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Of the fiiftorie of Plants. 
that there be twQkindes of Cneoron-^ the one white, the other blacker this may be called in Englifb, 
Spurge Flax, or monntaine Widow VVayle: the feed of ThymeUa is called in fhops.Gnwsw Cm- 
ditun. 
The Temperature. 
Spurge Flax is naturally both in Icaues and fruit extreme hot, biting, and of a burning qualitie. 
«y The Vert lies. 
The graines or berries, as v.cfcorides faith, purge by liege choler, flegme and water, if twenty 
graines of the inner part be d unke,but t burneth the mouth and throat, wherefore it is to be giuen 
with fine floureor Barly mcalc,or inRaifons,orcoueredvvith clarified hony, that it may be'fwal- 
lowed. 
B The fame being ftamped withNiter andvineger,ferueth toannoint thofe with, which canhard- 
ly fweat. 
C The leaues mull be gathered about harueft, and being dried in the ihade,they are tobe layed vp 
and referued. 
D They that would giue them muft beat them, and take forth the ftringsrthe quantity of tvvooun- 
ces and two drams put into wine tempered with water, purgeth and draweth forth watery humors ; 
but they purge more gently if they be boiled with Lentils, and mixed with pot-herbes chopped . 
E The fame leaues beaten to pouder and made vp into trochifces or flat cakes, with the iuice of 
fower grapes are referued forvfe. 
F The herbe is an enemy to the ftomacke, which alio deftroyeth the birth if itbeapplied. 
t Our Author formerly following 'TahtmmmMtu gatic two figures and defcripcions in this Chapter, but being both of one thing I omitted the worfcr figure and 
dclcriprion. 0 
Chap. 6y. Of Spurge Laurel!. 
L aureola florens. 
Laurel!, or Spurge Laurell flouring. 
Zaur cola turn fruflu. 
Laurell with his fruiti 
