the ytchynge therin warme thou shalt be hole Also for ache take this herbe al grene and stampe it plaister it to the ache and it wil ease it Also against the cough boyle thys herb in wine and drynke it luke warm and this wyll make one to pysse well For the desease in the bely stampe this herbe wyth comyn and water and lay it hote to the nauel and lightly it shall be hole for the diseases in y e lyuer stampe thys herbe and temper it with water and vineger and drynke the ioyce therof and thou shal be hole For an ache in y e legs or armes take the leues of elders Pulioll royall of euery lyke much and stampe them togither wel and playster it to the greuannce and it is good for y e feuer tercian yf thou take the braunches of thys herbe wrappe it in a good locke of wolle and gyue it to the pacyent and let hym smell therto before the feuer come on hym and that shall do hiÌ„ great ease For the heade ache take thys herbe bynde it fast round about thy hed and anone it ceasethe the ache Also yf a woman haue a dead chylde in her wombe stampe thys herbe and gyue her to drynke with olde wyne and she shal be delyuered of it by the grace of God For the crampe drynke the ioyce with vyneger fastynge and it wyl put it away Pencedanum vel Feniculus porcinus ☞ This herb is call maysh Hogges fenel or mayden wede thys herbe is hote and drye in the .iii. degre whan thys herbe is gathered for medecynes the roote is better than the herbe whan the rotes be gathered they may be kepte all a yere it hath a purginge vertue it is good for the strangulyoÌ„ or the flyxe and good for stoppynge of the splene the lyuer boyle this herbe in wyne or water and gyue it to the pacieÌ„te to drynke Also sethe it in oyle and wyne and playster it to the share it wyll helpe the strangulion or the flix Also the same playster is good for hardnes of the splen it molyfieth that Also agaynst the cold humours of the spyrytuall membres gyue hym to drynke water w t barly and thys herbe sodden to gyther and if it be a feruent cold humour than sethe the Barly and the herbe in wyne and gyue it to the pacyeÌ„te to drynke with Lycoryce Petrocilium Thys is called perslye thys is hote and moyst in the thyrde degre It multyplyeth greatelye mannes blode and doth away the Tysyke it helpeth well to destroy the Feuer tertian it is good for the syde and the dropsy it comforteth the herte and the stomake and it is good in potage and to stoppe chyckens Peritorium Thys herbe is called peritory it is hote and dry y e vertue of thys herbe is thus If a man haue an euyll stomake or els akynge within hym take thys herbe and sethe it in thy potage and eate therof and thou shalt do well Also thys herbe is good to hele one of the stone yf he be bathed with it ¶ Pastinaca Thys is called a perseneppe it is hote and moyste in the seconde degre Ther be two maner of persneppes the one is the Persneppe of the garden and the other is the wylde persneppe They be more vsed to meate thaÌ„ to medecyne hys vertue is to engeÌ„dre thycke blod much wherfore it styrreth the luste of the body yf it be much vsed therfore it is good for amaÌ„ that is newly recouered out of hys great sykenes to vse to eate of it a whyle Also they be good to be eaten rawe or sodden for y â— melaÌ„coly humours grene and not drye To make a serope to styrre the lust of the bodye and for to comforte the degestyon take rootes of Parsneppes sethe them well in water thaÌ„ take them oâ—t and caste away the water and the rotes that be in gobbets boyle theÌ„ agayne iÌ„ water thaÌ„ put therto hony well clarifyed and lette them boyle vnto the thyckenes of hony and coÌ„tinually styre it that it cleue not to the vessell and in the mydle of the boylynge put in almondes yf ye haue them in the end of the boylynge put in gynger galengale and a lytell peper nutmegges other swete sauored spyces Also Parsneppes may be so wen in December Ianuarye and March in fat grounde depe doluen and lose grouÌ„de and beste digged and they be somwhat wyndye Boyle them in two waters but caste awaye the fyrst water Also there is Parseneppes that is somwhat redde the whiche maye be eaten both rawe soden with theÌ„ and Nauewes to gyther ye maye make a very good meate and faire and rede in colour the whiche be sodden as Parsneppes be Plantago ☞ This is called Plantaine it is colde and drye in the .ii. degre for head ache take Plantayne bynd it aboute thy necke the ache shal go out of thy head Also for deseases in the body sethe thys herbe in good lycour what ye wyll and vse to drynke it and it shall clense the mawe the other inwardes Also for him y t bledeth at the nose gyue hym to drynke the ioyce of it and it shal cease lightly Also yf y e body of any man be wexen hard stampe thys herbe with grece and make a playster of it laye it on the hardnes and lyghtly it shal be softe and make it hole Also for byting of a serpeÌ„t take thys herbe and drynke it wyth wyne Also for the desease in the mouth take the ioyce of thys herbe holde it long in thy mouth and eat the leaues of thys heâ—b for hym that maye not wel pysse sethe this herbe and drinke it Also for a rotten humour in the breast and aboute the harte take the ioyce of thys herbe the wayght of .x. d. and medle it with honye and giue hym to eate a sponfull at one tyme and that shal purge the breste for ache in the râ—te take thys herbe with vyneger and drynke it Also it heleth woundes and cleÌ„seth the fylth out of woundes Also it swadgeth ran kelynge and staunchethe the mencyons both with drinke and wyth playsters made with pouder of Armoniake and of sandragoune and Barly medled w t the whyte of egges made in a playster layd to y e sore for the Canker and the payne in the guÌ„mes take the ioyce therof and medle it with hony and vyneger and pouder of Alume and that shal slee the Canker in the mouth Also for the feuers stampe .iii. Rotes of Plantayne tempre it with water and gyue it hym to drynke that hath the feuers and he shal be hole for the Iaundes stampe PlaÌ„tayne and Lettyse togyther temper them wyth vyneger and make a plaster there of and laye it to thy ryght syde vse it tyl thou be hole and it is good for the bytyng of an adder drynke y e ioyce of it lay the substaunce of the herbe to
