The garden of health conteyning the sundry rare and hidden vertues and properties of all kindes of simples and plants, together with the maner how they are to be vsed and applyed in medicine for the health of mans body, against diuers diseases and infirmities most common amongst men. Gathered by the long experience and industrie of William Langham, practitioner in phisicke.

¶ Rosemarie.

ROsemarie: Ach, seeth the flowers and leaues in water, and bathe therein. 2 Appetite to cause, distill it with the flowers thereof, and vse the water in thy sawses with powder of Cloues and Cubebs. Seeth the leaues in water, and drinke it with thy wine. Seeth the leaues in water, and when it is colde, put as much white wine to it, and make sops therein, and eate them, it helpeth feeblenesse, and vnkinde sweats. Seeth it in water or wine, and drinke it. 3 Belly ach, boyle the hearbe with Pellitorie in wine, and drinke it. Seeth it with the flowers in wine, and drinke it morne and euen. 4 Belly bound, seeth it with Pellitorie in wine, & drink it. 5 Bitings venemous, seeth it with pellitorie in wine, and drinke it. 6 Blood to com∣fort, vse the decoction with the flowers, or vse them with rere Egges. 7 Braine cleansing, (See Head reume.) 8 Braine to comfort, seethe it in wine, and drinke it. Seeth it in wine with a fewe Cloues, and then drinke it, (See Stomacke.) 9 Breast cleansing, seethe it in water, and drinke it, for all the griefes of the breast, breath and lungs. 10 Grinde Rosemarie leaues finely, and drinke it before the fit, for the feuer quarten. 11 For itch and skab, drinke the iuice with water or wine nine dayes, and be whole. 12 For the web and dulnesse of sight, anoint with the iuice and Hony. 13 To bring the flowers, and comfort the thing conceiued, vse fomentation therwith, and also put it into the Matrixe. 14 For tooth ach, rub them with the root, or apply the iuice. 15 Sores colde, seeth the flowers and leaues with common oyle, and anoynt therewith. 16 Seeth Rosemarie with white wine, and drinke it, for the feeblenesse of the braine and stomacke: or seethe it with white wine and Ma∣sticke, and Time, and vse it for the stomacke. 17 For the Strangury, and stopping of the vrine, stampe the leaues and flowers in white wine, and apply it to the shares. 18 The iuice, flowers, leaues, or rinde drunke in water or wine, cleanseth the stomacke from corruption, and keepeth the body in

good order and state. 19 Make a Pasty of the flowers & leaues with Graines and Pepper, and breake it into a gallon of new ale, and after it is three dayes olde, drinke thereof at euen hote, and at morne colde, to helpe the cough and hoarsenesse, Chollike, and Iliake. 20 Vse the same drinke with Sage, Vineger, Cloues, Galingale, Graines, long Pepper and Setwall: it helpeth the Yexing. 21 Rosemary helpeth all colde diseases in the body, the body being first purged, drinke the decoction of the flowers in wine or water first and last. 22 Seethe it in white wine, and wash the face therewith, to make it whole, cleere, faire, and ruddie. 23 Carry powder of the flower about thee, to make thee merry, glad, gracious, and welbeloued of all men. 24 Keepe a cole of the tree in a linnen cloth, and rub thy teeth therewith, to auoyde all wormes and filth. 25 For the colde, pose, and stopping of the head, take vp the fume of the barke, at the mouth and nose. Seethe the roote in vineger or wine, and let a thiefe wash his feete therein, and he shall neither rob, steale, feare, nor fright any man. 26 Eate the flowers with bread and Hony fasting, against the falling sickenesse. 27 Lay the flowers on thy bed, to keepe thee from all euill dreames. 28 Seethe much Rosemary, and bathe therein, to make thee lusty, liuely, ioyfull, likeing, and yongly. 29 Seeth it in milke with Sage, Margerom, Auens, Eyebright and Honie, and when you are bathed, anoynt your face and body therewith, to comfort the veines, sight, minde and heart, and for many other griefes. 30 Distill it when it flowreth, and vse it in the sawse with cu∣bebs in powder, to cause appetite. 31 Stampe the leaues and apply them to a kanker, to destroy it for euer. Make a spoone of the wood, to giue thy broth a fine taste, and thy body health. 32 Anoynt any venom, or poyson, or stinging, with Ros∣mary, to auoyde it, or to preserue the place from hurt thereby. 33 For the colde cough, and the pose, Seeth it in wa∣ter, and take vp the fume at thy nose, and wash thy head and mouth therewith. 34 To prouoke appetite, and auoyde loa∣thing, seethe the leaues in water, and drinke it with thy wine. 35 Stomacke griefes, vse mises thereof. 36 Fluxe, seethe it long in vineger, and apply it hote-thrise, plaster-wayes. 37 For any sore or ach, seethe the flowes and leaues

