Of. the Hiftorie of Plants; 



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I Garden Mint taken in meat or drinkc warmeth and ftrengthneth the ftomacke,and dricth vpall 



fupcrfluous humors gathered in the fame.and caufeth good digeftion. 

 K Mints mingled with the flourc of parched barly confume tumors and hard fwellings. 

 L The water Mint is of like operation in diuers medicines, it cureth the trenching and griping 



paines of the belly and bowels s it appeafethbead-ache,ftayeth yexing and vomiting, 

 jvl It is lingular againft the gnftiel and (tone in the kidnies^and againft the ftrangurie,being boiled 

 inwineanddrunkc. 



It is laid to the (tins ins of wafos and bees with good " ~ 



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f Tfic fr»ur« which were formerly in this Chapter were noway agrceableto thedefcription and names taken forth of 'Dodmntu .The firft was of the CaUmn 

 thsmmttm vulgam of Label andTab. Thefecond wa$of that which isdefenbed in the third place : the third was of chc Mentha C*turia ew/h/ofo defcribed mtix 

 thud place of the next Chapter. The figure agreeing to the fourth description wat in the Chapter next faueone afore.by the title of Ocjmidei repent, 



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Of^jp or Qat~Mint 





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At-Mint or Nep growes higlyt brings forth ftalks aboue a cubit long, couered,cham- 

 fcred 3 and full of branches : the leaues are broad,nickt in the edges like thofeof Bawm 

 or Hore-hound,but longer. The floures are of a whitifti colour, they partly compaffe 

 about the vppermoft fprigs,and partly grow on the very top,fet in manner of an eare or catkin:the 

 root is diuerily parted,and endureth a long time:the whole herb together with the leaues & ftalks 

 are foft,and couered with a white down,but lefler than Horfc-raint : it is of a {harp fmel 3 and pier- 

 ccth into the head: it hath a hot tafte with a certain bitternefle. 



$ 2 Our Author figured this,and defcribed the next in the fecond place of this Chap.Tbis 

 hath pretty large fquarc ftalkes 5 fet at each joint with two leaues like thofeof Coftmary, but of a 

 gray or oucrworne colour : the floures grow at the tops of the ftalks in long fpoky tufts like tbofe 

 of the laft defcribed , and of a whitifh colour 5 the fmell is pleafanter than that of the laft defcri- 

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i CMentha Vclina^tu C at t aria. 



Nep or Cat-mint. 



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Great Cat-mint. \ A* 



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