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LOuage thys herbe is called, his vertu is mu¦che in the sede the more therof is good to bedrō¦ken wt wyne to heale a manes sto∣make, & for other cuylles wythin a man, and for to make good deg••s∣styon, it is hate and drye.
This is called Hertis tonge, ye ver¦tue of it is good to ripe a postume
& breke it yf it be sodē wyth oyle of Roses and a playster made therof and yf it be dronken wyth wine or ale, it wyll harden a mannes wom¦be and it is hote and drye.
Thys is called the Lylie, ye ver∣tue of thys is yf it be stāped wyth talowe & oyle and a playster made therof and layde to a place there as the postume is, it shall rype it & make it to breke. Also take a great quantyte of the rotes and the sede of the Docke, & the more of Loua¦che and putte al these in wine, and oyle, the space of .ix. dayes and af∣terwarde sethe it and clense it, and do therto wexe and make therof an oyntment, and that is good to hele the sore & the hardnes of the mylte. Also ye ioyce therof is good to hele the venym of adders. Also laye the ioyce therof to a wounde that is
bytten and it wyll hele it, also take the rotes and roste them and tem∣per them with oyle of Olyue, and laye it to a place that is brent, and it wyll heale it. Also this herbe is good for many other thynges and deseases yf it be dronken wyth ale, wyne or water. Also it healeth and comforteth muche a mannes sino∣wes. The vertue of thys herbe is in the Mores, and thys herbe is hote and drye.
Thys herbe is called Primrose, thys herbe is good to potage. Also the ioyce putte in a mannes nose it wyll destroye Megrym.
❧ This is called langdebefe the vertue of thys herbe is good to do away ye redde colour of a mā. Also yf it be dronken it dothe away the Cardyacle and other wycked hu∣moures in a mannes longes. Also
the ioyce of this herb drōken wyth hote water, maketh a man to haue a good minde and good witte, this must be gathered in Iune or Iu∣ly, it is hote and drye.
Thys is calley Adders tonge, this herbe hath leues lyke to Affo∣dyl, but they be more grene, and also more sharpe in the ende, thys must be gathered in Apryll.
Thys is called the lesse Adder¦tong, thys herbe hathe leues some∣what lyke to Pygyll, and it hathe a yelowe flower and out of the stal¦ke cōmeth many branuches and it groweth in wodes.
This is is called hundestonge, it is good to destroye the couge & the possume, & it wyl type a boche
This is called Buck••shorn of
Swyneskerce thys herbe hath le∣ues faltred as it were an Hertes horne, and growethe crepynge by the grounde, and it hathe a lyttell whyte flower, it groweth in wate∣ry places.
Thys is called Lupyne, thys herbe hath leues like to fyue leued gras, the Lupine hathe .vi•• leaues and it hathe a whyte flower, and a whyte seede that is somwhat lyke and it bereth coddes somwhat like vnto Bene coddes, the vertue of thys herbe is thus, yf a man haue wormes in hys wombe, take the sed•• and make mele therof and the ioyce of wormewod and hony and make a cake therof and eate it and it vnbyndethe the stopynge of the liuer & of the mylt. Also it is good to destroy ye dropsye. Also take the same mele & the ioyce of Arsmerte and make therof past and lay it to
thy eares and it shall kyl the wor∣mes within them, or if thou make a cake & hete it, it wyll do the same Also if thou wyll take the ioyce of Lekes and temper it with the mele and put it in thy eres, it shal clense them fro al wycked humours and stynkyng. Also take the same mele and temper it with oyle and it wyll breke and rype al maner of postu∣mes, thys herbe is hote and drye.
Thys is called Southystel, the vertue of thys herbe is thys, yf a man haue a hote feuer, take the ioyce therof & temper it wyth hote water and let hym drinke it and he shalbe hole. Also if a man haue ve¦nym within him, take thys herbe and drye it and make pouder ther∣of and do the pouder in good wine and let slym drynke it and it wyll cast vp all the venym, it is hote & drye.
