Tribe %. The Theater of‘Plantes. Chap. 4j_8. 2ie> 
alio purgeth the head very much of flegme :the Juice of the root applyed to the Piles or the Hemorrhoides, giveth 
much eafe : and for the Dropfie, an Eleftuary made of the juice thereof, with other things in this manner, is 
held very effeduall: Take of Galanga, and of Zcdoarie, of each two drams, of Cinamon and Cloves of each one 
dram and a halfe, of the leaves of Sea Bindweede called SoldaneUa in the Apothecaries fhoppes, halfe an ounce; 
make thefe into pouder, and with fo much hony, wherein three drams of the juice of the rootes of Flower - 
deluces hath beene boyled, and isfufficient, make them up into an Eleftuary ; whereof halfe an ounce taken 
in the morning fading, for divers dayes will doe much good: it doth alfo wonderfully helpe the paines and 
fwellings ofthe cods in this manner, Take foure drams of the pouder oftherootes thereof, of Cinamon and of 
Dill,ofcachtwo drams,of Saffron one fcruplc, mix thefe well together and apply them to the cods,being firft laid 
upon a fcarlet cloth, moidned in whitewine, and warmed in a difh, over a Chafing difh with quick coalcs there¬ 
in : the decoflion of the rootes gargled in the mouth eafeth the toothach, and aftrongor dinking breath: the 
oyle called Oleum Irimm, if it be rightly and truly made of the flowers of the great broad Flagge Flowerdeluce, 
of what colour I thinke it greatly mattereth not (bur not of the flowers of the greater blew Englifh bulbous 
Flowerdeluce, as I know fome Apothecaries have and doe ufe) and rootes of the fame forts of Flowerdeluces, 
is very effeduall to warme and comfort all cold joynts and finewes, as alfo the Gout and Sciatica,and mollifiethj 
dilTolveth and confumeth tumours or fwellings, although they be fcrophulous in any part of the body, as alfo ' 
of the matrix: Ithelpeththe Crampe andConvulfion of the finewes, warming them, and helping to extend 
them; the head and temples annointed therewith, helpeth the Catarrhe or thin Rheume diddling from thence ■ 
and tiled upon the bread or ftomick helpeth to extenuate the tough cold flegme, making it eafie to befpit out- 
ithelpeth alfothe paines and noyfe in the eares, and the dench or evill favour of the nodhrills; it giveth alfo * 
much eafe unto the painefull Piles: The roote it felfc either greene or in pouder, helpeth to clenle,heale and in¬ 
carnate wounds, and to cover with flefh the naked bones, that ulcers have made bare, and is alfo very good to 
clenfe and heale up Fidulaes and Cankers, that are hard to be cured: divers doe ufe to beatethe greene rootes, 
and fo apply them to the face or other parts, but it is better tyed in a faire linnen cloth, and laid for a day and a 
nigh in faire or Rofe water, with which water you may wet or moiden the skin of the face,hands or neck, that 
are funburned or deformed with the Morphew, black or blewmarkes or fcarres, or any other dilcolouring of 
the skinne, but thev that ufe it had neede to take heede that they ufe it not too drong, nor let it lie on too long, 
but rather wafh it offagaine with faire water, within two or three houres after it hath beene ufed : 1 he dryed 
rootes called Orris, being beaten either alone of themfelvcs into pouder, or with other fweete things, are ufed 
to be layd in preffes,cheds and wardrops, to fweeten and perfume garments of linnen,and filke efpecially, and all 
things that you will put it to, and thus much of the Flowerdeluce. But there are but few that have written of 
the Gladwin,or that have remembred the purging qualitie therein, yet many of our country people in many 
places.doc with the decoflion of the rootes purge themfelves, and thereby avoyd much corrupt tough flegme 
and choller: yet fome that will not have it worke fo ftrongly, doe but infufethe diced rootes in Ale Jand fome 
take the leaves which ferveth well for the weaker and tender domacks: the juice hereof proctireth fneezing,be¬ 
ing put up or fnuffed up into the nofe, and draweth downe from the head much corruption, and the poudee 
thereof doth the lame : the pouder alfo drunke in wine helpeth thofe that are troubled with Crampes and Con- 
vulfions, orwiththeSciaticaorGoute,and giveth cafe to thofe that have any griging paines in their body or 
bellyand helpeth thofe that have the Strangurie, that is, that cannot make their water, but by drops: it is with 
much profit alio given to thofe that have had long Fluxes by the lharpe and evill qualities of humors, which it 
flayethhaving firlt denied and purged them, by the drying and binding propertie therein, even as Rubarbe and 
fome other fuch like things doe; the roote procureth womens monethly courles very effeftually, if it bee drunk 
after it hath beeneboyled in wine, and fome of them Ihredand boyled in wine and vinegar, in equall parrs, 
that fhee may fit over the hot fumes, being clofe covered untill it grow neare cold: the roote ufed as a pellane, 
worketh the fame effefl, but in women with child it caufeth Abortion,that is,the delivery afore the due time's 
the feed beaten to pouder and taken to the quantity of halfe a dram in w ine,helpeth thofe that cannot make water 
very effeftually .-the fame taken with vinegar difolveth both thehardneffe dr the tumors of the fpleenc:the root is 
very efteftuall in all wounds.and fpecially of the head,as alfo to draw forth any fplintersjthornes^roken bones,ot 
any other thing flicking in the flefh without caufing any paine, ufed with a little Verdigreafc and hony, and the 
great contory roote : the fame alfo boyled in vinegar and layd upon any hard tumors, doth very effeftually 
dlilTolve and confume them, yea even thofe fwellings of the throate, called the Kings Evill: the juice of the 
leaves and rootes is profitably ufed to heale the itch ; and all running or fpreading fcabs or fores, and blemiflies or 
fcarres in the skinne: fome doe fuppofe by the fharpeneffe of the tafte in the roote (efpecially more then in the 
feede, which is more drying) that it hath as well a corrofive as opening quality therein : fome alfo doe appro- 
i priate ittotheeffeflsofthe chelts and lungs,for which the Irisor Flowerdeluce is more proper and effeffuall: 
i fome alfo to (lay the involuntary paffage of the fperme,following Pliny therein: and fome alfo to heale the he- 
j iporrhoides, and others the difeales ofthe fundament: it is thought alfo to bee effeduall again!! the poyfon of 
i Serpents ;and thus much for the (linking Glad win. 
Chap. XLVIII. 
Cmctufive C»rthamw. Ballard or Spanifh Saffron. 
a Lthough thefe forts of Cmcut might well be placed among the Thiflles, as other Authors doe,and 
’ with thefe that other wilde kind, called Attrattrlti, but becaufe thefe onely have purging quali¬ 
ties ; 1 thought it bell thus to feparate them.and intreate of thefe in this place, 
I. (fiviCtiifive Cartkttmw fativw. The manuredbaflard Saffron. 
The manured batlard Saffron hath fundry large leaves lying next the ground, without any pricks, 
or with very few white ones at the corners of the leaves and divifions,among which rifeth a llrong 
_ c _r_ io-l. i_u —:—n _—- i—/u. 
Ul Wiuivcry rew WWlLCUUta dUUViuiiivrawi iiivi'.avwanuu 1 Yiuuiu,auwiii; w URll l lis-iii a tuuiig 
hard round ftalke three or fonts foote high, branching it felfe up to the top, bearing fhorter leaves, lharpe poin¬ 
ted. 
