dissipating consumyng and attracting and is of qualitye drying by substance The heade bounde aboute with the powder of this herbe made sufficiently hot amendeth a colde reume the hearbe after the boyling in wine drunke and a good quantitie of it after the stieping in wine and oile for ten days boyled so long vntill the wine bee wasted and after the harde wringing forth of the herbe the whole sette ouer the fire and a little waxe put to it in making therof a plaister which applied amendeth the paine of the stomacke proceeding of winde or throughe colde the strangurye and stoppyng of the vrine and bothe the Collike and Iliacke passion This Carote boyled in wine wyth a quantitie of figs to discretion and the same drunke fasting remoueth a dry cough the decoctiō drunke dothe likewise helpe the harde fetching of breath If the head be washed with the water or lye in which the hearbe afore is sodden doth remoue the fluxe of the heade proceeding of a colde cause If three handfulls of this hearbe be boyled in wine to whiche oyle added in the boyling and applied to the bellye doth remoue winde and beate the stomacke if a Sirrope be made of the hearbe and floures and the Juice of Fennell and the same drunke morning and euenyng amendeth without doubt the stopping of the liuer and milte The hearbe boyled with Mallowes and hearbe Mercurye bothe in wine and water and the same after the boyling applied on the nauell amendeth the vexings and gripings of the belly The vertues and helpes of the distilled water of the Parsenep THe herbe with the roote finely shred oughte to be distilled about the ende of Marche in a Tin Limbecke with a softe fyre This distilled water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time and the trembling members bathed wyth the same doth in shorte time amende the shakyng of them If the water euery euening at the going to bed be drunke vnto the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time doth not only moue forwarde the veneriall acte but encreaseth Sperme This water drunk vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both Mornyng and Euening recouereth in shorte time the straightnesse or painfulnesse in the making of water The diligence and skill to be vsed both in sowing and ordering of the Garden Poppie Chap. 28. THe Garden Poppy after the minde of the Neapolitane Rutilius oughte to be committed to the earthe ' in the moneth of September if it bee in a hotte and drye place but the Seedes in colder and more temperate places may be bestowed after the middle of February vnto the ende of Aprill and sowen in beddes among the Colewortes The plantes come the better forwarde if so be vine braunches or other boughes of trees be burned in the places where you after mind to bestowe the Seedes To be briefe the seedes of the Poppy and Dyll require the like order and diligence in the bestowing in the earth as afore vttered of the herbe Cheruill and Arache The phisicke benefits of the Garden Poppie THe white Poppy as al y e other kindes cooleth in the fourth degree and the seedes full ripe before the gathering in the Sommer tyme may be preserued for fiue yeares The grene heads of the garden Poppy boyled vnto the thicknesse of Hony profit vnto many griefes thys receyued procureth sounde sleepe remoueth the cough it also stayeth the fluxe of the bellye if any annointeth the belly with it The Poppie Seede after the bringing to pouder mixed with newe milke or brothe and giuen to children to drinke warme procureth them to sleepe The seedes brused and spred on a toste of Butter doe cause children to sleepe the seedes confected with Suger and eaten doe maruellously preuaile in procuryng the weake patiente to sleepe soundly The Sirrupe of Poppy helpeth the reume cough and lacke of sleepe by preparing it after this maner Take of the newe heades both of the white black Poppy one pounde of raine water foure pints boyle these so long togither vntil a pinte and a halfe remaine to whiche after the straining adde of Suger and y e Pennites of eche six ounces these boile vnto a heigth according to art and this they name the simple Sirrope The compound is made after this manner take of the freshe heads both of the white and blacke poppy twelue ounces of maiden hear two ounces of licourice fine drammes of tuiubae thirty in number of lettuce seedes fiue ounces of the Mallowes and Ouince seedes an ounce and a halfe these after the boyling in foure pintes of water vnto two straine throughe a cloth to which adde of Sugar and the Prunits one pounde making thereof a Sirrope according to arte for this recouereth a drye coughe the consumption of the Lungs the Reume and debilitie of sleeping A plaister made of either seede to whyche womans milke and the white of an egge added this applied on the Temples procureth sleepe The Seede or Herbe of the white Poppy after the tempering with the oyle of Roses applyed on an vlcer caused throughe a bruse draweth foorthe the heate in it and the same applyed on a hotte Liuer greatly profiteth The pouder of the white Poppy Seedes mixed with oyle oliue and annointed on the chine of the backe remoueth the griefe of the Joyntes and strengthneth them the seedes after the brusing with oyle Oliue applyed in plaister forme aboute the heade not only procureth reste but sounde sleepe The patiente which cannot sleepe may bruse certaine beades and after the heating presse forth the Juice with whiche washing the face like auaileth The heades of the greeue Poppy boyled vnto a thicknesse of bony profite vnto many causes for this taken procureth sleepe remoueth the cough stayeth the fluxe of the belly if any annointe hym with the same The Juice of Poppy mixed with the oile of Roses and annointyng the feete therewyth remoueth the rage of the Goute the seedes of the white Poppy brought to ponder and mixed with the oyle of Violets and the chine of the backe annoynted with the same profiteth againste the Ague and heate of the Liuer The commended vertues of the distilled water of the white Poppy THe aptest time for the distilling of the white Poppye is in the beginning of June and that the hearbe finely shred bee distilled in a Tinne Limbecke with a softe fyre This water profiteth againste the red spottes of the face if the same be washed with it twice a day this procureth white handes if they be washed with it The distilled water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time before the going to bed and anointing the Temples or beating veyns of the Wrests doth not only procure quiet rest but sound slepe this also vsed mitigateth the paine of the heade proceding of heate This water applied with linnen clothes wet in it extinguisheth any heate and profiteth a burnt skinne through the Sun in remouing the heate by the often applying of linnen clothes wette
or rather rosted vnder hotte imbers which after the Artly mixing with old Barrowes grease be in plaister forme applyed to the dayly griefes of the flanckes or sides doth in shorte time preuayle The iuyce of the Coleworte myxed wyth the oyle of Roses and applyed to the foreheade doth remoue the headache procured by heate of the Sun To this Coleworte boyled if you mixe the oyle of Almonds and Juyce of the sweete Pome Granate the same vsed doth in shorte time deliuer a drie coughe The Colewort after the opinion of certaine skilful Phisitions is founde to be harde in digestion swelleth the Bellie harmeth the flewmaticke in that the same increaseth humors and harmeth women hauing the redde course on them for so muche as the same increaseth such a fluxe If you would drie a moyst bellie then after the Colewortes be halfe sodden by pouring forth al the first in a manner poure in other warme water speedily which like boyle againe vntill the Coleworte in thys seething shal be tender and softe and in eating season it with a little pepper and salt but this may not be handled on such wise if you wold vse it for loosing of the bellie for then after the shifting of it out of the first hot licour into a panne standing fast by with oyle and a little salte prepared you must boyle againe vnto the tyme the same be readie The commended benefites of the distilled water of Colewortes THe leaues of the greene and common Coleworte are to bee distilled in a fayre and apte tyme aboute the beginnyng of June This water ministred or receiued vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth womeÌ„s reddes The distilled water of the Coleworte profiteth the byrth of chyld when the time of deliuerie is at hande if a Napkin wete in it be applyed often to the nose to smel vnto for by that meanes may shee happily be delyuered The like quantitie druncke healpeth the dropping of the vryne And druncke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth a loose Bellie The Phisicke helpes of the water of the redde Coleworte THe leaues of the redde Coleworte gathered are to bee distilled in the ende of May. This water drunke in the morning fasting vnto the quantitie of sixe or seuen ounces at a time softneth a harde belly and three ounces at a time vsed for a moneth togither putteth awaye the gyddynesse of the heade thys water profiteth againste the Apoplexie and convulsion or Cramp in the members either drunck or annoynted on the greeued places This water helpeth the trembling and quiueryng of members if those bee often rubbed and suppled with it and the water suffered to drye these into partes by it selfe The linnen clothes wet in it applyed on inflame 〈◊〉 putteth away the heate and ceasseth or â—â—ageth the swâ—llingâ— and orderly drunke healeth vlcers both within and without the body so that the vlcers without be applyed with linnen cloâ—â—â—s both morning and euening What worthy instructions to be conceyâ—ed in the sowing and ordering of the Beete for the Poâ—te Chapter 2. THe Beete more often eaten at poore mens tables ought to be bestowed in a most fatte Earthe and sowen at any season but rather the Seedes to be committed to the Earth abouâ— the middle of December and vnto Marche and like in August to possesse Seedes which may indure for three yeares The Seedes ought rather to be thicke than thinne sowen in beâ—dde and shot vp to some growth as that four or fyue leaues be sprung aboue the Earth then in the Summer time the plantes are to be remoued if the beddes afore were moystned or wet with floures as the singular Columella writeth but if the grounde bee drie in the Haruest time then to remoue them where shoures lately fell and softned the Earth The Beete loueth or ioyeth to be often digged about and to be fedde with much dung for which cause the yong plantes to be sette againe ought after the endes of the rootes cut off and the toppes of the leaues clipped to be striked or annoynted about with newe Cow Dung and then bestowed in beddes a good distance asunder which after the plants be more growen vp to be diligeÌ„tly weeded about and the vnprofitable weedes throwen away for by that meanes they growe the fayrer and bigger being as I said bestowed in fatte Earthe and well dunged The Beete may be caused to growe bigge and brode as â—ostion in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrâ—e affirmeth if before the Beete shall be growen vp into a stemme and shot forth in stalkes the owner lay vpon y e head a brode Tile Posthard or some other thing of waight to presse the toppe gently downe for by that practise or meanes in the waightie bearing downe the Beete is caused to spreade into a breadth with the leaues The Beete becommeth the whiter and farre greater if the Husbandly Gardener annoynte or couer the roote with newe Oxe or Cowe dung and that hee cutte the roote and toppe of the yong Bete â–ª as the Leeke handled before the setting and after a bigger growth to pâ—asse it downe as afore vttered To haue the Beete growe redde water the plant with redde Wyne Lyes or set the same in a hote place where the Sunne dayly shineth long The Beete rosted in Imbers taketh away the stincking smell and sauoure of Garlike eaten if the same be eaten vpon or after the Garlike as the Greeke Menander hath noted Thys is maruellous to heare by the Seede of the Beete that it yeeldeth not the whole perfection or perfite Seedes in the first yeare but an increase in Seedes somewhat more the seconde yeare and in the third yeare a full perfection from the first sowing And Plinie reporteth that the Beete speedieâ— commâ—th forwarde with the olde Seede than with newe for whiche cause the matter demanded of a skilfull Gardener reported of experience that the Seedes of the Beete to sowe ought not to be gathered before the Beete had borne a thirde yeare after the first sowing of which Seedes sowen in due time of the Mone the best Beetes come and this not to be forgotten that when the tast of Wine through the Colewort as afore vttered is corrupted in the vessell the same againe by the sauoure of the Beete as through the leaues put into it is recouered These hitherto of the Beete The Phisicke benefytes of the Beete FIrst all the kindes of the Beete haue a cold moyst qualitie and the white Beete as Diphilus the Husbandly Phisition reporteth looseth the bellie and the redde Beete moueth or prouoketh vryne Galen affirmeth this Beete to be endued with a nytrous qualitie through which it both purgeth and clenseth filth whiche vertue is more effectuous in the white in so muche that it causeth the bellie laxatiue and purgeth the body of euill humors yet the fame passed to the stomacke byteth and plucketh it The iuice of the common Beete drunke
in the spring tyme. The water tempered with Tâ—iacle preuaileth agaynst the plague The water drunke remoueth al maner of inward heates ceasseth thirst helpeth the Liuer and Mylte by the drincking and imploying of the same with linnen clothes wet in it It remoueth the shingles being applied and drunk it helpeth scalding or burning putteth away the kings euil It anayleth in Agues to coole the burning heate c. The roote and Herbe with the whole substance shred and brused togither ought to be distilled in the ende of May. The water of the Pimpernel drunke morning euening vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time doth helpe the stone of the kydneys and Bladder and purgeth the Reynes This helpeth the plague drunke within sixe daies once It profiteth women whose Matrice is euer colde and sendeth down y e reddes This drunk with a little quantitie of Castorie in fine pouder putteth away the shaking of the members This drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces fasting preserueth the person that day froÌ„ any natural sicknesse in that it remoueth all manner of griefe from the hearte expelleth euil humors and procureth vrine This drunke lyke profiteth against poyson it causeth also a cleare skinne and faire both in face and handes if the partye for a tyme washeth daylie those partes with it What skil and diligence required in the workmanly sowing and ordering of the Borrage and Buglosse Chap. 8. THe Borage Buglosse or Longdebeefe seruing for the Potte when the leaues are yet tender and theyr floures for Sallettes requyre to bee sowen in the moneth of Auguste and in September to serue the wynter time and in the moneth of Aprill the Moone increasing for the Sommer tyme in that the seedes especiallye of the Buglosse prosper not so well to be sowen at any other tyme for so muche as it ioyeth to be placed in a warme SuÌ„ny place the Earth afore diligently laboured and dressed These may the owner or Gardner remoue after certain leaues sprung vp at any time of the yeare and to bee placed in Beddes either alone or in Bordures rounde aboute the newe Beddes of other Hearbes The seedes both of the Borage and Buglosse require to be gathered in a maner halfe ripe to the ende they fal not out of their Huske And the whole Hearbe wyth the seedes of eyther ought to be layed in some high place open to the warme Sunne that they may rypen the speedier which full rype rub tenderly betwene the handes the seedes forth on a linnen cloth or sheet and these may you kepe for two yeares The Phisicke benefites and singular helpes both of the Borage and Buglosse or Longdebeefe THe Borage whiche otherwyse of Galen and Dioscorides is named the Buglosse or Longedbeefe is by the agreement of the skylful affirmed to be moyste and hotte in the firste degree which the selfe same Galen witnesseth saying that the Buglosse is of a moyst and temperate hotnes for which cause steeped in wine it is thought to procure a gladsomnesse and ioy to the drincker of it The Borage boyled in wine and the same drunke procureth good bloud in the creature The iuyce of this Hearbe mixed artely with Sugar and drunke fasting maruellously helpeth the gyddinesse or swimming of the heade The Sirupe made of the iuyce of Borage to which a like weight of Suger and a little quantitie of the pouder of the bones of the Harte these after the workmanlye boyling drunke fasting for a tyme togither maruellously recouereth the trembling and beating of the hearte If the iuyce with the simple Sirupe of Borage and Senee equallie myxed shall bee drunke morning and euening doth not only increase memorie but remoue Melancholie The floures raw eaten with distilled vineger and Sugar do not onlye procure good bloud but stay the tremblyng of the hearte whiche like they in wine and drunke preuaile The floures dryed and preserued for a yeare doe like profite in all the abouesayd griefes as the Hearbe doeth The Syrupe of Borage vsed for a time preuaileth against the Kings euil The floures steeped for a tyme in the oyle of sweete Almondes and after the wringing forth of this tenderly applyed to the stomacke and region of the heart doe maruellously comfort the weake patient The Syrupes both of the Borage and Buglosse are applyed in Phisicke for the only purpose of comforting To such hauing weake Lungs and a drie cough the Buglosse stieped in Wine and drunke greately preuayleth for the roughnesse of the throte and cough only applye or drinke as Galen instructeth the Buglosse boyled in Mulse or water and Hony The Buglosse stieped in Wyne and tempered with Mellicrate procureth after the drinking gladsomnes to the creature It purgeth the redde Choller proceeding of ouermuch heate being often drunke with sweete Wine This drunke in the like manner recouereth the Cardiacke passion yea it expelleth the noysome humors of the Lungs The iuice of the Buglosse remoueth the swelling of the feete beyng drunke with warme water The Wyne for a time drunke in which the Buglosse shall be stieped doth preserue a good memorie The same wine of the floures stieped and drunke for a time not only comforteth greatly the heart but engendreth good bloud in the creature The figure of the fornace named Balneum Mariae The singular healpes and Phisicke benefytes of the distilled waters both of the Borage and Buglosse THe commended time for distilling of the Borage is for the more parte aboute the ende of the Moneth of May when as it beareth floure whiche wholly with the roote shredde and brused ought then to be distilled in such a like furnace vessel as here before is placed named of the worthy Phisitions Balneo Mariae for that the same more naturally distilleth all maner of delectable floures and comfortable Hearbes than any other drie Fornace by Ashes doth The water destilled in this Fornace drunke vnto the quantitie of two or three ounces at a time both morning and euening dothe maruellously remoue and asswage both the gripings and swellings of the bellie yea this cureth Dissenteria and the hardnes of fetching breath This water drunke fasting vnto the quantitie of two ounces dothe not only coÌ„fort the heart and brayne but rendreth a healp to memorie and witte yea purgeth the euill bloud and remoueth phrensinesse This water easeth the griefe and paine caused by the sting and venoming of a Spider or Bee by laying linnen clothes wet in it on the place This with the redde Sarcenet layde on the eyes dothe not only aswage the payne of them but procureth a cleerenes of sighte yea the water applyed on the eares and necke dothe remoue the ringing and paine of the eares The water of the Borage floures drunke preuayleth by a like manner in all those griefes as the water of the proper Hearbe dothe yet the water of the floures accompted the worthier for that the same purgeth the bloud expelleth Melancholie and maruellously comforteth the heart
