H fe ( its 
is 6f a greyifh Colour, and 
contain’d in an hard, cJofe 
Husk. The Root is thick, 
Crinkly, white within, and 
brown without, and doth 
n6t ftink, fo much as the 
Leaves. It grows near 
rftoft High-ways,in untilTd 
Grounds amongltRubbifh, 
and on fat earth. 
It cools and mollifies ve- 
rt much : It difpofcs to 
Sleep, eafcs Pain, and miti- 
gated Acrimony. ’Tis good 
for Hot and fharp Defluxi- 
ons of tHe EyeS. It ftbps 
Eruptions of Blood, and 
Overflowing of the Courf- 
6s. ’Tis defied for In- 
flammation of the Tefti- 
cles, and Other Parts. Take 
Of the Seeds cf Hen-bane 
lihdWhite-Poppy,cach t Wo 
Dfams ; Conferve of Red 
Rofes two Ounces ; make 
an Eleduary : Take the 
Quantity of aNutmcg.This 
flops any Elemorrhage. 
Take of the Seeds of Hen- 
bane ajpd White-Poppy , 
6ach half a Dram of Su- 
gar of Rofes three Drams, 
of Syrup of Comfrey a fuf- 
ficient Quantity ; make an 
Electuary: Take the quam 
iity 6f a Email Nutmeg, 
) rife 
drinking upon it aDraught 
of Tin&ureof Rofes. This 
is good for Bleeding at 
the Nofe, and Spitting of 
Blood. 
Ipcrb-Kobert, in Latin f 
Geranium Robertianum, It 
grows commonly in Hedg- 
es. It has a fmall Root. 
The Stalks are fometimes 
riine Inches, fometimes two 
Foot high ; they are hairy, 
khotted, feddifli,efpecially 
about the Joints ; they 
branch out. The Leaves 
come partly from the Root, 
and partly from the Joints; 
they arc hairy, and are 
plac’d on reddifh, hairy 
Foot-flalks, and are divi- 
ded almofl like the Leaves 
of Feverfew ; they fmelj 
like Parfnips when they are 
rub’d, and tafte aftringent. 
The Flowers are purple, 
and coniift of five Leaves ; 
they come from aCup that 
is hairy, of a deep red Co- 
lour, and divided into five 
Parts. The Beaks are 
/harp-pointed. 
’Tis Vulnerary. Inwafd- 
ly taken, or outwardly ap- 
plied, it ftops Fluxes of 
Blood, and fefobpes coagu- 
lated 
