T he Kitchen Cjarden . 
apt co caufe it to curdle. And applyed with (alt, is a good helpc for the bi- 
ting of a mad dogge. 
It is vfed to be boyled with Mackarell, and other fifli. 
Being dryed, is often and much vfed with Penniroyall, to bee put into 
puddings : as alfo among peafe that arc boyled for pottage. 
Where Dockes are not ready at hand, they vfe to bruife Mintes, and 
lay them vpon any place that is ftung with Bees, Wafpes, or fuch like, and 
that to good purpofe. 
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Chap. XI. 
II 
"Btlftmitt mai & Ctftm hertirum mtitr & mintr. 
Coftmary and Maudeline. 
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i 
C Oftmary or Alecoaft is a fweet herbe, bearing many broad and long pale green 
lcaues, fnipped about the edges, euery one vpon a long foore-ftalke ; among 
which rife vp many round greeneftalkes, with fuch like leaucs on them , but 
letter vp to the toppe, where it fpreadeth it felfe into three or fourc branches, euery 
one bearing an vmbellor tuft of gold yellow flowers, fomewhat likcvntoTanfie 
flowers, but lelTer, which turne into fmall heads, containing fmall flat long feede : the 
roote is fomewhat hard and ftringy, and being diuided, is replanted in the Spring of 
the yeare for increafe. 
Maudeline hath fomewhat long and narrow leaues,fnipt about the edges : the ftalks 
are t w o foot high, bearing many yellow flowers on the tops of the branches, in an vm- 
bellortuftlikevntoTanfic:thewholchcrbcisfwcetc, and fomewhat bitter, andis 
replanted by flipping. 
The Vfe of Coftmary and Maudeline. 
Coftmary is of efpeciall vfe in the Spring of the yeare, among other fuch 
like herbes, to make Sage Ale , and thereupon I thinke it tooke the name of 
Alecoaft. 
It is alfo vfed to be put among other fweetc herbes, to make fweete wa- 
fting water, w hereof there is great ftore fpent. 
The leaues haue an efpeciall vertue to comfort both the ftomack and 
heart,andtowarmeanddryamoiftbraine. The feede is much vfed in the 
Country, to be giuen to children for the wormes,in the ftead of wormfeed, 
and fo is the feede of Maudeline alfo. 
Maudeline is much vfed with Coftmary and other fweet herbes, to make 
fweete wafhing water: the flowers alfo are tyed vp with fmall bundels of 
Lauendertoppes, thefe being put in the middle of them , to lye vpon the 
toppes of beds, prettes,&c.forthe fweete fent andfauouriccafteth. Ir is 
generally accounted of our Apothecaries to be the true Eapattrmm of Aui- 
cen, and the true Agent nm of Diofcorides 5 but Dodonteus feemeth to con- 
tradid both. 
Chap. XII. 
Ten ttt turn vulgtrt & crifpum. Tanfic. 
O Vr Garden Tanfie hath many hard grecne leaues , or rather wings of lcaues • 
for they are many fmall ones, fet one againft another all alongamiddle ribbe 
or ftalke, and fnipt about the edges: in fome the leaucs ftandcloferandthic- 
kcr,and fomewhat crumpled , which hath eaufed it to be called double or curld Tan- 
fie. 
