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round heads, wherein is small brownish j and heal them also. The leaves bruised 

 seed contained. The root is long, white, | and wrapped in double papers, and covered 

 and woody, perishing after it hath borne: with hot ashes and embers to laake a while, 

 seed. >and then taken forth and laid warm on any 



Place.'] It grows by way-sides and lanes, | blotch or boil happening in the groin or 

 in many places of this land. \ share, doth dissolve and heal them. The 



Time.~\ It flowers in July or thereabouts, j seed bruised and boiled in wine, and laid 

 Government and virtues.'] It is under the j on any member that has been out of joint, 

 dominion of Saturn. A small quantity of; and newly set again, takes away all swel- 

 the root given in wine, is commended by ! ling and pain thereof. 

 Dioscorides, against lasks and fluxes of the I 

 belly. The decoction hereof drank, is pro- j 



fitable for those that are bursten, and for| Descript."] OUR common Mustard hath 

 cramps and convulsions, and for those that: large and broad rough leaves, very much 

 are troubled with an old cough. The de- 1 jagged with uneven and unorderly gashes, 

 coction thereof gargled, eases the pains of i somewhat like turnip leaves, but less and 

 the tooth-ache. And the oil made by the \ rougher. The stalk rises to be more than 

 often infusion of the flowers, is of very good ja foot high, and sometimes two feet high, 

 effect for the piles. The decoction of the * being round, rough, and branched at the 

 root in red wine or in water, (if there be j top, bearing such like leaves thereon as 

 an ague) wherein red hot steel hath been j grow below, but lesser, and less divided, 

 often quenched, doth stay the bloody-flux. 5 and divers yellow flowers one above another 

 The same also opens obstructions of the { at the tops, after which come small rough 

 bladder and reins. A decoction of the | pods, with small, lank, flat ends, wherein 

 leaves hereof, and of Sage, Marjoram, and | is contained round yellowish seed, sharp, 

 Camomile flowers, and the places bathed { hot, and biting upon the tongue. The root 

 therewith, that have sinews stiff with cold } is small, long, and woody when it bears 

 or cramps, doth bring them much ease and j stalks, and perishes every year, 

 comfort. Three ounces of the distilled \ Place.] This grows with us in gardens 

 water of the flowers drank morning and j only, and other manured places, 

 evening for some days together, is said to be J Time.'] It is an annual plant, flowering 

 the most excellent remedy for the gout. ! in July, and the seed is ripe in August. 

 The juice of the leaves and flowers being j Government and virtues."] It is an excel- 

 laid upon rough warts, as also the powder | lent sauce for such whose blood wants clari- 

 of the dried roots rubbed on, doth easily \ fying, and for weak stomachs, being an 

 take them away, but doth no good to i herb of Mars, but naught for choleric 

 smooth warts. The powder of the dried } people, though as good for such as are 

 flowers is an especial remedy for those that i aged, or troubled with cold diseases. Aries 

 are troubled with the belly-ache, or the \ claims something, to do with it, therefore it 

 pains of the cholic. The decoction of the j strengthens the heart, and resists poison . 

 root, and so likewise of the leaves, is oft Let such whose stomachs are so weak they 

 great effect to dissolve the tumours, swel- : cannot digest their meat, or appetite it, take 

 lings, or inflammations of the throat. The j of Mustard-seed a dram, Cinnamon as much, 

 seed and leaves boiled in wine, and ap- j and having beaten them to powder, and 

 plied, draw forth speedily thorns or splin- : half as much Mastich in powder, and with 

 ters gotten into the flesh, ease the pains, i gum Arabic dissolved in rose-water, make 



