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dents, of a ellowith green colour,refembling the tongue ofan Adder,or Serpent, 
‘which ied foeweth any other Flower, yet vanifheth away without any Jeed chat 
ever hath been perceived ; the reo: is fmall ard fibrous, abiding under ground all 
Winter, though the Leaves aré but of fmall contituance; 
The Places and Time. - ae 
* Adder s-tongwe groweth in moift Meadows throvghout moft parts of Exg/and a5 
iff a Clofe or Meadow neertoafmall Village called Barton, befides the foot-way 
from Oxford to Stow Wood, and ina Clofe between Botley and Mrs. Batemans 
hoofe on the Weft fide of Oxford. It groweth alfo ina Meadow neer unto the 
Preaching Spittle adjoyning to Lerdon, and in divers other places. The time of 
looking for it (if you mean to finde it) muft be in April or AZay, for though it be 
fomewhat long ere it come up, yet it falleth quite away quickly after the Tongue 
appeareth, efpecially ifthe weather be ary thing hor. 
DRS? hat ag 2 Td: Tewpen pratur?. Sb 
Adders-tongue is dry in the Second or third degree, but temperate ih refpeR of 
Heat. 
The Vertues and Signature. . at hrs 
The Juice of thie Leaves of Adders-tongwe taken in the diftilled water of Oakeni 
Buds, is very effeGtuall for chofe women who have their monthly Courfes, flowing 
down too abundant!y, yea and for the weites alfo, though they be otherwif very 
hard to be cured. Being boyled is Wine.and drunk, or the powder thereof taken 
in Wine, is of fiacular operation to cure both inward and outward pyosed:, asal- — 
fo to he!p thofe that are troubled with any Rupture or Burftenneffe: It is very a- 
vaileable againft all hot Feavers, inflammations of the Liver, and all inward and 
outward beat?s The Juyce of the Leaves piven to drink with the diftilled Water 
of Horfe-raily is a fingulat remedy for thofe that void blood at the Afenth or Nofe, 
or otherwife downwards, and fo it is giventwith no leffe fucceffe for all manner o 
swoundes inthe Breaft or Bowels, or any other parr of the Bedy: The green seh 
infufed or boyled in Red or White Wine, and watery eyes wathed therewith, -or 
dropped therein'taketh away the watering, and cooleth any inflammation that cow 
meth therebys The Leaves mixed with Swines greafe, and gently boyled and 
frained, is good againkt Burnings, ber Tumors and Apoftumes, breading fores and 
Wild-fire. The green Leaves ftamped in a ftone Mortar and boyled in Oy! Olive, 
till they become dry as it were,and parched,and then ftrained, doth make an excel- 
lent green Balfom, not onely for green and frefh Wounds, but alfo fot o/d and is- 
Sun for certain dayes, efpecially ifa liccle clear Turpentine be diffolved therein, 
The fame alfo ftayeth and — all: J»flammations,that rife upon pains by any 
bart or Wounds: Being bound hard with a 7raffe to the new Ruptares Of Children’ 
itis fare Remedy. Itisfaid, that if Adders. be wrapped in Virgins Wax, 
and pat into the left Zare ofan Hor/e, it will caufe him tofalldown, asifhewere 
ad, bur being'taken out, he will rife again, and be aswellashe was before: Is 
careth the itings of Serpents by Signature. bie! y Hegsd 
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