162 THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. 



of the head, or any other parts ; the herb itself, or the 

 distilled water thereof, doth the like. The decoction of 

 the root easeth pains of the gout, the hard htMuonrs of 

 knots in the joints, the pains and shrinking of (he sinews, 

 and the pains of the hips. Tlie fresh juice mixed with a 

 litde oil and butter, is good for any place that halh been 

 burnt with fire, being thereto applied. 



Always observe the sympathys and antipathys which 

 vre have already taught you in the herb Carduns Bene- 

 di<5tus, for there is a sympathy and antipathy in the 

 stars, planets, men, women, herbs, animals, and in short 

 in every thing in existence, even as much as there is in 

 fire and water, good and evil, from whence arose the 

 use of amulets, tclesmes, lamens, pcntacles, &c. I 

 have cured diseases by them myself when all the powers 

 of medicines have failed ; they always answer the end 

 for which they are made. 1 liave made several of them, 

 being ordered, and are now daily worn by young ladies, 

 ■which most powerfully defends them from all the malig- 

 nant powers of sedudtion, &ic. which arc duly consecrated 

 according to art founded on the constant practice and 

 daily experience of the ancient Romans, Hebrew, ChaU 

 dean, Greek, Arabian, Latin and Egyptian Do6lors of 

 this said art and science, and also by Zoroastes, Appol- 

 lonius of Tyana, Agrippa, INIcrlin, Roger Bacon, Para- 

 celsus, Dr. Dee, Petrus de Abano. &:c. &C. who performed 

 a great number of most wonderful miracles by this said 

 Divine Art, which first originated from Moses and the 

 fiery serpent, being instituted by God himself, see Num- 

 bers xxi. 8, 9. 



I have placed the remedy for sedu(^ion under this 

 herb, because those that commit rapes are generally 

 afiiictcd by the Hemp Fever, which comnsonly cause 

 death. 



Ilcjibane. Pj . (c. 4. d. 1.) 



The whole plant, more than the root, hath a very heavy, 

 ill, soporiferous smell, somewhat oilensive. 



Descript.^ Our common Henbane halh very large, 

 thick, soft, woolly leaves, lying on the ground, much 

 cut in, or torn on the edges, of a dark, ill greyish green 



