It cools moderately , 
and is very aftringent : 
Upon which Account it 
cures Spitting of Blood, 
and the immoderate Flux 
of the Womb andBelly. 
"Tis good for the Stone 
in the Kidneys , and is 
very ufefui in curing 
Wounds and Ulcers. ’Tis 
much commended for 
eafing the Pain of the 
Teeth, and for removing 
the Putrefaction of the 
Gums. ’Tis good to af- 
fwage the Heat of Fevers; 
which it does very pow- 
erfully, being beaten with 
Salt and Vinegar, and ap- 
plied to the Soles of the 
Feet, and the Arm-wrifts. 
The Women in England 
ufe the diftill’d Water of 
it to take off Freckles , 
Spots and Botches from 
the Face, and when they 
are Sun-burnt. The 
Root of it, which they 
call Moors, in Yorkshire, 
about Settle, are eaten by 
the Boys in Winter ; for 
they tafte fweet, and are 
as pleafant as Parihips. 
Hogs dig them up, and 
eat them greedily. Tis 
affirm’d, that being worn 
in the Shooes , it will 
cure the Bloody-Flux , 
Bleeding at Nofe, and all 
immoderate Fluxes of the 
Belly. Hartman fays , 
That having ufed it this 
way, it has done good 
when all other Means dig- 
nified nothing. 
, in Latin 
Primus filveftris. 
The Bullefs and the 
Sloe-tree, are wild kinds 
of Plums, which vary in 
their kind, even as the 
greater and manured 
Plums do. Of the Bui- 
lefs , fome are greater, 
and of better tafte than 
others : Sloes are fome of 
one Tafte and fome of 
another ; fome greater 
fome leffer ; they being 
fo well known by all , 
need not any further de- 
feriptions. The Leaves 
and Bark is very rough 
and bitter, by which they 
ftop Fluxes. The Syrup 
is molt us’d made of the 
Sloes, to ftop any evacua- 
tion, and for Gargarifms. 
The Flowers fmcll like 
Orange Flowers , and 
tafte bitterilh, They will 
make 
