the singular man M. Cato who willeth the person purposed to drincke much wine at a feaste and to dine or suppe freely to eate afore supper as great a quantitie of the rawe Coleworte as he wil with good vineger and being also sette downe to supper to eate fiue leaues raw these then wil cause him to be as one that had neyther eaten nor drunke whereby he may drinke as much as he wil throughe the maruellous repugnancie of this Herbe with wine as afore vttered and like noted by Agrius in the worthy worke of M. Varro The Coleworte in like maner ought not to be planted nighe to the Organye Ruâ— nor Sowes breade for the drying qualitie consisting in theÌ„ so that these either sowen or planted nighe to the Coleworte and other very moyste Herbes doe greatly hinder and cause them to wyther A like matter worketh the Lauander set in beds neare to moyste Hearbes through the heale consisting in it as the Radish doth whyche through y e proper tartnesse or sharpnesse being in it burneth any moyst and tender plant growing neare to the same Thys also is worthye memorie whiche Athenaeus reporteth that in Athens in time past the Coleworte was wonte to be prepared with meate for women with childe in the steede of a certayn defensitiue against annoyances There is also made of the Ashes of the Coleworte infused in water a salte in that the same possesseth a Nytrous substance as afore vttered through whose benefite if this be meanly boyled and takeÌ„ in broth as we shall here after write doth loose the bellie The Physicke helpes and worthy secretes of the Coleworte THe Coleworte in the vse of Physike hath so many properties that peculiar Pamphiletes the auntient as Pythagoras M. Cato Chrisippus Dieuches and sundrye others wrote of the vertues of the same But of the monuments of these men none are extant sauing the same whiche M. Cato and Plinie haue lefte to memorie written Therefore a fewe vertues of this Herbe and of the worthiest shall after be vttered First M. Cato writeth that this Herbe cooleth and moystneth in the seconde degree and for the hardnesse of makyng water whâ—ch coâ—â—th for the by droppes or very straightly hee willeth to prepare the Herbe after this manner in taking the Coleworte leaues cleane picked and after the bestowing of them in scalding water to lette them seeth a whyle which as yet halfe rawe poure the lycoure almoste from them to these then adde a reasonable quantitie both of Oyle and Salte but of cummyne a little which done let the whole seeth a whyle then taking it from y e fire and cooled to sup a mease or draught of the broth â–ª the Colewort leaues to eate as soone as they be thus sodden tenderer which in like maner dayly vse vnto the tyme the patient be â—ased For all manner of vlcers and swellings vse and applye the Coleworte workmanly brused especially the smal stalkes and tender leaues of the same that the Grekes name Crambe and with vs the common Coleworte which like ordered purgeth the Canker sores and in shorte tyme healeth them y e like of which no other medycine properly can do But before the patiente laye them on he must diligentlye with muche warme water souple and washe the sores after applie or lay on twise a day the sayd Crambe or common Coleworte brused with which remedie also both loose ioyntes and bruses yea Canker sores and vlcers in the Pappes of women may meruailously be cured If the vlcer be so tender that it can not suffer the sharpe working of the Coleworte then mixing the Barlie meale with it applie on suche wise and the reporte goeth that there is one simple which like preuaileth against the ioynt sicknesse or Ach of ioyntes as the raw Colewort diligently applied doth if the same finely shredde be eate with Rue and the Coriander or else with a Corne or two of salte and Barlie meale aâ—tly mixed with Oximel the same be noynted morning and euening That if a person hardly heateth or but little bruse saith M. Cato the Colewort with wine which after the harde wringing forth and warmed in a saucer drop gentlye into the Eare and in shorte time the patient shal feele y e benefit of the same These hetherto M. Cato whiâ—h accustomed to proue the crypsed Coleworte especially nexte the thynne with great leaues and big stalke Leauing further to wâ—â—te of the vertues which Cato in hâ—s Husbandrie and the singular Plinie vtter I here minde to declare certayne worthy practises of the Greekes as 〈◊〉 the Coleworte and firste they report that the decoction of the Coleworte drunke with pleasaunt wyne to procure the monethly couâ—se in women to these the iuyce of the same mixed diligently with fine Hony to cure the eyes it 〈◊〉 wittily be dropped into the â—ornâ—â—s of them That if any hath eaten venomous Mushromes he shal maruellously be holpen by drincking the iuyce of the Coleworte Nor they omyt that the same doth yeeld a mightie nourishment to the body in suche manner that children eating of the Coleworte for a time do the speedilyer goe alone The iuyce as they reporte drunke with white wine for â—l days togither cureth both the disease of the Splene and Jaundise as the worthy Paxamus in his husbandly instructions confirmeth In which he reporteth that three partes of the Coleworte with two partes of the rounde Alume steeped in vineger clenseth the foule fourâ—â— and leaprie the same boyled and drunke amendeth the voyce and griefe of the Arteries For whyche cause manye studentes vse desirouslye thys Herbe To vse also the seede and leaues with Sylphium and vineger brused and applyed on the greeued place doth perfitlie cure the byt both of a dog mad and not madde And if it shal happen through a distillation or Reume froÌ„ the head that the Vuula or roufe to bee fallen into the throte the iuyce then of the rawe Coleworte applyed to the head wyll in shorte tyme recouer and staye the same in the proper place a secrete in verye deede worthy to be noted The rawe iuyce of the Coleworte drunke with wine helpeth the bit of a serpent or adder the iuyce with y e meale of Fenigreke and vyneger artely mixed and either annointed or applyed in playster forme doeth effectuously cure the Goute Joynte sicknesses yea filthy and olde vlcers as the worthy Dioscorides writeth The iuyce also snuffed or drawen vp into the nosethrils purgeth verie well the head and conueyed into the secrete place wyth the meale of darnell draweth the reddes or termes downe The iuyce of the leaues annoynted alone or wyth barly meale beaten and myxed doth in shorte time qualifye inflamations and asswage great swellings with salte both breaketh Botches and stayeth the sheading of heare The diseased of the Splene this rawe eaten with vineger doth profite after the boyling mixed with Hony the same greatly preuayleth agaynst eating vlcers and Canker sores The greene stalkes with the rootes burned
or rather rosted vnder hotte imbers which after the Artly mixing with old Barrowes grease be in plaister forme applyed to the dayly griefes of the flanckes or sides doth in shorte time preuayle The iuyce of the Coleworte myxed wyth the oyle of Roses and applyed to the foreheade doth remoue the headache procured by heate of the Sun To this Coleworte boyled if you mixe the oyle of Almonds and Juyce of the sweete Pome Granate the same vsed doth in shorte time deliuer a drie coughe The Colewort after the opinion of certaine skilful Phisitions is founde to be harde in digestion swelleth the Bellie harmeth the flewmaticke in that the same increaseth humors and harmeth women hauing the redde course on them for so muche as the same increaseth such a fluxe If you would drie a moyst bellie then after the Colewortes be halfe sodden by pouring forth al the first in a manner poure in other warme water speedily which like boyle againe vntill the Coleworte in thys seething shal be tender and softe and in eating season it with a little pepper and salt but this may not be handled on such wise if you wold vse it for loosing of the bellie for then after the shifting of it out of the first hot licour into a panne standing fast by with oyle and a little salte prepared you must boyle againe vnto the tyme the same be readie The commended benefites of the distilled water of Colewortes THe leaues of the greene and common Coleworte are to bee distilled in a fayre and apte tyme aboute the beginnyng of June This water ministred or receiued vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth womeÌ„s reddes The distilled water of the Coleworte profiteth the byrth of chyld when the time of deliuerie is at hande if a Napkin wete in it be applyed often to the nose to smel vnto for by that meanes may shee happily be delyuered The like quantitie druncke healpeth the dropping of the vryne And druncke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time morning and euening stayeth a loose Bellie The Phisicke helpes of the water of the redde Coleworte THe leaues of the redde Coleworte gathered are to bee distilled in the ende of May. This water drunke in the morning fasting vnto the quantitie of sixe or seuen ounces at a time softneth a harde belly and three ounces at a time vsed for a moneth togither putteth awaye the gyddynesse of the heade thys water profiteth againste the Apoplexie and convulsion or Cramp in the members either drunck or annoynted on the greeued places This water helpeth the trembling and quiueryng of members if those bee often rubbed and suppled with it and the water suffered to drye these into partes by it selfe The linnen clothes wet in it applyed on inflame 〈◊〉 putteth away the heate and ceasseth or â—â—ageth the swâ—llingâ— and orderly drunke healeth vlcers both within and without the body so that the vlcers without be applyed with linnen cloâ—â—â—s both morning and euening What worthy instructions to be conceyâ—ed in the sowing and ordering of the Beete for the Poâ—te Chapter 2. THe Beete more often eaten at poore mens tables ought to be bestowed in a most fatte Earthe and sowen at any season but rather the Seedes to be committed to the Earth abouâ— the middle of December and vnto Marche and like in August to possesse Seedes which may indure for three yeares The Seedes ought rather to be thicke than thinne sowen in beâ—dde and shot vp to some growth as that four or fyue leaues be sprung aboue the Earth then in the Summer time the plantes are to be remoued if the beddes afore were moystned or wet with floures as the singular Columella writeth but if the grounde bee drie in the Haruest time then to remoue them where shoures lately fell and softned the Earth The Beete loueth or ioyeth to be often digged about and to be fedde with much dung for which cause the yong plantes to be sette againe ought after the endes of the rootes cut off and the toppes of the leaues clipped to be striked or annoynted about with newe Cow Dung and then bestowed in beddes a good distance asunder which after the plants be more growen vp to be diligeÌ„tly weeded about and the vnprofitable weedes throwen away for by that meanes they growe the fayrer and bigger being as I said bestowed in fatte Earthe and well dunged The Beete may be caused to growe bigge and brode as â—ostion in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrâ—e affirmeth if before the Beete shall be growen vp into a stemme and shot forth in stalkes the owner lay vpon y e head a brode Tile Posthard or some other thing of waight to presse the toppe gently downe for by that practise or meanes in the waightie bearing downe the Beete is caused to spreade into a breadth with the leaues The Beete becommeth the whiter and farre greater if the Husbandly Gardener annoynte or couer the roote with newe Oxe or Cowe dung and that hee cutte the roote and toppe of the yong Bete â–ª as the Leeke handled before the setting and after a bigger growth to pâ—asse it downe as afore vttered To haue the Beete growe redde water the plant with redde Wyne Lyes or set the same in a hote place where the Sunne dayly shineth long The Beete rosted in Imbers taketh away the stincking smell and sauoure of Garlike eaten if the same be eaten vpon or after the Garlike as the Greeke Menander hath noted Thys is maruellous to heare by the Seede of the Beete that it yeeldeth not the whole perfection or perfite Seedes in the first yeare but an increase in Seedes somewhat more the seconde yeare and in the third yeare a full perfection from the first sowing And Plinie reporteth that the Beete speedieâ— commâ—th forwarde with the olde Seede than with newe for whiche cause the matter demanded of a skilfull Gardener reported of experience that the Seedes of the Beete to sowe ought not to be gathered before the Beete had borne a thirde yeare after the first sowing of which Seedes sowen in due time of the Mone the best Beetes come and this not to be forgotten that when the tast of Wine through the Colewort as afore vttered is corrupted in the vessell the same againe by the sauoure of the Beete as through the leaues put into it is recouered These hitherto of the Beete The Phisicke benefytes of the Beete FIrst all the kindes of the Beete haue a cold moyst qualitie and the white Beete as Diphilus the Husbandly Phisition reporteth looseth the bellie and the redde Beete moueth or prouoketh vryne Galen affirmeth this Beete to be endued with a nytrous qualitie through which it both purgeth and clenseth filth whiche vertue is more effectuous in the white in so muche that it causeth the bellie laxatiue and purgeth the body of euill humors yet the fame passed to the stomacke byteth and plucketh it The iuice of the common Beete drunke
eyes stayeth the perillous flixe Disenteria and strengthneth bothe the kidneyes and Bladder The iuyce gyuen in drinke helpeth burning Feuers kylleth the wormes in the Bellie and stayeth the spitting forth of bloud The iuyce bestowed in glister wise helpeth the excoriations in the bowels of women and the rawnesse of the priuie places within procured by distillations from the heade The iuyce of the Herbe is profitably annoynted on the heade wyth the oyle of Roses or oyle Olyue againste the headache caused by the heat of the sun and wounds dangered by blasting or in a furious heat this mightily mytigateth with barly meale anoynted The Hearbe to greate purpose is applyed on the Nauyll of infantes fallyng forth by crying and the Hearbe chewed or rather the iuyce boyled stayeth the griefe and loose teeth of the heade yea the iuyce eaten rawe aswageth the kernels and vlcers in the monthe and swelling of the gummes Leontinus a Greeke writer of husbandrye wryteth that the leafe of the Purselane holden vnder the tong of the person molested wyth thirst to mitygate the desire of often drinking and Plinie writeth that the iuyce to remoue wartes by annoynting the places many dayes togither and hee also wryteth that the inflamations of the pappes and Goute maye bee aswaged and healed by the iuyce of Purselane with Hony The sayde Plinie reporteth that the roote of the Herbe hanged with a threede about the necke remoueth the griefe of fall of y e Vuula which like hapned to a Judge in Italie as he writeth The Herbe Rocket heateth and moysteneth in the seconde degree the seedes and leaues are only vsed in Medicine The Herbe boyled and eaten increaseth the Sperme in the man whiche Aegineta lib. â— like witnesseth saying that the Rocket obtayneth a great vertue in heating and supposed to increase Sperme and for the same to stirre vppe a desire to the Uenereall acte besides to cause through the often eating alone a gyddinesse and payne of the heade The Rocket â—â—creaseth a strong heate for which cause the same is hurtfull to the heade but the Garden Rocket boyled with the Lettuce Beetes worketh or causeth no harme and in such maner 〈◊〉 the same encreaseth the milke in women giuing sâ—cke and Nurses The Rocket eaten and applyed in playster wise on the peâ—ten causeth vrine softneth the bellie coÌ„forteth the stomacke and helpeth digestion the iuce of Rocket myxed with an Oxe gauâ—e recouereth blacke scarres vnto a whitâ—â—sse the pymples or pushes on the face the iuyce with Hony annoynted amendeth in short time The iuyce or seede myxed wyth Hony and annoynted on the head and often vsed with meate doth kyll the Nyttes and wormes of the heade but the often vse of Rocket procureth gripings of the bellie The roote after the tender boyling brused and applyed in playster fourme on broken and brused bones doth put awaye the payne the Seede brused and drunke in wine recouereth the bytte of venemous beastes A skilful practicioner reporteth that if three leaues of the Rocket bee gathered wyth the lefte hande and after the boyling in water and Hony mixed togither takeÌ„ in drink the same sayth he maruelously auayleth against the Jaundise and hard swelling of the mylte The commended Vertues of the distilled waters of Purselane THe Herbe steÌ„me and leaues of the Purselane shred togither ought to be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of May The water of Purselane drunke vnto the quaâ—tine of three ounces at a tyme both morning and euening for three or foure dayes togither amendeth the spitting vppe of bloude and the perillous flyxe Dysenteria The water drunke in like quantitie at a tyme stayeth any fluxe of the belly yea putteth away a hot and drye coughâ— â–ª thys lyke profiteth against the heate of Liuer ceasseth thyrst helpeth the plague remoueth the shortnesse of fetching breath This water also profitable to infants against heate and the wormes gyuen in drinke both morning and euening vnto the quantitie of two ounces at a time If in two ounces of water of Purselane 〈…〉 of the Seede of Psilium or fleaworte be steeped for a night and after a Spâ—nge deeped in thys y e tongue bee washed three or foure tymes a daye whyche through greate heate in a Feuer or other sicknesse is adusted and draweth to a blackenesse thys in shorte time recouereth It helpeth vnto a cooling of the inflamed bloude either drunke alone or taken in drinke and repelleth the griefes of the Bladder What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering of the Cheruil Smallage Taragon and Cresses Chap. 7. THe Hearbe Cheruell ioyeth to be sowen in a well dunged Earthe in the monethes of Februarie March and April sometimes in August and September to possesse the Herbe in the winter tyme and this the better prospereth thorough the often watering vntill it bee well come vp The Smalledge seedes ought to be sowen in a wel labored Earth and neare to a stone wal or thicke Hedge thys Hearbe wel ioyeth in the shadow and commeth wel vp in any ground And after this Herbe bee once bestowed in the Garden a man shall hardely weede it forth quyte and the Gardener may leaue a stemme or two to shoote vp into Seede froÌ„ yeare to yeare for this Herbe wyll indure for euer without any weeding at al. The owner may committe the seedes to the Earth after the myddle or ende of Februarie vnto the beginning of September Thys Herbe hath the like vertue and properties which the Parsely possesseth The Taragon of the Garden bearing Seede like to the Flaxe ought to bee bestowed in a wel dunged Earth and after the plants bee shotte vp neare a foote high the Gardener ought then to take vp the hole bodies and set them agayne in the selfe same Earth whych often water vntill they haue taken strong roote in the Earth The Taragon enioyeth the like properties as the Rocket and maye not be eaten a part or alone but rather with the Lettuce Purselane and such lyke Herbes The Garden Cresses is a soure Herbe in taste like to the Onyon which the Germaynes in many places do often vse in Sallets but it seemeth that the Herbe is not eaten withoute other cooling Hearbes matched with it as the Lettuce Sorrel Purselane and such like which temper the fire or burning force of the Hearbe euen as the worthye Phisition Galen hath willed it who forbad the rocket to be eaten without the Lettuce that the contrary vertue might be tempered This Herbe ioyeth to bee sowen in moyste places as by small ryuers or running courses of water Wels and springs for no other labour after the Seedes bestowed doe they require sauing a dayly watering for the plantes in the comming vppe desire oftentimes a day to be watered by little and little The Seedes of the Cresses after the minde of Rutilius bestowed in Beddes wyth the Lettuce increaseth verye well for they ioye in moysture and hate the dung And sowen in a shadowie place
