XIV. The Conferve. It is Cordial, refrelhing 
in hot Fevers, Hops Vomiting, and (lengthens 
a weak Stomach, and is profitable againlt Ca- 
tarrhs or hot defluxions of Rheum upon the 
Stomach and Lungs. 
XV. The Cat aplafm. It is made either of the 
whole green herb bruiled : or made of the 
Herb, Hewed between two Pewter Difhes, and 
brought to a Confidence with Crumbs of white 
Bread. It abates the heat of Inflamations and 
other hoc Tumors, cures Ample Contufions, be- 
ing prefently applyed, viz. whilfl they are re- 
cenc; applyed to Ample green Wounds alfo, it 
heals them in a Ihort time, by Hopping the 
Hemorrhage and conglutinacing their Lips. 
XVI. 2 he Difiilled Water. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice and Decotlion or Infufion, 
but very much weaker: Ir quenches thirlt, and 
cools inward heats of the Stomach, Lungs and 
Liver, being taken morning, noon, and night, 
half a Pint at a time, liveetned with the Syrup 
aforenamed; and l'o mixed it makes a good 
Gargarifm for Sore agd Cankerous Mouths and 
Throats. 
DCXLII. 
Of SOUTHERNWOOD. 
T HE Karnes. It is called in Arabick, Cathfum , 
Kcfum, or Gaijjum : in Greek, 'AC&nm'. 
in Latine Abrotomtm , after the Greek , but 
more ufually Abrotanum as the Shops call it : 
and in Englilh, Southernwood. 
II. The Kinds. Authors have a great ma- 
ny Species of this Plant; we (hall only 
Treat of the four following, as being more 
ufual with us. r. Abrotanum mas , Abrotanum 
vulgare , Abrotanum nigrum Cordi , Our Common 
Southernwood. 2. Abrotanum mas Angufiifolium 
Bauhim ; Abrotanum Magnum Camphor aturti qui- 
bufdam Incenfaria Camerarij , Great Southern- 
wood. 3. Abrotanum Fatmina arborefcens Do - 
donai ; Abrotanum latifolium arborefcens Bauhini , 
Abfimhhtm arborefcens Gcrardi , Lobe/ij , Lug- 
duncnfts , and Tabcrnetmontani. Tiee Southern- 
wood, ot Female Southernwood; formerly, and 
by feme Authots l avender Coiten was accounted 
to be the female Southernwood, and called Abro- 
tanum feemina, but that is error. 4. Abrotanum 
odontum humi/le , Abrotanum kumilc O' ienfe 
fn, tic film Lobelij ; Abrotanum Tertium Tragi ; 
Abrotanum mas anguflifolium minus ; Small fweec 
Southernwood. 
The Descriptions. 
III. The firfl, or Our Common Southernwood. 
Its Root grouts not very deep, but is Woody with 
Several firings adjoining to it. It rifes up with 
many weak and Woody Branches bending down- 
wards, if they be not held up, efptcially while 
they are fmall , for the elder fients are more 
firong and great, rifing in time to be higher than 
a Man ; from which grow out many fmall and 
long Branches, on which are Jet many fmall, fine 
and fhort Leaves, as fine as fennel , but not fo 
long of a Grayijh or Ruffet green color, of a firong 
pleafant fmell, and fomewhat bitter la fie. front 
the mifidle almoft to the Tops of the upper fortes 
grow fmall round yellow flowers, hanging like 
little Buttons, which never open much, but oafs 
away, and after them come the Seed, which is 
Smaller than that of Wormwood. The Stalks 
ana Branches lofe all their Leaves every Tear 
and fhoot forth afrefh in the Spring. This is 
our Common Garden Southernwood-, the others 
bang not fo ufual, and for the moft part called 
by other Karnes , Scarcely being acknowledg'd to 
be any Species hereof. 
IV. The fecond, or Great Southernwood. The 
Root is like the firfi which is woody, and runs 
under ground in the fame manned. This greater 
kind is altogether hke the jogmer , growing as 
high, or rather higher, and with Leaves like 
thereunto, but fomewhat larger and greener and 
oj a firong refinous fmell, not altogether [0 plea- 
font as that, but coming fomthing near to Cam- 
pbir or Irankmcenfe : The flowers and Seed dif- 
fer not from the firfl common , but are hke to 
them in all ref pelts. 
V. The third, or Tree Southernwood, or Fe- 
male Southernwood. Its Root is woody, Spread- 
tng it Jelf out with many Strings and fibres 
It is a rare Plant, grows upright with one fiem 
or fialk to a Mans height, ,f the lower fmall 
fpngs be cut off from it the growing, and 
Jboots jorth many Branches on all fidcs on 
which grow many leaves, very much cut in 
and divided, but are nothing fo fine and fmaU 
as the former-, but yet a little quicker, and 
nearer rcfembhng Wormwood, as it does alfo in 
its tafie, and more Aromatick than common 
Southernwood. The flowers Jiand at the Tops 
of the Branches , being more plentiful, and larger 
than 