This also amendeth euery manner of distillation of the head by drinking two ounces euery euening before the going to bed This drinke profiteth againste burning Feuers and the Jaundise and drunke or applyed with linnen clothes wette in it doth speedely coole and amend the heate of the Lyuer The Buglosse oughte rather to bee destilled in the beginning of June in the like furnace afore placed named Balneum Mariae This distilled water drunke profiteth all such which are molested with the Flixe Disenteria the paineful fetching of breath and decay of minde besides the penslue and troubled and those whiche are weake of brayne if this be drunke morning and euening with Suger vnto the quantitie of two or three ounces at a time This drinke preuayleth against all hote sicknesses agewes defaultes of the Lungs the Liuer and Milt it purgeth also the bloud and remoueth the pricking about the heart and brest The water of the Hearbe drunke amendeth the Jandise clenseth the Leprie and Scabbes and stayeth the stilling of the head This ceasseth the paine of the head and burning of the eyes applyed with linnen clothes on the head or eyes this in like manner handled remoueth the ringing or sound of the Eares The Buglosse floures and Hearbe of eache two great handfuls to which added of Sinamon foure ounces a little brused before these togither destilled in Balneo Mariae do yeelde a most pretious water for the comforting of the heart and brayne if the same in the dayly taking be drunke with the confection of Manus Christi made in tables with pearles What skill and secreâ—es to be learned in the sowing remouing and setting of the Marigold Chapter 9. THe Marigolde named of the Herbarians Calendula is so properly tearmed for that in euery Calends and in each moneth this renueth of the owne accorde is found to beare floure as wel in the Winter as Sommer for which cause the Italians name the same the floure of euery moneth â–ª but some tearme it y e Sunnes floure or the folower of the Sunne and is of some named the Husband mans Dyall in that the same sheweth to them both the morning and euening tide Other name it the Sunnes Bride and Sunnes Hearbe in that the floures of the same follow the Sunne as from the rising by the South vnto the West and by a notable turning obeying to the Sunne in such manner that what part of Heauen he possesseth they into the same turned behold and that in a cloudie and thicke ayre like directed as if they shoulde be reuiued quickned and moued with the Spirit of him Such is y e loue of it knowen to be toward that royall Starre beeing in the night time for the desire of him as pensiue and sadde they be shutte or closed togither but at the noone time of the daye fully spred abrode as if they with spred armes loÌ„ged or diligeÌ„tly attended to embrace their Bridegrome This Marigold is a singular kinde of Herbe sowen in Gardens as well for the potte as for the decking of Garlandes bewtifying of Nosegayes and to be worne in the bosome The Seedes of this floure are commonly bestowed in a Husbandly and well dressed Earth but this rather done by the counsell of the skilfull in the increase of the Moone whereby the floures may growe the bigger and broader But to procure the floures to growe the doubler bigger and broader the owner ought to remoue the plantes often and to set them in new beddes lying in Sunny places heerein considering at those times of remouing that the Moone bee increasing so nigh as you can Besides some will that many Seedes be put togither into one hole in the first quarter of the Mone and to be sundry times watered in the first comming vp of them vnlesse the moisture of the aire otherwyse healpe These after certain leaues spruÌ„g vp if they be ofteÌ„ remoued clipped by due course of the Moone yeelde a bigger broader and fayrer floure and they yeeld always more floures in the Haruest than in the Spring time The Phisicke benefytes and healpes of the Marigolde THe iuice of the Hearbe and roote applyed vp in glister forme recouereth in short time the Palsie members The floures and leaues dried keepe vnto vse for if a woman deliuered of childe the after burden come not kindle or burne this Hearbe and floures dryed with waxe and with the same make a smoke belowe for this is a sure and laudable experiment to bring them downe the child afore deliuered as the learned Brumfelsius reporteth For the pappes of women swelled through the stopping and stay of the reddes minister the floures with Spikenard and Wyne in that the same ceasseth or aswageth and prouoketh the monethlie course The floures of the Marigolde boyled and drunke stayeth the fluxe of pissing bloud The iuice of the leaues wringed forthe and dropped into the eares killeth the wormes The rindes of the rootes dryed brought into powder and applyed on foule pushes do heale them in short time The rinde of the Marigolde pierceth and digesteth euill humors whiche boyled in Wine and drunke helpeth the stopping and other griefes of the Liuer The floures of the Marigolde stieped in Uinegre and Salt and reserued reteyne their proper vertue for two yeares These comforte the stomacke and procure an appetite to meate yea they consume the humors of the stomacke and heate a colde breast The said iuice of the floures mixed with a little pure vinegre warmed and rubbed well on the Teeth and gummes is a soueraine remedie for the aswaging of the grieuous paine of the Teeth The iuice of the floures drunke vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time in the fitte of the Plague shall speedely be holpen if the patiente after the drinking of the iuice lying on bedde be well couered wyth clothes to sweate throughly The conserue of the floures is a preparatiue against the plague If seauen graynes waight of the iuice of the floures bee drunke with three ounces of white Wyne and repeated sundry mornings it helpeth the quartaine The powder of the rindes of the rootes of the Marigolde mixed with the iuice of Fennell Wyne and a little Oyle and boyled vnto a thicknesse to whiche a little waxe added for the apter making of it an oyntment and so applyed on the Milte or colde stomacke dothe greately profite The commended healpes of the distilled water THe worthy Hieronymus a most expert Herbarian reporteth that the distilled water of the Marigolde floures drawen in Balneo Mariae do recouer al defaultes of the eyes whether these proceede of heate or through colde caused and to procure cleere eyes besides the putting away of all griefes of the head What skill industrie and secretes to be learned in the sowing and ordering of the Parselie Chapter 10. THe Parsely in the bestowing in the Earthe requireth small laboure and diligence and loueth a stony and Sandy Earth so that the same needeth small fatning whereby it maye well agree to
doth maruellousely resolue the impostumes of the pappes caused through the ranckling of Milke stayed backe by part drying vp the Milke and part by purgyng the same The Parselie eaten eyther rawe or sodden doth amend the stopping of the Lyuer prouoke Urine stayeth loosenes of the Bellie and hathe a propertie in strengthning of loose partes The Parselie also hathe the nature of pearcing for whyche cause it moueth vryne and very much preuaileth againste the stone as wel the seede as roote The Greeke Florentinus writeth in his husbandrie that the Parsely with crummes of bread applyed in the steede of a playster doth heale the Shingles but the decoction of the same drunke to breake the stone and the like to perfourme by applying outwardly To these for such hardly making water and diseased in the kidneys to helpe aswel by the leafe as by the roote The blacke spottes to restore to the proper colour if the decoction of the seedes be applyed vpon and to soften the hardnesse of the pappes by applying the leaues brused on them Plinie writeth that the brused seedes annoynted with the whyte of an Egge or the seede boyled in water and drunke to amende and helpe the kidneys and brused in colde water to profite and remoue the vlcers of the mouth this also with olde wyne ministred to breake the stone in the bladder which like doth the roote perfourme Thys profiteth giuen for the Jaundise in white wyne and to such women whose monethly courses doe not orderlye proceede or be stayed This is worthy to be noted that the rawe Parsely yeeldeth sweeter waters in the drinking as the worthye Plinie hath noted and to the mouth as Galen writeth the same pleasaunt and very delectable to the stomacke The seed taken in meate doth expel winde in the body the same brused and applyed on a foule Scabbe doth very wel clense and procureth a fayre skinne The seeds eaten doth remoue the swelling of the stomacke and profiteth the dropsie men in that the seeds drye and pearce the euil humors and consume them The Parsely profiteth those persons which haue gotten the Leprie of Fleumaticke humors It clenseth the Liuer and remoueth the payne of the Loynes and Bladder A sauce prepared of the Parselye wyth Sorrell and vyneger myxed togyther and eaten preuayleth agaynste the burnyng of a Feuer If after the drying of the Parselye rootes and beaten fynelye to pouder the same be mixed and drunke with the purest wine doth not only procure a sounde brayne and perfite memorie but purgeth the bloud The Seedes after the agreement of the best writers are principall in the causes of Phisicke the rootes next to them and the leaues as third in working The rootes Herbe and seedes of the Parsely applyed in meate and drinke do procure vrine remoue the stone of the Loynes drawe downe the reddes dissolue winde in the bodie take awaye the gripings of the bellie aswage the strangurie paine of the backe griefe of the Kidneys and bladder and swellyng of the stomacke The person bitten of a mad dog by boyling and drinking the decoction of Parsely and applying a playster made of the seedes and Herbe shal be speedily holpen The Phisicke helpes of the distilled water of Parsely THe commended time for the distilling of Parsely is in the beginning of September and that the fresh rootes and Herbe wyth the whole substance be distilled togither in Balneo Mariae The water of the Parselye drunke vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time morning and euening for thirtie or fourtie dayes togither profiteth against the stone of the kydneys and Loynes purgeth the kydneys and bladder and greatlye moueth forwarde the vrine The water drunke in the same manner helpeth digestion procureth an appetite to meate purgeth the Liuer easeth the strangurie and where so euer thys water is annoynted on the heade or bodie heares do soone after shedde What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering both of the Garden and wilde or running Time Chap. 11. THe Garden Time although it seeme better to agree to be placed nigh to Beehiues for the commoditie of Honye than in Gardens yet our purpose is here somewhat to write of the same in that this is so carefully bestowed in Gardens as well for the commoditie of meates as for the deeking of Garlandes There are found to be two kindes of it the one white with a wooddy or hard roote growing on little Hilles which is accompted the worthiest The other aswel in kinde as floure ▪ blacke which Actius in meates disaloweth for the same inwardly receyued lightly putrifieth and increaseth Cholericke humors The Tyme of the Garden growing bushie and full of slyppes is seene to shoote vp ▪ two handfuls high bring most sweete and delectable of sauoure and decked with a number of smal leaues bearing also purple floures tending to a whitenesse and the toppes after the fourme of Antes bending in bodie The Garden Time better cōmeth forwarde being bestowed in a leane and stony ground for which cause it neyther desireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but ioyeth to be placed in a Sunny and open place This wel ynough prospereth being bestowed in beds either in the seede or plant but this speedier cōmeth forward being only set yea this increaseth being set againe with the floures bearing as the singular Theophrastus witnesseth The owners of Hiues haue a perfitte forsight and knowledge what the increase or yeelde of Honye will bee euerie yeare by the plentiful or small number of floures growing and appearing on the Tyme about the Sommer solstice For this increaseth and yeeldeth most friendly floures for the Bees which render a coloure and sauoure to the Hony The saide Theophrastus writeth that the floure of Tyme spreade abroade is destroyed and dyeth if a big shoure of raine happen to fal The worthy Neapolitane Rutilius in his husbandrie instructeth y t the whole plant is to be rather set than sowen about the middle of April in a well laboured Earth lying open to the Sunne and that the same may prosper and come the speedier forwarde Hee willeth the owner to water the Plantes of time or to moysten them al a day with water finely sprinckled on the beddes in that the tyme so fast drincketh in If the owner or Gardener woulde possesse y e seedes he must diligently gather the floures in whiche the seedes are contained and not laboure to separate the one from the other The running Tyme ioyeth to bee set or sowen neare to springs of water as by a Wel or Ponde for on such wise bestowed in the Earth the same yeeldeth the fayrer leaues This neyther requireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but only to be bestowed in a Sunny place and ioyeth in the often remouing The running time doth many tymes proceede or come of the Basill rudely or wythout care bestowed in the Earth The Phisicke helpes both of the Garden and running Time THe Garden Tyme heateth and dryeth in the thirde degree The Tyme
boyled in eyther Milke or Wine and orderly drunke doe remoue a hote cough recouer the Lungs blistered and is a singular remedie against the consumption of the Lungs The Holyhoke boyled in eyther water or Wine and tempered wyth Hony and Alume if the same decoction be gargalled and holden for a time in the mouth doth speedely cure the blisters and putrified sores of the mouth and throte The leaues of the Holyhoke after the boyling with meate eaten with Sallet Oyle and a little Salt looseth the bellie and amendeth the hoarsenesse of voyce The roote and Hearbe boyled vnto the consumptioÌ„ in a maner of the water wil leaue a clamminesse aboue which applyed on any impostume ripeneth softneth the hardnes of the same The commended healpes of the distilled water of the Holyhoke THe distilled water of the Holyhoke Roses in Balneo Mariae gargelled or applyed without with linnen clothes is greately commended for the breakings out of the mouth and profiteth as well agaynste the outward as inward heates besides cureth the Shingles and vlcers of 〈◊〉 â—â—ote and all other swellings The sayd water often drunke is a pretious water vnto all inwarde heates of Feuers in y t the same cooleth softneth all impostumes of the Lungs and sides It healeth and mitigateth the perilous flixe Disenteria the hote swellings of womens places the Kidneys and Bladder This asswageth the payne of the Bladder expelleth the stone purgeth the Kidneys and Bladder beeing drunke for a time morning and euening The water applyed on y e Temples in a hote Feuer procureth sleepe if the feete of the patiente in a hote Feuer be bathed with it procureth rest and ceasseth thirst The commended benefytes of the distilled water of Mintes THe Herbe wâ—th the stalkes finely shredde ought diligently be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the middle of May. The water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time strengthneth the stomacke and digesteth the meate receyued The water drunke in the same manner profiteth against the stopping of the Liuer and Milt It openeth also the wayes of Urine as of the Kidneys and Bladder The water in like manner drunke procureth an appetite to meate stayeth belching and vomiting the like dothe this applyed without on the stomacke The mouth often washed with the same recouereth a stincking breath and putride gummes The water drunke stayeth sounding and giddines of the head If any taking a slice of Barlie bread and stieping it in this water tempered with Wine or Uinegre shal applie the same warme to the Nosethrils the sauoure incontinent yeldeth a maruellous refreshing and strengthning of the feeble person The water in like quantitie drunke purgeth the Matrice and a linnen cloth wet in it warme and applyed to the priuie place like preuayleth The water applied on hard pappes dissolueth the milke courded in theÌ„ the same for a time drunke healeth the ruptures within both of olde and yong persons The water after the mixing with Rue and the Coliander gargelled in the mouth restoreth the Vuula fallen 〈◊〉 of the Hearbe stieped in Lie be washed on the Scabbes of Children healeth them speedelie This like drunke profiteth againste wormes drunke with Wyne comforteth and heateth a colde stomacke What care and skill is required in the sowing and workemanly ordering of the artochoke Chapter 13. THe Herbarians write the Artochoke to be a kind of Thistill of them named the Thistill of the Garden The Artochoke which before grew wilde in the fieldes came by diligence for the benefite of sale to bee carefully bestowed in the Garden where through trauell broughte from his wildenesse to serue vnto the vse of the mouth and bellie The Artochoke growing with thicke scalie â—ares in forme to the pinaple and sufficiently knowen to most persons ioyeth in a loose and dunged earth yet the same better commeth forward being bestowed in a fatte ground and by that meanes defended from Moles as the worthy Rutilius reporteth but sowen in a fast Earth after their growth be not so lightely digged vp of an enemie The sayd Rutilius willeth the Seedes of the Artochoke to be coÌ„mitted to the Earth in the moneth of March the Moone then increasing of light and that in beddes well dunged and workemanly prepared which bestowe in the Earth halfe a foote asunder yet these not deepe put and in such maner deale with the seedes that taking so manye vp as you may handsomly with three fingers thrust or set those vnto the middle ioyntes in the Earth couering them lightely with loose Earth which if hote weather happen to ensewe the Gardener with diligence must water the plantes for a time for the plantes on suche wise handled will yeelde a tenderer fruite and fuller head as the worthy Varro reporteth yet maye not the owner hope or looke for fruites or heads to come to their full growth and perfeitnesse for the eating in the first yeare If the Gardener would bestowe seedes to profite hee ought to make little furrowes on the bedde wâ—ll a foote distante one from the other being in breadth and deepenes of halfe a foote which after fyll with olde dung finely broken and blacke Earthe in like manner small in whiche so handled bestowe the Seedes to the depth of the middle ioyntes and after couer them lightely with fyne Earth not pressing or tâ—â—ading it downe And as soone as the plantes haue yelded fooâ—th leaues sufficâ—â—â—â— greate the owner ought to water them often and to continue the lyâ—e watering in a grounde very drye vntil the herbes yeld or send forth heads both tender and sufficient big when the plantes shal be wel growne vp the Gardener must clense and purge dayly the beds of weeds dung about the roots of the plants if he wil credit Columella store of ashes for y e kind of dung the said author reporteth to be most apt and agreable to that potherb of whiche by the kinde of the dung this hearbe taketh the Latine name The owner or Gardener must haue a special care that he bestow not the sedes in the earth with the contrary ends downeward for these will bring forth Attochokes crooked weake very small if we may credite the Neapolitan Rutilius If the owner wold haue the herb yeld beds or Artochockes without prickles hee muste after the instructions of the Greeke writers of husbandry either breake the sharpe ends of the seeds or make blunte the prickes before the bestowing in the earth on some stone rubbed whiche also many affirme to come to passe if the Gardener paring off the rinde of the Lettuce roote and shreading or cutting the same into many small pieces dothe after the bestowing of the seedes into â—che piece diligently set these a foote distance asunder wil after yelde heads the lyke The Gardener shall possesse Artochokes of pleasaunt sauoure if he laye the seedes to stiâ—pe for three dayes before the sowyng in the iuyce of the Rose or Lillie or oyle of bays made with the
