B. 
x6 Sho Edens Or, 
KFLGS 
— Géden faiths that the myrtle is endaed wich contrary qualities, thaeis, witha 
=. “em and earthy, and a warm and thin, and therefore it powerfully bindech and 
drieth, are 3 ; A OE neta TCG a 
—Gsripe'in September. 
E “The Vertues. ia 
Becaufe the Phyficians do commonly joyn famak and myrtle in their Com. 
pofitions,therefore I bave fet them next to one another in this Book of fimples, 
and indeed they are alike effeCtuall for all eff.:fions of blood, at what part foever — 3 
_ bothin the dry rather then che dryed Leaves being beaten and 
oyled with water anddre ni} » and fot is good nop Catarrhes, fallingtoany 
part of the body, the Wbites in Women, moift U 
fores. Thefraic with the feed isgood for the trembling: and patlions of the 
heart, refifteth the danger that might happen by the fting of Serpents, the bit- 
ings of venemous Creatures, or by poytonfall Mufhromes ; Being drunk in 
_ Wine, it helpeth a ftinking breath;cureth the difeafes of the bladder,& provok- 
Icers, arid fretting or creeping 
‘ech Urine : the fame heated with wine, healeth all Ulcers thacare hard to cure, a 
‘and foitis good for blanes, wheales, and orher breakings out of theskin: The 
deco&ion is good for Women, to fit in or over that ar¢ troubled wichthefalling 
‘dewne of the Mother, and is good alfo for the falling downe of the fundanent, 
‘and the piles : Being mixed with Sallet-Oyle, or Ole of Rofes and V ine, ae 
1 the {welling of the Cods, the Impoftunies ofthe fundament 
tion ofthe 
fo it helpeth to confolidate thofe bones that are broken orout of joynt, which = 
will: , 
- “wifing of the skin aboar chem, if the powder of the dryed leaves be caft thereon. 
~ MPhe juyce of the leaveshath the fame effeéts, whether it be taken out of thefrelh 
~ Leaves, or from the dry, by fprinkling them over with Red Wine, and is fafely 
vifed where there isneed of any binding Medicine, either to heal the Ulcersof 
Pini to loofe theireye-fight, by reafon of any filme orskin growingover 
Pit be laid on with parched Barly Meal. The decoStion of (HC — 
the hairblack, and Keepeth it from falling, it eurech all the: is 
—” ead, and ele infeth the fame from fcurfe and fcals, being ofted 
“-fhed therewith,and helpeth them that are burften. The Syrupe of Myrt 
«the Cotivh and exulceration of the Lungs. The powder of the dry 
h theftinking fweat of the flanks and arme-pits, arid the fwe: 
iy aa eee Fe EOE 
ohisoat et ee 2 
thonies fice. The decoétion of the Leaves is good for the refolu- 
teries and Foynts, and other weakneffes incident thereunto, tofirin 
as ina Bath, or elfe tobaththat part only which ismoft amiffe, and 
ehardly be cured : Ichelpech the foreneffe of the Nailes, andthe 
