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from a Confrication ofthe Horne vpon the Iuy, chan from the Horne it j 
\'e |te. There is not knowne any Subftance,but Earth,and the Procedure \ 
of Earth ,(<1$ Tile,Stone,%Lcd)xhat yeeldeth any MoJJ'e, or Herby Subflance. 
There may be triall made of lomc Seeds, as that ot Fennell-Seed, JVlu- 
flard-Seed, and Rape-Seed,put intoTome little Holes, made in the Hornes 
of Stags,or Oxen, to fee if they will grow. 
There is alfo another f^nperfett Plant, that (yin fhew ) is like a great 
Mvfhrome:And it is fometimes as broad as ones Hat, Which they call 
a Toads-Smote : But it is not Elculent ; Andit groweih(commonly / )by 
a dead Stub of a T ree-, And likewife about the Iiootsof RottenTrees : 
And therefore feemeth to take his luyce from mod Putrified. Which 
iliewech, by the way, thatmod Putrified yeeldeth a franke Mofiure. 
There is a Cake,that groweth vpon the fide of a Head Treeyhat hath 
gotten no Name, but it is large, and of a Chclhut Colour, and hard, 
and pithy. Whereby it fhouldfeeme, thateuen Dead Trees forget not 
their putting forthjNo more than the Care aJJesot Mens Bodies,: h a t put 
forth Haire, and Nailes, for a Time. 
There is a cod, or Bagge, that groweth commonly in the Fields 5 
That at the firft is hard like a Tennis- Ball, and white; And after grow¬ 
eth of aMujhrome Colour >and full of light Dujl vpon the Breaking-And 
is'choughc to be dangerous for the Eyes, if the Powder get into them; 
And to bee good for Kibes. Belike it hatha Corroflue, and Fretting 
Nature. 
There is anHerbe called Iewes-Eare,that groweth vpon the Roots,a nd 
Lower Parts ofthe Bodieso f Trees ; Efpecially of Elders, and fometimes 
Ajhes.lt hath a ftrange Property 5 For in warme-wateryt fwelleth, and ( 
openeth extremely. Icisnot greene, but ofa'duskie browne Colour/ 
And it is vfedfor Squi nancies,and Inflammations in the Throat-, Where¬ 
by it feemeth to haue a Mollifying, and Lenifying Vertue. 
There is a Kinde of spongie Ex ere fee nee,which groweth chiefly vpon 
the^ot/of the Lafer-Tree, And fometimes vpon Cedar,andoitictTrees. 
It is very White, and Light, and Friable: Which wecaWAgaricke. It 
is famous in Phyjickc for thepurnngof Tough flegme. And it is alfo an ex¬ 
cellent Opener for the Liuer : But Ofifenliue to the Stomach , And in 
Tafle it is, at the firft. Sweet, and after Bitter. 
We finde no Super-plant,that is a Formed/ 3 I'ant, but Mrpfeltoe. They 
haue an idle Tradition,that there is a Bird, called a Miffel-birdy haefee- 
deth vpon a Seed, which many times fhe cannot difgeft, andfo expel- 
leth it whole with her Excrementrwhich falling vpon a Bough of a Tree 
that hath fomeRif, putteth forth the friijfeltoe.ftui this is a Fable: For 
it is not probable, that Birds fhould feed vpon that they cannot difgeft. 
But allow that,.yet it cannot be for other Reafons: For firft,it is found 
but vponcertaine Trees ; And thofe Treesbcare no ftich Fruitas may 
allure that Bird to fit, and feed vpon therri.lt may be, that Bird feedeth 
vpon thcMiJJeltoe Berries, and fo is often found there; Which may haue 
giuen occalion to the Tale.Buc thattfhich maketh an End of the Que- 
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