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and laid upon the place affected ^vith the palsy, helpetli 

 much, if (he decoction be drank : also Sage taken with 

 •wormwood is good for the bloody-llux. Pliny saith, 

 it procures women's courses, and sfayetli thcin coming 

 down too fast^ helpetli the stinging and biting ol serpents 

 and killeth the worms that breed in the ear, and sores. 

 Sage is of excellent use to help the memory, warming 

 and quickening the senses; and the conserve made of the 

 flowers is used to (he same purpose, and also for all the 

 former recited diseases. The juice of Sage drank with 

 Tinegar, hath been of good use in time of the plague at 

 all times. Gargles likewise are made with Sage, rosema- 

 ry, honey-suckles and plantain, boiled in wine or water, 

 with some honey or allum put thereto, to wash sore, 

 mouths and throats, cankers, or the secret parts of man 

 or woman, as need requireth. And with other hot and 

 comfortable herbs, Sage is boiled to bathe the body and 

 legs in the Summer time, especially to warm cold joints 

 or sinews, troubled with the palsy and cramp, and to 

 comfort and strengthen the parts. It is much commend- 

 ed against the stitch, or pains in the side coming of wind, 

 if the place be fomented warm with the decoction there- 

 of in wine, and the herb also after boiling be laid warm 

 thereunto. 



Wood Sage. ? (h. d. 2.> 



This is also called Wood-Germander. 



Descript.'] Wood-sage riseth up with square hoary 

 stalks, two feet high at least, with two leaves set at 

 every joint, somewhat like other Sage leaves, but smaller, 

 softer, whiter and rounder, and a little dented about the 

 edges^ and smelling somewhat stronger. At the tops of 

 the stalks and branches stand the flowers, on a slender 

 large spike, turning themselves all one way when they 

 blow, and are of a pale and whitish colour, smaller than 

 Sage, but hooded and gaping like unto them. The seed 

 is blaekish and round ; four usually seem in a husk toge- 

 ther , the root is long and stringy, with divers fibres 

 thereat, and abideth many years. 



Place.^ It groweth in woods, and by wood sides; a? 

 also in divers fields and bye lanes in the land. 

 Time.'] It flowereth in June, July and August. 



