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The Vertues of sages

Sage is hot in the begininge of the third degree
it hath adioyninge noe litle astriction or byndinge
it is singular good for the head & braine quickneth
the sences & memory & strengthneth the senowes
restoreth health to those that haue the paulsie vpon
a moyst cause taketh away the shakinge or trembling
of the members, & beinge putt into the nosethrells
it draweth [thrine fleyme] out of the head.
It is also commended against the spittinge of bloode,
the cough & paines of the sides, & bytinge of
serpente. The iuse of sage drunke wth honie
is good for those that spitt & vomite blood, & stopeth
the fluxe there of incontinently, expelleth wine,
drieth the dropsie, helpeth the palsie, strengthneth
the senewes & purgeth blood.

The leaues sodden in water, with woodbine
leaues, plantayne rosemary honie allom & some
white wine maketh an excellent water to
washe the secrett parte of man or woman, &
for the Canker or other sorenesse in the mouth
espetially if you boyle in it aforre bright shinye
sea coale, sage ale beinge brewed with scabies
betteine spiknard squinanth & femel seeds is
exceedinge wholesome, the leaues of redd sage
put into a woodden dishe wherein is put very
quicke coales with some ashes in the bottome, &
a litle vineger sprinckled vpon it, lyinge vpon
the coales, & so wrapped in a lynnen cloth, &
houlden very hott vnto the side of those that
that are troubled with a grevious stich, &
helpeth greatly the extremyties of the plearasie
the plearasie/