|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._G”sta_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. čat men clepyn totsane or \ parkleuys.
     and čis .herbe. ha¨t lewys sumqwat reddysch \ lyke to če lewys of orage
|r20 and čis .herbe. ha¨t senewys \ in his lewys as it were lewys of plantanye
     and it \ ha¨t a ¨elwe flour as moche as a peny and it beryth \\ in če
     crop blake bayes quanne čei ben rype. and ¨yf \ če bayes ben no¨t rype
     it are ¨elwe as če flour of \ če .herbe. and čis herbe growyth moche in
     wodys and in \ drye grounde če vertu of čis herbe is čis čat he \ wylle
|r25 gladly kepe men and women chast. as autoures \ Thracolidon and
     plasence seyn. čat čis herbe is clepyd \ agnus castus for čis skyl. for če
     sauour and če vertu of \ čis herbe maky¨t man and wymman chast.
     Also čis \ herbe wele opyn če pypys and wele lete out wynde \ and
     wykked emoures and wykked spiritus owt of mannys \ body. čis herbe
     dystroye¨t če moyster of mannys seed \ |r[p.158] Also če same Awtourres seyn.
     late čis herbe ben sothen with \ fenkel seed and a lytel esyle and it is
     good to dystroye \ če colde dropesye. Also če same awtourres seyn
     ¨if čis \ herbe be sothyn with smal-hache in water of sawge. and \\
 |r5 afterward če hyndere parte of če hed of če man čat is \ seke be weel



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     wasched and weel froted čer-wyth. It he\lyth and vnbyndyth an ewyl
     čat men clepyn če lytar\ge. čat is clepyd a wodhed. Also it dystroye¨th
|r10 and dry\wyth awey če fowle lust of lecherye ¨yf men drynke \\ it. but
     sum men leyn it vp-on hem quanne čei schal \ slepe. and sum men ete
     it sothen or rosted by-cause \ to ben chast. for ¨yf čis herbe be etyn
     Raw it wele \ lytly gendryn hed ache. čis herbe is good also to \ distroye
|r15 če hardnesse and če stoppynge of če lyuere and če \ mylte. Also a playster
     mad of čis herbe is good to don \ awey če ache of mannys hed. čat is
     gendred of wyc\ked humures. čis herbe is hot and čer be sundry specis
     of hem \
      Apium is an herbe čat men clepe smalache. or Merche. \ čis
|r20 herbe ha¨t lewys lyke to loueache but če lewys \ be no¨t so stronge
     of sawour as če loueache. and čis \ herbe heryth Seed lyke to perselye
     seed. če vertu of čis \ Seed of čis herbe. is čat he wyle make a man
     to pysse \ for čis herbe opnyth če stoppynge of a mannys le\uere and
|r25 hys bleddere. Also če seed of čis herbe hardyth \ a mannys wombe
     čat is nesche. Also it hath a pro\purte to drawe alle wycked humurres



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     of mannys bo\dy in-to če heed out of če wombe. and čer-fore it anoy\eth
     hem čat han če fallynge euele. and to wymmen \ čat be wyth chylde.
     for it drawyth wycked humur\res in-to če body and genderyth če
     humurres čat is cause \|r[p.159] of pestelense. and čer-fore it is forbodyn of lechys
     čat \ wymmen čat ben with chylde and to wymmen čat kepyn so\kynge
     chyldre schulde no¨t ete of čis herbe. but ¨yf \ čei were mad or wood
 |r5 or in če fallynge euele \ and čanne ¨ewe hem čer-of anowth hardyly.
     čis herbe \ is hot and drye
      Anetum is an herbe čat men cle\pe. anete or dille. čis herbe hat
     lewys lyke to fenkel \ and in če same manere sche beryth here seed.
|r10 but če \ seed of čis herbe is sumdel flat as če seed of orage. \\ če vertu
     of čis herbe is čat it wele make a man to pysse \ oftyn. Also čis herbe
     makyth a man to swage of ro\welynge and wycked wynd in mannys
     body. Also \ it distroyeth ¨okynge. Also ¨ef če seed be brent \ and
|r15 če pouder be strowyd in a wounde it schal hole \ če wounde. and
     ¨yf a man be skalt on hys membrys \ or on his ¨erde ley če pouder
     čer-on and he schal be \ hol. or quat maner euel be on hys ¨erde it schal \
     hele it. Also a playster mad of če same seed brent \ to če emerauntys



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|r20 it schall hole če man and dystrye \ če emeranntys. čis herbe is hot and
     drye \
      Apium risus is an herbe čat men clepe cerfoylle or \ chirefelle.
     čis herbe hat¨ smale lewys lyke to če \ lewys of emeloke. and čis herbe
     is good in sauour and it \ hat¨ a quyte flour and long seed lyke to otyn.
|r25 če vertu \\ of čis herbe is ¨if it be dronkyn with wyn. it schall \ makyn
     water. Also he delyuerit akynge of če reynys \ and of če bleddre. and
     ¨if it be drounken with wyn. it vn\byndyth and latyth out wycked
     wyndes fro če \ sydys and fro če stoppynge of če wombe and of če \
     lyuere and it helpyth alle maner woundis. and čis herbe \\ |r[p.160] with-heldyth
     castynge. Also a playster mad of čis \ herbe tempred with esyle. di_stroyeth
     wyld fy¨er and \ helyth če cancre. and alle očer woundys. and
 |r5 it puttyth \ awey če chyllynge of alle woundys. čis herbe is \\ on of če
     specys of smalache and it is hot and drye \
      Absinthium. is an herbe men clepe. wyrmmod. čis \ herbe hath
     lewys lyke to mogwort. and če lef is sumdel \ quyter vnder and it hath
     a gret rote. and of če rote \ come manye braunches. and čis herbe braun_cheth
|r10 as \\ mugwort. če vertu of čis herbe is to conforte če sto\mak
     and clense če herte. for galyan seyth. čat ¨yf \ čis herbe be ¨ewyn to
     a man čat hat¨ an euyl of če \ quyche ewyl če matere is no¨t fully



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|r15 defy¨ed it \ schall harde če stomak. and lythe če digestioun. and \\ ¨ef
     če matere of če ewyl be ryped. čanne če herbe \ schall make a laxatyf.
     and esely putte awey the \ matere and čat ewyl. and delyuere hym.
     čis herbe is good \ for drunknesse. for ¨if a man be drunkyn late hym \
|r20 chowyn on čis herbe. and it schall putte awey alle \\ his drunknesse.
     Also ¨yf čis herbe be drunkyn with \ spekenard it swagyt če akynge
     of če stomak \ and of če wombe čat is gendred of wycked wyn\dys.
     Also ¨if čis herbe be tempred with hony and \ drunkyn. it helyth če
|r25 swellynge in mannys mow\the. and puttyt awey če blaknesse abowtyn
     če \ sore teht and clarifieth hem. Also ¨yf če iows of \ čis herbe be
     styllyd in-to a mannys nosethyrlys. \ it drywy¨t out če moysture čat
     renny¨t fro hym. \ Also ¨if čis 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. čat ¨if čis herbe
     be put in an \ hutche or in a presse among clothes it wyl ke\pe če clothys
 |r5 čat no mowthes schall frete hem. \ Also če same doctour sey¨th čat
     ¨if če same herbe be \ leyd be bokys or chartrys. it schall kepe če



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     bo\kys fro wyrmus. Also strowe čis herbe in a chaum\bre amonge flen.
     and it schal stroye hem. čis herbe \ is drye and hot
|r10  Arthemesia. is an herbe čat men \ clepe Mugwourth. it is lik wyrm_wod
     in lewys. \ but čei are hey¨ere but no¨t fully so rounde \ as če
     lewys of wyrmwod. and čis herbe hath a \ longe stalke and many stalkys
     comyn out of on \ and čis herbe flourreth ryth as doth če wyrmwod.
|r15 če \\ vertu of čis herbe is. čat quo-so go ony weye and he \ bere čis
     herbe on hym he schall no¨t ben wery \ in hys gate. Also ¨if čis herbe
     be in a mannys \ hous. čer schal dwelle non wycked gost ne \ non
|r20 wycked spiritus. Also čis herbe mad to powdyr \ and medelyd wyth
     talwe it helpyth and puttyth \ awey akynge and sorhede of mennys
     feet. Also \ čis herbe mad to powdyr and drounken with lewke \ watyr
     helyth če akynge of mannys wombe \ of če ewell in mannys guttys.
|r25 Also čat herbe is \\ good to hole many očer euelys. čis herbe is \ hot
     and drye
      Affadilla. is an herbe čat men \ clepe affadille or belle blome. it
     is lyke to \ lek. and it hath a ¨elw¨ flour. and in če crop a round \



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     codde quanne če flour is falle. In quyche is seed \ lyke to onyoun seed.
     če vertu of čis herbe the \ |r[p.162] braunchys are goode to hele če dropesye.
     Also če lewys \ drownkyn with wyn helyth če bytynge of venymous \
     wyrmus. Also če jous of čis herbe and če 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 če rote of čis herbe brent in-to
     powdyr \ and put to če hed čat ha¨t lost her. It schall make če \ her
     to growe a¨en. Also take an hard scharp cloth \ and late it ben weet
|r10 in če jous of čis herbe and čanne with \ čat anoynted cloth rudde če
     morfu and če place čer če \ ¨owth is in a warm sunne. and če morfu
     and če skurfe \ schall falle awey ry¨t čere in ¨our sy¨t. čis herbe is hot
     and drye \
      Astralogia longa is an herbe. čat men clepyn redemadur \ čis
|r15 herbe. ha¨t lewys lek to madur. and it ha¨t a spece \ of madur. and
     it ha¨t a braunche of a cubyte. and many \ braunchys come out of
     on rote. and če braunchys of \ čis herbe ha¨t many knottys. Ry¨t as
     madyr ha¨t \ and sumdel quyt floures. če vertu of čis herbe is čat it



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



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



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     čis herbe growy¨t by hegges \ and in wodys. če vertu of čis herbe is.
     ¨if it be etyn with če \ Rote grene. it helyth če akyng of če wombe.
     And al\so ¨ef če herbe be drye and mad to .powdyr and put to hot \\
|r15 watyr and drounkyn. it is good for če same ewyl. Also \ čis herbe
     tempred with esyle is to hole euery soor hurt \ with ony yryn. Also
     ¨ef čis herbe be vsed in mete it is \ good to hele akyng or sor in če
     mylte. čis herbe is hot and drye \
|r20  Auencia. is an herbe čat men clepe auence. čis herbes \\ lewys
     are lyk to harefot and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour as tyr\mentylle. če vertu
     of čis 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 če seke to drynkyn
|r25 to a \ man čat ha¨t če feueres. it schal helpe hym \\ Also it helpy¨t
     hym čat ha¨t woundys or cancres or \ swyche sorys. ¨if it be drounkyn \
      Altea. is an herbe čat men clepe če holy-hok or wylde \ malwe.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk as če malwe and \ it ha¨t braunches and it
     sedy¨t as doth če malwe. če \ vertu of čis herbe is ¨if it be fryed wy¨t
     talw¨ and leyd \ |r[p.165] to a man čat ha¨t če potacre he schall ben hol with_inne
     \ iiij dayes. če experiment of čis herbe alle Doctoures \ afferme.
     čat ¨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 čat is gadered and
     gen\dered in mannys body. čis herbe growy¨t in wete \
      Amarusca. is an herbe čat men clepe. Mawth or doggis \ fenkel
     or maydewode. čis herbe is moche lyk to \ camamylle. and it flowry¨t
|r10 as do¨th camamylle. \\ for it ha¨t qwyt flowres but čis herbe stynkyth \
     and it growy¨t in če feld among corn. če vertu of čis \ herbe. is čat
     če jows čer-of be drounkyn it is good \ to holyn a cancre. Also to
     opyn če pypys and hele \ če renys and čer are ij specis of hem. on ha¨t
|r15 a qwyt \ flour če točer ¨elw¨
      Anisoum is an herbe čat men clepe \ anyse it ha¨t lewys as comyn
     or fenkel. but če \ seed is more čanne če seed of fenkel. če vertu of
     čis \ herbe. it vnbyndy¨t and brekyth wycked wyndys in \ mannys
|r20 humures. and it opnyth če stoppyng of če \ lyuere and of če mylte.
     Also it makyth wymmen to \ moryn here mylk. čis herbe is hot and
     drye. Also \ čis herbe steryth a man and wymman to werkys of \ kende.
     Also čis herbe maky¨t 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.
     čis \ herbe schwld be take to alle maner medecines. \
      Alium. is an herbe čat men clepe garlek. or cherlys \ tryacle.
     čis herbe is comoun to euery man. and čer-fore \ it nedy¨t no¨t to
     discrye če schap. če vertu of čis \ leek. is čis it wyle vnbynde alle grete
     stoppynggis \\ |r[p.166] and wycked wyndys in mannys body. Also it helpy¨t \



