|b[Agnus_Castus:_A_Middle_English_Herbal.
|b_Reconstructed_from_various_Manuscripts.
|b_Essays_and_Studies_on_English_Language_and_Literature,_vol._VI.
|b_Ed._Gsta_Brodin.
|b_Upsala:_Almqvist_&_Wiksells_Boktryckeri_AB,_1950,_pp._119-205.]

|r_Note:_The_backslash_in_the_text_stands_for_the_change_of_line_in
|r_the_original_manuscript.



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     |r[MS._X_90] |r[p.157]  Agnus castus is an .herbe. at men clepyn totsane or \ parkleuys.
     and is .herbe. hat lewys sumqwat reddysch \ lyke to e lewys of orage
|r20 and is .herbe. hat senewys \ in his lewys as it were lewys of plantanye
     and it \ hat a elwe flour as moche as a peny and it beryth \\ in e
     crop blake bayes quanne ei ben rype. and yf \ e bayes ben not rype
     it are elwe as e flour of \ e .herbe. and is herbe growyth moche in
     wodys and in \ drye grounde e vertu of is herbe is is at he \ wylle
|r25 gladly kepe men and women chast. as autoures \ Thracolidon and
     plasence seyn. at is herbe is clepyd \ agnus castus for is skyl. for e
     sauour and e vertu of \ is herbe makyt man and wymman chast.
     Also is \ herbe wele opyn e pypys and wele lete out wynde \ and
     wykked emoures and wykked spiritus owt of mannys \ body. is herbe
     dystroyet e moyster of mannys seed \ |r[p.158] Also e same Awtourres seyn.
     late is herbe ben sothen with \ fenkel seed and a lytel esyle and it is
     good to dystroye \ e colde dropesye. Also e same awtourres seyn
     if is \ herbe be sothyn with smal-hache in water of sawge. and \\
 |r5 afterward e hyndere parte of e hed of e man at is \ seke be weel



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     wasched and weel froted er-wyth. It he\lyth and vnbyndyth an ewyl
     at men clepyn e lytar\ge. at is clepyd a wodhed. Also it dystroyeth
|r10 and dry\wyth awey e fowle lust of lecherye yf men drynke \\ it. but
     sum men leyn it vp-on hem quanne ei schal \ slepe. and sum men ete
     it sothen or rosted by-cause \ to ben chast. for yf is herbe be etyn
     Raw it wele \ lytly gendryn hed ache. is herbe is good also to \ distroye
|r15 e hardnesse and e stoppynge of e lyuere and e \ mylte. Also a playster
     mad of is herbe is good to don \ awey e ache of mannys hed. at is
     gendred of wyc\ked humures. is herbe is hot and er be sundry specis
     of hem \
      Apium is an herbe at men clepe smalache. or Merche. \ is
|r20 herbe hat lewys lyke to loueache but e lewys \ be not so stronge
     of sawour as e loueache. and is \ herbe heryth Seed lyke to perselye
     seed. e vertu of is \ Seed of is herbe. is at he wyle make a man
     to pysse \ for is herbe opnyth e stoppynge of a mannys le\uere and
|r25 hys bleddere. Also e seed of is herbe hardyth \ a mannys wombe
     at is nesche. Also it hath a pro\purte to drawe alle wycked humurres



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     of mannys bo\dy in-to e heed out of e wombe. and er-fore it anoy\eth
     hem at han e fallynge euele. and to wymmen \ at be wyth chylde.
     for it drawyth wycked humur\res in-to e body and genderyth e
     humurres at is cause \|r[p.159] of pestelense. and er-fore it is forbodyn of lechys
     at \ wymmen at ben with chylde and to wymmen at kepyn so\kynge
     chyldre schulde not ete of is herbe. but yf \ ei were mad or wood
 |r5 or in e fallynge euele \ and anne ewe hem er-of anowth hardyly.
     is herbe \ is hot and drye
      Anetum is an herbe at men cle\pe. anete or dille. is herbe hat
     lewys lyke to fenkel \ and in e same manere sche beryth here seed.
|r10 but e \ seed of is herbe is sumdel flat as e seed of orage. \\ e vertu
     of is herbe is at it wele make a man to pysse \ oftyn. Also is herbe
     makyth a man to swage of ro\welynge and wycked wynd in mannys
     body. Also \ it distroyeth okynge. Also ef e seed be brent \ and
|r15 e pouder be strowyd in a wounde it schal hole \ e wounde. and
     yf a man be skalt on hys membrys \ or on his erde ley e pouder
     er-on and he schal be \ hol. or quat maner euel be on hys erde it schal \
     hele it. Also a playster mad of e same seed brent \ to e emerauntys



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|r20 it schall hole e man and dystrye \ e emeranntys. is herbe is hot and
     drye \
      Apium risus is an herbe at men clepe cerfoylle or \ chirefelle.
     is herbe hat smale lewys lyke to e \ lewys of emeloke. and is herbe
     is good in sauour and it \ hat a quyte flour and long seed lyke to otyn.
|r25 e vertu \\ of is herbe is if it be dronkyn with wyn. it schall \ makyn
     water. Also he delyuerit akynge of e reynys \ and of e bleddre. and
     if it be drounken with wyn. it vn\byndyth and latyth out wycked
     wyndes fro e \ sydys and fro e stoppynge of e wombe and of e \
     lyuere and it helpyth alle maner woundis. and is herbe \\ |r[p.160] with-heldyth
     castynge. Also a playster mad of is \ herbe tempred with esyle. di_stroyeth
     wyld fyer and \ helyth e cancre. and alle oer woundys. and
 |r5 it puttyth \ awey e chyllynge of alle woundys. is herbe is \\ on of e
     specys of smalache and it is hot and drye \
      Absinthium. is an herbe men clepe. wyrmmod. is \ herbe hath
     lewys lyke to mogwort. and e lef is sumdel \ quyter vnder and it hath
     a gret rote. and of e rote \ come manye braunches. and is herbe braun_cheth
|r10 as \\ mugwort. e vertu of is herbe is to conforte e sto\mak
     and clense e herte. for galyan seyth. at yf \ is herbe be ewyn to
     a man at hat an euyl of e \ quyche ewyl e matere is not fully



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|r15 defyed it \ schall harde e stomak. and lythe e digestioun. and \\ ef
     e matere of e ewyl be ryped. anne e herbe \ schall make a laxatyf.
     and esely putte awey the \ matere and at ewyl. and delyuere hym.
     is herbe is good \ for drunknesse. for if a man be drunkyn late hym \
|r20 chowyn on is herbe. and it schall putte awey alle \\ his drunknesse.
     Also yf is herbe be drunkyn with \ spekenard it swagyt e akynge
     of e stomak \ and of e wombe at is gendred of wycked wyn\dys.
     Also if is herbe be tempred with hony and \ drunkyn. it helyth e
|r25 swellynge in mannys mow\the. and puttyt awey e blaknesse abowtyn
     e \ sore teht and clarifieth hem. Also yf e iows of \ is herbe be
     styllyd in-to a mannys nosethyrlys. \ it drywyt out e moysture at
     rennyt fro hym. \ Also if is herbe be medelyd with galle of a bole \
     and put to a mannys erys. it puttyt awey alle \\ |r[p.161] manere hossynggys
     of herynggys in mannys heed. \ Also disfacord seyth. at if is herbe
     be put in an \ hutche or in a presse among clothes it wyl ke\pe e clothys
 |r5 at no mowthes schall frete hem. \ Also e same doctour seyth at
     if e same herbe be \ leyd be bokys or chartrys. it schall kepe e



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     bo\kys fro wyrmus. Also strowe is herbe in a chaum\bre amonge flen.
     and it schal stroye hem. is herbe \ is drye and hot
|r10  Arthemesia. is an herbe at men \ clepe Mugwourth. it is lik wyrm_wod
     in lewys. \ but ei are heyere but not fully so rounde \ as e
     lewys of wyrmwod. and is herbe hath a \ longe stalke and many stalkys
     comyn out of on \ and is herbe flourreth ryth as doth e wyrmwod.
|r15 e \\ vertu of is herbe is. at quo-so go ony weye and he \ bere is
     herbe on hym he schall not ben wery \ in hys gate. Also if is herbe
     be in a mannys \ hous. er schal dwelle non wycked gost ne \ non
|r20 wycked spiritus. Also is herbe mad to powdyr \ and medelyd wyth
     talwe it helpyth and puttyth \ awey akynge and sorhede of mennys
     feet. Also \ is herbe mad to powdyr and drounken with lewke \ watyr
     helyth e akynge of mannys wombe \ of e ewell in mannys guttys.
|r25 Also at herbe is \\ good to hole many oer euelys. is herbe is \ hot
     and drye
      Affadilla. is an herbe at men \ clepe affadille or belle blome. it
     is lyke to \ lek. and it hath a elw flour. and in e crop a round \



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     codde quanne e flour is falle. In quyche is seed \ lyke to onyoun seed.
     e vertu of is herbe the \ |r[p.162] braunchys are goode to hele e dropesye.
     Also e lewys \ drownkyn with wyn helyth e bytynge of venymous \
     wyrmus. Also e jous of is herbe and e rote medelyd \ with a lytyl
 |r5 myrre and a lytyl safroun sothen in swette \ wyn. and afterward streyned
     is good to hele regnyng \ sorys. Also e rote of is herbe brent in-to
     powdyr \ and put to e hed at hat lost her. It schall make e \ her
     to growe aen. Also take an hard scharp cloth \ and late it ben weet
|r10 in e jous of is herbe and anne with \ at anoynted cloth rudde e
     morfu and e place er e \ owth is in a warm sunne. and e morfu
     and e skurfe \ schall falle awey ryt ere in our syt. is herbe is hot
     and drye \
      Astralogia longa is an herbe. at men clepyn redemadur \ is
|r15 herbe. hat lewys lek to madur. and it hat a spece \ of madur. and
     it hat a braunche of a cubyte. and many \ braunchys come out of
     on rote. and e braunchys of \ is herbe hat many knottys. Ryt as
     madyr hat \ and sumdel quyt floures. e vertu of is herbe is at it



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|r20 we\le vnbynde stoppynge of e lyuere. and lete pace \\ wycked wyndys
     at are stoppyd with-inne a man\nys body. Also if is herbe be droun_kyn
     with wyn. it \ porgyth and puttyt awey venym at is festyd \ in
     mannys body or with-owtyn in mannys. ... in sorys \ or in woundys at
|r25 ben rotyn. is herbe is hot and drye \ and is herbe schal be gaderyd
     in herwest and er-of are ij specis \
      Astralogia rotunda. is an herbe at men calle as\trologie e
     rounde. or ganyngale. is herbe hath \ lewys lyk to e lewys of burrys
     and it hat but \ on braunche and grete lewys abowyn. and vndyr e
     lef \ is quyt. and is herbe flowryth ryth as it were beta\\ |r[p.163] nye sawe e
     flour is qwyt. e vertu of is herbe as \ ypocras seyth is. at if it be
     drounke with hoot \ water it is medesynable for men at be stoppyd
 |r5 at e \ brest. and for e fallyng ewyl and for e potacre and for \\ e
     crampe. and is herbe. is hot and drye and schal be ga\deryd in herwest
     and is herbe is on spece of e reed madyr \
      Abrotanum. is an herbe at men clepe sothernwode. is \ herbe
     hat a stalke. as ow it were rwe. and so it braun\chyt. sawe at is
|r10 herbe hat a streyther lef anne \ hat rwe. e vertu of is herbe. is
     at if it be bro \kyn. and e seed be brokyn with-al and drounkyn with
     water \ it helpyth men at han e ston. or e palsye. and if \ it be
     drounkyn with wyn. it helpyt men at be betyn \ with venymous
|r15 wyrmys. Also e powdyr of is herbe \ medled with barly mele brekyth



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     hard postemys. Also \ if is herbe be brent and e askys ben medled
     wyt \ olde olye. and put to a place ere heer lackyth it \ schal restore
     e heer aen. is herbe is hot and drye \
|r20  Amieos. it is an herbe men clepe amiyis. is herbe \\ hat lewys
     lyke to hyllere. but ei are mekyl \ lesse. and it hat longe braunchys
     and flourred and it sedyth \ as it were perselye and e seed is as it were
     e seed \ of perselye. and e seed is lyk to perselye seed. e vertu \
|r25 of is seed of is herbe. is if it be drounke with hony \\ he sleth wyrmus
     in mannys wombe. and it brekyth \ e stoppynge of wyckyd wyndys.
     and it brekyth e \ ston. it chafyth a mannys stomak ef he be cold \
     and it clensyt a mannys leuere and his reynes and it he \lyth woundys.
     it helpyth bytyng of venymmous bestis \
     |r[p.164]  Alleluya is an herbe at men clepe wodesowr \\ or stopwourt. is
     herbe hat iij lewys. of qwyche ij ben \ rounde a lytyl departyd a-bowen.
     and it hat a qwyth \ flour. but it hat non long stalke. but it growyth
 |r5 by e \ grounde. e vertu of is herbe is at if it be rostyd on co\\lys
     in e lewys of e Rede dokke anne it schall \ frete awey ded flesch.
      Agrimonia. is an herbe at \ men clepyn egrimonye. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk \ to tansye but e lewys of is herbe are grennere anne \
|r10 e lewys of tansye. and it beryt a elw flour. and quanne e \\ flour
     is falle it beryt a seed at wele hange on man\nys clothys as burres.



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     is herbe growyt by hegges \ and in wodys. e vertu of is herbe is.
     if it be etyn with e \ Rote grene. it helyth e akyng of e wombe.
     And al\so ef e herbe be drye and mad to .powdyr and put to hot \\
|r15 watyr and drounkyn. it is good for e same ewyl. Also \ is herbe
     tempred with esyle is to hole euery soor hurt \ with ony yryn. Also
     ef is herbe be vsed in mete it is \ good to hele akyng or sor in e
     mylte. is herbe is hot and drye \
|r20  Auencia. is an herbe at men clepe auence. is herbes \\ lewys
     are lyk to harefot and it hat a elw flour as tyr\mentylle. e vertu
     of is herbe if it be dryed and mad \ to powdyr and it be put to a lytyl
     water warm. or to \ a lytyl ale or wyn. and ewe e seke to drynkyn
|r25 to a \ man at hat e feueres. it schal helpe hym \\ Also it helpyt
     hym at hat woundys or cancres or \ swyche sorys. if it be drounkyn \
      Altea. is an herbe at men clepe e holy-hok or wylde \ malwe.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk as e malwe and \ it hat braunches and it
     sedyt as doth e malwe. e \ vertu of is herbe is if it be fryed wyt
     talw and leyd \ |r[p.165] to a man at hat e potacre he schall ben hol with_inne
     \ iiij dayes. e experiment of is herbe alle Doctoures \ afferme.
     at if it be sothe with vynegre and with lyn\-sed and leyd to a mannys



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 |r5 syde. it departyth and helyth \ wycked gaderyng at is gadered and
     gen\dered in mannys body. is herbe growyt in wete \
      Amarusca. is an herbe at men clepe. Mawth or doggis \ fenkel
     or maydewode. is herbe is moche lyk to \ camamylle. and it flowryt
|r10 as doth camamylle. \\ for it hat qwyt flowres but is herbe stynkyth \
     and it growyt in e feld among corn. e vertu of is \ herbe. is at
     e jows er-of be drounkyn it is good \ to holyn a cancre. Also to
     opyn e pypys and hele \ e renys and er are ij specis of hem. on hat
|r15 a qwyt \ flour e toer elw
      Anisoum is an herbe at men clepe \ anyse it hat lewys as comyn
     or fenkel. but e \ seed is more anne e seed of fenkel. e vertu of
     is \ herbe. it vnbyndyt and brekyth wycked wyndys in \ mannys
|r20 humures. and it opnyth e stoppyng of e \ lyuere and of e mylte.
     Also it makyth wymmen to \ moryn here mylk. is herbe is hot and
     drye. Also \ is herbe steryth a man and wymman to werkys of \ kende.
     Also is herbe makyt a man to makyn water \ oftyn-tymes. and also
|r25 for to swetyn. Also it makyth \ a mannys wombe hard if he be laxa_tyf.
     is \ herbe schwld be take to alle maner medecines. \
      Alium. is an herbe at men clepe garlek. or cherlys \ tryacle.
     is herbe is comoun to euery man. and er-fore \ it nedyt not to
     discrye e schap. e vertu of is \ leek. is is it wyle vnbynde alle grete
     stoppynggis \\ |r[p.166] and wycked wyndys in mannys body. Also it helpyt \



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     a man to make water. but neuere e lattere et it grewith \ a man
     in hys erde for e grete vnbyndyng and e grete \ drawyng at he so
 |r5 strongly drawyt. Also it helyth \ and dystroyeth all venym with_inne
     a mannys body. Also \ it helyth colde sorys as ei it vere tryacle.
     Also gar \ lek doth awey morfue or bledderes in qwat place \ at it be
     in mannys body if it be frotyd well er-wyt. \ is herbe is hot and
     drye
|r10 Astertoum is an herbe at men \ clepe lunarie. is herbe growyt
     among stonys and \ in hey placys. is herbe schynyth be nyt. it is
     most \ founde by schepherdys in e feld. is herbe hath a \ elw flour
     hol and round as kokubelle. or ellys as fox \ glowe. e lef of is herbe
|r15 is ynde blew. and it hath \ a merke of e mone in e myddys as it
     were iij \ lewyd gres and ei are rounde as a peny. is herbe \ hat
     on stalke and at is reed and is herbe smellyt as it \ were muske.
     e yows is elw. is herbe growith in e \ newe mone wyth-owtyn
|r20 lewys. and iche day waxit \ a newe leef of xv dayes. and after xv dayes
     he lessyt \ a leef as e mone wanyt. and qwere-euere e mone \
     waxit or wanyt. e lewys schull waxyn and wanyn \ And qwere_euere
     is herbe growyth er is non gret plen \ te. e vertu of is herbe
|r25 is. at qwo-so ete of e bayis \ of is herbe in e wanynge of e mone
     quanne it is \ in e sygne of virgine. if he hawe e fallynge \ ewyl.
     he schall ben hool. and qwo-so bere it abow \te his nekke on hym he
     schall not falle and it hath \ many oer vertuys
     Auricula muris. is an herbe at \ men clepe moushere. is herbe