in water, and bathe therein. 38 Burne it and the smoke thereof will driue adders out of their holes, or kill them. 39 For griefe and heate of the stomacke, seethe the leaues in Well water, and drinke it colde with a litle of a Pomegranate: it so taketh away thirst. 40 For the breath, and to open the pipes and cleanse them, burne the wood and take vp the fume. 41 The flowres laid among clothes, keepeth them from mothes. 42 For the cough and pose, seethe the leaues in water, and drinke it, or make a syrrop thereof and vse it. 43 For the cardiake and swel∣ling at the heart, make a drinke thereof with Rose water, or white wine: or else a syrroppe with Rose water or white wine, with the iuice of Parsneps, sugar, and the bone of a Stags heart, and vse thereof. 44 Wormes: vse the iuice with honie. 45 To comfort the heart, seethe Rosemarie, and the flowres with Rose-water, and drinke it. 46 Skinne cleansing, seethe the flowres with white wine, and washe therewith, and drinke thereof. 47 Feuer: seethe yssop, sage, Rosemarie, and the rootes of Poli∣podie ana three ounces in a pottell of ale or beere to the one halfe: then streine it, and drinke a litle before thy fitte as often as neede is. 48 Itche: Seethe halfe a pinte of white vineger with Rose∣marie and Celondine ana one handfull, streyne it, and while it is hote, put in some white coprosse and vse to washe therewith. 49 Mouth kanker: Seethe a sprigge of Rosemarie in halfe a pinte of ale, and scumme it, and put in as much Alume as a nutte, honie one spoonfull, and two spoonefull of Honiesuckle wa∣ter, and vse it. 50 Face to bee faire, and breath to bee sweete, seethe the flowres in white wine, and wash therewith, and drinke thereof. 51 Emerods to heale, apply a plaster of y^e leaues, the same helpeth the swelling of the fundament. 52 Feuer quarten, and Intermissiue, drinke the iuice before the fit and be whole: or drinke the decoction of Rosemary, Sage and Lauender before thy fitte. 53 To cleanse & comfort the braine: seethe it in white wine, and receiue vp the fume thereof at thy nose and mouth, and hold a cloth ouer thy head. 54 Eares dull, (See Camomile. 55 Head me∣grim, See Primrose. 56 Haire to growe, anoynt with the iuice of Rosemarie, and let it drie in of it selfe. 57 Iaundies: seethe Rosemarie in clarified Ale, and streyne it, and put in yellowe turmericke, saffron and sugar, and drinke thereof morne and euen.