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     a man to make water. but neuere če lattere ¨et it grewith \ a man
     in hys ¨erde for če grete vnbyndyng and če grete \ drawyng čat he so
 |r5 strongly drawy¨t. Also it helyth \ and dystroyeth all venym with_inne
     a mannys body. Also \ it helyth colde sorys as čei it vere tryacle.
     Also gar \ lek do¨th awey morfue or bledderes in qwat place \ čat it be
     in mannys body ¨if it be frotyd well čer-wy¨t. \ čis herbe is hot and
     drye
|r10 Astertoum is an herbe čat men \ clepe lunarie. čis herbe growy¨t
     among stonys and \ in hey¨ placys. čis herbe schynyth be ny¨t. it is
     most \ founde by schepherdys in če feld. čis herbe hath a \ ¨elw¨ flour
     hol and round as kokubelle. or ellys as fox \ glowe. če lef of čis herbe
|r15 is ynde blew. and it hath \ a merke of če mone in če myddys as it
     were iij \ lewyd gres and čei are rounde as a peny. čis herbe \ ha¨t
     on stalke and čat is reed and čis herbe smelly¨t as it \ were muske.
     če yows is ¨elw¨. čis herbe growith in če \ newe mone wyth-owtyn
|r20 lewys. and iche day waxit \ a newe leef of xv dayes. and after xv dayes
     he lessy¨t \ a leef as če mone wany¨t. and qwere-euere če mone \
     waxit or wany¨t. če lewys schull waxyn and wanyn \ And qwere_euere
     čis herbe growyth čer is non gret plen \ te. če vertu of čis herbe
|r25 is. čat qwo-so ete of če bayis \ of čis herbe in če wanynge of če mone
     quanne it is \ in če sygne of virgine. ¨if he hawe če fallynge \ ewyl.
     he schall ben hool. and qwo-so bere it abow \te his nekke on hym he
     schall no¨t falle and it hath \ many očer vertuys
     Auricula muris. is an herbe čat \ men clepe moushere. čis herbe



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



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     more and it ha¨t a lenger \ stalke and a gret blak seed as fenkel with_owtyn
     ony flour \
|r20 Betonia. is an herbe čat men clepe betonye or boy\\schopyswort.
     čis herbe ha¨t hool lewys but čei are \ dentyd abowte be če sydys
     and it bery¨t a red flour \ lyk to purpyl and če flour growyth in če
     crop of če stalke \ če vertu of čis herbe ¨ef it be stampyd and put
|r25 in a \ wounde in če hed čat is smet with a strok. it schal hele \\ če wonde
     fayre and wel Also it wyll drawe out bro\kyn bonys in a wounde as
     summe au¨toures seyn. Also \ tak če water of betonye. or ellys tak
     če lewys \ and breke hem. čanne after tak če jows and put it in\-to
     či mowth and sum in-to čin erys and sum in-to čin eyne \ and čou
     schalt fynde it schal clarefye čin syth and lesse če \ |r[p.169] akynge of čin hed
     and confort čin eyne Also ¨if čou 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 če eye and clere it weel and fayre \ Also ¨if čou haue watry
     eyne ete iche a day a lytyl \ betonye and it schal clense čin eyne Also
     ¨ef čou hawe \ sore erys tak če lewys of betonye and stamp it be \ če



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|r10 self. or ellys with a lytyl water and wryng out če jous \ and put čer-to
     a lytyl Rose water and warm it wel to-gedre \ and put it in-to čin erys.
     and after put čer-ouer wulle and so čou \ schalt ben hol. Also ¨ef čou
     bledyst at čin nose. tak \ betonye and stamp it with a lytyl salt and
     put it to činn \ nosethyrlys as moche as čou may with čin thombe
|r15 and \\ čin medyl fynger and čanne hold čin nosethyrlys with če \ same
     fyngres and čin blod schal staunchen anon Also \ ¨ef čou hawe sore
     teth tak betonye and sethe it in old \ wyn or in eysyle til it be sothyn
     to če thrydpart \ and čanne quanne it is cold. čanne sowpe čer-of and
|r20 hold \\ it in čin mowth and do so oftyn and čou schalt be hol in \ waran_tyse
     Also ¨ef čou hawe če cow¨we tak ij vnces \ of če poudre of čis be_tonye
     with a lytyl hony and sethe \ it in water and čanne vse it ix dayes
     and be čat tyme čou \ 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 če ¨erde and he schal ben hol Also ¨ef \ a man may no¨t
     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 čanne
     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 če



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     thyrdde-dell and čanne clense čat \ 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 če powdre \
     and ete it erly in če morwyn and it schall kepe če čat čou \ schalt no¨t
     be drounkyn čat day. čese medesynes are \ prowyd in sundre placys.
|r10 čis herbe growy¨t in swn\dre placis in wodys and in gardynggis and
     it is hot and drye \
     Balsamita. is an herbe čat men clepe horsmynte čis \ herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk to očer mynte. and summe clepe it water \ mynte
     for it growy¨t myche by water. but it hath \ a stranggere sawour
|r15 čanne očer mynte. če vertu of čis \ herbe is čat it confortyth a mannys
     stomak and makith \ a man wel for to defye hys mete. Also it makith \
     a man clene with-inne and maky¨t hym weel to speke. \ Also če jous
     of čis herbe medled with hony and a lityl \ wyn put čer-to. for-doth
|r20 če cold of mannys stomak \ and očer wycked wyndys. Also če jous of
     čis herbe so\thyn with wyn and drounken makyth a wymman čat 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 čis \ herbe or če j ows and redely leynt to če skaldyng
     and it \ schal ben hol anoon wyth-owtyn ony fayle quia. \ probatum
     est čis herbe is hot and drye and čer are ij specis čer-of \
     Betha. is an herbe čat men clepe betys. čis herbe ys \ comoun.
     it growy¨t in gardynggys and čer are ij specis \ of hem as Diacolides
     seyth. on is quyt anočer \\ |r[p.171] blak. če vertu of če quyte is čat če jous \
     of čis herbe be put in-to če nesethyrlys it clensy¨t \ a mannys heed.
     Also it swagy¨t če akyng in mannys \ hed. Also it kepy¨t and clensy¨t
 |r5 če hed fro alle maner wyr\mys and vermyn. Also it reparyth and kepyth
     a mannys heer \ on hys hed. Also čis herbe dystroy¨eth botchys and
     by\lys. Also. Diacolides seyth. čat vp-on če rote \ of čis herbe may
     ben gryffyd a plante. čat after \ wyl bere froyt. qwat plante it be
     as on če rote of če cool \\
|r10 Boragia is an herbe čat men clepe borage. čis growyth \ in gar_dynggis
     and it ha¨t a scharp lef and a blew flour če \ vertu of čis
     herbe is čat it wele clense če rede colour in \ mannys face. Also čis
     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 če body. čis herbe is
     hot and weet \
     Bigula. is an herbe čat men clepe. brounbugle. čis herbe ha¨t \
     rounde lewys and sumdel turnyngge to blak and it ha¨t a \ blew flour
     and sumquat boystous. če vertu of čis herbe. is čat \ it wyl hele woun_dys
|r20 in mannys hed. Also čis herbe \ breky¨t and distroy¨eth če remme
     in mannys hed. čis herbe \ growy¨t in wodys and in medewys. and
     is hot and drye and ij specis \
     Burneta. is an herbe čat men clepe. burnet čis \ herbe ha¨t a
     blew flour as ha¨t heyhoue and lewys lyk \ to tansye but čei ben no¨t
|r25 so grete. and če vertu of čis \ herbe. is čat he wele drye and dystroye
     če humures and če \ laxatyf with-inne a man. Also čis herbe wyl oppyn
     če stop \ pynge of mannys leuere. and it maky¨th a man to pysse \
     Also it hely¨t a man of če ¨elw jawndees. Also če jous \\ |r[p.172] of čis herbe
     medled with hony and drounkyn vnbyndy¨t and \ hely¨t če sorhed
     of thy¨es and of Rybbys and of pappys \ and čer are ij specis of hem
     on growy¨t in hard lond \ and čat ha¨t lytyl lewys. Anočer growy¨t
 |r5 in medewys \ and čat ha¨t more lewys
     Bursa pastoris is an herbe \ čat men clepe schepherdys purs or
     tothwort čis herbe \ ha¨t lewys departed sumdel fro če maner of



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     bornet and it \ ha¨t a quyth flour. and quanne it ha¨t lost če flour
|r10 it ha¨t \ a maner of a purs in quyche is če seed. če vertu of čis \\ herbe
     is. čat it wele sone stawnche blod ¨ef it be dronkyn \ čis herbe growy¨t
     in feldys and it is hot and drye \
     Bursula. is an herbe čat men clepe billere. čis herbe ha¨t \ lewys
     lyk to lewys of skyrwyth. And it growy¨t \ in water and it ha¨t a long
|r15 stalke čer ben ij specis of bil\lere. če vertu of čis herbe billere is čat
     it maky¨th soris \ and boches rype čis herbe is hot and drye

|r[MS._Harley_3840,f.145v.]
     Branca vrcina is an herb čat men clepith brankurcyna other \ cut_bercol
     očer 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 če see and \ he is hote and weet
     Borage \ siluestres is an herbe čat men clepe wylde bo\rage or
     tauwort čis herbe ha¨t lewys euenelong \ no¨t so long as če točer
|r20 borage. and it ha¨t grete rotis \ and many braunches comyn out of
     on rote and it ha¨t \ a blew flour and it growy¨t in drye ground by hey_weyis 
     \
     Camamilla is an herbe čat men clepe camamylle čis \ herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk to Mawth and it ha¨t a quyth flour \ but it smelly¨t swete.
|r25 and če Mawth stynky¨t če vertu \ of čis herbe is ¨if it be drounkyn
     with wyn it brekyth \ če ston. Also it dystroy¨eth če ¨elw¨ ewel.
     Also it \ hely¨t če akyng of če leuere. Also ¨if it be chowwyd \ in man_nys 



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



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|r25 and če flourres are no¨t \ fully so rond as is če leef of penywort če
     vertu of \ čis herbe is. čat ¨ef it be leyd to a wounde. it hely¨t \ with_outyn 
     ony other helpe. čis herbe growith in gardynggis \ and it is hot
     and drye
     Crassula minor is an herbe čat \ men clepe stonore or stoncrop.
     čis herbe ha¨t lytyl \ lewys sumdel lyk to orpyn. and it growith on howsys
     and on \\ |r[p.174] wallys and it growith sumdel hanggynge če vertu of čis \
     herbe is it makyth a man to castyn and it sleth wyrmus and \ trwnchonys
     Cicuta is an herbe čat men clepen hum\lok or herbe benet. čis herbe
 |r5 ha¨t lewys lyk to persolye \ and so it flowreth and bryngy¨t forth seed
     as doth perselye \ but čis herbe stynky¨t. če vertu of čis herbe. i s čat
     it stop\pyth maydnes pappys fro gret waxyng. Also \ ¨ef če jous of čis
     herbe drownkyn it distroy¨eth če grete \ lust of lecherye. Also če j ous
|r10 of čis herbe with speme of \ siluer and swynys grees. swagyth če hote
     potacre and \ alle maner noyous hetys. čis herbe is cold and drye \
     Centorie. is an herbe čat men clepe centurie or erthe \ galle. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to lesse centurie but \ it is more quyt and it ha¨t
|r15 a long ¨elwe flour and it flow\reth no¨t but in če crop. če vertu of čis
     herbe. ¨ef it \ be sothyn in good wyn and čanne drounkyn it is good \



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



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



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



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     medecynes and namely for cocus to colour \ |r[p.177] here potagys čis herbe
     growith in gardynggis and it \ is hot and drye and ¨et it wolde be kept
     moyst \
     Centenodium is an herbe čat men clepe centenodye or spar \ wystungge
 |r5 or swynys grees. čis herbe growy¨t ny oueral \ and many stalkys comyn
     ou¨t of on rote. če vertu of čis \ herbe is it is good to breke če ston
     and it is hot and drye \
     Caprifolium is an herbe čat men clepe če wodebynde čis \ herbe
     growith in heggys and in wodys it wyl be-clyppe \ če trees čer it growyth
|r10 as do¨t jwy. and it ha¨t quyt \ flour. če vertu of či s herbe it čat 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 čat men clepe wylde hemp \ or holyrop or
|r15 doumnetele. čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk \ to hemp. če vertu of čis herbe.
     is čat ¨ef a pounse of \ a man čat ha¨t fefres be froted and rwdded with
     če le\wys of čis herbe he schal be hool čis herbe growith me\che in
     water
     Costus. is an herbe čat men clepe cost \ or lesse ditanye. čis herbe
|r20 ha¨t lewys lyk to dytanye \ but it are no¨t so grete and če lewys are
     more quyt \ čanne če lewys of ditanye. Also čis herbe is swet \ of sauour.
     če vertu of čis herbe. it wele hele seknesse \ of če brest and of če lungge.



