> Spee Eight forts of Spiknatd, 1. oii Freach § sitar, 2: 42 Méin- 
tain “Fiétich Spiknard with tutted Flowers, 3. Knobbed mountain’ ‘Spiknards 4. 
Long tuberous’ Mountaih Spiknard, 5. Battird Frene: city 7+, Ines 
camer Italian  Spiknard, 8. Unfavoury Bie ee ae ar 
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Rieomak ae: iknard cre eepeth upon onthe g ¢ ground, ai the loofe are 
and mole, with frnaif long and hard /lender rests, covered with many fhom{imald 
Leaves like Scales ; fending! forch in divers places, as it creepeth and {pread- 
ech here and there, {mall blackifh fibres, whereby it. isnonrifhed , ar _ the, head 
whereof {land fundry {mall |buttons or beads from which {pring many fall nar- 
row and fomewhat. thick, green L es not divided or dented ac all, {mallet 
at the bottome,and broadelt towards the end, which change. yellow in the 
end of Summers among(t thele Leaves rife up fometimes more and {omtimes 
but one-flender alk, without any Leaves thereon, at the top whereof fland - 
many {mall whitith flowers, like unto.che {malleittorts of Valerian, every ont 
na flender foor-ftalk which afterywatds bring {mall feed like unro them -alfoy. 
the whole planris fiweecand more aromaticall then the Indiaw setae tte 
ter allo and fharper.j ia a talt fien.any. rhe: lor. ey 
« Seenay' bes sathered by the yeaa als 3p Pe to lies MERE they are 
eel and ice: I fhall trouble you no farther with the places bey. all Ze 
flower and flourith in the fummer. months of Fane, le a aril promeer is 
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Rg wists Spiknard is of an heating and drying 
: Be icciadcoiie the pisynity are fo emis, fezing they ee 
very muc “ssa? or \ahacad — is ee 
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; brinesand-to-eafethe- p kr 
Stone in the Reines or Kiduyes,if they be drunk with cold water ; and {o they are 
pr le to thofe that have a loathing of their meat, fwellings « or gnawings in 
their fomacks, as alfo for them that are Liver growssandforthem rhat ha have the » 
Faun e It dryeth upehe Flux or humors both in che Headand breaft, 
is a fpeci , ride , and other Antidotes again yemone 
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