58 Sores: receiue Rosemarie stript from the stalkes, seethe it in running water to the one halfe, and then streyne it, and put in allume at your discretion, and vse it after it is sodden a little more, and washe therewith: and when you will heale it vp, put in English honie, and vse it dayly: prooued. 59 Kings euill: Steepe it with Harts tongue a night in wine, and drinke there∣of to put it away. 60 The iuice of the roote and hearbe mixed with honie, and drunke, helpeth the dulnesse of sight, and pur∣geth grossenesse of humours. 61 Vlcers harde: the roote brui∣sed and mixed with honie, and applied, softeneth them speedily. 62 The roote boyled with Pellitorie in wine, and drunke, sof∣teneth the bellie, helpeth the payne thereof, and helpeth the by∣tings of venemous beastes and wormes. And in the same maner tempered with Mugwort, it prouoketh vrine and the menstrues. 63 The flowers tyed in a faire linnen cloth, and sodden in wine and drunke morne and euen, auoydeth many griefes of the bodie, but especially of the pappes. 64 The powder of the flowers drunke in warme wine, maketh the minde merrie, comforteth nature and blood, and preserueth manie from diseases, which otherwise woulde come. 65 The smoke of the barke stoppeth the rewme, if the head bee holden ouer it. 66 Appetite to cause: boyle it in water, and drinke it alone, or with Wine. 67 The powder of the flowers eaten with reare potcht egges doeth great∣ly strengthen nature, and amendeth the blood. 68 Drinke a good draught of wine made of Rosemarie morne and euen to cleanse the blood, and prouoke appetite, to expell all inner hu∣mours, and to helpe a great weakenesse. 69 Boyle Rosemarie with wilde Peniroyall or Mints, in wine and oyle oliue, and an∣oynt therewith to cause sweate, and helpe the dropsie. 70 Boyle it in wine with Rue and a litle pepper, and drinke it to helpe the falling sicknesse. 71 Boyle it in wine with Pellitorie, and some gargle therewith to helpe the greatnesse of the Vuula. 72 Seethe it with the flowers in wine, and drinke it morne and euen three houres before and after meate to helpe the Kinges e∣uill, the harde fetching of breath, to open the pipes of the lungs, to cause easie spitting forth, to helpe digestion, to cease the gripings of the bodie, and to clense the blood. 73 Fluxe to stoppe, Boyle the flowers in the strongest vineger, and binde it to thy Nauill.

74 The decoction of Rosemarie helpeth the Iaundies, prouoketh vrine and menstrues. 75 Rosemarie helpeth the Cough beeing taken with pepper and honie. 76 The fume of it beeing bur∣ned, resisteth the Pestilence. 77 The greene leaues of Rose∣marie beeing bruised and applyed doe stoppe the Emerodes. 78 Drinke wine of Rosemarie morne and euen three or foure houres before meate to stoppe the whites, and to heale the gnaw∣ing of the secrete partes, the Iaundies, shortnesse of breath, and to open the pipes of the Lunges, to helpe digestion, to resist poyson, to purge the blood, and auoyde stinking sweate, and couer thee well, and lie still: the like doeth the hearbe with the flowers sodden in wine. 79 The conserue of the flowers comforteth the heart maruellously. 80 The water drunke, restoreth the speech, and serueth almost for all the diseases aforesaid. 81 Rose∣marie in drinke, or applied, taketh away swooning, trembling, swimming of the head, cleareth the colour of the face beeyng washed therewith, and cleareth the thinne filmes that couer the eyes. 82 The decoction thereof with Dittander, or the wa∣ter cleanseth and healeth rotten sores and woundes, as creeping sores, and Fistulaes, &c. 83 Seethe Rosemarie in water and drinke it before exercise, and enter into a bathe, and drinke vn∣watered wine after it to heale the Iaundies. 84 The seedes thereof drunke in Wine, helpeth the falling sickenesse, and payne in the breastes. 85 Rosemarie comforteth the braynes, sinewes, heart and memorie. It is good against shaking, and the Palsey. 86 For the griefes of the stomacke: eate there∣of daylie with bread and salte fasting. 87 To cleanse and com∣fort the stomacke, and to make a sweete breath: take Rosema∣rie with the flowers, or without the flowers a handfull or more, Seethe it in good white wine a good space, and drinke it with a little Cinamome. 88 To comfort the stomacke, seethe a good handfull with a quarte of Wine, and a fewe cloaues therewith, vntill it bee readie to burne, and vse often to drinke thereof. 89 Stampe thereof and streyne it with Wine, and drinke thereof to open the obstructions of the Liuer and milte, it preserueth and keepeth health, beyng taken a weeke together at the Spring and fall of the leafe. 90 An Electuarie to com∣fort the stomacke and braine, and to make a sweete breath: Take

