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«r, and flegmc from the head and braine, the lungs and the heart, the liver and the fpteene, clenfing allthofe 
parts of fuch evill humours as by poffefiing them, aretliecaufesoftholedifeales incident unto them, andcom- 
forting the ftomacke, efpecially it fome cordiall or ttomachicall helper be put with it: for Aleftees faith it hur- 
tcth the domacke, but Momrdus and Matihiolas denye thatitcandoefo, in-regard that Senehath tomewhata 
bitter tafle,partaking of heat and drynefle.all which qualities are knowr.e rather to firengthen the ftomack.then 
to trouble or weaken it; it firengtheneth the fenfes both of light and hearing, and procureth mirth by taking 
away that inward humour, which was the inwaidcaufe of fadneffe in the minde, opening the obdruftions of : 
the bowells,and caufing a frelh and lively habit in the body, prolonging youth, and keeping backe old age: Di- ■ 
vers things are added hereunto to quicken the working thereof, and to make it the more effetffuall as Rubarbe, , 
Agartcke^CalTia Filluladrawne,Syrupe of Ro(es,&c. according as the nature of the difeafe,theage,{lrength, and 
neceffitie of the patient doe require : Seraph faith it wonderfully helpeth fuch as are didrafted of their fenfes, 
by the extremitie of the fits in agues, or in other dileafes, which wee call raving orta'king idle, or filch t 
as are growne Ibrtifh, their braines being overdulled, or growing into a frenf'ye or madneffe by inflammations | 
ofthe braine, thcepilepfie alfoor the Falling fickneffe, and the headach, all forts of Palfies, which arc the refer- . 
lutions of the fi; ewes,the lowfle evill alfo, and all forts ofitchesfcabsind wheales orpulhes,&c.whatfoever-- : 
Sena likewife is an efpeciall ingredient among other things put into a bag, to make purging Beere or Ale, fitto ; 
be taken in the.fpring of theyeare, not onclyfor allthofe dileafes afore mentioned, but alfo to clenfe the blood li 
from all fliatpe humours, mixed or running therewith : Purging Prunes alfo and purging Curranes are made : 
herewith,by boyling Sene and fome other opening herbes and rootes, orifyeewill without them, with fome [j 
Annifeede,FenneIlftede,Cinamon, Ginger and Cloves, fome of thefe or all of them a little quantity, andaccor- 
ding to the proportion of your Prunes or Currans,being fet to flew with the decoftion of your Sene,and other |j 
things above fpecified,thcfe may be given to the daintieff ftomack.that is w ithout offence and without danger,to |i 
open the body and purge fuch humours above fpecified, as treble the body ; Andbecaufe thedccoffion of Sene,is J 
too unpleafant.to many weak and tender flomacks ; & even the fmell thereof doth cattle them to refttfe any potion j 
made therewith,the infufion thereof for a night in warme embers,and drained forth in the morning j s much Idle j 
offenfive,&yetnolefle purging : In that infufion while it is warme you may diffolve fome A<fama I or put thereto 1 
fome Syrupe of Roles and fo takeit.Caffia fiflulaalfo may bedrawne with the decoction of Sene, conceded as a- | 
forefayd,& fogivenofit felfe, ormadeinto abole with Rubarbe poudered, or with the pouderofSene leaves, Sc J 
a little Annifced and Licoris togethertfome alfo I have knowne.that after they have infufed Sene.Rubarbe, Aga- | 
rick,Tamarinds & Tartar,with a few Annifeeds or Fenncllfeeds,Cinamon and Cloves in white wine, whereun- r] 
to fome have put thereto juice of Fitmiterty fora whole day and night, then diftilling the water from them, they 1! 
keepe it to drinke with fome Sugar put thcrcto.as a mod dainty and plealant purge: After this manner waters :j 
may be didilled from other things, asMecoacan, Turbith,Scamony, and all the forts of purgers, infuled in wine ii 
or the juice of Fumitery, or other herbs as may be thought meete; whercunto being didilled, Sugar, Manna or 
Syrope of Rofes.or Rubarbe may be added, and fo drunke for the purpofes aforefaid For the manner of didil- I 
ling theft things, if they be done in glaffe they will be more neate and dainty, and the glade body to bee fet in j 
fand or afhes, the water didilled will be the dtonger in efficacy from the ingredients,and the weaker if the glaffe I 
body be fet in 'Balneo with water : yet may they bee didilled in an ordinary Still, fo as it be clofe. 1 f this Sene 1 
might be made to grow with us here in England in any quantity, or in any of our plantations abroad, whichare ij 
more w'annely feicuate, a water might bee didilled from the whole plant, while itisgreene and frcfii, accor- * 1 
ding to the manner of other waters 'didilled from herbs, which would bee as dainty a purger as could be taken, i 
The lye wherein Sene and Camomill flowers are boyled, is mcrvelous good for weake braines, toconfortand J 
Arengthenthem, as alfo for tlie fight and hearing, if the head bee wafhed therewith ; thefame lye alfo is very j] 
profitable for the finewes that are ftiffe with cold, or dirunke with crampes, to helpe to warme, comfort and i! 
extend them : it helpeth alfo to take away the itch in the body and the hands, if they bee wafhed therewith as 1 
Durantes faith, and is a vailcable to clenfe and cure fouleVIcers and fores: The Itilmn Seneworketh the fame ef- ■ 
feeds before fpecified,but more weakely in every part. 
Chap. XXXI. 
Colutta. Badard Sene. 
F the Badard lorts of Sene there are many, differing much one from another, as (hall be fliewed yotr 
in this Chapter. 
1 . ('oltttaa'Vfficdriavutgarie. Ordinary Badard Sene with bladders. 
This greater Badard Sene groweth in time to be a tree of a reafonable greatnefle, the dem or trunck 
being of the bigneffe of a mans arme or greater, covered with a blackifh greene ragged barke, the wood whereof : 
is harder then ofan Elder, but with a pith in the middle of the branches which are divided many wayes, having ! 
divers winged leaves compofed of many fmall round pointed or rather flat pointed leaves,fet at feverall diftances, , 
and fomewhat like unto Licoris, orthe Hatchet fitch, among which come forth yellow flowers like unto - 
Broomeflowers and as large; after which come thinne dwelling cods, like unto thinne tranfparant bladders; 
wherein are contcincd blacke feede fet upon a middle ribbe within the bladders, which being alittle crufhed 
betweene the fingers,will give a cracke like abladdet full of winde: t 1 e roote groweth great and wooddy, bran¬ 
ching forth divers wayes. 
1 . Colutta feminities major. The great Scorpion podded Badard Sene. 
This badard Sene groweth nothing fo great or tall,but (hooreth out fundry lfalkes from the roote; the elder 
whereof have a whitifh barke, and the younger a greene, with winged leaves fet thereon as in the former .but 
droller,greener and mote pointed : the flowers are yellow like the other, butfmaller alfo, ^nd with a reddifh 
veine or fl ripe downe the backe of the uppermofl leafe, the pods are (lender and long, with fmall dwelling bran¬ 
ches thereon like unto a Scorpions taile. 3- Cthtrt* 
