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VI. The fourth, or Purple Sweet Maudlin. The 
Root is yellow , fmall and. fhort , bujhing forth many 
final l lihres, by which it takes faft hold of the 
Ground. This rare and delicate Plant, has many 
fmall Leaves lying upon the Ground, round about 
the top of rhekoot, fometliing like to the Leaves 
of the firft Maudlin , above deferibed, dented in on 
the edges, towards their points, and not backwards 
or towards the foot Stalk , or lticking on to the 
Stalk : it is bitterifh in Tafte, but not lb bitter as 
the firlt or common. From among the Leaves rife 
up many fmall Stalks, befet with l'uch like Leaves 
as grow below, but fomething lmaller, unto the 
very tops; where many Flowers Stand, one above 
another, every one upon a fhort foot Stalk, conlilt- : 
ing of five fmall green Leaves., of an admirable 
Violet like purple color , coming forth of fmall : 
green Husks, of fo excellent and defirable fweet 
fmell, that it much exceeds the Violet^ and may 
be compared with Musk it felf. After the Flowers 
are pall, leveral fmall Seed Veflels rife up, contain- 
ing in them fmall Seed. 
VII. The fifth , or Fennel Leavkl Maudlin. Its 
Root is fomething long , black, and woody , rugged , 
and a little Writhed , with feveral Fibres growing 
to it. It has many Fennel like Leaves, lying upon 
the Ground round about the Root, which fhoot forth 
feveral creltedor cornered Stalks half a Yard high, 
on which do grow at certain diftances, on each fide, 
one above another, fuch like Leaves encompaffing 
the Stalk at the feet of them, as thofe of fennel 
do. At the tops of the Stalks Hand large Umbles 
of Flowers; fome of the Stalks not riling fo high 
as the others, yet all making a round compared 
Tuft of yellow Flowers , very like to thofe of 
Groundfel for the Form, but of a more excellent 
Gold yellow Color, which being gathered be- 
fore they be grown to full Maturity , will abide 
a long time in their perfeft Beauty: and this 
is that which has chiefly caufed this Plant to 
be joined to the Maudlins for that the Flowers 
decay not fieing gathered, for a very confiderable 
Sealon. 
VIII. The Places. The two firft grow Wild in 
rough and untilled places in Italy and France ; The 
third on dry Grounds, and out of old Mud and 
Stone Walls. The fourth upon Rocks and Clifts, 
where there is fometimes but little Earth upon 
the Root, it growing or running many times into 
the Chinks, and moiftned only by the Vapors 
of fome Waters palling near it, or Dews falling 
on it. The laft grows in dry and hungry Wood 
Lands : but with us they are all Nurft up in Gar- 
dens. 
IX. The Times. They bring forth their Tufts 
of yellow Flowers in the Summer Months, viz. 
June and July , in moft Gardens where they are 
Planted and profper. 
X. The Vitalities, Specification , Preparations , 
and Virtues of Maudlin , are the fame with thofe 
of Colhnary , which we have at large declared in 
in Chap. 156. Se8. 6. ad 2 5. aforegoing of this 
Book, fo that we need fay little more of it in this 
place. 
XI. Nota. A Compound Balfam of Maudlin is 
thus made. Take jrejh gathered Maudlin, Adders- 
tongue , of each 12 Handfuls: Oil Olive 2 Quarts : 
White Wine a Pint : Soil to a Crifpncfs, and prefs 
out ; this repeat twice more, framing out at lad 
with very gentle preffure : to this add Turpentine 
1 2 Ounces : Bees- wax 8 Ounces : Rofin in fine 
Pouder 4 Ounces : mix and in a Bath make a Bal- 
fam , Boiling till the moifure is evaporated. It is 
an Excellent Balfam for Burnings and Scaldings; 
as alfo for cleanling , incarnating and healing old 
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and running Sores, and rotten Ulcers, and to raife 
and bring up the Fleih from a deep and hollow 
Wound, which things have been proved by a long 
Series or Number of Experiments. 
CHAP. CCCCLXXIX. 
Of M A Y - W E E D. 
0 R, 
Stinking CAM O M I L. 
1. / ~jp H E Names. It is called in Greek , 
X K , & KwcCcmivHs , Cynanthemis & 
Cynobotane, i. e. Camomilla Canina & Canina 
lierba : in Latine , Cot u la : and in Engl iff May- 
Weed. 
II. The Kinds. There are three Kinds hereof^ 
viz. 1. Cot u la fcctida. Stinking or itrong May-weed. 
2. Cot ul a non fceiida , May-weed not flinking, or 
with out fmell. 3: Cotula Ahiltiplcx vel fore pleno : 
double Flowered May- weed. 
The Dejcriptiotfs . 
Chap. ^7 9. ‘EngUfb Herbs. 
