stomacke stomac this shall staunche brekynge or castyng For wormes in a mans ere 's be it serpēt or erewygge wormes Dropsy take the ioyce of wormwood and put it in the ere Also for the dropsy seth it in wyne gyue the sycke to drinke at mornyng and at euenynge and it shall helpe hym FINIS ¶ Hereafter foloweth the vertue of the Oken tree IN the Oke be .iiij. thynges besyde the lefe the which be ryght profytable to the helth of a man that is to wyt the Acorne and the cup that it groweth in the galles and the lyme The carnels in powdre be profytable agaynst the feblenes of vertiuer of the retentyfe that is to say agaynst feblenes of brayne and agaynst the passyō called diabetican Brain strāgurye stone and agaynst the strangurye and agaynst the syckenes called dissenturian and agaynst the stone in the raynes and the bladder and it is good for them that may not holde theyr water water vomite The cuppe of the A cornes is good agaynst vomytes of colour and agaynst nesyng and it dryeth Nesīg stomac cōsumeth flewme in the mouth of the stomacke The gall after the opynion of Albert so that they be not greatly holowe be good agaynst the fluxe and agaynst slydyng and slypernes of guttes Fluxe agaynst the flowres of women and that powdre helpeth them of many infyrmyties c. ¶ Also by experyence of Gardyners and planters the powdre of the gall mynged with honny perce a hole in a tre put it therin the fruyte shal be blacke Nowe with the lyme of the Oke Physyciōs and Surgyans do many cures therwith and of it is made an oyntment for the palsy and of a mans yarde Palsy and agaynst an infyrmyte called Deabetan̄ Also therof is made sayrope for the Dropsy that cōmeth of colde called yposarco and it consumeth watery humours Debetan̄ And also men be cured by the fruyte of ares quartayne tercian and cotydyan Tercian Cotidian Also in the tre is a thynge growyng which womē knowe by experyence it maketh them hastely to be delyuered of chylde whiche dowche men call it Archemsel and therof is made bedes ¶ The last conclusyon of this Oken leues of this leues is distylled a water Fluxe womē Emeraudes bledīg Lyuer Splen Nesīg cough Heade ache stomac whiche healeth all the Fluxe of the wombe called Dyssentuaryan Lauaryan and Dyaryan Also it is good for the flowers of women and for the Emerawdes Also this lefe in powdre put in the nose staūcheth the bledynge therof and spyttynge of bloude Also this lefe is holsome agaynste the ache of the herte agaynst the epilacion of the lyuer and of the splen agaynst the nesynge and agaynst the coughe and the heade ache and agaynst the ache of the stomacke the wynde of the stomacke agaynst the colyke and the ache of the wombe and the flankes stone and it breketh the stone of the raynes the bladder and also women that be colde it dysposeth them to be able to conceyue it is holsome to all maner of creatures of all maner ages and for all dyseases to be taken at al tymes of the yere c. ¶ wherfore Surgyans knowynge the trouth leyth Oken leues vpon woūdes and that done they nede none other oyntment woundes Cāker Dropsy it heleth all maner of woundes the Canker the Fystula saynt Anthonies fyre a vayne made in the water of the Oke heleth the Dropsy and all lepournesse Also who so euer ones in the weke eateth one of the leues he shall neuer haue stynkynge breth nor the toth ache nor putrefaction in his gūmes Toth ache Eares c. nor of his eares ¶ This is the makynge of Aqua vite perfectissima TAke the rote of Saxfrage Parcely Alyssaūdre Fenel Tyme Ysope Pynyryall Rosemary Lauēder Prymerose Mynt Origan Sauge Calamynt Auence Byttayn Saueyn of eche halfe a quartron Galyngale blacke Peper whyte Peper longe Peper Cloues Nutmegges of eche an ounce Canell Maces Quybybes of eche two ounces Setwale Pelettre of spayne tre of Aloes of eche an ounce and an