¶ The Vertues.
The distilled water of Lauander smelt vnto, or the temples and forehead bathed therewith, is a [ A] refreshing to them that haue the Catalepsie, a light Migram, & to them that haue the falling sick∣nesse, and that vse to swoune much. But when there is abundance of humours, especially mixt with bloud, it is not then to be vsed safely, neither is the composition to be taken which is made of di∣stilled wine: in which such kinde of herbes, floures, or seeds, and certaine spices are infused or stee∣ped, though most men do rashly and at aduenture giue them without making any difference at all For by vsing such hot things that fill and stuffe the head, both the disease is made greater, and the sicke man also brought into danger, especially when letting of bloud, or purging haue not gone before. Thus much by way of admonition, because that euery where some vnlearned Physitions and diuers rash and ouerbold Apothecaries, and other foolish women, do by and by giue such com∣positions, and others of the like kinde, not only to those that haue the Apoplexy; but also to those that are taken, or haue the Catuche or Catalepsis with a Feuer; to whom they can giue nothing worse, seeing those things do very much hurt, and oftentimes bring death it selfe.
The floures of Lauander picked from the knaps, I meane the blew part and not the huske, mixed [ B] with Cinamon, Nutmegs, and Cloues, made into pouder, and giuen to drinke in the distilled water thereof, doth helpe the panting and passion of the heart, preuaileth against giddinesse, turning, or swimming of the braine, and members subiect to the palsie.
Conserue made of the floures with sugar, profiteth much against the diseases aforesaid, if the [ C] quantitie of a beane be taken thereof in the morning fasting.
It profiteth them much that haue the palsie, if they bee washed with the distilled water of the [ D]