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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
Lib. x. 
C Thefe dices of the Squill are vfed to make oyle, vyine,orvineger of Squill. Of this vineger of 
Squill is made an Oxymel. The vfe whereof is to cut thicke, tough, and clammy humors, asalfo 
to be vfed in vomits. 
D This Onion rolled or baked is mixed with potions and other medicines which prouoke vrinc, 
and open the Hoppings of theliuerand fpleene, and isalfoput into treacles. It is giuen to thole 
that hauc the Dropfie, the yellow Iaundife, and to fuch as are tormented with the gripings of the 
belly, and is vfed in a licking medicine again!! an old rotten cough, and for fhortnelfe of breath. 
E Onepartofthis Onion being mixed with eight parts of fait, and taken in the morning falling 
to the quantitie ofa fpoonefull or two, loofeth the belly. 
F Theinner part of Squillaboyled with oyle and turpentine, is with great profit applied to the 
chaps or chil-blanes of the feet or heeles . 
G It driueth forth long and round wormes if it be giuen with honey and oyle. 
t The Pancratium marinum, or Hemerocallis Valentina (faith Clufim ) when as I lined with Ronde. 
letius, at Montpellier, was called S cilia ; and the Apothecaries thereof made the trochifces for the 
compofition of Treacle .-afterwards it began to be called Pancratium florc Ltlij Rondcletim alfovvas 
wont to tell this following flory concerning the poyfonous and maligne qualitie thereof. There 
were two Fifhc-rmen, whereof the one lent vnto the other (whom he hated) his knife, poyfoned 
with the iuyee of this Hemerocallis, for to cut his mcate withall ; lie fufpeiting no treachery cut 
his vidluals therewith, and lb eat them, the other abllaining therefrom, and frying that he had no 
flomacke. Some few dayes after, -he that did eate the victuals died ; which fhewed the ftrong and 
deadly qualitie of this plant : which therefore (as Clufiui faith) cannot be the S cilia Epimenidia of 
Pliny, which was eatable, and without malignitie J 
C h a p. p 7* Of Lee^es. 
'j Parrum capkatum. 
Headed, or fet Leekc. 
J s Pornmfeclivum auttonfile. 
Cut, or vnfet Leeke. 