Stone Also yf a man be costyue and maye not goo to the draught take and strowe the powder therof on Cotten and put it in to hys foundement and drynke y e powder in whyte wyne Also for a man or woman that hath the fallynge euyll eate it and drynke it in wyne Also hange the rote aboute hys necke and it wyll saue hym withoute doubte wythin .xv. dayes Also it helpeth the sores in the mouth Also yf thou sethe it in wyne it helpeth the splene Also drynke Pyony with water hony and do therto powder of Colyander and thys is good for the stomake for the mylte and for grauell in the raynes Also it is good for women for dyuerse deseases Also sethe it in whyte wyne and gyue a woman to drynke therof it wyll hele her bledder make her to pisse the stone and it will hele her of the Marris Also Pyony sede whan it is blacke it maketh delyueraunce of the bed of the childe in her woÌ„be and at euerye tyme whan he shall vse to drynke it she muste drynke xv sedes an tyme. ☞ Q. Littera Et primo de Quiâ—quefolia QUynckfolie is colde dry iÌ„ y e secoÌ„de degre this herbe is good for ache in a mannes limmes for ache of y e head mouth tonge and throte that be sore take sethe thys herbe in wyne gyue the pacyent to drynke therof thre dayes fyrst and last and he shal be hole Also stampe it and drinke the ioyce of it in ale it wyll cease the akynge and y e gnawynge of a man or womaÌ„ Also yf a man blede sore at the nose gyue hym to drinke the ioyce of it with wine and anoynte his head wel with the ioyce of thys hethe and anone the bloode shall staunche For to sle a Canker seth it in wyde and the grece of a swine and make a plaster therof and lay it on the Canker and it shall sle it Also take pouder of quyncke foyle and medle it with hony and ther with rubbe thy mouth tonge and throte and the chekes wythin and it wyll purge it well Also for poyson and bitynge of a serpente take the ioyce of y e Quynckefoyle and drynke it with wyne merueloslye it resysteth venym Hic incipit littera R. and fyrst of Rybeworte RYbeworte is good for y e feuer quartayne take the ioyce of thys herbe and drynke it two houres before ye thynke the disease shall come to you and by y e grace of God it shal go from you Rednetle ¶ Take Redde Netels and staÌ„pe theÌ„ small sethe theÌ„ in an earthen pot with a porcyon of whyte wyne til halfe be wasted and giue the pacyent to drynke fyrst and last warme and laye the herbes to the fouÌ„demeÌ„t as hote as the pacyent may suffer it and vse thys medecyne til he be hole ¶ Rosa. ⧠Thys is the red Rose it is cold in the fyrst degre and dry in the seconde degre Dry roses and grene roses be vsed in medecynes and of grene roses be made many confeccions Also dry roses be put in medecynes whan a receyte of roses is made for they be soone made in powder of roses is made Mell roset Suger roset syrop of Roses alectuary of Roses water of Roses and oyle of roses Mell roset is made thus take fayre purified hony newe redde roses the white endes of theÌ„ clipped away than choppe them small and put them into the hony and boile them menely togyther to knowe whaÌ„ it is boyled ynoughe ye shall knowe it by the swete odoure and the coloure ruffe Fyue yeres he may be kepte in his vertue by the roses he hath vertue of coÌ„fortyng by the hony he hath vertue of cleÌ„synge In winter in somer it maye be gyuen competently to feble sycke slumatyke melancolye and Colorike peopleâ— also Mulsa is made of water and mell roset and it may be geueÌ„ after the iii. day y t it coÌ„meth out of the bath for to clense toe stomake of cold humour gyue him mel roset wyth water that fenell sede is boyled in puttynge therein .iii. graynes of salte yf the sycke may take it this shuld be the quantyte of roses and hony In .vii. pound of hony put a pouÌ„de of Roses Suger roset is made thus Take newe gathered Roses and stampe them ryght small with Suger than put it in a glasse and xxx dayes let it stande in the sonne and styrre it well and medle it wel togyther so it maye be kepte thre yeres in his vertue The quantyte of Suger Roses shulde be thus in .iiii. pound of Suger a pounde of Roses he hath vertu of coÌ„straynynge and comfortyng of the flux in the wome Take Suger roset and powder of Mastyke of euery one a drame and medle theÌ„ wel togyther and giue it to the sycke oft than geue him rosewater that Mastyke and cloues be sodden in Syrope of Roses is made thus some do take roses dyght as it is before sayde and boyle them iÌ„ water and in the water strayned they put Suger and make a syrope therof and some do make it better for thei put roses in a vessel hauyng a strayght mouth they put to the roses hote water and they let it stande a day and a nyght and of that water puttyng to it Suger they make syrop and some do put more of roses in the foresayd vessell more of hote water and let it stand as is before sayde and so they make a reed water and make therof a syrope And some do stampe newe Roses and then strayne out the ioyce of it and Suger therwyth they make syrope and thys is the best makinge of syrope knowe it well that syrope made of fresshe and newe Roses fyrst somwhat meanli thei laxe in y e ende they bynd but syrope made of drye Roses fyrste and laste they bynde Syrope of Roses hath vertue of comfortynge and constraynyng against the flux of the woÌ„be and the vomyte gyue it to hym with rayne water or with rose water in a feuer After letting of blod gyue it him wyth cold water Also the same for the Sincopyne Oyle of roses is made thus some boyle Roses in oyle and kepe it Some do fyll a glasse wyth Roses oyle and they boyle it in a caudron full of water thys oyle is good some stampe freshe roses with oyle and they put it in a vessel of glasse and set it in the sonne x. dayes and this oyle is good agaynste chafyng of the lyuer yf it be anoynted therewyth Also it is good for y e desease in the head that coÌ„meth of hete anoynt the forhead and the temples with oyle of roses The water of Roses hath vertue of comfortyng and constraynynge agaynste the flux of the woÌ„be and vomyte Also gyue him Rosewater boyled wyth Mastyke and cloues it is beste against the flux and feblenes of vertue yf it come of a flux by a sharp medecyne Also rose
water is good for the Syncopyne and the Cardiacle gyue it hiÌ„ to drynke sprynge the water on hys face and y â— water is good for eyes and in oyntmeÌ„tes for the face for it taketh awaye the wemmes and the superfluyte and strayneth not the skynne Also dry Roses put to the nose to smell do comforte the brayne and the herbe and quencheth the spyryte Also agaynste the flux of the wombe of coloure gyue hym Roses boyled in rayne water Also a playster made of roses and the whyte of an egge and vyneger dyp a sponge in it and lay it on the mouth of the stomake agaynste the syncopyne gyue hym to drynke water that roses haue ben boyled in and gyue hym pouder of roses in a rere egge to make oyle of roses take .ii. li. of oyle a .li. and an halfe of roses and put all in a glas and put the glas in a Caudâ—ron full of water and hange it therin and boyle it tyl the thyrde parte be wasted and after strayne it thorough a linen cloth kepe it for your vse for this oyle is losyng and serueth for many thinges Some do put rose water in a glas and they put roses with there dewe therto they make it to boyle in water than they set it in the sonne tyl it be reed and thys waier is beste thys hathe vertue of comfortynge and constraynynge and for the fluxe of the wombe and agaynst the vomyt Rosemary ¶ Thys herbe is hote and drye take the flowers and put them in a linen clothe and so boyle them in fayre clene water to the halfe and coole it drynke it for it is mouch worthe agaynste all euylles in the body Take the flowers and make powder