151 Of the Hiftorie of PW T, 



IB. I. 



«[ The Description. 



Although I haueexprefTed two pidures of Saffron asvoufw ««««»„« . j « 

 thefe two do but fet forth one kinde of plant, which co Id noffo JaXh vnd ?*?*> th " 

 figure as by two, becaufe his floure doth ^xi^^^^^l^^ 1 ^^ «* 

 and his longfmal graffie leaues fhortly after the flou^neu ^beLiSo^ X ? Scptem H 

 which to exprefTeJ thought it €^^i ent to itt d^nctZ ^Z^h^ le .afeatonce.The 



d ing to pur P Ie 3 hauing in the middle many G^S^T^^^^^ ^ te '- 

 thre e,or more thicke fat chiues of a ficric Colour fomewhTr IL7^ f 5 n ? wh,ch arc tw <>, 

 be dried which doth ftuffe and trouble the head ^SmSMI to&£*\ ^ ** 

 bcareth floures,and the other expreffeth nothing but Ieaues. C pknt when ic 



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beftknowne Saffron groweth plentifully in Cambridge-mire, Saffron w.m 

 s thereabouts corne in the fields. ° ' oai "on-WaIdon, 



greene 



September 



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Latine,Ow« : in Mauritania,^™* .• in Spanim^c^, 



Zahafi 



^J T lsa l^^^a binding . but his hot qualitiedoth foouer-ruleinir that in the 

 whole cflcncc it is in the number of thofe herbs which are hot in the fecond de g ree,and dry n h 



fhat'i bft Z7? ? h a certame force to concoa > which is furthcred b y * e f ™ 1] »&*« 



A <rfcvV«> affirmetb,That it caufeth head 



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. 11,, r -*«:"*-»«""* """'LjuuiuuicuramcwnicniccannotdoDv 



taking it now and then 3 but by too much vfing of it s ft* the too much vfing of it cutteth off deep, 



thTau&h want whrrpnf tht*hf>*A *nAC*n^** «**>*,*+ *cc.~ n 1 r.. r _• n. r ? 



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and maketh a man meny. 



good 

 offheauy and drowiiefleepe, 



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of the cheft, opens tb 



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lungs,and remoueth obftrudions. 



It is alfo fuch a fpeciall remedie for thofe that haue confumption of the lungs, and are, as wee 



terme it,at deaths doore«and almoft Daft breathing, that it brinperh hrpath aaain.and nrnlnno*>rfi 



Wine 



we haue found by often experience,that being taken in that fort, it prefently and in a moment re- 



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E It is commended againft the ftoppings of the liuer and gall 3 and againft the yellow jaundife: 

 and hereupon Diofcorutes write tb, That it maketh a man well coloured. It is put into all drinkes 

 that are made tohelpethedifea(esoftheintrals,asthefame Author affirmeth, and into thofe fpe- 

 daily which bring downe the fleures,tbe birth 3 and the after-burthen. It prouoketh vrine, ftirreth 



flpfTili; Infl- *r\A tctrfnA irmitirtlifnrxf*? *nA r»n!r^(Tpc fnr tht* marri v anH fundament, anrl alfh in nlai- 



j tvi J nun lV.aiC-WIWc*LUC^ Wlillll 1U UC 



haue alfo in them S.Anthoniesfire. 

 F It is with good fucccfle put into < 



, nd 



hotfwell 





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from being hurt by the fmall pox or meafels.and are defended thereby from 



ferticd 



into them. 



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(as we fay) 1 



alfo 



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to colour fundry meats and confedions.lt is with good fucccfle 

 Confedions caIlcdCr^^w^4j0^yfr^^//w 5 and Diacurama,whh 



<5luaries,cannot be made without this Saffron. 



••-■-*■ * *~ — . . • of Walnuts ~~ 



Mi- 



wfeded 



