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
ouercome with the same This being very teÌ„der after the seething ought to be finely chopped w t a wodden knife or otherwise stamped and turned often in the beating of it which wrought vp into rounde heapes and fryed in the sweetest oyle or butter must so be prepared with a quantitie of Ueriuyâ—e and Pepper â—â—used that it may the more delight the tast The Phisicke benefites and helpes of the Spynedge THys Herbe for the potte named Spynedge moysteneth and cooleth after the minde of the skilfull in the ende of the firste degree The Spynedge both softneth the bellie and moystneth the bodie and remoueth the grieâ—es of the Breast and Lungs This gathereth winde in the bodie vnlesse the excrementall humoure be sente forth by purge but applyed in hotte causes this greatly profiteth And if wee may credite the Phisition Serapion this more nourisheth thanâ— y e Arage looseth the bellie and leaueth after it a better nourishmente yea clenseth mundifyeth aswageth Choller and profiteth both the breast and lunges The Hearbe boyled and applyed helpeth the sorenesse and griefe of the throte proceeding of bloude and the redde Choller The dayly eating of this Herbe doth maruellously profit such hauing a hoarse voyce and that hardly fetch breath and much molested with the coughe if the Herbe after the proper seethyng and ordering as aboue taught bee eyther fryed with sweete Butter or the oyle of sweete Almondes and that to it Ueriuyce and Pepper brused be wittilye added For on such wise handled the same dayly eaten doth expel euil humors where in a contrarie maner the decoction and Herbe simplie being dayly eaten doth by agreement of the skilfull ingender in like condition Melancholie as the dayly eating of Lettuce doth The Herbe prepared as afore taught and eaten with the decoction of the same drunke doth not helpe without doubt the grieuous paynes and ache of the backe but looseth a costiue bellie What skil and diligence is required in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Sorrel Chap. 7. THe Sorrel of the Garden although it wil wel ynoughe come vp in grounde not dressed yet the seedes are euermore bestowed in laboured Earthe not dunged at all in the moneth of Aprill and to bee muche and often watered vntil they bee wel come vp in that the same especially ioyeth being placed neare to water And the Gardener mynding to possesse the seedes of the Sorrel ought after certaine leaues come vp to remoue the plants in letting them growe vnto the ful rypenes of the seedes which after the through drying to be kepte vnto the sowing time The Sorrel come vp neither well abydeth frostes colde nor ouermuche moysture and to haue the beddes of Sorrel continue seemely to the eye all the sommer through let the owner or Gardener cutte the toppes of the Sorrell three or foure times in the yeare The like diligence may bee imployed in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Pimpernel The Phisicke commodities and helpes of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Hearbe Sorrel cooleth and dryeth in the thirde degree and the Hearbe eaten remoueth lothsomnesse and procureth an apetite to meate The Sorrel sauced with vineger and eaten fasting in the morning is a preseruatiue for the Plague The leaues wrapped in paper and rosted vnder hotte imbers whyche after the brusing and mixing wyth a little oyle of Roses applyed on swellings doth bring them in shorte time to mattering The seedes of the Sorrell brused and druncke either wyth water or wyne aswageth the daungerous flyxe Dissenteria and the payne of the bellie of a continuall flyxe and the abortement of the stomacke The rootes of the Sorrell boyled with vineger or rawe imployed and annoynted doe heale the Leprye and Ringwormes and rough nayles but it behoueth to rubbe ouer the places afore with salte Nyter and vineger in the hotte Summer A decoction of the rootes ceasseth the ych of the bodie if with the same the bodie in a Bath be gently rubbed and suppled the roote besides boyled in wine aswageth both the griefe or payne of the eares and teeth Manye in remouing of the kings euyll weare the roote about their neck The iuyce of y e Sorrel tempered with oyle Olyue and rubbed on the heade remoueth the grieuous payne of the heade proceeding of an vntemperate hotnesse The rootes boyled with wine and drunk or eaten remoue any sicknes comming of heate as the Jaundise proceeding of the liuer or Mylte in the like manner druncke and the rootes after the brusing applyed in plaister forme to the priuie place do stay the reddes of women long coÌ„tinuing The sedes boyled in wine do staye all manner fluxes of the bellie and remoue the swelling of the mylte The leaues of Sorrel wel brused and applied on the wreast do aswage the burning of the Feuer The Pympernell of the Garden heateth and dryeth in the seconde degree The Herbe is especially applyed for poison in that the same cleÌ„seth al the outwarde fylth of the body The roote boyled in wine and drunke remoueth the euil and venemous bloud from the heart of which the plague is easily caused to proceede and ceasseth the headache If a man be wounded vnto the skul the iuyce of this Herbe dropped into the wound and applyed vpon doth in short time recouer and heale y t same without griefe This dropped into vlcers and other woundes cureth them As for proofe take a cocke and â—trike him into the skull with a knife but not pearcing it after take the iuyce of thys Hearbe and instyll two or three droppes into the wounde and it wyll immediately bring the same vnto a skar The Hearbe mixed with Rockette seede and vineger and drunk moueth sweate expelleth poyson and euil humours boyled with wine and drunke remoueth the disease of the Hyppes and especially helpeth an euil cough purgeâ—h the breast The Herbe boyled in wine receiued breaketh y e stone of the Kidneys and Bladder remoueth y e strangurie In the same maner imployed profiteth against y e gripings of the bowels But this especially auayleth against the stopping of the Liuer Mylte The Pympernel to be briefe helpeth the stone moueth vrine aswageth the strangurie purgeth the breast expelleth the poyson of the plague from the hearte The iuyce of it boyled and drunk before the fit of the Ague putteth away any Feuer The roote may also be canded as y e Ginger with Sugar or hony and to preuaile the like againste the aboue sayde diseases The Herbe boiled remoueth a coÌ„tinual Ague the iuyce of the herbe a tertiane Ague so that the same be drunke before the fit A worthy experiment against the Phtysicke of the Lungs Take of y â— Pympernel brought into very fyne pouder two ounces of new Pympernel water and of Sugar as much as shall fuffise making therof an Electuarie of which take daily two drammes The commended helpes of the distilled waters both of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Sorrel is to be distilled wyth the whole substaÌ„ce
which if the same be white and moiste within although new gathered yet profitable to vses This hathe the vertue of heating ripening The force and nature of the mustard seed is to heat extenuate and draw forth as the worthy Dioscorides reporteth The mustard seedes brused with the freshe roote of Enula Campana and applyed on impostumes breaketh them without paine the seedes brused tēpered with vineger applied on the bit of a venemouse beaste doth spedilye cure the same The seedes chawed and retained vnder the tongue preuaile against the palsey of the tongue the seedes do like profit against all the kindes of palseys hapning in any parte of the bodye if a linnen bagge filled with the sedes and boiled in wine be applied on the grieued place being especially vsed in the beginning of the infirmity The seedes after the brusing with cummin and figs eaten sundry mornings doth deliuer and helpe y e dropsie the seedes after the mixing with water hony sundry times gargelled amendeth y e blistering or sores of y e mouth aswageth the swelling of the throate The Juice of y e mustard seede taken diuers mornings fasting doth procure a good memorie the oyle drawē out of the seedes is a soueraigne ointment for the colde Gowte sciaticke feeblenes of sinews The Juice of the mustard seede dropped into the eyes doth remoue the dimnesse of sighte put away the spots and web in them yea this in the eating causeth thirste procureth the venereall acte The persone which euery mornyng fasting shall swallowe downe twoo Seedes at a time shall be free that daye from the falling sicknesse the seedes boyled in wine and drunke amendeth the hardnesse of fetching breathe the powder of the Seedes drawen vp by the nosethrills not only procureth the creature to sneese but maruelously purgeth and amendeth the Braine If a like waighte of the Mustarde seede Pellitorie and Ginger bee brused and after the well mixing wyth rosed Honye the mouthe bee washed with the same and this for a good whiles holden in the mouth doth maruelouslie clense the Braine of euill humours of which the greuous paine of the heade moste commonlie succeedeth The same also amendeth the falling of the Vuula and vlcers of the throate The Mustard seede as Dioscorides writeth eaten draweth downe and purgeth by the mouthe the fleume gathered in the heade the Juice of the herbe mixed with water and hony gargelled and holden a whiles in the mouthe dothe remoue the harde knobbes and swellings of long continuaunce of the Jawes the powder blowen or drawen vp by the nose to procure the creature sundry times to sneese not only profiteth suche a one hauing the falling sicknesse but amendeth the suffocation of the matrice and falling out of place And agaynste the dulnesse of the heade and often sleeping the heade afore shauen is the ointment or plaister of the seedes profitablie applied the decoction of the Mustard seede in wine holden in the mouthe for a whiles dothe ceasse the ache and paine of the teeth comming of colde and drunke breaketh the stone in the Bladder and procureth the Termes The person whiche coueteth to prepare a cleare voice to sing ought to take the meale of Mustarde seede and after the working of it wyth hony to make little balles of the same and of these to take one euerye daye whyche on suche wise vsed wyll procure in shorte tyme a cleare voice The commended vertues of the distilled waters bothe of the Strawberie and plante of the Mustarde seede THe beste tyme for destilling of the Berrie is when they are neare ripe yet that they be not ouer ripe and softe which after the gathering and sprinckled ouer with Sugar oughte so to stand close couered in a glasse vntill they appeare mouldye before the distilling in Balneo Mariae The Beries which growe in woodes standing on hilles are better commended to vse The water of the Berries drunke and mixed with the same amendeth an euill or an vnnaturall heate and ceasseth thirste proceedyng of the liuer or of Choller The water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening not only cooleth the liuer looseth the Breaste refresheth the hearte purgeth the bloude and helpeth the kings euill but preuayleth against the stone of the Loines Kidneys and Bladder The like quantitie drunke profiteth agaynste blysters and sores in the mouth the vlcers and swellings in the throate and strong sauour of the mouth proceeding of the gummes and teeth if this water also be gargelled in the mouthe and throate The water in like order druncke of women purgeth them and procureth the Termes The water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening or at the leaste in the morning and linnen clothes dipped in it being applied twice a day to the leg broken doth in shorte tyme recouer and helpe the same The water healeth all foule legges if after the dayly washyng both Mornyng and Euenyng linnen clothes wette in it bee applied vppon Thys in like manner cureth filthye woundes if they shall bee washed wyth the same or if any shall vse of the water in hys drinke thys water also aswageth the swelling of the face by the often washing with it The water drunke Mornyng and Euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time with an ounce of pure Aqua vitae healpeth no doubt the Leaprie in that this drinke pourgeth bloude by the sundrye times vsing or otherwise a white toste of breade after the wetting with this be eaten fasting whyche on suche wise vsed doth remoue the foule scurffe and scabbes on the body The water after the well tempering with Sugar distilled ouer againe in Balneo Mariae is very soueraigne for diuerse purposes in that the same not only cooleth cleareth and remoueth spottes of the eyes but comforteth nature expelleth poysons prouoketh the Termes asswageth burning humours and comforteth conception yea thys is a moste effectuous ointment for the eyes in that the same stayeth teares or watering of the eyes cooleth the greate heate in them and restoreth a dimme sighte This water also applied sundry times with a linnen cloth wet in it doth maruellously coole put away the red pimples and rednes of the face yea and cleareth the same contrary to hope The vertues commendable of the distilled water of the Strawbery leaues THe apte time for the distilling of the hearbe in either Balneo Mariae or a Tin Limbeck is inethe middle of May. This water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both morning and euening doth remoue and helpe the kings euill The water in like order drunk looseth the breast purgeth the Lungs helpeth the coughe and clenseth the Lepry The water dropped into the eyes bothe morning and euening dothe remoue the rednesse of the eyes and mitigateth the heate in them◠The water like drunke ceasseth the ouermuche sweating and for the heate and stopping of the Lyuer there is nothyng
