1070 Of the Hiftory of Plants. Lib.i. 
all'o are a little iagged or cut about the edges ; and in thefe two particulars confifls the whole dif- 
ference. Cluftus calls it Chelidonium maius Ucmiato flore ; and Bauhine , Chdidonium maius fuly's 
quernis. £ 
The Place. 
It groweth in vntilled places, by common way fides, among briers and brambIes,about old wals 
and in the lhade, rather than in the Sun. 
H The T ime. 
It is greene all the yearc,it floureth from Aprilltoa good part of Sommer, the coddesare perfe- 
cted in the meane time. 
The Names. 
It is called in Greeeke pinLatine, Chelidonium maim , and Hirmdinariamaior : amontrft 
the Apothecaries, Chelic’onia : diners mifcall it by the name Celifonium : it is named in Italian, Cdi- 
donia : in SpamXhCeliduhenhaJTeruadc lasgolundrinhas : in high Dutch, dt>£0(? ^>Cl)OllX)llttJ in 
low Dutch ^ttnltctlhe <50Ul»e : in French, E filer e pi Efclapre, and Celidowe .■ in Englifh, Celan- 
dine^ great Celandine , SwalIovv-vvoort,andTetterwoort. 
It is called Celandine, not becaufe it then firft fpringeth at the comming in of the Swallows, or 
dieth when they goe away : for as we haue faid, it may be found all the yeare, but becaufe fome. 
hold opinion, that with this herbe the dammes reflore fight to their young ones when their eies be 
out:the which things are vainc and falfe $ for Cornelius Celfus in his fixth booke doth witnelfe, that 
when the light of the eies ofdiuers young birds be put forth by fome outward meanes,it will after 
a time bereftored ofit felfe,and foonefl of all the fight of the Swallow^heruponfas the fame Au- 
thor faith) that the tale or fable grew, how thorow an herbe the dams reflore that thing, which hea- 
ieth ofit felfe : the very fame doth Ariftotle alledge in the fixt booke of the hiftorieof Liuing crea- 
tures : [The eies of Swallowes(faith he) that are not fledge, ifaman do pricke them out, dogro.v 
againe,and afterwards do perfectly tecouer their fight.] 
The Temperature. 
The great Celand ine is manifeftly hot and drie,and that in the third degree, and withall fcoures 
andclenfeth effectually. 
tj The Vertues. 
A The iuice of the herbe is good to fharpen the fight, for it clenfeth and confumeth away flimie 
things that cleaue about the ball of the eie, and hinder the fight, and efpecially being boiled with 
honiein abrafenveffell,as Diofcorides teacheth. 
B The root cureth the yellow iaundife, which commeth of the flopping of the gall, efpecially 
when there is no ague adioined with it, for itopenethand deliuereth the gall and liuerfrom flop- 
pings. 
C The root being chewed,is reported to be good againfl the tooth-ache. 
D The iuice mull be drawn forth in the beginning of Sommer, and dried in the Sunne, faith Dicf- 
e or ides. 
E The root ofCelandineboiledwith Annife-feedinwhite wine, openeth the Hoppings of the li- 
uer,and cureth the iaundies very fafely,as hath been often proued. 
E The root cut in fmall pieces is good to be giuen vnto Haukes againfl fundry difeafes,whereun- 
to they are fubieCt,as wormes, craie, and fuch like. 
G t I haue by experience found((aith Clufus) that the iuice of the great Celandine dropped in- 
to fmall greene wounds of what fort foeuer, wonderfully cures them . X 
Chap. 43 6 . Of foxcombe } or Yellow Tattle. 
•f T.he D efeription. 
C Rift a Colli, or Crijl a G all mac fa, hath a flraight vpright flalke, fet about with narrow feaues, 
fmpt round about the edges : the floures grow at the top of the flems,ofa yellow colour;after 
which come vp little flat pouches or purfes,couered oueror contained within a little blad- 
der, or flat skin, open beforelike the mouth ofa fifb, wherein is contained flat yellowifh feed, which 
being ripe and drie,will make a noife or ratling when iris fhaken or rnoued, of which propane it 
tookethe name yellow Rattle. 
ft; The ' 
