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^ ^ the Hiftorie bfPlants. ^ 555 



Emilia ts a fmal plant,b0aring Ijis fruit m r otiisJrounDjOf a Iw^it 

 oj ^ellotDt^ colo5,of a Ifrange and t^nplealant tafft, fo tSattl)^^ 

 feruc not to be caten,!jut off attcU, rs,tii\)tx toil cattell faDe tjpoit 

 - tbem,bcfojc t^at Initli long fcfetng oj ft eqpmg i^ toaf er, tl)£u: bn 

 plcafant tafte be gone anD loft:li3!icrfo;e it \& tjerte cafie f tutjge, 

 tljat tije flat peaf^ calleo in <5;alie Lathyri , anu uefcribeD in 

 tic w.Cbapter of tljt0 bfflfe,are not Ers oj Eruilia , as feme tjaae 

 ttiougl)t : fo; tbofe flat peaton are in taHe like Vc^t con^mon 

 ^Monj as toe ijaue before tiedareD* 



1SCf)i& pulfe is calleu in (E^reefec '&^»- in ilatin Eruum : ann t&e 

 ifrcncljmen folloluing tlje Laf ine name,Do call it Ers.- in Si>ouc^ 

 d^ruentin GSnglifl^ bitter 5IIcff|?,o? clJrs. - 



^The nature. 



C^rs are ^ot in t^c flrft Degrfl?,anD d;? in t!je feconii'* 



^The vermes. . 



%%z meale of Eruum often lickeD in ioitb |)onie in maner of a f| 

 JLobof !j,cUnfetIj t^ b^ealf , anD cnttetfjanD ripttfj groflfe t toagij * 

 |jumo?s,falling tjpon tlje lungs. -* 



jBtlQjfetb tfje bellr? p;o«ofeet|) b^ine, mafeet|i a man to Ijane n J5 

 gob coIo;,if it be taken in reafonable quantitie: fo; tm mixs^ tt^er^' 

 of is iHirtfulU 



Wiit}^ !^onie it fcouretiy atuar lentiles 0; frecfelesfrom tfje' C 

 fafe,anti all otber fpots anD fears from t^ie boDte^git ftaiet^ fp^es;? 

 Ding t)U ers: it Dotb foften tlje bar Dnes of luomens hittt$yit blea?' 

 ketb carboncles ano impot!nmes. 



I0ei?ng kneobeD 0; tempereb U)ttb Mine , it is latDe berie ^ 

 p^ofltablie bnto tbe bitinges of ^ogges, of ^en , ano luiloe ^' 



3!Bealls, . 



SCbe oecortion of tlje fame,|jelpet|> tlje itc!),anb kibeb Ijdcles, if <l^ 

 tbep be luaC^eb therein* 



Crs are nen er taken in mtate,but it fattetb oycn tticlL 



>$.7%e dagger. 



(Ers ojOrobos being ^Ceb Often, anb in to great atjaantifie 

 taiifetb beaoacMno ^eauie bulnes, it bjingef !j fmt\f bloiD, botb 

 b?tij«Mne,anbejccrementsoft|)ebeUr* ' 



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