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\'III. The Flaces. They all of tliem grow every 

 Inhere rlirough England, Scotland and Ireland, in 

 }ardens, being chiefly nurs'd up to fupply xh^Mar- 

 ets, and tor the ufe of the Kitchin. 



IX. 17r Jmfs. They all Flower in July, and 

 leir Seed is ripe in the end oi Auguft. 



X. The ^u,l,t,es. They are temperate in refpea 



rlt Degree, and of a binding Faculty : and yet the 

 iroth ot the firtt boiling,, foine Authors fay, loofens 

 le Body •, the fecond Decoaion (lay they) Is only 



alt Ouaiity, whereby*^ 



fubftance of the Colewort is of a drying and binding 

 Faculty, becaufe in boiling it loofes its Saline 

 Particles, and leaves them in the Decoflion or 



XI. The Specijictitwn. They are peculiar againft 

 Afthma's, breathing Obftrufted, and (hortnefs of 

 Breath ; for being of a cleanfing quality, by taking 

 away the fuperfluuy of matter in the Lungs, and 

 <.t!;er Bowels, they fo open the Paffages, as to 



I. A i;u:l7!al^"'^^'An E^ce. ^. A Syrup made 

 u!' d'm 4. ALohocK' 5. ADecoffton. 6. A 

 t 'u ', num 1 A Catapla/m. 8. AJhes of the Stalks. 

 .: Ibe Seed. ic. A Sallet. 



Tt,e rirtueT. 

 XII!. The !:pid Juice. P/z/Ty fays, that if it is 

 tenrticial againft Deafoefs. Dwfcondes fays, that 

 \\itrT, tha^^it will make the Body foluble. The 



Xiv. The Ejfence. Being mixed with Wine, and 

 Adders, or any other Venomous Serpent. It is alf^ 

 good for tlwfe who have been Poifoned by eadn^ 

 JivTceTda ^"^'°°"''- ^°^^ *^e^ o^ four onnc"! 

 "XV. Tie Syrup made of the Juke whh Hnr, 



nU%f&eS'1nfSfW^^'S^^ 



ufed, it caufes eafie Expeaoration ; heals theLuSj 



and forenefs of the Stomach, and fo is good for 



XVI. 'The Lohoch, or Eleduary. If it is maA^ 

 ffr fuclfa?arflhort ^"^^^^ """^ "°"'^' " '' ^°°^ 

 tiffS^' -^i hSe^TiiheiiemC^^^^^^^ 



take the iniddle flefhy Ribs, boil them in Milk till 

 they are foft, then take out their Pulp and fo mi^ 

 " ^^'J^TT^^^ify *° ^ L^^O'^1^ or Eleauary. 



XVII. The Decoffwn. It encreafes Milk in Nur- 

 fes ; and being drunk, ftrengthens the Nerves and 

 Joints. And Gerard fays, that if thofe fores in the 

 Eyes called Carcmomata, be wafhed therewith, it 

 heals them, though they could be healed by no 

 ly, but the fecond binds it fThrfirftTs md* to pxo- 



willbe a Angular help for fuch as are troubled vvith 

 Wind, and Griping Pauis in the Stomach and Bel- 

 ly. The fame Broth, is alfo very good for thofe 

 ■e troubled with Obftruaions of the Liver 



Sand, or other Taitarous Matter in the Reins, Ure- 

 ters, or Bladder. Taken before meat, it is a very 

 good thing to keep one from Surfeiting, as alfo 



" aining and keeping down the Vapors, which 



ide pleafantly or gratefiilly fliarp with Juice 

 ons. Swoln and Gouty Hands, Knees, Legs, 

 and Feet, ( into which grols Humors are protruded 

 or fallen) being bathed with Decoaion of Cole- 

 - -Varm, eafes the Pain, difcuffes the Humor, 

 es away the SweUing. The Decoaion ( as 



hea°Is*ScabbTnefsJ'"old Ukers, and" fiTthy "running 



fays, it cleanfes fo ftrongly, 

 the Leprofie. 



Effence or Decoaion, by diffolving Honey in the 

 three ounces of Honey to eveiy Pint. This 

 often dropt into the Eyes, it clears the fight 

 aoudinefe, lllm, or Pearl : it is 

 jmmations and Blood-ftiot, and 



[lelpM againft Intt 

 alfo cures fore and 



XlX.TheCatapl 

 with Pouder of Fenugreek, 

 nddifi 



[ running E 

 XIX. The Catapla/m. Mzii 



of the Gout, and difcuffes V 



the Leaves Iwaten to a 

 it prevails againft aU forts of Infiammai 



;, made into a Body with Barley Meal orF 



