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come forth divers flowers made of five leaves, much larger 

 than the dove's-foot, and a more reddish colour ; after 

 which come back heads, as in others. The root is small 

 and thready, and smellcth as the whole plant, very strong, 

 almost stinking. 



Placc.l This groweth frequently every where by the 

 way.!^ides, upon ditch banks and waste grounds where- 

 soever one gocth. 



Time.'] It Uowcreth in June and July chiefly, and the 

 seed is ripe shortly after. 



Government and Virtues.'] It is under the dominion of 

 Venua. Herb Robert is commended not only against 

 the stone, but to stay blood, where or howsoever flow, 

 ing ; it speedily healcth all green wounds, and is eff"ec- 

 tual in old ulcers in the privy parts, or elsewhere. You 

 may persuade yourself tliis is true, and also conceive a 

 good reason for it, do but consider it is an herb of Venus, 

 for all it hath a man's name. 



TIerb True-love, or One-berry. 5. (temp. m. I.) 



It is also called Herb-Paris, and Four-Ieaved True 

 Love. 



Descript.] Ordinary Herb True-love, hath a small creeping 

 root running under theuppermostcrustoftheground, some- 

 what like couch-grass root, but not so white, shooting 

 forth stalks with leaves, some wiiereof carry no berries, 

 the others do ; every stalk smooth without joints, and 

 blackish green, rising about half a foot high, it it bear 

 berries, otherwise seldom so high, bearing at the top four 

 leaves set diredly one against another, in manner of a 

 cross or ribband tied (as it is called, in a true-love's knot) 

 which are each of them apart somewhat like unto a night- 

 shade leaf, but somewhat broader, having sometimes three 

 leaves, sometimes five, sometimes six, and those some- 

 times greater than in others, in the middle of the four 

 leaves risofh up one small slender stalk, about an inch 

 high, bearing at the tvjps thereof one liower spread like a 

 star, consisting of four small and long narrow-pointed 

 leaves of a yellovvi-h green colour, and four others lying 

 between them lesser than (hey; in the middle whereof 

 stands a round dark purplish button or head, compassed 