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     hat lytyl lewys \ |r[p.167] abowyn grene and be-nethyn qwyt and it hat a
     elw \ flour lyke to gratia dei. it growyt be e ground crepyng \
     for it hat no stalke. and quanne it is broke. e jows \ comyth owt
 |r5 er-of as it were mylk. e vertu of is \ herbe is. if it be drounkyn.
     it helyt e swyneysye \ Also it helyth alle woundys at ben persed in
     ony \ de-gre. at ben whasschyn with e jows
     Apium ra\narum. is an herbe. at men clepe water cresse. is
|r10 herbe \ hat a elw flour as hat crowys foot. and of e \\ same schap.
     but it hat lewys mor departed an \ e lewys of crowysfot. and it hat
     a long stalke \ as longe as a cubyte. and is herbe growyt in watteri \
     placys. owt of e stalke comyn many smale \ braunches in e sydes
|r15 Apium amoridarum is an \ herbe at men clepe crowesfot. is
     herbe hat lewys \ departed in too as it were a rammys foot and is
     herbe \ hat a long stalke and a elw flour. and summe clepe \ it
     ramfot. and it growyt in medewys. and in wat \ tery grounde
|r20 Atriplex is an herbe at men clepe \ arage or medles. is herbe
     quanne it is ong hat \ lewys sumdel rede lyk to park lewys and a long \
     stalke and brod seed. and it flourit nowt. but bryng \ gyt forth seed
     as doth e rede dokke. And it \ growyt in gardynys and wel be-lowyd
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     Anabulla. is an herbe at men clepe sporge. is herbe \ hat
     longe lewys and it hat a long stalke and in e \ crop of e stalke come
     many branchys. is herbe \ hat mylk with-inne e leef and at mylk
     men vse \ for medysynys. and pryncypaly for peyne of teth \\
     Acus de-menys. is an herbe at men clepe. pounntnedele \ |r[p.168] or
     stikpyle. is herbe hat lewys lyk to tansye. but it \ is lesse and hat
     a flour purpul colour as ha herbe Robertus \ and quanne e flour is
 |r5 falle it hat long thornys and er-in is \ e seed. is herbe growyth
     in e feld
     Agentille. is an \ herbe at men clepe argentille. is herbe hat
     smale le\wys and sumdel rounde. and with-owtyn ei ben raggyd as \
     it were lewys of eufrax and is herbe is but lytyl and yt \ growyth
|r10 moche in qwete. and er ben tweye of at spece \ e more and e lesse
     Acus muscula. is an herbe at men \ clepe groundnedle. is
     herbe hat lewis lyk to Mawt \ but e lewys er-of are mekyll lesse
     anne e lewys of \ Mawt and it hat a lytyl quyt flour. and quanne
     it hath \ lost e flour it hat thornys as poundnedle \\
|r15 Alexandrum. is an herbe at men clepe alysaundre or \ stanmarch.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to smalache \ but e lewys of is herbe are



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     more and it hat a lenger \ stalke and a gret blak seed as fenkel with_owtyn
     ony flour \
|r20 Betonia. is an herbe at men clepe betonye or boy\\schopyswort.
     is herbe hat hool lewys but ei are \ dentyd abowte be e sydys
     and it beryt a red flour \ lyk to purpyl and e flour growyth in e
     crop of e stalke \ e vertu of is herbe ef it be stampyd and put
|r25 in a \ wounde in e hed at is smet with a strok. it schal hele \\ e wonde
     fayre and wel Also it wyll drawe out bro\kyn bonys in a wounde as
     summe autoures seyn. Also \ tak e water of betonye. or ellys tak
     e lewys \ and breke hem. anne after tak e jows and put it in\-to
     i mowth and sum in-to in erys and sum in-to in eyne \ and ou
     schalt fynde it schal clarefye in syth and lesse e \ |r[p.169] akynge of in hed
     and confort in eyne Also if ou ha\we sore eyne of weeb growyng
     take a dragme \ of betonye and stamp it smal and medele it with warm \
 |r5 water and drynke it iiij tymes fastyng and it wele breke \\ ony weeb
     aboutyn e eye and clere it weel and fayre \ Also if ou haue watry
     eyne ete iche a day a lytyl \ betonye and it schal clense in eyne Also
     ef ou hawe \ sore erys tak e lewys of betonye and stamp it be \ e



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|r10 self. or ellys with a lytyl water and wryng out e jous \ and put er-to
     a lytyl Rose water and warm it wel to-gedre \ and put it in-to in erys.
     and after put er-ouer wulle and so ou \ schalt ben hol. Also ef ou
     bledyst at in nose. tak \ betonye and stamp it with a lytyl salt and
     put it to inn \ nosethyrlys as moche as ou may with in thombe
|r15 and \\ in medyl fynger and anne hold in nosethyrlys with e \ same
     fyngres and in blod schal staunchen anon Also \ ef ou hawe sore
     teth tak betonye and sethe it in old \ wyn or in eysyle til it be sothyn
     to e thrydpart \ and anne quanne it is cold. anne sowpe er-of and
|r20 hold \\ it in in mowth and do so oftyn and ou schalt be hol in \ waran_tyse
     Also ef ou hawe e cowwe tak ij vnces \ of e poudre of is be_tonye
     with a lytyl hony and sethe \ it in water and anne vse it ix dayes
     and be at tyme ou \ schalt be hol Also ef a mannys erde be swellyd
|r25 or \\ ellys be sor tak betanye and stamp it with a lytyl wyn \ and after
     leye it to e erde and he schal ben hol Also ef \ a man may not
     kepe hys mete with hym tak iiij drag \ mos of poudre of betonye and
     medle it with hony and lat \ ben sothen a lytyl in water and anne
     make pelotys \ as grete as walnotis and yf hym iij days iche day on \\
     and do hym drynke ij sponfwl of lewk water and so he schal \ |r[p.170s] ben holpyn
     Also if a man be paottacre tak betonye \ and sethe it in water in-to e



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     thyrdde-dell and anne clense at \ water. and ef hym to drynke. or
 |r5 ellys tak betonye and \ stampe it and ley it to hys feet and so he schal
     ben hoolpyn \ Also tak iche day a lytyl betanye or ellys e powdre \
     and ete it erly in e morwyn and it schall kepe e at ou \ schalt not
     be drounkyn at day. ese medesynes are \ prowyd in sundre placys.
|r10 is herbe growyt in swn\dre placis in wodys and in gardynggis and
     it is hot and drye \
     Balsamita. is an herbe at men clepe horsmynte is \ herbe
     hat lewys lyk to oer mynte. and summe clepe it water \ mynte
     for it growyt myche by water. but it hath \ a stranggere sawour
|r15 anne oer mynte. e vertu of is \ herbe is at it confortyth a mannys
     stomak and makith \ a man wel for to defye hys mete. Also it makith \
     a man clene with-inne and makyt hym weel to speke. \ Also e jous
     of is herbe medled with hony and a lityl \ wyn put er-to. for-doth
|r20 e cold of mannys stomak \ and oer wycked wyndys. Also e jous of
     is herbe so\thyn with wyn and drounken makyth a wymman at is \



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     wyth childe ben delyuerd and bere here chyld esyly. Also \ is it good
     for skaldyng. for ef a man be skalt \ with hot lycur sodenly. late
|r25 hym redely take is \ herbe or e j ows and redely leynt to e skaldyng
     and it \ schal ben hol anoon wyth-owtyn ony fayle quia. \ probatum
     est is herbe is hot and drye and er are ij specis er-of \
     Betha. is an herbe at men clepe betys. is herbe ys \ comoun.
     it growyt in gardynggys and er are ij specis \ of hem as Diacolides
     seyth. on is quyt anoer \\ |r[p.171] blak. e vertu of e quyte is at e jous \
     of is herbe be put in-to e nesethyrlys it clensyt \ a mannys heed.
     Also it swagyt e akyng in mannys \ hed. Also it kepyt and clensyt
 |r5 e hed fro alle maner wyr\mys and vermyn. Also it reparyth and kepyth
     a mannys heer \ on hys hed. Also is herbe dystroyeth botchys and
     by\lys. Also. Diacolides seyth. at vp-on e rote \ of is herbe may
     ben gryffyd a plante. at after \ wyl bere froyt. qwat plante it be
     as on e rote of e cool \\
|r10 Boragia is an herbe at men clepe borage. is growyth \ in gar_dynggis
     and it hat a scharp lef and a blew flour e \ vertu of is
     herbe is at it wele clense e rede colour in \ mannys face. Also is
     herbe medled in wyn wyl make \ a man glad and merye. Also it is



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|r15 good to putte in potage \ for it is holsum for e body. is herbe is
     hot and weet \
     Bigula. is an herbe at men clepe. brounbugle. is herbe hat \
     rounde lewys and sumdel turnyngge to blak and it hat a \ blew flour
     and sumquat boystous. e vertu of is herbe. is at \ it wyl hele woun_dys
|r20 in mannys hed. Also is herbe \ brekyt and distroyeth e remme
     in mannys hed. is herbe \ growyt in wodys and in medewys. and
     is hot and drye and ij specis \
     Burneta. is an herbe at men clepe. burnet is \ herbe hat a
     blew flour as hat heyhoue and lewys lyk \ to tansye but ei ben not
|r25 so grete. and e vertu of is \ herbe. is at he wele drye and dystroye
     e humures and e \ laxatyf with-inne a man. Also is herbe wyl oppyn
     e stop \ pynge of mannys leuere. and it makyth a man to pysse \
     Also it helyt a man of e elw jawndees. Also e jous \\ |r[p.172] of is herbe
     medled with hony and drounkyn vnbyndyt and \ helyt e sorhed
     of thyes and of Rybbys and of pappys \ and er are ij specis of hem
     on growyt in hard lond \ and at hat lytyl lewys. Anoer growyt
 |r5 in medewys \ and at hat more lewys
     Bursa pastoris is an herbe \ at men clepe schepherdys purs or
     tothwort is herbe \ hat lewys departed sumdel fro e maner of



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     bornet and it \ hat a quyth flour. and quanne it hat lost e flour
|r10 it hat \ a maner of a purs in quyche is e seed. e vertu of is \\ herbe
     is. at it wele sone stawnche blod ef it be dronkyn \ is herbe growyt
     in feldys and it is hot and drye \
     Bursula. is an herbe at men clepe billere. is herbe hat \ lewys
     lyk to lewys of skyrwyth. And it growyt \ in water and it hat a long
|r15 stalke er ben ij specis of bil\lere. e vertu of is herbe billere is at
     it makyth soris \ and boches rype is herbe is hot and drye

|r[MS._Harley_3840,f.145v.]
     Branca vrcina is an herb at men clepith brankurcyna other \ cut_bercol
     oer see dokke this herb hat a stok as it were a caule \ and leues
     as it were an hokke The vertu of hure is good to \ hele woundes and he
     groweth in banckes of e see and \ he is hote and weet
     Borage \ siluestres is an herbe at men clepe wylde bo\rage or
     tauwort is herbe hat lewys euenelong \ not so long as e toer
|r20 borage. and it hat grete rotis \ and many braunches comyn out of
     on rote and it hat \ a blew flour and it growyt in drye ground by hey_weyis 
     \
     Camamilla is an herbe at men clepe camamylle is \ herbe hat
     lewys lyk to Mawth and it hat a quyth flour \ but it smellyt swete.
|r25 and e Mawth stynkyt e vertu \ of is herbe is if it be drounkyn
     with wyn it brekyth \ e ston. Also it dystroyeth e elw ewel.
     Also it \ helyt e akyng of e leuere. Also if it be chowwyd \ in man_nys 



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     mowth. it swagyt e peyne in mannys \ |r[p.173] mouth. Also it is good
     for peyne in e heed quanne it is \ leyd to e solys of e feet and it
     growyt on grenys and \ in gardynggis and it is hot and drye
     Calamentum is an \ herbe at men calle calamente. is herbe hat
 |r5 lewys lyk to \\ mynte. but e lewys are qwyttere and rowndere anne \
     e lywys of mynte. and is herbe is strangere of sawour \ anne is
     mynte. and is herbe hat a qwyth stalke. e vertu of \ is herbe. is at
     it wele stroyen a mannys talent as \ ypocras seyth. and er are iij
|r10 specis of is herbe. on \ at is stony anoer at is hery e thrydde watery
     and \ alle ei hare hot and drye. he at is hory makyth \ a man moyst
     and he at is stony. ef it be drownkyn ma\kyt a man at hath drown_kyn 
     ony venym or poysoun. \ it schal delyuer hym and make hym hole.
|r15 Also is herbe \\ mad in a playster and leyd to ony venymous wymmys. \
     it drawyth e venym out-ward. Also qwo-so drynke \ is herbe iij
     dayes it wele hele e elwe ewel. Also \ qwo-so wele vse to ete is herbe
     often it helpyth to \ distroye lepre. Also e jows of is herbe put in \\
|r20 mannys erys sleth wyrmys in his heed and it confor\tyth e stomak.
     and difyeth and it wythdrawith \ castyng
     Crassula maior is an herbe at men clepe \ or-pyn. or oruale.
     is herbe hat lewys like to penywort \ and it beryth floures in e crop



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|r25 and e flourres are not \ fully so rond as is e leef of penywort e
     vertu of \ is herbe is. at ef it be leyd to a wounde. it helyt \ with_outyn 
     ony other helpe. is herbe growith in gardynggis \ and it is hot
     and drye
     Crassula minor is an herbe at \ men clepe stonore or stoncrop.
     is herbe hat lytyl \ lewys sumdel lyk to orpyn. and it growith on howsys
     and on \\ |r[p.174] wallys and it growith sumdel hanggynge e vertu of is \
     herbe is it makyth a man to castyn and it sleth wyrmus and \ trwnchonys
     Cicuta is an herbe at men clepen hum\lok or herbe benet. is herbe
 |r5 hat lewys lyk to persolye \ and so it flowreth and bryngyt forth seed
     as doth perselye \ but is herbe stynkyt. e vertu of is herbe. i s at
     it stop\pyth maydnes pappys fro gret waxyng. Also \ ef e jous of is
     herbe drownkyn it distroyeth e grete \ lust of lecherye. Also e j ous
|r10 of is herbe with speme of \ siluer and swynys grees. swagyth e hote
     potacre and \ alle maner noyous hetys. is herbe is cold and drye \
     Centorie. is an herbe at men clepe centurie or erthe \ galle. is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to lesse centurie but \ it is more quyt and it hat
|r15 a long elwe flour and it flow\reth not but in e crop. e vertu of is
     herbe. ef it \ be sothyn in good wyn and anne drounkyn it is good \



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     to hele in euery parte of mannys body. Also is herbe so\then in quyt
     wyn. and owyn to a man to drynkyn dry \ wyt e wylde humures fro
|r20 mannys mylte is med \ syne hat ben prowed for-soth. Also e j ous of
     is \ herbe sothen in water is good to helyn woundes. Also \ it is good
     to distroye a cancre. ef it be noynted \ per-wyth is herbe is hot
     and drye and it growith on holondys \
|r25 Centure minor is an herbe at men clepe lesse centure or \\ cristis
     leddere is herbe hat lewys lyk e more cen\ture but e lewys are
     more grene and it hat on brawn\che and e flour is Sumdel reed. e
     vertu of is herbe is. at \ e powdre or e jous be medelyd with old
     wyn and \ drounkyn. is good to hole bytynge of an eddre or ony \\
     oer venymus best. Also ef ou hawe sore eyne tak e \ |r[p.175] jous of is
     herbe and anoynte in eyne er-wyth and ou \ schalt ben hol. Also
     ef ou hast ony venym in the tak \ is herbe and make it to powdre
 |r5 and tempre it with esyle \ and after drynke it and ou schalt casten
     vp al in venym is \ herbe growith as doth e more in drye grounde
     Carui \ is an herbe at men clepe carawey. is herbe hat le\wys lyk
     to fenkel and a long stalke and rounde seed more \ anne seed of per_selye.
|r10 e vertu of is herbe. distroyeth \ wycked wyndes. Also is herbe
     medled with esyle he\lyth scabbys and tetoures and bletches and re_storyt



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     flesch er \ it is falle awey and it is hot and drye and growith in
     gardynggis \
     Celidonie. is an herbe at men clepe celydonye or teter\wort. is
|r15 herbe hat lewys at are grene and beryth a \ elwe flour. and quanne
     it is broke it dropyth mylk and \ e lewys are lyk to columbyne. e
     vertu of is herbe \ as plato seyth. ef swalwe bryddes ben hyrte e \
     damme of hem fechyth is herbe and helyth hem aen \ er-wyth. Also
|r20 is herbe doth awey toth-ache and it \ clensyth a mannys heed. Also
     is herbe helyth a \ cancre and oer sorys at ben in mannys mowth \
     or in ony place in e heed. and it is hot and drye \
     Cidamum. is an herbe men clepe corhnote or dilnote \ or slyte or
|r25 haylwourth. is herbe hat lewys lyk to fen\kel and quyt flowres and a
     smal stalke and it growith in \ wodys and medewys e vertu of is
     herbe is it wele \ frete awey ded flesch. Also is herbe leyd on a sor \
     or in place quere lackyth heer it restoryth e \ heer and helpyt e sor
     Caulus is an herbe men clepe \ |r[p.176] wourte or cool is herbe is comoun
     and er-fore it nedyth no \ more to descrye it e vertu of is herbe
     it wele clary\fye fresch woundys and distroure a cancre and it helyth \



