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Of the Hiftorie of" Plants. 



IB. i. 



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likewife in bisPrognoftickshefaith 5 Itis ncceflaric that S.Anthonies fire fliould break forth and 

 that it is death to baue it driuen in : which is to be vnderftood not only of S .Antbonies fire but alfh 

 of other like burftings out procured by nature. For by vfing thefekindes of cooling and repelling 

 medicincs 3 the bad,corrupt,and fharpe humors are driuen backe inward ly to the chiefe and prinr^ 

 pall parts, which cannot be done without great danger and hazard of life. And therefore wee muft 

 not vnaduifedly, lightly, or rafhlyadminifter fuch kindc of medicines, vpon the commin^outof 

 S./lmhonies firc,the fhingles/Dr fuch hot inflammations. b 



The juice of the green leaues of garden NightOiade mixed with Barly meale, is very profitably 

 applied vntoS.Amhoniesfi remand to all hot inflammations. ' y 



: The )mct mixed with oile of rofes,Cerufe 3 and Litharge of gold, & applied,is more proper and 

 effe&uall to the purpofes afore fet downe. 



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pileonpcA it is good in all other ointments made for the fame purpofe. 



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The barke of the root of fleepy Nightfhade taken in the weight of 5 1 . hath a foranifc 



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Pliny faith) the remedies hereof are not of fuch efteem that we (hould long infill vpon them,cfpe. 

 cially feeing we are furnifhed with fuch ftore of medicines lefle harmfull,yet feruins for tbefarae 

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«A.. Thc j SUr n '" A h t r "°!? d fl t e wis ° f 'i"^*"'" Tmifatto>ot Mala ^thiqut, treatedof atUrge in the < i Chap, of thisbooke,and therefore it ,.«» 

 ted rtetc,and in Itead tbei eof another put m the placc> / 



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hap. 56. Ofjleepy ZfrQgkJJjade. 



Solanum L&thaU. 



Dwale, or deadly Nightfliade. 



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^[ The Description. 



Wale or fleeping Nightfhade hath round 

 blackifh ftalkes fix foot high, whereupon 

 do grow great broad leaues of a dark green 

 colour: among which grow fmal hollow flourcs 

 bcl-fafliion^of an ouerworn purple colourjin the 

 place whereof come forth great round berries of 

 thebignefleof the black chery,greenat the firft, 

 but when they be ripe of the colour of black jet 

 or burnifhed horne 3 foft,and ful of purple juice $ 

 among which juice lie the fecds ? like the berries 

 of Ivy : the root is very great, thick, and long li- 



fting. 



^ The Place. 





It growes in vntoiled places neere high* 1 * 

 and the fea manfhes,and in fuch like places. 



It groweth very plentifully in Holland 

 Lincolnefliire, and in the IfleofEIyarapW* 

 called Walfoken,neere vnto Wisbitcti. 



I found it growing without Highg atc 



vnto a pound or pinfold on the left hand. 



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This flouriflieth all the Spring 

 nier, bearing his feed and flourc ifl 



Auguft. 



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ff The Names. 



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It is called of DiofcoricUs^ <?«>>, ^n**** f of Theophrajlus, $*«&o# •&**** - of the ^ iine V m ^fer^ 



