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forth at every joint fometimes one yellow flower, and fometimes two, ftanding each 
- ona {mall foot-ftalk, formed of five leaves, narrow and pointed at the ends, with 
fome yellow threads in the middle; which being paft, there come in their places 
. fmall round heads of feed. 
Pace. It groweth plentifully in almoft every part of the kingdom, commonly 
in moift grounds, by the fides of hedges, and in the middle of graffy fields. 
Time. They flower in Juneand July, and their feed is ripe quickly after. 
GoveRNMENT AND Virtugs. Venus owns it. Money-wort is fingularly good to 
fay all fuxes in man or woman, whether they be lafks, bloody fluxes, the flowing 
of women’s courfes, bleedings inwardly or outwardly, and the weaknefs of the fto- 
mach that is given-to cafting. It is alfo very good for all ulcers or excoriations of 
the lungs, or other inward parts. It is exceeding good for all wounds, whether 
frefh and green, or old ulcers of a {fpreading nature, and healeth them fpeedily; for: 
all which purpofes, the juice of the herb; the powder drunk in water wherein hot. 
fteel hath been often quenched ; the decoétion of the green herb in wine or water- 
drunk ; the feed, juice, or decoction ‘ufed to wath or bathe the outward places; or 
to have tents dipped therein and applied to the wounds; are effectual. 
MOON-WORT. ~~ 
- Description. IT rifeth up, ufually, but with one dark-green, thick and flat, 
leaf, ftanding upon a fhort foot-ftalk, not above two fingersbreadth ; but, when it 
flowers, bears a fmall flender ftalk, about four or five inches high, having but 
one leaf fet in the middle thereof, which is much divided on both fides, into fome- 
times five or feven parts on a fide, and fometimes more; each of which parts is 
imall next the middle rib, but broad forwards, and round pointed, refembling a 
half-moon, from whence it takes its name, the uppermoft parts or divifions being 
lefs than the loweft. The ftalk rifeth above this leaf two or three inches, bearing 
many branches of {mall long tongues, every one like the fpiky head of adders-tongue, 
of a brownith colour, which, whether they may be called the flowers, or feed, is not 
fo well certified; but, after continuinga whilej+refolve into a mealy duft. The 
foot is fmalland fibrous. This hath fometimes divers fuch-like leaves as are before: 
defcribed, with fo many branches or tops rifing from one ftalk, each divided r Q Ns 
Pace. Ttgtoweth on hills and heaths, particularly where there is plenty of ee 
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