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 August.

Here I cut my corne full lowe.

LEt little sléepe, and meate and wine,

And little or no venery

Suffise: abstayne from medicine.

Fly cold Bathes, and Flegbotomy.

Good husband, his thée to haue in thy Haruest, and let him that best besturres him, haue a Garland, and be Lord of the Reapers.

Giue her that followeth him best, preeminence to be Lady.

Deny none to giue them largesse.

Mowe thy Fearne.

Gather séedes of thine owne garden yéerely, which are better then those thou shalt buy of others.

Sowe Lettice séedes to eate at Easter, and to bring timely séedes.

Moderate diet is good Phisick.

Beware of surfet.

Take héed of taking great heate, or sudden cold vpon thée.

Sléepe not much at noone.

Take no Ague now, for the fits are extreme sharpe and long, by reason of the Canicular daies.

Vse glisters, and open a veine if strength will beare it.