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to spring, being put into the ground, or any ; wine lees be added thereunto, it works the 

 where else to grow. \ stronger. The Misselto itself of the oak 



Place.] It grows very rarely on oaks i (as the best) made into powder, and given 

 with us ; but upon sundry others as well i in drink to those that have the falling sick- 

 timber as fruit trees, plentifully in woody i ness, does assuredly heal them, as Matthi- 

 groves, and the like, through all this land, i olus saith : but it is fit to use it for forty 



Time.'] It flowers in the Spring-time, ! days together. Some have so highly es- 

 but the berries are not ripe until October, teemed it for the virtues thereof, that they 

 and abides on the branches all the Winter, j have called it Lignum Sanctice Crucis, Wood 

 unless the blackbirds, and other birds, do i of the Holy Cross, believing it helps the 

 devour them. i falling sickness, apoplexy and palsy very 



Government and virtues] This is under {speedily, not only to be inwardly taken, but 

 the dominion of the Sun, I do not question; 5 to be hung at their neck. Tragus saith, 

 and can also take for granted, that which j that the fresh wood of any Misselto bruised, 

 grows upon oaks, participates something of | and the juice drawn forth and dropped in 

 the nature of Jupiter, because an oak is one; the ears that have imposthumes in them, 

 of his trees ; as also that which grows upon i doth help and ease them within a few days, 

 pear trees, and apple trees, participates; 



c i , MONEYWORT, OR HERB TWOPENCE 



something or his nature, because he rules ; 



the tree it grows upon, having no root of j Descript.~\ THE common Moneywort 



its own. But why that should have most ; sends forth from a small thready root divers 



virtues that grows upon oaks I know not, 

 unless because it is rarest and hardest to; 

 corne by ; and our college's opinion is in j 



long, weak, and slender branches, lying and 

 running upon the ground two or three feet 

 long or more, set with leaves two at a joint 



this contrary to scripture, which saith, Goem one against another at equal distances, 

 tender mercies are over all his works ; arid so i which are almost round, but pointed at the 

 it is, let the college of physicians walk as | ends, smooth, and of a good green colour, 

 contrary to him as they please, and that isl At the joints with the leaves from the middle 

 as contrary as the east to the west. Clusius j forward come forth at every point some- 

 affirms that which grows upon pear trees to j times one yellow flower, and sometimes 

 be as prevalent, and gives order, that it j two, standing each on a small foot-stalk, 

 should not touch the ground after it is { and made of five leaves, narrow-pointed at 

 gathered ; and also saith, that, being hung i the end, with some yellow threads in the 

 about the neck, it remedies witchcraft, i middle, which being past, there stand in 

 Both the leaves and berries of Misselto do i their places small round heads of seed. 

 heat and dry, and are of subtle parts ; the j Place.] It grows plentifully in almost 

 birdlime doth molify hard knots, tumours, jail places of this land, commonly in moist 

 and imposthumes ; ripens and discusses j grounds by hedge-sides, and in the middle 

 them, and draws forth thick as well as thin 5 of grassy fields. 



humours from the remote parts of the body, | Time.*] They flower in June and July, 

 digesting and separating them. And being i arid their seed is ripe quickly after, 

 mixed with equal parts of rozin and Avax, j Government and virtues.] Venus owns it 

 doth molify the hardness of the spleen, and | Moneywort is singularly good to stay all 

 helps old ulcers and sores. Being mixed fluxes in man or woman, whether they be 

 with Sandaric and Orpiment, it helps to j lasks, bloody-fluxes, bleeding inwardly or 

 draw off foul nails ; and if quick-lime and outwardly, or the weakness of the stomach 



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