<County: Wiltshire>
<Code: L5311d>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 3840, Hand D>
<Text: Agnus Castus>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 163r>Also yf A man Haue ony sore in His Longges take this herbe
and sethe here With wyne and lete hym ete that herbe And
he schall be hole : Also yf A man haue ony hardenys in his
body take þis herbe and pownde here wt Pewet / and ley to þe
sore in maner of A playster And hit wyll Amende : All- so yff
a manne haue soor yn hys fett of trauayll or yn hys
synwes take thake þe Juys of thys herbe and
medle hyt wt oyle of Rosys and a-noynte þat sore
places ther-wt and he schall be hole All-so yff a
manne haue eny sore eyen~ take the Juys of thys herbe
and medell hyt wt wyne and wt hony and a-noynte
hys eyen~ ther-wt and he schal fare well but neuer
the later thys herbe ys euell for a manne that hath
the stone or yn~ hys reynys thys thys herbe ys hott and drye
MArubium rubium ys a herbe that me clepyth red
horhounde Thys herbe ys a spyse of thatt other
horhounde and thys herbe hath leuys y-leche to thatt oþer
bote the leuys of thys herbe beth no3t so whyt and he
hath a flour that ys redde & he ys strong yn sauor
and he growyth moche yn wallys & yn donghepys ˆ [by tounes :]
Mandragora ys a herbe thatt me
clepyth mandrake & ther beth twey spyces of hur~
that on~ ys thatt me clepyth mandrake the maule
that other mandrake femaule mandrake maule
hath leuys y-leche to the leuys of letuse and the
leues of thys herbe spredyth aboue oute and wythynne
whyth And the mandrake ˆ [fe]maule hath long leuys &
thyne and smale and the rotys of thys herbes bethe
schapyd after the forme of a man and woman To the
schape of the herbe cordyth ysidor~ yn booke that he made
of herbys Also thys herbys beryth appeles yn tyme ande
<fol. 163v>the same apples groweth vpon~ the leues ry3t as doth
ackernes vpon the leues of okes and þylke apples
beth 3elow and sote and smyllyng wt a maner heuy
nesse and tastyng hey both nowth saurery but somdell
bytere The vertu of thys herbe ys that yf the rynde of
hure beo soden yn wyn and y-dronke wol make a
man to slepe so faste that they a man come to kette
the slepere scholde vnneth fele the payne for strong~
slepe and thys experimend vsyth physycians and sur
gions that vsyth to kerue men slepyng Also the Juys
of thys herbe y-temprede wt woman mylke and y-dronke
makyth a man to slepe stronglyche Neuirthelater hyt ys
for-bode that a man take no3t moche of thys herbe yn~
hys medycyns for hyt may be cause of hys deth for thys
herbe hath grett strength of kelyng and destrewyyng of
kynde and for thys herbe ys so gretlych cold the Juys of
hur~ heleth and a-quencheþ the wyld fuyr~ Also he a-quen
cheþ the gret brengyng hete of the colre Also he wyll
hele a man of the flux All thes vertuys and propretes of
thes herbe tellyth placence yn hys platery Also placens
yn the same book seyyth that by kynd ther nys yfounde
no maner shappe of man ne of woman yn~ thys herbe that
ys a comyne talle a-monges lewde men Also diascolydes
and placens seyyth that yf thys herbe by y-take yn
duwe manir woll a kele a woman that ys to hott to
conceuyue a chylde and make hyr~ to conseuyue a
chylde well y-now But a woman that ys dysposyde
well y-now to conceuyue and colde y-now hyt woll
<fol. 164r>dystruye hur~ yf she wold vse hyt Also thys herbe wol a-swage
all manir swellyng~ in a manys body Also thys herbe
wol hele bytyng of venems wormeys Also for akyng of
the hed take the leues of thys herbe and ˆ [ley] hem to the tem
ples of thy hed Or elles take oyle of mandrake and a
noynte thy temples of thy hed The wych oyle ys made
yn thys manir take the apples of mandrake and pounde
hem yn commyn oyle for to hij beo alto-grownde and