breaketh impostumes If with Opium Barley meale milke and the white of an egge an ointement be made after arte and annointed on any painefull and sore place it doth assuage the griefs in shorte time The Saffron as Vitalis writeth doth greatly amend the feebling of the hart and weaknesse of stomacke The saffron comforteth palsey members and softneth the hardnesse of partes for the which cause the same named Oxicrocie is right profitable The Saffron remoueth the griefe of the eyes eyther of bloude or other blemishe if with rose leaues broughte to powder and mixed with the yolke of an egge the same be applyed in playster forme on a linnen clothe to the eye The Saffron remoueth all swellings and griefes of the eyes if the same be especially mixed wyth wine and applied in plaister forme The Saffron is profitable mixed with womans milke and annointed for the distilling of the eyes The Saffron remoueth drunkennesse drunke with Cuite The person also which shall drinke the pouder of Saffron in wine shall not bee ouercome by drinkyng This besides is very profitable for remedies of the eares What skill care and diligence to requyred in the workmanly sowing and ordering of the Nauewes Chap. 24. THe nauewes and Turnups are sowen after one maner in earth well tourned vp and orderly dressed or if the owner will in earable grounde and will indure in a manner any ayre yet these desire a drye grounde rather leane and grauellye and diligently turned uppe The seeds wel prosper bestowed in a fine poudered earth wel laboured afore and to possesse faire Nauewes lette not the Seedes be aboue three yeares olde for being elder the Seedes runne into Colewortes If the plantes in the comming vp appeare too thicke togither the owner may plucke them vp and sette them thinner in other well dressed places These also in the growing vp oughte diligently to be weeded and the Earthe to be digged aboute and lette the greater and fairer still growe to possesse theyr Seedes whyche in the moneth of Auguste diligently bestowe in a well laboured Earthe To committe Seedes to the Earthe the owner oughte to stay vntill the grounde be well moistned with showers for bestowed soone after they prosper and come the spedier vp But the owner or Gardner ought in any case to take heede that he bestowe not the seedes in a shadowye place for the shadowie places are disagreable and hurtful to the plants althoughe the grounde be good fertill and well laboured The property many tymes of the grounde doth alter the Nauewe into a Turnupe and the Turnupe into a Nauewe The owner ought to gather the Nauews in the moneth of Nouember and to possesse them all the winter time he muste burye the rootes in Sande lying in a seller that hee maye not onlye eate of them in the Winter tyme but all the Lente throughe The worthier Nauewes be those which are rather long and as they were crisped and not big and possessyng fewe rootes at the moste but one seemely roote and the same straight and sharpe downeward There be which make a singular composition of the Nauews with Radishe rootes a little Salte Hony Mustarde delectabler spices and Uinegar yea the same may bee made wythout spices bothe wholsome and profitable The Phisicke benefits of the Nauewes THe worthy Galen reporteth the Nauewe to be hotte in the seconde degree and moiste in the first The Nauews tenderly boyled do nourishe much yet euilly or hardly digested and they make softe fleshe and the same puffed vp yet this lesse than the Turnup who afore oughte to bee boyled in water and that firste water after the boyling poured forthe then into a second water bestowed diligently boyle them for the hardenesse of their substance will well be tempered and meanely ingender a nourishment betweene good and euill The Nauewes whiche are not throughly boiled doe euilly digeste and procure a windinesse in the body besides a stoppyng of the veynes and naturall powers for which cause these yeeld a more commoditye to the stomacke and digeste better beyng twice boyled in faire water and shifted a thirde time into a moste fatte brothe where boyled vnto a sufficiente tendernes and then eaten there be which boile them a thirde time in newe Cow milke for the better digesting The Seedes confected wyth Sugar and eaten encrease Sperme in man But the Seedes brused and druncke doe especiallye auaile against poysons for the which cause there are profytable ministred with Triacle What care and skill is requyred in the sowing and rightly ordering of the Rape and Turnup Chap. 25. THe Rapes be not muche differing from the Nauewes and Turnups sauing that these bee bigger and sweete in the eating For the Rapes or Turneps be muche greater and in the eating pleasanter than the Nauewes The Rapes require a like ordring and dressyng of the earthe as afore vttered of the Nauewe whiche for fronth ought to bee rather sowen in the Moueth of September than in any other tyme in a moyste Earth well dunged diligently turned in and dressed for by that meanes they prosper and come the better forwarde and are caused to bee fayrer tenderer bigger and sweeter of taste thorough the colde season folowing like as the hoarie frostes snowe and colde mistes than in the drye and warme season of the yere After these be come vp and ready to bee remoued the owner muste carefully see vnto that the leaues bee not gnawen neyther of spiders nor of any other vermin or worms for the auoiding of like anoyance it shall be profitable for the Gardner well a daye before the committing of the Seedes to the Earth to mixe the Seedes with the pouder or dust of planke boordes or rather with the foote of a chimney whyche after wette wyth water to the ende the Seedes may receyue some moisture and being thus ordered bestowe the whole togyther in the Earthe the nexte day folowing The skilfull Neapolitane Rutilius reporteth that the Rape or Turnup as the Nauew prospereth vnder euery aire and desireth to be bestowed in a fat and loose earthe and the same so loose that it in a manner falleth to pouder whereby the Seedes may prosper and come the speedier forward The seedes also are to be bestowed with fine poudred Earthe to the ende the plantes may not come vp too thicke togyther about the ende of July vnto the middes of September and if raine happen not the daye before then the day folowing moisten the grounde with water gently sprinkled vpon If the seedes committed to the Earth be bestowed thinne the plants in the comming vp by diligence of the Gardner will encrease the bigger for whiche cause where the plants grow thicke togither and these come so some strength the owner may plucke vp sundry and bestowe those a good distance asunder wherby they growe the bigger in roote And for the better furtheraunce of their growth the owner shall sundry times water and weede about the plants The seedes may be sowen in the
or rather rosted vnder hotte imbers which after the Artly mixing with old Barrowes grease be in plaister forme applyed to the dayly griefes of the flanckes or sides doth in shorte time preuayle The iuyce of the Coleworte myxed wyth the oyle of Roses and applyed to the foreheade doth remoue the headache procured by heate of the Sun To this Coleworte boyled if you mixe the oyle of Almonds and Juyce of the sweete Pome Granate the same vsed doth in shorte time deliuer a drie coughe The Colewort after the opinion of certaine skilful Phisitions is founde to be harde in digestion swelleth the Bellie harmeth the flewmaticke in that the same increaseth humors and harmeth women hauing the redde course on them for so muche as the same increaseth such a fluxe If you would drie a moyst bellie then after the Colewortes be halfe sodden by pouring forth al the first in a manner poure in other warme water speedily which like boyle againe vntill the Coleworte in thys seething shal be tender and softe and in eating season it with a little pepper and salt but this may not be handled on such wise if you wold vse it for loosing of the bellie for then after the shifting of it out of the first hot licour into a panne standing fast by with oyle and a little salte prepared you must boyle againe vnto the tyme the same be readie The commended benefites of the distilled water of Colewortes THe leaues of the greene and common Coleworte are to bee distilled in a fayre and apte tyme aboute the beginnyng of June This water ministred or receiued vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth womeÌ„s reddes The distilled water of the Coleworte profiteth the byrth of chyld when the time of deliuerie is at hande if a Napkin wete in it be applyed often to the nose to smel vnto for by that meanes may shee happily be delyuered The like quantitie druncke healpeth the dropping of the vryne And druncke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth a loose Bellie The Phisicke helpes of the water of the redde Coleworte THe leaues of the redde Coleworte gathered are to bee distilled in the ende of May. This water drunke in the morning fasting vnto the quantitie of sixe or seuen ounces at a time softneth a harde belly and three ounces at a time vsed for a moneth togither putteth awaye the gyddynesse of the heade thys water profiteth againste the Apoplexie and convulsion or Cramp in the members either drunck or annoynted on the greeued places This water helpeth the trembling and quiueryng of members if those bee often rubbed and suppled with it and the water suffered to drye these into partes by it selfe The linnen clothes wet in it applyed on inflame 〈◊〉 putteth away the heate and ceasseth or â—â—ageth the swâ—llingâ— and orderly drunke healeth vlcers both within and without the body so that the vlcers without be applyed with linnen cloâ—â—â—s both morning and euening What worthy instructions to be conceyâ—ed in the sowing and ordering of the Beete for the Poâ—te Chapter 2. THe Beete more often eaten at poore mens tables ought to be bestowed in a most fatte Earthe and sowen at any season but rather the Seedes to be committed to the Earth abouâ— the middle of December and vnto Marche and like in August to possesse Seedes which may indure for three yeares The Seedes ought rather to be thicke than thinne sowen in beâ—dde and shot vp to some growth as that four or fyue leaues be sprung aboue the Earth then in the Summer time the plantes are to be remoued if the beddes afore were moystned or wet with floures as the singular Columella writeth but if the grounde bee drie in the Haruest time then to remoue them where shoures lately fell and softned the Earth The Beete loueth or ioyeth to be often digged about and to be fedde with much dung for which cause the yong plantes to be sette againe ought after the endes of the rootes cut off and the toppes of the leaues clipped to be striked or annoynted about with newe Cow Dung and then bestowed in beddes a good distance asunder which after the plants be more growen vp to be diligeÌ„tly weeded about and the vnprofitable weedes throwen away for by that meanes they growe the fayrer and bigger being as I said bestowed in fatte Earthe and well dunged The Beete may be caused to growe bigge and brode as â—ostion in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrâ—e affirmeth if before the Beete shall be growen vp into a stemme and shot forth in stalkes the owner lay vpon y e head a brode Tile Posthard or some other thing of waight to presse the toppe gently downe for by that practise or meanes in the waightie bearing downe the Beete is caused to spreade into a breadth with the leaues The Beete becommeth the whiter and farre greater if the Husbandly Gardener annoynte or couer the roote with newe Oxe or Cowe dung and that hee cutte the roote and toppe of the yong Bete â–ª as the Leeke handled before the setting and after a bigger growth to pâ—asse it downe as afore vttered To haue the Beete growe redde water the plant with redde Wyne Lyes or set the same in a hote place where the Sunne dayly shineth long The Beete rosted in Imbers taketh away the stincking smell and sauoure of Garlike eaten if the same be eaten vpon or after the Garlike as the Greeke Menander hath noted Thys is maruellous to heare by the Seede of the Beete that it yeeldeth not the whole perfection or perfite Seedes in the first yeare but an increase in Seedes somewhat more the seconde yeare and in the third yeare a full perfection from the first sowing And Plinie reporteth that the Beete speedieâ— commâ—th forwarde with the olde Seede than with newe for whiche cause the matter demanded of a skilfull Gardener reported of experience that the Seedes of the Beete to sowe ought not to be gathered before the Beete had borne a thirde yeare after the first sowing of which Seedes sowen in due time of the Mone the best Beetes come and this not to be forgotten that when the tast of Wine through the Colewort as afore vttered is corrupted in the vessell the same againe by the sauoure of the Beete as through the leaues put into it is recouered These hitherto of the Beete The Phisicke benefytes of the Beete FIrst all the kindes of the Beete haue a cold moyst qualitie and the white Beete as Diphilus the Husbandly Phisition reporteth looseth the bellie and the redde Beete moueth or prouoketh vryne Galen affirmeth this Beete to be endued with a nytrous qualitie through which it both purgeth and clenseth filth whiche vertue is more effectuous in the white in so muche that it causeth the bellie laxatiue and purgeth the body of euill humors yet the fame passed to the stomacke byteth and plucketh it The iuice of the common Beete drunke
