The Place. 
Both of them grow in vntilled places neere vnto hedges, high-wayes, and commonly by ditches 
almofteuery where. $ 1 haue not feene the fecond , and doubt it is not to be found wilde in 
England. ^ 
«y[ TheTime. 
The Veruaines floure in iuly and Auguft. 
The Names. 
Veruaine is called in Greeke *<v« : in Latino, Verbena, and ve rbenaca, Herculania, Terraria , and 
Exupcra : of (bme. Main calls, and Hicra botane : of others, Veruena , and Sacra hcrba : Verbena are 
herbes that were taken from the Altar, or from fome holy place, which becaufe the Confull or 
Prctor did cut vp, they were likewife called Sag-w/wa, which oftentimes are mentioned in Liuj to 
be graflie herbes cut vp in the Capitoll. Pliny alio in his two and twentieth booke , and eleuenth 
Chapter w itneffeth, That Verbena and Sagvmna be al 1 one : and this is manifeft by that which wee 
readein Andrea inTercncc : Ex ar averbenas hinefume ;Take herbes here from the Altar : in which 
place Terence did not meane Veruaine to be taken from the Altar.but fomecertaine herbes : for in 
Menander, out ofwhom this Coroediewas tranflated, is read or Myrtle, as Donatus faith. In 
Spanifh it is called Vrgebaom: in Italian , Verminacula ■ in Dutch, 31fCE CEUtJt t in French, Ver- 
uaine : in Englith, Iuno’s teares ^Mercuries moift blond, Holy-herbe ; and of fome,Pigeons grade, 
or Columbine, becaufe Pigeor delighted to be amongft it, as alfo to eat thereof, as Apnleius 
writeth. 
The Temperature. 
Both the Veruaines are of temperature very dry, and do meanly binde and coole. 
«ff 7 he Vertues. 
The Ieaues of Veruaine pownd with oile of Rofes or hogs greafe,doth mitigate and appeafe the 
paines of the mother, being applied thereto. 
The Ieaues of Veruaine and Rofes (lamped with a little new hogs greafe, and emplaiftered after 
the manner ofa pul telle, doth ceafc the inflammation and grieuous paines of wounds, and fuffereth 
them not to come to corruption : and the greene Ieaues (tamped with hogs greafe takes away the 
(welling and paine of hot importu nes and tumors, and cleanfeth corrupt and rotten vlcers. 
It is reported to be of lingular force againft the. Tertian and Quartane Feuers.-butyou mud 
obferue 