therof and bynde it to the ryght arme in a lynen cloth and it shal make y â— linght and mery Also eate y e flowers with hony fastynge with sower breade ther shall ryse in the none euyll swellynges Also take the flouers and put them in a cheste amonge your clothes or amonge bokes and moughtes shal not hurt theÌ„ boyle y e flowers in gotes mylke and thaÌ„ let theÌ„ stande al a nyght vnder the ayre fayre couered after y â— gyue him to drinke therof that hath the tysyke it shall delyuer hiÌ„ boyle the leues in whyte wine and wassh thy face therwith thy bearde and thy browes there shall honorne grow out and thou shall haue a fayre face Put the leues vnder thy beddes head thou shal be deliuered of al euel dremes Breke the leaues small to pouder and lay them on a caÌ„ker and it shal sle it Take the leues and put them into a vessel of wyne and it shall preserue it fro tartnes and euel sauoure and yf thou sell that wyne thou shalte haue good lucke in the sale If thou be feble with vnkynely swete take and boyle the leaues in clene water and whan the water is colde do thereto as muche of whyte wyne and thaÌ„ make therein soppes eate wel therof and thou shall recouer appetyde If thou haue the fluxe byole the leaues in stronge Aysell and bynde them in a lynen clothe and bynde it to the wombe and anone y e fluâ—e shal withdrawe If thy legges be blowen with the gout boyle the leues in water and than take the leaues and bynde them in a lynnen clothe about thy legges and it shall do the good Take the leues and boyle theÌ„â—n stronge Aysel and bynde them in a clothe to thy stomake it shall delyuer the of all euylles If thou haue the coughe drynke the water of the leaues boyled in whyte wyne and it wyll heale the Take the rynde of Rosemary and make powder therof and drinke it for the pose and it shal helpe the Take the tember therof and breÌ„ne it to coles and make pouder therof and than put it in a lynen clothe rubbe thy tethe therewith and yf her be any wormes therin it shall sle theÌ„ kepe thy tethe froÌ„ euylles Also make the a boxe of the wod smell to it and it shall preserue thy youthe Also puâ— therof in thy dores or in thy house and thou shalte be withoute danger of adoers and other venemous serpentes Make the a barell therof and drinke thou of the drynke that standeth therin and thou nede not to feare no poyson that shal hurt the and yf thou set it in thy gardyn kepe it honestli for it is much profytable Also if a man haue lost his smellyng of the ayre or els he maye nat drawe hys breth make fier of the wood take hys breth therwyth and geue it hiÌ„ to ease and he shal be hole Ruta ¶ Thys is called Rewe thys is hote and drye in the .ii. degre the leues and the sedes be vsed in medecynes y e sedes may be kept ten yere and the leues a yere he hath vertu of purginge dissoluynge and consumynge for the head ache take y e ioyce of rewe and hete it and put it into his nosethrylle for it purgeth out fleum and clenseÌ„th the brayne the ioyce soden with wyne is good for the same For feblenes of sight put Rewe in a pot with ale and let the pacient vse to drynke of it For stoppynge of the splen and lyuer the stranguri the fluxe seth Rew in wyne wyth rootes of Fenell or pouder of Rewe with the ioyce of Fenell and drynke it warme Also for and ache or fretyng staÌ„pe Rewe with powder of Comin and playster it to the greuaunce Also agaynste venym drinke y e ioyce of Rewe For bytynge of venemous best or worme playster Rewe to y e bytynge For feblenes of eye sight styll water of Rewe and roses together and put therof in your eies Also an oyntmeÌ„t for sore eyes staÌ„pe Rewe and Fenell togyther of yche lyke muche by weyghte and medle theÌ„ with hony and Eufrose and it is good oymente for eyes Take Rewe Comyn and Peper of yche like much by weyght and grynde them small to gyther and medle them wyth hony and veneger and it is good for the ache in y e breast and in the raynes ☞ Hic incepit liriera S. Et primo de Sinapio SImapum is called mustarde it is hote and drie in the medle of the .iii. degre and nat the herbe but the sede is put in medecynes Fyue yeare he maye be kepte in hys vertue He hath vertue losynge of drawynge of makynge thyne and of consumynge For the palsy of the toÌ„ge take and chewe the sede in your mouth and holde it vnder the toÌ„ge and it shall do you good Also for the Palsye in other membres sethe the sede in wyne and laye it to the sore place and is beste in the begynnynge of the dysease Also take the pouder of it and put it into your nosethrilles and it will make you to nese and it clenseth the brayne and superfluite flume Also sethe it in wine and figges holde it warme in your mouthe
put it into hys ere 's and he shal be hole Thys herbe is hote and drye Menta ☞ Thys herbe is called Minte hys vertue is yf it be ofte eaten it will slee wormes in a maÌ„nes woÌ„be Also if a maÌ„ haue botches or other rennynges or swellynge in hys heade take thys herbe and stampe it and lay it to the sore and it wyll hele it Also yf a maÌ„nes tothe or the flesshe of y e tothe ake or stinke take thys herbe sethe it in white wyne and in Aylell and take y e lycoure wasshe his mouthe therwith than take the pouder of the herbe and tube well hys tethe therwyth he shall haue a swete smelling mouth Also take thou thys herbe Aisell and make sauce and it wyll make the to haue a taleÌ„t to thy mete also wheÌ„ there shal be gyuen any medecyne to destroye venym it wyll be good to be gyuen with the ioyce of thys herbe for it hath many vertues and namely for veniÌ„ there be manye spyces therof and it is hote and drye Menta romana Thys is named white Mynt the vertue therof is the ioyce it wyl slee wormes in a mannes wombe Also the ioyce wyll slee wormes in the nosethrylles of a man Also the pouder therof caste in a mannes meate it shal make hym wel to defye hys meate Malua Thys herbe is called Malow the vertue of it is good yf the leaues be stamped and layd to a mannes stomake it wyll breake a hote postume in the begynnynge or els medle thy herbe wyth freâ—she swynes grece and laye it on a hote tyle and lay it al hote to the postume it shal rype it and breake it Also it is good to destroye the hardenes of a mannes liuer and mylte Also it wyll make a man laxatyue and it is good for playsters it is colde and moyste ¶ Morell or nyght shadowe ¶ Thys herbe is colde dry in y e ii degre the leues the brauÌ„ches the frute therof be ryght good and beste whan they be grene they be good for stoppinge of the Splene and the lyuer beste for the Iandesse to drynke the ioyce of it wyth a lytell Ruberbe Also for a postume in the stomake in the bowelles or in the lyuer seth the ioyce therof with barly water and drynke it ¶ Mastyke ☞ Thys guÌ„m is hote dry in the secoÌ„de degre It is a guÌ„me of a tree growinge in a parte of the countre of Grece in the latter ende of Uere the men of that countre slit the trees and than make the grouude clene aboute and lay clothes rounde aboute the trees or