open fielde and where Corne grewe if so be the grounde be diligently plowed and the rootes weeded foorth these after the bestowyng in the Earthe may the owner only couer with the harrowe or rake bicause the seedes lye shallow on the ground The Seedes ioy in an open fielde far from the shadowe of Trees in that these lying vnder shadow be muche harmed if the owner minde to commit Seedes to the earth in a drye season he may then bestow them in some well dressed place being moiste and shadowie thicke togyther after the maner of the Coleworte After this when the plantes be well growen vp and the earthe sufficiently moistned with shoures the owner maye remoue and sette the plantes in larger places well dressed from the ende of August vnto the entring of the Sunne into Libra or middle of September The Rapes to serue in the winter time oughte to be gathered in the moneth of October and those whiche are the fairer by plucking away the outward leaues may be set againe in well dunged and dressed earth to yeelde Seedes the Sommer following And to preserue the Rape or Turnup rootes to serue the Winter and Lente time the owner may worke after this manner by washing first the rootes and these raw bestowe in rankes one vppon another and in eche rank strew salt fennell seedes and sauerie or only couer them with salte close couched and on suche wise letting these remayne for eyghte dayes poure so muche faire water vppon as will well couer them Whiche done lette the vessell stande in some vaulte or Seller to serue for the aboue saide times or longer if the owner will if so be he fill vp the vessell when these lye bare and drye These hitherto Ruellius in his instructions of husbandry This one thing is in maruellous and worthy the noting so small a seede to encrease in roote to suche a bignesse as wee manye tymes see them of which the like hathe bene seene to haue wayed thirtie yea fortie pounde weighte to the admiration of many The owner oughte especially to take heed that the seedes to be committed to the Earthe be not aboue three yeares olde For the grounde otherwise of the Rapes will change and bring foorth Colewortes For to enioy faire and big rootes let the owner new sette those rootes which be grown vnto a finger bignesse wel a span distant one from the other Which done and these somwhat more growen the owner ought to treade downe with the 〈◊〉 and diligentlye couer the heades thicke with Earthe whereby the Juice of the leaues and stalkes may runne to the encreasing of the rootes The rootes after the gatheryng in the moneth of Nouember maye likewise be preserued to serue the Winter and Lente time as afore is vttered of the Nauewe The phisicke vertues and helpes of the Rapes THe Rapes brate in the seconde degree and moisten in the firste these cause many humoures hardely digests and encrease muche winde The sowen Rapes are harde of digestion whyche notwythstandyng boyled doe swell the bellye and encrease humours in the body The Rapes haue a maruellous propertie in sharpning the sighte as the singuler Auerrois writeth Yet these throughlye boyled as I afore vttered to be done by the Nauewes doe yeelde a nourishement and are profitable to the body contrariwise these eaten rawishe or not wel boiled doe hardelye digeste cause winde in the body and moleste the stomacke The Rape seedes vsed in the steede of Triacle recouereth and helpeth poysoning if any hauing druncke or eaten poyson shal take the seeds brused in water and honye this of experience knowen represseth or abateth the force of the poison that the same can not harme The Rape or Turnup roots confected with vineger doth coole and ingender winde yet these extinguishe the hot and dry bloude of whiche moste greate and perillous sicknesses are caused The rootes and seedes eaten doe stirre and moue the veneriall acte They are profitable to helth being eaten after the third boyling and if any foule arayed with scabâ— whych represent the kinde of a Leaprie do wash al the body with the water in which the Rape seeds shall afore be boiled it doth w t the same cause in shorte time a fairer clearer skin The rape roots boiled in May butter after the tender see thing eateÌ„ with a little salte doe loose the breaste the decoction of theâ—â— taken ceasseth a drye cough boiled with oyle Olive and eaten with pepper and a little salte doe helpe digestion The rootes daily eaten do engender grosse humoures for whiche cause greatly misliken of Democritus to be vsed for a proper sustenaunce The decoction or broth of the roots tenderly boyled applied on palsie members the hot Eâ—â—te and kiâ—eâ— hecles do speedilye amend and help these if any in the side of the roote after the makyng of a hole doe bestow in it the oile of roses and vnwrought waxe and after the tender roastyng vnder hotte embers doe applye the same in vlcered or sore kybes it shal in short time cure them The benefites of the distilled water of Rapes THe Garden Rape or Turnup both leaues and rootes shred ought to be distilled about the rude of June in a Tinne Lymbecke This water preuayleth against the galling of members if those bee dayly washed and supled with the same and that a linnen cloth wet in it be applyed twice or thrice a day This helpeth any burning or scalding if the same be washed with it but after a crust gathered on the place the same will in no manner bee remoued but through the dayly washing of it with this water whiche in the ende perfitly cureth the sore The distilled water of the putrified Rapes applyed often hot with a linnen cloth wet in it doth greatly profit the swellyng and sores of the feete caused of colde What skil and diligence is required with the secretes to be learned in the sowing and ordering of the Radish Chap. 26. THe Garden Radish with vs is better knowen than I with pen can vtter the discription of the same for in a maner euery person aswel the rich as the poore the Cytizen as Countreyman when their stomacke is slacke or yrketh at meate they then to procure an appetite to feeding by the same roote by cutting y e rootes eyther into a length on eche side or into round slyces do workmanlye season them with salte beating them for the more delight to the mouth betweene two 〈◊〉 supposing a more tendernesse caused to the rootes through the like â—doyng whose care and diligence in the bestowing of it in the Earthe oughte after the minde of Columella to bee after this manner then the beddes before the bestowing of the seedes be wel labored and workmanly turned in with dung and when the rootes be growen to some bignesse then the Earthe to bee raysed and diligentlye heaped aboute them for if the rootes shall bee naked or lye bare of Earthe that doth the Sunne and ayre beate vppon them then wyll
by spitting vp in the dayly drynkyng for certain dayes The freshe ryndes of the Radish well brused and taken with vineger and Hony procureth the patient to vomite the like perfourmeth the Seedes drunke warme with water The Seedes haue a singular propertie in expellyng for which reason these are right profitable to them hauing eaten Mushromes which they can not dygest If a round flyee of the Radish be applyed on the nauyl it doth spedely ceasse the grypings in women as the skilfull Hippocrates wryteth The often eating of the Radish procureth plentye of Mylke to women gyuing sucke and Nurses The iuyce of the roote drunke with Hony sendeth down y e Termes and expelleth the wormes in the bellie the iuyce gargelled wyth Hony and vineger aswageth the swelling in the throte The commended helpes of the distilled water of the Radishe THe roote finely shred in the beginning of September oughte to be distilled in a Tin Limbecke or rather glasse bodye in Balneo Mariae The distilled water of Radishe drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme healpeth the digestion of the stomacke the kings euill and killeth the worms of the belly the radishe also receiued clenseth the stomacke of all clammy humoures and other matters which hinder digestion this besides openeth all maner of stoppyng of the inner members vaines This drunk in the like order and quantitie dothe extenuate the clammy humoures in the lungs and amendeth the swelling of the milte this also clenseth the breast of clammy humoures and causeth a cleare voice The water drunke vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time bothe morning and euening recouereth the poysoning taken eyther in meate or drinke The same quantitie drunke at a tyme profiteth agaynste the Quartaine Ague draweth downe the Termes and sendeth foorth the Stone This water helpeth those which are stinged eyther wyth the Bee or Waspe or venomed with the spider if they shall wash the grieued place with the same and shall apply linnen clothes wet in it This water helpeth the pricking and stitches of the side if the same be bathed with the water The water dropped into the eyes cleareth the humoures falling whiche dimmeth the sighte it also remoueth the spottes of the face by the often washing with the water this remoueth the yelow or blackish spots by beating if the places be often rubbed with the same The water gargelled and reteined in the mouth amendeth the swelling of the throate and vlcers of the gummes for this resolueth consumeth and breaketh them The water often drunk morning and euening chiefly at the going to bed vnto the quaÌ„titie of three vnces at a time for thirtie days togyther not only clereth the kidneys and bladder and the places which containe the stone but breaketh the stone and causeth vrine This water drunke for three or foure weekes togither vnto the quaÌ„titie of three or foure ounces at a time both morning and euening recouereth the water betweene the skinne and sendeth the same forthe by the vrine so that the patiente refraineth the ouermuche drinking for howe muche the lesser hee drinketh so muche the more water by the vrine is sent foorth throughe whyche the patient is also sooner recouered What care and skill is required in the sowing and workmanly ordering both of the Parsnep and Carote Chap. 27. THe seedes of the Parsnep and Carote require one manner of diligence in the sowing and to bâ—e bestowed in a ground painfully digged well turned in with dung and workmanly dressed before but the seedes to be committed to the earthe maye not bee bestowed in beddes verye thicke togither to the ende these in the encreasing maye growe the fairer and bigger The plantes are in the like maner to be set and at those tymes sowen as afore vttered of the Radish as sowen in December January and February to serue in the Lent and Spring time but these better commended to be sowen in the Harneste time to enioy them all the Lente The Gardner which wold possesse faire and big roots ought to pluck away the leaues often times and to couer light earthe on the heades as afore vttered of the Radishe besydes these growen to some bignesse at the leaste so big as the finger ought to be thinner set and often weeded aboute whereby the rootes maye growe the bigger and sweeter in the eating The phisicke benefits and helps of the Parsnep and Carot THe vertues and properties of these two rootes are in a maner like and serue rather for the kitchen than to the vse of phisicke in that they bee of a small nourishemente and lesser nourishe than the Turnep or Rape doth The Parsnep roote by the agreement of the Auncient heateth in the middle of the second degree and moistneth in the firste but this in causes of phisicke smally allowed The rooâ—â— is brought to a more temperamente for the body if so bee it be boiled in twoo or three waters before the eating for on suche wise handled it harmeth the stomacke the lesse This otherwise sodden but in one water ingendreth winde in the body throughe whyche it causeth and moueth a desire to the veneriall acte and often vsed ingendreth euill bloude The root tenderly sooden in two waters and remoued into a third procureth vrine assuageth the Colicke passion and sendeth downe the Termes in women The Garden Parsenep eaten wyth butter and pepper and a little salte profiteth the Melancolike and as Vitalis writeth this encreaseth good bloude The Parsenep seede drunk and applied to the priuie place as the lerned Dioscorides writeth draweth down the terms helpeth the straightnesse of making water recouereth the water betweene the skin and amendeth the stitches of the side or pleurisie This commended for the sting or bitte of anye venomous worme or beaste This also applied to the priuie place draweth forth the dead yongling the leaues shred and applied with hony doth throughly cleare and amend the great â—ating in of vlcers It is thoughte that no venomous beast may hurte the creature whiche weareth or carrieth the roote about him and the roote hanged about the necke doth profite against the swelling of the throate The Garden Carote is thoughte to heate and drye in the thirde degree but the leaues and stoures especially and many times the one vsed for the other in phisicke causes There is another kinde of Carot being red in coloure whiche maye be eaten rawe but the same sodden with the Turnep seemeth a pleasaunt and dainty dishe and this may in the like order be sowen as the others aboue taught The Carote growing of the owne accorde which of moste men named the wilde more auayleth in the leafe and floure for phisicke purposes than the roote dothe So that the leaues are to bee gathered to vse when the same yeeldeth the floure whyche after the separating of the roote oughte to be dried in a shadowie place and kepte in leather bags for the whole yeare for these haue the propertye of