halfe and stampe thyne herbes and powdre thy spyces put them togyther in the wyne let them stande al nyght and on the morowe dystyll them throughe a serpentory this water hath many vertues it is better at the fyrst dystyllacion of the Canon then at the thyrde dystyllacion of the Serpentorye ¶ To graffe and plante TO graffe fruyte that they shall haue no core Take a graffe and bowe it in both endes combynge and cutte both endes graftwyse and so fasten them in to the stocke And yf it growe so with the tre cutte awaye the great ende and let the smaller ende growe and his fruyte shall haue no core ¶ Thus endeth this Herball ¶ Here begynneth the table of this present boke A ¶ Agnus castus Apium Anetum Apium risus Absynthium Artemesia Affodyllus Astrologia longa Astrologia rotunda Abrotanum Ameos Alleluya Agrimonia Auancia Altea Amarista Anisum Alleum Astarton B ¶ Betonia Balsaminta Beta Borago domestices Bigula Burneta Bursa pastoris ¶ Camamilla Callamyntum Crassula maior Crassula minor Cituca Centuaria maior Centuaria minor Carin Celodonia Cidamum Canlis Coriandrum Capillus veneris Crocus Centinodium Caprifolium Canabaria Costus Cepe Columbina Cominum Cardiaca Cisera Camelion Consolida maior Consolida minor Consolida media D Dragancia Diptanum Daucus asinius Dancus creticus Dens leonis Dragancia feminea E ¶ Elena campana Endiua Eruca Eufragia Ebulus Edera Edera terestris Eborus Elabrus Epatica F ¶ Famula Fumus terre Fragra Fabaria maior Filex Filipendula Feniculum Faxmus Finiculus porcinus Febrifuga Filago Flamula minor G ¶ Granum Genescula Genciana Galanga Granum solis Gladiolus Gracia dei Gracia dei maior H ¶ Hastula regia Herba cruciata Herba christfori Herba walteri Herba Roberti Herba martis Herba Iohannis Herba Petri. I ¶ Iusquiamus Isopus Ireose Iris. Iua Iacia alba Iacia nigra Ippia maior Ippia minor L ¶ Lanisticum Lingua ceruina Lilium Ligustrum Lingua bouis Lingua serpētisma Lingua Serpētismi Lingua canis Lingua hircina Lupinus Labrum veneris Lauendula Lactuca Lactuca siluatica Lactuca leporica Lollium Laparium rubeum Linum Lauriola Licorisa M ¶ Millefolio minor Mercurialis Menta Menta romana Malua Morell or nyght shadowe Mastyke Magerum Millefolium maior Motherworte or Mugworte Maces Menta N ¶ Nux muscata Napo O ¶ Olibanun P ¶ Plumeus Piper Pympernell Pulegium Pencedamum vel Feniculus porcinus Petrocilium Peritorium Plastinaca Plantago Porrum Piretrum Papauer Polipodium Pienium Q ¶ Quinquefolio R ¶ Rybbeworte Rednetell Rosa Rosemary Ruta S ¶ Sinapium Smalege Saluia Satureia Saxfrage Scabiosa Sothernwood Syngrene Stytcheworte Scamony Sene. Selondyne Sauayne Scabiose ¶ Towncresses Tapsubarbesto V ¶ Vyolet Vua suauis Veruayne W ¶ watercresses wylde Neppe or wodbynde Vvormwoode ¶ The vertue of the Oken tre ¶ The Oken lefe ¶ The makynge of Aqua vite perfectissima ¶ Graffynge and plantynge Finis Tabule ¶ Imprynted by me Robert wyer dwellynge in saint Martyns paryshe at the sygne of saynt Iohn̄ Euangelyst besyde Charynge Crosse
and fayre red in colour the whiche be soden as Pasneppes be ¶ Plantago PLantago this is called Playntayne it is colde and drye in the seconde degre ¶ The vertue is this for hedache take Plantayne and bynde it aboute thy necke Heade the ache shall go out of the heed Also for dyseases in the body Body seth this herbe in good lycoure in what ye wyll and vse to drynke it it shall clense the mawe and the other inwardes Also for hym that bledeth at the nose bledīg gyue hym to drynke the ioyce of it it shall sease lyghtly Also yf that the body of any man be wexen harde Body stampe this herbe with grece and make a playster of it and lay it on the hardnes and lyghtly it shall be softe and make it hole Also for bytynge of a serpente biting take this herbe and drynke it with wyne Also for the dysease in the mouth mouth take the