o 



ThefixtBbokeof 



tfjaf be ftitft oj loDe,it,ripsf I) tljc couglj, anb Ij.:mgef 1^ foojf !) aemc 

 being t ^elDeu ano itpt a certatne fpat e in tlje moutft ♦ Stbc iuicc 

 of t|)e rfflt batt) t!)e fame bertue to be tafeen foj tbc fame intent o^ 



purpofe* 

 iFo? t|>e fame canfc tbep bfe to mafec a feinUe of fmaU cafees oj b 



b^eaD in fome abbeice of !^oUanD againft tbc cougb , txjitb tl)e 



inice of Ucojife, mtrt toittj ginger anD otber fpiceg , but tljc fame 



fcruc ih but againft olo cougfjs anD colD , anD tt)e lifee infirmities 



ci^ant ing to tljc lungs anu bjctt. 



SCtje rot of Jlirojifc quenctictb tljirtt , antj oot^ cole anD com# £ 

 fo.n tbe tiot ano D^ie fiomacfee , anD t0 goD againff tf^e bot oifea 

 (e& of tfje liuer> to be cljetueD in tbe moutb> o; D^on&en m a oecoc 

 tion. 



nt fame is gmo againft tljc blccr^ of f |je fetDneiesf , tmD ftab£f ^ 

 o: tb^ts of tbe blaODcr , it cnreth t^t f^arpenelTe anD fmarting of 

 tJ^ine, « alfo ttie filt!?^' corruption 03 mattering of t^z b^inc , be^ 

 ingboilcD in toater anD often D^onben. . ^ 

 . ^^c fame is gmD to be laiD to \3)it\) boni? bpon tfje fore0 QiW(t 



t 



r h 



tctb 



of tf)e outioarD parts : for it cnretl) tlie fame^as Blinie to, 



1^0 conduDc , Htcor tfe anD tlje inice thereof is a ber^ goD anD ^ 

 f)Olefome meDicine,St to alTtnage paincto foften, f mal;e lat^tlty 



Wv Rioper anD agreeable to t^zhm%t\tz lungs, t^e raines,t^ 

 ^iDneies^anD blaDD^r* 



OfRhanmus. Chap.xxix, 



^The kinds. 



iftertbt opinion of SDiofcoriDes, tljere be tb;fie fortes of 

 Hbamnus , one \Dit^ long , fat anD foft leaues : t^e otbct" 

 batb toiiite leaues : anD tt)e tbirD batb i'ounDiO^ leaues 



snD fometDbat brotmte* 



^ 7%e defer ipt'ten. 



A% tbe &inDs of l^b^mnns are plants of a tooDDilb fubSancet 

 i^z tobicb (as S^iofcoriDes \Qi\tzi)^) baue mani? flraigbt 



Voai^ anD branches , fet ^x^it^ il^arpe tbornes anD prickles , lifie 



tbc brancb^s of febite tfjorne. 



I n^ 6itt ktoD of ^b^nuiuj^ Wl msni? long,narrob},tenDer 



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