Chap, 71. Engl'ijh Tlerh^ 



othermfe if it meets with fit tbmgt, on which it ,»jy 

 fiih' thread "Brichadlut^th^' '""^' f'"'^"''' ''''^' 



vihat like to an Arrach leaf, or almoli like the fir ft 

 f mall field Bindweed, or like the /f,;/<>/ Black Brio- 

 ny, for of thofe kinds there are, but much /mailer. 

 The Flowers, Gerard //yx, are/mall, like thofe of the 



which comes from the Joint where the leaf Jiands\ 

 and are of a reddijh green color, but fo JmalL that 

 they are oftentimes not taken notice of and they fo 

 quickly fade, that they are fcarcely regarded : The 

 flowers being gone, then comes the Seed, which is 

 fmall, blackijh, and three cornered, like, but le/s than 

 that of Buck Wheat. 

 IV. The fmalleft kind 



^mato^e^lZnd&dth 

 , V. The Thices. They 

 this Kingdom, both in] 

 they grow as a Weed. The larger of them is not 

 only a^rtfiil Weed, but of an iU fmeU, and too 



and Augufi, anrth( 



fon, in a little time __..._. 



VU. The Qualities. They are hot and dry in the 

 firft Degree, Difcuflive, Vulnerary, Arthritick and 

 °\m''The Preparations. You may make thereof, 

 I. A liquid Juice. 2. An Effence. 3. A Balfatn. 

 4. A Cataplafm. $. A Difiilled Water. 



The Venues. 



IX. 77;? liquid Juice. It is made of the Leaves 

 time, it loofens and opens the Belly very much. 



X. The Effence. It has the fame Virtues to loofen 

 the Belly, befides I have heard it confirmed from 

 Experience, that it is prevalent againft the King's 



XI. The Ealfam. It is very good for healing 

 ning Sores, and to cure Kibes in Childrens heels. 



XII. The Cataplafm, made of the Green LeaVe^. 

 It dillblves and difcufles Tumors or Swellings, and 

 hard Lumps in the Flefh, as Galen fays : and if 

 mixed vrith a little Nitre, it allays Inflammations. 



XIII. TheDifiilledWater. It is good againft Pim- 

 ples, Scurf, Freckles, Tannings, Sun-burnings, and 



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C H A I^. LXXI. 



BINDWEED Sea. ; 



l.'X'HE Names. I cannot find that the Greeks 't 



± knew any thing o^f it : The Latins call it / 



III. The Defcription. Tliefirfi ofthefe has a Root 

 fmall and long,fpreaiing a little in the ground, and 

 jhooting up divers heads in feveral places sand if any 

 %fromlhe htve's') 'aZfflhLit^M 'is \iil 



w'elfpTdi'Xlti'lhgr'e^^ 



lying upon the ground', rather tktn raifing "flf up 



or climbing upon other thwc^s. Vpon thefe Stalks 



Joint, nor yet ahoays fingle, one at a Joint, which 

 "e^ery ole%ndi}tg on a long foot ft alk, and of a gray - 



Common Small Bindweed, which grows upon the 

 ground by way fides ahnoft every where ; but they 

 are a Ik tie larger, and^ of a reddijh purple color^ 



''''lV!'^The'gre/tCT s4 Bindwe^, has a Root a litije 



dare not Bell or Cup 