some other conninge to kepe the gumme from the grounde in closynge of it to know whiche is beste to take the beste is whyte and clere the whyt coloure is nexte the best y t is medled with erth suÌ„what daâ—ke y â— beste mastyke he hath vertue of coÌ„strayniÌ„g coÌ„fortiÌ„g cleÌ„siÌ„g losing of humours descendynde fro the head aboue to the eyes and to the tethe and for the deseses of the temples made of and ascendynge wynde fro the stomake to the head Take pouder of Mastike wyth whyte swete wyne and the whyte of an egge medle them wel togyther and ye wyll ye may put in frankensence and playster it to the themples Also sethe Mastike in water and drinke it it wyll comforte well the stomake and make good dygestyon and it comforteth and relaxeth y e stomake and put to it Fenel sede and it putteth out wynde out of the stomake Also a playster made of Mastyke and Bole Armoniake the whyte of an egge and vyneger and lay it on the forke of the stomake or brest it wyll coÌ„strayne well the coloryke vanite Also seth Mastike in rayn water and drynke it w t warme water and thys medecyne is good for the Flux of y e wombe that coÌ„meth of a sharpe laxe that was taken before to stoppe hym And boyle Mastyke in rayne water or Rose-water with two or thre cloues and drynke it warme and that comforteth the vomyte and y e Flux of the wombe that coÌ„meth of sharpenes and violence of the medecine Also Mastike must haue but lytel boylynge for hurtyng of his vertue it shulde be gyuen warme for it coÌ„strayneth more whan that it is giuen warme Than whan it is ouer much hote Magerum This herbe is hote and drye in the seconde degre the flowers and leues be vsed in medicines it shuld be gathered in somer whaÌ„ it flowreth and drye it in the shadow It may be kept a yeare it hath vertue of confortyng of losynge yf consumynge and of clensynge Yf the powder of it be dronke in wyne or els boyle the pouder of it in wyne it wyll hete well a stomake Also it comforteth the degestyon Also take y e leues and flowers of margerum and powne theÌ„ a lytell mak them hote in a panne and lay it to the greuauÌ„ce and it taketh awaye the desease in the stomake that cometh of wynde Also for the rewm in the head take thys herbe bind it warme aboute thy heade Also it dryeth the mother and consumethe the superfluyte of it Millefolium maior or yarowe ☞ Kynge Achilles fouÌ„d thys her be wyth it he heled his men that were wouÌ„ded wyth yron for wouÌ„des stampe thys herb with swines grece and playster it to the wouÌ„de and it shall hele it and the same is good for an ache in y e breste or side it ys good for them that maye not pysse take the ioyce of thys herbe and vyneger drynke it and meruelously it helpeth a wounde that hath tokeÌ„ colde Stamp thys herbe in butter and lay it to the wouÌ„d and it wyll heale it well Also to degest the stomake or that lyeth there in take the ioyce of it and medle it with water and honye and drynke it warme Also for deseases in the body take the pouder and medle it wyth wyne or wyth good ale and drynk it and it helpeth much Also it is good for hart breimyng Also for the head ache stampe thys herbe and playster it to the head Also for bytyng of a wood dogge stampe this herbe wyth the graynes of where auâ— it heleth it Also for him that may not holde his meat staÌ„pe thys herbe wyth wyne and drynke it warme Motherworte or Mugworte ⧠Thys herbe in latyne is called Artemesia and it is hote and drye in the .iii. degre thys herbe helpeth a woman to coÌ„ceyue a chylde and clenâ—ethe the mother and makethe a woman to haue her flowers and to destroyeth the Emeroydes on this maner Fyrste they muste be gathered theÌ„ take pouder of Motherworte and of Horehounde to gyther and strawe it on y e pappes Also yf a childe be dead in the Mothers wombe take Motherworte stampe it small make a playster therof and laye it to her wombe al cold and with the grace of god she shall haue haue deliueraunce with out
They shulde be sowen in the ende of Iulye and in Auguste the beste sauored Nauewes be they y t be longe strayghte and nat ouer great nor braunches in the rootes buâ— a strayght roote Also of Nauewes maye be made a passyng good meate wyth a lyttell salte and vyneger hony and mustarde and with swete spices and it maye be made wythout spyces Nauewes be hote in the second degre and they noryshe muche but they be hard of degestion they make the flesh softe wyndy but lesse wynd than rapes Therfore whan ye seth them in water cast that water away and seth them in another water and so hys hard substaunce is tempered by that and so menely betwene good and euell they engeÌ„der noryshiÌ„g for they that be thus sodden be nat harde of degestyon they make one wyndye and they make stoppynge of vaynes and of poores but yet they be profytable yf they be sodden twyse and bothe the waters to be caste away they to be sodden wyth the thyrde wyth fatte flesh ⧠Hic incipit littera O. et primo de Olibano OLibanum is called FrankeÌ„sence This is hote and drye in the .iii. degre it is gumme of a tre in Inde the cleneste is the beste Also there be trees of that kynde growyng in Bamaâ—ke but nat so clere nor good for it is darker of coloure therfore it is to be refused in medecine it hath vertue of comfortinge by hys swete sauoure Also of closynge and coÌ„straynyng for the tothache that coÌ„meth of superfluyte of humours of the heade and specially by the vaynes make a plaister of pouder of fraÌ„kensence with wyne the whyte of an egge medle them togyther and playster them aboute the templâ—s Also to stoppe the wayes of the vaynes aboue take Frankensence and chewe it well in thy mouthe and that shall stoppe and let the flux of humours comyng downe to the nosethrilles Take pilles of fraÌ„kenseÌ„ce swalow them downe in the mornynge then boyle frankensence in wyne and at eueÌ„ dryncke that whaÌ„ thou goest to bedde Also these pyâ—les be good to helpe the degestyon of the stomake and good agaynst sore bolkinges Also to the confortynge and clensynge of the Meryce and helpynge of conception in y â— receyuynge the fume of fraÌ„kenseÌ„ce bynethe Also boyle pouder of it in wyne and whan it is meâ—ely warm dippe a cloth in it and lay it so warme to the share of the pacyent and greatly it comforteth the Matrice Hic incipit littera P. Et primo de Pruna AL plumines be colde moyste some be whyte some be blacke some be redde They that be blacke and some what harde be the beste they be called Damsons and whan they be rype gather theÌ„ and slet them sprynge Uyneger vpon them and so they may be keptâ— in a vessell of woode a yere and fyrste whan they be cuâ— they must be layde in the sonne .xv dayes to dry these Damsons haue vertue of coldnes and clensyng of the inwarde partes wherfore they be good in feuers that be sharpe for costyfenes of the belye that coÌ„meth of drynes or of Colorike humours dryenge if it be newe gyue it hym to eat if it be dry boyle it in water gyue y e pacyente to drynke therof thys is good for the