<County: Wiltshire>
<Code: L5311b>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 3840, Hand B>
<Text: Agnus Castus>


<fol. 151r>Evfrasia is an herbe þt men clepeþ eufrase þis herbe haþ lytel
leues liche to herlourer bote hij beþ not so muche & hee
haþ <?> whyt flowyr . The vertu of þis herbe is þt how-so-euere
hee be vsyd hee is god to hele fore you þis grweþ in medos & hylles
Ebilus is an herbe þt clepeþ walwort . thys herbe
haþ leues somdel like to ellerne & hee haþ a long .
stalke & hee groweþ in feldes . Thee vertu of þis herbe is .
þt hee is god to destrue ydropesye & skabbes & teteres .
Also þis herbe drawt out wykked s<ill><3-4 chars></ill>ours of a+man þis herbe is hoot & drye
Edera is an herbe þt me clepeþ yuy þis herbe ys comune
& by clyppeþ trees & hous in hure growynge . & hee
haþ leuys lek <?> to a herbe þt me clepeþ bryane & thys herbe bareþ
Fruyt as hit were bayes . The vertu of þis herbe is þt
yf þis herbe be soode in wyne & þene put hit vp on a boch
& hele wel þe boche Also yf þu haue hed-ache tak þe Jvys .
of þis herbe wt oyle of roses & medele hem to-gedyr in Wyne
& an-oynte þyn heed þer-wt & þu schalt be hoolle Also yf þu
wolt kepe thyne hed fro Akyngge in þe soue sorue tak þe
leues of þis herbe & poune hem smale & tempere heme wt eysel
& oyle of roses & þenne An-oyngte þin fored þer-wt & þu schalt
be sayf An heel .
EDera terestris is An herbe þt me
clepeþ eorþe yuy or heyhoue þis herbe haþ leues lik to catmynte
bot they beþ not so muchel & hee haþ A manire red flour~ The
vertu of þis herbe is & hee be putt in potage Among flesch hee
wold mak þe flesche tendyr & nesche
Eleborus Albus is An herbe þt me clepeþ longwort or peletre
of spayne þis herbe haþ leues muche ylyk to pee-delyon bote
þey beþ nou3t so muche y-slyt wt-oute & hee haþ A flowr
as were pasnepe The virtu of þis herbe is þt 3yf hee be yput
in-to amanng nose hee wol make hym snese / / Also hee heleþ
scabbes & þe morphe & teteres Also hee purgeþ þe coler
& þe fleme Also hee heleþ a+man of þe emeraudes yf hee be
leyd to þe place þer they bledyþ Also hee helyþ toþache yf
<fol. 151v>hee be ysed wt eysel & þenne a+man hold þer-of a good quantite in
hys mouþ Also þis herbe purgeþ wel a+mannus stomak & hys wome
Also þe pouder of þis herbe medled wt A lytel gruell schal
sle innys Also Juys of þis herbe medled wt mylk
wol sle Flyes þis herbe ys hoot & drye
Elleborus niger is A herbe þt me clepeþ clouetonge
or pee-delyon þis herbe ys muche lyk to longwort bote
hee þe leues of longewort beþ not y-slyt as beþ þe
leues of þis herbe & þis herbe haþe A flowr somdel more
þan A peney & haþ a blak rote & horryble in sy3t The
vertu of thys herbe is þt yf þe pouder of hure be medled
wt grwel or wt mele hee wol sle rattis þis herbe ys hoot & dry
Epatica is An herbe þt me clepeþ lyuerwort þis
herbe ys groweþ on brymmes of waters & in welles &
hee wol clene to stonus & wol grew in walles of stones
þis herbe haþ noþer stalk ne Flour bot smal rund+leues & þe moro
þt þe leues beþ þe better they beþ to medicynes The
vertu of þis herbe is þt hee wol destruye & clanse þe hardnesse
of A mannes lyuere // Also þe leues of þis herbe <?> þt
has wol
y-memedled wt swynes grece wol hel wondes
// Also þis herbe is good to hele þe feuere quarteyn
ERpina is herbe þt me clepeþ foxgloue þis herbe haþ
leues liche to feltwort bot they beþ nou3t so whyte
& hee haþ Along stalk & floures somdel red lyk to gloues
& hee growt muche in wod
EBulus minor is an herbe þt me clepeþ ˆ [lasse] walwort
þis haþ leues somdel lek to walwort bot þe leues of þis
herbe beþ somdel redd & hee haþ A long stalk & hee wol
gladlyche growe in brymmes of water