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ons, and the biting of the Spider Phalangium , 
and of other Venomous beafts. 
XIV. T be Poudcr. It has all the fame Vir- 
tues, being taken in Wine morning and evening 
to rhe quantity of a Dram ; or mixed with an 
equal quantity of Mithridate and lo fwallowed, 
drinking a Glafs of Wine after it. 
XV. The Diet Drink. The Roots being 
tun’d up with new Ale, and then drank for a 
Month together, it expels Poifon, yea tho’ it 
be univerlally fpread throughout the whole 
Body. 
CHAP. DCL. 
Of S P I G N E L. 
I. I 'HE Names. It is called in Arabick, Mee : 
V in Greek M,.';. uii-y : in Latine, Meum , 
and by fome Ancient Authors, Athamanticum , 
either from Athamantes who firft found it out’ 
or from the Mountain Atbamantes in TheJJa/i'a 
where the bed grew; Pliny calls it Macedonicum 
and Hifpanicum , from the places where the bed 
was found in his time-, for fays he in Italy it 
is only fown by fome few, tho’ now it is known 
to grow wild in feveral places of that Country. 
In Hnglilh it iscalled Spignel and Spicknel. 
II. The Kinds. Formerly there was but one 
fort of this Plant known, now there are many 
Species thereof, the chief of whichare the following 
viz. r . Meant Vu/gatius, Meum Antiquarian, Ter- 
dylton Cordt, Anetbum Sylveflre, Anethum torruo- 
fum alwrum, Mcum Jolijs Anetbi , Our Common 
or ordinary Spignel. 2. Meum Spurium halicum 
Mattbioh , Meum adulterinum Bauhini Taber- 
mmontam , Meum Spinum alterttm Italicum Lo- 
belij, Balfard Spignel. ;. Meum Germanicum, illis 
Muttehna dtllum, Meum Alpinism, German Spig- 
nel or Mountain Spignel. 
The Defer ipl ions. 
III. The fird, or Our Common or Ordinary 
Spignel. Its Rants do fpread much and deep in 
the Ground, many firings or branches springing 
from one bead, which is hairy at the Top, of a 
blackijh brown color on the out fide and.' white 
within, fuelling oj a ftrong good feent and of 
an Aromatick tafle. From whence rife up feveral 
long Stalks of very fine cut Leaves, f mailer than 
Dill, fet thick on both fide s of the Stalk , and of a good 
fmell. From among theft Leaves rife up round fttff 
Stalks a foot and half andfometime two feet high, with 
few joints, but befit with Leaves refembling Fennel 
or Dill, but finner cut ; and at their Tops an Um- 
bel of fine pure white flowers at the edges, on 
which will fometimes be feen a flew of a Reddifit 
or blufh color , efpectally before they are fullblown 
and are fucceeded by f mall, longifb and fomewhat 
round Seed, larger than the ordinary Fennel Seed 
and of a browner color, divided into two parts 
and ere fled on the back, ai moft of the XJmbel life'- 
rous Seeds are . 
Spignel true or Common, 
Spignel Bafiard or Italian. 
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