<County: Hampshire>
<Code: L5580>
<MS reference: London, BL Lansdowne 680>
<Text: Herbal and charms>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 14v>hym wt gode wyl . vyolette ys cold &
moyst yn þe . ij . degre and so sayth .
galyon~ þe gode phylosophre ; Tak
vyolette myrre & sapheron~ & make
a+plastre of hem take to þe yen yt ben
grete yswollen and hyt wol cese þe
ache and abate þe swellynge Al-so
tak vyolette & stampe hyt & tempre
hyt wt vynegre & þt ys good for wonde
on mannys hede Also vyolette ys gode
to many manere þynges he goþ to ;
saue he goþ to many oynementys he
goþ to popylyoun & namly to sore yen
þt renneþ Camamylle ys hote and drye
yn þe . ij . degre and so sayth socrates
. who so drynkeþ þe water whenne
hyt ys styllyd wt wyn hyt ys gode
for þe stone & for þe bladder~ & for þe
grauel yn þe raynes . Also hyt helpyþ
<fol. 15r>wommen of dyuerse yuelys & makeþ hem
gode stomake And hyt ys gode for alle
manere corypcyon of body . And hyt ;
wol helpe a womman to be delyuered of
a+ded chyld and hyt ys gode for bytyng
of an+addyr . Al-so hyt ys gode for cese
hede-Ache & namly for þt yat comyth
of þe brennynge feuer . Ache and Merche
hyt ys al on hyt ys cold and moyst~
yn þe . iij . degre . ypocras sayth yat
ache ys an erbe of many fayre vertuys
. hyt comforteþ þe stomake hyt sleþ
wormys yn þe wombe . Al-so tak rue
seed pepur salt and ache and grynd
hem to-gedre & tempre hem wt wyn
& þat drynke doþ away cold & wykkyd
humores yn þe stomake & comforteþ
þe lyuere and þe longys . And hyt ys
<fol. 15v>gode agayn bytynge of venemys bestys
And whenne hyt ys ytempred wt hony
hyt ys gode agayn syknesse of wommen
And makeþ hem gode of sy3t and clere
Al-so hyt ys gode for woundes & plastres
and for alle ranclyngys // Al-so hyt ys
gode for þe feuer tertyan And hyt ys gode
for dyfnesse of eren & þer shal no worme
ne venym slepe yn þy mawe on þe
ny3t þere as ache comyþ yn on þe day
and so sayth ypocras þe gode phyle3ophre
. the rede netele ys hoot and
drye yn þe iij degre . And hyt ys
gode for many manere þynges .
Tak þe rede netele and bray hym wt
salt & tempre hym wt wyn þt plastre
ys gode for woundes þt are ful of ded
flessh & for woundes þat are ful of
blode And specyally for bytynge of
<fol. 16r>a+wode hound // Al-so þe ius of þe rede .
netele ys gode for bledynge at þe nose
whenne a+man bledyþ at þe nose Tak
þe ius and frote hym wel yn þe forehede
amydde and he schal staunche .
Also 3yf a+womman haue þe marrys &
ys ful of wykkede humours lete hure
frote here wt þe leuys and drynke þe
erbe wt wyn and hyt ys gode for the
longys . Al-so whenne netele seed ys
ybrayd yn a+morter wt pepyr and ytempred
wt wyn or hony what man or womman
drynke þer-of or ete þer-of & he schal haue
no talent to lecherye . Anoþer 3yf þow
wylt proue þys erbe yn verray soþ .
gyf hyt an hound þt ys besy abowte a .
bycche þt ys a-sawt & he wol leue her~
and take no reward of here no more .