then let boyle hyt a lytyl to-geder~ and streyne hyt fayr~
thorow a lynon cloth and that ys callyd oyle of man
drake Also yf a man haue the feuires that ys gederyd
of hete hyt ys good to a-noynt hys bons wyth Also
hyt ys good to a-noynt a man that hath a hote pos
tem yn the bygynnyg~<?> Also the powder of thys herbe
ys good for Al the medecynys yf hyt be mellyd wt the
Juys of eny colde herbe and thys herbe ys cold and dry
thys herbe scholde be gederyd yn the sone goynges downe
and schold be dryyd yn the sone and the apples of hur~
schold be drowyd yn the schade //
MEllissa ys an herbe that me clepyth bawme or
pymentary thys herbe hath leuys y-leche to the leues
of nepe and he ys strong yn~ sauour and he hath a lytel
3elow flowr~ and he beryth hur~ flowr~ yn euery Syde
of the stalke as dothe mynt and meny braunchys &
hure braunchys beth long than a cubit het ys hot & dry
Maiorana ys an herbe that me callythe maio
rane thys herbe hath leues y-leche to the leuys of
organ and he hath sauour as they hyt were encense
and he hath a whyte stalke The vertu of thys herbe
<fol. 164v>ys that the powr~ of hur~ y-put yn-to a manys nostrell
confortyth hys brayne and he ys hot and drye //
Masturcium ys a herbe that me clepyth tounkersse thys
herbe hath leuys smale ysleteryd and he hath a 3elow
flowr~ The virtu of thys herbe ys that yf a man vse moche
to ete of hur~ heo woll destrow the gret lykyng of
woman Also he wyl clansi a man-ys brest and hys
longon of engleymyng~ y-genderyd of the flewme
Also he vnbynyth wykyd wyndys wtthynne a man
Also yf thys herbe be y-pound and mellyd wt sowr~dow
he wol hele wondys yf he be leyde to them Also take
the sede of thys herbe and medel hyt wt ganderys grese
and pound hyt and then hyt schal hele a manys scal
de hed and make the here grow fayre a-3eyn Also yf
a man hath the tothe-ache take the Juys of thys
herbe and put hyt yn-to hys er~ yn that syde that the
toth aketh and he schal be hole thys herbe ys hot & dry
MAsturcium aquaticum ys a herbe that me clepyth
watirkerse thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche to byller~
and he hath a whyt flowr~ of smale+stalkes and he
growyth moch in waterys ther as beth wallynges
wyllys //
Nasturcium gallisanum ys an herbe that me clepyth
frenshkersse or woman-moder-wort thys herbe hath
leuys y-lech to the leuys of watirkersse and he
hath a 3elow flowre and when the flowr~ ys a fall
he hath coddys yn the wych ys smale sede and
growyth yn~ feldys and he hath a stalk full of
branchys at the cappe
Nasturcium pratium ys and herbe that me clepyth med
<fol. 165r>kersse thys herbe hath leuys y-leche somdell to leues
of waterkersse but the leuys of thys herbe beth no
so moche and he hath a whyh whyt flowr~ and a
smalle stalke and he growyth yn meddys
NEpta ys an herbe that me clepyth nepe or catmynte
thys herbe hath leuys ylech to the leuys of dockenetˆ[e]le
and he hath a sauour as they hyt were mynt The virtu
of thys herbe ys that yf that a cate ete of thys herbe
he schall coceuy and be wt chetyn~ a-non Also yf thys
herbe or the Juys of hure be dronke wt wyn he woll
make a man to swete Also yf thys herbe be sode yn~ oyle
and then after a+man that hath the feuires be well
frotyd or a-noyntyd ther-wt he schall put a-wey þe
chyle of the feuires and oþir whyle destruye hollyche
the feuires Also yf he be y-dronke wt wyne hea wol destru
ye alle manere venym~ and Also he wol a-swage the
grete paynes of lepr~ Also yf a+man drynke the Juys of
hur~ wt wyne hyt wol sle wormes yn A manys body
Also yf a+man drynke hur~ wt wyn heo wol hele a man of
the 3elow euell and Also eueles that beth a-bout a man
ys throte Also yf a man brenne thys herbe the smych of
hur~ dreueyth a-wey adderes and other venemes bestys
fro that place Also yf a man drynke hur~ wt wyn he
