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grows a round dork purplifh Button or Head , e.i- 
com puffed with eight jmall yellow mealy Chives, or 
Tbrcds , which three colors make it the more Confpi- 
cuoits and Beautiful to behold. This Button , or 
Head , or rather berry in the middle , when the 
other Leaves are withered , becomes a blackijh pur- 
ple Berry full of juice , of no hot nor evil flavor , 
//or yet of any fweetifh or fu/fome Tafle , of the 
bigncfs of a reafonable Grape , having within it , 
tfM/zy white Seeds. The whole Plant is almofl in- 
flpid , without any manifcfl Tafle , and by its effects, 
in repr effing hot Infla mat ions and Humors , it is 
accounted as cold as Nightlhade, tho* no Species 
of that Plant . 
IV. The fecond , or Herb True Love, or One 
Berry of Florida , or of Urdjil The Root hereof 
is fmall and creeping like the former under the up- 
per Cruft of the Earth ■, from which Springs forth 
a Stalk of four or five Inches high , having three 
fuch like Leaves as the other , but broader and long- 
er growing thereon. The Stalk rifles up about 3 
Inches above them , bearing at the top , 3 /awe/; /wr- 
rower Leaves , which are as it were the Husk of the 
flower ftanding in the middle , confifling of three 
white Leaves , having fome Veins in them , and are 
about three Inches long , orJ one broad. 
V. T/j<? third, or Herb True Love of Canada. 
The Root of this Plant creeps not as the former do, 
but grows into a fmall round Tuberous Subfiance 
having fever al fmall Fibres ijfuing out from its 
fides almofl round about. From this Tuberofe Root 
fprings up one Stalk, with three large Leaves like 
to the lad , from the middle of which , the Stalk 
rifes up, yet fome few Inches farther, at the top of 
which is one Flower, confifling of fix Leaves, three 
whereof are green and fmall, which are as it were 1 
the Husk to the other three Leaves, growing in the 
middle, which are larger and longer, of a dark pur- 
ple color , and in fome white : in the middle where- 
of grows a fmall round blackijh Berry, full of fmall 
Seed, like Nightfhade Seed. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows in our Woods 
and Copfe, as alfo fomettmes in the corners and bor- 
ders of Fields, and watte Grounds, in many places 
throughout England. Gerard fays, it grows plen- 
tifully in Chalkney Wood, near to Wakes Colne, 
feven Miles from Cclchefter in EJfex: in the 
Wood by Robin Head's Well, near to Nottingham: 
in the Parlonage Orchard , at Rodwinter in EJfex, 
near to Saffron Walden : in Blackborn at a place 
called Merton in Lancafhire : in the Moore by Can- 
terbury called the Clapper : in Dingly Wood, fix 
Mi/es from Prefion in Alder nefs : in Booking Park 
by Braintree in EJfex: at Hejfet in Lincolnfhire : 
and in Catting Wood, in the North of England. It 
it has alfo been found growing (as Parkinfon fays) 
in Hinbury Wood, three miles from Maidftone in 
Kent : in a Wood by Chiffelhurft in Kent, called 
Longwood : in the next Wood thereto, called 
lfcets-Wood , efpecially about the skirts of a Hop 
Garden bordering thereon : in the Wood called 
Harwarfh, near to Pinnendon Heath, about a mile 
diftant from Maidftone : and in a Wood alfo over- 
gainft Boxly Abby , a mile from Maidftone afore- 
named, where it grows in great abundance, not far 
from the Hedge fide of that Medow, thro’ which 
a fmall River or Rivulet runs. The fecond Bauhi- 
71 us fays was found growing in the Woods in Bra- 
file: but both the fecond and the third have been 
found growing in Canada, as Cortufus and others 
affirm, and I my felf have alfo found them grow- 
ing, in the Southern Provinces of Florida , as in 
the South Carolina, in fome of the Woods adjacent 
to Wadmala and St 0 now Rivers, Cfc. 
VII. The Times. They fpring up about the lat- 
ter end of March , Flower in April and May, and 
the Berry is ripe not long after, viz. in the end of 
May, or before the middle of June. 
VIII. The Qualities. One Berry is cold and dry 
in the firft Degfce, Anodyn, Vulnerary, and Alexi- 
pharmick, or Refitting Poii'on. 
IX. The Specification. It caufes Reft and Sleep, 
gives eafe in the Colick, expels Poifon, and cures 
the Plague or Peftilence. 
X. The Preparations. You may have herefrom, 
1. An Effence. 2. A Pouder of the Leaves. 3, 
A Pouder of the Roots. 4. A Pouder of the Ber- 
ries* 5. An Infuflon or Dccottion of them in Wine , 
6 - M Ointment or Balfam of the Leaves and 
whole Plant. 7. A Cataplafm of the Leaves. 8. A 
Lift Hied Water of the Leaves and Roots. 9. A 
Spirituous Tintfure of Leaves , Roots , and Ber- 
nes* 10. An Acid Tintlure-ff ihe fame. 
The Virtues, 
XI. The Effence of Herb, Root, or Berry. It is 
Anodyn, gives eafe in the pains of the Colick, ex- 
pels Poifon, and powerfully refifts the Plague or 
Peftilence, and all forts of Peftilential and Malign 
Fevers. Particularly it is faid to be an Antidote 
again!! the Poifon of the Aconites and all other like 
forts of Poifons. It is profitable for fuch as have 
lain long in a lingering Sicknefs, and for fuch who 
have been thought to have lain under the Power 
of Witchcraft, fo as to become half Foolifh or 
wanting their Senfes. Dofe 1 Spoonful in Wine, 
or other fit Vehicle, Morning fatting, and at Night 
going to Bed, for a Month together. 
XIX. The Pouder of the Leaves. It has all the 
former Virtues, but not fo effectual as the Pouder 
of the Berries or Seed, and may be given to a 
Dram Morning and Night, in a Spoonful of Syrup 
of Citron Peels, or other like Vehicle. 
XIII. The Pouder of the Berries or Seed. It is 
a Potent tty'ng and performs all that the Effence 
does. Given to a Dram at a time Morning and 
Night in a Glafs of Tent, or old Malaga Wine, 
every Day for 20 Days or more together, it reftores 
fuch to their Healths, who have lain under long, 
languifhing Sickneffes, and reftore them to their 
priitine health. Both this Pouder, and the Pouder 
of the Leaves are good for the Cure of Green 
Wounds, and to cleanfe and heal old running Sores 
and Filthy Ulcers. 
XIV. The Pouder of the Roots. Being given 
from half a Dram to a Dram in a Glals of Wine 
it gives immediate eafe in the moft extream. 
Colick , and other vehement pains of the 
Vifcera. 
XV. The Infufion or Decotfion of the Leaves, 
Roots, and Bernes in Wine. They have all the Vir- 
tues of the Effence and Ponders, refill all forts of 
hot Poifons and malign Difeafes. Being given at 
Bed-time, they procure Reft and Sleep : Outward- 
ly ufed as a Lotion , (with a third part of the 
Effence being added) they are very effectual for 
the cure of fimple Green Wounds: They alfo 
cleanfe, dry, and heal old filthy running Sores and 
putrid Ulcers : and are very powerful to dif- 
cufs all Tumors and Swellings, and fpeedily to 
allay all Infiamations, and to abate thofe Tumors 
which happen in the Groin, Tefticles and Privy 
parts. 
XVI. The Ointment or Balfam of the Leaves 
and whole Plant. They are exceeding good Vul- 
neraries, Abfterfive. Deficcative and Healing: abate 
Infla. 
