<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L0715>
<MS reference: London, BL Arundel 272>
<Text: Agnus Castus>


<Tranche 1>

<fol. 37r>wt wyne hit wull make a man~ to pisse And
also it delyueris ye renys and ye bleddres and
if a+mon~ be dronkyn~ of wyne it lettes ovte a+wy
kket wynd fro ye sydus and stoppyng of ye wombe
& of ye lyuer and of all maner of woundus And yis er
be wyth-holdes castyng Also a+playster made of yis
erbe tempert wt aysell dystryith wyldfyre and
helpe ye kancur & oyer woundus This erbe is on~
of ye spices of smalach & hit is hovt & drie
<space for initial> absynthium is a erbe cald Wermode
wermote and hit hath leves
lyke to ye leves of mogwort and ye leves be
sumdele qwyte vndur and hit hath a grete rote
and of on~ mor~ comyth ovte mony branches and
yis erbe flovris as hit wer~ mogword The vertu of
yis erbe is for to comforth ye stomake and clanse ye
herte Galien~ says yt hit hath too vertuys . on~ ys
laxatife yat oyer is confortatife & yerfor~ says Ga
lien~ yt if yis erbe be gyven~ to an evil of ye e
vil ye mater is not fully defyet hit schall hard
ye stomake & let ye digestion~ & if ye mater of
ye evil be ryped yen~ ye erbe schall make a+mon~
laxatife & easely put away ye mater and ye evil
This erbe is gud to put away drounknes also
if yis erbe drounkyn~ wt spyknard it swages ye
akyng~ of ye stomake and of ye wombe yt is gendret
of ille wynd also if it be temperet wt hony & droun
ken~ hit heylys ye swellyng of ye movth and puttes
away ye blaknes yat is abovte a monnus een~
and clerus hom~ Also if hit be temperit wt ye galle
of a bulle stamput to-gedur and afturward put
in-to a+monnus erus hit puttes away al+maner of hossyng~
& donyyng~ of hom~ also ye juys of yis erbe styll
yd in-to a+monnus nostrelus dryuus vp ye moyster yt
<fol. 37v>reynys of hom~ Also dyascordyis says yt if yis
erbe be put in an huch or in a presse yer clothes
be hyt wull kepe yt moghtus schall not ete ye
clothes Also ye same docto says yt yis erbe lye
by bokus or chartes yt be wryton~ wyth ink tempret
wt water hyt kepyth yat no wormus schall ete ye
bokus This erbe hote & drie and yer be ij spices yer-off
<space for initial, with a indicated>Rthimesia is a erbe yat is mogwort
cald mogwort and hit hath
leves like to leves of wermot bot yai be not fu
lly so rovnd as ye leves wermote and yis erbe
hath a longe stalke and mony stalkus comyng~ ovte
of on~ and yis erbe flovreth as doth wermode
The vertu of yis erbe is yat who-so begynnus to go a-way
and he ber~ yis erbe wt hym he schall not be were
noyer haue no traveil in his way also if hit be put
in a howse yer schall dwelle no wykkid gost nothir
spirite in yt howse also yis erbe povnyd wt talough
helith akyng~ and sores in a mannys fete also yis
erbe schrad and brovght in-to povnder and drynk
with blak water helyth ye akyng~ of monnus guttus
<space for initial> affodillus is a erbe yt men calle affodille
affodille or semthef yis erbe hath leves
lyke to to leke and berus 3olo flovres and at ye top
pe he hat rovnd coddus qwen ye flour~ is fallen~
in ye qwech is seed lyke to onyon~ sede The
vertu of this ver erbe is yt ye branche yerof is gode to
hele ye dropsy also ye leves & ye flovrus drunkyn~
wt wyne helpus ye bytyng~ of venom~ wormus
also ye juys & ye rote of yis herbe wyth a lyttyll
myrr~ & safron~ sothyn~ in old swete wyne and after