Feuer tertian for stoppynge of the lyuer for the yaundes and sharpe feuers it soteth the bely it is good for defaute of appetyte and for many other deseases ☞ Peper ¶ This is called Peper it is hote and drye in the .iiii. degre There be thre maners of Peper Blacke whyte and longe Diascorydes and Constantyne sayeth that they be frutes of tres growing in Inde and some saye that Peper is made blacke with brennynge in the fyre for whan it is gathered there be a great multitude of serpeÌ„tes about it therfore they put it in the fyre to brenne the serpentes y t be about it the Sarysyns drye it in an oueÌ„ bycause it shall nat encrese in another lande But of al the Pepers the blacke is the beste and the most holsome Take peper and put it in to the nosethrylles it wyll make the to nese and sethe peper and figges in wyne and drynke it and it wyll clense the spyritual membres of tough humours and it is good for the pose that is taken of colde Also for the same eat pouder of peper with fygges Also powder of peper put in a mannes meat comforteth the degestion of y e stomake also put loÌ„g peper iÌ„ a rosted apple and eate it and it shal comforte the degestyon Also pouder of Peper wyll freate awaye deade fleshe or proude flesshe longe Peper coÌ„forteth more thaÌ„ blacke Also blacke Peper hath vertue of losynge comfortynge and of drawynge iâ— clenseth the spyrytual membres of colde flewme vycyous humours and beste whan the pouder of it is eateÌ„ with fygges for he hath great strengthe of heatinge and comfortynge the stomake prouokynge appetyte but to Sanguyne and Colorike persoÌ„s it is nat good to vse peper for it dryeth breÌ„neth blode and it engendreth leprye and other euyll syckenes Plato sayeth that Peper is foule to se in syghte with out blacke within with a sharpe sauour and a swete odour littell in quantyte and muche in vertue Pympernell Thys herbe is good to hele wouÌ„des and to destroye venym and to hele a postume and sore eyes Pulegium ⧠This is named Puleol royall it is hote and drye in the .iii. degre In the tyme of flowring it shulde be gathered and it maye be kepte in his vertue a yere whan it shall be vsed in medecynes take y e leues wyth the flowers and strype them fro the stalke and it hathe vertue of losynge and consumynge for y e cold humours in y e head take pouder of it and hete it wel in a Skellet and al hote bynde it to the greuance without any lycoure Also for a great cold taken in the head and for a tough humor or a watery humoure make a gargâ—rysme sethe â—ulyoll royal â—rye fygges in a tarte vyneger take a good sponful therof as hote as ye maye suffre it and holde it in thy mouth tyll it be almost colde than put it out and take asmuch more and do so thre or .iiii. tymes and that shall purge thy head wel of flewme also sethe it in wyne and drynke it and it is good for the desease of the stomake guttes and for colde causes or for wynde in the stomake Also it is good for toughe flewme in the brest yf thou take pouder of it and medle it with claryfied hony and make a lectuarye therof and vse to eate therof or take the herbe therof boyle it with wyne honye or water and vse to drynke therof Also for the blacke coloure drynke y â— ioyce of it or boyle it wyth wyne thou shalt be hole Also for a itchynge byle laye this herbe in water and vse to wasshe
the sore for the same hange the rote of plantayne aboute the necke of the pacient and meruelously it helpeth for the potager and for the disease in y â— synowes staÌ„pe the leues of it wyth a lyttell salte and playster it well therto and meruelously it helpeth Portum ⧠Thys is called a leke it is hote and dry in the .ii. degre it desyrethe louâ—e ground and fat and wel duÌ„ged in that they shall beste profyte in hote places and teÌ„perate They may be sowen in Decembre in temperate places colde They maye be sowen in Ianuary February Marche whan the grounde is wel dygged and dyghte and it may be sowen by it selfe or medled with other sedes of herbes in good fatte grounde well dygged and turned aboue it with good doÌ„ge this sede wolde be sowen somewhat thycke and whan they be somwhat sproÌ„g take vp the greatest lekes plante them in forowes but take a waye none of theyr roote whan ye set theÌ„ in y e forowes but whan ye set them wyth a dyble than cutte a way the rotes almoste vp to the leke head awaye the vppermost of the leues they may be planted in Iulie Auguste September October they be much profitable in March and in Apryll nexte folowynge but in your plantynge you shall nat seke after fate softe ground for menely grouÌ„de that is beste that grouÌ„de that is almoste drye is beste there is two maner at settynge of lekes one is in forowes as is the maner in Bonony and the forowe muste be fro the other a spanne large and the lekes mast be set in the forowe iiii fyngers brede eche fro other whan ye mnke nexte forowe caste the earth on the lekes and treade it downe softely with thy fote The ii maner is thus whaÌ„ the grouÌ„d is well dygged raked than make holes with a great dyble euery hole fro other a large spaÌ„ more iÌ„ which the lekes must be set in but fyl nat thy holes nor put earth on theÌ„ but let theÌ„ be voyde iii. wekes whaÌ„ wedes growe amonge them pul them vp kepe theÌ„ clene fro wedes Diuers auctours saye that the Lekes that be thus planted be better thaÌ„ any other or they may be well plaÌ„ted amonge great onyons whan the onyons be taken awaye wede the leke and you shall fynde them fayre and good and whaÌ„ ye plucke vp leue some in a place leue som for sede y â— whych sede may be kept iii. yere and it be hanged vp in the hulles Lekes be beste soden or .iii. tymes wasshed before they be eateÌ„ For a wouÌ„de take lekes and stampe them wel with hony and laye it to the wounde and it wyll heale it for the coughe take y e ioyce of lekes vse to driÌ„ke it for y â— same take y e ioyce of lekes medle it with womaÌ„s mylke and vse to drinke it it wyl clense the longes of al vyces ¶ Fracturas sotidat duritiasque relaxat vulnusque appositum ceto cuÌ„ sale claudit ☞ Diretrum Thys is called Pellyter it is hote dri in y e .iii. degre the rote is vsed in medecynes fyue yere he may be kept in his vertu know ye wel y â— hs sharpnes is not knoweÌ„ it shold be powned holdeÌ„ in y e mouth He hath vertu of losiÌ„g drawiÌ„g of coÌ„sumiÌ„g To make a gargarisme take pelleter fygges boyle theÌ„ iÌ„ vyneger or swete wyne it wil cleÌ„se y â— brain of superflute of flume also if it be chewed in y e mouth it helpeth y e palsy in y e tonge Also for y e Palsye podagar staÌ„pe it sethe it in wine oyle plaister it to the greuaÌ„ce this plaster helpeth much therfor if thou may haue grene peliter staÌ„pe it lay it soking iÌ„ wyne xv dayes after boile it wel put therto wexe oile for this is y e best oyntment for al y e foresayd desease ⧠Papauer Thys is called Popy it is cold and drye There is two maners of them The whyte Popye is colde and moyste and it is good to cause one to slepe The sede therof