AND ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLAllUEU. Htf 



to spring, being put into the ground, or anyjvrine lees he added thereunto, it works the 

 where else to grow. [stronger. The Missel to itself of the oak 



Place."] It grows very rarely on oaks (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 

 groves, and the like, through all this land. 



ness, does assuredly heal them, as Matthi- 

 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, j teemed it for the virtues thereof, that they 

 and abides on the branches all the Winter, I have called it Lignum Sanctue Cruets, Wood 

 unless the blackbirds, and other birds, dojof the Holy Cross, believing it helps the 

 devour them. Hailing 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 ;> to be hung at their neck. Tragus saith, 

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



grows upon oaks, participates something of 

 the nature of Jupiter, because an oak is one 

 of his trees ; as also that which grows upon 



and the juice drawn forth and dropped in 

 the ears that have imposthurnes in them, 

 doth help and ease them within a few days. 



pear trees, and apple trees, participates ; 



c 1 , 5 MONEYWORT, OR HERB TWOPENCE 



something or his nature, because he lules; 



the tree it grows upon, having no root of j DescriptJ] THE common Moneywort 

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



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 



virtues that grows upon oaks I know not, 

 unless because it is rarest and hardest to 

 coine by ; and our college's opinion is in 



this contrary to scripture, which saith, God's ' one against another at equal distances, 

 tender mercies are over all his works; and so 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 is f At the joints with the leaves from the middle 

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

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

 be as prevalent, and gives order, that it i 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; the end, with some yellow threads in the 



abjut the neck, it remedies witchcraft.; 



middle, which being past, there stand in 



Both the leaves and berries of Misselto do; their places small round heads of seed, 

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

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

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

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



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

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

 mixed with equal parts of rozin and wax,! Government and virtues^] Venus owns it. 

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

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

 with Sanduric and Orpiment, it helps tojlasks, bloody-fluxes, bleeding inwardly or 

 draw oft' foul nails : and if quick-lime and -outwardly, or the weakness of the stomach 



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