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one from Aries, and the other from Leo ; give me thy 

 leave by sympathy to cure this poor man with drinking 

 a glass of Wormwood beer every morning. The Moon 

 was weak the other day, and she gave a man two terrible 

 mischiefs, a dnll brain and a weak, sight; Mars laid by 

 his -sword, and comes to her, Sister Moon, said he, this 

 man hath angered thee, but I beseech thee take notice he 

 is but a fool ; prithee be patient, I will with my herb 

 Wormwood cure him of both infirmities by antipathy, 

 for thou knowcst thou and i cannot agree, with that (he 

 MooH began to quarrel ; Mars (not delighting much in 

 •women's tongues) went away, and did it whether she 

 ■would or no. 



He that reads this and understands what he reads, hath 

 a jewel of more worth than a diair.ond ; he that under- 

 stands it not, is as little fit to give physic. There lies a 

 key in these words which will unlock, {U it be turned by 

 a wise hand) the cabinet of physic. 1 liave delivered it 

 as plain as 1 durst; it is not only upon Wormwood as I 

 ■wrote, but upon all plants, trees, and herbs ; ue that •tin- 

 derstands it not, is unlit (in my opinion) to give physic. 

 This shall live when I am dead ; and thus 1 leave it to 

 the world, not caring a farthing whether they like or 

 dislike it. The grave equah; al! men, and therefore shall 

 equal me with all priaccs ; until which time the eterniil 

 Providence is over me. Then the ill tongue of a prating 

 fellow, or one that hath more tongue than wit, or more 

 proud than honest, shall never trouble me, Wisdom is 

 justified by her children. And so much for Wormwood. 

 Wow I would advise the student to give the greatest 

 attention to the discourse delivered under this herb ; for 

 whomsoever well understands the whole and every part 

 of the same, will undoubtedly prove an excellent Phy- 

 sician. For you will find recorded under this herb, 

 (together with the herb Carduus Benedifitus) the whole 

 key to phjsic; which will most fully teach you how to 

 make a most profitable use of all the herbs in this book. 

 Perhaps some may laugh at Mr. Culpeper's language, in 

 which he hath delivered his sentiments under this herb: 

 It may indeed be rather uncouth, nevertheless it contains 

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