H2-4 Of the Hiftory of Plants. Lib. 2 . 
The Place. 
Crucrata } or CrolTe-woorr, groweth in moiftand fertile medowes ; I found rlefamegrowintfin 
the Churchyard ofHampfteadneere London, and inapaftureadioiningthercto,by the mil] • a]fo i 
it groweth in the Lane or high way beyond Charlton, a fmall village by Greer, w’ich,and infundry ' 
other places. 3 ‘ 
% The Time. 
It floureth for the moft part all Sommer long. 
The Names. 
It is called Cruciata, and Cruciatis : oh\\c placing of the Ieaues in manner ofa CrofTe : in Emdifh 
Crolfe-woortjOr Golden Mugweet. b ’ 
The Temperature. 
Croffewoott feemeth to be of a binding and dry qualitie. 
^ TheVertues. 
A Croffewoort hath an excellent propertie to hea!e,ioine,and c'ofe wounds together, yea it is verv , 
fit for them,whether they be inward or outward, if the faid heibe be boiled in wine and drunke X ' 
B Thedecoftion thereof is alfo min iftred with good fuccelfe to thofethatareburfien .-and fo is 
the herbe, being boiled vntill it bee foft,and laied vpon the burften place in manner of a pultis 
Chap. 4 63. 
I e sfjperula. 
Woodrooffe. 
Of Woodrooffe. 
t 2 rijperulaflore cxrules. 
Blew Woodroolfc. 
*[ TheDefcription. 
* \ 7 Godrooffe hath many fquare ftalkes full of ioints,and at euery knot or ioint feuen 
y / or eight long narrow Ieaues, fet round about like a flat, or the rowell ofa fpurretthe 
1 , n. r, V° u L rcs gt°'v at the top of the items, of a white coloured ofa very fvveet fmei!,as 
is the reitoi the herbe, which being madevp into garlands or bundles, and hanged vp in houfes in 
the heat of Sommer,aoth very wel attemper the aire,cooIe and make frelh the place, to the delight 
and comfort offuch as are therein. 
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