Chap, 7. TingUjh ‘Herbs . 
XXVIII. The Diftil/ed Water., It is made from 
the Green Herb in April or May, and ufed chiefly as 
a Vehicle with moll of the former Preparations. 
XXIX. The Spirit. It is made of the Fermented 
Juice, and is of lingular Life againft the Scurvy, whe- 
ther in a hot or cold Conftitution y it ftrengchens the 
Stomach, and cattles a good Appetite. Dole from 
half an ounce to j ounce, mixt with Wine, or with 
the Syrup of the Juice. 
XXX. The Extrull. It Cures Difeafes of the 
Breft and Lungs, and opens Obltructions of the 
Reins and Womb. Dofe j. dram or more, diffolved 
in Sack. It contributes as a Traumatick to the heal- 
ing of Wounds and Ulcers. 
XXXI. T be Fixed Salt. It is Diuretick and Ne- 
phritick, opens ObftruHions of the Reins, Ureters 
and Bladder, diflolves Tartarous Humors in thole 
parts, or in the other Vifccra , and is found by Ex- 
perience to be good againft Stones, Sand, Gravel, Lfc. 
being given from xij. grains to xxiiij. in its own db 
“illed Water, Parfley Water, Arlmart or Onion Wa- 
ter, and repeated twice a day. 
XXXII. TheOphthalmichorEye-WaJh. Jit Juice 
of Aleboof iij. ouncesftfuice of Celandine, Juice ofDai- 
fiesftofe Water, Honeypf each pounceynix imddijfolvc, 
then drop it into the Eyes : It helps all Inflamations, 
Spots, Pin and Web, Itch, Smarting, and molt other 
DifafteUions of that part; and Cures, tho’ almoit 
Blind. Ufe it ; or 6 times a day, or oftner. 
CHAP. VII. 
Of ALEXANDERS. 
I. 'T' U E Karnes. It is called in Greek 1™ Aunt, 
J. '/cr. in Larin Hippofelinum, Sntyrni- 
wn, Equapium , Oh/s atrum (from making the Pot- 
tage black : ) in Englilh Alexanders, Alif anders , and 
tiorfe Vurfley. 
II. The Kinds, or Species. It feems to be a Spe- 
cies of the Apia otParJIcys- this being the large!! 
of all, and therefore called Hippofelinum or Horfe- 
Parfley. This Species is faid to be twofold 1. The 
Common or Englifh Alexanders.' 1 , The ’Cretici 
or that which grows in Candy, but with us in fome 
Gardens. 
III. The Defcriptioh. The Root is great, thick 
and long , hlackijh on the out fide, and white within 
of a hot and buterifb TaJIe, Spreading under Ground. 
Trom thence rifes up a Stalk or Stalks, thick and round, 
a Tard high, more or lefs, with f undry Leaves on 
them, parted into f mailer diviftons : from the Joynts 
iff uc Branches, from whence, uponjoot Stalks, pro- 
ceed Leaves, cut out into many parts, fomewbat r.e- 
f ambling Smallage, but greater, broader and rounder, 
and more cut in about the edges, fnrooth alfo, and of 
a deep green colour, having a Jbmcwbat hot and fpicy 
Tafte, and a little bitter withal. At the extremities 
of tbefe Branches, grow large tufts or umbles of white 
Flowers: after which come great b/ackijh Seed, at- 
moft round, but a little ft raked on the back, of a hot 
Taft e, not much unli/ie that of the Root. 
SM.V RIf.VM, 
II . T he Cretick or Candy Alexanders hat a Root 
almofi round, yet a little long withal, while on the 
outjide, which afterwards grows thicker and longer, 
andgreateftat top, ending fmall, unlperijhing after 
it has born Seed. From whence rifes up Leaves' like 
Jome kind of Selinum, the whole Leaf being large , 
and more divided into f mailer parts than the former , 
a* if it were fome great Larfley , of a dark green fhi- 
mng colour , and dented about the edges, from the mi 3 Jl 
of which Leaves rifes up a Stalk, round and ft. iff^ firm 
and not hollow , 4 feet high or higher , having com - 
monly at all its Joynts whole and almojl round Leaves , 
yet fome thing longer than round , and here and there 
cut in on the edges \ of aye llowijh green colour , which 
do not fo much compafs the Stalk , at the bottom of 
them, as that the Stalk in a manner grows through 
them : from t he- Joynts like wife rife f undry Branches, 
with the like yellowijh round Leaves on them, and the 
Stalks running thro I. * * * 5 them to the top, refembling 
Through-wax, or Through-leafi where ftani thick 
C tufts 
