Alphita : a medico-botanical glossary from the Bodleian manuscript, Selden B.35 / edited by J.L.G. Mowat.

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1887
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    Menta Eomana, uel Saracena lon- giora et albiora habet folia et [eliam] acuciora et laciora et ali- quantulum pilosa. 5 MenstruTim ^ fluxus sanguinis idem, dicitur a mense uel a mene' quod est luna, eo quod singulis men- sibus paciuntur mulieres. Merzandus* uel mersandus, amara- o cus idem. [Respice in amarusca.] ■ Merctirialis, linozo[s]tis [lenochides, calfu] idem. ge. mercurie, a^, scandany. [Respice in laxouatis, et in lichitis et in parchenocides et S in pectenatos.] Mespili fructus sunt. Mescara'' uel mausacrata alio no- mine [etiam] aortum siue hilla, uulgare salsisas, gallice saucisis. Menphitum i. impedimentum re- 20 movens, uel a Memphi ciuitate Egipti dictum. Mespila® semen habet rotundum et minutum maciano simile, stipticum est et eustomachum. 25 Mespili fructus est austerimus, fluxus uentris immoderatos fortissime de- tinet. Meu^ est herba similis feniculo sed tortuosa. [Respice in sister.] 30 8. pasciuntur. alia nominata ortum. afur Mira solis. 9. mersandus uel merzandus. 16. mespilo. 17. mauzacrata 19. uulgariter falcisas. saucices. 20. Menphi. 29. Meu ■ 1 Gerarde, p. 761, ' The third is called of divers, Mentha Sarracenica, Mentha Romana.' ' See App. Menstrua. ' mv. * Matth. Silv. c. dxli, ' Mercenius sltsl. gre. esbrium vel amatrum vel amaricum, latine majorana vel sansucus.' See Mesandus and Amaracus. Gerarde, ' Merzenius, i. Maiorana.' = Diosc. iv. 188, \iv6Co}<xtis, ol 8e -napeiviov, . . . AlytnrTioi a.<pKo<p6. The name Xiv6iaj<TTis is the origin of the corruptions lenochides, laxovatis, and lichilis: parchenocides and pectenatos come from irapBkviov: -whilst calfu and thalphi may bear some relation to i>.<pKo,p6. Diosc. i. 169, 170, niamXa. ' Matth. Silv. c. dxliii, 'Mesir, i. sandanig.' ib. c. dxxxv, ' Mescara quid est lege sandanig.' ib. c. dxlv, ' Mezaurum est jus i. cibus liquidus in regali dispositione.' (' Liber totius medicine necessaria continens quem^ sapientissimus Haly filius Abbas . .. edidit.., regique inscripsit, unde et regalis dispositionis nomen* assumpsit.' Qto. Lyons, 1523). ib. c. dlvi,' Muzagara, id est sapor acetosus, Musagurat, id est cibarium iTel sapor qui fit sine carne.' ib. c. dcxi, ' Sabagit, i. cibarium cum jure uel salsamenta liquida in quibus iungitur (i.e. intingitur) aliquid ut caro vel aliud.' Renzi, Coll. Salemit. iii. 300,' Mescata (var. mescara) vel meuzaccara alio nomine nicetum seu hulla {var. hilla) vulgariter salcasas vel saucisces, gallice.' Bart. p. 29, ' Mazakata, tucetum, hilla, vulgaliter salsicia, i. sausither.' Matth. Silv. c dxlvii, ' Mifagarach, i. coquinatum sine carne.' ib. c. dxlii,' Mesacra, i. pira {query pema).' Cod. Ashm. 1470, ' Mezaccara, alio nomine tucetum, siue hilla, uulgaliter salsicia.' * Matth. Silv. c. dxl, ' Menijicum, i. impedimentum removens, vel a Memphis civitate Egypti.' ^ Diosc. i, 169, fj.e(rin\ov . . . leapirhv <p(pov fxiKpSi fiTi\<{i o/xoiov . . . OTvfu U PiPpw(TK6fi(vov f{i(TT6iMx6v ri iari. hnov, Diosc. i. 3. See App, Meu.