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Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 



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But water Lilly which hath the white flours is of greater force,infomuch as it ftaies the whites: B 

 but both this and the other that hath the blacke root muft be drunke in red wine : they haue alfo a 

 lcouiing qualitie,andclenfeaway the morphew, being good alfo againft the pilling away of the 

 haire of the head : againft the morphew they are fteeped in water, and for the pilling away of the 

 baire in Tarre : but for thefe things that is fitter which hath the blacke root,and for the other, that 

 *bich bath the white root. 



Tbeeplirajtus faith,That being itampea ana laiavpontne wound it is reported to itay tne Diee- 



ding. 

 The Phvfitionsofoiir age do commend the floures of white Nympbxa againft the infirmities of 



the head comming of an hot caufe • and do certainly affirme>that the root of the yellow cures hot 



difeafesof the kidnies and bladder,and is fingular good againft the running of the reines. 

 The root and feed of great water Lilly is very good againft venerie or fldhly defire,ifone drink E 



the deco&ion of it,or vfc the feed or root in pouder in his meats j for it drietb vp the feed of gene- 



rafion,and fo caufeth a man to be cha ft especially vfed in broth with flefh. 

 The con ferue of the floures is good forthedifeafesaforefaid 3 as alfo againft hot burning feuers. F 

 The floures made into oile as yee make oile of rofes , coole and refrigerate, caufing fweat and G 



quiet flecpe,and put away all venereous dreames : the temples of the head the palms of the hands 



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The green leaucs of the great water Lilly either the white or the yel!ow,laid vpon the region of 

 tbebacke in the fmall,raightily ceafe the involuntary flowing of the feed called Gonorrhea, or run- 

 ning of the reins,being two or three times a day remoued,and frefh applied thereto. 



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1 P ot moge it on Uti folium. 



„ Broad leafed Pond- weed. 





■* pQtamogeiton angufti folium; 

 Narrow leafed Pond weed. 









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