þan sche were y-spayd // And 3yf þow
<fol. 16v>gyf hyt þe bycche hyt ys wondyr bote
she be wode Folefote and þe smale clote
hyt ys al+on hyt ys hote and drye yn
þe furste degre and þus sayþ ypocras
hyt ys gode for bytynge of an+addyr and
of a+scorpyon be hyt stamped and tempred
wyþ hony And who so drynkeþ hyt hyt
wol sle wormys yn þe wombe And
3yf hyt be brayed and ytempred wyþ
oyle hyt ys gode oynement for hyt
wol hele alle bytynges of venemys
bestys . Al-so who so drynkeþ hyt fastynge
hyt schal saue hym of þe dropesye and
þat day he drynkeþ hyt fastynge þer shal
no venym do hym non harme And hyt
ys gode for dyfnysse of eren . ysope ys
hote and drye in þe . ij . degre and so
sayþ ypocras 3yf a+man drynke hyt 3orne
fastynge hyt shal make hym haue
a+gode colour and gode sy3t And hyt
<fol. 17r>shal sle wormys yn þe wombe And hyt
ys gode for þe stomake and for þe lyuere
and for þe longe and for þe dropesye And
stampe hyt & tempre hyt wyþ water &
gyf hyt a+womman þat traueyleþ of a+chyld
and she shal haue delyueraunce Sawge
ys hote and drye yn þe . ij . degre hyt
gode for synowes and 3yf a+man drynkeþ
hyt wyþ water and hony hyt ys gode for
þe stomake And hyt ys gode for a+womman
þat ys wt a+ded chyld for-to make hur~ delyuered
þere-of And whenne hyt ys ystampyd
and yleyd to . a . sore or bytynge of . a . venemys
best hyt drawyþ out þe venym
and heleþ fayre þe sore woundes And
3yf a wounde be ful of blode stampe
hyt and ley hyt aboue and hyt shal do
away þe blode & make þe wounde clene
And also drynk sawge & wyn to-gedre
warme and hyt shal cese ache vndyr þe
<fol. 17v>sydes and of þe wombe and of þe stomake
and hyt ys gode for the dropesye and for
þe palsy and for þe heed-ache Fenel ys
hote and drye yn þe . ij . degre hyt ys
gode for alle manere maladyes of yen ;
And fenel seed powdred and dronkyn wyþ
wyn hyt ys gode for alle manere venym
wt-ynne mannys body . Al-so þe ius of þe
rote ymedlyd wt <exp>wyn</exp> hony doþ away al
manere ordure of yen And al-so hyt ys gode
for þe dropesye And þe seed ys gode
for-to vse for olde men And þe ius destryeþ
lecherye And hyt comforteþ þe stomake &
þe lyuer and þe longys And þe seed whenne
hyt ys ydryed agayn þe sonne hyt ys
profytable for þe sy3t and hyt staunchyþ
þe feuere Pylyole montayne ys hote
and drye yn þe . iij . degre and so sayþ
galyon . And a+womman drynke hyt wt
wyn hyt shal make hur~ to be delyuered
<fol. 18r>of þe bed of a+chyld Al-so whenne hyt ys
stamped and ytempred wyþ hony & salt
hyt ys gode fore synwys þat are sprengyt
and to ioyntes þat are owt of lethe
And who so drynkeþ hyt wyn hyt ys
gode for þe ache of þe brest and for the
stomake Al-so drynk hyt wt wyn and
hyt ys gode for þe grauel yn þe reynes
and for-to destrye lecherye . Al-so drynk
hyt wyþ vynegre and hyt ys gode for
bytynge of venemys bestys and 3yf . a .
womman drynke hyt he schal haue gret
plente of mylk and hyt ys gode for
ache yn þe hede . letuse ys cold and
moyst yn þe ij . degre hyt purgyþ þe
stomake & softeneþ þe wombe & makyþ
a+man to slepe wel and makyþ a+womman
to haue gret plente of mylk herfoyle
ys hote and drye yn the . ij . degre ;
<fol. 18v>stampe hyt wyþ hony and hyt ys
gode for cankre yn þe mouth And
drynk hyt wt wyn & hyt shal cese
ache yn þe wombe Al-so seþ hyt yn
water and wassh þyn hede þer-wyth
and hyt wol hele an yvel þt ys callyd
vertynges Al-so who þt drynkeþ .
