164 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



broken by any occasion, which is the most | are the cause of most of the diseases which 

 assured refuge of help to people of divers j the frail nature of man is subject to; both 

 counties of the land that they can have. It 5 which might be remedied by a more fre- 

 is no less effectual to help ruptures andjquentuse of this herb. If people would 

 burstings, the decoction in wine, or the j have sauce to their meat, they may take 

 powder in broth or drink, being inwardly ? some for profit as well as for pleasure. It 

 taken, and outwardly applied to the place. { is a safe herb, very pleasant both to taste 

 The same is also available for inward or out-; and stomach, helps digestion, and in some 

 ward bruises, falls or blows, both to dispel i sort opening obstructions of the liver and 

 the congealed blood, and to take away j spleen : provokes urine, and helps thereby 

 both the pains and the black and blue; to wash away the gravel and stone engen- 

 marks that abide after the hurt. The same ; dered in the kidneys or bladder, 

 also, or the distilled water of the whole | 

 plant, used to the face, or other parts of the \ 



skin, cleanses it from morphew, freckles, 5 THIS herb is by many called Butter- 

 spots, or marks whatsoever, leaving the > wort. 



place fresh, fair, and lovely; for which J Descript.~\ Ordinary Sanicle sends forth 

 purpose it is much used by the Italian : many great round leaves, standing upon 

 Dames. \ long brownish stalks, every one somewhat 



$ deeply cut or divided into five or six parts, 

 ; and some of these also cut in somewhat like 



DescriptJ] ROCK Samphire grows up \ the leaf of crow's-foot, or dove's-foot, and 

 with a tender green stalk about half a yard, j finely dented about the edges, smooth, and 

 or two feet high at the most, branching! of a dark shining colour, and somewhat 

 forth almost from the very bottom, and? reddish about the brims; from among 

 stored with sundry thick and almost round j which arise up small, round green stalks, 

 (somewhat long) leaves of a deep green j without any joint or leaf thereon, saving at 

 colour, sometimes two together, and some- j the top, where it branches forth into flowers, 

 times more on a stalk, and sappy, and of; having a leaf divided into three or four 

 a pleasant, hot, and spicy taste. At the j parts at that joint with the flowers, which 

 top of the stalks and branches stand umbels: are small and white, starting out of small 

 of white flowers, and after them come large j round greenish yellow heads, many stand- 

 seed, bigger than fennel seed, yet some- | ing together in a tui't, in which afterwards 

 what like it. The root is great, white, and : are the seeds contained, which are small 

 long, continuing many years, and is of an 5 round burs, somewhat like the leaves ol 

 hot and spicy taste likewise. ! clevers, and stick in the same manner upon 



Place.] It grows on the rocks that are any thing that they touch. The root is 

 often moistened at the least, if not over- j composed of many blackish strings or 

 flowed with the sea water. j fibres, set together at a little long head, 



Time.] And it flowers and seeds in the j which abides with green leaves all the Win- 

 end of July and August. ?ter, and perishes not. 



Government and virtues.'] It is an herb of | Place.'] It is found in many shadowy 

 Jupiter, and was in former times wont to be j woods, and other places of thib land, 

 used more than now it is ; the more is the j Time.'] It flowers in June, and the seed 

 pity. It is well known almost to every ; is ripe shortly after, 

 body, that ill digestions and obstructions $ Government and virtues.] This is one of 



