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strongly, doth purge the body of choleric j rough, hairy, or prickly sad green leaves* 

 humours, and assuages the heat, being | somewhat narrow; the middle rib for the 



taken in a draught of wine, or any other 

 drink ; the powder of the purple leaves of 

 the flowers, only picked and dried and 



most part being white. The flowers stand 

 at the top of the stalk, branched forth m 

 many long spiked leaves of flowers bowing 



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drank in water, is said to help the quinsy, { or turning like the turnsole, all opening for 



and the falling-sickness in children, espe- 

 cially in the beginning of the disease. The 

 flowers of the white Violets ripen and dis- 

 solve swellings. The herb or flowers, while 

 they are fresh, or the flowers when they are 

 dry, are effectual in the pleurisy, and all 



the most part on the one side, which are 

 long and hollow, turning up the brims a 

 little, of a purplish violet colour in them 

 that are fully blown, but more reddish while 

 they are in the bud, as also upon their de- 

 cay and withering ; but in some places of 



diseases of the lungs, to lenify the sharp- j a paler purplish colour, with a long poiritel 

 ness in hot rheums, and the hoarseness of sin the middle, feathered or parted at the 

 the throat, the heat also and sharpness of; top. After the flowers are fallen, the seeds 



urine, and all the pains of the back or reins, 

 and bladder. It is good also for the liver 



growing to be ripe, are blackish, cornered 

 and pointed somewhat like the head of a 



and the jaundice, and all hot agues, to cool j viper. The root is somewhat great and 

 the heat, and quench the thirst ; but the \ blackish, and woolly, when it grows toward 

 syrup of Violets is of most use, and of better j seed-time, and perishes in the Winter, 

 effect, being taken in some convenient j There is another sort, little differing from 

 liquor : and if a little of the juice or syrupy the former, only in this, that it bears white 

 of lemons be put to it, or a few drops of the I flowers. 



oil of vitriol, it is made thereby the more? Place.] The first grows wild almost 

 powerful to cool the heat, and quench the I every where. That with white flowers 

 thirst, and gives to the drink a claret wine j about the castle-walls at Lewis in Sussex. 

 colour, and a fine tart relish, pleasing to the ! Time.] They flower in Summer, and 

 taste. Violets taken, or made up with I their seed is ripe quickly after, 

 honey, do more cleanse and cool, and with ! Government and virtues] It is a most 

 sugar contrary-wise. The dried flower of gallant herb of the Sun ; it is a pity it is no 

 Violets are accounted amongst the cordial more in use than it is. It is an especial 

 drinks, powders, and other medicines, es- remedy against the biting of the Viper, and 

 pecially where cooling cordials are neces- j all other venomous beasts, or serpents ; as 

 sary. The green leaves are used with other j also against poison, or poisonous herbs, 

 herbs to make plaisters and poultices to { Dioscorides and others say, That whosoever 

 inflammations and swellings, and to ease all j shall take of the herb or root before they be 

 pains whatsoever, arising of heat, and for j bitten, shall not be hurt by the poison of any 

 the piles also, being fried with yolks of eggs, 5 serpent. The root or seed is thought to be 

 and applied thereto. \ most effectual to comfort the heart, and 



, I ex pel sadness, or causeless melancholy; it 



I tempers the blood, and allays hot fits of 



Descripl.] THIS hath many long rough! agues. The seed drank in wine, procures 

 leaves lying on the ground, from among* abundance of milk in women's breasts, 

 which rises up divers hard round stalks, | The same also being taken, eases the pains 

 very rough, as if they were thick set with j in the loins, back, and kidneys. The dis- 

 prickles or hairs, whereon are set such like 5 tilled water of the herb when it is in flower, 



