<County: Lincolnshire>
<Code: L0492>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Add. A.106, Hand C>
<Text: Herbal and medical recipes>
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<fol. 246r>Jt is gude & in saws who so ettes it oft it forders lechorye Cress~
Cress~ is hotte and drye for-thi it prokes lechorye yt ye drye
seyd stampid & mengid wt ber~ mele yt helys vncommys in ye face
that rynnys <exp>yat</exp> wt worsom~ & ye jus abattes ye towghe werke yff
it be done in ye err on~ yt halfe yt ye warke is in / ye seyd castis
owtt ye dede childe of the moder wome & is gude for venum the
odur~ yer-off makis ye eder to flee & drynke it & aysell & it helpis
ye splen~ ye sed & aysell & galtt greyse to-geder in maner of a plaster
helpis for euyll in ye theys / & it & guse greyse slays neyttes &
tykys ye greyse sothen~ & stampit & weld wt gaittes mylke and
vsytt renis ye euyll of ye brest & a-bates ye host Rewe ReW
is hotte & drye & dos gud to ye stomake & it castes owtt lechory &
abatys ye host Sothen~ in watter & aysell it helpis for ye grynd
and to ye longes & For euyll of ye syde Take Rewe & ye Juys
of Royse & anoyntt ye feuer a-for ye axys & it shall passe Rew
& Grummok sotheyn~ in wyne helpis ye ydropsy ye jus of Rewe
done in ye neyse thyrlles stanchys bloyd & don~ in ye herys it
a-batis ye heyd warke ye iuys of Rewe & euoros & aysel don~
to-geder~ in maner of oyntmentt dos a-way ye hette & ye scall
& ye bilys rynnand of worsuim~ in ye hed & helpis ye noyse
stynkand Rewe ower-commys venyme take xxti leyues offe
Rewe & ij vnces of fyggys & of yt ette ilke a day fastand &
venimus mettes ne drynkes shall neuer dysese hyme & it helpis
for wolfe byttynge Rew Sothen~ in watter & done in womans
<fol. 246v>Chappe amendys ye euyll yt is wythe-in it & yt oyntmentt wyth
the leyues of ye lorell swages ye genitates lechis callys yt confeccoun
dyapygamon~ Take a whantite of Rewe & myrre peper & commyn~
of yes iij als mekill as off ye Rewe & stampe yame smalle and
seyth yame in hony & vsye it for it a-mendes ye brest ye sydys &
the lendys & it nesches ye wome & conforttes it & defys al mettes
and drynkis myse-vsytt Ache Ach is hott & drye ye juys &
crommys of whytt bred made in playster a-bates ye werke of ye
eyne & swages ye pappis yt er~ bolnyd & dos a-way brynynge
& bolnynge of ye stomake & ye Rott sothen~ makes hym~ to make
vryne the sede ettyn~ helpis the host & Ache sodyn~ in watter stryn
thys ye womme fro castynge & ette ache & Rew fastand & it bryn
gys a-gayne colour~ yt is lost / & ye man~ yt hase ye feuer cotidian
be-for ye schakynge ette ache & he shall schape ye axys & drynk
ache & fynkell & yt helpis from~ ye ydropsy ye splen~ & the
geseryn~ & dos a-way ferntikylles & a plaster of ache & ye dust
off the mylne & ye whytt of egges helpis to euyll helytt wondys
Nep Nepe is hotte & drye & anoyntt ye bode wt ye oill
that ye nepe is sothen~ in // it abates ye axys of ye feuer & it a-bates
ye warke of ye Reyniys it dryis homours it gerys make flo
wrys & it drys homours off ye leper it helpys for ye ederstang~
& abates veyneme & slays all ye wormys in ye membrys
gyffe the Juiys be mengid wyth saltt & hony Gyff wo
mane wythe barne drynkys it or dos it in hyr schappe
<fol. 247r>Jt slays ye childe in hyrr wome & it dronkyne it clences ye wome
and ye stomake & it mad in A plaster wt wyne helles blake spottes
