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Alum. Heats, binds, and purges ; scours i and consumptions, viz. taken inwardly; for 

 filthy ulcers, and fastens loose teeth. ! this stone is not used to be worn as a jewel; 



Brimstone, or flower of brimstone, which j the powder of it put upon wounds made 

 is brimstone refined, and the better for \ by venomous beasts, draws out the poison, 

 physical uses ; helps coughs and rotten j Topaz (if Epiphanius spake truth) if you 

 flegm; outwardly in ointments it takes away j put it into boiling water, it doth so cool it 

 leprosies, scabs, and itch; inwardly it helps j that you may presently put your hands into 

 yellow jaundice, as also worms in the belly, I it without harm ; if so, then it cools in- 

 especially being mixed with a little Salt- \ flammations of the body by touching them, 

 pelre: it helps lethargies being snuffed up j Toadstone ; Being applied to the place 

 in the nose. \ helps the bitings of venomous beasts, and 



Litharge, both of gold and silver; binds 5 quickly draws all the poison to it; it is 

 and dries much, fills up ulcers with flesh, I known to be a true one by this ; hold 

 and heals them. i it near to any toad, and she will make 



Lead is of a cold dry earthly quality, of j proffer to take it away from you if it be 

 an healing nature; applied to the place it j right; else not. Lemnim. 

 helps any inflammation, and dries up \ Nephr-itichus lapis; helps pains in the 



j stomach, and is of great force in breaking 



humours. 



Pompholix, cools, dries and binds. 



Jacynth, strengthens the heart being 

 either beaten into powder, and taken in- 

 wardly, or only worn in a ring. 



Sapphire, quickens the senses, helps such 

 as are bitten by venomous beasts, ulcers in 

 the bowels. 



| and bringing away the stone and gravel. 



Jasper; being worn, stops bleeding, eases 

 the labour in women, stops lust, resists 

 fevers and dropsies. Mathiohts. 



Atites, or the stone with child, because 

 hollow in the middle, it contains 

 i another little stone within it, is found in an 



being 



Emerald ; called a chaste stone because ; Eagle's nest, and in many other places ; 

 it resists lust : being worn in a ring, it j this stone being bound to the left arm of 

 helps, or at least mitigates the falling sick- j women with child, stays their miscarriage 

 ness and vertigo; it strengthens the memory, j or abortion, but when the time of their 

 and stops the unruly passions of men. | labour comes, remove it from their arm, 



Ruby (or carbuncle, if there be such a j and bind it to the inside of their thigh, and 

 stone) restrains lust; resists pestilence; takes it brings forth the child, and that (almost) 



without any pain at all. Dioscorides, Flirty. 

 Lapis Lazuli, purges melancholy being 

 taken inwardly ; outwardly worn as a jewel, 

 it makes men cheerful, fortunate and rich. 

 And thus I end the stones, the virtues of 

 which if any think incredible, I answer ; 



1. I quoted the authors where I had them. 



2. I know nothing to the contrary but why 

 it may be as possible as the s*ound of a 

 trumpet is to incite a man to valour ; or a 



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away idle and foolish thoughts, makes men 

 cheerful. Cardanus. 



Granite. Strengthens the heart, but hurts 

 the brain, causes anger, takes away sleep. 



Diamond, is reported to make him that 

 bears it unfortunate. 



Amethist, being worn, makes men sober 

 and steady, keeps men from drunkenness and 

 too much sleep, it quickens the wit, is pro- 

 fitable in huntings and fightings, and repels 

 vapours from the head. 



Bezoar, is a notable restorer of nature, 

 a great cordial, no way hurtful nor danger- 

 ous is admirably good in fevers, pestilences, j wise, venial. 



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fiddle to dancing : and if I have added a 

 few simples which the Colled ge left out, 

 I hope my fault is not much, or at a least- 



