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C “ rd ' M u P on Dufcorides mencioncth in the firft Booke and 24. Chapter, Crmfiato, and Cjnorrhodos, being his 
third fort, faying it is the lead and may be called Chamarloodos and is called by the Germanes Srdrofen 1 BathOsm 
callcth it Rofa campeflris refens alba: the left is taken by Lugduncnfie to bee Refi Gstca Jive Ljchnie Qracorum 
PUi .!• and ‘ fl ' be not <G J «>t may fitly as he faith be called Cjmrrhodtn Une. Bauhinus .calleth it Rtf*, cmiefcis 
fptKte carens biflora, A Lefture of much moralitie might be read upon thojfsfe, the parts delivered by-minyaii- 
: hors both Grcckes and Latir.es all which to infert in this place is not my minde, onely 1 will recite a few oftna- 
by togive youacafteof the plepty and excellence. - 
Vt Rofa mane viget } tamen cr mox vefpere languit. 
Sic modo qtii fitmhtf ,cras levit umbra fumw. And a°aincj 
Vidi ego mane Rofam foils cum lumine 
Et vidi rurfum foie cadente mon. 
The mifcrably infatuated Turkes will not fuffer a Rote leafe to lye upon the ground, or any to tread on rberai 
in honour of cheir Mahomet,from tyhofc (wear they are perlwaded the Role fprang up; fomewhat like unto cue 
o d Pagans, who held the Rofe which formerly was white to become red from the blood of Venw, (ailing thereon 
;' °' n ber foote nurt by a thorne.as fi.ee ran among the bullies,to helpe her Adonis ., philoflratus dedicate* the 
Role toCsspsd whomit.doth reprefent m every part. It is freih young anddelicate as Cupid, it is crowned wul, 
gold yellow haircs, tt bcareth thorncs as darts and leaves as wings, the Crimfon beauty of the flowers ashi : ’Ao* 
ry and dignicie, neither the Rofe nor Cupid keepeth any time, and befidcsthis he calleth the Rofe the light ofthe 
the faire bufhie toppe of the fpring.the fire of love, the lightning of the Land. Anar eon hi s Grce.'ce vet- 
fes lattncd by Stephanas are fufficiently knowne being thefe, 
Rofa bonos ,decusque fiorum ; Rofeit puer Cytharu. 
Rofa aura,amorejue veris: Caput implicat coronis 
Rofa cel dm e si volstptds, Chant urn chores fiequentans 
' TheVertues. ' 
. B « au > e 1 have fpoken fo much of the manured Rofes in (hewing their denominations, Ithinkc it not inor 1 
tment alfo before I entreate of the qualit.esof the wild forts, to It downe the properties and venues oldl, c 
Garden kinds fomewhat more amply then I have delivered them in my former book. Both the white and the 1 ed 
Rofes are cooling and drying, yet the white is taken to cxceede the red in both thofe properties, buc is ieldomo 
liftd inwardly in any medicine; the red as Galen faith hath a watery fubftance in it, and a warme' ioyned wirh' 
° , T th ?, £ Is ’. ? ft ‘ : i n 8 c ' lt and a bltter •' thc flowers thereof (which wee call the feedes/but rather 
5 '* 1 ‘°' v threads in the middle; doe binde more then the Rofe it felfe and more drying alfo. Mefues flJwich 
that the Rofe is cold m the hrft degree and dry in thefccond, compounded of divers parts or fubftances which 
yet may be feparated, namely a watery meane fubftance and an earthly drying, anayrie fubftance like wife fweec 
and aromaucall, and an hot alfo, whereof commeth the bitterneffe, the rednelfe, perfeftion and forme, and yet 
neflV 3 J.“° f . the j 1£a “ la [tro . n S' :r » which hath caufed the, forme and rednelfe then that which c.ufcth the bitter- 
neffe.for being dryed that bitterneffe vamfheth when the other two doe abide: the bitterneffe therefore in thc 
Roles when they are fiefli, efpcctally the juice purgeth choller and watery humours (which qcalitie the Greeke 
authours it feemeth knew not j bat being dtyed and that heate that caufed thc bitterneffe 1 being confumed 