ward stranyd is gud to hele rennyng~ een~ also ye
rote brent and ye povdre put to een~ yt haue lost
yair~ herr~ schall make ye herr~ to groe agayn~ also
if a hard scharpe clothe be wete in ye juys of hit
and ye morfewe or wher~ is mich fowe be anoynted
<fol. 38r>wt ye cloth in ye same the morfew and ye fowe
schall away This erbe is hote and drye redmader
<space for initial> astrologia longa is a erbe called Red
mader yis erbe hath levels like to mader
or to warance and hit a spice of mader and hath a
brovnch to ye lenghe of cubet and mony branches
com~ ovte of on~ mor~ and ye branche hath mony
knottes as hath mader and sumdele a+whyte flo
vr~ The vertu of yis erbe is yt hit wulle vnbynd
ye stoppyng~ of ye lyuer and make to passe wykked
wynd that ben~ gendret in a mannus body This
erbe is hote & drie and hit schall be gedret
in heruest & yer be ij spices yerof
Astrologie galynga meeke
<space for initial> astrologia rotunda is called astrologie ga
lynga meeke and hit hath leves lyke
to ye leves of burrus or olitus and hit hath
bot on~ branche and grene levys a-boue and
vndur ye levys be qwyte . and yis erbe floresche
as hit wer~ bytoyn~ safe ye flovrus be qwyte The
vertu of yis erbe is as ypocrice says yat if hit
be drunken~ wt hote water hit is medsynable
for men~ yt ben~ stoppet in ye brest and for ye
fallyng~ evill and ˆ [for] ye podagr~ and ye Crumppe This
erbe is hote & drie & hit schall be gedyrt in
heruyst and hit is a spice of madyr Southerynwode
<space for initial> abrotanu~ is a swete herbe yt men@ calle so
therynwode yis erbe hath a stalke like rewe
and so hit bronches safe yt hit hath a strater lefe
The vertu of yis herbe is yt if ye seede be broken~
and dronken~ wt water hit helpus men yt haue
ye ston~ or ye palsye And ˆ [if] hit be drokun wt wyne
<fol. 38v>hit helpus hom~ yt ben~ byton~ wt venymes be
stes also ye povere yer-of meddelt wt barly mele vn
byndus and brekus hard postyms also if yis erbe be
brent & ye asshen~ yerof be meddelt wyth old oyle
and put yer as lakkus her~ it restovris a3ayn~ ye
her~ This herbe is hote & drie Amee
<space for initial> ameos is an herbe called amye and hit
hath levys lyke to ellerne but yai be
lasse and hyt hath a longe branche and hyt
floresch and sedus lyke to persely and ye sede is
lyke to persely sede The vertu of yis herbe is yt
if hit be dronkon~ wt hony hyt sleyth wormes
in a+monnus wombe & vnbyndus ye grete stoppyng~
of ille wynd in a+monnus body or in his wombe and
hit like brekus ye ston~ hit enchafus a+monnus sto
make if hit be cold hyt clensus a+monnus reynus
and hys lyuer and woundus hyt helpus ye bytyng~
of venymes bestus yis erbe is hote & drye wodsovr~
<space for initial> alleluya is an erbe yat is
called wodsovr~ or stobwort yis erbe hath
iij leves of ye qwech ij be rovnd a+lyttill depar
ted above and hyt hath a qwyte flovr~ bot no long~
stalke The vertu of yis erbe is if hit be rosted on~
a+kovle in ye leves of ye red dokke yen~ hyt wul
frete away ded flesch yis herbe groys mych in
woddus Egremoyne
<space for initial> agremonia is an erbe yt men~ calle egre
moyne or gosthych yis erbe hath leves
lyke to tannyssay bot ye levys be grenner and hit
hath a+blewe flovr~ and qwen~ ye flovr~ is flallen~
ye sede woll henge in a+monnus clothus as doth clyuer
thes erbe grous by dyches hegges & woddes The vertu
of yis erbe is if it be eten wt ye rote hit helpes