Sage two drammes, Rosemarie flowres one ounce and a halfe, of Cloues fiue ounces, Cinamom one ounce and a halfe, Nut∣megs a scruple: Stampe them well with honie or sugar, make an Electuarie thereof, and take halfe a spoonefull in the mor∣ning, and drinke a little redde wine boyled with a little Sage af∣ter it, and vse the same daylie vntill you haue your purpose. 91 An oyntment for the stomacke against the Cough: stampe three handfulles of Rosemarie striped downewardes, and boyle it with foure ounces of Capons greace till it bee greene, and the stronger it is, the better it is: then streyne it and put thereto halfe an ounce of fine powder of Maces, and vse it to the mouth of the stomacke warme. 92 The ashes of Rosemarie doeth fasten loose teeth, and beautifieth them beeing rubbed therewith. 93 Head∣ache: Seethe Willowe toppes with a little Rosemarie in vine∣ger, vntill the thirde part bee wasted, and washe the head there∣with. 94 Eyes to bee cleere: stampe Rosemarie one handfull, Balme one great handfull, streyne them with a quarte of ale, and drinke thereof morne and euen to consume the vapours that hurt the brayne and sight. 95 Braine cleansing, and Nose stinking: chewe good store of Rosemarie leaues halfe an houre together be∣fore dinner and supper, and holde downe thy head. 96 Head∣ache: Seethe balme and Rosemarie ana one handfull, greene or drie in a quarte of milke as it commeth from the Cowe, and drinke it hote with powder of Nutmegges. 97 To preserue from sweat: steep balme, Rosemarie and burrage in ale or beere twelue houres or more, and drinke thereof morne and euen. 98 Heart to comfort, and to open the pipes, and to expell melancholie: vse conserue of Rosemarie flowres, put the flowres into a linnen cloth, and boyle them in faire water to the one halfe, and coole it and drinke against all euils of the bodie. 99 To bee merrie and ioyfull, binde the flowres to thy right arme. 100 To withstand all euill swellings of the bodie, eate the flowres with honie fa∣sting. 101 For the Ptisicke, boyle the flowres in Goates milke, and let it stand all night faire couered vnder the ayre, and drinke thereof. 102 To keepe the face from breaking out: Seethe the leaues with white wine, and washe therewith. 103 To a∣uoyde euill dreames, put the leaues vnder the beds head. 104 To slay a kanker: applie powder of the leaues. 105 For feeblenes

and vnkinde sweates, boyle the leaues in water, and when it is colde, put thereto as much white wine and make soppes there∣in, and eate them. 106 Fluxe to stoppe, boyle the leaues in strong vineger, and applye them to thy wombe. 107 Legges swollen with the Goute, boyle the leaues in water and applye them. 108 To bee deliuered from all euils, boyle the leaues in strong vineger, and applie them to thy stomacke. 109 For the Cough, Boyle the leaues in white wine, and drinke thereof. 110 For the Pose, Drinke powder of the rinde. 111 Youth to preserue, make a boxe of the wood, and smell to it. 112 To withstande the danger of Serpents, put thereof in thy doores, or within thy house. 113 To withstande poyson, make a bar∣rell of the wood, and drinke all thy drinke out of it, and no poy∣son shall hurt thee. 114 For losse of good smelling, and for one that cannot drawe his breath, Make fire of the wood and drawe in thy breath therewith. 115 Feuers of all sortes: Drinke the iuice of Rosemarie, Sage, Mustarde, Vineger, and Triacle, ana like much before thy fittes thrise. 116 Seethe Rosemarie and Rue, ana like much two handfulles in common Oyle and Malmesey, of eche a quarte, halfe an houre, and chafe any lame member well with a hote cloth, and then wash it there∣with halfe an houre, and apply the woollie side of a Lambeskinne, and doe so three weekes at the least to bedwarde, and bee whole. 117 Fundament swollen: Stampe Rosemarie and applye it warme in a cloth. 118 For the Chollicke and paine in the side, Seethe one handfull in water, and temper your wine therewith, and none other water. 119 Face spottes: Fill a glasse with the flowers and burie, halfe in sande, beeing stopped with newe waxe, and couer the vpper part, and let it rest so thirtie dayes: then streyne it, and keepe the water as a thing precious for this purpose. 120 To preserue from the Gowte, Seethe the roots well in vineger, and washe therewith. 121 Head colde: take vp the fume of the barke at the Nose. 122 Madnesse and foo∣lishnesse: Boyle the leaues and flowers in water, and bathe there∣in. 123 Thirst great: seethe the leaues in water, and drinke it with wine of Pomegranates. 124 Ptisicke: Boyle the flowers in Goates milke, and let it stande all night in the open aire, and drinke it. 125 Brayne weake and colde: Seethe it in wine and