the pushes and rednesse proceeding of heate hapning commonly from the knee downwarde by applyng linnen clothes wet in it that ceaseth the heate and cureth the pushes This cureth the Canker of the mouth if it be often washed with the same and that at eche time the pouder of the Barberie roote be sprinkled vpon This also cureth the griefe and exulceration of womens places if these be washed therwith for three or foure times a day the same doeth the sayde water perfourme if linnen clothes wet in it be sundrie tymes applyed vpon What care and skil is required in the bestowing of the Herbe Elecampane Chap. 37. THe Herbe Elecampane groweth vp w t a long stem big and Mossie the leaues with mossie bears on the one side on the toppe of the stem being many times a mans heigth is a bigge yealowe floure growing in which the seedes are contained and those by feeling procure ytche The roote within the erth reddish without and white within bigge sharpe in tast and sweete smelling The roote is digged vp at the beeginning of sommer and slyced dryed in the sunne This especially flourisheth in the moneth of July The Elecampane may not be sowen in that the seedes bestowed in beds prosper not but rather set the yong buds broken tenderly from the roote in Earth wel dunged and laboured afore And those begynne to set in the moneth of Februarye wel three foote asunder one from the other in that those sende forth bigge leaues and long rootes spreading in the Earth The Phisicke commodities of the Elecampane THe Elecampane of qualitie heateth in the ende of the thirde degree and moystneth in the first The pouder of the drye roote mixed with pure Honye and vsed in forme of an Eclegma amēdeth the cough y e root also of the Elecampane artelye prepared defendeth the Lungs of euyll humoures remoueth the ache of the Hyppes and ioyntes and sickenesses proceeding of a colde cause Thys expelleth the grosse humours in man and aswageth the ache of the Hucklebones boyled also in wine and mixed with Suger in the drinking amendeth that harde fetching of breath by the necke especially holden vpright and procureth vrine The pouder of the roote druncke in like manner sendeth downe the Termes and this is profitably ministred agaynst poyson and the bit of venemous wormes and beastes The roote canded with hony or Sugar is saide very muche to preuaile against the daunger of a pestilent ayre being afore eaten for whiche cause the rawe roote of manye is eaten in the plague time The roote of the Elecampane is canded after this maner by plucking the roote out of the Earth in the moneth of October at what time the same is growen to a ful ripenesse whiche then is to bee rubbed and clensed with a course hearie cloth after this scraped faire wyth a sharpe knife and those rootes whiche are bigge to bee sliced into three or foure peeces so long as a finger which after the puttyng into a brasse chafer to be tēderly boyled with vineger but in such maner as the peeces burn not to the sides or bottome of the chafer Wythin three dayes after the boyling they are to be dried in the Sun and then bestowed into a newe earthen potte well pitched about on whiche a pleasaunt Cuite poured to soke them in and store of the herbe Sauerie pressed down vpon them whiche done the mouthe of the pot to be diligently stopped with a skin or thicke partchement The rootes may otherwise be ordered in scrappyng them cleane and after the cutting of them into twoo or three peeces well a finger long to set those stiepe in water a whole day ouer hotte embers whiche done to boyle the peeces twoo or three times ouer in asmuche waight of honey or sugar The confirme of the Elacampane roote maye bee made by clensing and scraping the roote in the maner aboue taught Whiche done to cut them into thinne round slices letting them soke in water ouer the hotte embers for a long space and to boile them vntill the licoure be all wasted then to beate those in a stone morter lettyng them after to passe throughe a strainer or linnen clothe this done to boyle the whole with a like waighte of hony or sugar twoo or three times ouer All other rootes may in like manner bee canded and made into conserue but far pleasaunter in the eating if to the confection a quantitie of Sinamom bee added The same also they name to be canded when the roote or the thing canded remaineth whole after the canding but the conserue in a contrary manner remayneth not whole in that the same is beaten small to the making of it The leaues of the Elecampane boyled in wine and a playster made of the same applied to weake and loose members doth so muche heate them that in shorte time they recouer strength and healthe The Elecampane putteth away yre and heauinesse comforteth the hearte and sendeth foorth the superfluous humoures by vrine this also after the minde of Hippocrates causeth mirth The hearbe defendeth and preserueth the skinne of the face and like garnisheth the whole body with a continuall seemelinesse the wine also of the Elecampane made heateth colde members the same drunke orderly helpeth all the diseases which are afore vttered Here note that all wines boyled or made of the Hearbes doe more preuayle in the morning than at euening The Elecampane boiled with Pellitory and mixed with oyle applied hot to the belly ceaseth the gripings of the bowels and the same applied vnder the Nauel remoueth and helpeth the strangury The worthy vertues of the distilled water of the leaues of the Elecampane THe time answerable to the distillation is that the Herbe and roote shred togither be distilled in the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening for fiue or sixe dayes togither to the quantitie of an eggeshell full at a tyme expelleth the griefe of the stone The distilled water druncke in the saide manner or a quantitie bestowed in drincke helpeth the person broken the same also drunke and the heade annointed therewith in suche manner as the same may drye in greatly comforteth the heade The distilled water drunke morning and euening for certaine days togither comforteth and strengthneth the stomacke amendeth the hard fetching of breath the coughe pleurisse poyson the stone and termes in women The distilled water strengthneth the members annointed therwith and the more by dayly drinking thereof This also expelleth the stone of the kidneys and bladder and the same clereth y e parts of the body and causeth vrine by drinking of it morning and euening for certaine days togither The commended vertues of the distilled water of the roote THe root of the Elecampane is to be distilled about the end of May or from the moneth of July vnto September The distilled water of the same drunke many dayes togither vnto the quātitie of two or three ounces at a time healeth an inner rupture The distilled water drunke
plants coÌ„ming vp The age also of the plantes shall greately direct the Gardener to know how much and how smallye he ought to moysten them at eache time needefull for the tender yong plantes new come vp require a lesser watering and the same gently where the Herbes more growen well ioy to be plentifully moystned with the water temperate warme And this water ought gently to be sprinkled forth on the beddes with a watering potte and by other meanes which after shall bee demonstrated that the rootes of the yong Herbes may alyke drinke in of the water and not to be cloyed through the ouer fast or too muche moysture sprinckled on them by whiche doing these the rather retaine the spirite vanquishing procured to passe through the exhalation of the Earthe For whiche cause the beddes at one instant shall not fully be watered but as the Earthe and plantes drinke in so gently sprinckle forthe the water in feeding the plantes with this moisture as by a brest or nourishing pappe whiche like handled shall greately prosper the tender plantes commyng vp where they otherwise by the hastie drownyng with water are much annoyed and put in a hazard of perishing To the water standing in the Sunne if the owner or Gardener mixt a reasonable quantitie of dung after hys discretion thys mixture no doubt will be to great purpose for as much as the same gently watered or sprinckled abrode procureth a proper nourishmente to the tender plantes and yong Herbes comming vp The cold as well as the salt water is knowen to be enimie vnto all kindes of plants yet Theophrastus reporteth that the salt water is more proper for the watering of certaine plantes than any other The common watering potte for the Garden beddes with vs hath a narrow necke bigge belly somewhat large bottome and full of little holes with a proper hole formed on the head to take in the water whiche filled full and the thombe layde on the hole to keepe in the aire may on such wise be carried in handsome manner to those places by a better helpe ayding in the turning and bearing vprighte of the bottome of this potte which needefully require watering The watering pot best to bee liked and handsomest for this turne both for the finely sprinckling forthe and easie carriage of water in the same from place to place in the Garden is that much vsed in the chiefest Gardens aboute London and in diners partes of Englande nowe knowen whose forme is after this manner the body wholly of Copper hauing a bigge bellie and narow necke a strong handle of the same mettall workemanly fastned to the bellie and head to carrie the potte if neede be to places in the Garden but for a more easinesse and quicknesse in carriage of the potte vprighte and full is an other strong ring or handle fastned artelie to the lippes of the potte much like to the Barbers waterpot carried abrode that serueth to none other turne sauing for the easie carriage of the potte full of water to needefull places but this other handle especially serueth to sprinckle forthe the water by the long pipe full of little holes on the head that some name a Pumpe whiche reacheth from the bottome vnto the head of the potte for the handsomer deliuering forth of the water the handle in the meane time guiding this long pipe of the potte vntill all the water be spent The Gardener possessing a Pump in his grounde or fast by maye with long and narrowe troughes well direct the water vnto all beddes of the Garden by the pathes betweene in watering sufficientlye the rootes of all such Herbes which require much moisture But for a playner vnderstanding of this I haue heere in the Page following demonstrated the forme to the eye The maner of watering with a Pumpe by troughes in a Garden There be some which vse to water their beddes with great Squirtes made of Tinne in drawing vp the water and setting the Squirt to the brest that by force squirted vpwarde the water in the breaking maye fall as droppes of raine on the plantes which sundrye times like squirted on the beddes doth sufficiently feede the plantes with moisture An other way better commended and the same with more ease in watering of plantes and Herbes is done by a greate vessell of Tynne formed somewhat like to a Squirte yet in the deuided partes the same differeth for that this hathe a pipe of the same mettall raised from the bottome and reaching in a manner so high as the greate pipe hauing many little holes at the imbossed toppe or ende this bigger Pipe formed after the manner of a small Pumpe at whose nether ende a thicke square plate of Tinne stricken ful of little holes workemanlie fastned into which a Pumpe staffe put for the drawing vppe and forcible sending forth of the water by thrusting downe with both hands a good distance off The vessell thus prepared in a readinesse must bee sette into a deepe vessell or tubbe of water in what place of the Garden the owner or Gardener mindeth to beginne in drawing firste the Pumpe vppe and with mightier strength thrusting it downe againe whiche so handled causeth the water to ascende and flee forthe of the pipe holes on suche heigth that in the falling the droppes come downe through the aire breaking it in forme of raine that one place being sufficiently watered the Gardener may then remoue the tubbe and vessel into another place which needeth the like watering and on such wise doing in thre or four places he shall sufficiently moisten all the beddes and bordures of the Garden That the forme of this vessell with the tubbe may the readier be conceyued beholde this figure following heere faythfully demonstrated The maner of watring with a pumpe in a tubbe The owner or Gardener enioying a Ponde with water in his Garden grounde or a ditch of water running fast by so that the same bee sweete may with an instrument of wood named of most men a skiffe sufficiently water all the Beddes of the Garden with great ease and expedition Such Plantes which come spediest forwarde through much moysture bestowed on them as the Cucumber Mellone Gourde and sundry others the Gardener may with farre greater ease and trauaile water after this manner in taking woollen clothes or Lystes and these like tongs cut sharpe at the one ende whiche lay to the botome of the potte filled with water the sharpe ende hanging forth well foure fingers deepe and the Potte leaning somewhat forwarde that these may through the continual dropping hastily speede the increase of the aboue sayde plantes so that to eache plante a like potte prepared be set which manner of doing is termed filtring At what tyme diuerse plantes sprung vppe ought to be remoued and set againe as out of one bedde or bordure into another with the breaking or sâ—ipping of sundry settes from old bodies which with skil require to be bestowed in the Earth Chap. 25. The Husbandman
louseth the bellie but the same harmeth the stomacke in pinching or biting it especially those persons whiche haue a tender and delicate stomacke so that the Herbe is better commended sodden than the rawe iuice vsed The iuice of the Beete mixed with the oyle of bitter Almonds after the heating in a sawcer supped or drawen vp into the nosethrills doth greately healp the stopping of y e nose recouer smelling thorough the purging or clensing of the head The roote of the Beete boyled in water and three or foure droppes of the licoure dropped into the eares doth remoue the rage and paine of the. And the iuice of the Beete rubbed in the gummes doth aswage the raging of them The iuice of the rawe Beete annointed on any bald place of the head procureth y e heare to growe and killeth Lyse The decoction of the leaues and rootes doe also clense the head of Nules and Dandrie The Beete after the tender boyling â–ª applyed on Whelâ—es and blisters of skalding or burning doth in short time heale them The iuice of the Beete drunke with Cumin or Dyll Seedes remoueth the gripings of the Bellie The blacke or redde Beete boyled with the pulse Lentiles and the same receyued stayeth a loose Bellie whiche as I aboue said the white Beete looseth This white Beete also â—â—dden and eaten with raw Garlike doth driue away the Wormes of the Bellie The Beete boyled healpeth the obstructions or stoppings of the Liuer more than the great Mallowes or hollie Oke doth especially when the same is eaten with Mustard or Uinegre and eaten in like manner as with Mustard or Uinegre dothe maruellously aswage and healp the corrupted Splene The iuice auaileth against the holy 〈◊〉 Sâ—ingles This Herbe is rather eaten after this manner for Phisicke causes than for nourishment in that there is but a small nourishment of this as of all other Pot Hearbes whiche to the full eaten of at a time or often eaten dothe not only grype and bite the stomacke but encreaseth euill humors as wel in the healthfull as sicke persons The speciall effectes of the distilled water of the white Beetes THe time of the destilling of this Herbe is in the ende of June and that both the leaues and stalkes togither The newe water of the white Beete drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time dothe maruellously preuayle againste the Sunne in that the same consumeth it This quantitie like drunke preuayleth against the griefe of the Stone in that it purgeth the Loynes and Kidneis Thâ—â— ceasseth the â—â—xing paine of ioy 〈◊〉 aches by applying wette clothes on the â—late◠〈…〉 it What fate draweâ— and 〈◊〉 to be learned in the sowing and setting of the Blete Chapter 3. THere are two kindes of this Blete as the white and the redde or blacke both at this day very well knowen through their growing as common in the field as Garden The stalkes and leaues of the redde waxe so redde in the growing that they appeare as dyed with a scarlet coloure but after a further growth in time these from that coloure are changed into a purple and at length waxe blacke of y e eye of which the same also is named o◠〈◊〉 the blacke Bleete The roote besides of this Hearbe in the breaking appeareth so redde as any bloud The white Blete possesseth or rather â—â—â—deth forthe branches and leaues like to the Beete and the same without any sharpnes or biting being vnsauerie and eche is of the same coÌ„dition that it spedely springeth in the Garden as Plinie reporteth And the white or redde Blete may be sowen in any earth but rather in a well dressed ground in the moneth of March as the skilfull Neapolitane Ruellius willeth whiche strongly growen in the Earthe or fully come vp continueth and yearely reneweth of it selfe without any proper sowing so that in time this so taketh roote by the seedes yearely falling that the Gardener after can hardely weede the same out of hys ground if he would wherefore this once sowen in a fertile Earth prospereth many yeares by the yearely yeride and falling of the Seedes and requireth neyther raking nor weeding about it as the worthy Palladius reporteth The Phisicke healpes and commodities of the Blete THe worthy Galen in his Booke â—span writeth that the Blete is a Pot Hearbe much and often eaten of the sâ—â—pler â—â—te and in qualitie colde and moyst This as Plinie writeth is thought to be vnprofitable to y e stomacke and so much molesting the bellie â—hat in some â—hâ—s moueth and causeth the Choller to increase 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the 〈…〉 Yâ—â— this moueth also vomitings with gripings of the Bellie 〈…〉 and stirred vp which by the dayly or too much eating of it at a time proceedeth yet the Blete of practise knowen dothe lesse harme the stomacke and bellie if the first water powred forth and the softe Herbe put into a Panne bee fryed with Oyle or Butter and a little Salte added or Uinegre and so eaten But this notwithstanding may not bee often eaten nor to the ful at a time for somuch as this of experience knoweÌ„ procureth vomiting and engendreth paine in the stomacke griping in the bowels and to be laxatiue through the mouing of Choller And in the eating also this is to bee remembred that the Hearbe bee not eaten with Oyle alone and a little Salte but rather with Uinegre added for the more parte in y t the same otherwise is knowen to be enimie to the stomacke This Hearbe as aboue vttered hath a propertie in softning the Bellie especially wheÌ„ the force of it is encreased by some other slipperie and clammie matter These hitherto Galen This notwithstanding drunke in Wine as Plinie reporteth preuayleth against the bitte of a Scorpion and layed in playster forme on the thicke skinne of the feete and in like manner for the beating payne of the Temples and with Oyle on the Milte doth greately profite And the worthy Hipocrates writeth that the same eaten in the manner as afore taughte doth restrayne or stay the Tearmes These hitherto Plinie What diligence and skill is required in the sowing and setting of the Garden Arage Chapter 4. THe Garden Orage for the Potte ought by the agreement of the skilfull to bee sowen in the Moneth of March and Aprill and in y e other Monethes following vnto Haruest the apt seasons and times heerein considered But in some places are the Seedes bestowed in the Moneth of December in a well dressed and dunged Earthe and the plantes better prosper being thinne sowen These also may bee sowen by themselues in beddes and togither with other Herbes and they alwayes desire to be cut or broken off with an iron instrumente that they ceasse not yeelding forth of yong The Orache ioyeth in the often watering if the season and ground be very drie The Seedes of the Arage ought diligently to bee couered incontinent after they are bestowed in the Earthe and the rootes of the Hearbes to
