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
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
horne and growethe crepynge by the grounde and it hathe a lyttell whyte flower it groweth in watery places Lupinus Thys is called Lupyne thys herbe hath leues like to fyue leued gras the Lupine hathe viâ— leaues and it hathe a whyte flower and a whyte seede that is somwhat lyke and it bereth coddes somwhat like vnto Bene coddes the vertue of thys herbe is thus yf a man haue wormes in hys wombe take the sedâ— and make mele therof and the ioyce of wormewod and hony and make a cake therof and eate it and it vnbyndethe the stopynge of the liuer of the mylt Also it is good to destroy y e dropsye Also take the same mele the ioyce of Arsmerte and make therof past and lay it to thy eares and it shall kyl the wormes within them or if thou make a cake hete it it wyll do the same Also if thou wyll take the ioyce of Lekes and temper it with the mele and put it in thy ere 's it shal clense them fro al wycked humours and stynkyng Also take the same mele and temper it with oyle and it wyll breke and rype al maner of postumes thys herbe is hote and drye Labrum veneris Thys is called Southystel the vertue of thys herbe is thys yf a man haue a hote feuer take the ioyce therof temper it wyth hote water and let hym drinke it and he shal be hole Also if a man haue venym within him take thys herbe and drye it and make pouder therof and do the pouder in good wine and let slym drynke it and it wyll cast vp all the venym it is hote drye Lauendula Thys is called LaueÌ„der yf this be soden in water gyue that water to a man that hath the palsy and it wyll hele hym it is hote and drye Lactuca Thys herbe is called Lettyse or stope worte the vertue of thys herbe is thus If it be eaten rawe or soden it engendreth good blod Also thys herbe soden with a lyttl Aâ—sell and Saffron and than droÌ„ken it helpeth a man that is stopped in the lyuer and in the mylâ—e Also yf a man may nat slepe take the sede of thys herbe and stampe it to powder and temper it w t womans mylke and make a playster therof on lynte and laye it to y e temples of thy heade and thou shalte slepe well or els drynke the pouder therof with mylke Also take the sede temper it with oyle of Roses and make a plaster and lay it to the stomake and it is good to destroye the hote postume Also drinke the ioyce of thys herb or pouder of the sede for it is good to hele the Flixe But who y t vseth thys herbe ouermuche it wyll destroy theyr syght this herb is colde and sumwhat moyste Lactuca siluatica Thys is callâ—d wylde Lettyse thys herbe hath leaues lyke to the thysbell and they be sharpe kene and it hath a flower of purple colourâ— and it groweth in Feldes and in wheâ—e Thys herbe is hote and drye Lactuca leporina This herb is called Harchysâ—ell this herb hath leuâ—s lyke to Sowthystell but y e leues be nat so endered it droppeth mylke the vertu of this herbe is thus yf a hare eate of thys herbe in Somer whan he is mad he shal be hole also take thys herbe and ley it to a mannes syde whan he slepeth or els y t he knowe nat therof and it wyll hele hym of the feuers ¶ Lollium This herbe is called Cockle this herbe hath vertue yf it be dronken wyth Raddysshe and a lytell salte it is good to helâ— the Canker or other woundes in peryll Also it is good to comforte the stomake and the lyuer Also it wyl vnbinde wormes in a mannes stomake Also it helpeth a man to make water and it is good for sore eyes Also subtumigacion therof wyl make a woman to bere her chylde withoute any peryll or harme Also it wyl asswage the great paynes of akynge of the lyuer it is hote and drye Lapacium rubeum This is called the reed Docke if y e a man take the ioyce therof hold it in hys mouth it wyl aswage the toth ache Also yf a man haue the kynges euyl take this herbe seth it in wyne and strayne it and giue hym to drynke and he shal be hole yf he vse it ofte Also yf a man rub hym wyth the ioyce it doth awaye euyll ytchynges Also thys herbe is good to delyuer wyndes that be stopped in a mannes stomake balkyng Also thys herbe is good to make scabbes and botches ripe Also it is good to