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     And also it wele breke \ a posteme. Also it wele clense če humures of
|r25 man\\nys eyne. Also it is good for mannys stomak and \ his renys and
     čis herbe is bothyn hot and drye
     Cepe \ is an herbe čat men clepe onyoun. čis herbe is comoun \
     and čer-fore it nede¨t no¨t ... če vertu of čis herbe. it confor\tyth a
     mannys stomak. Also it porgyth flewme \ Also it neschyt če wombe.
     Also čis herbe tempred \ |r[p.178] with hony and esyle drounkyn is good to hele
     če bytynge of \ an hound Also čis herbe medled with wymmannys
     mylk is \ good to hele če akynge of erys. Also it is good for \ hym
 |r5 čat may no¨t speke. Also če jous of čis herbe is \ good for hym čat
     may no¨t spekyn and ha¨t lost speche \ sodeynly. Also če j ous of
     čis herbe put in mannys \ nesetherlys brekyth out reume očer wycked
     fyl\the of stoppynggis in če hed or in če throte čis herbe \ is ho¨t and
     drye
|r10 Columbina is an herbe men clepe colum\byne or cokkysfot or dowues_fot.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewis \ sumdel lyk to celydonye. but it droppyth
     no mylk quan \ it is brokyn and it ha¨t a blew colour čat is lyk to a
     dou\ue če vertu of čis herbe it is good for a man čat hat¨ \ swensye
|r15 or swellynge in če throte. čis herbe schal \ be gadered in herwest
     Ciminum is an herbe čat men \ clepe comyn. čis herbe ha¨t lewys



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     lyk to colyaundre \ and it ha¨t many braunches comynge out of on
     stalke \ and it is strong of sawour. če vertu of čis herbe is čat it dys\_stroyeth 
|r20 wycked wyndes and očer ewelys of če stomak \\ and also it hel_pyth 
     a man to make water
     Cardiaca \ is an herbe čat men clepe cardyake or caspere čis \
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če blyndnetle and čis herbe gro\wy¨t in sundry
     places. and it prykkyth on če tunge quo\-so byteth čer-on and it ha¨t a
|r25 lytyl codde and čer-in ys če seed \ če vertu of čis herbe. it is good for
     men čat han če \ fallynge ewyl and also it is good for salwys \
     Cicare is an herbe čat men clepe frenschpes čis \ herbe ha¨t lewys
     lyk to pees and also it hat coddes but \ no¨t so grete lewys ne so longe
     coddes as ha¨t \ |r[p.179] očer pees and čer ben ij specis of hem quyte and rede
     and čei gro\wyn in gardynggis and here seed is schape lyk as it \ were
     a pese
     Camalion is an herbe čat men clepe wol \ wysthystyl čis herbe ha¨t
 |r5 quyte lewys grete and brode \ and it ha¨t a reed flour čis herbe growy¨t
     by weyes. če \ vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef čou take čis herbe quanne če
     sonne \ is in capricornie and a newe mone. ¨ef čat čou bere it vp\-on
     če quylys čou beryst it vp-on če čer schal non mys\chef falle vp-on če
|r10 Cauda pully. is an herbe men \ clepe foulys tayl čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk to an \ herbe čat men clepe wylde comyn. but čis herbe is
     no¨t \ so stalkyd. and čis herbe growy¨t in wattry placys \



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     Caulus gallica. is an herbe men clepe caboches \ or frenchwourtis
|r15 čis herbe hat quyte lewys and brode \ and it growyth as it were a mannys
     heed and hath an \ euene rote in-to če ground and iche leef wrappyd
     in \ očere and it spredyth no¨t če lewys as očer herbis don \ and čis
     herbe is good for potage.
     Caulus agrestus \ is an herbe čat men clepyn wyldewourte. čis
|r20 herbe ha¨t \\ lewys lik to očer wortis and čis herbe ha¨t a ¨elwe flour \
     as očer wortys and qwyte lewys vndur and it growith in watrys \
     Cauliculus agrestus is an herbe čat men clepe glaunde \ or courake.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to platanye \ but čei are no¨t so moche. and
|r25 it ha¨t a stalke to the \\ lengthe of a cubyte and it ha¨t a quyt flour \
     and it growy¨t most in qwete
     Cimbaria is an herbe \ čat men clepe penywourte čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk a \ peny and če lewys are thykke as it were lewys of \ orpyn
     and it ha¨t a ¨elw flour and it growith on wallis and stonys \\
     Consolida Maior. is an herbe men clepe dayessye or \ |r[p.180] conforye.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to horselren. \ but it is no¨t so qwyth and it
     growith in watere placis \ and čer ben ij specis čer-of. če toon ha¨t a
 |r5 qwyt flour če \\ točer a reed. and čei han bothen on vertu če \ vertu
     of čis herbe is čis. čat ¨ef a man be brokyn \ or bressed with-inne his



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     body tak če rote of čis \ herbe and roste it wel among hote colys. and
|r10 take it \ to če seke fastyng with hony and lete hym ete it. and \\ he schal
     ben hol in warantyse. Also čis herbe he\lyth brokyn bonys. čis herbe.
     is hot and drye and \ it beryth blak seed
     Consolida minor. is an \ herbe čat men clepe če lesse dayeseye or
     bryswort or \ bonwourtis. čis herbe is comoun and it ha¨t lewys lyk \\
|r15 to če lesse sentoure and a qwyth flour če vertu of čis \ herbe. it is
     good to breke boches ¨ef it be stampyd \ and leyd čer-on and it growyth
     on euery grene \
     Consolida media. is an herbe čat men clepe qwyt \ bothel. or
|r20 qwyth golde. čis herbe ha¨t lewys \ sumdel longe. and čei are dentyd
     a lytyl with-outyn \ and it ha¨t a qwyth flour čat 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 čis herbe ha¨t lewys iij \ on iche braunche. and it arn sumdel
     scharpe on če \ endys. and it ha¨t a stalke schape as an eddre \ če
     vertu of čis herbe is ¨if it be brokyn smal and drwn\kyn with wyn. it
     woydy¨t all manere venym \ Also it helpy¨t all maner of akynge in



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



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



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     growith in dyrk placis and wete. če vertu of \ čis herbe is. ¨ef a man
     take če seed and make it to \ poudre and medel it with olye and put it
|r15 in-to mannis \\ erys it hely¨t če akynge of če heed. Also če jows \ of
     čis herbe with a lytyl oly and wolle put in-to man\nys nose clensy¨t če
     nose fro alle fylthes. Also \ če rote of čis herbe with če rote of če quyte
     venye mad \ to powdre and medled with hony hely¨t alle woundis \\
|r20 čat cancre bredy¨t in. Also qwo-so Rudde his han\dys with če Rote
     of čis herbe he may takyn an eddre \ in his handys with-owtyn ony
     perile. Also če jows \ of če Rote dystroy¨eth če dymhede of mannys
|r25 syth \ ¨ef he be anoynted čer-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.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to conforye but \ it is more quyth.
     and it hath a longe stalke and a \ |r[p.183] ¨elwe flour. če vertu of čis herbe
     is ¨ef a man hawe lose \ teth and hee ete of čis herbe. it wele feste his
     teth \ Also ¨ef a man drynke of čis herbe it helpyth a man \ to make
 |r5 water. Also ¨ef čis herbe be drounke it wyle \ helpyn to delyuere a



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     woman of a deed chyld. Also čis \ herbe hardy¨t a mannys wombe ¨ef
     he be laxatyf \ Also čis herbe helpy¨t a man of če cow¨e. čis herbe
     is \ hot and weet
     Endiwe. is an herbe čat men clepe endi\we. or horsthystyl. čis
|r10 herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če thow\thystyl. čis herbe ha¨t prykkes in če
     regges and it \ ha¨t a ¨elwe¨ flour and a lytyl quyt seed. če vertu of
     čis \ herbe is čat če jous be medled with hot water and \ drounken hely¨t
     če stoppynge of če mylte and of če \ lyuere. Also čis herbe is good to
|r15 hele če ¨elw¨ ewele \ and če feuere tercian and če hote postemus. Also
     čis herbe \ swagyth če grete hete of če lyuere and of če stomak \ čis
     herbe is cold and moyst
     Eruca is an herbe čat \ men clepe skyrwyt. čis herbe ha¨t lewys
|r20 lyk to \ byllere but it is no¨t so long and it hat a gret rote \\ če vertu
     of čis herbe is. čat če jows or če lewys \ wronggen in old ale and put
     in-to mannys mowth \ lesyth če sor in mannys mowth. Also čis herbe
     bre\kyth. če ston. Also če jows sothyn in water and \ drounken dy_stroyeth 
|r25 če blake jaundees. And also \ it steryth a man to letcherye
     ¨ef he vse it moche \ Also it helpy¨t to make water. Also če jous of \
     čis herbe. delyueryth men and chyldre of če cow¨e. čis \ herbe is hot
     and drye
     Eufrax is an herbe čat men \ clepe eufrax. čis herbe ha¨t lytyl



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     lewys lik hercolour \ but it is no¨t so moche. and it ha¨t a quyt flour
     če \\ vertu of čis herbe is čat qwo-so-euere vse it it is good \ |r[p.184] for sore
     eyne. čis herbe growy¨t in medewys and on hillis \
     |r[MS._Laud_Misc._553,f.10v.]
     Ebulus is an herbe čat me cleputh walwort čis herbe hath \ leues somdel
     lich to ellern and he hath a longe stalke and he gro\weč in feldes če vertu
     of čis herbe is čat he is good to destruye če \ dropesye or sckabbes or tetores
     also čis herbe drawith oute al wik\ked humours of a man čis herbe is hote
     and drye. \
     Edera is an herbe čat men clepe jwy. čis herbe is co\moun for it
 |r5 growith on tres and on howses. and it ha¨t le\wys lik an herbe men
     clepe bryan. and čis herbe beryth \ froyt as it were bayes. če vertu
     of čis herbe is ¨ef it \ be sothen in wyn and čanne leyd on a boche. it
     wele \ hole če boche. Also ¨ef čou hawe ake in čin hed tak \ če jows of
|r10 čis herbe with olye of rose and sethe hem to\-gedere in wyn and anoynt
     čin hed čer-with and čou schalt ben \ hol. Also ¨ef čou wylt kepe čin
     hed fro akyng in če \ sunne tak če lewys of čis herbe and stampe hem
     smal \ and tempre hem with olye of Rose and esyle and čanne a\-noynt
     čin forhed čer-wyth and čou schalt ben hol \\
|r15 Edera terrestis is an herbe čat men clepe orpyn or hey\houe čis
     herbe ha¨t lewy¨s lyk to catmynte but \ it is no¨t so mekyl and it ha¨t
     in če crop a red flour
     |r[MS._Royal_18_A._VI,f.74v.]
     The \ vertu of čys herbe ys yf he be sode wyč pyggys grece yt \ ys a gode
     oynment a¨enst al maner of \
     Euforbium ys an herbe čat me clepyč clarye čys her\be hač leuys
     ylyke to sawge but če leuys but bro\de and he flouryč ry¨t as hyt were sauge
     but če flour ys sum\del whyte and če sede ys sumdel blake wel alse grete
     as a \ note
     če \ vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef it be put in potage among \ fleysch it
     wyl make če flesch softe and tendre \\



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|r20 Elebourrus is an herbe čat men clepe longwourt or pe\lethre of
     spanye and čis herbe is mekyl lyk to pede\lyoun. but če lewys of čis
     herbe is no¨t so moche \ slyt wytowtyn and it ha¨t a flour lik pasnope
     čis herbe \ helyth schabbys and morfewe and tetures. Also it purgyt \
|r25 če colour of saunfle. Also it holy¨t a man of če eme\raudys ¨ef it be
     leyd to če place čer čei blede Al\so it helyth če toth-ache ¨ef it be sothe
     with esyle \ and čanne a man take a quantyte in his mouth. Also \ it
     purgy¨t wel a mannys stomak and his wombe. Also \ če poudre of čis
     herbe medled with a lytyl growel \ |r[p.185] schal slen myis. Also če jows of čis
     herbe medled with \ mylk sleth fly¨es čis herbe is hot and drye
     Elebourrus \ niger is an herbe čat men clepe clowetungge or pede\_lyoun 
 |r5 čis herbe is moche lyk to longwourt but no¨t so \\ lyk as are
     če lewys of čis herbe for it ha¨t sumdel a \ brod flour more čanne a
     peny and it ha¨t a blak rote and \ an horrible in syth. če vertu of čis
     herbe is. čat če pow\dre čer-of medled with growel or with otemele wele
|r10 sle \ rattes. Also ¨ef a man or a best pysse blod ¨ef hym \\ of čis herbe
     and he schal ben hol in warantyse čis herbe \ is hot and drye
     Esparica. is an herbe čat men clepyn \ leuere-wourt čis herbe
     growith in bankys of water and in wellis \ of ston and it wele jony to če
     stonys. čis herbe ha¨t \ non stalkys ne flour but smale round lewys



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|r15 and če more \\ če leef be. če better čey be to medesynes če vertu of \
     čis herbe is. čat it wele clarefye and dystroye če hardnesse \ of mannys
     leuere Also če lewys of čis herbe medeled \ with swynys gres wele
     hele woundys. Also čis herbe \ is good to distroye če feuere qwarteyn
|r20 Erpina is \\ an herbe čat men clepe foxglowe. čis herbe hat lewys \
     lyk to feldwourth but it are no¨t so quyte and it ha¨t a \ longe stalke
     and a flour moche lyk to glouus and it growith \ moche in wodys
     Ebullus minor is an herbe čat men \ clepe lesse walwourt. čis herbe
|r25 ha¨t lewys lyk to wal\wourt. but če lewys of čis herbe are sumdel
     Rede and it hat \ a long stalke and it growith on banches of water \
     Fammula is an herbe čat men clepe sperewourt or laun\celef čis
     herbe ha¨t scharpe lewys as a spere and \ it ha¨t a stalke and in če
     crop of če stalke comen oute \ |r[p.186] many smale stalkys and it ha¨t a quyt
     flour and it growith \ in wattres. če vertu of čis herbe is čat ¨ef a man
     hawe \ če feueres and hys pouuse be anoynted čer-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. čis herbe ha¨t \ lewys
     čat ben sumdel qwyte vnder and it are smale and \ it ha¨t a purpul
     flour. and čis herbe ha¨t a stalke but no¨t \ ful longe. če vertu of čis
     herbe is. čat it conforty¨t \ wel če stomak. Also it maky¨t a man to



