Download or read book Book of Simples written by Henry Lewer and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1910 and edited by Henry Lewer, the introduction describes the manuscript source for this work as ""found in the library of a distinguished Wessex antiquary."" Covering a period of some fifty years, terminating about the middle of the eighteenth century, the work provides an interesting array of recipes for ""simples""--herbal remedies used both to prevent and cure common ailments.