Lib. 2. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
it killethand purgeth away all manner of wormes of the belly.lt is good againfta ftinkin'i breath 
proceeding from the imperfedUon of the ftomaeke : it openeth the piles or hemorthoides of the 
fundament ; and being taken in a fmall quantity, it bringethdown the monthly courferit ft thouaht 
to be good and profitable againft obftruftionsandfloppings in the re ft of the intra'ls. Yet fome 
there be who thinke,that it is not conuenient for the liuer. 
One dramme thereof giuen,is fufficient to purge . Now and then halfc a dramme or little more G 
is enough. 
Ithealeth vp greene wounds anddeepe fores, clenfeth vlcers, and cureth fuch fores as are hard- D 
ly to bee helped, especially in the fundament and fecret parts.lt is with good fuccelfe mixed with 
or medicines which ftanch bleeding, and with plaifters that be applied to bloudy wounds- 
for it helpeth them by reafonofhisemplaifticke qualirieandfubllance, It is profitably put into 
medicines for the eies y forafmuch as it clenfeth and drieth without biting. 
Diofcoridcs faith, that it muft be torrified or parched at the fire, in a cleane and red hot velfell E 
and continually ftirred with a Spatula, or Iron Ladle, till it bee torrified in all the parts alike • 
and that it muft alfo bee wafhed, to the end that the vnprofitablc and fandie drolfe may 
finke downevnto the bottOme, and that which is fmooth and moft perfect bee taken and re- 
ferued. 
The lame Authouralfoteacheth, that mixed with honie it taketh away blacke and blew fpots, F 
which come of ftripes : that it helpeth the inward ruggednelfe of the eye-lids, and itching in the 5 
corners of tlieeies: it remedieth the head-ache, if the temples and forehead bee annointed there- 
with, being nlixed with vineger and oile ofRofes : being tempered with wine, it ftaieth the falling 
offof thehaire, if the head be wafhed therewith rand mixed with wine and honie, it is a remedie 
for the Itvclling of the Vuula,and fWelling of the Almonds of the throte,for the gums & all vlcers 
of the mouth . 
The iuice of this herbe Aloe : (whereof is made that excellent and moft familiar purger, called G 
Aloe Succotrina , the belt is that which is cleere and (Lining, of a btowne yellowifh colour) it ope- 
neth the bellie, purging cold, flegmaticke, and cholfcricke humours, efpecially in thofe bodies that 
are furcharged with furfetting, either of meat or drinke,and whole bodies are fully repleat with 
humours, fairing daintily, and wanting exercife. This siloes I fay, taken in a fmall quantitie af- 
ter fupper (or rather before) inaftewed prune, or in water the quantitie of two drammes in the 
morning, is a moft foueraigne medicine to comfort the ftomaeke, and to clenfe and driuefoorth 
all fttpetfluous humours . Some vfe to mixethefame with Cinnamon, Ginger, and MaCe, for 
the purpofe aboue fa id ; and for the Iaundies, {pitting of blond, and all extraordinarieiffues of 
bloud. 
The fame vfed in vlcers, efpecially thofe'of the fecret parts Or fundament, or made into pouder, H 
and ftrawed on frefh wounds, ftaieth the bloud, and healeth the frme, as thofe vlcers before fpo- 
ken of. 
The fame taken inwardly caufeth the Henkorrhoids to bleed, and being laid thereon it caufeth I 
them to ceale bleeding. 
Chap, i 4. 2, Of Houflec^e or Sengr eerie. 
^ TheKindes, 
C Engreene,as Viofcorides writeth,is of three forts, the one is great, the other fmall, and the third 
'■'is that which is called lllecebra , biting Stone-crop, or Wall pepper. 
•[ The Description. 
1 * l ’"| ' He great Sengreene, which in Latine is commonly called Iovis Bart>a,lup>iieis beard, 
bringeth forth leaues hard jdioyning to the ground and root,thicke, fat, full of tough 
iuice, Iharpe pointed, growing clofe and hard together, fet in a circle in falhion of an 
eye, and bringing forth very many fuch circles, fpreading it felfe out all abroad: it oftentimes al- 
fo fendeth forth fmall firings, by Which it fpreadeth farther, and maketh new circles-there rifeth vp 
oftentimes in the middle of thefe an vpright ftalke about afoot high, coucred with leaues grovying 
lefle and lelfe toward the points , parted at the top into pertaine wings or branches, about which 
are floures orderly placed, of a darke purplifh colour : the root is all of firings, 
Va 3 Therfi' 