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



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



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|r25 of his bleddre. Also če jous \ of čis herbe styllyd in-to a mannys eyne
     dystroyeth \ če weeb in če eyne. Also ¨ef it be drounken with wyn \
     it wele dystroye al maner venym. Also ¨ef če jous \ be styllyd in-to
     mannys erys. it schal slen wyrmus čat \ |r[p.188] ben in mannys heed. Also
     ¨ef čis herbe be drounkyn with wyn \ it wele hele če 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 \ če swellyng of mannys
     hed. Also ¨ef a man drynke \ mekyl of čis seed of čis herbe in swet wyn.
     he schal so\ne be steryd to letcherye
|r10 Fraxinus is an herbe čat \ men clepe hertwourt or wodebroun. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys \ scharpe and it ha¨t a flour as it were water bewgle
     and it \ ha¨t a schort stalke. če vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef it be dron\kyn.
     or ellys stamped and leyd to a soor. it wele so\ne hele čat sor. čis herbe
     growith in feld and in Medewys \\
|r15 Feniculus porcus. is an herbe čat men clepe swynys fenkel \ or
     wyrmsed. čis herbe hat smale lewys lyk to ¨arwe \ and of on stalke come
     manye brawnches and it growyt \ on walles. and it ha¨t a smal cod.
     and a smal red seed \ and it we]e slen wyrmus čat are in mannys body.
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|r20 Febrefuga. is an herbe čat men clepe feuerfew. čis herbe hat \
     lewys lyk to helde but čei ben no¨t so qwyth and \ it ha¨t many stalkes
     comyng out of on stok and it \ ha¨t a quyth flour as it were mawt.
     če vertu of čis herbe \ is čat it wele confortyn a mannus stomak. Also
|r25 it wele \\ swage če feuere cotidian. Also it is good to hele če \ crampe
     čat comyth of cold stomak. Also ¨ef čis herbe \ be stampyd and leyd
     to a sor čat is betyn with a venymys \ |r[p.189] wyrm or best. it schal hole it.
     Also čis herbe tempred \ wyth esyle doth awey če Morfue. Also ¨ef
     it be \ stampyd and leyd to a wounde qwere čat bonys \ are broken.
 |r5 it schal knytte če bonys and hele če wounde \ Also če Rote of čis
     herbe is good to stawnche bledyng \ of če menysoun. čis herbe is hot
     and drye
     Filago is \ an herbe čat men clepe flodwourt čis herbe ha¨t 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 čat men clepe če lesse spe\rewourth.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys as it were sperewourt \ gres but it is scharp as it
     were a spere. and it growith \ in dechys če vertu of čis herbe. ¨ef
     it be stamped and \ leyd to an hounde čat is hort with wounde ley čer-to \\
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     Granium is an herbe čat \ men clepe gromelye. or lytyl wale. čis
     herbe \ ha¨t lewys čat ben ewene long and a lytyl qwyt flour \ and a
     long stalke and it ha¨t qwyt seed lyk a perle ston \ če vertu of čis
|r20 herbe is. čat it is good to hele a man of \ če ston and če euelys of če
     bleddre čis herbe doth a man \ to make water hot and drye \
     Genescula is an herbe čat men clepe genestres or broum \ čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to spigurnel. and it is but ly\til lenger and it ha¨t
|r25 a ¨elw¨ flour schape lyk a pese \ flour. če vertu of čis herbe is to knyttyn
     bonys and senewis \ to-gedere čat ben brokyn
     Genciana is an herbe \ čat men clepe gencian or feldworth or bald_monye 
     \ če vertu of čis herbe is čat it purgyth and clensyth če stop\_pyng
     of če stomak and če leuere and če mylte ¨ef it be \\ |r[p.190] drounkyn with
     hony. or with water. Also it hely¨t če bytynge of \ venymous bestys.
     Also it delyueret a wymman of a ded chyld \
     Ganyngale is an herbe čat men clepe ganygale. če vertu \ of čis
 |r5 herbe is. it confortyth če stomak and makyth a man \ to defye his
     mete. Also it lesy¨t and laty¨t owt wykked \ wyndes out of mannys
     body. Also it maky¨t a man\nys mowth to swete. Also it hetyth a man_nys 
     rey\nes. Also it maky¨t a man to han aptyt to wymmen \ and
     wymmen to men. hot and drye.



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|r10 Granum solis is an \ herbe čat men clepe wylde gromelye. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys \ lyk to gromelye. and it ha¨t seed lyk to gromelye
     and also \ it ha¨t a flour sumquat lyk to gromelye. but it dyscor\dy¨th
     in če stalke. for če stalke of čis herbe is scharp \ and čis herbe growith
     moche in qwete
|r15 Gladiolus is \\ an herbe čat men clepe gladene. čis herbe ha¨t lewys \
     lyk to betys but it is no¨t so grene as betys and it \ ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour
     and it growith in water
     Gratia dei is an \ herbe čat men clepe. gratia dei. čis herbe ha¨t
|r20 lewys lyk \ to če dendelyoun. but če lewys of čis herbe arn \\ sumdel
     scharpe and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour and it growyth \ in drye ground
     Gratia dei maior. is an herbe čat men \ clepe gratia dei če more.
     and it ha¨t lewys lyk to če \ cockyl and it hat a qwyth flour and it wyl
     growe on drye \ ground and it droppy¨t mylk
|r25 Herba cruriatica is \ an herbe men clepe croswourth. or exan. čis
     herbe ha¨t \ lewys lytyl and smale stalke and a qwyt flour lyk to \ a
     croys and on braunche and ha ¨t many floures če vertu \ is to hole
     woundys
     Herba Christofori masculus is \ |r[p.191] an herbe čat men clepe Christofere
     če male. čis herbe ha¨t \ lewys lyk to če crousope če lesse. but it are



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     more \ quyte. and no¨t fully so longe and it growith in drye ground \
     and also by water. and it h a¨t a ¨elw¨ flour. če vertu of čis herbe \
 |r5 is good to dystroye pestelens and frensye
     Herba \ Christofory femina is an herbe men clepe Christofere
     femel \ čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če lewys of herbe petur \ but it is
     no¨t fully so qwyth and it growith be water and \ it ha¨t a long stalke
|r10 Herba walterus is an herbe \ čat men clepe herbe water. čis herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk to \ če lewys of persely and če lewys are sumdel thykke
     and \ tendre. če vertu of čis herbe. is to hele woundys \
     Herba Robertus is an herbe čat men clepe herbe Robert \ čis herbe
|r15 ha¨t lewys lyk to če lewys of herbe benet \ and it ha¨t a smal flour
     and it is sumdel reed and it growith \ most in feldys and in hedgis and
     on wallys. če vertu of \ čis herbe. is čat it sleth a cancre če powdre
     čer-of and \ helyth woundys
     Herba Martina. is an herbe men \ clepe mortagon. čis herbe ha¨t
|r20 lewys lyk to a ca\\pital lettre .M. and in fowre braunches of čis herbe \
     are ix lewys of če točere summe more and summe lesse \ and it bryngy¨th
     lef and seed bothe to-gedere čis herbe \



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     Hastilogia is an herbe čat men clepe woderowe čis \ herbe ha¨t
|r25 lewys lyk to croyswourth. and če flour of čis \ herbe is swet in sawour.
     neuerčeles ¨ef a man vse to \ smelle čer-on it wil make his hed to ake.
     and čis herbe \ growith in wodys. and če vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef če \
     Rote be stampyd and drounken with wyn it schal hele \\ |r[p.192] sorys of mannys
     mowth. Also take če seed of čis herbe \ and stampe it and tempre it
     with če sowrest vynegre or esyle \ čat čou may fynde and drynke it
     and it schal stangche če floux \ and make če wombe hard
 |r5 Herba Iohannis. is an herbe čat \ men clepe herbe jon. čis herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk to the \ lesse centorye and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour and a
     long stalke and \ many stalkes comyn owt of oon. če vertu of čis herbe
     is \ ¨ef it be in an hows it wele suffre non wykked gost \ a-bydyn in če
     hows ne entryn
|r10 Herba petri is an \ herbe čat men clepe peter or cowsloppe. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewis \ lyk to Christofre femel. but it is more qwyth and
     it gro\wyth in medewys
     Iusquiamus. is an herbe men \ clepe henbane. čis herbe ha¨t lewys
     sumdel quy\te and vnder če lef it are slyt a lytyl with-outyn as is \\
|r15 če thouthystyl. čis herbe ha¨t 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. če vertu of čis \ herbe is čat če olye čat is mad of čis herbe
|r20 is good \ to dystroye alle maner gowtys. and namely čat \ comyth of
     malyncolye. Also če seed of čis herbe \ leyd on a tylston and ha¨t
     with če fyer. and čanne late če hete \ smytyn in-to mannys mowth.
     it sleth če wyrmes in \ če teth. Also it swagy¨t če cow¨e and postemus
     and če hote \ potacre. Also če rote of čis herbe ys good for če toth\\_ache.
|r25 and če jus is good for alle maner woundys. če seed \ of čis herbe
     schuld be gadered in če monyth of august \ and kept. and qwyltyme a
     man haue nede take it čis herbe \ is cold and drye
     Isopus. is an herbe čat men clepe ysope \ |r[p.193] čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk
     to sawereye. but it is no¨th \ so brod. and it flourryth as doth sawe_reye.
     če vertu of čis \ herbe is good to take če jus and medele it with
     esyle and \ tempere it and put it in hys mowth čat is sek and it schal \\
 |r5 distroye alle manere ewelys čat he ha¨t in his mowth \ Also čis herbe
     sleth wyrmus in mannys wombe. and it \ makyth če wombe neysch.
     Also ¨ef it be drounken gre\ne or ellys če powdre makyth a man wel
     coloured in his \ face and in alle placys. hot and drye
|r10 Ireos is an herbe \ čat men clepe fane čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to
     če flour\delys and it ha¨t a quyt flour and it wele growe in water \ če
     vertu of čis herbe is good to slake če akyng of synwys \ and also it
     distroyeth če wycked humures of mannys \ brest. Also it hely¨th



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



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     water and set \ it in če sunne til če water be consumyd and dronkyn in. \
 |r5 čanne rubbe čin face with če powdre. or in qwat place \\ čat čou wylt
     ben fayre twyes or thryes. and čanne wasch \ čin face. or qwere čou
     hast leyd če powdre. with water of rose \ and čou schalt be fayre.
     Also če powdre of čis herbe putty¨t \ awey superfluite of flesch čere a
     man is combred of \ boystousnesse
|r10 Iasia alba is an herbe čat men clepe gos\gres or wyldtanse. but it
     is more quyt čan tanse and it ha¨t \ a ¨elw¨ flour and it growith doun
     be ground as doth če streberye \ and če vertu of čis herbe is čat it is
     good to clense mannus \ leuere and it growy¨t in wodys and among
     brouysch and be \ weyes
|r15 Iasia nigra is an herbe čat men clepe mat \ feloun or bollewed or
     hyrnehard or cnopwourte čis \ herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to schabyous
     and it hat a flour lyk \ to purpil colour
     Ipia maior is an herbe čat men clepe \ pympernol or selfhol or
     weyewourth or morcrop and \ it ha¨t lewys lyk to chykwed but če
|r20 lewys of čis \ herbe are lesse and it beryth a flour lyk red purpyl and
     it gro\wyth in feldys comounly oueral. če vertu of čis 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 čis herbe \\ ha¨t lewys
     lyk to pympernol but it ha¨t a quyt flour \ and it ha¨t alle če vertu
     of pympernol and it growyth in \ feldys
     Iacintus ruticus is an herbe čat men clepe blew\bothel čis herbe
     growith in corn and ha¨t a blew flour and of \ |r[p.195] čis herbe are mad gar_londys
     
     Leuticulum. is an herbe \ men clepe loueache. čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk to \ smalache but it is sumdell more and it ha¨t a longe \
 |r5 stalke. and it is strong in sawour. če vertu of čis herbe is \\ moche in
     če seed. Also če stok čer-of mad to powdre \ and drounke with wyn.
     is good to hele če stomak and to hele \ alle očer ewelys in man and for
     al good dygestioun. hot and drye \
     Lyngua cerui. is an herbe čat men clepe hertystungge \ čis herbe
|r10 ha¨t lewys lyk to če tungge of an herte and \ it growith on wallys and
     on dyche and it ha¨t neyther seed \ ne flour ne stalke. če vertu of čis
     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
     hardy¨t \ a mannys wombe. and also it helpyth a man of če cow¨e.
     hot. drye \\
|r15 Lylium. is an herbe čat men clepe lilie čis herbe is comoun \ če
     vertu of čis herbe. is ¨ef ču stamp it with talw¨ and frye \ it with olye.



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



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     Lingua bouis is an herbe čat \ men clepe langdebef or oxtungge.
|r10 čis herbe ha¨t \\ scharp lewys as it were wylde tasel. but it is no¨t \
     so gret. and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour and it growith in gardynggis \ and
     in feldys. and it ha¨t a long stalke. če vertu of čis. herbe. \ is it wele
     don awey če Rede colour of a man. Also ¨ef \ it be drunkyn with wyn
|r15 it wele don awey če cardiake \ and wicked humures in mannys lunggis.
     Also če jus of \ čis herbe drounkyn in hot water maky¨th a man to han \
     good mynde and good wyt. čis. herbe. hot and drye \
     Lingua serpentys is an herbe men clepe neddres \ tungge če more.
|r20 čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to affa\dille. but it is more grene and čis
     herbe schuld ben gade\ryd in aprel
     Linga serpertis minor is an herbe čat \ men clepe lesse eddres
     tungge. čis herbe ha¨t lewys \ lyk to pygle. and it ha¨t 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 če wylde \ longbef.
     čis herbe is lyk to če longge-bef but če lef \ of čis herbe is smallere and
     quyttere and it ha¨t a flour \ jndeblu et cetera
     Lingua canis. is an herbe čat men clepe \ houndistungge. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lik to conferie but \ |r[p.197] če lewys of čis herbe are more quyt
     and lesse in če self \ and it ha¨t a flour of purpul colour. and it ha¨t a



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



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|r25 distroye če dropisye \ Also tak če mele of če lyppyne and če jous of
     an herbe \ men clepe smert and medle to-gedre and do it in-to čin \
     erys and it schal slen če wyrmus in čin hed or ellys ¨ef \\ |r[p.198] čou make a past
     čer-of and ete it. it wele don če same. Also ¨ef \ čou tak če mele of
     čis lyppine. and če jus of leek and tempre \ hem to-gedre and put it
     in čin erys it schal clense če fro \ alle styngkyng eyre. Also tak če mele
 |r5 of čis herbe and \ medle it with hony and čat wele rypyn and brekyn
     alle colde \ postemus.
     Labrum. is an herbe men clepe sowesthystyl \ čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys as če thystyl but it is no¨t \ so scharp and quanne it is brokyn
     it droppy¨t mylk and it \ beryth a ¨elw¨ flour. and če seed is clepyd
|r10 seynt marie \\ seed če vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef a man hawe če feueres \
     tak če jus of čis herbe and temper it with hot water and čanne \ ¨ewe
     it hym to drynke and he schal ben hol. Also ¨ef a \ man be venymed with_inne 
     hym. tak čis herbe and mak \ to poudre and medle če poudre
|r15 with a lytyl wyn and late \ hym drynke it and it schal cast out al če
     venym čat \ is with-jnne hym
     Lauandula. is an herbe men clepe \ lauandre. čis herbe is moche
     lyk to ysope. but it is \ mo lengger lewys čanne ysope and it ha¨t a



