4 ?° 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
Li 
B. 2. 
I Virgo aurea. 
Golden Rod. 
2 Virgo ourea Arnoidi Vidonouoni . 
Arnold of the new towne his Golden rod.' 
ff; ThcTemfcrMure. 
Golden Rod is hot and dry in the fecond degree : it clenfeth, with a certaine attrition or bin- 
dine qualitie. 
€]• TheVertues . 
Golden Rod prouoketh vrine, wafteth away the ftones in thelddnies,and expelleth them and 
withall bringeth downe tough and raw flegmatick humors flicking in the vrine veflels which now 
and then do hinder the commingavvay of the ftones, and caufeth the grauell or fand which is brit- 
tle to be gathered together into one ftone. And therefore ArmldmV ilUnouor.us by good realon 
hath commended it againft the ftone and paine of the kidnies. . r . 
It is of the number of thofe plants that feme for wound-drinks, and is reported that it can fully 
performeall thofe things that Saracens Confound can ; and in my pradhfe lhall be placed in the 
^ Arnoldl writeth. That the diftilled water drunke with wine for fome few dayes together, wor- 
keth the fame eftea, that is, for the ftone and grauell in the kidnies. 
It is extolled aboue all other herbes for the flopping of blond m fangiunolent vlcers and blee- 
ding wounds - and hath in times paftbeene had in greater eftimation and regard than in thele 
dayes : for in my remembrance I haue knowne the dry herbe which came from beyond the lea fold, 
in Bcicklers Bury in London for halfe a crowne an ounce. But lince it was found in Hampltead 
wood, euen as it were at our townes end, no man will giue halfe a crotvne for an hundredweight ot 
it : which plainly fetteth forth our inconftancie and fudden mutabilitie, eftceming no longer ot 
anv thing'how precious foeuer it be, than whileft it is (Range and rare. This verifieth our hng- 
lifh prouerbc,Far fercht and deare bought is beft for Ladies. Yet it may be more truely faid of 
pbantafticall Phyfitions, who when they bane found an approued medicine and perteft remedie 
neere home againft any difeafe ; yet not content therewith, they wil feeke for a new farther oft and 
by that meanes many times hurt more than they helpe. Thus much I haue fpoken to bring thele 
new fangled fellovves backeagaine to efteeme better of this admirable plant than they haue done, 
which no doubt hath the fame vertue now that then it had, although it growes fo neere our owne 
homes in ncucr fo great quantitie. 
Chap. 
