A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball wherunto is added the time [the] herbes, floures and sedes shold be gathered to be kept the whole yere, wyth the vertue of [the] herbes when they are stilled. Also a generall rule of all maner of herbes drawen out of an auncyent booke of phisyck by W.C.

Hic incipit littera .R. (Book R)

and fyrst of Rybeworte.

RYbeworte is good for y^e feuer quartayne, take the ioyce of thys herbe and drynke it two hou∣res before ye thynke the disease shall come to you and by y^e grace of God it shal go from you.

Rednetle.

¶Take Redde Netels, and stāpe thē small & sethe thē in an earthen pot with a porcyon of whyte wyne til halfe be wasted, and giue the pa¦cyent to drynke fyrst and last war∣me, and laye the herbes to the foū∣demēt, as hote as the pacyent may suffer it, and vse thys medecyne til he be hole.

¶Rosa.

❧ Thys is the red Rose, it is cold in the fyrst degre and dry in the se∣conde degre. Dry roses and grene

roses be vsed in medecynes, and of grene roses be made many confec∣cions. Also dry roses be put in me∣decynes, whan a receyte of roses is made, for they be soone made in powder of roses is made Mell ro∣set, Suger roset, syrop of Roses a∣lectuary of Roses, water of Roses and oyle of roses. Mell roset is made thus, take fayre purified ho∣ny, & newe redde roses the white en¦des of thē clipped away than chop¦pe them small and put them into the hony and boile them menely to¦gyther, to knowe whā it is boyled ynoughe, ye shall knowe it by the swete odoure and the coloure ruffe Fyue yeres he may be kepte in his vertue, by the roses he hath vertue of cōfortyng, & by the hony he ha∣th vertue of clēsynge. In winter & in somer, it maye be gyuen compe∣tently to feble sycke slumatyke me¦lancolye, and Colorike people•• also

Mulsa is made of water and mell roset, and it may be geuē after the iii. day y^t it cōmeth out of the bath for to clense toe stomake of cold hu¦mour gyue him mel roset wyth wa¦ter that fenell sede is boyled in put¦tynge therein .iii. graynes of salte, yf the sycke may take it this shuld be the quantyte of roses and hony. In .vii. pound of hony put a poū¦de of Roses, Suger roset is made thus. Take newe gathered Roses and stampe them ryght small with Suger than put it in a glasse and xxx. dayes let it stande in the sonne and styrre it well and medle it wel togyther & so it maye be kepte thre yeres in his vertue. The quantyte of Suger & Roses shulde be thus in .iiii. pound of Suger a pounde of Roses, he hath vertu of cōstray¦nynge and comfortyng of the flux in the wome. Take Suger roset and powder of Mastyke of euery

one a drame, and medle thē wel to¦gyther and giue it to the sycke oft, than geue him rosewater that Ma¦styke and cloues be sodden in. Sy¦rope of Roses is made thus, some do take roses dyght, as it is before sayde and boyle them ī water, and in the water strayned they put Su¦ger and make a syrope therof, and some do make it better for thei put roses in a vessel hauyng a strayght mouth & they put to the roses hote water, and they let it stande a day and a nyght and of that water put¦tyng to it Suger they make syrop and some do put more of roses in the foresayd vessell & more of hote water, and let it stand as is before sayde and so they make a reed wa∣ter, and make therof a syrope. And some do stampe newe Roses and then strayne out the ioyce of it and Suger therwyth they make syro∣pe and thys is the best makinge of

syrope & knowe it well that syrope made of fresshe and newe Roses, fyrst somwhat meanli thei laxe, in y^e ende they bynd, but syrope made of drye Roses fyrste and laste they bynde Syrope of Roses hath ver¦tue of comfortynge and constray∣nyng against the flux of the wōbe and the vomyte, gyue it to hym with rayne water or with rose wa∣ter in a feuer. After letting of blod gyue it him wyth cold water. Also the same for the Sincopyne. Oyle of roses is made thus, some boyle Roses in oyle and kepe it. Some do fyll a glasse wyth Roses & oyle and they boyle it in a caudron full of water & thys oyle is good, some stampe freshe roses with oyle and they put it in a vessel of glasse, and set it in the sonne x. dayes and this oyle is good agaynste chafyng of the lyuer, yf it be anoynted there∣wyth. Also it is good for y^e desease

in the head that cōmeth of hete, a∣noynt the forhead and the temples with oyle of roses. The water of Roses hath vertue of comfortyng and constraynynge agaynste the flux of the wōbe and vomyte. Also gyue him Rosewater boyled wyth Mastyke and cloues it is beste a∣gainst the flux and feblenes of ver¦tue, yf it come of a flux by a sharp medecyne. Also rose water is good for the Syncopyne and the Cardi¦acle gyue it hī to drynke & sprynge the water on hys face and y^• water is good for eyes and in oyntmētes for the face, for it taketh awaye the wemmes and the superfluyte and strayneth not the skynne. Also dry Roses put to the nose to smell do comforte the brayne and the herbe and quencheth the spyryte. Also agaynste the flux of the wombe of coloure gyue hym Roses boy∣led in rayne water. Also a playster