hyt wt wyn hyt ys gode for þe ache
of þe sydes Al-so frye hyt wt oyle
and shepys talow and hyt ys gode
for swellynge yn lemys þat ys take
of cold Al-so frye hyt wt fayre wex
and barow grece & þat ys gode for
alle manere swellynge yn lemys
Al-so drynk hyt wyþ whyt wyn &
hyt ys gode for þe ston Mynte ys
hote and drye yn þe ij degre hyt
comforteþ þe stomake and refreyneþ
<fol. 19r>castynge And hyt ys gode boþe
for lyuer and for longys and dystryeþ
wormys yn þe wombe / And
3yf a womman drynke hyt wt water
and hony hyt shal make hure fayr
delyueraunce of a+chyld and hyt helpeþ
for worm or tyke yn þe ere Also
3yf a+womman be ybete wt an hound
tak mynte & salt & ley þer-to and hyt
schal drawe owt þe venym and hele
þe sore And hyt ys gode for dropesye
Coriander ys hote and moyst
yn þe ij degre . And so sayþ galyonn
hyt ys gode for-to cese ranclynge of
woundes whenne þey brennen and
aken tak þe skyme of vynegre &
oyle roset & hyt and stampe hem
wel to-gedre & make an+oynement
<fol. 19v>þer-of and ley hyt to þe wounde þt ys rancled
and hyt shal cese akynge and do
away swellynge And þys plastre ys gode
for ballokkys þat are swollen
<Tranche 2>
<fol. 67r>for-to destrye postym or steche
<gap> Tak þe rote
of holy-hokke and wasshe hyt clene and
seþ hyt tylle hyt be tendre & þanne poure
owt þe water yn-to a vessel & tak lynsede
& fenegreke of eyþer yliche bote loke þt þu
haue of hem two als moche as of þe rote
whenne hyt ys ysodyn by wy3th and
let seþe þe lynsede & þe fenegreke yn
þe same water þat þe hokke rote was ysodyn
ynne ry3th wel tylle hyt be ropyng~
as brydlyme & þat þe same water be wel
ner sodyn away & þanne stampe þy rote &
do hyt þer-to & put þer-to barly mele & medle
hem wel to-gedre & frye hem vp wt barwys
grece & ley þe plastre to þe sore Als hote
as þe seke may suffre hyt & vse þys
medecyn for wt-ynne ix plastrys he
schal be hole . For the fallynge yvyl .
<fol. 67v>Tak the blode of þe lytyl fyngre of þe ry3th
hond þat ys seke And wryte þese iij namys
yn parchemyne wyþ þe blode <symbol of cross> Jasper <symbol of cross> Melchior
<symbol of cross> balte3ar and lat close hyt & honge
hyt abowte hys nekke þt ys seke And er
þu close hyt put þer-ynne gold And Myrre and
frankencence a+lytyl and byd hym þat haþ þat
yvyl blesse hym whenne he ryseþ up of hys
bed yche a+day wt þo iij namys and seye
for fadyr sowle & for here modrys iij pater
noster & iij aue3 & eche day a+monþe drynke
þe rote of pyonye wt stale ale And he schal
be hole securly And 3yf hyt be a+chyld þat
ys an ynnocent drawe blode of þe same
fyngre þat ys by sayd And wryte þe iij
kynges namys yn a+maser wyþ þe blode &
wasshe hyt wt Ale or mylk & let þe chyld
drynke hyt and he schal be hole For-to
make a+plastr~ for alle manere bresurys
Tak half a+pound of medewax and a+quartron
of pych half a+pound of galbanu@ half a+pound
<fol. 68r>shepys talogh and shere hem smale and
boyle hem softely and do þer-to a+lyte whyt
wyn or gode vynegre tak half a vnce of
frankencence and half a vnce of mastyk
and bete hem to powdre & do hem þer-to
and boyle hem to-gedre & stere hem wt
a+stykke tylle þy þynkes be wel relentyd
and ymedlyd and tak a þykke canuas þt
wol ouer sprede þe sore and do on þe plastre
als hote as he may suffre hyt ley hyt
to þe sore and vse þys tylle he be hole
for-to make a-byle or a+felon to breke ;
Tak bawsynes grece and wylde malue
and growndeswelye and pympernel & grynd
hem smale yn a+morter alle yfere & frye hem
wel to-gedre and leye hem to þe byle or
felon a+party warme and vse þys medecyne
tylle hyt be ybrokyn & drynk auance
and pety consoud and ley þer-to galbanu@
& þt schal breke hyt and hele hyt . For
to make gode powdr~ for þe kankre .
