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
Thys is named herbe Robert it hathe leues lyke to herbe Benet and it hath small flowers lyke to purple coloure and it hath a stroÌ„g sauour hys vertue is to he le wouÌ„des y e pouder of it wyl slee caÌ„kers Herba Martis Thys is called Mortagon It hathe leues like to the capitall letter M. and some brauÌ„ches hath ix leues and some .x. and some more Hastucaregia Thys is named Wooderoso yf the more therof be stamped dronken wyth wyne it wyl heale a sore in the mouth Also y e sede stamped and dronken wyth stronge Aysell wyll staunche the Flyx and make the wombe harde Herbe Petri. ⧠Thys is named the Couslope Herba Iohannis This is called saint IohaÌ„nes worte the vertue of it is thus yf it be put in a maÌ„nes house ther shall come no wycked spirite therin Hic incipit littera I. Et primo de Iusqbiamus IUquiamus is called Henbane his vertu is good for y e gout namâ—lye those y t come of melaÌ„coli Also the sede therof and the sede of Humlocke medled to gyther a candell made therof or brent vpon a tyle stoone and let the smoke go vp iÌ„to a mannes mouth in especial amonge the teth and it wyll slee wormes Also the rotes be good for the toth ache Also the ioyce therof is good for al woundes Also it swagethe the coughe and the hote postume and the hote Podager Also the sede of thys herbe shulde be gathered in y e moneth of August Thys herbe is colde and drye Isopus Thys herbe is called Isope his vertue is if a manne take the ioyce therof and put it in hys mouth it will heale all maner of euils in the mouth Also it sleeth wormes in a mannes wombe maketh it nessh Also if it be droÌ„ken grene or iÌ„ pouder it maketh a man wel coloured it is hote and drye Ireos This herbe is called Saue it hath leues much lyke vnto the flowerdelyce and it hath a whyte flower it growethe in water the vertue of it is good to heale the aking of synowes Also if it be dronken wyth wyne or ale it wyll destroye wicked humours in a maÌ„nes brest and the coughe Also it destroyeth the crampe it healeth the bytynge of venemous beastes Also if a woman haue a dead childe within her it wyll delyuer her wythout peryl it is hote and drye ☞ Iris. Thys herbe is called Flower-delyce thys is lyke to an herb that is called Saue almost in al fetures but the flower is more ynde blewe thys herbe groweth in water and gardyns It is of the same vertue that Saue is of Iarus Thys herbe is named Cockopyntell thys herbe hath leues lyke Mercury a flower lyke to Dragaunte and it is bytter and pryckynge vpon the tonge hys vertue is yf a maÌ„ haue any swellyng vpoÌ„ the tonge or any swellynge aboute hys ere 's take the herbe and sethe it wyth Tuberosetatibus in wine and oyle and wyth comyn make a playster therof and laye it to hys â—ares it will make him hole Also take the knobbes of the rote and drye them and clense theÌ„ and they haue vertue to make a man laxatiue yf it be constypulatyue Also yf thou wyll make thy face whyte clere take the powder of the rotes and laye it in rose water and set it agaynste the sonne tyll it be consumed do so twise or thrise than rub thy face wyth the powder or what other place thou wylte to frete awaye the superâ—luite of the flesshe Thys herbe is hote and drye Iasia nigra Thys is called Madefelon or bulwede or knapwede Iasia alba Thys is called Golegras or wyld â—ansy it is good for clensing of a mans lymmes Ipia maior Thys is named Pympernel it hath leues like to Cheken meate iâ— is good to heale woundes and to destroye venym and to he le a man of the postume to heale sore eyes Ipia minor This herb is called ChekeÌ„ meat ¶ Iaâ—metus rusticus ¶ Thys herbe is called Blewche tyme or andode or Kaâ—bowe Hic incipit littera L. Et primo de herba Lanisticum LOuage thys herbe is called his vertu is muche in the sede the more therof is good to bedroÌ„ken w t wyne to heale a manes stomake for other cuylles wythin a man and for to make good degâ—sstyon it is hate and drye Lingua ceruina This is called Hertis tonge y e vertue of it is good to ripe a postume breke it yf it be sodeÌ„ wyth oyle of Roses and a playster made therof and yf it be dronken wyth wine or ale it wyll harden a mannes wombe and it is hote and drye Lilium Thys is called the Lylie y e vertue of thys is yf it be staÌ„ped wyth talowe oyle and a playster made therof and layde to a place there as the postume is it shall rype it make it to breke Also take a great quantyte of the rotes and the sede of the Docke the more of Louache and putte al these in wine and oyle the space of .ix. dayes and afterwarde sethe it and clense it and do therto wexe and make therof an oyntment and that is good to hele the sore the hardnes of the mylte Also y e ioyce therof is good to hele the venym of adders Also laye the ioyce therof to a wounde that is bytten and it wyll hele it also take the rotes and roste them and temper them with oyle of Olyue and laye it to a place that is brent and it wyll heale it Also this herbe is good for many other thynges and deseases yf it be dronken wyth ale wyne or water Also it healeth and comforteth muche a mannes sinowes The vertue of thys herbe is in the Mores and thys herbe is hote and drye Ligustum Thys herbe is called Primrose thys herbe is good to potage Also the ioyce putte in a mannes nose it wyll destroye Megrym Lingua bouis ⧠This is called langdebefe the vertue of thys herbe is good to do away y e redde colour of a maÌ„ Also yf it be dronken it dothe away the Cardyacle and other wycked humoures in a mannes longes Also the ioyce of this herb droÌ„ken wyth hote water maketh a man to haue a good minde and good witte this must be gathered in Iune or Iuly it is hote and drye Lingua serpentis maior Thys is calley Adders tonge this herbe hath leues lyke to Affodyl but they be more grene and also more sharpe in the ende thys must be gathered in Apryll Lengua serpentes minor Thys is called the lesse Addertong thys herbe hathe leues somewhat lyke to Pygyll and it hathe a yelowe flower and out of the stalke coÌ„meth many branuches and it groweth in wodes Lingua canis This is is called hundestonge it is good to destroye the couge the possume it wyl type a boche Lingua hiccina This is called Buckâ—shorn of Swyneskerce thys herbe hath leues faltred as it were an Hertes
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
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