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GOVERNMENT AND Virtues. It is governed by the fun, and the young tender 
tops with the leaves taken inwardly, and fome of them outwardly applied, are fine 
gular good againft the biting of the viper, adder, or any other venomous beaft : 
and the water diftilled therefrom being taken in a fmall quantity every morning 
fafting, is a fingular medicine for thofe that are fubjeé&t to the dropfy, or to abate 
the greatnels of thofe who are too grofs or fat. The decoétion of the leaves if 
white wine, helpeth to break the ftone and expel it, and cureth the jaundice. The 
afhes of the bark of the afh made into lye, and thofe heads bathed therewith which 
are leprous, fcabby, or fcald, are thereby cured. The kernels within the hufks, 
commonly called afhen keys, prevaileth againft ftitches and pains in the Bde, pro- 
ceeding from wind, and voideth the ftone by provoking urine. 
HY ocx. called alfo CLOVEWORT, and HERB BENET,._. 
Description. THIS ordinary avens hath many long, rough, dark green, winged 
leaves rifing from the root, every one made of many. leaves, fet on each fide of the 7 
middle rib, the Jargeft three whereof grow at the end, and are {nipped or depted 
round abour the edges ; the other being {mall pieces, fometimes two, and fommetimes 
four, ftanding on each fide of the middle rib underneath them: among which do 
rife up divers rough or hairy ftalks, about two foot high, branching forth with 
leaves at every joint, not fo long as thofe below, but almoft as much cut in on the 
edges, fome into three parts fome into more. On the tops of the branches ftand 
finall pale yellow flowers, confifting of five leaves, like the flowers of cinquefoil, 
but large in the middle, whereof ftandeth a fmall green head, which’ wher the 
flower is fallen groweth rough and round, being made of many long gree nigh 
plefeeds, like grains, which will ftick upon your clothes. The root confi 
many brownifh ftrings or fibres, fmelling fomewhat like unto cloves, efpecially 
thofe which grow in the higher, zeoghe and drier grounds, and in the free and 
clear air. 
Pace. They grow wild in: many places under hedge-fides,. and by the pathways 
in fields ; yet they rather delight to grow in fhadowy than funny places. 
- Time. They. stad ae) and a see for the - moft part, and their feeth4 is ae in: 
July at the lateft, 
GoveRNMENT AND Vintuss. It conan by Jupiter, and that gives # Nope of 
a wholefome healthful herb. It. is good for the difeafes of the cheft or breatt, for 
i itches in the fides, and to expel crude and raw humours from the’ 2 
and ftomach, by the fweet favour and warming quality ; it defolyeth the inwai 
