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Tims, — It is to be found in May or April, for it quickly 

 pemheth with a little heat. 



Oovemmeut and Virtues, — It Ib an herb under the do- 

 minion of the Moon and Cancer, and theiefore, if the 

 weakness of the retentive faculty be caused by an evil in- 

 fluence in any part of the body governed by the moon, or 

 under the dominion of Cancer, this herb cures it by sym- 

 pathy. It cures these diseases after specified, in any part 

 of the body under the influence of Saturn, by antipathy. 



It is temperate in respect of heat, but dry in the second 

 degree. The juice of the leaves drank with the distilled 

 water of horse -tail, is a singular remedy of all manner of 

 wounds in the breasts, bowels, or other parts- of the body, 

 and is given with good success unto those that are troubled 

 with casting, vomiting, or bleeeding at the mouth and 

 Qoee, or otherwards downwards. The said juice given 

 in the distilled water of oaken buds, is very gooa for 

 women who have their usual courses, or whites flowing 

 down too abundantly. It helps sore eyes. Of the leaves 

 infused or boiled in oil, omphacine, or unripe olives, set 

 in the sun for certain days, or the green leaves sufficiently 

 boiled in the said oil, is made an excellent green balsam, 

 not only for green and fresh wounds, but also for old and 

 inveterate ulcers, especially if a little fine clear tuipentine 

 be disaolved therein. It also stayeth and refresheth all 

 inflammations that arise upon pains by hurts and wounds. 



What parte of the body are under each planet and tign, 

 and dXM> what disease may be found in my astroloigical 

 indcment of diseases ; and for the internal work of nature 

 m uie body of man, as vital, animal, natural and pro- 

 creative spiiite of man ; the apprehension, judgment, 

 memory ; the external senses, viz. — seeing, hearing, smell- 

 ing, tasting, and feeling ; the virtues attractive, retentive^ 

 digestive, expulsive, &c. under the dominion of what pla- 

 nets they are, may be found in my ephemens for the vear 

 1661 : in both which you shall find the chaff of authors 

 blown away by the fame of Dr. Reason, and nothing bul 

 rational truths left for the ingenious to feed upon. 



