¶ The Place.
These herbs are set and sowne in gardens; but the second doth not prosper well in this 〈◊〉〈◊〉: for being sowne of good and perfect seed, yet in the second yeare after his sowing it will degenerate from the right kinde, and become common Fennell.
¶ The Names.
Fennell is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Marathrum, and Foeniculum in high Dutch, Fenckell: in low-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in Italian, Finocchio: in Spanish, Hinoio: in French, Fe∣noil: in English, Fennell, and Fenckell.
¶ The Vertues.
The pouder of the seed of Fennell drunke for certaine dayes together fasting preserueth the eye-sight: whereof was written this Distichon following:
Foeniculus, Rosa, Verbena, Chelidonia, Ruta, Ex his fit aqua quae lumina reddit acuta.
Of Fennell, Roses, Veruain, Rue, and Celandine, Is made a water good to cleere the sight of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
The greene leaues of Fenneil eaten, or the seed drunken made into a Ptisan, do fill womens [ B] brests with milke.
The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Fennell drunke easeth the paines of the kidnies, causeth one to auoid the [ C] stone, and prouoketh vrine.
The roots are as effectuall, and not onely good for the intents aforesaid, but against the dropsie [ D] also, being boyled in wine and drunken.
Fennell seed drunke asswageth the paine of the stomacke, and wambling of the same, or desire [ E] to vomit, and breaketh winde.
The herbe, seed, and root of Fennell are very good for the Iungs, the liuer, and the kidneyes, for [ F] it openeth the obstructions or stoppings of the same, and comforteth the inward parts.
The seed and herbe of sweet Fennell is equall in vertues with Annise seed. [ G]