164 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



broken by any occasion, which is the most | are the cause of most of the diseases which 

 assured refuge of help to people of divers j the frail nature of man is subject to ; both 

 counties of the land that they can have. It : which might be remedied by a more fre- 

 is no less effectual to help ruptures and j quent use of this herb. If people would 

 burstings, the decoction in wine, or the j have sauce to their meat, they may take, 

 powder in broth or drink, being inwardly j sorhe for profit as well as for pleasure. It 

 taken, and outwardly applied to ihe place, j is a safe herb, very pleasant both to taste 

 The same is also available for inward or out- j and stomach, helps digestion, and in some 

 ward bruises, falls or blows, both to dispel ; sort opening obstructions of the liver and 

 the congealed blood, and to take away j spleen : provokes urine, and helps thereby 

 both the pains and the black and blue ; to wash away the gravel and stone engen- 

 inarks that abide after the hurt. The same : dered in the kidneys or bladder, 

 also, or the distilled water of the whole 1 

 plant, used to the face, or other parts of the \ 



skin, cleanses it from morphew, freckles, 5 THIS herb is by many called Butter- 

 spots, or marks whatsoever, leaving the | wort. 



place fresh, fair, and lovely; for which ( DescriptJ] Ordinary Sanicle sends forth 

 purpose it is much used by the Italian ! many great round leaves, standing upon 

 Dames. j long brownish stalks, every one somewhat 



5 deeply cut or divided into five or six parts. 



SAMlIIIltE. , i i 11*1 



: ind some or these also cut in somewhat like 



Descript."] ROCK Samphire grows up j the leaf of crow's-foot, or dove's-foot, and 

 with a tender green stalk about half a yard, j finely dented about the edges, smooth, and 

 or two feet high at the most, branching | of a dark shining colour, and somewhat 

 forth almost from the very bottom, and | reddish about the brims; from among 

 stored with sundry thick and almost round \ which arise up small, round green stalks, 

 (somewhat long) leaves of a deep green j without any joint or leaf thereon, saving at 

 colour, sometimes two together, and some- j the top, where it branches forth into flowers, 

 times more on a stalk, and sappy, and of: having a leaf divided into three or four 

 a pleasant, hot, and spicy taste. At the j parts at that joint with the flowers, which 

 top of the stalks and branches stand umbels : are small and white, starting out of small 

 of white flowers, and after them come large j round greenish yellow heads, many stand- 

 seed, bigger than fennel seed, yet some- \ ing together in a tui't, in which afterwards 

 what like it. The root is great, white, and : are the seeds contained, which are small 

 long, continuing many years, and is of an j round burs, somewhat like the leaves of 

 hot and spicy taste likewise. I clevers, and stick in the same manner upon 



Place.'] It grows on the rocks that art- j any thing that they touch. The root is 

 often moistened at the least, if npt over- 1 composed of many blackish strings or 

 flowed with the sea water. \ fibres, set together at a little long head, 



Time.'] And it flowers and seeds in the j which abides with green leaves all the Win- 

 end of July and August. j ter, and perishes not. 



Government and virtues.'] It is an herb of j Place.] It is found in many shadowy 

 Jupiter, and was in former times wont to be i woods, and other places of this land, 

 used more than now it is ; the more is the) Time.] It flowers in June, and the seed 

 pity. It is well known almost to every ; is ripe shortly after, 

 body, that ill digestions and obstructions* Government and virtues.] This is one 01 



