49^ 
Salmon* HcrhaL Lib. L 
feh as are come to Mans ftiength and growth, but 
other things which will do the fame fafely, and ful- 
ly k?v“ y 4 5 'it^= of the 
Dealftioii of Fkrb or Root, boiled up to a confiften^ 
cv with Honey, ot as fome will have it, with 
ney and Vin-egg wbi^is ind| * ’ s Xartarous 
tmeuck and , a alfo the Tuni- 
^ Stlach "fd Guts ftom evil juices adhe- 
fmg to the fame. Dofe ftom one Spoonful to two, 
“x-Tt be P cuier of the Leaves or Root. It has all 
t. v- - nfrhpLiauid Tuice, Effence, Iniufion 
Decoftion otExtiaS, but it works much more 
W' cauftng Gtipings, Fainting, vehement 
Sicknefs at Heart, and lbmetimes Swooning away ; 
i' kiUs Worms, and is good to give in Madnefs, and 
to fuch as are troubled with a Hypochondtiack Me- 
ancholy tf an Iffue is cut in any flelhy part, yea 
hi the Neck, ot upon the Shoulder ot brawn of the 
in tne i anc [ a pea be put into it 
foTa day or two’, and then the hole of the Iffue be 
ftopped y up with the Poudet of Hellebor Leaves and 
Sere for one, two, three, or more days, it will 
make a Tumor nearly as large as an Egg, and draw 
all the ill Humors from all, yea, the moll remote 
carts of the Body to that place, and expel them 
there and by this means the Kings-Evil, teprofie, 
Gout’, Sciatica, and Pocky Symptoms , have been 
cured yea, after that a number of Purgings Vo- 
mkines y Bleedings, and Salivations, have all been 
ul'ed in vain, and had no effeEt upon the Patient. 
XVI. T he Set-on of the Root, ft is ufed to Rowel 
Cartel withal, as Country People call it. L»J. 
« Cap. ;. fays, that a piece of the Root of Black 
Hellebor being drawn through a hole made in the 
Sr of a Beall troubled with the Cough, or having 
taken any poyfonous thing, cute it, if tt be taken 
out the next day at the fame Hour: Abfyrtes nd 
Hicrocles fay the fame thing, as alfo .Columella. This 
manner of Curing is ufed with us, but_ the place is 
changed from the Eat to the Dew-lap in Oxen, and 
to the fore Leg or hinder Leg of an Horfe above 
th mTfe PeJJary. Being applied to the Womb, 
it mightily prevails to bring down Womens Couries, 
and if there is any callous or hard flelh grown in he 
Vatina, leading to the Womb , or m a Fiftula , the 
Root being left therein for two or three days it wi 
totally confumeit; Galen Lib. 6. de Simp. Med. 
affirms this, and Julius Alexandrinus fays he often 
Uy XVlII°Tbe Extras of the Root. This has all the 
Virtues of the Juice, Effence, Infufron DecoOaon, 
i o rr/.nrT mrl k morp mild and nt to 
foul or callous Ulcer or Filtula be wafhed with this 
Lotion, and then the Pouder of the Root be ftrewed 
thereupon, it dries, heals, and fuddenly cures them. 
XX. The Ointment of the Herb, if People at- 
flifted with Lice be often wattled with the Decofti- 
on of Hellebor hot, and then the Head or other parts 
anointed with this Ointment, is kills them, and per- 
teUly deliroys the breed. ■ 
XXI. The V), f illed Water. It is of good uie to 
remove black and blew lpots ot marks from the 
Skin and to take away the yellowneis thereof, a- 
alfo ’Tanning by the Air, Sunburmng, Pimples, 
diiu learning uy i • 7 ; . /• 
Morphew, and ocher like deformities ot the lame. 
