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flowers of five leaves each, notched in at the broad ends, with fome finall threads 
in the middle ; which turn into down, and are blown away with the wind: the root : 
is fmall and fhreddy, and lateth many years, 
3. The wild or wood baftard-nipplewort is like unt o the firft fort, but with fome- - 
what broader leaves, and greater {tore of branches: but in the flowers, and other 
parts, not much different. 
Pract anv Time. The firft groweth common, almott every where, upon the 
banks of ditches and borders of fields; the fecond, Clufius faith he found in Hun- 
gary and Saxony, and other places; the lait is found near the fides of woods, and 
hedge-rows ; they flower in fummer, and the feed is ripe foon after. 
GovERNMENT AND Virtues. Thefe are plants of Venus, and kindly endued 
- with a peculiar faculty tor the healing of fore nipples of women’s breatts; for which 
reafon Camerarius faith that in Pruffiathey call it papillaris, becaufe ot its excellent 
Virtues in healing women’s fore breafts, as well as their nipples, when they are ex. 
ulcerated ; it having a fingular healing quality therein; and is temperate in heat 
and drinefs, with fome tenuity of parts able co. andl the etry of nar hu.» 
mours which break out intochofe parts. 
Tus NUTMEG-TREE, asp MACE. 
“Names anp Description. THE fruit of this tree is called in Latin nux myftica, 
and in thops nux mofcata. The tree groweth very tall, like our pear-trees ; having 
leaves always green, fomewhat refembling the leaves of the orange-tree ; the fruit | 
Sroweth like our walnuts, having an outer thick hufk ; which, when it grows ripe 
Openeth icfelf as the thell of the walnut doth ; fhewing the nut withincovered with 
the mace, which is of an orient crimfon colour while it is 5 fet, but the air changeth 
the colour to be more dead and yellowith. _ 
~GovernMENT AnD Viaturs. The nutmegs and maces are both folar, of tem- 
perature hot and dry in the fecond degree, and fomewhat aftringent, and are good 
to ftay the lafk ; ; they are effectual in all cold griefs of the head or brain, for palfies, — 
fhrinking of finews, and difeafes of the mother ; they caufe a {weet breath, and dif- 
cufs wind in the ftomach or bowels, quicken the fight and comfort the {pirits, pro-— 
voke urine, increafe fperm, and are comfortable tothe ftomach 5 they help to pro- ~ | 
cure reft ~ fleep, es laid to the temples, ws allaying the diftemper af he we 4 
irits. 
The way to shes it to procure. ‘kin, to take two pieces of red. solicoala andi wate, 
‘in vinegar over a chafing-dith of coals, then fcrape nutmeg upon the cakes, 
and bind it warm to the temples. 
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