England in gardines but neuer a brode The herbe is of an hote a subtile nature Acanthus Acanthus is called in greke Acantha in englishe Branke vrlin in duche welshe bearenklawe in frenche branke vrsine branca vrsina groweth in many places of Englāde in gardines and in the greatest plentie that I euer sawe it I did see it in my Lorde Protectours graces gardine at Syon some erre sore whiche abuse for thys herbe berefote The rote of brākeursine drieth and cutteth humours lyghtly and is of subtile partes the leaues haue power metely to dryue humours to their places Aconitum There are .ii. kindes of the herbe called Aconitum the one kynde is called Pardalianches whiche we may call in englishe Lihardbayne or one bery It is much in Northumberland in a wodde besyde Morpeth called Cottingwod It hath foure leaues lyke vnto great plātaine in the ouermost top a litle blacke bery lyke a blacke morbery but blacker greater The other kynde is called Lycoctonum in englishe it maye be called wolfes bayne But this kynde is deuided into two other kyndes of whiche I neuer sawe any kynde in Englande the one hath leaues lyke crowfote and blewe floures lyke hodes and it is called muench kappen in duche and it maye be called in englishe mōkes coule or blewe wolfsbaine The other kinde hath leaues like a playne tree or like Palma christ yelowe floures thys maye be called in Englishe yelowe wolfesbayn I haue sene the former kind in great plentie vpon the alpes betwene Clauena Spelunca and in manye gardines in Brabant the latter kynde dyd I neuer se but in gardines Acorus Acorus groweth not in England wherfore they are farre deceyued that vse the yelowe slourdeluce whiche some call gladen for Acorus for Acorus is hote bytinge and opening but gladen is colde vnsauery and astringent I thynke that the great Galanga is the true Acorus If they haue not it they maye vse Calamus aromaticus or Asarabacca for Acorus Acorus is hote and dry in the thirde degree Adiantum Adiantum is called in greke Adianton in duche iunkfrawen hare of the herbaries Capillus veneris groweth not in englād for it that is takē here for Adiantum is trirhomanes in Dioscorides Howe be it ye may vse trichomanes for Adianto for they are of lyke vertue Adiantum groweth in Italy in welles and in the alpes in watery or drepyng rockes and especially whereas the first water begynneth to stande if that a rocke lyke a browe hange ouer the wel or water it may be named in englishe Venus heir or Colōder maidens heir Venus heir is in a meane tempre betwene hote colde Agaricus Agaricus is called in greke agaricos in english agarike in duch dannēsthawm Agarike groweth not in Englād but in the alpes which deuide Germany Fraunce frō Italy Agarike is hote dryueth awaye and breaketh in smal pieces humours Albucus Albucum is called also Hastula regia and in greke asphodelos asphodillus groweth not in Englande It groweth in gardines in Anwerp it maye be named in englishe whyte affodil or duche daffodil this that we take for daffodil is a kinde of Narrissus mentioned in plinie it dryueth away humours and sendeth them abrode Alcea Alcea is called in greke alcea in Duche figmarswortes of the Herbaries Herba hungarica in frenche guimane it hath no name in englishe that I knowe it maye be named Veruen mallowe or cut mallowe It groweth plentnously in Germanie at Bon by the Rhene side Allium Allium is called in greke scorodō in Englishe garlike in duche knobloch in french anlouanx it is deuided into three kyndes the first kynde is the cōmon garlike the seconde kynde is called allium anguinum in latin and ophioscorodō in greke in englishe crowe garlike or wylde garlike The third kinde is called in latin Allium vrsinum and in englishe Ramsey or bucrāmes or rāmes The first kynde groweth in gardines onely The seconde kynde groweth in the fieldes The .iij. kind groweth also in gardines Garlyke is hote dry in the fourth degree Alnus Alnus is called in greke Clethra