wol destruye the 3oxe he ys hot and dry
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<fol. 168r><line 5> PJretru~ domesticum ys an herbe that me clepyth
peletre thys ys a comyn herbe the virtu of thys
herbe ys yf that a man hath the tothe-ache
take thys herbe and chow hur~ yn thy mowthe
and then shalt be hole Also yf a man haue the
palsy yn hys mowthe take thys herbe and let
hym~ chewe hyt yn hys mowth and he shalt far~
well Also yf a man haue the feuirs take thys
herbe and ley to hys brest or to hys thyys by
fore that the axcesse cometh to hym~ and he shall
but lytyll suffr~ yn hys accesse þis herbe ys hot and dry
PEretrum agresse ys an herbe that me clepyth
wylde pelletre thys herbe ys lyche to the oþir þu~
alle maner feture and so ther nys no difference
by-twyne them but that the on growyth yn~ gardyn~
and that other yn feldys and ayther hath a whyte
flowr~ and same physycyanor seggyth that thys
pelletre ys hath mor~ virtu than~ other and
he ys hot and dry
PAciencia ys an herbe that me clepythe pacy
<fol. 168v>ence thys herbe hath leuys y-lych to the ryd docke
but the leuys of thys herbe beth more long~ and
more whyte and thys herbe hath a long~ stalke and
he hath such sede as hath the ryd docke The virtu
of thys herbe ys that he ys good for potages
Porrum ys and herbe that me clepyth leke thys
herbe ys commyn y-now The virtu of thys herbe ys that
yf a man~ be dronkelewe take the Juys of thys
herbe and medyll hyt wt whyt wyn~ and 3yfe hym~
to drynke and hyt shall a-swage and destruye the
dronkeschype Also yf a man may not hold wyþinne
hym~ or ellys or ellys yf he spete blode take the
Juys of thys herbe and 3yfe hym~ to drynke Also
yf a+man be stonge wt eny venemes beste or worme
or elles haue eny wonde take for the styngyng~
thys herbe y-sode yn wyne and for a wond take
and pownd hur~ and medyll hur~ wyth hony
and ley to the wonde Also yf a+man~ haue and
old wykked cowhe take the Juys of thys herbe
and medyll hyt wt woman~ mylke and 3yf hym~
to drynke and he shall a-mend Also yf a man~
haue a fressh wonde bledyng~ take the herbe and
pound hur~ and medyl hur~ wt salte and ley to the
wond and hyt shall staunche the blode and kepe
the wond fro ranclynge // Also yf a man~ vse moche
thys herbe hyt woll make hys wombe nesshe and
hyt wol make hym haue appetyt to wymmen thys
herbe ys hote and wete
<fol. 169r>PEs pulli agrestys ys an herbe that me clepyth
folefoot or pes-de-poly thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche
to clot+bot thes leˆ[u]ys beth grene a-<exp>bawte</exp> boue
and vnder hy beth somddell whyte // The vertu of
thys herbe ys that yf he be l ete heo wy staunchy
flux and also hele a man of the feuires Also yf a
man~ ete hur~ he wyll kepe that the grete hete of
the sonne shall do a+man no harme Also he wyll
hele a man of the stone // Also swellyng~ eyen that
beth y-swolle of wykkyd blod yf a man~ s ete
hur~ thys herbe ys hote and drye //
PEs pully pratmus ys an herbe that me clepyth
medfolfot Thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche to auence
but the leuys of thys herbe beth mor~ and also hij
shyneth no3t as doth the leuys of auence Also
thys herbe hath a 3elow flowr~ and ys hot and dry / /
PEs pulli aquaticus ys an herbe that me cle
pyth waterfolfot thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche
to the waterlylye and he hath 3elow flour <exp>ys falle</exp>
as hath medfolfot and when hur~ flour ys falle he
hath as they hyt were a lytyll pot and ther-Jnne
ys huure sede
Psillium ys and herbe that me clepyth Silliu~
Thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche somdel to
pelletre bot the leuys of thys herbe hath many
branches and he hath a lytyl smale flour~ somdel
<fol. 169v>whyt and he beryth blake sede The vertu of thys
