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Anthony's fire. The juice being dropped into the ears, 

 heals the pains, noise and matterings thereof. A good 

 ointment may be made of it for all -vvoundSj especially 

 ■vvounds in the head. 



Smallage. ^. (h. d. 2.) 



This is very well known, therefore I shall not trouble 

 the reader with any description thereof. 



Government and Firtues.^ It is an herb of Mercury, 

 Smallage is hotter, drier, and much more medicinal than 

 parsley, for it much more openeth obstructions of the 

 liver and spleen, rareiieth thick phlegm, and cleanseth it 

 and the blood withal. It provokcth urine and women's 

 courses, and is singular good against the yellow jaundice, 

 tertian and quartan agues, if the juice thereof be taken, 

 but especially made into a syrup. The juice also put to 

 honey of roses, andbarley water, is very good to gargle 

 the mouth and throat of those that have sores and ulcers 

 in them, and will quickly heal them. The same lotion 

 also cleanseth and healeth all other foul ulcers and can- 

 kers, elsewhere, if they be washed therewith. The seed 

 is especially used to break and expel wind, kill worms, 

 and to help a stinking breath. The root is effectual to all 

 the purposes aforesaid, and is held to be stronger in opera- 

 tion than the herb, but especially to open obstructions, 

 and to rid away any ague, if the juice thereof be taken ia 

 "WinCj or the deco(Slioa thereof in wine be used. - 



Sopewort. ? . (h. d. 2.) 



It is likewise called Bruisewort. 



Descript.^ The rot creepeth under ground, with many 

 joints, of a brown colour on the outside, and yellow 

 within, shooting forth in divers places weak and round 

 stalks, full of joints, set with two leaves a-picce at every 

 one of them on the contrary side, which are ribbed some- 

 what like the plantain, and fashioned like the common 

 field white campion leaves, seldom having any branches 

 from the sides of the stalks, but set with flowers at the 

 topj standing in long husks, like the wild campionSj mad® 

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