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 |r5 sore eyne of hem at almost han lost her syth Also \\ it makyth a wym_mannys 
     mylk to waxin quanne it \ is takyn half raw. Also it con_fortyth 
     e stomak \ Also e jous of is herbe tempred wyth alymglas \
     in an ey-schelle swagyth e lepre. Also is herbe \ is good for drounk_nesse 
     is herbe growith in gardynggis \\
|r10 Coliandrum is an herbe at men clepe colyandre is \ herbe hat
     lewys lyk to e erthenote. and it hat a ly\tyl flour and it is quyt and
     rond seed sumdel quyt and it \ is strong in sawour. e vertu of is
     herbe. is at ef \ e jous be drounken with hony it sleth wyrmus in \\
|r15 mannys body and also hardyth a mannys body. \ Also e seed er-of
     ef it be etyn dryweth awey \ e feweres at come e iij day is herbe
     ist hot and drye \
     Capillis uirginis. is an herbe at men clepe may \ denheer or water_wourt.
|r20 is herbe hat lewys lyk \ to e veren. but e lewys are smale
     and it growith \ on stonys and on wallys and in e medyl of e leef \
     is as it were a blak heer. e vertu of is herbe is \ it wele breke a ston
     Also ef it be drounke with wyn \ it distroyeth venym
|r25 Crocus is an herbe men \ clepe safron. is herbe hat lytil lewys
     as it \ were grees and it hat a elwe flour. e vertu of is \ herbe it
     wil distroye alle maner abhomynacouns \ of mannys stomak. Also it
     wyl make a man \ to slepe. Also e flowres er-of are goode for ma\nye



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     medecynes and namely for cocus to colour \ |r[p.177] here potagys is herbe
     growith in gardynggis and it \ is hot and drye and et it wolde be kept
     moyst \
     Centenodium is an herbe at men clepe centenodye or spar \ wystungge
 |r5 or swynys grees. is herbe growyt ny oueral \ and many stalkys comyn
     out of on rote. e vertu of is \ herbe is it is good to breke e ston
     and it is hot and drye \
     Caprifolium is an herbe at men clepe e wodebynde is \ herbe
     growith in heggys and in wodys it wyl be-clyppe \ e trees er it growyth
|r10 as dot jwy. and it hat quyt \ flour. e vertu of i s herbe it at it
     wele hele cancres \ and woundys and bleddres and akynge of teth and
     sorys in man\nys tongge. Also it is good to hele swellyng \
     Canabarya. is an herbe at men clepe wylde hemp \ or holyrop or
|r15 doumnetele. is herbe hat lewys lyk \ to hemp. e vertu of is herbe.
     is at ef a pounse of \ a man at hat fefres be froted and rwdded with
     e le\wys of is herbe he schal be hool is herbe growith me\che in
     water
     Costus. is an herbe at men clepe cost \ or lesse ditanye. is herbe
|r20 hat lewys lyk to dytanye \ but it are not so grete and e lewys are
     more quyt \ anne e lewys of ditanye. Also is herbe is swet \ of sauour.
     e vertu of is herbe. it wele hele seknesse \ of e brest and of e lungge.



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     And also it wele breke \ a posteme. Also it wele clense e humures of
|r25 man\\nys eyne. Also it is good for mannys stomak and \ his renys and
     is herbe is bothyn hot and drye
     Cepe \ is an herbe at men clepe onyoun. is herbe is comoun \
     and er-fore it nedet not ... e vertu of is herbe. it confor\tyth a
     mannys stomak. Also it porgyth flewme \ Also it neschyt e wombe.
     Also is herbe tempred \ |r[p.178] with hony and esyle drounkyn is good to hele
     e bytynge of \ an hound Also is herbe medled with wymmannys
     mylk is \ good to hele e akynge of erys. Also it is good for \ hym
 |r5 at may not speke. Also e jous of is herbe is \ good for hym at
     may not spekyn and hat lost speche \ sodeynly. Also e j ous of
     is herbe put in mannys \ nesetherlys brekyth out reume oer wycked
     fyl\the of stoppynggis in e hed or in e throte is herbe \ is hot and
     drye
|r10 Columbina is an herbe men clepe colum\byne or cokkysfot or dowues_fot.
     is herbe hat lewis \ sumdel lyk to celydonye. but it droppyth
     no mylk quan \ it is brokyn and it hat a blew colour at is lyk to a
     dou\ue e vertu of is herbe it is good for a man at hat \ swensye
|r15 or swellynge in e throte. is herbe schal \ be gadered in herwest
     Ciminum is an herbe at men \ clepe comyn. is herbe hat lewys



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     lyk to colyaundre \ and it hat many braunches comynge out of on
     stalke \ and it is strong of sawour. e vertu of is herbe is at it dys\_stroyeth 
|r20 wycked wyndes and oer ewelys of e stomak \\ and also it hel_pyth 
     a man to make water
     Cardiaca \ is an herbe at men clepe cardyake or caspere is \
     herbe hat lewys lyk to e blyndnetle and is herbe gro\wyt in sundry
     places. and it prykkyth on e tunge quo\-so byteth er-on and it hat a
|r25 lytyl codde and er-in ys e seed \ e vertu of is herbe. it is good for
     men at han e \ fallynge ewyl and also it is good for salwys \
     Cicare is an herbe at men clepe frenschpes is \ herbe hat lewys
     lyk to pees and also it hat coddes but \ not so grete lewys ne so longe
     coddes as hat \ |r[p.179] oer pees and er ben ij specis of hem quyte and rede
     and ei gro\wyn in gardynggis and here seed is schape lyk as it \ were
     a pese
     Camalion is an herbe at men clepe wol \ wysthystyl is herbe hat
 |r5 quyte lewys grete and brode \ and it hat a reed flour is herbe growyt
     by weyes. e \ vertu of is herbe is ef ou take is herbe quanne e
     sonne \ is in capricornie and a newe mone. ef at ou bere it vp\-on
     e quylys ou beryst it vp-on e er schal non mys\chef falle vp-on e
|r10 Cauda pully. is an herbe men \ clepe foulys tayl is herbe hat
     lewys lyk to an \ herbe at men clepe wylde comyn. but is herbe is
     not \ so stalkyd. and is herbe growyt in wattry placys \



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     Caulus gallica. is an herbe men clepe caboches \ or frenchwourtis
|r15 is herbe hat quyte lewys and brode \ and it growyth as it were a mannys
     heed and hath an \ euene rote in-to e ground and iche leef wrappyd
     in \ oere and it spredyth not e lewys as oer herbis don \ and is
     herbe is good for potage.
     Caulus agrestus \ is an herbe at men clepyn wyldewourte. is
|r20 herbe hat \\ lewys lik to oer wortis and is herbe hat a elwe flour \
     as oer wortys and qwyte lewys vndur and it growith in watrys \
     Cauliculus agrestus is an herbe at men clepe glaunde \ or courake.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to platanye \ but ei are not so moche. and
|r25 it hat a stalke to the \\ lengthe of a cubyte and it hat a quyt flour \
     and it growyt most in qwete
     Cimbaria is an herbe \ at men clepe penywourte is herbe hat
     lewys lyk a \ peny and e lewys are thykke as it were lewys of \ orpyn
     and it hat a elw flour and it growith on wallis and stonys \\
     Consolida Maior. is an herbe men clepe dayessye or \ |r[p.180] conforye.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to horselren. \ but it is not so qwyth and it
     growith in watere placis \ and er ben ij specis er-of. e toon hat a
 |r5 qwyt flour e \\ toer a reed. and ei han bothen on vertu e \ vertu
     of is herbe is is. at ef a man be brokyn \ or bressed with-inne his



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     body tak e rote of is \ herbe and roste it wel among hote colys. and
|r10 take it \ to e seke fastyng with hony and lete hym ete it. and \\ he schal
     ben hol in warantyse. Also is herbe he\lyth brokyn bonys. is herbe.
     is hot and drye and \ it beryth blak seed
     Consolida minor. is an \ herbe at men clepe e lesse dayeseye or
     bryswort or \ bonwourtis. is herbe is comoun and it hat lewys lyk \\
|r15 to e lesse sentoure and a qwyth flour e vertu of is \ herbe. it is
     good to breke boches ef it be stampyd \ and leyd er-on and it growyth
     on euery grene \
     Consolida media. is an herbe at men clepe qwyt \ bothel. or
|r20 qwyth golde. is herbe hat lewys \ sumdel longe. and ei are dentyd
     a lytyl with-outyn \ and it hat a qwyth flour at is sumdel lyk dayse \
     and it growith in hard londys ryth as bothel doth \
     Dragansia is an herbe men clepe dragauns or \ oderwourt and serpen_tyn.
|r25 is herbe hat lewys iij \ on iche braunche. and it arn sumdel
     scharpe on e \ endys. and it hat a stalke schape as an eddre \ e
     vertu of is herbe is if it be brokyn smal and drwn\kyn with wyn. it
     woydyt all manere venym \ Also it helpyt all maner of akynge in



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     mannys \ hed. ef e erys be anoynted wyth is herbe. \\ |r[p.181] Also ef e
     powder of is herbe be blowyn in a mannys \ nose. it clensyt e nose
     fro rennynge. Also is herbe is \ good to dystroye e gowte and e
     cancre and festrynge \ of woundys. is herbe growyth on hillis and it
 |r5 is hot \\ and weet. and it schal be gadered in e monythes of iu\nii and
     julij
     Diptanium. is an herbe at men clepyn \ dytanye. or ditandur.
     is herbe is comoun. it hat le\wys lyk to cost. but it is grennere anne
     e lewys \ of cost. and it hat a lytil flour quyt. e vertu of is herbe \\
|r10 is good to hele e dropesye and bytynge of venymous \ bestys. Also
     it openyt e stoppynge of e lyuere \ and of e mylte. Also it lesyt
     a mannys wombe and \ makyth it laxatyf is herbe growyt in feldys
|r15 and \ it beryt a flour lyk a bryddys neste e vertu of is herbe \\ dip_tanyum 
     ef a woman be with chylde at is ded \ it schal delyuere here
     of e ded chylde ef sche dryn\ke e j us of is herbe ditanye. Also ef
     a man ha\we a thorn or yren on ony place on hym ley is \ herbe er-to
     and it schal drawynt out
|r20 Daucus asininus \ is an herbe at men clepe bryddys neste or tauke
     is \ herbe hat lewys lik to hwmlok. and it hat a quyth \ flour. e
     vertu of is herbe is seyd abowyn at e fyrste .\. \



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     Dens leonis. is an herbe at men clepe. dendelyoun \ or lyonys toth.
|r25 is. herbe hat lewys lyk to houndys \ toth and it hat a elwe flour
     and it hat non braunches but \ as e flour comyth of e rote with a
     lytyl braunche \ and it droppyth mylk quanne it is brokyn. e vertu
     of \ |r[p.182] is herbe is at e roote er-of is good to hele e feuere \\ cotydian
     ef it be drownkyn with wyn
     |r[MS._Royal_18_A._VI,f.73v.]
     Dens canys ys an herbe at me clepy dente cheen \ or houndysto
     ys herbe ha leuys ylyke to dant lyon but hy buth nout se muche
     noyr he ne branchy \ nout so bot he droppy mylk whanne he ys
     y-broke as \ ow hyt were houndestoe and he ha a elow flour and he \
     growy wel-ny ouyr-al
     Daucus creticus \ is an herbe at men clepe e lesse tauk. is
     herbe hath \ lewys lyk to e wylde popy. but e lewys are \ qwyth
 |r5 and it hat a flour purpyl colour and summe cle\pe it flos campe is
     herbe is hot and drie \
     Dragancia femina. is an herbe at men clepe dragans \ femel.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to ywy but it hat \ quyte prykkes. and it
     hat a elwe stok e lengthe \ of ij cubites sumqwat as it were a croked
|r10 staf lyk \\ to a snake and it beryth e seed abowen lyk as it were \ a
     cloyster of grapys and quanne e seed is ryp it is elw \ is herbe



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     growith in dyrk placis and wete. e vertu of \ is herbe is. ef a man
     take e seed and make it to \ poudre and medel it with olye and put it
|r15 in-to mannis \\ erys it helyt e akynge of e heed. Also e jows \ of
     is herbe with a lytyl oly and wolle put in-to man\nys nose clensyt e
     nose fro alle fylthes. Also \ e rote of is herbe with e rote of e quyte
     venye mad \ to powdre and medled with hony helyt alle woundis \\
|r20 at cancre bredyt in. Also qwo-so Rudde his han\dys with e Rote
     of is herbe he may takyn an eddre \ in his handys with-owtyn ony
     perile. Also e jows \ of e Rote dystroyeth e dymhede of mannys
|r25 syth \ ef he be anoynted er-with. Also ef a man be droun\\kyn it
     steryt hym to lecherye.
     Elene campa\na. is an herbe men clepe elena campana or hors\_hillere.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to conforye but \ it is more quyth.
     and it hath a longe stalke and a \ |r[p.183] elwe flour. e vertu of is herbe
     is ef a man hawe lose \ teth and hee ete of is herbe. it wele feste his
     teth \ Also ef a man drynke of is herbe it helpyth a man \ to make
 |r5 water. Also ef is herbe be drounke it wyle \ helpyn to delyuere a



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     woman of a deed chyld. Also is \ herbe hardyt a mannys wombe ef
     he be laxatyf \ Also is herbe helpyt a man of e cowe. is herbe
     is \ hot and weet
     Endiwe. is an herbe at men clepe endi\we. or horsthystyl. is
|r10 herbe hat lewys lyk to e thow\thystyl. is herbe hat prykkes in e
     regges and it \ hat a elwe flour and a lytyl quyt seed. e vertu of
     is \ herbe is at e jous be medled with hot water and \ drounken helyt
     e stoppynge of e mylte and of e \ lyuere. Also is herbe is good to
|r15 hele e elw ewele \ and e feuere tercian and e hote postemus. Also
     is herbe \ swagyth e grete hete of e lyuere and of e stomak \ is
     herbe is cold and moyst
     Eruca is an herbe at \ men clepe skyrwyt. is herbe hat lewys
|r20 lyk to \ byllere but it is not so long and it hat a gret rote \\ e vertu
     of is herbe is. at e jows or e lewys \ wronggen in old ale and put
     in-to mannys mowth \ lesyth e sor in mannys mowth. Also is herbe
     bre\kyth. e ston. Also e jows sothyn in water and \ drounken dy_stroyeth 
|r25 e blake jaundees. And also \ it steryth a man to letcherye
     ef he vse it moche \ Also it helpyt to make water. Also e jous of \
     is herbe. delyueryth men and chyldre of e cowe. is \ herbe is hot
     and drye
     Eufrax is an herbe at men \ clepe eufrax. is herbe hat lytyl



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     lewys lik hercolour \ but it is not so moche. and it hat a quyt flour
     e \\ vertu of is herbe is at qwo-so-euere vse it it is good \ |r[p.184] for sore
     eyne. is herbe growyt in medewys and on hillis \
     |r[MS._Laud_Misc._553,f.10v.]
     Ebulus is an herbe at me cleputh walwort is herbe hath \ leues somdel
     lich to ellern and he hath a longe stalke and he gro\we in feldes e vertu
     of is herbe is at he is good to destruye e \ dropesye or sckabbes or tetores
     also is herbe drawith oute al wik\ked humours of a man is herbe is hote
     and drye. \
     Edera is an herbe at men clepe jwy. is herbe is co\moun for it
 |r5 growith on tres and on howses. and it hat le\wys lik an herbe men
     clepe bryan. and is herbe beryth \ froyt as it were bayes. e vertu
     of is herbe is ef it \ be sothen in wyn and anne leyd on a boche. it
     wele \ hole e boche. Also ef ou hawe ake in in hed tak \ e jows of
|r10 is herbe with olye of rose and sethe hem to\-gedere in wyn and anoynt
     in hed er-with and ou schalt ben \ hol. Also ef ou wylt kepe in
     hed fro akyng in e \ sunne tak e lewys of is herbe and stampe hem
     smal \ and tempre hem with olye of Rose and esyle and anne a\-noynt
     in forhed er-wyth and ou schalt ben hol \\
|r15 Edera terrestis is an herbe at men clepe orpyn or hey\houe is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to catmynte but \ it is not so mekyl and it hat
     in e crop a red flour
     |r[MS._Royal_18_A._VI,f.74v.]
     The \ vertu of ys herbe ys yf he be sode wy pyggys grece yt \ ys a gode
     oynment aenst al maner of \
     Euforbium ys an herbe at me clepy clarye ys her\be ha leuys
     ylyke to sawge but e leuys but bro\de and he floury ryt as hyt were sauge
     but e flour ys sum\del whyte and e sede ys sumdel blake wel alse grete
     as a \ note
     e \ vertu of is herbe is ef it be put in potage among \ fleysch it
     wyl make e flesch softe and tendre \\



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|r20 Elebourrus is an herbe at men clepe longwourt or pe\lethre of
     spanye and is herbe is mekyl lyk to pede\lyoun. but e lewys of is
     herbe is not so moche \ slyt wytowtyn and it hat a flour lik pasnope
     is herbe \ helyth schabbys and morfewe and tetures. Also it purgyt \
|r25 e colour of saunfle. Also it holyt a man of e eme\raudys ef it be
     leyd to e place er ei blede Al\so it helyth e toth-ache ef it be sothe
     with esyle \ and anne a man take a quantyte in his mouth. Also \ it
     purgyt wel a mannys stomak and his wombe. Also \ e poudre of is
     herbe medled with a lytyl growel \ |r[p.185] schal slen myis. Also e jows of is
     herbe medled with \ mylk sleth flyes is herbe is hot and drye
     Elebourrus \ niger is an herbe at men clepe clowetungge or pede\_lyoun 
 |r5 is herbe is moche lyk to longwourt but not so \\ lyk as are
     e lewys of is herbe for it hat sumdel a \ brod flour more anne a
     peny and it hat a blak rote and \ an horrible in syth. e vertu of is
     herbe is. at e pow\dre er-of medled with growel or with otemele wele
|r10 sle \ rattes. Also ef a man or a best pysse blod ef hym \\ of is herbe
     and he schal ben hol in warantyse is herbe \ is hot and drye
     Esparica. is an herbe at men clepyn \ leuere-wourt is herbe
     growith in bankys of water and in wellis \ of ston and it wele jony to e
     stonys. is herbe hat \ non stalkys ne flour but smale round lewys



