Chap, ^ 2. ‘EngUJh fferbs. 621 
is broken. The blowers ltand upon fmall long 
Stalks, coming forth from the Joints, with th? 
Leaves from the middle upwards, with many Flow- 
ers on them ; confiftmg of four dark purple-colored 
Leaves, with divers Threads in the middle, tipt 
reach a yellow Dull, and a three-forked Stile in the 
nndlt, which Hands in long purplilh green Husks, 
lunging down their Heads, and rum into Down 
with lmooth greyifh Seed among ir, which flies a- 
way with the Wind. 
LI. The Places. The two firft grow in feveral 
places of England , as well as beyond Sea : the firft 
f!yl le - B0 R de i S 0t ; Fle l ds -' aRd ^ Hedges and Lane 
Tides ill Buckinghamshire and Cambridgefhire. The 
fccond on the Bank-hde by the Foot-way going from 
Grays -Inn Tane to Bradford-Bridge or Pancndge- 
Qiurch, and in many other places. The third is 
found upon Mountains and Mills in divers parts of 
Germany, aaGefner, Tha/ius. , and others fay : alfo 
about Aa pies, as Columns : I have alfo been told 
an , ,Jh Gentlem i n > and a good Herbarilf, 
hl/w b f b n“u\ gr l a i Tr f eUer in many parrs of 
Lngland. , that lie had found it growing upon feveral 
Mountains and Hills in Wales, and in fome other 
parts ot the Kingdom. 
VII. The Times. They come up in the Spring, 
and fometimes fooner * and they all flower about 
fa yank AuguJ] , and their Seed ripens in the mean 
Sealon, and is blown away whilft it is in Flower, 
2 inn young Buds of Flowers upon it. 
\ III. The Qualities. Wild Lettice is cold in the 
end ol the fecond Degree, and moill in the end of 
the hrlt. It has nearly the fame Properties of Cool- 
ing which the Garden Kind has : hut the Bitternels 
ot this makes it the more Aperitive ; and yet it is 
more iomniterous than the manured forts, and comes 
U P’ a ? lc ls thought by fome, almolt to the Degree 
of Op,,,,,! r but this Opinion I can never affent to 
iny hxjrerience having proved the contrary. 
IX. The Specification. Some Authors are ofO- 
pimon alfo, th£t it may be ufed, inftead of the 
Gardw for any of the Intentions or Purpofes for 
winch that is ufed. However, it is laid to be a pe- 
culiar thing againft Dropfies, to provoke the Terms, 
and to refilt the Poyfon of the Spider, Pha/angium, 
Scorpion, 8cc. * ’ 
X. The Preparations. You may make all the 
lame Preparations^ from this as from the Manured 
but rhcie are particularly taken notice of viz. 1 
4 2. A Milky Juice infpijjated. 3. 
A Dceofion. 4. 4 difii/led Water. 5. A Ponder 
oj the Seed. 6. A Cataplafm . . 
The Virtues. 
Xi. The liquid. Juice. Given inwardly to one 
Spoonful, more or lefs, according to Age and other 
Accidents, in Syrup ot Violets, Clme-gillifloners 
VVme or other proper Vehicle, at Bed-time, it cau- 
les Kelt and Sleep, eafes Internal Pains of the Bow- 
els, opens Obftruaions of Liver, Spleen, Reins 
Bowels and Womb, provokes the Terms, expels 
watery Humors out of the Body, prevails againft 
the Droply, and refills Poyfon, chiefly the Stinging 
of Scorpions, the Biting of the Pha/angium, of Mad 
Dogs and ol other Venomous Creatures. Out- 
wardly applied, or bathed upon any place pained 
over-ftramed or inflamed, it eafes the Pain, abates 
™ mmmmation, and lengthens the Part grie- 
itfpiMi It may be in- 
lpiliated either tn the Sun or in a Sand Furnace. If 
it is given from one Dram to two or more, accord- 
mg to the Judgment of the Phyfician, diffolved in 
diltilled Vinegar, it is laid to evacuate Water in 
Dropfies, to provoke Womens Courfes, and refilt 
Poyfon, and has indeed all the Virtues of the liquid 
Juice aforegoing. This Juice, diffolved in White 
Port Wine, or White Lisbon, and a little Honey 
mint therewith, being dropt into the F.yes, it does 
wonderfully ltrengthen the Sight, and dears them 
from Mills, Clouds, Films or -Skins growing over 
them, and removes any thing which obfulcates the 
Sight. 
XIII. The DecoSion. It may be made in Wine 
or Water. It has the Virtues of the liquid and in- 
jpiffared Juice ; but as it is mgch weaker, fo the 
Dofe mull be niuch- larger, as from three Ounces to 
four, five or fix } and it is alfo the oftner to be re- 
peated, as Morning ind Night at leall. 
XIV. The difiilled Water of the whole Herb. It 
is lingular good to quench Thirft in any Burning or 
Peltilential Fever : and this it will do more effeffu- 
ally, if a few Drops of Oil of Sulphur, or Vitriol, 
or Spirit of Salt, is diopt into it, and very well 
mixt therewith. ThisWater may be given fromfour 
Ounces to eight Ounces: if you pleafe, you may 
Iweeetn it with a little double-refined Sugar. 
XV. The Ponder of ihe Seed. It has the Virtues 
of the Juice and DecoEUon, but it cools not fo 
powerfully. It is very grateful to a hot Stomach, 
troubled with Heart-burnings and Vapors afcending 
irom the Womb. If it is given at Night from half 
a Dram to a Dram in the diftilled Water, or in any 
other Vehicle, it caufes Reft, and induces Sleep 
and therefore is profitable for fuch as are fubjeft to 
much Watching. 
XVI. The Cataplafm. It is made of the green 
Herb beaten in a Mortar, and brought to a Confid- 
ence either with Barly-flower, or Crumbs of Bar/y 
or Wheaten Bread. Applied to Inflammations in 
their beginning, it abates their Heat, and difcuffes 
them. Applied immediately upon a Ample Contu- 
hon, where the Skin is not broken, it hinders the 
Aggregation of Humors, abates the Swelling, and 
cures it : being applied to the Head in a Megrim, 
or other Head-ach, it prelently gives Eafe of the 
Pain, mote efpecially if it proceeds from a hot 
Caufe. Applied .to Parts pained with the Gout, 
whether Hands, Arms, Knees or Feer, it prelently 
gives Erie to the Pain, and difcuffes the Tumor ; 
and being ttontimled for fome time, does cure it’ 
provided Univerlals and other proper Internals be 
uled in the mean time. Applied to the Forehead 
and Temples in a Frenzy, it abates the Symptoms, 
and reftores in a great mealure the Patient to his 
Senfes again. 
CHAP, ccccxxxir. 
Of L I G U S T I c K, 
O R, 
Baftard L O V A G E 
I. np HE Names. It is called In Greek by Du 
-L conies, layout . by Galen, AiCvarJy ■ t 
k J n S, ft S f 0 ™ Liguria the Country whe 
the belt of it and the mott.ltore of it grew, at 
there they call it, Sier Montano i in Latine, it 
called, Ligufttcum, and libuflicum, as Matthwh, 
Lugdunenjis, Lajlor Dur antes , and others have it 
Siler Montanum, as Tragus, Label, Dodon.ua ar 
