of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 273 
A reprefentthe eares of little mice. But another hearbe there is, as I will fhewhereafter, which 
more fitly and properly in that regard may be called *Myofotis.Surely this might bee taken well *The right 
ynough for *Helxine,burthar che leaves be fmaller,and thofe leflehairie-It groweth ufually in a ae 
gardens,and moft of all upon walls: When itis ftamped or bruifed;irfenteth of aCoucumber: onc 
Commonly ufed it is in cataplafmes for to be applied unto impoftumesand infanmations:and 
emploied it may be inall thofe cafes whereunto Parietarie ferveth.Forthe fame effect they have 
both,bur that Chickweed is weaker in operation, And this particular propertie ivhath by it felfe 
befides,to {tay the flux of waterie humors intothe eyes : alfoto heale all ulcers,and thofe efpeci- 
ally which are in the privie parts.being applied theretoin a pultefie with Barley meale. The juice 
thereof is good to be dropped or poured intothe eares. »') : ino SHss ; 
B Androfacesisa *white hearbe, bitter in taft, withoutany leaves,but in ftead thereof ithath +_12..Hapty 
certaine little huskes orcods hanging by fmall bents,and thofecontaining feed wichinthem, Ir. Péniehath 
proweth along the fea fide,and moft ef all upon the coafts of Syria. The codsibeeingftamped or ae ae 
boiled inwater,vinegre, or wine,aregood tobe given(to the weight of two.drams)unto them that ackxzroos in 
are in a dropfic, for they provoke urine mighuly. Itferveth alfoin the cure of the gour, either Me hay 
taken by the mouth,or applied outwardly in a liniment.Of the fame operation is the feed alfo. ee anes like 
Androfzemon,or as {fome call it Afeyron,is not unliketo Hypericon, whereof I have alrea- ruthes. 
die fpoken : but chat che ftalkes be bigger ftand thicker together, and are more enclining to red: 
the leaves bee white or grey, fa(hioned like unto thofe of Rue :and the feedrefembleth that of 
blacke Poppie : crath or bruife the upmoft crops or heads thereof,they yeeld from them a blou- 
C diejuice:in fiiell it fenteth like unto rofin : and is found ordinarily growing in vineyards. The 
proper time to gatherthis hearbe is in mid Autumne,and {oto hang ttup a drying. The maner 
isto ftampe the hearbe, feed andall, forto purge thebellie: wherot they drinke either firft in the 
. morning or|aft after fupper,the weight of two dramsin mead, wine, or fheere water,fo that the 
whole draught of the potion bea full fextar and not above.Properly it doth evacuat choller:and 
is principally good for the Sciatica : but the morrow after the patient ought tofwallowdowne a 
dram weight of the Capers root mixed with rofin : and then after paufing foure daies between, 
to doe the like again: After which courfe of purging, ifthe patient be of a {trong complexion,he 
may drinke wine; otherwife,thofe of a weaker conftitution oughtto forbeare,and drinke water. 
Excellent good it isfor all gouts of the feet,and for burnes,if 1t be applied unto the place ; anda 
D good vulueraric hearbe belides,andftancheth the bleeding of wounds. 
Ambrofia isaname that keepeth not to anyone hearbe,but iscommonto many. Howbeit, 
thetrue Ambrofia runneth up from the root into one {mall ftem, which notwithttanding bran- 
cheth thicke,rifeth to the height of three fpans or thereabour, and ordinarily is one third part, 
thorterthan theroot :& the leaves be likeRue. Toward the footof the faid ftem 1t bringeth forth 
certaine little grapes with graine or feeds within,and thofe have a fent of wine, and hang downe 
from the branches of the faid hearb : for which caufefome there be who call it Botrys,although 
others give itthename Artemifia. The people of Cappadocia ufe therwith to make themfelves 
chaplets to weare upon theit heads, This hearbe is much fed in thofe accidents that require to 
bediflolved and fent out bythe poresoftheskin. = | 
E — Anonis(ehich fome chufe ratherto call Ononis)is an hearbe full of braunches like unto Fe- Rea-bovis. 
nigrecke, but that it fpringeth thicker from the root,brauncheth more,and is more hairie : ofa 5 dhe Whi. 
pieafant {mell and prickie,after the Spring. Many ufe to keepe it condite in pickle, Being applied 
to any ulcer whiles itis frefh and greene, it eateth away and confumeth the excrefcence of proud 
fieth in the brims or edgesthereot. The root is good for the paine of the teeth, if it bee fodden in 
vinegre and water mingled together,and the mouth wafhed withall: the fame taken in drink with 
honey,expelieth gravell and ftone: boiled in Oxymell tothe confumption of the one halfe,it is 
a fingular drinke for the falling ficknefle. : ent 
Anagyros,which fome call Acopos, is an hearbe which brauncheth thicke, of aftrong and 
E ftinking {mel]: it beareth flowers like unto thofe of Beets:in certaine cods like homes, which bee 
of a good length it bringeth foorth feed refembling kidneies in fhape,the which in harveft time 
becommeth hard. The leaves are fingular good to be laid upon inpoftumat{wellings : they ferve 
alfo for women which be in hard travell with.child,to be hanged or tied faft about them; with this 
charge,that prefently they be removed after they are delivered.But if the childbe dead & fticke 
~ fidlin the matrice,or in cafe the afterbirth remaine behind,and will not come away after rae 
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