318 THE ENGLISH niYSICIAN ENLARGLD. 



Thyme. ? . (//. d. 3.) 



It is in vain to describe an lierb so conimonlj known. 



dovcrnment and f iriucs.'] it is a noble strcngthencr 

 of the lungs, as notable a one as prows ; luither is tliere 

 scarce a better remedy growing for tliat disease in children 

 ■which thej commonly call the Chin-coiish, than it is. 

 (t purgcth the body of phlegm, and is an excellent re- 

 medy for shortness of breath. It kills worms in the 

 belly, and being a notable herb of Venus, provokes the 

 terms, gives safe and speedy delivery to women in travail, 

 and brings away the after. birth. It is so harmless you 

 i*eed not fear the use of it. An ointment made of it 

 takes away hot swellings and warts, helps the sciatica 

 and dulness of sight, and takes away pains and hardness 

 of the spleen : 'Tis excellent for those that are troubled 

 with the gout ; as also, to anoint the privates that are 

 Swelled. It easeth pains in the loins and hips. The herb 

 taken any way inwardly, comforts the stomach much, aad 

 expels wind. 



"Wild Thjrae, or Mother of Tliyme. ? in r^ 

 (h. d. 2.) 



Wild Thyme also is so well known, that it nccdcth no 

 description. 



Flace.'] It may be found commonly in commons and 

 other barren places throughout the nation. 



Government and Virtues.^ It is under the dominion of 

 Venus, and under the sign Aries, and therefore chiefly 

 appropriated to the head. It provokclh urine and the 

 terras, and easeth the griping pain of the belly, cramps, 

 ruptures, and inflammation of the liver. If joa make a 

 "vinegar of the herb, as vinegar «f roses is made (you 

 may find out the way in my translation of the London 

 DispcHsatory) and anoint the head with it, it presently 

 stops the pains thereof. It is excellent good to be given 

 cither in phrenzy or lethargy, although they are two 

 contrary diseases: It helps spitting and pissing of blood, 

 coughing, and vomiting ; it comforts and strengthens the 

 head, stomach, reins, and womb, expels wind aad breaks 

 tbe stone. 