they then have a (topping anduiflringent power. Thofe alfo that are nut full blowen doe both coole and binde 
more then thofe that are full blowne and thc white Rofes more then thc red. The decoffion of red Roles made 
with wine and ufed is very good for the head-ache and painesin the eyes earcs throate and gums, the fundament 
aho.the o wer bowels and the matrix being bathed or put into them: the fame decoffion with the Rofes remai- 
ning in them is profitably applyed to the region of the heart to eafe the inflammations therein, as aHo Saint™*- 
thomes fire and a! other difeafes of the ftomacke: being dryed and beaten to powder and taken in ftecled wine 
or water doe helpe to (lay womens courfes, they ferve alfo for the eyes being mixed with fuch other medicines 
tnac lerve tor that purpole, and are fometimes put into thofe compofitioos that are called Anther* zs is before- 
(aid. The yellow threads in the middle ofthe red Rofes Specially (which as I faid bee erronioufly called the 
Rofe feedes) being powdered and diunkeinthediftilled water of Quinfes.ftaycth the aboundancc of womens' 
lourlcs, and doth wonderfully (lay and helpe the defluxions ofrheume upon the gummes and teeth, and preicr- 
veth them from corruption, and faftneth them being loofe if they bee waflied and gargled therewith, and Come 
\ -nepar-of Squillea added thereto : the heads with feed being ufed in powder or in a dccodlion ftayeth the Taske 
s o die (pitting of biood. Red Rofes doe ftrengthen the heart, the Stomacke and Liver, and the retentive fa¬ 
ced,they mitigate the pames thatarife ofheate, aflwageinflammations procurciicepe and rfcft, Haywo- 
in . courfes both white and red and the Gonorrhea the running.of the rcines and the (luxes ofthe belly • the juice 
eiK.iom doth purge and clenfc the body from choller and flegme: the huskes of thc Rofes with thc beards and the 
K, ,.s of the Rofes are binding and cooling and thediftilled water of eyther of them is good forthebeate and 
rtdielle in the eyes, to [fay and dry up the rheumes and watering ofthetn.--;Of the red Rofes are ufnallv made 
many compofitionsall (crying to fundry good ufes which arc thefe, EleiSuary of Rofes,Conferv-.both moift: 
■>,,d dry which is more ufually called Sugarot Roles, Syrnpeof dryed Roles and Hony ofRoles (the cordial! 
I jwder called GJsorrhodon Ahhatii and Arousattcum rofarumi the.diftilled water of Rofes, Vinegar of Rofes oinr- 
i-ientand oyle of Rofes: und the Rofe Jeaves dryed which although no compofition, yet is of very greatufe and 
efc-l to be lad of all fpoken. To entreate of them all exaftly I doe not entend for fo a pretty, volume of it (eTfc 
dKot bccompofed, 1 will therfore only give you a hint of everyone pf them.and referre the more ample dcclara- 
n of them to thofe that would en rreat onely of them. ,The Elefluary is purging,, whereof two or three drams 
e ’ *r eafr-d j 0Iae convenlc '* c l|fl u or»is a competent purgation for any of weake conftitution, but may bee 
. uealcdunto fix dtammes, according to the qualitie and.flrengtb of the patient: this purgeth choller without 
i f'-cTc e ’k nd i IS g 4 ?d ‘1r° C F , eVtrS ‘ 1,1 P a,nes oft ' ,c he 5 d ar ‘S n f? from hot and chollericke humors and 1-eare 
b , he j'lit tni ac e CS P rocccdln S from hot humors. The moyft conferee is of much ufc 
- Unding and cordiall, for unull it be about two yeare old it is more binding then cordiall.but afte-wards it is 
^ ot thc yonger.conferve taken with Mhhridatum mixed together is good for thofe 
. _ .: :;:.u-naasot ineomelronulie hrame into the no/e- •' 
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