of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 183 
A in three cyathis of wine;but elder folke and of a ftronger complexion, may abide feven well 
enough in five cyaths,and drinke the infufion, But before] doe leave thistice, it would not be 
forgotten that the fmall chips and fhavings, yea and the faw-duft or filed powder of this wood, 
are thought to be hurtfull unto fome, and they are forbidden to meddle withall. The root ofthe 
Maple tree, ftamped intoa cataplafme, is fingular to bee applied for the griets of the liver, and 
worketh mightily. 
As touching the white Poplar or the trembling Afpe,l have fhewed heretofore how the per- 
fumers ufe the berries or * grapes thereof in their {weet ointments. The barke infufed and taken * Andjee 
in drinke, is good for the fciatica and the ftrangurie. Thejuice drawne out of the leaves, drop- here ee ae 
ped hot into the ears, eafeth their paine. VWWhofoever carrieth a twig of Poplar in their hands, y.-th nenber 
B fhall notneed to feare any furbating of the feet, or galling between the legs, The beft black Pa- the one nor 
plar and of greateft operation in Phyficke, isthat reputed which groweth in the Ifland Creta; ‘* atten 
the fruit or grainethereof if it be drunke in wine, is fingular for thofe who be taken with the fal- 
ling ficknefle. This Poplar yeeldeth a certaine finall gum or rofin, which is much ufed by Phyfi- 
cians in emollitive platters : the leaves fodden in vinegre, make a proper cataplafme to be ap- 
pliedunto the gout: the liquor or humor that iffueth out of the pores or concavities of the black 
Poplar,taketh away werts and wheals;it skinneth alfo galled and raw places in any part of the bo- 
die. Thefe Poplars as well white as blacke, beare upon their leaves certain werts like to dtops of 
water ftanding upon them,out of which the Bees doe gather that cereous {ubftance named Pro- 
polis. The drops alfo of water,which the faid Propolis doth yeeld,ifthey be mingled with water, 
C isavery effeétuall remedie for many things. | 
Now for the Elme: the Jeaves,the barke, and the woodie fub{tance of the braunches, havea 
glutinous nature to confolidat, unite,and heale wounds ; the thinner rind or tunicle verely which 
lieth between the outward barke and the tree,doth afluage the leprofie,called offome S.Magnus - 
evill : fo doe the leaves alfo, applied with vinegre, The barke of the Elme pulverized and taken to 
the weight of a Roman denier in one hemine of cold water, is a very purgative,and doth eyacuat 
flegmaticke and waterifh humors particularly. The liquor that iffueth from the tree as a jelly, is 
fingular good for apoftemations,wounds,and burns;but if the places were fomented before with 
the decoétion, it would be the better. The Elme beareth certain {mall bladders or husks, wherin 
there is engendred and contained a waterith humor, whichis very proper to embelifhthe skin, 
D and beauutte the face. The firft render fprouts of the leaves boiled in wine,do afluage all tumors, 
and * draw filthie matter and corruption foorth of fiftulousfores:the fame doe the inward thin « nxsrabbatgne 
rinds within the barke, Many are.of opinion, That the very barke chewed onely, and applied to pu:fistuts. 
gteene wounds, Is fingular good to healethem, They affirme moreover, That the leaves bruiled 
and applied to the feet, allay their {welling, fo there be water {princkled among. Furthermore, 
the watet or liquor which runneth from the heart or pith of the wood when thetrecisloppedor . - 
disbraunched (asI havefaid before) if the head bee annointed or bathed withall, caufeth the 
haire to grow againe if it be loft, andkeepeth it on if it bereadie to fhed and fall, 
Astouching the Tillet or Linden tree, the very wood thereof is ufea forall things ina man- 
ner that the wild olive isemploied unto,if the fame be lightly bruifed or ftamped: howbeit, the 
E leaves only are occupied; which,ifthey be chewed and fo applied, doe cure the cankers breeding 
in the mouth of {mall infants. Beeing boiled and their decoGtion inwardly taken, they provoke 
urine: outwardly applied, they doe {tay the inordinat and exceflive flux ofwomens ficures ; but 
given in drinke, they evaeuat the fame fuperfluous bloud. | 
There is afecond kind of Elder more wild of nature, which fome of thé Greeke writers call 
* Chamzacte, others Helion, and it groweth much lower than the other. The decoction of *4Ground. 
the leaves as well of Walwoort as Elder, boiled in old wine, is contrarieand hoifome to the fto- nage 
macke, and purgeth downward waterie humors :even fo doththe decoction either of thefeed wort, 
or the root, if it be taken inwardly to the quantitie of twocyaths : the fame is excellent to coole 
any inflammation, and namely, totake out the fire of any newburne or fcald. The yoting and 
F tender leaves, as well of Elderas VVallwort,reduced into a cataplafine and laidtoowith barley 
gtoats, doe cure the biting ofadogge. The juice both of the one and the other, infufed and 
conveyed accordingly into the head, is a foveraigne Jenitive forall impoftumes of the braine, 
and efpecially thofe which are growing in the fine mémbrane or pellicle called Pia Mater, 
which immediatly lappeth and enfoldeth the braine. The fruit or berries cither ofthe Elder or 
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