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boiledin hydromell (that is to fay, honyed water) and brought intoaliniment with hogs greafe,; G 
it cureth the {welling and inflammation of the membersferving to generation: likewifeit is fin= 
gular for the broad and flat apoftems called Pani ,the {welling kernels and inflammations behind 
the eares, the gout as well of the feetas of the handsand other joynts ; alfothe putrefaction of — 
the flefh readie to depart from the bone : and being incorporat in vinegre, it helpeth diflocati- 
ons : being boiled in vinegre and honey onely, it ferveth as a good liniment for the {fplene:and 
tempered with wine, it cleanfeth or mundifieth cancerous fores; but put thereto hony, it healeth 
them throughly ina {hort time, The faid floure of Benigreeke feed taken ina broth or fupping, 
isan approoved remedie for an ulcer within the breaft, and any inveterat cough; but it asketh 
long feething, even untill it have loft the bitternefle: and afterwards hony is put therto,and then 
it is a fingular grewell for the infirmities beforefaid. Thus you fee what may bee faid of thofe H — 
Hearbs which arein comparifon but of meane account:it remaineth now todifcourfe of thofe | 
which are of more account and eftimation than the reft. | 
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THE XX Vi BOOK? 
THE HISTORIE OF NATVRE, ~ 
WRITFTEN BY. C,.PLANEYVS., 
SECVNDVS. 
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eg The nature and properties of Hearbs growing wild and of their owne accords 
al Hen I confider the excellencie of {uch hearbs, whereof now! am to treat, and 
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/ sy} {trie and carefull diligence of our auncients before-time, who have made expe- 
“3's riments of all things, and left nothing untried: neither referved they afterwards 
this hidden knowledge to themfelves nor concealed ought, but were willing to communicat the 
fame unto pofteritie for their good and benefit: but wee contrariwife in thefe daies, are defirous 
tokeepe fecretand to fupprefie the labours of other men ; yeaand to defraudtheworld of thofe L 
commodities which have been purchafed by the {weat of other mens browes : for vetely we fee, 
itis an ordinarie courfe, that {uch as have attained to fome knowledge, envie that little skill unto 
their neighbours : and to keepe all forfooth to themfelves and teach none their cunning, they 
thinke the onely way to win a great name and opinion of fome deepe and profound learning. 
And fo far be wee off from devifing new inventions, and imparting the fame to the generall pro- 
fitof mankind, that for this long time men of great wit and high conceit have ftudied and pra- 
ctifed to compaffe this one point, That the good deeds of their aunceftors might with them- 
felves die and be buried for ever. But certes,we fee and know,that the feverallinventions of fome 
one thing or other, have caufed divers men in old time to be canonized as gods : in fuch fort, as 43 
their memorial hath been eternized by thenames even of hearbs which they found ouit:fo M — 
thankefull was the age enfuing,as to recognize and acknowledgea benefitfromthemreceived; 
and by thismeans (in fome meafure) to make recompenfe, This careand induftrie of theirs ific 
had been emploied in domefticall plants neare home, which either for pleafure and delight,or * 
elf for thekitchin and table, are fet and fowed, could not have been fo rare and wonderfull : bur j 
| ; they’ 
Menges: 