well gathered maye be kept ten yeare it hath vertue of clensyng It is put in medecynes wyth a determynacyon as the sede maye be receyued of white popy or black For to prouoke a slepeâ— make ye a playster of eche of them or one of them wyth womans mylke and the whyte of an egge and laye it to the temples The woman of Salerne gaue to yonge chyldred the popye but they wolde gyue them no blacke popye for it made them to much heuy Also for a hote postume in the begynnynge and for chafynge of the lyuer take the sede of whyte popye or els the herbe of it and stampe it and medle it wyth oyle of Roses and playster it to y e greuauÌ„ce Also for drynes in feuer eâ—yke and in other feuers take hete oyle of vyolet medled wyth powder of poppye sede and annoynte the small of the backe therwyth ☞ Pollipodium Thys is called pollipodye it is hote in the .iiii. degre and dry in the seconde degre Thys Pollypodye is ferne that groweth vpon Okes or on walles or stones but the pollypodye that growethe on okes is the best Gather the rotes of it and lay it a day in the sonne chose that is grene and that which appereth dry whan it is broken it is to be refused he hath vertue of dissoluing of drawyng of purging flewme specially melancoly wherfore communely he is put in boylynge and to sleumatyke and melancolyous hole men he is gyuen to preserue theyr health and knowe well that in y e boylynge of pollypody shuld be put in some thynge to exclude put out ventuosyte as Anyse sede fenell sede or Comin or els al these a foresayd sedes for thei exclud out muche wynd and vnbynde the humours Also for the Eâ—tidian and for Ilica passio and to kepe a mannes helth do thus stampe halfe an vnce of polypody or an vnce yf ye wyll haue it muche laxatyue than boyle it with Prunes nnd vyolettes in Fenell water or Anyse in a great quantyte than strayne it and gyue it the pacyente at mornynge and euenynge Also staÌ„pe it sethe it in water with Fenell sede and w t water make a broth w t a chekin therin with swet sauored spyces gyue y e pacyeÌ„t to eate Also make a drynk therof after this maner staÌ„p it boyle it iÌ„ wine after put mor wyne therto and so make vp your drynke with swete sauored spyces Pionium Thys is called Pyony it is hote and drye in the seconde degre so sayth Ypocras Galyen the good phylosophers thei say that y e roote therof groweth to dyuers medecynes and it wyll laste ten yeres and it is colde for the palsy dry the rote and drinke pouder with Caster sodden in wine Also the same is good for the
tyll it be al most colde thaÌ„ take as much and do so .v. or .vi. times a day asmuche another day this is good for an olde pose of chough and flumy humour in the the head Also for stopping of the splen and the lyuer sethe the sede in water w t rotes of Fenel than strayne it and put therto hony and gyue it to the sicke to drinke For hardnes of the spleÌ„ sethe the herbe of it in wyne playster it to the greuaunce for to rype and breke a postume stampe thys herbe well with hogges grece and laye it to the postume Also for Strangury take the herbe of thys and sethe it in oyle and wyne and playster it to the greuance and it wyll louse it Also for the Ciaticaand for other olde sores take mustarde sede and the thyrde parte of croÌ„mes of white brede and figges hony and vineger after as the ach of the sore requyreth the more of y e fygges and the hony that is there the more sharper is the strength of the sede and the more bread and vineger that is in it the more weker is the sede but I say nat y t ye shall put thys confection to al sores but to great and olde sores Hys vertu if yf he be eaten it sharpeth a mannes wyt it clenseth the bely it breketh the stone it purgeth the vryne menstrosite and comforteth the stomake ¶ Smalage Take Smalage sede Rewe sede Peper and salte and grynde them wel togyther and tempre theÌ„ with wyne and drynke it for it is good for colde and wycked humours in the stomake and comforteth the stomake the lyuer and the longes it is good for woundes For rankelynge and to cease the brennynge and akinge and to bringe them to theyr kynd againe Also it is good to drynke for the feuer tercian Saluia Sage is hote in the fyrste degre and drye in the seconde degre the leues onely be taken in medecynes both grene and dry he may be kepte a yere there be two manners of Sages the garden and y e wilde Sage yf thou wilt haue Sage in for medecynes take y e leues of garden Sage for that coÌ„sumeth more and comforteth more thaÌ„ the other dothe For the palsy sethe the leues of sage iÌ„ wine vse to driÌ„ke it For the same sethe y e leues iÌ„ wine plaister it to y e greuauÌ„ce also it is good to put in sauce for the strangury y e flux the matrice it clenseth sethe the leues in water let the pacient set ouer it receyue y e hote fume of it and it shall do hym much good Also it is good for venym or poyson sethe Sage in ale or wine and vse to drinke it .iii. dayes and thou shalt be hole bi y e grace of god for the stomake drynke y e ioyce of sage with water and honye it is good to clense a mannes bodye to vse it bothe rype and grene it wyll make a maÌ„nes bodye clene therfore who that vseth to eate of thys herbe or drynke it it is meruayle that anye inconuenyence shulde greue them that vse it If ye haue an ytchinge on you wasshe it wel wyth y e ioyce of this herbe it shal slee ytchyng Also drinke sage with wyne a litell worme wode and it shall cease the ache vnder the sydes the woÌ„be and the stomake it is good for the palsy and dropsy ☞ Sytureia Thys is called Sauery it is hote and dry in the .iiii. degre sethe it in wyne or water and dryncke it and it purgeth the raynes y e bladder the menstruosyte in the bowelles it purgeth the longes and loseth great humoures and compellethe and putteth hym out by the mouth by spytynge therfore he is brennynge and styrrethe hym that vseth lechery therfore it is forbyde to vse it muche in meates Soke it in vyneger or wyne and drynke it and it shall make the haue a meke stomake Also whan it flowereth it shuld be gathered and dried pouder made therof Also take y e pouder of sauery boile it w t clarified honi vse to eate therof or boile it in wyne drinke it and it wyl lose coughe flum in y e brest Also for fretynge in thy bely drynke pouder of it in warme wyne and thou shal be hole Also if ye take the lesse sauery it hath the same vertue strengthe that the other Sauery hath Also make grewell with water and fluwer and pouder of Sauery eate therof that shall clense all y e spirituall membres of a man Saxfrage ☞ Thys is hote and dry in the .iii degre for the stone sethe the rote of it in wyne and drynke it Also it is good for the desease of the colyke the strangury and the pouder of it be eateÌ„ with an egge it is good for the same It maye be kepe in hys vertue .iii. yere Scabiosa Thys is called Scabias it is hote and dry in the .iii. degre to dri it ther is no profyte in it for scabbes take ioyce of it Uyneger and oyle and boyle them to gyther