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Black-letter folio.

This edition contains no cuts.

1550. Edition of "The Grete Herball" mentioned in Ames and Pulteney. No copy of this edition in any of the chief British libraries.

1561. The greate Herball, which

geueth parfyte knowledge & un-

derstandinge of al maner of her

bes, and theyr gracious vertues, whiche G.o.d hath ordeyned for

our prosperous welfare and health, for they heale and cure all ma-

ner of diseases and sekenesses, that fall or mysfortune too all

maner of creatures of G.o.d created, practysed by many

experte and wyse maysters, as Auicenna, Pandecta,

and more other, &c. -- Newlye corrected and dili

gently ouersene.

In the yeare of our Lord

G.o.d.

M.CCCCC.LXI.

_Colophon._ Imprynted at London in

Paules churcheyarde, at the signe of the Swane,

by Jhon Kynge. In the yeare of our

Lorde G.o.d. M.D.LXI. Black-letter folio.

_"The vertuose boke Of Distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of Herbes."_

1527. [The vertuose boke of Distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of Herbes / with the figures of the styllatoryes / Fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of the most conynge and famous mayster of phisyke / Master Jherom bruynswyke And now newly Translate out of Duyche into Englysshe. Not only to the synguler helpe and profyte of the Surgyens / Physycyens / and Pothecaryes / But also of all maner of people / Parfytely and in dewe tyme and ordre to lerne to dystyll all maner of Herbes / To the Profyte / cure / and Remedy of all maner dysseases and Infirmytees Apparant and not apparant. -- And ye shall understand that the waters be better than the Herbes / as Auicenna testefyeth in his fourthe Conon saynge that all maner medicynes ysed with theyr substance / febleth and maketh aged / and weke.

-- c.u.m gratia et preuilegio regali.

_Colophon._ Imprinted at London in the flete strete by me Laurens Andrewe / in the sygne of the golden Crosse. In the yere of our lorde M.CCCC.XXVII (_sic_) the xvii daye of Apryll.

G.o.ddis grace shall euer endure.

Second edition. t.i.tle identical with above.

_Colophon._ Imprynted at London in the flete strete by me Laurens Andrewe / in the Sygne of the golden Crosse. In the yere of our Lorde MCCCCCXXVII, the xviii daye of Apryll.

-- G.o.ddys grace shall euer endure.]

(This edition, although professedly printed one day later, varies considerably from the preceding.)

_William Turner._

1538. [Libellus de

re herbaria novus

in quo herbarum aliquot no-

mina greca, latina & Anglica

habes, vna c.u.m nomini-

bus officinarum, in

gratiam stu-

diose

iuuentutis nunc pri-

mum in lucem

aeditus. Londini apud Ioannem Bydellum

Anno dni. 1538.]

1877. [Libellus de re herbaria novus by William Turner, originally published in 1538. Reprinted in facsimile, with notes, modern names, and A Life of the author, by Benjamin Daydon Jackson, F.L.S. Privately printed. London, 1877.]

1544. Historia de Naturis Herbarum Scholiis et Notis Vallata. Printed at Cologne.

(This book is mentioned by b.u.maldus, but is not otherwise known.)

1548. The na

mes of herbes in

Greke, Latin, Englishe,

d.u.c.h.e, and Frenche wyth

the commune names

that Herbaries

and Apoteca

ries use,

Gathered by Wil-

liam Tur

ner.

_Colophon._ Imprinted

at London by John Day

and Wyllyam Setes, dwel-

lynge in Sepulchres Parish

at the signe of the Resur-

rection a litle aboue Hol-

bourne Conduite.

c.u.m gratia & priuilegio

ad imprimendum solum.

1881. The names of Herbes by William Turner, A.D. 1548.

Edited (with an introduction, an index of English names, and an identification of the plants enumerated by Turner) by James Britten, F.L.S. London. Published for the English Dialect Society, by N. Trubner & Co.

1551. A new Her-

ball, wherein are conteyned the names of Herbes in Greke, La-

tin, Englysh, Duch, Frenche, and

in the Potecaries and Herbari-

es Latin, with the properties

degrees and naturall places of

the same, gathered & made

by Wylliam Turner,

Phisicion unto the

Duke of So-

mersettes

Grace.

Imprinted

at London by Steven

Mierdman.

Anno 1551.

c.u.m Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

And they are to be sold in Paules Churchyarde.

_Colophon._ Imprinted at London, By Steuen Myerdman, and they are to be soolde in Paules

churchyarde at the sygne of the sprede Egle by

John Gybken.

1562. The seconde parte of Vui-

liam Turners herball, wherein are conteyned the

names of herbes in Greke, Latin, d.u.c.h.e, Frenche, and in the

Apothecaries Latin, and somtyme in Italiane, wyth the ver-

tues of the same herbes

with diuerse confutationes of no small errours, that men of no small learning haue committed in the intreatinge of herbes

of late yeares

Imprinted at Collen by Arnold Birckman

In the yeare of our Lorde M.D. LXII.

c.u.m gratia et Priuilegio Reg. Maiest.

