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ing and spitting. It ripeneth also all sorts of inward 

 ulcers and imposthuraes; pleurisy also, if the decoction 

 of the herb dry or green be made in wine, and drank for 

 some time together. Four ounces of the clarided juice of 

 Scabious taken in the morning fasting, with a dram of 

 mithridate, or Venice treacle, ireeth the heart from any 

 infecition of pestilence, if after the taking of it the party 

 sweat two hours in bed, and this medicine be again and 

 again repeated, if need require. The green herb bruised 

 and applied to any carbuncle or plague sore, is found by 

 certain experience to dissolve and break it in three hours 

 space. The same decoclion also drank, hclpeth the pains 

 and stitches in the side. The decodtion of the roots taken 

 for forty days together, or a dram of the powder of them 

 taken at a time in whey, doth (as xMatthioIus saith) 

 wonderfully help those that are troubled with running or 

 spreading scabs, tetters, ring-worms, yea, although they 

 proceed from the French pox. The juice or decoftioa 

 drank, helpeth also scabs and breakings out of the itch, 

 and the like. The juice also made up into an ointment 

 and used, is efFcftual for the same purpose. The same also 

 hcaleth all inward Avounds by the drying, cleansing, and 

 healing quality therein ; and a syrup made of the juice and 

 sugar, is very etlectual to all the purposes aforesaid, and 

 so is the distilled Mater of the herb and flowers made ia 

 <lue season, especially to be used when the green herb is 

 not in force to be taken. The decoftion of the herb and 

 roots outwardly applied, doth wonderfully help all sorts 

 of hard or cold swellings in any part of the body, is 

 eflect ual for shrunk sinews or veins, and healeth green 

 wounds, old sores and nlcers. The juice of Scabious, made 

 up with the powder of Borax and Samphire, cleanseth the 

 skin of the face, or other parts of the body, not only from 

 freckles and pimples, but also from morphew and leprosy; 

 the head waslicd with the deco6tion, cleanseth from dan- 

 druff, scurf, sores, itch, and the like, used warm. The 

 iierb bruiied and applied, doth in a short time loosen and 

 draw forth any splinter, broken bone, arrow head, or 

 ©thcr such like thing lying in the flesh, 



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