come vp or appere aboue the ground the Gardener or owner with a forked Iron coÌ„monly named a debbill shall so loose the earth y t the end of it may appere out the roote of the Herbe loosed froÌ„ the ground may by that meanes increase of a more bignesse The same M. Cato willeth the plante to be raked and diligently weeded about but so handled in the digging aboute or weeding that the rootes of the plante bee not loosed or in the weeding by it bee otherwise febled in the treading downe In the wynter time the little groue of Sperages shall be couered ouer with thinne and light Matteresses of strawe least it shoulde be bitten and greatly endamaged with the frostes and colde ayre whyche in the Spring time shal be opened and vncouered againe and fedde wyth dung about the rootes that the plants may the speedier come forwarde increase through the comfortable feeding of the dung and moysture orderly done The worthy Didimus in his Greeke instructions of Husbandrye reporteth and after hym the learned Plinie that manye Sperages do spring vp throughe the hornes of wilde Rammes broken into grosse pouder and these strewed along in little furrowes and after the light couering wyth Earth often watered whiche although it seemed not credible to the worthy Dioscorides and that he much mislyked the reason of the same yet if y e Gardener or owner shall make a profe or trial he wyll after confesse I dare affyrme thys experimente to bee moste true There bee which farre maruellousser reporte euen that the whole hornes of Rammes not broken a sunder nor cut into small pieces but only boared through in many places and then bestowed in the Earth to bring forthe or yeelde in shorte time the Sperages whiche if the owner woulde possesse of them for all the yeare to feede on when hee gathereth the fruite must then in the digging about as the sayd Dydimus writeth open those rootes whiche scatter and spreade in the toppe of the Tyrfe for the yong plant thus ordered wyll speedilie sende forth newe tender stemmes and yeelde Sperages whiche lightly boyled in water and fat broth and to the same both salte and oyle or sweete butter orderly mixed and a little quantitie of vineger poured vpoÌ„ wil after yeelde a singular delight to the eaters therof But in thys place I thinke it necessarie to be remembred that the Sperages require a small boyling for to much or long boyled they become corrupt or wythout delight in the eating Of whych the worthy Emperour Drufus wylling to demonstrate the speedye successe of a matter was wonte to say the same shoulâ— bee sooner done than the Sperages boyled As touching the making of the sauce or pickle the tender stalkes sprinckled with salt and wrought vp in rounde heapes ought so to bee lette alone to sweate in the shadowe after to bee diligentlye washed w t the owne licoure vntill they bee sufficientlye abated and cleared of the moysture in them at the leaste clensed from the pickell and in the laying on of a weight after such maner pressed forth Then poure â—â—to an apt vessel two partes of vineger and one of the pickel which workmaÌ„ly thicken with dry Fennel seedes in such maner as the tender stalkes and leaues may wel be pressed downe couered in the same and that y e lycor retch vp vnto the toppe or brimme of the Earthen potte The Phisicke commodities and helpes of the Sperage THe fruite and seede are vsed in medicine and indure for a yeare in perfite vertue the Herbe by nature heateth and moystneth and so the same refourmeth and helpeth the Palsy the Kings euill and Stragurie The Garden Sperage prepared with meate and eaten both not only helpe a harde mylte but stopping of the Liuer The roote of the Sperage boyled in wine and ministred in apt time of the Moone recouereth y e shedding of y e Gaule is the same by experience knowen The meate of the Sperage is reported to be most profitable for y e stomacke whiche with Cummyne myxed both temâ—â—eth the swelling of the bellie and chollicke The meate of the Sperage orderly prepared and eaten doth not only procure vrine easilye to passe but dissolueth and sendeth forth the small stones in the Bladder through the iuyce of the Lemmon added to whiche experience wil well confirme There be some which minister the roote artly boyled with sweete or white wine for griefes of the womans priuie place There be which affirme that the person shal not bee stinged with Bees if he annoynte the naked partes with Sperage and oyle brused togither The decoction of the roote not only profiteth the persons hardly making water but aswageth all maner of griefe paine of the gummes teeth and mouth by holdyng the same for a time and washing the mouth therewith The worthy Plinie writeth that the Sperages workmanly boyled do maruelously profite and helpe the griefes both of the breast and Chyne of the backe To these the Sperage to procure and moue forewarde the veneriall acte and to loose gently the bellie Dioscorides reporteth that the Sperages eyther rosted or sodden do mytigate the dropping paine of the wyne the difficultnesse of the same and the perilous flixe Disenteria Galen affirmeth the Sperage to cleare the kidneys and stopping of the Liuer especially with the roote seeds What skil and obseruation to be folowed in the sowing and ordering of the Spynage Chap. 6. THis plant aptest for y e Lent time or for y t the same oftner or more coÌ„mon vsed in that season may in any ground be bestowed for it cometh vp very wel in euery place And the seedes are to be committed to the earth in the monethes of SepteÌ„ber and October to serue for the Lent insewing for y t it is the first pot Herbe which is fouÌ„d in Gardens about the lent time But in the monethes of December Januarie Februarie and March for al the sommer folowing And this plant very wel indureth the extremitie of times and seasons as the colde frostes Snow And although Spynage commeth wel vp in any ground yet y e earth ought to be diligently labored before the same to be somwhat moiste The plants after the coÌ„ming vp which appeare by the seuenth day after the sowing nede no weeding to be done about them but only to clip off the tops of the tender leaues wherby they mayâ— grow vp the comlier fairer to y e eye If the Gardener would haue the bed of Spinage indure a long time to profite he ought to cut halfe the bed along at one time and the other halfe at an other time This pot Herbe after the tops cut and throwen away ought to be sodden without water in that the same in the seething yeldeth much moysture for contented w t the proper licoure it refuseth anye other broath added so that thys otherwise sodden looseth the kindly and natural iuyce of the same and besides to hastily drowned or
ouercome with the same This being very teÌ„der after the seething ought to be finely chopped w t a wodden knife or otherwise stamped and turned often in the beating of it which wrought vp into rounde heapes and fryed in the sweetest oyle or butter must so be prepared with a quantitie of Ueriuyâ—e and Pepper â—â—used that it may the more delight the tast The Phisicke benefites and helpes of the Spynedge THys Herbe for the potte named Spynedge moysteneth and cooleth after the minde of the skilfull in the ende of the firste degree The Spynedge both softneth the bellie and moystneth the bodie and remoueth the grieâ—es of the Breast and Lungs This gathereth winde in the bodie vnlesse the excrementall humoure be sente forth by purge but applyed in hotte causes this greatly profiteth And if wee may credite the Phisition Serapion this more nourisheth thanâ— y e Arage looseth the bellie and leaueth after it a better nourishmente yea clenseth mundifyeth aswageth Choller and profiteth both the breast and lunges The Hearbe boyled and applyed helpeth the sorenesse and griefe of the throte proceeding of bloude and the redde Choller The dayly eating of this Herbe doth maruellously profit such hauing a hoarse voyce and that hardly fetch breath and much molested with the coughe if the Herbe after the proper seethyng and ordering as aboue taught bee eyther fryed with sweete Butter or the oyle of sweete Almondes and that to it Ueriuyce and Pepper brused be wittilye added For on such wise handled the same dayly eaten doth expel euil humors where in a contrarie maner the decoction and Herbe simplie being dayly eaten doth by agreement of the skilfull ingender in like condition Melancholie as the dayly eating of Lettuce doth The Herbe prepared as afore taught and eaten with the decoction of the same drunke doth not helpe without doubt the grieuous paynes and ache of the backe but looseth a costiue bellie What skil and diligence is required in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Sorrel Chap. 7. THe Sorrel of the Garden although it wil wel ynoughe come vp in grounde not dressed yet the seedes are euermore bestowed in laboured Earthe not dunged at all in the moneth of Aprill and to bee muche and often watered vntil they bee wel come vp in that the same especially ioyeth being placed neare to water And the Gardener mynding to possesse the seedes of the Sorrel ought after certaine leaues come vp to remoue the plants in letting them growe vnto the ful rypenes of the seedes which after the through drying to be kepte vnto the sowing time The Sorrel come vp neither well abydeth frostes colde nor ouermuche moysture and to haue the beddes of Sorrel continue seemely to the eye all the sommer through let the owner or Gardener cutte the toppes of the Sorrell three or foure times in the yeare The like diligence may bee imployed in the sowing and ordering of the Garden Pimpernel The Phisicke commodities and helpes of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Hearbe Sorrel cooleth and dryeth in the thirde degree and the Hearbe eaten remoueth lothsomnesse and procureth an apetite to meate The Sorrel sauced with vineger and eaten fasting in the morning is a preseruatiue for the Plague The leaues wrapped in paper and rosted vnder hotte imbers whyche after the brusing and mixing wyth a little oyle of Roses applyed on swellings doth bring them in shorte time to mattering The seedes of the Sorrell brused and druncke either wyth water or wyne aswageth the daungerous flyxe Dissenteria and the payne of the bellie of a continuall flyxe and the abortement of the stomacke The rootes of the Sorrell boyled with vineger or rawe imployed and annoynted doe heale the Leprye and Ringwormes and rough nayles but it behoueth to rubbe ouer the places afore with salte Nyter and vineger in the hotte Summer A decoction of the rootes ceasseth the ych of the bodie if with the same the bodie in a Bath be gently rubbed and suppled the roote besides boyled in wine aswageth both the griefe or payne of the eares and teeth Manye in remouing of the kings euyll weare the roote about their neck The iuyce of y e Sorrel tempered with oyle Olyue and rubbed on the heade remoueth the grieuous payne of the heade proceeding of an vntemperate hotnesse The rootes boyled with wine and drunk or eaten remoue any sicknes comming of heate as the Jaundise proceeding of the liuer or Mylte in the like manner druncke and the rootes after the brusing applyed in plaister forme to the priuie place do stay the reddes of women long coÌ„tinuing The sedes boyled in wine do staye all manner fluxes of the bellie and remoue the swelling of the mylte The leaues of Sorrel wel brused and applied on the wreast do aswage the burning of the Feuer The Pympernell of the Garden heateth and dryeth in the seconde degree The Herbe is especially applyed for poison in that the same cleÌ„seth al the outwarde fylth of the body The roote boyled in wine and drunke remoueth the euil and venemous bloud from the heart of which the plague is easily caused to proceede and ceasseth the headache If a man be wounded vnto the skul the iuyce of this Herbe dropped into the wound and applyed vpon doth in short time recouer and heale y t same without griefe This dropped into vlcers and other woundes cureth them As for proofe take a cocke and â—trike him into the skull with a knife but not pearcing it after take the iuyce of thys Hearbe and instyll two or three droppes into the wounde and it wyll immediately bring the same vnto a skar The Hearbe mixed with Rockette seede and vineger and drunk moueth sweate expelleth poyson and euil humours boyled with wine and drunke remoueth the disease of the Hyppes and especially helpeth an euil cough purgeâ—h the breast The Herbe boyled in wine receiued breaketh y e stone of the Kidneys and Bladder remoueth y e strangurie In the same maner imployed profiteth against y e gripings of the bowels But this especially auayleth against the stopping of the Liuer Mylte The Pympernel to be briefe helpeth the stone moueth vrine aswageth the strangurie purgeth the breast expelleth the poyson of the plague from the hearte The iuyce of it boyled and drunk before the fit of the Ague putteth away any Feuer The roote may also be canded as y e Ginger with Sugar or hony and to preuaile the like againste the aboue sayde diseases The Herbe boiled remoueth a coÌ„tinual Ague the iuyce of the herbe a tertiane Ague so that the same be drunke before the fit A worthy experiment against the Phtysicke of the Lungs Take of y â— Pympernel brought into very fyne pouder two ounces of new Pympernel water and of Sugar as much as shall fuffise making therof an Electuarie of which take daily two drammes The commended helpes of the distilled waters both of the Sorrel and Pympernel THe Sorrel is to be distilled wyth the whole substaÌ„ce
doth maruellousely resolue the impostumes of the pappes caused through the ranckling of Milke stayed backe by part drying vp the Milke and part by purgyng the same The Parselie eaten eyther rawe or sodden doth amend the stopping of the Lyuer prouoke Urine stayeth loosenes of the Bellie and hathe a propertie in strengthning of loose partes The Parselie also hathe the nature of pearcing for whyche cause it moueth vryne and very much preuaileth againste the stone as wel the seede as roote The Greeke Florentinus writeth in his husbandrie that the Parsely with crummes of bread applyed in the steede of a playster doth heale the Shingles but the decoction of the same drunke to breake the stone and the like to perfourme by applying outwardly To these for such hardly making water and diseased in the kidneys to helpe aswel by the leafe as by the roote The blacke spottes to restore to the proper colour if the decoction of the seedes be applyed vpon and to soften the hardnesse of the pappes by applying the leaues brused on them Plinie writeth that the brused seedes annoynted with the whyte of an Egge or the seede boyled in water and drunke to amende and helpe the kidneys and brused in colde water to profite and remoue the vlcers of the mouth this also with olde wyne ministred to breake the stone in the bladder which like doth the roote perfourme Thys profiteth giuen for the Jaundise in white wyne and to such women whose monethly courses doe not orderlye proceede or be stayed This is worthy to be noted that the rawe Parsely yeeldeth sweeter waters in the drinking as the worthye Plinie hath noted and to the mouth as Galen writeth the same pleasaunt and very delectable to the stomacke The seed taken in meate doth expel winde in the body the same brused and applyed on a foule Scabbe doth very wel clense and procureth a fayre skinne The seeds eaten doth remoue the swelling of the stomacke and profiteth the dropsie men in that the seeds drye and pearce the euil humors and consume them The Parsely profiteth those persons which haue gotten the Leprie of Fleumaticke humors It clenseth the Liuer and remoueth the payne of the Loynes and Bladder A sauce prepared of the Parselye wyth Sorrell and vyneger myxed togyther and eaten preuayleth agaynste the burnyng of a Feuer If after the drying of the Parselye rootes and beaten fynelye to pouder the same be mixed and drunke with the purest wine doth not only procure a sounde brayne and perfite memorie but purgeth the bloud The Seedes after the agreement of the best writers are principall in the causes of Phisicke the rootes next to them and the leaues as third in working The rootes Herbe and seedes of the Parsely applyed in meate and drinke do procure vrine remoue the stone of the Loynes drawe downe the reddes dissolue winde in the bodie take awaye the gripings of the bellie aswage the strangurie paine of the backe griefe of the Kidneys and bladder and swellyng of the stomacke The person bitten of a mad dog by boyling and drinking the decoction of Parsely and applying a playster made of the seedes and Herbe shal be speedily holpen The Phisicke helpes of the distilled water of Parsely THe commended time for the distilling of Parsely is in the beginning of September and that the fresh rootes and Herbe wyth the whole substance be distilled togither in Balneo Mariae The water of the Parselye drunke vnto the quantitie of three or foure ounces at a time morning and euening for thirtie or fourtie dayes togither profiteth against the stone of the kydneys and Loynes purgeth the kydneys and bladder and greatlye moueth forwarde the vrine The water drunke in the same manner helpeth digestion