drinke it, and keepe thy head couered. 126 Toothach: chewe the roote, or hold the iuice in the mouth. 127 Feuer quarten: stampe the flowers and leaues, & take them before thy fits. 128 Flowres to cause, seethe it in white wine, and drinke it, and apply pure ho∣nie and womans milke to the matrix as hote as may bee suffered. 129 For all griefes, Seethe the flowers in water in a bagge to the one halfe, and drink it. 130 Milke to cause, seeth it in broths and drinkes, and vse it. 131 Stitch: seethe it with sage & Rue, ana one handfull in white wine, and drinke it.

• Ache 1. 37
• Adders 38
• Appetite to cause 30. 34. 66. 68
• Belly-ach 3
• Belly bound 4
• Belly hard 62
• Bitings venemous. 5
• Blood to clense 67. 68. 72. 78
• Blood to comfort 6
• Braine to clense 7. 53
• Braine colde 125
• Braine to comfort 8. 83. 85. 90
• Breast to cleanse 19. 46. 72. 78
• Breath short 72. 78
• Breath to be sweet 50. 87. 90
• Cardiake 43
• Colde 25
• Cold griefes 21
• Chollicke 19. 118
• Cough 19. 33. 42. 75
• Digestion to helpe 72. 78
• Dreames euill 27. 103
• Dropsie 69
• Eares dull 54
• Emerods to heale 51. 77
• Eies griefs 12. 29. 60. 94
• Euils generall 98. 108
• Face breaking out 102
• Face to be faire. 22. 50. 119
• Falling sicknesse 26. 48. 70
• Feeblenesse 105
• Feuer 47. 115
• Feuer quarten. 20. 52. 127
• Fistula 82
• Fluxe 36. 106
• Foolishnesse 122
• Fundament swolne 119
• Gnawing 78
• Gowte 107
• Griefes generall 129
• Heart to comfort 29. 45. 79. 95. 98
• Heart swolne 43
• Headach 93. 96
• Head colde 121
• Head stopt 25
• Haire to grow 56
• Hoarsenesse 19
• Iaundies 57. 74. 78. 83.
• Iliacke 19
• Itch 11. 48
• Kanker 31. 49. 104
• Kings euill 49. 72
• ...

• Lamenesse 116
• Liuer stopt 89
• Lust to cause 28
• Madnesse 122
• Melancholie 98
• Megrim 55
• Memorie to comfort 85
• Menstrues 74
• Milke to cause 130
• Milt stopt 89
• Mirth to cause 23. 64. 99
• Moathes to kill 41
• Nature to comfort 64. 67
• Nose stinking 95
• Palsie 85
• Pestilence 76
• Poyson 32. 78. 113
• Ptisicke 101. 124
• Rhewme 65
• Sinews 85
• Serpents to withstand 112
• Skinne to clense 46
• Smell lost 114
• Sores 37. 58
• Sores colde 15
• Sores rotten 82
• Speech lost 80
• Spitting hard 72
• Stinging 32
• Stitch 131
• Stomacke to clense 18. 87
• Stomacke to comfort 87. 88. 90
• Stomack griefes 35. 39. 86
• Sweat to cause 69
• Sweat stinking 79
• Sweat to withstand 97
• Swelling to withstand 100
• Swooning 18
• Teethach 34. 126
• Teeth loose 92
• Teeth wormes 24
• Thirst 39. 123
• Trembling 81
• Vaines to comfort 29
• Venom 32
• Vlcers hard 61
• Vrine to prouoke 62. 74
• Vuula great 71
• Weaknesse to helpe 68
• Whites to stop 78
• Wormes 44
• Yexing 20
• Youth to preserue 112