of each a like waight to which the oyle of Camomil and Hony in like proportioÌ„ added the same applyed warme to the womans priuie place doth on such wise purge the Matrice y t she may after conceiue with child And in the proper purgings of the women as Plinie reporteth the decoction of the Hearbe in water somuche preuayleth that it draweth forthe the dead yongling The iuyce of the Herbe boyled and ministred looseth the bellye helpeth the Liuer kydneys and stomacke boyled in vineger remoueth the vexing payne of the vryne yea the kings euill applyed with Milke or water and Hony if it be without a Feuer The Cychorie taken with vineger as Discorides reporteth is profitable to the stomacke for that the same in meate aswageth y e heate and infirmities of the same And by it selfe applyed and with barlye meale layed playster wise on the regyon of the heart greatly helpeth in the plague and burning Agues the same is to be vsed to great purpose It also qualifieth Pestilent pushes if the water of y e decoction of y e same be applyed on the places with linnen clothes The floure throwen into a pismyers hyl soone after becommeth as red as bloud Thys Herbe boyled in wine and taken with meate is verye profitable to the stomack in that the same helpeth digestioÌ„ the floures brused with the rootes and applyed in plaister fourme on the Goute doe incoÌ„tynente aswage the paine of the same proceeding of heate This playster applyed on the Shingles doth maruellously â–ª remoue the mightye heate The commended vertues of the distilled water both of the Endyue and Cychorie THe time aptest for the distilling of Endiue is in the end of May the leaues before the distilling plucked from the stemmes and finely shredde The Endiue water drunk vnto y e quantite of two ounces at a time both morning and euening profiteth the straightnes and stopping of the breast in the same maner drunk is auailable to women with childe in that thys both strengthneth them and amendeth senses The Endyue water mixed with the water of Plantein Rose water and the white Sief without Opium of which an oyntement made after arte doth in short time recouer vlcers distempered of a hot matter and especially those hapning on the priuities The sayd water with the iuyce of the Marche Mallowe rootes oyle of Roses and Camomil Saffron barlie meale the yolkes of Egges mixed altogither ouer the fire and applyed in plaister forme is a preseÌ„t remedy both for the Goute of the handes and feete The Endiue water drunke vnto the quantity of foure or fiue ounces at a tyme both morning and euening recouereth the plague repelleth or putteth away the kings euil ceasseth thirst in good quantity drunke aswageth the heate of the Liuer This helpeth the stitch in the side and pricking felte about the heart drunke vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time both morning euening a lynneÌ„ cloth or bolster of hempe applyed on a hot Liuer qualifieth the heate or in what part of y e body the like hapneth but as the linnen clothes waxe drye euermore to wet them in this water The best time for distilling the Cichorie is in the middle of Maye the herbe roote to be finely shred before the distilling in a tin Limberâ—â— The water of Cychory drunke vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time both morning and euening and at Noone or taken with drinck in this manner remoueth the heate of the stomacke This drunke in the like maner or applyed with linnen clothes on the region of the Hearte both comforteth and strengthneth the heart and stomacke And as this applied w t linneÌ„ clothes on the Liuer aswageth the heate of it so it openeth the stopping of the same This drunk in the sayd maner preserueth the creature from the plague This like auayleth for carbuncles eyther drunke or applyed with linnen clothes on the places this also often drunke stayeth the rysing of the lungs vnto the throte and stoppeth the perillous flixe Disenteria The water in like quantitie drunke openeth the stopping of the Liuer Mylte this gargelled in the mouth and drunke helpeth the swelling of the Vuula and throte it helpeth also wasted members if those be often bathed with the same and drunk in like condition or applyed with linnen clothes helpeth the bit of a venemous beast The floures after y e gathering in y e morning distilled in Balneo Mariae and orderly applyed serueth vnto dyuerse impediments of the eyes as vnto the vlcers of them the mistynes or dymnesse of sight the Pynne web and spottes in the eyes and vnto many other like griefes What care skil and secretes to be learned in the sowing and workmanly ordering of the Lettuce Chap. 15. THe Garden Lettuce desireth a wel laboured ground fat moyst and dunged appearing for the more part by the fourth daye aboue the Earth so that the Seede in the Earth be not burned of the sun or the ground vnfruiteful The seed may be committed to the earth al the yere through if the place for the growing shal be battle dunged and moyst The seedes may be sowen in beds thicke togither and in the moneth of March or beginning of April in that the tender plantes can not indure the nipping frostes nor colde ayre Those seedes whych the owner bestoweth in beddes in the moneth of September will so be hardned for the winter time that the plantes may well endure to bee remoued and set at any tyme and watred for two or three days togither vnlesse these be otherwise moystned with the dayly and sweete shoures of the ayre And in committing of the seedes to the Earth the owner oughte to haue a care for watering of the beddes leaste the heate consisting in the dung breatheth or casteth the seedes forth of the earth The plantes râ—sen or sprong vppe well foure or fiue leaues aboue the Earth ought then to bee remoued and sette agayne into a fatte grounde a good distaunce one from the other and to water them well at the rootes so that it freese not nor the season bee veryâ— hotte The owner or Gardener maye not remoue to sette agayne the small or common Lettuces but the greate whyche wyll become crisped and thicke named of diuerse the Romayne Lettuce that yeeldeth whyte and farre bigger seedes these if the Gardener bestoweth agayne in Beddes wyll shoote vppe farre fayrer and greater in Touffâ— and in taste pleasaunter if hee especially breake awaye the firste leaues before the setting of them in Beds for as much as the first or outward stalks haue much milke in theÌ„ which wil lightly become bitter through the heate of the Sunne If the owner would possesse fayre and whit Leettuces he ought to bynde the leaues vp togither with a threede well two dayes before the plucking vppe â–ª and setting againe in other Beddes whych so done he must straw thicke ouer with riuer or sea saÌ„d which the worthy Plinie
only made of the lettuce and applied on hot impostumes and the Shingles â–ª doth mightily coole The lettuce sodden and mixed with the oyle Oliue receiued inward by potion doth helpe in shorte tyme the dropsie The iuyce of the Lettuce annoynted on the forhead of him that hath the feuer can not slepe procureth rest slepe to the pacient as y e skilful Florentinus writeth which also affirmeth that a man shal not be ouercome w t drink if he afore eat with a fasting stomack grene lettuce To these he addeth that seedes of the Lettuce brused and drunke â–ª to stay the sheding of Sperm for which cause this is profitably taken or drunk against the night pollutioÌ„s hapning to many yong persons Thys author besides vttereth that the Lettuce layde vnder the couerlet the sick person not knowing therof and gathered after this maner as with the left hande pulled vp by the roote before the Sun rising dothe soone after cause sleepe A lyke to this hee reporteth if fyue three or one leafe be layde priuily vnder the bolster of the sicke but in such maner that the bigger ende of the stalke and leafe lye to the feeteward and the toppe or smaller ende to the head Here learne that the plentifull and dayly eating of the Lettuce of marryed persons is verye incommodious and noysome to them as the Greeke wryters of Husbandrye haue noted in that the same as they write not only doth diminish the fruitfulnesse of childreÌ„ but the children after borne to become idle foolish and peuish persons But the physitions in our time write contrary for they say that Lettuce neither doth increase euil bloud nor the same throughly perfect yet is the Lettuce by their agreemeÌ„t worthier than the other potherbs For the Lettuce is preferred as Galen writeth not without good reson to other herâ—es in y t there is none known or found to be of better norishment This also in the Sommer time as the saide Authour writeth is a gratefull and profitable meate forasmuch as by nature it cooleth This ministred too hotte and Cholericke stomackes is maruelously auailable yet the often vse dulleth the sight of the eies procureth a moistnes yea and abateth the desire of the venereall act This also through the often eating greatly harmeth such fetching the winde short spitting vp of bloud and the fleumatike This herbe besides too ofteÌ„ and much vsed as wel sodden as raw is no lesse perillous than the eating of the Hemlock The Lettuce in the sommer time is vsed rather for Physik sake than for the proper nourishment which it yeldeth as vnto the moystening and cooling yet this seing it may be discerned colde who needeth to doubt that it can ingender in any manner sounde and pure bloud in vs for the substance of it common to vs whiche is both mylkie and sweete and to these meanly digested is for the same readily and lightly chaunged into bloud The Lettuce therfore eaten moderately doth procure in vs good bloud and helpeth many tymes the tertian agewe and the herbe is sayd to loose the belly in that this thorough the proper moysture and coldnes both colleth and tempreth the immoderate heat of the lyuer whiche notwithstanding for the speedy and vehement distribution and carying away of the meate and drinke is many tymes wont to bynde the belly The herbe eaten either rawe or boyled with vineger and Suger doth dissolue the stopping of the milte and lyuer yet eaten rawe in much quantitie is sayd to trouble the sight and both harme the eyes and cause a mistinesse that thickneth and dulleth the visiue spirites and causeth the christalline humor troubled and offendeth the animal spirite through the proper coldnesse consisting in it Many vse the Lettuce before it bee risen into a stalke boyling it in water or broath which likewise the worthy Galen reporteth that he did in his olde age yet not eating the â—ame before the boyling for the hardnesse which he founde to ensue by the eating of it rawe notwithstanding the sayd Galene in yong age vsed the rawe Lettuce to represse the heate of choler in the stomacke but when he came to olde age he vsed to eate the lettuce boyled at supper to procure the sweeter and longer sleepe in the night so that the lettuce boyled and eaten at supper or at the houre of going to bed was to him a singular remedie to cause a quiete sleepe The auncient vsed not to eate the Lettuce at the beginning of supper but at the latter ende the reason of which was that seing the Lettuce as we haue aforesayd is of a cold and moyst nature therefore the eating of the same at the ende of supper and mixed with the other dainties in the stomack it causeth the sooner and sounder sleep in the night and this the readyer represseth the vaporous fumes of heady wine and drunkennesse also it is the sooner maistre and stayed thorough the mightie moistening of the braine The Lettuce seedes brused and mixed wyth the white of an egge and womans â—â—lke applyed in playster forme on the temples of foreheade warme at the going to reste doth maruellouslie procure sleepe A lyke to this dothe the iuice of the Lettuce and womans milke of eche a like quantitie to whyche halfe an ounce of white Popie seede brused and applied warme on the forehead The Seede brused and druncke ceasseth the often imaginations of the venereall acte in sleepe and represseth the desire of the naturall acte The worthy Phisitions in oure time haue deuised a more healthfull way for the eating of rawe Lettuce at Dynners and Suppers in the Sommer tyme by mixing with it vineger oyle Olyue and salte which so prepared ioyning with other meates on the table that the same may stirre vp the feeble appetite caused by great heate and bothe temper the burnyng of bloud and mitigate the heate of the lyuer and hearte notwithstanding the herbe in this maner prepared ought waryly to be vsed seâ—ng the immoderate vse of the herbe as afore vttered doth extinguishe the earneste will to the venereall acte The married persons desiring the procreation of children oughte soberly and measurably feede on the Lettuce but to the Cholericke persons this hearbe is not denyed so that the coldnesse of it with Rocket Cresses â–ª Mintes Maioram and suche like be afore tempered to the apter cooling of their stomackes The commended vertues of the distilled water of Lettuce THe Garden Lettuce gathered aboute the middle of Maye oughte after the finely shredding to be distilled wyth a softe fyre in eyther Balneo Mariae or Tynne Lymbecke This water of the crisped or Garden Lettuce druncke to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time bothe morning and euening profiteth the Lyuer in that by nature it cooleth and comforteth the same and cooleth the bloud inflamed The water in like manner drunke stayeth the perillous Flixe Disenteria and other vehemente Flixes of the bellie this amendeth the trembling of mâ—mbers and healpeth those
eyes stayeth the perillous flixe Disenteria and strengthneth bothe the kidneyes and Bladder The iuyce gyuen in drinke helpeth burning Feuers kylleth the wormes in the Bellie and stayeth the spitting forth of bloud The iuyce bestowed in glister wise helpeth the excoriations in the bowels of women and the rawnesse of the priuie places within procured by distillations from the heade The iuyce of the Herbe is profitably annoynted on the heade wyth the oyle of Roses or oyle Olyue againste the headache caused by the heat of the sun and wounds dangered by blasting or in a furious heat this mightily mytigateth with barly meale anoynted The Hearbe to greate purpose is applyed on the Nauyll of infantes fallyng forth by crying and the Hearbe chewed or rather the iuyce boyled stayeth the griefe and loose teeth of the heade yea the iuyce eaten rawe aswageth the kernels and vlcers in the monthe and swelling of the gummes Leontinus a Greeke writer of husbandrye wryteth that the leafe of the Purselane holden vnder the tong of the person molested wyth thirst to mitygate the desire of often drinking and Plinie writeth that the iuyce to remoue wartes by annoynting the places many dayes togither and hee also wryteth that the inflamations of the pappes and Goute maye bee aswaged and healed by the iuyce of Purselane with Hony The sayde Plinie reporteth that the roote of the Herbe hanged with a threede about the necke remoueth the griefe of fall of y e Vuula which like hapned to a Judge in Italie as he writeth The Herbe Rocket heateth and moysteneth in the seconde degree the seedes and leaues are only vsed in Medicine The Herbe boyled and eaten increaseth the Sperme in the man whiche Aegineta lib. â— like witnesseth saying that the Rocket obtayneth a great vertue in heating and supposed to increase Sperme and for the same to stirre vppe a desire to the Uenereall acte besides to cause through the often eating alone a gyddinesse and payne of the heade The Rocket â—â—creaseth a strong heate for which cause the same is hurtfull to the heade but the Garden Rocket boyled with the Lettuce Beetes worketh or causeth no harme and in such maner 〈◊〉 the same encreaseth the milke in women giuing sâ—cke and Nurses The Rocket eaten and applyed in playster wise on the peâ—ten causeth vrine softneth the bellie coÌ„forteth the stomacke and helpeth digestion the iuce of Rocket myxed with an Oxe gauâ—e recouereth blacke scarres vnto a whitâ—â—sse the pymples or pushes on the face the iuyce with Hony annoynted amendeth in short time The iuyce or seede myxed wyth Hony and annoynted on the head and often vsed with meate doth kyll the Nyttes and wormes of the heade but the often vse of Rocket procureth gripings of the bellie The roote after the tender boyling brused and applyed in playster fourme on broken and brused bones doth put awaye the payne the Seede brused and drunke in wine recouereth the bytte of venemous beastes A skilful practicioner reporteth that if three leaues of the Rocket bee gathered wyth the lefte hande and after the boyling in water and Hony mixed togither takeÌ„ in drink the same sayth he maruelously auayleth against the Jaundise and hard swelling of the mylte The commended Vertues of the distilled waters of Purselane THe Herbe steÌ„me and leaues of the Purselane shred togither ought to be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of May The water of Purselane drunke vnto the quaâ—tine of three ounces at a tyme both morning and euening for three or foure dayes togither amendeth the spitting vppe of bloude and the perillous flyxe Dysenteria The water drunke in like quantitie at a tyme stayeth any fluxe of the belly yea putteth away a hot and drye coughâ— â–ª thys lyke profiteth against the heate of Liuer ceasseth thyrst helpeth the plague remoueth the shortnesse of fetching breath This water also profitable to infants against heate and the wormes gyuen in drinke both morning and euening vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time If in two ounces of water of Purselane 〈…〉 of the Seede of Psilium or fleaworte be steeped for a night and after a Spâ—nge deeped in thys y e tongue bee washed three or foure tymes a daye whyche through greate heate in a Feuer or other sicknesse is adusted and draweth to a blackenesse thys in shorte time recouereth It helpeth vnto a cooling of the inflamed bloude either drunke alone or taken in drinke and repelleth the griefes of the Bladder What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering of the Cheruil Smallage Taragon and Cresses Chap. 7. THe Hearbe Cheruell ioyeth to be sowen in a well dunged Earthe in the monethes of Februarie March and April sometimes in August and September to possesse the Herbe in the winter tyme and this the better prospereth thorough the often watering vntill it bee well come vp The Smalledge seedes ought to be sowen in a wel labored Earth and neare to a stone wal or thicke Hedge thys Hearbe wel ioyeth in the shadow and commeth wel vp in any ground And after this Herbe bee once bestowed in the Garden a man shall hardely weede it forth quyte and the Gardener may leaue a stemme or two to shoote vp into Seede froÌ„ yeare to yeare for this Herbe wyll indure for euer without any weeding at al. The owner may committe the seedes to the Earth after the myddle or ende of Februarie vnto the beginning of September Thys Herbe hath the like vertue and properties which the Parsely possesseth The Taragon of the Garden bearing Seede like to the Flaxe ought to bee bestowed in a wel dunged Earth and after the plants bee shotte vp neare a foote high the Gardener ought then to take vp the hole bodies and set them agayne in the selfe same Earth whych often water vntill they haue taken strong roote in the Earth The Taragon enioyeth the like properties as the Rocket and maye not be eaten a part or alone but rather with the Lettuce Purselane and such lyke Herbes The Garden Cresses is a soure Herbe in taste like to the Onyon which the Germaynes in many places do often vse in Sallets but it seemeth that the Herbe is not eaten withoute other cooling Hearbes matched with it as the Lettuce Sorrel Purselane and such like which temper the fire or burning force of the Hearbe euen as the worthye Phisition Galen hath willed it who forbad the rocket to be eaten without the Lettuce that the contrary vertue might be tempered This Herbe ioyeth to bee sowen in moyste places as by small ryuers or running courses of water Wels and springs for no other labour after the Seedes bestowed doe they require sauing a dayly watering for the plantes in the comming vppe desire oftentimes a day to be watered by little and little The Seedes of the Cresses after the minde of Rutilius bestowed in Beddes wyth the Lettuce increaseth verye well for they ioye in moysture and hate the dung And sowen in a shadowie place
