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herbes, floures and Sedes shold | be gathered to be kept the whole | yere | 

 wyth the vertue of y*' Her- | bes when they are stilled. Al- [ so a generall 

 rule of all ma- | ner of Herbes drawen 1 out of an auncyent [ booke of 

 Phisyck \ by W. C. | 



Colophon, f Imprynted at London in the | Flete strete at the sygne of 

 I the Rose Garland by [ me Wyllyam Copland. | for John Wyght |. Black- 

 letter 8vo. 



The two following editions published by Anthony Kitson and Richard 

 Kele may be ascribed to Copland's press. No copies exist in the chief 

 British libraries. The titles are quoted from Ames. 



" A booke of the properties of Herbes, called an Herball. Whereunto 

 is added the tyme that Herbes, Floures and Seedes should bee gathered to 

 bee kept the whole yeare, wyth the vertue of the Herbes when they are 

 stylled. Also a generall rule of all maner of Herbs, drawen out of an 

 auncient booke of Physicke by W. C. Waller Carey. Contains besides 

 X^ in eights, For him." 



1550 (date assigned by Mr. Gordon Duff, but in Ames 1552). " The book of 

 the properties of herbes, called an herball, etc., drawn out of an ancient 

 book of phisyck by W. C." 



1550. A lytel I herball of the | properties of her- | bes newely amended & 

 corrected, | with certayne addicions at the ende | of the boke, declaryng 

 what herbes | hath influence of certaine Sterres | and constellations, 

 wherby may be | chosen the beast & most luckye | tymes and dayes of 

 their mini- ] stracion, accordynge to the | Moone being in the sig- | nes of 

 heauen, the | which is dayly | appoynted | in the Almanacke, made & 

 gathered | in the yere of our Lorde god | M.D.L. the xii day of Fe- | bruary 

 by Anthonye | Askham Phi- | sycyon. 



Colophon. Imprinted at | London in Flete- | strete at the signe of the 

 George | nexte to Saynte Dunstones | Churche by Wylly- | am Powell. 

 In the yeare of oure Lorde | M.D.L. the twelfe day of Marche. Black- 

 letter 8vo. 



1550 A litle Her- | ball of the properties of Herbes, I newly amended & 

 corrected, wyth I certayne Additions at the ende of [ the boke, declaring 

 what Herbes | nath influence of certain Sterres | and constellations, 

 whereby maye j be chosen the best & most lucky | tymes & dayes of their 

 mini- | stracion, according to the Moone | beyng in the signes of heaue | 

 the which is daily appoi | ted in the Almanacke, | made and gathe- | red 

 in the yeare | of our Lorde | God. | M.D.L. the xii daye of Febru | ary by 

 Anthony Askha | Physycyon | 



Colophon. Imprynted at London, in | Paule's churchyarde, at the signe 

 of the Swanne, by | Ihon Kynge. | Black-letter 8^°. 



1555-1561 (approximate date assigned by Mr. H. M. Barlow). ^ A boke of 

 the I propreties of Herbes called an her [ ball, whereunto is added the 

 time 5^ I herbes, floures and Sedes shold | be gathered to be kept the 

 whole j yere, with the vertue of y^ Her | bes when they are stilled. Al- I 

 so a general rule of al ma- ( ner of Herbes drawen out of an auncient j 

 boke of Phisyck | by W. C. | 



Colophon. ^ Imprinted at London by | lohn kynge, for [ Abraham 

 Wely |. Black-letter 8^°. 