XXII. The Acid Tintfure. Given to a grateful 
acidity in any proper Vehicle, it kills Worms in Old 
or Young, it gently Purges, aid prevails againlt nil 
the Difeafes the Herb or its Root is good for; it 
alfo overcomes Foyfon, if the Patient takes it loop, 
after the receiving of the Pqyfon ; mixed with Da- 
mask Rofe Water, it is gooE to wafli Pimples m 
the Face and Skin, as alfo Lintils, Freckles, fsfe. it 
foon ties them away, and eltores the Skin to its 
true and natural color. 
XXIII. The Spirituous ImUure. It is an extra- 
ordinary thing to bath lot withal in a Gangteen, 
preventing and curing tie fame; it may be given 
inwardly from half a Oram to two Drams, and 
more, according to Aye and Strength, againftthe 
Kings-Evil , Jaundice Dtopfie , Gout , Leprofie , 
French Pox , and otler Difeafes of like kind ; it 
fomething troubles tie Stomach, otherwife it works 
well enough. 
XXIV. The OilyTmUure. It is very good a- 
gainlt the Sciatica, lout, and weakneffes and pains 
5f the Joints and Ferves, it refolves Convulfions, 
and yet ftrengthem the Nerves , and reftores in a 
Paliie - it is goodalfo to anoint withal upon any 
ilraining of the Neves, otwhen the Bones are out 
of Joint becauie t warm and comforts the part, 
and reftores the Tone therof being hurt. 
XXV. The Seine Tinpe. It is to be ufed as 
hot as can be endured upoi the part or parts amict- 
ed with Scabbinefs, Tetris, Ringworms, Pimples, 
or other breakings out, 3 alfo againlt yellownefs, 
blacknefs and blewnefs olhe Skin, Lentils, Freckles, 
Sunburning, Tanning, Surff, Morphew, Leprofie, 
or any other like defeedhon ; if it is conttantly ufed 
two ot three times a if for fome time, it certainly 
cutes thofe defomiitiei and leaves behind it a plea- 
fing fmoothnefs and b*uty. 
C H 
1 P. CCCXLIX. 
virtues 01 me juic, .a, , - 
and Syrup aforegoing, and is more mild and fit to 
be taken than any of them, and as it may be always 
ready at Hand, fo it may be given in all thofe Di- 
ftemners lor which thofe Preparations are to be ex- 
hibited. Dofe ftom a Scruple to a Dram, or Dram 
and half, in the Morning tailing. 
XIX. The Lotion of Herb or Root. It is made by 
Xnfufion or Decoaion in Wine Vinegar, ot in halt 
Vinegar half Wine; it is good to wafh any place 
troubled with Scabs, Wheals, ot Putties, Leprofie, 
or any other like breaking out, yea, altho’ it be a 
Gangrenous or Phagedenick Sore or Ulcer, it flays 
their Ipreading or eating, and preferves the Flelh 
from putrifaftion; this fame Lotion helps alio the 
Toochach, if the Mouth be gargled therewith, and 
it be held’ fome fmall time therein ; alfo dropped 
into the Eats, it eafes the pain, helps againlt the 
r.oife of the Ears, and removes rhe deafnefs ; it any 
O/HELUBOR BLACK Eaftard. 
0 R, 
BEAR s-f o o t. 
l.r-p HE femes. 
1 PO0' 
. n c , U/HUJ , It is called in Greek 'EaaI Co&s 
■ po 9 @.in Latirte Helleborus nothus , and h'Jle- 
horum naem, in Englijh -Baftard Blade Wither . 
and bears 00 } • v . , r 
II Th Kinds. There are two Kinds hereof viz. 
1 Hell? ra ft er -> Helleboraftrum maxim urn, Hellrbo- 
rus nop maximus , Confiligo , The Greater Ballard 
tellebor, or Bears-Foot, called alio Sen-: cr , 
and S terwort - 2 - He/Zeborafter , Hellebor ctjlrum 
m ’ im hellebor us niger nothus minor , ^Tbe Letier 
Black Hellebor, or Leffer Bears-Foot. i ' ; - 
