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fweet wine and drunke, loofeth the belly gently, and is excellent againft the exulceration of the 
bladder. 
The fruit cut in pieces or chopped as herbes to the pot and boiled in a fmall pipkin with a piece 
of mutton,being made into potage with Ote-meaIe,euen as herb potage are made, whereof a melfe 
eaten to break-faft,as much to dinner, and the like to fupper ; taken in this manner for the fpace of 
three weekes together without intermiflion, doth perfectly cure all manner of fawce-flegme and 
copper faces, red and fhining nerienofes (as red as red Rofes) with pimples,pumples, rubies , and 
fuch like precious faces. 
Prouided alwaies that during the time of curing you do vfe to wafh or bathe the face with this 
liquour following. 
Take a pinteof ftrong white wine vineger,pouderof the roots oflreos or Orrice three dragfnes, 
fearced or bolted into mod fine duft, Brimmeftone infinepouderhalfe anounce, Camphire two 
dragmes, damped with two blanched Almondes, foure Oke Apples cut thorow the middle, and 
the iuiceoffoure Limons : put them all together in a ftrong double glaffe, fhake them together 
very ftrongly, fetting the fame in the Sunne for the fpace of ten daies : with which let the face be 
vvafhed and bathed daily, fuffering it to dric of it felfe without wiping it away. This doth not on- 
ly helpe firie faces, but alfo taketh away lentils, lpots,morphew,Sun-burne, and all other deformi- 
ties of the face. 
t That which formerly was in the fceond place by :hc name of I w , w as the fame with the fifth of the former Edftioufnow the Fourth ) and i: there* 
fore omitted- 
C h a p. 541; Of Wilde Qucumber. 
Cucttmii ^4 [minus . 
Wilde Cucumber. 7 be Defer iption. 
T ! He wilde Cucumber hath many fat hairie* 
branches, very rough and full jof iuice, cree- 
ping or trailing vpon the ground } wherupon are 
fet very rough leaues, hairy, fharp pointed, & of 
an ouerworne gray ifhgreene colour: from the 
bofome of which come forth long tender foot- 
ftalkes : on the ends whereof doe grow fmall 
flourescompofed of flue fmall leaues of a pale 
yellow colour: after which commeth forth the 
fruit, of the bignes of the fmalleft pullets egge, 
but fomewhat longer, verie rough and hairy on 
theoutfide, and of the colour and fubftance of 
the ftalkes, wherein is contained very much wa- 
ter and fmalhard blackifh feeds alfo,of the big- 
nefleof tares; which being come to maturitie 
andripeneffe, it caftethot fquirteth forth his 
'water with the feeds, either of it owne accord,or : 
being touched with the moft tender or delicate 
hand neuer fo gently, and oftentimes ftriketft i 
fo hard againft thofe that touch it(efpecially if I 
it chance to hit againft the face) that the place 
fmarteth long after: whereupon of fome it bath ; 
been called Noli me t anger e . Touch me not. The 
root is thicke,vvhite and longlafting. 
The Place. 
It is found in moft of the hot countries a- 
mong rubbifh,graucll,& other vntilled places : 
it is planted in gardens in the Low-countries, 
and being once planted, faith Dodonaus, it eafily commeth vpagaine many yeares after (which is 
true:)and yet faith he further, that it doth not lpring againe of the root, but of the feeds fpirted or i 
call- about :wh ich may likewile be true where he hath obferued it,but in my garden it is otherwile, 
for as ifaid b efore,the root is long lading, and continued] from yeare to yeare. 
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