Of the piiftorie of Plants. 
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sp The Virtues. 
Diafcoridcs writeth that the ripe feed gathered and dried in the (Tiadow , and drnnke vntot!:e 
quantitie of one dram weight,fortie daies together.doth watte and confume away rile bar dm fli.- of 
the fp!eene,remoueth wearifomnefle,helpeth the fhottneffc and difficultie of breathing, cureth the 
hicket,procurethbloudievrine after the fixt day , and caufeth women to haue fpeedie trauell in 
childe bearing. 
The leaues be of the fame force : which being drunk thirty daies together, are reported to make 
men barren, and deftroy their naturall feed. 
ThefiouresfteepedinoileandfetintheSun,isgoodto annointthe bodiethatis benummed, 
andgrowne veriecold. 
The diftilled water of the floures are giuen tobedrunke with good fuccefle againft thepilfinp 
of blond. ■ 
Afyrrup made of the floures is good to be drunkeagainft the difeafes of the lungs and fpiee.ne 
that is flopped, being drunke with a little wine. 
Ncthwithftanding the words of Galcn(ox rather of Dedomus) it is certair.ely found by experi- 
ence, that the water of Honifuckles is good againft the forenefle of the throte and uvula : and with 
the fame leaues boiled,or the leaues and floures diftilled, are made diners good medicines againft 
cankers, and fore mouths, as well in children as elder people, and Iikcwife lor vice-rations and fcal- 
dings in the priuie parts ofman orwoman ; if there be added tothedccoflion hereof fomeallome 
or Verdigreace, ifthe fore require greater clenling outwardly, prouided alwaies that there be r.o 
Verdigreace putintothe water that mull be iniedied into the fecret parts. 
hap. 32,9. Of faf mine jOr Cjclfemine. 
2 Iafwimm Candifloruni muita. 
Great white Geflemine. 
«T T he Vefcriptlon. 
[ A {mine, or Gelfemineps of the number of tliofc plants which haue need to he Supported 
orproppedvp,andyetnotwithftandingofitfelfeclafpethnot or windeth his ftalkc- a- 
-bout' 
