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mcr but Inthe qualities and vcrtues, thus faith y£gineta. It is called by the c Arabians Cbajh^/ty^ e Italkns „ 
Smmc, but as Plmj faith (M.a 5 .cap.%. fpeaking of his times) Serrawla, by the French -Become and BetoT 
by the Cj ermines Braun Betonick, by the ‘Dutch and us Betony. There needeth no further declaration or nml/n ’’ 
non of thefc unto you, feeing all Authors alraoft agree in the name. The third and fourth by their title and n! 
are expreffed whereupon they tooke their names: the lad Lngdunenfis calleth Alopecuru, Montana, which 
Betony like leaves, and therefore Bauhinm as is before faid referred it thereunto. One thing more I would ad * 
vertife you that Fetomca and Betonica are diverfly taken in divers Authors for Vetrnca, although it be fet dnw 
in fome Authors for Become, yet more properly and ufually it is underftood to bee the CttrybphjUus our ■ 
flower, and then it is denominated Vetonick altilii. J - 
The Vtrtues, 
Betonie is hot and dry, almoflin the fecond degree: it is faith Tlinj ante cun ft as LatidatiJLma and fo have 
others alfofct it forth, with admirable (andyetnotundeferved) prailes: Antomut Mufa, the Emperour^I 
gfm his Phyfition, who wrote a peculiar booke hereof, faith of it, that it preferveth the lives and bodiel ' 
of men, free from the danger of difeafes, and from witchcrafts alfo; but it is found by dayly experience as Dio 
(coride, formerly wrote thereof, to be good for innumerable difeafes, as Matthiolus termeth it for it hel neth rh f" 
that either loath ot cannot digeft their meate, thofe that have weake flomackes, or have fewer belchincs or con ‘ 
tmuall riflings in their ftomacke.if they ufe it familiarly, either greene or dry, either the herbe, therbote orth- • 
flowers, m broth1 drunke, or meate,made into conferve, fyrupe, eleftuary, water, or powder, as every one mav I 
heft frame themfelyes unto, or as the time or feafon requireth, taken any of the forefayd wayes : it helDeth the ■ 
jaundile, falling lie keneffe, the palfe.convuKiqnsor fhrinkingof the finewes, the goute, and thofe that areen- 
dining to droplies, as alfo thofe that have continuall paines in their heads, yea although it turnetofrenfie • ir i~ 
no leffe available the po wder mixed with pure honey, for all forts,of coughes or colds, wheeling and feortneffi : 
of breath, dillillations ot thinne rheurne upon the lungs, which caufeth confumptions, the decoflion made with 
Mede and a little Pennyroyall added thereunto, is good for thofe that are troubled with putride agues whether 
q«,ti£*«t,tert,M,o r quartans ,that rife from the (lomack; and to draw downand evacuate the blood and humors 
that by falling into the eyes,do hinder the fight:the decoflion thereof made in wine & taken, killeth the worm™ 
m the belly jis good to open the obftrufiions, both of the liver & fpleene,& for flitches or other paines in the (ides 
or back,the torments alfo & griping paines of the boweis.and the wind Collick, and with honey helpeth to Durpe 
the belly.-the fame alfo helpeth to bring down womens courfes.and is of efpeciall ufe for thofe that are troubled 
with the falling downe and paines of the mother, and to caufe an eafie and fpeedy delivery for rhofe in travaile of 
childbirth: ir helpeth alfo to breake and expell theflone, either in the Kidnies or bladder-the decoflion with wine 
gargled eafeth the toothach.it is commended againft the (ling orbiting of venemous Serpents, and mad dons both 
u(cd inwardly, and applyed outwardlyalfoto the hurtplace: it is fayd alfo to hinder drunkenneffe beinu taken 
before hand, and qmckely to expell it afterwards: adrammeof the powder of Betonie taken with a little h 
ny, in fome Vinegar, doth wonderfully refrefti thofe that are overwearied by travaile: it fiaycth bleeding 
at the mouth or nofe, as alfo thofe that fpit or piffe blood : ir helpeth thofethatare burden and haveamnmrf 
and is good for thofe that are bruifed by any fall 0 r otherwiie: the greene herbe brnifed, or the iuvee aoDlved > 
to any inward hurt, or outward greene wound, inthe head or body, will quickely heale it and clofe it un as alfo 
any veincs or finewes that are cut, and will alfo draw forth any broken bone, or any fplinter thornc or fuch q 
ther thing, gotten into the fleih: it is no leffe profitable for old filthy fores, and ulcers, yea though thev be filfe 
lous and hollow; butfomedoe advife to put a little fait thereto for this purpofe: being applyed with alitle 
Hogges Lard, it helpeth a Plague fore, and other biles,and pufhes: the fumes of the decoflion while it is warm 
received by a funnell into the eares, eafeth the paines of them.deftroyeth tbewormes, andcureth the running 
fores in them; the juyee dropped into them, doth the fame likewife: the roote of Betony is found to be ol 
much differing quality from the [eaves and flowers, as being much difpleafing both to the tafte and lfomacke 
procuring loathing, vomitings, and belchmgs; whereas the leaves and flowers, by their fweete and fpicietalle’ 
are comfortable both in meate and medicine. ‘ ’ 
Chap. LXX. 
Chelidmium. Celandine.' 
I Ormerly there were two forts of Celandine generally knowne, as Diofcoride, and others make men- 
1 tion.which differ in outward face, very much one from another, whereof I entend to entreatein 
. this Chapter, but unto theml mull adjoync fome otherfotts of the greater, which are of later in- 
jouaal ventl0n - 
1. Chelidomum majtss vulgare. Common great Celandine. 
Common Celandine hath divers tender, round whitifh greene (hikes, with greater Joynts than ordinary in o-' 
ther herbes, as it were knees, very brittle and eafie to breake, from whence grow branches, with large tender 
long leaves,much divided into many parts, and each of them cut in on the edges, fet at the joynts upon both (ides 
of the branches, of a darkeblewifli greene colour on the upperfide, like unto Colombines,and more pale blewifh 
greene underneath, full of a yellow fappe or milke, when any part is btoken, of a bitter tafte and ftrong fent: at 
the toppes of the branches which are much divided, grow gold yellow flowers, of foure leaves apeece after 
which come fmall long pods, with blackifKfeede therein: the roote is fomewhat great at the head, (hooting 
forth divers other long rootes, and fmall fibres reddifh on the outfidc, and yellow within full of a yellow fappe 
a- Chelidonium majui laciniatum. Jagged Celandine. 
This other great Celandine groweth in all things like the former, but that the leaves are thinner, and the divi- 
fions flenderer, and more cut in on the edges: the flowers likewife are of the fame gold yellow colour, and con¬ 
fiding of foure leaves, fome what larger than the other, and are each of them cut in on the edges, as the greene 
leaves 