in Englishe an alder tree or an aller tree in duche erlinbaum it groweth by water sydes and in marrishe middowes Aloe Aloe is so called in greke latin english It groweth not in Englande but by the sea side in Ilandes I haue sene it in gardines in Italy but it dureth not in gardines aboue three yeres Aloe is after Paulus hote in the first degree and dry in the third Mesue sayeth that it is hote in the seconde and dry in the thirde but thys is so to be vnderstande that it is very hote in the first degree and meanly hote in the seconde Alsine Alsine is called in englishe chike weede in duch vogell craute in frenche mauron of the herbaries Morsus galline it is moyste and colde it groweth on olde houses and in al places all most in summer Altercum Altercum siue Apollinaris is named in greke hyosciamos in englishe Henbane in duch bylsē craute in frēch Alahābane of the Poticaries Iusquiamus It is colde in the thirde degree Althea Althea called also Hibiscus and Euitcus is named in greeke althaia in Englishe marish mallowe or water mallowe in duch ibish it groweth in watery places some take not as they should do holyhoke for althea Mershe mallowe Alysson Plinij Alyscon Plinij is a rare herbe whiche I coulde neuer see but once in Englande and that was a litle from Syon It had leaues lyke madder and purple floures it maye be named in englishe purple goosgrafe Amarantus There are two kindes of Amarātus the one kynde is called in greeke of Discorides Helichryson and thys kynde is founde in Italy The other kynde is called here in Englande of some purple veluet floure of other flouramore Amygdala Amygdala is called in greke amygdale in englishe an almon tree in duche en mandel baum in frenche amander it groweth in Italy and in high Germany in the fieldes but in England only in gardines Almondes haue a temparate heate Ami. Ami is called in englishe amy of the poticaries ammeos it groweth not in Englande it groweth in many gardines in Italy and in Germany It is hote and dry in the thirde degree Amomum Amomum were Rosa hierecuntis if it sauoured well but for lacke of that thys rose of hierico semeth to be amomis Anagallis Anagallis siue Corchorus is called in englishe pympernel in duche gauchheyl in french morgelina it groweth commonly amonge the corne The male hath a crimsin floure the female hath a blewe floure They are somethynge hote and dry Anagyris Anagyris groweth not in Englande it hath seede lyke a beane and I haue sene it in Bonony it maye be called stynkynge trifoly in englishe or beane tree It is hote of complexion Anchusa Anchusa groweth in sādy groundes and somtyme amonge the corne wyth a red rose and leaues like Buglos it is called in frēch orchanet
bankes of Padus in Italy It maye be called in englishe mocke Licores because the leaues are lyke Licores Rhibes Rhibes is called in duche saynte Iohans Treublin and it is called in some places of Englande a Rasin tree Sanicula Sanicula is named in englishe Sanicle in duche Sanikel or Sharnikel It groweth communely in woddes Saluia vita Saluia vita or Ruta muralis is called in duche Maurtanten steinrauten It maye be called in english Stone Rue or wal Rue Some haue vsed this for Capillo Veneris Solidago saracenica Solidago seracenica otherwyse called Herba fortis or Herba Iudaica is called in duch Heidnishe wuntkrant I haue not sene it in Englande but diuerse tymes in duchland It may be called in english Woundewurte Scabiosa Scabiosa is called in englishe Scabious or Maifellon in duche Scabiosen in french la scabieuse Saxifragia There are foure herbes whiche al are called saxifragia The englishe mens Saxifragia which they cal Saxifrage hath leaues lyke smal perseley it groweth in middowes The Italians saxifragia is lyke the same but it hath rougher leaues and greater an hotter roote The Germayns haue two Saxifrages whiche other countreis know not by those names The greater hath greate leaues lyke smallage and yealowe iuice