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of aRofe: and the fragments broken frog it,doefhewred. Astouching the vercues thereof, It 
refolveth all ventofities, and therefore comfortable itis and good forthe wind in che ftomacke: 
alfo it helpeth them that puke up choller, or reach and fpitbloud : it (tinteth the yex, caufeth rif- 
ting and breaking wind upward: it provoketh urine, & helpeth the bladder. The decoction therof 
is good for womens infirmities, if they fit therein. A cerot made therewith, and drie rofin toge- 
ther, is excellent againft fpafnes and cricks that fetthe neckefar backward. — ‘. 
Asconcerning Rofes, the temperature thereof is hot ;howbeit they knit the mattice by an 
aftrictive qualitie thae they have, andcoolethe naturall parts of women. The vfe of Rofesis — 
twofold , according to the leafe of the floure,and the flovre it felfe(which is the yellow.) The head 
of the Rofe leafe, to wit,the white part thereof, is Called in Latin Vinguis, #.the Naile. In the yel- 
low floure aforefaid, are to bee confidered feverally, the feed, the hairie threadsin thetop, the 
huskeand pellicle that covereth the rofe in the bud, and the cup within: and every one of thefe - 
~ have their proper qualities and vertues by themfelves. The leaves are dried, or the juice is drawn 
and preffed out of them three waies: either all wholeasthey be, withoutclipping off the white 
nailes,for therein lyeth the moft moifture :or when the faid nailes aretaken off, and th¢reft be- 
hindisinfufed in the Sun, lying either in wine or oyle within glafles, for oile rofat or wine rofat. 
Some put thereto falc, others mingle withall either Oxchanet or Afpalathus, or elsSqiinanth: 
and this manner of juicethus drawse and prepared,is very good for the matrice, andthe blou- 
die flix. The fame leaves,with the whites taken away, are {tamped, and then prefled througha 
thicke linnen cloth into aveffell of brafle ; andthe {aid juice is fodden with a foft fireunto the 
confiftence of hony: and for this purpofe,choife would be made of the moft odoriferous leaves. 
C HAP. XIX. 2 
0% The medicinable vertues of Rofes : of the Lillie and Daffodil called Laws tibi, 
Of the Violet, of Bacchar,Combretum,and Axarabacca, x. 
Ow wine of Rofes fhould be made,] have fhewed fufficiently in the treatife of diverskinds 
~§ of wines. The ule of the juice drawne out of Rofes, is good for theeares the cankers, and 
exulcerations in the mouth, the gumbs, the Tonfils or Amygdals, for gargarifms, for the 
ftomacke, the matrice, the infirmities and accidents of the tuil or fundement, andthe head-ach, ~ 
Taken alone, itis fingular good for the ague; with vinegre, for to procurefleepe, and toreftrame 
the heaving of the ftomacke, and the offersto vomit. The afhes of Rofes burnt, ferve to trim the 
haires of theeyebrowes. Rofes dried and reduced into’ powder, reprefle the fweat betweenethe _ 
* legs, if it bee ftrewed upon the place, Dried Rofe leaves doe repreffe and ftay the flux of hu- 
mors into the eyes. The floure[ which is the yellowin the mids ]procureth fleepe. Thefame ta- 
ken inwardly with vinegre and water,{tayeth the immoderat flux of women; and the whites efpe- 
cially: alfoirrepreffeth the reaching and {pitting of bloud. The pain of the ftomack itappeafeth, 
being taken in three cyaths of wine. The feed or ftuit of the Rofe (whiclris ofa Saffron colour) is 
beft,fo itbe not above a yeareold,and the fame dried in the fhade.As for the blacke, itisnaughe 
and good for nothing. To rub the teeth with this {eed, eafeth the toothach: the fame provoketh 
urine. Being applied to the ftomack, it iscomfortable :& foit helpeth S. Amthonies fire; if it hath” 
not run too long. If itbe drawn up by the nofthrils,it purgeth and cleanfeth the head. Ass for the 
heads or knobs,if they be taken in dejnke,they knit and bind the bellie,and withall, doe ftay the 
flux of bloud upward. The whites or nailes of the Rofe leafe bee fingular for waterifh eies, fo they 
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be applied drie with bread crums, The leaves verely ifthey be brought onely intoaliniment,and 
outwardly applied,arereputed foveraigne forthe queafineffe and paine of theftomack, forthe __ 
gnawings and other accidents which the bellie and guts bee fubject unto:alfo for the Midriffe 
and other precordiall parts. Moreover,they are goodto be eaten, if they be condite and preferved 
_ inmannerof garden Dockeor Patience. But in keeping of Rofe leaves,an eye would be had'un- 
to them, for fear leaftthey grow to.amouldinefle,which quickly will fertle upon them.DrieRofe M 
leaves are of goodufé in Phyficke, yea,the veryRofe cake after the juice and moiftureis prefled 
out of the leaves, ferveth for fome purpofe, For of them be made bags and quilts, yea, and drie 
pouders for to repreffe fweat,and to palliatthe {trong {mell therof: with this charge and caveat, © 
that prefently after that one is come ourof the ftouve or baine, the pouder bee fuffered to drie 
upon 
