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of the aconites, and other poisonous herbs, , from the head, and stays all manner of 

 as also against the stinging of any vcno- fluxes, even women's courses, when they 

 mous creature. It is a good remedy for a : flow too abundantly. It is good to slay 

 cold cough, especially in the beginning. ' spitting of blood and other bleedings at the 

 For all the purposes aforesaid, the herb j mouth, or the making of foul and bloody 

 being tunned up in new drink and drank, \ water, by reason of any ulcer in the reins 

 is almost as effectual, but far more accepta- \ or bladder, and also stays the too free 

 ble to weak and dainty stomachs. The { bleeding of wounds. It is held an especial 

 distilled water of the herb hath the same: remedy for those that are troubled with the 

 effects, but more weakly. The conserve! phthisic, or consumption of the lungs, or 

 of the flowers doth the like, which Mat-: ulcers of the lungs, or coughs that come of 

 thiolus much commends against the palsy. { heat. The decoction or powder of the 

 The green herb, or the decoction thereof, j roots or seeds, is much more binding for all 

 being applied, dissolves the harhness of \ the purposes aforesaid than the leaves, 

 women's breasts, and all other hard swell- \ Dioscorides saith, that three roots boiled in 

 ings in any other part of the body. The \ wine and taken, helps the tertain agues, and 

 green herb also applied, or the juice thereof \ for the quartan agues, (but letting the num- 

 with some honey, not only cleanses putrid, j her pass as fabulous) I conceive the decoc- 

 stinking, foul, and malignant ulcers and | tion of divers roots may be effectual. The 

 sores of all sorts, but heals and solders up | herb (but especially the seed) is held to be 

 the lips of green wounds in any part also. ! profitable against the dropsy, the falling- 

 Let pregnant women forbear, for it works \ sickness, the yellow jaundice, and stoppings 

 violently upon the feminine part. } of the liver and reins. The roots of Plan- 



I tain, and Pellitory of Spain, beaten into 

 ; powder, and put into the hollow teeth, takes 



THIS grows usually in meadows and j away the pains of them. The clarified 

 fields, and bypath sides, and is so well j juice, or distilled water, dropped into the 

 known, that it needs no description. j eyes, cools the inflammations in them, and 



TimeJ] It is in its beauty about Ji;ne,j takes away th" pm and web; and dropped 

 and the seed ripens shortly after. unto the ears, eases the pains in them, and 



Government and virtues,'] It is true, Mis- { heals and removes the heat. The sanw 

 aldus and others, yea, almost all astrology- i also with the juice of Houseleek is profitable 

 physicians, hold this to be an herb of Mars, j against an inflammations and breakings out 

 because it cures the diseases of the head j of the skin, and against burnings and scald- 

 and privities, which are under the houses: ings by fire and water. The juice or de- 

 of Mars, Aries, and Scorpio : The truth is, | coction made either of itself, or other things 

 it is under the command of Venus, and > of the like nature, is of much use and good 

 cures the head by antipathy to Mars, and j effect for old and hollow ulcers that are hard 

 the privities by sympathy to Venus; neither | to be cured, and for cankers and sores in 

 is there hardly a martial disease but it j the mouth or privy parts of man or woman; 

 cures. | and helps also the pains of the piles in the 



The juice of Plantain clarified and drank j fundament. The juice mixed with oil ot 

 fur clivers days together, either of itself, or J roses, and the temples and forehead anoint- 

 in other drink, prevails wonderfully against led therewith, eases the pains of the head 

 all torments or excoriations in the intestines \ proceeding from heat, and helps lunatic 

 or bowels, helps the distillations of rheum .* and frantic persons very much; as also die 