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|r15 and e more \\ e leef be. e better ey be to medesynes e vertu of \
     is herbe is. at it wele clarefye and dystroye e hardnesse \ of mannys
     leuere Also e lewys of is herbe medeled \ with swynys gres wele
     hele woundys. Also is herbe \ is good to distroye e feuere qwarteyn
|r20 Erpina is \\ an herbe at men clepe foxglowe. is herbe hat lewys \
     lyk to feldwourth but it are not so quyte and it hat a \ longe stalke
     and a flour moche lyk to glouus and it growith \ moche in wodys
     Ebullus minor is an herbe at men \ clepe lesse walwourt. is herbe
|r25 hat lewys lyk to wal\wourt. but e lewys of is herbe are sumdel
     Rede and it hat \ a long stalke and it growith on banches of water \
     Fammula is an herbe at men clepe sperewourt or laun\celef is
     herbe hat scharpe lewys as a spere and \ it hat a stalke and in e
     crop of e stalke comen oute \ |r[p.186] many smale stalkys and it hat a quyt
     flour and it growith \ in wattres. e vertu of is herbe is at ef a man
     hawe \ e feueres and hys pouuse be anoynted er-with he schal ben \
     hol. Also it is good to breke botches and bylys hot and drye \\
 |r5 Fumus terre is an herbe men clepe fymter. is herbe hat \ lewys
     at ben sumdel qwyte vnder and it are smale and \ it hat a purpul
     flour. and is herbe hat a stalke but not \ ful longe. e vertu of is
     herbe is. at it confortyt \ wel e stomak. Also it makyt a man to



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|r10 han ap\\tyt to hys mete and it helpyt a man to make \ water. and it
     opnyth e stoppyng of e leuere and it \ claryfyeth a mannys blod.
     Also ef e jows \ of is herbe be drounken it distroyeth scabbys \
|r15 and owte and bleddres at are gendred of wykkyd \\ humurus is
     herbe is good for bathys and it is hot and drye \
     |r[MS._Harley_3480,f.152v.]
     Fenugrecum is a herbe at me clepye fenucreke is \ herbe hae a
     long stalke and e leues jleke re leued \ gras and hae coddes also The
     vertu of is herbe is at efe \ he be sode in water and j-dronke he makee
     a man laxa\tyfe with-oute eny peryl is herbe <is> hote and drye \
     Fragra is an herbe at men clepe streberye or fresere \ is herbe
     is comoun. e vertu of is herbe it is good to hele \ bleryd eyne. Also
     it is good to dystroye a web in man\nys eye. Also it is good to hele
|r20 woundys. Also e jous \ is good of is herbe medelyd with hony and
     drounken he\lyth e akyng of mannys mylte. is herbe growith in
     wo\dys and in dyrk placys
     Fabria minor. is an herbe \ at men clepe waterlyngke. is herbe
     hat many Rownd \ lewys and euenelong. e vertu of is herbe is.
|r25 ef at it \\ be stampyd and medelyd with schepys talw and mad \
     hot in maner of a playster and leyd to ony swellyng it \ wele hele at
     swellyng. is herbe growith in bekkys \ among billerys
     Fabria maior is an herb at men \ clepe waterlyngke or faurole.
     is herbe hat lewys \\ |r[p.187] lyk to a banstele and it growith moche in water \



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     Filix. is an herbe at men clepe fern or brake. is herbe is \ comoun.
     ere are iij specis of hem on is clepyd fern \ Anoer is clepyd osmwnd.
 |r5 e thrydde is clepyd evour\verroun. anoer polipodye. and at is good
     to make \ men laxatyf and at growith on trees. Osmwnd is good \
     to helyn broken bonys. for it knyttyth and at growith \ in dykys and
     in wodys. And e thrydde men clepe evour\verroun and at growith
|r10 on wallys and at is good to hele \ potacre. and it makyt strong a
     mannys senewys. e \ ferthe is good to brenne and at growith in wodis
     dykys \ and feldys
     Filipendula. is an herbe men clepe fili\pendula or dropwortis or
     walwourt. is herbe is lyk \ to arwe and it hat a smal stalke and it
|r15 growith ny the \ ground and it hat lewys more an arwe lewys and
     it \ hat a flour sumdel qwyth. and in e rote are smale pe\lotis schape
     as it were Rounde pes. e vertu of is \ herbe. is at it wele distroye
     wykked wyndys abowtyn \ a mannys leuere and his mylte. and also
|r20 it helpyth to dys\stroye e ston. is herbe is. hot. and drye
     Feniculus is an \ herbe at men clepe fenkele. is herbe is comoun
     e vertu \ of is herbe is at e seed is drye. Also e seed con\fortyth a
     mannys stomak. Also it openyth e stop\pyng of mannys renys and



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|r25 of his bleddre. Also e jous \ of is herbe styllyd in-to a mannys eyne
     dystroyeth \ e weeb in e eyne. Also ef it be drounken with wyn \
     it wele dystroye al maner venym. Also ef e jous \ be styllyd in-to
     mannys erys. it schal slen wyrmus at \ |r[p.188] ben in mannys heed. Also
     ef is herbe be drounkyn with wyn \ it wele hele e dropesye. Also it
     is good for al menere \ swyllys. Also ef it be drounken with mylk or
     water it we\le makyn a wymmannys mylk to waxin. Also ef it be \\
 |r5 drounkyn with wyn it wele kepyn a man fro castyng. Also \ ef it
     be medelyd with hony or with o]ye. it wele hele \ e swellyng of mannys
     hed. Also ef a man drynke \ mekyl of is seed of is herbe in swet wyn.
     he schal so\ne be steryd to letcherye
|r10 Fraxinus is an herbe at \ men clepe hertwourt or wodebroun. is
     herbe hat lewys \ scharpe and it hat a flour as it were water bewgle
     and it \ hat a schort stalke. e vertu of is herbe is ef it be dron\kyn.
     or ellys stamped and leyd to a soor. it wele so\ne hele at sor. is herbe
     growith in feld and in Medewys \\
|r15 Feniculus porcus. is an herbe at men clepe swynys fenkel \ or
     wyrmsed. is herbe hat smale lewys lyk to arwe \ and of on stalke come
     manye brawnches and it growyt \ on walles. and it hat a smal cod.
     and a smal red seed \ and it we]e slen wyrmus at are in mannys body.
     hot and drye \\



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|r20 Febrefuga. is an herbe at men clepe feuerfew. is herbe hat \
     lewys lyk to helde but ei ben not so qwyth and \ it hat many stalkes
     comyng out of on stok and it \ hat a quyth flour as it were mawt.
     e vertu of is herbe \ is at it wele confortyn a mannus stomak. Also
|r25 it wele \\ swage e feuere cotidian. Also it is good to hele e \ crampe
     at comyth of cold stomak. Also ef is herbe \ be stampyd and leyd
     to a sor at is betyn with a venymys \ |r[p.189] wyrm or best. it schal hole it.
     Also is herbe tempred \ wyth esyle doth awey e Morfue. Also ef
     it be \ stampyd and leyd to a wounde qwere at bonys \ are broken.
 |r5 it schal knytte e bonys and hele e wounde \ Also e Rote of is
     herbe is good to stawnche bledyng \ of e menysoun. is herbe is hot
     and drye
     Filago is \ an herbe at men clepe flodwourt is herbe hat lewys \
     ewene long and it is lyk in colour to horhounne and it \ is a lytyl herbe
     and it wele growyn in wet grounde \\
|r10 Famula minor is an herbe at men clepe e lesse spe\rewourth.
     is herbe hat lewys as it were sperewourt \ gres but it is scharp as it
     were a spere. and it growith \ in dechys e vertu of is herbe. ef
     it be stamped and \ leyd to an hounde at is hort with wounde ley er-to \\
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     Granium is an herbe at \ men clepe gromelye. or lytyl wale. is
     herbe \ hat lewys at ben ewene long and a lytyl qwyt flour \ and a
     long stalke and it hat qwyt seed lyk a perle ston \ e vertu of is
|r20 herbe is. at it is good to hele a man of \ e ston and e euelys of e
     bleddre is herbe doth a man \ to make water hot and drye \
     Genescula is an herbe at men clepe genestres or broum \ is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to spigurnel. and it is but ly\til lenger and it hat
|r25 a elw flour schape lyk a pese \ flour. e vertu of is herbe is to knyttyn
     bonys and senewis \ to-gedere at ben brokyn
     Genciana is an herbe \ at men clepe gencian or feldworth or bald_monye 
     \ e vertu of is herbe is at it purgyth and clensyth e stop\_pyng
     of e stomak and e leuere and e mylte ef it be \\ |r[p.190] drounkyn with
     hony. or with water. Also it helyt e bytynge of \ venymous bestys.
     Also it delyueret a wymman of a ded chyld \
     Ganyngale is an herbe at men clepe ganygale. e vertu \ of is
 |r5 herbe is. it confortyth e stomak and makyth a man \ to defye his
     mete. Also it lesyt and latyt owt wykked \ wyndes out of mannys
     body. Also it makyt a man\nys mowth to swete. Also it hetyth a man_nys 
     rey\nes. Also it makyt a man to han aptyt to wymmen \ and
     wymmen to men. hot and drye.



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|r10 Granum solis is an \ herbe at men clepe wylde gromelye. is
     herbe hat lewys \ lyk to gromelye. and it hat seed lyk to gromelye
     and also \ it hat a flour sumquat lyk to gromelye. but it dyscor\dyth
     in e stalke. for e stalke of is herbe is scharp \ and is herbe growith
     moche in qwete
|r15 Gladiolus is \\ an herbe at men clepe gladene. is herbe hat lewys \
     lyk to betys but it is not so grene as betys and it \ hat a elw flour
     and it growith in water
     Gratia dei is an \ herbe at men clepe. gratia dei. is herbe hat
|r20 lewys lyk \ to e dendelyoun. but e lewys of is herbe arn \\ sumdel
     scharpe and it hat a elw flour and it growyth \ in drye ground
     Gratia dei maior. is an herbe at men \ clepe gratia dei e more.
     and it hat lewys lyk to e \ cockyl and it hat a qwyth flour and it wyl
     growe on drye \ ground and it droppyt mylk
|r25 Herba cruriatica is \ an herbe men clepe croswourth. or exan. is
     herbe hat \ lewys lytyl and smale stalke and a qwyt flour lyk to \ a
     croys and on braunche and ha t many floures e vertu \ is to hole
     woundys
     Herba Christofori masculus is \ |r[p.191] an herbe at men clepe Christofere
     e male. is herbe hat \ lewys lyk to e crousope e lesse. but it are



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     more \ quyte. and not fully so longe and it growith in drye ground \
     and also by water. and it h at a elw flour. e vertu of is herbe \
 |r5 is good to dystroye pestelens and frensye
     Herba \ Christofory femina is an herbe men clepe Christofere
     femel \ is herbe hat lewys lyk to e lewys of herbe petur \ but it is
     not fully so qwyth and it growith be water and \ it hat a long stalke
|r10 Herba walterus is an herbe \ at men clepe herbe water. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk to \ e lewys of persely and e lewys are sumdel thykke
     and \ tendre. e vertu of is herbe. is to hele woundys \
     Herba Robertus is an herbe at men clepe herbe Robert \ is herbe
|r15 hat lewys lyk to e lewys of herbe benet \ and it hat a smal flour
     and it is sumdel reed and it growith \ most in feldys and in hedgis and
     on wallys. e vertu of \ is herbe. is at it sleth a cancre e powdre
     er-of and \ helyth woundys
     Herba Martina. is an herbe men \ clepe mortagon. is herbe hat
|r20 lewys lyk to a ca\\pital lettre .M. and in fowre braunches of is herbe \
     are ix lewys of e toere summe more and summe lesse \ and it bryngyth
     lef and seed bothe to-gedere is herbe \



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     Hastilogia is an herbe at men clepe woderowe is \ herbe hat
|r25 lewys lyk to croyswourth. and e flour of is \ herbe is swet in sawour.
     neuereles ef a man vse to \ smelle er-on it wil make his hed to ake.
     and is herbe \ growith in wodys. and e vertu of is herbe is ef e \
     Rote be stampyd and drounken with wyn it schal hele \\ |r[p.192] sorys of mannys
     mowth. Also take e seed of is herbe \ and stampe it and tempre it
     with e sowrest vynegre or esyle \ at ou may fynde and drynke it
     and it schal stangche e floux \ and make e wombe hard
 |r5 Herba Iohannis. is an herbe at \ men clepe herbe jon. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk to the \ lesse centorye and it hat a elw flour and a
     long stalke and \ many stalkes comyn owt of oon. e vertu of is herbe
     is \ ef it be in an hows it wele suffre non wykked gost \ a-bydyn in e
     hows ne entryn
|r10 Herba petri is an \ herbe at men clepe peter or cowsloppe. is
     herbe hat lewis \ lyk to Christofre femel. but it is more qwyth and
     it gro\wyth in medewys
     Iusquiamus. is an herbe men \ clepe henbane. is herbe hat lewys
     sumdel quy\te and vnder e lef it are slyt a lytyl with-outyn as is \\
|r15 e thouthystyl. is herbe hat a quyt flour and it hat \ a gret stalke
     and many braunches comyn out of on \ and it growith by weyes and



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     it stynkyth. e vertu of is \ herbe is at e olye at is mad of is herbe
|r20 is good \ to dystroye alle maner gowtys. and namely at \ comyth of
     malyncolye. Also e seed of is herbe \ leyd on a tylston and hat
     with e fyer. and anne late e hete \ smytyn in-to mannys mowth.
     it sleth e wyrmes in \ e teth. Also it swagyt e cowe and postemus
     and e hote \ potacre. Also e rote of is herbe ys good for e toth\\_ache.
|r25 and e jus is good for alle maner woundys. e seed \ of is herbe
     schuld be gadered in e monyth of august \ and kept. and qwyltyme a
     man haue nede take it is herbe \ is cold and drye
     Isopus. is an herbe at men clepe ysope \ |r[p.193] is herbe hat lewys lyk
     to sawereye. but it is noth \ so brod. and it flourryth as doth sawe_reye.
     e vertu of is \ herbe is good to take e jus and medele it with
     esyle and \ tempere it and put it in hys mowth at is sek and it schal \\
 |r5 distroye alle manere ewelys at he hat in his mowth \ Also is herbe
     sleth wyrmus in mannys wombe. and it \ makyth e wombe neysch.
     Also ef it be drounken gre\ne or ellys e powdre makyth a man wel
     coloured in his \ face and in alle placys. hot and drye
|r10 Ireos is an herbe \ at men clepe fane is herbe hat lewys lyk to
     e flour\delys and it hat a quyt flour and it wele growe in water \ e
     vertu of is herbe is good to slake e akyng of synwys \ and also it
     distroyeth e wycked humures of mannys \ brest. Also it helyth



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|r15 e venymous bytyng of wyrmus \ or of bestys. and also it distroyeth
     e crampe. Also \ ef a woman hawe a ded chyld wyth-inne here it
     schal \ delyuere here with-owtyn harm er-of.
     Irus. is an herbe \ men clepe flourdelys. and it is lyk to fane almost
|r20 in \ alle maner feturis but is herbe hat a flour in maner of \\ a blew
     purple. and it growyth in gardyngis. and it hat e \ same vertu at
     fane hat
     Iua. is an herbe at men clepe \ jue. is herbe hat a rote euene
     doun to e ground and it \ smale lewys growynge doun by e ground
     |r[MS._Royal_18_A._VI,f.78r.]
     The vertu of ys herbe ys he ys gode to hele e goute and e potagre.
     Iarus ys an herbe at me clepy cokkowyl pyntyl or gotrampse ys
     herbe hae leuys ylyk to mercurye and he ha a flour ylyk to dragaunse
     and he ys prickyng apon a mannys tong and he ys byter and also he growy
     yn wodys
     e vertu of \ is herbe is ef a man hawe swellynge abowtyn hys \\
|r25 erys. take is herbe and sethe it in wyn and olye and comyn \ and
     panne make a playster er-of and leye it to his erys and \ ei schal ben
     hol. Also take e knobelys of e Rote \ and drye hem and drynke hem.
     and it schal make e laxatyf \ |r[p.194] ef a man be costyf. Also if ou wylt
     make i face quyt \ and clere take e cnobles of is rote with rose



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     water and set \ it in e sunne til e water be consumyd and dronkyn in. \
 |r5 anne rubbe in face with e powdre. or in qwat place \\ at ou wylt
     ben fayre twyes or thryes. and anne wasch \ in face. or qwere ou
     hast leyd e powdre. with water of rose \ and ou schalt be fayre.
     Also e powdre of is herbe puttyt \ awey superfluite of flesch ere a
     man is combred of \ boystousnesse
|r10 Iasia alba is an herbe at men clepe gos\gres or wyldtanse. but it
     is more quyt an tanse and it hat \ a elw flour and it growith doun
     be ground as doth e streberye \ and e vertu of is herbe is at it is
     good to clense mannus \ leuere and it growyt in wodys and among
     brouysch and be \ weyes
|r15 Iasia nigra is an herbe at men clepe mat \ feloun or bollewed or
     hyrnehard or cnopwourte is \ herbe hat lewys lyk to schabyous
     and it hat a flour lyk \ to purpil colour
     Ipia maior is an herbe at men clepe \ pympernol or selfhol or
     weyewourth or morcrop and \ it hat lewys lyk to chykwed but e
|r20 lewys of is \ herbe are lesse and it beryth a flour lyk red purpyl and
     it gro\wyth in feldys comounly oueral. e vertu of is herbe \ is good to
     breke woundys and to distroye venym and \ it wele helpe men of poste_mus 
     and to hele sore eyne \



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|r25 Ipa mynor is an herbe men clepe chykwed is herbe \\ hat lewys
     lyk to pympernol but it hat a quyt flour \ and it hat alle e vertu
     of pympernol and it growyth in \ feldys
     Iacintus ruticus is an herbe at men clepe blew\bothel is herbe
     growith in corn and hat a blew flour and of \ |r[p.195] is herbe are mad gar_londys
     
     Leuticulum. is an herbe \ men clepe loueache. is herbe hat
     lewys lyk to \ smalache but it is sumdell more and it hat a longe \
 |r5 stalke. and it is strong in sawour. e vertu of is herbe is \\ moche in
     e seed. Also e stok er-of mad to powdre \ and drounke with wyn.
     is good to hele e stomak and to hele \ alle oer ewelys in man and for
     al good dygestioun. hot and drye \
     Lyngua cerui. is an herbe at men clepe hertystungge \ is herbe
|r10 hat lewys lyk to e tungge of an herte and \ it growith on wallys and
     on dyche and it hat neyther seed \ ne flour ne stalke. e vertu of is
     herbe. it wele rypyn a \ posteme and brekyn it. ef it be sothen with
     esyle and olye \ of Rose. Also ef it be drounkyn with old wyn. it
     hardyt \ a mannys wombe. and also it helpyth a man of e cowe.
     hot. drye \\
|r15 Lylium. is an herbe at men clepe lilie is herbe is comoun \ e
     vertu of is herbe. is ef u stamp it with talw and frye \ it with olye.