ioyce of this herbe holde it longe in thy mouth eate the leues of this herbe For hym that may not well pysse water sethe this herbe and drynke it Also for a rotten humour in the brest rotten humor and aboute the herte take the ioyce of this herbe the wayght of .x. d and medle it with hōny and gyue hym to ete a sponeful at one tyme and that shal spurge the brest For ache ī fete take this herbe with vynegre Ache. and drynke it Also it healeth woundes and clenseth the fylthe out of woundes Also it swageth rankelynge and stauncheth the mencions both with drynke with playsters made with powdre of Armonyake of sankdragone barly mele with the white of egges made in a playster and layde to the sore For the canker and the payne in the gūmes take Cāker the ioyce therof and medle it with hōny and vynegre and powdre of Alume and that shal slee the Canker in the mouthe Also for the feuers stamp thre rotes of Plantayne and tempre it with water Feuer and gyue it hym to drynke that hath the Feuers and he shal be hole For the Iaundes stampe Plantayne and Letuse togyther and tempre them with vynegre Iaūdes make a playster therof and lay it to the ryght syde and vse it tyll thou be hole biting it is good for the bytynge of an adder drynke the ioyce of it and lay the substaūce of the herbe to the sore For the same hange the rote of plantayne aboute the necke of the pacyent and meruaylously it helpeth Potagre For the potagre and for the dysease in the synowes stampe the leues of it with a lytel salt playster it well therto and meruaylously it helpeth ¶ Porrum POrrum this is called a Leke it is hote drye in the thyrde degre it desyreth lose grounde fat well donged in that they shall best profyte in hote places and temperat they maye be sowen in Decembre in tēperat places and colde They may be sowen in Ianuary ¶ The vertue is for a wounde take Lekes and stampe them well with hōny woundes and laye it to the wounde and it wyll hele it For the coughe take the ioyce of lekes and vse to drynke it coughe For the same take the ioyce of lekes and medle it with womans mylke vse to drynke it it wyl clense the lōges of al vyce ¶ Fracturas solidat duritasque relaxat Vulnusque appositum cito cum sale claudit ¶ Piretrum PIretrum this is called Pelleter it is hote and drye in the thyrde degre the rote is vsed in medycynes fyue yeare he maye be kept in his vertue and knowe ye well that his sharpnes is not knowen anone it shuld be puned and holden in the mouth ¶ The vertue is of losynge drawynge of cōsumynge To make a gargarysme take Pelleter Fygges boyle thē in vynegre or in swete wyne and it wyll clense the brayne of superfluyte of flewme Also yf it be chewed in the mouth fleume it helpeth the Palsy in the tongue Palsy Potagre Also for the palsy and the Potagre stampe it sethe it in wyne and oyle playster it to the greuaunce this playster helpeth moche therfore yf thou may haue grene pelyter stampe it and lay it sokynge in wyne .xv. dayes and after boyle it wel and put therto wexe and oyle for this is the best oyntement for all the foresayde dyseases ¶ Papauer PApauer this is called Popy it is colde and dry There is two maners of them the whyte Popy is colde and moyste it is good to cause one to slepe the sede therof wel gathered may be kept .x. yeare ¶ The vertue is of clensynge it is put in medycynes with a determynacion as the sede may be receyued of whyte Popy or blacke For to prouoke a slepe make a playster of eche of them Slepe or one of them with womans mylke and the whyte of an egge and laye it to the temples The women of Salerne gaue to yonge chyldren the Popy but they wolde gyue thē no blacke Popy for it made them moche heuy Also for a hote Postume in the begynnynge Postume Lyuer and for chafynge of the lyuer take the sede of whyte Popy or els the herbe of it and