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The roots of Carraways eaten as men eat parsnips, 

 strengthen the stomach of ancient people exceedingly, 

 and they need not to make a whole meal of them nei- 

 ther. 



Carraway confers, once only dipped in sugar, and 

 half a spoonful of them eaten in the morning fasting, 

 and as many after each meal, is a most admirable re- 

 medy for those that are troubled with wind. 



Celandine. O and ^. (h, d. 3.) 



It is called Chelidonium, from the Greek word cheli- 

 don, which signifies a swallow, because they say that if 

 you put out the eyes of young swallows when they are 

 in the nest, the old ones will recover their eyes again 

 with this herb ; this I am confident, for I have tried it, 

 that if we mar the very apple of their eyes with a needle, 

 she will recover them again ; but whether with this 

 herb or not, I know not. 



Descript.'] This hath divers tender, round, whitish 

 green stalks, with greater joints than ordinary in 

 other herbs, as it were knees, very brittle and 

 easy to break, from whence grow branches Avith large 

 tender broad leaves, divided into many parts, each of 

 them cut in on the edges, set at the joint on both sides of 

 the branches, of a dark bluish green colour, on the up- 

 per side like columbines, and of a more pale bluish green 

 underneath, full of yellow sap, when any part is broken, 

 of a bitter taste, and strong scent ; the Howers consist of 

 lour leaves a-piece, after which come small long pods, with 

 blackish seed therein; the root is somewhat great at the 

 head, shooting forth divers long roots and small strings, 

 reddish on the out-side, and yellow within, full ofytUow 

 sap therein. 



Placer\ They grow in many places by old walls, hedges 

 and way-sides in unfilled places, and being once planted 

 in a garden, especially some shady places, it will remain 

 there. 



Time.'] They flower all the Summer long, and the seed 

 ripeneth in the mean time. 



Government and Virtues.'] This is an herb of theSun, and 

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