The Description.
1 Avena Vesca, common Otes, is called Vesca, a Vescendo, because it is used in many countries to make sundry sorts of bread, as in Lancashire, where it is their chiefest bread corne for Jannocks, Haver cakes, Tharffe cakes, and those which are called generally Oten cakes; and for the most part they call the graine Haver, whereof they do likewise make drinke for want of Barley.
2 Avena Nuda is like unto the common Otes; differing in that, that these naked Otes immediately as they be threshed, without helpe of a Mill become Otemeale fit for our use. In consideration whereof in Northfolke and Southfolke they are called unhulled or naked Otes. Some of those good house-wives that delight not to have any thing but from hand to mouth, according to our English proverbe, may (while their pot doth seeth) go to the barne, and rub forth with their hands sufficient for that present time, not willing to provide for to morrow, according as the scripture speaketh, but let the next day bring it forth.
The Vertues.
Common Otes put into a linnen bag, with a little bay salt quilted handsomely for the same purpose, and made hot in a frying pan, and applied very hot, easeth the paine in the side called the stitch.
Otemeale is good for to make a faire and wel coloured maid to looke like a cake of tallow, especially if she take next her stomacke a good draught of strong vinegre after it.