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|r20 flour \ sumdel blew. And also če stalke growith očer-wyse če \\ vertu
     of čis herbe. is ¨ef it be sothyn in water and dronke \ čat water it wele
     hele če palsye and many očer ewelys \
     Lactuca. is an herbe čat men clepe letuse or slep\wourt. čis herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk endywe. but čis .herbe. ha¨t nonne piles in če rygges as
|r25 endywe ha¨t it \ ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour and a long stalke. and quanne it
     is bro\kyn. it droppyth mylk. če vertu of čis herbe is. ¨ef it \ be etyn
     raw or sothen. it gendry¨t good blod and \ also mylk in wymmen. Also
     it wele helpe a man \ |r[p.199] of če feueres. Also čis herbe sothyn with esyle
     and a lytyl sa\froun and drounke. vnbyndy¨t če stoppyng of če leuere
     and of \ če mylte. Also ¨ef a man may no¨t slepe tak če seed \ of čis
 |r5 herbe and make it to powdre and temper it with wymman\nys mylk
     and with če qwyt of an ey and make a playster čer \ of and ley it to če
     templys of če heed and he schal slepe \ wel inow¨. or ellys for če same
     tak če powdre of \ čis seed and drynk it with mylk. Also tak če powdre
     of \ čis seed and temper it with olye of Rose and make a playster \\
|r10 and ley it on čin stomak. and čat playster is good to distroye \ če
     posteme. Also drynke če jus of čis herbe or ellys \ če powdre of če seed
     in wyn and čat is good to hele a man of če \ 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 \ če wyld letuse. čis herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk to thystle \ and it is hey and scharp and it ha¨t a flour
     purpul colour and it \ growy¨t in feldys in dyuerse places and it is of
|r20 če \ thystles but it is mekyl more čanne če comoun thys\\tle. and če
     lewys are mekyl more čanne če lewys \ of če thystle. čis herbe ha¨t
     many vertues. hot and drye \
     Lactuca leporica is an herbe čat men clepe harys \ thystle. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če sowysthystle \ and quanne it is brokyn it
|r25 droppy¨t mylk če vertu of čis \ herbe is quanne an hare is wood in
     somer he wele \ etyn of čis herbe and čanne schal he ben hol. Also tak \
     čis herbe and ley it to a mannys syde qwyl he slepy¨t \ or ellys čat
     he wete it no¨t by hym and ¨ef he hawe če \ fewerys he schal ben hol \\
     Lappa is an herbe čat men clepe burrus or clote. čis herbe \ |r[p.200] ha¨t
     lewys lyk to če clote. but če lewys of čis herbe \ ha¨t an ende and it
     bery¨t seed čat hangy¨t on mennys \ clothys and it growith be weyes
 |r5 Lolium. is an herb čat men \ clepe cokkyl or popy or wyldsauagre.
     čis herbe ha¨t \ lewys lyk to če more gratia dei. and it ha¨t a flour
     lyk to purpyl \ colour. and to če flour of flos campy. but če lewys



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     are \ no¨t so quyt as flos campi. and it growyt in qwete \ and in rye
|r10 če vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef it be grounden with a \ lytyl radyke and
     salt. it is good to distroye a cancre \ and helyn očer wounde. Also it
     confortyth če stomak and \ če leuere. Also it wele vnbynde wycked
     vyndys \ čat ben in mannys body. Also it helpy¨t a man to \ make
|r15 water. Also it is good to hele sore eyne. Also \ če subimigacoun čer-of
     may helpe a wymman to bere a \ chyld with-owtyn ony harm or peryl.
     Also it swagy¨t \ če peyne and če akyng of če lepre and conforty¨t če \
     man čat ha¨t it. and it is hot and drye
     Lapasium is an \ herbe čat men clepe. če rede dokke. čis herbe
|r20 ha¨t le\\wys lyk to če lewys of paciens. but če lewys of \ čis herbe are
     more rede in če myddel and it ha¨t a long \ stalke. and it bery¨t a seed
     as do¨th paciens. če vertu \ of čis herbe is. ¨ef a man take če jus of čis
|r25 herbe and \ held it in his mowth it swagy¨t če toth-ache. Also \\ ¨ef a
     man hawe če kynggis euyl. take če rote of čis \ herbe and sethe hem
     in wyn. and drynke čat wyn. and he schal \ ben hol ¨ef he it vse often.
     Also ¨ef a man rubbe \ hym with če jus it wele distroye ewel. ¨ow¨te.



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     Also \ čis herbe is good to delyuere wynd in a feble stomak \\ |r[p.201] by bolnyng.
     Also čis herbe is good to makyn skabbys \ rype. Also čis herbe wele
     makyn a man to han an hard \ wombe. čis herbe is hot and drye
     Linum is an herbe čat \ men clepe flax or lyne. čis herbe is comoun.
|r5  če vertu \\ of čis herbe is ¨ef a man take če seed and medle it with \
     schepys talw¨ it is good to make a man laxatyf \ ¨ef it be sothyn in
     rennyng water Also čer is anočer \ kende of flax. čat is clepyd cuscuta.
|r10 men clepe \ it dodur. and it growith among flax. čis herbe dodur \\ wyl
     makyn a man of fayre colour ¨ef he be of fowl \ colour. Also ¨ef a man
     take a gret quantyte of čese \ ij herbys flax and dodur with če seed čer_of 
     wyth myrre and \ olye and make a noyntment čer-of and anoynt či
     brest and \ či renys and čin lemys and in qwat place čou hast ache or \\
|r15 akyng and čou schalt ben hol
     Lauriola is an herbe čat men \ clep lauryol čis herbe ha¨t lewys
     čat ben euene long \ and it are grene and a stalke as it were rewe and
     it ha¨t \ seed as it were blake bays and it growith in dychis če vertu \
|r20 of čis herbe is it is good to a man čat is laxatyf Also \\ for a man čat
     may no¨t wel heryn. tak če jus of čis \ herbe and put it in hys erys or



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     ellys make a subpositorie \ of čis herbe stamp it and put to-gedere
     and ley to če erys \ and he schal ben hol
     Licoricia is an herbe čat men clepe \ licoris. čis herbe is swet and
|r25 če vertu of čis herbe is. čat it wele \ moyst kendely če hete of man.
     and čer-fore it is good for \ če 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 če dryehede čat is in hym \
     Lappa anuersa is an herbe čat men clepe clote čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys \ lyk to če burre but če lewys of čis herbe are more rounde \\
     Lunaria. is an herbe men clepe. lunarie. čis herbe ha¨t \ |r[p.202] lewys lyk
     to lawandre but če lewys of čis herbe \ are more quyte and smallere
     and a fayre ¨elw¨ flour and it \ schyny¨t on nytis and ¨et it stynky¨th
     sumdel.
 |r5 Lingua \\ agni maior. is an herbe men clepe lombis tungge \ čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če lesse centorye and it \ ha¨t 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 čat men clepe Millefoly or no\\seblod or ¨arwe.
     čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to phyly \ pendula and it ha¨t a quyt flour če
     vertu of čis herbe \ is čat it is good to hele a man of če tothache. ¨ef \



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     he take čis herbe and stamp it and drynke če jus wy¨t \ esyle. Also
|r15 ¨ef čou hawe če flyx. tak če jus of čis \ herbe and drynke it with ale
     or wyn or quat lycour čow \ wylt and čou schalt be hol. Also čis herbe
     is good to \ waysch wy¨t woundys or cancres or ony očer sorys \
     Morella. is an herbe men clepe morel or houndys \ berye čis herbe
|r20 ha¨t lewys lyk to dwale. but \ če lewys of čis herbe are no¨t so moche
     and it beryt \ blake bays and it stynky¨t sumdel. če vertu of \ čis herbe.
     is good to chafe če leuere and če mylte. Also \ it is good to distroye če
     akyng of mannys hed \ and če erys. Also če bayes of čis herbe are
|r25 goode for \\ to distroye če amerautis čis 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 čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lik to dendely \ oun and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour. and če
     principal Rote of čis \ herbe is betyn awey and it growith in medewys
     and če \\ vertu of čis herbe is good to hele če feuere cotidian \ |r[p.203] or če ter_cyan 
     ¨ef če jus čer-of be drounke. Also če jus čer\-of is good to hele
     woundys
     Mercurialis. is \ an herbe men clepe Mercurie or papwourt¨ or če
 |r5 more \\ smerewourt and it ha¨t ]ewys lyk a tungge and it bery¨t \ seed
     as betys doth. če vertu of čis herbe ¨ef a man \ hawe akyng in his heed



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     or in his wombe tak če \ jus of čis herbe and lete hym drynk it and he
     schal be hol \ for it schal clense his stomak. Also tak če seed of čis \\
|r10 same herbe and medle it with qwat lycour čat čou wylt and it \ schal
     don če same. Also ¨ef čou hawe sore eyne tak \ če jus of čis herbe and
     temper it with quyt wyn čat is old \ and anoynt čin eyne čer-wy¨t.
     and it schal make hem hole \ Also ¨ef čer be a wyrm or ony očer thyng
|r15 crepte in čin \\ eyne or in-to čin erys. tak če jus of čis herbe and make \
     it warm and put it warm in-to čin erys. and it schal make \ če hol.
     čis herbe is hot and weet
     Mellilotum is an herbe \ čat men clepe mellito. or honysukkle or
|r20 iij lewyd \ gres. or mel siluestre. čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če \\ iij
     lewyd gres. but če lewys of čis herbe is more \ euene-long and čer-of
     are iij specis. če ton bery¨t a \ ¨elw¨ flour. če točer a red flour če
     thrydde a quyt flour \ če vertu of čis herbe is good for sore eyne and
|r25 so ben \ alle če specis of hem. Also ¨ef čou take čis 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 čat he loke lyk a mesel
     in his face tak če \ lewys of čis herbe stalke and all and stamp it and
     anoynt \ če face wy¨t all and qwere čou art blowyn and čou schalt
     ben \ hol with-inne xii dayes. and for če man tak če quyte and \\ |r[p.204s] for če
     wymman tak če Rede sukkele. čat ha¨t a quyt che\uuron in če lef.
     čis herbe is comoun. and it growith in medewys \ and in očer placis
     and it is hot and drye
     Menta. is an herbe čat \ men clepe mynte. čis herbe is comoun. če
 |r5 vertu of čis \ herbe is. čat ¨if it be etyn oftyn it wele sle wyrmus in
     man\nys wombe. Also ¨ef a man hawe many botches \ or ony očer
     euele čat be swellyng or rennyng in man\nys hed tak čis herbe and
     stamp it and ley to če sor and \ it schal ben hol. Also ¨ef a mannus
|r10 toth chille. tak čis \ herbe and sethe it in wyn or in esyle and tak če
     licour čat \ lewith and waysche čin mowth čer-wyth and čou schalt
     ben hol \ Also tak če powdre of čis herbe and frete čin toth čer-with
     har\de and sore and čou schalt han a swet mowth and an hol toth \
|r15 Also tak čis herbe and stamp it and temper it with a lytil esi\\le and
     čer-of mak saws. and ete it and it schal make če han \ a good aptyte
     to čin mete. Also ¨ef ony medesine \ schal be ¨ewyn to distroye ven ym.
     it is good to ¨e\we čer-with če jus of čis herbe. for čis herbe ha¨t gret \



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|r20 vertu. to distroye venym. Also čer ben many specys \\ of čis herbe.
     čis herbe is hot and drye
     Menta Romana \ is an herbe čat men clepe wylde mynte. čis herbe \
     ha¨t lewys lyk to če točer mynte. but če lewys of \ čis herbe are more
     longe and quytere. and it is more strong \ of sawour. and it wele growyn
|r25 on bankys by wattrys \ če vertu of čis herbe is. čat it wele sle wyrmus
     in mannus \ body as doth če točer. če jous čer-of drounkyn. Also \
     tak če jus of čis herbe and drop it in mannys nose. and it \ schal sle če
     wyrmus in mannys nose. Also tak če pow\dre of čis 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 čis herbe \ |r[p.205] is co_moun.
     and it ha¨t lewys lyk to če holy-hocke but \ če lewys of čis
     herbe are no¨t so moche and it ha¨t a red \ flour. če vertu of čis herbe
 |r5 is. ¨ef če lewys čer-of be stamped \ and leyd to a mannis stomak it
     schal breke an hoot \ posteme in če begynnyng or ellys tak čis herbe
     and \ stamp it with swynys grees and hete it on a tylston and \ ley it
     on his stomak and it schal rype če posteme and \ breke it. Also če same
|r10 wele distroye če hardnesse \ of mannys leuere and his mylte. Also
     čis herbe ¨ef it be so\tyn and etyn it is good to maken a man laxatyf
     čis herbe \ is cold and wet