This also amendeth euery manner of distillation of the head by drinking two ounces euery euening before the going to bed This drinke profiteth againste burning Feuers and the Jaundise and drunke or applyed with linnen clothes wette in it doth speedely coole and amend the heate of the Lyuer The Buglosse oughte rather to bee destilled in the beginning of June in the like furnace afore placed named Balneum Mariae This distilled water drunke profiteth all such which are molested with the Flixe Disenteria the paineful fetching of breath and decay of minde besides the penslue and troubled and those whiche are weake of brayne if this be drunke morning and euening with Suger vnto the quantitie of two or three ounces at a time This drinke preuayleth against all hote sicknesses agewes defaultes of the Lungs the Liuer and Milt it purgeth also the bloud and remoueth the pricking about the heart and brest The water of the Hearbe drunke amendeth the Jandise clenseth the Leprie and Scabbes and stayeth the stilling of the head This ceasseth the paine of the head and burning of the eyes applyed with linnen clothes on the head or eyes this in like manner handled remoueth the ringing or sound of the Eares The Buglosse floures and Hearbe of eache two great handfuls to which added of Sinamon foure ounces a little brused before these togither destilled in Balneo Mariae do yeelde a most pretious water for the comforting of the heart and brayne if the same in the dayly taking be drunke with the confection of Manus Christi made in tables with pearles What skill and secreâ—es to be learned in the sowing remouing and setting of the Marigold Chapter 9. THe Marigolde named of the Herbarians Calendula is so properly tearmed for that in euery Calends and in each moneth this renueth of the owne accorde is found to beare floure as wel in the Winter as Sommer for which cause the Italians name the same the floure of euery moneth â–ª but some tearme it y e Sunnes floure or the folower of the Sunne and is of some named the Husband mans Dyall in that the same sheweth to them both the morning and euening tide Other name it the Sunnes Bride and Sunnes Hearbe in that the floures of the same follow the Sunne as from the rising by the South vnto the West and by a notable turning obeying to the Sunne in such manner that what part of Heauen he possesseth they into the same turned behold and that in a cloudie and thicke ayre like directed as if they shoulde be reuiued quickned and moued with the Spirit of him Such is y e loue of it knowen to be toward that royall Starre beeing in the night time for the desire of him as pensiue and sadde they be shutte or closed togither but at the noone time of the daye fully spred abrode as if they with spred armes loÌ„ged or diligeÌ„tly attended to embrace their Bridegrome This Marigold is a singular kinde of Herbe sowen in Gardens as well for the potte as for the decking of Garlandes bewtifying of Nosegayes and to be worne in the bosome The Seedes of this floure are commonly bestowed in a Husbandly and well dressed Earth but this rather done by the counsell of the skilfull in the increase of the Moone whereby the floures may growe the bigger and broader But to procure the floures to growe the doubler bigger and broader the owner ought to remoue the plantes often and to set them in new beddes lying in Sunny places heerein considering at those times of remouing that the Moone bee increasing so nigh as you can Besides some will that many Seedes be put togither into one hole in the first quarter of the Mone and to be sundry times watered in the first comming vp of them vnlesse the moisture of the aire otherwyse healpe These after certain leaues spruÌ„g vp if they be ofteÌ„ remoued clipped by due course of the Moone yeelde a bigger broader and fayrer floure and they yeeld always more floures in the Haruest than in the Spring time The Phisicke benefytes and healpes of the Marigolde THe iuice of the Hearbe and roote applyed vp in glister forme recouereth in short time the Palsie members The floures and leaues dried keepe vnto vse for if a woman deliuered of childe the after burden come not kindle or burne this Hearbe and floures dryed with waxe and with the same make a smoke belowe for this is a sure and laudable experiment to bring them downe the child afore deliuered as the learned Brumfelsius reporteth For the pappes of women swelled through the stopping and stay of the reddes minister the floures with Spikenard and Wyne in that the same ceasseth or aswageth and prouoketh the monethlie course The floures of the Marigolde boyled and drunke stayeth the fluxe of pissing bloud The iuice of the leaues wringed forthe and dropped into the eares killeth the wormes The rindes of the rootes dryed brought into powder and applyed on foule pushes do heale them in short time The rinde of the Marigolde pierceth and digesteth euill humors whiche boyled in Wine and drunke helpeth the stopping and other griefes of the Liuer The floures of the Marigolde stieped in Uinegre and Salt and reserued reteyne their proper vertue for two yeares These comforte the stomacke and procure an appetite to meate yea they consume the humors of the stomacke and heate a colde breast The said iuice of the floures mixed with a little pure vinegre warmed and rubbed well on the Teeth and gummes is a soueraine remedie for the aswaging of the grieuous paine of the Teeth The iuice of the floures drunke vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time in the fitte of the Plague shall speedely be holpen if the patiente after the drinking of the iuice lying on bedde be well couered wyth clothes to sweate throughly The conserue of the floures is a preparatiue against the plague If seauen graynes waight of the iuice of the floures bee drunke with three ounces of white Wyne and repeated sundry mornings it helpeth the quartaine The powder of the rindes of the rootes of the Marigolde mixed with the iuice of Fennell Wyne and a little Oyle and boyled vnto a thicknesse to whiche a little waxe added for the apter making of it an oyntment and so applyed on the Milte or colde stomacke dothe greately profite The commended healpes of the distilled water THe worthy Hieronymus a most expert Herbarian reporteth that the distilled water of the Marigolde floures drawen in Balneo Mariae do recouer al defaultes of the eyes whether these proceede of heate or through colde caused and to procure cleere eyes besides the putting away of all griefes of the head What skill industrie and secretes to be learned in the sowing and ordering of the Parselie Chapter 10. THe Parsely in the bestowing in the Earthe requireth small laboure and diligence and loueth a stony and Sandy Earth so that the same needeth small fatning whereby it maye well agree to
doth maruellousely resolue the impostumes of the pappes caused through the ranckling of Milke stayed backe by part drying vp the Milke and part by purgyng the same The Parselie eaten eyther rawe or sodden doth amend the stopping of the Lyuer prouoke Urine stayeth loosenes of the Bellie and hathe a propertie in strengthning of loose partes The Parselie also hathe the nature of pearcing for whyche cause it moueth vryne and very much preuaileth againste the stone as wel the seede as roote The Greeke Florentinus writeth in his husbandrie that the Parsely with crummes of bread applyed in the steede of a playster doth heale the Shingles but the decoction of the same drunke to breake the stone and the like to perfourme by applying outwardly To these for such hardly making water and diseased in the kidneys to helpe aswel by the leafe as by the roote The blacke spottes to restore to the proper colour if the decoction of the seedes be applyed vpon and to soften the hardnesse of the pappes by applying the leaues brused on them Plinie writeth that the brused seedes annoynted with the whyte of an Egge or the seede boyled in water and drunke to amende and helpe the kidneys and brused in colde water to profite and remoue the vlcers of the mouth this also with olde wyne ministred to breake the stone in the bladder which like doth the roote perfourme Thys profiteth giuen for the Jaundise in white wyne and to such women whose monethly courses doe not orderlye proceede or be stayed This is worthy to be noted that the rawe Parsely yeeldeth sweeter waters in the drinking as the worthye Plinie hath noted and to the mouth as Galen writeth the same pleasaunt and very delectable to the stomacke The seed taken in meate doth expel winde in the body the same brused and applyed on a foule Scabbe doth very wel clense and procureth a fayre skinne The seeds eaten doth remoue the swelling of the stomacke and profiteth the dropsie men in that the seeds drye and pearce the euil humors and consume them The Parsely profiteth those persons which haue gotten the Leprie of Fleumaticke humors It clenseth the Liuer and remoueth the payne of the Loynes and Bladder A sauce prepared of the Parselye wyth Sorrell and vyneger myxed togyther and eaten preuayleth agaynste the burnyng of a Feuer If after the drying of the Parselye rootes and beaten fynelye to pouder the same be mixed and drunke with the purest wine doth not only procure a sounde brayne and perfite memorie but purgeth the bloud The Seedes after the agreement of the best writers are principall in the causes of Phisicke the rootes next to them and the leaues as third in working The rootes Herbe and seedes of the Parsely applyed in meate and drinke do procure vrine remoue the stone of the Loynes drawe downe the reddes dissolue winde in the bodie take awaye the gripings of the bellie aswage the strangurie paine of the backe griefe of the Kidneys and bladder and swellyng of the stomacke The person bitten of a mad dog by boyling and drinking the decoction of Parsely and applying a playster made of the seedes and Herbe shal be speedily holpen The Phisicke helpes of the distilled water of Parsely THe commended time for the distilling of Parsely is in the beginning of September and that the fresh rootes and Herbe wyth the whole substance be distilled togither in Balneo Mariae The water of the Parselye drunke vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time morning and euening for thirtie or fourtie dayes togither profiteth against the stone of the kydneys and Loynes purgeth the kydneys and bladder and greatlye moueth forwarde the vrine The water drunke in the same manner helpeth digestion procureth an appetite to meate purgeth the Liuer easeth the strangurie and where so euer thys water is annoynted on the heade or bodie heares do soone after shedde What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering both of the Garden and wilde or running Time Chap. 11. THe Garden Time although it seeme better to agree to be placed nigh to Beehiues for the commoditie of Honye than in Gardens yet our purpose is here somewhat to write of the same in that this is so carefully bestowed in Gardens as well for the commoditie of meates as for the deeking of Garlandes There are found to be two kindes of it the one white with a wooddy or hard roote growing on little Hilles which is accompted the worthiest The other aswel in kinde as floure ▪ blacke which Actius in meates disaloweth for the same inwardly receyued lightly putrifieth and increaseth Cholericke humors The Tyme of the Garden growing bushie and full of slyppes is seene to shoote vp ▪ two handfuls high bring most sweete and delectable of sauoure and decked with a number of smal leaues bearing also purple floures tending to a whitenesse and the toppes after the fourme of Antes bending in bodie The Garden Time better cōmeth forwarde being bestowed in a leane and stony ground for which cause it neyther desireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but ioyeth to be placed in a Sunny and open place This wel ynough prospereth being bestowed in beds either in the seede or plant but this speedier cōmeth forward being only set yea this increaseth being set againe with the floures bearing as the singular Theophrastus witnesseth The owners of Hiues haue a perfitte forsight and knowledge what the increase or yeelde of Honye will bee euerie yeare by the plentiful or small number of floures growing and appearing on the Tyme about the Sommer solstice For this increaseth and yeeldeth most friendly floures for the Bees which render a coloure and sauoure to the Hony The saide Theophrastus writeth that the floure of Tyme spreade abroade is destroyed and dyeth if a big shoure of raine happen to fal The worthy Neapolitane Rutilius in his husbandrie instructeth y t the whole plant is to be rather set than sowen about the middle of April in a well laboured Earth lying open to the Sunne and that the same may prosper and come the speedier forwarde Hee willeth the owner to water the Plantes of time or to moysten them al a day with water finely sprinckled on the beddes in that the tyme so fast drincketh in If the owner or Gardener woulde possesse y e seedes he must diligently gather the floures in whiche the seedes are contained and not laboure to separate the one from the other The running Tyme ioyeth to bee set or sowen neare to springs of water as by a Wel or Ponde for on such wise bestowed in the Earth the same yeeldeth the fayrer leaues This neyther requireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but only to be bestowed in a Sunny place and ioyeth in the often remouing The running time doth many tymes proceede or come of the Basill rudely or wythout care bestowed in the Earth The Phisicke helpes both of the Garden and running Time THe Garden Tyme heateth and dryeth in the thirde degree The Tyme
