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fitch a like Aglet at the former, but fometbing 
^xitl. The eleventh, or Greater Flowering Rulh, 
or Greater Cvperus Ruih. It hat a long creeping 
or f pi-ending Hoot, like the Rulhes, buffing out [With 
many fibres-, from whence fpnng round Jnioolb 
Rulh like Stalks two or three Cubits high, bearing 
at the Head or top , a large fpreadjuft orhmbel 
of pale bht(b colored flowers (which yet Tragus 
fays are white) with fame Threads tipt with yellow 
in the middle, which falling away, there come in 
their places , [mail , round , blackiff Heads, which 
contain within them fmall Seed. This Great 
Flowering Cyperus Rulh, ns it differs from all the 
other fins of Rulhes, fi it excels them all in Beauty, 
and has fiveral Heads of heaves riftrtg from its 
Root, like to thofe of Cyperus. 
XIV. The twelfth, or Leffer Flowering Cyperus 
Rulh. Its Root is fmall, whitijh, and Jointed- 
from whence proceeds a fmall Stalk of a '. Hand 
breadth high, having three long ffarp pointed Rulh 
likcLeaves-, twowbereof rife higher than thebta/k-, 
and at the top five flowers -, flowering one after 
another ; after winch come two fmall round Heads 
Jet together on each foot Stalk , of the largnefs of 
the Candy bitter Vetch. 
XV. T he thirteenth, Graroen junceum mantimum 
Gerardi, or Sea Rulh, or Marlh Rulh Grafs, called 
by fame Goofe Corn. It has a Root which confifh of 
many fmall, long, and lough Strings, making a kind 
Rufk Grafs. 
of bufh as it were -, from which rffes up many Rulhy 
heaves tough and hard , of a brown color , and well 
refembling Rulhes. The Stalk or Stalks which are 
one two, three, or more, are twice as high as 
the’ Leaves, overtopping them as it were, and 
ure bare and naked of Leaves unto the top •, which 
are much thicker and larger than the Leaves , on 
the tops of which are fuch Husks as on Rufhes, 
with many fmall pretty cbojfie Buttons , or Heads , 
in which is contained the Seed. 
XVI. The Places. The firlt five grow in Handing 
Waters and by River fides , and in watery plafhy 
Places^ and overflown Grounds, but the firlt ulually 
in the deeper Waters, not only all over England , 
but alfo in Virginia , Carolina , and orher of’ our 
Englijh Plantations in Florida. The fixrh, feventh 
and eighth grow in Fields and by High way fides, 
alfo in moilt and wade Grounds in all Counties of 
England * but the feventh more particularly, Lobel 
found upon a high Hill in Wales , called Bcwrin , 
in feveral wet and moorifh Grounds, in many places 
thereabouts : and the eighth grows in feveral places 
upon our Englijh Coaits. The ninth and tenth, both 
in Flanders and England , and with us in Brooks, 
Ponds, and orher moift places , as alfo in feveral 
parrs of Wales. The eleventh in watery Ditches, 
Pools and Plafhes in molt parts of this Kingdom. 
The twelfth grows in moilt and watery Grounds, 
and has been found to grow plentifully in feveral 
places of Switzerland. The thirteenth grows in 
watery and marfhy Places near to the Sea or other 
Fenny Grounds, and in muddy and mirie Ditches 
in feveral iplaces in England , not far from the 
Sea. 
XVII. The Times. The firlt five flourilh chiefly 
all the Summer to the end of September, but abide 
green all the Year. The fixth, feventh, and eighth 
flourilh all the Summer Months alfo , and abide 
in like manner always green. The ninth and tenth, 
flourilh and are to be feen towards the end of 
Summer. The eleventh and twelfth, Flower all 
the Summer long , and their Seed ripens in the 
mean Seafon. The thirteenth is green, and Flowers 
in the Summer Months to the end of Augufi, and 
its Seed is ripe in a (hoit time after. 
XVIII. The Qualities. Rufhes are cold and dry 
in the firlt Degree , Aftiingent , Narcotick and 
notick. 
IX. The Specification. The Root is profitable 
againft the biting of the Phalangium : and the Seed 
flops Fluxes, provokes Urine , and induces Sleep 
pretty ftrongly , flopping the molt vehement 
Cough. 
XX. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, i. A DecoUion of the Root in Water. 2. 
A Pouder of the Seed. 3. A Cataplafm of the hot - 
toms of the heaves next the Root , and of the Root 
it J elf. 
T he Virtues. 
XXI. The DecoUion of the Root in Water. It 
induces Sleep , gives eafe in the molt vehement 
Coughs, flops all Fluxes of the Bowels, and the 
Terms in Women. The DecoUion ought to be 
boiled two thirds away : Dofe a quarter of a Pint 
Morning and Night. 
XXII. The Pouder of the Seed. Given from 
a Scruple to two Scruples in any fit Vehicle; it 
provokes Urine, induces Sleep and Reft, flops all 
Fluxes of the Bowels, and the Terms in Women, 
and eafes a violent Cough : it ought to be given 
with Caution, left the Patient fleeps the Sleep of 
Death. 
XXIII. The Cataplafm of the bottoms of the 
Leaves and Roots. Being applyed ic is faid to 
cure the biting of the Phalangium , or poifonous 
Spider. 
XXIV, Kota. 
