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3$8ttpla t£f a f ra of a meane Uaivxz, tfie lcaac« are almott 

 litie to f ^e Cornell ano l^anuttra Icaues, t^e barfec 10 !tte 

 to ti^ebatte 0; nmie of aller, fpecttleo on tbe ontODe tott^ 

 tjljite Cpots : fant tfje inner rinoe 10 fo pcUot0,tI)at tf it be c ^etoeo 

 it tDillcoloar,an0ffaine pellotD like faffron anorubarbe, 3|tpirt^ 

 f et|j fffljtl) tDf)ite flot»er0, ant fmall fruttsi 0^ berrie«, of t[ie bfe* 

 nesofapeafefo owtoeD in tbc mtcole, tl>at it l&metl) to be ttuo 

 berries bj? natures ftill toineo togitlicr. j3t tlie firft tfje frnit ti$ 

 grane, tljen reu, ano at laC blacfee, bauing toitbin tt«o finaU 

 Umte, almoU \iU llupines. but little bigger tban Henttfs, in 

 lobif b tbe feernelfli be* Cbe fubttanc e of tbe timber is berp b^it^ 

 tie ano fraile, lobereof it taikz btiS name in Hatine, Frangula. 

 SDbere is no fmall bertue in tfie barke 0^ rinde, botb to lofe anb 

 binbe : fo; it lofetb tbe bellie, anb ffrengtbenetb tbe p^incipall 

 parts > euen like rnbarbe * Bit purgetb cboler anb fleame, anb 

 bifpatebetb tbe toater fVom fucb as ^mz tbe D^opfie* %^t faioe 

 barke isboileb toitb common (!^upato;ie,pontike MiD^Uioib> 

 jagrimonie, €pitbim, il^oppes, Cinamome, ifenill, ^arfclei?: 

 anb botb kinDes of Cnbiue toitb tbeir rotes againff tbe D^opGe, 

 anb enill Dt(po0tion of tbe booie^ anb ttiz gaunoers : it i6 ginen 

 to fidtm t'mt be 0f ke of tbe afo^efaiti Diteafes, in tbe t{mntitit oj 

 tuaigbt of fifae ounces toitb lingular p^oiit, But it (ball be berg 

 requiOt, tbat firtt tbe fuperfluitie of bumo^,tDbicb lie in t^t ffo* 

 macke,ano tbe firft baines of tU lioer be purgco. at tofetb tbe 

 bellie iuttbout anpDanger,anD Dotb ber^ioell purge ano Itreng 

 then t^t liucr,fo tbat fucb ^ \i^^^ b^" grmieb isoU^ t^t b^rbnes 



of the milt t lruer,baue been cureo onlp tuitb t^iBimhitrnzxto^ it 



moff bark is aft ringent; ano tfje inner faarke la)fctb,3lBotb ougbf 

 f be ftript from tbe tree in t}^z berr beginning of tbe Qj^ing txmt^ 

 ano tUn to be mit^ in t^t lbai>oto * ^^ ^^ ^^ occupieb grome, it 

 Inill caufe bomitiwg, SCbe occoction tbat is maoe toirtj it, ci^t 

 to ftano 0^ reft tUw 0; tl^iiz ^^i^ befo;e it be miniftrco, tmtiU 

 tt£ rdlolD colour be cbangeD intoblackc, clfe it ma?pcraouen^ 



Jure caufe \iataitim* S^befame D;onken before t^t bnloillng 



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