stamp it and medle it with oyle of Roses and plaister it to the greuaunce Feuer Also for drynes in feuer etyke and in other feuers take hete oyle of vyolet medled with powder of Popy sede anoynt the small of the backe therwith ¶ Polipodium POlipodium this is called Polipodye it is hote in the thyrde degre and drye in the seconde degre This polypody is a ferne that growe the vpon okes or in walles or stones but the Polipody that groweth on Okes is the best gather the rotes of it and lay it a day in the sonne chose that is grene that which appereth dry when it is broken it is to be refused ¶ The vertue is of dyssoluyng of drawynge fleume of purgynge flewme specyally of melācoly wherfore cōmonly he is put in boylynge to flewmatyke melancolyous olde men he is gyuen to preserue theyr helth and knowe wel that in the boylynge of Polypody shulde be put in some thynge to exclude put out ventuosyte as Anyse sede Fenell sede for they exclude oute moche wynde Humours vnbyndeth humours Also for the cotydyan and for Illica passio to kepe a mans helth do thus stampe halfe an ounce of Polipody or an oūce yf ye wyl haue it moche laxatyue than boyle it with prunes and vyolettes in fenel water or anyse in a great quantyte than strayne it and gyue it the pacyente at euenynge and at mornynge Also stamp it and seth it in water with fenel sede and make a good broth therof with a Chekyn therin with swete sauoured spyces gyue the pacyent to eate Also make a
fresshe and newe Roses somwhat menely they be laxe in the ende they bynde but syrope made of drye roses fyrste and last they bynde Syrope of Roses hath vertue of comfortynge and constraynyng agaynst the Fluxe of the wombe Fluxe he vomyte gyue it hym with rayne water or with Rose water in a feuer After lettynge of bloude Blode gyue it to hym with colde water Also the same for the syncopyne syncopyne Oyle of Roses is made this some boyle roses in oyle kepe it Some do fyll a glasse with Roses and oyle and they boyle it in a caudren full of water this oyle is good Some stampe fresshe roses with oyle and they put it in a vessell of glasse and set it in the sonne .l. dayes and this oyle is good agaynst chafynge of the lyuer Lyuer yf it be anoynted therwith Also it is good for the dysease in the heade that coÌ„meth of hete Heade anoynte the forheed and the temples with oyle of Roses the water of roses hath vertue of coÌ„fortynge and constraynynge agaynst the fluxe of the wombe and vomyte Fluxe Also gyue hym rose water to drynke or elles rose water boyled with Mastycke and cloues it is beste agaynst the fluxe feblenes of vertue yf it come of a flux by a sharpe medicine Also rose water is good for the syncopyne and the Cardyacle cardyacle gyue it hym to drynke and spryncle the water on his face and the water is good for iyes and in oyntemeÌ„tes for the face for it taketh away the wembes and the superfluyte and straineth the skynne Also dry roses put to the nose to smell Harte do comforte the brayne and herte and quencheth the spyryte Also agaynst the fluxe of the wombe Fluxe colour gyue hym roses boyled in rayne water Also a playster made of roses and the whyte of egges and vynegre and dyp a sponge in it and lay it on the mouth of thy stomacke Sincopyne agaynst the Syncopyne gyue hym to drynke water that Roses haue be boyled in and gyue hym powdre of roses iÌ„ a rere egge to make oyle of roses take .ii. pounde of oyle and a pounde and an halfe of roses and put all in a glasse and put the glasse in a cawderon full of water and hange it therin and boyle it tyll the thyrde parte be wasted after strayne it throughe a lynen cloth and kepe it for your vse for this oyle is losynge and serueth for many thynges Some do put Rose water in a glasse they put roses with theyr dewe therto and they make it to boile in water then they