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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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the floures and feed : for this kinde hath a greater quantitie of floures and feed growing together 

 like little clufters of grapes,of a yellowifli colour. The feed for the moft part is loft before it can 



be gathered. 



1 Mercurl&lismas, 

 Male Mercurie. 



% Mercurials famina. 



Female Mercury. 



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French Mercuric is fowen in Kitchen gardens among pot-herbes } in Vineprds, and ifl inoift 

 fhadowrie olaces : I found it vnder the dropping; of the Bifhop* houfe at Rochefter 



They floure and flouridi all the Summer long. 



^j The Time. 



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qf The Names. 



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Latines call 



Mcr curialis : it is called in Italian,Ar£rar<r#J : in Englifh, French Mercurie : in French, Utrcurm 



mm vocant. 



foize&foi^t 



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j ««^, 7 «« - fecond degree : it hatha cleanfing faculty 



Galen writeth)a digefting quality alfo. 



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«r The Verities. 



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nvife 



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ing out of the belly not only the excrements,but alfo flegraeand chalet. Diofiorides reported 



..«..* the d«co&ion hereof purgeth waterifh humors. . 



. The leauesftamped with butter ,and applied to the fundament, prouoke to the ftoole } and Itfl 



herbe bruifed and made vp in manner of a peffary,cleanfeth the mother, and helpeth concept* • 



■ Ceftaus in his booke of the nature of plants faith,that the juice of Mercury,HoIIihocks, & P u ' 



flane mixed together,and the hands bathed therein,defendeth them from burning, if they be tnru 



boyling lead 





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