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— Liguitice, bat thofe two cubits high: it carieth a howerin manner of the Hyacinth, and beareth fruitrefem- : 
andindeed the that which groweth in Cilicia : che next for goodnefle commeth from Pontus:and hatha {weet . 
_ keaves are like root which onelyis ufedin Phyficke, Taken up thisis and gathered atthe fetting or occultation 
tothofe of the 
~ Lentiske tree. 
120 _ The twoand twentieth Booke a 
poate eto be counted atnong thee thornie plants,for that the leaves ftand*pricking up fharp-pointed; G 
Pliniensveriaw tHefame are fattie,and in handling gummie and glewie, It purceth foorch many braunchessand_ 
read iirsfor bling bals of the bigneffe of thofe which hang upon the Planetree. The excellent Liquirice is > 
ove, i. Lentifcs dD 
of the Brood-hen ttar,and is found running along in the groundin manner of the Vine roor:in 
colour like to the Box tree, That which is duskifh and fomewhat blacke,is thought tobe the bet 
ter: likeas the lithe and pliable root which will wind and turn every way, is preferred before that 
* rn tingne fab. Which is brittle and eafieto breake,Great ufe there is of it in thofe medicines which be*heldun- 
ditizSuch as be der the tongue,fo to refolve and melt leafurely namely, after it hath been fodden tothe thirds : 
a as ia yea,and otherwhiles boiled to the height andconfiftence of hony. Sometimes they ufe to brufe 
it; and in that manner they doe lay it upon wounds, where it doth much good: as alfo if itbe ap- 
plied to all the difeafes and accidents befalling to the throat and jawes. The juice of Liquirice 
reduced toa thicke confiftence, if it be put under the tongue,is fingular for to cleare the voice.In- 
like manner itis {uppofed very wholefome for the breaft and liver. And therewith{asI have faid 
before)borh thirftand hunger may be flaked and allaied. Which is the caufe thatfomehavecal- — 4 
_ dedit Adipfon: and in that regard miniftred it to thofe perfons who be fallen intoa dropfie,for | 
to prevent and take away their thirftinefle. Therefore itisthoughtto bee aproperremedie for = 4 
the difeafes of the mouth, if it bee either chewed, or otherwife caft and ftrewed upon the ulcers 14 
therein: and fo it cureth the excrefcences alfo and exulcerations aboutthe roots of the nailes, | 
Moreover, it healeth the excoriation and forenefle ofthe bladder,affuageth the paineofthekid-° J 
neies, cureth the {welling and aking piles, the fiffures alfo in the feat,and finally the ulcers of the \j 
privie parts. Some Phyficians have prefcribed to drinke in a Quartanague, the weight of two . 
drams of Liquirice,& one of Pepper,ina draught of water to the quantitte of afmall pint or he- : 
mina. This root being chewed ,{taieth bleeding in a wound. Toconclude,fome have written that 
itexpelleth the ftone and gravell. ¢ ; 
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Og Ofthe Caltrop thiftle Tribulus. The Jundrie kinds sherofand the medicines which they yeeld. 
Ome of thefe Thiftles come up in gardens: others growin and about rivers onely. The K 
juice which isdrawne from thefe, is thought co bee good for the eyes: for this hearbe 
being asitis of a cooling nature, isa fingular remedie for inflammsations and gathering of 
impoftumes.A good medicine for all ulcers,but thofe efpecially which break out of themfelves 
in the mouth: it curedh likewife thofe of the amygdales or almonds of either fide of thethroat. If 
it be taken in drink, it fretceth & breaketh the ftone. The Thracians dwelling upon the river Sury- 
mon, feed their horfes fat with the leaves of this hearbe:and live themfelves with the kernels or 
fruit chereof,making a kind of {weet bread therewith,which alfo bindeth the bellie. The root if it 
be gathered by the chaft and pure hands of a virgin difcuffeth and diffolveththe kings evill. The _ 
feed if it be tied to the fwelling vaines,affuageth their pain, Laftly,being beaten into pouder and ¢ 
caft into water,itkilleth the feas in any place wherethat water is throwne orfprinckled, 
© HAP XI. 
o& Of Stabe and the medicines which it affourdeth, 
Prams.  Toebe,*which fome call Phleon, boiled inwine, isa foveraigne remedie for eares that run \ 
weed, with atter : likewife for bloudthotten eyes ,efpecially upon a ftripe or flroke given.Being mi- 
_ niftted by way of clyfter,it is good for the blondie flix and the exulceration of the guts. 
; Crap. X11 nn 3 ol nr. ; M a 
ee Of Hippophyes and Hippope,with their medicinable vertues. 
[-Jlppoptyes isan hearbe growing in eravellie and fandie places, and namelyalongthefea : 
_ + Afide, armed with white prickes orthornes:it beareth berries by clufters after the — : 
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