ye akyng~ of ye wombe also if hit be drye & made
<fol. 39r>in-to povder & put in hote water & dronken~ it is
gode to ye same evil also yis erbe tempert wt aysel
is gud to hele a sor~ yt [is] hurt wt iren~ also yis vsut
in meˆ[y]te is gud to hele ye akyng~ & sor~ of ye mylt
<space for initial> auancia is an erbe cald auance auance
yis erbe is lyke yt erbe yt men~ calle hare
fote & sum+men cal hit so & hit hath 3olo flovrus as hit
wer~ turmentil The vertu of yis erbe is if it be dryed
and made to povder & put in-to a litul hote water &
gyvyn~ to a+mon~ yt hase ye feueres hit schall sone hel
pe hym also hit helpes much to woundes & cankurus if
hit be drunken~ holyhok
<space for initial> althea is an erbe cald holyhok or wild ma
lowe Thys erbe hase levis like to malowe
but ye leves be mor~ And it hase a+long~ branch &
it seedus as dose ye malow the vertu of yis erbe
is if it be shrad wt talow & tak to a+mon~ yt hase ye
pagagre he schall be hole wt iij dayes The experiment .
of yis erbe all autours afferme yt if yis erbe be so
den~ wt vinagr~ & wt lyncete & leyd to a+monns
sidus it departus & helus ill gederyng~ yt is gederit
in-to a+monnus body This erbe grous in fyldus & in
wete places

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<fol. 43r>as doth ye mor~ centor~ in drye grovndus karaway
<space for initial> carui is an erbe yat men~ call caraway hit hath
leves lyke sumdell to fenell and hit hath
a long~ stalke and rovnd and ye sede is mor~ yen~ ye
sede of persely The vertu of yis erbe is yat il hit
dystryus yll wyndus an co and coughus and hit helus
men~ yt haue frenesy and hom~ yt ben~ byton~ wt
venemes wormes or bestus also hit medylt wt ay
sell helus scabbus & teters and r~storus her~ wher~ it is
fallen~ away yis erbe groyth moyst in gardynus
& hit is hote & drye Celidony or tothwort
<space for initial> celidonia is cald celidonye or tothwort yis er
be hase grene levys & 3olo flovrus & qwen~ it is
broken it droppes mylke & ye levys be sumdell lyke to
columbynd The vertu yerof is as pliinius sayus yt if ye
swalo bryddes be hurt ye dam of hom~ focches yis er
be & helus hom~ yerwt Also yis erbe helus ye tothe-ache
also hit clensus a mannus hede also it helus ye cankir
& oyer sorus in a+mannus mouth yis erbe is hote & drye
Erthnot or dilnot
<space for initial> Ciclanum is cald erthnot or
dilnot or flit or holywort hit hase leves
lyke to fenell & qwyte flovrus & a smalle stalke &
it grous in woddus & medous The vertu of yis erbe is yt
it woll frete awey ded flesshe also yis erbe put o
pon~ a sor~ or in a+place yt lackus herr~ it helus yt place
& restorus ye herr~ a-yayn hit is hote & drye Caule
<space for initial> caulus is an erbe cald caule The vertu of it is
yt it woll clens well fresshe woundus & ye can
kyr & norisshe synews & heel sor~ een~ yt han~ all-most
lost yayr~ sy3t also yis erbe makes womans mylk to
wax & it confortus ye stomake also ye juys of it tempert
wt alim & aysell aswages ye lepr~ also it is gud to
kepe a mon fro drunknes & it is hote & drye Coliandre>
<space for initial> coliandrum is cald coliandre & hit hase levis
lyke to erthnot sumdell & hit hase a lytul qwite
<fol. 43v>flour~ & a round seed sumdell qwite & a strong~ sauor~ The ver
tu of it is yt if ye juys yerof be drunk wt hony hit
sleus wormus in a mannus womb & also it hardus a+mannus
womb also if ye seed yerof be eten it dryvus away ye
