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and ftttbothsfsme nfe thereof to make a water for hot inflammations in the eyes,and to take away any fiime 
skin that beninneth to grow over them, or other defefts in them that any outward medicine can he pe in this 
limner: Take what quantide of Strawberries you pleafe,and put them into abraffeveffel, with a litr e fait ca t 
b on them, which being covered, let into a wine cellar for eight dayes, m which rime the berries will be diffol- 
rr,d into a greene water,which being cleared from thereft.keepe in a glaffe dole flopped to nfe when you needes. 
itfiroppe or two put into the eyes ferveth for the purpofe aforefaid : fome in mifliking both fait and brafle for the 
■es, make a water both for the eyes and for the deformities in the skinne, be it mor phew, leprey, or the like in 
it]is manner: Into a large deftillaiory or body of glaffe, they put fo many Strawberries as they thmke meete for 
/ icir ufc, if a few, the lefier glaffe body will ferve, which being well clofed, let it be let in a bed 01 hot horls 
u/ig for twelve or fourteene dayes, and after diddled carefully and the water kept for your ule. 
Chap. XvH- 
Chickwecde. 
Here are fo many forts of Chickweedes, feme chiefely growing in moift and watery places, others up¬ 
on driemountaincs, fome in the Fields, others m the Woods, fomeworthy ofonespaines to plant ina 
Garden, others of no filch refpeft that I muft feverre them, andintreate of fome in an other Claflis 
where they are fitteft to be fpoken of; you (hall therefore have thofe evpreffed in this Chapter,and the 
(jwo next that follow that I thinke Hit for this place. 
I. Alfa repens baccifera. Great fpreading Chickwecde. _ 
This great Chickwecde bringth forth many flexible branches full of joynts, fifing higher than a man n it frand 
iy bullies, or other things where it may take hold, ot'ncrwife through weakenelfe lying on the ground, it Icc- 
neth not fo long, at every of the joynts (land two leaves one againft the other,iomewhit like unto the ordinary 
2 hickweedc leaves, but much larger, comming fomewhat neare unto thole of Pelletory of the wall, and of a 
Prefh greene colour :at the joynts jikewife on both fides of the ftalkes come forth other branches,j’oynted and let 
with leaves in the fame manner, and at the ends of them large greene round huskes ending in five points, with 
whole flowers growing out of them, confifting of five and fometimes of fixe w hijc leaves apeece cut in at the 
:nds, in which huskes after the flowers are paft ftand fmall round heads like berries, greene at the fir ft, and black- 
ifhwhen they are ripe, containing within them many flat blackifh purple feed : the roote is white and long 
creeping much under ground, and (hooting forth in divers places every yeare new fliootes, the old dying downe 
; this hath no tafte,butherbye as the ordinary Chickweedes have, ana therefore is by the judgement 
every yeare; 
:,but herbye 
I. Alfine repcmbaccifera. 
Great fpreading Chickwecde# 
1. Alftne maxima. 
The greateft Chickwecde. 