only made of the lettuce and applied on hot impostumes and the Shingles â–ª doth mightily coole The lettuce sodden and mixed with the oyle Oliue receiued inward by potion doth helpe in shorte tyme the dropsie The iuyce of the Lettuce annoynted on the forhead of him that hath the feuer can not slepe procureth rest slepe to the pacient as y e skilful Florentinus writeth which also affirmeth that a man shal not be ouercome w t drink if he afore eat with a fasting stomack grene lettuce To these he addeth that seedes of the Lettuce brused and drunke â–ª to stay the sheding of Sperm for which cause this is profitably taken or drunk against the night pollutioÌ„s hapning to many yong persons Thys author besides vttereth that the Lettuce layde vnder the couerlet the sick person not knowing therof and gathered after this maner as with the left hande pulled vp by the roote before the Sun rising dothe soone after cause sleepe A lyke to this hee reporteth if fyue three or one leafe be layde priuily vnder the bolster of the sicke but in such maner that the bigger ende of the stalke and leafe lye to the feeteward and the toppe or smaller ende to the head Here learne that the plentifull and dayly eating of the Lettuce of marryed persons is verye incommodious and noysome to them as the Greeke wryters of Husbandrye haue noted in that the same as they write not only doth diminish the fruitfulnesse of childreÌ„ but the children after borne to become idle foolish and peuish persons But the physitions in our time write contrary for they say that Lettuce neither doth increase euil bloud nor the same throughly perfect yet is the Lettuce by their agreemeÌ„t worthier than the other potherbs For the Lettuce is preferred as Galen writeth not without good reson to other herâ—es in y t there is none known or found to be of better norishment This also in the Sommer time as the saide Authour writeth is a gratefull and profitable meate forasmuch as by nature it cooleth This ministred too hotte and Cholericke stomackes is maruelously auailable yet the often vse dulleth the sight of the eies procureth a moistnes yea and abateth the desire of the venereall act This also through the often eating greatly harmeth such fetching the winde short spitting vp of bloud and the fleumatike This herbe besides too ofteÌ„ and much vsed as wel sodden as raw is no lesse perillous than the eating of the Hemlock The Lettuce in the sommer time is vsed rather for Physik sake than for the proper nourishment which it yeldeth as vnto the moystening and cooling yet this seing it may be discerned colde who needeth to doubt that it can ingender in any manner sounde and pure bloud in vs for the substance of it common to vs whiche is both mylkie and sweete and to these meanly digested is for the same readily and lightly chaunged into bloud The Lettuce therfore eaten moderately doth procure in vs good bloud and helpeth many tymes the tertian agewe and the herbe is sayd to loose the belly in that this thorough the proper moysture and coldnes both colleth and tempreth the immoderate heat of the lyuer whiche notwithstanding for the speedy and vehement distribution and carying away of the meate and drinke is many tymes wont to bynde the belly The herbe eaten either rawe or boyled with vineger and Suger doth dissolue the stopping of the milte and lyuer yet eaten rawe in much quantitie is sayd to trouble the sight and both harme the eyes and cause a mistinesse that thickneth and dulleth the visiue spirites and causeth the christalline humor troubled and offendeth the animal spirite through the proper coldnesse consisting in it Many vse the Lettuce before it bee risen into a stalke boyling it in water or broath which likewise the worthy Galen reporteth that he did in his olde age yet not eating the â—ame before the boyling for the hardnesse which he founde to ensue by the eating of it rawe notwithstanding the sayd Galene in yong age vsed the rawe Lettuce to represse the heate of choler in the stomacke but when he came to olde age he vsed to eate the lettuce boyled at supper to procure the sweeter and longer sleepe in the night so that the lettuce boyled and eaten at supper or at the houre of going to bed was to him a singular remedie to cause a quiete sleepe The auncient vsed not to eate the Lettuce at the beginning of supper but at the latter ende the reason of which was that seing the Lettuce as we haue aforesayd is of a cold and moyst nature therefore the eating of the same at the ende of supper and mixed with the other dainties in the stomack it causeth the sooner and sounder sleep in the night and this the readyer represseth the vaporous fumes of heady wine and drunkennesse also it is the sooner maistre and stayed thorough the mightie moistening of the braine The Lettuce seedes brused and mixed wyth the white of an egge and womans â—â—lke applyed in playster forme on the temples of foreheade warme at the going to reste doth maruellouslie procure sleepe A lyke to this dothe the iuice of the Lettuce and womans milke of eche a like quantitie to whyche halfe an ounce of white Popie seede brused and applied warme on the forehead The Seede brused and druncke ceasseth the often imaginations of the venereall acte in sleepe and represseth the desire of the naturall acte The worthy Phisitions in oure time haue deuised a more healthfull way for the eating of rawe Lettuce at Dynners and Suppers in the Sommer tyme by mixing with it vineger oyle Olyue and salte which so prepared ioyning with other meates on the table that the same may stirre vp the feeble appetite caused by great heate and bothe temper the burnyng of bloud and mitigate the heate of the lyuer and hearte notwithstanding the herbe in this maner prepared ought waryly to be vsed seâ—ng the immoderate vse of the herbe as afore vttered doth extinguishe the earneste will to the venereall acte The married persons desiring the procreation of children oughte soberly and measurably feede on the Lettuce but to the Cholericke persons this hearbe is not denyed so that the coldnesse of it with Rocket Cresses â–ª Mintes Maioram and suche like be afore tempered to the apter cooling of their stomackes The commended vertues of the distilled water of Lettuce THe Garden Lettuce gathered aboute the middle of Maye oughte after the finely shredding to be distilled wyth a softe fyre in eyther Balneo Mariae or Tynne Lymbecke This water of the crisped or Garden Lettuce druncke to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time bothe morning and euening profiteth the Lyuer in that by nature it cooleth and comforteth the same and cooleth the bloud inflamed The water in like manner drunke stayeth the perillous Flixe Disenteria and other vehemente Flixes of the bellie this amendeth the trembling of mâ—mbers and healpeth those
eyes stayeth the perillous flixe Disenteria and strengthneth bothe the kidneyes and Bladder The iuyce gyuen in drinke helpeth burning Feuers kylleth the wormes in the Bellie and stayeth the spitting forth of bloud The iuyce bestowed in glister wise helpeth the excoriations in the bowels of women and the rawnesse of the priuie places within procured by distillations from the heade The iuyce of the Herbe is profitably annoynted on the heade wyth the oyle of Roses or oyle Olyue againste the headache caused by the heat of the sun and wounds dangered by blasting or in a furious heat this mightily mytigateth with barly meale anoynted The Hearbe to greate purpose is applyed on the Nauyll of infantes fallyng forth by crying and the Hearbe chewed or rather the iuyce boyled stayeth the griefe and loose teeth of the heade yea the iuyce eaten rawe aswageth the kernels and vlcers in the monthe and swelling of the gummes Leontinus a Greeke writer of husbandrye wryteth that the leafe of the Purselane holden vnder the tong of the person molested wyth thirst to mitygate the desire of often drinking and Plinie writeth that the iuyce to remoue wartes by annoynting the places many dayes togither and hee also wryteth that the inflamations of the pappes and Goute maye bee aswaged and healed by the iuyce of Purselane with Hony The sayde Plinie reporteth that the roote of the Herbe hanged with a threede about the necke remoueth the griefe of fall of y e Vuula which like hapned to a Judge in Italie as he writeth The Herbe Rocket heateth and moysteneth in the seconde degree the seedes and leaues are only vsed in Medicine The Herbe boyled and eaten increaseth the Sperme in the man whiche Aegineta lib. â— like witnesseth saying that the Rocket obtayneth a great vertue in heating and supposed to increase Sperme and for the same to stirre vppe a desire to the Uenereall acte besides to cause through the often eating alone a gyddinesse and payne of the heade The Rocket â—â—creaseth a strong heate for which cause the same is hurtfull to the heade but the Garden Rocket boyled with the Lettuce Beetes worketh or causeth no harme and in such maner 〈◊〉 the same encreaseth the milke in women giuing sâ—cke and Nurses The Rocket eaten and applyed in playster wise on the peâ—ten causeth vrine softneth the bellie coÌ„forteth the stomacke and helpeth digestion the iuce of Rocket myxed with an Oxe gauâ—e recouereth blacke scarres vnto a whitâ—â—sse the pymples or pushes on the face the iuyce with Hony annoynted amendeth in short time The iuyce or seede myxed wyth Hony and annoynted on the head and often vsed with meate doth kyll the Nyttes and wormes of the heade but the often vse of Rocket procureth gripings of the bellie The roote after the tender boyling brused and applyed in playster fourme on broken and brused bones doth put awaye the payne the Seede brused and drunke in wine recouereth the bytte of venemous beastes A skilful practicioner reporteth that if three leaues of the Rocket bee gathered wyth the lefte hande and after the boyling in water and Hony mixed togither takeÌ„ in drink the same sayth he maruelously auayleth against the Jaundise and hard swelling of the mylte The commended Vertues of the distilled waters of Purselane THe Herbe steÌ„me and leaues of the Purselane shred togither ought to be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of May The water of Purselane drunke vnto the quaâ—tine of three ounces at a tyme both morning and euening for three or foure dayes togither amendeth the spitting vppe of bloude and the perillous flyxe Dysenteria The water drunke in like quantitie at a tyme stayeth any fluxe of the belly yea putteth away a hot and drye coughâ— â–ª thys lyke profiteth against the heate of Liuer ceasseth thyrst helpeth the plague remoueth the shortnesse of fetching breath This water also profitable to infants against heate and the wormes gyuen in drinke both morning and euening vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time If in two ounces of water of Purselane 〈…〉 of the Seede of Psilium or fleaworte be steeped for a night and after a Spâ—nge deeped in thys y e tongue bee washed three or foure tymes a daye whyche through greate heate in a Feuer or other sicknesse is adusted and draweth to a blackenesse thys in shorte time recouereth It helpeth vnto a cooling of the inflamed bloude either drunke alone or taken in drinke and repelleth the griefes of the Bladder What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering of the Cheruil Smallage Taragon and Cresses Chap. 7. THe Hearbe Cheruell ioyeth to be sowen in a well dunged Earthe in the monethes of Februarie March and April sometimes in August and September to possesse the Herbe in the winter tyme and this the better prospereth thorough the often watering vntill it bee well come vp The Smalledge seedes ought to be sowen in a wel labored Earth and neare to a stone wal or thicke Hedge thys Hearbe wel ioyeth in the shadow and commeth wel vp in any ground And after this Herbe bee once bestowed in the Garden a man shall hardely weede it forth quyte and the Gardener may leaue a stemme or two to shoote vp into Seede froÌ„ yeare to yeare for this Herbe wyll indure for euer without any weeding at al. The owner may committe the seedes to the Earth after the myddle or ende of Februarie vnto the beginning of September Thys Herbe hath the like vertue and properties which the Parsely possesseth The Taragon of the Garden bearing Seede like to the Flaxe ought to bee bestowed in a wel dunged Earth and after the plants bee shotte vp neare a foote high the Gardener ought then to take vp the hole bodies and set them agayne in the selfe same Earth whych often water vntill they haue taken strong roote in the Earth The Taragon enioyeth the like properties as the Rocket and maye not be eaten a part or alone but rather with the Lettuce Purselane and such lyke Herbes The Garden Cresses is a soure Herbe in taste like to the Onyon which the Germaynes in many places do often vse in Sallets but it seemeth that the Herbe is not eaten withoute other cooling Hearbes matched with it as the Lettuce Sorrel Purselane and such like which temper the fire or burning force of the Hearbe euen as the worthye Phisition Galen hath willed it who forbad the rocket to be eaten without the Lettuce that the contrary vertue might be tempered This Herbe ioyeth to bee sowen in moyste places as by small ryuers or running courses of water Wels and springs for no other labour after the Seedes bestowed doe they require sauing a dayly watering for the plantes in the comming vppe desire oftentimes a day to be watered by little and little The Seedes of the Cresses after the minde of Rutilius bestowed in Beddes wyth the Lettuce increaseth verye well for they ioye in moysture and hate the dung And sowen in a shadowie place