feuers yt comus ye thryd day & it is hote & drye
mayden herre
<space for initial> capilli <1 char> veneris is cald mayden
herr~ or watirwort hit hase leves lyke to
ferne but ye leves be smal & it grous apon~ wallus &
on~ stonus & in ye medu myddul of ye leve is as tho
ugh it wer~ blak herr~ The vertu of it is yt it woll
breke ye ston~ also if it be drunk wt wyn~ it distries
venem & it is cold & drye Safron
<space for initial> crocus is cald safron~ hit hath leves like
gras & 3olow flovrus The vertu yerof is yt it wol
dystrie all maner of abhomynacion~ of a+mannus stomake
also it woll make a+mon to f sleepe also ye flovr~ of
hit is for mony medicynus & namely for cokus
to colour~ potage yerwt hit grous in gardynus & it hote & drye
wodbynd
<space for initial> caprifolium is cald wodbynd
or wethwynd hit grous in hegges & in wodus
and hit woll beclype a tree it grous ry3t as derevy
& it hath qwyte flovrus The vertu yerof is yt it
wol heele cankurs & woundus bleddurus & akyng~
of teth & sorus of teth also it is gud to hele swe
llyng~ yt is stongon wt been hit is hote & drye
wyldhemp
<space for initial> canabaria is cald wyldhemp
or dovmpnettlo hit hath leves like to
hemp The vertu yerof is yt if ye pous of a mon be
yt hath ye feuers be freted wt ye leves yerof he
schall be hole it grous much by waterus Cost or las ditanie
<space for initial> costa is cald cost or las ditayn
but yei be not so much & ye leves be
mor~ qwite then ye levys of ditayn~ & it is swete
in sauor~ The vertu of it is yt it wol hele ye se
kenes of ˆ ye brest & of ye longes also it wul breke
<fol. 44r>ye posteme also hit drawith vp humovrs of a+mannus
eyen~ and hit is good for a mannus stomak And for his
reynes this herbe is hote & dry Oynion
<space for initial> cepa is an erbe is callid an oynion~ ye vertu
of yis erbe is yt hit comfortith a+monnus
also sumdell it purgith flevme and hit neschith ye wo
mbe also if hit be temperid wt hony and aysell and so dr
unk it is gud to hele ye bytyng~ of a hounde also if
hit be temperid with womons mylke it is gud to hele
ye akyng~ of eres Also ye juys yerof put in-to a+wom
ans nostrels hit brekus ovt ye rewme and ˆ [all] oyer stoppyng~
this erbe is hote & drye Columbyne
<space for initial> Columbina is an erbe yt men call columby
ne or cokkysfote or culuerwort or sandwort
and hit hath levis sumdell like to celidyne but
it droppith not y mylke when hit is broke as doth
celidonye and hit hath a blew flour~ The vertu of yis
erbe is yt it is gud for a+mon yt hath ye squynnacy
this erbe schuld be gederid in august Comyne
<space for initial> Cjminum is an erbe yat is called comyne
and hit hath levis mych like to colian
dre and it hath mony brauˆ[n]ches commyng~ ovt of ye
stoke and it is strong~ of sauovr~ The vertu of yis
erbe is yat it dystroith wykkud wyndus and oyer
euyls of ye stomake also hit helpith a+mon~ to ma
ke water and it is hote & dry Cardiak or Eylpere
<space for initial> Cardiaca is an~ erbe yat is called cardiak
or Eylpere and hit hath levys sumdell
lyke to blynd nettle and it is sumdell prykkyng~
opon~ ye tong~ and hit hath lytell coddes and yer
inne yei ber~ 3erseede The vertu of yis erbe is yt it
is gud for men~ yt hase ye fallyng~ evill also it
<fol. 44v>is gud for savces woluesthystill or wyld thystill
<space for initial> Camelion~ is an erbe called woluesthystill or
wyld thistyll This erbe hath qwyte levis
