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middle whereof are little 
yellow Tufts. ThctFlow- 
ers grow on the uppermoft 
Seminal Velfels ; two ftp all, 
fhining Seeds are contain’d 
in each Velfel, not exactly 
round, but fomewhat long 
in one part. Some of the 
Leaves arife immediately 
from the Root, with long, 
hairy Foot-ftalks, about 
one Handful and an half 
long : Others adhere to the 
Stalk, by a fhort, or no 
Foot-ftalk at ajl. As to 
other things, the Leaf is 
like a Mallow, of a Colour 
betwixt yellow and green, 
and hairy under; divided 
into eight or nine obtufe 
Angles, peculiar Nerves 
coming into each Angle, 
from the Foot-ftalks ; they 
are neatly indented about 
the Edges. It grows in 
Meadows and Failures , 
efpecially on hillyGrounds, 
fpontaneoufly. There is 
abundance of it in the 
North of England, in Tor li- 
fe ire and Derbyfloire, where 
it is common!)' called 
jBear’s-foot. 
■Tis an excellentWound- 
herb. ’Tis hot, and dry, 
and aftringent. It Hops 
Bleeding, the Courfes,and 
the Whites. The Leaves, 
the Tops , and the Roots 
are ufed in Vulnerary Po- 
tions, Powders, Plaifters, 
and Ointments. Rags dip- 
ped in a Decodlion of it, 
and applied to Women’s 
Breafts when they are very 
lax, renders them hard and 
folid. It agglutinates in- 
ward Wounds, and Rup- 
tures: And the Deco&ion 
of it, or the Powder of the 
dried Herb, taken in the 
Decodlion, or in the di- 
llill’d Water, is excellent 
in curing Children’s Burft- 
en Bellies. The Aftringent 
Quality is chief in "this 
Plant ; by means whereof 
it does what it does. Take 
of Ladies-mantle, Sanicle, 
Golden -rod, Sengreen, Bc- 
tony and Agrimony, each 
one Handful ; Marfh-mal- 
lows two Handfuls ; Fern, 
Flowers of Camomile , 
St. Jobn’s-wort, Mugwcrt, 
Briars, Origanum, andTcr- 
mentil-Leaves and Roots, 
each one Handful ; put 
them into three Bags;theri 
boyl them in the Faeces of 
Red Wine , and apply 
them one after another. 
Thcfe are very aftringent, 
and 