make a maÌ„ to haue a harde wombe it is hote and dry ¶ Linum This is called Flex it is good yf a man take the sede therof seth it in water it maketh a man laxatiue and it is good to make a playster therof for akynge sores Also ther is another spece therof that is called Custula it is named in Englyshe dodure and it groweth amonge Flexe the vertue of this is good to purge a man of the colour Also yf it be takeÌ„ and a great quaÌ„tyte therof sodden in Myrre and oyle togyther and a playster made therof it is good for the raynes for the brest and for other akynge lymmes Lauriola Thys is called Lawrell it wyl make a man laxatyue it is good to purge a man of flewme and of the colour it is good for a maÌ„ that may not eate for if the ioyce therof be put in hys ere 's or if y e sayd herbe be stamped and a suppositorye be made therof and layd on cotten it wyl hele it is hote and drye Liquiritia ¶ Thys is named Lycoryse the â—oote of thys herbe is swete and it moysteth y â— kyndely hete of a man and it is good for the coughe Also yf it be sodden in water it wyll destroy a mannes thurste Also it maketh a mannes breste hys throte hys longes moyst and in good teÌ„per Thys is colde and moyst ☞ Lappa Thys is called Clote or Burres Lappa ameria ⧠Thys is called a clote ¶ De littera M. et primo de Millefolio minore Mylfoyle y e lesse this herbe is called There is no dyfference of kynde nor vertu betwene milfoly the lesse and mylfoly the more saue the more groweth in gardens the lesse in wylde place they be both of one strength hys vertue shal be declared in Milfoyle the more folowyng by letter Mercurialis ☞ Thys is called Mercurye hys vertue is good if a maÌ„ haue akiÌ„ge in hys wombe gyue him to drinke the ioyce and he shal be hole it wyl cleÌ„se the stomake and the sede wyll do the same Also the ioyce tempered with whyte wyne is good to heale sore eyes and yf a worme or other venym haue bytten a man take the ioyce and warme it and wasshe it Also yf there be any wormes câ—open into a mannes eaâ—es take y e ioyce and warme it and
perell It is good for the stone and the grauell in the raynes of a man or of a woman yf a mon bere thys herbe vpon him there shal no venemous beste greue hym It is good for the yelowe yaundes and yf it be dronken wyth wyne for it comforteth the stomake makethe a man or woman to haue good coloure Maces This spyce is hote drye in the .ii. degre maces be ryndes or huskes it groweth aboute the Nutmegge as y e rinde groweth about the Hasel mutte it maye be kepte .x. yere iÌ„ his vertue it is confortynge dissoluynge and consuminge the knowlege of fine maces is thus it shuld be in coloure lyke to fyne golde or els like to golde that syluer is gylt with the whiche hath a sharpe talage with a bytternes it lokethe lyke to earthe it is to be refused for it hath no sharpe sauour for a colde stomake that maye nat defye nor degeste well take maces and boyle them in wyne and drynke it Also a good plaster the whyche is best for a feble stomake make â—ouder of Mastyke and of maces and medele them with oile of roses and wexe and make a playster therof lay it on the stomake of y e seke person Also to clense the braine of superfluous humours take a quantyte of Maces and chewe theÌ„ well in thy mouth and holde them there a whyle and that shal lose the fumosite of humours that ryse vp to the braynes and purge the superfluite of it Also for feblenes of the stomake y e lyuer of a colde cause and for y e colyke and for the deseases of the spyrytuall membres or flewme boile maces in the ioyce of Fenell and in the ende of the boylynge put in a lytell wyne than strayne it and drinke it for it is the beste remedy for the fore said deseases And for the ache of the herte vse powder of maces in thy metes and drynkes Menta ¶ Thys is named y e reed Mynte it is hote and drye in the .ii. degre and there be ii other myntes but I meane house mintes the whyche properly is sayde garden myntes for that moste comonly is in medecines bothe grene drye for great holsomnes it shulde be dryed in a shadowe place so it wyll be kept a yere in great vertue to dyssolue or lese to coÌ„sum of his proper qualite and to comforte