grete & brede & kene and hit hath a red flovr~ This
erbe grous by ways The vertu of yis erbe is yt if hit
be take qwyle ye sonne is in capricornu and wt ye
new moone if a+mon~ ber~ hit wt him ther schall noo
myschefe fall on~ hym yt beres it Conferye
<space for initial> Consolida maior is an erbe cald conferye
this erbe hath levis lyke to horsehen~ bot
yai be not so qwyte and it growyth in watry pla
ces and yer be ij spices yerof yat on~ hath a qwyte
flovr~ and yt oyer hath a red flovr~ and both yai be
ne on~ The vertu of yis erbe is yt if a+mon~ wer~ broy
sed & broke wt-jnne take ye rote and rost hit amo
ng~ hote axen~ and take hit to ye seke fastyng~ wt
hony and let hym~ ete hit and he schall be hole
also yis erbe helyth brokon~ boonus and hit beres blak
seede & it is hote & drye Daysy or broyswort
<space for initial> consolida minor is an~ erbe yt men~ call
daysye or broyswort or lowort and hit
hath levis sumdell lyke to las centor~ and he beryth
a+qwyte flovr~ This erbe is gud to breke a bocche
if it be stampet and layd yerto yis el erbe is a spice
of confery and hit growyth in fyldus & medus abovte
Dragancia or edewort
<space for initial> dragancia is cald
dragance or edewort or serpentyne it
hath levis in euery braunche as hit wer~ scharp sum
dell toward ye end and hit hath a+stok schap as
an edder The vertu yerof is if it be punnyd and drunk
wt wyne hit puttes away all venem Also hit helyth
akyng~ of eerus if yai be anoynted yer-wt also ye povdre
yerof blowen~ in-to a+mannus nose hit clansus ye nose fro
rennyng~ also hit is gud to distrye ye kankur ye
<fol. 45r>cough and ye festeryng~ of woundus and it growyth
in woddus and it is hote & drye & schall be gedyrd
in ye moone of juine & julie Ditayn
<space for initial> djtanum is cald ditayn~ and hit is a+comyn~
erbe and summe calle hit ditavndre and hit
hath levis sumdell lyke to cost bot yai be grenner ye~
ye leves of cost and it hath a lytill qwyte flovr~
the vertu yerof is yat if womon~ be wyth ded chl
chyld hit delyuers hur also hit draghus a thorne
or jren~ of a monnys body hit is hote and drye
Brydswete or tauk
<space for initial> davcus azininus is cald
bryˆ [d]dswete or tauk and hit hath leves lyke to
hemlok and a qwite flovr~ The vertu yerof is yt hit gud to
hele ye dropcy and bytyng~ of venemes bestus also
hit opuns ye stoppyng~ of ye lyuer and of ye mylt also
hit makus a+mon laxatyve and hit growyth in fyldus
and qwe~ hit florescheus & berus flovrr~ hit is lyke to
a bryddes nest and hit is hote & dry lyons toth or dentlyoun
<space for initial> dens leonis is cald lyons
toth or dentlyoun~ and hit hath leves
lyke to houndus toth and a 3olov flovr~ bot hit hath
no braunch bot as euery flovr~ comyth ovt of ye rote
wt a+litill braunch and hit droppus mylke when~ it
is brokyn~ The vertu ye yerof is yat ye Rote is gud
to hele ye feuer~ cotydian~ if hit be drunk wyth wyne
and hit growyth in mony places Dragance female
<space for initial> dragancia femina is cald dragans female hit
hath leves lyke to yuy bot yai have qwyte
plekkus hit hath an euyn~ stokk of ye lengh of ij
cubettes as hit wer~ in maner of a brolkyd<?> lyke to a snake
and hit beryth ye seede a-bove like a clustur of grapus
and qwen ye seede is ripe hit is 3olo and it growyth
in darke places and weete The vertu yerof is yt if ye
seed be punnyd and medlet wt oyll and put into