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sores or caukers in the nose or any other part, if the pow- 

 der of the root be applied thereunto afterwards. It is 

 good also to fasten the gums, and to take away the heat 

 and iuflammatioQS that nappen in the jaws, almonds of 

 the throat and mouth, if the decoction of the leaves, roots, 

 or seeds be bruised, or the juice of them be applied ; but 

 the roots are most effectual to the purposes aforesaid. 



BITTEE SWEET.— (/SWonum IMcamara.) 



Called also Mortal, Woody Nightshade, Felon-wort, and 

 Amara Dulda. 



Descrip. — It growi up with wood stalks, even to a 

 man's height, and sometimes higher. The leaves fall off 

 at the approach of winter, and spring out of the same 

 stalks at spring-time. The branch is compassed about 

 with a whitish bark, and hath a pith in the middle of it ; 

 the main branch brancheth itself into many small ones 

 with claspers, laying hold on what is next to them, as 

 vines do. It bears many leaves ; they grow in no order 

 at all, or at least in no regular order. The leaves are long- 

 ish, though somewhat broad, and pointed at the ends ; 

 many of them have two little leaves growing at the end of 

 their footstalks ; some have but one, and some none. 



Pldce, — It grows commonly in moist and shady places. 



Time. — The leaves shoot out in March ; it flowereth in 

 July, and the seeds are ripe soon after. 



Oovemment and Virtites. — It is under the planet Mercu- 

 ry. It is good to remove witchcraft both in men and beast, 

 as all sudden diseases whatsoever. Being tied about the 

 neck, it is a remedy for the vertigo or dizziness of the head; 

 and that is the reason the Qermans hang it about their cat- 

 tle's necks, when they fear any such evil hath betided them: 

 country people commonly used to take the berries of it, 

 and having Druised them, they applied them to felons, and 

 thereby soon rid their fingers of such troublesome guests. 



BLACKBEKRY BUSH (rBE.y-{Rubut Frutioosus,) 



It is so well known that it needeth no description. Th« 

 virtues thereof are as follows, 



Oovemment and Virtibes. — It is a plant of Venus In 

 Aries. You shall have some directions at the latter end 

 of the book for the gathering of all herbs and plants, &c 

 If 'any ask the reason why Venus is so prickly ? TeU 

 them 'tis because she is in the house of Mars. The bud% 



