574 Chap. 51 . 
Theatrum c Botanicum. 
RIBS 
5-5 
“ d .'hinke itto he the AndnfamumalbumDahckamfyoiLuodmirfir w hich IfcTTt- 7~ 
why he (held to judge, mthat the figure expreffeth an upright/and no? a be^/ng plant and 
defcription given of it: The lad hath the name impofed upon it.as is fitted I thinke for it. P ' 6 ls no 1 
The Vertttes. 
S. Iohni wort is as fingular a wound herbe as any other whatfoever, eyther for inward wounds hm-sc r ■ 
fes, tobeboyled mw.ne anddrunke or prepared into oyle or oyntment, bathe or lotion outw’rdh for h ni ' 
of an hot and drying quality with lubtili parts, it hath power to open obftruffions, to diffiXe tu™ ' ng : 
confohdate or foder the hpsof wounds.and to ftrengthen the parts that are weake and feeble-the decoftb, f l 9 ' 
he hf f7 erS ’ bl ^ ° f 4 be f ? ed ,facially in wine,being drunkc.or the feed made into ponder and d Z' ! 
the juice of Knotgrafle, helpeth all manner of fpittingand vomitincof blood, bee ir 1™ ■ , , With 
vvardly, by bruifes, falls or howl'oeyer: the fame alio helpeth all tlrofe that are bitten or (lunge bV'JZ vc^" ’ 
creature- And is good for thofe thfrare troubled with the done in their kidneys, or cannot make « m ° U j ! 
being applyed provoked, womens courfcitwo drams of thefeede made into ponder, and drank n a ll, h’ 1 
doth gently expell choller, or congealed blood in the (lomack.and mefentery veines the decoflion nfrh ^° th * 
and feeds being drunk fomewhat warmc before the fits of a»ues whether they be tertUm JZ, a, eaves 
to alter the fits,and by often ufing taketh them quite awayjthe feede is much commended beU drunkef hdp£ 
dayes together, to helpe the Sciatica or Hippe Goute, Fallingfickneffe and Palfie alfo The herbe Th e h 4 °f 
the !eaves,flowers and leede, fteeped in wine for i a. hoi,res, and then diffftkdFan ordinary Sri i 1 ’ ° th 
hereof being drunke with a little Sugar therein, is accounted as eftefluall as any decoflion or othe ire W ? tCt 
and killeth the wormesin the belly or flomacke. The oyle ofS Job,,, wort, eyther finrn leor ol?T T l ™‘ 
compound ,s more effefluall,is fingular good both for all greene wounds,and old fores £ n to W 
whe r e,that are hard to be c ured.and is effedtuali alfo for crampes and aches in the loynts and na i,e, in l 8 *" dfc 
and finewes.and is alfo good for all burnings by fire.to be presently tiled or the fuice nfrhe tl,e Vc,ncs 
the hearbe dryed and made into pouder, is as effeftuall for wounds and fores to be ftrowed thereon'T 
or, dice. The fin,pie oyle is made of foure ounces of the flowers infufed in a pint of oyle OHive call e 
oyle, and three ounces ofwh,re wme,for, o. or u. dayes to beelet in the Sunne, and afterwards ^hnf ? allec 
E*Uo or Kettle of feethmg water,ftrayned forth, and refreftied with new flowers, fo St? 'a* 
he fame manner boyled,flramed forth and renewed the third time with frefh flowers Sr i “"l m 
laflly flood in the Sunne a fortnight or more, are to be boyled in the fayd Bah» or KettTe of frcihi * We 
ftrayned forth, and the oyle, having fome fine turpentine diffolved in it whiles it is hot and fo 
good for the purpofesaforefayd. Like hereunto Gerard hath let downeaway, which is wirb S ’ fi !’ SUlaI: 
parts, white wine and oyle of Turpentine one part, fet in the Sunne, with the leaves ? 
; *'Wort, for 8. or io. dayes, and boyled and renewed the third time in rbc "re C f des '“PS- 
compound oyle ,s made of the fimple oyle, after the laft infufion being (trained forth ”et2' 
of Candy .Gmnm or I elwort CW«r Be„ e difl w , or Blelfed thiftle, and Tormemi/l of Zcb I fmall m 
Lome earth wormeswafhecland flit, andall of them infufed in the fayd oyle, and fet to theSuZ Um,C ’ e ’f n<i 
boy led,ftrayned forth, and Turpentine and oyle ofWormewood put thereto which then ; , S £ andafter 
fome pot, or glaffe dofe flopped, to be ufed as occafion doth require. ' h t0 bee refcr ved in 
Chap, LI. 
Afcyrttm, S, Peters wort. 
®£9£i2SKif F this herbe like wife formerly there hath hppnp hi,t r„..< , , , 
have two other to fhe w, not long fi^ce foundTnd^rought toour'knowledge dc ^ crib ^ d ' but wee 
T , ■ c „ V Afcjrum vulgare. Ordinary S. !>««-/wort. ° ’ 
rounder pointed, and w, h' ve^C or"^feene therein andf °- Wort > >« W a Httk 
rifing from the bofomc of the treater and fomert'mrs a . • n ’?r d ^ avin g^ 0Ir i e times fome fmaller leaves, 
the ftalkes ftand many yellow ftarre-like flowers with yellow rhred ^ yf th ^? lkes Wl11 bec; at tIie t0 PP es 
Johns wort, fo that butforth largeneffe MdS’ete 11 it J &^™n^T dd, ^T Jr Hke un , tothofe of S. 
that it giveth not fo bloody a juice, beins bruifed betweene the L K d - lfcer I 1 5 cI / r ? n ? I S ‘ Iohns w °rc> and 
a relinous fent ; the rootea y bide l th‘ta,g? * K ° futhlikc (cedc > of asli ’ ron S 
T g; ,, c „ wm nugrn fare. Great flowred S. Peters wort 
fides the naturall place. y ’ 3nd thefe thln g smak e ^ whole difference from the former be- 
This rfi fferpeh r„ . 4 f A f c y rMcs cretica major. Great S .’Peters wort of Card, 
gJthenlf ° rmCr ° ndylnthClar S cneffc ^ves and flowers/which are foure timea big- 
rht 
