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Tarlous herbs for tbe cure appropriated to the 

 several diseases, and the said diseases are all set 

 down under each part, whereby you may strcng'th- 

 en and comfort tbe afflicted part of the body by 

 its like ; as the brain by herbs of ^ ; the breast and 

 liver by herbs of 1/ ; the heart and vitals by herbs 

 of the 0, &c. but I would not have you think that 

 you will find every iierb tliat grows in this book, 

 though you will find as many herein as will remove 

 every disease (that is curable) that can ever possi- 

 bly afflict the liuman body, at any time or place 

 whatsoever, and what would you please to desire 

 more ? 



Fifthlj', You may oppose diseases by herbs of the 

 planet opposite to that which causeth them ; as 

 diseases of 1/ by herbs of 9, and the contra- 

 ry; diseases of the luminaries by herbs of Tj ■> ^^ud 

 the contrary ; diseases of c? by the herbs of ?- 

 and the contrary. 



Sixthly, Tlicrc is a way to cure diseases, some- 

 times by sympathy, and so every planet cures his 

 own disease, as the sun and moon by their herbs 

 cure the eyes ; Tj the spleen, 1/ the liver, c? the 

 gall and diseases of choler, and ^ diseases in the 

 instruments of generation. 



Seventhly, Young students would do themselves 

 much good, if they would only take the trouble to 

 view the virtues of the herbs, &c. in this book^ 

 and then compare them with these rules : they 

 will, to their exceeding great content, find them 

 all agreeable to them, and will thereby see the 

 reason why such an herb conduceth to the cure of 

 such a disease. 



Eighthly, 1 have given you the whole key to- 

 physic under the herbs ^Vormwood and Carduus 

 Benedictus, if yon please to make a good and 

 profitable use of this said key, together with all 

 and every one of these most excellent rules here- 

 inbefore mentioned, and by giviii:)- a proper atten- 

 tioQ. to all of them, you will liiid them true 

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