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Of Sothernwod, Othernwode is called in Greke, Abꝛotonon, in latin Abꝛotonum, in duche Affruiſh oꝛ ſtabwurtz, in frenche Anronne. Dioſcoꝛides maketh two kindes of Sothernwode, the one kynde is the male ⁊ it groweth in gardynes, and no where els, ⁊ this is our comen Sothernwode. The other kynde is the female, and dyuerſe learned men haue ſuppoſed the herbe, called in Engliſh lauander cotton to be thys kynd, and ſurelye the deſcription doth much agre, ſauynge: that the leues of lauander cotton are not lyke vnto ſea woꝛmwode, foꝛ it hath much thynner and fyner leues then lauander cotton hath. This kynde of Sothernwode, wherof I intreat now, is called of Dioſcoꝛides in the deſcription of ſea Woꝛmwode, Abꝛotonnm paruū. Wherfoꝛe I am fully perſuaded that a certain kynd of Sothernwod whych groweth in the moūtaynes of Italye, is the ryght Sothernwode female. it hath ſmall leaues and ſhoꝛt, but very thyck together, and it hath the very ſame ſmell that the other kynde hath. Sothernwode is hote and dꝛye in the thyꝛd degre. Sothernvuod.
The vertues, he ſede of Sothernwode, rawe, bꝛokene, ⁊ made hote in water and ſo dꝛonken, is good foꝛ the ſhoꝛt wynded, foꝛ the partes that are dꝛawen together, oꝛ ſhꝛonke, and are burſten, foꝛ yͤ ſciatica, foꝛ the ſtoppinge of the water ⁊ lykewyſe of wemens floures. The ſame dꝛonkē with wyne is a good pꝛeſeruatiue agaynſt poyſon. It is good foꝛ them that ſhake and ſhudder foꝛ colde, ſodden in oyle, and layd to vpon the body. This herbe both ſtrowene in the bedde, and alſo wyth the ſmoke that commeth from it, dꝛiueth ſerpentes awaye. It is good to be dꝛonkē in wyne agaynſt the bytynges of ſerpentes, and eſpecyally of the felde ſpyder, ⁊ of a ſcoꝛpyone. It is good foꝛ yͤ inflammation of the eye layd to wyth a ſodden quynce oꝛ wyth bꝛeade. The ſame bꝛokene wyth barlye mele and ſodene, dꝛiueth awaye ſwellynges on the fleſhe. It kylleth woꝛmes, foꝛ it is bytter. Sothernwode burned and put in the oyle of Palma chꝛiſti oꝛ ra⹀dyce