<fol. 68v>Tak coperose and a lymroche sandyuer verdegryce
sal+armoynak and lat bete hem to
powdre yn a+brasyn morter of eche ylyche
moche by wy3th and do þe powdre yn
a+vessel of masselyne and set hyt on a
charcole fuyr tylle hyt glowe & þanne
tak hyt down and lat hyt kele & þanne
make powdre þer-of and þat ys gode for
þe cankre For swellynge of veynes
þere As A+þyng ys synow<ill><writing too faint></ill>
Tak smalache lemke growndeswelye .
hemelok senegrene chykyn-mete brysewort
of ech+one yliche moche & stampe
hem & tempre hem wt shepys talogh
and barwys grece and a+lyte whete bran
& frye hem wel togedre & make a+plastre
& leye hyt þer-to For swellynge of manys bre<ill></ill>
Tak wermode & myntes and calamynte
& sawge of ylk+one yliche moche & stampe
hem smale & do þer-to a+quantyte of vynegre
<fol. 69r>and tempre hem wel to-gedre & tak whete
bred and toste hyt tylle hyt be broun~ &
lat mye hyt smale yn a+grater & do þer-to
and grynd hem alle to-gedre & boyle hem
ouer þe fuyre a+lyte & styre hyt þat hyt
syt not to þe bon and make a+plastr~ to
þe sore Als hote as he may suffre hyt
For-to defende þat <ill><1 letter></ill>o wykkyd matere drawe
to a+wounde Tak an vnce of bolarmonyk
and an vnce of gumme þat ys ycallyd
terra sigillata & powdre þy bol & þy gu@
& tempre hem wt oyle roset & half as
moche vynegre as oyle & do hem yn
a morter & grynd hem wel to-gedre bote
powre þyn oyle & þy vynegre yn-to þe
morter a+lytyl at onys & stere hyt to-gedre
& so do a+lyte & a+lyte at onys & styr~ hyt
to-gedre & so do lytyl & a+lytyl tylle hyt
be stondynge þykke as oynement & spred
hyt on a+clout & ley hyt an handybrede aboue
<fol. 69v>þe wounde ouer þe sore tylle he be hole .
For-to make A+drynke þt men calle dwale
to make a+man to slepe whyle þt men
keruyn hym Tak þe galle of a+barow
swyn and for a womman of 3ylt and iij
sponeful of þe ius of hemelok & iij sponeful
of þe wylde nepe & iij sponeful of
letuse & iij sponeful of popye & iij sponeful
of hennebane & iij sponeful of
eysyl & medle hem alle to-gedre & boyle
hem a+lytel yn a+glasyn vessel wel ystoppyd
& do þer-of iij sponeful yn-to A+potel of gode
wyn or Ale & medle hem wel to-gedre
tylle hyt schal be ynotid & lat hym þt
schal be ycorvyn sytte agayn a+gode fyre
& make hym to drynke þer-of tylle he falle
on slepe & þanne may þu safly kerue hym
& whenne þu hast don þy dede & wylt
haue hym to wake tak vynegre & salt
& wassh wel hys templys and þe þonewonges
<fol. 70r>and he schal wake anon ry3te
For þe ylfe take . Tak þe rote of gladyon
& make powdre þer-of & gyf the
syke boþe yn hys metys & yn hys
drynkys half a+sponeful at onys & he
schal be hole wyþ-ynne ix dayes &
ix ny3thys or be ded . For þe dropesye
be hyt hote oþer cold or for-to hele a+man
or a womman þt euer schal be helyd Tak .
