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fibres, or threads, taking good hold of the I patience of Socrates himself, but because 

 "round, and spreading with the branches : I have not yet attained to the spirit or 

 over a great deal of ground, which perish ; Socrates, I shall but describe the most 

 not in winter, although the leaves die every j usual, 

 year, and spring again anew. i Descript] The most common Crowfoot 



Place.'] It grows in many moist grounds, 5 has many thin great leaves, cut into divers 

 as well meadows as untilled places, about \ parts, in taste biting and sharp, biting and 

 London, in Hampstead church-yard, at ; blistering the tongue: It bears many 

 Wye in Kent, and sundry other places. \ flowers, and those of a bright, resplendent, 



Time.] It flowers from May all the Sum- j yellow colour. I do not remember, that I 



mer long, in one place or other, as they are ; 

 more open to the sun ; the seed ripens soon < 



ever saw any thing yellower. Virgins, in 

 ancient time, used to make powder of them 



after. ? to furrow bride beds ; after which flowers 



Government and virtues.] It is under the \ come small heads, some spiked and rugged 

 dominion of Saturn. This is a singularly like a Pine- Apple. 



good wound herb, and is used inwardly, 

 not only to stay bleeding of wounds, but to 



Place] They grow very common every 

 where ; unless you turn your head into a 



consolidate them, as it doth outwardly any $ hedge, you cannot but see them as you 



freen wound, whichitquickly solders up, and 5 walk 

 eals. The decoction of the herb in wine, j Time."] They flower in May and June, 

 helps to expectorate the phlegm out of the j even till September. 



chest, and is good for obstructions in the ; Government and virtues."] This fiery and 

 breast, stomach, or bowels, and helps a f hot-spirited herb of Mars is no way fit to 

 decayed appetite. It is also good to wash j be given inwardly, but an ointment of the 

 any wound or sore with, to cleanse and heal j leaves or flowers will draw a blister, and 

 it. The herb bruised, and then boiled, ; may be so fitly applied to the nape of the 

 applied outwardly for certain days together, j neck to draAV back rheum from the eyes, 

 renewing it often : and in the mean times The herb being bruised and mixed with a 



the decoction of the herb in wine, taken: 



little mustard, draws a blister as well, and 



inwardly every day, doth certainly cure the * as perfectly as Cantharides, and with far 

 rupture in any, so as it be not too invete- \ less danger to the vessels of urine, which 



rate ; but very speedily, if it be fresh and 

 lately taken. 



Cantharides naturally delight to wrong : 

 I knew the herb once applied to a pesti- 



CROWFOOT lential rising that was fallen down, and it 



\ saved life even beyond hope ; it were good 



MANY are the names this furious biting I to keep an ointment and plaister of it, if it 

 herb has obtained, almost enough to make* were but for that, 

 up a Welshman's pedigree, if he fetch no* 



farther than John of Gaunt, or William the) CUCKOW-POINT. 



Conqueror; for it is called FrogVfoot, from | IT is called Aron, Janus, Barba-aron, 

 the Greek name Barrakion : Crowfoot, i Calve's-foot, Ramp, Starchwort, Cuckow- 

 Gold Knobs, Gold Cups, King's Knob, 5 point, and Wake Robin. 

 Baffiners, Troilflowers, Polts, Locket Gou-j Descript] This shoots forth three, four, 

 tions, and Butterflowers. \ or five leaves at the most, from one root, 



Abundance are the sorts of this hero, j every one whereof is somewhat large and 

 that to describe them all, would tire the pong, broad at the bottom next the stalk. 



