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Lib. 1. 
from this Root rifes up many woody Stalks , two. 
or three Feet high, dividing themfelves into fmaller 
Branches, covered with a thin Bark, the elder 
Branches being of a dark purplilh color , and the 
younger more red , thick let with fmall , hard, ' y 
Leaves, without order from the bottom to the top, 
which are fomewfcat long, and fmall at the letting 
on, broader in the middle, and Iharp pointed, lome- 
what like unto Small Myrtle Leaves, of a greenilh 
color on the upper fide , and whitilh underneath ; 
at the top of every Branch ftands a round Flower in 
a fcaly Head, confifting of many purplilh Thrums or 
Threads , paler in the middle than round about , 
fotnething like unto the Head of a Scabious, or ra- 
ther Knapweed. 
Herb 
CTerribH 
IV. Ibc fecond, or Gutwort, or Herb Terrible of 
Marfeilles, has a Root which is alfo fmall, long, and 
woody, with many Fibres at it, it is yellow, ft, on the 
our fide and white within, nothing fo hot , bitter , 01 
unvleafant as the Leaves or Seed, yet leaving a fmall 
hot tape in the end, without any fmell, and not gi- 
ving any Milk , it is, as Pena fays, very l, he unto the 
Turbith of Alexandria, or of the Shops , and in the 
form thereof ; from this Root fpring forth very ma- 
ny hoary or Silver white, (lender, and very tough 
Branches, two Feet high, divided into many other 
fmaller, on which grow many fmall , white, hoary 
Leaves round about them, fmaller than thofe ot the 
former- the Flowers are white and fmall, let dole 
together in a long Tuft, but fo covered with the 
white woolinefs, that they can fcarcely he perceived, 
which being paft away , fmall black Seed come in 
their places, bitter and unpleafant, and fo fiery hot, 
that if any one (hould chew the fame, or the Leaves 
of the Plant in their Month , they will fo heat the 
Mouth, Lips, and Jaws, that no walhing will for a 
long time remove it or take it away. 
V. The third, or Herb Terrible of Valentia, is a 
[mail Shrub , three or four Feet or more high , its 
'Root is two Fingers thick, brown of color , and of a 
woody fubflance ; from this Root fprings forth one 
or more Stalks, which fpread themfelves forth into 
many other fmall Branches , having a thin Rind , 
which is tirft brown, then purple, with many little 
and thin Leaves thereon , not much unlike to thole 
of the Myrtle ; the Flowers grow at the tqps of the 
Sulk and Branches, and are as it were Italy and 
rough, like Scabious Flowers, of a blew' purple co- 
lor • the whole Plant is very bitter, and of an unplea- 
iant talle, like ChanmUa, but fomewhat ftronger. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows on tlie Moun- 
tain or Hill Ceftius, called Cap de CeJIe, and on other 
Rocky and Stony places in France-, tile fecond grows 
near Marfeilles , by the Sea fide , on a fmall Hill 
near thereunto called Mondrond , as Pena fays , and 
all along the Coaft of Liguria, and the Ides ot Cor- 
fica and Sardinia-, the third grows about Valent hi 
in Spain, as Cluftus declares •, they all grow on Moun- 
tains and Hills , as alfo in other places which are 
Gravelly Grounds; with us they are only nurs’ej up 
in Gardens. . 
VII. The Times. They Flower not until it is late 
with us, as ill Auguji and September -, Cluftus found 
: ome of them in Spain Flowering in the Months ot 
February and March- 
VIII. The Qualities. They arefall of them hot 
and dry in the fourth degree, Attraflive, almolt Py- 
rptick, and vehemently Cathartick, its purging fa- 
culty being much like the T ithyrnh-, but the fecond 
ofthefe is far more powerful or violent than the 
others, and comes neatly to the quality of Mezcrc- 
m , fo that by reafon of its great heat and violence 
it is very dangerous. 
IX. The Specification. They expel Watery, Fleg- 
matick, and Cholerick Humors 'in abundance, and 
Cliifuts fays that the Landlopers in Spain do exhibit, 
it with good fupcets for the Cure of the French 
Pox'. 
X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
I. A Louder of the dryed Leaves or Root. 1. .i 
Pe coition of Leaves or Root. 3. A Ponder of the 
Seed. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Poufr of the dried Leaves or Root. It 
is given in Btoth to purge Choler and Flegm, alfo 
watery Humors in Dropfies , which it evacuates in 
abundance, and prevails alfo againft the French Dif- 
eafe : Pena fays that Empericks, tho’ they find i r to 
purge with iuch violence, do often give it with Wine 
or Broth : Pliny fays the fmalleit quantity to be ta- 
ken at a time in Chicken Broth is two Drams , a 
mean quantity is four Prams, andthegreatelt Dole 
to be given at once is fix Drams; bur in proportion- 
ing the Pulps the Phylician ought to aft warily, and 
to begin. yyrth a fmaller Defe at firft, as. half a Dram, 
to fee the aperation , and then to increafe it to lar- 
ger proportions as -he fliall fee needful, to perfeef its 
operation. 
XII. 1 ho Decoction. Cluftus fays the Spaniards 
give the DecoHion of the Root , Leaves , Flowers 
and Seed, to thole who are troubled with the French 
Difeafe, and thqt with great fuccefs. 
XIII. The Ponder of the Seed. It purgffl down- 
wards black Cholet or Melancholy if taken with a 
little Salt and Vinegar , and in like quantity with 
Epithymum , but it is laid a little to exulcerate the 
Bowels ; it prevails againft theDropfie, Pox, Kings- 
Evil and Gout. Thefe Preparations of this Plant, 
if skilfully correEFed, and given in a fir Dofe, agree- 
ing with the ttrength of the Patient and violence of 
the Difeafe, (tile Body being before hand prepared) 
may be admitted of, where better and lifei things 
are not at hand to be had. 
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