Rams little Dodeon [sic] A briefe epitome of the new herbal, or histoy of plants. Wherein is contayned the disposition and true declaration of the phisike helpes of all sortes of herbes and plants, vnder their names and operations, not onely of those which are here in this our Countrey of England growing but of all others also of other realmes, countreyes and nations vsed in phisike: Collected out of the most exquisite newe herball, or history of plants, first set forth in the Dutch or Almayne tongue, by ... D. Reinbert Dodeon, ... and lately translated into English by Henry Lyte, ... and now collected and abridged by William Ram, Gent. Pandit oliua suos Ramos.

Obseruations in October.

Here I sowe my wheate so red.

GO hunt, drinke wine thats old and good,

Vse exercise for health:

Now must thou take good store of food,

Which hast good store of wealth.

Sowe wheate, and clense thy féed corne in thy barne at home.

In the wane of the Moone, it is good to set yong trées of Ap∣ples, Peares, Wardens, Roses, and Berry bushes.

In the wane of the Moone, set Beanes, and Rathe-pease, and sowe Parceneps in warme Gardens.

Send out boyes to gather Acorns.

Set all kind of Nuts, as thicke as they can stand in a pot or pale, and after remoue them.

Gather winter fruit.

Bid the boy goe skar the Crowes.

Finish vp the Phisick you mind to take, and rest till March.

Vse good hot meates and drinkes.

Drinke holesome wines to nourish the blood.

Go dry shed, lest the Rheume or Pose take thée.

Prouide warme clothing.

Now it is daungerous, to take the quartaine Ague.