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can well be taken, Morning and Evening, to.preyent 
the Infection, of the Plague $ and as much every fix 
hours, for thole who are already feized with it. 
XV. The Mixture. It is thus made : Take of the 
Juice exprejfed with Vinegar , or the E (fence, twelve 
ounces : Juice of Rue four ounces : Venice Treacle , 
or Mitbridate two ounces : mix them well together 
by flaking. It is an Antidote again!! the Plague or 
reftilence. Spotted Fever, Purples, Small Pox, 
Meufies, Poifon, biting of Vipers, or other Ser- 
pents, and the bitings of Mad-Dogs, or of any other 
Venomous Creature. Dole two ounces at a time, 
as often as need requires. 
CHAP. CL 
Of BURNET. 
1. 'T' H E Names. It is called in Greek by Nico- 
JL laus Myrepfus , or as GeJ'ncr has 
it, iUpnvUt : In Latin , Fimpinella , Sanguiforba , Bh 
pennula , Feponella , Sorb af roll a • and Sanguinaria , 
quod Sanguineos juxus fiftat : In Englifh , Bur- 
net. 
II. The Kinds. It is fourfold, i. Fimpinella 
vulgaris five minor , The Common or LefTer Burnet. 
2. Fimpinella inodor a, Smellefs Burnet. 3. Sangui- 
forba feu Fimpinella Major five Sylveftris , Great or 
Wild Burnet. 4- Fimpinella Maxima Americana , 
The Greatell, or American Burnet. Where Note, 
that fome Authors think our Garden or Field Bur- 
net to be the Sideritis fecunda Diofcoridts -, but l 
think them to be miftaken, becaufe this latter an- 
swers in the form of the Flowers to our Burnet. 
III. The Defcription. The firfl of thefe hat a 
Root which -is fmall and long , and of a blackifh brown 
on the out fide, growing deep into the Earth, with 
feme Fibres thereat •, from whence comes forth many 
long winged Leases, fp/rad upon the Ground, which 
confift of divers fmall roundfl, or rather uval- 
leaves, green on the upper-fde, and grayifl under- 
neath, finely dented about the edges, fet on each Jide 
of a middle rib : among ft which rife up fever al creft- 
ed brown Stalks a foot high or better, and in rank 
ground fometimes afoot . and half high, with fome 
f mailer Leaves fet in fome places thereon, divided 
into feveral Branches. At the Tops grow fmall 
round loofe heads, upon long Footftalks of a brown ifl 
color, from whence ft art fqrth fmall purplifl. Flowers, 
and after them cornered Seed. The whole Flant has 
a pleafant quick Smell and _ Tafte, much like to the 
favor of a Smelt, and put into a Glafs of Wine, gives 
it a pleafant Relfh. 
IV. The Inodorous Burnet in Roots, Stalks,Leaves, 
and Heads , is altogether like the former, five that 
the Leaves are not fo round, but fomething longer, 
and have no manifeft Smell or Tafte in them . 
V. The Great or Field Burnet, has a Root black 
dnd long like the fir ft Kind, but greater, from whence 
fprings up fuch like winged Leaves, but nothing fo 
many, and each of thofe 1 eaves on the Wings, ere 
twice as large at leaf} as the other, and nicked about 
the edges in the fame manner, of a grayifl color on 
the under fide : Stalks are greater, and rife higher, 
with many fuch like Leaves fet thereon, and greater 
round heads on the Tops, of a brotxnifh green color, 
out of which come fmall dark purple Flowers, very 
much like the former, but greater : The Plant it J elf 
has very little of Smell or Tape in it, which can le 
perceived. 
VI. The American grear Burnet, has a Root much 
greater titan the former, and woody, longer alfo, and 
blacker than the left -, but in all its other parts, it is' 
like our Field Burnet, but much greater : often titties 
all its Leaves are of a blewifl green on the upper 
fide, and folded half way together inward, fo that 
the under fulcs of the Leaves, which are greyifh , 
flew the mf elves upwards -, and they are dented fome - 
what deeply about the edges, with greater dents, 
which makes them flew the more comely and p/ea- 
Jant. The tops of the Stalks bear f mailer, and mu Jo 
I T longer. 
