ibePatadeof Plams. 
Body without any danger. Being beaten very fine, and mingled with hon ey; 
it diffolveth and fcattereth congealed blood, and taketh away black and Blew 
marks, which come by ftripes or falls, if it be applyed to the affetted part in 
manner of a Plaifter ; And being drank, or outwardly applyed, it abareth’the 
high colour of thofe, which by drinking, or any other diftem ture are dif. 
guifed cherewith: caufing the redneffe of their Faces and Nofes to depart, and 
_ a more comely colour to fucceed it. Itcleanfeth the Matrix, whether it be gi- 
ven with Raifs after the fame manner, as Wormfeed is given to children, or 
the fumes thereof, and Roffin mixed together, and received thereinto. Thefe 
are the vertues which Dio{corides afcribeth to the true Ammi, with every one of 
which the Bifhops weed before defcribed,is by Dodoneus {aid 'to be endued. The 
Egyptians do ake muuch ufe of the feed of the Egyptian, or Arabian kind to pro- 
voke Venery ; for which purpofé, it is faid to be very powerfull. 
SOnar. CCLIV: 
Of Encyuisn Worm-ecd: 
Fo, pen a aie, © 
BT is called in Greek jisaygor, Myagrum, and uiduaveyy, Melempyrum, a Di- 
Ei ofcorides faith, and of fome Hvdxe0v, Myagrium, bur indeed hele nace bes 
long rather to the gold of pleature, then to this, which is buc referred to 
~~ “that, and more ufually called in Latine Camelina, five Myagram alierum amax 
rum The word Myagrum fignifies as much’as Mufeipulims five Mulcarium, and ig 
attributed to gold of Pleafure, becaufe the feed being oily; hath fach abompiss 
ftick, or clanumy quality therein, that it arreftech the Flies that fettle theréor is 
but whether our Englifh Worm-feed hath any fuch property, I defo TEOD. 5 
_ Melampyron fignifiech black Wheat,becaufe growing many times amongft wihicar. 
the Ancients thought the wheat had degenerated intoity bur that there hat? 
be any fuch Metaimerpbofis in Plants, isnow clearely difcovered tobe an error, 
That which is here called Englith Worm-feed, others callic Ti cacle wormfced ? 
ae 
_ Gold of Pleafure, whereof Englifh Worm-feed is faid to bea fort, hath ix 
~ othersto be joyned with it. 1 Englith Worm-feed. 2 Garden gold of Plea-~ 
_ flare. 3 Wild gold of Pleafure, - gagtinching gold of Pleafure. 5 The greater’ 
one grained gold of Pleafure. -6-The leffer one grained Myagrum. 7 Round 
+ Englith Worm-feed rifeth up with one ormoreupright ftalks, about two foot 
