The Paradile of Plants. 5 
one 
The Vertwes and Signatures. 
_ Itisagreed upon by all hands, that pernell being brnifed and applyed to 
corrupt, feftered and fretting Sores, cicdnfete oad heeled heen and draweth out 
thorns, thiftles, and lier, , out of the Hands or Feet, or any other pare of the 
Body : Being boyled in Wine and drank, it is fingular good agai inft all vememons 
bitings, obftruttson of the Liver, and pain of the Kidneys : Itis good Remedy 
againft the Plague, and other vefilential Feav cavers, and contagions Sickneffes, being 
boyled in Wine and given to drink; but then after the taking thereof warm, 
muft lye a bed and fweat two houres thereupon, for hereby the venome of the ‘Di/~ 
ee phan but it muft be ufed twice at the leaft;the fame helpeth the biting of 
s,and the ftingings and bitings ef the Viper Adder or Scorpion the Spots on 
ek ioe Lene mneg es Ps : The Juyce Rertof mized with slits 
and dropped into the Eyes, cleanfeth them from cloudy mists or 
pa ay over them, which hinder and take away the fight = Itis effeeual 
cafe the pains of the Hemorrboides or Piles. The diftilied Water is effe@ual for al 
the purpotes aforefaid, efpecially for cleanfing corrmps and /ti : 
accounted meryailg | toe any roughneff/ ' 
ig thereof, and to make it [wvccth, neat, and elear; ich it doth by 55 
sous, all Spotted Plants being available for the doing away Spotsinthe Skin, as : 
Croiws faith, who writeth aifo, that it is reported that the Male Pimpernel being 
held in the hand tillit be bot, ftoppeth the bleeding of any veine that is cur, the 
Flower of it being of a bloody a ay fignifying the fame. The Jayce fniffed up in- 
to the Nofe, purgeth the Head, and fo it is faid to do the Toorhach, if it be put into 
the contrary Noffril. The A4ale Pimpernel is aid to drive forth the Fundament, 
and the Female to repel it, and drive neg neene Spa are Ot 
do judge of the Weather by beholding the Flowers 0 this ath Race bu 
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