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fhofis y where hee defcribeth the transformation of the faire boy Narcifc 

 name* faying, IJ 



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j^Mttfe W«i eratyCroceumfro cor fore fit 

 tenitwt Solij $ medium cine enti bus albis. 





But as for body none remain'd 5 in ftead whereof they found 

 A yellow floure , with milke white leaues ingirtingof it round. 



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been touched b 



h-WO! rof the fi(h Torpedo called n^. which benummes the hands of them that touch h'm 

 as being hurtful! to the finuesymd bringeth dulneffe to the head.which orooerlv helon B «h J? ?: 



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The roots of Narciflus 



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(?4/<r» faith,That the roots of Narciflus haue fuch wonderfull qualities in drying,that they con- 

 found and glevv together very great wounds,yea and fuch gafhes or cuts as happen about the veins, 

 Iinues,and tendons. They haue alfo a certaine clenfingand attra&ing facultie. 

 B T he root of Narciflus.ftamped with hony and applied plaifter-wifc.helpeth'them that are bur- 

 ned with fire,and joineth together finues that are cut in funder. 



C Being vfed in manner aforefaid it helpeth the great wrenches of the ancles, the aches and pains 

 of the joints. 



D The fame applied with hony and nettle feed helpeth Sun burning and the morpbew. 

 E The fame ftamped with barrowes greafe and leuen of rie bread,haftneth to maturation hard ira- 

 poftumes which are not eafily brought to ripenefle. 



F Being ftamped with the meale of Darnel and hony,it draweth forth thorns and ftubs out of any 

 part of the body. 



G The root,by the experiment of Jpn!eiuj l ftamped and ftra 

 cough and cbolique,and thofe that be entred intoaptificke 



H The roots whether eaten or drunken,do moue vomit 5 and 

 tie feedjtake away lentiles and fpots in the face. 



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C h a p • 8 5. Of the bajlard Daffodil!. 



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I amongwhichrifcthvp a naked hollow ftalkc of two hands hi^h, bearing at the top 

 a faire and beautifull yellow floure of a pleafant fweet fmell : it fheddeth his floure, 

 but there followeth no feed at all , as it hapneth in many other double floures. The root is fraall, 

 bulbous or onion-fafhion like vnto the other DafFodils,but much fmaller. . 



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Daffodill or Daffadowndilly 



nodefcription. 



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grcatcr,and lafteth longer before th 

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: altogether 

 the floure 



I ± 1 111$ IJatll ICauCS dtiu iuuw haw wiv. iwic vv.». , , n J « n.iu 



i s inn,tpenotv„ I i^b«ofthe K ^ntb. 



fome 



isfmaJI,bulbous,and blackeon the out fide. 



c ThisluthalonsilhbuIbousroot a lomwnatDiacKcuuuic^uti.« t ,..w ■-."" r a]k 



foot 



floure like in Oi'apc to the common Da'frodill>tlefle,and wh 

 welted about. It floures in A prill,and ripens the feed in lune. 



^[ 7 he Place. 



Thedouble yellow Daffodill I receiued from Robinm of Pi 

 friend Sjfrora Orleance and other parts of France. 



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