe the hot and dry bloude of whiche moste greate and perillous sicknesses are caused The rootes and seedes eaten doe stirre and moue the veneriall acte They are profitable to helth being eaten after the third boyling and if any foule arayed with scabâ— whych represent the kinde of a Leaprie do wash al the body with the water in which the Rape seeds shall afore be boiled it doth w t the same cause in shorte time a fairer clearer skin The rape roots boiled in May butter after the tender see thing eateÌ„ with a little salte doe loose the breaste the decoction of theâ—â— taken ceasseth a drye cough boiled with oyle Olive and eaten with pepper and a little salte doe helpe digestion The rootes daily eaten do engender grosse humoures for whiche cause greatly misliken of Democritus to be vsed for a proper sustenaunce The decoction or broth of the roots tenderly boyled applied on palsie members the hot Eâ—â—te and kiâ—eâ— hecles do speedilye amend and help these if any in the side of the roote after the makyng of a hole doe bestow in it the oile of roses and vnwrought waxe and after the tender roastyng vnder hotte embers doe applye the same in vlcered or sore kybes it shal in short time cure them The benefites of the distilled water of Rapes THe Garden Rape or Turnup both leaues and rootes shred ought to be distilled about the rude of June in a Tinne Lymbecke This water preuayleth against the galling of members if those bee dayly washed and supled with the same and that a linnen cloth wet in it be applyed twice or thrice a day This helpeth any burning or scalding if the same be washed with it but after a crust gathered on the place the same will in no manner bee remoued but through the dayly washing of it with this water whiche in the ende perfitly cureth the sore The distilled water of the putrified Rapes applyed often hot with a linnen cloth wet in it doth greatly profit the swellyng and sores of the feete caused of colde What skil and diligence is required with the secretes to be learned in the sowing and ordering of the Radish Chap. 26. THe Garden Radish with vs is better knowen than I with pen can vtter the discription of the same for in a maner euery person aswel the rich as the poore the Cytizen as Countreyman when their stomacke is slacke or yrketh at meate they then to procure an appetite to feeding by the same roote by cutting y e rootes eyther into a length on eche side or into round slyces do workmanlye season them with salte beating them for the more delight to the mouth betweene two 〈◊〉 supposing a more tendernesse caused to the rootes through the like â—doyng whose care and diligence in the bestowing of it in the Earthe oughte after the minde of Columella to bee after this manner then the beddes before the bestowing of the seedes be wel labored and workmanly turned in with dung and when the rootes be growen to some bignesse then the Earthe to bee raysed and diligentlye heaped aboute them for if the rootes shall bee naked or lye bare of Earthe that doth the Sunne and ayre beate vppon them then wyll
dissipating consumyng and attracting and is of qualitye drying by substance The heade bounde aboute with the powder of this herbe made sufficiently hot amendeth a colde reume the hearbe after the boyling in wine drunke and a good quantitie of it after the stieping in wine and oile for ten days boyled so long vntill the wine bee wasted and after the harde wringing forth of the herbe the whole sette ouer the fire and a little waxe put to it in making therof a plaister which applied amendeth the paine of the stomacke proceeding of winde or throughe colde the strangurye and stoppyng of the vrine and bothe the Collike and Iliacke passion This Carote boyled in wine wyth a quantitie of figs to discretion and the same drunke fasting remoueth a dry cough the decoctiō drunke dothe likewise helpe the harde fetching of breath If the head be washed with the water or lye in which the hearbe afore is sodden doth remoue the fluxe of the heade proceeding of a colde cause If three handfulls of this hearbe be boyled in wine to whiche oyle added in the boyling and applied to the bellye doth remoue winde and beate the stomacke if a Sirrope be made of the hearbe and floures and the Juice of Fennell and the same drunke morning and euenyng amendeth without doubt the stopping of the liuer and milte The hearbe boyled with Mallowes and hearbe Mercurye bothe in wine and water and the same after the boyling applied on the nauell amendeth the vexings and gripings of the belly The vertues and helpes of the distilled water of the Parsenep THe herbe with the roote finely shred oughte to be distilled about the ende of Marche in a Tin Limbecke with a softe fyre This distilled water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time and the trembling members bathed wyth the same doth in shorte time amende the shakyng of them If the water euery euening at the going to bed be drunke vnto the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time doth not only moue forwarde the veneriall acte but encreaseth Sperme This water drunk vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both Mornyng and Euening recouereth in shorte time the straightnesse or painfulnesse in the making of water The diligence and skill to be vsed both in sowing and ordering of the Garden Poppie Chap. 28. THe Garden Poppy after the minde of the Neapolitane Rutilius oughte to be committed to the earthe ' in the moneth of September if it bee in a hotte and drye place but the Seedes in colder and more temperate places may be bestowed after the middle of February vnto the ende of Aprill and sowen in beddes among the Colewortes The plantes come the better forwarde if so be vine braunches or other boughes of trees be burned in the places where you after mind to bestowe the Seedes To be briefe the seedes of the Poppy and Dyll require the like order and diligence in the bestowing in the earth as afore vttered of the herbe Cheruill and Arache The phisicke benefits of the Garden Poppie THe white Poppy as al y e other kindes cooleth in the fourth degree and the seedes full ripe before the gathering in the Sommer tyme may be preserued for fiue yeares The grene heads of the garden Poppy boyled vnto the thicknesse of Hony profit vnto many griefes thys receyued procureth sounde sleepe remoueth the cough it also stayeth the fluxe of the bellye if any annointeth the belly with it The Poppie Seede after the bringing to pouder mixed with newe milke or brothe and giuen to children to drinke warme procureth them to sleepe The seedes brused and spred on a toste of Butter doe cause children to sleepe the seedes confected with Suger and eaten doe maruellously preuaile in procuryng the weake patiente to sleepe soundly The Sirrupe of Poppy helpeth the reume cough and lacke of sleepe by preparing it after this maner Take of the newe heades both of the white black Poppy one pounde of raine water foure pints boyle these so long togither vntil a pinte and a halfe remaine to whiche after the straining adde of Suger and y e Pennites of eche six ounces these boile vnto a heigth according to art and this they name the simple Sirrope The compound is made after this manner take of the freshe heads both of the white and blacke poppy twelue ounces of maiden hear two ounces of licourice fine drammes of tuiubae thirty in number of lettuce seedes fiue ounces of the Mallowes and Ouince seedes an ounce and a halfe these after the boyling in foure pintes of water vnto two straine throughe a cloth to which adde of Sugar and the Prunits one pounde making thereof a Sirrope according to arte for this recouereth a drye coughe the consumption of the Lungs the Reume and debilitie of sleeping A plaister made of either seede to whyche womans milke and the white of an egge added this applied on the Temples procureth sleepe The Seede or Herbe of the white Poppy after the tempering with the oyle of Roses applyed on an vlcer caused throughe a bruse draweth foorthe the heate in it and the same applyed on a hotte Liuer greatly profiteth The pouder of the white Poppy Seedes mixed with oyle oliue and annointed on the chine of the backe remoueth the griefe of the Joyntes and strengthneth them the seedes after the brusing with oyle Oliue applyed in plaister forme aboute the heade not only procureth reste but sounde sleepe The patiente which cannot sleepe may bruse certaine beades and after the heating presse forth the Juice with whiche washing the face like auaileth The heades of the greeue Poppy boyled vnto a thicknesse of bony profite vnto many causes for this taken procureth sleepe remoueth the cough stayeth the fluxe of the belly if any annointe hym with the same The Juice of Poppy mixed with the oile of Roses and annointyng the feete therewyth remoueth the rage of the Goute the seedes of the white Poppy brought to ponder and mixed with the oyle of Violets and the chine of the backe annoynted with the same profiteth againste the Ague and heate of the Liuer The commended vertues of the distilled water of the white Poppy THe aptest time for the distilling of the white Poppye is in the beginning of June and that the hearbe finely shred bee distilled in a Tinne Limbecke with a softe fyre This water profiteth againste the red spottes of the face if the same be washed with it twice a day this procureth white handes if they be washed with it The distilled water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time before the going to bed and anointing the Temples or beating veyns of the Wrests doth not only procure quiet rest but sound slepe this also vsed mitigateth the paine of the heade proceding of heate This water applied with linnen clothes wet in it extinguisheth any heate and profiteth a burnt skinne through the Sun in remouing the heate by the often applying of linnen clothes wette
