1070 Of the Hiflorie of PI 



alfo are a little jagged or cut about the edges . and ii 



ference. Clufius cali$ it chtledonium majuslacimatofii 

 nis. \ 







f The Place. 



fili), 



and 



IF 



oWwifc. 



&ed in the mean time 



goodp 



petit. 



1 ^ *U The Names > 



It is called in GreeketfWi'iw « in Latine, Chelidonium majus, ; 

 the Apothecaries, cbeltdonia : diuers mifcall it by the name ( 

 Celidoma:'m $$XM.(h y Celiduhcnh* s 7 trva.de las golundrinhas : in! 



in low-Dutch,£>tinfcenDe dBOVttm i in French, Efclercpx EfcUy, 

 dine,or great Celandine,Swallow-wort,and Tetter-wort. 

 It is called Celandine not becaufe it firftfpringethatthe co 



wium major .• amoorft 



it is named in ifi 

 ^•xnEngliftr, 



found all the yerefbut becaufe fomc hold opi. 



things are vain and falfe - 3 for Cornelius Celfus t U6. 6 .witneffethjhat when the fightof tbe eies of di 

 uers yong birds is put forth by fome outward means,it will after a time be reftored of it feife ad 

 fooneft of all the fight of the Swallow : whereupon (as the fame Author faith) the talc grew bor 

 thorow an herb the dams reftore that thing which healeth of it felfe. The verv <w,w£ tlu. 



fame doth Anjk 



alJedge,//*. 6. de Animal. The eies of Swallowes (fatth he) that are not fledge, if a mando pricke 



and perfj 



^J The Nature. 



The great Celandine is manifeftly hot and dry,and that in the third degree, andivithallfcourcs 

 nd clenfeth effectually 







«f[ The Verities. 



A The juice of the herbe is good to fliarpen the fight, for it elenfeth and confiimethaway flimic 

 things thatcleaue about the ball of theeye,and hinder the fight,and efpecially being boiled with 

 hony in a brafen veflel^as DwfctriAes teacheth. 



B The root cure th the yellow jaundice which comes of the (lopping of the gall, efpcciallywbco 

 there is no ague adjoined with it,for it opens and deliuers the gall and liuer from ftoppings. 



C The root be ing chewed is reported to be good againft the tooth-ache. . 



D The juice mull be drawn forth in the beginning of Summer,and dried in the funne/aitn Z> up* 



rides. 



E The root of Celandine boiled With Anife feed in white wine, opens the ftoppings ofrfle Inier, 

 and cureth the jaundice very fafely,as hath been often proued. , 



JF The root cut into fmall pieces is good to be giuen Vnto Hauks againft fundry dif»* wD 

 to thev are fubie<5fc,as wormes,Cray,and fuch like. , i u 



G * I baue by experience found (faith Clufius) that the juice of the great Celandine droppe 

 to fmall greene wounds of what fort foeuer,wonderfully cures them, t 



Chap. \}6* 



» ■ 



Of Cocfacombe or yellow "Rattle 



Hrifta Colli, or Grip Gatlinacu, hath a flrait 



floures 



^j The D efcriptfrn . 



« with narrow to-?* 



\^ round about the edges : the floures grow at the top of the ftemmes, m a j«r mle b |,cW* 

 which come vp little flat pouches or purfes, couered ouer or contained ""*" d w bicbb^ 

 or flat skin,open before like the mouth ofa fi(h,wherin is contained flat : ye jlcm£ y lf «** 

 mg ripe and dry wil I make a noife or rattling when it is fhaken or rooued,oi ww™ Y 



the name vellow Rattle. % ' • 



she name yellow Rattle 