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     Marubium is an herbe čat men clepe \ marube or horrowne. or
     houndbene. čis herbe ha¨t \ lewys lyk to če blynd netle. but če lewys
|r15 of čis. herbe.\\ are more qwyte and it ha¨t a quyt flour and it is \ swet
     in sawour. če vertu of čis herbe is. ¨ef a man hawe \ a wycked cow¨e.
     tak čis herbe and sethe it in water and \ drynk čat water and he schal
     ben hol. Also ¨ef a man hawe \ a seek stomak tak čis herbe and stamp
|r20 it and ¨ewe če \\ seke to drynke če jus and it schal make hym han an \
     hol stomak. Also ¨ef a man hawe festrys tak čis herbe \ and sethe it in
     water. And čanne tak čat water and ¨ewe \ hym to drynke and he schal
     ben hol. Also ¨ef a man \ hawe wycked quetures or scabbys. tak čis
|r25 herbe and sethe \ it in water and wasche wel če body with čat water
     and it \ helyth bothe quetures and scabbis. Also ¨ef a man hawe \ a
     sor in his lungge. tak čis herbe and sethe it in wyn \ and lete hym ete
     če herbe and drynke če lecour and he schal \ ben hol. Also ¨ef a man
     haue ony hardnesse \ in his body. tak čis herbe and stamp it and medle
     it wy¨t \\ |r[p.206] swet mylk and ley it to če 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 če jus of čis herbe and \ medle it with olye of Rose
 |r5 and anount če sor place čer-with \ and he schal ben hol. Also ¨ef a man
     hawe sore eyne tak \ če jus of čis herbe and medle it with quyt wyn and
     with hony \ and anoynt čin eyne čer-with and čei schal fare wel. but
     newer\-če-lesse it is ewyl for a man čat ha¨t če ston in hys \ reynes. čis
     herbe is hot and drye
|r10 Marubium Rubium is an \ herbe čat men clepe če rede horroun.
     čis herbe is a spece \ of če horroun. čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če točer
     hor\roun but če lewys of čis horroun is no¨t so qwyt \ and it ha¨t a
     red flour and it is strong in sawour and it growith \ in wallys and in
|r15 donghepys comely and it ha¨t vertu \ as če točer
     Mandragora is an herbe men clepe man\drake and čer ben ij specis
     čer-of. on is mandrake če male \ and mandrake če female. Mandrake
     če male hat \ lewys lyk betys. and mandrake če femel ha¨t lewis \
|r20 lyk to letuse and če lewys of čis herbe spredy¨t abow\\ten on če erthe
     and čis herbe hath ij stokkes or iij gro\wyng to-gedre. and če stokkys
     are blake wy¨towtyn \ and qwyt wyth-inne and če mandrake male
     ha¨t a \ long leef and a smal and thynne and če Rote of čis herbe is \
|r25 schape after a man or wymman and če vertu of čis herbe a \\ |r[p.207] cordyth to



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     ysodre in a bok čat he made of herbys also \ čis herbe beryth apples
     in tyme of ¨ere. and če apples \ growyn in če lewys ryth as hok apples
     growyn in \ hokys lewys. and če apples are ¨elwe and swete in smel\_lyng.
     and in taste čei are byttre And če vertu of čis herbe \\ is. čat
     ¨ef če rynde čer-of be sothyn in wyn it wele ma \kyn a man to slepe
     so fast čat čow a man kwtte hym \ he schuld no¨t wake ne onethe fele
     no peyne for \ če strong slep. And čis experiment han čese fesicouns \\
 |r5 and surgeanys čat vse to cutte men slepyng. Also če \ jus of čis herbe
     tempred with wymmanus mylk and drounkyn \ makyth a man to slepe
     faste and ¨et neuer če latter it is \ forbode čat no man tak čer-to moche
     in his medicy\nys. for it myth be cause of hys deth. for čis herbe \\
|r10 ha¨t gret strenthe of kelyng and dystroy¨ing of ken\de. for čis herbe
     is wonder cold. čis herbe qwenchit \ and distroyeth wyld fy¨er. Also
     it qwenchith and dys\stroyeth če grete hete of brennyng colour. Also
|r15 it \ wele hele a man of če flyx. Also čese vertues and propurtes \\ of čis
     herbe telly¨t placens in če same bok and seyth \ čat by kende čer is



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     founde no maner schap of man ne wym\man in čis herbe. but čis is a
     comoun tale among \ lewyd men. čat it schuld ben lyk to a man but
|r20 it \ is no¨t so. but če Rote ha¨t a schap. Also diacoly\\des seyth and
     placens bothe and legyn čat ¨ef čis herbe \ be takyn in due tyme or in
     Resonable manere \ it wole kele a wymman čat 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 \ čat 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 čat it schal \ distroye here. and čer_fore
     [,] wymmen[,] beth war how ¨e \ take it. and čat ¨e knowe in qwat
     degre čat ¨e be. qwečer 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 čis 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 če heed. tak lewys of čis. herbe. \ and bynd hem to čin templys. or
     ellys tak če olye of \ čis mandrake or če jous and medle it wy¨t comyn
     and \ čanne let it boyle a lytyl qwyle and čanne streyne it \ čour a



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



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



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     and it ha¨t a ¨elw¨ flour. and quanne če \ flour is falle it beryth coddys
|r20 in qwyche is če seed \ and it growy¨t in feldys and in medewes and
     it ha¨t a long \ stalke ful of braunches in če crop
     Nascorium pratum \ is an herbe čat men clepe Medccarde čis
     herbe ha¨t \ lewys lyk to water cresse but če lef is lesse of čis \ herbe
|r25 and it ha¨t a quyt flour and a smal stalke ful of braun\ches
     Nepta is an herbe čat men clepe nepte or cat\tys mynte. čis herbe
     ha¨t lewys lyk to če dede netle \ and it ha¨t sawour as it were mynte.
     če vertu of čis herbe \ is ¨ef a cat ete čer-of. it schal conseywyn and
     brynge \ forth kytlyngis anon. Also če jous of čis herbe ¨ef \ it be
     drounkyn in wyn it wele make a man to swete \ |r[p.210] Also ¨ef čis herbe
     be sothyn with olye de olywe and čer-after \ a man čat ha¨t če feuere
     be wel rubbed or anoynted \ čer-wy¨t. it schal han awey al če ache
     of če feuere and \ distroye it holly. Also ¨ef čis herbe be drounken with
 |r5 wyn \\ it wele distroye alle maner venym. Also it wele dis\stroye če
     ewyl peyne of lepruse. Also ¨ef a man drynke \ če jous of čis 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 če ¨elw¨ ewele. And also alle če ewe\\lys
     čat a man ha¨t abowtyn his throte. Also ¨ef a man \ brenne čis herbe.
     če smoke čer-of schal drywe awey edde\rys and očer venymus bestys
     fro čat place čat is brent \ in. čis herbe is hot and drye
     |r[MS._Laud_Misc._553,f.15a,v.]
     Nvx muscata is a fruyet of a tree čat growith <in> inde čat me clepuč
     note\muge yf a man wol wel chese of če fruyt he most tak čulk čat \ is
     playn and somdel heuy and čulk čat wol nou¨t <duste> wyth-ynne whan he
     is y-bro\ke and čulk čat is somdel kene in tast such buth best for medi_cines 
      če vertu of \ čis 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 če betere and
     čat schal hele hym.  Also \ if a man hold če notemuge in his nostrell hit
     wol comforty moche če brayn \ and all his očer spiritus if a man vse to
     eet of čis fruyt očer-while hit woll \ make hym a sauery mouth.  And
     also hit wol dryue oute če wykked \ wyndes čat is y-stopped with-ynne a
     man and hit woll destruye swellyng \ a-boute a mannes lyuere čis fruyt
     is hote and drye.
     Oculus christus. is an herbe \ čat men clepe oculus Christi. čis
|r15 herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to \ conforie and it ha¨t a blew flour and a blak
     seed. če vertu of \ čis herbe. ¨ef a man hawe an heer in hys eye or
     ony \ očer sor tak če seed of čis herbe and put on kernel in \ his eye.
     and lete it ben čer-in qwyles he slepe and it \ schal clense če 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 čat is gendred of blak \
     colour. or of flewme. Also it wele opyn če stoppyng \ of mannys leuere
     and of hys brayn and of hys nosethyr\lys. čis herbe ha¨t a long stalke
|r25 and it growith in gardynggis \ and it is hot and drye
     Oculus bouis. is an herbe čat men \ clepe oxeye. čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk to plantanye \ but čese lewys are more quyte and more rounde



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     and \ more herry and more rowwe and it growith by če ground \ on
     hillys and in drye placys and it beryth seed as \ doth weybrede and it
     is hot and drye \\
     Osmund is an herbe čat men clepe osmund. čis herbe ha¨t le\wys |r[p.211]
     lyk to fern. but čis herbe ha¨t non stalke and alle \ če lewys comyn
     out of on stok. če vertu of čis herbe is \ it wele helyn brokyn bonys
     and it is hot and drye
 |r5 Organum \\ ys an herbe čat men clepe organe. čis herbe ha¨t lewys \
     lyk to macheron and it ha¨t a reed stalke and it ha¨t a sawour \ as it
     were hillewourt. če vertu. is ¨ef a man hawe če cow¨ \ tak čis herbe and
     make to powdre and tak a quantyte čer-of and \ of hony a quantyte
|r10 and sethe it in water to če thryd part and \ čanne medle če powdre
     with če hony and čanne make sma\le pelotis čer-of and late hym drynkyn
     hem in sundry tymes \ with warm water and he schal ben hol Also
     ¨ef če 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 čat
     rysen in mannys heed and drywe a \ wey če skwrf and alle maner wem_mys 
     of mannys skyn \ ¨ef a man be waysched with čat water Also
|r20 ¨ef a man \ hawe ache in hys erys. tak če jous of čis 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 no¨t spekyn tak če



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



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



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     če syth \ Also for a man čat may no¨t slepe tak čis herbe and \
     sethe it in water and waysch hys face čer-with. čere ben \ thre specis
     of čis herbe. on bery¨t a quyt flour and čat is \ best anočer beryth a
|r10 red flour če thrydde beryth a pale \ flour sumdel round with-inne and
     čat is clepyd če wyld rede \ popy. če fryst is cold and weet. če točer
     is cold and drye and če \ thrydde is cold and drye alse
     Pollipodie is an herbe čat \ men clepe polipodie. čis herbe ha¨t
     lewys lyk to fern \ but če lewys of čis herbe is no¨t so long and it growith \\
|r15 on tres and čat is best čat growith on ookys če vertu is \ to clense
     blak colour and dystroye flewme. Also ¨ef \ čis herbe be sothyn with
     a feet henne it is good for an \ ewyl
     Petrosilium is an herbe \ čat men clepe persely čis herbe is comoun \\
|r20 če vertu of čis herbe is ¨ef a man be betyn of an edre \ or of ony očer
     venymous best or wyrm tak če pow\dre of čis herbe a dragme. čat is
     a peny-wyte and lete \ hym drynke it with qwat licour čat hym lyst
     and čanne tak \ čis herbe and stamp it and leyt to če sor and čat schal
|r25 hole \\ hym. And also it is good to dystroye a cancre and \ če cardiake.
     Also ¨ef a man wele vse čis herbe in his \ mete it wele make hym wel
     to defye hys mete and \ it wele drywe out wykked wyndys čat are



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     closyd \ with-inne a man. Also ¨ef a man hawe če ston tak \ če seed
     of čis herbe and late hym etyn and drynke it \ |r[p.214] and he schal be holpyn.
     Also čis herbe wele dystroye če \ cow¨. čis herbe ha¨t ij specis and
     it is hot and drye \
     Petrocillium agreste. is an herbe čat men clepe wylde perse\lye
 |r5 čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če thre lewyd gres but \ če ]ewys of čis herbe
     are sumdel reddere and če stalke \ is red and it growy¨t in feldys. and
     it ha¨t a long seed as \ ha¨t če thre lewyd gres. but če seed of čis herbe
     is no¨t \ fully so long ne so strong of sawour
     Peretrum domes\ticum. is an herbe čat men clepe. pelethre čis
|r10 herbe is co\\moun. če vertu is ¨ef a man hawe če toth-ache tak čis \
     herbe and chowe it in čin mowth and čou schal ben hol. Also \ ¨ef a
     man hawe če palse in his tung. tak čis herbe \ and lete hym chow¨
     čer-on and he schal ben hol. Also ¨ef \ a man hawe če feuerys. tak
|r15 čis herbe and ley it to hys \ brest byfore or če accesse come to hym he
     schal \ fele but lytyl of his accesse
     Peretru m agreste. is \ an herbe čat men clepe wylde pelethre.
     čis herbe is \ lyk to če točer in al maner feturis. so čer is no deferens
     but \ čat če ton growith in gardynggis and če točer in če feld and \\
|r20 eythere ha¨t a qwyth flour and summe fesecouns seyn. \ čat čis pe_lethre 
     of če feld. ha¨t more vertu čan če \ točer and is more mycty in
     werkyng. and čis herbe is hot and drye \
     Paciens. is an herbe čat men clepe paciens čis herbe \ ha¨t lewys



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|r25 lyk to če rede dokke. but če lewys of \ čis herbe is more long and more
     quyt and čis herbe ha¨t \ a long stalke and it ha¨t sweche seed as če
     dokke and \ it is good to putte in potage for alle maner euelys \ čis
     herbe is hot and drye
     Porrum is an herbe čat men \ clepe lek. čis herbe is comoun. če
     vertu of čis herbe is \ ¨ef a man be drounclewe tak če jous of čis herbe
     and \\ |r[p.215] medle it with wyn and ¨ef hym to drynke and it schal swage \
     če drounknesse. Also ¨ef a man may no¨t kepe hym \ fro brakyng or
     ellys spytte blod. tak če jous of \ čis 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 če stynggyng čis herbe sothyn in wyn and stamp it \ and
     medle it with wyn and hony and ley to če wounde and he schal \ ben
|r10 hol. Also ¨ef a man hawe a cold gowte. tak če \ jous of čis 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
     čis herbe and stamp \ it and medle it with a lytyl salt and ley it to če
     wounde and it \ schal staunche če blod and kepe če wounde fro ranclyng \\
|r15 Also ¨ef a man vse moche čis herbe it wyl make hym \ to han a nesch



