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Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 



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ibeftfortofMarjeranc. The pot Mai 

 dotlbc whether 'JWajoram and Samvfy 



S^J Sue madea doilbt whether OMajorava and Sampfycum be all one 5 which doubt, as I take it," 

 teaufe that Gdltnmaketh a difference betweene them, intreating of them apart, and attributed! 



of 



W ifr witncfleth,tbat forae do call Amaracus^ Parthemum j and (?4/*« in h is booke of the faculties 

 rlLie medicines, doth in no place make mention of Pmhemum. but by the name of x^imaracm 



^•Ww,which the Egyptians and the Syrians did call Sampfy 

 rtfilid the firft' booke of his *&neidos fhewcth, that Kidman 



tiogthus; 



is a (hrub bearing floures, wri- 





Vbi mollis Amaracus ilium 

 & didci ajpirans comfletfih 



Likcwifc Catullus in his Efithalamium, or mariage fong oilulu and Mallius faith. 



Cingetemporafloribus . . 



SuAueolemtsAmaraci. 



Comp 





Of Amarac,affording fweet fauours. 





ftead otSampfycum. 



A 



in Gtltns time alio itf arum was in the mixture of the ointment called Amaracinum vngtttntum in the 

 place otStmtfjcmp he himfelfe witnefleth in his firft booke of counterpoyfons. ' 



^f The Temperature, 



They are hot and dry in the fecond degree ; after tome copies, hot and dry in the third. 



^r TheVertues. 



Sweet Marjerome is a remedy againft cold difeafes of the braine and head,being taken any way 

 toyourbeftlibngiputvp into the nofthrils it prouokes fneefing,and draweth forth much bagWe 

 fcgmejicaafcth the tooth-ache being chewed in the mouth , being drunke it prouoketh vrine and 

 draweth away watenfh humors,and is vfed in medicines againft poy fon 



The leauesboilecUn water, and the decoflion drunke, helpeth them that are entering into the B 



SmuSat th T 'Yu r t tr0U - bled ™ h ?® cuIc y of m ^i«g watered fuch as are giuen to 

 °"ermuch fighing,and eafcth the paines of the belly. 6 



PutatS r !f d /u d miDgI , ed m r th h r. ey » ***&**> di{r °te congealed or clotted bloud,and C 

 putawy blacke and blew markes after ftripes and brufes,being applied thereto. 



ad I meaces ° ** eXCdlent §00d t0 be P Ut int0 a11 odo "f«ous ointments, waters, pouders,broths, D 







•doinm, *l P° l l ! dered 3 and fin dy fearched, are good to put into Cc 

 S ' Pr °f. k ag3inft COld fvvelIin S s . a " d members out of joynt. 



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^sxr a r e rr C n l!ei ! r° yIe to . b ^ dra l vne forth of thefc herbes, good againft the flmnking of fi. F 

 5 V»inpes,co > vulfions,and all aches proceeding of a colde caufe. : ~ 







HAP, 



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Of mlde sZMarjerotne 





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f TheDcfc 



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SSSS^ w i th ptf ro » nd , * aI{ «? of • reddifl, colour, full 

 round ^y.2?L thl§brandf P metime . s h, g her - TI * Imucs be broad, more Ions than 



fir, 



fharp 



greenecolour ; on the top of the branches ftand long fp,^ I6aicu 

 littte white floures like the flouring of wheat.The whole plant is of 



f ttk ft/* sl * 



differing 



Jfr * colour affiC t^ **&*** -- » u«* uu^u mC nng uttie trom the prece 

 B a ? fiftcth th « d SncI P WhltCr a br ° ader kaUeS ' and all ° rauch h 'S her 



J^le Wi?.^ c of C andy hath many threddv roots 



^St ^ES 



fiC WhoIc P lant is of a moft pleafant fwect'fmell! The wit mduwiin my garden 



Kkk and 





