6 4. Of the Hiftorie of PI 



out certain moi 

 be dried: forthi 



fture joyned, being in them when they are as i^eft^chl 



- -scaufe their juyce and infufion doth alfo make the bod vfni. m ' — —"«itncv 



as of the others aforefaid. Thefe Rofes being dried, and their moifture sot* a i if - y ? not fo much 

 likew lie coole,but leffer than when they are frefh . 8 e ' do blnd and dry . an J 



• 



I They 



% The Vertuet: 



K They giue ftrength to the liue^kidnies.and other weake intrails . thev drvan,! 



ftomacke that is flaftiieand moiftjftay the whites and reds,ftanch bW.i.U Z C ° mfort a,vc *ke 

 ftay fweating S) bindc and loofe,and moiften the body. DleeUln S inan . v partofthcbody, 



L And they arc put into all manner of counterpoyfons and other like medirm« . k t 



to be outwardlv applied or to be inwardly taken,to which they giue an eftdhuHhSF- th ^ be 



ftrengthnmg quality. ' h erreetuau binding, and cer. 



)ny of Rofes, or xMel R forum, called in Greeke a^u, which is made of them U m«ft , 

 ^ntgoodforvvounds,vlcers,iflues,and generally forfuch things as hauc needTo'be cknfS 



to be 

 taine 



M 



N 



Th 



heat, and will not fuff er inflammations or hot fwellina, tn 

 flwage them. un § s t0 



O 



f . The Temper At urc andrertues of the p 



The flours or bloomings of Rofes, that is to fay,the yellow haires and tip Sj do in like manner^ 

 and binde, and that moreeffeaually tbanof theleauesof therofes themfelues rdiSS 

 ture hecupsand beards be of ■ but feeing none of thefe haue any fweetfmeli, they are nSo" 

 fitable, nor fo familiar or beneficially mans nature : not with (landing in fluxes 7tZ™uZ 

 auailethe Surgion greatly, to carry flore thereof with him, which doth there preuaile muchior 



P 



<~>4Mhera,Qaycth not only thofe lask 



pen at the Sea, but thofe at the land alfo, and likewife the white flux and red in women, if thev bee 

 dried beaten to ponder, and two fcruples thereof giuen in red wine, with a little pouder of Ginger 

 added thereto .-and being at the Sea, for want of red Wine you may vfe fuch liquor as youcanget 

 in luch extremity. '.,.,,', 



Q The little heads or buttons of the Rofes, as Pliny writetb, doe alfo ftanch bleeding and flop the 



R The nailes or white ends of the Ieaues of the floures are good for watering eks. 



S The juice, infufion, or decoftion of Rofes,are to be reckoned among thofe medicines which are 

 foft.gentle, loofing, opening and purging gently the belly, which may be taken at all times and in 

 all places.of euery kindc or fex of people,both old and young.without danger or perill. 



T ■■ The Syrrup madeof the infufion of Rofes,is a moft lingular and gentle loofing medicine^any- 

 ingdowncwards choIerickehumors,openingthe iloppings of the iiucr, helping greatly the yellow 

 jaundife,the trcmbliug of the heart,and taking away the extreme heat in agues and burning fcuersj 



which is thus made : 



V 



Take two pound of Rofes, the white ends cut away, put them tofteepeorinfufeinfixpintesof 

 ivarmewaterinan open ve (Tell for thefpaceof tweluehoures : then ftraine them our,and put there- 



thatliq 



ftand the like tiraerdo thus foure 



then boyle it vnto the forme of a fyrrup, vpon a gentle fire, continually ftirring it vntill it be cold 5 

 then ilraine it 3 and keepe it for your vfe, whereofmay be taken in white wine, or other liquor, from 



one ounce vnto two. 



X Syrrup of the juyce of Rofes is very profitable for the griefes a fore fa id, made in this manner : 

 X Take Rofes, the white nailes cut away, what quantitieyou pleafe, ftampe them, and ftraineottf 



*««a, JL\uicb,tiicwijneijaiie5CUc away,vvuacquanticieyuu picaie, narope tiieui, *"« *" — . 



the juyce, the which you fliall put to the fire, adding thereto Sugar, according to the quantity 



z 



A 



women 



in a word 



B 



lorteth a weake ftomacke that is moiftand rawjftaieth the whites and reds in wor 

 is the moft familiar thing to be vfed for the parpofes aforefaid, and is thus made : 

 ' Take the Ieaues of Rofes^he nails cut orf",one pound.put them intoa cleane ? Au f ""'*"" a#& 



a pinte and ahalfeof fcalding water, ftirring them together with a woodden fhee, lo let men ^ 



therto 



