Lib. 2. 
Of theHiftory of Plants. 
^ The Virtues. 
If any man would haue thicke and tough humours which are gathered in the chert and kings to 
be denied and voided out by coughing, then that Cuckowpint is beft that biteth moil. 
It is eaten being fodden in twoor three waters, and frefh put to, whereby it may lofe his acri- 
monie ; and being fo eaten, they cut thicke humors meanely, but Dragons isbetrerfor the fame 
purpofe. 
Viofcorides iheweth, that the leaties al fo are preferued to be eaten, and that they mud be eaten 
aftet they be dried and boy led; and vvritethalfo, that the root hath a peculiar vertue againft the 
gout, being laid on (lamped with Cowes dung. , 
Beares after they haue lien in their dens forty dayes without any manneroffuftenance,butwhac 
they get with licking and fucking their owne feet, do as foone as they come forth eate the herbs 
Cuckowpint, through the windie nature whereof the hungry gut is opened and made fit againe to 
feceiue fuftenance : for by abftaining from food fo long a time, the gut is fhrunkeordrawne fo 
clofe together, that in a manner it is quite fhut vp, as Arifiotle, 'Akbitmtu, Plutarch, pliny, and others 
do write. 
The moil pure arid white (larch is made of the roots of Cuckowpint ; but rilofl hurtful! to the 
hands of the LaundrefTe that hath the handling of it, for it choppetb, bliftereth, and maketh the 
hands rough and rugged, and withall fmarting. 
Chap. 305. Of Friers Cowle, or hooded Cue kpw pint. 
I ArifarnmUti folium. 
Broad leaned Triers Cowle. 
2 Anfarum angujli folium. 
Narrow leaued Friers Cowle 
The Defer iption. 
1 T) Road leaued Friers hood hath a leafe like Iuy,broad and fharpe pointed, but far leffoap- 
| j proching necre to the forme of thofe of Cuckowpint : the (lalke thereof is fmall and 
(lender : the huske or hofe is little ; the peftel fmall, and of a blacke purplifh colour ; 
the duller when it isaipe is red; the kernels fmall; the root vrhite,hauingtheformeof Aron or 
Cuckowpint, but Idler, whereof doubtleffe it is a kinde. 
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