F L 
( 99 ) F L 
The Second kind of E- 
| latine , hath Stalks , 
Branches , Flowers, and 
Roots, like the firft : But 
theLeavesarefafhioned like 
the former, but that they 
have two little Ears at 
the lower end, fomewhat 
refembling a narrowHead, 
broad at the letting on : 
But the Spur or Tail pf 
the Flower is longer, and 
more Purple mixed with 
the Yellow in the Flower. 
Both thefe Plants I have 
found in fundry Places, 
where Corn hath grown, 
efpecially Barley, as in the 
Fields , about South-Fleet 
in Kent) where within fix 
Miles compafs, there is 
not a Field wherein it 
doth not grow. They 
flower in Jugufi and Sep- 
tember. 
Thefe Plants are not 
only of a lingular aftrin- 
gent faculty, and thereby 
help them that are trou- 
bled wth the Difentery 
and hot Swellings ; but 
of fuch lingular Efficacy to 
heal Spreading and Eating 
Canker’s, and Corrofive 
Ulcers, that their Virtue 
in a manner palfes all cre= 
dit in thefe fretting Sores, 
upon fure proof done un- 
to fundry Perfons j and e- 
fpecially upon a Man 
whom 9ena repeateth to 
have his Nofe eaten moft 
grievoufly with a Canker 
or eatingSore,who fent;for 
the Phyficians, and Chi- 
rurgeons that were fa- 
moully known to be the 
bell: ; and they with one 
confent concluded to cut 
the faid Nofe off, to pre- 
ferve the reft of his Face * 
Among thefe Surgeons and 
Phyficians , came r a ppOf 
forry Barber , who had 
been a Servant to a Pfty- 
fician, and he undertook; 
to cure the Patient. This 
forefaid Barber ftanding 
in the Company r . and 
hearing their Determina- 
tion, defired that He might 
make Trial of an Herb 
which he had feen his 
Mafter ufe for the lame 
purpole, which Herb Ela- 
tine, though he were ig- 
norant of the Name 
whereby it was called, yet 
he knew where to fetch it. 
To be ihort, this Herb he 
Stamped , and gave the 
Juice of it unto the Pau- 
li 2 snv 