tyll they weâ—e thycke and kepe it for it is good for scabbes For the Emerawdes sethe them in water than set ouer it and take the flume of it and vse it thou shal be hole staÌ„pe it and sethe it wyne that drynke is good to dystroy humours in the stomake and drynke it euery daye fastyng wyth Eurose thou shalâ— be hole and thou shall neuer haue the pestelence bredynge wythin the whyle thou do vse it For the leuer stampe it and sethe it in wyne and drynke it ¶ Sothernwode Thys herbe is good for the coughe and for byting in the bely and in the breste and for disease in the bones and good for theÌ„ that maye nat well pysse take the sede of thys herbe and stampe it and drynke it wyth water it is good for all the aforesayde Also for the desseases iÌ„ the syde stampe thys herbe wyth Betayne and drynke it and it helpeth well Also for the bytyng of a serpeÌ„t and for venym staÌ„pe thys herb and drinke it with wyne and it is good Also for the colde feuer stampe thys herbe wyth wyne and drnycke it and thou shalte be hole Syngrene Thys is colde and moyste in the thyrde degre y e ioyce of thys herbe and also the same herbe is ryghte necessary for many deseases stampe thys herbe wyth grece and playster it to the desease maruelously it helpeth For desease and darkenes of eyes stampe this herbe and put of the ioyce in y e sore eyes For chafyng of the lyuer take the ioyce of it and vyneger dyppe a cloth therin and playster it to the greuaunce For bytynge or scalding make an oyntment of the ioyce of thys herbe and oyle of Roses and waxe but laye it nat to tyl after the thre fyrst dayes but fyrste anoynt it with grece and such other Also for a disease of a hote cause thys
herbe is good to be layde therto Stycheworte ⧠Thys is called Stycheworte or birolloÌ„g this is hote moyst iÌ„ y e fyrst degre y e vertu of this herb is it is good to hele wouÌ„des sore eis Scamony Scamony is hote and drye in the .iii. degre y e leues onely be beste in medecenes it may be kept a yere in hys vertue or two for nede For the disease in the stomake boyle leues of it in wyne drynke it Also the aforesayd drynke is good for y e bely for the strangury and flux Also astewe made with boyling of it iÌ„ water or wine is good for y â— for sayd if it be boyled in oyle playster it to y e aforsayd for it is better Sene. ⧠Sene is hote drye in the .iiii. degre it groweth in y â— other syde y â— see and most aboute Babylon the best be the floures and the braunches of it It is good for many deseases as the fallynge euell for y e Sinacop for y e splen for the Emerawdes and for the quartayne syrop made of it boiled in water and suger is good for al the aforesayd Syrop made with the ioyce of Borage is good for the forsayd Also Dâ—ascorides coÌ„maundeth to make Exmel of the aforesayd with boylyng of vyneger and honye and it wyl be good for the aforsayd And thys herbe may be kept ten yere ⧠Selondyne Thys is hote and dry in the .iiii. degre Galen saythe y t it is good for sore eyes take y e ioyce of selondyne and boyle them wel togyther in a panne whaÌ„ it is cold anoynt the eyes therwith Take SeloÌ„dine and wryng out the ioyce medle it with whyte wyne and anoynte thy vysage therwith it shal do away frekeles of y â— vysage y e ioyce of selondine gotes doÌ„g medled to gyther small in a morter thaÌ„ if y u lay it to a caÌ„ker in a womans pappe it shal sle the caÌ„ker Also take y e ioyce of seloÌ„dyne pouder of brimstone and medle them well togyther it wil helpe to do away y e Morphew And sethe the rote in wyne whaÌ„ y e pot is takeÌ„ downe let hiÌ„ hold his mouth opeÌ„ ouer it y t the breth mai go into his body that shal slee y e canker in the mouth it is good for hym y t hath dronken venym wyth his owne stale that wil saue him ⧠Sauayne ¶ Thys is hote and dry in the seconde degre it is good to slee wormes in the wombe and to briÌ„ge theÌ„ out yf it be soden in wyne gyuen to the pacyeÌ„t to drynke It is good wyth butter or greace to make an oyntment for y e scabbe that reÌ„neth to hele it dry it vp and it is good for the head ache yf it be stamped and tempered wyth Uyneger and make a playster therof and laye it in the temples and vpon the molde of thy hende ⧠Scabiose Thys is colde and moyste in the ii degre stampe it and sethe it in wyne and that drynke is good for the lyuer And it will destroy wycked humours in the stomake and drynke it euery day fastyng wyth Eurose thou shalt neuer haue postume bredinge within the as loÌ„ge as thou doste vse thys medecyne ¶ Littera T. Et primo de Tapsu baâ—basto THys is called Molen it is colde and dry It is good for the Emerawdes it be sodden in wyne and scommed clene Also it is good to wasshe the greuaunce therwith it is good Also for the flux in the belly Towne cresses Thys herbe is hote and drye in the .iii. degre the sede wyll endure good fyue yere It is good to stauÌ„che the flux the mencyon yf thou take the sede and bruse it in a morter of brase giue the sike to drink therof thre dayes euerye daye peny weyght at ons wyth reed wyne warmed and iÌ„ those thre dayes he shal be stauÌ„ched or els he shal dye of that euyl it is good for the palsi and for the male flanke take y e sede and sethe it wyth wyne do it in a poket bynde it to the side ther as y â— greuaunce is Also it is good for hiÌ„ y t maye nat well pisse take y t sede seth it iÌ„ wyne oyle olyue bind it to thi share It is good for a maÌ„nes fundameÌ„t y â— goeth out yf it be take of cold thaÌ„ it must be put in agayne and strawe y e pouder on the fundament thy rayne wyth Honye and than strowe the pouder aboue with the powder of ComeÌ„ or powder of Calafyne for al these be kiÌ„dly for it Also take the stalkes of towne Cresses and brenne them and there shall no venemous beaste ne worme abyde the sauour nor smell therof but he shall dye or fly awai Littera U. Et primo de herba Uiole VIolet is colde in the fyrst degre and moyst in the seconde For blaste in the eyes take y e rotes of Uiolettes and stampe them w t Myrre Saffron and at nyght laye it to y e sore eyes Also for wounde in the head stampe the leues of Uiolettes with hony and vyneger and playster it to the wound and it shal bele it And for them that may nat slepe for syckenes sethe thys herbe in water and at eueÌ„ let hym soke wel his fete in the water to the ancles whan he goeth to bed binde of this herbe to his temples he shal slepe well bi y e grace of God Take Uiolettes Myrre and Saffron make a playster and laye to the sore eyes that be swollen and it shall cease akynge bate the swellynge Uua suauis Thys is called the swete Raysen it is hote and moyst it hath vertue of clensynge scourynge or smothynge Raysens eaten or boyled in wyne is good for y e cold coughe Sethe them in wyne and they be good to playster on the cold postume and good for a colde stomake Ueruayne Ueruayne it hote and dry in the seconde degre It is good agaynst al maner of euyls of venym yf the pacyent drynke it tempered with wyne and stampe the herbe lay it on euery maner of bytyng of venymous beste and it wyll drawe out the venym and saue the sore who y t vseth it it wyll make good breth and do a way stinke of the mouth Also who that hath y e feuer tercyaÌ„ take .iii. rotes and thre croppes of the same herbe and stampe them temper theÌ„ with fayre clene water and gyue it to the pacyent to driÌ„ke Also who that hath the feuer quartayne let him take the same drinke Also it is good for the stomake the lyuer loÌ„ges Also take veruayne Betayne Saxfrage of euerye of them like muche and stampe theÌ„ wyth wyne tempered and thys is good for them that hath the stone Also they that bere veruayne vpoÌ„ theÌ„ they shall haue loue and grace of greate maysters