by some wayghte or properly treade wyth the Foote on it for on suche wise handeled wyll the Hearbe be procured to growe downeward and into a breadth This especially in Sallets in the sommer time although the same haue no apte sauoure nor tast The Strawberies require small laboure and diligence in the bestowing in the Earth sauing that these ioy to bee sette in some shadowie place of the garden in that these rather desire to grow vnder the shadow of other Hearbes than to be planted in Beddes alone and planted vnder the shadowe of high trees these prosper without any trimming of the Earth Here note a maruellous innocencie in the strawberies that although these creepe law by the Earth and that diuerse venemous things creepe ouer the Hearbes yet are these in no manner infected with any venemous contagion which is a note that the Herbe of propertie hath no affâ—nitie with poyson This Hearbe by diligence of the Gardener becommeth so great that the same yeeldeth faire and big Beries as the beries of the Bremble in the Hedge and hereof it seemeth that Virgilianus Seruius named the strawbury the Mulbery of the Earth Certaine skilful men by a diligence and care procure the beries to alter froÌ„ the proper red coloure into faire white delectable to the eye The Mustarde seedes desire to bee sowen in a fatte grounde and to be coÌ„mitted to the Earth wyth fyne pouder dust both before and after y e winter these after the comming vppe require to bee often weeded and watered But the Seedes may not be sowen too thicke in that the plantes multiplie and spreade into breadthe After the plantes haue enioyed strong roote in the Earthe they are hardely plucked vppe by the rootes and the Seedes may well be kepte for fyue yeares whyche the newer they be so muche the better to sowe and to be eaten The goodnesse of the seede is knowen in the breaking or cracking of it betweene the teeth whether the same be founde greene or white within for if this be white the Seede is olde and nothing worth neyther to sowe nor to eate The seedes which the owner would keepe for to eate those plants muste he remoue after certaine leaues sprung vp and set them a good distance a sunder whereby the toppes may bushe and spreade the broader but suche plantes which the owner woulde haue runne vp to seede those maye he not chaunge nor remoue oute of the proper places The phisicke remedies and helpes of the Buckes horne â–ª Strawberie and Mustard seede THe Hartes horne hathe the propertie of heating and drying for whiche cause takeÌ„ in drinke it ceasseth the grypings of the belly yea this vsed healpeth the griefes of the ioyntes strengthneth and expelleth the euill matter in them This herbe after the minde of Dioscorides hathe the propertie of binding so that the same be profitably giuen in redde wine for the perillous Flixes Certaine reporte that if foure rootes of the Buckes or Hartes horne be eyther diligently hanged about the necke or bounde to the pulses of bothe the handes that these in shorte time do put away the Feuer or at the least moysture the heate or burning of the feete The Berries aswell as the Hearbe of the Strawbery haue the vertue of cooling and moystning in the third degree and the Herbe it selfe endureth not aboue a yeare Vigonius writing of the Strawberie leafe affirmeth the same to be of a colde qualitie especiallie the Juice of whych Hearbe mixed with the wine of Pomegranates and a little quantitie of Rose water applyed on hot impostumes bothe in the beginning and encrease of them doth maruelouslie healpe The Berries eaten with white wine and a little suger doth maruellously amende the hardenesse and swellyng of the splene the selfe same doth the iuyce of the berrie taken with honye the leaues sundry tymes vsed in a bath is said to be most profitable against the stone The leaues and roote orderly applyed doe heale as well woundes as vlcers these also procure the termes stay the bloudy flixe Dysenteria and cause vrine the decoction of the herbe and root drunk helpeth inflamations of the lyuer and clenseth both the kydneys and bladder If any shall be mightily molested with grieuous ache and paynes of the hyppes lette him take three or foure handfulles of the Strawbery leaues and boylyng them tender sitte in the bath and rubbe the legges well with the licour and leaues from the nether parte vpward Whiche done and thoroughly dryed with a warme cloathe applye thys Oyntmente following prepared after thys manner Take of the oyntmente of Marche Mallowes one ounce vnto whiche myxe halfe an ounce of stone honey and a dramme weight of Waxe makyng thereof an oyntment by a softe fyre this on suche wyse handeled not only amendeth the griefs of the hippes and softneth the matter hardned in them but prouoketh vrine applied on the proper place The decoction of the Hearbe and roote holden in the mouthe and washing or rubbing the teethe and gummes with it dothe not onlye strengthen the gummes and fasten the teeth but stayeth the distillings from the heade The Berries in the Sommer tyme eaten wyth Creame and Sugar is accompted a greate refreshing to men but more commended beyng eaten wyth Wine and Sugar for on suche wise these maruellouslye coole and moisten Chollericke stomackes or suche beyng of a Cholericke complexion The Juyce of the Berryes pressed forthe and the water of Plantaine added of eche eight ounces to these mixe twoo ounces of Rosed honye one ounce of the Juice of the Mulberries of white Greeke pitche and the flowers of the Pomegranat of eche a dramme wayghte these after the diligent beating and mixing togither washe and gargell the same in the mouth sundry tymes for this in shorte time remoueth and putteth away the impostumes of the throate Among other commodities whiche the Berries yeelde the Juice or wine pressed forth of them is a soueraigne remedie for the remouing of the greate rednes spots and red pimples which happen on the face through the heate of the Lyuer the selfe same asswageth and putteth away the rednesse of the eyes the spots hot distillings froÌ„ the hed by dropping of it sundry times into y e eyes The decoction of y e roots leaues of the strawbery in wine is maruellous profitable for the Jandise beyng takeÌ„ diuers mornings fasting The decoction only of the root taken doth miâ—igate the heat of the liuer so that the same be drunke in the morning and at noone the herbe eaten with vineger a little white pepper doth greatly helpe such fetching the winde shorte the Beries also eaten doe ceasse and coole thirste for whiche cause profitable to the stomacke but these especiallye commodious to the Cholericke The Mustard seede heateth dryeth in the fourth degree and it is like to the Rape seede sauing that the rape seede is bitter the Mustard seede sowre The goodnes of the mustard seede is knowen in the breaking of it
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
skil is requyred in the sowing and ordering both of the Scalion and Squyll Onyon Chap. 2◠THe Scalyons better prosper and come vp being set than sowen for when they are committed to the erth in the Seedes the owner may not hope for a seemely groweth of them before the seconde yeare The owner may bestow y e Scallions in wel dressed beds frō y e beginning of Nouēber vnto the end of Februarie for to enioy the proper yelde the next Spring following and they require to bee likewise set in the grounde as afore taught of the Garlik But they are to bee plucked vp to vse before that the March vyolettes be in their full pride and flourish for if these be longer suffered as vnto the time of the perfit flourishing of the violettes they are then founde feeble and wythered And for to knowe when the Scallions are rype it behoueth the Gardener to marke whether the blades beneath be wythered for on such wise seene denoteth the ful rypenesse of them And to possesse Scalions with bigge heades it behoueth the Gardener to bestowe rounde about the rootes softe Cow dung and to water them often which growen to a reasonable height he must also treade downe and order as afore vttered in the using of the Leeke The Squyl Onyon better commeth forwarde in the Garden being set with the heade than sowen in the seede for when the seedes are committed to the Earth they yeelde slowlye their seemelye bushe and heades The owner maye bestowe the heades of the Squyll Onyons in well laboured and dressed Beddes so that the ground bee of a drye nature and tending vnto a Saltnesse whether grauellie or Sandie for they desire a like diligence to be bestowed on them as is afore vttered of the Onyon and Garlike The auntient and latter writers reporte that there are two kyndes of the Squil Onion as the Male and Female the Male yelding white leaues and the Female blacke This strong by nature will continue in the hanging vp in a shadowie place a long time greene and it lightly groweth as Theophrastus writeth bestowed in drie Earth speedily shooteth vp to a height it keepeth fruites to be preserued especiallye Pomegranates the stalkes afore broken off and this is sayde to beare floure thrice in a yere foreshewing by it the three seasons of cōmitting seedes to the Earth as the first tyme of bearing floures to signifie the first tyme of plowing the seconde time of floure bearing the seconde time the thirde the last time for how many times these appeare euē so often is the Earth accustomed to be laboured The floure also of the Squil Onyon as Beritius writeth shooting vp in a straight stemme if so be it doth not hastily wyther signifieth the large or plentiful yeelde of fruites The Phisicke helpes both of the Scalion and Squil Onion AS touchyng the benefite of the Scalions there is no other ayde nor profite to be hoped after sauing that these yeelde a more delight to the mouth than the helth of the body for the Scallions serue to no other purpose than to styrre vppe or moue persons vnto the veneriall act The Squyll Onyon hath the vertue of heatyng in the seconde degree and cuttyng especiallye of the toughe matter in the stomacke The Squyll Onyon vsed rawe is verye hurtful to the body especially to the inwarde members or partes for which cause the Squyll Onyon is not inwardly to be taken except they afore be either rosted or boyled or by some other maner prepared The worthiest force of the same in Medicines is by sharpuing it especially with vyneger for whyche cause being so prepared named the Squilitike vyneger the makyng of whyche is after thys manner Take the heades cleane pilled from the outwarde skynnes those after the shredding hang in a Sunnye place being stytched through wyth small Packthreed in suche manner that the partes bee a prety dystance asunder whcyh like handled let hang for xl days space The drye peeces after bestowe into a Hogs heade of moste sharp◠vineger but in suche manner that these of no parte touche the vessell The Hogs heade after couered so close that no vapours maye breath forth and set into the hotte Sunne After the xlvii daye let the vessell be lift vp and the pieces taken forthe whyche done the owner shall then possesse a moste sharpe vineger There are others whych make the Squiliticke wyne after thys maner y e pieces of it shred they bestow into a vessel of wine new made y t being put in it may on such wise heate togither they vse this wine to those purposes as the vineger The Physicke commodities of the Squill Onyon are as the learned Constantyne in hys booke de gradibus vttereth to amende the dropsie persons suche fetching the winde hardely the defaultes of the Liuer and Mylte proceeding of clammy humours The persons sicke of the Ague and hauing exulcerations or soares wythin the bodye oughte to refrayne the taking of the Squyliticke vineger For the Squiliticke vineger or wyne purgeth grosse fleume and corrodeth procureth the going to the stoole and vrine and causeth vomyting The Squil Onyon after the minde of Dioscorides is rosted after thys manner thys wrought in Paste or Elay sette into an Ouen or couered wyth coles vntyll the paste or crust about it bee sufficientlye baked which drawen or taken forth if the heade be yet not sufficiently softned then after the couering of it wyth paste the seconde tyme and set in an Ouen bake the same throughly The Onyons are also kindly baked or rosted in an Earthen potte the mouth well stopped wyth dowe or course paste and sette into the Ouen Thys besides cut into rounde pieces and after the flitching through wyth Packthreede that these be a prety distaunce asunder hang in the ayre from the Sunne beames for on such wise handeled it serueth to the makyng of the Oyle vineger and wine The singular Dioscorides teacheth the manner of boylyng the Squyll Onyon after thys sorte Take the middle partes the outwarde skynnes pylled awaye whiche after the slycing into partes and boyled throwe the firste water forth on whyche poure other water boyling in lyke condition and thys so often doe vntill no more bytternesse nor tartnesse in the water be felte after these the slyces hanged vppe and dryed in the shadowe as aboue vttered whych done if halfe a dramme of the fine pouder bee sucked downe wyth Honye the same amendeth the long continuance of the hard fetchyng of breath an olde coughe and the griefes both of the Lyuer and Mylte yea the dropsie and Jaundise The lyke worketh the Squiliticke vyneger and the same expelleth wormes and other corruptions in the bodie The Oximel made of the Squilitick vyneger expelleth Malancholie remoueth y e Apoplexie falling sicknes breaketh sendeth forth y e stone the same also purgeth the Matrice of Clammye humours and helpeth the ache in the Hippes The Squilliticke vineger fastneth the teeth by sundrye tymes
