B R ( 22* ■; B R 
crements, and therefore it 
caufeth Vomiting j and> 
the Plant does in all its 
parts, trouble, cut, attenu- 
ate, and violently pufgeth 
by Vomit and Stool, Fiegm 
and raw Humours out of 
the Joynts. But thele 
things are not written of 
Broom, but of Spartum, 
which purgeth by Vo- 
mit, after the manner of 
Hellebore j as both Diof- 
coride s and Pliny do 
teftify : Mefue alfo adds, 
that Broom breaks the 
Stone of the Kidneys and 
Bladder, and buffers not 
the matter, whereof the 
Stone is made, to lie long, 
to become a Stone. 
The Young Buds or lit- 
tle Flowers preferved in 
Pickle, and eaten inSallad, 
ftir up an Appetite to 
Meat. The fame being 
fully blown, ftamp’d and 
mix’d with Swines Greafe,; 
eafe the Pain of the Gout. 
And Mefue writes, that 
this, tempered with Hony 
of Rofes, or with an Egg, 
confumes away the King’s- 
Evil. The rape of Broom, 
of Broom rape, being boy- 
kd in Wine) is commen- 
ded againft the Pains of 
the Kidneys, a*nd Bladder 5 
provokes Urine , breaks 
the Stone, and expels it. 
The Juice prelfed forth of 
Broom rape, healeth Green 
Wounds, and cleanfes old 
and filthy Ulcers : The 
modern Phyficians affirm 
that it is good for old ve- 
nomous and malignant Ul- 
cers. That worthy Prince 
o.f famous Memory, Henry 
VIII. King Of England ± 
was wont to drink of the 
deftill’d Water of Broom 
Flowers againft Surfeits, 
and Difeales arifing frond 
them. Sir Thomas Fit%- 
herbert was wont to cure 
the Black Jaundice with 
this Drink alone. Takfc 
as many Handfuls (as yoti 
think fit) of the dried 
Leaves of Broom, gather’d 
and brayed toPowderin the 
Month of May, then take 
unto each Handful of the 
Dried Leaves, one Spoon- 
ful and an half of the 
Seed of Broom in Powder : 
mingle thefe together, let 
the Sick drink thereof each 
Day a Quantity, until he 
find fome' Eafe. The Me- 
dicine mu ft be continued,* 
until if 'Be quite extin- 
Q guifhed 
