14th century Opus ruralium commodorum by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has a chapter about mint.
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Latin (original):
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14th century Middle French translation, for example this printed edition dated 1486, easier to read than manuscripts:
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Livre VI, chap. 79. De mente.
Mente est chaulde et seche ou
second degre, et en est de trois
manieres l'une est franche et pro-
prement de jardin et ceste conforte et
eschaufe moyennement. Et si est u-
ne mente qui est sauvage que l’en
appelle mentastre la quelle eschau-
fe plus. Et si en est une aultre qui
a plus longues plus larges et plus
agues fueilles, et est ceste appellee
mente rommaine ou sarrazine, et l'ap-
pelle l’en communement l’erbe sainte
marie. Et est ceste plus diuretique
que les aultres.
...
It starts with the typically medieval description of "hot and dry in the 2d degree", the hot/cold dry/wet standard formula that we don't see in the VM, then, specifically about costmary: "And if it is another that has longer and larger and sharper leaves, this one is called Roman or Sarrazin mint or commonly the Saint-Mary herb. And this one is more diuretic than the others."
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Latin (original):
BNF Latin 9328 (page unknown) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
14th century Middle French translation, for example this printed edition dated 1486, easier to read than manuscripts:
BNF RES-S-285 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Livre VI, chap. 79. De mente.
Mente est chaulde et seche ou
second degre, et en est de trois
manieres l'une est franche et pro-
prement de jardin et ceste conforte et
eschaufe moyennement. Et si est u-
ne mente qui est sauvage que l’en
appelle mentastre la quelle eschau-
fe plus. Et si en est une aultre qui
a plus longues plus larges et plus
agues fueilles, et est ceste appellee
mente rommaine ou sarrazine, et l'ap-
pelle l’en communement l’erbe sainte
marie. Et est ceste plus diuretique
que les aultres.
...
It starts with the typically medieval description of "hot and dry in the 2d degree", the hot/cold dry/wet standard formula that we don't see in the VM, then, specifically about costmary: "And if it is another that has longer and larger and sharper leaves, this one is called Roman or Sarrazin mint or commonly the Saint-Mary herb. And this one is more diuretic than the others."