of the Hearbe Eſcuerconera. Fol. 4. 
bout him that no benonte 02 benomous thing thall etfendẽ 
bint: 9; being applied tothe bovie,tt refitteth venome that 
it map net offende him: and them that bee infected theres 
withit bealeth . And this it doeth not one to them that 
daue taken venome, but vnto ſuche that haus had it put 
ints their Spꝛops, apparrell, 02 letter, oz other parte 
that may offenve them. The fame Serapio ſapeth that 
this Stone dooeth prifife muche againſte bylinges of 
beatkes that are venomous, and in their Pꝛickes taking 
the ponder theresf at the mouth, and prenoking ſweate, 
it expellett it from the inner partes: it pꝛoſiteth much, too 
tall the pouder ot this fone in Pꝛickes, 02 in woundes 
made by theſe venomous beaſtes, fo: it veltrepeth and ta 
keth away the malice efthe benome, and although that the 
ſozes beeing ſo made by theſe beaſtes dose beginne fo coz 
rupt, it cureth and healeth them, andthe ponder of this tons 
being put vpon the venomous beaſts doth take a wax their 
ſtrength, and ifit be putin place where they do wound any, 
although they make a ſoze pet the malice ofthe venom Doth 
not take holde. ; 
And this is ene by erperience in the venomous beaſtes 
called Adders and Snakes , for the pouder beeing put in 
place where they doe byte , all their benemens ſtrength is 
taken away and nothing both remaine but the ſgne theres 
of, The graines of this pouder wet with forme licour, bee⸗ 
ing calt bpon ſnakes and adders, thex die th witz. Thus 
Much Serapio ſaieth. a ee a 
Rafis Simia of Gallen a man amongeſt the Arabiens Rafiss 
mol learned in the boske , which dee wrote called Con- 5, of 
tinent , fatety thus: the Bec tone is that which feemety G. 
ſometimes pellowe and fofte, without any manner of take, 
the which bee Gaieththat be bath erperimented two times, 
and hath found in it bertue of great efficacie againſte N 
pelo the ſtrongeſt of all venemes He faytthalfa that be Hath 
tene in this Gone the mot marne llaus etttacs * — 5 
