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Time.] It flowers and seeds in July, or 
thereabouts. 
Government and virtues.] Saturn claims 
dominion over this herb, yet I wonder why 
it may not be applied to the privities in a 
Priapism, or continual standing of the yard, 
it being very beneficial to that disease; I 
suppose, my author’s judgment was first 
upon the opposite disposition of Saturn to 
Venus in those faculties, and therefore he 
forbad the applying of it to those parts, 
that it might not cause barrenness, or spoil 
the spirit procreative; which if it do, yet 
applied to the privities, it stops its lustful 
thoughts. Hemlock is exceedingly cold, and 
very dangerous, especially to be taken in- 
wardly, It may safely be applied to inflam- 
mations, tumours, and swellings in any part 
of the body (save the privy parts) as also to 
St. Anthony’s fire, wheals, pushes, and 
creeping ulcers that arise of hot sharp 
humours, by cooling and repelling the heat; 
the leaves bruised and laid to the brow or 
forehead are good for their eyes that are 
red and swollen; as also to take away a pin 
and web growing in the eye; this is a tried 
medicine: Take a small handful of this 
herb, and half so much bay salt, beaten 
together, and applied to the contrary wrist 
| of the hand, for 24 hours, doth remove it 
In thrice dressing. If the root thereof be 
Toasted under the embers, wrapped in dou- 
ble wet paper, until it be soft and tender, 
| and then applied to the gout in the hands 
_ or fingers, it will quickly help this evil. If 
_ any through mistake eat the herb Hemlock 
ee ee ee ee 
instead of Parsley, or the roots instead of 
4 Parsnip (both of which it is very like) 
whereby happens a kind of frenzy, or per- 
terbation of the senses, as if they were 
Stupid and drunk, the remedy is (as Pliny 
_ Saith) to drink of the best and strongest 
; Pure wine, before it strikes to the heart, or 
So es te vise; on 8 ewe et 
8ar, wherewith Tragus doth affirm, that he 
cured a woman that had eaten the Toot, ae cs es 
HEMP. 
Tuis is so well known to every good 
housewife in the country, that I shall not 
need to write any description of it. 
Time.| It is sown in the very end of 
March, or beginning of April, and is ripe 
in August or September. 
Government and virtues.] It is a plant of 
Saturn, and good for something else, you 
see, than to make halters only. The seed 
of Hemp consumes wind, and by too much 
use thereof disperses it so much, that it 
dries up the natural seed for procreation; 
yet, being boiled in milk and taken, helps 
such as have a hot dry cough. The Dutch 
make an emulsion out of the seed, and give 
it with good success to those that have the 
jaundice, especially in the beginning of the 
disease, if there be no ague accompanying 
it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and 
causes digestion of choler. The emulsion 
or decoction of the seed stays lasks and 
continual fluxes, eases the cholic, and allays 
the troublesome humours in the bowels, and | 
stays bleeding at the mouth, nose, or other » 
places, some of the leaves being fried with 
the blood of them that bleed, and so given 
them to eat. It is held very good to kill the 
worms in men or beasts; and the juice 
dropped into the ears kills worms in them; 
and draws forth earwigs, or other living 
creatures gotten into them. The decoction 
of the root allays inflammations of the head, 
or any other parts: the herb itself, or the 
distilled water thereof doth the like. The 
decoction of the roots eases the pains of 
the gout, the hard humours of knots in the © 
joints, the pains and shrinking of the 
sinews, and the pains of the hips. Thefresh _ 
juice mixed with a little oil and butter, is 
good for any place that hath been burnt 
with oa being thereto n onpled os 
