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Alum. Heats, binds, and purges ; scours j and consumptions, viz. taken inwardty; for 

 filthy ulcers, and fastens loose teeth. I this stone is not used to be worn as a jewel; 



Brimstone, or flower of brimstone, which ; the powder of it put upon wounds made 

 is brimstone refined, and the better for \ by venomous beasts, draws out the poison, 

 physical uses ; helps coughs and rotten j Topaz (if Epiphaniw spake truth) if you 

 Jegtn; outwardly in ointments it takes away j put it into boiling water, it doth so cool it 

 .eprosies, scabs, and itch; inwardly it helps j that you may presently put your hands into 

 yellow jaundice, as also worms in the belly, \ it without harm ; if so, then it cools in 

 especially being mixed with a little Salt- j flammations of the body by touching them 

 petre: it helps lethargies being snuffed up Toadstone ; Being applied to the place 

 in the nose. \ helps the bitings of venomous beasts, and 



Litharge, both of gold and silver ; binds 5 quickly draws all the poison to it ; it is 

 and dries much, fills up ulcers with flesh, i known to be a true one by this ; hold 

 and heals them. j it near to any toad, and she will make 



Lead is of a cold dry earthly quality, oi'j proffer to take it away from you if it be 

 an healing nature ; applied to the place it j right ; else not. Lemnim. 

 helps any inflammation, and dries up j Nephritichits lapis; helps pains in the 

 humours. . I stomach, and is of great force in breaking 



Pompholix, cools, dries and binds. j and bringing away the stone and gravel. 



Jacynth, strengthens the heart being' Jasper; being worn, stops bleeding, eases 



either beaten into powder, and taken in- 

 wardly, or only worn in a ring. 



the labour in women, stops lust, resists 

 fevers and dropsies. Mathiohis. 



Sapphire, quickens the senses, helps such ? Atites, or the stone with child, because 

 as are bitten by venomous beasts, ulcers in \ being hollow in the middle, it contains 

 the bowels. 5 another little stone within it, is found in an 



Emerald ; called a chaste stone because ! Eagle's nest, and in many other places ; 

 it resists lust: being worn in a ring, it \ this stone being bound to the left arm of 

 helps, or at least mitigates the falling sick- j women with child, stays their miscarriage 

 ness and vertigo; it strengthens the memory, | or abortion, but when the time of their 

 and stops the unruly passions of men. * labour comes, remove it from their arm, 



Ruby (or carbuncle, if there be such a j and bind it to the inside of their thigh, and 

 stone) restrains lust; resists pestilence; takes J it brings forth the child, and that (almost) 

 away idle and foolish thoughts, makes men 

 cheerful. Cardamts. 



Granite. Strengthens the heart, but hurts 

 the brain, causes anger, takes away sleep. 



without any pain at all. Dioscorides, Pliny. 

 Lapis Laztdi, purges melancholy being 

 taken inwardly; outwardly worn as a jewel, 

 it msikes men cheerful, fortunate and rich. 



Diamond, is reported to make him that \ And thus I end the stones, the virtues o< 

 bears it unfortunate. \ which if any think incredible, I answer , 



Amethist, being worn, makes men sober j 1. I quoted the authors where I had them. 

 and steady, keepsrnenfromdrunkennessand j 2. I know nothing to the contrary but why 

 too much sleep, it quickens the wit, is pro- i it may be as possible as the sound of a 

 fitablein huntings and fightings, and repels i trumpet is to incite a man to valour; or a 

 vapours from the head. I fiddle to dancing : and if I have added a 



Bezoar, is a notable restorer of nature, j few simples which the Colledge left out, 

 n great cordial, no way hurtful nor danger- j I hope my fault is not much, or at a least- 

 DUS is admirably good in fevers, pestilences, j wise, venial. 



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