& all veynymmys<macron over the last y> wormes flees ye Reke yer-off Fynkell Js hotte
and dry & drynke it & it slays venum & enchaffes lychory ye iuys
mengid wt hony clences ye Ene & ye iuys done in ye Eer slays
the wormys in ye eerys & ye rott & sodyne in to sauce & layd to
ye erys it helpis & grese dronkyne wt hony it castes a-way bol
nynge of ydropsy & helpis for atterbytte & ye longes & the ge
syrne & makys ye noryse haue mylke in hyr~ pappys & drynke
the iuys wt wyne helpys ye bledder yt is callytt newfratyke et
clences ye vryne & stampe it & bynd it to ye stomake in maner
of a plaster it a-bates spoynge dronkyn in watter it releschis brynnyng~
of ye stomake & it sothen~ in wyne draws owtt ye werke off ye
pyntill & it & oill & aysell to-geder swages al maner of bolnyng~
& who so vsyse it mych it makis hyme 3enge-like Saueray
Saueray is full hott and drye it dronkyne wt wyne makes man
to make vryne & cast owtt abortyne of womans wome ye pow
der of it & hony in wyne sothen~ to-geder it makis to cast owtt
haldynge glete of ye brest yerowe spouyng & dronkyne in lesh
wyne helpis ye gryndynge in ye wome & seth it in watter &
wesche ye hed it Renys ye hede warke yer-of & yt ilke is gud
for litargy & yt is ye euyll yt makis mane to slepe to he
de // in ye womane yt ettes it wt barne it slays ye barne & dron
kyn~ wt wyne hotte it abates spouynge & on~ yt maner iffe
it be largly dronkyne it mevys lychory & vse it and
<fol. 247v>Hony & peper to-geder it makis man~ brynand in lychory
Myntte mynt is hotte & dry & yf it ˆ [be] etten~ it helpis to defy
& it cast owtt wormys & seth it in watter & hald yi ballokes yer-in &
it wyll heyl yam~ & it k brekes ye euyll yt is knytt in womans
pappe & ye iuys wt hony done in ye err Renys ye wark and
froto yi tonge yer-wt & it Renys ye bytternys & wt saltt aysell it
helys hund bytte . & yff woman schappe be a-noynt yer-wythe
be-for scho haue man~ scho sall no3t consayue Saygge
Sayge is hotte and drye dronkyne in must Jt helpys ye
gesyrne and castes owtt abortyne & sporges flowers & it stamp
yd helys atter bytte & greyn~ woundes yt bledys fast it stanchys
ye bloyd & ye Juys drokyne in wyne & wesche ye pyntill &
womans chappe it a-bates ye 3ekynge & ye iuys a-noynttid on~
ye herr~ it makes err~ blake Horshelme horshelm~ is whett and
hott & it nesches ye wome & it abates tyasyme yt is a euyll on~
the Ee & ye Rott sothen~ in wyne vsyd dos gud to ye nawe
frantykys yt is ye euyll off ye Reynes & ye powder of the
rottes in hony mengytt a-bates & helpys ye longes & ye juys of
it and of rewe helpys yam~ yt er brokyn~ wyth-yn~ Saym~
Sayme is hotte and drye & it & hony mengett to-gederr
makes woundes dry & clences yam~ of ye fylthe And sethe
sayme in wyne or watter & wesche yi hed yer-wythe & it swa
ges ye warke & slays ye neyttes The maysters of medcyne
command to take sayme camemill & hony & do yam~ yn~
medsyne for hedwarke ye gresse sothen~ in watter & wesch
<fol. 248r>The heyd wt ye watter off ye gresse & make a plaster & lay it on~ ye
thynwyus<?> to the forheyd for it is gude Pastuais pastuais
ye fors is in ye seyd & in ye Rott ye Rott in mustard drokyne hel
pys ye splen~ & ye werke in ye lendys ye Rott sothen~ in swett
mylke helpis ye vayne yt Rynnys & ye Rott hangytt a-bowtt ye
hals helpys ye of yi ballokes & who etys it or berys it yer sal no
euyll worme stange hyme & it brynnys lechory iff it be largly
dronkyne & it helpys ye canker wt hony & it be mengit to-geders
