<County: Wiltshire>
<Code: L5311a>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 3840, Hand A>
<Text: Agnus Castus>


<fol. 149v>Wiel A-mong~ hote axen~ and þan take hym to þe seke fastyng~
Wt hony & let hym ete it & he schal be hole . Also þ[is] herb helith
brokyn bonys This herb is hoot & moyste & berith blacke seed
<lat>COnsolida Minor</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept daisie or brusewort o<ill><binding></ill>
bowort þt erb is comyn y-now he is like to þt lasse centorie & he hat<ill><binding></ill>
a whit flour~ This herb is good to breke bocchis yf he be pouned
& y-lad apon theym þis is a spice of confirie & he growth in feldes &c
<lat>COnsolida media</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept white bothom or white
gooldes this herb hath leues þt beth somdele euenlong~ & þey buth
endentid a litel wt-out & he hath a white flour~ somwhat like daisy
he is more þen~ þe flour~ if daisis & he groweth in medes & leses
<lat>DRagancia</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept dragaunce or edderwort oþer
serpentyn@ This herb hath iij leues in euery braunch & þey bt <buth?> somdele
sheppe toward þe ende & he hath a stok y-schape as an adder The
vertu of þ[is] herb is yf he be pouned & y-droncke wt wyn~ he put a
wey al maner of venym~ Also he helith akyng~ of eres & they be
a-noyntid þerwt . Also þe poudr~ of þ[is] herb be blow in-to a mannys nose
it clenseth it fro rennyng~ . Also þis herb is good to distrue þe
cow3he & þe cancr~ & festryng~ of woundes þis herb groweth in wodes
& hilles & he is hote & wete & he schal be gadred yn ˆ e monthes of] Junij & Jul<ill><binding></ill>
<lat>DIptanu@</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept dytayne or ditaundre þis is a
comyn herb he hath leues somdele þ-leke to coost bote þe buth grenurs<?>
& he hath a white flour The vertu of þis herb is þt yf a woma~ be wt
a ded body he it delyuereth . Also þis herb wol draw out a thorn@ oþer
tre of a mannys body this herb is hote & drie .
<lat>DAucus Asininus</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept briddesnest or dauke
This herb hath leues like to hemlok & he hath a white floure
The vertu of þis herb is gode to hele þt droposie & bityng~ of
<fol. 150r>venomus beestis Also he openyth the stoppyng~ of þe lyuer & of þe mylte
Also he Vnbyndith mannys womben & makyth hym laxatyf this
herb groweth in feldes & when he floureth he berith his s
floures like to a briddesnest this herb is hote & drye
<lat>DEns leonis</lat> is an herb þt men clept dant-de-lyonn or lyones+toþe
This herb hath leues like to houndestothe & he hath a yolow flourre
& he hath no branche bote as euery flour~ comyth oute of the More
wt a litel braunche & he droppt mylke whenn he is y-broke The
vertu of þ[is] herb is þt the more of hure is good to hele the feuer co
tidian@ & he be droncke wt wyn@ he groweth in many places<?>
<lat>DAucus creticus</lat> is an herb þt me~ clept lasse dauke this herb
hath leues y-leke to wild popy þe leues beth more white &
he hath a floure þt is of purpur colour~ this herb groweth in whete & is hote & drie
<lat><add>DRagancia feminea</add><different script></lat> is an herb þt men clept dragans~ femall
this herb hath leues lyke to yuy bote they hauyth white pleckes
& he hath an euen~ stok of the lenght of ij cubites as it were in maner
of a croked staffe lyke to a snake / & hure seed berith aboue as it
were a clostre of grapes and when the seed is ripe it is yolow
this herb groweth in derke places & wete . The vertu of þ[is] herb
is þt the seed þerof y-powned & y-medled wt oyle & y-put in-to
a mannys yeren~ helit the akyng~ of þe eren@ Also the Juys of hur~
wt a litel wol yput in-to a+mannes nostrell clanseth the noose
fro al foule . Also the more of this herb y-powned wt a litel white
whyne~ & wt hony helith al woundes þt the cancr~ is arise in-ne Also
he helith þe sore ere frote the hondes wt the Juys ˆ [of þe rote] of þ[is] herb he
may wt-out eny perel take adders Also the Juys of þe rote of þ[is] herb
destrueth the derkenesse of a mannes dyen~ yf þey be anoynted þer-wt
Also yf þ[is] herb be y-droncke wt wyn@ he sterith a man to lecherye .
<fol. 150v><lat><add>EMula campana</add><different script></lat> is an herb þt men clepit Horsellenre / þis herb ha<ill><binding></ill>
brode leues like to conferie bot þey buth more whytt~ & he hath
long~ stalke & a yelow floure . The vertu of þis herb yf a ma<ill><binding></ill>
haue waggyng~ tethe and he ete of þis herb it wol fastyn~ <ill><binding></ill>
tethe Also yf a ma~ drynke this herb he helpt a+man@ to make w<ill><binding></ill>
Also þ[is] herb y-dronke delyuereth a woman~ of a ded body soone y<ill><binding></ill>
sche haue oon~ wyn hur~ Also þis hardith a mannys wombe y<ill><binding></ill>
he be to laxatyf Also he helith a man~ of þe cowgh he is hote <ill><binding></ill>
<lat><add>ENdyua</add><different script></lat> is an herb þt me~ clepit edyue or horsthistel þis herb
hath leues like to sowthistel bote þis herb hath pykes in the
rigge & he hath yolow floures & litel white seed The vertu of
this herb is . þt the Juys þerof medled wt hote water & y-dronke .
helith the stoppyng~ of the mylte & þe lyuer Also þis herb is good
to hele the yolow yuel and the feuer tercian~ & hote postumus
Also this herb a-swagith the grete hete of the lyuer & the stomak
this herb is cold and moyste
<lat><add>ERauca</add><different script></lat> is an herb þt men clepit skyrewhit this herb hath
leues like to an herb þt me~ clept bylre bot they but not so long
he hath a grete more The vertu of þis herb is þt the Juys of the
leues y-dronke wrong~ out & y-hold in a mannys mouthe helith
the soores of his mouthe Also this herb brekyth the stoon~ Also
the Juys of þis herb y-sood & þ-dronke destruith the blacke colre .
Also this herb sterit a+ma~ muche to lecherie & he vse hire Also
he helpit a man to make water . Also the Juys of this herb
medled with hony clensith a mannes skynne yf hit be a
noyntyd þer-wt Also The Juys of þis herb delyuereth men & childryn
fro the cowghe . this herb is hote & drie .