The ordering oftbe [\itchcn (jar den. ^ 
it giue frcdc, and rhen dyeth. ItucorHcrbegraccis a ftrong herbe,yet vfcd inwardly 
againft the plague as an Antidote with Figs and Wall-nuts, and helpeth much againft 
windy bodies : outwardly it is vfedtobeefaydetothc wreftesof the hands, todriue 
away agues it ismore vfually planted of flips then raifed from feede, and abideth 
long it (har pc froftes kill it not. Dragons being diddled are held to be good to expell 
any euill thing from the heart : they are altogether planted of the rootes. Setwall, Va- 
lerian, or Capons tay 1c, the herbe often, but the roote much better, is vfcd to prouoke 
fweating,thcrcbyto expell euill vapours that mightannoy the heart : it is only plan- 
ted of the rootes when they aretakenvp, and theyoung replanted. Afarabacca the 
leauesare often vfcd to procure vomiting being ftamped, and the (trained iuice to a lit- 
tle quantitie, put into a draught of ale and drunke, thereby toeafethcftomackeof 
many euill and grofl'e humours that there lycand offendit- ; diuersalfo take the leaucs 
and rootes a little boyled in wine, with a little fpice added thereunto, to expell both 
tertian and quartan agues: the rootes of our Englifli growing ismoreauaileablefor 
thefe purpofesthenany outlandifh : it is planted by the roote ; forlcouldneuerfee 
it fpring of feede. Mafterwort coinmeth fomewhat neere in propertie vnto Angelica, 
and befides very effeftuall to difperfe windein thebodie, whether of thecollicke or 
otherwife } as alfo very profitable to comfort in all cold caufcs : it yeeldeth feede but 
yet is more vfually planted from the rootes being parted. Balmeisacordiallherbe 
both in fmell and tafte, and is wholly vfcd for thofe purpofes, that is, to comfort 
the heart being diftillcd into water either fimple or compound, or the herbe dryed and 
vied : itisfetof the rootes being parted, becaufeitgiuethnofeedethateuer I could 
obferue. Camomill is a common herbe well knownc, and is planted of the rootes in 
alleyes, in walkes, and on bankes to fit on, for that the more it is troden on, and pref- 
fed downc in dry weather, the clofer it groweth, and the better it will thriuc : the vfe 
thereof isverymuch, bothtowarmc and comfort, and to eafepaines being applyed 
outwardly after many falhions : the decoftion alfo of the flowers prouoketh fwear 
and they are much vfcd againft agues. Featherfewisanherbe of greater vfe for wo- 
men then for men, to difl'olue flatulent or windy humours, which caufeth the paines of 
themother: fomevfetotaketheiuicethereof indrinkeforagucs : it is as well fo wen 
of the feede as planted of the rootes. Coftmary is vfed among thofe herbes that arc 
put inoale to caufe it haue a good rcllifh, and to befomewhat phyficall in the moneth 
of May, and doth helpe to prouoke vrine : it is fee of the rootes being parted. Maudlin 
is held to be a p rincipall good herbe to open and cleanfe the liucr,and for that purpofc 
is vied many vvayes, as in ale, in tanfies,and in broths &c.rhe feed alfo is vfed,and fo is 
the herbe alfo fometimes, to kill the wormes in children : it is fo wen of the feede, and 
planted alfo of thefeparared rootes. Caflidonic is a fmall kinde of Lauendcr, but dif- 
fering both in forme and qualitic : it is much vfed for the head to eafe paines thereof 
asalfo put among otherthings to purge mclancholickedifeafes : itisfowenof feede* 
and abideth not a winter vnleffe it bee well defended, and yet hardly giueth ripe feede 
againe withvs.Smallageisagreatopeninghcrbe.and much more then eyther Parfley 
or Fcncll, and the rootes of them all are often vfcd together in medicines : it is fowen 
of feede, andwillnot beewanting inaGarden if once you fufferittofowkfelfc. 
Cardus Benediiftus, or the Bleftcd Thiftlc, is much vfcd in the time of any infedion or 
plague, as. ilfo to expel! any euill fymptome from the heart atall other tiines.Itis vfed 
likewife to be boy led in poffet drink,& giuen to them that haue an aguc,to help to cure 
it by fweating or otherwife. It is vfually fowen of feed, and dyeth when it hath giuen 
feed. W inter C herries arc likewife nurfed vp in diuers gardens, for that their propertie 
is to giue helpe to them that are troubled eyther with the flopping or heate of their v- 
rine.the herbe and berries arcoften diftillcd, but theberries alone aremoreoften vfcd.- 
after it is once planted in a garden it will runnevnder ground, & abide well enough. 
Celondioe is held to bee good for theiaundife, it is much vfed for to clcere dim eyes, 
eyther the iuice or the water dropped into them : it is (©wen of feede, and being once 
brought into a garden, will hardly be weeded out • the feede that (heddeth will fofow 
itfelfe, and thcrcforcfomecornermagardenisthefkreftplacefork. Tabaccoisof 
two forts, and both vfed to be planted in Gardens,yetthe Engliih kinde (as it is called) 
is more to be found in our Countrey Gardens then the Indian fort : the leaues of both 
forts indifferently, that is, of eyther of which is next at hand, being ftamped and boy- 
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