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     wombe and it wele make hym to \ han aptyt to wymmen. čis herbe
     is hot and drye \
     Pes pulli agrestus. is an herbe men clepe folys foot \ or pes pully.
|r20 čis herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to če clote \ but če lewys are no¨t so moche
     and also če lewys \ of čis herbe are grene abowe and be-nethe sumdel \
     quyte. če vertu is ¨ef it be etyn it wyl staunche če \ flux. and also to
     hele a man of če feuere quarteyn \ Also ¨ef a man ete it wele kepe hym
|r25 in če grete he\\te of če sunne čat it schal don hym non harm. Also \ it
     wele hele a man of če ston. Also a man čat ha¨t \ bleryd eyne of wykkyd
     blod. ¨ef a man ete čer-of it \ schal make hym hol. and clere če sy¨t
     Pes pully \ pratrinus is an herbe men clepe myddyl folys fot čis \
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to awens. but če lewys of \\ |r[p.216] čis herbe ha¨t a ¨elw¨
     flour and it ha¨t vertu as če točer \
     Pes pulli aquatice is an herbe čat men clepe water folys \ fot čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to water lilie and it ha¨t \ a ¨elw¨ flour as ha¨t
 |r5 medyl folys fot. and quanne če flour \ is falle it ha¨t as it were a lytyl
     pot and čer-in ys če seed \ and alle čei han on kende of werkyng. and
     alle hote and dry \
     Pillium is an herbe čat men clepe syil. čis herbe ha¨t le\wys lyk to



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     pellethre. but če lewys of čis herbe han \ many braunchys and it ha¨t
|r10 a lytyl braunche. and it ha¨t \ a lytyl flour sumdel quyt and it beryth
     blak seed. the \ vertu is ¨ef a man hawe gret thryst. tak čis herbe and \
     leyth vndyr hys tungge and če thryst schal gon awey \ Also ¨ef a
     man be stoppyd wyth-inne his body tak \ čis herbe. or ellys če seed
|r15 and put it in-to a lytyl water \ and lete it ben čere in a qwyle and čanne
     cast awey čat \ water and tak čat selwe seed and put it in-to fresch water \
     and ¨ewe it hym to drynke and he schal ben hol. Also čis \ herbe swagyth
     alle grete feueres ¨ef it be drounke in \ ony lycour continually. herbe
     hot and drye
|r20 Persicca\\ria is an herbe čat men clepe arsmert. or \ keliage. čis
     herbe ha¨t lewys lyk to wythy and čer are \ ij specis če ton growith
     on hyllys and ha¨t many quyt \ lewys. and it ha¨t in če stalke a red
     sercle. And če to\ther growith in medwes and čat ha¨t a grene stalke \\
|r25 če vertu of čis herbe is čat če water of čis herbe \ styllyd is good for če
     cow¨ ¨ef it be oftyn vsed \ čis herbe is hot and drye
     Polium ys an herbe čat men \ clepe pol and čer ben to specis of hem.
     če male hat \ a qwyt flour. če femal a red flour če 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 čis herbe is čat if a man haue an yuel stomak or ellis akyng with_ynne 
     \ hym Take čis herbe and seeč hure in potages and eet hure and čou
     schalt do wel \  Also čis herbe is good to destruye yueles and swellyng čat
|r25 buč y-gendred in a \ mannes reynes or in his ¨erd.  Also he is good for
     the stoun if he <be > bethed in hure \ čis herbe is hot and drye.
     Palma Christi is an herbe čat me cleputh mannes moderwort or palme
     de \ dieu or stedefast čis herbe hath leues lich to blyndenetele bot čes \
     buč more grettur and more endented and he hath a stalk čat is foursquare
|r30 and he beryč \ litel reed flours in eyčer syde of hure stalk and he hath litel
     smal coddes in \ če whuch he bereč seed y-lich to oculus Christi and he
     growith in gardyns and in  feldes \
     Peruencia is an herbe čat me cleputh peruynk čis herbe hath le\ues
     čat buth hole and somdel euenlong and he hath a blew flour and he growith \
|r35 by grounde crepyng os hit were yvi čis herbe is hote and drye. \
     Pjgula maior is an herbe čat me clepuč pygle or stichewort of bryddes \
     tonge čis herbe hath leues lich to lasse addertonge bot čis herbe is \ nou¨t
     so y-braunched and he hath a white flour and a smal stalk.  če vertu \
     of čis herbe is čat he is good to hele woundes and sor ey¨en.  Also if a man
|r40 vse \ hure moche he wol make hym haue appetyt to wymmen čis herbe
     is hote and drye \
     Pj gula minor is an herbe čat me cleputh lasse pygle čis herbe hath
     leues \ lich to čat očer bot čese buč nou¨t so grete and he hač a white flour \
     ri¨t os hath čat očer bot he growith nou¨t vpward bote crepyng by če
|r45 grounde \
     Pastinaca domestica is an herbe čat me clepuč pasnepe čis herbe



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     hath \ leues lich to wilde pasnepe bote čese <beth> nou¨t so white nočer the \
     stalk of čis herbe is nou¨t so reed nočer so rowe bot če seed of čis herbe is \
     lich to čat očer seed of wildepasnepe.  če vertu of čis herbe is čat he is good
     če \ rote to be ¨ete if he be y-fry¨ed.  Also čis herbe y-dronk heleč če
 |r5 akynge \ of a mannes mylte and his mawe and of his sydes.  Also if a man
     haue \ če flux and he take če rote of čis herbe and seeč hure in mylk and
     drynk čat licour \ and he shal be hol.  Also if a man haue swellyng in his
     ballockes take \ če rote of čis herbe and hange hit aboute his neck and
     he schal be hol. Also \ os somme clerkes seggeč if a man bere čis herbe with
|r10 hym or ellis ete of hure čer \ shal nou¨t a addere ny¨e hym.  Also if a man
     vse hure moche he schal haue \ appetyt to wymmen  Also if a man rubby
     his teeč with če rote of hure hit \ wol hele of the toth-ache čis herbe is
     hote and drye and čer buč twey spyces \  of hure
     Pvlogium regale is an herbe puliole real or churche-\wort čis herbe
|r15 hath leues lich to mynte bot če leues buth more longe \ and he hath such a
     sauour os hath mynte and he hath a stalke of če lengeče of \ a cubite and
     a litel white flour and he growith in hulles and in drye places by wey\es.
      če vertu of čis herbe is if a man haue wikked humours a-boute his \ brest
     let hym take če pouder of herbe and medle hit with wyne očer water \ |r[f.16v] and
|r20 drynk hem to-geder and he schal be hol.  Also if a man may nou¨t holde \
     with-ynne hym for castyng take čis herbe and medle hure with aysel and
     let hym \ drynk čat and čat is good.  Also if čis herbe be y-dronk with
     wyne destruy\eth če grete superfluyte of če blak colour and also hit helič
     če bytyng of ve\menes wormes or bestes.  Also if a man haue če feuours
|r25 or če flux očer \ be feble with eny očer sodeyn sykenesse tak čis herbe and
     poune hure with aysel \ and let hym hold hit al to-geder at his nose and če
     sauour schal moche a-swa\ge his peyne With čis medicyne a-cordeč many
     grete leches.  Also if a \ man haue če cowhe tak čis herbe and tempre
     hure with wyne and ¨if hym \ to drynk and he schal amende.  Also if
|r30 a man <haue the tothache> tak če juys of hure and \ medle hit with oyle of
     lorere hit wol drawe oute če wikked blod čat \ is closed in a mannes heued.
      Also if a man haueč akyng in his eres \ tak če juys of čis herbe and medle
     hit with mylk and let droppe in-to his eren \ and he schal fare wel.  Also
     if a man haue toč-ache take čis herbe and \ let hym chewe hit wel yn his
|r35 mouth and he schal amende čis herbe is hote  and drye \
     Pvlogium montanum is an herbe me cleputh puliole \ mountayn or
     hulwort očer bročerwort čis hath litel leues lich to \ organe bot če leues
     buth nou¨t so moch and he hath a flour of purpur colour and \ he growith
     in hully places and in feldes.  če vertu of čis herbe čat he is good \ to
|r40 destruye al wikked humours in a man and čis herbe is hot and drye \
     Pvlogium rurale is an herbe čat me clepuč feldpuliole čis herbe \
     hač leues lich to čat očer puliole but hij buth somdel more and \ he hač
     a ¨olw flour and a-ryseč nou¨t in hure growyng bot he growith cre\pyng
     bi če grounde and he growith in drye places and he is hot and drye \
|r45 Primula uerus is an herbe čat me clepuč oxeslippe čis herbe hath \
     leues lich to coweslippe and he hač a white flour and he hath a \ swete sauour
     and he growith in wodes and hegges \



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     Pjla is an herbe čat me cleputh ¨elwe bothen or ¨olwe golden čis \
     herbe hath leues lich to če leues of white bothen bot če leues of \ čis herbe
     buth lasse čan hij bot nou¨t so white and he hath a flour lich to \ white
     bothen bot če flour of čis herbe is ¨olwe and čat očer is white \
 |r5 Pes corui siluaticis is an herbe čat me clepuč white crowfoot čis
     herbe \ hač leues lich to rammesfeet bot hij buč more longe and nou¨t so \
     brod and a white flour and a reed stalk and a smal and he growith in feldes \
     Pes arietis is an herbe čat me clepuč rammesfot or lodewort čis herbe \
     hath leues lich to crowfot but hij buč more rounde and he hath \ a ¨elwe
|r10 flour os hath crowefot so čat a man schall nou¨t y-wyte bi če dis\cripcioun
     of hem vnneč whuch is crowefot and whuch is rammesfot \
     Plantago maior is an herbe čat me clepuč plantayn or weybrode č is \
     herbe hath leues lich to oxeye bot hij buth lengour and also čis herbe \
     |r[f.17r] hath hure leues growyng vpward and oxeye leues growith dounward cre_pyng 
|r15 \ bi če grounde.  če vertu of čis herbe is if a man haue če heued_ache 
     take če \ more of čis herbe and hange hit a-boute his neck and he schal
     be hol.  Also if \ a man haue akyng in his wombe take če juys of čis
     herbe and warm hit and \ ¨yue hym to drynk.  Also if a man haue swel_lyng 
     vpon hym take \ čis herbe and poune hure and ley čer-to and hit schal
|r20 a-swagye.  Also if a man \ drynk the j uys of čis herbe hit schal amende
     če sikenesse with-ynne a man \ and hit schal make hym haue an hol breest.
      Also če seed of čis 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 očer wounde čat is decesed \ with strong hete take čis herbe
|r25 and poune hure and a-noynte če sor čer-with and hit \ schal moche refresch
     and kele hit  Also if a man haue to nesch wombe \ take če juys of čis
     herbe .x. d.wi¨t 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 če juys of čis herbe and drynk hit with wyne.  Al\so let a man ete
|r30 čis herbe and he schal destruye eny venym.  Also if a \ man haue a scor_pyon 
     tak če rote of čis herbe and poune hure and <ley> to the sor \ and
     hit schal hele fayre čis medicin hač ofte be preued.  Also if a man \ haue
     wormes in his wombe take če j uys of čis herbe and let hym drynk \ a spone_ful 
     čer-of and bynd čis herbe to his nauel smal y-pouned and so hit \ schal
|r35 slee al če wormes with-ynne a man.  Also if a man haue eny \ potagre
     or swellyng in his synnwes take če leues of čis herbe and poune \ hym with
     a litel salt and ley to če place čat is sor and hit schal amende.  Also \ if
     a man haue eny wounde or sor by his ey¨en or by his nose take the j uys \
     of čis herbe and weet clene nessh wolle čer-ynne and wassh čat sor. ix.
|r40 dayes \ čer-with and hit shal be hol.  Also if a man haue eny bocches in
     his mouth \ let hym hold če j uys of čis herbe in his mouth or ete če leues
     and he schal \ be hol.  Also if a man be y-byte with a wood hounde tak
     čis herbe and \ poune hure and ley to če wounde.  Also if a man haue če
     ston tak če le\ues of čis 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 čis \ herbe and poune hure with eisel and ley to če swellyng
     and hit schal a-swage čis \ herbe is cold and drye. \