in Februarie and Marche the Plantes reasonablye prosper and come forwarde The Phisicke remedies and helpes both of the Cheruil and Garden Cresses THe Cheruel heateth in the thyrde degree and dryeth in the second thys Herbe of al persons is eaten rawe with vineger in brothes boyled This Hearbe taken in drinke procureth vryne and sendeth downe the Termes in women brused wyth wine and drunke mytigateth the griefes and stitches in the side Thys drunke wyth water and Honye resolueth or looseth flewme it putteth away grypings of the bellie and ingendereth winde The iuyce of Cheruel taken wyth vyneger kylleth wormes in the bellie the Cheruell brought into pouder and mixed with Honye healeth a Canker being annoynted vppon The Herbe boyled in wine and drunke ceaseth the ache and griefe of the Hyppes The Herbe with the whole substance boyled if the same bee after mixed wyth vineger and the heade washed with the same doth remoue the dandrye of the heade In the like manner ordered and applyed healeth running sores and Cankers It healeth the bytte of a madde dog if the person shall drincke of the Seede brused and shall wash the wounde with the same The roote of Cheruill boyled with the Hearbe Saxifrage and drunke breaketh the stone of the Bladder and prouoketh vrine The Cheruell boyled in wyne and drunk dissolueth the gathered bloude into knobbes or otherwise clotted in the bodie The Herbe after the brusyng and tempering with waxe and Barrowes grease applyed on impostumes behynde the Eares doth in short time dissolue and heale them The Garden Cresses heateth and dryeth in the thirde degree but the learned Platearius affirmeth that the Cresses to be hotte and dry in the fourth degree The seede especially serueth to the vse of Medicine and is preserued in great efficacie for fiue yeares The Hearbe greene is of great efficacie being somewhat dryed The seede possesseth y e vertue of heating and drying of superfluous humours ▪ and in a maner inioyeth the like vertue of Mustarde seede the seede after the brusing drunke in wine expelleth the deade yonglyng drunke with wine remoueth the swelling of the Milte eaten with Honye is a remedie for the cough and looseth the breast it auayleth against the Palsie of the tong if the seede chawed be retayned a time in the mouth It profiteth not if the Cresses be eaten alone for that the same dyminisheth mans strength and engendreth euil humours for this Herbe ioyeth to bee bestowed in a moyste Earth and vnder a shadowe from the Sunne The seede hole taken restrayneth the distillings of the heade without daunger or harme the seede brought to pouder and drawen vppe by the Nosethrilles clenseth the brayne and helpeth the paynes of the heade The seede of the Cresses helpeth against the paulsie beyng boyled in wyne and applyed hotte in a bagge to the Paulsye member the pouder of the seede blowen vppe doth cause the patiente sneese amendeth the Lethargie or sleeping out of measure The Seede boyled wyth drye figges and a Gargyll made of the same doeth sende vppe and drye the Vuula loose hanging Agaynste infections of the heade knobbes and dandrie mixe the seedes of the Cresses with Goose grease and diligently brused annointe all aboute sundry times the pouder of the seede annoyted with oyle of Roses doth stay the going forth of the fundament The seede drunke in wine doth expel the noysome creeping things as the rounde and flatte wormes in the bodye but forcibler by mynts added thereto thys profiteth againste the hardnesse of fetching winde and the coughe wyth Organye myxed and sweete wine and the same dyuerse tymes drunke the decoction of the Hearbe in Goates Mylke helpeth the griefes of the breaste thys amendeth the ach of the Hyps and griefe of the Loynes by anoynting with Barlie meale and vineger mixed with it on the greeued places Certayne reporte that the dayly eating of the Cresses for a tyme purchaseth a readier vnderstanding and quicker wit The seedes after the bestowing into a bagge boyled in wyne and applyed on the flancke doeth remoue the payne greeuouslye vexyng and lykewyse the Cholicke applyed on the bellye proceedyng of a colde cause For the selfe same and for the strangury doth the simple Herbe boyled in wine and Oyle preuayle being applyed vpon For weakenesse of the kydneys proceeding of a fleumaticke matter discending from the head the raines of the back annointed with Hony strew the fyne pouder of the seedes with cummyne and Colofonie A certayne practicioner reporteth that the iuyce of Cresses distilled or dropped into the Eare doth remoue and deliuer the grieuous pain of the teeth The seede boyled in wyne and drunke and a playster wyth Fygges applyed without doth in shorte tyme aswage the swelling and griefe of the Mylt The commended vertues of the distilled waters both of the Cheruel and Garden Cresses THe chosen time for the distilling of Cheruel is whē the Herbe and roote with the whole substaunce may be finely shred and distilled whiche time best answereth in the middle of May. The water of Cheruell drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme both morning and euening helpeth men bursten and harmed by a greeuous fal and resolueth the bloude clotted in lumpes The same drunke profiteth against the stone of the kidneys a greate quantitie of this drunke at one time looseth the bellie The water drunke as aboue sayde procureth a good stomacke confirmeth and comforteth the hearte putteth away the shaking of the Feuer the same healthfull or profitable to the heade and comforteth the senses This like drunke remoueth grieuous paynes and prickings helpeth the Lungs and the diseases of the same The conuenient time for the distilling of the Garden Cresses is in the ende of May in a Tinne Lymbecke The water of Cresses auayleth againste the Measels and impostumes behinde the eares if the same mixed with Hony be applyed on the places with linnen clothes dipped in it which being dried again moysten them for this remoueth the redde spottes If the Measels be on the legges then let bloud on the Anckle of the foote and drink the same morning and euenyng mixed with strawbery water and refrayne after from al hot meates The water of Cresses drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme aswageth a swelling and expelleth wormes of the bellie thys mitigateth vlcers and swellings of the gummes if they be often rubbed with it What care and skil required in the sowing and ordering of the Buckes horne strawberie and Mustardseed Chap. 18. THe Buckes or Hartes horne whose leaues be sweete in tast somwhat saltie is at this day sowē in Gardens yerely vsed in Sallets and requireth a small labor before the bestowing in the Earth for as much as this Herbe so wel ioyeth in the earth not labored dressed as afore prepared But if the owner mynde to haue the Herbe thicke toufte fayre to the eye he must often clyppe the toppes of the leaues and presse the heade downe
which if the same be white and moiste within although new gathered yet profitable to vses This hathe the vertue of heating ripening The force and nature of the mustard seed is to heat extenuate and draw forth as the worthy Dioscorides reporteth The mustard seedes brused with the freshe roote of Enula Campana and applyed on impostumes breaketh them without paine the seedes brused tēpered with vineger applied on the bit of a venemouse beaste doth spedilye cure the same The seedes chawed and retained vnder the tongue preuaile against the palsey of the tongue the seedes do like profit against all the kindes of palseys hapning in any parte of the bodye if a linnen bagge filled with the sedes and boiled in wine be applied on the grieued place being especially vsed in the beginning of the infirmity The seedes after the brusing with cummin and figs eaten sundry mornings doth deliuer and helpe y e dropsie the seedes after the mixing with water hony sundry times gargelled amendeth y e blistering or sores of y e mouth aswageth the swelling of the throate The Juice of y e mustard seede taken diuers mornings fasting doth procure a good memorie the oyle drawē out of the seedes is a soueraigne ointment for the colde Gowte sciaticke feeblenes of sinews The Juice of the mustard seede dropped into the eyes doth remoue the dimnesse of sighte put away the spots and web in them yea this in the eating causeth thirste procureth the venereall acte The persone which euery mornyng fasting shall swallowe downe twoo Seedes at a time shall be free that daye from the falling sicknesse the seedes boyled in wine and drunke amendeth the hardnesse of fetching breathe the powder of the Seedes drawen vp by the nosethrills not only procureth the creature to sneese but maruelously purgeth and amendeth the Braine If a like waighte of the Mustarde seede Pellitorie and Ginger bee brused and after the well mixing wyth rosed Honye the mouthe bee washed with the same and this for a good whiles holden in the mouth doth maruelouslie clense the Braine of euill humours of which the greuous paine of the heade moste commonlie succeedeth The same also amendeth the falling of the Vuula and vlcers of the throate The Mustard seede as Dioscorides writeth eaten draweth downe and purgeth by the mouthe the fleume gathered in the heade the Juice of the herbe mixed with water and hony gargelled and holden a whiles in the mouthe dothe remoue the harde knobbes and swellings of long continuaunce of the Jawes the powder blowen or drawen vp by the nose to procure the creature sundry times to sneese not only profiteth suche a one hauing the falling sicknesse but amendeth the suffocation of the matrice and falling out of place And agaynste the dulnesse of the heade and often sleeping the heade afore shauen is the ointment or plaister of the seedes profitablie applied the decoction of the Mustard seede in wine holden in the mouthe for a whiles dothe ceasse the ache and paine of the teeth comming of colde and drunke breaketh the stone in the Bladder and procureth the Termes The person whiche coueteth to prepare a cleare voice to sing ought to take the meale of Mustarde seede and after the working of it wyth hony to make little balles of the same and of these to take one euerye daye whyche on suche wise vsed wyll procure in shorte tyme a cleare voice The commended vertues of the distilled waters bothe of the Strawberie and plante of the Mustarde seede THe beste tyme for destilling of the Berrie is when they are neare ripe yet that they be not ouer ripe and softe which after the gathering and sprinckled ouer with Sugar oughte so to stand close couered in a glasse vntill they appeare mouldye before the distilling in Balneo Mariae The Beries which growe in woodes standing on hilles are better commended to vse The water of the Berries drunke and mixed with the same amendeth an euill or an vnnaturall heate and ceasseth thirste proceedyng of the liuer or of Choller The water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening not only cooleth the liuer looseth the Breaste refresheth the hearte purgeth the bloude and helpeth the kings euill but preuayleth against the stone of the Loines Kidneys and Bladder The like quantitie drunke profiteth agaynste blysters and sores in the mouth the vlcers and swellings in the throate and strong sauour of the mouth proceeding of the gummes and teeth if this water also be gargelled in the mouthe and throate The water in like order druncke of women purgeth them and procureth the Termes The water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening or at the leaste in the morning and linnen clothes dipped in it being applied twice a day to the leg broken doth in shorte tyme recouer and helpe the same The water healeth all foule legges if after the dayly washyng both Mornyng and Euenyng linnen clothes wette in it bee applied vppon Thys in like manner cureth filthye woundes if they shall bee washed wyth the same or if any shall vse of the water in hys drinke thys water also aswageth the swelling of the face by the often washing with it The water drunke Mornyng and Euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time with an ounce of pure Aqua vitae healpeth no doubt the Leaprie in that this drinke pourgeth bloude by the sundrye times vsing or otherwise a white toste of breade after the wetting with this be eaten fasting whyche on suche wise vsed doth remoue the foule scurffe and scabbes on the body The water after the well tempering with Sugar distilled ouer againe in Balneo Mariae is very soueraigne for diuerse purposes in that the same not only cooleth cleareth and remoueth spottes of the eyes but comforteth nature expelleth poysons prouoketh the Termes asswageth burning humours and comforteth conception yea thys is a moste effectuous ointment for the eyes in that the same stayeth teares or watering of the eyes cooleth the greate heate in them and restoreth a dimme sighte This water also applied sundry times with a linnen cloth wet in it doth maruellously coole put away the red pimples and rednes of the face yea and cleareth the same contrary to hope The vertues commendable of the distilled water of the Strawbery leaues THe apte time for the distilling of the hearbe in either Balneo Mariae or a Tin Limbeck is inethe middle of May. This water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both morning and euening doth remoue and helpe the kings euill The water in like order drunk looseth the breast purgeth the Lungs helpeth the coughe and clenseth the Lepry The water dropped into the eyes bothe morning and euening dothe remoue the rednesse of the eyes and mitigateth the heate in them◠The water like drunke ceasseth the ouermuche sweating and for the heate and stopping of the Lyuer there is nothyng
shal mixe Sande with the Earth the Blades wil shoote vp the fuller and bigger The sayd worthy Greke Sotion addeth and affirmeth y t if the owner shal eate a little Cummyne seed before he shal breath forth no stinking sauoure at all of the Leeke although hee shall eate a great handfull at a tyme of the Leekes for by eating of the Cummyne seed is the strong sauoure extinguished or put away Here out of Petrus Crescentius I haue added as a matter worthye of the noting that the Leeke seede throwen into a vessel of wine causeth that the wine soureth not but rather that veneger returneth into wyne that is putteth away al the egernesse This to conclude conceyue that the Leeke in the eightenth day after the sowing to shoote appeare for the more part aboue the Earth and to indure for tenne yeares after whyche tyme to yeelde seedes and dye The Phisicke helpes of the Garden Leeke THe Leeke after the minde of the auntient heateth in the thirde degree and dryeth in the second especially the Garden Leeke whose Seedes may wel indure to purpose for two yeares The worthy Greke Sotio of whom we haue afore mentioned vttereth in his singular precepts and instructions of Husbandrie that the Leeke brused and applyed to cure the bitte of a venemous Beast sooner than any other Medicine and the seede of it drunke with the Licour of Reasons to recouer and helpe the difficulties of makyng waters To these to helpe and stay the long and olde spitting vp of bloude if at conuenient tymes in two drammes of the iuyce with a like waight of the pouder of Myrtyl beries or Gaules and the meale of Frankensence the same be drunke But the singular Hippocrates willeth the iuyce to b ministred without any myxture at al forbiddeth the daylye or too much eating of Leekes in that this not only harmeth and dulleth the sight of the eyes but offendeth the stomacke whych shall be procured the lesser harmeful if so bee the Leeke shall so long be boyled vntill it become as softe in a maner as pap for on suche wise handeled the same is supposed no lesse to norish than fleshe The iuyce of the raw Leeke is recyted and accompted with Plinie among the venemous matters for the report is that Mela a man of worthy Byrth accused and sharplie blamed of Tiberius for mysusing of the office giuen to hym of the prince who after falling into mighty desperation and drinking vnto the waight of three siluer pence of the iuyce of the Leeke dyed immediately without griefe of body But such like are rather with silence to bee ouerpassed than opened for instruction sake But to returne to y e Phisicke helpes y e Leeke twice sodden before the eatyng draweth downe the Termes procureth vryne and obtayneth a superfluous heate The iuyce of the Leeke my red wyth vyneger applyed on the foreheade stayeth the bleeding at the nose The Leeke eaten raw causeth vomitting and is venemous this also putteth away drunkennesse being eaten raw The iuyce of the Leeke taken with womans mylke amendeth an olde cough and the vlcers of the Lungs The Leeke brused and myxed with Salt applyed on euil pushes healeth them The Leeke brought into pouder and tempered with the oyle of Roses and vineger dropped into the eares remoueth the griefes of them The same also profiteth in like maner applyed agaynst the toothe ache The Leek brused with Hony and applyed purgeth vlcers a plaister made of the same applied on bruised members doth not only aswage the swelling but remoueth the bloud clotted The iuice of it drunk with womans milke staieth the fluxe of bloud after byrth the same also applyed with vineger ceasseth the bleeding of the nose if y e fine pouder of Frankinsence be added to it and drawen by by the Nosethrels The iuyce of the Leeke drunke with Honye profiteth agaynste paynes or aches of the Hyppes the iuyce of the Leeke taken wyth Honye recouereth all defaultes of the breaste and stomacke the same ceasseth an olde coughe and griefes of the breaste and Lungs and it helpeth the dropsie through the sundrye tymes takyng fasting Here I will not omit the practise out of Galen that the Leekes tartnesse maye bee abated and to engender the lesse wynde if the same boyled in two waters the colde Licoure in the ende be poured forth and the Hearbe eaten by whyche meanes it is sayde that thys stayeth the flixe of the belly and to amende a hoarse voyce yea through the softnes of it to make smooth the roughnesse of the iawes and mouth For to purchase a cleare and sounding voyce Nero accustomed to eate the Leeke with Oyle in certayne dayes of euery moneth when hee contended for y e segniorytie of loude pronouncing and vttering of wordes It whiche tymes he only toke or eate nothing sauing bread as Plinie writeth of him which reporteth y t this to be ment of the vnset Leeke to which the prince Nero attributed a singular commendation If two partes of the iuyce wyth a thyrde parte of Honye bee myred and applyed into the Nosethrels or eares doeth maruellously helpe the greeuous paynes of the heade the iuyce applyed vp doth maruellously preuayle against the exulcerations of womens priuie places The seedes of the lacke brused and drunke either with Cuite or pleasante white wine doth loose the difficultnes of making water and openeth the vrinal passages the iuice of the Leeke drunke with wine dothe aide forwarde the deliuery of childe the Leeke seedes after the brusing with Mirre in the Juice of Plantain is very soueraigne for the spitting of bloude and staying the bleeding of the nose The Juice of the Leeke powdred on suche woundes whyche are become colde and putrified doth both clense away the rotten flesh and cureth the woundes if the Juice be mixed with the rootes of white Lillies and annointed warme on the hips it doth speedelye remoue the ache of them The freshe Juice applied with salte on newe cuttes or woundes doth incontiment close them The learned Dioscorides reporteth that the Leeke moueth and prouoketh the venerial acte the same with Hony in forme of an Eclegma sucked or suffered to melte downe clenseth and amendeth all defaultes of the beast the same like vsed recouereth the wasting of the Lungs yet the Leeke often and much at a time vsed doth burden the stomacke procureth thirst and inflameth the bloud The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Leeke THe roote only of the Leeke beyng shredde is to be distilled in a Tynne Lymbecke in the moneth of June The water drunke vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time both morning and euening is a soueraigne remedye for y e spitting vpon colde bloud this also is auailable being sundry tymes drunke for a Barrayne woman The water of the Leeke stayeth bleeding of the nose if cotten dypped in it beoften applyed the same drunke amendeth a costyue bellie and ache of the Hyppes purgeth the kydneys and bladder procureth
the thyrd water boyled to giue a very good norishment to the eater being boyled with fat fleshe and other pleasaunte spices added yet are they weaker than the green in working although the euilnesse of the iuyce no longer remayning nor felte The raw Onyon moderately vsed according to the rule of Phisick heateth and cutteth asunder grosse and clammy humours openeth the wayes of the vaynes prouoketh the Termes and vrine and increaseth the appetite the iuyce also drawen vp by the Nosethrels or the sauor receiued by the Nose purgeth maruellously the heade The Onyon is better commended to be eaten than the sauoure allowed in that the person whiche dayly eateth of the yong and tender Onyons with Hony fasting shall continue a longer time in perfitte helth and strength The iuyce remoueth the white spottes as wel on the face as bodye the iuyce applyed wyth Hennes greace healeth the kybes gallyng of the heeles by a straight shooe The Juice mixed with Hens greace and annointed remoueth the red and wanne spottes of the face the Onion brused with vineger and annointed on scabbed places both healeth and causeth a cleare skinne The Onions after the boyling in wine or water fried in Oyle and applied in plaister forme vnder the nauell aswageth the painfull gripings and fluxe happening to women in child bed the Onions rosted vnder hotte embers and mixed with leuen and oyle of Lillies and applied in plaister forme on impostumes speedily breaketh and procureth them to runne The commended vertues of the distilled Water of the Onions THe moste chosen and aptest time for the distilling of Onions is in the first moneth of Haruest for then ought the roots to be shred and workmanly distilled This water drunke foure or fiue times vnto the quātitie of two ounces at a time recouereth the swelling caused by the bitte of a mad dog or other beast the same drawne vp by the nostrels aswageth the greuous paine of the head The water helpeth the ache payn of the teeth if they be eyther rubbed or washed with the same thys also causeth heares to growe in any balde place of the head if the same be annointed wyth it the drinking of the water expelleth wormes What care skill and secreates to be learned in the sowing and ordering both of the lesser and greater Garlike Chap. 21. THe Garlike muche desired and often eaten of the husbandman with fat Beefe and other sodden meates ioyeth in an earth especially white diligently digged and labored without any dung bestowed in it whose cloues broken off from the heade ought to be bestowed on the borders of beds rounde about well a hand-bredth asunder about the same tyme when the Onions are and these with the beddes or little ridges made in forme to suche in the fielde to be highe raised wherby the plantes commyng vp maye the lesser be harmed with the shoures falling and the naturall moisture consisting in the earthe The Cloues set in the ridges and borders of the beddes may not be deepe nor the earthe raysed on them like to hillockes as manye do but in an euen manner and vnto the middle ioyntes bestowed whych when they shall haue yeelded or sente vp three blades then these to be diligently weeded about for throughe the often dooyng they encrease the better and yeelde a bigger heade The Neapolitane Rutilius writing of the Garlike in his instructions of Husbandry willeth that the seedes to be committed to the earthe in the moneths of Nouember December January and Februarye in a grounde well digged and laboured and the same white without any dung bestowed in it besides the earth the same tyme indifferent drye in a warme day for the seedes on suche wise handled are caused to prosper and yeeld the better Although the learned Plinie seemeth to write that the seedes bestowed in the earth doe slowly come vp whereby these in the firste yeare only yeelde a heade no greater than a Leeke but in the seconde yeare they growe deuided and in the thirde yeare come to their full growth and perfection and suche some suppose to be the fairer and seemelier The Seedes of the Garlike wyth vs better agree to be bestowed in the moneths of September October February and March in a earth white indifferent drye and well laboured wythout dunging If anye happen to remaine in beddes as 〈◊〉 reporteth after the seedes full ripe and gone those then renew in the yeare following of the owne accorde both in the roote and blade yea yeelde seedes the same yeare whiche may after be sowen in well laboured beddes to sende forthe greene Garlike If the owner woulde possesse Garlike both great and bigge in the Heade then before the same bee shotte vppe into a stemme hee muste workmanlye tye all the toppes of the greene blades to an other growing nexte to it whiche after treade softly downe with the foote The worthy Rutilius willeth that when the stemme begynneth to appeare to couer the same with Earthe after the treading downe whiche in suche maner to foresee that it encrease not into a bushe or many blades this so handled in the hard treading downe to be dayly applied that the Juice may run to the roote and cause the head to waxe the bigger The like of which Plinie in his time firste experienced The worthy Sotion in his greke obseruations of husbandry also Rutilius with certaine others reporte that if the cloues of Garlike heades be committed to the Earthe and the like pulled out of the grounde when the Moone shall bee discending and vnder the Horizone as hidde to vs that the stinking sauoure will in a manner bee extinguished so that the breath of the eaters shall very little be felte which Plinie seemeth somwhat otherwyse to vtter instructing that the heades vnto the same purpose oughte to be bestowed when the Moone shal bee vnder the Earthe and to bee gathered when the Moone shall bee in coniunction or wyth the Sunne The saide Greeke Sotion seemeth to affirme that the Garlike heads maye bee caused to growe sweete of fauoure if in the setting the kernels of Olyues after the ioynyng wyth them be bestowed togyther in the Earthe or the sharper endes blunted on some stone and then committed to the earth or else in the setting that lies of the Oliues be bestowed with the cloues The singuler Didymus Ruellius noting the same vttereth or rather Sotion as the Greeke copy sheweth that the lothsomnesse or stinking sauoure by the eating of Garlicke heades is abolished or put away if the greene and rawe beane bee soone after eaten Others there are which will the roote of the Bete to be eaten after the rostyng vnder hotte embers affirming the same to be sufficiente to remoue the strong sauour Also with the like remedy Menander one of the Greeke writers witnesseth as Plinie writeth of him the sauour to be dissebled and bidde Oure later writers of husbandrye and Phisicke reporte ▪ that the rancke sauour of Garlike may be extinguished with the onely eating
