dpi Of the Hiftory of Plants. L i b. 2. 
TbcTtme. 
Bavvme floureth in Iune, Inly, and Auguft : itvvithereth in the Winter ; but the root remai- 
neth, which in the beginning of the Spring bringeth forth frefh leaues and ftalkes. 
The other forts do likevvife flourifh in Iune, Iuly, and Auguft ; but they*doe perifh when they 
haue perfe&ed their feed. 
f A Names. 
Bavvme is called in Greeke > by Pliny ,CMelitis in Latine, Meliffa, Aptaftrum, and Ci- 
ty ago : of fome, Melt (fop by Hon, and CMeliphyllon in Dutch, CotlRIIC De gtefn J in French , Poucy- 
rade^ou Melijfe : in Italian, CedronelL, and CArantiata in Spaniih,r<v<w7/ : in Englifh, Balme, or 
Bavvme. 
ThcTemperature. 
Bavvme is of temperature hot and dry in the fecond degree, As Auicen faith : Galen faith it is like 
Horehound in facultie. 
. • «T The Vertnes. 
A Bavvme drunke in wine is good againft the bitings of venomous beafts, comforts the heart, and 
driueth away all melancholy and fadneife. 
B Common Bavvme is good for women which haue the ftrangling of the mother, either being ea- 
ten or fmelled vnto. 
C The iuyee thereof glueth together greene wounds, being put into oyle, vnguent, or Balme, for 
that purpofe, and maketh it of greater eificacie. 
D The herbe damped, and infufed in Aqua vita, may be vfed vnto the purpofes aforefaid(I meane 
the liquour and not the herbe) andisamoftcordiall liquour againft all the difeafes before fpo- 
ken of. 
E The hiues offices being rubbed with the leaues of Bawme, caufeth the Bees to keep together, 
and caufeth others to come vnto them. 
F The later age,together with the Arabians and Mauritanians, affirme Balme to be Angular good 
for the heart, and to be a remedie againft the infirmities thereof ; for Auicen in his booke written 
of the infirmities of the heart, teachcth that Bavvme makes the heart merry and ioy full, and ftreng- 
theneth the vitall fpirits. 
G i'fr^/oaffirmeth it to be comfortable for a moift and cold ftomacke, to ftir vp conco&ion, to 
m- open the flopping of the braine, and to driue away forrow and care of the minde. 
H Diofcorides writetb, That the leaues drunke with wine, or applied outwardly, are good againft 
the ftingings of venomous beafts, and the bitings of mad dogs : alfo it helpeth the tooth-ache, the 
mouth being vvaihed with the deco£lion,and is likevvife good for thofe that canot take breath vn- 
lefle they hold their necks vpright. 
I The leaues being mixed with fait (faith the fame Author) helpeth the Kings Euil,or any other 
hard fvvellings and kernels, and mitigateth the paineofthe Gout. 
K Smiths Bawme or Carpenters Bavvme is rnoft fingular to healevp greene wounds that are cut 
with iron-, it cureth the rupture in fhort time ; it ftayeth the whites. Diofcorides and Pliny haue 
attributed like vertues vnto this kinde of Bawme, which they call Iron-wort. The leaues (fay 
they) being applied, dole vp wounds without any perill of inflammation. Pliny faith that it is of 
fo great vertue, that though it be but tied to his fvvord that hath giuen thewound,it ftancheth the 
bloud. , 
Chap. 230. Of Horehound. 
f[ The JDcfiription. 
1 \ A T ^ 1CC Horehound bringeth forth very many ftalkes foure fquare, a cubit high,co- 
Y y tiered ouer with a thin whitifti downinefle : whereupon are placed by couples at 
certaine diftances, thicke whitifh'leaues fomewhat round, wrinkled and nicked 
on the edges, and couered ouer with the like downinefle ; from the bofomes of which leaues come 
forth fmall flouresofa feint purplifli colour, fet round about the ftalke in round wharles, which 
turne into fharpe orickly husks after thefloures bepaft. The whole plant is of a ftrongfauor, but 
not vnpleafant : the root is threddy . 
2 The fecond kinde of Horehound hath fundry crooked flender ftalkes, diuided into many 
Imall branches couered ouer with a white hoarinefle or cottony dovvne. Theleaucs are likewife 
hoarie and cottony, longer and narrower than theprecedent,lightly indented about the edges, and 
fharply pointed like the T urky Bavvme, and of the fame bignefle, hailing fmall wharles of white 
floures. 