of hys swet sauour for y e stynkyng of the mouth and filthe in the guÌ„mes and of the teth washe thy mouthe and gummes wyth vyneger that mintes besodenin and after rubbe him with the powder of myntes or with drye myntes to prouoke the appetiâ—e whaÌ„ an impedyment of the stomake that cometh of colde humours beynge in the mouth of the stomake make a salue of Myntes and vyneger with a lyttell Synamun and peper and vse it well agaynst vomytes that comethe of feblenes of the stomake or of colde causes Sethe myntes in Sauge water vyneger and dype it to and laye it on the mouth of the stomake wyth the myntes that be sodden therin Also gyue to the paciente to eat of the same Myntes for the syncopyne and feblenes in Feuers and with out feuers or of medecyne or of what cause it be stamped Myntes with vyneger and a lytle wyne yf the pacyent be wythoute Feuer and yf he be with Feuer stampe Myntes with â—ynegeâ— alone thaÌ„ make a toste of sower breade and toste it well tyl it be almost brente than put it in that lycoure and let it lye there in tyll it be well soked than put it in to hys nose and rub hys lyppes gummes teth and temples therwyth and bynde it to the pulse vaynes of his armes and let the pacyent eate the moystnes that is lefte and swalowe it in For to clense the mother take the tender croppes of Myntes and seth them in water or wyne and playster it to the share and to the raynes agaynst the coÌ„gelyng in a womaÌ„ns brest take the smal stalkes of mine eies and sethe them in wyne oyle and playster it aboute y e tetes Also be it knowen that whan any medecyne shuld be gyuen a gaynste venym it shoulde be gyuen wyth the ioyce of myntes for myntes haue a maner of strengthe of drawynge out of venym or els it shulde be wyth wyne that myntes hath bensodden in for stopping of the splen and the lyuer and of the wayes of the vryne of a cold humour and of a hote withoute Feuer Take the ioyce of myntes alone or myntes soden in wyne or the ioyce of myntes medled with hony and gyue it to the pacyent To slee wormes in the bellye take the ioyce of myntes and drynke it thou shalte be hole Also y e ioyce of myntes fleeth wormes in thy eares For a tetter take the ioyce of myntes and put therto brimstone and vynegre and medle them well togyther anoynte the tetter therwyth and thou shalte be hole For a wounde in the heade stampe mintes and laye theÌ„ on the wounde c. For payne in the syde take myntes and seth them in olde wyne or ale with it stampe .xviii. graynes of Peper and drinke it in the night there be but lyttell dyfference betwene thys mynte and the romayne mynte thys is the gardeÌ„ mynte ¶ N. littera et primo de nux muscata NUtmygge is hote drye in the .ii. degre y e best groweth in ynde and in the time of his ripinge it is gathered and .vii. yeer it maye be kepte they that be playne heuye after theyr kynde be beste to be chosen Also whan they be broken they fall nat to powder but they haue a swete and sharpe sauoure yf they lacke any of these aforesayd they be nat good for medecynes he hathe vertue of comfortynge by his swete sauoure or coldnes and feblenes of degestyon of the stomake take in the mornynge halfe a Nutmige or a hole Nutmegge and eate it Also for a colde stomake that is feble of degestyon and for the lyuer gyue hym wyne that the Nutmegges is boyled in Also for the same boyle Nutmegges and Mastyke iÌ„ wine and drynke it thys is good for the deseases in the stomake and in the bowelles to breake in wynde Also in the recoueryng of a syckenes to coÌ„forte the spyrytual meÌ„bres boile Nutmegges and mastike in wyne and drinke it Also take a Nutmeg and smell to it and it wyll coÌ„forte the spyrytuall membres ⧠Napo Thys is named Nauewe it desyreth grounde that is fattye and sandy it growethe beste in suche grounde The propertie of the Nauewes is he changeth and turneth into rape and after that it turneth into nauewe The beste do growe in grounde well doÌ„ged and turned Also it proueth weil in places that stuble of corne hath bene in y â— same yere If they growe to thycke plucke some vp here and there so that the other maye proue y t better and those that ye plucke vp set theÌ„ in voyde places