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 rose-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
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
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