100 citlpeper's complete hebbai* 



Place.— 'The first groweth in Mayfield in Sussex, In a 

 wood called Highroad, and in another wood there also 

 called Foxholes, 



Time, — They flower from the latter end of April to the 

 middle of May, and before the middle of July they are 

 gone, and not to be found. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — It is under the dominion of 

 the Moon. It cleanseth the bladder and provoketh urine, 

 expels gravel and the stone : it easeth pains in the sides 

 and bowels, is excellent good for inward wounds, especial- 

 W^ such as are made in the breast or lungs, by taking a 

 dram of the powder of the root every morning in wine ; 

 the same is excellent good for ruptures, as also to stop 

 fluxes: an ointment made of it is excellent good for 

 wounds and ulcers, for it soon dries up the watery hu- 

 mours which hinder the cure. 



COSTMAEY.— ("5a/*amiVa VvlgarU.) 



Galled also Alecost, Balaam Herb, or Tanzy. This fs 

 ■o frequently known to be an inhabitant in almost every 

 garden, that I suppose it is needless to write a descrip- 

 tion thereof. 



Time. — It flowereth in June and July. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — It is under the dominion of 

 Jupiter. The ordinary costmary, as well as maudlin, 

 provoketh urine abundantly, and moisteneth the hardness 

 of the mother ; it gently purgeth choler and phlegm, ex- 

 tenuating that which is gross, and cutting that which is 

 tough and glutinous, cleanseth that which is foul, and 

 hindereth putrefaction and corruption ; it dissolveth 

 without attraction, openeth obstructions and helpeth their 

 evil effects, and it is a wonderful help to all sorts of dry 

 agues. It is astringent to the stomach, and strengtheneth 

 the liver and all the other inward parts : and taken in 

 whey, worketh more effectually. Taken fasting in the 

 morning, it is very profitable for pains in the head, that 

 are continual ; and to stay, dry up, and consume all thin 

 rheums or distillations from the head into the stomach, 

 and helpeth much to digest raw humours that are 

 gathered therein. It is very profitable for those that are 

 fallen into a continual evil disposition of the body, called 

 cachexia, but especially in the beginning of the disease^ 

 It is an especial friend and help to evil, weak, and cold 

 Uvenk The seed is familiarly given to children for the 



