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 Iune.

My Corne is weeded well enough.

ABstayne from drinke both swéet and new:

From Phisick do thy selfe refraine:

Bid riotous pleasures quite adew,

Lest that they bréed thy endlesse paine.

Cold hearbes in Iune are very méete,

But such meate shunne chiefly,

As shalbe eyther new or swéete:

Take pleasures medicinably.

Abstayne from meates that ingender flegme.

Drinke the pleasantest wines.

Drinke sometime tasting white wine, which purgeth cholet.

Eate Sallets of Lettice prepared with vineger, to purge hu∣mors descending to the kidneys.

Vse meats of light digestion.

Arise alwaies from the table somewhat hungry.

Exercise thy body with some long walke.

Vse Phlegbotomy safely.

Eate no milke but that is well sodden.

Beware of eating Apples this moueth.

To bathe is good, but not to tarry long in it.

To wash thy féete often in cold water is commendable.

It is now good time to make Syrop of Damaske Roses, Cō∣serues of red Roses, Violets, Borage and Buglos, and to distill Rose water, and to make oyle of Roses.

Wéede Corne and Gardens.

When the Sunne shineth, make Hay.

Set Gilliflowres, Carnations, and Rosemary.

Sowe sallet herbes, & Lettice iiii. daies before the ful Moone, and Reddish iiii. dayes after the full Moone, in euery moneth from March to September.

Set no herbes, hedges, nor trées in Iune, Iuly, or August: and haue an eye vnto Antes, Emits, and Snailes in your gar∣dens.

• Sowe Lettice, at all times.
• Sowe Reddish, at all times.
• Sowe Spinach, and at all times.
• Sowe Parceneps, at all times.
• Sowe Pumpions in the new Moone.
• Sowe Cucumers in the old Moone.
• Gather Towne Cresses,
• Gather Peritory,
• Gather Lang de bief,
• Gather Dragons,
• Gather Origanum,
• Gather Calamint, and
• Gather Mary golds the xvi. day before the Sunne, without knife.

If thou must néedes take Phisick, take it early in the mor∣ning.

Vse thinne diet of thy meate.

Let no bloud, but in extremitie.

Drinke clarified whay as in May.

Take no great thirst: for the poores of the brayne are open.