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Of the Hiftorie of Pla 



Diofcorides teacheth,That Liverwort being applied to the place ftanclieThbleetF" 

 all inflammations>and is good for a tetrar or ringwormecalled in Greek a.*,,, and th ^ 



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that it alfo qucncheth the inflamm 



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Of Lungwort or mod Lmrwort, and Oifter-greene. 



1 Lichen arborum. 



Tree Lung-wort. 









2 Licbenmmnui. 



Sea Lung-wortjor Oiftej-greeoc 



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1 TO Liver-wort there is ioyned Lung-wort, which is alfo ^another kinde of M°^g 



1 broade^of a larger fize, and fet with skales : the Ieaues hereof are S^f^mSJ 

 ' X folded oneinanother,notfofmootb>tmorewnnckled,toughand « ick e^ ft 

 a Fel or hide.and tough withall i0 n the vpper fide whitifh,and on the nether fide blackilfcora , 

 it feems after a fort to referable lungs or lights. -i»«ortli« withour 



2 This kind of fea Mofle is an herby matter much like vnto Liier- *» : , ,al togeu ^ 

 ftalke or ftem,bearing many green Ieaues very vneuen or crumpled,and lull or * r """ ' k with i a 

 broad,not much difltring from Ieaues of crifpe or curled Lettuce. This growes v porno called 

 the bowels of the fea,but cfpecially amongft oifters ; and in great plenty among tfioic o ^ fcll 

 Wal-fleet oifters. It is very well known cuen to the poore oifter women wnicaca y ^ ^ 

 vp and down 3 who are greatly defirous of the faid moffe for the decking and bcauniy & 

 nifters.tomake them fell thphprrer.ThismofTe thev call Oifter-grecn. ,1 on e . 



$ 5 The branches of this elegant plant are fomebandfull or beti 

 ry fide,and only confiflingof fundry fingle roundifh leaues.whereto 



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