.Lib. 3- 



Of the Hiftorieof Plants 



I5II 



^ The Names 



The fig tree is callcdin Greeke, ««', and of diuers,for difference fake betweenc it and the wilde 

 Fig tree,«« *"*»* : in Latine, F/V**,and Fictit fatiu^ind Vrbana .- in high Durch.^fcwrenbatim ♦ m 

 low Dutch, UaijgljebOOm ♦ in French, Figuier : in Italian, Fin : in Spanilh, B^uai: in Enehfti 

 Figcree. 8 ' 



The fruit is named in Greeke, «'«» in Latine, Ficm : and the vnripe fruit, tM« i n Latine, Grof- 

 fiu : that which is dried is called in Greeke, >^ in Latine,C4r/M.- in high Dutch, jf CWjett : in low 

 Dutch,tia(|Q^ctl : in FrcnchjF/^/.inltalian^/^/.in Spanifli,#/f« .« in Englifh Fig .the little 

 feeds which are found in thera are named by Galen. **wtJAf, Ctchrami 



The greene Figs ne 



^J The Temperature. 



moft in the third degree.and withall fharpeand biting. 



ripe 



The leaues alfo hauc lone iharpcneiTe,with an opening oower,but not fo (tron* as the knee 



f TheVertues. 



The dry Figs doe nourifli better than the greene or new Figs ; notwith landing they ingendcr A 

 not very good bloud,for fuch people as do feed much thereon become l< >wfie. 



Figs be good for the throat and lungs, they mitigate the cough, and are good for them that bee B 

 (hort winded : they ripen Hegme, caufine the fame to be cafily fpit our, efpecially when thev bee 

 foddenwith Hy flop, a rid thcdcco&iondrunke. 



Nut 



pay Cot) 



CMi 





forme of 



roots of Marifh Mallowcs.applied warme.doe 



phlegmons, all hot and angry fvvellings and tumors behind the cares: and if you addc thereto the 

 roots of Lillies, it ripenethand brcakcth Vencriousimpoftumcs that come in the tiankc vvhich 



imDOltume is called Bubo, bv reaionor his lurking — ., 



they are called botches. 



Wormewood wine with fome Barly rocale are very good 



fi 



thinnc 



ft 



roots 



C 



F 



The leaues of the Fig tree doe wafteand confume the Kings Euill, or fwclling kernels in the G 

 throat,and doe mollifie,wafte,and confume all other tumors,bcing finely pouned and laid thereon: 



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incorporated together,and applied in forme of a plaifter. 



Tbemilkie juyce either of the Figs or leaues is good againftall roughnefTeof the skinjepries, 

 fpreading fores, tetters, fmall pockes^raeafel^pufhes, wheales, freckles, lentils,and all other fpors| 

 fcuruinctfe, and deformity of the body and face, beeiag mixed with Barley meale and applied : it 



doth alfo take away warts and fuch like excrefcences, if it bee mingled with fome fatty or sreafie 

 thing. 



The milke doth alfo cure the tooth-ache/if a little lint or cotten be wet therein.and put intorhe I 

 hollownelTc of the tooth. 



It openeth the vcines of the hemorrhoids, and loofeneth thebelly , being applied to the funda- K 



metit. 



intolerable paincof the hot gour,efpecially the gout of the feet. 



doeeafe 



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The milke thereof put into the wound proceeding of the biting of a road dog,or any other veno- M 



fe A ^B ^^ ^^fc ^B^B rf*B m ^BB B^^Bk M# ^r "> AT ^Bb\ AB A Vfl ^^Bl BTB> BP^Bl BVBl I % ^Bk ^H^h ^B\ BBl B^B> ^B^ ^B^B ^^m ^ ^BBk ^ i m .*— -*_ ■ w ■ k 



mous beaft,preferueth the parts adjoyning>taketh away the painc prefcntly 5 and cureth the hurt. 



good 



happeneth 



fomewh 



N. 



Dry or barrell Figs, called in Latine Caric^ are a remedy for the belly.the cough, and for old in- O 

 firmities of the cheft and lungs : they fcoure the kidneies, and clenfe forth the fand, they mitigate 



the paineofthebladdcr,andcaufe women with childc to haue the eafier deliuerance if they feed 

 thereof for certaine daies together before their time. > 



Biofiorides faith,that the white liquor of the Fig trec,and juyce of the Icaues,do vn*A !/• milkeas p 

 rennet doth 5 and diflblue the milke that is cluttered in the ftomacke,as doth vinegcr. 



yellow 



c 



hap: 