Harnall is hott & dry & stampit wt hony helys ye canker~ & iit
sodyne in wyne abates mal+de+flaunke dronkyne in must ye glete
bondyne to-geder it helys all maner of bolnynge & etyn~ wt ayssell
it makys solybill & strenys ye vaynes gyffe ye hede be clen~ we
schyne wt ye Juys it swagis ye hede-warke Coriander coriander
is of cald natur . Gahon~ says take it & drynke it & it slays
wormys it & Raysynes asel & hony to-geder a-bates al maner off
bolnynge & namly off ballokys & drynke ye seyd in watter & itt
swages ye wome yt rynnys Take ye crommys of whytt bred & ye
jus & do to-geder & it abates all maner off werke of ye heyd & gevyn~
to hyme yt hase ye feuer terciane be-ffor ye axys & he shall yame
aschape / Myld is cald & wett ye met yer-off lawsys ye wame
& brekis dyuerse hardnes & helys byle in maner of playster and
draws naylys off fyngers brokyne & For fundynge And ga
leon~ says yt yyld dronkyne wyth wyne is gude for ye Jaw
nys anece is hott & dry & it be largly vsytt it gyuys mylke
<fol. 248v>To ye norys & dos a-way ye euyll off ye stomake & Resayne iij spon~
full of ye iuys lewke iff yu haue an~ euyll stomake & it opyns itt
& castes owtt ye euyll wynde & garys make vryne & it helys þe ma
tras yat is ye womans schape if it be weschyne wt ale & who soe
ettes it oft it empayrys ye syght & stoppys ye gatte of ye engen~
derur & ye powder off ye Rott ettes a-way ye flesche yt is in ye wound
& it helys bylis & clensys foulle woundes & namly in mans membrys
and ye odur~ yer-of renys ye mannys 3yskynge ye rott brynt in pow
der helys ye brynnynge of ye eyne & ye seyd yer-of helys ye knottes
that stoppys ye mouthe of ye stomake & to ye euyll yt commys off
cald & it castes a-way heydwerke
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<fol. 258r><line 18>in ye stomake Rekyls is hott & drye & it & ye 3olkes of egges
clences ye eyne layd to wt lew womans mylke & Rekils and
vyneger & mylke to-geder helys wondys & relyks and wyne wel
tempertt & done in ye errys amendys ye herynge & Relyks &
hony & swyne grece helys brynynge & Rekyls & call & oille
roset made in plaster helys ye bolnynge of pappys it & wo
mans mylke helpis ye euyll in ye fundment & womans my
lke & ye whytt of ane egge done to-geder wyll yai be thike
<fol. 258v>And layd to þe vayne yt is schorne it stanchys bloyd & all wondys
bledand & yat plaster shal no3t be done a-way to ye wonde be gon~
to-gedder & gyffe myster be lay it ofter to for ye odour~ of ye Rekyll
conforttes ye hedde & rekile & guyse gresse helys brynnynge
For ye euyll in mannys hede Take gresse of a hene & hony &
bere mele & yue leyues & morell & menge yame all to-geder
& syne chayffe ye hede & enplaster ye hed wyth yis als hot als
he may suffer it & lat it ly yer-to to he be warychyst for all the
euyll of ye hede Take Rewe & trybill it well & do yer-to
strange aysell & anoyntt well ye hede yer-wt Jtim sethe well Rewe & fynkell in watter & wesche ye hede & it helpys for all
the sorowe of ye hedwerke Take soupyll leyues of her~ and
trybill yame well in Aysell & wt oyll rosett & anoynt thi for~
heyd & temples jtim~ menge wt oyll of Rose & sage & yerwyth
anoyntt ye hedde Take talghe<macron over entire word> & saltt & ye crust of rybred
& ane egge & ye fy[l]the of a gander & iij chyfys of galike &
all yis bryne to powder & do it one ded flesche & it shal ette
it owtt Take a nesche eg & do oyll of olyue yer-in & peper
