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

[11.] Lilie.

¶ Of þe lylie [I telle] and of his kynde, [ 495] [ 955] In diuerse bokys as I fynde. Fowre maner of liliis þer ben, As men in þe bok may sen: þe ton is meche, þat is callyd hende, þat is most of verteu to man and kende, [ 500] [ 960] [It] waxit[h] in ȝerdis with þe flour þat is callyd þe gleyglof-powur; And it is whyt as ony mylk, [503 whyth Hs.] No flowur on our grounde is non swylk. þis lilie may most do man bote [ 505] [ 965] Bothe in leuys and in rote; For botchys and postemys egre and wode þis lilie in playstre is ful gode; Ȝif it be meynt with swynes gres, All hot leyd to, with-outyn les [ 510] [ 970] It rypyth þe sor sothly [511 f. in einer z.] And makith to brestyn vereyly

And purgyth and helyth with-owte lesynge More þanne þe toþer in alle thynge. þe toþer lilie in somer-tyde [ 515] [ 975] In grene londys and wodys wyde Is wode-lilie with flowres fele, Blo purpre-flowres, no leef on stele. [518 Hier scheinen einige verse ausgefallen zu sein.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . þe fowrt[h]e spyce of lilie is [þat] is callyd lilie of feld i-wys. [ 520] [ 980] Hys wyse is ȝelw lyk safroun, þerby knowyn it weel men mown. [522 weell Hs.] Lilie wil be gaderyd i-wys, [P. 65] [523 f. in einer z.] Whil þe sonne in leon is, þat is to seye: fro mydde july [ 525] [ 985] To mydde awgust sekyrly, Fro þe xv. day of july trust [527 f. desgl.] Tyl þe xiij. of august. Gadere þat tyme lilie of ȝere And meng yt with lewys of lorere [ 530] [ 990] And ley it vnder a gret donghille, þer-of schall brede wormys grete and grylle, Off whyche a powdir be mad anon And cast it on clothys þat folk han on; þey schull noȝt slepyn be dayes iij, [ 535] [ 995] [535 þey] Ȝey Hs.] Whil þe clothis on hem be; [536 Whill Hs.; vor þe ist cl durchgestr.] For tyll þe clothys be don away, þei schwll noȝt slepe be nyth ne day. Ȝif þou take netys mylk also And þis powdir þou medyl þerto, [ 540] [ 1000] And who þer-of etyn schall, [541 f. in einer z.] In to a feuer sone schal he falle; Be it woman, be it man, For sothe þe feuerys schall hym han. þis powdir, ȝit it wyll do more [ 545] [ 1005] And it wyll werkyn meche sore: Ȝif in an hows be xl neet [547 Ȝif] þat Hs.] And alle ȝeuyn mylk in plente gret, A dischefull of mylk, do it in a bacyn [549 dyll vor dische getilgt.] And þis powdir let cast þer-in: [ 550] [ 1010] þo ilke neet schull euery-chon Alle here mylk for-gon anon. [552 anan Hs.]

þese hawe I noȝt prewyd i-wys, But þe bok tellyth þat þus it is. [ 554]