procureth an appetite to meate purgeth the Liuer easeth the strangurie and where so euer thys water is annoynted on the heade or bodie heares do soone after shedde What skil and diligence required in the sowing and ordering both of the Garden and wilde or running Time Chap. 11. THe Garden Time although it seeme better to agree to be placed nigh to Beehiues for the commoditie of Honye than in Gardens yet our purpose is here somewhat to write of the same in that this is so carefully bestowed in Gardens as well for the commoditie of meates as for the deeking of Garlandes There are found to be two kindes of it the one white with a wooddy or hard roote growing on little Hilles which is accompted the worthiest The other aswel in kinde as floure ▪ blacke which Actius in meates disaloweth for the same inwardly receyued lightly putrifieth and increaseth Cholericke humors The Tyme of the Garden growing bushie and full of slyppes is seene to shoote vp ▪ two handfuls high bring most sweete and delectable of sauoure and decked with a number of smal leaues bearing also purple floures tending to a whitenesse and the toppes after the fourme of Antes bending in bodie The Garden Time better cōmeth forwarde being bestowed in a leane and stony ground for which cause it neyther desireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but ioyeth to be placed in a Sunny and open place This wel ynough prospereth being bestowed in beds either in the seede or plant but this speedier cōmeth forward being only set yea this increaseth being set againe with the floures bearing as the singular Theophrastus witnesseth The owners of Hiues haue a perfitte forsight and knowledge what the increase or yeelde of Honye will bee euerie yeare by the plentiful or small number of floures growing and appearing on the Tyme about the Sommer solstice For this increaseth and yeeldeth most friendly floures for the Bees which render a coloure and sauoure to the Hony The saide Theophrastus writeth that the floure of Tyme spreade abroade is destroyed and dyeth if a big shoure of raine happen to fal The worthy Neapolitane Rutilius in his husbandrie instructeth y t the whole plant is to be rather set than sowen about the middle of April in a well laboured Earth lying open to the Sunne and that the same may prosper and come the speedier forwarde Hee willeth the owner to water the Plantes of time or to moysten them al a day with water finely sprinckled on the beddes in that the tyme so fast drincketh in If the owner or Gardener woulde possesse y e seedes he must diligently gather the floures in whiche the seedes are contained and not laboure to separate the one from the other The running Tyme ioyeth to bee set or sowen neare to springs of water as by a Wel or Ponde for on such wise bestowed in the Earth the same yeeldeth the fayrer leaues This neyther requireth a fatte nor dunged Earth but only to be bestowed in a Sunny place and ioyeth in the often remouing The running time doth many tymes proceede or come of the Basill rudely or wythout care bestowed in the Earth The Phisicke helpes both of the Garden and running Time THe Garden Tyme heateth and dryeth in the thirde degree The Tyme
boyled in eyther Milke or Wine and orderly drunke doe remoue a hote cough recouer the Lungs blistered and is a singular remedie against the consumption of the Lungs The Holyhoke boyled in eyther water or Wine and tempered wyth Hony and Alume if the same decoction be gargalled and holden for a time in the mouth doth speedely cure the blisters and putrified sores of the mouth and throte The leaues of the Holyhoke after the boyling with meate eaten with Sallet Oyle and a little Salt looseth the bellie and amendeth the hoarsenesse of voyce The roote and Hearbe boyled vnto the consumptioÌ„ in a maner of the water wil leaue a clamminesse aboue which applyed on any impostume ripeneth softneth the hardnes of the same The commended healpes of the distilled water of the Holyhoke THe distilled water of the Holyhoke Roses in Balneo Mariae gargelled or applyed without with linnen clothes is greately commended for the breakings out of the mouth and profiteth as well agaynste the outward as inward heates besides cureth the Shingles and vlcers of 〈◊〉 â—â—ote and all other swellings The sayd water often drunke is a pretious water vnto all inwarde heates of Feuers in y t the same cooleth softneth all impostumes of the Lungs and sides It healeth and mitigateth the perilous flixe Disenteria the hote swellings of womens places the Kidneys and Bladder This asswageth the payne of the Bladder expelleth the stone purgeth the Kidneys and Bladder beeing drunke for a time morning and euening The water applyed on y e Temples in a hote Feuer procureth sleepe if the feete of the patiente in a hote Feuer be bathed with it procureth rest and ceasseth thirst The commended benefytes of the distilled water of Mintes THe Herbe wâ—th the stalkes finely shredde ought diligently be distilled in Balneo Mariae about the middle of May. The water drunke morning and euening vnto the quantitie of three ounces at a time strengthneth the stomacke and digesteth the meate receyued The water drunke in the same manner profiteth against the stopping of the Liuer and Milt It openeth also the wayes of Urine as of the Kidneys and Bladder The water in like manner drunke procureth an appetite to meate stayeth belching and vomiting the like dothe this applyed without on the stomacke The mouth often washed with the same recouereth a stincking breath and putride gummes The water drunke stayeth sounding and giddines of the head If any taking a slice of Barlie bread and stieping it in this water tempered with Wine or Uinegre shal applie the same warme to the Nosethrils the sauoure incontinent yeldeth a maruellous refreshing and strengthning of the feeble person The water in like quantitie drunke purgeth the Matrice and a linnen cloth wet in it warme and applyed to the priuie place like preuayleth The water applied on hard pappes dissolueth the milke courded in theÌ„ the same for a time drunke healeth the ruptures within both of olde and yong persons The water after the mixing with Rue and the Coliander gargelled in the mouth restoreth the Vuula fallen 〈◊〉 of the Hearbe stieped in Lie be washed on the Scabbes of Children healeth them speedelie This like drunke profiteth againste wormes drunke with Wyne comforteth and heateth a colde stomacke What care and skill is required in the sowing and workemanly ordering of the artochoke Chapter 13. THe Herbarians write the Artochoke to be a kind of Thistill of them named the Thistill of the Garden The Artochoke which before grew wilde in the fieldes came by diligence for the benefite of sale to bee carefully bestowed in the Garden where through trauell broughte from his wildenesse to serue vnto the vse of the mouth and bellie The Artochoke growing with thicke scalie â—ares in forme to the pinaple and sufficiently knowen to most persons ioyeth in a loose and dunged earth yet the same better commeth forward being bestowed in a fatte ground and by that meanes defended from Moles as the worthy Rutilius reporteth but sowen in a fast Earth after their growth be not so lightely digged vp of an enemie The sayd Rutilius willeth the Seedes of the Artochoke to be coÌ„mitted to the Earth in the moneth of March the Moone then increasing of light and that in beddes well dunged and workemanly prepared which bestowe in the Earth halfe a foote asunder yet these not deepe put and in such maner deale with the seedes that taking so manye vp as you may handsomly with three fingers thrust or set those vnto the middle ioyntes in the Earth couering them lightely with loose Earth which if hote weather happen to ensewe the Gardener with diligence must water the plantes for a time for the plantes on suche wise handled will yeelde a tenderer fruite and fuller head as the worthy Varro reporteth yet maye not the owner hope or looke for fruites or heads to come to their full growth and perfeitnesse for the eating in the first yeare If the Gardener would bestowe seedes to profite hee ought to make little furrowes on the bedde wâ—ll a foote distante one from the other being in breadth and deepenes of halfe a foote which after fyll with olde dung finely broken and blacke Earthe in like manner small in whiche so handled bestowe the Seedes to the depth of the middle ioyntes and after couer them lightely with fyne Earth not pressing or tâ—â—ading it downe And as soone as the plantes haue yelded fooâ—th leaues sufficâ—â—â—â— greate the owner ought to water them often and to continue the lyâ—e watering in a grounde very drye vntil the herbes yeld or send forth heads both tender and sufficient big when the plantes shal be wel growne vp the Gardener must clense and purge dayly the beds of weeds dung about the roots of the plants if he wil credit Columella store of ashes for y e kind of dung the said author reporteth to be most apt and agreable to that potherb of whiche by the kinde of the dung this hearbe taketh the Latine name The owner or Gardener must haue a special care that he bestow not the sedes in the earth with the contrary ends downeward for these will bring forth Attochokes crooked weake very small if we may credite the Neapolitan Rutilius If the owner wold haue the herb yeld beds or Artochockes without prickles hee muste after the instructions of the Greeke writers of husbandry either breake the sharpe ends of the seeds or make blunte the prickes before the bestowing in the earth on some stone rubbed whiche also many affirme to come to passe if the Gardener paring off the rinde of the Lettuce roote and shreading or cutting the same into many small pieces dothe after the bestowing of the seedes into â—che piece diligently set these a foote distance asunder wil after yelde heads the lyke The Gardener shall possesse Artochokes of pleasaunt sauoure if he laye the seedes to stiâ—pe for three dayes before the sowyng in the iuyce of the Rose or Lillie or oyle of bays made with the
by the heate of the smal pockes or of any other occasion The Artochocke tenderly boyled and eaten is sayde to strengthen y e stomacke and helpe somewhat the priuie places that men childreÌ„ may be conceiued as the Athenian Cherias and Glaucias affirme The worthy Galen reporteth the meate of the Artochocke to bee of an euil nourishment and incommodious to the stomacke especially when the same shall be harde at the first yeelding of the floure for then the Eares possesse a great quantitie of Cholericke iuyce in theÌ„ â–ª which for the same ought rather to bee eaten boyled than raw yet some be of this minde that the yonger heades tender and ful of iuyce being prepared as afore taught may with the more delight and lesser harme be eaten What skil and diligence to be learned in sowing and workmanly ordering both of the Endyue and Succorie Chap. 14. THe Endyue otherwise named the Sycorie or soure Lettuce serueth rather for the vse of Medicine than for other purposes so that by a trauel caused to grow acceptable in the Garden for as muche as this of it selfe by nature is euermore soure although it bee a kinde of the Lettuce which ought often to be remoued and changed into sundry places that the nature of it may on such wise be altered with lesser trauaile to the Gardener The Endyue thus bestowed in Beddes may wel abyde the colde season of wynter wherefore in colde Countries this better agreeth to be sowen neare the ende of Haruest and well growen vp to be remoued and layde againe in the earth that these in the lying may on such wise become whyte if so be before the couering the Herbes be strewed ouer with riuer sande and often watered if not holpen by shoures of rayne which then couer with light earth letting these so rest vntill by a diligence in the watering they become sufficientlye white for Salettes or other purposes The yong plants of the Endiue are not to be remoued before that soure leaues be sufficiently sprong vp and these cutte at the endes of the rootes aswel as the toppes of the leaues with softe Cowe dung annoynted about the rootes before y e bestowing in the earth whiche lightly couered water so long vntil the plants be sufficient strong in the Earth The Sycorie is of the nature of the Endyue which in like maner retayneth the proper bitternesse being not like remoued and ordered as the Endyue This desireth a moyst grounde and the Earth to bee well laboured when soure leaues be come vp the plants after the remouing ought againe to bee set in a wel dunged earth and that these may yelde faire large and long leaues let the owner after the leaues be somewhat more shot vp or on the myddle of them lay a peece of a Tylestone for by the waight of the same wyll the leaues spreade out and inioye more Touffrs or grow thicker By this workmanly ordering wil the bitternesse of the leaues be remoued they aptly serue in the winter tyme for the vse of the Sallets if so be the plants be set againe in the ende of August or rather in the beginning of September when the leaues are shotte vp big and in the pulling vp the Earth not knocked of the rootes but with soft Cow dung the rootes gentlye annoynted aboute and bestowed after in beds wel turned in with dung The leaues layde along in wel dunged Beddes to be white couer so ouer with lose Earth that the rootes maye lye vpwarde and ouer them lying a long in the Earth make some couerture in the forme of a herboring place or rather strewe vpon them the chaffe or corne for the better defence of the colde and bitter windes Certayne report that the like may be purchased if the owner after certaine leaues of the Sycorie shotte vppe byndeth altogither with a browne threede and couereth them after with a potte of Earth to the ende that those may dayly drawe by the rootes a nourishment from y e earth which by the same meanes shall purchase both a whitenesse and tendernesse and loose a greate part of the proper sourenesse The Phisicke helpes both of the Endyue and Sychorie The Endiue which by another name is termed the wilde Lettuce is reported to be colde and drye in the seconde degree and of this onlye the leaues seeds serue to the vse of Phisicke yet are the leaues brought apte to be eaten in Sallets The roote by the consent of al writers is to little vse therfore in our time seldome applyed in Medicine The greene leaues exercised in Medicine are to great purpose but y e drie preuaile little or nothing at al. The greene serue to comforte for which cause they preuaile against the stopping of the Liuer and Mylte through the occasion of Choler and these like preuaile againste a simple and double Tertian and against the heate of the Lyuer and against hot or burning impostumes eaten eyther sodden or rawe with vineger The Syrupe made of the decoction of the Hearbe with Sugar auayleth in al the abouesayde The iuyce or Syrupe giuen with Ruberbe about the fourth or sixt day after digestion of the matter greatly preuaileth for the heate of the Liuer and a burning impostume the saide Hearbe or iuyce applyed in plaister forme greatly auayleth If the leaues can not be had then vse the seeds brused and boyled it to applying the same hotte places which greatly profiteth The iuyce of leaues applyed on hot pushes qualifieth and draweth forth the heate in them the Herbe brused and layd on hot impostumes greatly helpeth The herbe aplyed on the left pap with vineger mightily profiteth the Cardiacke passion the same on the bellie stayeth the flyxe The Sirupe made or the Endiue and Hartes tongue preuayleth against the kings euill the Herbe applyed in plaister forme with Ceruse and vineger healeth the Shingles hot impostumes and swellings the iuyce applyed with vineger and Rosewater on the temples aswageth the headache The drinking of the iuyce euery seconde day recouereth the spitting of bloud and aswageth the excesse of Sperme The iuice is effectuously annoynted with Ceruse and vineger on all partes whiche are healed by cooling The Sicorie is of a drie and colde quality yet somewhat more than y e Endyue this Hearbe as Aegineta reporteth is both of cooling drying in the first degree and hath also the vertue of bynding The Hearbe brused with the roote and rounde Trochyses or flatte Bals made of the same which after dissolued in Rosewater annoynted on scabbed places doth both cure them and causeth a fayrer skinne If any vse this potion made with the iuyce of Cychorie Endyue and Harts tong to which a quantitie of Sugar added in the boyling with water and a little vineger doth in short time recouer the stopping of y e Liuer and Mylt So that pilles of Ruberbe be after ministrâ—d and the comforting Electuarie of the three Saunders taken If any prepareth this playster made of Serapium Myrre
