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in decod^ion. Birch-wine made from the juice of the 

 tree, is an excellent remedy for consumptions, and also 

 for the scurvy; and the fungus which grows on the tree, 

 is a good styptic. 



Bird's Foot. ^. (c. d. I.) 



This herb groweth not above a span high, with many 

 branches spread upon the groimd, set with wings of 

 small leaves. The flowers grow upon the branches, many 

 smail-ones of a pale yellow colour being set a head 

 together, which afterwards turneth into small jointed 

 cods, well resembling the claws of small birds, Avhenc* 

 It took its name. 



There is another sort of Bird's foot in all things like 

 the former, but a little larger ; the flower of a pale 

 whitish red colour, and the cods distinct by joints 

 Jike the other, but a little more crooked, and the roots 

 do carry many small white knots or kernels among the 

 strings. 



Place.'] These grow on heaths, and many open untilied 

 places of this land, 



Time.'] They flower and seed in the end of Summer. 



Government and Virtues.] They belong to Saturn, and 

 are of a drying, binding quality, and thereby very good 

 to be used in wound drinks ; as also to apply outwardly 

 for the same purpose. But the latter Bird's-foot is found 

 by experience to break the stone in the back or kidnies, 

 and drives them forth, if the decodtion thereof be taken ; 

 and it wonderfully helpeth the rupture, being taken in- 

 wardly, and outwardly applied to the place. 



Bishop's Weed, ? . (h. d. 3.) 



Besides the common name Bishop's-weed, it is usually 

 known by the Greek name Amnii and A in into s ; some 

 call it -.jilthiopian Cummin-seed, and others Cummin> 

 royal, as also Herb- William, and BuU-wort. 



Descript.] Common Bishop's-weed riseth up with a 

 round straight stalk, sometimes as high as a man, but 

 usually three or four feet high, beset vvith. divers small^ 