in the stalke and this is called of other wryters Viride Marcum It may be callâ—d in englishe grene Marke Thys groweth muche by the Temmes syde about Sheue The other duche saxifrage hath leaues lyke Tyme it may be called in english Timestonebreake I haue not sene it in England It groweth in sandy groundes aboute the Rhene Tormentilla Tormentilla is called in greeke Heptaphyllon in englishe Tormentil or Tormerik in duche TormeÌ„til It groweth in Mores and Heathes Trinitaria or trinitatis herba Trinitatis herba is of two sortes The one hath leaues lyke a Clarier and it groweth in the Alpes and other highe mountaynes It may be called in english mounttrifoly The other kinde is called in english two faces in a hoode or pauses Thys is like vnto a Violet in the floures and it groweth ofte amonge the corne Vua crispa Vua crispa is also called Grossularia in english a Groser bushe a Goosebery bush It groweth onely that I haue sene in England in gardines but I haue sene it in Germany a brode in the fieldes amonge other busshes Veronica Veronica groweth in many places of England and it is called in englishe Fluellyng in duche Erenprise Vuluaria Vuluaria is a stynkyng herbe creapynge by the grounde with leaues of Mergerum or Organe It groweth muche aboute the walles of Bon in Germany I did se it also in my Lorde Cobbains gardine at Calice ⧠A table for the commune english names vsed nowe in al countreis of Englande ALoe Agarik Auenes Arssmert Astrologia Adders tong Apple tree Abrecok Alexander Alkakenge Baye tree Barley Basyll Burnette Broume pricki Broume Belragges Brier brake Bramble Bulfote Butter bur Buchers broume Bulfot BraÌ„ke vrsme Baume Baume Mynte Birche Bene Brokelem Beech tree Blewblawe Bynde corne Camamil Chickeweede Citterach CeÌ„tory Capers Cuckowe pintle Caraweis Caret wylde Corne Mynte Comyn Cotton Cheruel Celendine Crowe toes Carlocke Cresse of the gardine Cresse of the water Chesnut Clarie Cuckowes meate Comfrey Duckes meate Dittany Dittany of CaÌ„dy Darnel Dragon Date tree Dogges tonge Docke Daffadyl Daffadyl duche Dasy Doder Ehu tree Earthnut EgleÌ„tine Endyue Elecampane Foxgloue Fluellin Filipendula Fiche Firtree Flouramor Fumitory Figtree Ferne Fenel Fenegreke GalaÌ„ga Garleke Garleke wyld wilde Goosegrasse Gotesbearde Gourd Gentiane Gooseberies Grasse Gethsamyne Grummell Groundsel Hartes horne Hysope Hoppes Horehounde Homsuccles Hartes tonge Houseleke HeÌ„bayne Horehounde stinkyng Humlocke Herbe Iue Hasel Heath Hulner or Holy of the sea Iacke of the hedge Iuniper Knotgrasse Ladies mantel Lunary Louage Licores Lett es Laurel Lauriel LeÌ„tilles Liuerwurt Louage of Lumberdy Litle licke Lange de beefe Ladies traces Mallowe Mallowe verueyn Mosse Mynt corne Marygolde Mayden heire Martagon Mouseare Mastike tree MaÌ„dragge Mynt Mercury Medler Mewe Mulbery Melilote Mustarde Mullem Muscelto Nigella romana Nettel Nighteshade Nâ—pe ¶ Orege Orenge Otes Oke Oke of Hierusalem Onyon Organ Prymet Pomgarnat Piony Popy Papyre Pyneaple Pease Plantaine Popler Purcellaine Plame tree Penirial Peartree Palina Christi Pech tree Persuepe Quicken tree Rasin tree Rosemary Ryse Radice Rape Rose Raspises Rue Rye Ryshes RaÌ„pious Ramses Rampes Reede Rocket Sowthistle Saynte Iohans grasse Spourge Sperage Slauke SaffroÌ„ Setwall Saffron wylde Sene Sampere Stoncrop Strawbery Syues Shepher des bag Sanicle Saxifrage Staues aker Succory setwal Scala celi Sauine Sallowe Sage Sauery Satyrion Twopeny grasse Thorowwax Tor mentil Two faces in a hode Tamariske Turnepe Tyme wylde Tyme Thorne tree Tarragon Thistle cotton Trifoly Tursan Tasel wylde Wormwodde Wulfes bayne Venus heire Veluet floure purple water lyly Water betony Wodbyne Vinde Wad Walwurt Weybent Walnut Vinewild Water rose waybrade Whyte roote Wylowe Vghe Verueyne Violet Finis Fautes escaped in the printyng In Aristolochia read Osterluci for Ofter Luci. In Asclepias reade wurt for wixt In Beta reade Plinie for Plenie In Castenea read