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     Plantago minor is an herbe čat me cleputh rybwort or launcele čis \
     herbe hač leues lich to playntayn bot the leues of čis herbe buč lon\ge and
     more narwe čan playntayn leues and he bereč hure seed os doth \ playntayn
      če vertu of čis herbe is čat he is good to hele če cancre and \ woundes and
 |r5 he growith in medes. \
     Quinque folium is an herbe čat me clepuč fyfleued gras čis herbe \
     hath leues lich strauberye and he hath a ¨elw flour os hath \ |r[f.17v] wilde tansy
     and he growith lowe crepyng bi če grounde.  če vertu of čis \ herbe is čat
     if a man haue sor ton take čis herbe and poune hure with old \ talwe and
|r10 ley to če sor.  Also if a man haue akyng in his wombe take \ če juys of
     čis 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 čis herbe and make hit to \ pouder
     and medle hit with hony and frote wel če mouth čer-with or če tong and
     čou \ schalt be hol.  Also if a man haue grete bledyng at his nose take
|r15 če \ juys of čis herbe and let hym drynk or let hym wassh wel his forheued \
     and hit schal staunche če blod.  Also if a man be byte with an addere
     take \ če juys of čis herbe and tempere hit with wyne and ¨if hym to drynk
     and hit schal \ destruye če venym.  Also if a man be brende in eny leme of
     hym \ take čis herbe and poune hure and drynk hure and so he schal be hol. \
|r20 Qvercula maior is an herbe čat me clepuč germandre or horsechire čis \
     herbe hath leues lich to medratele bot hij buč more sharp at če \ ende and
     he hač 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  če vertu of čis herbe is \ a
     man haue če podagre tak čis 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 čis herbe and make hym to drynk hure with
     god old wyne and schal be holp. \
     Rvta domestica is an herbe čat me clepuč Ruwe čis herbe is comyn
     y-now \ and he bereč a ¨elwe flour.  če vertu of herbe is čat if a mannes
|r30 nose blede \ to ofte take čis herbe and smel čer-to ofte and hit schal staunche
     the \ blod.  Also to make a mannes si¨t cleer tak če dew in če morwenyng \
     čat is vp-on the ruwe and kepe hit in a vessel and a-noynte čyne ey¨en
     čer-with \ ofte and hit schal clere thy si¨t.  Also if a man be byte with
     wood hounde \ tak .v. peny.wi¨ht of čis 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 \ če pouder of comyn and medle with čis herbe and ley to his
     ey¨en.  Also if a \ man were y-wrapped al aboute in ruwe he my¨ht
     fy¨ht with eny ve\nemes best in če wordle čis herbe is hote and drye \
     Rosa rubea is an herbe čat me clepuč reed rose.  če vertu of čis \ herbe
|r40 is čat he wol a-swage če grete hete of a mannes stomak \  Also he wol
     openy če stoppyng of a mannes liuere.  Also če water \ of če roses is good
     to a-swage če grete peynes of feuours.  Also the \ seed of čis herbe wol
     hele rotyng flessh of a mannes teeč.  Also \ take če rynde of če roser
     and seeč hym and čat water take and čat is good for a \ man čat bledeč
|r45 inward if he drynk čat water and hit most be sode wič \ aysel.  Also če
     juys of hure y-put in-to a mannes eren wol hele če \ hote postem čis
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     |r[f.18r] Rvbea maior is an herbe čat me clepuč reed mader or warance čis \
     herbe hath leues čat buth euelong y-lich to če leues of woderoue \ and hij
     buč sharp at če ende and he hath a stalk somdel knotty and hath a \ reed
     more somdell knotty.  če vertu of čis herbe is čat he hath a manere \ biter_nesse 
 |r5 and he is good to clansy and openy če stoppyng of a mannes liuere \
     and his mylte.  Also he wol kepe and clansy a mannes lemes fro rotyng \
     and čis herbe is hote and drye. \
     Rvbea minor is an herbe čat me cleputh clyuere or hayroue čis \
     herbe hath leues lich to woderoue and če seed wol hangy in a \ mannes
|r10 clothes.  če vertu of čis herbe is if a man haue a wounde and a-\noynte
     če wounde with če water of čis herbe destilled čat wounde schal \ closy
     with-<jnne> a short tyme.  Also he wol make gees and hennes fatte if \ čis
     herbe be broke smale among hure <met> čis herbe growith in feldes and
     in gar\dyns. \
|r15 Rappaner is an herbe čat <me> clepuč radich čis herbe hath leues \
     ful synnwes os is playntayne and a longe stalk and a litel whit \ flour and
     a grete more.  če vertu of čis herbe is čat he is good to hele bocche \ in
     a mannes mouč.  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 čis herbe
|r20 and seeč hure in wyne and oyle and make čer-of a plaster and \ ley to his
     syde and he schal be hol. čis herbe is hote and drye \
     Rapistrum domesticum is an herbe čat me clepuč whitpepur čis \
     herbe hath leues lich to če cherlock and a flour also and coddes and seed \
     of če same shap bot če seed of čis herbe is whit.  če vertu of \ čis herbe
|r25 is čat he is good to make sawse and he is hote and drye. \
     Reta bouis is an herbe čat me clepuč cammok whynne or cal\ketrap
     čis 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 čornes os čey \ hit
|r30 were gorstes.  če vertu of čis herbe is if he be made to pouder and \ sode
     with wyne and y-dronk sleeč a man. \
     Ros marinus is an herbe čat me clepsč rosmarine or feld madere čis \
     herbe hath <leuys> lich to lauander and he hath a gret stalk and many
     bou\wes and smal floures.  če vertu of čis herbe is čat if a man haue če
|r35 toč-\ache tak če rote of čis herbe and let hym ete or ellis take če juys čer-of
     and \ let hym hold hit in his mouč a-mong his teč and he schal be hol a-non \
      Also if a man haue grete ycchyng in his body take the juys of čis \ 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 čis herbe and an hundred pepur-cornes and grynde hym with \
     tweyn vnces of hony and make čer-of peletes and ¨if on of če peletes in drynk \
     |r[f.18v] in če morwenyng when he aryseth and anočer in če 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 ey¨en take če juys of čis herbe and medle hit with hony and
|r45 a-noynte his ey\¨en čer-with and he schal be hol.  Also for wounde čat
     buč fressh take čis herbe and \ poune hure with talwe and ley to če wounde
     and hit schal be hol.  Also if a \ man haue če feuour tercian take čis herbe



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     and poune hure and let hym drynk \ če juys when his acces comeč and
     he schal be hol with-oute faylle. čis herbe  is hote and drye \
     Regina prati is an herbe čat me clepuč medsowte \ or medwort or bryd_wort 
     čis herbe hač leues lich to če leues of tansy \ but hij habbeč somdel
 |r5 blak plottes y-medled with whit and reed and he hač a \ whit flour and
     he growith in medes and čer buč twey spyces of hure \
     Saturion maior is an herbe čat me clepuč ¨ekes or standelwelkes \ He
     hač leues čat buč somdel euelong and splotty and he growith in medes and \
     čer buč twey spices of hure čat on hath a red flour čat očer hač a whit \
|r10 flour. and hij habbuč knobbes in here rote os čei hit were ballok-stones.
      če \ vertu of čis herbe is čat he wol destruye wikked wynde with-ynne
     a man.  Also \ if a man haue a wikked wounde take če more of čis herbe
     and poune hure and \ ley to če wounde.  Also if a man haue blered ey¨en
     tak če juys of čis \ herbe and medle hit with good hony and anoynte his
|r15 ey¨en čer-with and he schal be \ hol  čis herbe schal be gadered in če
     mončes of junij and julij and he is hot  and drye \
     saturion minor is an herbe čat me clepuč crowlek or hare \ belle čis
     herbe hath leues lich to ¨ekes bot hij buth lengour and nou¨t \ fullich so
     brode and he hath a rote shape after an noynen and he hač a blew \ flour
|r20 y-shape os čei hit were a belle and he growith in wodes and in hegges \
     Sigillum sancte marie is an herbe čat me clepuč seynt marie seal
     čis herbe \ hač leues lich somdel to playntayn for hij buč ful of synnwes \
     and he hač a litel whit flour and a smal stalk and he growith in wodes and
     in watery places
|r25 Sanicula is an herbe čat me clepuč sanicle or wode \ merch čis herb
     hač <leues> lich to watercrowfot and he hač a whit flour and a smal \ stalk
     and če leues of hure blykeč by eyčer syde and he growith in wodes. \
     Spigurnella is an herbe čat me clepuč spygurnell čis herbe hač leues
     lich \ to ysope and he growith crepyng by če grounde and čer buč twey
|r30 spyces of \ hure čat on hath a whit flour čat očer hač a reed flour and čat
     očer hač a ¨olwe \ flour and eche acordeč with očer in leues and in sauour
     and he growith in wodes and in  drye places
     Squilla is an herbe čat me clepuč oynon čis herbe hač \ a rounde
     more lich to an oynounn.  če vertu of this herbe is čat \ he wol make a
|r35 man to kaste.  Also if a man haue če dropesye tak \ čis herbe and seeč
     hure with eysel and ¨if hym to drynk and he schal be hol \  Also he wol
     hele bytyng of addres and of očer venemes bestes and he \ growith in feldes
     and in brynkes of če 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 toče-ache Also yf a man haue a raw wonde čat \ bledyče
     moche take the powder of hure and ley to če \ 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 seč hure yn water and whessh the preuyteys čer \ wyč that water and
     če 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 čyn hed čer-wyč
     čis 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 wyč \ 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 če litargie Take čis herb and medle it with eysell and let hym \
|r15 wesche his hed čer-with ofte. Also it is forbode čat no man ete of čis herb
     for \ dyuers evylls Also yf čer be eny maner of medesyn čat a man shuld vse \
     Tyme he may take čat oon for čat očer for čey acordith moche yn vertu \
     |r[MS._329_Balliol_College,f.32v]
     \ Senacion ys an erbe čat 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 čis erbe ys yf he \ be broke vp with-owte any jre or othyr metell
     and a man \ haue grete ache in hys tethe take čis erbe and toche \ his tethe
     čer-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 čer-of and ley it to če
     wounde and it woll \ hele it fayre čis erbe ys hote and drye \
|r25 Solseqium ys an erbe čat me clapyth Roddys or \ marigoldys he
     beryth a ¨elowe flowre The vertu \ of čis erbe ys yf a man be betyn with
     any venums \ beste take čis erbe and let hym ete čer-of and he schall \
     be hole Also yf a man be stoppyd aboute his luyer take \\ |r[f.33v] če juse of čis
     erbe and ¨eve hym to drynke and he schall be ho\le Also čis erbe hathe
|r30 če same vertu čat endyve hathe \
     Saxifrage ys an erbe čat me clepyth saxfrage othyr st\one-breke čis
     erbe hathe lewys lyke tauke bote \ čey bythe more blake and he beryth
     a wyght flowre and he h\athe seed as hathe careawey and čer bythe .ij.
     spycys čer-of \ če ton ys wyght and če tothyr red The vertu of čis erbe \ ys
|r35 yf a man haue če stone take čis erbe \ and drynke it with wyne and it schall
     breke če stone and hele \ hym fayre and well čis erbe ys colde and drye \
     Scabiosa maior ys an erbe čat me clepyth scabyose and he hat \ levys
     lyke matfelon but čey be not slyt and he hath a \ flowre somdele blewe
     and he growyth in hylly placys and in \ medys če beste growyth on hyllys
|r40 and in harde grownde \ and čer ys .ij. spycys čer-of The vertu of čis erbe
     ys \ take če juse \ čer-of medle it with eysell and oyle dolyfe and boyle
     hem to-gethyr \ and make čer-of a noynment and it woll dystroye scabys \
     Also če juse of it ys good to restore here čat ys fall a-way \ yf če place be
     vesche čer-with čis erbe ys hote and drye \
|r45 \ Scabiosa minor ys an erbe čat me clepyth scabiose the \ lesse čis
     erbe hathe levys lyke če tothyr scabyose but \ it hath a lengyr stalke and



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     it beryth a ¨elowe flour and breke \ če lefe and it woll drope mylke and it
     growyth moche in \ wallys and in drye grownde čis erbe ys hote and drye \
     \ Semperuiua ys an erbe čat 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 čis erbe ys yf a man haue a postome čat ys gen\dryd
     of hote mater take in če be-gynyng of če postome \ čis erbe and talowe
     and red coryaundre and stampe all to-ge\thyr and make čer-of a plastre
     and ley to če place čer če 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 če juse čer-of and oyle of rosys and waxe \ and make čer-of
     a noynment and a-noynte če sore čer-with but \ .iij . če fyrste dayes čat
     he ys scaldyd or brente čou schalt \ not a-noynte hym čer-with but aftyr_warde 
     čis erbe ys \ colde and moyste \
      Scafisagia is an herbe men clepe scafisage čis \ |r[p.156] herbe ha¨t leuis
     like to če wylde venye. če vertu \ of čis herbe ¨if a man hawe wyckyd
     humuris with-in \ his body. take če kyrnelis of čis .herbe. and grynde
 |r5 hem \\ in lewke water. and late hym drynke it. and sone čer-after \
     he schal castyn. but aftyr čat he ha¨t dronkyn \ late hym walkyn a
     lytyl or he caste. and allwey as he \ castyth late hym sowpe of če
     watyr. for če streng \the of če. herbe. wyll brenne his chekys  Also
|r10 ¨if a man \\ hawe scabbis or ¨ekynge. take če seed of čis herbe \ and
     stamp it with portalake and with oyle and anoynte če \ body
      Spnachia is an .herbe. men clepe spinache \ čis .herbe. ha¨t
     lewys lyke to če dendelyon. and so it is \ slyt. and it growyth in gar_dynes 
     and yt beryt a quyt seed \\
|r15  Saponaria is an. herbe. čat men clepe crowsope. čis \ .herbe.
     ha¨t lewys lyke sawge but it arn more. and it ha¨t \ a lengere stalke
     and it ha¨t a boystous flour sumdel wad \ of colour and it growith in
     wattry placys and čer are twey specys \
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     čis. herbe. ha¨t lewys lyke to če točer \ but it is nowt so quyt.
     and it ha¨t a flour of purpyl colour \ and a longe stalke and it growy¨t
     in watyr as če točer \
     Stellarya maior is an .herbe. men clepe sterrewort čis \ .herbe.
|r25 hat lewys lyke to coltysfot. and it ha¨t a lytyl. \ stalke and a quyt flour
     lyke to a sterre and it growyth \ in stony placys
      Stellaria minor is an .herbe. men \ clepe če lesse sterrewort čis
     .herbe. hat lewys lyke to \ moushere but it is no¨t so quyt vnder. and
     he ha¨t \ a quyt flour schapyn lyke a ston and it growyth as \ doth če
     točer in stony placys. and quan he ha¨t lost hys \ |r[p.157] flour he hath coddys
     lyke to če schepherdys purs \
      Spragus is an .herbe. čat men clepe. Matwourth. čis .herbe. is \
     mekyl lyke to douuesfot but it is no¨t so quyt in \ če lewys but it ha¨t
 |r5 a more reed stalke and it ha¨t \ a flour sumqwath reed and it growyth
     on walles \ and in če feld as doth douues fot če vertu is to opyn \
     stoppynge of leuere
      Solatrum nigrum. is an .herbe. men \ clepe. duscle. or. dwale
     or more morel čis .herbe. ha¨t \ 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 čanne houndbe\rie. and it
     growy¨t in gardynggys and in feldys and in \ wodis. če vertu is ¨if
     a man may no¨t slepyn lete hym \ etyn of čis .herbe. and he schall slepyn
     ryth anon jnow¨ \\