by spitting vp in the dayly drynkyng for certain dayes The freshe ryndes of the Radish well brused and taken with vineger and Hony procureth the patient to vomite the like perfourmeth the Seedes drunke warme with water The Seedes haue a singular propertie in expellyng for which reason these are right profitable to them hauing eaten Mushromes which they can not dygest If a round flyee of the Radish be applyed on the nauyl it doth spedely ceasse the grypings in women as the skilfull Hippocrates wryteth The often eating of the Radish procureth plentye of Mylke to women gyuing sucke and Nurses The iuyce of the roote drunke with Hony sendeth down y e Termes and expelleth the wormes in the bellie the iuyce gargelled wyth Hony and vineger aswageth the swelling in the throte The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Radishe THe roote finely shred in the beginning of September oughte to be distilled in a Tin Limbecke or rather glasse bodye in Balneo Mariae The distilled water of Radishe drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme healpeth the digestion of the stomacke the kings euill and killeth the worms of the belly the radishe also receiued clenseth the stomacke of all clammy humoures and other matters which hinder digestion this besides openeth all maner of stoppyng of the inner members vaines This drunk in the like order and quantitie dothe extenuate the clammy humoures in the lungs and amendeth the swelling of the milte this also clenseth the breast of clammy humoures and causeth a cleare voice The water drunke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time bothe morning and euening recouereth the poysoning taken eyther in meate or drinke The same quantitie drunke at a tyme profiteth agaynste the Quartaine Ague draweth downe the Termes and sendeth foorth the Stone This water helpeth those which are stinged eyther wyth the Bee or Waspe or venomed with the spider if they shall wash the grieued place with the same and shall apply linnen clothes wet in it This water helpeth the pricking and stitches of the side if the same be bathed with the water The water dropped into the eyes cleareth the humoures falling whiche dimmeth the sighte it also remoueth the spottes of the face by the often washing with the water this remoueth the yelow or blackish spots by beating if the places be often rubbed with the same The water gargelled and reteined in the mouth amendeth the swelling of the throate and vlcers of the gummes for this resolueth consumeth and breaketh them The water often drunk morning and euening chiefly at the going to bed vnto the quaÌ„titie of three vnces at a time for thirtie days togyther not only clereth the kidneys and bladder and the places which containe the stone but breaketh the stone and causeth vrine This water drunke for three or foure weekes togither vnto the quaÌ„titie of three or foure ounces at a time both morning and euening recouereth the water betweene the skinne and sendeth the same forthe by the vrine so that the patiente refraineth the ouermuche drinking for howe muche the lesser hee drinketh so muche the more water by the vrine is sent foorth throughe whyche the patient is also sooner recouered What care and skill is required in the sowing and workmanly ordering both of the Parsnep and Carote Chap. 27. THe seedes of the Parsnep and Carote require one manner of diligence in the sowing and to bâ—e bestowed in a ground painfully digged well turned in with dung and workmanly dressed before but the seedes to be committed to the earthe maye not bee bestowed in beddes verye thicke togither to the ende these in the encreasing maye growe the fairer and bigger The plantes are in the like maner to be set and at those tymes sowen as afore vttered of the Radish as sowen in December January and February to serue in the Lent and Spring time but these better commended to be sowen in the Harneste time to enioy them all the Lente The Gardner which wold possesse faire and big roots ought to pluck away the leaues often times and to couer light earthe on the heades as afore vttered of the Radishe besydes these growen to some bignesse at the leaste so big as the finger ought to be thinner set and often weeded aboute whereby the rootes maye growe the bigger and sweeter in the eating The phisicke benefits and helps of the Parsnep and Carot THe vertues and properties of these two rootes are in a maner like and serue rather for the kitchen than to the vse of phisicke in that they bee of a small nourishemente and lesser nourishe than the Turnep or Rape doth The Parsnep roote by the agreement of the Auncient heateth in the middle of the second degree and moistneth in the firste but this in causes of phisicke smally allowed The rooâ—â— is brought to a more temperamente for the body if so bee it be boiled in twoo or three waters before the eating for on suche wise handled it harmeth the stomacke the lesse This otherwise sodden but in one water ingendreth winde in the body throughe whyche it causeth and moueth a desire to the veneriall acte and often vsed ingendreth euill bloude The root tenderly sooden in two waters and remoued into a third procureth vrine assuageth the Colicke passion and sendeth downe the Termes in women The Garden Parsenep eaten wyth butter and pepper and a little salte profiteth the Melancolike and as Vitalis writeth this encreaseth good bloude The Parsenep seede drunk and applied to the priuie place as the lerned Dioscorides writeth draweth down the terms helpeth the straightnesse of making water recouereth the water betweene the skin and amendeth the stitches of the side or pleurisie This commended for the sting or bitte of anye venomous worme or beaste This also applied to the priuie place draweth forth the dead yongling the leaues shred and applied with hony doth throughly cleare and amend the great â—ating in of vlcers It is thoughte that no venomous beast may hurte the creature whiche weareth or carrieth the roote about him and the roote hanged about the necke doth profite against the swelling of the throate The Garden Carote is thoughte to heate and drye in the thirde degree but the leaues and stoures especially and many times the one vsed for the other in phisicke causes There is another kinde of Carot being red in coloure whiche maye be eaten rawe but the same sodden with the Turnep seemeth a pleasaunt and dainty dishe and this may in the like order be sowen as the others aboue taught The Carote growing of the owne accorde which of moste men named the wilde more auayleth in the leafe and floure for phisicke purposes than the roote dothe So that the leaues are to bee gathered to vse when the same yeeldeth the floure whyche after the separating of the roote oughte to be dried in a shadowie place and kepte in leather bags for the whole yeare for these haue the propertye of
like Nicander long before Athenaeus and many others report who will the Gourds to be firste dried in the ayre and stitched through the heads with a strong packthreed to be after hanged vp in the smoke that the pots filled with them maye leysurely soke all the Winter and drinke in of the Brine At this day in Fraunce throughe all the Winter moneths are the Gourdes hanged vppe in the roofes of their houses to bee preserued for daintye dishes greene when occasion offereth to vse them especiallye those whiche are named the Citrones that farre longer endure and bee not so lightly subiecte to putrifying The fruites of the Gourdes Melons Pompons and Cucumbers may be caused to loose and purge like to many others if the seedes bee stieped for a nighte and a day in the licoure made wyth Ruberbe Agaricke Turbith Senae Colocynthis Scamonie or other simple purgyng medicines and those after the bestowing in the Earth watered for fiue dayes togither and fiue times euery day When the Gourde is felte vnpleasaunte the fruites by the stieping may after receyue what sauoure and taste the owner will if the seedes before they bee committed to the earth be infused for a time in any pleasaunte licoure whether the same be damaske or muske water for the plantes shootyng vp of these will yeelde fruite of like sauour aswell being sodden as rawe after the condition of the Cucumber The like altogither may be wroughte or caused without any arte if whiles the fruite is a seething you bestowe in the licoure what taste coloure or sauoure you desire to haue For the Gourde and Cucumber are of suche a kinde that they be voide of any qualitie The rinde of the fruite of the Gourde growen to full ripenesse becommeth so harde as woode The Gourd planted in the ashes of mans bones and watered wyth oyle yeeldeth fruite by the ninth day as the auntient Hermes affirmeth Whiche man for that he teacheth vaine matters for the same cause he giueth me occasion to credite him weakely Yet experience doeth many times cause the vncertaine to proue certayne The phisicke benefits and helps of the Gourde THe fruite of the Gourde is of a colde and moiste temperament and the seedes especially vsed in medicine That worthy phisition Crisippus with the Grekes condemned or rather vtterly forbad the Gourds in meate as vnprofitable for their coldnesse to the stomacke That skilfull man Diphilus contrarie affirmeth that the Gourdes boyled in water and vineger do strengthen the stomacke The learned Galen writeth that the Gourde in no manner maye bee eaten rawe in that the same is vnpleasaunte to eate but either sodden rosted or fryed in a panne is well commended The Greeke writers of husbandry doe report that the Gourd doth loose the belly and that the Juice of the same dropped into the grieued eares caused of heate they affirme to profit vnto whyche vse of it self and with the oyle of Roses dropped warme into the eares The outwarde rinde pared away and the meate with the kernels not fully ripe heated or parboyled in water and after shred small like to the Cabbedge and boyled with butter Onions and a quantitie of Salte This on suche wise prepared and eaten profiteth leane men Others after the cutting of the vnripened fruite into round slices boyle them with butter in a dishe like Apples The wine standyng for a night abroade in the hollowe of the freshe Gourde and drunke with a fasting stomacke purgeth gently the bellye costiue The meate of the Gourd after the seedes taken foorth applied helpeth the cornes of the toes and feete the Juice of it boyled and rubbing the mouth therewyth fastneth loose teeth and assuageth the paine of them proceeding of a hot cause The seedes of the Gourde cleane picked from their skinne being sodden in Barly water strayned and druncke healpe the inflamations of the liuer kidneys and bladder the impostumes of the breaste and prouoketh vrine If a sicke persone of the Feuer refuse to drincke of this water a Sirroppe then with Sugar may be compounded of the same whyche mightily profiteth all kindes of Agues The iuyce of the pieces of the Gourde tempered with milke and vineger in whyche a linnen cloth wette and applyed on the Lyuer verye much aswageth the heate of the Liuer When the winter approcheth the seeds ought to bee taken foorth of the fruite and these rubbed wel with Salte that the clammy humours may on such wise be remoued The seedes ought after to be layed in a drye place wherby the proper moysture may not corrupt them and those seedes like prepared wil indure for three yeares The pieces of the rynde of the Gourde bruised and annoynted or applyed in playster forme one the heades of Infants doth aswage the inflamation or burning caused of the braine the peeces or iuyce of the same applyed doth like mytigate the burning Goute and qualifye the inflammation of the eyes The Gourde after the fine shreddyng applyed in playster forme aswageth tumours and swellings the drye Ashes applyed on burnings doth maruellouslye auayle the Ashes also of the ryndes applyed on vlcers of the priuy place beginning to putrify both purgeth and bringeth them to a scarre The iuyce of the Gourde after the boylyng wyth a little Honye and Nytre drunke gentlie looseth the bellye the same iuyce myxed wyth the Oyle of Roses and annoynted on the Rydge bone and Loynes cooleth the burning of the Feuers this besides annoynted helpeth the shyngles Here learne that the Gourde rosted or boyled in a dish or frying pan is more holesome than rawe for that through the rosting it leaueth a great force of waterie moysture and therefore yeeldeth a stronger and worthyer nourishment The Gourde sodden requireth a tartnesse to bee matched wyth it for the same otherwyse is felte vnsauerye and wythout delyghte so that it better relisheth being matched with eyther salte soure or tarte thyngs that nerer agree to the benefit of our bodie and the same ought to be on such wise prepared that it procure not the creature to vomyt as the singular Galen hath clearely vttered The benefites and helpes of the distilled water of the Gourde THe chosen time for the distilling of Gourds is when they be ful ripe for those then are to be finely shred and the kernels with the whole substance artely distilled The distilled water of the fruites mixed wyth a quantity of Suger drunk not only looseth the belly but ceaseth thirst and helpeth the cough proceeding of a hot cause The sayde water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantity of three ounces at a tyme for fourtie dayes togither doth maruellously help the stone in the kidneys This water drunke in the lyke manner for tenne dayes togyther purgeth the kydneys and Bladder and causeth vrine this also drunke in the like manner qualifieth the burning of Feuers when no other Medicine can aswage the same thys besides applyed without on the regyon of the hearte wyth linnen clothes wet in the same like represseth
to feeble and the fruites to yeelde a pleasaunte sauour in the eating at whiche tyme the owner muste diligentlye take heede of Cattes that haue an earnest loue and desire to them as afore is vttered Also the Gardener ought to conceiue that those named the wynter Pompons do neuer growe to a ful rypenesse on their beds and for that cause to procure them speedily to rypen hee must after the gathering hang them vp in the roofe of the house and eate of those when they appeare yellowe within The Phisicke commodities of the Pompons and Mellons THe learned report that the Mellons coole and moysten in the seconde degree yet those feale sweete in taste are temperatly colde The seedes also are vsed in medicine and possesse the same propertie Diocles Caristius in libris salubrium vttereth the Pompon to bee easie of digestion and to comforte very muche the heart yet the same yeldeth â–ª but a small increase to the bodie Diphilus reporteth that the meate of the Pompon doth make fat yet very hardly digested through coldnesse myxed wyth the moysture of the same besides it rendereth a small nourishmente and hardly moueth the bellie Phaenias reporteth that the Pompon must bee eaten after the stomacke is emptie for that this otherwise is lightly conuerted into those humours which of the same occasion hinder digestion throughe the preeminence that it then obtaineth in the receptakle of the meate or stomacke Therefore he willeth the Pompons to be eaten with a fasting stomacke and to pause from eating anye other meate vntill this in the stomacke be halfe digested Diphilus writeth that the Pompons eaten do greatly aswage vnnaturall heates of the stomacke and mytigate wicked Agues Galen reporteth that all kindes of Pompons haue the propertie of cooling and enioy a large moysture yet those not without a manyfest qualitie of clensing in that the seeds maruellously clense the face of sun burning of pymples and foule spottes This Authour further addeth that the same doth yeelde and cause a wicked iuyce although it may sometymes be wel digested of the stomacke Besides he affirmeth the same to cause Choler and to yeelde the plentie of moysture out of order The Pompons ought to bee eaten for the firste meate but in suche maner that such which are fleumatik to drink olde wine after the same the Cholericke to drinke some soure or tarte thing after it for on such wise handled is all manner of harme auoyded For this kind of meate doth lightly alter into Choller or floume for which cause the ouer sweete Pompon doth offende the Chollericke and the fruite vnrype the fleumaticke Many worthy men prefer the long Pompons before the rounde yet do all the kyndes moue or loose the bellye and cause vrine so that they shalbe ripe For which cause they are iudged profitable for the kidneys but the seedes more auayle in so much that stones there prepared they maruellously expel The outwarde rynde of the Pompon applyed to the foreheade doth effectuously aswage and stay the running of the eyes Such which haue a hotte stomacke and encombred wyth Choller are greatly harmed if they drinke wine after the eatyng of the same in that of the owner nature it is lightly caused and the wine immediatly increaseth it more and causeth a sharper humoure in suche bodies and apte to vomyte yea thys also extenuateth grosse and clammye humours yet doeth it well agree that the fleumaticke eate of the Pompon for as muche as in the same is a substaunce tender and soluble that is the same which is next to the seede for this doeth not lightly corrupte The persons whych eate of the Pompons maye not immediately eate and other meate after theÌ„ in that those both corrupt and alter the same eaten At the kyndes of Pompons prouoke vomytyng in bodies prepared exceepte the meate enioying a good iuyce be eaten immediately vpon for they on such wise moue the speedier downwarde The greater number of Phisitions write that those eaten doth mitygate the venerial act and do aâ—ate the genytall seede The seedes properlye clense the face if the skinne bee sundrye tymes washed wyth the decoction of them the Mellons as Galen reporteth in lib. de facultatibus alimentorum haue the propertie of clensing for which cause they may aptly cleare suÌ„ny spots pimples and other foule spots both on the face and body The seedes of the Mellon cleane picked from theyr vpper skyn and diligently brought to pouder with Beane floure thys after the artely myxing with Rosewater and dryed in the sunne like cakes dissolue in fayre water washing the face sundrye times wyth it for this maruellously clenseth and procureth with wine a cleare face yea the same muÌ„difyeth all foule spottes on the skinne The seedes also haue the propertie of causing vrine yea those purge both the Loynes kidneys but the seedes more auayle in the Loynes than in the Bladder so y e a mightier remedie muste bee inuented for the stone of the bladder than for the stone of the Loynes and kydneys The roofes of the Mellons not only clense but heale the vlcers fuly of mattier being applyed with Honny in playster forme Many there be which eate the Mellon with vineger but to it they adde and myxe the Pennyroiall and Onyons by which the harmeful force of the colde might so be tempered Dyphilus writeth that a little piece of the Mellone put into a potte with meat causeth the speedier boyling of the Nettle or Mustardseeds or the slyppe of the figge tree on such wise ordered The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Mellons THe beste tyme for the distillyng of Mellons is when they bee throughly rype whiche shredde small distill after arte aboute the Haruest time The distilled water of the Mellons drunke helpeth singularly the stone procureth vryne and clenseth the kydneys the rather being vsed both mornyng and euening for three or foure weekes togyther vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time The sayde watre for a tyme drunke not onlye cooleth the Lyuer but cooleth and extynguysheth all inwarde heates not naturall yea thys tempered wyth Suger and drunke ceaseth maruellouslye thyrst The water drunke in like manner abouesayde amendeth speedilye an olde coughe The water applyed wythout the Bodye wyth Lynnen clothes wette in the same not onlye expelleth the heates but the swellyngs of the Bodye wheresoeuer those shal happen Worthy instructions about the sowing and setting of sundry Phisicke herbs to these of the greatest number of fragrant herbes and pleasaunt floures and first of the blessed Thistle Cap. 32. WHere afore wee haue sufficieÌ„tly writeÌ„ of the apt placing and workmanly orderyng of the most herbes and fruites both for the pot and sallets and of theyr benefits for the vse of phisicke in this part following for a further encrease and comforte of the simple wee purpose to â—ntreat not only of the artly placing of sundry phisick herbes but to what vses these serue for the ayde and benefit of helthe
