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groweth greater than that which is wild, and growelh in 

 shadowy sides of fields and woods. 



Time.'] It flowereth about July, and the seed is ripe in 

 August. 



Government and Virtues.'] The Moon owns the herb, 

 and he that knows but her exaltation, knows what I say 

 is true. Orpine is seldom used in inward medicines with 

 us, although Tragus saith from experience in Germany, 

 that the distilled water thereof is profitable for gnawings 

 or excoriations in the stomach or bowels, or for ulcers in 

 the lungs, liver, or other inward parts, as also in the ma- 

 trix, and helpeth all those diseases, being drank for cer- 

 tain days together. It stayeth the sharpness of humours 

 in the bloody flux, and other fluxes in the body or in. 

 wounds. The root thereof also performeth the like ef- 

 fect. It is used outwardly to cool heat or inflammation 

 upon any hurt or wound, and easeth the pains of them; 

 as also to heal scaldings and burnings, the juice thereof 

 being beaten with some green sallad oil and anointed. 

 The leaf bruised and laid to any green wound in the 

 hands or legs, doth heal them quickly ; and being bound 

 to the throat, much helpeth the quinsy ; it helpeth also 

 ruptures and burstenness. If you please to make the juice 

 thereof into a syrup with honey or sugar, you may safely 

 take a spoonful or two at a time, for a quinsy, and you 

 shall find the medicine pleasant, and the cure speedy. 



Parsley. ^,(h. 3. d. 2.) 



This is so well known that it needs no description. 



Government and Virtues.'] It is under the dominion 

 of Mercury ; is very comfortable to the stomach; helpeth 

 to provoke urine and women's courses, to break wind 

 both in the stomach and bowels, and doth a little opea 

 the body, but the root much more. It openeth obstruc- 

 tions both of liver and spleen, and is therefore accounted 

 one of the five opening roots. Galen commended it 

 against the falling sickness, and to provoke urine mightily, 

 especially if the roots be boiled and eaten like parsnips. 

 The seed is effectual to provoke urine and women's cour- 

 ses, to expel wind, to break the stone, and ease the pains 

 ftud torments thereof] it is also elfe^^uitl against the 



