the Hiftorie ofPlants, 



^omt tUnkt tliat C^Uebo^ttne Ut an Ijerbe like to tlUhome oni 

 I^ m t)crtue0>miD not mfall^ton* Qe(e fellotDedlDiU not recetue 

 t[)t« Ijerbc fo; Helleborine : but bp tbt0 t^tv map fenoto t^ctr er^ 

 ro^, biraufc nettl)er<^alen no? Diofcorides Do attribute anp of 



tlje p^opertie^ of dEIlebo^ to l^ellebojine. 



^^Tlje nature. 



2D!)t5 1)crbe fcs of Ijof e ano D;it» complejciom 



^Thevertues, 



fDfje Decoction of i^ellebojineojunfee, openef li t|ie ffoppin^ps *l 

 of tl)eiiuer,ano v& tert? goD fo^fucli a0are bp anp bino of means 

 Difeafco in ttjeir Iiuer0,o; t^aue receiueo anp poifon,o; are yyi^Xza 

 l)l>ani> maner of benemou0 beail» 



* 



Of blacke Hellebor. Chap.xxvj. 



I 



r 



^Tloehinds. 



VijiUer f l)e name of Hellebor us niger, i\tX \& tofap, bladte 

 CUefao;,are comp;el)ent>cO(bp tfw; !^erbo;jifts of our txxai) 

 i\xk fo^ts of Ijerbs, tuber of tlje Qrlt t0 mucb liHe in Oefcrip^ 



tton to Helleborus niger,of Diofcorides: SCtje fecono is a ttragO 



^erbe not mucb tiflf cring in tjertue from t^e true blacfe l^ellcboj, 

 ano \& calleo €^i\^tii berbe, ano is mncl) lifte in Defcription to 



Helleborus nigcr,tl)at Theophraftus fpeaketl) of: SClje t^irO \si 



f ommonlp calleo of tlje loU) Outclimen tj^ercrupt, tt)at v& to fa?. 



405 



ifiretourt* 



^ Thedefcription. 



1 npi^e true blache l^cUcboj batb rougb blarfiill^ leaues, pars' 



1 teo tottti foure 0.: Sue oeepe tixttes like tbe fa(^ion of t^e 



Tmine leafco;; as Diofcorides faitt), like tlje leaues of tl}e plane 



tr0s,but mucb Ieircr,tl)e (talhe be euen % plaine,at tl^t top toljerof 



sroU) flotoers in litle tufifets,tljiche fet like to ^cabioas,of a ligtt 

 bleU) colour . jafter tbe falling of toliicb Qotuers commet{^ tbe 

 fa^e to^icb is not mm^^ bnlike to ^^eate* SD^e rotes are ma^ 



nte fmall blache long i^iknt^ rommpng altogether from one 

 Ijeao. 



a €b5 ittcs berbc fjatb great tbiffee greme leaues,f ut into fcuen 

 ■fi^ eig^t parts, tofjerof eac^ part in long ano ibarpe at t[?e foppe 



^D ? 



anD 



