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then verely, it hath the aftriGtive power of Acacia,and ferveth for the fame ufe, a 
The dregs of vinegre, mutt of neceffitie be much more fharpe, biting, and ulcerative, than 
' wine lees, in regard of che matter whereof itcommeth :it driveth backe impoftumes and biles, 
*Sevenus Samo-= 
nicus calleth 
this ointment 
and keepeth thein from fuppuration. A liniment of it,helpeth the ftomacke,belly,and entrails: 
it {taieth the flux of thofe parts, and the overflow of womens moneths zit difcufleth pufhes and: 
{mall biles, and {quinances, if they be taken betimes before they fefter and impoftumat: and a 
cerot made with it and wax togither, is good againft S, Anthonies fire. The fame drieth up the _ 
milke in womens breafts, who would not be nources, or bee troubled with overmuch milke. Ic 
taketh away with eafe she illfavoured rugged nails,and giveth roumefornew to come up in their 
place. Applied with groffe barly meale or groats,it is fingnlar and moft effeQtuall againft the ve- 
nome of the horned ferpents, called in Greeke Cerafte : and with Gith or Nigella Romana, it 
is ufed for the biting both of crocodile and mad dog. The burning alfo of thefe dregs.doth quic- 
ken and fortifiz the ttrength thereof: and being thus burntand incorporat with the oile of Len- 
tiske, * it coloureth the haires of the head in one nightred, if they bee annointed withall: The 
fame lapped ina fine linnen cloth, and put up in forme of a peffarie, cleanfethand mundifieth 
Voguentum ci» the fecret parts of women. 
nevis,alledging 
Plinie for his 
author. 
To conclude with the grounds or lees of the cuit Sapa; vinegre dregs are knowneto be verie 
good for to heale burnes;and the cure proceedeth better, in cafe they be mixed with the furrie 
cotton or downe of reeds: the fame being fodden, and the decodtion thereof taken as drinke, 
cureth inveterat coughs, Laft of all, they ufe tofeeth or ftewit betweene two platters with fale 
and greafe, wherewith they make a liniment or ointmentto take downe the{welling ofthechaws | 
and the nape of the necke. 
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Crap. 111. 
eS Of Olve trees : of the leaves of Olives, their floures and their afhes. Of the white 
and blacke olive berries : and of the mother or lees of Oile-olive, 
Exc after the Vine,there isnot a tree bearing fruit, of fo great authoritieand account as 
che Olive. The Olive leaves, are excéeding reftringent, good tocleanfe, good alfo to re- 
ftraine or {top any flux: being chewed and applied to ulcers, they heale them:and redu- 
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ced with oile into a Jiniment, they aifuage the paine of the head. A deco@tion of their leaves, to- K 4 
gither with honey,ts fiagularto bath and foment the parts cauterized by the Chirurgian,accor- 
ding to the direction of the learned Phyfician : the fameufed by way of a collution, cureth the 
inflammazion of the gumbs,whitflaws, and excrefcences of ranke Aefh in filthie ulcers : with ho- 
ney alfo ic ftauncheth the flux of bloud, proceeding from any nervous parts. The juice of Olive 
Jeaves is fingular for the little ulcers in manner of carbuncles, with acruft orroufe upon them, 
rifing about the eies; and all other {mall wheals or blifters: as alfo in cafe the ball or apple of the 
eye be readie to ftart forth; and therefore it is ufed in collyries or eye-falves: for it healeth wee- 
ping ¢ies that have run with wateralong time, and the excoriations or frettings of the eye-lids. 
Now this juice is drawne out of che leaves, firft tamped,and then well {princkled and wee with 
wine and rain water,& fo prefled forthswhich being afterwards dried, is reduced into trochifques. 
The fame rolled in wooll or bombatt ro theforme of apeffarie, and fo put up into the naturall 
parts of women, {taieth the immoderat flux of their fleurs.Good itis alfo for thofe,who rid cor- 
_ruptbloud by the inferiour parts. Moreover, it eafeth the {welling piles or bigs {ticking outin the 
fundament; killech the cholerique exulcerationscalled S, Authonies fire ;healeth corrofive and 
eating fores, and allaieth the paine of night-foes or chilblanes, called by the Greeks Epinycti- 
des. The fame effects have their flours alfo. The tendrons or young twigs of Olives being in their 
floure, ifthey be burnt,yeelda kind of afhes which may ferve asa {uccedan in ftead of Spodium: 
but the fame muft bee burnt afecond time, after they have been well drenched and foked with 
wine. Thefe afhes applied asa liniment, or the very leaves onely ftamped and tempered with ho- 
ney, are good for impoftumes growne tofuppuration, and for the puthes or bilesnamedPani: M 
but if they be mixed with groffe barly meale or groats,they are ina liniment comfortable to the 
eyes. Take the green branches of an Olive and burne them, there will diftill and drop from the 
wood acertaine juice or liquor, which healeth ringworms, tectars, and fhingles, fcoureth away 
the feales of the skin and dandcuffe, and cureth the running skalls ofthe head. ter: 
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