only made of the lettuce and applied on hot impostumes and the Shingles â–ª doth mightily coole The lettuce sodden and mixed with the oyle Oliue receiued inward by potion doth helpe in shorte tyme the dropsie The iuyce of the Lettuce annoynted on the forhead of him that hath the feuer can not slepe procureth rest slepe to the pacient as y e skilful Florentinus writeth which also affirmeth that a man shal not be ouercome w t drink if he afore eat with a fasting stomack grene lettuce To these he addeth that seedes of the Lettuce brused and drunke â–ª to stay the sheding of Sperm for which cause this is profitably taken or drunk against the night pollutioÌ„s hapning to many yong persons Thys author besides vttereth that the Lettuce layde vnder the couerlet the sick person not knowing therof and gathered after this maner as with the left hande pulled vp by the roote before the Sun rising dothe soone after cause sleepe A lyke to this hee reporteth if fyue three or one leafe be layde priuily vnder the bolster of the sicke but in such maner that the bigger ende of the stalke and leafe lye to the feeteward and the toppe or smaller ende to the head Here learne that the plentifull and dayly eating of the Lettuce of marryed persons is verye incommodious and noysome to them as the Greeke wryters of Husbandrye haue noted in that the same as they write not only doth diminish the fruitfulnesse of childreÌ„ but the children after borne to become idle foolish and peuish persons But the physitions in our time write contrary for they say that Lettuce neither doth increase euil bloud nor the same throughly perfect yet is the Lettuce by their agreemeÌ„t worthier than the other potherbs For the Lettuce is preferred as Galen writeth not without good reson to other herâ—es in y t there is none known or found to be of better norishment This also in the Sommer time as the saide Authour writeth is a gratefull and profitable meate forasmuch as by nature it cooleth This ministred too hotte and Cholericke stomackes is maruelously auailable yet the often vse dulleth the sight of the eies procureth a moistnes yea and abateth the desire of the venereall act This also through the often eating greatly harmeth such fetching the winde short spitting vp of bloud and the fleumatike This herbe besides too ofteÌ„ and much vsed as wel sodden as raw is no lesse perillous than the eating of the Hemlock The Lettuce in the sommer time is vsed rather for Physik sake than for the proper nourishment which it yeldeth as vnto the moystening and cooling yet this seing it may be discerned colde who needeth to doubt that it can ingender in any manner sounde and pure bloud in vs for the substance of it common to vs whiche is both mylkie and sweete and to these meanly digested is for the same readily and lightly chaunged into bloud The Lettuce therfore eaten moderately doth procure in vs good bloud and helpeth many tymes the tertian agewe and the herbe is sayd to loose the belly in that this thorough the proper moysture and coldnes both colleth and tempreth the immoderate heat of the lyuer whiche notwithstanding for the speedy and vehement distribution and carying away of the meate and drinke is many tymes wont to bynde the belly The herbe eaten either rawe or boyled with vineger and Suger doth dissolue the stopping of the milte and lyuer yet eaten rawe in much quantitie is sayd to trouble the sight and both harme the eyes and cause a mistinesse that thickneth and dulleth the visiue spirites and causeth the christalline humor troubled and offendeth the animal spirite through the proper coldnesse consisting in it Many vse the Lettuce before it bee risen into a stalke boyling it in water or broath which likewise the worthy Galen reporteth that he did in his olde age yet not eating the â—ame before the boyling for the hardnesse which he founde to ensue by the eating of it rawe notwithstanding the sayd Galene in yong age vsed the rawe Lettuce to represse the heate of choler in the stomacke but when he came to olde age he vsed to eate the lettuce boyled at supper to procure the sweeter and longer sleepe in the night so that the lettuce boyled and eaten at supper or at the houre of going to bed was to him a singular remedie to cause a quiete sleepe The auncient vsed not to eate the Lettuce at the beginning of supper but at the latter ende the reason of which was that seing the Lettuce as we haue aforesayd is of a cold and moyst nature therefore the eating of the same at the ende of supper and mixed with the other dainties in the stomack it causeth the sooner and sounder sleep in the night and this the readyer represseth the vaporous fumes of heady wine and drunkennesse also it is the sooner maistre and stayed thorough the mightie moistening of the braine The Lettuce seedes brused and mixed wyth the white of an egge and womans â—â—lke applyed in playster forme on the temples of foreheade warme at the going to reste doth maruellouslie procure sleepe A lyke to this dothe the iuice of the Lettuce and womans milke of eche a like quantitie to whyche halfe an ounce of white Popie seede brused and applied warme on the forehead The Seede brused and druncke ceasseth the often imaginations of the venereall acte in sleepe and represseth the desire of the naturall acte The worthy Phisitions in oure time haue deuised a more healthfull way for the eating of rawe Lettuce at Dynners and Suppers in the Sommer tyme by mixing with it vineger oyle Olyue and salte which so prepared ioyning with other meates on the table that the same may stirre vp the feeble appetite caused by great heate and bothe temper the burnyng of bloud and mitigate the heate of the lyuer and hearte notwithstanding the herbe in this maner prepared ought waryly to be vsed seâ—ng the immoderate vse of the herbe as afore vttered doth extinguishe the earneste will to the venereall acte The married persons desiring the procreation of children oughte soberly and measurably feede on the Lettuce but to the Cholericke persons this hearbe is not denyed so that the coldnesse of it with Rocket Cresses â–ª Mintes Maioram and suche like be afore tempered to the apter cooling of their stomackes The commended vertues of the distilled water of Lettuce THe Garden Lettuce gathered aboute the middle of Maye oughte after the finely shredding to be distilled wyth a softe fyre in eyther Balneo Mariae or Tynne Lymbecke This water of the crisped or Garden Lettuce druncke to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time bothe morning and euening profiteth the Lyuer in that by nature it cooleth and comforteth the same and cooleth the bloud inflamed The water in like manner drunke stayeth the perillous Flixe Disenteria and other vehemente Flixes of the bellie this amendeth the trembling of mâ—mbers and healpeth those
by some wayghte or properly treade wyth the Foote on it for on suche wise handeled wyll the Hearbe be procured to growe downeward and into a breadth This especially in Sallets in the sommer time although the same haue no apte sauoure nor tast The Strawberies require small laboure and diligence in the bestowing in the Earth sauing that these ioy to bee sette in some shadowie place of the garden in that these rather desire to grow vnder the shadow of other Hearbes than to be planted in Beddes alone and planted vnder the shadowe of high trees these prosper without any trimming of the Earth Here note a maruellous innocencie in the strawberies that although these creepe law by the Earth and that diuerse venemous things creepe ouer the Hearbes yet are these in no manner infected with any venemous contagion which is a note that the Herbe of propertie hath no affâ—nitie with poyson This Hearbe by diligence of the Gardener becommeth so great that the same yeeldeth faire and big Beries as the beries of the Bremble in the Hedge and hereof it seemeth that Virgilianus Seruius named the strawbury the Mulbery of the Earth Certaine skilful men by a diligence and care procure the beries to alter froÌ„ the proper red coloure into faire white delectable to the eye The Mustarde seedes desire to bee sowen in a fatte grounde and to be coÌ„mitted to the Earth wyth fyne pouder dust both before and after y e winter these after the comming vppe require to bee often weeded and watered But the Seedes may not be sowen too thicke in that the plantes multiplie and spreade into breadthe After the plantes haue enioyed strong roote in the Earthe they are hardely plucked vppe by the rootes and the Seedes may well be kepte for fyue yeares whyche the newer they be so muche the better to sowe and to be eaten The goodnesse of the seede is knowen in the breaking or cracking of it betweene the teeth whether the same be founde greene or white within for if this be white the Seede is olde and nothing worth neyther to sowe nor to eate The seedes which the owner would keepe for to eate those plants muste he remoue after certaine leaues sprung vp and set them a good distance a sunder whereby the toppes may bushe and spreade the broader but suche plantes which the owner woulde haue runne vp to seede those maye he not chaunge nor remoue oute of the proper places The phisicke remedies and helpes of the Buckes horne â–ª Strawberie and Mustard seede THe Hartes horne hathe the propertie of heating and drying for whiche cause takeÌ„ in drinke it ceasseth the grypings of the belly yea this vsed healpeth the griefes of the ioyntes strengthneth and expelleth the euill matter in them This herbe after the minde of Dioscorides hathe the propertie of binding so that the same be profitably giuen in redde wine for the perillous Flixes Certaine reporte that if foure rootes of the Buckes or Hartes horne be eyther diligently hanged about the necke or bounde to the pulses of bothe the handes that these in shorte time do put away the Feuer or at the least moysture the heate or burning of the feete The Berries aswell as the Hearbe of the Strawbery haue the vertue of cooling and moystning in the third degree and the Herbe it selfe endureth not aboue a yeare Vigonius writing of the Strawberie leafe affirmeth the same to be of a colde qualitie especiallie the Juice of whych Hearbe mixed with the wine of Pomegranates and a little quantitie of Rose water applyed on hot impostumes bothe in the beginning and encrease of them doth maruelouslie healpe The Berries eaten with white wine and a little suger doth maruellously amende the hardenesse and swellyng of the splene the selfe same doth the iuyce of the berrie taken with honye the leaues sundry tymes vsed in a bath is said to be most profitable against the stone The leaues and roote orderly applyed doe heale as well woundes as vlcers these also procure the termes stay the bloudy flixe Dysenteria and cause vrine the decoction of the herbe and root drunk helpeth inflamations of the lyuer and clenseth both the kydneys and bladder If any shall be mightily molested with grieuous ache and paynes of the hyppes lette him take three or foure handfulles of the Strawbery leaues and boylyng them tender sitte in the bath and rubbe the legges well with the licour and leaues from the nether parte vpward Whiche done and thoroughly dryed with a warme cloathe applye thys Oyntmente following prepared after thys manner Take of the oyntmente of Marche Mallowes one ounce vnto whiche myxe halfe an ounce of stone honey and a dramme weight of Waxe makyng thereof an oyntment by a softe fyre this on suche wyse handeled not only amendeth the griefs of the hippes and softneth the matter hardned in them but prouoketh vrine applied on the proper place The decoction of the Hearbe and roote holden in the mouthe and washing or rubbing the teethe and gummes with it dothe not onlye strengthen the gummes and fasten the teeth but stayeth the distillings from the heade The Berries in the Sommer tyme eaten wyth Creame and Sugar is accompted a greate refreshing to men but more commended beyng eaten wyth Wine and Sugar for on suche wise these maruellouslye coole and moisten Chollericke stomackes or suche beyng of a Cholericke complexion The Juyce of the Berryes pressed forthe and the water of Plantaine added of eche eight ounces to these mixe twoo ounces of Rosed honye one ounce of the Juice of the Mulberries of white Greeke pitche and the flowers of the Pomegranat of eche a dramme wayghte these after the diligent beating and mixing togither washe and gargell the same in the mouth sundry tymes for this in shorte time remoueth and putteth away the impostumes of the throate Among other commodities whiche the Berries yeelde the Juice or wine pressed forth of them is a soueraigne remedie for the remouing of the greate rednes spots and red pimples which happen on the face through the heate of the Lyuer the selfe same asswageth and putteth away the rednesse of the eyes the spots hot distillings froÌ„ the hed by dropping of it sundry times into y e eyes The decoction of y e roots leaues of the strawbery in wine is maruellous profitable for the Jandise beyng takeÌ„ diuers mornings fasting The decoction only of the root taken doth miâ—igate the heat of the liuer so that the same be drunke in the morning and at noone the herbe eaten with vineger a little white pepper doth greatly helpe such fetching the winde shorte the Beries also eaten doe ceasse and coole thirste for whiche cause profitable to the stomacke but these especiallye commodious to the Cholericke The Mustard seede heateth dryeth in the fourth degree and it is like to the Rape seede sauing that the rape seede is bitter the Mustard seede sowre The goodnes of the mustard seede is knowen in the breaking of it
which if the same be white and moiste within although new gathered yet profitable to vses This hathe the vertue of heating ripening The force and nature of the mustard seed is to heat extenuate and draw forth as the worthy Dioscorides reporteth The mustard seedes brused with the freshe roote of Enula Campana and applyed on impostumes breaketh them without paine the seedes brused tēpered with vineger applied on the bit of a venemouse beaste doth spedilye cure the same The seedes chawed and retained vnder the tongue preuaile against the palsey of the tongue the seedes do like profit against all the kindes of palseys hapning in any parte of the bodye if a linnen bagge filled with the sedes and boiled in wine be applied on the grieued place being especially vsed in the beginning of the infirmity The seedes after the brusing with cummin and figs eaten sundry mornings doth deliuer and helpe y e dropsie the seedes after the mixing with water hony sundry times gargelled amendeth y e blistering or sores of y e mouth aswageth the swelling of the throate The Juice of y e mustard seede taken diuers mornings fasting doth procure a good memorie the oyle drawē out of the seedes is a soueraigne ointment for the colde Gowte sciaticke feeblenes of sinews The Juice of the mustard seede dropped into the eyes doth remoue the dimnesse of sighte put away the spots and web in them yea this in the eating causeth thirste procureth the venereall acte The persone which euery mornyng fasting shall swallowe downe twoo Seedes at a time shall be free that daye from the falling sicknesse the seedes boyled in wine and drunke amendeth the hardnesse of fetching breathe the powder of the Seedes drawen vp by the nosethrills not only procureth the creature to sneese but maruelously purgeth and amendeth the Braine If a like waighte of the Mustarde seede Pellitorie and Ginger bee brused and after the well mixing wyth rosed Honye the mouthe bee washed with the same and this for a good whiles holden in the mouth doth maruelouslie clense the Braine of euill humours of which the greuous paine of the heade moste commonlie succeedeth The same also amendeth the falling of the Vuula and vlcers of the throate The Mustard seede as Dioscorides writeth eaten draweth downe and purgeth by the mouthe the fleume gathered in the heade the Juice of the herbe mixed with water and hony gargelled and holden a whiles in the mouthe dothe remoue the harde knobbes and swellings of long continuaunce of the Jawes the powder blowen or drawen vp by the nose to procure the creature sundry times to sneese not only profiteth suche a one hauing the falling sicknesse but amendeth the suffocation of the matrice and falling out of place And agaynste the dulnesse of the heade and often sleeping the heade afore shauen is the ointment or plaister of the seedes profitablie applied the decoction of the Mustard seede in wine holden in the mouthe for a whiles dothe ceasse the ache and paine of the teeth comming of colde and drunke breaketh the stone in the Bladder and procureth the Termes The person whiche coueteth to prepare a cleare voice to sing ought to take the meale of Mustarde seede and after the working of it wyth hony to make little balles of the same and of these to take one euerye daye whyche on suche wise vsed wyll procure in shorte tyme a cleare voice The commended vertues of the distilled waters bothe of the Strawberie and plante of the Mustarde seede THe beste tyme for destilling of the Berrie is when they are neare ripe yet that they be not ouer ripe and softe which after the gathering and sprinckled ouer with Sugar oughte so to stand close couered in a glasse vntill they appeare mouldye before the distilling in Balneo Mariae The Beries which growe in woodes standing on hilles are better commended to vse The water of the Berries drunke and mixed with the same amendeth an euill or an vnnaturall heate and ceasseth thirste proceedyng of the liuer or of Choller The water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening not only cooleth the liuer looseth the Breaste refresheth the hearte purgeth the bloude and helpeth the kings euill but preuayleth against the stone of the Loines Kidneys and Bladder The like quantitie drunke profiteth agaynste blysters and sores in the mouth the vlcers and swellings in the throate and strong sauour of the mouth proceeding of the gummes and teeth if this water also be gargelled in the mouthe and throate The water in like order druncke of women purgeth them and procureth the Termes The water druncke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme bothe morning and euening or at the leaste in the morning and linnen clothes dipped in it being applied twice a day to the leg broken doth in shorte tyme recouer and helpe the same The water healeth all foule legges if after the dayly washyng both Mornyng and Euenyng linnen clothes wette in it bee applied vppon Thys in like manner cureth filthye woundes if they shall bee washed wyth the same or if any shall vse of the water in hys drinke thys water also aswageth the swelling of the face by the often washing with it The water drunke Mornyng and Euening vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time with an ounce of pure Aqua vitae healpeth no doubt the Leaprie in that this drinke pourgeth bloude by the sundrye times vsing or otherwise a white toste of breade after the wetting with this be eaten fasting whyche on suche wise vsed doth remoue the foule scurffe and scabbes on the body The water after the well tempering with Sugar distilled ouer againe in Balneo Mariae is very soueraigne for diuerse purposes in that the same not only cooleth cleareth and remoueth spottes of the eyes but comforteth nature expelleth poysons prouoketh the Termes asswageth burning humours and comforteth conception yea thys is a moste effectuous ointment for the eyes in that the same stayeth teares or watering of the eyes cooleth the greate heate in them and restoreth a dimme sighte This water also applied sundry times with a linnen cloth wet in it doth maruellously coole put away the red pimples and rednes of the face yea and cleareth the same contrary to hope The vertues commendable of the distilled water of the Strawbery leaues THe apte time for the distilling of the hearbe in either Balneo Mariae or a Tin Limbeck is inethe middle of May. This water drunke vnto the quantitie of foure ounces at a time both morning and euening doth remoue and helpe the kings euill The water in like order drunk looseth the breast purgeth the Lungs helpeth the coughe and clenseth the Lepry The water dropped into the eyes bothe morning and euening dothe remoue the rednesse of the eyes and mitigateth the heate in them◠The water like drunke ceasseth the ouermuche sweating and for the heate and stopping of the Lyuer there is nothyng