wermode pety morel feþer-foye spurge
walwort rote of ech+one half a+pound
fenel percyle ysope sawge smalache
auance myntys wellecrassen heyhoue
endyue lyuerwort þe myddyl bark of þe
elur of ech+one a+quartron wasshe clene þy
rotys and þyn erbys & grynd hem wel yn
a+morter & put hem yn-to an+erþyn pot þat
was neuer ynotyd & Do þer-to ij galons of
whyt wyn or of gode wort þt ys no turnyd
<fol. 70v>& seþe hyt tylle hyt come to A+galon~
and tak hyt adown & lat hyt renne
þorw an hercefe yn-to a+fayr panne and
wassh clene þy pot & do yn þat lycour and
keuere hyt fayre & lat þe seke vse þer-of
half a+pynte at onys fyrst & last at .
euyn hote at morwe cold & lat hym
iij dayes ete no mete bote bred & potage
ymad of wellecrassyn & of whyt wyn
& of ote mele & lat hym take ij pound
of fayr sawge & wassh hyt clene & do
hyt yn a+coffyn of whete dow als þow
woldyst do a caponn & set hyt yn-to a .
n+ofyn whenne men sette yn dowe for
to bake & whenne þey drawe forþ tak
þy coffyn & brek hyt yn a brasyn morter
& put hyt yn-to a fayr clout & do yn-to
þe clout a+pece of half a+pound wy3th &
henge hyt yn-to a two galon~ stene and
fylle hyt ful of gode whyt wyn or of
<fol. 71r>stale ale & keuer wel þy pot þt þer may non
eyr owt and lat þe seke drynke no drynke
bote þer-of ay whyle hyt lastyn & agayn
hyt be ago ordeyne anoþer þat he drynke
no drynke bote þer-of tylle he be hole
saue fyrst and last as hyt ys by-fore
sayd & after þe iij dayes ben gon of etynge
of hys potage lat hym ete what mete
hys herte stanyþ to best saue þe most
queysy metys bote drynke non Ale ne
wyn bot of þe stene tylle he be hole
& he schal be hole wt-ynne xv dayes
or xvj at þe ferreste And al-so lat hym
veyne blode onys or twyes for securly
þys ys ypreuyd For to breke a+byle or felon
wt-owte knyf or launcet ; Tak angultwy
cchys & rede dokke rote yrostyd And þe
lylye rote yrostyd of eyþer yliche & grynd
hem smale in a+morter & lat frye hem
<fol. 71v>alle yn to-gedre wt barwys grece & ley
þe plastre to þe sore byle or felon a+lyte
warme & þat wol breke hyt wt-ynne vj
plastres at þe moste For to charme a+wounde
on englyssh J coniure þe wounde
bleyne by þe vertu of þe woundys fyue
of ihesu crist boþe god & man wt ry3th he
vs of helle wan & by þe pappys of seym
to Mane clene Mayde wt-owte folye
þat þu wounde ake ne swelle ne rancle
ne festre ne blede no more þan dede þe
woundys of ihesu whenne he hongyde
on þe rode bote fro þe grounde vp-ward
be al-so hole as were ihesu woundys euery
del yn þe name of þe fadre of my3tys
most & of þe sone & of þe holy gost
And sey þys thryes & iij pater noster~ & iij
aue For stabbys on mannys body or wommanys
Tak & seþ horound & celydoyne
and wermode & sorel de boys & helena