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them preserved with sugar all the year long. The decoc- 

 tioa of tho leaves ot the tree cools hot swelliogs and in- 

 flarnmaLion- : as also St. Anthony's tire. The ripe goose- 

 berries being e:uen, are an cxcellL-nt remedy to allay the 

 violent heat both of the stomach and liver. The young 

 tender leaves break the stone, and expel gravel both from 

 the kidnies and bladder. All the evils they do to the body 

 of man is, they are supposed to breed cruditieSj and by 

 crudities, M'orms. 



Winter-Gieen. Tj . (c. 2. d. 3.) 



Tins plant is little known, except in particular places. 



Dcscript.'] This sends forth seven, eight, or nine leaves 

 from a small brown creeping root,, every one standing 

 i]pon a long foot-stalk, which are almost as broad as long, 

 round-pointed, of a sad green colour, and hard in handling, 

 and like the leaf of a Pear-tree; from whence ariseth a 

 slender weak stalk, yet standing upright, bearing at the 

 top many small white sweet-smelling flowers, laid o])eri 

 like a star, consisting of five round-pointed leaves, with 

 many yellowish threads standing in the middle about a 

 green head, and a long stalk with them, which being ripe, 

 is found five square, with a small point at it, wherein is 

 contained seed as small as dust. 



Placc.'\ It groweth seldom in fields, but frequent in the- 

 woods northwards^ viz. in Torkshire, LancashirCj and 

 Scotland. 



Time.'] It flowereth about June and July. 



Government and Virtues,^ Winter-green is under the- 

 dominion of Saturn, and is a singular good wound herb,, 

 and an especial remedy for to heal green wounds speedily, 

 the green leaves being bruised and applied, or the juice 

 of them. A salve made of the green herb stamped, or 

 the juice boiled with hog's lard, or with sallad oil and 

 vax, and some turpentine added unto it, is a soverciga 

 salve, and highly extolled by the Germans, who use if to 

 heal ail manner of wounds and sores. The herb boiled 

 in wine and water, and given to drink to them, that have 

 any inward ulcers in their kidnies, or neck of the bladder,, 

 iloth wonderfully help them, it stayeth all fluxesj as tha- 



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