& when~ yu goys to bede supe it all of & it shall make ye holl
Aloes is of ij maners ye tone is callyd ipotike yt when~ itt
brekys it is red wythe-in & ye toyer is blake wt-in as pyke &
yat is ye war & ye whytt in drynke it clences ye stomake
of flewme & clences ye errys of euyll homourr & helpys ye
gulsoght & ye powder yer-of clences grene wondys & namly
the pyntell sare & ye ballokes & done in ye watter & wesche
<fol. 259r>yt well & it mengytt wyth oyll rosett & vyneger helpys ye eyne &
anoynt ye hede & ye thonwynnys<?> yer-wythe it renys ye werke of ye
hede Mane best & foulle to knawe vryne Al men~ leuande
best foulle yt lyffe has in hyme / hase iiij homours & namly of mane
whylke er yer iiij homours yat is for to wette one is hott a-nothyre
is cald ye thryde is dry ye fourtt is wett & throgh ye hette the
lyffe is sustenyd our~ bonys is drye & yt strenght gyffes vs to go
& trauyll & ower guttes er cald whar-thorowe we & ower bloyde is
noryschytt by & ye bone & ye entrayll yai remew ye vaynys
ye whylke gouersys ye bloyde & ye bloyde & ye lyffe sustendys
ye body how yu wyll knawe vryne of mane or woman The
qwytte betokyns helle & ye vryne yat is droue betokyns yat
ye bledder is blendytt of sum fylthe yt is yer-in whar ye woman~
castes owtt & scho hase no talent to ette yat betokyns woman
for to be wt childe & vryne of woman yt hase colour~ of gould
& is clere betokyns to haue talentt to mane & vryne of wo
mane or of mane yt hase ye feuer agu it is blake in grond &
yat betokyns dede of maydyne vryne is cler~ wt-owt all
fylthys & scho shall 3e knawe be vryne ye euyll of ye bodye
& be-gyne att ye hede For ye Ryme yt gose on~ ye eyn~ Ta
ke red wyne & warme it & bathe ye Ee yerwt & at nyght A
noyntt ye E yerwt & drynke oft gayttes mylke wt wyne &
at ye begynnynge lat ye bloyd of ye hede vayne a litille
& efter yat take trett & ye iuys of primourros & ye iuys off
olyue & anoyntt thi eyne & take ye gall of ye grehond
<fol. 259v>And hony & temper yame to-geder & a-noyntt ye eyne & yai shall wa
rysche & hett gresse of fyschys & off elf of all watterers<?> & make say
me & nell+it wythe hony & anoyntt ye eyne yer-wythe // Take
myntt & chawe it & do it in yi eyne & ett vetone fastand & it A
mendys yi syght drynke oft rewe & ette it for it clensys ster
nys when~ ye sone schynys Also take rewe & stampe it well
& menge it wt the gall off A gaytte & do yer-to hony & at evyn~
when~ yt yu goyse to <exp>br</exp> bede lat it drope in yi eyne wt a penne
Also menge selidon~ wt womans mylke & drope it in yi E Jtim
take plantane & stampe it & take ye iuys yer-off & whyt off
ane egge & lynt & do it yer-in & when~ yu gose to beyde lay
it to yyne eyne For makenge of bryght eyne Take fyn
kell & rew & ye gall of ye pertryge & hony & menge yame to
geder & wt a pene do it in yi eyne when~ yu gose to bede and
temper yi eyne yer-wythe Jtim take veruayne & womans mylke
& menge yame to-geder & do it in ye eyne For bolnynge offe
the eyne Take selydone & arnement & gude aysell in ma
ner of a plaster & lai it to ye eyne & it wyll warysche soune
A gude medcyne for all E sare Take straberys efter as
yu haue wyll of whantite & braye yame in A morter & yan~
take a clene vessell & put yame in & Set yame by ye erthe
in A clene steyd & sett a cleyne vessell onder-nethe to kepe
ye droppynge all a moneth & yane take hony well plait
& well stampytt at it be all cleyne & do yam two to-geder
