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herb'e but ones, it may be called in englishe frenche wormwod- 

 Oure commune wormwod is called in latin Absinthium rusticum. 

 And here is to be marked that they are farre deceiued that vse this 

 for potike wormwod. I report me to Galene (xi Methodi medendi) 

 whether it be so or no. Pontike wormwod, is hote in the fyrste 

 degree and dry in the thirde. Sea wormwod is hote in the seconde 

 degree and dry in the ^fyrste, frenche wormwod is weaker then Sea 

 wormwod is. 



Acanthium. 



Acanthium is called in greke Acanthion, it is named of some 

 herbaries carduus asininus, I haue not hearde the name of it in 

 englishe, but I thynke it maye be called in englishe otethistle, 

 because the seedes are lyke vnto rough otes, or gum thistle, or 

 cotten thistle, because it is gummy and the leaues haue in the a 

 thynge lyke cotten, which appeareth when they are broke. It 

 groweth in gardines in Bonony, I haue also sene it in England in 

 gardines, but neuer a brode. The herbe is of an hote & a subtile 

 nature. 



Acanthus. 



Acanthus is called in greke Acantha, in englishe Branke vrsin, 

 in duche welshe bearenklawe, in frenche branke vrsine, branca 

 vrsina groweth in many places of Englade in gardines and in the 

 greatest plentie that I euer sawe it, I did see it in my Lorde Pro- 

 tectours graces gardine at Syon, some erre sore whiche abuse for 

 thys herbe berefote. The rote of brakeursine drieth and cutteth 

 humours lyghtly, and is of subtile partes, the leaues haue power 

 metely to dryue humours to their places. 



^ Aconitum. 



There are .ij. kindes of the herbe called Aconitum, the one 

 kynde is called Pardalianches, whiche we may call in englishe 

 Libardbayne or one bery. It is much in Northumberland in a 

 wodde besyde Morpeth called Cottingwod. It hath foure leaues 

 lyke vnto great plataine, & in the ouermost top a litle blacke bery 

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