washing and rubbing of them with it and amendeth a stinking breath The same dropped into the eares remoueth the clammye humours hyndering the hearing The oyle in which the squil Onion shal be steeped anoynted on places putteth awaye wartes and cureth both the choppes cliftes of the feete the same annoynted on moyst or running scabbes healeth or at the least correcteth them putteth away the dandrie of the heade and profiteth annoynted on the bit of Serpents and other venemous wormes The Squil Onyon contayneth in it an Oyle whych is blacke thys oyle tempered with Hony and annoynted on a balde place procureth heare to grow The Squillitike vineger holdeÌ„ in the mouth amendeth the corrupted and foule gummes The same vsed procureth a clearer sight of the eyes healthful and profitable it is to the griefes of the sides and stomacke if a little be taken twice a day but hastily drunke down it ouercommeth the partie for a whyle The Squiliticke Onion boyled in wine drunk expelleth al the inwarde diseases of the bodie and helpeth especially a hot and corrupt Liuer The Squil Onyon prepared in the abouesayde manner and boyled with Wormewood and Masticke in water and vineger and sweetned wyth Sugar helpeth vnto the stopping of the Lyuer and Mylte recouereth the kings euil dropsie myghtily causeth vrine draweth down the termes and expelleth the dead yongling If Mice happeÌ„ to drink of the water in which the Squiliticke Onyon shal be steeped for a night they soone after dye The distilled water of the Squil Onion mixed with meale whiche Mice willingly eate and bestowed in suche places where they haunte doth in short time kil those which eate of the same What care and skill is requyred in the preparyng and ordering of the Garden Saffron Chap. 23. AS touching the Garden Saffrone it ioyeth to bee bestowed in a meane and chalkie grounde and euermore well laboured and it may very well be sette in the beddes where Onions haue bene newly plucked vp The Saffron refuseth wateryng and moysture for whâ—che cause the heades oughte to be set in beddes betweene which furrowes made that these may receiue the moisture falling whiche they greatly feare Besides these the heades are muche endomaged throughe the resorte of Mice and Moles whiche greatlye couet to feede on the rootes or Onions of the Saffron The remedies against these twoo noyouse Beastes are fully taught in my firste parte whiche the reader maye resorte vnto The heades are rather to be bestowed in the Earth than the Seedes in that the Seedes after the committing to the Earthe prosper not The heades are to be sette on ridges in the month of Aprill or May and the heades layd on a heape to lye and wither in the shadowe from the Sun beames for the space of eight days before whiche done to set them with the hearie rootes in the Earth well laboured and dressed and a lengthe one by another well halfe a hande breadth asunder and three fingers deepe Certain there are which will them to be set for the better yeelde after the middes of Auguste vnto the middle of September letting these so to remaine for twoo or three yeares and that euerye yeare in the month of Aprill and May the leaues or blades then dry to break off orderly the other prospering to weede aboute and to raise the earth after twoo fingers deepe but in suche manner that the heades bee not touched After that the hearbes be sufficiently clensed when as the flowers be withered and deade especiallye in Auguste and towards Haruest whiche flourishe not aboue a moneth then these are to bee gathered in the morning after Sunne rising and after the drying by a gentle fire to be kepte togyther in bagges of leather in a close and drye place And this one thing as maruellous is worthy to be noted that the roote or Onion standyng quite oute of the Earthe yeeldeth notwythstanding the proper floure of continuance but a daye or twoo after the full openyng at the season of the yeare but the heade afterwardes as depriued of nourishement withereth and rotteth The blades be freshe and greene all the winter throughe in that the heades be full of iuice and sufficient strong to endure the colde season When the Saffron is set and in the thirde yeare digged vp there are founde aboute eche heade fiue or sixe heades growing and ioyned togither wythin the Earthe The beste Saffron is the same which is freshe and newe and excelleth in the goodnesse of coloure in such maner that the toppes in whiche the Seedes are contained be white and mixed with a rednesse the chiue also is not lightly brokeÌ„ and rubbed in the hand coloureth the skin and is in sauour comfortable wyth a gentle sharpnesse And this is named the Orientall Saffron The phisicke benefits and helpes of the Saffron THe Saffron hath the propertie of heating in the seconde and drying in the firste degree as Aegineta witnesseth The Saffron endureth for fiue yeares in perfecte strength being close kepte in a leather bag and set in a drye place Take a scruple of good Saffron or the third part of a dramme and halfe a graine waighte of pure muske this mixed togither with the best and hotte wine drinke fasting for it is a singular remedy agaynste the harde fetching of breath of what cause soeuer the same shal happen The Saffron procureth a freshe and faire coloure to the drinkers of it it comforteth the harte purgeth and causeth healthfull bloude and remoueth poysons from the heart Taken in meate it causeth a long and easie breathing and helpeth the Asthma Agaynste the infection and plague inwarde manye after the fortifying of the Saffron Triacle and Mustarde Seede in an emptye eggeshell close stopped doe make an electuarie wyth other spices adioyned whyche after the takyng expelleth the poyson or infection by sweates The vse of it profiteth impostumes in the brest those that be short winded it amendeth the milte moueth the venereall aâ—â—e and causeth vrine this also auaileth agaynste the vehemente aking and paynes of the heade if suche a playster bee made wyth the same take of Saffron Gumme Arabicke Euphorbium and Myrre of eche a like waight these after the finely working to pouder and tempering with the white of an egge applye in playster forme to the foreheade for this wythout doubt auaileth The Saffrone taken either in meate or drinke procureth vrine and the Termes this also amendeth the yelowe Jaundise drunke especiallye with sweete Wine or Malmsey this giuen besides to an vlcered breaste stomacke liuer lungs kidneys and bladder greatly profiteth For the grieuouse paine of the Goute take a quantitie of Saffrone which with the yolke of egs oyle of roses and rose water an ointment made apply with a fether on the grieued place the Saffron with crums of white breade and milke after the boyling togyther applyed in the forme of a pultise on swellings impostumes and vlcers doeth greately assuage both the swelling and pain yea mightily softeneth 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
commeth to mynde a secrete very profitable and to bee esteemed with vinteners whiche the Authour freely vttereth to them If the vintener cutteth a Radishe into slyces and bestoweth those pieces in a vessel of corrupt wine it doth in short time draw al y e euil sauoure and lothsomnesse if any such consisteth in the wine and to these the tartnesse of it like receiueth which if the roote be not able to ridde and drawe quite forth this defaulte let the same immediately be taken forth and if neede shall require put in a fresh roote like ordered For thys no doubte hath often bene proued and profited many by vnderstanding of the secrete This no doubte is a secrete very maruellous that the Radyshe in no wise agreeth to be placed or growe nigh to the vine for the deadlye hatred between them in somuch that the Uyne nere growing turneth or windeth backe with the Braunches as mightilye disdayning and hating the Radishe growing fast by If we may credite the learned Plinie Galen and the Neapolitane Rutilius whiche seeme to haue diligently noted the same And the reason they reporte to be like as afore vttered of the agreement of the Coleworte with the vyne whych is through the hyd discord of natures consisting in them so that if the places were changed yet for all the remouing will they in no manner ioy togither Of whiche Androcides affirmed the Radishe and Colewort to be a sigular remedie against drunkennesse so that the auntient in Greece coÌ„monly ioined and matched the drinking of wine with the Radish as I afore vttered in the Chapter of the Coleworte so that no maruel it is if these bee vsed so common The Radysh in time past hath bene of suche accompte and so worthily esteemed that Moschion the Greeke wrote a large pamphlet of the worthy prayses of the same yea the Radishe before other meates was so preferred in Greece that at Delphos in the Temple of Appollo the Radishe was esteemed as Golde the Beete as Siluer and the Rape or Turnup as Leade The Radish also is sayde to polishe very fayre the yudrâ—e and butâ—ed in a heape of salte doth alter and reduce y e same into a watery pickle The Radish to conclude in the remouing and settyng again looseth the sharpnesse resting in it and this hath a singular delight in the rinde so that the same bee newe gathered and not too olde of growth therfore by the example of many seldome eaten do vnaduisedly refuse and omyt the vsing of it And drawing to an ende I thinke it righte profitable to vtter the makyng of vineger with the Radishe as the learned Petrus Crescentius in his work of Husbandry hath noted the same The rootes of the Radish sayth he being dryed and brought to fyne pouder and bestowed into a vessel which hath wyne in it let stande to settle after the well laboring and mixing togither for certayne dayes which done the owner shal enioy a Radish vineger very laudable and much commended for the dissoluing and wastyng of the stone in the kidneys and many other paynful griefes The Phisicke benefites and helpes of the Radish THe Garden Radish after the mynde of the learned heateth in the thirde degree and dryeth in the seconde but the wilde Radishe in phisicke causes is more effectuous This one incommoditie among the physicke helpes doth the Radish possesse which is that it procureth many tymes belching after the eating at Supper for a remedye of this annoyaunce or incommoditie may bee or shee incontinent rate certaine braunches of Isope Tyme or Organy or rate the roote with pure Oyle And for thys one incommoditie ioyned wyth it the roote yeeldeth a maruellous number of benefites for the health and case of persons Here further learne the other incommodities written by the wise whiche are that the Radishe eaten eyther before or after meales doth cause wynde the resting of the stomacke dulleth the brayne eyes and reason The singular Greeke Florentinus in his instructions of Husbandry writeth that the Radish doth profit very muche the Fleumaticke and maruellously helpeth the stone in the kidneys and stopping of the vrine by Grauell If any especially boyle the rinde with white wine and water and drinketh the same morning and euening or the rynde of the Radish brused and strayned and drunke fasting in the morning and that the patient shall perseuer or continue wyth the same for certayne dayes The freshe rynde after the steeping in whyte wine for eight houres drunk with a fourth part of the pouder of Medler kernels like auaileth The Radish taken fasting in the morning with warme water prepared procureth vomytyng for whiche matter the Phisitions rather appointe the seedes boyled than the roote If the roote be eaten wyth oyle Oliue it stayeth the belchings of the stomacke whiche are woonte to bee caused by the same in that the oyle suffereth not such winde to rise The iuice drunke with Cuite cureth the kings euil and drunk with water and Hony amendeth the cough whiche on such wise ministred doth helpe those fetching the winde short and painefullye The whole substaunce of the roote so muche auayleth agaynste poyson that takyng the same fastyng it shall nothyng harme the creature And the handes annoynted with the iuyce of the Radishe as afore vttered in my first part may handle Serpents without feare The iuyce of the Radishe dropped into the eares doth speedily aswage the winde and noyse in them the same drunke with water and Hony recouereth the Jaundise The leaues boyled in porredge in steed of Colewortes and eaten sundry times amendteh the stoppings of the Liuer and Mylte The seedes brused and giuen wyth white wine is right profitable against all sorts of poysons and other dangerous diseases And if any by a punishemente receyue grieuous strokes and spottes by whypping by brusing and applying the Radish on the places shall speedily cure them The same also cleareth scarres and reduceth wanne spottes vnto the persit colours and remoueth the pimples in the face this besides deliuereth the quartayne Ague if the same be dayly giuen by the way of a vomite at the comming of the fit The iuyce of Radish boyled wyth Hony and after the adding of a lyttle vineger the same strayned and drunk profiteth against the quartaine ague and stopping of the Mylte The Radish applyed in plaister forme deliuereth the water betwene the skinne and helpeth a hard and swollen Splene as Dioscorides witnesseth The Radish well digesteth being eaten wyth meate at Supper for it heateth the stomacke yet the same causeth a strong breath by sleeping soone after meate The Seedes after the brusyng drunke wyth whyte wyne doe cause vryne and drunke wyth vyneger aswageth the swellyng of the Mylt The iuyce annoynted on olde vlcers both cleareth and eateth awaye the Canker in them the lyke perfourmeth the pouder of the roote The Radish boyled with Mulce water or Hony and water and drunke warme amendeth an olde coughe it remoueth the clammy Fleume of the breaste
