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S^elioijae^affron, zS 53iofcojiDe0 fapt^, groiuetft m a9effenia,anti in tl&e 



3leof Colcl?feU)^erea0ittoofeel)ifif firftname^Itisfalfo fount! tntl&isf Coiin- 

 trie m fat met)DUie;s^> anD great (lo^^eofttt^s^founD about sH^iluo^e^anD about 

 23atl)ut(i^nglant)e. 



CfteleauejB? of ^el!e\jD S>affron,comefooitft m S^arclj anb 3(fpzil,tbe feeb^ 



i^rppeirt3lune,in3ulptbeleauej9f anbftalltebopenfl?e*3anb iw September 

 tbeplearantaottjetiB: comefo^tlj of tbegrounbe* 



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4^ The Ndtnes. 



Cl^e ^ivi^st of l^ermobactil ^ere f igut:eli,ij3f caUeb in ^rel^e M\x^^i^ « {(pktus^vi 



of fomeinllLatme Agreftis Bulbus : iufteUCl^e rucch'un , OZ ^Urt amx chiens : in 



ftig^3aimaigneZe(tloren,^r©irenZeitlofen: inbafeaimaigne of tbel^er 

 boiiftejBJ i^ermobactilenrCurner nameti^ it, #ebe^affron,^ tuilD ^afeom 

 *Cbe feconbe Uinbe xul^icb is? foimb in ^boppejaf , xfi calleb of ^aulus? 3f(egi 

 neta,^efue, ^erapio, anb certapneotbecauncient<]5reeltei^bPfttionj3f i^juou- 

 «A«Krt\©-: inXatine Hcrmodaaii us^anb bp tl)i;a^name it tef ifenoiuen xa fl)oppe;J» 



^T he Nature. 



i31^ebot» 01 VDilbe Saffron te^ coJttupt anb benemouie? , tft'crefo.ienot bfl^b in 



mebicine* 



Cl^eCeconbe i^enttobactillfcs^boate anb b^ie in tl^c feconbe begree^ 



4jf' The Vertues. 



'Cbat l^ermobactil tal^icb 10 bfeb in (boppe^ef , b^iuet^ fooitl^ bp fiegc Vimit 

 Ceme^biatDing tbefamefromfarrepatte^^anb i^berp goob to bebCeb againC^ 

 tl^e gotbte,tl^e^ciatica,anbaUpapnes? in tl^eiopnte^* 



^iheD anger. 



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^ebo\i3 ^affrontalfeen into tljebobp ftirretl^ bp iknatoing anb frettingin 

 afltbebobp^a^tboiigballt^ebobptoererubbebtjuitb ncttle;8f, inflamet'^ tbe 



ftontartve,anb buttetb tlje intjuarbe patteis^^fo tbat in fine it caufetb bloobbp e]c 

 cremmte0,anb xuttbin tbe (pace of one bap beatb 



%\}t tbcc ^i^ennobactil bfeb in ^boppeisfjflirtetb bp toffinge^, ujamlingis^, 

 toinbin^lte anb bomittng,anb Cubuertet^ anb ouerturnetb tbe (tomacfee* 



^ T he Remedi^^ , 



5f anp man bp cbaunc e ^aue eaten of vuilb g»affron,tbe remebie i^ to biihfec 



a great bzaugbt of CotjDemplHe,a;B? maiCter Cumer batb Uizitten* 



3lf one pat to tl^at i^ermobactill tul^icb i0 bfeb vx ^boppejB^.eptbet (dinger 



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long^cpper,^nnp$feebe.o3t.Comin, anbalitle#alttfe: (btaltenitboti^not 

 ouerturne tl^e ftomacfee,neptber ftirretb bp tjJinbineiTe 



^TheDefcriptioff, 



3luriel grotpeti^ of t!je 5^igtb of afoote anba]^alfeo,:mo?e,itliati^ 



manp tr^ugft bianc^e^ UJbicb toillnot eafilp bzeafee tuitl^ weftingo^ 

 plaping,couereb luitb a tbicfee rinbe j barlte: rounb about tbe ^v'^t 

 bimt^^z^ jhnt moit comonlp at tbe top grotjo tnanp leaned clullering 



togitljer.tbicfee anb of a blacfeifb coloiir,Ufee in fal^ion to :aape leaueief, butnot 

 lb great;tlje\jDbtcb being cftexueb in tbe moutb ^bocljafe anb burne tbe motttb, 



tongue, ^ tbzoteejeceebinglp^'Clb^ao^^^ gro\Dbponl^onftemmesf,iopning 

 anbbppontbeleauejBf , ip ell cluaering togttber about ti^e ftaifee, of atubite 



Steene oz berbp colour* C^efruitintbebeginningis^greene^anbafterbcing 



tipe,it ijsf blacfee almoft Ipfee a 23ape berie, but leffer^^be roote i^ long anb of a 



ikJDoobbp fubaance^ 



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