set it in the sonne tyll it be red and this water is best this hath vertue of comfortynge and constraynynge and for the fluxe of the wombe and agaynst vomyte ¶ Rosemarye ROsemarye is an herbe that is hote and drye ¶ The vertue is good agaynst al euylles in the body take the flowers and put them in a lynnen cloth Body and so boyle them in fayre clene water to the halfe and coole it and drynke it Take the flowers and make powdre therof bynde it to the ryght arme in a lynnen cloth and it shall make the lyght and mery Also ete the flowers with honny fastynge with sowre breade and there shall ryse in the none euyll swellynges Swellynge Also take the flowers and put them in a chest amonge your clothes or amonge bokes and mothes shall not hurte them boyle the flowers in gotes mylke and than let them stande al a nyght vnder the ayre fayre couered after that gyue hym to drynke therof that hath the Tysyke and it shall delyuer hym Boyle the leues in whyte wyne wasshe thy face therwith thy herde and thy browes and there shall no cornes growe out but thou shalt haue a fayre face put the leues vnder thy beddes heed and thou shalt be delyuered of al euyl dremes Breke the leues smal to powdre and laye them on a Canker Dremes CaÌ„ker and it shall slee it Take the leues and put them in to a vessell of wyne and it shall preserue it from tartnes and euyll sauour and yf thou sell that wyne thou shall haue good lucke in the sale Yf thou be feble with vnkyndly swete take boyle the leues in clene water Swet. and whan the water is colde do therto as moche of whyte wyne and then make therin soppes and eate well therof and thou shalte recouer appetyte Yf thou haue the fluxe boyle the leues in stroÌ„ge aysell and bynde them in a lynen clothe and than bynde it to thy wombe Fluxe and anone the fluxe shall withdrawe Yf thy legges be blowen with the goute goute boyle the leues in water and then take the leues and bynde them in a lynen cloth about thy legges and it shall do the good Take the leues and boyle them in stronge Aysell and bynde them in a cloth to thy stomacke and it shall delyuer the of all euyls stomac cough Yf thou haue the coughe drynke the water of the leues boyled in whyte wyne and it wyl hele the. Take the rynde of Rosemary and make powdre therof Pose drynke it for the Pose and it shall helpe the. Take the tymbre therof and brene it to cooles and make powdre therof and then put it in a lynen cloth and rubbe thy teth therwith and yf there be any wormes therin it shal slee them Teth. and kepe thy teth from all euyls Also make the a boxe of the woode smel to it and it shal preserue thy youth Also put therof in thy dores or in thy house thou shalt be without daunger of adders and other venymous serpentes make the a barell therof serpeÌ„tê and drynke thou of the drynke that standeth therin PoysoÌ„ and thou nedes to fere no poison that shall hurte the. And yf thou set it in thy gardayne kepe it honestly for it is moche profytable Also yf a man haue lost his smellyng of the ayre or els he maye not drawe his breth Smellynge make a fyre of the wood take his breth therwith and gyue it hym to ete he shall be hole ¶ Ruta RVta this is called Rewe this is hote dry in the seconde degre the leues and the sedes be vsed in medicynes the sedes may be kept .x. yeare and the leues a yeare ¶ The vertue is of purgynge dyssoluyng Heade and consumynge For the headache take the ioyce of Rewe and hete it put it in to his nose thyrlles for it spurgeth out flewme and clenseth the brayne the ioyce sodeÌ„ with wyne is good for the same For feblenes of syght put rewe in a pot with ale and let the pacyent vse to drynke of it For stopynge of the splen and lyuer Eyes the strangury and the fluxe sethe Rewe in wyne with rotes of Fenell or powdre of rewe with the ioyce of Fenel and drynke