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appears in that their flowers open and fhut as the Sun either fheweth or hideth his 
face. This herb boiled and drank, purgeth choleric and grofs humours, and help- 
eth the fciatica; it openeth obftructions of the liver, gall, and {pleen, helping the 
jaundice, and eafing the pains of the fides, and hardnels of the fpleen if ufed out- 
wardly 5 it is given with good effect in agues, it helpeth thofe that have the dropfy, 
or the green ficknefs, being much ufed in powder by the Italians for that purpofe : 
and it killeth the worms in the belly, as found by experience. The decoétiod there- 
of, viz. the tops of the {talks with the leaves and flowers, is good againft the cho- 
lic, and to bring down womens’ courfes, it helpeth to expel the dead birth, and eaf- 
eth pains of the mother, and is very effectual in all old pains of the joints, as the 
gout, cramps, or convulfions. A drachm of the powder thereof taken in wine, is a 
wonderful good help againft the biting and poifon of an adder : the juice of the herb 
with a little honey put to it, is good to clear the eyes from dimnefs, mifts, and 
clouds that offend and hinder ¢he fight, it is very good both for green and freth 
wounds, as alfo for old ulcers and fores, to clofe up the one and cleanfe the other, 
and to perfectly cure them both, although they are hollow or fiftulous; efpecially it 
the green herb be bruifed, and laid thereto: the decoétion thereof dropped into the 
ears, frees them from worms, cleanfeth the foul ulcers and {preading {cabs of the 
head, and taketh away all freckels, fpots, and marks of the fkin, being wathed 
therewith , the herb is fo fafe you cannot fail in the ufing of it. Take it inwardly 
only for inward difeafes, and apply it outwardly for outward complaints: it is very 
wholefome, but not pleafant to the tafte. 
There is befides thefe another fmall centaury, which beareth a -pelicie flower, in 
all other refpects it is like the former, fave that thé leaves are bigger, and of a 
darker green, and the ftalk paffeth through the midit of them, as it does in the 
herb thoroughwax. They are all of them, as I faid before under the dominion of 
the Sun; yet this, if you obferve it, you fhall find an excellent truth. In difeafes 
of blood, ufe the red centaury; if of oaet ufe the yellow 3 but if of phlegm or 
water, you will find the white bett. ee 
= H ERR 2% T R E ED 
I Suppofe there are few but know this tree, if only for i its fruit’s fake, and there. 
foreI fhall decline writing a defcription. _ 
Puiace. For the place of its growth, it is afforded room in every orchard. 
GovERNMENT and Virtues. It is a tree of Venus. Cherries, as they are of 
different taftes, fo they are of divers qualities ; the fweet pafs through the ftomach 
and belly more Speedily, but are of Aiedle. ‘nourifhment ; the tart or four are more * o 
- pleafing 
