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and shadowy woods, and in the lower parts - 
of the fields and meadows. 
Time.| It flowers about July, and the 
seed will be ripe about a month after the 
flowers are fallen. 
Government and virtues.| Some Latin 
authors call it Cervicaria, because it is ap- 
propriated to the neck; and we Throat- 
wort, because it is appropriated to the’ 
throat. Venus owns the herb, and the 
Celestial Bull will not deny it; therefore 
a better remedy cannot be for the king’s 
evil, because the Moon that rules the dis- 
ease is exalted there. The decoction of the 
herb taken inwardly, and the bruised herb 
applied outwardly, dissolves clotted and 
congealed blood within the body, coming 
by any wounds, bruise, or fall; and is no 
less effectual for the king’s evil, or any 
other knobs, kernels, bunches, or wens 
growing in the flesh wheresoever; and for 
the hemorrhoids, or piles. An ointment 
made hereof may be used at all times when 
the fresh herb is not to be had. The dis- 
tilled water of the whole plant, roots and 
all, is used for the same purposes, and dries 
up the superfluous, virulent moisture of 
hollow and corroding ulcers; it takes away 
all redness, spots, and freckles in the face, 
as also the scurf, and any foul deformity 
therein, and the leprosy likewise. 
FILIPENDULA, OR DROP-WORT. 
Descript.] Tus sends forth many leaves, 
Some larger, some smaller, set on each side 
of a middle rib, and each of them dented 
about the edges, somewhat resembling wild 
Tansy, or rather Agrimony, but harder in 
handling 3 among which rise up one or 
more stalks, two or three feet high, with the 
leaves growing thereon, and sometimes also 
divided into other branches spreading at the 
top into many white, sweet smelling flowers, 
Consisting of five leaves a-piece, with some 
threads in the middle of them standing 
together, in a pith or umble, each upon a 
small foot stalk, which, after they have been 
blown upon a good while, do fall away, 
and in their places appear small, round, 
chaffy heads like buttons, wherein are the 
chaffy seeds set and placed. The root 
consists of many small, black, tuberous 
pieces, fastened together by many small, 
long, blackish strings, which run from one 
to another. 
Place.| It grows in many places of this 
land, in the corners of dry fields and mea- 
dows, and the hedge sides. 
Time.] They flower in June and July, 
and their seed is ripe in August. 
Government and virtues.| It is under the 
dominion of Venus. It effectually opens 
the passages of the urine, helps the stran- 
guary ; the stone in the kidneys or bladder, 
the gravel, and all other pains of the blad- 
der and reins, by taking the roots in pow- 
der, or a decoction of them in white wine, 
with a little honey. The roots made into 
powder, and mixed with honey in the form 
of an electuary, doth much help them 
whose stomachs are swollen, dissolving and 
breaking the wind which was the cause 
thereof; and is also very effectual for all 
the diseases of the lungs, as shortness of 
breath, wheezing, hoarseness of the throat, 
and the cough; and to expectorate tough 
phlegm, or any other parts thereabout. 
THE FIG TREE. 
' To give a description of a tree so well 
known to every body that keeps it in his 
garden, were needless. They prosper very 
well in our English gardens, yet are fitter 
for medicine, than for any other profit: 
which is gotten by the fruit of them. 
Government and virtues.| The tree is _ 
under the dominion of Jupiter. The milk _ 
that issues out from the leaves or branches _ 
where they are broken off, being dropped Z 
upon warts, takes them away. The decoc- ee : 