Diosbalanos for Dosbalanos In Cicerbita read Hascukoel for Sasenkoel In Circium read flour for herbe In Cisthus ladanifera read Laudan for London In Clinopodium read Rhene for Rehne In Dictamnus reade Trarinella for Tracinella In Ebulus reade for Allich Attich In Erise for Frith Hethes In Goscipium for Pylon Xylon In Hordium murinum for Plenie Plinie In Irio for Cersse Kersse In Libanotis reade second degree In Limonium read for wintergrowen wintergrune In Lolmin read Aera for Ara In Marubium read witen for welen In Narcissus reade Plinie for Plenie In Papauer read Mansom for Mansom In Ranunculus read Golland for Galland In Rapum reade Rapa for Rapas In Serpyllum reade Erpyllon for IepylloÌ„ In Sideritis reade Gliderant for Glideraut In Sphondilium reade Pasteney for Pateney In Stechas read arabica for Arabia In Thalspi for Baurenfenfe reade Banrensenfe In vitis Syluestris for Heguine read Hedguine ⧠Imprinted at London by Iohn Day and Wyllyam Seres dwellynge in Sepulchres Parish at the signe of the Resurrection a litle aboue Holbourne Conduite ⧠Cum gratia priuilegio ad imprimendum solum
maydweede Pastinaca Pastinaca is called in greke Staphilinos in englishe a Carot in duche pasteney in frenche Cariottes Carettes growe in al countreis in plentie Peplis Peplis groweth by the sea syde not far from Venice It is very like vnto wartwort but that it is shorter thicker and spred vpon the grounde It may be be called in english sea wartwurt Peplum I neuer sawe peplum but once in Bonony it had litle smal leaues lyke tyme and in other facion lyke spourge wherfore it may be called spourge tyme in englishe tyl we caÌ„ fynde a better name Periclymenum Periclymenum is called of the herbaries and poticaries Caprifolium and Matrisylna in english wod bynde and Honysuccles in duch walt gylgeÌ„ in freÌ„ch Cheure fuelle Wodbyne is commune in euery wodde Personata Personata is called in greeke Arceion or prosopion in english a Bur in duche grosse kletten in frenche Glerteron or Gluteron The Herbaries cal it Lappam maiorem It groweth coÌ„moÌ„ly about townes villages Pecasites Petasites is called in the South partes of Englande a Butter bur in the North it is called about Morpeth Eldeus the duch cal it pestilentz krante It groweth in broke sydes and in moyste middowes whiche are ouerflowen some tyme wyth the water It dryeth in the thyrde degre Petroselinum Petroselinum named in latine Apium saxatile is not our coÌ„mune persely as many haue beleued but it is an other herbe as I do thynke whiche is called in some places of Italy Imperatoria Whiche may be called in englishe stone persely or Lumberdy persely I neuer sawe it in England neither in Germany sauynge onely dry I proued ofteÌ„ in Germany but I coulde neuer make the seede growe there For lacke of thys meÌ„ maye vse the seede of pilletory of Spayne called masterwurt or the seede of Angelica Stone perseley hath seede hote and drye in the thyrde degree Peucedanum Peucedanum is called in duch harstrang it groweth plentuously in Germany beside Erensfielde ouer agaynste Byng and also in the middowes beside Mence called other wyse Maguncia Phalaris Phalaris is founde in many places of Italy It hath seede like Panicum wherfore it maye be called in englishe petie panicke or because it is partly lyke grasse and partly lyke corne it maye be called grasse corne Phasiolus Phasiolus otherwyse called Dolichos maye be called in englishe longe peasen or faselles in duche it is called Welshe bonem or faeselen in frenche phaseoles Faselles grow in great pleÌ„tie in Italy about Pauia Phu Phu is called in englishe setwal of other some Capones tayle in duche Garten baldriane in frenche Vertentrete The poticaries in Germany cal it Valerianam There are two other kyndes of Valeriane besyde thys Of the whiche the one is growing about water sides and in the moyst plasshes and in morish groundes and it is called in englishe wylde Valerian The other kynde is called