And of these wee entende to beginne with that worthy hearbe named the Blessed Thistle for his singular vertues aswell againste poisons as the pestilente Ague and other perillous diseases of the hearte Whyche to many at this daye is verye well knowen althoughe greate controuersies haue bin amongst the Auntient phisitions about the true description of the hearbe for both the name and forme of the hearbe doe declare the same to be a kinde of Thistle yet the learned Ruellius writing of the blessed Thistle came nearer to a trouth and faithfuller described the forme of the herbe in that he affirmed the same to haue a big stalke and leaues crisped with prickles after the condition of the Endiue the flower yelowish and seedes small contained within the softe downe as in the other Thistles and that they doe late waxe ripe This hearbe named the Blessed Thistle requireth to be sowen in a well laboured grounde and the seedes oughte to bee committed to the Earth in the firste quarter of the Moone but those not to bee bestowed in beds aboue three fingers deepe The Hearbe also ioyeth and well prospereth commyng vp among Wheate The phisicke benefits and helps of the blessed Thistle THe hearbe of quality is hot and drye whiche the bitter taste of the same well demonstrateth besides it drieth and somwhat digesteth The Hearbe hathe the nature and propertie of opening the stopping of members of pearcing and causing vrine The blessed Thistle eyther eaten or drunke delyuereth the patiente from the mightie paine of the heade whyche vexeth aboute the eyes thys also putteth awaye giddinesse of the heade restoreth by a like reason memory loste the hearing and diseases of the Lungs The leaues broughte to pouder and drunke in wine consume and sende foorth the fleume of the stomacke but the leaues are the better and handsomer taken if of the pouder pilles be made This in like manner purgeth the breaste and bloud and very muche profiteth the consumption of the Lungs The leaues boyled in Wine and drunk hotte doth ceasse gripings prouoke sweate breake the stone and helpe the monethly Termes The hearbe for a time vsed comforteth the braine and sight not only if the same be eaten but if the eyes also be annointed therewyth When the Juice of the hearbe cannot be had then let the pouder or the Hearbe it selfe dryed be stieped for a nighte in water and the eyes washed with the same The Juice also dropped into the eyes remoueth the blonde consisting in them The blessed Thistle refraineth or stoppeth the bleeding of the nose or mouthe if the hearbe be applied to the place from whence it runneth The pouder of the same hearbe purgeth the Vuula the Jawes and throate and causeth that the patient may the easier cast and spitte foorth fleume and grosse humoures The herbe drunke in wine amendeth a weake stomacke procureth an appetite to meate and abateth the heate yea this consumeth the euill bloude and engendreth the good If the hearbe shall be boyled in water and druncke the samâ—â—â—â—meth euill humours and preserueth the good thys boyled in wine and druncke prouoketh sweate The hearbe druncke boyled or rawe wyth wine breaketh the stone the same eaten strengthneth the palsie members and recouereth the exulcerated Lungs The blessed Thistle boyled in the water of a healthfull male Childe drunke profiteth the dropsie persons healpeth the plague and dissolueth all impostumes yea this remoueth the Canker and falling sicknes The pouder of the leaues vnto the quantitie of halfe a walnutte shell at a time druncke in wine is a most presente remedy against the plague if the same shal be receyued within foure and twentye houres space of the tyme grieued If wine be boyled wyth the hearbe and druncke profiteth the like this by a like manner receyued amendeth the rotten Feuers of the stomacke and suche encumbred wyth the Feuer Quartaine The downe proceeding of the flowers of the blessed Thistle applied on deepe cuttes and newe woundes doth in shorte tyme cure them wythout paine The pouder of the herbe mixed with meale and a plaister employed of the same with hot Uineger helpeth the pushes and other swellings of the plague The hearbe cureth any maner of burning and the blisters proceeding of the same if afore dryed and mixed with the proper Juice it be applied on the places Thys Hearbe druncke wyth white wine remoueth the Colliks and putteth awaye feables the Hearbe chawed in the mouthe amendeth a stincking breathe the hearbe also brused and applied on botches speedely cureth them yea this recouereth the defaultes of womens places and causeth the Termes The bitte of venemous beastes maye bee holpen eyther wyth the Juice or decoction of the herbe in water the pouder of the hearbe eaten or drunck helpeth stitches in the side and the pleurisie this also profiteth infantes incombred with the falling sicknesse and wormes Manye worthy phisitions affirme that the pouder or Juice or the decoction of this herbe doth expell al maner of poysons The example of whiche matter Hieronimus Tragus in hys Herball learnedly vttereth wher he reporteth that ther was a certain yong maiden which vnknowing thereof did eate poyson in an apple giuen to hir whose body incontinente swelled and no medicine coulde assuage the swelling vntill that the distilled water of this hearbe was ministred to hir whiche in short tyme mitigated or abated the swelling to the wonder of many so that on this wise the child was deliuered from al peril of the poyson A like history reported of others that a Childe happened to sleepe in the fielde open mouthed into whose mouthe an Adder crepte and wente downe into the bodie but after twoo ounces of the distilled water was ministred the Adder incontinente crepte foorthe agayne by the fundamente wythout further harme or hurte vnto the Chylde Wherfore against all poysons they affirme the pouder Juice decoction or distilled water of this hearbe to be a singular remedy applyed either within or without the body But after the taking eyther of these the patient ought to be diligently couered with clothes that hee maye well sweate for three houres space The wine made in Haruest of the blessed Thistle and druncke in the tyme answerable profiteth and healpeth all the griefes before vttered The commended vertues of the distilled water of the blessed Thistle THe time and order of distilling of the same is that the hearbe alone about the ende of May be distilled The water distilled of the blessed Thistle druncke vnto the quantitie of twoo or three ounces at a time both morning and euening putteth away headache comforteth memorie helpeth the giddinesse of the head and recouereth especiallye all the griefes of the eyes althoughe they bee but washed with the same The water in like maner taken profiteth suche being in a consumption of the body The water in like quantitie drunke both morning and euening breaketh the stone and cureth any burning by often applying linnen clothes wette in the same The patient molested with the
Quartayne or anye other Ague by taking three ounces of the distilled water of the hearbe fastyng well a quarter of an houre before the fytte of colde beginning and lying down to sweate be well couered wyth clothes shall within certaine fittes so vsing hymselfe be deliuered either of the one or other Ague the like doth the decoction of the hearbe or the pouder druncke hot with wine Against eating Cankers or any other putride vlcers there is scarcely to be found any other worthier than the leaues the Juice decoction or water of the blessed Thistle And notable diseases hathe the hearbe recouered especiallye in women whose breastes were eaten and consumed with the Canker euen vnto the bare ribbes by clensing first the places wyth this water and applying after the pouder of the hearbe which on such wise handled healed them in shorte time And Bathes are profitably made of this hearbe for the dissoluing of the stone and prouoking of the Termes What care and secrets ar to be lerned in the sowing and setting of the hearbe Angelica Chap. 33. THe hearbe Smyrnium which at this daye of all the phisitions and poticaries throughe out Europe is named Angelica thys when in the firste yeare it shall come vp of the Seede yeldeth stalkes of a foote and a halfe high a finger bigge rounde tender smoothe and bendyng backe to the Earth these also deuided and spreade foorth into twoo three and manye tymes foure smaller stalkes or armes in whose toppe are leaues in forme like to the leaues of the Smallache but farre greater and those diuided into three partes sharpe fashioned at the ende and growyng vnto twelue fingers in heigth and breadth and greene all the Winter In the second or thirde yere the stemme shooteth vp out of the middle of the leaues and in heigth twoo or somtymes three cubites encreasing a within thombe bignesse for the more parte rounde ioynted whitish and smoothe and as the same were sprinckled with dusty spots and hollowe within beset also wyth leaues in ioynte forme much lesser than the abouesaide Thys also hathe little braunches and certayne stemmes shooting foorth in whose toppe are greate tuffes well fiue or sixe ynches broade and those in forme imbosed rounde and full of whitishe floures in whiche do after succeede twoo seedes conioyned togyther long cornered and of an ashie white coloure those also contained within the hulke be long plaine blacke without white wythin and the tough kernell couered with a rinde or pillyng sharp edged This encreaseth in roote many times so bigge as the hand can clappe aboute and somtimes bigger yea it sendeth foorthe the roote before the stemme bee come vppe whyche roote encreaseth in yeares well a soote of length or into many partes deuided beyng blacke wythout and white wythin bigge softe and full of Juice whiche being cut sendeth foorth a yelow Juice or licoure from the inner side of the rinde and a like licoure is cōtained in the veyns of the leaues but the same more watery The root sedes and leaues possesse an eger taste fretting the iawes somwhat bitter thinne and aromaticke or sweete smelling The moste effectuous of all the partes is the proper licoure nexte the seedes then the roote laste the floures and leaues The hearbe Angelica ioyeth to be sowen in a well laboured earthe and the same rather drye than moiste for the harming by wormes after the commyng vp this requireth to be diligently weeded aboute and seldome watered This Angelica florisheth and beareth floures in the moneths of July and August The phisicke commodities of the Angelica THe hearbe of qualitie is botte and dry in the third degree it openeth extenuateth and dissolueth This hathe speciall properties against poysons it cleareth the bloud and the bodye The roote is soueraigne againste the plague and all manner of poysons the like doth the distilled water of the roote preuaile The pouder of the herbe vnto the quantitie of half a dram with a dramme waighte of pure Triacle gyuen in foure or fiue ounces of the distilled water of the same and the patient well couered to sweate dothe maruellouslie helpe the infection of the plague and sodaine agues or sweating And for lacke of the Triacle may a whole dramme of the pouder be ministred The roote of the hearbe after the infusing in vineger applied to the nose or the pouder of the roote drunke somtimes fasting in wine very muche auaileth agaynste a pestilent ayre The distilled water of the Angelica or pouder of the roote ceasseth gripings of the belly proceeding of colde if the belly otherwise be not costine To be briefe the distilled water and pouder of the roote recouereth all inwarde griefs of the body and in the pleurisie or stitches of the sides this is profitably ministred The pouder of the Angelica or as some write the distilled water of the hearbe helpeth ruptures and the diseases of the Lungs it putteth away gripings of the belly amendeth the strangury sendeth foorth the yongling and Termes and dissolueth all inwarde swellings of the body The roote voyled in wine or water and hony and drunke preuaileth in all the aboue said griefs being in due order ministred The Juice bestowed into hollow teeth stayeth the running of them the water of the hearbe dropped into the eares doth like auaile in the same This also amendeth the dimnesse of sight The leaues of the Angelica wroughte wyth the leaues of Rue and Honey in playster forme and the same workemanly applied doeth not onely heale the bit of a madde Dogge but the sting of venemous wormes This plaister applied on the heade of the patiente sicke of the ague doth in shorte time drawe to it all the heate of the feuer The distilled water Juice and pouder of the hearbe workmanly applied in olde depe woundes do clense and regenerate or renue fleshe in the places The destilled water applied with linnen clothes wet in it doth maruelously assuage the ache of the hippes and goute in that the same consumeth soft and clammy humoures gathered Many other vertues of this hearbe maye bee gathered by the former helpes vttered The seedes haue like properties as the roote possesseth the wilde Angelica is weaker in vertue but boyled in wine and applyed in playster forme doth especiallye cure new and olde vlcers What care diligence is required in the artely sowing of the hearbe Ualerian Chap. 34. THe Ualeriā groweth vp with a long and high stemme ioynted and hollowe bearing on the toppe a tuffe and flowers purple mixed with a whitenesse or white mixed with a rednesse after the forme of Organy the roote as bigge as the little finger and white with manye other small rootes braunching in the earthe and these yelowish of coloure sweete in sauoure and yeelding the force of the spike by a certaine strengthe of the sauoure And this doth Hieronimus booke reporte to be the true Ualerian and that rare to be founde which for the rarenesse is at this day sowen in many Gardens The Ualerian commeth
very well vp being bestowed in a moist and wel dunged ground and the hearbe after the comming vp requireth to be often watered vntill it hath yeelded a highe stemme The phisicke benefits of the Valerian THe hearbe of qualitie heateth in the thirde degree and drieth in the beginning of the second and the roote especiallye serueth for the vse of phisicke The roote of the Ualerian brought to pouder and druncke in wine prouoketh sweate and vrine the like performeth the roote it selfe being boyled in Wine yea thys also amendeth the paine and stitches of the sides and backe The roote dried may be kepte for three whole yeares and gathered especially in the moneth of Auguste The pouder of the roote of valerian mixed wyth the white helelbor or neeseworte and the flowre of wheate this in apte places layed killeth mice The roote boyled in white wine with fennell and parcely seedes doth mightily prouoke the vrine colde healpeth the paines in the sides and moueth the Termes This also preuaileth againste poyson and the plague by drinking of it Certaine do boyle the roote of Ualerian with Fennell Annise seedes and Licourise for the coughe and straightnesse of breathe The greene Hearbe and freshe roote bruised and applyed doth mytigate the payne of the heade staye fluxes and profitteth the shyngles The floures or roote boyled in wine and dropped into the eyes procureth a clearnesse of them healeth the great pyles in the fundamente other vlcers but this especially amendeth the dymmes of sight as Jeronimus booke witnesseth The worthy vertues of the distilled water of the Herbe THe conuenient time of the distillation of the same is that the roote Herbe and stem with the whole substaunce be shred togither and distilled about the ende of May. The distilled water of Ualerian drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time doth morning and euening and linnen clothes wet in it applyed vpon doth in shorte time amende vlcers olde soares and those causing swellings yea thys auayleth againste the pyles by applying linnen clothes wet in it The said water drunke in like quantity both morning and euening profiteth the creature hauing any bone broken This also helpeth a rupture or a bodie broken and droppe in the eies cleareth them The distilled water of the valerian drunke vnto the quantitie of a sponfull at a time euery morning fasting doth expell the long wormes in children Thys water druncke in like manner as afore vttered profiteth againste poyson and a pestilente ayre it healeth newe and olde wounds cleareth vlcers and impostumes wythin the bodye and remoueth the ache of the hippes The distilled water orderly druncke procureth cleare eyes remoueth the paine in chins and prouoketh sweate this poured into troubled wine causeth the faine 〈…〉 purer to be drunke The saide water assuageth the paine of the members proceedyng of an vntemperate coldenesse by dayly annoynting the members wyth it The vertues of the distilled water of the rootes of Valerian THe distillation of thys water is to bee wrought from the fifteenth daye of August vnto the eyght daye of the moneth of September This distilled water drunke as afore taught doth remoue poyson and profiteth against venemous beastes The distylled water drunke fasting vnto the quantitie of syxe ounces at a time before the fitte commeth deliuereth the Quotidian Ague The sayde water in like quantitie gyuen and both annoynted and applyed wyth linnen clothes wet in it amendeth the stitches in the sides When two persons at variance shal drinke a quantitie of this water out of one cuppe togither doth after procure them friendes and louing one to the other The dilligence required in the bestowing of the Hearbe Bytonie Chap. 35. THe Betony is an Hearbe hauing a slender stemme and foure square growyng in manye places a foote and a halfe hyghe the leaues long and softe and indented rounde aboute like to Oken leaues and sweete smelling among the whiche greater leaues are those growing nighe to the roote in the toppe of the stemmes is the seede eared after the maner of Sauerie the rootes spreading small and beareth purple floures The Herbe Betonie ioyeth to be sowen in a moist and cold ground and by a bricke or stone wal to enioy the shadow of the same for the Herbe much delighteth to stande in the Sunne beames The Phisicke commodities of the Herbe Bitonie THe Herbe Betony after the minde of the learned is hotte and drye in the first degree complet or in the myddle of the seconde and hath the nature of cutting asunder whiche is manyfest of the taste that is soure and somewhat bitter The Herbe boyled with the floures in wyne and drunke stayeth belching the rawnesse of stomack amendeth and the soure restings correcteth The selfe same may be distilled water or a confection made of the floures wyth suger or the pouder of the dry Herbe it selfe or ministred with Honye The Herbe drunke in wine very muche profiteth the diseases of the Matrice and this to be briefe is auaylable to all inwarde griefes of the body in what maner soeuer the same be taken For this giuen in Mulse vineger vnto y e quantite of a dramme profiteth in the sending forth of y e harmeful humors of y e stomack liuer milte kidneis bladder matrice The person which feareth to haue drunke poison by takyng a dram wayghte of pouder in wine shalbe deliuered of the harme both by vrine and siege The Herbe after the boyling in water drunke profiteth the Phrensie persons suche hauing the falling sicknesse the Paulsie and ache of the Hyppes The Herbe helpeth digestion if any after supper eateth vnto the bignesse of a beane of the same being afore boyled in Hony this also steeped in wine for a night and drunke stayeth vomyting The Herbe boyled in wine and drunke expelleth the Ague and ministred to the wayght of two drammes with Hidromel sendeth foorth the water betweene the skinne and many humours The pouder of the Hearbe to the wayght of a dramme drunke wyth wyne doth speedily helpe the Jaundise and sendeth downe the Termes The Betony boyled in wine and strayned if wyth three drammes of Hiera Picra Galem myxed and drunke fasting gently purgeth the belly The Herbe boyled with Hony recouereth the consumption of the body and matterie spittings of the Lungs The Herbe brused and applyed in playster forme on the hurt of the heade as witnesseth Apuleius doth by a maruellous speedinesse close and heale the same yea this hath such a propertie that it fasteneth broken bones and by his force draweth pieces forth and dissolueth the clotted bloud The pouder of the herbe giuen to the waight of a dramme in wine stayeth the spitting vp of bloud The leaues brused applyed in plaister forme on y e eyes doth speedyly helpe the eyes bruised or hurt by a strype the rootes also of the Hearbe boyled to a third part in water and the eyes suppled w t the same water doe speedyly remoue the payne of them The iuyce of the Hearbe
