T IME is so well knowne that it needeth 
no description; because there is not any 
which are ignorant what Thymum 
dunus is, I meane our common garden Time. 
THE VERTUES. 
Time boyled in water and hony drunken, 
is good against the cough and shortnes of the 
breath. . . and dissolues clotted or congealed 
bloud in the body. The same drunke with 
vinegre and salt purgeth flegme. 
Made into pouder, and taken in the weight 
of three drams with Mede or honied vinegre, 
called Oxymel, and a little salt, it. . . is good 
against the Sciatica, the paine in the side and 
brest. . . and is profitable also for such as are 
fearefull, melancholicke, and troubled in minde. 
S WEET Marjerome is a low and shrubbie 
plant, of a whitish colour, and maruel- 
lous sweet smell, a foot or somwhat 
more high. 
THE VERTUES. 
Sweet Marjerome is a remedy against cold 
diseases of the braine and head, being taken 
any way to your best liking; put vp into the 
nosthrils it prouokes sneesing, and draweth 
forth much baggage flegme; it easeth the tooth¬ 
ache, being chewed in the mouth . . . and is 
used in medicines against poyson. . . The 
leaues are excellent good to be put into all 
odoriferous ointments. . . d here is an excel¬ 
lent oyle to be drawne forth of these herbes, good 
against ... all aches proceeding of a colde cause. 
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