in it What skil diligence and secrets is to be lerned in the sowing and ordering of the Cucumber Chap. 29. THe auntient in time paste confounded or rather contrarye matched the Gourds with Cucumbers as the lyke also Plinie did and Euthydemus the Atheniā in his booke which he wrote of pothearbs named the Gourd the Indian Cucumber and Menedorus a folower of Erasistratus defineth twoo kinds of the same the one to be the Indian which as he vttereth is the Cucumber and the other to bee that which is named the common Gourd The Cucumber besides after the sentence of Varro is so named for the crooking of it and the Greke phisitions named it both Sicyon and Sicys for that it staieth and represseth as Demetrius writeth the veneriall acte throughe the coldnesse consisting in it But leauyng further to vtter of the kindes let vs come to the matter in teaching what diligence is required about the well handling of the Cucumber The Seedes after the minde of the Neapolitane Rutilius desire to be bestowed in furrows not thicke togyther and these raised well a foote and a half high but in breadth three foote and between the furrowes muste the owner leaue spaces of eyghte foote broade whereby the Cucumbers in the growyng maye freelye wander and spreade abroade These after the cōming vp need neither to be raked nor weded about for that in theyr fyrst comming vp they ioye and prosper the better by growing among other herbes of whiche these are greatly strengthned and ayded The plants creepe a long on the Earth and spredde into braunches muche like to the Uine whiche for the weakenesse of the stalke are caused on suche wise to spreade abroade on the grounde except these be otherwise shored vp in their growing with proppes workmanly sette in the Earth for the better staying vp of the weake armes and braunches that the fruites corrupte not by lying on the Earth The Seedes for the more parte appeare by the sixte or seauenth day after the sowing being sufficientlye moistned with store of water for that space and time by a pot or pottes of water dropping continually downe with a liste or wollen clothe hanging foorth of the mouth of the potte which manner of watering is named filtring Thys kinde of wateryng is one of the chiefest matters required in that the plantes prosper and come speediest forward through the muche moisture in which they mightilye ioye Yet these are muche hindered and greatly feare the frostes and colde ayre For which cause the plants oughte at suche colde times to be workmanly fenced wyth mattresses of strawe diligently spred ouer them The skilfull Rutilius writyng of the workmanly orderyng of the Cucumber willeth the Seedes to bee committed to the Earthe in the moneth of Marche and for daunger of the colde or frosts to couer the beddes with mattresses of straw vnto the middle of Maye at whiche time the plantes oughte to be remoued and sette againe into beds wel dunged and thicke layde for to run foorth and creepe abroade on the grounde but the plantes yeelde the more if they be bestowed in beds wel filled with earth dung and these raised aboue afoote highe In the bestowing of the Seedes in the earthe the owner oughte to haue a care that hee sette the Seedes in beddes a lengthe and these well twoo foote asunder one from the other herein considering whether the Seedes be broken by the eighte or tenthe daye followyng whyche founde ryther harde or broken doeth denote a perfectnesse or goodnesse of the Seedes But these in a contrary manner descerned softe are vnprofitable and to bee caste awaye in whose places others requyre to be set prouing by the sixte or eighte day if the Seedes bee broken or otherwise soft which in a contrary manner seene bestowe others in the places as aboue taught The plantes after the comming vp neede not to bee weeded in any manner for as muche as the plantes better prosper and growe the fairer by comming vp among other Herbes of whiche these take a norishment If the seeds before the sowyng be stieped for two days in sheeps milk as Rutilius willeth or in water and Hony as Plinie instructeth or in Sugered water which cause the Plantes after their perfite growth to yeelde Cucumbers both swete tender white and most pleasant aswel in tast as in sight as the singular Columella hath uoted and before him the Greke Florentinus also after both Plinie and Palladius to al which experience confirmeth The Gardener which woulde possesse Cucumbers timely and verye soone yea and all the yere through ought after the mynde of the Neapolitane in the beginning of the Spring to fill vp old worne Baskets and Earthen pannes without bothomes with fine sifted Earth tempered afore with fat dung and to moysten somewhat the Earth wyth water after the seedes bestowed in these which done when warme and Sunny dayes succeede or a gentle rayne falling the Baskets or Pans with the plantes are then to bee set abroade to be strengthned and cherished by the sunne and smal shoures but the euening approching these in all the colde season oughte to bee sette vnder some warme couer or house in the grounde to bee defended from the frostes and colde ayre which thus standing vnder a couer or in the warme house moysten gently with water sundry tymes and these on such wise handle vntyl al the Frostes Tempestes and colde ayre bee past as commonly the same ceasseth not wyth vs let aboute myddes of Maye After these when oportunitie or an apte daye serueth the Gardener shall bestow the Baskets or Pannes vnto the brymme or deeper in the Earth well laboured and trymmed before with the rest of the diligence to be exercised as afore vttered which done the Gardener shall enioye verye forwarde and tymelyer Cucumbers than anye others Thys matter may bee compassed both easier in shorter tyme and with lesser trauel if the owner after the cutting of the waste branches doth set them in wel laboured Beds for these in far shorter time and speedier do yelde fayre Cucumbers This one thing I thinke necessarie to be learned for the auoyding of the dayly labour and paynes in the setting abroade and carrying into the house either halfe Tubbes Baskettes or Earthen Pannes whiche on this wise by greater facilytie ◠may be done if so be the Gardener bestowe the vessels with the plantes in Wheelebarrowes or suche lyke with wheeles for these to mens reason causes maruellous easines both in the bestowing abroade and carrying again ◠into the warme house as often as neede shall require The yong plants may be defended from cold and boistrous windes yea frostes the colde ayre and hotte Sunne if Glasses made for the only purpose be sette ouer them whiche on suche wise bestowed on the Beddes yeelded in a manner to Tiberius Caesar Cucumbers all the yeare in which he toke a greate delight as after the worthy Columella the learned Plinie hath committed the same to memorie which
euerye day obtayned the like as he writeth But wyth a lesser care and laboure may the same be perfoumed as Columella writeth if in a Sunny and well dunged place sayth he besundry roddes set a rowe aswel of the Osior as Bremble and these so planted in the Earth after the Equinoctiall of Haruest to cut a little wythin the Earth whose heads after the wider enlargyng with a stiffe wooden pricke to bestowe softe dung eyther within the pithes of the Osiers and Brembles consisting in the middes these done to fixe or putte Seeds of the Cucumber into the places which after the growing to some bignesse ioyne with Oslers and brembles For the plants on such wyse growyng are after not fed with their owne but as it were by an other mother roote feeding whyche by the same meanes yeelde Cucumbers that wyl indure the colde season and frostes The learned Plinie vttereth the same matter admonyshyng here the reader of the wrong instructions of Columella although he seemeth to alledge an Authoure for whych cause it shal bee to great purpose to heare the sentence of Plinie in this who remouing the erroure of Columella vttered that Cucumbers may be enioyed all the yeare greene instructeth and willeth that the greatest roddes of the Bremble ▪ bee set agayne into a Sunny place where these be cutte well two fyngers long aboute the Equinoctiall Spring or myddle March and into the heades