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     and leye it as a playster to e place quere \ is a cold gowte or a posteme.
     it schal rype hym \ and breke hym. Also take e rote of e lilie and a
|r20 gret \\ quantite of e seed of e dokke and e rote of loueache \ and
     putte alle ese in wyn and olye. and late stande e \ space of ij dayes
     and after at late it ben sothyn and anne \ clense it. and anne put
     er-to wax and olye and make an \ onyment and at is good to hole e
|r25 hardnesse of man\nys mylte. Also take is herbe and stamp it and
     drynke \ e jus and it wele hele e bytyng of eddres. Also ley \ is
     herbe to a wounde at is betyn and it wele hele it \ Also take e knobles
     of e rote of is herbe and rost hem \ |r[p.196] among colys and take olye de olywe
     and noynt er-with at \ place at is brent. and it schall make it hol
     Also is \ herbe dystroyeth wycked blod with-inne a man ef it be \
 |r5 drounkyn with wyn. Also it confortyt and he]pyth too \\ synwes at
     are sore. e most vertu is in e Rote \
     Ligustrum is an herbe men clepe prymrose. is herbe \ is comoun
     and it growyt in wodys and in dyches and it \ is good for potages



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     Lingua bouis is an herbe at \ men clepe langdebef or oxtungge.
|r10 is herbe hat \\ scharp lewys as it were wylde tasel. but it is not \
     so gret. and it hat a elw flour and it growith in gardynggis \ and
     in feldys. and it hat a long stalke. e vertu of is. herbe. \ is it wele
     don awey e Rede colour of a man. Also ef \ it be drunkyn with wyn
|r15 it wele don awey e cardiake \ and wicked humures in mannys lunggis.
     Also e jus of \ is herbe drounkyn in hot water makyth a man to han \
     good mynde and good wyt. is. herbe. hot and drye \
     Lingua serpentys is an herbe men clepe neddres \ tungge e more.
|r20 is herbe hat lewys lyk to affa\dille. but it is more grene and is
     herbe schuld ben gade\ryd in aprel
     Linga serpertis minor is an herbe at \ men clepe lesse eddres
     tungge. is herbe hat lewys \ lyk to pygle. and it hat a elw flour
     and of on stalke co\me many braunches and it growith in wodys \\
|r25 Lingua bouis agrestes is an herbe men clepe e wylde \ longbef.
     is herbe is lyk to e longge-bef but e lef \ of is herbe is smallere and
     quyttere and it hat a flour \ jndeblu et cetera
     Lingua canis. is an herbe at men clepe \ houndistungge. is
     herbe hat lewys lik to conferie but \ |r[p.197] e lewys of is herbe are more quyt
     and lesse in e self \ and it hat a flour of purpul colour. and it hat a



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     stalke a cubite \ long. e vertu of is herbe is it wele distroye e gowte \
     and e cow and posteme and it wele rypyn botchys
 |r5 Lingua \ vrsina is an herbe at men clepe buckyshorn or swynes
     gres \ is herbe hat leuys slyt vnder and it hat colour lyk \ as a
     buckys horn and it growith crepyng by e ground and \ it hat a lytyl
     quyt flour and it growith in wattry plecys \ and by weyes
|r10 Lippinis is an herbe at men clepe lyppynys \ it hat lewys lyk
     to fyue lef and it hat for e more \ parte vj lewys and it hat a quyt
     flour and quyt seed sumdel \ brod and it beryt coddys lyk to bene
     coddys. e vertu \ of is herbe is ef a man hawe wyrmus in his body
|r15 tak \ e mele of is lyppyne and medele it with hony and ete it \\ and
     ou schalt ben hol. For e same ewel take e mele \ of is same herbe
     with e jus of wyrmwod and make \ a playstre er-of and ley to e
     stomak. or ellys for e same \ euyl. take e mele of is herbe and e
     jous of wyrmwod \ and make it in past and bake it and ete it and ou
|r20 schalt ben hol. \\ tak ony of ese iij medesynys and it is good to slen \
     wyrmus in mannys body. Also it vnbyndith e stoppynge \ of mannys
     leuere and of e mylte. Also tak e mele \ of is lyppyne and e jous
     of wyrmwod and make a \ past and bake it and ete it. and at schal



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|r25 distroye e dropisye \ Also tak e mele of e lyppyne and e jous of
     an herbe \ men clepe smert and medle to-gedre and do it in-to in \
     erys and it schal slen e wyrmus in in hed or ellys ef \\ |r[p.198] ou make a past
     er-of and ete it. it wele don e same. Also ef \ ou tak e mele of
     is lyppine. and e jus of leek and tempre \ hem to-gedre and put it
     in in erys it schal clense e fro \ alle styngkyng eyre. Also tak e mele
 |r5 of is herbe and \ medle it with hony and at wele rypyn and brekyn
     alle colde \ postemus.
     Labrum. is an herbe men clepe sowesthystyl \ is herbe hat
     lewys as e thystyl but it is not \ so scharp and quanne it is brokyn
     it droppyt mylk and it \ beryth a elw flour. and e seed is clepyd
|r10 seynt marie \\ seed e vertu of is herbe is ef a man hawe e feueres \
     tak e jus of is herbe and temper it with hot water and anne \ ewe
     it hym to drynke and he schal ben hol. Also ef a \ man be venymed with_inne 
     hym. tak is herbe and mak \ to poudre and medle e poudre
|r15 with a lytyl wyn and late \ hym drynke it and it schal cast out al e
     venym at \ is with-jnne hym
     Lauandula. is an herbe men clepe \ lauandre. is herbe is moche
     lyk to ysope. but it is \ mo lengger lewys anne ysope and it hat a



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|r20 flour \ sumdel blew. And also e stalke growith oer-wyse e \\ vertu
     of is herbe. is ef it be sothyn in water and dronke \ at water it wele
     hele e palsye and many oer ewelys \
     Lactuca. is an herbe at men clepe letuse or slep\wourt. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk endywe. but is .herbe. hat nonne piles in e rygges as
|r25 endywe hat it \ hat a elw flour and a long stalke. and quanne it
     is bro\kyn. it droppyth mylk. e vertu of is herbe is. ef it \ be etyn
     raw or sothen. it gendryt good blod and \ also mylk in wymmen. Also
     it wele helpe a man \ |r[p.199] of e feueres. Also is herbe sothyn with esyle
     and a lytyl sa\froun and drounke. vnbyndyt e stoppyng of e leuere
     and of \ e mylte. Also ef a man may not slepe tak e seed \ of is
 |r5 herbe and make it to powdre and temper it with wymman\nys mylk
     and with e qwyt of an ey and make a playster er \ of and ley it to e
     templys of e heed and he schal slepe \ wel inow. or ellys for e same
     tak e powdre of \ is seed and drynk it with mylk. Also tak e powdre
     of \ is seed and temper it with olye of Rose and make a playster \\
|r10 and ley it on in stomak. and at playster is good to distroye \ e
     posteme. Also drynke e jus of is herbe or ellys \ e powdre of e seed
     in wyn and at is good to hele a man of e \ flyx. And ef a man vse



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     it moche in his mete or \ in hys drynk. it wele apeyre his syth and
|r15 dymmyn \ his eyne.
     Lactuca siluatica. is an herbe men clepe \ e wyld letuse. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk to thystle \ and it is hey and scharp and it hat a flour
     purpul colour and it \ growyt in feldys in dyuerse places and it is of
|r20 e \ thystles but it is mekyl more anne e comoun thys\\tle. and e
     lewys are mekyl more anne e lewys \ of e thystle. is herbe hat
     many vertues. hot and drye \
     Lactuca leporica is an herbe at men clepe harys \ thystle. is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to e sowysthystle \ and quanne it is brokyn it
|r25 droppyt mylk e vertu of is \ herbe is quanne an hare is wood in
     somer he wele \ etyn of is herbe and anne schal he ben hol. Also tak \
     is herbe and ley it to a mannys syde qwyl he slepyt \ or ellys at
     he wete it not by hym and ef he hawe e \ fewerys he schal ben hol \\
     Lappa is an herbe at men clepe burrus or clote. is herbe \ |r[p.200] hat
     lewys lyk to e clote. but e lewys of is herbe \ hat an ende and it
     beryt seed at hangyt on mennys \ clothys and it growith be weyes
 |r5 Lolium. is an herb at men \ clepe cokkyl or popy or wyldsauagre.
     is herbe hat \ lewys lyk to e more gratia dei. and it hat a flour
     lyk to purpyl \ colour. and to e flour of flos campy. but e lewys



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     are \ not so quyt as flos campi. and it growyt in qwete \ and in rye
|r10 e vertu of is herbe is ef it be grounden with a \ lytyl radyke and
     salt. it is good to distroye a cancre \ and helyn oer wounde. Also it
     confortyth e stomak and \ e leuere. Also it wele vnbynde wycked
     vyndys \ at ben in mannys body. Also it helpyt a man to \ make
|r15 water. Also it is good to hele sore eyne. Also \ e subimigacoun er-of
     may helpe a wymman to bere a \ chyld with-owtyn ony harm or peryl.
     Also it swagyt \ e peyne and e akyng of e lepre and confortyt e \
     man at hat it. and it is hot and drye
     Lapasium is an \ herbe at men clepe. e rede dokke. is herbe
|r20 hat le\\wys lyk to e lewys of paciens. but e lewys of \ is herbe are
     more rede in e myddel and it hat a long \ stalke. and it beryt a seed
     as doth paciens. e vertu \ of is herbe is. ef a man take e jus of is
|r25 herbe and \ held it in his mowth it swagyt e toth-ache. Also \\ ef a
     man hawe e kynggis euyl. take e rote of is \ herbe and sethe hem
     in wyn. and drynke at wyn. and he schal \ ben hol ef he it vse often.
     Also ef a man rubbe \ hym with e jus it wele distroye ewel. owte.



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     Also \ is herbe is good to delyuere wynd in a feble stomak \\ |r[p.201] by bolnyng.
     Also is herbe is good to makyn skabbys \ rype. Also is herbe wele
     makyn a man to han an hard \ wombe. is herbe is hot and drye
     Linum is an herbe at \ men clepe flax or lyne. is herbe is comoun.
|r5  e vertu \\ of is herbe is ef a man take e seed and medle it with \
     schepys talw it is good to make a man laxatyf \ ef it be sothyn in
     rennyng water Also er is anoer \ kende of flax. at is clepyd cuscuta.
|r10 men clepe \ it dodur. and it growith among flax. is herbe dodur \\ wyl
     makyn a man of fayre colour ef he be of fowl \ colour. Also ef a man
     take a gret quantyte of ese \ ij herbys flax and dodur with e seed er_of 
     wyth myrre and \ olye and make a noyntment er-of and anoynt i
     brest and \ i renys and in lemys and in qwat place ou hast ache or \\
|r15 akyng and ou schalt ben hol
     Lauriola is an herbe at men \ clep lauryol is herbe hat lewys
     at ben euene long \ and it are grene and a stalke as it were rewe and
     it hat \ seed as it were blake bays and it growith in dychis e vertu \
|r20 of is herbe is it is good to a man at is laxatyf Also \\ for a man at
     may not wel heryn. tak e jus of is \ herbe and put it in hys erys or



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     ellys make a subpositorie \ of is herbe stamp it and put to-gedere
     and ley to e erys \ and he schal ben hol
     Licoricia is an herbe at men clepe \ licoris. is herbe is swet and
|r25 e vertu of is herbe is. at it wele \ moyst kendely e hete of man.
     and er-fore it is good for \ e cow. Also it wele makyn a mannys
     brest and his throte \ moyst. Also ef it be sothen in water and drounkyn
     it wele \ distroye manys thryst and e dryehede at is in hym \
     Lappa anuersa is an herbe at men clepe clote is herbe hat
     lewys \ lyk to e burre but e lewys of is herbe are more rounde \\
     Lunaria. is an herbe men clepe. lunarie. is herbe hat \ |r[p.202] lewys lyk
     to lawandre but e lewys of is herbe \ are more quyte and smallere
     and a fayre elw flour and it \ schynyt on nytis and et it stynkyth
     sumdel.
 |r5 Lingua \\ agni maior. is an herbe men clepe lombis tungge \ is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to e lesse centorye and it \ hat a blew flour
     and a smal stalke and many stalkys \ comyn owt of on and it growith
     in feldys ouer-all. \
|r10 Millefolie. is an herbe at men clepe Millefoly or no\\seblod or arwe.
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to phyly \ pendula and it hat a quyt flour e
     vertu of is herbe \ is at it is good to hele a man of e tothache. ef \



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     he take is herbe and stamp it and drynke e jus wyt \ esyle. Also
|r15 ef ou hawe e flyx. tak e jus of is \ herbe and drynke it with ale
     or wyn or quat lycour ow \ wylt and ou schalt be hol. Also is herbe
     is good to \ waysch wyt woundys or cancres or ony oer sorys \
     Morella. is an herbe men clepe morel or houndys \ berye is herbe
|r20 hat lewys lyk to dwale. but \ e lewys of is herbe are not so moche
     and it beryt \ blake bays and it stynkyt sumdel. e vertu of \ is herbe.
     is good to chafe e leuere and e mylte. Also \ it is good to distroye e
     akyng of mannys hed \ and e erys. Also e bayes of is herbe are
|r25 goode for \\ to distroye e amerautis is herbe growith by weyes \
     and by dyches and in heggis and it is cold and drye \
     Morsus diaboli is an herbe men clepe forbete or \ more herbyw is
     herbe hat lewys lik to dendely \ oun and it hat a elw flour. and e
     principal Rote of is \ herbe is betyn awey and it growith in medewys
     and e \\ vertu of is herbe is good to hele e feuere cotidian \ |r[p.203] or e ter_cyan 
     ef e jus er-of be drounke. Also e jus er\-of is good to hele
     woundys
     Mercurialis. is \ an herbe men clepe Mercurie or papwourt or e
 |r5 more \\ smerewourt and it hat ]ewys lyk a tungge and it beryt \ seed
     as betys doth. e vertu of is herbe ef a man \ hawe akyng in his heed



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     or in his wombe tak e \ jus of is herbe and lete hym drynk it and he
     schal be hol \ for it schal clense his stomak. Also tak e seed of is \\
|r10 same herbe and medle it with qwat lycour at ou wylt and it \ schal
     don e same. Also ef ou hawe sore eyne tak \ e jus of is herbe and
     temper it with quyt wyn at is old \ and anoynt in eyne er-wyt.
     and it schal make hem hole \ Also ef er be a wyrm or ony oer thyng
|r15 crepte in in \\ eyne or in-to in erys. tak e jus of is herbe and make \
     it warm and put it warm in-to in erys. and it schal make \ e hol.
     is herbe is hot and weet
     Mellilotum is an herbe \ at men clepe mellito. or honysukkle or
|r20 iij lewyd \ gres. or mel siluestre. is herbe hat lewys lyk to e \\ iij
     lewyd gres. but e lewys of is herbe is more \ euene-long and er-of
     are iij specis. e ton beryt a \ elw flour. e toer a red flour e
     thrydde a quyt flour \ e vertu of is herbe is good for sore eyne and
|r25 so ben \ alle e specis of hem. Also ef ou take is herbe and \\ put it
     among mete and it schal make it swet of sa\wour. Also ef a man be



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     blowyn with a foul spiritus. or a false \ blast at he loke lyk a mesel
     in his face tak e \ lewys of is herbe stalke and all and stamp it and
     anoynt \ e face wyt all and qwere ou art blowyn and ou schalt
     ben \ hol with-inne xii dayes. and for e man tak e quyte and \\ |r[p.204s] for e
     wymman tak e Rede sukkele. at hat a quyt che\uuron in e lef.
     is herbe is comoun. and it growith in medewys \ and in oer placis
     and it is hot and drye
     Menta. is an herbe at \ men clepe mynte. is herbe is comoun. e
 |r5 vertu of is \ herbe is. at if it be etyn oftyn it wele sle wyrmus in
     man\nys wombe. Also ef a man hawe many botches \ or ony oer
     euele at be swellyng or rennyng in man\nys hed tak is herbe and
     stamp it and ley to e sor and \ it schal ben hol. Also ef a mannus
|r10 toth chille. tak is \ herbe and sethe it in wyn or in esyle and tak e
     licour at \ lewith and waysche in mowth er-wyth and ou schalt
     ben hol \ Also tak e powdre of is herbe and frete in toth er-with
     har\de and sore and ou schalt han a swet mowth and an hol toth \
|r15 Also tak is herbe and stamp it and temper it with a lytil esi\\le and
     er-of mak saws. and ete it and it schal make e han \ a good aptyte
     to in mete. Also ef ony medesine \ schal be ewyn to distroye ven ym.
     it is good to e\we er-with e jus of is herbe. for is herbe hat gret \



