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fo that they may not rouch 
the bottom of the VeiTc! j 
ftrain it : Take a large 
Draught in the Morning, 
three Hours before Din- 
ner ; and in the After- 
noon ,• four Hours after 
Dinner ; and three Hours 
after Supper, for fifteen 
Days 5 Bleeding and Pur- 
ging being firft ufed. 
This is commended in the 
Gout. 
Sfanifh HBjOOttt, in La- 
tin Genijia Hijpamca. The 
Spanifh Broom has wood- 
dy Stems, from whence 
grow up flender pliant 
Twigs , which are bare 
and naked without Leaves, 
or atleaft, having but few 
lmall Leaves here and 
there far diftant one from 
another , with yellow 
Flowers not much unlike 
the Flowers of common 
Broom , but greater, 
which come into fmall 
long Gods, wherein is con- 
tain’d brown and flat Seed : 
The Root is rough and 
wooddy; the Twigs, Flow- 
ers,- and Seeds of Broom 
are hot and dry in the fe- 
eond degree : They are 
alfo of a thin Effence, and 
are of force to cleanfe and 
open,' and efpecially the 
Seed ,• which is drier, 
and not fo full of fuperflu- 
ous Moifture. The De- 
cocflion of the Twigs and- 
Tops of Broom cleanfeth 
and opens the Liver, Milt, 
and Kidney. It driveth 
away by Stool watry Hu- 
mours ; and therefore it is 
good for them that brave 
the Dropfie , efpecially 
being made with Wine ; 
but better for the other 
Difeafes with Water. The 
Seed is alfo commended 
for the lame Purpofes. 
There is alfo made of the 
Afhcs of the Stalks and 
Branches dried and burnt, 
a Lie, with thin White- 
wine, as Rhenilh-wine, 
which ishighlycommended 
yy many, for the Green - 
'ficknefs and Dropfie. And 
this, does mightily expel 
and drive forth thin and 
watry Humours together 
with the Urine : But 
withal, it does by Reafon 
of its (harp Quality , 
many times hurt and fret 
the Intrails. Mefue fays, 
that there is in the Flow- 
ers or Branches a cutting 
Moifture, bus full of ex- 
cremeritv 
