14ft THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



I bi th; for watery humours, Scammony; but 



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\\\ more forcible to bind, use the unripe 

 Descript.~\ THE ordinary Quince Tree ; Quinces, with roses and acacia, hypocistis, 

 grows often to the height and bigness of a, 5 and some torrified rhubarb. To take the 

 reasonable apple tree, but more usually j crude juice of Quinces, is held a preserva- 

 lower, and crooked, with a rough bark, | live against the force of deadly poison ; for 

 spreading arms, and branches far abroad, j it hath been found most certainly true, that 

 The leaves are somewhat like those of the; the very smell of a Quince hath taken away 

 apple tree, but thicker, broader, and full of; all the strength of the poison of white Helle- 

 veins, and whiter on the under side, not j bore. If there be need of any outwardly 

 dented at all about the edges. The flowers! binding and cooling of hot fluxes, the oil 

 are large and white, sometimes dashed over ; of Quinces, or other medicines that may be 

 with a blush. The fruit that follows is yel- 1 made thereof, are very available to anoin 

 low, being near ripe, and covered with ajthe belly or other parts therewith; it like- 

 white freeze, or cotton ; thick set on the* wise strengthens the stomach and belly, 

 younger, and growing less as they grow to j and the sinews that are loosened by sharp 

 be thorough ripe, bunched out oftentimes j humours falling on them, and restrains 

 in some places, some being like an apple, : immoderate sweatings. The muscilage taken 

 and some a pear, of a strong heady scent, j from the seeds of Quinces, and boiled in 

 and not durable to keep, and is sour, harsh, j little water, is very good to cool the he# 

 and of an unpleasant taste to eat fresh ; | and heal the sore breasts of women. The 

 but being scalded, roasted, baked, or pre-^same, with a little sugar, is good to lenify 

 served, becomes more pleasant. J the harshness and hoarseness of the throat, 



Place and Time.'] It best likes to grow \ and roughness of the tongue. The cotton 

 near ponds and water sides, and is frequent! or down of Quinces boiled and applied to 

 through this land: and flowers not until j plague sores, heals them up: and laid as a 

 the leaves be come forth. The fruit is ripe; plaister, made up with wax, it brings hah 

 in September or October. j to them that are bald, and keeps it from 



Government and virtues.'] Old Saturn; falling, if it be ready to shed, 

 owns the Tree. Quinces when they are! 



i i ii c n RADDISH, OR HORSE-R ADDISH. 



green, help all sorts of fluxes in men or; 



women, and choleric lasks, casting, and * THE garden Raddish is so well known, 

 whatever needs astriction, more than any t that it needs no description, 

 way prepared by fire; yet the syrup of the: Descript.~] The Horse-Raddish hath its 

 juice, or the conserve, are much conducible, j first leaves, that rise before Winter, about a 

 much of the binding quality being con- J foot and a half long, very much cut in or 

 sumed by the fire; if a little vinegar be- torn on the edges into many parts, of a dark 

 added, it stirs up the languishing appetite, j green colour, with a great rib in the middle 

 and the stomach given to casting; some .'after these have been up awhile, other? 

 spices beingadded, comforts and strengthens j follow, which are greater, rougher, broader 

 the decaying and fainting spirits, and helps ; and longer, whole and not divided at first, 

 the liver oppressed, that it cannot perfect j but only somewhat rougher dented about 

 the digestion, or corrects choler and phlegm, j the edges ; the stalks when it bears flowers 

 If you would have them purging, put honey ; (which is seldom) is great, rising up with 

 to them instead of sugar; and if more laxa-; some few lesser leaves thereon, to three or 

 live, for choler, Rhubarb ; for phlegm, Tur- > four feet high, spreading at the top mar* 



