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tons movers , banging by very Jong Stalks , being 
iong and hollow lilie unto a Bell-Flower, of a pur- 
{101 color , each of them Jet in a large green Husk, 
dented or cut into five parts at the edges, but not 
very deep : in which after the Flower is paft , comes 
forth a round Berry , of a deep blackijh purple color, 
enclofed therein to the middle, and having a Crown 
like form at the Head of the Berry, which has a 
Wine like Juice, and many J. mall white Seeds with- 
in it. 
VI. The Places. The firft and lecond grow 
Wild, not only in feveral Woods in Germany, 
but alfo in a great number of places in Eng- 
land, as in the Cattle Yard of Framingham in Suf- 
folk ; under the Wall of Jefrn Colledge in Cam- 
bridge, and in many other places of that Country : 
at Ilford in Effex: at Croydon among the Elms, at 
the end of the Town: \n More Park: in the Park 
of formerly Sir Percival Heart, at Lcl/injlone in 
Kent, on the Conny Borrows in Barling Park like- 
wife : alfo in the Way going Horn S. Mary Cray, 
to Foots Cray, over againft a great Field called 
Wenael. In former Years it was found growing in 
an Orcbyard in Lyn-Regis in Norfolk, near th eSoitih 
Gate-, where it bore noble and great Berries as large, 
as large Black Cherries ; of which I remember a 
little Boy of about 7 Years old, (Job Taylor by 
Name, a Gardiners Son there by) eat feveral of 
them, by which he was Poifoned, and died in a vio- 
lent Fever, fwelled in the Stomach and Belly, the 
whole Body being as red as Fire, and all in about 
2 Hours time ; the number of the Berries, accord- 
ing to the belt of my remembrance, did nor exceed 
a dozen ; for this Accident fake, the Owner of the 
Orchard, rooted it out of his Ground: The laft 
grows in the Eaft Countries in Syria, as alfo in 
Italy near 1 rent ; but with us only in Gardens, 
where it is Nurft up by the more Curious. The 
firft is alfo found plentifully in Holland in Lincoln- 
Jhtre, and in the IJle of Ely, at a place called Wal- 
foken in Norfolk near Wisbich .- it was alfo found 
growmg near High-Gate, not fir from the Pond on 
the left Hand, as Gerard fays : It grows generally 
m untill’d places, near High-ways, near Hedges and 
in the corners of Wood-iand Grounds, and lonie- 
times in Marfhy places. 
VII. The Times. Thefi Plants flourilh all the 
Spring and Summer: They Flower in July and 
Augufi: and their Fruit is ripe in Attguft and 
September, after which they fade and dye away. 
VIII. The Qualities. Deadly Nigbtjhade is laid 
to be cold in the fourth Degree, and dry in the 
third : Anodyn, Narcotick, KeperculTive, Arthri- 
tick, and Deleterious. 
1 J X ' Specification. It is prevalent againft 
Jnnamations, Shingles, Anthonies Fire, Ophrhal- 
To, leS ’.o n( l t0 ca u ^ le ^ 5 hut by reafon of its 
Mortfterous quality , is fcarcely ever given in- 
wardly. 
X. The Preparations. You may have herefrom 
! . A Liquid Juice of the Leaves. 2. An Ointment. 
?. A Utaplafm. 4. A Dtjlilled Water. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Juice of the Leaves. Ufed either alone ' 
or mixed with a little Vinegar, and Bathed upon’ 
the Fore-head and Temples, upon any great Diftem- 
perature, or in a Frenzy, long watchings, or in a long 
Sicknefs and Weaknefs, it caufes Reft and Sleep 
1c takes away the Violent pains of the Head Horn 
a hot caufe, alleys Inflamation, and is good againft 
the Shingles and an Fryiipelas or Anthonies Fite 
and all other Fiery and running Cankers, it cools’ 
them, and Hops their fpreading: applyed alfo in 
the Gout, it eafes the pain, and repells the Hu- 
mors, if in the begining, but is not proper to be 
Applyed if the Difeafe has been of any con- 
tinuance, left it fends it up into the Stomach, to 
the Patients farther detriment. 
XII. The Ointment. It has all the Virtues of 
the Jttce it cools, allays Inflamations, eafes pain 
caufes Rett and Sleep, being anointed upon the pro- 
per parts 5 and is found to be a very good thing 
againft the Diftemper of the Spleen, being anoin- 
ted upon the Region thereof. 
XIII. The Cataplafm. It has all the Virtues of 
the Liquid Juice-, befides which, being applyed to 
Ample Contufions, it reperculTes the flowing 
Humor, and cures them. It eafes the pains of the 
Gout upon the fpot; and in the beginning prevents 
the afflux of the Humor. 
XIV. The DiJIil/ed Witter. It has all the Vir- 
tues of the Juice , but much weaker. It may be 
given inwardly from I Ounce to 2 (as Authors fay) 
and that without any danger: it is good againft 
Heart burning, and Inflamations of the Vifcera and 
being bathed upon the Eye Lids, or put into’ the 
Eyes, it is good againit Ophthalmies, or Inflamations 
there : hut it is much more powerful for this pur- 
pofe, if it is mixed with equal parts of the clari- 
fied, or filtrated Juice. It cools and removes the 
Fluxion, to admiration. 
„ XV. AW. ™ s PIant !s of f0 Malign and 
Deitruttive Qualities, that neither its Juice, Roots 
Leaves, or Berries, ought to be given inwardly - 
but the Bernes are a certain Poifon even upon the 
fpot, as appears by the fad Example of the Boy 
before related, who was our next Neighbors Son, 
and my Play Fellow, my felf being rouch about 
the fame Years : I eat one or two of the Berried 
at the fame time, but by reafon ©f their Lufhions 
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