of these after large holes made the Seedes to bee bestowed lying especiallye within the Pythes of the Brembles and fylled wyth softe dung whiche done that fatte dung and fyne Earth after the well myxyng togyther ought to bee thycke layed and dylygentlye heaped aboute the rootes which maye the better resyste the colde But howe so euer these ought to bee handeled it well appeareth that Plinie doth dysagree wyth Columella in thys instruction For Plinie wylleth these to be set about the Equinoctiall Spring but Columella aboute the Equinoctiall Haruest as the Neapolitane Rutilius interpreted and noted the same to whom as it shoulde seeme he bare a fauoure The plantes muche feare the Thunder and Lyghtning for whych cause the Gardener may not set nor remoue them at those tymes besides if the tender fruites bee not couered ouer wyth sheetes or thynne Couerlets when such Tempests or stormes happen they commonlye after perish and wyther The Gardener myndyng to possesse long and tender Cucumbers oughte to sette vnder the young fruites growyng an Earthen Panne Bole or halfe Tubbe fylled wyth fayre water wel fiue or sixe fyngers yea halfe a foote distaunce from them for these by the nexte daye wyll bee stretched vnto the water so that settyng the Pannes lower into the Earth or raysyng the fruites higher ye shall daylye see them stretched forth towardes the water vnto the admiration of the owner for the length of them which depriued of their vessels of water shall in a contrarie manner see them wynded and crooking so muche these ioye in the moysture and hate the drouth The fruites likewise wil grow of a maruellous length if the floures be put to grow wythin hollowe Canes or Pypes of the Elder But the same is otherwise to be learned of the Oyle for as the Cucūbers so deadly hate as Plinie writeth y t setting vessels of the oyle in steed of the water vnder them they after ▪ bend and wynde away as disdayning the Licour whych the owner shal wel try and see that these to haue bended so croked or winding as an Hooke in one nights space But there muste be a special care as Columella after the Greke Florentinus admonisheth that no woman at that instant hauing the reds or monthly course approcheth nighe to the fruites especially handeleth them for through the handling at the same tyme they feeble and wyther If she in the place be like affected shal she after kyl the yong fruites with hir onlye looke fixed on them or cause them to grow after vnsauerie or else corrupted The Cucumber will yelde fruites without seedes if three dayes before the sowing the seedes be stieped in oyle Sesaminium or Sauine oyle as the Neapolitane Rutilius hath noted or that the seedes afore be steped in the iuyce of the Herbe named of Plinie Culix or as the same in Greeke may be coniectured Coniza in English Fleabane The like shal be wrought if the first armes or branches after the conditiō of the vines be on such wise digged about that only the heads of them appeare naked which a thirde time to be like bared if neede shal so require yet such a diligence to be exercised in the same y t what branches growe out and spreade on the earth to be workmanly cut awaye preseruing only the stem and branches that last shote foorth ▪ which on such wise handeled yelde fruites with the only Pulpes hauing no sedes in them If the Gardener desireth to enioye Cucumbers hauing Romayne letters strange figures and skutchings or Armes imbossed on the grene rynde without he may after the liuely coūterfayting of formes on the Mouldes of woode bestowe of the potters Clay or playster of Parys vnto the thicknesse of a finger which like handeled and cut into two partes let drie in a fayre and hot place that these may the sooner serue to vse after bestow into the hollow mouldes framed to a like bignesse and length as the fruites of the yong Cucumbers which fast bound about and so closse togither that no ayre breath in let these on such wise hāg vntil the fruites haue filled the mouldes within which they ioy to do and be readie to be gathered For the yong fruites of propertie by the reporte of the skilful doe so much desire or be so wonderful desirous of a new forme that into what workmāly vessel or moulde y e yong fruites be bestowed they by an earnest wyll and desire represent the figures counterfayted wythin as the same founde noted in singular worke of Husbandrie which why Rutilius may ascribe to Gargilius Martialis I see no reason To be briefe as the cōming of the moulde shal be such wil the beautie of the fruites bee for many fruites haue bin seene as Plinie reporteth whiche represented the image of a winding Dragon on them The owner minding to enioye Cucumbers a long time freshe and fayre ought to bestow them in white wine lies vncorrupted or not turned the vessell after the wel pitching without couered with a heape of sande in some lowe Seller or vaulte in the ground The Cucumbers doe lyke continue a long tyme if they bee beestowed in a proper Pickle made of water and Salt But the freshnes and delight of them will a longer time be preserued if after the husbandlye instructions the owner hang them so hygh in Barrels or Ferkyns beeing a quarter filled or somewhat lesse that these in the hangyng doe in no manner touche the vyneger And the vessels shalbe dilygentlye pitched about whiche the owner prepareth to serue to thys purpose that the force of
the drying finely beating and searsing of the seedes vseth the same in steede of a clensing pouder The learned Galen writing of the vse and properties of the Cucumbers vttereth an instruction worthy the learning that although these sayth he be well digested of the Chollericke and that suche wythout care eate plentie or muche at a time of them doe after in the continuance of time increase a cold and somwhat grosse humour in the veines whyche not able to be digested in them doeth after corrupte the sounde bloude For that cause saithe he I iudge it profitable to refraine the meates being of an euill Juice and nourishemente although that those in certaine persons may easily be digested For to vs not takyng a care and regard of them is an euill Juice gathered after a good distance of time in the veines which assoone as the same once putrified by a lyghte occasion doth immediatly kindle and cause wicked feuers these hitherto Galen of the incommodities of the Cucumbers What skil and secreates are to be learned in the sowing and workmanly ordering of the Gourde Chap. 30. AL the kindes of the Gourdes requyre the same trauaile and diligence in the bestowing in the Earthe as afore vttred of the Cucumbers which after the large setting asunder and often watering appeare for the more parte aboue the Earthe by the sixte or seuenth day after the bestowing in beds The weake and tender braunches shot vp to some heigth and coueting by a certaine propertie in nature vpward require to be diuersly aided with poles to run vp in sundry manners as either ouer a rounde and vaulted Harboure to giue a more delighte throughe the shadowe caused by it and the seemely fruites hanging downe or else by poles directed quite vprighte in whiche the Gourde of all other fruites most earnestly desireth rather than to run braunching and creeping on the grounde like to the Cucumbers The plants loue a fat moyst and dunged loose ground as the Neapolitan Rutilius in his instructions of husbandry hath noted If a diligēce be bestowed in the oftē watring of them the plants require a lesser care and trauaile in that they are very muche furthered by the store of moisture although there may be found of those which resonably prosper with small store of moysture or being seldome watered and that they of the same yeelde fruite of a delectabler taste If the owner or Gardner happen to commit Seedes to the Earthe in a drye grounde and that the tender plants appear aboue the Earth hys care shall then bee to water them plentifullye for the speedier shooting vp after this manner by taking certayn pottes filled with water into whiche tongues of clothe afore layde to the bottoms of the pottes that these may the workmanlier distill and droppe often on the plants through y e stouping forward of them which no doubt profiteth greatly the plantes in drowth and hot seasons The longer and smaller haue fewe Seedes in them and for the same more delectable in the eating yea these better accompted of and solde in the Market The Gardner minding to committe of the Seedes to the Earthe oughte afore to stiepe them in a boll or panne of water for a nighte whereby the Seedes apte to be sowen may the surer be knowen whiche hee shall well perceiue by those resting in the bottome of the cunninger sorte preferred and vsed but the others swimmyng aboue as vnprofytable and seruing to no vse are willed to be throwen away The chosen Seedes are to be set in beds two togither with three fingers vnto the middle Jointes and the sharper endes fixed vpward but the beds afore oughte to be digged two foote deepe and so many broad and the Seedes bestowed well three or foure foote asunder