Thys is called Lauēder, yf this be soden in water gyue that water to a man that hath the palsy and it wyll hele hym, it is hote and drye.
Thys herbe is called Lettyse or stope worte, the vertue of thys herbe is thus. If it be eaten rawe, or soden it engendreth good blod. Also thys herbe soden with a lyttl A••sell and Saffron and than drō¦ken, it helpeth a man that is stop∣ped in the lyuer and in the myl••e. Also yf a man may nat slepe, take the sede of thys herbe and stampe it to powder and temper it wt wo∣mans mylke and make a playster therof on lynte, and laye it to ye tem¦ples of thy heade, and thou shalte slepe well, or els drynke the pou∣der therof with mylke.
Also take the sede & temper it with oyle of Roses, and make a plaster
and lay it to the stomake, and it is good to destroye the hote postume Also drinke the ioyce of thys herb or pouder of the sede for it is good to hele the Flixe. But who yt vseth thys herbe ouermuche, it wyll de∣stroy theyr syght, this herb is colde and sumwhat moyste.
Thys is call••d wylde Lettyse, thys herbe hath leaues lyke to the thysbell, and they be sharpe & kene and it hath a flower of purple co∣lour•• and it groweth in Feldes and in whe••e, Thys herbe is hote and drye.
This herb is called Harchys••ell this herb hath leu••s lyke to Sow¦thystell, but ye leues be nat so ende¦red, it droppeth mylke, the vertu of this herbe is thus, yf a hare eate of thys herbe in Somer whan he is mad he shalbe hole also take thys
herbe and ley it to a mannes syde whan he slepeth or els yt he knowe nat therof, and it wyll hele hym of the feuers.
This herbe is called Cockle this herbe hath vertue yf it be dronken wyth Raddysshe and a lytell salte, it is good to hel•• the Canker or o∣ther woundes in peryll. Also it is good to comforte the stomake and the lyuer. Also it wyl vnbinde wor¦mes in a mannes stomake. Also it helpeth a man to make water, and it is good for sore eyes. Also sub∣tumigacion therof wyl make a wo¦man to bere her chylde withoute a¦ny peryll or harme. Also it wyl as∣swage the great paynes of akynge of the lyuer it is hote and drye.
This is called the reed Docke, if ye a man take the ioyce therof & hold
it in hys mouth, it wyl aswage the toth ache. Also yf a man haue the kynges euyl, take this herbe & seth it in wyne and strayne it and giue hym to drynke and he shalbe hole yf he vse it ofte. Also yf a man rub hym wyth the ioyce, it doth awaye euyll ytchynges. Also thys herbe is good to delyuer wyndes that be stopped in a mannes stomake bal¦kyng. Also thys herbe is good to make scabbes and botches ripe. Al¦so it is good to make a mā to haue a harde wombe, it is hote and dry.
This is called Flex, it is good yf a man take the sede therof & seth it in water, it maketh a man laxa∣tiue, and it is good to make a play¦ster therof for akynge sores. Also ther is another spece therof that is called Custula, it is named in En¦glyshe dodure, and it groweth a∣monge Flexe, the vertue of this is
good to purge a man of the colour Also yf it be takē and a great quā∣tyte therof sodden in Myrre and oyle togyther, and a playster made therof, it is good for the raynes & for the brest, and for other akynge lymmes.
Thys is called Lawrell, it wyl make a man laxatyue & it is good to purge a man of flewme and of the colour, it is good for a mā that may not eate, for if the ioyce therof be put in hys eres, or if ye sayd her∣be be stamped and a suppositorye be made therof and layd on cotten it wyl hele, it is hote and drye.
¶Thys is named Lycoryse, the ••oote of thys herbe is swete and it moysteth y• kyndely hete of a man and it is good for the coughe. Also yf it be sodden in water, it wyll de∣stroy a mannes thurste. Also it ma¦keth
a mannes breste, hys throte & hys longes, moyst and in good tē∣per. Thys is colde and moyst.
Thys is called Clote, or Burres
❧ Thys is called a clote.