fed, or the juyce thereof being put into Oyntments and Salves, doth q 
ee 
120. Adam in Eden, Or, 
CHuarp. CCLXIV. 
OF Flix-W eed. 
The Names. 3 
thofe Latine names that it hath obtained, are many of them ELIE ES o 
Greek, as well as Latine, as Pfeudonafturtinm {ylueftre, Sophia Chirurgorum 
and Thalietrum or Thaliéirum, but not truly,for that name belongeth to dh 43 
Rabarbe that growes in our Medowes. It is called Pieudonafturiinum {slveftre, be 
caufe it pertaines to the Family of the wild Creffes, but why itis called Sophia 
_ Ghirnrgorum, 1 know not, unleffe it be the Sophie Paracel, wherewith the Parg. 
_ ¢elfians.pretend to do wonders in uniting broken bones, and healing eld ores : 
t hath no pure Greek name fer down by any Author, that I can. find, ye 
hough the matter be difputable, icis generall called and knowne by the 
—-Yetst! 
- name of Sophia Chirargorum. In Englith 1 it isc A FlisWeed, from the’ 7 
that i it ito cure in Flix. eee 
Tbe Kindes. sat 
And becanfe Flix-weed is {aid to be of the Family of wild Ciel, hall de te 
one or two more thereunto, fothatthere is 1 Common Fiix-weed. 2 Brad 
aeaees Fiz wea zs Narrow leafed wild Creffes. 4. Spanifh wild Creffes. ee 
i Pa _ The Formes, ‘ f bree 
=  rifeh up ‘with a round upri; he hard ftalke, half a yard, orem, ee 
te ste feldome more, fpread i into fundry branches, whereon do grow 
_ many Leaves, of an overworn grayifh green colour, finely cut, and divided in- 
to a number of fine jagges, like unto thofe of the Worm-wood, commonly cals 
Icd Roman; The Flowers which are {mall, and of a dark yellow colour, do 
grow RA fafhion upon the cops of the priggy branches, after which 
come very {mall long Pods, with much {mall yellowith feed imthem. The Root 
is Jong and pepe sen every year, yec if itbe fuffered to feed and aiigs Be 
‘will not faile you of many appearances for one;the nextyear, = 
goa esy fen MES ERS EEN ene oa dal 
eke frequently Sears. 0 ; 
“Walls mee eabbifh in mott laces of this Land, efpecially the upon lt es 
: Seen fornudcaly itis Kingdon of Yalentia’ in Spains They Flower 
ris 4 = eehacs of Fune to the Serene the feed | sibsaing te oa 
-meane while. ~ | 
= The Toupciane ; ee a 
“s i Plein witha aarp ote occa 
= Vertues. i 
- And whofoever fhall drink the feed of Flix weedin Wine, or the Waterof: a 
miths Forge, wherein Iron and Steel have been often quenched, fhall fndby 
Derien Fist anal ser to Tact le ; 
which Pardee Ween filthy Ulcers. The reo hing bie 
, eal all fores, how foul ormalignant foever they be, and therefore jewould be 3 