killeth both Lyce and Nittes The Garlike also is drunke to greate purpose with the decoction of Organy as Dioscorides witnesseth against Lice and Nits of the heade The heads eaten do moue vrine and are supposed to amende the defaultes of the kydneys and a cloue holden in the mouth ceaseth the toothache proceeding of a colde cause The Ashes of the Garlike heades after the mixing with Hony annoynted stayeth the shedding of heare in the same manner vsed amendeth the defaultes or spottes of the skin If the ashes be strewed on foule vlcers which are open it speedily cureth them The ashes of the heades after the diligent mixing with Honye and May butter annointed doth in short time remoue the foule scabbes and Leaprie and cleareth the skin if the same be dayly exercised in the bath or hotte house The Garlike tenderlye sodden and eaten procureth a cleare voyce and recouereth an olde cough and correcteth the stomacke cooled the same mightily dryeth vp the moysture of the stomacke If any shal afore eate of the Garlik he shal not be endamaged by the byt of anye venomous worme or Serpent the Garlike brused and applyed on the bit doth speedily cure it And the same in these is maruellous as writeth the skilful Serapio that although the heades eaten doth harme the sound sight of the eyes yet dor these comforte and relieue the dulnesse of sighte thorough the moysture consisting in them The boyled heades eaten with oyle and salte doe cure the mattering and breaking foorth of whelkes and remoue both pimples and â—etters Aswell the rawe as boyled heads eaten doe recouer an olde Coughe but the boyled heades eaten are farre more profitable than the rawe and lykewise the sodden than the rosted and on suche wise to the voyce they doe more profite and helpe The person which shall afore haue eaten sundrye Garlike heads if hee after happen to drinke poyson shal not be harmed by it The heades with the greene blades boyled in wine and drunke doth not onlye moue vrine but procureth the Termes and draweth downe the after burden if the bellie afore be annoynted with it the like also may a smoke of the Garlik procure if a woman sitting in a hollow Chaire and couered close about with clothes receiueth the fume The Garlike brused with the fig tree leaues and Camomil floures by a like quantitie and applyed in plaister forme doth cure the bit of a mad dog or other beast The person which weakly digesteth meate eaten through the coldnesse of the stomacke shall finde great helpe through the sundry tymes eating of the sodden heades with oyle and vyneger Praxagoras vsed the Garlike in wine against the kings euil Hippocrates supposeth that y e after burden to be drawn down through the sitting ouer the smoke and Diocles â—rensie persons they doth gretly helpe if they after the boyling shalbe eaten and the fame the dropsie persons boyled with Centorie and the Garlike eaten stayeth the fluxe of the bely whych y e skilful report the grene more effectuously to performe brused and drunke in pure wine with Coliander For an old cough proceeding of a colde cause let the soles of the feet paulmes of the handes and chyne of the backe be diligently annoynted wyth the Barrowes greace finely tempered with three heades of Garlike cleane pilled The Garlyke eaten wyth freshe butter or applyed in playster forme on the stomacke doth in shorte tyme kyll the wormes in Children The Garlike boiled w t vineger and drunk w t water and Hony expelleth the brode wormes in the bodye and what other harmeful creping things in the bowels The heades boyled with oyle and applyed in playster forme doth cure the bit of venomous things in what part so euer the same happeneth The harmes and swellings of the bladder are remoued with this oyntment if it be sundry times applyed without The Garlike boyled wyth Mylke and eaten doth heale the vlcers of the Lungs The Garlike boyled with Centorie in wine and sundry tymes drunke remoueth the dropsie gathered of a colde cause The Garlike brused and myxed with Coliander and on such wise taken with wine helpeth the griefes of the Lungs and difficultie of the vrine The heads boyled and brused with Beanes and tempered either with oyle Olyue or oyle of Poppie and of the same an ointement made remoueth headache annoynted on the temples There is no better thing for the toothach proceeding of a colde cause than to wash and retayne for a time the decoction of the Garlike three cloues bruised in vineger which undoubtedly ceasseth the paine The heads also boiled with vineger and Nitre do remoue the itche and taken in a white broth ceasseth the grieuous payne of the goyng often to the stoole A Garlike heade after the boylyng in sweete wyne with a halfe Penny waight of Beniamine drunke doth in shorte tyme expell the quartaine The same brused and mixed with freshe butter profiteth very muche the pyppes of Hennes and Cockes The person hardly makyng water and subiecte to the stone shall greatly be eased of the grieuous payne by eating of Garlicke sundrye times The worthy Galen vttereth that the heades tenderly boyled in two or three waters do remoue the sourenesse of them but these then yeelde a very small nourishmente in respecte of the rawe eaten wyth vyneger The inconueniences of Garlike out of Plinie THe defaultes of the Garlike are as Plinie writeth that it dulleth the sight causeth windinesse harmeth the stomacke and much at a time eaten causeth thyrste So that for all causes it is better commended sodden than raw and boyled than rosted The Garlik boiled and rosted brought to fine pouder with Mastick Pellitorie if the mouth be washed with the same decoction doth maruellously helpe the toothache The Garlike profiteth Craftes men husbandmen and the Fluematicke and those which for the more part drinke water and both vse colde meates and hard of digestion The Garlike auayleth against the infection of waters mutation of places and other contagious ayres which hastilie annoy by the eating afore of it in such suspect places As touching the Affrica Garlike the same maye serue vnto all the diseases and griefes in a manner whyche to fore are written of the Garden Garlike The commended vertues of the distilled water of Garlike THe heades with the greene blades finely shredde oughte to bee dystilled in the Canicular or dogge dayes in a Tynne Lymberke This distilled water helpeth the swellings in the throte if a linnen cloth wet in the same be workmanly applyed drunke vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time or gargelled so often in the mouth and throte vntyl the patient be better amended The water drunke euerye morning fasting vnto the quantitye of two ounces at a time doth maruellously amende the greene sicknesse and swelling of the Splene being vsed for twelue or fourteene dayes space The water also drunk profiteth vnto al the said sicknesses and griefes which tofore are vttered of the blade and roote What care and
skil is requyred in the sowing and ordering both of the Scalion and Squyll Onyon Chap. 2◠THe Scalyons better prosper and come vp being set than sowen for when they are committed to the erth in the Seedes the owner may not hope for a seemely groweth of them before the seconde yeare The owner may bestow y e Scallions in wel dressed beds frō y e beginning of Nouēber vnto the end of Februarie for to enioy the proper yelde the next Spring following and they require to bee likewise set in the grounde as afore taught of the Garlik But they are to bee plucked vp to vse before that the March vyolettes be in their full pride and flourish for if these be longer suffered as vnto the time of the perfit flourishing of the violettes they are then founde feeble and wythered And for to knowe when the Scallions are rype it behoueth the Gardener to marke whether the blades beneath be wythered for on such wise seene denoteth the ful rypenesse of them And to possesse Scalions with bigge heades it behoueth the Gardener to bestowe rounde about the rootes softe Cow dung and to water them often which growen to a reasonable height he must also treade downe and order as afore vttered in the using of the Leeke The Squyl Onyon better commeth forwarde in the Garden being set with the heade than sowen in the seede for when the seedes are committed to the Earth they yeelde slowlye their seemelye bushe and heades The owner maye bestowe the heades of the Squyll Onyons in well laboured and dressed Beddes so that the ground bee of a drye nature and tending vnto a Saltnesse whether grauellie or Sandie for they desire a like diligence to be bestowed on them as is afore vttered of the Onyon and Garlike The auntient and latter writers reporte that there are two kyndes of the Squil Onion as the Male and Female the Male yelding white leaues and the Female blacke This strong by nature will continue in the hanging vp in a shadowie place a long time greene and it lightly groweth as Theophrastus writeth bestowed in drie Earth speedily shooteth vp to a height it keepeth fruites to be preserued especiallye Pomegranates the stalkes afore broken off and this is sayde to beare floure thrice in a yere foreshewing by it the three seasons of cōmitting seedes to the Earth as the first tyme of bearing floures to signifie the first tyme of plowing the seconde time of floure bearing the seconde time the thirde the last time for how many times these appeare euē so often is the Earth accustomed to be laboured The floure also of the Squil Onyon as Beritius writeth shooting vp in a straight stemme if so be it doth not hastily wyther signifieth the large or plentiful yeelde of fruites The Phisicke helpes both of the Scalion and Squil Onion AS touchyng the benefite of the Scalions there is no other ayde nor profite to be hoped after sauing that these yeelde a more delight to the mouth than the helth of the body for the Scallions serue to no other purpose than to styrre vppe or moue persons vnto the veneriall act The Squyll Onyon hath the vertue of heatyng in the seconde degree and cuttyng especiallye of the toughe matter in the stomacke The Squyll Onyon vsed rawe is verye hurtful to the body especially to the inwarde members or partes for which cause the Squyll Onyon is not inwardly to be taken except they afore be either rosted or boyled or by some other maner prepared The worthiest force of the same in Medicines is by sharpuing it especially with vyneger for whyche cause being so prepared named the Squilitike vyneger the makyng of whyche is after thys manner Take the heades cleane pilled from the outwarde skynnes those after the shredding hang in a Sunnye place being stytched through wyth small Packthreed in suche manner that the partes bee a prety dystance asunder whcyh like handled let hang for xl days space The drye peeces after bestowe into a Hogs heade of moste sharp◠vineger but in suche manner that these of no parte touche the vessell The Hogs heade after couered so close that no vapours maye breath forth and set into the hotte Sunne After the xlvii daye let the vessell be lift vp and the pieces taken forthe whyche done the owner shall then possesse a moste sharpe vineger There are others whych make the Squiliticke wyne after thys maner y e pieces of it shred they bestow into a vessel of wine new made y t being put in it may on such wise heate togither they vse this wine to those purposes as the vineger The Physicke commodities of the Squill Onyon are as the learned Constantyne in hys booke de gradibus vttereth to amende the dropsie persons suche fetching the winde hardely the defaultes of the Liuer and Mylte proceeding of clammy humours The persons sicke of the Ague and hauing exulcerations or soares wythin the bodye oughte to refrayne the taking of the Squyliticke vineger For the Squiliticke vineger or wyne purgeth grosse fleume and corrodeth procureth the going to the stoole and vrine and causeth vomyting The Squil Onyon after the minde of Dioscorides is rosted after thys manner thys wrought in Paste or Elay sette into an Ouen or couered wyth coles vntyll the paste or crust about it bee sufficientlye baked which drawen or taken forth if the heade be yet not sufficiently softned then after the couering of it wyth paste the seconde tyme and set in an Ouen bake the same throughly The Onyons are also kindly baked or rosted in an Earthen potte the mouth well stopped wyth dowe or course paste and sette into the Ouen Thys besides cut into rounde pieces and after the flitching through wyth Packthreede that these be a prety distaunce asunder hang in the ayre from the Sunne beames for on such wise handeled it serueth to the makyng of the Oyle vineger and wine The singular Dioscorides teacheth the manner of boylyng the Squyll Onyon after thys sorte Take the middle partes the outwarde skynnes pylled awaye whiche after the slycing into partes and boyled throwe the firste water forth on whyche poure other water boyling in lyke condition and thys so often doe vntill no more bytternesse nor tartnesse in the water be felte after these the slyces hanged vppe and dryed in the shadowe as aboue vttered whych done if halfe a dramme of the fine pouder bee sucked downe wyth Honye the same amendeth the long continuance of the hard fetchyng of breath an olde coughe and the griefes both of the Lyuer and Mylte yea the dropsie and Jaundise The lyke worketh the Squiliticke vyneger and the same expelleth wormes and other corruptions in the bodie The Oximel made of the Squilitick vyneger expelleth Malancholie remoueth y e Apoplexie falling sicknes breaketh sendeth forth y e stone the same also purgeth the Matrice of Clammye humours and helpeth the ache in the Hippes The Squilliticke vineger fastneth the teeth by sundrye tymes
breaketh impostumes If with Opium Barley meale milke and the white of an egge an ointement be made after arte and annointed on any painefull and sore place it doth assuage the griefs in shorte time The Saffron as Vitalis writeth doth greatly amend the feebling of the hart and weaknesse of stomacke The saffron comforteth palsey members and softneth the hardnesse of partes for the which cause the same named Oxicrocie is right profitable The Saffron remoueth the griefe of the eyes eyther of bloude or other blemishe if with rose leaues broughte to powder and mixed with the yolke of an egge the same be applyed in playster forme on a linnen clothe to the eye The Saffron remoueth all swellings and griefes of the eyes if the same be especially mixed wyth wine and applied in plaister forme The Saffron is profitable mixed with womans milke and annointed for the distilling of the eyes The Saffron remoueth drunkennesse drunke with Cuite The person also which shall drinke the pouder of Saffron in wine shall not bee ouercome by drinkyng This besides is very profitable for remedies of the eares What skill care and diligence to requyred in the workmanly sowing and ordering of the Nauewes Chap. 24. THe nauewes and Turnups are sowen after one maner in earth well tourned vp and orderly dressed or if the owner will in earable grounde and will indure in a manner any ayre yet these desire a drye grounde rather leane and grauellye and diligently turned uppe The seeds wel prosper bestowed in a fine poudered earth wel laboured afore and to possesse faire Nauewes lette not the Seedes be aboue three yeares olde for being elder the Seedes runne into Colewortes If the plantes in the comming vp appeare too thicke togither the owner may plucke them vp and sette them thinner in other well dressed places These also in the growing vp oughte diligently to be weeded and the Earthe to be digged aboute and lette the greater and fairer still growe to possesse theyr Seedes whyche in the moneth of Auguste diligently bestowe in a well laboured Earthe To committe Seedes to the Earthe the owner oughte to stay vntill the grounde be well moistned with showers for bestowed soone after they prosper and come the spedier vp But the owner or Gardner ought in any case to take heede that he bestowe not the seedes in a shadowye place for the shadowie places are disagreable and hurtful to the plants althoughe the grounde be good fertill and well laboured The property many tymes of the grounde doth alter the Nauewe into a Turnupe and the Turnupe into a Nauewe The owner ought to gather the Nauews in the moneth of Nouember and to possesse them all the winter time he muste burye the rootes in Sande lying in a seller that hee maye not onlye eate