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hau^an Opinion , which fcemeth Fabulous • That Mtnftrmm women, go¬ 
ing oner a Field, or Gordon , doe Come and Herbs good by Kitting the 
wormes . 
The Tradition is no leffe Ancient , rbat the Bafiliske killeth by A- 
(peB . And that the wolfs 3 if he fee a JO* firft, by AJpeB ftriketh a 
hoarfe. 
Perfumes Conuenient doe dry and ftrengthen the Braine . And ftay 
Rheumes and Defluxions ; As we findc in Fume of Rofe-Mary dryed, and 
Lignum Aloes, and Calamus, taken at the Mouth, and Nofibrils • And no 
doubt there be other Perfumes, that doe moiften and rcfrefh • And are 
fit to be vfed in Burning Agnes , Confumptions , and too much wakeful- 
nejje - Such as are. Ref e-water. Vinegar, Lmon-piU, Violets , the Leaves of 
Vtnts fprinckled with a little Rofe-water , &c. 
They doe vfein Sudden Paintings , and Swounings , to put a Handker¬ 
chiefs with Rofe-water, or a Little Vinegar , to tht Nofe- Which gathe¬ 
red together againe the Spirits , which are vpon point torefolue, and 
fallaway. 
Tobacco comforteth the Spirits , and difehargcth wearinejfe . Which 
itworketh partly by Opening; But chiefly by the Opiate Verne, which 
condenfeth the Spirits. It were good therefore to try the Taking of 
Fumes by Pipes , (as they doe in Tobacco ,) of other Things - As well to 
dry and comforr, as for other Intentions. I wifli Triall be made of the 
Drying Fume, of Rofe-Mary ,md Lignum Aloes, before mentioned, in Pipe-, 
And fo of Nutmeg , and Folium Indum 5 &c. 
The Following of the Plough , hath beene approued, for refrefiling the 
Spirits, and Procuring Appetite: But to doe it in the Ploughing for wheat, 
or Rie, is not fogood; Becaufe the Earth hath fpent her Sweet Breath , 
in Vegetables, put forth in summer. It is better therefore to doe it, when 
you fow Barley . But becaufe Ploughing is tied to Seafons , it is beftto 
take the Aire of the Earth , new turned vp, by Digging with the Spade - Or 
Standing by him that Diggeth. Gentlewomen may doe themfelues much ] 
good by kneeling vpon a Cufhion, and weeding. And thefe Things you 
may pra&ife in the belt Seafons ; Which is euer the Early Spring, "before 
the Earth putteth forth the Vegetables ^ And in the Sweetejl Earth you 
can ebufe. It would be done alfo, when the Dew is a little off the Ground, 
left the Vapourbc too Moift. I knew a great Man, that lined Long, who 
had a Clcane clod of Earth, brought to him euery Morning, as he fete in 
his Bed-, And he would hold his Head oner it,a good pretty while. I 
Commend alfo, fometimes, in Diggingof New Earth, to powreinfome 
Malmefey, or Greekewine ; Thattne Vapour of the Farth, and wine toge¬ 
ther, may comfort the Spirits, the more; Prouidedalwaies, it be not ta¬ 
ken for a Heathen Sacrifice , or L ibation to the Earth. 
Theyhaue, in Phyficke, \ ft oi Pomanders, and Knots of Powders , for 
Dryingof Rheumes, Comforting of the Heart, Prouokingof Sleepe, &c. For 
though thofe Things be not fo Strong as Perfumes, yet you may haue 
them continually in your Hand-, whereas Perfumes you can take but at 
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