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nvoman, as also the bowels and hx-morrhoids, uhcn ihcy 

 arc ulcerous, or excoriations in them. Tiic herb braised 

 and applied to the forehead and temples, allays excessive 

 heat therein, that hinders rest and sleep, and applied <o 

 the eyes, taketh away tiie redness and inflammations in 

 them, and those other parts where pushes, wheals, pimjiles, 

 St Anthony's lire, and the like, break forth ; if a little 

 \inegar be put to it, and laid to the neck, with as much of 

 galls and linseed together, it taketh away the pains therein, 

 and the crick in the neck. The juice is used with oil of 

 roses for the same causes, or for blasting by lightning and 

 burnings by gunpowder, or for women's sore breasis, 

 and to allay the heat in all other sores or hurts ; applied 

 also to the navels of children that stick forth, it helpeth 

 them ; it is also good for sore mouths and gums that are 

 swollen, and to fasten loose teeth. Camerariiis saith, 

 that the distilled water took away pains in the teeth, whea 

 all other remedies failed, and the thickened juice made into 

 pills with the powder of gum tragacanth and arabick, being 

 taken, preraileth much to help those that make bloody 

 ■wator. Applied to the gout, it easeth pains thereof, and 

 helpeth the liardness of the sinews, if it come aot of th* 

 cramp, or a cold cause. 



Primroses. ?. (k. d, I.) 



They are so well known, that they need no descrip- 

 iion. Of the leaves of Primroses is made a fine salve to 

 heal wounds as any I know ; you shall be taught to 

 make salves of any herb at the latter end of the book^ 

 make this as you are taught there, and do not (you that 

 have ingenuity in you) see your poor neighbours go 

 •with wounded limbs when a halfpenny cost will heal 

 them. 



Privet. l>. (c. d, 1.) 



Ouii common Privet is carried wp with many srendier 

 branches to a reasonable height and breadth, to cover 

 arbours, bowers and banquetting houses, and brought^ 

 vroughti aud cut into so many founs of men, horses^ birds. 



