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- moreover,that a fomentation of Rockenbrnfed and Lampedfomewling belore,quichenerhand G 
clarifieth the cie-fightigeaferh litle children of the Ghineotghond heraotbeilediawaterand = 
fo applied, draweth forth {pils of broker: bones, As couching-the vextue thatRockerhasbia pro. 
cure the heat of luft, I have fpdkenalreadie > yerthudmauchmorgin pattiowarl have toey, that 
if one do gather three leaves of wild Rocketwith his lefthand tage Panta shtude give 
. them to drinke in oniedwater, thisdrinke mightlyprovoketh that Wayiord: 9 201} era vesen 
Asfor Creflesythey havea contrarie: operation: férithey coole and dullithe heatrof the 
flefh, howfoever otherwife they giveian edge to theinit atid: undetftaatiing ; as hererofore wee 
"x ponder, have declared. Of thefeCrefles there berwo kinds. Thewhiteis porgatine, and the+weight,of 
a Romane denier taken inwater,doth ¢vacuate chollericke humors. A. Lniaient thereof, toge- 
therwith Beane flowerapplied unto the hard kernils called the Kings evilljis afeveraigneteme: H 
die therefore, fo tata Colewortleafebe laid thereupon, Theotherkinidiismoreblagkifhyand 
purgech the head of ill humors, Incleanfeth the ciesandcleareth the,fighs.‘T aken,in,vinegre, it 
ftaicth their braines thatbe roubledin mind sand. drunke in wines oneatenwithta hg,iwisingu- 
lar good for the {plene.If 4 man take itfafting every morning with HoneysitcurethsheGough, — 
The feeddrunke in wine,expellethallidaeiwormes inthe guts: whichiitdothmore ¢ticually, if 
wild Mints bee joinedwithall.:\ With Oxigantim atid fweea wine, ithelperh thofeshar bee fhore 
winded and troubledmith the Cough The decoQion chereof when itus{édden in-Goats,milke, 
eafeth thepaines ofithecheft or breaft! Laid too asa Gerot with pitch, itrefolvech:pufhes;and - 
biles,yea,and draweth forth prickesandshornes ourof chebodie. A liniment appliedavishvine- 
gre,taketh offal {pots and {pecklesof thevifage:and if thewhite ofan.eggebec purthergto, it J 
cureth cankerous fores. Alfo,beeinig apphiedin formeofia foftunguentrathe {pleeneitcureth | 
the infirmities thereof:butifthey.be little infantsthatare troubled therewith,theremiht beho- 
ney alfoputtherero: and thenisit excellent good. wSextiwsaddeth moreover andfaith; That a 
pertuine thereof burnt, driveth away Serpents and refifteth the poifon of Scorpions: asalioahat 
being bruifed and applied with Senvie;icisa fingular semedie for the head-ach & to make haire 
grow againe where icwas fallen off /alfo;beeing ftampedinto acataplafmewith afig,andlaid to 
the earessit cureth the hardnefle of hearing Likewilt; ifthe juice thereofbeinfuled or pouredin- 
to the eares,it cafeth the toorh-ach.Moreover,a lintimentanadetherewith & Goofe gteale, {cour 
reth away the skales. and dandruffe,as alfo the skalls of the head. ‘A caraplafine made of it, and 
Jevain,ripeneth fellons:bringethcarbunclestofuppuration,and breakeththem.VWVith Honey, it x 
mundifieth filthie corrofive. and cankerousulcersthat cat deepe intotheflcth, A linimencther- 
of with Barley grotes and-vinegre is good for the Sciatica and the paings ofthe Joins sin like mas 
ner it cureth Ringwormies and Tertars: it mundifierihe roughnefle abourthe nailes; foritis of 
acauftikenature, The befbCreflesare the BabyloniansAnd yet the wild aremore efieQuall than 
it,in all cafesabovenamed, nist hoidw: o1ateal qeuohoricy 07 DISCS. 
But Rue isan hearbe as medicinable as the beft. Thatof the garden hath a broaderleafe, 
and brauncheth more than the wild, which is more hote, vehement and rigorous in all opera. 
tions, There isa juice ufually preffed outof it, beeing firft ftamped and {princkled a little with | 
water in the ftamping, and then putup intoa boxe of copper.or brafle, andtherereferved for — 
to be ufed as occafion ferveth: This juice taken in a great quantitie, is a very poyfon and no bet- 
ter; efpecially chat which'is drawne out of the Rue which groweth in, Macedonie about the ri- 
ver Aliacmnon. Burwill you heare-a ftraunge'and wondertull thing ?the-juice of Hemlocke kil- 
leth this venomous qualiti¢ of it. See how ong poyfonis aicounter-poyfon toanother : infos 
much, as if they annoinetheir hands withthe juice of: Hemlocke, who.areto.gatherRue, they 
fhall not be envenomed therewith. And yeras venomous otherwife as Rueis, it goethintothe 
compofition of thofe Antidotswhich are given againftipoyfon, efpecially.thatRue of-Galatia. 
Andto fpeake in generall,there are none of thefe Kues,but the leaves both bruifed alone &alfo 
taken in wine,ferve for prefervatives: &principally;againftthe hearbe Aconite or Libard-bane, 
& the vifcous gom of thehearbe Chameleon,whichshey call[xias: likewileagainftdeadly. and 
venomous Muthromes taken at the mouth; whether itbee by way ofmeat or-drinke. In likeman. M _ 
ner itis fingular goodagaintt the ftinging of Serpents : for the very VWeafelswhenthey prepare 
themfelves to combat with chem,ulé to eacthis hearbe beforehand,forto bee fecured fromtheir 
venome.Availeable it isalfoagainft the pricks of Scorpionsand Hardi-fhrews,againft the ftings — 
of Bees;Hornets,and VWalps,againtt the poifon of the Gantharides & Sulamanders,ye i: the 
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