Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. Bj. 
AD oile,vinegre,andbarley meale, fofteneth and tefolveth the Kings evill. A linimentmade there- 
with and figs togither, affuageth the paine in the fides, Being bruifed & reduced into a liniment 
with vinegre,& fo laid tothe privie parts, rreftraineth.the flux of blood:thither; and yet ic hath 
a propertie to evacuatthe reliques of bloud, in women newly brought to bed,whooughttobee. 
purged. Tees Poe ue PLT Qn Lite SEG E ne ei ibis Le ! 
» Astouching Lepidinms[2,Paffe-rage]itis to beraunged among the burningand caufticke 
medicines’: by which faculkiethavit hath; and bybliftering the skin, irtaketh away any {pot ox: 
blemifhin the face;yerfo,asthe exulceration which ircauleth, may be foone helped and skinhz 
ned againe witha falve of wax'and oile obrofes.Bythefamemeansit ferveth to cleanfe the lepro-: 
fiesand wild skabs, which:it doth alwaies with ¢afe!and expedition; asalfoto fmodthth¢ cicatri-; 
B» ces orskars: after ulcers. Moreover, itis commonly faid that if icbee tied faft unto the armes ony 
~ thatfide where the reethdoeake, it *takeththe paine quiteaway.\ 9) oo) ‘osady* Te Witty! 
/ Gith or Nigella, the Greeke writersfomenanie. Melanchion, orbers Melafpetmon: the befkiraGne abi 
isthatwhiclvisblackett, and befides of quickeftfent., A fingular remedieit is for the fores and iogilfac 
wounds occafioned by venomous Serpentsand Scorpions efpecially af aliniment be made of 
it, vinegre, and honey mingled togither. £ findalfothacif tbe burne, the very {moke and per- 
fume thereof will chafe away Serpents: but particularly againft the poifon of venomous Spi- 
ders, adianitherof isfufficientto be taken in drinke. Being bruifed & knitinalinnen cloathjand 
fo {melied:unto, it refolveththe pofe, or breaketh the cold which ftuffeth thienofthrils. Applied 
asa liniment with vinegreto the forehead’, or infufed intothe nofthrils; iteafech the head-ach; 
C Andif itbe fo uled with the oile ofthe foure-de-lisroot, it tayeth the warerith humors thacfall 
\ inzo thé efesand abareth their fwellings. Lhedecod¢tion thereofin vinegre,cureth thercothach,: 
ifa collutionbe nade and the inouth wathed therewith. Being flamped and fo applied jor other: 
wife but chawéd inthe mouth,it healechthe cankers or exulcerations within. Likewile aliniment 
made of irandvinegte,cleanteth the leprofie; andthe hot red pimples breaking outinthe skin. 
If irtbeotakéniismdiinke, with fomeaddition of nitre, it eafeth the difficultie of breathing,in fuch 
as blowhort. It helpeth all hard fwellings, and old feftred impoftumes or biles,ifthey be anoins, 
ted tierewithsifa woman'be defirous tohave {tore of milke,lether eatand drinke thereof conti- 
nually every day.Astouching the juice of Gith, itis drawne and gathered after the fame manner 
__ asHenbdne juice: and femblably, taken iin-any-great quantitie, itis a very poyfon: whichis, 
D thingto be marveiled at,confideririy that the feed thereof feafoneth loayes.of bread,and giveth 
athottpleafant rellifhtothem. Moreover, the! feed of Nigella cleanferhthe eyes, proveketh 
urine, and che monerhly tearmesinwosrien,: yea.and, more than fo; Liead, thatthirtic graines 
thereofsyedin a linneneloth, and applyed to.a womannewly delivered, will draw downethe af 
ter birth, Ehey fay alfo,ihiatif it be ftampediaurine and aid tetheagsels orcornes of the feery 
itcureth them: as alfo,thar che {inokekilleth griats or any ottier fies scicaccomac adotidnw 
As forthe hearb Annife,ific alfo be drunke with wise, itisa counttepoifon againit Scorpi- 
ons. Aud Pythageras hath givena {peciall praifeand commendation toit both raw aud boiled, 
asto few otber hearbs the like: for be it green or drie,it ferveth,as well for.feafoning of all viands, 
as making all {auces;infoauch asthe kischin cannot bewithout it, Overand belides, when ba- 
E kers fetintothe oven, they put Anuife betweene rie botrom of their loaves and che peele, And 
for to commend wine, Vintners ufeto puticiato their Hypacras bagge, through which they 
fireine Hypocras and other aromaticall. wines ; and ip deedwith bitter Almonds itgiveth.a 
pleafant and delicat taft unto any wine whatfoever. If one chew it every Morming upon an ensp- 
tic ftomacke fafting, together with the feed of Smyroum, and a.little honey , it maketh the 
breath fweeter sand takethaway all ftinking favours about one provided alwaies thatthe mouth | 
bee prefently wathed witha collution of wine. It caufethone to looke frefh and young. If itbe¢ 
hanged aboutthe bed upon travers or curtain,or otherwife fticked to the pilloworbolfter,fo as 
folke may have the fent thereofin their nofthrils whiles they lye afleepe, itriddeth them of trou 
blefome dreames and fantafticall vifions.It procureth agood{tomacke.to, meat: for fo our idle, 
F nice, anddelicat wantons, ever fince they have given over exercife andtravaile (which fhould 
 getthem an appetite and ftomacke to their victuals) and betaken theméfelves to fit ftilland doe 
nothing, have devifed this artificiall meanes among others, and have recourfe to Annife in 
wnich regards and for thefe caufes,fome have given it thename of Anicetum, Thebeft of all 
coimmeta irom Candie: the next unto it, is that of bgypt:and indeed this ferveth in ftead 
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