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it '.MIR- I cede, and then dyeth. Rue or Herbe grace is a llrong herbe, yet vfed inwardly 

 a'jainll the plague as .111 Antidote with Figs and Wall-nuts and hclpeth much againli 

 vvindv bodie- : outwardly it is vied to bee layde to the wrelles of the hands, to driue 

 it is more vfually planted of (lips then railed from (cede, and ahideth 

 lon^ if llurpe frolic- kill it not. Dragons being diliilled are held to be good to expell 

 am euill thing from the heart : they are altogether planted of the rootes. Setwall, Va- 

 lerian, or Capons taylc, the herhe often, but the roote much better, is vfed to prouokc 

 fweating, thereby to expell euill vapours that might annoy the heart : it is only plan- 

 ted of the rootes when they are taken vp, and the young replanted. Afarabacca, the 

 lea IK-S ;ire often vfed to procure vomiting being ftamped, and the (trained iuice to a lit- 

 tle quantitie, put into a draught of ale and drunke, thereby to cafe the ftomackc of 

 many euill and grofle humours that there lye and offend it ; diuers alfo take the leaues 

 and rootes a little boyled in wine, with a little fpice added thereunto, to expell both 

 tertian and quartan agues : the rootes of our EnglHh growing is more auaileable for 

 thcfe purpofes then any outlandilh : it is planted by the roote ; for I could neuer fee 

 it fpring of feede. Mafterwort commcth fomewhat neere in propertie vnto Angelica, 

 and belides very effectual! to difperfe winde in the bodie, whether of the colicke or 

 otherwife ; a- alfo very profitable to comfort in all cold caufes : it yeeldeth feede, but 

 more vfually planted from the rootes being parted. Balme is a cordiall herbe 

 both in Imell and talte, and is wholly vfed for thofe purpofes, that is, to comfort 

 the heart being diltilled into water either fimple or compound, or the herbe dryed and 

 vied : it is let ot the rootes being parted, becaufe it giucth no feede that euer I could 

 obferue. Camomill is a common herbe well knowne, and is planted of the rootes in 

 alleye-, in walkes, and on bankes to fit on, for that the more it is troden en, and pref- 

 fcd downe in dry weather, the clcfer it groweth, and the better it will thriue : the vfe 

 thereof is very much, both to warme and comfort, and to cafe paines being applyed 

 outwardly after many faihions : the decoction alfo of the flowers prouoketh fweat, 

 and they are much vfed againft agues. Featherfew is an herbe of greater vfe for wo- 

 men then for men, to difiblue flatulent or windy humours, which caufeth the paines of 

 the mother : fome vfe to take the iuice thereof in drinke for agues : it is as well fowen 

 of the feede as planted of the rootes. Coltmary is vfed among thofe herbes that are 

 put into ale to caufe it haue a good rellifh, and to be fomewhat phyficall in the moneth 

 : M :iv, and doth helpe to prouoke vrine : it is fet of the rootes being parted. Maudlin 

 is held to be a principal! good herbe to open and cleanfe the liuer, and for that purpofe 

 is vfed many wayes, as in ale, in tanfies, and in broths &c. the feed alfo is vfed, and fo is 

 the herbe alfo fometimes, to kill the wormes in children : it is fowen of the feede, and 

 planted alfo of the feparated rootes. Caffidonie is a fmall kinde of Lauender, but dif- 

 fering both in tonne and qualitie : it is much vfed for the head to cafe paines thereof, 

 .1- allo put among other things to purge melancholicke difeafes: it is fowen of feede, 

 uul abideth not a winter vnletfe it bee well defended, and yet hardly giueth ripe feede 

 c with vs. Smallage is a great opening herbe, and much more then eyther Parfley 

 or Fenell, and the rootes of them all are often vfed together in medicines : it is fowen 

 ot feede, and will not bee wanting in a Garden if once you fufFer it to fow it felfe. 

 Cardus Bened ictus,, or the Bleffed Thiftle, is much vfed in the time of any infection or 

 plague, as alfo to expell any euill fymptome from the heart at all other times. It is vfed 

 likewife to be boyled in pellet drink, & giuen to them that haue an ague, to help to cure 

 it by fweating or otherwife. It is vfually fowen of feed, and dyeth when it hath giuen 

 feed. Winter Cherries are likewife nurfed vp in diuers gardens, for that their propertie 

 is to giue helpe to them that are troubled eyther with the flopping or heate of their v- 

 rine : the herbe and berries are often diftilled, but the berries alone are more often vfed : 

 after it is once planted in a garden it will runne vnder ground, & abide well enough. 

 Celondine is held to bee good for the iaundife, it is much vfed for to cleere dim eyes, 

 eyther the iuice or the water dropped into them : it is fowen of feede, and being once 

 brought into a garden, will hardly be weeded out ; the feede that fheddeth will fo fow 

 it felfe, and therefore fome corner in a garden is the fitteft place for it. Tabacco is of 

 two forts, and both vfed to be planted in Gardens, yet the Englifh kinde (as it is called) 

 is more to be found in our Countrey Gardens then the Indian fort : the leaues of both 

 forts indifferently, that is, of eyther of which is next at hand, being ftamped and boy- 

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