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and greener, with dents about the Edges: It beareth fmall and thort Cathiny: im 
fomewhat like to thofe of the Hafel Nut tree, which abide on'the branchesa lone 
time, wherein the feed is contained, but at length fallsto the ground, one y 
The Places and Time. : a 
- Though the Birgh Tree grow frequently in fome Countries, yet in others it tt. oe 
very rare, as is in fome parts of Oxferdand Northampton-fbires, where theyare fer 
in Gardens, as rarities, asin the Garden of my much honoured Briend fohmCart- 
wright Efquire, athishoufe in Aino. I remember once as I rid through little Brick 
bill in Buckingham-joire, which isa Town ftanding upon London Road, between 
Dunftableand Stony Stratford, every Signe-pott in the town almoft,was bedecked 
with green Birch, fo that in that Countrey it feems to be very plentiful. ‘The 
_ -Catkins come forth in e 4pril, and the Leaves foonafter, but the Seed isnotripe 
untill September. 0 
» oases | The Temperature. wa 
The Leaves of the Birch Tree arethought to be cooling, but the Barkeand 
eile acta ae Signature and Vertues. siteatea ok 
The inner barke of the Birch-tree, faith the faid Crodiw, whom I quotedin 
the Chapter immediately going before,hath the Signatureof the Matrix withthe 
bioudy veines thereof, and therefore the decoction thereof provoketh women, 
Courfes, expellech the After-birtb, and carrieth away all manner of fuperhutf 
from the Wombe. The juyce of the Leaves while they are young, or the difilldd 
Water of them, or the Water that cometh out of theTree being bored with’an 
Auger, taken either before, or after it is diftilledagaine, is held to be very 
availeable to break the Stone inthe Kidneyes, or Bladder, and is alfo goodto 
wath fore monthes, for which purpofes a Lye madeof the inner barke of the 
Birch-treeis likewife effeGtuall. The civid wfes whereunto the Birch tree ferveth 
are many, as for the pani(iment of Children both at bome and atSehool, fort 
hath an admirable influence upon them, to quiet them when they areoutof Qr- 
der, and therefore fome call it Adake-peace: The old Roman Afagifirate: hadie 
_ bornin bundles before them, as.an Enfgne, and Inftrnment of Juffice to be exe 
' cuted upon petty Offenders , itis ufed alfo to Hoop Cuskes, binde Fagots, make 
Befomes, 8c. - will arts terbtine Sat in ara stenints =.'3 ee 
yh GMCS CLIO aye 35, 2 &: 
- Having thus dif atched thefe Simples which are appropriated to she Womlt, I _ 
pale on now to thofe that are availeable for Ruptures, which Difeafe semmfia 
y the breaking or loofening of the Rim, or Filme of the Belly, (o that 
Guts fall inte the Cods. It happeneth molt commonly to young Child ah 
thofe of the Male-kinde, yet fometimes Females , and elder perfons are lea 
_ therewith, fo that it will be very reqnifite to Speak, of fome particular Plants, 
are very effettwall for this purpofe. : ote 
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_ Of Rupturewort. 
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