dropped into the eares wyth the oyle of Roses remoueth all manner of payne in them the same amendeth the hardnesse of fetching breath if the breast bee annoynted therwyth The Herbe eaten cause the clearnesse of the sight The Bytonie boyled in olde wyne and vineger vnto the consumption of a thyrd part and gargelled in the mouth remoueth too thach This drunke in wine recouereth an â—ud colour of the body the same boyled in wine and drunk they affirme of experience to profit the diseases of the Mylte The eating of two ounces of the pouder with Honyfor eight dayes togither aswageth the cough two drammes of Betonie and one of Plantaine ministred with foure ounces of warme water before the fit of colde putteth away the coridiane Three drams of the pouder with one ounce of pure Hony giuen in three ounces of warme water before y e fit 〈◊〉 doth maruelously remoue the uttes of the Tertian and quartayne ague For griefe of the bladder take foure drammes of Bytonie of Parsely rootes three scruples boyled but the 〈◊〉 of y e Parsely afore boyled in a pynte of water vnto the consumption of the 〈◊〉 and then the Bitony added to and giuen to drinke which 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 after it commeth againe The Bytony drunke in wine 〈◊〉 the hone helpeth at painful griefes of the bladder yea this is those more effectuous in the 〈◊〉 certain perswade for a singular 〈…〉 to drinke the pouders of Bitony veruay 〈…〉 The rootes of Bitony boyled with the leaues vnto a thirde part away and drunke in water with the Herbe applyed alone doe maruellously aswage of experience knowen the pain of the Gout The leaues heated betweene two new Tyles and applyed to the fortheade do mitigate the griefe of the eyes and stay the running of them in that this among the other herbes which they apply to the heade obtayneth a principalitie The commended vertues of the distilled water of Betonie THe time of gathering and distilled the Bytonie with the whole substance is about the ende of Maye The distilled water of Bitony as Hieronimus Brunsuicensis a most expert Herbarian witnesseth drunke vnto the quantity of foure ounces at a tyme both mâ—rning noone and euening putteth away the dropsie Jaundise and any ague The distilled water helpeth the diseases of the kidneys mylte and Lungs and all those griefes tofore vttered the water either drunke or applyed on the places with linnen clothes wet in it if the euil or griefe shall appeare without the body The skil and diligence required in the artly bestowing of the Herbe Louage Chap. 36. THe Louage ioyeth to growe by Wayes and vnder the Eiuesyng of an house it also prospereth in shadowye places but especially delyghteth to growe neare to a running water Thys in the growing sendeth vp a long and slender stem like to the Oyl ioynted with leaues rounde about like to the Melylote sweete sauouring tenderer and softer towards the toppe smaller and much more deuided In the toppe of the stem groweth a touffe in which consisteth the seede blacke hard and long like to the Fennel seed being sharpe in tast sweete in smelling it also beareth a yelow floure hath a pale roote within but black without sharpe sweete sauouring tender ful of iuyce and byting the iawes The Herbe for hys sweete sauoure is vsed in bathe but the seede is of greater effecte in medicine The Phisicke benefites of the Herbe Louage THys Herbe of qualitie is hotte and drie in the thirde degree the seeds indure in strength and vertue for three yeres The drie roote bruised hateth the stomacke helpeth digestion expelleth superfluous humours and drunk in wine vnto the waight of halfe a dramme at a tyme ceaseth all inwarde griefes this also expelleth poisons causeth vrine and the Termes and perfourmeth the like matters which the Angelica doth The Herbe boyled in wine or water and drunk openeth the stopping of the Liuer and milte the Herbe bruised and myxed wyth Cummyne very much profiteth if the same be drunke in wine for this recouereth y e stomacke and expelleth noyous windes out of the bowels The herbe Louage with Galingale and Cinamon boiled in wine and druncke with a fasting stomacke amendeth the diseases of the stomacke milte and bowelles a pouder like to an Eclegma prepared of the Louage seedes Cinamon Raponticke and Galingale with sugar in equall proportion mixed and druncke in wine auayleth vnto the aboue sayde diseases If anye drinke a quantitie of the Louage seedes in wine fasting procureth the person to purge both vpward and downeward the seedes after the boyling giuen vp in glister forme doth greatly ease the person pained with the Goute in the feete The Seedes stieped for a night in white wine and drunke fasting doe mightily draw downe the Terms yet are the seedes of themselues ouer forcible vnto the vse of medicine inward in that they ministred or applied in plaister forme both breake and open vlcers yea expell mightily the deade yongling For which cause the streÌ„gth of those seeds must be tempered by alike waight of the Fennel and Annys seedes which on such wise ministred worketh his propertie in the bodie without harme But the seedes may safely be applyed without the bodie in any maner without any other addition to them The Louage seedes boyled artely in wine do aswage the grypings of the belly and bowels remoue the swelling of the stomacke digest the humours of the stomacke cure the bitle of venemous wormes procure vrine and the Termes A bath made of the Louage Rosemarie Penieroyall Sage Catmynte Cammomyl Mellylote the Cytryne Staechados Mugworte and Fenigreke these togither boyled in wine and sitting ouer the fume to sweate not only openeth the poares of the body and draweth foorth euil humours but dissolueth the stone procureth vrine and the Termes healeth the Crampe proceeding of the fulnesse of body the paine of the Gout the Palsie the kings euil and heateth all the inner members The roote bruised and applyed in playster forme doth greatly auaile on the bitte of a mad dog and venemous worme in that the same both mytigateth and expelleth poyson The commended vertues of the distilled water of Louage THe time of the distillation of the same is that the leaues shred togither with the stems be distilled in the middle of May. The distilled water of the Louage drunke morning and euenyng vnto the quantity of two or three ounces at a tyme doth in shorte time helpe them payned with stitches aboute the breaste and sides remoueth the griefe of the stone in the Loynes and bladder cleareth the hoarsnesse of voyce and putteth awaye the daungerous swellyng of the throte by washyng and applying on the same lynnen clothes wette in it The distilled water asuageth the swelling of the head and the aking of the same if linnen clothes wette in it be applyed vpon it procureth a white and louely countenaunce if the same be diligently washed both morning and euening with the water This helpeth
the pushes and rednesse proceeding of heate hapning commonly from the knee downwarde by applyng linnen clothes wet in it that ceaseth the heate and cureth the pushes This cureth the Canker of the mouth if it be often washed with the same and that at eche time the pouder of the Barberie roote be sprinkled vpon This also cureth the griefe and exulceration of womens places if these be washed therwith for three or foure times a day the same doeth the sayde water perfourme if linnen clothes wet in it be sundrie tymes applyed vpon What care and skil is required in the bestowing of the Herbe Elecampane Chap. 37. THe Herbe Elecampane groweth vp w t a long stem big and Mossie the leaues with mossie bears on the one side on the toppe of the stem being many times a mans heigth is a bigge yealowe floure growing in which the seedes are contained and those by feeling procure ytche The roote within the erth reddish without and white within bigge sharpe in tast and sweete smelling The roote is digged vp at the beeginning of sommer and slyced dryed in the sunne This especially flourisheth in the moneth of July The Elecampane may not be sowen in that the seedes bestowed in beds prosper not but rather set the yong buds broken tenderly from the roote in Earth wel dunged and laboured afore And those begynne to set in the moneth of Februarye wel three foote asunder one from the other in that those sende forth bigge leaues and long rootes spreading in the Earth The Phisicke commodities of the Elecampane THe Elecampane of qualitie heateth in the ende of the thirde degree and moystneth in the first The pouder of the drye roote mixed with pure Honye and vsed in forme of an Eclegma amēdeth the cough y e root also of the Elecampane artelye prepared defendeth the Lungs of euyll humoures remoueth the ache of the Hyppes and ioyntes and sickenesses proceeding of a colde cause Thys expelleth the grosse humours in man and aswageth the ache of the Hucklebones boyled also in wine and mixed with Suger in the drinking amendeth that harde fetching of breath by the necke especially holden vpright and procureth vrine The pouder of the roote druncke in like manner sendeth downe the Termes and this is profitably ministred agaynst poyson and the bit of venemous wormes and beastes The roote canded with hony or Sugar is saide very muche to preuaile against the daunger of a pestilent ayre being afore eaten for whiche cause the rawe roote of manye is eaten in the plague time The roote of the Elecampane is canded after this maner by plucking the roote out of the Earth in the moneth of October at what time the same is growen to a ful ripenesse whiche then is to bee rubbed and clensed with a course hearie cloth after this scraped faire wyth a sharpe knife and those rootes whiche are bigge to bee sliced into three or foure peeces so long as a finger which after the puttyng into a brasse chafer to be tēderly boyled with vineger but in such maner as the peeces burn not to the sides or bottome of the chafer Wythin three dayes after the boyling they are to be dried in the Sun and then bestowed into a newe earthen potte well pitched about on whiche a pleasaunt Cuite poured to soke them in and store of the herbe Sauerie pressed down vpon them whiche done the mouthe of the pot to be diligently stopped with a skin or thicke partchement The rootes may otherwise be ordered in scrappyng them cleane and after the cutting of them into twoo or three peeces well a finger long to set those stiepe in water a whole day ouer hotte embers whiche done to boyle the peeces twoo or three times ouer in asmuche waight of honey or sugar The confirme of the Elacampane roote maye bee made by clensing and scraping the roote in the maner aboue taught Whiche done to cut them into thinne round slices letting them soke in water ouer the hotte embers for a long space and to boile them vntill the licoure be all wasted then to beate those in a stone morter lettyng them after to passe throughe a strainer or linnen clothe this done to boyle the whole with a like waighte of hony or sugar twoo or three times ouer All other rootes may in like manner bee canded and made into conserue but far pleasaunter in the eating if to the confection a quantitie of Sinamom bee added The same also they name to be canded when the roote or the thing canded remaineth whole after the canding but the conserue in a contrary manner remayneth not whole in that the same is beaten small to the making of it The leaues of the Elecampane boyled in wine and a playster made of the same applied to weake and loose members doth so muche heate them that in shorte time they recouer strength and healthe The Elecampane putteth away yre and heauinesse comforteth the hearte and sendeth foorth the superfluous humoures by vrine this also after the minde of Hippocrates causeth mirth The hearbe defendeth and preserueth the skinne of the face and like garnisheth the whole body with a continuall seemelinesse the wine also of the Elecampane made heateth colde members the same drunke orderly helpeth all the diseases which are afore vttered Here note that all wines boyled or made of the Hearbes doe more preuayle in the morning than at euening The Elecampane boiled with Pellitory and mixed with oyle applied hot to the belly ceaseth the gripings of the bowels and the same applied vnder the Nauel remoueth and helpeth the strangury The worthy vertues of the distilled water of the leaues of the Elecampane THe time answerable to the distillation is that the Herbe and roote shred togither be distilled in the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening for fiue or sixe dayes togither to the quantitie of an eggeshell full at a tyme expelleth the griefe of the stone The distilled water druncke in the saide manner or a quantitie bestowed in drincke helpeth the person broken the same also drunke and the heade annointed therewith in suche manner as the same may drye in greatly comforteth the heade The distilled water drunke morning and euening for certaine days togither comforteth and strengthneth the stomacke amendeth the hard fetching of breath the coughe pleurisse poyson the stone and termes in women The distilled water strengthneth the members annointed therwith and the more by dayly drinking thereof This also expelleth the stone of the kidneys and bladder and the same clereth y e parts of the body and causeth vrine by drinking of it morning and euening for certaine days togither The commended vertues of the distilled water of the roote THe root of the Elecampane is to be distilled about the end of May or from the moneth of July vnto September The distilled water of the same drunke many dayes togither vnto the quātitie of two or three ounces at a time healeth an inner rupture The distilled water drunke
partes annointed with it doth muche auaile For prouokyng of the Termes and clensing the matrice let a fomente be often applied with the water of the decoction of the same The commended vertues of the distilled water of Celondine THe time of gathering and distilling the Celondine is that the herb with the whole substaunce be small shred and distilled in the middle of May. The distilled water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time bothe morning and euening expelleth the yelowe Jaundise this drunke in the like manner auaileth againste the gripings of the belly The distilled water druncke in the abouesayde manner mitigateth the ague and remoueth scabbes caused of colde if they often be bathed or soupled with it The distilled water drunke vnto the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time eyther twise or thrise a daye profiteth vnto the stoppyng of the liuer and milte This water dropped into the eyes correcteth the pinne and webbe putteth away the rednesse of them and causeth a sharpe and redy sight If the mouthe be washed with the saide water it ceasseth the tooth-ache and putteth away spottes of the face if the face bee washed wyth this water The distilled water dryeth and healeth a Canker yea Fistula also and remoueth pestilent pushes if a linnen cloth wette in it be applied on the places twice or thrice a daye The care in the bestowing of the hearbe Filipendula Chap. 40. THe hearbe Filipendula groweth in stonye and roughe places as on hils bearing a leafe like to the wilde parsenep or parseley the stemme bigge and a foote or somwhat more in heigth yeeldyng on the toppe a white floure in the moneth of July after that the Seede like to the Orache and a bigge roote out of whiche many round heades or kernelles growe The roote oughte to be digged vp in the ende of haruest whyche endureth for tenne yeares The Filipendula commeth well vppe in anye Earth yet doeth the Hearbe more ioy beyng sowen or sette in a stonye or grauellye grounde the Seedes require to bee committed to the Earth in the moneth of Aprill and to be like ordered after the shooting vp in the weeding and watering as afore taught of the other hearbes The phisicke commodities of the hearbe Filipendula THe Filipendula of qualitie is hotte and drye in the thirde degree whiche his vehement bitternesse sufficiently declareth The seede leaues and stemme of the Filipendula druncke in wine and hony boyled togyther sende downe the after burden and further the birth of childe The root of the Filipendula brought to pouder and drunk in wine not only helpeth the Kings euill and strangury but the stone payne of the kidneys and ache of the hippes The pouder of this roote taken in wine remoueth the swelling and coldenesse of stomacke healpeth the hardnesse of fetching breath and suche shorte winded yea all sicknesses whych proceede of a colde cause The meale of this roote mixed with meate and giuen to eate recouereth the falling sickenesse by sundry dayes vsing Against the hardnesse of fetching breath take this pouder and Gentiane in like waight and vse the same in meate for this without doubt auaileth in shorte time The commended vertues of the distilled water of Filipendula THe chosen time for the distilling of it is that the whole herbe with the roote be finely shred togither and distilled in the ende of May. The distilled water of Filipendula drunk vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time bothe morning and euenyng recouereth the plague The said water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure or sixe ounces at a time auaileth against poyson if a man by happe hatne eyther eaten or drunke poyson The distilled water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both morning and euening dissolueth and cureth the stone of the kidneys and bladder FINIS ¶ A necessary Table to the second part of this Booke briefly shewyng the Physical operations of euery herbe and plant therein conteyned with the vertues of their distilled waters A. ANgelica cureth poysons cleareth bloud and preserueth the body against the plague fol. 162 Angelica auaileth against a pestilente ayre it ceasseth grypings of the belly it recouereth all inwarde griefs it helpeth ruptures it amendeth the dimnesse of sight the bit of a dogge the heate of the feuer deepe woundes renueth fleshe c. fol. 163 Angelica asswageth the ache of the hippes and the Goute it cureth new and olde vlcers fol. 163 Artochoke reformeth the sauoure of the mouth fol. 53 Artochoke causeth vrine and venerial acte fol. 53 Artochoke amendeth the hardnesse of making water and the rancke sauor of the arme pittes fol. 53 Artochoke strengthneth the stomacke and helpeth the priuie places that men childrē may be cōceiued fol. 53 Arage or Orage helpeth y t stopping of the lyuer it ceaseth the sheading of y e gaule or yelow Jandise it casteth vp choler softneth the belly healeth impostumes swellings swimmings drawing of the wind short expelleth worms prouoketh vomityng helpeth a hote lyuer it loseth the bely deliuereth the pain of the blader helpeth the ague profiteth agaynst spitting of bloud it helpeth the matrice draweth a thorne or nayle out of the skinne it loaseth rough nayles from the fyngers it helpeth the hot goute in the feet it softneth the belly being hardened by heate and remoueth swellings fo 18. 19. B. BEere looseth the bellye prouoketh vrine purgeth the body of euil humours it helpeth the smellyng the payne of the eares the payne of the gummes it procareth hear to grow and killeth lyce nittes and dandrie it healeth whelkes blisters of scalding or burning gripings of y t belly stayeth a lose belly driueth away the worms of the belly helyeth the obstructions or stoppings of the lyuer the corrupted Splene and the shingles fo 14. 15 The discommodities of the Beete it grypesh and byteth the stomack and encreaseth euil humours fol. 15 Blete softneth the belly cureth the biting of a scorpion the beating parn of the temples it profiteth the Oyle on the mytt it restrayneth the Termes fol. 17 Borage procureth gladsomnes it helpeth the giddinesse and swimming of the head the trembling and beating of the hearte it encreaseth memorie and remoueth melancolie and the kings euill it doth only comforte Bugiosse preuaileth for the roughnesse of the throat and cough it procureth gladsomnesse it purgeth red Choller it recouereth the Cardiake passion it expelleth the noisome humors of the Lungs it remoueth the swelling of the feet it preserueth a good memory it comforteth the heart and engendreth good bloud fol. 28. 29 ▪ Buckeshorne helpeth the griefs of the ioyntes it bindeth it putteth awaye the feuer fol. 77 Betonie stayeth belching and rawnesse of the stomacke fol. 165 Bitonye profiteth the diseases of the matrice all inward griefs fol. 165 Bitonie purgeth all poyson it profiteth frensy persons falling sicknes palsy ache of the hips it helpeth digestiō stayeth vomiting it expelleth the ague c. fol. 165 Bitonie fastneth broken bones
