544- Of the Hiftory of Plants. Lib. 2 . 
•f ThePlace. 
T utfan groweth in woods and by hedges, efpecialiy in Hampfted wood, where the Golden rod 
doth grow jin a wood by Railie in E flex, and many other places. 
«• The Time. 
It Someth in Iuly and Augnft : the feed in the meane time waxeth ripe. Theleaues becomered 
in Autumncj at that time is very eafily prefled forth his winieiuyee. 
The Names. 
It is called in Grecke«.'/eM»ii™ ; and the Latines alfo Androfamon : it is likevvife called Dionifi<a, 
as Galen vvitnefleth. They are farre from the truth that take it to be Clymemm^nA. it is needlefle to 
finde fault with their error. It is alfo called Siciliana^AxAHerhaSidhana : in Englifh,Tutfan,and 
Parke-leaues. , 
T he Tcmf erasure 
The faculties are fucli as S. Peters wort, which doth fufficicntly declare it to be hot and dry. 
TheVertues. 
A The feed hereof beaten to pouder,and drunke to the weight of two drams, doth purge chole- 
ricke excrements, as Diofcoredes writeth ; and is a Angular remedie for the Sciatica, prouided that 
the Patient do drinke water for a day or two after purging. 
B The herbe curcth burnings, and applied vpon new wounds it ftancheth the blond , and healeth 
them.. 
C The Jeaues laid vpon broken fhins and fcabbed legs healeth them, and many other hurts and 
griefes, whereofit tookehis name Tout-faine,or Tutfane, of healing all things. 
i C h a p. ldi. Of 'Baftard S. fobnsvport. 
$ 1 Cores Matthioli. 
Mattbioks his baftard S . lohns wort. 
t 2 Cor is caruleaMonfpeliaca. 
French baftard S. lohns wort. 
t 'T* He diligence of thefe later times hathbeene fuch to finde out the Materiamedica of the 
A ntients, tha't there is fcarfe any plant deferibed by them, but by fome or other oflate 
there liaue been two or more feuerall plants referred thereto : and thus it hath happened vnto that 
vvhich 