one from the other in these filled vp with olde dung well turned in with the earth or rather to procure them speedier to grow and yeelde the fruite the sooner lette the beddes be filled with hotte horse dung new taken oute of the stable If the Gardner woulde possesse Gourdes of diuers formes as long rounde and shorte it behoueth hym to choose and sette the seedes accordinglye For those Seedes taken oute of the necke of the Gourde shall the owner after the councell of the singular Columella learned Plinie and Rutilius set in well dunged ground with the sharpe endes vpwarde Which after the well watering as aboue taught yeelde fruits long in fourme tenderer and better esteemed The Seedes taken oute of the myddes of the bellye and sette into the Earthe with the bigge endes vpwarde doe yeelde after the husbandely handeling and watering greate fruites rounde and large of whiche after the through drying and meate taken oute bee bottels and other vessells made to serue for diuers vses in that these growe farre larger in the belly than any of the other kindes The Seedes taken oute of the bottome of the Gourde and set with the grosse or big endes vpwarde doe also yeelde after the workmanlye ordering fruits both greate and large yet these far lesser and shorter And the Seedes in generall in what place they bee sette oughte to be bestowed in earth well dunged and the rather with hot horse dung new taken out of the stable if these bee set in the moneth of March But y e seeds in no maner may be bestowed in low places lest shours of rain falling hinder and corrupte the fruites throughe the ouermuche water cloying and standyng in the Alley or other low place The plants shot vppe to some heigthe oughte to bee diligentlye weeded aboute and the earthe heaped highe vp and when neede requyreth in the hot seasons to water them often If the Seedes happen to bee set in a Earthe smally laboured and hollowe when the plants be somwhat growen aboue the grounde the owner oughte to digge away of a good depthe from the yong plantes the Earthe rounde aboute that the rootes may the freelier runne and spreade abroad the plants further growen and shot vp may the owner erecte to runne and spreade like to a Uine well a mans heigthe If the plantes happen to be annoyed with the Leke or Garden fleas the owner shal remoue and driue them away by the only setting of the herbe Organye in sundry places among them on whiche if these happen to lighte they eyther are incontinente killed or caused to encrease but few after as the Greeke writers of husbandry in their skilful practises witnesse Out of which with diligence we haue also gathered these that to the owner or gardner may happily appere profitable as the Gourde a matter somwhat strange to yelde fruits without seeeds If the Seedes before the setting be stieped for three dayes at the least in Sesaminum or Sauine oyle as the Neapolitane Rutilius vttereth or in the Juice of that hearbe infused named Conyza in Englishe Fleabane The like may bee wroughte if after the condition of the Uine the principallest and firste stemme shotte vp be on such wise digged about
to feeble and the fruites to yeelde a pleasaunte sauour in the eating at whiche tyme the owner muste diligentlye take heede of Cattes that haue an earnest loue and desire to them as afore is vttered Also the Gardener ought to conceiue that those named the wynter Pompons do neuer growe to a ful rypenesse on their beds and for that cause to procure them speedily to rypen hee must after the gathering hang them vp in the roofe of the house and eate of those when they appeare yellowe within The Phisicke commodities of the Pompons and Mellons THe learned report that the Mellons coole and moysten in the seconde degree yet those feale sweete in taste are temperatly colde The seedes also are vsed in medicine and possesse the same propertie Diocles Caristius in libris salubrium vttereth the Pompon to bee easie of digestion and to comforte very muche the heart yet the same yeldeth â–ª but a small increase to the bodie Diphilus reporteth that the meate of the Pompon doth make fat yet very hardly digested through coldnesse myxed wyth the moysture of the same besides it rendereth a small nourishmente and hardly moueth the bellie Phaenias reporteth that the Pompon must bee eaten after the stomacke is emptie for that this otherwise is lightly conuerted into those humours which of the same occasion hinder digestion throughe the preeminence that it then obtaineth in the receptakle of the meate or stomacke Therefore he willeth the Pompons to be eaten with a fasting stomacke and to pause from eating anye other meate vntill this in the stomacke be halfe digested Diphilus writeth that the Pompons eaten do greatly aswage vnnaturall heates of the stomacke and mytigate wicked Agues Galen reporteth that all kindes of Pompons haue the propertie of cooling and enioy a large moysture yet those not without a manyfest qualitie of clensing in that the seeds maruellously clense the face of sun burning of pymples and foule spottes This Authour further addeth that the same doth yeelde and cause a wicked iuyce although it may sometymes be wel digested of the stomacke Besides he affirmeth the same to cause Choler and to yeelde the plentie of moysture out of order The Pompons ought to bee eaten for the firste meate but in suche maner that such which are fleumatik to drink olde wine after the same the Cholericke to drinke some soure or tarte thing after it for on such wise handled is all manner of harme auoyded For this kind of meate doth lightly alter into Choller or floume for which cause the ouer sweete Pompon doth offende the Chollericke and the fruite vnrype the fleumaticke Many worthy men prefer the long Pompons before the rounde yet do all the kyndes moue or loose the bellye and cause vrine so that they shalbe ripe For which cause they are iudged profitable for the kidneys but the seedes more auayle in so much that stones there prepared they maruellously expel The outwarde rynde of the Pompon applyed to the foreheade doth effectuously aswage and stay the running of the eyes Such which haue a hotte stomacke and encombred wyth Choller are greatly harmed if they drinke wine after the eatyng of the same in that of the owner nature it is lightly caused and the wine immediatly increaseth it more and causeth a sharper humoure in suche bodies and apte to vomyte yea thys also extenuateth grosse and clammye humours yet doeth it well agree that the fleumaticke eate of the Pompon for as muche as in the same is a substaunce tender and soluble that is the same which is next to the seede for this doeth not lightly corrupte The persons whych eate of the Pompons maye not immediately eate and other meate after theÌ„ in that those both corrupt and alter the same eaten At the kyndes of Pompons prouoke vomytyng in bodies prepared exceepte the meate enioying a good iuyce be eaten immediately vpon for they on such wise moue the speedier downwarde The greater number of Phisitions write that those eaten doth mitygate the venerial act and do aâ—ate the genytall seede The seedes properlye clense the face if the skinne bee sundrye tymes washed wyth the decoction of them the Mellons as Galen reporteth in lib. de facultatibus alimentorum haue the propertie of clensing for which cause they may aptly cleare suÌ„ny spots pimples and other foule spots both on the face and body The seedes of the Mellon cleane picked from theyr vpper skyn and diligently brought to pouder with Beane floure thys after the artely myxing with Rosewater and dryed in the sunne like cakes dissolue in fayre water washing the face sundrye times wyth it for this maruellously clenseth and procureth with wine a cleare face yea the same muÌ„difyeth all foule spottes on the skinne The seedes also haue the propertie of causing vrine yea those purge both the Loynes kidneys but the seedes more auayle in the Loynes than in the Bladder so y e a mightier remedie muste bee inuented for the stone of the bladder than for the stone of the Loynes and kydneys The roofes of the Mellons not only clense but heale the vlcers fuly of mattier being applyed with Honny in playster forme Many there be which eate the Mellon with vineger but to it they adde and myxe the Pennyroiall and Onyons by which the harmeful force of the colde might so be tempered Dyphilus writeth that a little piece of the Mellone put into a potte with meat causeth the speedier boyling of the Nettle or Mustardseeds or the slyppe of the figge tree on such wise ordered The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Mellons THe beste tyme for the distillyng of Mellons is when they bee throughly rype whiche shredde small distill after arte aboute the Haruest time The distilled water of the Mellons drunke helpeth singularly the stone procureth vryne and clenseth the kydneys the rather being vsed both mornyng and euening for three or foure weekes togyther vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time The sayde watre for a tyme drunke not onlye cooleth the Lyuer but cooleth and extynguysheth all inwarde heates not naturall yea thys tempered wyth Suger and drunke ceaseth maruellouslye thyrst The water drunke in like manner abouesayde amendeth speedilye an olde coughe The water applyed wythout the Bodye wyth Lynnen clothes wette in the same not onlye expelleth the heates but the swellyngs of the Bodye wheresoeuer those shal happen Worthy instructions about the sowing and setting of sundry Phisicke herbs to these of the greatest number of fragrant herbes and pleasaunt floures and first of the blessed Thistle Cap. 32. WHere afore wee haue sufficieÌ„tly writeÌ„ of the apt placing and workmanly orderyng of the most herbes and fruites both for the pot and sallets and of theyr benefits for the vse of phisicke in this part following for a further encrease and comforte of the simple wee purpose to â—ntreat not only of the artly placing of sundry phisick herbes but to what vses these serue for the ayde and benefit of helthe
