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ihe borders and corners of fields, and near; within the stone. It sooner waxes <<ld, 

 ditches, through this land. land decays, than the Apricot, by much. 



Time."] It flowers in July, and seeds in 5 Place.'] They are nursed in gardens aiu. 

 August. } orchards through this land. 



Government and virtues.] Mercury hath | Time.'] They flower in the Spring, and 

 the dominion over them. The seed thereof, j fructify in Autumn. 



as Galen saith, is of a sharp and cutting) Government and virtues.'] Lady Venus 

 quality, and therefore is a fit medicine for; owns this tree, and by it opposes the ill 

 a cough and shortness of breath, the falling! effects of Mars, and indeed for children and 

 sickness and jaundice. The root is avail- j young people, nothing is better to purge 

 able to all the purposes aforesaid, and Jsjcholer and the jaundice, than the leaves or 

 also of great use to take away the hard j rlowers of this tree being made into a syrup 

 skin that grows on a fistula, if it be but | or conserve. Let such as delight to please 

 scraped upon it. The seed hereof being j their lust regard the fruit ; but such as have 

 drank, cleanses the belly from tough phleg-Uost their health, and their children's, let 



matic matter therein, eases them that are 

 liver-grown, women's passions of the mother, 



them regard what I say, they may safely 

 give two spoonfuls of the syrup at a time ; 



as well being drank as the smoke thereof jit is as gentle as Venus herself. The leaves 

 received, and likewise raises such as are j of peaches bruised and laid on the belly, 

 fallen into a deep sleep, or have the lethargy, I kill worms, and so they do also being 

 by burning it under their nose. The seed j boiled in ale and drank, and open the belly 

 and root boiled in oil, and the head rubbed 1 likewise ; and, being dried, is a far safer 



therewith, helps not only those that are 

 fallen into a frenzy, but also the lethargy or 



medicine to discuss humours. The pow- 

 der of them strewed upon fresh bleeding 



drowsy evil, and those that have been long \ wounds stays their bleeding, and closes 

 troubled with the head-ache, if it be like- j them up. The flowers steeped all night in 

 wise used with Rue. It helps also the runn-j a little wine standing warm, strained forth 

 ing scab and shingles. 'IV; juice of the | in the morning, and drank fasting, dotli 

 flowers dropped into the ears that run and j gently open the belly, and move it down- 

 are full of matter, cleanses and heals them, J ward. A syrup made of them, as the syrup 



J of roses is made, works more forcibly than 



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\ that of roses, for it provokes vomiting, and 



Descri})t.~\ A PEACH Tree grows not so j spends waterish and hydropic humours by 

 great as the Apricot tree, yet spreads! the continuance thereof. The flowers made 

 branches reasonable well, from whence j into a conserve, work the same effect, 

 spring smaller reddish twigs, whereon are \ The liquor that dropped from the tree, being 

 set long and narrow green leaves dented I wounded, is given in the decoction of Colts- 

 aboul the edges. The blossoms are greater j foot, to those that are troubled with a cough 

 than the plumb, and of a light purple: or shortness of breath, by adding thereunto 

 colour; the fruit round, and sometimes as j some sweet wine, and putting some saffron 

 big as a reasonable Pippin, others smaller, j also therein. It is good for those that are 

 as also differing in colour and taste, as rus-> hoarse, or have lost their voice; helps all 

 5Ct, red, or yellow, walerish or firm, with a (defects of the lungs, and those that vomit 



Irixe or cotton all over, with a cleft therein | and spit blood. Two drams hereof given 

 (ike ui i Apricot, and a rugged, furrowed, | in the juice of lemor 





lemons, or of radish, is good 

 great stone within it, and a bitter kernel ) for them that are troubled with the stone, 