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|r20 vertu. to distroye venym. Also er ben many specys \\ of is herbe.
     is herbe is hot and drye
     Menta Romana \ is an herbe at men clepe wylde mynte. is herbe \
     hat lewys lyk to e toer mynte. but e lewys of \ is herbe are more
     longe and quytere. and it is more strong \ of sawour. and it wele growyn
|r25 on bankys by wattrys \ e vertu of is herbe is. at it wele sle wyrmus
     in mannus \ body as doth e toer. e jous er-of drounkyn. Also \
     tak e jus of is herbe and drop it in mannys nose. and it \ schal sle e
     wyrmus in mannys nose. Also tak e pow\dre of is herbe and cast it
     in mannys mete and it schal \ make a man to defye wel hys mete \\
     Malua. is an herbe men clepe malwe or hockys is herbe \ |r[p.205] is co_moun.
     and it hat lewys lyk to e holy-hocke but \ e lewys of is
     herbe are not so moche and it hat a red \ flour. e vertu of is herbe
 |r5 is. ef e lewys er-of be stamped \ and leyd to a mannis stomak it
     schal breke an hoot \ posteme in e begynnyng or ellys tak is herbe
     and \ stamp it with swynys grees and hete it on a tylston and \ ley it
     on his stomak and it schal rype e posteme and \ breke it. Also e same
|r10 wele distroye e hardnesse \ of mannys leuere and his mylte. Also
     is herbe ef it be so\tyn and etyn it is good to maken a man laxatyf
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     Marubium is an herbe at men clepe \ marube or horrowne. or
     houndbene. is herbe hat \ lewys lyk to e blynd netle. but e lewys
|r15 of is. herbe.\\ are more qwyte and it hat a quyt flour and it is \ swet
     in sawour. e vertu of is herbe is. ef a man hawe \ a wycked cowe.
     tak is herbe and sethe it in water and \ drynk at water and he schal
     ben hol. Also ef a man hawe \ a seek stomak tak is herbe and stamp
|r20 it and ewe e \\ seke to drynke e jus and it schal make hym han an \
     hol stomak. Also ef a man hawe festrys tak is herbe \ and sethe it in
     water. And anne tak at water and ewe \ hym to drynke and he schal
     ben hol. Also ef a man \ hawe wycked quetures or scabbys. tak is
|r25 herbe and sethe \ it in water and wasche wel e body with at water
     and it \ helyth bothe quetures and scabbis. Also ef a man hawe \ a
     sor in his lungge. tak is herbe and sethe it in wyn \ and lete hym ete
     e herbe and drynke e lecour and he schal \ ben hol. Also ef a man
     haue ony hardnesse \ in his body. tak is herbe and stamp it and medle
     it wyt \\ |r[p.206] swet mylk and ley it to e sore in maner of a playster and it \
     wele make it hol. Also ef a man hawe sor in hys feet \ or in hys lemys



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     for trawalye tak e jus of is herbe and \ medle it with olye of Rose
 |r5 and anount e sor place er-with \ and he schal ben hol. Also ef a man
     hawe sore eyne tak \ e jus of is herbe and medle it with quyt wyn and
     with hony \ and anoynt in eyne er-with and ei schal fare wel. but
     newer\-e-lesse it is ewyl for a man at hat e ston in hys \ reynes. is
     herbe is hot and drye
|r10 Marubium Rubium is an \ herbe at men clepe e rede horroun.
     is herbe is a spece \ of e horroun. is herbe hat lewys lyk to e toer
     hor\roun but e lewys of is horroun is not so qwyt \ and it hat a
     red flour and it is strong in sawour and it growith \ in wallys and in
|r15 donghepys comely and it hat vertu \ as e toer
     Mandragora is an herbe men clepe man\drake and er ben ij specis
     er-of. on is mandrake e male \ and mandrake e female. Mandrake
     e male hat \ lewys lyk betys. and mandrake e femel hat lewis \
|r20 lyk to letuse and e lewys of is herbe spredyt abow\\ten on e erthe
     and is herbe hath ij stokkes or iij gro\wyng to-gedre. and e stokkys
     are blake wytowtyn \ and qwyt wyth-inne and e mandrake male
     hat a \ long leef and a smal and thynne and e Rote of is herbe is \
|r25 schape after a man or wymman and e vertu of is herbe a \\ |r[p.207] cordyth to



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     ysodre in a bok at he made of herbys also \ is herbe beryth apples
     in tyme of ere. and e apples \ growyn in e lewys ryth as hok apples
     growyn in \ hokys lewys. and e apples are elwe and swete in smel\_lyng.
     and in taste ei are byttre And e vertu of is herbe \\ is. at
     ef e rynde er-of be sothyn in wyn it wele ma \kyn a man to slepe
     so fast at ow a man kwtte hym \ he schuld not wake ne onethe fele
     no peyne for \ e strong slep. And is experiment han ese fesicouns \\
 |r5 and surgeanys at vse to cutte men slepyng. Also e \ jus of is herbe
     tempred with wymmanus mylk and drounkyn \ makyth a man to slepe
     faste and et neuer e latter it is \ forbode at no man tak er-to moche
     in his medicy\nys. for it myth be cause of hys deth. for is herbe \\
|r10 hat gret strenthe of kelyng and dystroying of ken\de. for is herbe
     is wonder cold. is herbe qwenchit \ and distroyeth wyld fyer. Also
     it qwenchith and dys\stroyeth e grete hete of brennyng colour. Also
|r15 it \ wele hele a man of e flyx. Also ese vertues and propurtes \\ of is
     herbe tellyt placens in e same bok and seyth \ at by kende er is



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     founde no maner schap of man ne wym\man in is herbe. but is is a
     comoun tale among \ lewyd men. at it schuld ben lyk to a man but
|r20 it \ is not so. but e Rote hat a schap. Also diacoly\\des seyth and
     placens bothe and legyn at ef is herbe \ be takyn in due tyme or in
     Resonable manere \ it wole kele a wymman at is to hot to conseywe \
     a chyld[.] it wele make here disposyd wel j now \ to conseywe and
|r25 make here cold but ef a wymman \ at is disposyd wel jnow to con_seywe 
     and cold j \ now vse it[,] it wele distroye here ef sche wele \ vse
     it for it schal make here so cold at it schal \ distroye here. and er_fore
     [,] wymmen[,] beth war how e \ take it. and at e knowe in qwat
     degre at e be. qweer to \ hot or to cold[.] ef e ben to hot take it[.]
     ef e ben to \ |r[p.208] colde lewe it. in sawyng of our lyf. Also is herbe is
     good \ to swage alle swellynges in mannys body. Also it \ is good for
     bytyng of venymus bestys and wyrmus Also \ it is good for akyng in
 |r5 e heed. tak lewys of is. herbe. \ and bynd hem to in templys. or
     ellys tak e olye of \ is mandrake or e jous and medle it wyt comyn
     and \ anne let it boyle a lytyl qwyle and anne streyne it \ our a



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     cloth. And anne clepe it olye of mandrake. Also \ ef a man hawe
|r10 a festre at is gendred of hete it is \ good to anoynte hys pownse er_wyth.
     Also it is good \ to anoynt a man er-with at hat an hot posteme
     in e \ be-gynnyng. Also e powdre of is herbe is good \ to alle ese
     medsynes ef it be medled with e jous \ of ony cold herbe. is herbe is
|r15 cold and drye. and it schal \ be gadred in e sunne goyng doun and
     it must be kept \ in schadewe.
     Mellisa. is an herbe at men calle baw\me or pentarie. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk to e lewis \ of nepte and it is strong in sawour. and
     it hat a lytyl \ elw flour. and it beryth e flour on eyther syde of
|r20 e \\ stalke as doth mynte and many braunches comyn \ out of on stok.
     and it growith in gardyngis. and e brawn\ches are lengere anne a
     cubyte. is herbe is hot and drye \
     Maiorona. is an herbe at men clepe maioron is herbe \ hat
|r25 lewys lyk to e organe. and it hat sawour after \ cense and it hat a
     quyt flour and a quyt stalke. e vertu \ of is herbe is. at e poudre
     er-of be put in mannys \ nose. it helyth e brayn and al e heed and
     it is hot and drye \
     Nascorium. is an herbe at men clepe. totcard is herbe \ hat
     lewys schleyt. and it hat a elw flour. e vertu of \ is herbe. is is



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     at ef a man vse it moche to ete \ |r[p.209] it wele distroye e gret lykynge
     at man hat to wymman \ Also ef a man ete e seed of is herbe
     it wele distroye e flux \ Also it wele clensyn a mannys brest and
     his lunggis of \ gleymyng of flewme. Also it wele sese wycked wyndis \\
 |r5 in mannys body. Also ef is herbe be stamped and mede\lyd with
     sourdow it wele hele woundys ef it be leyd er-to \ Also tak e seed
     of is herbe and medle it with gandres gres \ and it schal holyn ony
     skalle in mannys heed and make e \ heer to growe aen as wel as euere
|r10 it dede. Also ef \ a man hawe e tothache take e j ous of is herbe
     and put \ it to a mannys ere in at syde at his peyne is on and \ he
     schal ben hol
     Nascorium aquaticum. is an herbe at \ men clepe water cresse
     is herbe hat lewys lyk to byl\lere and it hat a quyth flour and it hat
|r15 braunches ful \ of smale stalkys and it growith in water quere it ren_nyth 
     \
     Nascorium gallicanum is an herbe at men clepe freynsch \ cresse
     or wymmannys medewourth. is herbe hat lewys \ lyk to water cresse



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     and it hat a elw flour. and quanne e \ flour is falle it beryth coddys
|r20 in qwyche is e seed \ and it growyt in feldys and in medewes and
     it hat a long \ stalke ful of braunches in e crop
     Nascorium pratum \ is an herbe at men clepe Medccarde is
     herbe hat \ lewys lyk to water cresse but e lef is lesse of is \ herbe
|r25 and it hat a quyt flour and a smal stalke ful of braun\ches
     Nepta is an herbe at men clepe nepte or cat\tys mynte. is herbe
     hat lewys lyk to e dede netle \ and it hat sawour as it were mynte.
     e vertu of is herbe \ is ef a cat ete er-of. it schal conseywyn and
     brynge \ forth kytlyngis anon. Also e jous of is herbe ef \ it be
     drounkyn in wyn it wele make a man to swete \ |r[p.210] Also ef is herbe
     be sothyn with olye de olywe and er-after \ a man at hat e feuere
     be wel rubbed or anoynted \ er-wyt. it schal han awey al e ache
     of e feuere and \ distroye it holly. Also ef is herbe be drounken with
 |r5 wyn \\ it wele distroye alle maner venym. Also it wele dis\stroye e
     ewyl peyne of lepruse. Also ef a man drynke \ e jous of is herbe with
     wyn it wele sle wyrmus in \ mannys body. Also ef a man drynk it



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|r10 with wyn it wele \ hele a man of e elw ewele. And also alle e ewe\\lys
     at a man hat abowtyn his throte. Also ef a man \ brenne is herbe.
     e smoke er-of schal drywe awey edde\rys and oer venymus bestys
     fro at place at is brent \ in. is herbe is hot and drye
     |r[MS._Laud_Misc._553,f.15a,v.]
     Nvx muscata is a fruyet of a tree at growith <in> inde at me clepu
     note\muge yf a man wol wel chese of e fruyt he most tak ulk at \ is
     playn and somdel heuy and ulk at wol nout <duste> wyth-ynne whan he
     is y-bro\ke and ulk at is somdel kene in tast such buth best for medi_cines 
      e vertu of \ is fruyt is a man haue a wikked stomake take in the
     morwenyng an hol \ note and eet hure and if he be lite he is e betere and
     at schal hele hym.  Also \ if a man hold e notemuge in his nostrell hit
     wol comforty moche e brayn \ and all his oer spiritus if a man vse to
     eet of is fruyt oer-while hit woll \ make hym a sauery mouth.  And
     also hit wol dryue oute e wykked \ wyndes at is y-stopped with-ynne a
     man and hit woll destruye swellyng \ a-boute a mannes lyuere is fruyt
     is hote and drye.
     Oculus christus. is an herbe \ at men clepe oculus Christi. is
|r15 herbe hat lewys lyk to \ conforie and it hat a blew flour and a blak
     seed. e vertu of \ is herbe. ef a man hawe an heer in hys eye or
     ony \ oer sor tak e seed of is herbe and put on kernel in \ his eye.
     and lete it ben er-in qwyles he slepe and it \ schal clense e eye and
|r20 make it hol. Also it is good \ for mannys stomak. and it wele defye
     gret mete. Also \ it wele distroye a cardiake at is gendred of blak \
     colour. or of flewme. Also it wele opyn e stoppyng \ of mannys leuere
     and of hys brayn and of hys nosethyr\lys. is herbe hat a long stalke
|r25 and it growith in gardynggis \ and it is hot and drye
     Oculus bouis. is an herbe at men \ clepe oxeye. is herbe hat
     lewys lyk to plantanye \ but ese lewys are more quyte and more rounde



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     and \ more herry and more rowwe and it growith by e ground \ on
     hillys and in drye placys and it beryth seed as \ doth weybrede and it
     is hot and drye \\
     Osmund is an herbe at men clepe osmund. is herbe hat le\wys |r[p.211]
     lyk to fern. but is herbe hat non stalke and alle \ e lewys comyn
     out of on stok. e vertu of is herbe is \ it wele helyn brokyn bonys
     and it is hot and drye
 |r5 Organum \\ ys an herbe at men clepe organe. is herbe hat lewys \
     lyk to macheron and it hat a reed stalke and it hat a sawour \ as it
     were hillewourt. e vertu. is ef a man hawe e cow \ tak is herbe and
     make to powdre and tak a quantyte er-of and \ of hony a quantyte
|r10 and sethe it in water to e thryd part and \ anne medle e powdre
     with e hony and anne make sma\le pelotis er-of and late hym drynkyn
     hem in sundry tymes \ with warm water and he schal ben hol Also
     ef e herbe \ be sothyn in wyn and drounkyn it schal helyn alle veny_mus \
|r15 bytynggis and alle maner dropesies and othere swellyngis \\ Also
     ef it be sothyn in water it schal distroye alle bot\ches and skallys at
     rysen in mannys heed and drywe a \ wey e skwrf and alle maner wem_mys 
     of mannys skyn \ ef a man be waysched with at water Also
|r20 ef a man \ hawe ache in hys erys. tak e jous of is herbe with \\ wym_mannys 
     mylk and put it in to hys erys and he schal \ fare weel. Also
     ef a man be dowm of ony sodeyn \ ewyl and may not spekyn tak e



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     jous of is herbe \ and medle it with water and ewe hym to drynke and
|r25 he schall \ speke anon. Also tak e j ous of is herbe and put it \\ in man_nys 
     nose and it schal drawe out alle wycked \ homures of his heed by
     his nose and clense e heed wel \ and fayre. is herbe is hot and drye
     Osinum is an herbe \ at men clepe mistilto. is herbe hat long
     lewys \ and it growith on trees and it hat many braunchys and at \\
     is best at growith on ookys for at beryth manyest \ |r[p.212] bays e vertu
     of is herbe is good to distroye e fallyng \ ewel Also ef a man hawe
     heed ake tak is herbe and \ stamp it and temper it wyth olye of Rose
 |r5 and bynd it to his \ forheed at is sek and he schal ben hol
     Orobus is an \ herbe at men clepe mousepe and er-of are iiij specis
     of \ at kende on hat a elw flour e toer hat a quyt \ flour e
     thrydde hat a reed flour and e ferthe hat a purpul flour \
|r10 Piania. is an herbe at men clepe pyanye. is herbe hat \\ grene
     lewys and sumdel rede and endentyd and it hat a red \ flour and a
     stalke e lengthe of a cubite and it hat coddis \ in quyche it beryth
     e seed and at is blak quanne it \ is ryp. e vertu of is herbe is at
     ef a man take al\maundys and stamp hem and temper hem with e
|r15 jous of \\ is herbe and ete it or drynke it. it schal hole ony soris \ at
     he hat in his mylte or in his Mawe or in hys \ reynes or in ony oer



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     place with-inne e body Also \ ef a man hawe e flux or a feble stomak
|r20 tak is \ herbe and seth it in wyn and drynk it and ou schal be \\ hol.
     Also is herbe is good to hele a man at hat \ e frensye or e elw
     ewyl. Also galyan seyth \ ef a chyld hawe e fallyng ewyl. tak e
     Rote \ of is herbe. and h ang it abowtyn e chyldis \ nekke and he schal
|r25 ben hol. is herbe growith in gardynggis \ and er ben ij specis e male
     and e femel
     Papauard \ is an herbe at men clepe wylde popy is herbe \ hat
     lewys lyk popy but e lef of is herbe is mo\re quyt and it hat a quyt
     flour e vertu of is herbe is \ ef a man hawe ony peyne aboutyn
     his eyne or \ ef a man hawe a mygreyn. tak is herbe and stamp \\
     it and medle it with olye de olywe and anoynt er-with e for \ |r[p.213] hed and
     it schal amende e syth and slake e peyne and \ distroye e mygreyn.
     or ellys tak e seed of is herbe \ and stamp it smal and alay it with
 |r5 qwat lycour at ou wylt \ and ewe it hym to drynke and it schal con_forte