the pushes and rednesse proceeding of heate hapning commonly from the knee downwarde by applyng linnen clothes wet in it that ceaseth the heate and cureth the pushes This cureth the Canker of the mouth if it be often washed with the same and that at eche time the pouder of the Barberie roote be sprinkled vpon This also cureth the griefe and exulceration of womens places if these be washed therwith for three or foure times a day the same doeth the sayde water perfourme if linnen clothes wet in it be sundrie tymes applyed vpon What care and skil is required in the bestowing of the Herbe Elecampane Chap. 37. THe Herbe Elecampane groweth vp w t a long stem big and Mossie the leaues with mossie bears on the one side on the toppe of the stem being many times a mans heigth is a bigge yealowe floure growing in which the seedes are contained and those by feeling procure ytche The roote within the erth reddish without and white within bigge sharpe in tast and sweete smelling The roote is digged vp at the beeginning of sommer and slyced dryed in the sunne This especially flourisheth in the moneth of July The Elecampane may not be sowen in that the seedes bestowed in beds prosper not but rather set the yong buds broken tenderly from the roote in Earth wel dunged and laboured afore And those begynne to set in the moneth of Februarye wel three foote asunder one from the other in that those sende forth bigge leaues and long rootes spreading in the Earth The Phisicke commodities of the Elecampane THe Elecampane of qualitie heateth in the ende of the thirde degree and moystneth in the first The pouder of the drye roote mixed with pure Honye and vsed in forme of an Eclegma amēdeth the cough y e root also of the Elecampane artelye prepared defendeth the Lungs of euyll humoures remoueth the ache of the Hyppes and ioyntes and sickenesses proceeding of a colde cause Thys expelleth the grosse humours in man and aswageth the ache of the Hucklebones boyled also in wine and mixed with Suger in the drinking amendeth that harde fetching of breath by the necke especially holden vpright and procureth vrine The pouder of the roote druncke in like manner sendeth downe the Termes and this is profitably ministred agaynst poyson and the bit of venemous wormes and beastes The roote canded with hony or Sugar is saide very muche to preuaile against the daunger of a pestilent ayre being afore eaten for whiche cause the rawe roote of manye is eaten in the plague time The roote of the Elecampane is canded after this maner by plucking the roote out of the Earth in the moneth of October at what time the same is growen to a ful ripenesse whiche then is to bee rubbed and clensed with a course hearie cloth after this scraped faire wyth a sharpe knife and those rootes whiche are bigge to bee sliced into three or foure peeces so long as a finger which after the puttyng into a brasse chafer to be tēderly boyled with vineger but in such maner as the peeces burn not to the sides or bottome of the chafer Wythin three dayes after the boyling they are to be dried in the Sun and then bestowed into a newe earthen potte well pitched about on whiche a pleasaunt Cuite poured to soke them in and store of the herbe Sauerie pressed down vpon them whiche done the mouthe of the pot to be diligently stopped with a skin or thicke partchement The rootes may otherwise be ordered in scrappyng them cleane and after the cutting of them into twoo or three peeces well a finger long to set those stiepe in water a whole day ouer hotte embers whiche done to boyle the peeces twoo or three times ouer in asmuche waight of honey or sugar The confirme of the Elacampane roote maye bee made by clensing and scraping the roote in the maner aboue taught Whiche done to cut them into thinne round slices letting them soke in water ouer the hotte embers for a long space and to boile them vntill the licoure be all wasted then to beate those in a stone morter lettyng them after to passe throughe a strainer or linnen clothe this done to boyle the whole with a like waighte of hony or sugar twoo or three times ouer All other rootes may in like manner bee canded and made into conserue but far pleasaunter in the eating if to the confection a quantitie of Sinamom bee added The same also they name to be canded when the roote or the thing canded remaineth whole after the canding but the conserue in a contrary manner remayneth not whole in that the same is beaten small to the making of it The leaues of the Elecampane boyled in wine and a playster made of the same applied to weake and loose members doth so muche heate them that in shorte time they recouer strength and healthe The Elecampane putteth away yre and heauinesse comforteth the hearte and sendeth foorth the superfluous humoures by vrine this also after the minde of Hippocrates causeth mirth The hearbe defendeth and preserueth the skinne of the face and like garnisheth the whole body with a continuall seemelinesse the wine also of the Elecampane made heateth colde members the same drunke orderly helpeth all the diseases which are afore vttered Here note that all wines boyled or made of the Hearbes doe more preuayle in the morning than at euening The Elecampane boiled with Pellitory and mixed with oyle applied hot to the belly ceaseth the gripings of the bowels and the same applied vnder the Nauel remoueth and helpeth the strangury The worthy vertues of the distilled water of the leaues of the Elecampane THe time answerable to the distillation is that the Herbe and roote shred togither be distilled in the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening for fiue or sixe dayes togither to the quantitie of an eggeshell full at a tyme expelleth the griefe of the stone The distilled water druncke in the saide manner or a quantitie bestowed in drincke helpeth the person broken the same also drunke and the heade annointed therewith in suche manner as the same may drye in greatly comforteth the heade The distilled water drunke morning and euening for certaine days togither comforteth and strengthneth the stomacke amendeth the hard fetching of breath the coughe pleurisse poyson the stone and termes in women The distilled water strengthneth the members annointed therwith and the more by dayly drinking thereof This also expelleth the stone of the kidneys and bladder and the same clereth y e parts of the body and causeth vrine by drinking of it morning and euening for certaine days togither The commended vertues of the distilled water of the roote THe root of the Elecampane is to be distilled about the end of May or from the moneth of July vnto September The distilled water of the same drunke many dayes togither vnto the quātitie of two or three ounces at a time healeth an inner rupture The distilled water drunke