of them in the Winter tyme but all the Lente throughe The worthier Nauewes be those which are rather long and as they were crisped and not big and possessyng fewe rootes at the moste but one seemely roote and the same straight and sharpe downeward There be which make a singular composition of the Nauews with Radishe rootes a little Salte Hony Mustarde delectabler spices and Uinegar yea the same may bee made wythout spices bothe wholsome and profitable The Phisicke benefits of the Nauewes THe worthy Galen reporteth the Nauewe to be hotte in the seconde degree and moiste in the first The Nauews tenderly boyled do nourishe much yet euilly or hardly digested and they make softe fleshe and the same puffed vp yet this lesse than the Turnup who afore oughte to bee boyled in water and that firste water after the boyling poured forthe then into a second water bestowed diligently boyle them for the hardenesse of their substance will well be tempered and meanely ingender a nourishment betweene good and euill The Nauewes whiche are not throughly boiled doe euilly digeste and procure a windinesse in the body besides a stoppyng of the veynes and naturall powers for which cause these yeeld a more commoditye to the stomacke and digeste better beyng twice boyled in faire water and shifted a thirde time into a moste fatte brothe where boyled vnto a sufficiente tendernes and then eaten there be which boile them a thirde time in newe Cow milke for the better digesting The Seedes confected wyth Sugar and eaten encrease Sperme in man But the Seedes brused and druncke doe especiallye auaile against poysons for the which cause there are profytable ministred with Triacle What care and skill is requyred in the sowing and rightly ordering of the Rape and Turnup Chap. 25. THe Rapes be not muche differing from the Nauewes and Turnups sauing that these bee bigger and sweete in the eating For the Rapes or Turneps be muche greater and in the eating pleasanter than the Nauewes The Rapes require a like ordring and dressyng of the earthe as afore vttered of the Nauewe whiche for fronth ought to bee rather sowen in the Moueth of September than in any other tyme in a moyste Earth well dunged diligently turned in and dressed for by that meanes they prosper and come the better forwarde and are caused to bee fayrer tenderer bigger and sweeter of taste thorough the colde season folowing like as the hoarie frostes snowe and colde mistes than in the drye and warme season of the yere After these be come vp and ready to bee remoued the owner muste carefully see vnto that the leaues bee not gnawen neyther of spiders nor of any other vermin or worms for the auoiding of like anoyance it shall be profitable for the Gardner well a daye before the committing of the Seedes to the Earth to mixe the Seedes with the pouder or dust of planke boordes or rather with the foote of a chimney whyche after wette wyth water to the ende the Seedes may receyue some moisture and being thus ordered bestowe the whole togyther in the Earthe the nexte day folowing The skilfull Neapolitane Rutilius reporteth that the Rape or Turnup as the Nauew prospereth vnder euery aire and desireth to be bestowed in a fat and loose earthe and the same so loose that it in a manner falleth to pouder whereby the Seedes may prosper and come the speedier forward The seedes also are to be bestowed with fine poudred Earthe to the ende the plantes may not come vp too thicke togyther about the ende of July vnto the middes of September and if raine happen not the daye before then the day folowing moisten the grounde with water gently sprinkled vpon If the seedes committed to the Earth be bestowed thinne the plants in the comming vp by diligence of the Gardner will encrease the bigger for whiche cause where the plants grow thicke togither and these come so some strength the owner may plucke vp sundry and bestowe those a good distance asunder wherby they growe the bigger in roote And for the better furtheraunce of their growth the owner shall sundry times water and weede about the plants The seedes may be sowen in the
commeth to mynde a secrete very profitable and to bee esteemed with vinteners whiche the Authour freely vttereth to them If the vintener cutteth a Radishe into slyces and bestoweth those pieces in a vessel of corrupt wine it doth in short time draw al y e euil sauoure and lothsomnesse if any such consisteth in the wine and to these the tartnesse of it like receiueth which if the roote be not able to ridde and drawe quite forth this defaulte let the same immediately be taken forth and if neede shall require put in a fresh roote like ordered For thys no doubte hath often bene proued and profited many by vnderstanding of the secrete This no doubte is a secrete very maruellous that the Radyshe in no wise agreeth to be placed or growe nigh to the vine for the deadlye hatred between them in somuch that the Uyne nere growing turneth or windeth backe with the Braunches as mightilye disdayning and hating the Radishe growing fast by If we may credite the learned Plinie Galen and the Neapolitane Rutilius whiche seeme to haue diligently noted the same And the reason they reporte to be like as afore vttered of the agreement of the Coleworte with the vyne whych is through the hyd discord of natures consisting in them so that if the places were changed yet for all the remouing will they in no manner ioy togither Of whiche Androcides affirmed the Radishe and Colewort to be a sigular remedie against drunkennesse so that the auntient in Greece coÌ„monly ioined and matched the drinking of wine with the Radish as I afore vttered in the Chapter of the Coleworte so that no maruel it is if these bee vsed so common The Radysh in time past hath bene of suche accompte and so worthily esteemed that Moschion the Greeke wrote a large pamphlet of the worthy prayses of the same yea the Radishe before other meates was so preferred in Greece that at Delphos in the Temple of Appollo the Radishe was esteemed as Golde the Beete as Siluer and the Rape or Turnup as Leade The Radish also is sayde to polishe very fayre the yudrâ—e and butâ—ed in a heape of salte doth alter and reduce y e same into a watery pickle The Radish to conclude in the remouing and settyng again looseth the sharpnesse resting in it and this hath a singular delight in the rinde so that the same bee newe gathered and not too olde of growth therfore by the example of many seldome eaten do vnaduisedly refuse and omyt the vsing of it And drawing to an ende I thinke it righte profitable to vtter the makyng of vineger with the Radishe as the learned Petrus Crescentius in his work of Husbandry hath noted the same The rootes of the Radish sayth he being dryed and brought to fyne pouder and bestowed into a vessel which hath wyne in it let stande to settle after the well laboring and mixing togither for certayne dayes which done the owner shal enioy a Radish vineger very laudable and much commended for the dissoluing and wastyng of the stone in the kidneys and many other paynful griefes The Phisicke benefites and helpes of the Radish THe Garden Radish after the mynde of the learned heateth in the thirde degree and dryeth in the seconde but the wilde Radishe in phisicke causes is more effectuous This one incommoditie among the physicke helpes doth the Radish possesse which is that it procureth many tymes belching after the eating at Supper for a remedye of this annoyaunce or incommoditie may bee or shee incontinent rate certaine braunches of Isope Tyme or Organy or rate the roote with pure Oyle And for thys one incommoditie ioyned wyth it the roote yeeldeth a maruellous number of benefites for the health and case of persons Here further learne the other incommodities written by the wise whiche are that the Radishe eaten eyther before or after meales doth cause wynde the resting of the stomacke dulleth the brayne eyes and reason The singular Greeke Florentinus in his instructions of Husbandry writeth that the Radish doth profit very muche the Fleumaticke and maruellously helpeth the stone in the kidneys and stopping of the vrine by Grauell If any especially boyle the rinde with white wine and water and drinketh the same morning and euening or the rynde of the Radish brused and strayned and drunke fasting in the morning and that the patient shall perseuer or continue wyth the same for certayne dayes The freshe rynde after the steeping in whyte wine for eight houres drunk with a fourth part of the pouder of Medler kernels like auaileth The Radish taken fasting in the morning with warme water prepared procureth vomytyng for whiche matter the Phisitions rather appointe the seedes boyled than the roote If the roote be eaten wyth oyle Oliue it stayeth the belchings of the stomacke whiche are woonte to bee caused by the same in that the oyle suffereth not such winde to rise The iuice drunke with Cuite cureth the kings euil and drunk with water and Hony amendeth the cough whiche on such wise ministred doth helpe those fetching the winde short and painefullye The whole substaunce of the roote so muche auayleth agaynste poyson that takyng the same fastyng it shall nothyng harme the creature And the handes annoynted with the iuyce of the Radishe as afore vttered in my first part may handle Serpents without feare The iuyce of the Radishe dropped into the eares doth speedily aswage the winde and noyse in them the same drunke with water and Hony recouereth the Jaundise The leaues boyled in porredge in steed of Colewortes and eaten sundry times amendteh the stoppings of the Liuer and Mylte The seedes brused and giuen wyth white wine is right profitable against all sorts of poysons and other dangerous diseases And if any by a punishemente receyue grieuous strokes and spottes by whypping by brusing and applying the Radish on the places shall speedily cure them The same also cleareth scarres and reduceth wanne spottes vnto the persit colours and remoueth the pimples in the face this besides deliuereth the quartayne Ague if the same be dayly giuen by the way of a vomite at the comming of the fit The iuyce of Radish boyled wyth Hony and after the adding of a lyttle vineger the same strayned and drunk profiteth against the quartaine ague and stopping of the Mylte The Radish applyed in plaister forme deliuereth the water betwene the skinne and helpeth a hard and swollen Splene as Dioscorides witnesseth The Radish well digesteth being eaten wyth meate at Supper for it heateth the stomacke yet the same causeth a strong breath by sleeping soone after meate The Seedes after the brusyng drunke wyth whyte wyne doe cause vryne and drunke wyth vyneger aswageth the swellyng of the Mylt The iuyce annoynted on olde vlcers both cleareth and eateth awaye the Canker in them the lyke perfourmeth the pouder of the roote The Radish boyled with Mulce water or Hony and water and drunke warme amendeth an olde coughe it remoueth the clammy Fleume of the breaste
in the saide manner helpeth the stone prouoketh the Termes in women assuageth the griefe of the stone and prouoketh vrine yea this drunke in the abouesaide manner sendeth the deade yongling out of the mothers wombe The distilled water eyther drunk or applied with linnen clothes wet in it remoueth the swelling of womens places the sayde water also drunke or applied with linnen clothes assuageth the swelling of the testicles and only this druncke often doth amende them The distilled water druncke sundry days vnto the quantitie abouesaide both morning and euening ceasseth the coughe and consumeth the grosse and clammy humours about the stomacke The care in the bestowing of the hearbe Pepperworte Chap. 39. THe Pepperworte is a seemly hearbe yeelding leaues greater and broader than the peache or Baye tree and those thicker greener softer the herbe also growing a foot and a half and somtimes two foot high wyth a stiffe and rounde stemme bearyng on the top white and very small floures after these a small seede and long roote The leaues are sowre and bite in taste like pepper on the tongue for which cause this is rightly named Pepperworte Thys groweth euery where in Gardens and well ordered in the ground endureth for two yeres in certaine places also as witnesseth Ruellius it continueth grene tenne yeares It florisheth or beareth floures in the moneth of June and July and nexte yeeldeth the Seede The hearbe Pepperworte oughte to bee sette before the beginning of Marche after the growing vp to be clipped and cutte like the Siues but this not often for after the firste day of Nouember the hearbe ought not to be cut leaste it perisheth or drieth throughe the colde season ensuing The hearbe prospereth and continueth twoo yeares if the same be well dunged aboute and diligently weeded The phisicke benefits of the hearbe Pepperworte THe hearbe of qualitie heateth and drieth in third degree as Brunsfelsius reporteth but Galen affirmeth the Pepperworte to be hotte as the Cresses is in the fourthe degree yet lesser dryeth than it and the leaues of this hearbe doth by property exulcerate the nature also of the Hearbe is to cutte and extenuate the meate receyued and clammy humoures The Pepperworte is not to be vsed or taken inward without milke and it hathe the like properties as the Cresses whiche after the manner of condite things muste be condited with milke and salte And the same may bee made after this manner by infusing the freshe leaues in newe milke and after the thirde daye the whey pressed foorthe to whiche then greene Sauery the drye seedes of Coriander Dill time and parseley mixed and diligentlye beaten togyther thys well sodden and strained to adde so muche salte as shall suffise Seing the leaues possesse suche a sharpnesse as Dioscorides reporteth that they doe exulcerate partes wythin for that cause maye they aptely serue vnto exulcerating in the paine of the hippes if after the brusing wyth an Elecampane root it be layd to the place a quarter of an houre And this in the like manner lying to assuageth the swelling of the Milte The roote beatē with barrows grease or with the Elecampane roote and applied in plaister forme on the hippe grieued doth deliuer the ache in shorte time This amendeth the skinne of the face by exulcerating so that the same bee after healed with oyle of Roses and waxe And on such wise it easily taketh away foule scabbes and Leprie and the marks of Ulcers The roote of the Hearbe Pepperworte tyed on the Arme or hanged about the necke is supposed to cease or aswage the toothache The care in the bestowing of the Celondyne Chap. 39. THe Hearbe Celondyne shooteth vp a foote and a halfe high and somtymes is more slender of them bearing many leaues and those like to the Crowfoote but softer and to a yelowish coloure tending yeeldyng also a yelow floure like to the Violet The iuyce in the Hearbe of yelowe coloure to Saffrone biting the tongue sowre somwhat bitter and strong sauouring The roote aboue all one but within the earth shedde into many yellow hearye rootes it commonly groweth in shadowie places by walles and in stony heapes this florisheth at the comming of the Swallowes and all the Sommer but it wythereth at the departure of them The Celondine commeth vp in any earth yet dothe the same more ioy bestowed in a shadowie place and the seedes ought to be committed to the Earth in the moneth of February which after the comming vppe wil endure for twoo yeares if after the shedding of the Seedes the stemmes be cutte away well foure fingers aboue the rootes The phisicke benefits of the Celondine THe Celondine is of qualitie hotte and drye in the third degree absolute but Platearius affirmeth the hearbe to be hotte and drye in the fourthe degree Foure things are preserued of this hearbe as the leaues with the stemme the rootes seedes and Juice The Juice of the herbe boyled in a Copper vessell with hony on the coles and dropped into the eies procureth a clearnesse of them and putteth away the dimnesse of sighte The Juice mixed with salt Armoniacke and dropped into the eies remoueth the pinne and webbe growen on them and causeth a clearnesse of sight The hearbe with the floures diligently beate boiling them after in water and that water boyled poure into a potte settyng the same againe ouer the fire and well skimming it in the boyling when the licoure beginneth to seeth ouer straine it soone after through a linnen clothe whyche keepe close stopped in a glasse or a potte to vse for this dropped in the eyes remoueth the dimnesse of sighte The Juice of the root cleareth the leaprie if any annointeth the places therewith and the patient after taketh the Sirrope of Fumitorie for nine dayes togyther both morning and euening whyche wythout doubt recouereth and healpeth the same The Juice is to be purchased in Maye aswell out of the rootes as leaues and floures beaten togyther and pressed foorth whiche after the drying in the shadowe to be formed into little pasties The root of the Celondine boyled in white wine with Annise sedes and drunke fasting deliuereth the Jaundise through stopping in the body and applied after the boyling in wine or chawed in the mouthe assuageth the toothache A handefull of the Celondine purged boyled in an equall quantitie of Rosewater and strained to which an ounce and halfe of Triacle added is a moste effectuouse remedy against the plague The roote boyled in wine and applied in plaister forme on the shingles or Tetters speedely healeth them the herbe brused as Platearius reporteth boyled in wine and applied vpon or a spunge wette in the saide decoction remoueth the Cholicke passion The pouder of the root sprinckled on woundes and vlcers both clenseth and healeth them For the Canker of the mouthe bone or synewes the pouder of the saide roote with the pouder of roses wrought togyther with vineger and boyled vnto a meane thicknesse like to mustard and the cankerous