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at every joint somewhat hairy, crumpled, and unevenly 

 dented about the edges, with round dents ; at the joints 

 liiiewise, with the leaves towards the end of the branches, 

 come forth hollow, long flowers, of a blueish purple 

 colour, with small white spots upon the lips that hang 

 down. The root is small with strings. 



Place.2 It is commonly found under hedges and on the 

 sides of ditches, under houses, or in shadowed lanes, and 

 other waste grounds, in almost every part of this land. 



I'ime.'] They flower somewhat early, and abide a great 

 ■while; the leaves continue green until Winter, and some- 

 times abide, except the Winter be very sharp and cold. 



Government and Virtues.'] It is an herb of Venus, and 

 therefore cures the diseases she causes by sympathy, and 

 those of Mars by antipathy ; you may usually find it aU 

 the year, except the year be extremely frosty ; it is quick, 

 sharp, aud bitter in taste, and is thereby found to be hot 

 and dry; a singular herb for all inward Avounds, exul- 

 cerated lungs, or other parts, either by itself, or boiled 

 with other the like herbs ; and being drank, in a short 

 time, it easeth all griping pains, windy and choleric hu- 

 mours in the stomach, spleen or belly ; helps the yellow 

 jaundice, by opening the stopping of the gall and liver, 

 and melancholy, by opening the stoppings of the spleen ; 

 expelleth venom or poison, and also the plague; it pro- 

 vokes urine and women's courses : the deco<!;tion of it in 

 wine drank for some time together, procureth ease unto 

 them that arc troubled with the sciatica, or hip-gout; as 

 also the gout in the hands, knees, or feet ; if you put 

 to the decoction some honey and a little burnt allum, it 

 is excellent good to garg'e any sore mouth or throat, and 

 to wash the sores and ulcers in the privy parts of man or 

 woman; it speedily helpeth green wounds, being bruised 

 and bound thereto. The juice of it boiled with a little 

 honey and verdigrease, both wonderfully cleanseth fistulas, 

 ulcers, and stayeth the spreading or eating of cancers and 

 ulcers ; it helpeth the itch, scabs, wheals, and other 

 breakings out in any part of the body. The juice of 

 Celandine, Field-daises, and Ground-ivy clarified, and a 

 little fine sugar dsssolved therein, and dropped into the 

 eyes, is a sovereign remedy for all pains, redness and 

 Yfatering of tbem j as also for the pin and web, skins and 

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