Theatmm Botanicum, 
Tribe i 
3|4 Chap, 49. 
Acorns, with as much Cinamon, taken in a draught of Wormewood wine, is lingular good to comfort and (ireng- 
then a cold weake ftomacke. The decoftion thereof drunke is good againft convulfions or crampes, and for falls or 
inward bruifes. An oxymell or Syrupe made of Actnu in this manner,is wonderfull cffcftuall for all cold fpleenes, 
and cold livers. Take ofthefrefh rootesof|Aw/« one pound, bruifethem after they arcclcane walhed and 
pickt, lleepe them for three dayes in vinegar, after which time let them be boy led together, to the confumption of 
the one halfe of the vinegar, which being drained forth let to the fire againe, putting theteinto as much honey as is 
lufficient for the vinegar to bring it into a Syrupe : an ounce of this Syrupe taken in the morning with a l'malt 
draught of the decoftion of the lame rootes, is fufficient for every dofe. The whole rootes preferved either in Su¬ 
gar or Honey, is effeftuall alfo for the fame purpofes: but the greene rootes preferved are more deGrcd than the 
dryed rootes that are deeped, and afterwards preferved. The rootes bruifed and boyled in wine, and applyed 
yvarme to the tedicles that are lwollen, dillolveth the tumour, and eafeth tire paines jit like wile mollifieth hard tu¬ 
mours in any other parts of the body. It is verily beleeved of many, that the leaves or rootes of Acorns tyed to a 
iiive of Bees, dayeth them from wandring or flying away, and draweth agreater refort of others thereunto. Itfs 
alfo affirmed, that none (hall be troubled with any fluxe ofblood, or paines of the crampe, that weareth the hearbe 
and roote about them. The rootes of Acorns or Calamus , as it isulually called, are tiled among other things to 
make fweet powders, to lay among linnen and garments, and to make lweet waters to wadi hand,gloves,or other 
things to perfume them. 
Chap. XL IX. 
'jsirens odoratsis five Schicnatithos. The fweet Rulh or Camels Hay, 
neft and trued. 
Ecaufe through all the forts of Grades and Rulhes, I finde none fweet, fit for this Claffss , but this which 
I brin» here to your confideration, let me, following the like method of ‘Diofcorides, infert this Rufh, 
and the other that (hall follow in the next Chapter, in the end ofthis part ol fweet hearbes, as a comple¬ 
ment to the fame. Ofthisfortof fweet Ruiii,ifindetwo forts, afiuer and a courfer, or the trueanda 
badardkinde, although the ancient Writers have made mention but of one lort, which is the fi- 
i. I uncut odor a’ut tenuior. 
The finer fwecc fmelling Rufli. 
’3. j uncus odor at us tenuior. The finer fweet fmelling Rufh. 
ThisfinerRufhhath many tufts or heads of long rufhe-like 
leaves, thick fet together,one compafling another at the bottome, 
and fhooting forth upwards, the outermoft whereof are bigger or 
grofl'er than thofe that grow within, which are a foote long and 
better, Imall, round and ftiffe, or hard, and much fmailer from a 
little above the bottome of them, than any Rufii with us) of a 
quickc and fpicy tafte, fomewhat pleafant, and of a fine lweet 
gentle or foft feent: thus it hath growne with us, but bore neither 
flower, nor fhc wed any appearance of ftalke, by reafon the Win¬ 
ter deawes perifhed it quickly:but in the naturall places it bearcth 
divers ftrong, round, hard joynted ftalkes, having divers lliort 
brownifh or purplifh huskes on the toppes, containing within 
themraoflie whitifti lliort threads or haires, wherein lyeth a 
chaffie feed : the roote is ftringy or full of long fibres, which arc 
very hard as they are brought to us, from their naturall habitati¬ 
ons , which have the lmalleft feent or tafte, of any other part 
thereof, for fo much as ever I could obferve, either by the greene 
or dryed leaves that have beene brought unto us: yet MattbioluS 
faith, he had fome plants, that role with him of feed, whole 
rootes were fweet, fome lofing their feent; but the leaves and 
rufhes of his were bigger than ours here deferibed; having as hce 
faith leaves like Sedge, which is Carex or Spar gar. ium,ox like Zea, 
which is a large,or great kinde of wheat; whereby I gueffeitwas 
of the greater or groffer kinde next hereunto following. 
2. luncus odoratus craffior. The grofler fweet fmelling Rufh. 
This greater or groffer Rufh, groweth in the fame manner, that 
the former doth, but is greater in every part thereof, and lelfe 
fweet alio, as well as lelfe fharpe and hot in tafte; whereby it fee- 
meth to be a kinde of it felfe.that groweth fo great in the naturall, 
as well as forraigne parts; or that it being the fame kinde, by 
growing in moifter places, acquireth thereby the larger habi¬ 
tude. 
The? lace. 
They grow naturally in Aralia^ria^Mefopotamiai and all that Trad of the Eafterne Countries, as alfo in fome 
places of Africa . 
'The Time. 
As I declared in the description it commeth not to flowring in thefe colder Countries, and therefore Clufus and 
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