Valeriana greca and thys is oure commune Valerian that we vse agaynste cuties wyth a blewe floure Phyllitis Phyllitis as Cordus iudgeth is the herbe whiche we cal in englishe Hartes tonge the duch cal HirtzeÌ„ zuingeÌ„ the french meÌ„ Lang de Cerfe the poticaries LinguaÌ„ ceruinam To whose iudgemente I rather assent then to Ruellius Fuchsius Hartes tonge groweth in welles and olde walles Picea Picea is called in greeke as Theodore Gaza turneth pitys after Ruellius pence and it is called in duch rotteÌ„ Dan wherfore it maye be called in englishe a red fure tree Pinus Pinus as Theodore translateth is called in greeke Pence in englishe a pyne tree in duch Ein forthen in french Vng pin Pines growe fayrest in gardines There groweth one fayre one in Richmund Pine nuttes are hote and dry Piperitis Piperitis called also Siliquastrum after the iudgemente of Fuchsius is the Herbe whiche is called in englishe Indishe peper in duche indisshouer pfefer If thys herbe be not it that it is takeÌ„ for the yealow seedes whiche nughte to be whyte do onely hynder The herbe groweth in certeyne gardines in Englande Pistacia Pistacia are called of the poticaries Fistica they may be called in english Fistikes or Festike nuttes I neuer sawe the Fistike tre sauing only in Bonony the leaues were somthyng rounde and ful of red spottes Pisum Pisum is called in greeke Lecithos in english a pease in duch Erbes or Erwiten in frenche Puis They growe communely in the fieldes Pityusa Pityusa is called of some Herbaries Esula minor and in englishe Spourge but it oughte to be called litle Spourge or Lintspourge for it hath smal leaues like Flax or an other herbe called Linaria whereby the one is ofte taken for the other but the difference is knowen by thys verse Esula lactescit Linaria lac dare nescit The other kinde of this whiche groweth almoste into the heighte of a smal tree groweth a myle beneth Colon in a watery closse whiche is ofte ouerflowen wyth the Rhene It maye be called in englishe Spourge gyant Plantago Plantago is called in greeke Arnoglossos There are two sortes of Plantaginis the one is called in englishe alone Plantaine or waybread or great waybread The other is called Rybwurte or Rybgrasse and of some Herbaries Lancea lata They are cold and dry in the seconde degree Platanus Platanus is called in englishe a playne tree in freÌ„ch playne I neuer saw any plaine tree in Englande sauing once in Northumberlande besyde Morpeth and an other at Barnwel Abbay besyde Cambryge Polium I haue sene Polium of two sortes the one had hore leaues with the figure of time and the other had leaues lyke wyld Tyme but they were a greate dele loÌ„ger and greater Polium maye be called in englishe Poly The fyrst kynde dyd I see in Italy The second in the Alpes of Rhetia beside Cure It is hote in the second and dry in the third Polygonatum PolygonatuÌ„ is called of Herbaries Sigillum Solomonis in englishe Scala celi in duch wisz wuriz It maye be called in englishe white wurte it groweth plentuously in the woddes of Germany but I neuer sawe it out of a gardine in Englande Polygonum Polygonum is called in latine Sanguinaria There are two kindes of PolygonuÌ„ the former kinde is called in englishe knotgrasse or swyne grasse in duche Weggrasz wegorat or wegtede in frenche de la corrigâ—â—â—e The seconde kynde whiche is called Polygonum femina is called in Englishe thycke Shanegrasse or short Shaue grasse The firste kynde groweth in highe wayes the seconde kynde groweth in many places by water sides some time amoÌ„g the corne Knotgrasse is colde in the seconde degree Populus Populus is of two kyndes the fyrste kynde is called in greeke Leuce in latin Populus alba in englishe whyte Popler or white Esptree in duch wisz sarbach Thys kynde is cummune about the bankes of the floude Padus The seconde kynde is called in greeke Aigeiros in englishe alone a popler or an Asp tree or a blacke popler Porrum Porrum is named in greke