Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)

polipodium If that earbe be soden withe beates and mallowes in the brothe of a henne itt will clense the bellie and clense fleame, the roote of the erbe beinge dried and beaten in fine powder and drawne in the nose purgeth: the rootes of Senay sodden with polipodium in meade or honney and strained dothe purge choller and malincoley witheowt paine. Sodden in the brothe of a henn dothe the same Boornett Itt dothe drie and binde, and stoppethe the blooddie flixe Spinage Spinage itt maketh softe the bellie, goode for them that bee hotte and drie: and evell for flemiticke men. Buglosse This erbe is moste temperate beetwene hott and colde, of an exelente vertue: a comforter of the harte, a pourger of mallencholie a quiater of the fransie, a porger of urinne, holsome in wine butt moste effectuall in Sirroppe.

vinegar This is colde and drie hurtfull for them that bee malencoley: but when itt is dronke or powred upon an owtwarde wounde: itt stoppeth bloode; ytt killeth hott apostomes: enemie to the senewes. vineger and brimstone sodden togeather is good for the goute to washe itt witheall. vineger withe clarified honeye soden together and faire water helpethe the paine of the throte longes and stopinge the winde: dronke in the moreninge itt is verie goode againste the pestilence. Mililote This hathe vertue to ripe, and is more hotter than colde mililote flaxsead rose leaves camphier and woemans milke tempred togeather: dothe make a goodely medson againste the hott inflamation of the eyes. yf itt bee dronke in wine itt dothe mollefye the hardnes of the stomacke and liver, the moste excelente plaister againste the paine of the spleene made of millilot roses and vinegar helpethe hedache aplied unto the heade in a clothe. Time This is vehement of heate, withe drines in the thirde degree: if itt bee dronke withe vineger and salte itt pourgeth fleame: sodden withe honney or meade itt purgethe the longes, breste materex raines and bladder: the powder of time eaten in pottage holsome for the sighte: time dried and mingled

Callamus Is a verie goode thinge for maney deseases itt is a roote: Oyle Oliffe Oyle oliffe greene, is the mother of all oyles, which dothe drawe unto her the vertue of all earbes unto her one nature, leaves flowers and fruite and rootes, sweate salett oyle goode to disgeste colde erbes / newe oyle dothe moyste and warme the stomacke butt old oyle corruptethe the stomacke and cleavethe to the longes. Oyle of roses and sharpe vineger good for the headeache tempred and laide to the heade Rosemarie This is a earbe of a greate vertue hott and drie: soden in wine and dronke beforemeate helpethe the kinges evell, or paine in the throte: the savore of itt dothe comeforte the braine and harte: cordiall: the seedes dronke in wine helpeth falinge sicknes Agremonye This earbe, withe swines grease beinge stamped togeather and laide vpon an old rotten sore beinge hott, itt hath vertue to heale itt. The seede of this earbe dronke withe wine goode againste the biteinge of Serpentes, stopinge of the liver and bloodie flixe. the sirrope of itt is goode to open the liver.

Mogewort Mogeworte fetherfewe and tansey be verie hott and drie, in the second degree. mogeworte oyle of allmendes and spurge tempred togeather plaisterwise and aplied colde to the sicke pained stomacke will bringe healthe: itt is goode in bathes: itt is goode for woemen, itt cleneth warmeth and comfortethe the matrixe, and breaketh the stone: for travelinge itt lettethe them from wermes. Tansey Tansey dothe kill and caste wormes from childerne: make a plaister and laye itt on the bellie of a woeman itt causeth the deade childe to be delivered from the mother: parsely Parsely and saxifrage the have vertue to breake the stone parsely is hott in the seconde degree: and in the mideste of the thirde. the seade dronke withe white wine provoketh menstruall termes of women. likewise smallage hathe the same vertue: Senturie The ioyce of this erbe dronke in a littell vinegar and salte, dothe clense the bodye: the leaves and flowers bee of great vertue: to bee sodden and dronken againste rawe humors of grose fleame water or winde: itt dothe cleanse crude or bloodie water withein the boddie of man or woeman.

Penyrialle This earbe is of muche vertue: and perfecte hott and drie in the thirde degree: yf itt be sodden withe hony and alies and dronke itt cleanseth the liver and purgethe the bloudd: itt helpethe the longes: yf a woeman drinke itt withe white wine: itt provoketh the termes Liverworte This earbe is goode againste the sicknes of the liver: itt is colde and drie: itt hathe a waterishe humore: ytt stopes the bloudye flixe: ytt healethe a ringeworme: stamped withe honey itt helpethe the yeallowe saunders Longeworte This erbe is drieinge and bindeinge: and nott colde and moiste ytt groweth on a oke: this erbe will close newe woundes togeather moste cheefelie itt helpethe longes or spettinge of bloudd and stoppethe tearmes: moderate and like to Bugles sharpe: Mercurie This erbe is hott and drie: itt mooveth the bellie: two kindes of mercurie male and femalle: the male for men: the femalle for woemen.