partes annointed with it doth muche auaile For prouokyng of the Termes and clensing the matrice let a fomente be often applied with the water of the decoction of the same The commended vertues of the distilled water of Celondine THe time of gathering and distilling the Celondine is that the herb with the whole substaunce be small shred and distilled in the middle of May. The distilled water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time bothe morning and euening expelleth the yelowe Jaundise this drunke in the like manner auaileth againste the gripings of the belly The distilled water druncke in the abouesayde manner mitigateth the ague and remoueth scabbes caused of colde if they often be bathed or soupled with it The distilled water drunke vnto the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time eyther twise or thrise a daye profiteth vnto the stoppyng of the liuer and milte This water dropped into the eyes correcteth the pinne and webbe putteth away the rednesse of them and causeth a sharpe and redy sight If the mouthe be washed with the saide water it ceasseth the tooth-ache and putteth away spottes of the face if the face bee washed wyth this water The distilled water dryeth and healeth a Canker yea Fistula also and remoueth pestilent pushes if a linnen cloth wette in it be applied on the places twice or thrice a daye The care in the bestowing of the hearbe Filipendula Chap. 40. THe hearbe Filipendula groweth in stonye and roughe places as on hils bearing a leafe like to the wilde parsenep or parseley the stemme bigge and a foote or somwhat more in heigth yeeldyng on the toppe a white floure in the moneth of July after that the Seede like to the Orache and a bigge roote out of whiche many round heades or kernelles growe The roote oughte to be digged vp in the ende of haruest whyche endureth for tenne yeares The Filipendula commeth well vppe in anye Earth yet doeth the Hearbe more ioy beyng sowen or sette in a stonye or grauellye grounde the Seedes require to bee committed to the Earth in the moneth of Aprill and to be like ordered after the shooting vp in the weeding and watering as afore taught of the other hearbes The phisicke commodities of the hearbe Filipendula THe Filipendula of qualitie is hotte and drye in the thirde degree whiche his vehement bitternesse sufficiently declareth The seede leaues and stemme of the Filipendula druncke in wine and hony boyled togyther sende downe the after burden and further the birth of childe The root of the Filipendula brought to pouder and drunk in wine not only helpeth the Kings euill and strangury but the stone payne of the kidneys and ache of the hippes The pouder of this roote taken in wine remoueth the swelling and coldenesse of stomacke healpeth the hardnesse of fetching breath and suche shorte winded yea all sicknesses whych proceede of a colde cause The meale of this roote mixed with meate and giuen to eate recouereth the falling sickenesse by sundry dayes vsing Against the hardnesse of fetching breath take this pouder and Gentiane in like waight and vse the same in meate for this without doubt auaileth in shorte time The commended vertues of the distilled water of Filipendula THe chosen time for the distilling of it is that the whole herbe with the roote be finely shred togither and distilled in the ende of May. The distilled water of Filipendula drunk vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time bothe morning and euenyng recouereth the plague The said water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure or sixe ounces at a time auaileth against poyson if a man by happe hatne eyther eaten or drunke poyson The distilled water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both morning and euening dissolueth and cureth the stone of the kidneys and bladder FINIS ¶ A necessary Table to the second part of this Booke briefly shewyng the Physical operations of euery herbe and plant therein conteyned with the vertues of their distilled waters A. ANgelica cureth poysons cleareth bloud and preserueth the body against the plague fol. 162 Angelica auaileth against a pestilente ayre it ceasseth grypings of the belly it recouereth all inwarde griefs it helpeth ruptures it amendeth the dimnesse of sight the bit of a dogge the heate of the feuer deepe woundes renueth fleshe c. fol. 163 Angelica asswageth the ache of the hippes and the Goute it cureth new and olde vlcers fol. 163 Artochoke reformeth the sauoure of the mouth fol. 53 Artochoke causeth vrine and venerial acte fol. 53 Artochoke amendeth the hardnesse of making water and the rancke sauor of the arme pittes fol. 53 Artochoke strengthneth the stomacke and helpeth the priuie places that men childrē may be cōceiued fol. 53 Arage or Orage helpeth y t stopping of the lyuer it ceaseth the sheading of y e gaule or yelow Jandise it casteth vp choler softneth the belly healeth impostumes swellings swimmings drawing of the wind short expelleth worms prouoketh vomityng helpeth a hote lyuer it loseth the bely deliuereth the pain of the blader helpeth the ague profiteth agaynst spitting of bloud it helpeth the matrice draweth a thorne or nayle out of the skinne it loaseth rough nayles from the fyngers it helpeth the hot goute in the feet it softneth the belly being hardened by heate and remoueth swellings fo 18. 19. B. BEere looseth the bellye prouoketh vrine purgeth the body of euil humours it helpeth the smellyng the payne of the eares the payne of the gummes it procareth hear to grow and killeth lyce nittes and dandrie it healeth whelkes blisters of scalding or burning gripings of y t belly stayeth a lose belly driueth away the worms of the belly helyeth the obstructions or stoppings of the lyuer the corrupted Splene and the shingles fo 14. 15 The discommodities of the Beete it grypesh and byteth the stomack and encreaseth euil humours fol. 15 Blete softneth the belly cureth the biting of a scorpion the beating parn of the temples it profiteth the Oyle on the mytt it restrayneth the Termes fol. 17 Borage procureth gladsomnes it helpeth the giddinesse and swimming of the head the trembling and beating of the hearte it encreaseth memorie and remoueth melancolie and the kings euill it doth only comforte Bugiosse preuaileth for the roughnesse of the throat and cough it procureth gladsomnesse it purgeth red Choller it recouereth the Cardiake passion it expelleth the noisome humors of the Lungs it remoueth the swelling of the feet it preserueth a good memory it comforteth the heart and engendreth good bloud fol. 28. 29 ▪ Buckeshorne helpeth the griefs of the ioyntes it bindeth it putteth awaye the feuer fol. 77 Betonie stayeth belching and rawnesse of the stomacke fol. 165 Bitonye profiteth the diseases of the matrice all inward griefs fol. 165 Bitonie purgeth all poyson it profiteth frensy persons falling sicknes palsy ache of the hips it helpeth digestiō stayeth vomiting it expelleth the ague c. fol. 165 Bitonie fastneth broken bones
cureth the bitte of a madde dog helpeth the digestioÌ„ of a colde stomacke the kings euill frenfre persons dropsy it stayeth the fluxe an olde coughe proceeding of a colde cause it killeth wormes in children expelleth the brood wormes in bodies it cureth the bitte of venemous things the swellings of the bladder healeth vlcers of the lungs dropsy being of a colde cauâ—e it helpeth the griefs of the luÌ„gs and difficultie of vrine headache tooth ache proceedyng of a colde cause ytche the paine of going often to the stoole expelleth a quartaine cureth the pippes of Hennes it helpeth the stone fol. 100. 101. 102. 103 Garlike profiteth agaynste contagious ayres Gourde comforteth the stomack loseth the bellye helpeth the heate of the eares profyteth leane men purgeth gently helpeth the corns of the toes fasteneth loose teeth and helpeth the toothache the inflamations of the liuer and bladder impostumes provoketh vrine helpeth all agues asswageth the heate of the liuer the inflamations of infants heades the burning guote the inflamations of the eyes assuageth tumors vlcers on the priuie places looseth the bellye cooleth burning feuers helpeth the shingles fol. 148 149. L. LEeke cureth the bit of a venemous beaste helpeth the difficulties of making water stayeth the spitting of bloude dulieth the syghte of the eyes offendeth the stomacke fol. 86. The Juice of the Leek is deadly fo 86 Leeke twyce sodden draweth downe the termes procureth vrine obtayneth a superfluous heate stayeth the bleeding of the nose causeth vomiting and putteth away drunkennesse beyng eaten rawe fol. 86. Leeke ameÌ„deth an olde cough and the vlcers of the lungs healeth pushes the grief of the eares and the tooth-ache it purgeth vlcers remoueth the bloud clotted in brused meÌ„bers stayeth the fluxe of bloud after birth cesseth the bleeding of the nose profyteth against paynes of the hippes stomacke ceaseth an olde eÌ„ough helpeth the dropsy staieth the flixe of the belly and helpeth a hoarse voice fol. 87 Nero accustomed to eate an vnset leke with oile for his souÌ„ding voyce fo 87 Leeke helpeth the paine of the heade it preuaileth against the exulcerations of womens priuie places looseth the difficultnesse of makyng water aydeth the deliuery of childe for the spitting of bloud and staying the bleding of the nose is verye profitable clenseth the woundes helpeth the ache of the hips recouereth the wasting of the lung fo 87. 88 Lettuce procureth steepe causeth good bloud helpeth digestion looseth the belly causeth plentifulnesse of milke in the breastes sharpeneth the sight cooleth impostumes helpeth y t dropsy cureth the sheding of sperme procureth sleepe being layde vnder the couerict and profyteth Chollericke persons fol. 63 Lettuce is noisome vnto married men it dulleth the syghte of the eyes it abateth the veneriall acte it harmeth the fleumatike the ouermuche eating of Lettuce is as perilous as Hemlocke fo 64 Lettuce helpeth the Tertian ague it looseth the beliye it represseth drunkennesse fol 64 Lettuce procureth sleepe fo 65 Louage helpeth digestion expelleth superfluous humors it ceaseth inward griefes it expelleth poyson causeth vrine c. fol. 170 Louage expelleth the stone of the kidneys and bladder c. fol. 171 M. Marigold helpeth the after burden of a woman stayeth the fluxe of pissing of bloud it killeth the wormes it healeth pushes stoppings griefs of the liuer comforteth the stomacke and procureth appetite to meate heateth a cold brest assuageth the payne of the teeth it recouereth the palsye a fitte of the plague is a preparative agaynste the plague it helpeth the quartaine it helpeth the milte or colde stomacke fo 32. 