2c0 CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
all difeafes of the reins and bladder. Applied externally, it is 2 fingular Me for 
all defects and difeafes of the eyes, being ufed with breaft milk’; “and is'of equal fuce 
; ‘cefs when adminiftered to fretting and creeping ulcers, if taken in time. The 
green herb bruifed and mixed with a little falt, 1s effectual in helping burns, if itis 
ufed before the blifters rife; alfo inflammations, St. Anthony’s fire, and all puthes 
and eruptions, heat and falt phlegm. The fame applied with meal and fair water 
in the manner of a poultice, ‘to any place affected with convulfions and the cramp, 
or diflocated members, giveth great help and eafe. The diftilled water cleanfeth 
. the fkin from all blemifhes*, 
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I Do not mean to trouble my readers with the defcription sf: a‘tiee {o- emia 
known to almoft every inhabitant of this kingdom. 
It is generally a hedge buth, but by being carefully pruned ‘a dreffed, it will | 
‘grow to a reafonable height. As for the hawthorn-tree of Glaftonbury, which 1s 
faid to flower yearly on Chrifteias day, ‘it rather fhews the {uperftition of thofe who 
entertain this opinion, ‘than excite wonder on any other account, fince the fame 
may be found in many other places of this kingdom; as at,a place called White- 
green, near Namptwich-i in Chefhire; and ‘alfo in Romney-marfh, Thefe, if the 
winter happens to be mild, will be in full bloom about Chriftmas. 3 
Government and Virtues: Tt ‘is a tree of Mars. The berries, or eo feed io 
= berries, beaten to powder and drank i in wine, is a fingular remedy forthe: ftone, 
and no lefs effeCtual for the dropfy. The diftilled water of the flowers ftayeth the 
Jaf; and the feeds cleeted from the down, then bruifed and boiled in wine, wil 
_ give inftant relief to the tormenting pains of the body. “If cloths and {punges ate 
wet in the diftilled water, and applied to any place signees thorns, { pasion e: 
are ay it will certainly draw them forth, iu 
HEMLOCK, ee pee 
he IPTION. THE common great hemlock groweth up with a greet fealk, 
: four or! feet high, and fometimes higher, full of red fpots ; at the joints are fet 
very large vinged leaves, which are. divide into many other winged leaves, fee me 
* The ute ofthis her is xt but it is very eminent ; it cools, foftens, and heals. 1 
faw this year an arm Covered with fiery puftules on the one half, and the other with terrible Fe- 
mains of fcratching, cured by it in four days; the leaves were: hie to a Atsxane! with breads 
milk, and a litde oil, ~ een : 
