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Time.'] They flower from May until July, and in the 

 yiean time perfect their seed; the roots and leaves next 

 thereunto upon the ground abiding all the Winter. 



Government and Virtuss.'] This herb belongeth to Dame 

 Venus ; if the virtues of it make you fall in love with it 

 (as they will if you be wise) keep a syrup of it to take in- 

 wardly, and an ointment and plaister of it to use out- 

 wardly, always by you. 



The dcco6lioii of the leaves and flowers made in wine, 

 and taken, dissolveth the congealed blood m those that 

 are bruised inwardly by a fall, or otherwise, and is very 

 efleClual for any inward wounds, thrusts or stabs in the 

 body or bowels ; and is an especial help in all wound- 

 drinks, and for those that are liver-grown (as they call it). 

 It is wonderful in curing all manner of ulcers and sores, 

 whether new and fresh, or old and inveterate; yea, gan- 

 grenes and fistulas also, if the leaves bruised and appli- 

 ed, or their'juice be used to wash and bathe the place, 

 and the same made into a lotion, and some honey and 

 alhira, cureth all sores in the mouth and gums, be they 

 ever so foul, or of long continuance ; and worketh no less 

 powerfully and effectually for such ulcers and sores as 

 happen in the secret parts of men and women. Being al- 

 so taken inwardly, or outwardly applied, it helpoth those 

 that have broken any bone, or have any member out of 

 joint. An ointment made with the leaves of Bugle, Sca- 

 bious and Sanicle bruised and boiled in hog's grease, un- 

 til the herbs be dry, and then strained forth into a pot for 

 such occasions as shall require ; it is so singular good fbr 

 all sorts of hurts in the body, that none that know its 

 usefulness will be without it. 



The truth is, 1 have known this herb cure some dis- 

 eases of Saturn, of which I thought good to quote one. 

 Many times such as give themselves much to drinking are 

 troubled with strange fancies, strange sights in the night 

 time, and some with voices, as also with the disease ephi- 

 altes, or the mare. I take the reason of this to be (accord- 

 ing to Fernelius) a melancholy vapour made thin by ex- 

 cessive drinking strong liquor, and so flies up and disturbs 

 the fancy, and breeds imaginations like itself, viz. fear- 

 ful and troublesome; these I have known cured by tak- 

 ing only two spoonfuls of the syrup of this herb, after 

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