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And hard by them, again, he holy Vervain finds, 



Which he al)oiit his head tlial hath the megrim binds; 



'I'iie \von(ler-worl<ing iJill he gets not far from these, 



Whicli curious women use in many a nice disease ; 



For them that are with Newts, or Snakes, or Adders stung 



He seelteth out a herb, that is called Adder's-tongue ; 



As Nature it ordain'd its own liUe hurt to cure, 



And sportive did herself to niceties inure. 



Valerian then he crops, and purposely doth stamp 



To apply unto the place that's haled with the cramp ; 



The Chickweed cures the heat that in the face doth rise, 



P'or physic some again he inwardly applies ; 



For comforting the spleen and liver, gets for juice 



Pale Horehound. which he iiolds of most especial use. 



And for the labouring wretch that's troubled with a cough. 



Or stopping of the breath by phlegm that's hard and tough, 



Cam))ana here he crops, approved wondrous good ; 



Or Comfrey unto him that's bruised, spitting blood ; 



And for the falling ill by Five-leafe doth restore, 



And melancholy cures by sovereign Hellebore : 



Of these most helpful herbs yet tell we but a (ew 



To those unnumbered sort of sim])les here that grew, 



What justly to set down even Dodon short doth fall, 



Nor skilful Gerarde yet shall ever tind them all." 



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