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     e syth \ Also for a man at may not slepe tak is herbe and \
     sethe it in water and waysch hys face er-with. ere ben \ thre specis
     of is herbe. on beryt a quyt flour and at is \ best anoer beryth a
|r10 red flour e thrydde beryth a pale \ flour sumdel round with-inne and
     at is clepyd e wyld rede \ popy. e fryst is cold and weet. e toer
     is cold and drye and e \ thrydde is cold and drye alse
     Pollipodie is an herbe at \ men clepe polipodie. is herbe hat
     lewys lyk to fern \ but e lewys of is herbe is not so long and it growith \\
|r15 on tres and at is best at growith on ookys e vertu is \ to clense
     blak colour and dystroye flewme. Also ef \ is herbe be sothyn with
     a feet henne it is good for an \ ewyl
     Petrosilium is an herbe \ at men clepe persely is herbe is comoun \\
|r20 e vertu of is herbe is ef a man be betyn of an edre \ or of ony oer
     venymous best or wyrm tak e pow\dre of is herbe a dragme. at is
     a peny-wyte and lete \ hym drynke it with qwat licour at hym lyst
     and anne tak \ is herbe and stamp it and leyt to e sor and at schal
|r25 hole \\ hym. And also it is good to dystroye a cancre and \ e cardiake.
     Also ef a man wele vse is herbe in his \ mete it wele make hym wel
     to defye hys mete and \ it wele drywe out wykked wyndys at are



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     closyd \ with-inne a man. Also ef a man hawe e ston tak \ e seed
     of is herbe and late hym etyn and drynke it \ |r[p.214] and he schal be holpyn.
     Also is herbe wele dystroye e \ cow. is herbe hat ij specis and
     it is hot and drye \
     Petrocillium agreste. is an herbe at men clepe wylde perse\lye
 |r5 is herbe hat lewys lyk to e thre lewyd gres but \ e ]ewys of is herbe
     are sumdel reddere and e stalke \ is red and it growyt in feldys. and
     it hat a long seed as \ hat e thre lewyd gres. but e seed of is herbe
     is not \ fully so long ne so strong of sawour
     Peretrum domes\ticum. is an herbe at men clepe. pelethre is
|r10 herbe is co\\moun. e vertu is ef a man hawe e toth-ache tak is \
     herbe and chowe it in in mowth and ou schal ben hol. Also \ ef a
     man hawe e palse in his tung. tak is herbe \ and lete hym chow
     er-on and he schal ben hol. Also ef \ a man hawe e feuerys. tak
|r15 is herbe and ley it to hys \ brest byfore or e accesse come to hym he
     schal \ fele but lytyl of his accesse
     Peretru m agreste. is \ an herbe at men clepe wylde pelethre.
     is herbe is \ lyk to e toer in al maner feturis. so er is no deferens
     but \ at e ton growith in gardynggis and e toer in e feld and \\
|r20 eythere hat a qwyth flour and summe fesecouns seyn. \ at is pe_lethre 
     of e feld. hat more vertu an e \ toer and is more mycty in
     werkyng. and is herbe is hot and drye \
     Paciens. is an herbe at men clepe paciens is herbe \ hat lewys



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|r25 lyk to e rede dokke. but e lewys of \ is herbe is more long and more
     quyt and is herbe hat \ a long stalke and it hat sweche seed as e
     dokke and \ it is good to putte in potage for alle maner euelys \ is
     herbe is hot and drye
     Porrum is an herbe at men \ clepe lek. is herbe is comoun. e
     vertu of is herbe is \ ef a man be drounclewe tak e jous of is herbe
     and \\ |r[p.215] medle it with wyn and ef hym to drynke and it schal swage \
     e drounknesse. Also ef a man may not kepe hym \ fro brakyng or
     ellys spytte blod. tak e jous of \ is herbe and medle it with wym_mannys 
 |r5 mylk and drynke it \ and he schal ben hol. Also ef a man be
     stongge with a \ wenymus wyrm or best or ellys hawe ony wounde
     tak \ for e stynggyng is herbe sothyn in wyn and stamp it \ and
     medle it with wyn and hony and ley to e wounde and he schal \ ben
|r10 hol. Also ef a man hawe a cold gowte. tak e \ jous of is herbe and
     medle it with wymmannys mylk and ewe \ it hym to drynke and he
     schal amende. Also ef a man \ hawe a fresch wounde bledyng tak
     is herbe and stamp \ it and medle it with a lytyl salt and ley it to e
     wounde and it \ schal staunche e blod and kepe e wounde fro ranclyng \\
|r15 Also ef a man vse moche is herbe it wyl make hym \ to han a nesch



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     wombe and it wele make hym to \ han aptyt to wymmen. is herbe
     is hot and drye \
     Pes pulli agrestus. is an herbe men clepe folys foot \ or pes pully.
|r20 is herbe hat lewys lyk to e clote \ but e lewys are not so moche
     and also e lewys \ of is herbe are grene abowe and be-nethe sumdel \
     quyte. e vertu is ef it be etyn it wyl staunche e \ flux. and also to
     hele a man of e feuere quarteyn \ Also ef a man ete it wele kepe hym
|r25 in e grete he\\te of e sunne at it schal don hym non harm. Also \ it
     wele hele a man of e ston. Also a man at hat \ bleryd eyne of wykkyd
     blod. ef a man ete er-of it \ schal make hym hol. and clere e syt
     Pes pully \ pratrinus is an herbe men clepe myddyl folys fot is \
     herbe hat lewys lyk to awens. but e lewys of \\ |r[p.216] is herbe hat a elw
     flour and it hat vertu as e toer \
     Pes pulli aquatice is an herbe at men clepe water folys \ fot is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to water lilie and it hat \ a elw flour as hat
 |r5 medyl folys fot. and quanne e flour \ is falle it hat as it were a lytyl
     pot and er-in ys e seed \ and alle ei han on kende of werkyng. and
     alle hote and dry \
     Pillium is an herbe at men clepe syil. is herbe hat le\wys lyk to



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     pellethre. but e lewys of is herbe han \ many braunchys and it hat
|r10 a lytyl braunche. and it hat \ a lytyl flour sumdel quyt and it beryth
     blak seed. the \ vertu is ef a man hawe gret thryst. tak is herbe and \
     leyth vndyr hys tungge and e thryst schal gon awey \ Also ef a
     man be stoppyd wyth-inne his body tak \ is herbe. or ellys e seed
|r15 and put it in-to a lytyl water \ and lete it ben ere in a qwyle and anne
     cast awey at \ water and tak at selwe seed and put it in-to fresch water \
     and ewe it hym to drynke and he schal ben hol. Also is \ herbe swagyth
     alle grete feueres ef it be drounke in \ ony lycour continually. herbe
     hot and drye
|r20 Persicca\\ria is an herbe at men clepe arsmert. or \ keliage. is
     herbe hat lewys lyk to wythy and er are \ ij specis e ton growith
     on hyllys and hat many quyt \ lewys. and it hat in e stalke a red
     sercle. And e to\ther growith in medwes and at hat a grene stalke \\
|r25 e vertu of is herbe is at e water of is herbe \ styllyd is good for e
     cow ef it be oftyn vsed \ is herbe is hot and drye
     Polium ys an herbe at men \ clepe pol and er ben to specis of hem.
     e male hat \ a qwyt flour. e femal a red flour e vertu is ef it \
|r30 be sothyn in wyn and drounkyn it schal dystroye alle \\



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     |r[MS._Harley_3840,f.169v]
     the soris and the euel \ of a man-ys stomake and vnbyndeth wykked
     wyndys \\ |r[p.170r] that beth with-jnne a man thys herbe ys hot and dry \
     Policaria ys an herbe that me clepyth \ policarie thys herbe hath
     leuys y-lech to fern \ and he hath a flour somdel red and sho hath a \ stok
 |r5 ful of braunches and he hath smale coddes \ yn the whych ys sed and
     hure stalke and hure \ leuys beth somdel reed and he growyth yn watery \
     places The vertu of thys herbe ys that he wyl \ conforte a mannes stomak
     Also the powder of thys \ herbe storyth a man to lechery Also yf he be \
     dronke he wyl clansy a man of the blake colre \ thys herbe ys hot and drye
|r10 and ther beth twey spycys of hure \
     Pes columbe ys an herbe that me clepyth \ coluerfot or pes de columbe
     thys herbe hath leuys y\-lyche to mawort bot the leuys beth more whyte \
     and he hath a flowre as mawort but hure stalke \ ys not so red ne so tender
     and he beryth hure \ sed as doth mawort and he growyth a-pon wallys \
|r15 and a-pon the growndys yn feldys The vertu of \ thys herbe ys that yf
     a man haue wateryng eyen take \ the juys of thys herbe and a-noynt hys
     forehed \ ther-with and hyt shall a-swage the wateryng thys \ herbe ys
     hot and dry
     Paritoria ys an herbe that me clepyth parytorye \ or hethwort or hemer_wort 
|r20 thys herbe hath leuys \ y-lyche to vyolete bot thes beth more scherpe
     at \ the end and growyth yn stony wallys The vertu |r[MS._Laud_Misc._553,f.16r]
     of is herbe is at if a man haue an yuel stomak or ellis akyng with_ynne 
     \ hym Take is herbe and see hure in potages and eet hure and ou
     schalt do wel \  Also is herbe is good to destruye yueles and swellyng at
|r25 bu y-gendred in a \ mannes reynes or in his erd.  Also he is good for
     the stoun if he <be > bethed in hure \ is herbe is hot and drye.
     Palma Christi is an herbe at me cleputh mannes moderwort or palme
     de \ dieu or stedefast is herbe hath leues lich to blyndenetele bot es \
     bu more grettur and more endented and he hath a stalk at is foursquare
|r30 and he bery \ litel reed flours in eyer syde of hure stalk and he hath litel
     smal coddes in \ e whuch he bere seed y-lich to oculus Christi and he
     growith in gardyns and in  feldes \
     Peruencia is an herbe at me cleputh peruynk is herbe hath le\ues
     at buth hole and somdel euenlong and he hath a blew flour and he growith \
|r35 by grounde crepyng os hit were yvi is herbe is hote and drye. \
     Pjgula maior is an herbe at me clepu pygle or stichewort of bryddes \
     tonge is herbe hath leues lich to lasse addertonge bot is herbe is \ nout
     so y-braunched and he hath a white flour and a smal stalk.  e vertu \
     of is herbe is at he is good to hele woundes and sor eyen.  Also if a man
|r40 vse \ hure moche he wol make hym haue appetyt to wymmen is herbe
     is hote and drye \
     Pj gula minor is an herbe at me cleputh lasse pygle is herbe hath
     leues \ lich to at oer bot ese bu nout so grete and he ha a white flour \
     rit os hath at oer bot he growith nout vpward bote crepyng by e
|r45 grounde \
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     hath \ leues lich to wilde pasnepe bote ese <beth> nout so white noer the \
     stalk of is herbe is nout so reed noer so rowe bot e seed of is herbe is \
     lich to at oer seed of wildepasnepe.  e vertu of is herbe is at he is good
     e \ rote to be ete if he be y-fryed.  Also is herbe y-dronk hele e
 |r5 akynge \ of a mannes mylte and his mawe and of his sydes.  Also if a man
     haue \ e flux and he take e rote of is herbe and see hure in mylk and
     drynk at licour \ and he shal be hol.  Also if a man haue swellyng in his
     ballockes take \ e rote of is herbe and hange hit aboute his neck and
     he schal be hol. Also \ os somme clerkes segge if a man bere is herbe with
|r10 hym or ellis ete of hure er \ shal nout a addere nye hym.  Also if a man
     vse hure moche he schal haue \ appetyt to wymmen  Also if a man rubby
     his tee with e rote of hure hit \ wol hele of the toth-ache is herbe is
     hote and drye and er bu twey spyces \  of hure
     Pvlogium regale is an herbe puliole real or churche-\wort is herbe
|r15 hath leues lich to mynte bot e leues buth more longe \ and he hath such a
     sauour os hath mynte and he hath a stalke of e lengee of \ a cubite and
     a litel white flour and he growith in hulles and in drye places by wey\es.
      e vertu of is herbe is if a man haue wikked humours a-boute his \ brest
     let hym take e pouder of herbe and medle hit with wyne oer water \ |r[f.16v] and
|r20 drynk hem to-geder and he schal be hol.  Also if a man may nout holde \
     with-ynne hym for castyng take is herbe and medle hure with aysel and
     let hym \ drynk at and at is good.  Also if is herbe be y-dronk with
     wyne destruy\eth e grete superfluyte of e blak colour and also hit heli
     e bytyng of ve\menes wormes or bestes.  Also if a man haue e feuours
|r25 or e flux oer \ be feble with eny oer sodeyn sykenesse tak is herbe and
     poune hure with aysel \ and let hym hold hit al to-geder at his nose and e
     sauour schal moche a-swa\ge his peyne With is medicyne a-corde many
     grete leches.  Also if a \ man haue e cowhe tak is herbe and tempre
     hure with wyne and if hym \ to drynk and he schal amende.  Also if
|r30 a man <haue the tothache> tak e juys of hure and \ medle hit with oyle of
     lorere hit wol drawe oute e wikked blod at \ is closed in a mannes heued.
      Also if a man haue akyng in his eres \ tak e juys of is herbe and medle
     hit with mylk and let droppe in-to his eren \ and he schal fare wel.  Also
     if a man haue to-ache take is herbe and \ let hym chewe hit wel yn his
|r35 mouth and he schal amende is herbe is hote  and drye \
     Pvlogium montanum is an herbe me cleputh puliole \ mountayn or
     hulwort oer broerwort is hath litel leues lich to \ organe bot e leues
     buth nout so moch and he hath a flour of purpur colour and \ he growith
     in hully places and in feldes.  e vertu of is herbe at he is good \ to
|r40 destruye al wikked humours in a man and is herbe is hot and drye \
     Pvlogium rurale is an herbe at me clepu feldpuliole is herbe \
     ha leues lich to at oer puliole but hij buth somdel more and \ he ha
     a olw flour and a-ryse nout in hure growyng bot he growith cre\pyng
     bi e grounde and he growith in drye places and he is hot and drye \
|r45 Primula uerus is an herbe at me clepu oxeslippe is herbe hath \
     leues lich to coweslippe and he ha a white flour and he hath a \ swete sauour
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     Pjla is an herbe at me cleputh elwe bothen or olwe golden is \
     herbe hath leues lich to e leues of white bothen bot e leues of \ is herbe
     buth lasse an hij bot nout so white and he hath a flour lich to \ white
     bothen bot e flour of is herbe is olwe and at oer is white \
 |r5 Pes corui siluaticis is an herbe at me clepu white crowfoot is
     herbe \ ha leues lich to rammesfeet bot hij bu more longe and nout so \
     brod and a white flour and a reed stalk and a smal and he growith in feldes \
     Pes arietis is an herbe at me clepu rammesfot or lodewort is herbe \
     hath leues lich to crowfot but hij bu more rounde and he hath \ a elwe
|r10 flour os hath crowefot so at a man schall nout y-wyte bi e dis\cripcioun
     of hem vnne whuch is crowefot and whuch is rammesfot \
     Plantago maior is an herbe at me clepu plantayn or weybrode  is \
     herbe hath leues lich to oxeye bot hij buth lengour and also is herbe \
     |r[f.17r] hath hure leues growyng vpward and oxeye leues growith dounward cre_pyng 
|r15 \ bi e grounde.  e vertu of is herbe is if a man haue e heued_ache 
     take e \ more of is herbe and hange hit a-boute his neck and he schal
     be hol.  Also if \ a man haue akyng in his wombe take e juys of is
     herbe and warm hit and \ yue hym to drynk.  Also if a man haue swel_lyng 
     vpon hym take \ is herbe and poune hure and ley er-to and hit schal
|r20 a-swagye.  Also if a man \ drynk the j uys of is herbe hit schal amende
     e sikenesse with-ynne a man \ and hit schal make hym haue an hol breest.
      Also e seed of is herbe y-pou\ned and made in-to pouder and y-spreynged
     in-to eny wounde hit schal hele hure \ with-oute peyne.  Also if a man
     haue eny sor oer wounde at is decesed \ with strong hete take is herbe
|r25 and poune hure and a-noynte e sor er-with and hit \ schal moche refresch
     and kele hit  Also if a man haue to nesch wombe \ take e juys of is
     herbe .x. d.wit and tempre hit with eysel or with wyne \ and if hym to drynk
     and he schal be hard y-now.  Also if a man be y-\byte with an addere
     take e juys of is herbe and drynk hit with wyne.  Al\so let a man ete
|r30 is herbe and he schal destruye eny venym.  Also if a \ man haue a scor_pyon 
     tak e rote of is herbe and poune hure and <ley> to the sor \ and
     hit schal hele fayre is medicin ha ofte be preued.  Also if a man \ haue
     wormes in his wombe take e j uys of is herbe and let hym drynk \ a spone_ful 
     er-of and bynd is herbe to his nauel smal y-pouned and so hit \ schal
|r35 slee al e wormes with-ynne a man.  Also if a man haue eny \ potagre
     or swellyng in his synnwes take e leues of is herbe and poune \ hym with
     a litel salt and ley to e place at is sor and hit schal amende.  Also \ if
     a man haue eny wounde or sor by his eyen or by his nose take the j uys \
     of is herbe and weet clene nessh wolle er-ynne and wassh at sor. ix.
|r40 dayes \ er-with and hit shal be hol.  Also if a man haue eny bocches in
     his mouth \ let hym hold e j uys of is herbe in his mouth or ete e leues
     and he schal \ be hol.  Also if a man be y-byte with a wood hounde tak
     is herbe and \ poune hure and ley to e wounde.  Also if a man haue e
     ston tak e le\ues of is herbe and poune hem or ellis the rotes and if hym
|r45 to drynk and he schal \ amende.  Also if a mannes feet swelle of trauaille
     of goyng tak is \ herbe and poune hure with eisel and ley to e swellyng
     and hit schal a-swage is \ herbe is cold and drye. \