be often digged vnder and left hollow of Earthe that the rootes may growe within the stronger This Hearbe is supposed to growâ— the greater beeing not remoued at all and for that cause the plantes thinne bestowed in beddes do euermore ioy and encrease the better The plant in like manner encreaseth and becommeth the sooner greate through the often and diligent weeding exercised about the same To be briefe this plant after the mind of Rutilius requireth to be watered all the hote and drie seasons vnto the time of Haruest in that the same delighteth and encreaseth the faster through the dayly moysture bestowed on it The Phisicke benefytes of the Orache THe Seedes of this Herbe may bee kepte to vse for foure yeares and these through their clensing qualitie healpe greately the stopping of the Liuer causing the sheading of the Gaule or yellowe Jandise Two drammes of the Seedes brused ministred with two ounces of Hony and a draught of warme water and drunke fasting dothe on such wise by vomiting caste vp Choller The Herbe in qualitie is knowen to be colde in the firste degree and moyst in the second through whyche reason it softneth the bellie The Herbe smallie nourisheth in that the licour or iuice of it is waterie and slipperie through whiche it lightly looseth the bellie and the leaues after the brusing layd in playster forme on hote impostumes and swellings and like on the Shingles doe both speedelie coole and heale them The Seedes after the brusing taken with a quantitie of Hony and the same sundry times healpeth such as fetch the winde hardly The Seedes like vsed doe expell the Wormes in the Bellie and prouoke vomiting Pythagoras greately misliked the Orach in that the same as he affirmed caused by the often eating both a palenesse of face and the kings euill But the worthy Dioseorides farâ—e otherwise iudged in that hee affirmed the Arache Seedes to healp the Jandise The Arache also helpeth suche as haue a hote Lyuer If the Hearbe Mercurie with the Orach be diligently boyled and the broath sundry times vsed it doth both loose the Bellie and deliuereth the paine of the Bladder The person dayly vsing the decoction or broth of the Orach with the Hearbe Mercurie and Beetes for a time togither doth speedely deliuer and ridde the Agew The Orach eaten is thought profitable for the person spitting bloud The Herbe brused and applyed to the bellie not onely clenseth the defaultes or corrupt matter within the priuie place but ceasseth in shorte time the paynefull griefe of the Matrice The Orache brused and layd in playster forme on any member hurte eyther with Thorne or Nayle doth with expedition drawe the same forth and healeth it The Herbe boiled with hony and applyed on rough nayles of the fingers dothe within short time loose them off The Orache brused and after the mixing with hony applyed in playster forme doth in short time remoue the aching paine of the hote Goute in the feete The Hearbe so tender and soft boyled as any other Potte Hearbe and eaten of the patient doth not only soften the bellie hardned or costiue by heate but remoueth diuers swellings What singular skill and secretes to be knowen in the sowing remouing and setting againe of the worthy Hearbe named Sperage Chapter 5. THe field and garden Sperage ioyeth in a fatte moist and wel drâ—ssed Earth and the Hearbe growen vp to heigth hath by euery leafe growing forthe a redde Bearie hanging downe in whiche a Seede is that the Hearbe in the sowing commeth of The Seedes to be committed to the Earth as the worthy Didymus in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrie reporteth ought to bee bestowed in the Spring time into little holes of three fingers deepe in whiche the owner or Gardener may putte two or three Seedes togyther well halfe a foote distante one from the other whyche thus bestowed require after no more trauell nor care for the first yeare sauing the digging about and plucking vp of weedes growing among them But for the sowing and increase of the Sperages it shall be to great purpose and commoditie to heare the wittie preceptes and instructions of Marcus Cato Columella Plinie and Palladius like agreeing The Seedes say they as muche as three fyngers can take vppe to one tyme maye the owner or Gardener workemanly putte and lyghtely couer in Earthe bothe fatte and dunged and in verye little furrowes so straight made as a line whyche on this wise handled will by the fortith day after growe so inward in the Earthe that the rootes shot forth wil clasp and fold one in another as if they ioyned togither in one and for the same named of the auntiente Gardeners Earth Spunges If the places in whiche you purpose to committe the Seedes shall bee drie then these layd in soft dung lying alowe in the furrowes shall on suche wise bee ordered and couered as if they lay or were bestowed in little Hyues But in a contrary manner shal the owner or Gardener worke and doe in continuall moyst places for the Seedes in like places shall bee bestowed on high ridges workemanly raysed with dung that the moysture maye lesser annoy the plantes in the growing which only ought to be fed or watered with the moysture passing by and not still to abide in that moysture to be cloyed with it The Seedes on such wise bestowed will yeelde a Sperage in the firste yeare whiche the owner or Gardener shall then breake or cutte off beneath But if the owner assay to pull at it neere the ground the small rootes as yet tender and weake in the Earth may happen to rise and followe with the whole Spunge whiche therefore workemanly broken off ought thus to be fedde and nourished in one proper place growyng still for two yeres with dung and diligent weeding In the other yeres following the Sperage shal not be broken off by the stalke but plucked vp by y t roote that the same may so open the eyes of his branching for except the plant be handled on such wise the stemmes broken off will not encrease the eyes of the Spunges but rather growe as blinde so y t these will not after suffer the Sperage to yeeld or send forth the proper encrease The same shal y e Gardener preserue of whiche hee gathered the seede and burne after the croppes knobbed endes or iointes of the same Herbe After this about the Winter time shal the owner lay or bestowe on the Spunges both ashes dung whiche the learned M. Cato rather willeth to be Sheepes dung There is another manner and way of sowing by Spunges onely which after two yeares ought to be remoued into a Sunny wel duÌ„ged place The like furrowes ought to be made well a fote distante one from the other and not aboue twelue fyngers deepe in which the tender yong Spunges are so to be set that lightly couered with Earthe they may easily spring and shoote vp But in the Spring time before they shall
ouercome with the same This being very teÌ„der after the seething ought to be finely chopped w t a wodden knife or otherwise stamped and turned often in the beating of it which wrought vp into rounde heapes and fryed in the sweetest oyle or butter must so be prepared with a quantitie of Ueriuyâ—e and Pepper â—â—used that it may the more delight the tast The Phisicke benefites and helpes of the Spynedge THys Herbe for the potte named Spynedge moysteneth and cooleth after the minde of the skilfull in the ende of the firste degree The Spynedge both softneth the bellie and moystneth the bodie and remoueth the grieâ—es of the Breast and Lungs This gathereth winde in the bodie vnlesse the excrementall humoure be sente forth by purge but applyed in hotte causes this greatly profiteth And if wee may credite the Phisition Serapion this more nourisheth thanâ— y e Arage looseth the bellie and leaueth after it a better nourishmente yea clenseth mundifyeth aswageth Choller and profiteth both the breast and lunges The Hearbe boyled and applyed helpeth the sorenesse and griefe of the throte proceeding of bloude and the redde Choller The dayly eating of this Herbe doth maruellously profit such hauing a hoarse voyce and that hardly fetch breath and much molested with the coughe if the Herbe after the proper seethyng and ordering as aboue taught bee eyther fryed with sweete Butter or the oyle of sweete Almondes and that to it Ueriuyce and Pepper brused be wittilye added For on such wise handled the same dayly eaten doth expel euil humors where in a contrarie maner the decoction and Herbe simplie being dayly eaten doth by agreement of the skilfull ingender in like condition Melancholie as the dayly eating of Lettuce doth The Herbe prepared as afore taught and eaten with the decoction of the same drunke doth not helpe without doubt the grieuous paynes and ache of the backe but looseth a costiue bellie What skil and diligence is required in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Sorrel Chap. 7. THe Sorrel of the Garden although it wil wel ynoughe come vp in grounde not dressed yet the seedes are euermore bestowed in laboured Earthe not dunged at all in the moneth of Aprill and to bee muche and often watered vntil they bee wel come vp in that the same especially ioyeth being placed neare to water And the Gardener mynding to possesse the seedes of the Sorrel ought after certaine leaues come vp to remoue the plants in letting them growe vnto the ful rypenes of the seedes which after the through drying to be kepte vnto the sowing time The Sorrel come vp neither well abydeth frostes colde nor ouermuche moysture and to haue the beddes of Sorrel continue seemely to the eye all the sommer through let the owner or Gardener cutte the toppes of the Sorrell three or foure times in the yeare The like diligence may bee imployed in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Pimpernel The Phisicke commodities and helpes of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Hearbe Sorrel cooleth and dryeth in the thirde degree and the Hearbe eaten remoueth lothsomnesse and procureth an apetite to meate The Sorrel sauced with vineger and eaten fasting in the morning is a preseruatiue for the Plague The leaues wrapped in paper and rosted vnder hotte imbers whyche after the brusing and mixing wyth a little oyle of Roses applyed on swellings doth bring them in shorte time to mattering The seedes of the Sorrell brused and druncke either wyth water or wyne aswageth the daungerous flyxe Dissenteria and the payne of the bellie of a continuall flyxe and the abortement of the stomacke The rootes of the Sorrell boyled with vineger or rawe imployed and annoynted doe heale the Leprye and Ringwormes and rough nayles but it behoueth to rubbe ouer the places afore with salte Nyter and vineger in the hotte Summer A decoction of the rootes ceasseth the ych of the bodie if with the same the bodie in a Bath be gently rubbed and suppled the roote besides boyled in wine aswageth both the griefe or payne of the eares and teeth Manye in remouing of the kings euyll weare the roote about their neck The iuyce of y e Sorrel tempered with oyle Olyue and rubbed on the heade remoueth the grieuous payne of the heade proceeding of an vntemperate hotnesse The rootes boyled with wine and drunk or eaten remoue any sicknes comming of heate as the Jaundise proceeding of the liuer or Mylte in the like manner druncke and the rootes after the brusing applyed in plaister forme to the priuie place do stay the reddes of women long coÌ„tinuing The sedes boyled in wine do staye all manner fluxes of the bellie and remoue the swelling of the mylte The leaues of Sorrel wel brused and applied on the wreast do aswage the burning of the Feuer The Pympernell of the Garden heateth and dryeth in the seconde degree The Herbe is especially applyed for poison in that the same cleÌ„seth al the outwarde fylth of the body The roote boyled in wine and drunke remoueth the euil and venemous bloud from the heart of which the plague is easily caused to proceede and ceasseth the headache If a man be wounded vnto the skul the iuyce of this Herbe dropped into the wound and applyed vpon doth in short time recouer and heale y t same without griefe This dropped into vlcers and other woundes cureth them As for proofe take a cocke and â—trike him into the skull with a knife but not pearcing it after take the iuyce of thys Hearbe and instyll two or three droppes into the wounde and it wyll immediately bring the same vnto a skar The Hearbe mixed with Rockette seede and vineger and drunk moueth sweate expelleth poyson and euil humours boyled with wine and drunke remoueth the disease of the Hyppes and especially helpeth an euil cough purgeâ—h the breast The Herbe boyled in wine receiued breaketh y e stone of the Kidneys and Bladder remoueth y e strangurie In the same maner imployed profiteth against y e gripings of the bowels But this especially auayleth against the stopping of the Liuer Mylte The Pympernel to be briefe helpeth the stone moueth vrine aswageth the strangurie purgeth the breast expelleth the poyson of the plague from the hearte The iuyce of it boyled and drunk before the fit of the Ague putteth away any Feuer The roote may also be canded as y e Ginger with Sugar or hony and to preuaile the like againste the aboue sayde diseases The Herbe boiled remoueth a coÌ„tinual Ague the iuyce of the herbe a tertiane Ague so that the same be drunke before the fit A worthy experiment against the Phtysicke of the Lungs Take of y â— Pympernel brought into very fyne pouder two ounces of new Pympernel water and of Sugar as much as shall fuffise making therof an Electuarie of which take daily two drammes The commended helpes of the distilled waters both of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Sorrel is to be distilled wyth the whole substaÌ„ce
killeth both Lyce and Nittes The Garlike also is drunke to greate purpose with the decoction of Organy as Dioscorides witnesseth against Lice and Nits of the heade The heads eaten do moue vrine and are supposed to amende the defaultes of the kydneys and a cloue holden in the mouth ceaseth the toothache proceeding of a colde cause The Ashes of the Garlike heades after the mixing with Hony annoynted stayeth the shedding of heare in the same manner vsed amendeth the defaultes or spottes of the skin If the ashes be strewed on foule vlcers which are open it speedily cureth them The ashes of the heades after the diligent mixing with Honye and May butter annointed doth in short time remoue the foule scabbes and Leaprie and cleareth the skin if the same be dayly exercised in the bath or hotte house The Garlike tenderlye sodden and eaten procureth a cleare voyce and recouereth an olde cough and correcteth the stomacke cooled the same mightily dryeth vp the moysture of the stomacke If any shal afore eate of the Garlik he shal not be endamaged by the byt of anye venomous worme or Serpent the Garlike brused and applyed on the bit doth speedily cure it And the same in these is maruellous as writeth the skilful Serapio that although the heades eaten doth harme the sound sight of the eyes yet dor these comforte and relieue the dulnesse of sighte thorough the moysture consisting in them The boyled heades eaten with oyle and salte doe cure the mattering and breaking foorth of whelkes and remoue both pimples and â—etters Aswell the rawe as boyled heads eaten doe recouer an olde Coughe but the boyled heades eaten are farre more profitable than the rawe and lykewise the sodden than the rosted and on suche wise to the voyce they doe more profite and helpe The person which shall afore haue eaten sundrye Garlike heads if hee after happen to drinke poyson shal not be harmed by it The heades with the greene blades boyled in wine and drunke doth not onlye moue vrine but procureth the Termes and draweth downe the after burden if the bellie afore be annoynted with it the like also may a smoke of the Garlik procure if a woman sitting in a hollow Chaire and couered close about with clothes receiueth the fume The Garlike brused with the fig tree leaues and Camomil floures by a like quantitie and applyed in plaister forme doth cure the bit of a mad dog or other beast The person which weakly digesteth meate eaten through the coldnesse of the stomacke shall finde great helpe through the sundry tymes eating of the sodden heades with oyle and vyneger Praxagoras vsed the Garlike in wine against the kings euil Hippocrates supposeth that y e after burden to be drawn down through the sitting ouer the smoke and Diocles â—rensie persons they doth gretly helpe if they after the boyling shalbe eaten and the fame the dropsie persons boyled with Centorie and the Garlike eaten stayeth the fluxe of the bely whych y e skilful report the grene more effectuously to performe brused and drunke in pure wine with Coliander For an old cough proceeding of a colde cause let the soles of the feet paulmes of the handes and chyne of the backe be diligently annoynted wyth the Barrowes greace finely tempered with three heades of Garlike cleane pilled The Garlyke eaten wyth freshe butter or applyed in playster forme on the stomacke doth in shorte tyme kyll the wormes in Children The Garlike boiled w t vineger and drunk w t water and Hony expelleth the brode wormes in the bodye and what other harmeful creping things in the bowels The heades boyled with oyle and applyed in playster forme doth cure the bit of venomous things in what part so euer the same happeneth The harmes and swellings of the bladder are remoued with this oyntment if it be sundry times applyed without The Garlike boyled wyth Mylke and eaten doth heale the vlcers of the Lungs The Garlike boyled with Centorie in wine and sundry tymes drunke remoueth the dropsie gathered of a colde cause The Garlike brused and myxed with Coliander and on such wise taken with wine helpeth the griefes of the Lungs and difficultie of the vrine The heads boyled and brused with Beanes and tempered either with oyle Olyue or oyle of Poppie and of the same an ointement made remoueth headache annoynted on the temples There is no better thing for the toothach proceeding of a colde cause than to wash and retayne for a time the decoction of the Garlike three cloues bruised in vineger which undoubtedly ceasseth the paine The heads also boiled with vineger and Nitre do remoue the itche and taken in a white broth ceasseth the grieuous payne of the goyng often to the stoole A Garlike heade after the boylyng in sweete wyne with a halfe Penny waight of Beniamine drunke doth in shorte tyme expell the quartaine The same brused and mixed with freshe butter profiteth very muche the pyppes of Hennes and Cockes The person hardly makyng water and subiecte to the stone shall greatly be eased of the grieuous payne by eating of Garlicke sundrye times The worthy Galen vttereth that the heades tenderly boyled in two or three waters do remoue the sourenesse of them but these then yeelde a very small nourishmente in respecte of the rawe eaten wyth vyneger The inconueniences of Garlike out of Plinie THe defaultes of the Garlike are as Plinie writeth that it dulleth the sight causeth windinesse harmeth the stomacke and much at a time eaten causeth thyrste So that for all causes it is better commended sodden than raw and boyled than rosted The Garlik boiled and rosted brought to fine pouder with Mastick Pellitorie if the mouth be washed with the same decoction doth maruellously helpe the toothache The Garlike profiteth Craftes men husbandmen and the Fluematicke and those which for the more part drinke water and both vse colde meates and hard of digestion The Garlike auayleth against the infection of waters mutation of places and other contagious ayres which hastilie annoy by the eating afore of it in such suspect places As touching the Affrica Garlike the same maye serue vnto all the diseases and griefes in a manner whyche to fore are written of the Garden Garlike The commended vertues of the distilled water of Garlike THe heades with the greene blades finely shredde oughte to bee dystilled in the Canicular or dogge dayes in a Tynne Lymberke This distilled water helpeth the swellings in the throte if a linnen cloth wet in the same be workmanly applyed drunke vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time or gargelled so often in the mouth and throte vntyl the patient be better amended The water drunke euerye morning fasting vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time doth maruellously amende the greene sicknesse and swelling of the Splene being vsed for twelue or fourteene dayes space The water also drunk profiteth vnto al the said sicknesses and griefes which tofore are vttered of the blade and roote What care and