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La fer is alfo t)of anD D^p in f !)e tIjirD Degra , but it tvtknctff 

 muc^ t[jc ^eate of tlic icmtSfSlMts, mn mtts of Laferpitium . 



}^The vertues* 



%\^t reotcfi! of Lafcrpitium are bcrp gtoD (a£{ Diofcorides an^ j3 



Galen tu^itett)) tobc D^onlien againff all poifon : ano a little of 

 tt)e fame eaten totttjmeate, 0^ taken tuttl) fait, caufet^ one to 

 ^ne a gortj anD rtpate fa^jeatli. 



snije leaues of tiiia plant (as Plinie tozitetl)) faoileD in totne, 15 

 and D^onkcn , ntunDtfiu^tp tt)e matrir > anD D^nueti) faiat^ t|)e ft 

 conDtne,anD tl^e DeaD frutte* 



SD^e roif es loell pounD 0; SampeD toitb oile^fcatterett) clotteD C 

 blonD,taketf} atoa^ blacke anD bleto marto tljatcome of b^nfe^ 0^ 

 ilripe£e)Cnretl) anD DtlToIuetb tbe "^in^ euiir, anD all l)arD ftuel^ 

 linge anD botcfjes.tljeplaces being annointeD 0^ plaittereD tbere^ 

 tuitfi. 



1 2D()e fame roatc maDe info potoDer , anD maDe into a plaiffcr, S) 

 tuttb tt)e otle of Bireo0 anD Isare, DotI) faoti) aOtoage anD cure t^e 

 "Sciatica 0^ gonte of t^e bip 0^ bnctile bone« 



S^lje fame botten tnitb tbe pils of pomegranatis anD tineger, ^ 

 ott) care tlje l)emo;rbotDe0, anD tabetb atoa^ tbe great loarts, 

 anD all otber fuperSnons outgrotoingd about tbe funDement. 3lt 

 l)at!) tbe fame Dertue, if one foment 0^ batb tbe fnnDement mitb 

 tbe Decoction of tbe fame rotes boileD in loater. 



SCbe^ DO a!fo mnnDifie anD clenfe tbeb;eaS, anD itDilToIuetb ip 

 anD ripetb tongb Clemne, anD itister^ p;o6table againft an olD 

 cougb comming of eolD , to be taken tvitb bonie in manner of a 

 ILobof,o;t eletfyarie* 



2Dljep pjouoke l35ine,tbe^ munDffie anD clenfe t^t htDneisanD <3 

 blaDDer , tbep b^ake anDD^tue fo^tb V^t done, ^et! mmae tbe 

 fioure0,anD erpulfe tbe feconDine anD tbe DeaD fmite« 



31f tbe^ be bolDen in t}^t moutb anD cbetoeD bpon , t^f^ ftoage ^ 

 tflstbacb^anD D^ato from t^t b:atne a great quantitie of bumo;:^. 



SDbe liqno? q^ gum of Laferpitiumrefpeciall? of Cp^jene , b^o^ 31 

 ken anD DiflfolueD intoater, f Djonfeen , tafeetb atua^ anD curetb 

 f be boarfenelTc tbat commetb fuDDenl^ : anD being fnpt tp \mt\^ 

 a reare egge,it curetb tlje cougb, anD taken ^n^iti^ Tome gcoD b;otb 

 u; fupping^it 15 geD agatnCl an olD pleurifie. 



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