AND ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. 55 



in this nation ; the first of which shoots ! wounds, especially such as are made in the 

 forth one or two winged leaves, upon long | breast or lungs, by taking a dram of the 

 brownish foot-stalks, which are doubled j powder of the root every morning in wine: 

 down at their first coming out of the ground ; j the same is excellently good for ruptures, as 

 when they are fully opened they consist | also to stop fluxes ; an ointment made of it 

 of seven leaves, most commonly of a sad j is exceedingly good for wounds and ulcers, 

 green colour, dented about the edges, set \ for it soon dries up the watery humours 

 on both sides the middle rib one against ! which hinder the cure, 

 another, a, the leaves of the ash tree; the I STMAR QR AL 

 stalk bears no leaves on the lower half of { HERB 



it ; the upper half bears sometimes three or j 



four, each consisting of five leaves, some-| THIS is so frequently known to be an 

 times of three ; on the top stand four or j inhabitant in almost every garden, that I 

 five flowers upon short foot-stalks, with j suppose it needless to write a description 

 long husks ; the flowers are very like the j thereof. 



flowers of Stockgilliflowers, of a pale | Time.'] It flowers in June and July, 

 purplish colour, consisting of four leaves \ Government and virtues.'] It is under the 

 a-piece, after which come small pods, which ^ dominion of Jupiter. The ordinary Cost- 

 contain the seed ; the root is very smooth, i mary, as well as Maudlin, provokes urine 

 white and shining ; it does not grow down- j abundantly, and moistens the hardness of 

 wards, but creeps along under the upper j the mother ; it gently purges choler and 

 crust of the ground, and consists of divers j phlegm, extenuating that which is gross, 

 small round knobs set together ; towards ? and cutting that which is tough and glu- 

 the top of the stalk there grows some single \ tinous, cleanses that which is foul, and 

 leaves, by each of which comes a small j hinders putrefaction and corruption ; it 

 cloven bulb, which when it is ripe, if it be I dissolves without attraction, opens obstruc- 

 set in the ground, it will grow to be a root, i tions, and helps their evil effects, and it is a 



As for the other Coral wort, which grows j wonderful help to all sorts of dry agues, 

 in this nation, it is more scarce than this, \ It is astringent to the stomach, and 

 being a very small plant, much like Crow- f strengthens the liver, and all the other in- 

 foot, therefore some think it to be one of? ward parts; and taken in whey works more 

 the sorts of Crowfoot. I know not where j effectually. Taken fasting in the morning, 

 to direct you to it, therefore I shall forbear j it is very profitable for pains in the head 

 the description. j that are continual, and to stay, dry up, and 



Place.'] The first grows in Mayfield in I consume all thin rheums or distillations 

 Sussex, in a wood called Highread, and in j from the head into the stomach, and helps 

 another wood there also, called Fox-holes. ! much to digest raw humours that are 



Time.'] They flower from the latter end j gathered therein. It is very profitable for 

 of April to the middle of May, and before I those that are fallen into a continual evil 

 the middle of July they are gone, and not j disposition of the whole body, called 

 to be found. \ Cachexia, but especially in the beginning 



Government and virtues. ~\ It is under the j of the disease. It is an especial friend and 

 dominion of the Moon. It cleanses the j help to evil, weak and cold livers. The 

 bladder, and provokes urine, expels gravel, ; seed is familiarly given to children for the 

 and the stone ; it eases pains in the sides ] worms, and so is the infusion of the flowers 

 and bowels, is excellently good for inward | in white wine given them to the quantity of 



Q 