in a poke of canvys & in A clene steyd of loft & sett
<fol. 260r>A clene vessell onder to kepe yat at fallys owtt so yt no fylthe com~ yerto
& when it hase rune enewgh do ye rennand in a clene bost for itt
werysche all E sare For the menysone Take 3arowe & bere
melle flower & red wyne & bake A cake & gyffe it ye seke to ett yer
off iij days Jtim take A newe pott & fill it Full of whett Flower~
& do it in a-n+ovyne & latt it bake als mekill as bred bakes yane
take off yt flower a copfull & ye 3olkis of iij hene egges & ye iuys
of myntt of bothe elike & make a cake & ette yer-off iij days & he
shall hell For ye Rypillys Take a coke & hew it all to peces
& putt it in A vessell & in a a pott off erthe & close ye mouthe and
sett it in a vessell full of watter at ye watter passe ye flesche and
sethe it well on~ ye fyre & yane 3ett owt ye licor & menge it wt
grundyne commyne & sett it to cule to it be thike & gyffe it hyme
in patage & vs+it oft & he shall warych & sett it agane in the
pycher to it be thike & dry in ye picher~ For wondes yt er helyd
a-bowen~ and no3t onder Take gaittes mylke & old gresse and
make a plaster yer-of & do it one wonde & iff it be euyll stekytte
it sall opyne & if it be euyll opyntt it shall close or ellys ma
ke a playster of whytte of a-n+ege & bere melle & ye wond shall
opyne sone and it be layd yer-to hot & it schall hele son~ For ye
hotte dropsy Take ye iuys of fynkell & ye Jus of wormod
or of smalle-ache of ilke a lytill dysche full & yan~ tak ye
Juys of syfull & of way-bred of oyer ij dyschfull & pull all
to-geder in a panne ower ye fyre & when~ it be-gynnysse
to play breke in ye whytt of ij egges or iij & it will geder
<fol. 260v>al ye scome yer-to & yane scome it clene & take ye cler~ lycour~ and
putt it in-to a panne & wt ye iij part als mekill hony & latt it
play a qwyll & scome it clene & giffe yt lycour~ to ye seke onon~
euyne & morne For costiuenes Take a3a-fetida & chawf
it well & hald it to 3our noyse & 3e shal haue remedy ryght+son~
by y+e grace of gode & ower~ lady & vse it al tymes of the day
For the demygrane Take stanyfag~<?> longe peper & elena
campana & take all iij & putt yame in a clowtt & take A
panne & fil+full of watter & make it scaldynge hotte & yane
sett ye pane a-for 3ewe & latt hyme hald on~ hys heyde &
latt hyme shewe it in hys mouthe & spytt owtt in ye panne
& hald a clathe ower hys hed & stu 3owe well ye space off
Miserere mei deus & he shall warysche wt ye grace of gode
For bolnynge of ye knee Take cowe mylke al of On~
cowe & ye Juys of smalle-ache & whett flower & make off
all yes a hatte playster & lay it yer-to & it shall swage
Here begynnis distyllynge of watters // here vertues for certane
seknes . watter of rosys . watter of beteyne . watter of borog~ . watter of
fenell watter of eufrase . watter of flour of eldr~ . watter of mugworthe
watter of sawge . watter of ysope . watter of fynitere<?> . watter of scali
ouse . watter of wyortes // Jn ye fryst J shall declare yes watters
vertues . watter of rosis is gude for all scharpe feuerys dronkyn~
wt wyne or ayll & it bringes a mane in gude temper if he a
noyntt hyme-selffe wt-owtt att ye templis & in oder diuerse placys
Watter of betony dronkyne wt wyne or aill or by hyme-selffe
ys gude for all maner off hede-ache & to cast owtt venyme
<fol. 261r>of a mans body & for ye feuer cotidian~ & anoyntt wt-owtt als
well as wythe-in //