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the borders and corners of fields, and near 
ditches, through this land. 
Time.| It flowers in July, and seeds in 
August. 
Government and virtues.] Mercury hath 
the dominion over them. The seed thereof, 
as Galen saith, is of a sharp and cutting 
quality, and therefore is a fit medicine for 
a cough and shortness of breath, the falling 
sickness and jaundice. The root is avail- 
able to all the purposes aforesaid, and is 
also of great use to take away the hard 
skin that grows on a fistula, if it be but 
scraped upon it. The seed hereof being 
drank, cleanses the belly from tough phleg- 
matic matter therein, eases them that are 
liver-grown, women’s passions of the 
mother, as well being drank as the smoke 
thereof received, and likewise raises such as 
_ are fallen into a deep sleep, or have the 
lethargy, by burning it under their nose. 
The seed and root boiled in oil, and the head 
tubbed therewith, helps not only those that 
are fallen into a frenzy, but also the leth- 
argy or drowsy evil, and those that have 
been long troubled with the head-ache, if it 
be likewise used with rue. It helps also the 
running scab and shingles. The juice of the 
flowers dropped into the ears that run and 
are full of matter, cleanses and heals them. 
THE PEACH TREE, 
Descript.| A pracn Tree grows not so 
great as the apricot tree, yet spreads 
branches reasonable well, from whence 
Spring smaller reddish twigs, whereon are 
Set long and narrow green leaves dented 
about the edges. The blossoms are greater 
than the plumb, and of a light purple 
colour; the fruit round, and sometimes as 
big as a reasonable pippin, others smaller, 
as also differing in colour and taste, as rus- 
Set, red, or yellow, waterish or firm, with a 
frize or cotton all over, with a cleft therein 
like an apricot, and a rugged, furrowed, 
reat stone within it, and a bitter kernel 
within the stone. It sooner waxes old, and 
decays, than the apricot, by much. 
Place.] They are nursed in gardens and 
orchards through this land. 
Time.| They flower in the spring, and 
fructify in Autumn. 
Government and virtues.]| Lady Venus 
owns this Tree, and by it opposes the ill 
effects of Mars, and indeed for children and 
young people, nothing is better to purge 
choler and the jaundice, than the leaves or 
flowers of this Tree being made into a syrup 
or conserve; let such as delight to please 
their lust regard the fruit; but such as have 
lost their health, and their children’s, let 
them regard what I say, they may safely 
give two spoonfuls of the syrup at a time; 
it is as gentle as Venus herself. The leaves 
of peaches bruised and laid on the belly, 
kill worms, and so they do also being 
boiled in ale and drank, and open the belly 
likewise; and being dried is a far safer 
medicine to discuss humours. The powder 
of them strewed upon fresh bleeding 
wounds stays their bleeding, and closes 
them up. The flowers steeped all night in 
a little wine standing warm, strained forth 
in the morning, and drank fasting, doth - 
gently open the belly, and move it down- 
ward. A syrup made of them, as the syrup 
of roses is made, works more forcibly than 
that of roses, for it provokes vomiting, and 
spends waterish and hydropic humours by 
the continuance thereof. The flowers made 
into a conserve, works the same effect. The 
liquor that dropped from the tree, being 
wounded, is given in the decoction of Colts- 
foot, to those that are troubled with a cough 
or shortness of breath, by adding thereunto — 
some sweet wine, and putting some saffron _ 
also therein. It is good for those that are — 
hoarse, or have lost their voige; helps all ZZ 
defects of the lungs, and those that vomit _ 
and spit blood. Two drams hereof given — 
in the juice of lemons, or of radish, is good 
for them that are troubled with the ston 