33 Mintes vncurdeth milke fo 42 Mintes staieth the belching of the stomacke and vomiting it profiteth agaynst the long wormes in the body it helpeth the swollen priuities asswageth the fluxe of the bellye and scouring wyth bloude it stayeth the reddes in women it healeth vlcers on the infants heads quickneth the spirits bringeth appetite amendeth the default of the nosethrills retayneth the fluxes of bloud softneth the pappes and defendeth them from mattering it looseth the bellye procureth a seemely coloure profyteth the spitting out of bloude assuageth the headeache and the noyse in the eares it remoueth the dimnesse of sight it amendeth the strong sauour of the mouthe it helpeth the teethe and purgeth the gums and healeth the blisteryng of the tongue it comforteth in colde sicknesses it stayeth the will to vomitte and helpeth the shingles it dissolueth and cureth impostumes and helpeth the spots in the eyes fol. 43 Mallows or Holihoke remoue a hotte coughe recouereth the lungs blistered and is a singular remedy against the consumption of the lungs healeth the putrifyed sores of the throat and mouth looseth the bellye and helpeth the hoarsenesse of the voyce it ripeneth any impostume and softeneth it fo 44. Mustarde seede heateth and ripeneth it breaketh Impostumes wythoute paine it cureth the biting of a venemous beaste it helpeth the palsey of the toung and auaileth agaynst all palseis it helpeth the dropsy the blistering of the mouth the swelling of the throate it procureth a good memory it helpeth the colde goute sciaticke and feeblenesse of sinewes it remoueth the diuinesse of sighte and putteth away the spots and web in the eies it causeth thirst and prouoketh the veneriall acte fo 79 Mustard seede preuenteth the fallyng sicknesse it purgeth the brayne it clenseth the brayne from humoures it ameÌ„deth the falling of the vuula and vlcers of the throate it draweth downe fleume from the heade it remoueth the swelling of the Jawes it helpeth the suffocation of the matrice it ceasseth the ache of the teeth commyng of colde it breaketh the stone in the bladder and procureth the Termes it causeth a cleare voice fo 79. 80 N NAuews nourishe much profyt the Stomacke encrease Sperme in man preuaile against poyson Folio 113. O. ONions mayntayne health cure vlcers remoue spottes on the body profitte the eares runnyng healpe swellings in the throat the cough remoue the griefe of the stomacke open â—iles cleare the eyes remoue the pin and web amende the bloud-shotten eyes recouer the hears shed away the biting of a madde dogge c. fo 93. 94. Onions eaten rawe harme the members fo 93 Onions harme the Chollericke and profite the fleumaticke person Folio 94. Onions stay the dropping of the eyes healpe vlcers of the priuities paine and noise of the eares Disenteria griefe of the Loynes the water beetweene the flesh and the skinne cure slumbering and impostumes payne of the breaste spittyng of grasse humours purgeth the stomake cureth wartes c. fo 94. Onions often vsed engender euill humours procure thyrste swellings windinesse headeache cause to become foolyshe they nourish nothing Folio 94. Onions twice sodden nourishe Folio 95. Onions eaten rawe cutte grosse humoures asunder open the vaynes prouoketh Termes and vrine encreaseth appetite purge the head remoue the white spots on the face heale kibes remoue the redde and wanne spottes of the face healeth scabbes assuageth fluxes and gripings in childbed
heale impostumes speedily fo 95 P. PImpernell is especially applied for poyson it driueth venemous bloude from the hearte it ceaseth the headache it healeth a greene wounde vlcers and other woundes by an experiment tried vppon a Cocke It moueth fucate expelleth poyson remoueth the disease of the hippes the coughe and purgeth the breast the stone of the kidneys and bladder and remoueth the strangury the gripings of the bowels the stopping of the lyuer and milte it putteth away any feuer an experiment agaynste the Phisicke of the lungs fo 26 Parsely doeth incarnate Vlcers and Carbuncles it doth resolue the impostumes of the pappes it amendeth the stoppyng of the Lyuer it prouoketh vrine it stayeth loosenes of the belly strengthneth loose parts and helpeth the stone it healeth the shingles the hardly making of water and softeneth the hardnesse of the paps It helpeth the kidneys remoueth vlcers out of the mouth and Jaundise and healpeth womens monethly course it is delectable to the stomacke it expelleth wynde in the body remoueth scabbes and maketh a fayre skinne It helpeth the sweling of the stomack and dropsy it clenseth the lyuer and leaprâ—e and remoueth the paine of the loyns and bladder it preuayleth agaynst a feuer it procureth a sound brayne and perfect memory and purgeth the bloud assuageth the strangury and helpeth the byting of a madde dog fo 36 37 38 Parseleye Seedes are the principall causes the Rootes the nexte the Leaues as thirde in woorkyng Folio 39. Purselane assuageth hotte and Chollericke fluxes and healpeth the burning feuer healpeth the teeth beyng on edge healpeth the Shingles hindereth veneriall acte and abateth sleepe it expelleth the wormes in the belly it stayeth the fluxe Disenteria ceaseth the toothache it healpeth the stomacke swollen it cooleth inward heate amendeth the vlcers on the priuities it healeth an hotte impostume it remoueth the vlcers of the head fo 68 Purselane helpeth swollen eyes and spitting of bloud it remoueth the burning feuer it qualifyeth the heat of the stomacke it stayeth womens monethly course it stayeth the bleeding at the nose and the headache it extinguisheth the heat of the eyes it staieth Disenteria it strengthneth both the kidneys and bladder it helpeth burning Feuers it kylleth the wormes in the bellye and stayeth the spittyng of bloude it healpeth excoriation in womens bowels and the rawnesse of priuie placeâ—â—â—â—peth the headache it mitigateth 〈◊〉 furious heate it helpeth the nauels of infants it stayeth the loose teeth in the head it assuageth the kernels and vlcers in the mouth it mitigateth the desire of often drinking it remoueth wartes it assuageth the goute and inflamation of the pappes the fall of the vuula c. fo 68. 69 Parsnep and Carote moueth veneriall acte procureth vrine and assuageth the Chollicke sendeth downe the Terms in women it profiteth the Melancolicke encreaseth good bloude healpeth the strayghtnesse of making water amendeth stitches of the side or pleurisyes the bitte of a venemous beaste it amendeth the eating of vlcers the wearing of this roote is profytable fo 12 Poppy procureth sleepe healpeth the Reume coughe and lacke of sleep folio 129 Poppy recouereth a dry coughe consumption of the Lungs Reume and debilitie in sleeping it draweth heat out of an vlcer healpeth a hotte lyver strengthneth the Joyntes remoueth the rage of the goute profiteth agaynst the ague fo 130 Pompons or Mellons are easye of digestion comforte the hearte assuageth vnnaturall heates in the stomacke they take awaye sunne-burning and foule spottes fo 154. Pompons profit the Reumaticke and Cholericke person fo 154. 155 Pompons which are rounde loose the belly and cause vrine fo 154. Pompons assuage the runnyng of the eyes fo 155 Pompons mittigate the veneriall acte clenseth the skinne causeth vrine purgeth the loynes kidneys and bladder heale vlcers and cause speedy boiling fo 155. 156 R. ROchet encreseth the sperm causeth veneriall act causeth a giddinesse and paine in the head encreaseth a strong heate is hurtfull to the head encreaseth milke in women nourses causeth vrine softneth the bellye comforteth the stomack helpeth digestion recouereth blacke scarres vnto whitenes amendeth pimples or pushes in the face kylleth nittes and wormes of the heade helpeth brused bones and bitings of venemous beasts the Jaundise and hard swelling of the milte c. fol. 69. 