: 178 : The foure and twentieth Booke. © 
and ulcers in the head : the knobs or {welling:piles inthefundament,andinoneword, all. chefe G 
corrofive and eating ulcers,which confume the flefh to thevery bone. Boiled inwinesand fo in- 
Rtilled into the eares,they cure the infirmities of that part : So doe they likewife helpe the eyes, if — 
they be anointed therwith. Applied with vinegre,they difcuffe phlegmaticke wheales and fuch 
like breakings out,as alfo the flat biles 8 impoftumes called Pani. The round kernill within them 
if it bee chewed, allaieth the toothach. The fame is good to skin raw and galled places, and any 
burne or {calded: place. Take unripe Gall-nuts; and drinkethem with vinegre,they willconfume 
‘and weare away the {welled {pleene. Burne the famejand quench them withfalted vinegre ; a fo- 
mentation thereof ftaieth the immoderar flux of womens fleurs,and reduceththe matrice(fallen 
downe) into theright place. All the fort of thefe Gals docolourthe haires of the head blacke.: 
Concerning Miflelto : That the principall and beft is fouiid uponthe Oke, howitiscut,and py 
in what manner birdlime is made thetof,] have alreadie fhewed. Someforromakethefaidglew 
Donec innate. Orbirdlime, ftampe Miffelto firft, and then {éeth itin water, *ynullitfwim aloft; Orhersufe to 
Some read Do- chewthe graines or kernils onely which théy beare, and {pirout their outward pils orskins! Bur 
zer:thatis(o thevery beft isthat,which hath no husk orskin atall: which alfoisthe*{mootheft : withourtorth 
reat: ie ‘ of a light tawnie or yellowifhred: within, as'greene as a leeke: fot indeed; there isnorathing 
Bans which More glutinous or glewie than it. This Mifleltois a great emollitive; foritfofteneth;difcuflerh, 
may ftand well and sefolveth alfo hard tumors : it isexiccative befides,and drieth up the Scrophules orfwelling 
wath thefrt  kernils,knowne by the name of the Kingsewill.[f it beincorporat with rofin and wax, itmittiga- 
fence.folong teth all forts of impoftumes or flat biles whatfoever.Some put thereto Galbanum alfo, in equall 
asitfwimmerh quantitie or weight :and fo ufe it in the fame mannerfor to heale wounds.It pollifheth and ma- ‘ 
aa keth fmooth the rough and uneven nailes, if it be laid too tor feven daies, and themedicinenot 1 ~ 
Swevifsianm. 5 3 ’ % _ 
removed before : bur the nailes onghtto be well wafhed with Sal-nitre.Some obferve certain fu- 
perftitious ceremonies herein, and are of opinion, That it will worke the better and with more 
eflicacie,in cafe it be gathered from the Oke,the firft day of the new Moone: alfo if itbe notcut 
downe with any bill,hooke,knife,or edged yron toole. Moreover, they doe hold, That if it touch 
notthe ground,it cureth thofe who are troubled with the falling ficknefle. Semblably,if women 
doe but caric it about them, it helpeth them to.conceive, Finally,if itbee chewed and {fo applied 
unto ulcers, itis moft effectual to heale them perfeétly. 
As for the little round bals or apples found: ypon the Oke Robur, if they bee incorporat with 
Beares greafe,they caufe the haire to come thick againe,where it is fhed,in cafe the bare or bald 
place be annointed therewith, K 
Of the great Oke Holme Cerrus,thus much [have to fay, That the leaves,the bark,and maft 
thereof doe difcuffe and drie up all gathering of impoftumations, even {uch as growto fuppura- 
tion or mattering;and {tay the flux of humors which feed them, A decoétion thereof doth cor- 
roborat anymember or part of the bodie which groweth to bee fencelefle or benummed, if the 
fame be fomented therewith. Alfo for to drie,bind,& confirme any part which is feeble & weake, 
itis fingular good to fit in a bath of this decodtion. The root of this Cerrys is powerfull againft 
the pricke of fcorpions. 
The barke of the Corke tree beaten into pouder and taken in hot water, is excellent for to re- 
preffe any flux of bloud,whether it bee upward or downeward. The afhes of thefaidbarke given J 
in wine hote,is greatly commended for the reaching and pitting of bloud. 
as 
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| 2& Of the Beech and Cyprefe trees, Of the great Cedars and their fruit called 
| Cedvides : of Galbanum. 
He leaves of the Beechtree being chewed, dee much good to the gums and lips, in any 
ee accidents that befall unto them. The afhes of Beech matt is fingular forthe *ftone,ifit be: 
eet cctliers applied asa liniment. The fame alfo bringeth haire againe, when by occafion of ficknefle 
— Callisxibard iis fhed and fallen away,if che place be annointed with it and honey together, M 
_ Knotsorcallo-  Cypreffe tree leaves ftamped and fo applied, area convenient remedie from the fting of fer- 
 fities: and both ; t 2 2 
 robeiter fence pents.Alfo laid unto the head with dried groats of Barley,they eafethe painethereof,occafioned 
amine opi- by the heat of the Sunne. In like fort, the fame catapla{me cureth ruptures, For which caulea 
mem, dtinke made of thems very good. A linimentalfo of Cyprefi¢ leaves and wax mingled rope 
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