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Of the Hiflorie of Pl a 



«J The Names, 



Goats- thornc is called in Greekc ^v*** -. of moft writers likewife Trarac - /, 



Latine Spina hirci : in French, Baric Renard : and in Englift forwantof^ ;VVema y caI lic 

 ^.™,*u/i: . ~.m tu*r ;cr„»ru f^+u ~c*i. t* .1 . ^ wanc °* a better nam* r— 



thorne : the liquor or gum that iflueth forth of the root bcareth thename alfo oVr ' ^^ Goats - 

 called in (hops arm** Tragacanthx , and in a barbarous manner, G*^ Tr*L*?"™i' : ith 



Gum Dragagant 



^T Tie Temperature. 



Each part of this plant is of a drying facultie without biting : it doth confolid^ n 1 

 gether finues that be cut : but the roots boiled in wine haue that facultie foeciall v ZZ % 

 thofe that haue any grief e or hurt in the finues. »pecially,beuig glUen 



or gleiv (0. 



to 



fharpnefle of humors,and doth alfo fomthing dry. 



by 



inn 



ff 7 be Vcrtues. 



k A _ _ n 



ho^dTe.anc. ,11 fharpind thin ,h eU mes -rfdaBll£^^uJS33SS«35 



away the roughnefie thereof. & Ion S uc " take "i 



Being d runke with Cute or die decoaion of Licorice it taketh away and allayeth the heate of 

 the vine: it is alfo vied in medicines for the eies. 



The greatc ft part of thofe artificial! beades, fweet chaines.bracelets, and fuch like pretty fweet 

 things of plcafurc are made hard and fit tobe worne, by mixing the gum hereof with other Lets, 

 being firftftccped in Rofe water vntill it be foft. 



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Chap. 26. 



Of the ^Egyptian ^Thorne 



t 1 Acacia Diofccridic. 



The Egyptian Thorne. 



t $ AcmaalteratrifolU* 



Thorny Trefoile. 



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