70 Rapes or Turnup sharpneth the sight yeeldeth nourishment extinguisheth heate and drye bloud it sturreth veneriall acte cureth scabbes helpeth digestion hotte goutes and kibed heeles fol. 116 Radishe eaten beefore or after meate causeth winde dulleth the brayne eyes and reason fo 122 Radishe profiteth the fleumaticke helpeth the stone stopping of the vrine by grauell procureth vomiting stareth belchings the kings euill the cough profiteth agaynst poyson and to the handlyng of serpentes it helpeth the noise of the eares the stopping of the liuer it auaileth agaynst all sortes of poysons and diseases it cureth strokes of whippes or bruses it cleareth scarres and pimples in the face it delyuereth the quartaine ague fol. 123 Radishe profiteth agaynst the stopping of the milte it deliuereth the water betweene the skin and swollen milt it eateth oute the Canker of vlcers ameÌ„deth the olde cough and fleume it procureth vomitings it causeth musheroms to digeste it helpeth gripings in women procureth milke sendeth downe the Terms and wormes in the belly assuageth the swelling in the throate fo 124. S. Saffron amendeth the hard fetchyng of the breath procureth a faire colour comforteth the hearte causeth healthful bloud remoueth persons from the heart causeth long breath expelleth infections helpeth impostumes in the breast moueth the veneriall acte and causeth vrine helpeth headache procureth the terms remoueth the yellowe Jaundise it profiteth an vlcered brest stomacke liuer lungs kidneys blader it helpeth the goute impostumes swellings the griefs of any sore feeblenesse of the hearte palsy the griefe of the eyes the distilling of eyes remoueth drunckennesse and diseases of the eares fo 110. 111 Sperage helpeth the palsey kings euill strangury a harde milte and stopping of the liuer it recouereth the sheding of the gaule it remoueth the swelling of the belly and cholick it procureth vrine and dissolueth the smal stones in the bladder it helpeth the griefs of the womaÌ„s priuy place it profyteth agaynste the stinging of Bees it helpeth the hardly making of water the paine of the gummes teeth mouth breast and chine of the backe it remoueth veneriall act and looseth the bellye the dropping payne of the vrine the difficultnesse of the same the flix Disenteria It cleareth the kidneys and stopping of the liuer fo 22. 23. Spinage softeneth the belly moysteneth the body remoueth the griefes of the breast and lungs it profeteth in hotte causes it nourisheth more than arage it assuageth Cholar it helpeth the sorenesse of the throate hoarse voice the hardnesse of breath the coughe c. fo 24. Sorrell procureth appetite to meate preserveth against y t plague it ripeneth sores it assuageth the flix Disenteria the paine of the
bellye and aborment of the stomacke it helpeth the leaprye and Ryngwormes and tough nailes the ytche of the body the paine of the eares and teeth the kings euil the headache any sicknes comming of heat Jaundise the reds of women all fluxes of the belly the swelling of the milte the burning of the feuer fo 25. 26 Strawberry leaues helpeth hot impostumes fo 77 The Strawbery amendeth the hardenesse of the splene the stone healeth woundes and vlcers procureth the termes stayeth the bloudy flux Disenteria and causeth vrine it helpeth inflamations of the liuer and clenseth both the kidneys and bladder it helpeth aches prouoketh vrine It fastneth the teethe and stayeth the reume it is good for Cholericke stomackes it putteth awaye the impostumes of the throate it remoueth the rednes and pimples which happen on the face throughe the heate of the liuer it assuageth the rednesse of the eyes the Jaundise fetchyng the wind shorte cooleth thirst fo 78. 79 Stalions or Squil OnioÌ„s moue veneriall acte cutte the tough matter in the stomacke fo 106 Squil Onions amendeth the dropsye the fetching of winde hardly the defaultes of the liuer the ague exulcerations purgeth fleumes and the bely causeth vomiting fo 107 Squil Onions amendeth the harde fetchyng of breathe an olde coughe griefs both of lyuer and lungs expelleth wormes Melancholike apaplexie falling sicknes the stone purgeth the matrice cureth the ache of the hips fasteneth the teeth amendeth the sauour of the breth helpeth the hearing dryueth awaye waries choppes of the feete running scabs the dandry of the head the bitte of Serpents procureth heare to growe amendeth foule gummes the sight of the eyes griefes of the sides expelleth all diseases of the bodye It killeth mice c. fo 10. T. TIme remoueth ioynte sicknes purgeth Cholier and humours it helpeth the passions of the bladder the swelling of the bely it remoueth the grief of the hippes loyns and sides it amendeth the breast and the inflamatioÌ„s of HipochaÌ„dria or y e flancks it helpeth melancolike blearnesse of the eyes and the paine of them It assuageth the grief of y t colde goute the stiffenesse of limmes it assuageth the swelling of the Testicles it purgeth the bowells it helpeth the hard fetching of breath and falling sicknesse it breaketh the stone of y t kidneys and bladder it helpeth the stinging of a Bee fo 40. 41 Blacke time is not to be vsed fo 41 Time whych hath a purpure floure is commended all Tyme is mightilye hotte ibidem Time healeth the bitte of an adder or snake it helpeth spitting of bloud it stayeth the Reume commyng of a colde cause it caseth the coughe and a cold stomacke the headache frensinesse Litharge and often slumbering it openeth the stoppyngs of the lyuer and milte and moueth vrine it recouereth the bittes of venemous beastes it helpeth the swelling in the throate the cough and purgeth the breast it stayeth bloudy vomitings it heateth the stomacke it remoueth winde in the bowelles it easeth the strangury it moueth vrine and expelleth the stone fo 39 V. VAlerian prouoketh sweate vrine ameÌ„deth stitches killeth mice moueth the terms preuayleth against the plague helpeth the straightnesse of breath the headache fluxes and Shingles procureth clearenesse of syght and healeth the pyles fo 164. 165. VV. VVater of the herbe Ualerian distilled amendeth Ulcers olde sores swellings pyles bones broken ruptures cleareth the eyes expelleth worms it profiteth against a pestileÌ„t aire impostumes and ache of the hippes it prouoketh sweat c. folio 165. Water of the rootes of Ualerian distilled remoueth poyson the quotidian ague and stitches fol. 168 Water of white poppie distilled cureth the red spots of the face procureth white handes it helpeth the headache proceding of heate it extinguisheth any heate fol. 131 Water distilled out of Gourdes looseth the belly ceaseth thirst y e cough helpeth the stone purgeth the kydneys and bladder qualifyeth burning feuers fol. 150. Water of mellons distilled helpeth the stone procureth vrine cleanseth thâ— kydneys cooleth the Lyuer ceaseâ—â— thirst breaketh the cough expellâ—â— heates and swellings fol. 15â— Water of the blessed Thistle distilled putteth away headache comforteth memorie healpeth giddynesse and all griefes of the eyes consumption of the bodie breaketh the stone and cureth burnings fol. 160 Water of the leaues of Elecampane expelleth the griefe of the stone helpeth the person broken comforteth the head streÌ„gthneth the stomack amendeth the hard fetching of breaâ—h the cough pleurisse poison the stoâ—e and Termes of women causeth vrine c. fol. 172. Water distilled out of the root of Elecampane healeth an inner rupture assuageth the grief of the stone prouoketh vrine it sendeth the deade yongling out of the belly it assuageth the swellings of the testicles it ceaseth the cough c. fol. 175. Water of Strawbery leaues distilled remoueth the kings euill it looseth the breast purgeth the lungs healpeth the cough clenseth the leaprie it mitigateth the heate in the eyes it ceaseth ouermuche sweating it is healthful for the stopping of the Liuer fol. 82. Water of mustard seedes distilled amendeth vlcers of the gummes it helpeth the consumption of meÌ„bers it heateth the marow in the bones this water profiteth against a colde disease in the ioyntes fol. 82. Water distilled out of Lekes remedieth the spitting of cold bloud it profiteth a barren woman it stayeth the bleeding of the nose it helpeth a costiue belly and ache of the hyppes purgeth the kidneys and bladder procureth vrine expelleth the stone healeth woundes it profyteth exulcerations and fracture of womens places fol. 88. 89. Water distilled out of onyons recouereth swellings caused by the bit of a mad dogge aswageth headache and tootache causeth heares to grow expelleth wormes fol. 95. Water distilled out of Garlik helpeth the swellings in the throate also the greene sicknesse and swelling of the splene fol. 104. Water distilled out of Rapes helpeth gallings burnings scaldings swellings of the feete fol. 117. Water distilled out of Radyshe healpeth digestion y e kings euil worms of the bellye clenseth the stomacke it openeth all manner of stoppings extenuateth the humors in the lunges clenseth the breaste causeth a cleere voyce fol. 125. Water of Radishe recouereth poysoning taken in meate or drinke healpeth the Quartaine draweth downe Termes and healpeth the stone assuageth the stinging of a Bee profyteth against the venim of a spider healpeth the pryckyng in the syde cleareth the eyes and the face It remoueth yellowe or blackysh spots by beatyng also the swellyng of the throate and cleareth the kidneys breaketh the stone and causeth vrine and expelleth the water betwen the skinne 125 Water distilled out of Parseneys helpeth the palsy moueth the veneriall acte and encreaseth the sperme helpeth the paynfulnesse in makyng of water fo 128 Water distilled out of the roote of Louage helpeth an inner rupture helpeth the stone prouoketh the terms in women remoueth the swellings of womens places and ceaseth the coughe c. fo 171 Water of Coleworts stayeth womens