i'lB. 2 . Of the Hiftory of Plants. g u 
The ftalke of Clot-burre before the burres come forth,the rinde pilled off,beineeatenmrr uirl/f 7 
1 fait and pepper, or boyledm the broth offatmeate, is pleafant to be eaten.-beinp rnlrm ' 
.1 manner it increafeth feed and ftirreth vpluft. ° "" " lar 
Alfoitisagoodnouril'hment,efpecially boyled : if the kernell of the Pine Apple belikewife F 
b added it is the better, and is no leife anailable againft the vlcer of the lungs,and (pituao- ofblo.H 
r! than the root is. ° ' 
The root ftamped and drained with a good draught of Ale is a mod: approued medicine for a G 
v windieor cold ftomacke. 
Treacle of AndromacIms,and the whites ofegges, ofeach a like quantitie, laboured in a leaden H 
» mortar, and fpred vpon the Burre leafe, and fo applied to the gout, haue been proued many times 
n molt miraculoully to appeafe the paine thereof. 3 
Diofcorida commendeth the decoftion of the root of Artion, together with the feed.ao-ainft the I 
0 tooth-ache, if it beholden awhile in the mouth :alfo that it is good to foment therewith both 
1 burnings and kibed heeles , and affirmeth thatic may be drunke in wine againft the ftrano-urv and 
} paine in the hip. 0 3 
Diofcorides rcporteth that the fruit is very good to be laid vnto hard fwellin°-s. 
The root cleane picked, wafhed, ftamped and drained with Malmefey, helpeth the running of 
1 the reines, the whites in women, and ftrengthneth the backe, if there be added thereto the yelk’s of 
' egges, the pouder of acornes and nutmegs brued or mixed together, and drunke firft and laft 
Chap. 2,510. Of Qoltsfoot t or Horfefoot. 
The Defcription. 
* ' M V*?'fihfro or Fole-foot hath manv white and long creeping roots, fomevvhat fat ‘Horn 
which rife vp naked ftalkes (in the beginning of March and Aprill) about a fpanne 
long, bearing at the top yellow floures, which change into down, and are caried away 
if with the winde : when the ftalke and feed i oerifhed, there appeare fpringing out ofthe earth 
Y y y 2 many 
