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 li••tera .F. (Book F)

Et primo de Flāmula.

FLammula is called Sperewort or Laun∣cell it is muche lyke to a spere and in the crop of the stalke commeth many fayre & smal braunches and

it hath a white flower and it grow¦eth in waters, his vertu is yf a mā haue the feuers and the poūces of him anoynted therwyth he shalbe hole, & it is good to breake botches and byles and it is hote and drye.

☞Fumus terre.

❧ Thys herbe is called Fumito∣ry or erth Gall, hys vertue is to cō¦forte a manes stomake. Also it gy∣ueth a man appetyte to meate and it helpeth a man to make water, & it openeth the lyuer, and it clerethe a mānes blode. Also yf any drinke therof with whei, it destroieth scab¦bes, ytches, bladders, and wycked humours, it is hote and drye,

Fumicretum.

¶Thys is called Fumicrete, this herbe hathe is a longe stalke, and it hath leues lyke to thre leued gras and it hath ••oddes, hys vertue is yf it soddē in water it maketh a man laxat••ue without anye perell

and is hote and drye.

Fragra.

Thys is called Strauberye, the vertue of this herb is good for ble¦red mē. Also it is good to destroye the webbe in a mannes eyes. Also the ioyce of it medled wyth hony & dronken heleth the mylte.

Fabaria maior.

Thys herbe is called Brock••∣lēpe, thys herbe hath leues lyke vn¦to Bēstede, & it groweth in waters

Fabaria minor.

Thys is the lesse Brockelempe it hath leaues in maner longe and somewhat rounde lyke to myntes This is good to lay to a place that is brosed or to be wellynge yf it be fryed with shepes talowe.

Filix.

Thys herbe is named Ferne, of his be .iii. speces. The fyrste is Pompody the secōde is Osmunde and it groweth in dyches and wod¦des,

and it hathe a greate more, as pynapples, it is good to heale bro∣ken bones. The thyrd is Euferne, and it groweth in walles, & Polpo¦dy groweth in Okes, it is good to make a man laxatyue. This ferne groweth in woodes, it is good to heale the Podager. And it maketh synowes stronge.

Filipendula.

This herbe is called dropwor•• the vertue of it wyll destroye the wycked wyndes aboute a mannes lyuer and hys mylte and it is good to destroye the stone, it is hote and drye.

Feniculum.

Thys herbe is called Fenel or Fenkel, the vertue of thys herbe is this, yf the sede be dryed it is good and comforteth the stomake it ope∣neth the stoppynge of the raynes of the blader. Also y^e ioyce is good to do awaye the webbe of the eyes

of a manne, and it be dronken with wyne, and water, it is good to do a way all maner of venym. Also the ioyce dropped in the eres of a man, it wyl slee wormes in a man. And also if it be dronken with wyne yt wyll breake the dropsye and al ma¦ner swellyng, and kepeth hym frō castynge, and if it be dronken with wyne and water, it maketh a wo∣mans mylke to encrease. Also if yt be medled wyth oyle it ys good to hele a mannes yarde that is swol∣len. And this herbe is hote & drye.

Faxinus.

Thys herbe is named Hertwod, hys vertue is if he be powned and layde to a sore, it wyll heale it.

Feniculus poeticus.

Thys is called wormesede. It is good to destroy wormes in a mā¦nes body, this herbe is hote & dry.

Febrifuga.

Thys named Fetherfoye, hys

vertue is to comfort a mannes sto¦make it is good to aswage y^e axes cotidian, the cramp, and to temper it that commeth of colde stomakes Also it is good to lay to a sore that is bitten wyth venemous bests I•• wyl hele it shortely and it be layde therto. Also if it be tempered wyth Aysell it wyll do a waye the Mor∣phewe. Also if it be stamped and layd to a wounde in the whiche be broken bones, it shal bring the bro¦ken bones togyther and heale thē & the rote therof is good to stoppe the blody mension. And this herbe is hote and drye.

Filago.

Thys herbe is called Feldwort or Hore worte it is a lytell herbe, & it groweth in whete.

Flamenula.

Thys is called the lesse Sper••¦worte, this herbe hath smal leaues lyke gras, but it is sharpe lyke a

spere and it groweth in feldes, hys vertue is yt a head be cutte it wyll heale it anone.