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.

¶Agnus castus.

THys herbe Ag∣nus castus that men do cal Tut¦sayne, and other wyse Parke le∣ues, this hath le¦ues somdel red lyke vnto the leues of Orage, and thys herbe hath se∣nowes on hys leues as hath Plan¦••ayne, and it hath yelowe flowers & bereth blacke beris & it groweth in dry wodes, y^t vertu of this herbe is, it wyl kepe men & women chast For as Discolidion & Placens do say, this herbe is called Agnus ca∣stus for y^e knowledge & the vse of thys herbe maketh men chast, and thys herbe wyll open the pores of man and let out wycked humou••s and sprytes of his body, this herbe

destroyeth the moysture of mānes fede. Also y^e same auctor sayth that yf thys be sodē with Fenel, in Asel it is good to destroy y^e dropsi. Also if this herbe be sodē with smalage, and Sage, in salt water, and after¦warde the hynder parte of a man∣nes hed be well wasshed ••herwyth it heleth it and vnbyndeth an euyl that is called Lytargy. Also thys herbe destroyeth the foule luste of Lechery and it be dronk••n, or yf it be borne a bout hym, therfore som¦tyme they do eat it rosted, bycause it shall kepe them chast, for yf this herbe be eaten rawe, it wil engēder head ache. Thys he••be is good to defie the hardnes and stoppyng of the Mylte. Also a playster of thys herbe is good to do awaye ache of a mannes heed, that is engendred of wycked humours. Thys herbe is hote & drye in the seconde degre.