L, ; b. 2. Of the Hiftorie of Plants. g« 



Dipped avvay,aquancitic according to the quantity of the fyrrup, to your owne difcretion 4 wherein 

 let them infufe or fteep foure and twenty houres,and fet vpon a few warme embers • then ftrain it 

 and put more violets into the fame fyrrup : thus do three or foure timeSjthe oftner the better s then 

 let them vpon a gentle fire to fimper,but not to boile in any wife : fo haue you it firaply made of a 

 mort pcrfefl purple colour 3 and of the fmell of the floures themfelues. Some do adde therto a lit- 

 tle of the juice of the floures in the boiling,which maketb it of better force and vertuc. Likewifc 



it do put a little quantitic of the juice of Lymmons in the boiling,which doth greatly increafe 

 the bcautv thereof,but nothing at all the vertue. 



There is likewifc made of Violets and fugar certaine plates called Sugar violet, Violet tables, I 

 crPlatcvvhichis mod pleafant and wholefome, efpecially it comforteth the heart and the other 

 award parts. 



The decoftion of Violets is good againft hot feuers,and the inflammation of the liuer, and all K 

 other inward parts : the like propertie hath the juyce, fyrrup or conferue of the fame. 



Syrrup of Violetts is good againft the inflammation of the lungs and breft, againft the plurifie L 



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efpe 



eight or nine drops of oy le of Vitrioll, and mix it together, and giue it to the childe a fpoonefull 



at once. \ 



The fame giuen in manner aforefaid is of great efficacie in burning feuers and peftilent difea- M 

 fcs,greatly cooling the inward parts : and it may feeme ftrange to fome that fo fharpe a corrofiue 

 asoile of Vitrioll (hould be giuen into the bodie j yet being delayed and giuen as aforefaid, fuck- 

 ing children may take ic without any perill. 



The fame taken as aforefaid cures all inflammations of the throat month uvula <Vtmn*nA*> *ni 



geuill 



ftcrs for the purpofes aforefaid. 



ajid 





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h a p. 3 1 j # OfHearts^ea/e, or Tanfiesi 



^J The Vefi 



He Hearts -eafe or Panfie hath many round leaues at the firft comming vp • afterward 

 « they grow fomewhat longer, fleightly cut about theedges, trailing or creeping vpon 

 lit, tLv •, gf ?? nd I the ftaIks arc weake and tcnder > whereupon grow floures in f otra & figure 

 the fvrn, m ^ ,an / f ° r J he . m0ti r P arC ° f the fame Wg«*<M 'nree fundry coIours,whereof it took* 

 br«2S SJh" 1 '. " V° fay ' P w P lc >Y cllow ,™* wh^e or blew j by reafon of the beauty and' 

 ThcfeS J,!?', • co j° ur f s .ftty« e ve 7 Pleafing to the eye,for fmel they haue little or none at all. 

 S?«E? 1Ded m c l ? tlek ™P* °[ tbe bi 8 neff e of a tare, which come forth after the floures 



■ bundle of t^hrcdTftrinl/" 1 feCd " "**"' ThC "** * mih ' mg dfe bUt * S * WC * 



bl4eL h n2 ri8ht Pai ) fl ^ ^ in S eth forth Ion 8 fc ^ es dee p!y &* » *e edges,a>arpe poiritcd,of a 

 ^her P l green C0lour ' ret V P™ flcnder WW* ftalkes/ornered, jointed, or knee Ja foot high 



a ^H:foroftentim 



they bring great delight to th 



leth that the vppcrmoft floures 

 thofevary from the lowermoft 



fuA K», — ~. F unc > ancl tnoievary trom the low 

 ? Th y " Sf fecd i$ n . kd that 0f thc P recea «it. 



oi 



fi oures ofh; , , ,e dlttcrctn trom th « of the garden,in leaues^oots.ahd tender branches-the 

 *pEE^J3£** ii *° «*»*' **«* S bc^ ,o that o^ 



'kc 4 ede^« y ,S t T' eare . is . i ' bir " ndlow P la " t:,heleauM * K rounder, not fomuch cut about 



'Meo ^ t ;'S T h r cs *VK£ *?*„ mi,in i v r * c w«3 " **L «Z 



uina^.r ~ u . 5 co ours,that is to fav,white.blew.and vel ow.void «f r m ^M.S.<. .^. • « ..t. u. 



"•gperfeaedhisfi 

 }. Thcr 



colour'JSwi f " ndry P, / C " ° f u EDgl f d a Wilde kindc ^eof,hauing floures of a fe/nr 

 iour,withouc mixturcof any other colour, yethauinga deeper yellowYpot so chelowcft 



r ' • Icafe, 



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5ugar. Violet hath power to ceafe in flammationSjroughnefle of the throat,comforts the heart O 

 a(r«ragethp3inesofthchead,andcaufethflcep. 



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