and they shall graunt him his askynge of his askynge be good and ryghtfull Hic incipit littera W. Et primo de Watercresses WAter cresses be hote dri in the seconde degre seth them in water by them selfe and drynke it or sethe it iÌ„ flesshe and sup of the broth and it wyl clense well the inwarde membres Also it is good agaynst the Strangulion and the flyxe of the same Wild neppe or wodbynd ¶ This herbe bereth a flower like to the Hop and after the flower he bereth a grene berye and it hath a great rote the vertue of the herbe is moste in the roote it is good for sinowes that be shronken or cut to make them sople and to haue their owen course in theyr proper kynde Go to y e rotofe wylde Neppe that is lyke wodbynde and make a hole in the myddes of the rote tha thaÌ„ couer it well agayne that no ayer go out nor that no rayne go in nor water powder nor the sonne come nat to muche to it let it staÌ„de so a night a day thaÌ„ after that go to it thou shalt fynd therin a certayne lycour take out that lycoure with a spone and put it into a clene glas and do so euery daye as longe as thou findest ought in the hole thys must be done in the moneth of Apryll or Maye than anoynte the sore therwith agaynst the fyre than wete a lynen cloth in the same lycour and lappe it aboute y e sore and it shal be hole in shorte space on warantyse by the grace of God For the goute a soueraygne medecyne Take the rote of wylde Neppe and the rote of y e wylde Docke soden by it selfe and cut theÌ„ in thyn peces pare awaye the vtter â—inde and cut theÌ„ in quarters thaÌ„ boile theÌ„ in clene water .ii. or .iii. houres than staÌ„pe theÌ„ in a morter as small as can be theÌ„ put therof a quantite of soote of a chymny and temper them with y â— mylke of a cowe that the herbe is of one coloure than take the pysse of a man that is fasting and make a playster therof and boyle it togyther and as hote as ye maye suffer laye it to the greuaunce a day and a nyght and so do nyne tymes it shal heale the on warantyse by the grace of God Wormewode ☞ This is hote dry in the secoÌ„d degre it is good for wormes in the wombe if it be stamped the ioyce wronge out myngled with swete milke and gyueÌ„ to the pacyente to dryncke sethe this herbe in wyne and make a plaister to the wombe Make pouder of wormwode Centory Bettayne of eche lyke muche by wayghte and medle all well togyther and the pouder wyll slee wormes in the wombe both whan it is eaten in potage and dronken Also for the mylte that is swollen of a colde mater sethe it in wyne let the sycke dryncke therof and y t shall heale hym make a playster of the substance of the herbe laye it all hote to thy wombe agaynste the greuance Also temper wormewode temper it with viÌ„eger and with rosted sower breade grounde therwyth with the ioyce of Mintes and the ioyce of Plantayne of euer ych lyke much and frye them well togither than make a plaister lay it to the mouth of y e stomake and this shall staunche breking or castynge For wormes in a maÌ„nes eares be it serpent or erewyke take the ioyce of wormewode put it in the eare Also for the dropsy seth it in wyne and gyue the sycke to drynke at morninge and euenynge and it shal helpe hym ¶ The vertues of Waters stylled WAter of Wormwode for y e stomacke lyuer the spleene for wormes in the bodye for the Iaundyce druÌ„ckennes and for the syght Water of Sentory for Appetite for the Lyuer the Milt wormes and Sauceflewme Water of Mugwort for the matryce Water of Dyttayne for poyson Uenome and Pestylence Water of Fumitory for y â— Morphew Lepry Scabbe Dropsy lyuer Splene Costyfnes and the Matrcie Water of Ysope for the Coughe Lunges brest the stomake for the Pose and the guttes Water of HorehouÌ„d for the Cough lunges brest and colica passio Water of Bawme for the Mother the Matrice lyuer and splene Water of Calamint Mugwort Ysope Brookmynt Fumytorye Bawme of eche a lyke muche and of Wormwood a les parte These are good waters for the Matrice for the reteynyng the floures Water of Calamynt is good for the stomake Water of Plantayne for y e Flixe and hote Dropsye Water of Fenel is good for a sweling and for sore Eyen Water of Endyue for the dropsi liuer Iaundice and Stomacke Water of Borage for the stomake Colica passio and other sicknes of the bodye Water of Saugle is good for y e Palsye Water of Bytayne is good for the hearynge and for all maner of syckenes in the body for ryght as musterd is sauce for most kynd of meates so is Bytayne to all other herbes ¶ The tyme of gathering Sedes Floures Herbes and Rootes SEdes shoulde be gathered wheÌ„ they be fully ripe and the moystnes therof soÌ„thyng dried awaye Floures sholde be taken when they begyn to faule or fade Herbes shold be gathered when they be full of moystnes before they begyn to shrynke Rootes sholde be gathered wheÌ„ the leaues faule Frutes sholde be gathered and taken at theyr ful greatnes before they faule and the heuyer and the sadder that the frutes be the better they are And those that be greate lyght be not so good And they be better y t be gathered infaire wether than they be y t be gatherd in foule or Raynye wether Herbes that grow in the Feeldes be better than those that growe in gardeinesâ— And those y t grow on y â— hilles be best And coÌ„moÌ„li feeld herbes be smaller than towne herbes Many herbes there be that haue a speciall time to be gathered in in whyche tyme yf they be gathered they haue theyr vertue in ful streÌ„gthe more than they should haue yf they were gathered in any other tyme. Some helpe wheÌ„soeuer they be gathered some be nought yf they be not gathered in theyr due tyme ☞ Bytayne shal principallâ— be gathered in August w t the seedes rotes w t y e Iuce And it shal be dried in the shadow or in the soÌ„â—e for need For medicen it may be gathered in any time but euer y t is better y â— is gathered wythout moysture before the Sonne risinge Swyne grasse may be gathered when so euer you need Camomil shal be gathered in april Perytory should be gathered in Iune before the Sonne ryse Red Dock may be gathered wheÌ„ need is LaÌ„gdebefe shal be gathered in Iune and Iuly Peniwort shal be gathered in the begynnyng of wynter Germander shal be gathered in Lammas Moone DragaÌ„ce shal be gathered in Iune and Iuly Columbine shal be gathered in Lammas