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of Loveach imvall fauces. If aperfume thereof be drawn ip into the nofe, it appeafeth the head~. G, 
ach; 7e‘las faith, That the Anniferoot brufed and ftamped together,with wine, and fo applied,, 
ftaicth the flux:of waterie and weeping eies. The hearb irfelfe with an-equall quantiticof Saffron, 
and wine, yea, or braied alone with Barley groats, reftrainiethall great fluktons.and diftillations:: 
and the faine compofition applied to the eyes, driveth out any ching that hath fallen into them. 
A liniment made therwith and water together,confumetrand curech the Polypes.oricankerous 
ulcers within the nofthrils.A collution ofit'in vinegre with Honieand Hyflope,uled asagarga-; 
rifine;affuageth the Squinancie. Tempered with oile of Rofes;it isfoveraigne-tor theieates;tobe! 
inftilled into them. Being taken, dried and parched atthe-firejircleanferh.che bréaft of ithe vif; 
cous andtough fleagme-there gathered : but if it bee incorporat with Honie,icdooth thedeed: 
| the better. Burwould youlearne for the Cough afoveraigne Lohoch ot confeion2 Take one: yyy 
*iAlmonds:  Acetable of Annife,and fiftie*bitter nuts well cleanfedand blaunched,ftampethefeall cogether: 
_“fiya torter,and with Honey reduce them intotheconfiftenceof anBleQtuarie.And yer there is 
“one compofizion more for this purpofe,and of all other the eafieft and fooneft made, Recipe, OF 
Annife three drams, of Poppie feed two drams; temper thefe with Honie : and for three mor; 
nings together take the quantitie of aBeane,fafting, Andthis confectionis fingular befides a- 
gainltfoure riftings or belching: and therefore iteureth the ventofities which. putfe up the fto- 
macke:ivaffuageththe torments and wrings of the guts, and reprefleth the continual flux pros, 
ceeding from the weakenetle of the retentive facultic inthe ftomacke. burto retumesagaine to 
fimple Annife feed,a drinke made with the deco@ion.thetof, or the very {mell taken ypinitothe 
riofe;ftaicth the croublefome yex or hocquet. The decoétion of Annifeleavesdoth digeft and 
refolve all crudities The juicedrawne from it when it isfodden with Perleley, if it be{melledun-| I~ 
to, ftintech immoderat fneefing. Moreover, Annifetakewindrinkesprocureth fleepe,expelleth’ 
the {tone and'grayell, ftaieth vomites,and refolveth thetomours in the precordiallparts,caufed 
of windineffe, Furthermore, it isa moftioveraigne medicine for the difeafes in the breaftscom- 
fortable alfoto the nervous parts,membranessand ligaments,wherin the mufcles of thebodie be 
either enclofed or tied and united together. Thejuiceof it beeing boiled withoile, and fodrop=: 
pedorinftilled into the head,is good for the paines thereof. It isthoughtthatthereis nota ber-: 
terthing for the belie and the guts,than’Annife;and therefore it is given ordinarily (ifitbe firft 
parched androfted againtt the fire)incafe of thebloudie Flix and the exulceration of the guts : 
alfo for the inordinar’ profers' to the-feege, and rifing from it without effe@ or any thing dif? 
charged.Sonie put thereto Opium alfo,and preferibe to make three pils thereof,tothebignefle: K 
of a Lupine feed, and to takeithem every daydiffolved ina Cyath of wine. Diexchesufedcom-. 
monly the juice of Annile,for to mitigate the paine ofthe loines:to give alfo the feed beatento: 
pouder with Mintsin wine, for the Dropfie and the defluxion Stomachicall : but the root hee: 
thoughttobe paffing good ior the kidneies, ufed and taken in that manner. Dalton that famous. 
Herbarift, was wont to applie Annife and Perfeley together in forme ofa cataplafme,to women 
in labour, for better {peed in child-birth :alfo for the paine of the Mother, yea,hee would give in 
alfo to drinke with Dil}, unto women when they cried out in travell.He applieditalfo green,with: 
Barley groats in manner of aliniment,tothe head, forto ftay and fertle the braines of tranticke - 
perfons.And being fo prepared, he fouiid it fingular good for young infants fubjec tothe fal-' 
ling ficknefle, or troubled with craimpesand contractions of finewes. As for Py‘hagorasverely, 
he faith confidently, Phat whofoever doe but hold this hearbe in his hand,he fhall not bee fur-: 
prifed witha fit of the falling evil : and therefore he advifeth folke to fow good {tore ofit in their’ 
gardens about their houles,to be readie ever at hand. He affirmeth moreover, Phat women in la- 
bout if they {mell chereto,fhall have mote fpeedie and eafie deliverance.Hee piveth counfellbe= 
fides, that immediatly after the childis borne, the mother fhould drinke a grewell made with it 
andfome Barley groats ftrewed among. Sofimenes the Phyfician was wont to mollifie and refolve 
all hard fwellings witl’Annifeand Vinegre: hee uféd alfo to give the decoGtion thereof in oile, 
with fome {princkling of Nitre among ,to'thofe that felt wearineffe in their lims.Moteover,heaf- 
fured travellers and wayfaring men,that if they dranke the feed thereof,they fhouldfind prefent 4 
helpe if they were tired. Heracl:des gave ordinarily of the feed asmuch as mightbetakenupwith ——- 
three fingers, togettier wich ewo Oboles of Caftoreum,in honied wine, for the hoving and inflati- 
on of the ftomacke: femblably; for the putling up and fwelling of bellie and guts. Alfo, to thofe 
shat were ftreighewinded, & couldfot take cheir breath but fitting upright,he miniftred thelike 
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