The vertues of bitter Fitche.

BItter fitche burdeneth the heade muche / thesame eaten troubled the bellye. It draweth oute bloode by the wa∣ter. This pulse wel sodden / maketh oxen fat. Eruum hel∣peth a man to pisse well. Thesame maketh a man haue a good color / it dryueth out blood with gnawing / both out of the bellye and oute of the bladder / if it be eaten oute of measure / or dronken more largely then is conuenient. It scoureth sores with honye / so doth it lykewise scoure a∣waye the frekels of the face and other spottes / and it scoureth also the hole bo¦dye. It suffered not deadlye burninges and harde swellinges to go anye fur∣ther / it maketh soft the hardnesse of womens brestes / it scoureth away black litle angrye sores and byles / it breaketh Carbuncles or plage sores: If it be kneden with wine and layde to / it healeth the bytinges of viperes / dogges / and menne: with vinegre it healeth them that can not make water / but with great payne / and the vaine appetite to go to the stoole / and can do nothinge there. Bitter fitches or bitter tares are verye fit for them that are in a consu∣mation / and fele not their nourishment / if they take of the biggenes of a nut with honey. The broth of them is good for kybes or moulde helles / and for itche or yeck that goeth ouer the hole bodye.