the Hiftorie ofPIariS^. 41 P 



Of Spourge. Chap. xxxj. 



9^ The defiriftioft. 



pourge i)atl) a li^olone ((alfee.of tioo fote fit'sfi 0; mo^e , of 

 ti)e btgneflfe ofone^ finger* SD^e leanea be long ano narrotO) 

 ItHe t^e leaues of a lottljte o.z 0lmonD tro^ tt)e Saihe b;ea^ 

 Itef t) ab^oao at ti}e top into mans ^tl^f Uttle b^ancljes , fet tDttI) 

 Itttle rouno leaner » tpon tbe fame little b^anrj^efs groUietb tlie 

 tnangleo frutte , It^e tbe fruiteof Palma Chrifti, butfmaUer, 

 toljeretn tjs contatneo Itttle ronno faeoeis^tlje toliirl) bp fo^ce of tl)e 

 ^eate of tfje ^unne,t)o fhip out of tljeir ^vX^ \s\^m t|)c frttite \» 

 rtpe»SDb^ rote is of a tutDUDie fubff ance,ano not bcrp tbtcfee. 



ait t|)e berbe tottb f)uei Oal&d ano Ieauefit,t)o re^lo a loliite mil^e 

 like tl)e ICtttj^males^being bnrffen 0; t}urt. 



^ Thepliwe. 



Bit t0 planted tn manr garoend of t^ts countr te. 



i{- The time, 



3|t b^t^ filoiDer£( ano fa^oe in 3|nl^ ano 0ngnlt 



^The names. 



Ctjifi berbc 10 calleo in (iDrabe >^^eJir. and in llatine Lathy- 



ris : in fl^ops Cataputia minor : of fome , aB Diofcorides faitl?, 



Tithymalus: inJFrencb^^^^^^' inl^gbSDnfcb ^p.2mgferaat, 

 ^p^ingfto;jncr,anD Xreibojner : tnbafe 0lmaigne ^pjingcru^ 

 tt^anO in fome places of if lanoers ^pnrgie : in d^ngiil^ Spurge. 



^ The nature. 



Cbis fjcrbe if! Ijot ano D^s in tlie tbirDOegra, ano infacwltic 



Uhe SCicbrmale* 



J^ The vertues. 



Bf one t^ke Sre o% fcuen tkiitii of ^pnrge, it openetb tbe bellte ^ 

 migbttlp , ano Ojitietb foj^tb cljoler , 6cume,ano luaterilb bu- 

 mo;sj, iLiUc bertncbatb tbeiuice, but it is of ffronger operas 

 tiom 



Ko be buefe^^purge ano tljeinice thereof, arc of fecultie lifee )jB 



to tbe snitbpmaleu. 



^ The danger. 



it9* 



Spurge is as bnrtefufl to mans booie as t%t SCit^^a^ 



tH- 



C^e a A^7'i^<? 