herbe ys that yf a man haue a gret thurst take
thys herbe and ley to hys tong~ Also yf a man
be stoppyd strong~lyche wyþþnne take thys herbe
or ellys the sed of hur~ and put hyt yn~ a lytyll
water and let hyt be ther a whyle and then
caste a-wey that water and then take that and
and put hyt yn~-to fressh water and 3yf hym~ / to
drynke and he shal be hool // Also thys herbe a
swageth alle gret hetes of feuires of he or hur~
sed be dronke yn~ eny lycour thys herbe ys hot and wete
PEr+siccaria ys and herbe that me clepyth
ersmerte or culrage thys herbe hath leuys y-lyche
to whythy and ther beth twey spyces of thys
herbe that on~ growth yn~ medys and hath grene
leuys and grene stalke and that other growyth
apon old hous and hath more whytter leuys and
heo hath yn~ hur~ stalke red stalkes The virtu of
thys herbe ys that the water that ys styllyd
of thys hbe ys goud for the gowt and he ys hot and dry
P<?>lium ys an herbe that me clepyth
<a gap> and ther beth twey spyces of hure
maule and femaule the maule hath a whyt flour
and the femaule hath somdel a red flowr~ The
vertu of thys herbe ys yf he be sode yn wyn and
y-dronke hyt shal destruye al the sor~ and the euel
of a man~ys stomake and vnbyndeth wykked wyn dys
<fol. 170r>that beth wtJnne a man~ thys herbe ys hot and dry
POlicaria ys and herbe that me clepyth
policarie thys herbe hath leuys y-lech to fern
and he hath a flour somdel red and sho hath a
stok ful of braunches and he hath smale coddes
yn the whychy ys sed and hur~ stalke and hur~
leuys beth somdel reed and he growyth yn watery
places The vertu of thys herbe ys that he wyl
conforte a+mannes stomak Also the powder of thys
herbe storyth a man to lechery Also yf he be
dronke he wyl clansy a man~ of the blake colre
thys herbe ys hot and drye and ther beth twey spycys of hur~
PEs columbe ys an herbe that me clepyth
coluirfot or pes-de-columbe thys herbe hath leuys y
lyche to mawort bot the leuys beth mor~ whyte
and he hath a flowr~ as mawort but hur~ stalke
ys not so red no so tender and he beryth hur~
sed as doth mawort and he growyth a-pon~ wallys
and a-pon~ the growyndys yn~ feldys The vertu of
thys herbe ys [that] yf a man haue wateryng eyen~ take
the Juys of thys herbe and a-noynt hys sore hed
ther-wt and hyt shall a-swage the wateryng thys
herbe ys hot and dry
PAritioria ys an herbe that me clepyth perytorye
or hethwort or hemirword thys herbe hath leuys
y-lyche to vyolete bot thes beth mor~ scherpe at
the end and growyth yn~ stony wallys The virtu of
<fol. 170v>thys herbe ys þat yf a man that haue eny euyll
stomak or elles akyng~ wyþþnne hym~ take thys
herbe and seþ hur~ yn potages and eet hur~ and
thow shalt do well Also thys herbe ys goud to
dystruye eueles and swellynges that beth y-gen
deryd yn~ a mannes reynes or yn~ hys 3erd Also
he ys goud to hele a man~ of the ston~ yf he be
y-baþed yn~ hur~ thys herbe ys hot and drye //
PAlma Xpi <christi> ys an herbe that me clepyth mannes
moderword or palme-de-dieu or stedefaste thys herbe
hath leuys y-lyche to blynd netyll but thes
beth mor~ gret and mor~ endented and he hath
a stalke that ys four~ squar~ and he beryth lytyll
rede flowres yn~ ayther syd of hur~ stalk and he
hath lytel smale coddes yn~ the whych he beryth
sed y-lych to oculus xi <christi> and growyth yn~ gardyns
and yn feldys
PEruencia ys an herbe that me clepyth peruynke
thys herbe hath hole leuys and somdell euenlong~
and he hath a blew flour and he growyth by
growndys crepyng~ as hyt wer~ yuy and thys
herbe ys hote and dry //
PJgula maior ys an herbe that me clepyth pygle
or stycheword or brydestonge Thys herbe hath leuys
y-lyche to addertong~ but thys herbe ys not so y
branchyd and he hath a whyt flour and a small
stalke The vertu of thys herbe ys that he y good