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morphew, leprosy, foul scars, or other de- 
_ formity whatsoever; also all running scabs 
and manginess are healed by the powder of 
the dried root, or the juice thereof, but 
especially by the fine white hardened juice. 
- The distilled water of the root works the 
same effects, but more weakly; the root 
bruised and applied of itself to any place 
where the bones are broken, helps to draw 
them forth, as also splinters and thorns in 
the flesh; and being applied with a little 
wine mixed therewith, it breaks boils, and 
helps whitelows on the joints—For all 
these latter, beginning at sores, cancers, &c. 
apply it outwardly, mixing it with a little 
hog’s grease, or other convenient ointment. 
As for the former diseases where it must 
be taken inwardly, it purges very violently, 
and needs an abler hand to correct it than 
most country people have. 
BROOK LIME, OR WATER-PIMPERNEL. 
Descript.| Turis sends forth from a 
creeping root that shoots forth strings at 
j 
every joint, as it runs, divers and sundry 
_ green stalks, round and sappy, with some 
branches on them, somewhat broad, round, 
deep green, and thick leaves set by couples 
thereon; from the bottom whereof shoot 
forth long foot-stalks, with sundry ‘small 
blue flowers on them, that consist of five 
small round pointed leaves a piece. 
There is another sort nothing different 
| from the former, but that it is greater, and 
_ the flowers of a paler green colour. 
biting: martial plant. 
Water-cresses are generally used together } 
Place.| They grow in small standing 
_ waters, and usually near water cresses. 
Time.| And flower in June and July, 
| giving seed the next month after. 
Government and virtues.] It is a hot and 
Brook-lime and 
in diet-drink, with other things serving to 
purge the blood and body from all ill 
humours that would. destroy health, and 
provoke urine, and help to break the stone, 
and pass it away; they procure women’s © 
courses, and expel the dead child. Being | 
fried with butter and vinegar, and applied 
warm, it helps all manner of tumours, swel- 
lings, and inflammations. 
Such drinks ought to be made of sundry 
herbs, according to the malady. I shall 
give a plain and easy rule at the latter end 
of this book. 
BUTCHER’S BROOM. 
Ir is called Ruscus, and Bruscus, Knee- 
holm, Kneeholly, Kneehulver, and Petti- 
gree. : 
Descript.| The first shoots that sprout 
from the root of Butcher’s Broom, are 
thick, whitish, and short, somewhat like 
those of asparagus, but greater, they rise 
up to be a foot and a half high, are spread 
into divers branches, green, and somewhat 
cressed with the roundness, tough and flex- 
ible, whereon are set somewhat broad and 
almost round hard leaves and prickly, 
pointed at the end, of a dark green colour, 
two for the most part set at a place, very 
close and near together; about the middle — 
of the leaf, on the back and lower side. 
from the middle rib, breaks forth a small 
whitish green flower, consisting of four 
small round pointed leaves, standing upon 
little or no foot-stalk, and in the place 
whereof comes a small round berry, green © 
at the first, and red when it is ripe, wherein 
are two or three white, hard, round seeds 
contained. The root is thick, white, and 
great at the head, and from thence sendeth 
forth divers thick, white long, tough strings. _ : 
Place.| It grows in copses, and upon _ 
heaths and waste grounds, and oftentimes _ 
under or near the holly bushes. ce ee 
Time.| It shoots forth its young buds en 
in the Spring, and the berries are ripe 
about September, the beast. of leaves — 
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