by spitting vp in the dayly drynkyng for certain dayes The freshe ryndes of the Radish well brused and taken with vineger and Hony procureth the patient to vomite the like perfourmeth the Seedes drunke warme with water The Seedes haue a singular propertie in expellyng for which reason these are right profitable to them hauing eaten Mushromes which they can not dygest If a round flyee of the Radish be applyed on the nauyl it doth spedely ceasse the grypings in women as the skilfull Hippocrates wryteth The often eating of the Radish procureth plentye of Mylke to women gyuing sucke and Nurses The iuyce of the roote drunke with Hony sendeth down y e Termes and expelleth the wormes in the bellie the iuyce gargelled wyth Hony and vineger aswageth the swelling in the throte The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Radishe THe roote finely shred in the beginning of September oughte to be distilled in a Tin Limbecke or rather glasse bodye in Balneo Mariae The distilled water of Radishe drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme healpeth the digestion of the stomacke the kings euill and killeth the worms of the belly the radishe also receiued clenseth the stomacke of all clammy humoures and other matters which hinder digestion this besides openeth all maner of stoppyng of the inner members vaines This drunk in the like order and quantitie dothe extenuate the clammy humoures in the lungs and amendeth the swelling of the milte this also clenseth the breast of clammy humoures and causeth a cleare voice The water drunke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time bothe morning and euening recouereth the poysoning taken eyther in meate or drinke The same quantitie drunke at a tyme profiteth agaynste the Quartaine Ague draweth downe the Termes and sendeth foorth the Stone This water helpeth those which are stinged eyther wyth the Bee or Waspe or venomed with the spider if they shall wash the grieued place with the same and shall apply linnen clothes wet in it This water helpeth the pricking and stitches of the side if the same be bathed with the water The water dropped into the eyes cleareth the humoures falling whiche dimmeth the sighte it also remoueth the spottes of the face by the often washing with the water this remoueth the yelow or blackish spots by beating if the places be often rubbed with the same The water gargelled and reteined in the mouth amendeth the swelling of the throate and vlcers of the gummes for this resolueth consumeth and breaketh them The water often drunk morning and euening chiefly at the going to bed vnto the quaÌ„titie of three vnces at a time for thirtie days togyther not only clereth the kidneys and bladder and the places which containe the stone but breaketh the stone and causeth vrine This water drunke for three or foure weekes togither vnto the quaÌ„titie of three or foure ounces at a time both morning and euening recouereth the water betweene the skinne and sendeth the same forthe by the vrine so that the patiente refraineth the ouermuche drinking for howe muche the lesser hee drinketh so muche the more water by the vrine is sent foorth throughe whyche the patient is also sooner recouered What care and skill is required in the sowing and workmanly ordering both of the Parsnep and Carote Chap. 27. THe seedes of the Parsnep and Carote require one manner of diligence in the sowing and to bâ—e bestowed in a ground painfully digged well turned in with dung and workmanly dressed before but the seedes to be committed to the earthe maye not bee bestowed in beddes verye thicke togither to the ende these in the encreasing maye growe the fairer and bigger The plantes are in the like maner to be set and at those tymes sowen as afore vttered of the Radish as sowen in December January and February to serue in the Lent and Spring time but these better commended to be sowen in the Harneste time to enioy them all the Lente The Gardner which wold possesse faire and big roots ought to pluck away the leaues often times and to couer light earthe on the heades as afore vttered of the Radishe besydes these growen to some bignesse at the leaste so big as the finger ought to be thinner set and often weeded aboute whereby the rootes maye growe the bigger and sweeter in the eating The phisicke benefits and helps of the Parsnep and Carot THe vertues and properties of these two rootes are in a maner like and serue rather for the kitchen than to the vse of phisicke in that they bee of a small nourishemente and lesser nourishe than the Turnep or Rape doth The Parsnep roote by the agreement of the Auncient heateth in the middle of the second degree and moistneth in the firste but this in causes of phisicke smally allowed The rooâ—â— is brought to a more temperamente for the body if so bee it be boiled in twoo or three waters before the eating for on suche wise handled it harmeth the stomacke the lesse This otherwise sodden but in one water ingendreth winde in the body throughe whyche it causeth and moueth a desire to the veneriall acte and often vsed ingendreth euill bloude The root tenderly sooden in two waters and remoued into a third procureth vrine assuageth the Colicke passion and sendeth downe the Termes in women The Garden Parsenep eaten wyth butter and pepper and a little salte profiteth the Melancolike and as Vitalis writeth this encreaseth good bloude The Parsenep seede drunk and applied to the priuie place as the lerned Dioscorides writeth draweth down the terms helpeth the straightnesse of making water recouereth the water betweene the skin and amendeth the stitches of the side or pleurisie This commended for the sting or bitte of anye venomous worme or beaste This also applied to the priuie place draweth forth the dead yongling the leaues shred and applied with hony doth throughly cleare and amend the great â—ating in of vlcers It is thoughte that no venomous beast may hurte the creature whiche weareth or carrieth the roote about him and the roote hanged about the necke doth profite against the swelling of the throate The Garden Carote is thoughte to heate and drye in the thirde degree but the leaues and stoures especially and many times the one vsed for the other in phisicke causes There is another kinde of Carot being red in coloure whiche maye be eaten rawe but the same sodden with the Turnep seemeth a pleasaunt and dainty dishe and this may in the like order be sowen as the others aboue taught The Carote growing of the owne accorde which of moste men named the wilde more auayleth in the leafe and floure for phisicke purposes than the roote dothe So that the leaues are to bee gathered to vse when the same yeeldeth the floure whyche after the separating of the roote oughte to be dried in a shadowie place and kepte in leather bags for the whole yeare for these haue the propertye of
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
like Nicander long before Athenaeus and many others report who will the Gourds to be firste dried in the ayre and stitched through the heads with a strong packthreed to be after hanged vp in the smoke that the pots filled with them maye leysurely soke all the Winter and drinke in of the Brine At this day in Fraunce throughe all the Winter moneths are the Gourdes hanged vppe in the roofes of their houses to bee preserued for daintye dishes greene when occasion offereth to vse them especiallye those whiche are named the Citrones that farre longer endure and bee not so lightly subiecte to putrifying The fruites of the Gourdes Melons Pompons and Cucumbers may be caused to loose and purge like to many others if the seedes bee stieped for a nighte and a day in the licoure made wyth Ruberbe Agaricke Turbith Senae Colocynthis Scamonie or other simple purgyng medicines and those after the bestowing in the Earth watered for fiue dayes togither and fiue times euery day When the Gourde is felte vnpleasaunte the fruites by the stieping may after receyue what sauoure and taste the owner will if the seedes before they bee committed to the earth be infused for a time in any pleasaunte licoure whether the same be damaske or muske water for the plantes shootyng vp of these will yeelde fruite of like sauour aswell being sodden as rawe after the condition of the Cucumber The like altogither may be wroughte or caused without any arte if whiles the fruite is a seething you bestowe in the licoure what taste coloure or sauoure you desire to haue For the Gourde and Cucumber are of suche a kinde that they be voide of any qualitie The rinde of the fruite of the Gourde growen to full ripenesse becommeth so harde as woode The Gourd planted in the ashes of mans bones and watered wyth oyle yeeldeth fruite by the ninth day as the auntient Hermes affirmeth Whiche man for that he teacheth vaine matters for the same cause he giueth me occasion to credite him weakely Yet experience doeth many times cause the vncertaine to proue certayne The phisicke benefits and helps of the Gourde THe fruite of the Gourde is of a colde and moiste temperament and the seedes especially vsed in medicine That worthy phisition Crisippus with the Grekes condemned or rather vtterly forbad the Gourds in meate as vnprofitable for their coldnesse to the stomacke That skilfull man Diphilus contrarie affirmeth that the Gourdes boyled in water and vineger do strengthen the stomacke The learned Galen writeth that the Gourde in no manner maye bee eaten rawe in that the same is vnpleasaunte to eate but either sodden rosted or fryed in a panne is well commended The Greeke writers of husbandry doe report that the Gourd doth loose the belly and that the Juice of the same dropped into the grieued eares caused of heate they affirme to profit vnto whyche vse of it self and with the oyle of Roses dropped warme into the eares The outwarde rinde pared away and the meate with the kernels not fully ripe heated or parboyled in water and after shred small like to the Cabbedge and boyled with butter Onions and a quantitie of Salte This on suche wise prepared and eaten profiteth leane men Others after the cutting of the vnripened fruite into round slices boyle them with butter in a dishe like Apples The wine standyng for a night abroade in the hollowe of the freshe Gourde and drunke with a fasting stomacke purgeth gently the bellye costiue The meate of the Gourd after the seedes taken foorth applied helpeth the cornes of the toes and feete the Juice of it boyled and rubbing the mouth therewyth fastneth loose teeth and assuageth the paine of them proceeding of a hot cause The seedes of the Gourde cleane picked from their skinne being sodden in Barly water strayned and druncke healpe the inflamations of the liuer kidneys and bladder the impostumes of the breaste and prouoketh vrine If a sicke persone of the Feuer refuse to drincke of this water a Sirroppe then with Sugar may be compounded of the same whyche mightily profiteth all kindes of Agues The iuyce of the pieces of the Gourde tempered with milke and vineger in whyche a linnen cloth wette and applyed on the Lyuer verye much aswageth the heate of the Liuer When the winter approcheth the seeds ought to bee taken foorth of the fruite and these rubbed wel with Salte that the clammy humours may on such wise be remoued The seedes ought after to be layed in a drye place wherby the proper moysture may not corrupt them and those seedes like prepared wil indure for three yeares The pieces of the rynde of the Gourde bruised and annoynted or applyed in playster forme one the heades of Infants doth aswage the inflamation or burning caused of the braine the peeces or iuyce of the same applyed doth like mytigate the burning Goute and qualifye the inflammation of the eyes The Gourde after the fine shreddyng applyed in playster forme aswageth tumours and swellings the drye Ashes applyed on burnings doth maruellouslye auayle the Ashes also of the ryndes applyed on vlcers of the priuy place beginning to putrify both purgeth and bringeth them to a scarre The iuyce of the Gourde after the boylyng wyth a little Honye and Nytre drunke gentlie looseth the bellye the same iuyce myxed wyth the Oyle of Roses and annoynted on the Rydge bone and Loynes cooleth the burning of the Feuers this besides annoynted helpeth the shyngles Here learne that the Gourde rosted or boyled in a dish or frying pan is more holesome than rawe for that through the rosting it leaueth a great force of waterie moysture and therefore yeeldeth a stronger and worthyer nourishment The Gourde sodden requireth a tartnesse to bee matched wyth it for the same otherwyse is felte vnsauerye and wythout delyghte so that it better relisheth being matched with eyther salte soure or tarte thyngs that nerer agree to the benefit of our bodie and the same ought to be on such wise prepared that it procure not the creature to vomyt as the singular Galen hath clearely vttered The benefites and helpes of the distilled water of the Gourde THe chosen time for the distilling of Gourds is when they be ful ripe for those then are to be finely shred and the kernels with the whole substance artely distilled The distilled water of the fruites mixed wyth a quantity of Suger drunk not only looseth the belly but ceaseth thirst and helpeth the cough proceeding of a hot cause The sayde water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantity of three ounces at a tyme for fourtie dayes togither doth maruellously help the stone in the kidneys This water drunke in the lyke manner for tenne dayes togyther purgeth the kydneys and Bladder and causeth vrine this also drunke in the like manner qualifieth the burning of Feuers when no other Medicine can aswage the same thys besides applyed without on the regyon of the hearte wyth linnen clothes wet in the same like represseth
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
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