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     Plantago minor is an herbe at me cleputh rybwort or launcele is \
     herbe ha leues lich to playntayn bot the leues of is herbe bu lon\ge and
     more narwe an playntayn leues and he bere hure seed os doth \ playntayn
      e vertu of is herbe is at he is good to hele e cancre and \ woundes and
 |r5 he growith in medes. \
     Quinque folium is an herbe at me clepu fyfleued gras is herbe \
     hath leues lich strauberye and he hath a elw flour os hath \ |r[f.17v] wilde tansy
     and he growith lowe crepyng bi e grounde.  e vertu of is \ herbe is at
     if a man haue sor ton take is herbe and poune hure with old \ talwe and
|r10 ley to e sor.  Also if a man haue akyng in his wombe take \ e juys of
     is herbe and let hym drynk and he schal fare wel.  Also if a \ man haue
     sor in his mouth or ellis in his tong take is herbe and make hit to \ pouder
     and medle hit with hony and frote wel e mouth er-with or e tong and
     ou \ schalt be hol.  Also if a man haue grete bledyng at his nose take
|r15 e \ juys of is herbe and let hym drynk or let hym wassh wel his forheued \
     and hit schal staunche e blod.  Also if a man be byte with an addere
     take \ e juys of is herbe and tempere hit with wyne and if hym to drynk
     and hit schal \ destruye e venym.  Also if a man be brende in eny leme of
     hym \ take is herbe and poune hure and drynk hure and so he schal be hol. \
|r20 Qvercula maior is an herbe at me clepu germandre or horsechire is \
     herbe hath leues lich to medratele bot hij bu more sharp at e \ ende and
     he ha seed lich to a peny and whan he is rype he wol make a grete \ sounde
     if he be touched and he growith in medes  e vertu of is herbe is \ a
     man haue e podagre tak is herbe and mak hure to pouder and if hym \
|r25 to drynk with hote water and he schal be fayre yheled.  Also if a man be \
     y-byte with an addere tak is herbe and make hym to drynk hure with
     god old wyne and schal be holp. \
     Rvta domestica is an herbe at me clepu Ruwe is herbe is comyn
     y-now \ and he bere a elwe flour.  e vertu of herbe is at if a mannes
|r30 nose blede \ to ofte take is herbe and smel er-to ofte and hit schal staunche
     the \ blod.  Also to make a mannes sit cleer tak e dew in e morwenyng \
     at is vp-on the ruwe and kepe hit in a vessel and a-noynte yne eyen
     er-with \ ofte and hit schal clere thy sit.  Also if a man be byte with
     wood hounde \ tak .v. peny.wiht of is herbe and poune hit and medle hit
|r35 with wyne and \ if hym to drynk and he schal be hol.  Also if a man be
     bleryed take \ e pouder of comyn and medle with is herbe and ley to his
     eyen.  Also if a \ man were y-wrapped al aboute in ruwe he myht
     fyht with eny ve\nemes best in e wordle is herbe is hote and drye \
     Rosa rubea is an herbe at me clepu reed rose.  e vertu of is \ herbe
|r40 is at he wol a-swage e grete hete of a mannes stomak \  Also he wol
     openy e stoppyng of a mannes liuere.  Also e water \ of e roses is good
     to a-swage e grete peynes of feuours.  Also the \ seed of is herbe wol
     hele rotyng flessh of a mannes tee.  Also \ take e rynde of e roser
     and see hym and at water take and at is good for a \ man at blede
|r45 inward if he drynk at water and hit most be sode wi \ aysel.  Also e
     juys of hure y-put in-to a mannes eren wol hele e \ hote postem is
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     |r[f.18r] Rvbea maior is an herbe at me clepu reed mader or warance is \
     herbe hath leues at buth euelong y-lich to e leues of woderoue \ and hij
     bu sharp at e ende and he hath a stalk somdel knotty and hath a \ reed
     more somdell knotty.  e vertu of is herbe is at he hath a manere \ biter_nesse 
 |r5 and he is good to clansy and openy e stoppyng of a mannes liuere \
     and his mylte.  Also he wol kepe and clansy a mannes lemes fro rotyng \
     and is herbe is hote and drye. \
     Rvbea minor is an herbe at me cleputh clyuere or hayroue is \
     herbe hath leues lich to woderoue and e seed wol hangy in a \ mannes
|r10 clothes.  e vertu of is herbe is if a man haue a wounde and a-\noynte
     e wounde with e water of is herbe destilled at wounde schal \ closy
     with-<jnne> a short tyme.  Also he wol make gees and hennes fatte if \ is
     herbe be broke smale among hure <met> is herbe growith in feldes and
     in gar\dyns. \
|r15 Rappaner is an herbe at <me> clepu radich is herbe hath leues \
     ful synnwes os is playntayne and a longe stalk and a litel whit \ flour and
     a grete more.  e vertu of is herbe is at he is good to hele bocche \ in
     a mannes mou.  Also he wol destruye akyng in a mannes wom \ be and
     of his stomake.  Also if a man haue an hard mylte and a sor \ tak is herbe
|r20 and see hure in wyne and oyle and make er-of a plaster and \ ley to his
     syde and he schal be hol. is herbe is hote and drye \
     Rapistrum domesticum is an herbe at me clepu whitpepur is \
     herbe hath leues lich to e cherlock and a flour also and coddes and seed \
     of e same shap bot e seed of is herbe is whit.  e vertu of \ is herbe
|r25 is at he is good to make sawse and he is hote and drye. \
     Reta bouis is an herbe at me clepu cammok whynne or cal\ketrap
     is herbe hath leues lich to threleued gras and he hath a reed \ stalk ful of
     bouwys and he growith crepyng bi the grounde and he hath a \ flour of
     purpur colour and whenne he is of grete age he hath ornes os ey \ hit
|r30 were gorstes.  e vertu of is herbe is if he be made to pouder and \ sode
     with wyne and y-dronk slee a man. \
     Ros marinus is an herbe at me cleps rosmarine or feld madere is \
     herbe hath <leuys> lich to lauander and he hath a gret stalk and many
     bou\wes and smal floures.  e vertu of is herbe is at if a man haue e
|r35 to-\ache tak e rote of is herbe and let hym ete or ellis take e juys er-of
     and \ let hym hold hit in his mou a-mong his te and he schal be hol a-non \
      Also if a man haue grete ycchyng in his body take the juys of is \ herbe
     and tempre hit with old wyne and with hote water and let hym drynk hit \
     thre dayes to-gedere and hit schal hele hym.  Also if a man haue a \ wikked
|r40 cowhe tak is herbe and an hundred pepur-cornes and grynde hym with \
     tweyn vnces of hony and make er-of peletes and if on of e peletes in drynk \
     |r[f.18v] in e morwenyng when he aryseth and anoer in e euenyng when he goth
     to \ slepe and he schal be hol in a litel tyme.  Also if a man haue a-kyng
     and sor \ in his eyen take e juys of is herbe and medle hit with hony and
|r45 a-noynte his ey\en er-with and he schal be hol.  Also for wounde at
     bu fressh take is herbe and \ poune hure with talwe and ley to e wounde
     and hit schal be hol.  Also if a \ man haue e feuour tercian take is herbe



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     and poune hure and let hym drynk \ e juys when his acces come and
     he schal be hol with-oute faylle. is herbe  is hote and drye \
     Regina prati is an herbe at me clepu medsowte \ or medwort or bryd_wort 
     is herbe ha leues lich to e leues of tansy \ but hij habbe somdel
 |r5 blak plottes y-medled with whit and reed and he ha a \ whit flour and
     he growith in medes and er bu twey spyces of hure \
     Saturion maior is an herbe at me clepu ekes or standelwelkes \ He
     ha leues at bu somdel euelong and splotty and he growith in medes and \
     er bu twey spices of hure at on hath a red flour at oer ha a whit \
|r10 flour. and hij habbu knobbes in here rote os ei hit were ballok-stones.
      e \ vertu of is herbe is at he wol destruye wikked wynde with-ynne
     a man.  Also \ if a man haue a wikked wounde take e more of is herbe
     and poune hure and \ ley to e wounde.  Also if a man haue blered eyen
     tak e juys of is \ herbe and medle hit with good hony and anoynte his
|r15 eyen er-with and he schal be \ hol  is herbe schal be gadered in e
     mones of junij and julij and he is hot  and drye \
     saturion minor is an herbe at me clepu crowlek or hare \ belle is
     herbe hath leues lich to ekes bot hij buth lengour and nout \ fullich so
     brode and he hath a rote shape after an noynen and he ha a blew \ flour
|r20 y-shape os ei hit were a belle and he growith in wodes and in hegges \
     Sigillum sancte marie is an herbe at me clepu seynt marie seal
     is herbe \ ha leues lich somdel to playntayn for hij bu ful of synnwes \
     and he ha a litel whit flour and a smal stalk and he growith in wodes and
     in watery places
|r25 Sanicula is an herbe at me clepu sanicle or wode \ merch is herb
     ha <leues> lich to watercrowfot and he ha a whit flour and a smal \ stalk
     and e leues of hure blyke by eyer syde and he growith in wodes. \
     Spigurnella is an herbe at me clepu spygurnell is herbe ha leues
     lich \ to ysope and he growith crepyng by e grounde and er bu twey
|r30 spyces of \ hure at on hath a whit flour at oer ha a reed flour and at
     oer ha a olwe \ flour and eche acorde with oer in leues and in sauour
     and he growith in wodes and in  drye places
     Squilla is an herbe at me clepu oynon is herbe ha \ a rounde
     more lich to an oynounn.  e vertu of this herbe is at \ he wol make a
|r35 man to kaste.  Also if a man haue e dropesye tak \ is herbe and see
     hure with eysel and if hym to drynk and he schal be hol \  Also he wol
     hele bytyng of addres and of oer venemes bestes and he \ growith in feldes
     and in brynkes of e see and he is hote and drye \
     |r[MS._Harley_3840,f.177v]
     Salgia ys an herbe that me clepyth sauge \ thys herbe ys comyn y-now
|r40 The vertu of thys \ herbe ys that how that euer a man vse hure yn \ etyng
     or drynkyng or yn powder he ys goud \ for the palsy Also he ys good to
     hele a man of \ the toe-ache Also yf a man haue a raw wonde at \ bledye
     moche take the powder of hure and ley to e \ wond Also yf a man haue
     an old cowhe or ellys \ syknesse yn hys sydys tak the juys of thys herbe \
|r45 and warm hyt and drynk hyt with wyn and he \ shall be hole Also yf a
     man or a woman haue \ gret ycchenges a-but hure preuyte tak thys herbe \



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     and se hure yn water and whessh the preuyteys er \ wy that water and
     e j cchynges shal go awey \ Also yf a man wyl haue blak here tak the \
     juys of thys herbe and whessh well yn the \ hot sonne yn hed er-wy
     is herbe ys hot and drye \
 |r5 Sauina ys an herbe that me clepyth sauyne \ The vertu of thys herbe
     ys that yf a man haue \ bocches or wondes take the juys of sauyn and \
     medle hyt with hony and a-noynt the sor ther\-with Also yf a woman vse
     moche thys herbe wy \ wyn hyt shal sle the chyld with-thyn hure wombe \
     thys herbe ys hot and dry \
|r10 Saturea ys an herbe that me clepyth \\ |r[f.178r] saueroye Thys herbe hath leuys
     y-lyche to ysope \ The vertu of this herbe is yf he vse hire moche he shal
     be lykyng \ to wymmen Also he wol distroye rebellyng in a mannys
     wombe \ yf he drynke it with wyne warmyd Also yf a man haue an yvell \
     y-callyd e litargie Take is herb and medle it with eysell and let hym \
|r15 wesche his hed er-with ofte. Also it is forbode at no man ete of is herb
     for \ dyuers evylls Also yf er be eny maner of medesyn at a man shuld vse \
     Tyme he may take at oon for at oer for ey acordith moche yn vertu \
     |r[MS._329_Balliol_College,f.32v]
     \ Senacion ys an erbe at me clepyth growndswthele \\ |r[f.33r] and it beryth a
     elowe flowre and it growyth in fyldys in \ gardeyns and in wallys The
|r20 vertu of is erbe ys yf he \ be broke vp with-owte any jre or othyr metell
     and a man \ haue grete ache in hys tethe take is erbe and toche \ his tethe
     er-with and he schall be hole Also yf a man be \ smetyn with jren it ys
     good stampyd with olde talow \ and make a plaster er-of and ley it to e
     wounde and it woll \ hele it fayre is erbe ys hote and drye \
|r25 Solseqium ys an erbe at me clapyth Roddys or \ marigoldys he
     beryth a elowe flowre The vertu \ of is erbe ys yf a man be betyn with
     any venums \ beste take is erbe and let hym ete er-of and he schall \
     be hole Also yf a man be stoppyd aboute his luyer take \\ |r[f.33v] e juse of is
     erbe and eve hym to drynke and he schall be ho\le Also is erbe hathe
|r30 e same vertu at endyve hathe \
     Saxifrage ys an erbe at me clepyth saxfrage othyr st\one-breke is
     erbe hathe lewys lyke tauke bote \ ey bythe more blake and he beryth
     a wyght flowre and he h\athe seed as hathe careawey and er bythe .ij.
     spycys er-of \ e ton ys wyght and e tothyr red The vertu of is erbe \ ys
|r35 yf a man haue e stone take is erbe \ and drynke it with wyne and it schall
     breke e stone and hele \ hym fayre and well is erbe ys colde and drye \
     Scabiosa maior ys an erbe at me clepyth scabyose and he hat \ levys
     lyke matfelon but ey be not slyt and he hath a \ flowre somdele blewe
     and he growyth in hylly placys and in \ medys e beste growyth on hyllys
|r40 and in harde grownde \ and er ys .ij. spycys er-of The vertu of is erbe
     ys \ take e juse \ er-of medle it with eysell and oyle dolyfe and boyle
     hem to-gethyr \ and make er-of a noynment and it woll dystroye scabys \
     Also e juse of it ys good to restore here at ys fall a-way \ yf e place be
     vesche er-with is erbe ys hote and drye \
|r45 \ Scabiosa minor ys an erbe at me clepyth scabiose the \ lesse is
     erbe hathe levys lyke e tothyr scabyose but \ it hath a lengyr stalke and



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     it beryth a elowe flour and breke \ e lefe and it woll drope mylke and it
     growyth moche in \ wallys and in drye grownde is erbe ys hote and drye \
     \ Semperuiua ys an erbe at me clepyth sengrene hous\leke or rubarbe
     Hys <levys> bythe moche lyke to orpyn and \ he hathe a longe stalke and
 |r5 his flour ys of purple colowre \ and it growyth moche a-pon wallys and on
     howssys The \\ |r[f.34r] vertu of is erbe ys yf a man haue a postome at ys gen\dryd
     of hote mater take in e be-gynyng of e postome \ is erbe and talowe
     and red coryaundre and stampe all to-ge\thyr and make er-of a plastre
     and ley to e place er e posto\me ys and it schall breke it and it ys good for
|r10 all wyckyd \ hetys Also yf a man be scaldyd with hote water or els b\rent
     with fyre take e juse er-of and oyle of rosys and waxe \ and make er-of
     a noynment and a-noynte e sore er-with but \ .iij . e fyrste dayes at
     he ys scaldyd or brente ou schalt \ not a-noynte hym er-with but aftyr_warde 
     is erbe ys \ colde and moyste \
      Scafisagia is an herbe men clepe scafisage is \ |r[p.156] herbe hat leuis
     like to e wylde venye. e vertu \ of is herbe if a man hawe wyckyd
     humuris with-in \ his body. take e kyrnelis of is .herbe. and grynde
 |r5 hem \\ in lewke water. and late hym drynke it. and sone er-after \
     he schal castyn. but aftyr at he hat dronkyn \ late hym walkyn a
     lytyl or he caste. and allwey as he \ castyth late hym sowpe of e
     watyr. for e streng \the of e. herbe. wyll brenne his chekys  Also
|r10 if a man \\ hawe scabbis or ekynge. take e seed of is herbe \ and
     stamp it with portalake and with oyle and anoynte e \ body
      Spnachia is an .herbe. men clepe spinache \ is .herbe. hat
     lewys lyke to e dendelyon. and so it is \ slyt. and it growyth in gar_dynes 
     and yt beryt a quyt seed \\
|r15  Saponaria is an. herbe. at men clepe crowsope. is \ .herbe.
     hat lewys lyke sawge but it arn more. and it hat \ a lengere stalke
     and it hat a boystous flour sumdel wad \ of colour and it growith in
     wattry placys and er are twey specys \
|r20  Saponaria minor. is an. herbe. men clepe saponer \\ or lesse crow_sope.



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     is. herbe. hat lewys lyke to e toer \ but it is nowt so quyt.
     and it hat a flour of purpyl colour \ and a longe stalke and it growyt
     in watyr as e toer \
     Stellarya maior is an .herbe. men clepe sterrewort is \ .herbe.
|r25 hat lewys lyke to coltysfot. and it hat a lytyl. \ stalke and a quyt flour
     lyke to a sterre and it growyth \ in stony placys
      Stellaria minor is an .herbe. men \ clepe e lesse sterrewort is
     .herbe. hat lewys lyke to \ moushere but it is not so quyt vnder. and
     he hat \ a quyt flour schapyn lyke a ston and it growyth as \ doth e
     toer in stony placys. and quan he hat lost hys \ |r[p.157] flour he hath coddys
     lyke to e schepherdys purs \
      Spragus is an .herbe. at men clepe. Matwourth. is .herbe. is \
     mekyl lyke to douuesfot but it is not so quyt in \ e lewys but it hat
 |r5 a more reed stalke and it hat \ a flour sumqwath reed and it growyth
     on walles \ and in e feld as doth douues fot e vertu is to opyn \
     stoppynge of leuere
      Solatrum nigrum. is an .herbe. men \ clepe. duscle. or. dwale
     or more morel is .herbe. hat \ lewys lyce to houndberi. but it is
|r10 more and it hath \ a boystous flour and a longe stalke ful of braunches
     and \ it hat gret bayes swmdel grettere anne houndbe\rie. and it
     growyt in gardynggys and in feldys and in \ wodis. e vertu is if
     a man may not slepyn lete hym \ etyn of is .herbe. and he schall slepyn
     ryth anon jnow \\
