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Of the Hiftorie of Plants; 



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1 B. Z. 



^f The Nature and Vertues. 



Touching the faculties of our Ladies fhoo wehaue nothing towrite irh«.;«.-. r ~ 

 known to the old writers.no nor to the new. S ' beCing not f * 



eoty 



hap. ii}* Of Sofeveort. 





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<|J The "Defer if tion 



Icaatj 



leaued Plantain,yet lefler,ftanding out of cilery^ 



roots 



vvara . i ne noures in the top of the ftalkes and about the vppermoft joints are many.well fadfe 

 fometiracsofabcautifullred colour likearofe ; otherwhileofalight purple orwhite,whichmJ 

 out of long cups confifting of Hue leaues, in the middle of which ate certaine little threds. ft 

 roots are thickc,long,creeping aflope,hauing certain ftrings hanging out of them like theroooof 

 blacke Helleborjand if they haue once taken good and fure rooting in any ground, it is impoftk 

 todeftroy them. 



t There is kept in fome of our gardens a varietie of this,which differs from it, in that theft* 



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larger : in other refpe&s it is altogeth 



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Saponaria* 



Sopcwortor Bruifcwortt 



^ The Place. 





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It is planted in gardens for the flours fakc,to4r 

 decking vpof houfesjfor the which purpofc it chie- 

 fly ferueth. It groweth wilde of it telfe neere to fi- 

 llers and running brooks in funny places. 



^ The Time. 



It floureth in Iune and Iuly. 





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It is commonly called Safomrh^ oftbegl* 

 fcouring qualitie that the leaues haue;foi*f 

 yeeld out of themfelues a certaine juicewheoB? 

 are bruifed.which fcoureth almoftas welus^ 

 although Ruettius defcribe a certaine otberMf 

 wort.Of fome it is Jlifmafit Damafmum^ 



thereof doubtleffe ins akg 

 in* Englifh it is called Sopewort, &of fow^ 



Sap 



wort. 



T^ature 



iff ir. 



hauing no vfe in phy fick fet dovvne by any 



of credit. 



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Although our Aurhourand ^\tf> 



>■ 



cultie of this herbe, yet hath 



found 



iu8ry°<f? 



ulm reports, that it was one. Zafata a >P rf |, 



by Cd/a 



tf**di*f"*' 



treating 

 ap;ainftt 

 pha 



tD 



thefcrlmuftnotinthisplaceomit 



rriadcof Sopewort,an herbe common and knowne to; 

 i&y rucceffe in the moft contumacious difeafe : 



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