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time, by no means meddle with it, left it caufe abortion, The diftilled Water hereof 
is ufefull againft creeping Ulcers and Puftules of the Genital/s, both in men an wo- 
rhen,being therewith wath’d,or linnen cloaths dipt in the fame. & laid on the place 
all night, The long Birth-wort is almoft; yet not alrogether, fo effectual as the roand, 
for all the difeafes aforefaid, whether inward or outward, and fome hold the raa- 
ming kinde to be fo alfo, : pee: 3 
CHAP. CCCXUT, |" 
— Of Mercury. ~ 
Mean not here to treat of that Herb that the Country people call AZercury, itt 
J Latin Bonus Henricus, which fome take to be a kinde of Doek, but of thofe torts 
“Of Mercury which are more p/operly fo called. French Mercury is called in Greek © 
nivsCasrs Linoroltis, and teu Géravdr, i tia Mercarii Herba,and thotgh ag Sivier 
Parthenitsm be the name,which is ufually given to Feaverfew,yet betaufe this is al- 
fo sood for Womens dileafes, it was formerly fo called; as divers other Herbs ten- 
ding tothe fame pucpofe were. The Latines following the Greek; do cal} it AZer- 
jalis, becaufe as Pliny faith, it was found by ‘Mercury. De mercury, which is 
nt with any Gabbage, therefore fome Ne ch fe rathe: , 
: the name of Mercurialis Canina, propter ignobilitatem, and other Afer 
curialis vod. The Childes er the Childing- Mercsry, which is anoth § 
hereof is called by the Greeks quaacy and iaacoquarey Phyllam and Eleopl 
Oleefolium; becaule the Leaves are like unto thofe of she Olive. 
: ‘ee T : ; , te ; pins 
The kindes are fufficiently decle 
Flower: In the Female the Stalk is longer, fp 
green Husks, which are the Flowers, made like 
fle of wight,as 
