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applied to any inward hurt, or outward green wound hi 

 the kead or body, will quickly heal and close it up : as 

 also any veins or sinews that are cut ; and will draw forth 

 a broken bone or splinter, thorn or other things got into 

 the flesh. It is no less profitable for old and filthy ulcers ; 

 yea, though they be fistulous and hollow. But some do 

 advise to put a little salt to this purpose, being applied 

 with a little hog's lard, it helpeth a plague or sore and 

 other biles and pushes. The fume of the decoction while 

 it is warm received by a funnel into the ears, easeth the 

 pains of them, destroys the worms, and cureth the run- 

 ning sores in them : the juice dropped into them doth the 

 same. The root of betony is displeasing both to the taste 

 and stomach, whereas the leaves and flowers, by their 

 sweet and spicy taste, are comfortable both to meat and 

 medicine. 



These are some of the many virtues Antonius Musa, an 

 expert physician, for it was not the practice of Octavius 

 Caesar to keep fools about him, appropriates to betony ; 

 it is a very precious herb, that is certain, and most fitting 

 to be kept in a man's house, both in syrup, conserve, oil, 

 ointment, and plaister. The flowers are usually conserved. 



BEECH TREE.— (Fcyw SylvcOicou) 



In treating of this tree, you must understand that I mean 

 the green Mast-beech, which is by way of distinction from 

 that other small rough sort, called in Sussex the Smaller 

 Beech, but in Essex, Hornbeam, (CarpintLa Bettdut,) 



I suppose it is needless to describe it, being already too 

 well known to my countrymen. 



Place, — It groweth in woods among oaks and other 

 trees, and in parks, forests, and chases to feed deer, and 

 in other places to fatten swine. 



Time, — It bloometh in the end of April or the begin- 

 ning of May for the most part, and the fruit is ripe in 

 September. 



Government and Virtuea,— It is a plant of Saturn, and 

 therefore performs his qualities and proportion in these 

 operations. The leaves of the beech tree are cooling and 

 binding, and therefore good to be applied to hot swellings 

 to discuss them : the nuts do much nourish such beasts as 

 feed thereon. The water found in the hollow places of 

 decaying beeches will core both man and beast of any 

 ■onrf, scab, or running tetters, if they be washed ther»- 



