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it rubella {lore, and maketh it tobe another loi t from the Egyptian s ot Clufiut, when as both Clufim and Camerarhu 
agree in this, that paludanw brou hr the (eede from Egypt, and Ramralfum faith he found it growing about! 
Aleppo : fo that the feven forts of Hyotcjamu fet forth by Bauhimu, are but thefe fourc here recited, for his two 
forts of white, are but one; his two forts of Candy arc but one; and his two forts, the one rubella {lore, and the 
other (pino(iJfitrii taul,cults t^gjptucm are but one, even that which Camerariut calleth Syrittcm, and peculiari, 
andC/r-Jiut t^gyptiacw mbello flore : but Biojcorides his third fort, wich is the yellow, is not declared, which of 
thefe it fhould be, the firft being called »h;<T, black e, and thefecord white, are peculiarly fetdowne, and agreed 
upon by all, but the yellow, as I faidis not foplainely determined, fomc taking the Englijb Tobacco to be it or 
the Indian kinde, being quite differing in effedt, this being hot and If upelaflive, the other cold and foperiferous: 
but if I might be allowed my verdit, I fhould fay that the Candy Henbane is mold probable to be the yellow'" 
and the Egyptian kinde the blacke, or a Ipecies thereof differing onely by the climate. 
The p'ertuet. 
The blacke or common Henbane, and the yellow, are both accounted to be more dangerous than the white ' 
and therefore to be as much avoyded in inward medicines as may be, and that but in cafe of neceffitie, when the 
whitccannot he had, for the whiteiscold in the third degree, and the other in the fourth, procuring drowfi- 
neffc and a ferdeffneffe of the fpirits, (lupefied by the benumming qualitie ; the white is fit onely to be ufcd in in¬ 
ward Phificke, which is mold availeable to many good purpofes, if it be wifely and conveniently applied - but 
the leaves of them all doe coole all hot inflammations, either in the eyes or any orhcr part of the body ; and arc 
good to affivage all manner of Iwellings, whether of the cods, or womens breads, orelfe where, if they be 
boyled in wine, and either applied themfelves or the fomentation warme : the fame alfo applied co the "oute 
aflwageth the paines thereof, and ofthe Sciatica, and all otherpiines in thejoynts, and other parts, which rife 
from an hot caufe; it helpeth likewife theheadach, and want of fleepe in hot fevers, applying it with vinegar ta 
the forehead and temples: the juyee of the herbe or feede, or the oyle drawne from the feede doth the like and 
fo doth the decoifdion of the hmkes, to wafdi the feete ur the head, but fee that you doe not ule it too often fox 
feare of dangw.Diefcorides faith that the feede is profitableagainft the defluxions.of hotand fliarpe faltrheumes 
upon the lungs caufing a cough,as alfo againft the ft tangling and other paines of the mother, and to flay the over¬ 
great fluxes of their courfes, and all other fluxes of bloud: the oyleol the feede is helpefullforthedeafenefl'cani 
node and wormesin the eares, being dropped therein: the juice of the hetbe or roote doth alfo the fame -• it 
helpeth the tooth-ach, if the roote be boyled in vinegar, and a little of thedecodion be held on that fide the 
paine is: fome have alfo affirmed, that the fume of the feede being burned, taken into the mouth, will not 
onely eafe the paines, but caufethe woimesto fallout from the teeth, but diverfe cunning knaves to deceive 
thofe they would get money from, havirg caufed fuch to hold their mouthes over warme water, have 
cunningly conveyed fmall peeces of lute firings into the water, to caufe them to heleeve they voyded fo many 
live wormes, as there are peeces in the water : for the property of thofe Lute firings is, that feeling theheate of 
the water, they will feeme to flirre and move as though they were alive: but IP mi (heweth that hee knew a 
young woman thatufed the forefaid fomentation for her teeth, that after (hee had eafe of them, was for three 
dayesfo troubled in her fenfes, that fhc feemed as iffhee had beene drunke, being very merry and pleafant all 
that time, which palled away without further danger: but I know a friend of mine, that having digged up 
fome Parfneppe rootes that grew in his Garden, by chance fomc rootes of Henbane whichgrew amongthem 
(which as Ihad before is fomewhat like thereunto) were boyled with them, and he eating thereof ac (upper, 
was very fhortly after firft troubled with a drought, that nothing that he could ra' e would quench it, then his 
tafte, or rellifh of any thing was taken away, fuddenly alfo his fight was troubled that he could not difeerne 
things as they Were, but as ifthey were 3. or 4. fold, his urine alfo was quite flopped, fo that notwithflanding 
he had great defire to make water,yet he could not poflibly : in this perplexitie he continued mod of the night, 
neither could he tell, or fleepe being in bed, but his urine by the (lopping thereof grew fo hot within him, and not 
able to pafle it from him, caufed him tobethinke himlclfe of a pouder, hunfelfe haa caufed to be made, available 
againft the (lone, which he caufed to be given him, which fuddenly caufed him to make water and thereby hee 
prefently felt incredible eafe in his whole body, for all the things that be ha 1 taken before did doe him no good, 
but by thismeanes he quickly recovered his fight, and the other fympromes vanifhed, ar d before mornino, hee 
was as well as before the taking of that roote: the fervants alfo that did eaie of the good Parfneps that were 
boyled with thefe malignant rootes w'ere fomew hat dift. mpered, fome more fome lefle, each fomewhat 
according to their feeding, and their owne difpofitions wo-king together: this 1 have related that you 
may know alfo the danger of this herbe, and of every part thereof; the feede is ufually mixed with Coculut 
Indui to take fifli, caufing them that take it to turne up their bellies, and lie above the water as if 
they were dead for a while; but they doe not long abide in this manner, burreturnero their fenfes againeand' 
fwimmeaway : Hensalloor other birds, thattake of this (eede will die, and the fume of the herbe bein" bur. 
ned,and brought into their roufting place,will caufe them to fall downe as if they were dead : the decoftion alfo 
of the herbe or feede or both, will kill lice and vermine whether in man or bead, which you fhall plainely per¬ 
ceive in a dogge troubled with lice,being wafhed therewith, the lice will be foone found dead upon him, and 
fome fall from him : the fume of the dried herbe,ftalkes, and feede burned, and the hands held over the fume 
thereof, that are troubled with fwellings and chilblanes in the Winter, or their heeles that have kibes, will 
quickly heale them. The diddled water ol the herbe is effeftuall for all the purpofes afoteiaid. The remedy to 
helpe thofe that have taken Henbane, is to drinke Goates milke, much mede or honied water, Pine kernells with 
fweetewine ; or ifthefebe not at hand ot will do no good. Fennell feede. Nettle feede, thefeedeofCreffies, 
IWuflardorRaddifh, as alfo Onions or Garlicke taken in wine, doe all helpe to free them from danger, andre- 
ftore them to their due temper againe. The white Henbane is as T faid. the fitted and molt effeftuall in all inward 
medicines for the griefes afore fpecified: the other forts are of the qualitie of the ordinary, that is, more dange¬ 
rous than the white. . 
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