Chap. 19. 'EngliJI? Herbs 



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CHAP. XIX. 

 Of LOVE APPLES. 



ground^ which perijhes at the fir ft. approach of our 

 Winter, from whence fprings forth very long round 

 Stalks or Branches, fat and full of Juke, trading 

 upon the ground, not able to fuftmn it f elf upright, 

 by reafon of the weaknefi of its Stalks, and alfo of 

 the great might of its Leaves and Fruit wherewith 

 It w leaded. The Leaves are many, long, and wing- 

 ed, VIZ. many Uavesfet oh both fides a middle Rib, 

 f me greater, others lefs, deeply jagged or dented a- 

 bout the edges of a grayijh, over-grown green Colour, 

 fomewhat rough and hairy in handling : From ammg 

 theje Leaves and Branches come forth long Stalks, 

 mth many Tellow Flowers fet thereon, uponfevera) 

 Short foot Stalks, clujlering together in Buncds, con- 

 fifttng of Six, andfometmes of Eight fmall long yel- 

 low Leaves, with a kind of Prick in themiddle: Af 

 ter the l/owers are fallen, there comes in place the 

 truit winch ts about the bignefs of a Golden Pippin, 

 very fair and pJeafant, chamf;^d,unrven, and%n- 

 t&iTL-l"co7Z!l ro'md tiZu^/'tfei"^"^^ '"^ 

 cjafair, or bright Jhimng pale red£fh colour^ "ni 



long Stalk, and yellow as the former but much Hnl 

 ler, the Fruit are alfo fmall, Va. Vound, yclL^f^, 

 wLfZ7%n7aineTitffZou''"^'''' '^'' ' '^ 

 kt%lmSofthemfd^s, foZiTtly^rfc' ZthSt 



V. The Places. They grow naturally in hot 

 Spain, baly, and oti!erhot Coum'ries ^ome fenart 

 they were firft brought to us from Peru ■ ai,<i I have 

 feen them grow in Grolina, wMch is the South- 



^w^Sy inSd^ wh'^fb"- '" ^"^IV ^"^ 

 they bring forth their Fruit w perfltiT' ' ^ "^' 



VI. TJje Times. The Seed is Ibwn in the beein- 



icffi!!l'itfaSVSlfec'old^^^^^ 

 Fruit is ripe for the inoft part in the middle or end 



l/^Fk^'-r , ThewhoIePIantandApples 

 are Cold and Moift, almolt in the fourth Degree j 

 but not lo cold as Mandrakes. They are Cepha- 

 hck, Stotnatick, Nephritick, and Ut4ine , of an 

 Attenuatmg, Cleanfing, Repercuffive, and Anodine 

 ^'iiH^ \J^^ ^P^^^^ o"^/ as Alteratives. 



VIII. The Specification. They are peculiar to al^ 

 o7an £ Tf^/"*^^™^^^''"'' ^"' """'^ efpecidly 



IX. ^'e Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 

 of this Plant ; but you may have from it, i. Th^ 

 Apples them/elves. 2. The Juice, ^. An Effence. 

 ^.A^2-plaf.. S.MO1I. ^.ABalJamfor 



The Virtues. 

 _X. The Apples. In Spain, and thofe hot Coun- 

 ed in Vinegar, with Pepper andSf ^d foved up 

 with Oil, and Juice of Limons: Likewife they eat 

 them raw, with Ofl, Vinegar and Pepper, for Sawce 

 to their Meat, as we here do Cucumbers ■, bur they 

 cooler quench the Heat and Tliiift Vhot^Sro- 

 yH-Tl^e Juice Applied upon Inflammations^- 

 but elpeaally bathed upon an Eryfipela,, and Linen 

 Cloths wet in the fame, laid thereon, abate the In- 



. '^h ^^\ W'"'^- ^^ ^eP'-efles VapMs"in wS'en, 

 IS good againlt Fits of the Mother, opens the Ob- 



fcalding thereof; is good agSS,*Gniv5 and 

 the Stone, and gives eafe in all Pains proceeding 

 from a hot Caufe. Dofe fiom j. to ij. ounces: 



Xin. TljeCataplafm. It is go5d againfl the Head- 

 ach. Megrim, Gout, Sciatica, and all Pains what- 

 foever proceeding from a hot and dry Caufe : In 

 outward Applications it ought to be renewed twice 

 a Day. 



XIV. The Oil. It Cures aU manner of Burnings, 

 and Scaldings, whether of F»e, Water, Oil, Lead, 



