Medicinische gedichte aus einer Stockholmer handschrift / [ed. F. Holthausen].

[10.] Rose.

¶ Of þe rose þat spryngyth on spray [ 435] [ 895] [And] schewyth hys flowris in someres day— It nedyth noȝt hym to discrie, Eueri man [him] knowyth at ye. [438 eye Hs.] Of his vertues and of his kinde [439 kende Hs.] I schal þe seyn, as in bok I fynde: [ 440] [ 900] [440 as I in bok Hs.] Hys flowrys, gaderyd in someris day [441 Hys rede Hs.] And kyndely dryed, for sothe to say, It arn goode, as in bok is set, [443 seth Hs.] To gryndyn and don to sucre-roset; [444 roseth Hs.] And as longe as it ben drye, [ 445] [ 905] It mown to playstres and many maystrie. Whil þei ben fresche as þei stood, [447 stonde vor stood ausge∣strichen.] To styllyn [þer] of water for eyne is good; þat water is callyd eurose be name, With oþer erbis mad in same; [ 450] [ 910] Oþer erbys, þat is to seyne Celidonye, reed fenel, rewe and verueyne. Summe don to þe same cas [453 þ vor to durchgestrichen.] Filago, egremonye and ewfras. [454 Filago and Hs.] Do stille þese erbis be hem selwe [ 455] [ 915] [455 Do] To Hs.] And ewene porcyoun with waterys melle; þis water is good for eyne smertyng And for þe syth claryfying. [P. 63.] Ȝif man hawe at his herte Peyne hym grewend sore and smerte, [ 460] [ 920] Playster of rose, mad wel, [461 well Hs.] All hot leyd to, distroith il del; [462 leyde Hs.; dell Hs.] And afterward a drawt[h] of wyn [463 r vor after durch∣gestr.; good wyn Hs.] Schall clere þi bowalys weel and fyn. [464 weell Hs.] Also þe bok tellyth in latyn: [ 465] [ 925] [465 f. in einer z.] Take a greyn of rose fyn And with a greyn of mustard-seed Lete sethyn and grynd it with weslfet [468 a wesl Hs.] And þanne hang yt in a tre, [469 f. in einer z.] In what place so þat it be; [ 470] [ 930]

And neuer schall þe tre fruyt bere, Whyl þat con-feccyoun hangyt[h] þere. Ȝit tellyth þe bok ferþer vs: þis confeccyoun is more meruylyows; Lete castyn it in a net in þe se, [ 475] [ 935] Wonder-thyng þou [sone] schalt se: Alle þe fyschis þer-abowte [477 f. in einer z.] Schall gadir þedir in a rowte. þis confeccyoun al be-dene Be brent and mad to powder clene [ 480] [ 940] And be in a lawmpe cast [481 f. in einer z.] And be þer-inne lyth after in hast; Alle þat þer stondyn abowte, to falle Schwln semyn, as þei were deblettis alle. Ȝit þis powdyr wyll don al-so: [ 485] [ 945] [485 das ll von wyll ver∣schmiert.] And oyle of olyue be don þer-to [486 olyue or brunston or wyn Hs.] And an hous þer-wyth anoynted be, It schall a[p]peryn brennyng to se. þese fowre laste þus wretyn I fynde [489 la vor wretyn aus∣gestr., r in wretyn aus e corrig.] þat þis confeccyoun will werkyn be kynde; [ 490] [ 950] Wheþer it is soth, or it ne is, I seye noȝt but as þe bok me wys. [P. 64] þe autowurs name þat þis wrot [493 wroth Hs.] þe bok wytnessit[h] ryth not. [494 wythnessit Hs. noth Hs.]