of Plinies Naufall Hiftorie. 167 
A. drinke isitthuseffeétuall, but alfo in liniment ; yeaand the. verie perfume and fmoke thereof re- 
ceived in the bodie, will doe the decd, Next to it,thereis nota more foveraigne hearbe than the 
baftard DiGtamne, called Pfeudodi@amnus: but it muft bee boiled to the weight of one denier, 
with purewine and ftrong of the grape, and then taken in drinke, itprovoketh womens defired 
_ fickneffe. And yet Ariftolochia is many waies good forthe infirmities of women : for if there be 
myrhe and pepper putthereto, and chen either taken in drinke or put ina peflarie, itdraweth 
downe their fleurs, bringeth forth the after-birch; and-fercheth away the dead-infant: it keepeth 
up and ftayeth the matricereadie tofalland flip oat ofthe body,cither in fommentation, perfume, 
or peffarie, efpecially the * {mall kind thereof. Butincafeawoman bein daunger of fuffocation * cémacit. 
bythe afcent of the mother,or othetwife difeafed for want of her monethly, purgation, ler her 
tB drinke Agaricke tothe weight of three oboli in one cyath of old wine: makeapefiarie of Ver- 
vaine incorporat with frefh hogs lard, and apply Calves-{nour,.otherwHe called Saap-dragon 
with oile rofarand honey,the fhall have eafe and be curéd{pecdsly. Semblablythe root ot Nes 
auphar, efpecially that which groweth*in Theflatie,applied untothe naturall parts of women, * with the 
eafeth the paines thereof: and if it be drunke in grofle red wine, iit ftaiech their ifhifts.or immo- yellow foure. 
derat fox ofthe moneths. Contrariwife,the Sowbread root, both raken id dtinkesand alfo out: 
-wardly ufed provoketh the fame if they doe ftay upon awoman. Allo adecoétion thereof, if a 
woman doe fit therein,helpeth the accidents of the bladder.C iflantheinos takenin drinke,fen- 
deth out the afier- birth and healeth the maladies of the matrice! Lhe upper todrof the Flag or 
- — Glader,drunke in vinegreto the weight of one dram, bringethwomen to the: ordinarie conrle 
C oftheirfleurs. Thefumeof Harftrang burnt, fercheth women againe when they. lie.asitwere 
ftrangled and dead in a fit of he mother. Flea-woort taken to che weiglit ofa dram in three'cy- 
aths ofhonied water,provoketh their monethly tearms,but efpecially itrnaketh them foluble if - 
they were coitife. The feed of Mandragoras cleanfeth thematrice, ifa woman take itin her 
drinke :the juice whereofapplied to the naturall parts; provoketh her nionths and fetcheth away 
the dead childwithin her bodie.A gaine, the feed caken with wine and brimftone,fiaieth theam- 
moderat flux of the monthly terms.Crowfoot either drunke or eaten withmeat,knitteth the bels 
lie and ftoppeth a laske: an hearbe otherwife (as I have faid) ofa caufticke and burning nature, 
if itbe ufed raw; but certeinly, beeing boiled with fal, oile, and cumin, acommendable meat. 
Yeliow Carots taken in drinke, doc exclude the after- birth and provoke womens fleurs with ex- 
D cecding gteattacilitie. A perfume of Ladanum,fereth ftreight che matrice when it is out of the 
right place,and turned to a fide :and forthe paine and exulcexation thercof, itis of great force 
either applied outwardly or injeted inwardly. Scammonie, either in drinke or cataplafme, fen- 
deth forth of the bodie the dead fruir of thewombe.Both kinds of S, ohms wort,ftirreth the iffue 
of womens fleurs, onely by an outward application, But above all (in the judgement of Féppo- ; 
erates) * Crethmos paffeth for thar, if either the {eed or the root be taken in wine. Asfor the pill * sampier, of 
or rind thereof, it fetcheth away the after-birth alfo sand drunke in water, ithelpeth the fuffocas Crftmerine, 
tionoccafioned by the rifing of the mother. The root of * Geranium likewife more partic: *Herb Rebers: 
Jarly, isa verie convenient remedie for to bring away the after-birth, andto cure the inflamma- 
tion of the matrice. Horfetaijle hatha fecret vertue to mundifie the naturall parts of women, e1- 
E therdrunke, or applyed outwardly . Knotgrafle given in drinke,* ftaicth the inordinat and excel * spin 
five voidance of the fleurs:{o doth theroot of marth Mallow, The leaves of Plantaine, * drive +; marvaile 
downe thefame :fo likewife Agaricke in honeyed water. Mugwort ftamped and incorporat with how that 
oile of Ireos,Figs,and Myrrhe, hath the fame effect, if it bee applied accordingly : The root, of ane 
which hearbe, if awoman take in drinke, is fo purgative and will bring her to {uch alaske, that theiare aftrins 
fhe fall withall exclude the dead infant within her bodie, A decoGtion made with the brauns Sesuusiete 
ches of Mugwoort,bringeth downe womens monethly fickneffe, and fetcheth away the ateer- "ons ane 
birth, ifthey fictherein: and adram weight of the leaves taken in drinke, is ofthe like vertue pare 
and operation: if they bee butlaid unto the bellyin manner of a catapla{me, efpeciaily with *'? 07" 
baricy ineale, they will doe asmuch. Moreover, Acoron, both the kinds of Conyza,as alio 
F Sampier,are fingular good forall the inward griefes and maladies whatfoever of women. Alfo 
both kinds of Anthyllis drunke in wine,are foveraigne for the accidents of the matrice, namely 
to afluage the throws and wrings thereof, and to bring away the atter-birth when it ftaieth be- 
hind. A fomentation made with Maidenhaire, is comfortable to the naturall parts of women: 
ike as it hath vertue to cleanfe the {curfe and dandruffe, to rid away the white patches appearing 
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