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niza falujlris. The Root 
sand are placed on lmall 
Foot-italks. The Talte 
of rhe whole Plane is bit- 
ter, and nauieous. it fio ve- 
ers at the Beginning ef 
June. It grows ccanncnly 
in dry and hilly Patturcs. 
The whole Herb infus’d 
inWhiccrwinc/hr a whole 
Night over hot Allies pur- 
ges Ifrongiy Watery Hu- 
mours. Take of Purging 
Flax one Handful , ot 
S weet-Fen n e i-S c ed s two 
Drams ; boy 1 them in a 
furiicicnt Quantity of 
Fountain- water , to fix 
Ounces ; add two Oun- 
ces of White-wine, male 
a purging Potion. 
Common - , in 
Latin Coniza Media, 
It is very bitter and 
biting , of a Itrcng, and 
ibmevvhac fetid Smell, like 
Mary golds ; and pro- 
bably an Hiftcrick and 
Uterine, outward ly difeuf- 
ling in Medicines for the 
E)cs • and good in Medi- 
cines for the Itch, It feels 
clammy , and Intel's like 
loap’d Cloaths. 
AfarJk-ffltteX } ane , or 
Birds-tongue , i n Latin Co- 
ts thick, and fpreads much; 
lending forth hollow and. 
erdied Stalks, three Foot 
high,with many Joints and 
Branches, bearing two long 
Leaves at each Joint, which 
are indented about the 
Edges ; green on the up- 
per fide, and grey or wool- 
ly underneath. At the tops 
of the Stalks and Branches 
hand many fmal), yellow 
Flowers together, like thofe 
of Rag-wort. The Seeds 
when ripe, fly away with 
the Wind. It grows in the 
Fen-ditches , and on the 
Banks in the Idle of Ely, 
but not very common. It 
grows chiefly near Stret- 
ham-Ferry . 
The Herb being fpread 
under -foot, or burnt, in a- 
ny Place, will, as it is be* 
lick ’J, drive away venom- 
ous Creatures and Fleas, 
and kill Gnats ; wherefore 
it’s call’d Flea-bane. Some 
prepare an Ointment ot 
die Root and Leaves for 
the Itch. 
.f liutocet) , in Latin 
Sophia Chiruvgonm. It is 
two or three Foot high. 
It 