made of roses and the whyte of an egge and vyneger & dyp a sponge in it and lay it on the mouth of the stomake agaynste the syncopyne, gyue hym to drynke water that ro∣ses haue ben boyled in, and gyue hym pouder of roses in a rere egge to make oyle of roses, take .ii. li. of oyle a .li. and an halfe of roses and put all in a glas, and put the glas in a Caud••ron full of water and hange it therin and boyle it tyl the thyrde parte be wasted, and after strayne it thorough a linen cloth & kepe it for your vse, for this oyle is losyng and serueth for many thin∣ges. Some do put rose water in a glas and they put roses with there dewe therto, & they make it to boy∣le in water, than they set it in the sonne tyl it be reed, and thys waier is beste, thys hathe vertue of com∣fortynge and constraynynge and for the fluxe of the wombe, and a∣gaynst

the vomyt.

Rosemary.

¶Thys herbe is hote and drye, take the flowers and put them in a linen clothe and so boyle them in fayre clene water to the halfe and coole it, & drynke it for it is mouch worthe agaynste all euylles in the body. Take the flowers and make powder therof and bynde it to the ryght arme in a lynen cloth and it shal make y^• linght and mery Also eate y^e flowers with hony fastynge with sower breade & ther shall ryse in the none euyll swellynges. Also take the flouers and put them in a cheste amonge your clothes, or a∣monge bokes and moughtes shal not hurt thē, boyle y^e flowers in go¦tes mylke and thā let thē stande al a nyght vnder the ayre fayre coue¦red after y^• gyue him to drinke ther¦of that hath the tysyke & it shall de¦lyuer hī, boyle the leues in whyte

wine and wassh thy face therwith thy bearde and thy browes & there shall honorne grow out, and thou shall haue a fayre face. Put the le¦ues vnder thy beddes head & thou shalbe deliuered of al euel dremes, Breke the leaues small to pouder and lay them on a cāker and it shal sle it. Take the leues and put them into a vessel of wyne and it shall preserue it fro tartnes and euel sa∣uoure, and yf thou sell that wyne thou shalte haue good lucke in the sale. If thou be feble with vnkyne¦ly swete, take and boyle the leaues in clene water and whan the water is colde, do thereto as muche of whyte wyne, and thā make therein soppes & eate wel therof, and thou shall recouer appetyde. If thou haue the fluxe byole the leaues in stronge Aysell and bynde them in a lynen clothe and bynde it to the wombe and anone y^e flu••e shal

withdrawe. If thy legges be blo∣wen with the gout, boyle the leues in water, and than take the leaues and bynde them in a lynnen clothe about thy legges and it shall do the good. Take the leues and boy¦le thē ••n stronge Aysel and bynde them in a clothe to thy stomake, & it shall delyuer the of all euylles, If thou haue the coughe, drynke the water of the leaues boyled in whyte wyne, and it wyll heale the Take the rynde of Rosemary and make powder therof and drinke it for the pose and it shal helpe the, Take the tember therof and brēne it to coles and make pouder therof and than put it in a lynen clothe, & rubbe thy tethe therewith, and yf her be any wormes therin it shall sle thē & kepe thy tethe frō euylles. Also make the a boxe of the wod & smell to it and it shall preserue thy youthe. Also pu•• therof in thy do∣res

or in thy house and thou shalte be withoute danger of adoers and other venemous serpentes. Make the a barell therof and drinke thou of the drynke that standeth therin and thou nede not to feare no poy∣son that shal hurt the and yf thou set it in thy gardyn kepe it honestli for it is much profytable. Also if a man haue lost his smellyng of the ayre, or els he maye nat drawe hys breth make fier of the wood & take hys breth therwyth and geue it hī to ease and he shalbe hole.

Ruta.

¶ Thys is called Rewe, thys is hote and drye in the .ii. degre, the le¦ues and the sedes be vsed in mede¦cynes y^e sedes may be kept ten yere and the leues a yere, he hath vertu of purginge, dissoluynge and con∣sumynge, for the head ache take y^e ioyce of rewe and hete it and put it into his nosethrylle for it purgeth

out fleum and clensēth the brayne, the ioyce soden with wyne is good for the same. For feblenes of sight put Rewe in a pot with ale and let the pacient vse to drynke of it. For stoppynge of the splen and lyuer, the stranguri & the fluxe, seth Rew in wyne wyth rootes of Fenell, or pouder of Rewe, with the ioyce of Fenell, and drynke it warme. Also for and ache or fretyng, stāpe Rewe with powder of Comin and playster it to the greuaunce. Also agaynste venym, drinke y^e ioyce of Rewe. For bytynge of venemous best or worme, playster Rewe to y^e bytynge. For feblenes of eye sight styll water of Rewe, and roses, to¦gether and put therof in your eies Also an oyntmēt for sore eyes, stā∣pe Rewe and Fenell togyther of yche lyke muche by weyghte and medle thē with hony, and Eufrose and it is good oymente for eyes.

Take Rewe, Comyn, and Peper, of yche like much by weyght, and grynde them small to gyther and medle them wyth hony and vene∣ger and it is good for the ache in y^e breast and in the raynes.