1568. The first and seconde partes of the Herbal of William Turner Doctor in Phisick lately ouersene corrected and enlarged with the Thirde parte / lately gathered / and nowe set oute with the names of the herbes / in Greke Latin / English / d.u.c.h.e / Frenche / and in the Apothecaries and Herbaries Latin / with the properties / degrees / and naturall places of the same.

G.o.d saue the Quene.

Imprinted at Collen by Arnold Birckman / In the yeare of our Lorde M.D. LXVIII.

_Albertus Magnus._

1560 (?). [The boke

of secretes of Albartus Mag

nus, of the vertues of

Herbes, stones and certaine beastes.

Also a boke of the same au

thor, of the marvaylous thin

ges of the world: and of

certaine effectes, cau

sed of certayne

beastes.]

_Williyam Bullein._

1562. -- BVLLEINS

Bulwarke of defece

againste all Sicknes, Sornes, and woundes, that dooe

daily a.s.saulte mankinde, whiche Bulwarke is

kepte with Hillarius the Gardiner, Health the

Phisician, with their Chyrurgian, to helpe the

wounded soldiors. Gathered and pra-

ctised fro the moste worthie learn-

ned, bothe old and newe: to

the greate comforte of

mankinde: Doen

by Williyam

Bulleyn,

and ended this Marche,

Anno Salutis. 1562

-- Imprinted at London, by Jhon Kyngston.

1579. BVLLEINS

Bulwarke of Defence against

all Sicknesse, Soarenesse

and VVoundes that

doe dayly a.s.saulte mankinde: Which Bulwarke is

kept with Hilarius the Gardener, and Health

the Phisicion, with the Chirurgian, to helpe the

Wounded Souldiours. Gathered and practised from

the most worthy learned, both olde and new:

to the great comfort of Mankinde: by

VVilliam Bullein, Doctor of Phi-

sicke. 1562. Imprinted

At London by Thomas Marshe, dwellinge

in Fleete streete neare unto Saincte

Dunstanes Chur (_sic_)

1579.

Eccle. 38.

Altissimus creauit de terra medicinam, & vir prudens non abhorrebit illam.

_John Maplet._

1567. A greene Forest, or a naturall Historie, Wherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne Vertues in all the whole kinde of Stones & Mettals: next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, & Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping wormes & Serpents, and that Alphabetically: so that a Table shall not neede. Compiled by John Maplet M.

of Arte, and student in Cambridge: extending hereby y{t} G.o.d might especially be glorified: and the people furdered. Anno 1567. Imprinted at London by Henry Denham, dwelling in Pater-noster Rovve at the Starre. Anno Domini. 1567. June 3.

c.u.m Priuilegio.

(The dedicatory epistle is to the Earl of Suss.e.x, "Justice of the Forrestes & Chases from Trent Southward; and Captaine of the Gentlemen Pensioners, of the house of the Queene our Soueraigne Ladie, Eliz.").

_Pierre Pena and Matthias de l'Obel._

1571. Stirpium Adversaria Nova,

perfacilis vestigatio, luculentaque accessio ad Priscorum, presertim

Dioscoridis et recentiorum, Materiam Medicam.

Quibus propediem accedat altera pars.

Qua

Coniectaneorum de plantis appendix,

De succis medicatis et Metallicis sectio,

Antiquae e[t]

nouatae Medicine lectiorum remedioru

thesaurus opulentissimus,

De Succedaneis libellus, continentur.

Authoribus Petro Pena & Mathia de Lobel, Medicis.

_Colophon._ Londini, 1571

Calendis Januariis excudebat prelum Tho-

mae Purftii ad Lucretie symbolum.

c.u.m gratia Priuilegii.

1605. Petrus Pena & Matthias de L'Obel. Dilvcidae simplicivm medicamenorvm explicationes, & stirpivm adversaria, perfacilis vestigatio, luculentaque accessio ad priscorum, praesertim Dioscoridis & recentiorum materiae medicae solidam cognitionem. Londini 1605.

1654. Matthiae de l'Obel M.D. Botanographi Regii eximii Stirpium Ill.u.s.trationes. Plurimas elaborantes inauditas plantas, subrept.i.tiis Joh: Parkinsoni rapsodiis ex codice MS insalutato sparsim gravatae Ejusdem adjecta sunt ad calcem Theatri Botanici Accurante Guil: How, Anglo. Londini Typis Tho: Warren, Impensis Jos: Kirton, Bibliopolae, in Caemeterio D. Pauli. 1654.

_John Frampton._

1577. Ioyfull

Nevves ovt of

the newe founde worlde, wherein is

declared the rare and singular vertues of diuerse

and sundrie Hearbes, Trees, Oyles, Plantes, and Stones, with

their applications, as well for Phisicke as Chirurgerie, the saied be-

yng well applied bryngeth suche present remedie for

all deseases, as maie seme altogether incredible:

notwithstandyng by practise founde out,

to bee true: Also the portrature of the saied Hearbes, very apt-

ly discribed: Engli-

shed by Jhon

Framp-

ton

Marchaunt