THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. 83 



send down women's courses^ and to help the pleurisy 

 and pricking of the sides. 



The wild Chervil bruised and applied, dissolveth 

 swellings in any part, or the marks of congealed blood 

 hy bruises or blows in a little space. 



The sweet Chervil groweth very like the great hem- 

 Jock, having large spread leaves cut into divers parts, 

 but of a fresher green colour than the hemlock, tasting 

 as sweet as the anniseed. The stalks rise up a yard 

 high, or better, being cressed or hollow, having leaves 

 at the joints, but lesser ; and at the tops of the branched 

 stalks, umbels or tutts of white flowers; after which 

 come large and long crested black shining seed, pointed 

 at both ends, tasting quick, yet sweet and pleasant. 

 The root is great and white, growing deep in the ground, 

 and spreading sundry long branches therein, in taste and 

 smell stronger than the leaves or seeds, and continuing 

 many years. 



Place.l This groweth in gardens. 



Government and Virtiies.~\ These are all three of them 

 of the nature of Jupiter, and under his dominion. This 

 whole plant, besides its pleasantness in sallets, hath its 

 physical virtue. The root boiled, and eaten with oil and 

 vinegar, (or without oil) does much please and Marni 

 old and cold stomachs oppressed with wind or phiegio, 

 or those that have the phthisick or consumption of the 

 lungs. The same drank with wine is a preservation from 

 the plague. It provoketh women's courses, and expel- 

 leih the after-birth, procureth an appetite to meat, and 

 cxpelleth wind. The juice is good to heal the ulcers of 

 the head and face; the candied roots hereof are held as 

 eflecnial as Angelica, to preserve from infcftion in the 

 time of a plague and to warm and comfort a cold weak 

 stomach. It is so harmless you cannot use it amiss. 



Chesnut Tree. 7/. (/;. d. 2.) 



It were as needless to describe a tree so commonly 

 known, as to tell a man he had gotten a mouth, therefore 

 take the government and virtues of them thus: 



The tree is abundantly under th<j uoniinion of Jupiter, 

 and therefore the fruit must needs breed good blood, 

 E 6 



