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decoction of the leaves, bark, or root, being 
bathed, heals broken bones. The water 
that is found in the bladders on the leaves, 
while it is fresh, is very effectual to cleanse 
the skin, and make it fair; and if cloths be 
often wet therein, and applied to the rup- 
tures of children, it heals them, if they be 
wellbound up with a truss. The said 
water put into a glass, and set into the 
ground, or else in dung for twenty-five 
days, the mouth thereof being close stopped, 
and the bottom set upon a lay of ordinary 
salt, that the foeces may settle and water 
become clear, is a singular and sovereign 
balm for green wounds, being used with 
soft tents: The decoction of the bark of 
the root fomented, mollifies hard tumours, 
and the shrinking of the sinews. The roots 
of the Elm, boiled for a long time in water, 
and the fat arising on the top thereof, 
being clean skimmed off, and the place 
anointed therewith that is grown bald, and 
the hair fallen away, will quickly restore 
them again. The said bark ground with 
brine and pickle, until it come to the form 
of a poultice, and laid on the place pained 
with the gout, gives great ease. The de- 
coction of the bark in water, is excellent 
to bathe such places as have been burnt 
with fire. 
ENDIVE. 
Descript.] Common garden Endive 
bears a longer and larger leaf than succory, 
and abides but one year, quickly running 
up to a stalk and seed, and then perishes; 
it has blue flowers, and the seed of the 
ordinary Endive is so like succory seed, 
that it is hard to distinguish them. 
Government and virtues.] It isa fine 
cooling, cleansing, jovial plant. The de- 
coction of the leaves, or the juice, or the 
illed water of Endive, serves well to cool 
the excessive heat of the liver and stomach, 
and in the hot fits of agues, and all other 
‘inflammations in any part of the body; it 
cools the heat and sharpness of the urine, 
and excoriation in the urinary parts. The 
seeds are of the same property, or rather 
more powerful, and besides are available for 
fainting, swoonings, and passions of the 
heart. Outwardly applied, they serve to 
temper the sharp humours of fretting 
ulcers, hot tumours, swellings, and pesti- 
lential sores ; and wonderfully help not only 
the redness and inflammations of the eyes, 
but the dimness of the sight also; they are 
also used to allay the pains of the gout. You 
cannot use it amiss; a syrup of it is a fine 
cooling medicine for fevers. 
ELECAMPANE. 
Descript.| Ir shoots forth many large 
leaves, long and broad, lying near the 
ground, small at both ends, somewhat soft 
in handling, of a whitish green on the upper 
side, and grey underneath, each set upon 
a short footstalk, from among which rise 
up divers great and strong hairy stalks, 
three or four feet high, with some leaves 
thereupon, compassing them about at the 
lower end, and are branched towards the 
tops, bearing divers great and large flowers, 
like those of the corn marigold, both the 
border of leaves, and the middle thrum be- 
ing yellow, which turn into down, with long, 
small, brownish seeds amongst it, and is 
carried away with the wind. The root is 
great and thick, branched forth divers 
ways, blackish on the outside, and whitish 
within, of a very bitter taste, and strong, 
but good scent, especially when they are 
dried, no part else of the plant having any 
smell. 
Place.| It grows on moist grounds and 
shadowy places oftener than in the dry and 
open borders of the fields and lanes, and in 
other waste places, almost in every county 
of this land. fe 
Time.| It flowers in the end of June and 
July, and the seed is ripe in August. The _ 
roots are gathered for use, as well in the _ 
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