Of the Biftorie of Plants. 
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t j Limmjyl.cathdrticm. 
Mil-mottntaine. 
t 7 L intim man mini Lutcum. 
Y ellow floured Wilde flax . 
t 6 Linum fjl, lot ifoliiim 3 . Cluf, 
The third broad leaned Wilde flax. 
I came to know this herbe by the name 
ofMil-mountaine, and his vertue by this 
meanes. Onthefecond of Oftober 11517. 
<going by M r . Colfons {hop an Apothecary 
of VVinchefterin Hampfhire, I favvthis 
herbe lying on his ftall, which I hadleene 
growing long before : I defiredof him to 
know the name of it,he told me that it was 
called Mill-mountain,and he alfo told me 
that beeing at DodourZA his houle at 
Saint CrolTe a mile from VVinchefter, fee- 
ing a man of his haue this hearbe in his 
hand, he defired thename ; hee toldhimas 
before, and alfo the vfe of it, which is 
this. 
Take a handfull of Mill mountaine, the 
whole plant, leaues, feedes, floures and all, 
bruife it and put it in a fmall tunne or pip- 
kin of a pinte filled with white Wine, and 
fet in on the embers to infufe all night, and 
drinke that wine in >the morning fading, 
and hee laid it would giue eight or tenne 
llooles. This Doftour Lake was afterward 
made Bifhopof Bath and Wells, whoal- 
waies vfed this hearbe forhis purge, after 
the faid manner,as his man affirmed, Inly 
20.1 6 1 9 John Goodyer. 
I haue not as yet made trvall hereof, but 
fince inGcfn.de Lunar ij s pag. 34. Ihatie found 
the 