very well vp being bestowed in a moist and wel dunged ground and the hearbe after the comming vp requireth to be often watered vntill it hath yeelded a highe stemme The phisicke benefits of the Valerian THe hearbe of qualitie heateth in the thirde degree and drieth in the beginning of the second and the roote especiallye serueth for the vse of phisicke The roote of the Ualerian brought to pouder and druncke in wine prouoketh sweate and vrine the like performeth the roote it selfe being boyled in Wine yea thys also amendeth the paine and stitches of the sides and backe The roote dried may be kepte for three whole yeares and gathered especially in the moneth of Auguste The pouder of the roote of valerian mixed wyth the white helelbor or neeseworte and the flowre of wheate this in apte places layed killeth mice The roote boyled in white wine with fennell and parcely seedes doth mightily prouoke the vrine colde healpeth the paines in the sides and moueth the Termes This also preuaileth againste poyson and the plague by drinking of it Certaine do boyle the roote of Ualerian with Fennell Annise seedes and Licourise for the coughe and straightnesse of breathe The greene Hearbe and freshe roote bruised and applyed doth mytigate the payne of the heade staye fluxes and profitteth the shyngles The floures or roote boyled in wine and dropped into the eyes procureth a clearnesse of them healeth the great pyles in the fundamente other vlcers but this especially amendeth the dymmes of sight as Jeronimus booke witnesseth The worthy vertues of the distilled water of the Herbe THe conuenient time of the distillation of the same is that the roote Herbe and stem with the whole substaunce be shred togither and distilled about the ende of May. The distilled water of Ualerian drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time doth morning and euening and linnen clothes wet in it applyed vpon doth in shorte time amende vlcers olde soares and those causing swellings yea thys auayleth againste the pyles by applying linnen clothes wet in it The said water drunke in like quantity both morning and euening profiteth the creature hauing any bone broken This also helpeth a rupture or a bodie broken and droppe in the eies cleareth them The distilled water of the valerian drunke vnto the quantitie of a sponfull at a time euery morning fasting doth expell the long wormes in children Thys water druncke in like manner as afore vttered profiteth againste poyson and a pestilente ayre it healeth newe and olde wounds cleareth vlcers and impostumes wythin the bodye and remoueth the ache of the hippes The distilled water orderly druncke procureth cleare eyes remoueth the paine in chins and prouoketh sweate this poured into troubled wine causeth the faine 〈…〉 purer to be drunke The saide water assuageth the paine of the members proceedyng of an vntemperate coldenesse by dayly annoynting the members wyth it The vertues of the distilled water of the rootes of Valerian THe distillation of thys water is to bee wrought from the fifteenth daye of August vnto the eyght daye of the moneth of September This distilled water drunke as afore taught doth remoue poyson and profiteth against venemous beastes The distylled water drunke fasting vnto the quantitie of syxe ounces at a time before the fitte commeth deliuereth the Quotidian Ague The sayde water in like quantitie gyuen and both annoynted and applyed wyth linnen clothes wet in it amendeth the stitches in the sides When two persons at variance shal drinke a quantitie of this water out of one cuppe togither doth after procure them friendes and louing one to the other The dilligence required in the bestowing of the Hearbe Bytonie Chap. 35. THe Betony is an Hearbe hauing a slender stemme and foure square growyng in manye places a foote and a halfe hyghe the leaues long and softe and indented rounde aboute like to Oken leaues and sweete smelling among the whiche greater leaues are those growing nighe to the roote in the toppe of the stemmes is the seede eared after the maner of Sauerie the rootes spreading small and beareth purple floures The Herbe Betonie ioyeth to be sowen in a moist and cold ground and by a bricke or stone wal to enioy the shadow of the same for the Herbe much delighteth to stande in the Sunne beames The Phisicke commodities of the Herbe Bitonie THe Herbe Betony after the minde of the learned is hotte and drye in the first degree complet or in the myddle of the seconde and hath the nature of cutting asunder whiche is manyfest of the taste that is soure and somewhat bitter The Herbe boyled with the floures in wyne and drunke stayeth belching the rawnesse of stomack amendeth and the soure restings correcteth The selfe same may be distilled water or a confection made of the floures wyth suger or the pouder of the dry Herbe it selfe or ministred with Honye The Herbe drunke in wine very muche profiteth the diseases of the Matrice and this to be briefe is auaylable to all inwarde griefes of the body in what maner soeuer the same be taken For this giuen in Mulse vineger vnto y e quantite of a dramme profiteth in the sending forth of y e harmeful humors of y e stomack liuer milte kidneis bladder matrice The person which feareth to haue drunke poison by takyng a dram wayghte of pouder in wine shalbe deliuered of the harme both by vrine and siege The Herbe after the boyling in water drunke profiteth the Phrensie persons suche hauing the falling sicknesse the Paulsie and ache of the Hyppes The Herbe helpeth digestion if any after supper eateth vnto the bignesse of a beane of the same being afore boyled in Hony this also steeped in wine for a night and drunke stayeth vomyting The Herbe boyled in wine and drunke expelleth the Ague and ministred to the wayght of two drammes with Hidromel sendeth foorth the water betweene the skinne and many humours The pouder of the Hearbe to the wayght of a dramme drunke wyth wyne doth speedily helpe the Jaundise and sendeth downe the Termes The Betony boyled in wine and strayned if wyth three drammes of Hiera Picra Galem myxed and drunke fasting gently purgeth the belly The Herbe boyled with Hony recouereth the consumption of the body and matterie spittings of the Lungs The Herbe brused and applyed in playster forme on the hurt of the heade as witnesseth Apuleius doth by a maruellous speedinesse close and heale the same yea this hath such a propertie that it fasteneth broken bones and by his force draweth pieces forth and dissolueth the clotted bloud The pouder of the herbe giuen to the waight of a dramme in wine stayeth the spitting vp of bloud The leaues brused applyed in plaister forme on y e eyes doth speedyly helpe the eyes bruised or hurt by a strype the rootes also of the Hearbe boyled to a third part in water and the eyes suppled w t the same water doe speedyly remoue the payne of them The iuyce of the Hearbe
in the saide manner helpeth the stone prouoketh the Termes in women assuageth the griefe of the stone and prouoketh vrine yea this drunke in the abouesaide manner sendeth the deade yongling out of the mothers wombe The distilled water eyther drunk or applied with linnen clothes wet in it remoueth the swelling of womens places the sayde water also drunke or applied with linnen clothes assuageth the swelling of the testicles and only this druncke often doth amende them The distilled water druncke sundry days vnto the quantitie abouesaide both morning and euening ceasseth the coughe and consumeth the grosse and clammy humours about the stomacke The care in the bestowing of the hearbe Pepperworte Chap. 39. THe Pepperworte is a seemly hearbe yeelding leaues greater and broader than the peache or Baye tree and those thicker greener softer the herbe also growing a foot and a half and somtimes two foot high wyth a stiffe and rounde stemme bearyng on the top white and very small floures after these a small seede and long roote The leaues are sowre and bite in taste like pepper on the tongue for which cause this is rightly named Pepperworte Thys groweth euery where in Gardens and well ordered in the ground endureth for two yeres in certaine places also as witnesseth Ruellius it continueth grene tenne yeares It florisheth or beareth floures in the moneth of June and July and nexte yeeldeth the Seede The hearbe Pepperworte oughte to bee sette before the beginning of Marche after the growing vp to be clipped and cutte like the Siues but this not often for after the firste day of Nouember the hearbe ought not to be cut leaste it perisheth or drieth throughe the colde season ensuing The hearbe prospereth and continueth twoo yeares if the same be well dunged aboute and diligently weeded The phisicke benefits of the hearbe Pepperworte THe hearbe of qualitie heateth and drieth in third degree as Brunsfelsius reporteth but Galen affirmeth the Pepperworte to be hotte as the Cresses is in the fourthe degree yet lesser dryeth than it and the leaues of this hearbe doth by property exulcerate the nature also of the Hearbe is to cutte and extenuate the meate receyued and clammy humoures The Pepperworte is not to be vsed or taken inward without milke and it hathe the like properties as the Cresses whiche after the manner of condite things muste be condited with milke and salte And the same may bee made after this manner by infusing the freshe leaues in newe milke and after the thirde daye the whey pressed foorthe to whiche then greene Sauery the drye seedes of Coriander Dill time and parseley mixed and diligentlye beaten togyther thys well sodden and strained to adde so muche salte as shall suffise Seing the leaues possesse suche a sharpnesse as Dioscorides reporteth that they doe exulcerate partes wythin for that cause maye they aptely serue vnto exulcerating in the paine of the hippes if after the brusing wyth an Elecampane root it be layd to the place a quarter of an houre And this in the like manner lying to assuageth the swelling of the Milte The roote beatē with barrows grease or with the Elecampane roote and applied in plaister forme on the hippe grieued doth deliuer the ache in shorte time This amendeth the skinne of the face by exulcerating so that the same bee after healed with oyle of Roses and waxe And on such wise it easily taketh away foule scabbes and Leprie and the marks of Ulcers The roote of the Hearbe Pepperworte tyed on the Arme or hanged about the necke is supposed to cease or aswage the toothache The care in the bestowing of the Celondyne Chap. 39. THe Hearbe Celondyne shooteth vp a foote and a halfe high and somtymes is more slender of them bearing many leaues and those like to the Crowfoote but softer and to a yelowish coloure tending yeeldyng also a yelow floure like to the Violet The iuyce in the Hearbe of yelowe coloure to Saffrone biting the tongue sowre somwhat bitter and strong sauouring The roote aboue all one but within the earth shedde into many yellow hearye rootes it commonly groweth in shadowie places by walles and in stony heapes this florisheth at the comming of the Swallowes and all the Sommer but it wythereth at the departure of them The Celondine commeth vp in any earth yet dothe the same more ioy bestowed in a shadowie place and the seedes ought to be committed to the Earth in the moneth of February which after the comming vppe wil endure for twoo yeares if after the shedding of the Seedes the stemmes be cutte away well foure fingers aboue the rootes The phisicke benefits of the Celondine THe Celondine is of qualitie hotte and drye in the third degree absolute but Platearius affirmeth the hearbe to be hotte and drye in the fourthe degree Foure things are preserued of this hearbe as the leaues with the stemme the rootes seedes and Juice The Juice of the herbe boyled in a Copper vessell with hony on the coles and dropped into the eies procureth a clearnesse of them and putteth away the dimnesse of sighte The Juice mixed with salt Armoniacke and dropped into the eies remoueth the pinne and webbe growen on them and causeth a clearnesse of sight The hearbe with the floures diligently beate boiling them after in water and that water boyled poure into a potte settyng the same againe ouer the fire and well skimming it in the boyling when the licoure beginneth to seeth ouer straine it soone after through a linnen clothe whyche keepe close stopped in a glasse or a potte to vse for this dropped in the eyes remoueth the dimnesse of sighte The Juice of the root cleareth the leaprie if any annointeth the places therewith and the patient after taketh the Sirrope of Fumitorie for nine dayes togyther both morning and euening whyche wythout doubt recouereth and healpeth the same The Juice is to be purchased in Maye aswell out of the rootes as leaues and floures beaten togyther and pressed foorth whiche after the drying in the shadowe to be formed into little pasties The root of the Celondine boyled in white wine with Annise sedes and drunke fasting deliuereth the Jaundise through stopping in the body and applied after the boyling in wine or chawed in the mouthe assuageth the toothache A handefull of the Celondine purged boyled in an equall quantitie of Rosewater and strained to which an ounce and halfe of Triacle added is a moste effectuouse remedy against the plague The roote boyled in wine and applied in plaister forme on the shingles or Tetters speedely healeth them the herbe brused as Platearius reporteth boyled in wine and applied vpon or a spunge wette in the saide decoction remoueth the Cholicke passion The pouder of the root sprinckled on woundes and vlcers both clenseth and healeth them For the Canker of the mouthe bone or synewes the pouder of the saide roote with the pouder of roses wrought togyther with vineger and boyled vnto a meane thicknesse like to mustard and the cankerous