¶ The Vertues.
Goats Rue is a singular herbe against all [ A] venome and poison, and against wormes, to kill and driue them forth, if the juice be gi∣uen to little children to drinke.
It is of like vertue if it be fryed with [ B] Lineseed oyle, and bound vpon the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nauell.
It is ministred vnto children which are possessed with the falling euill, a spoonefull euery mor∣ning [ C] in milke.
Being boiled in vineger, and drunke with a little Treacle, it is very good against the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 [ D] of the plague, especially if the medicine be taken within twelue houres.
The herbe it selfe is eaten, being boiled with flesh, as we vse to eate Cabbage and otherwoorts, [ E] and likewise in sallades, with oile, vineger and pepper, as we do eate boiled Spinage, and such 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Which is most excellent being so eaten, against all poison and pestilence, or any venomous infir∣mitie whatsoeuer, and procureth sweat.
It also helpeth the bitings and stingings of venomous beasts, if either the juice or the herbe [ F] stamped be laid vpon the wound.
Halfe an ounce of the juice inwardly taken is reported to helpe those that are troubled with [ G] convulsions, crampes, and all other the diseases 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
The seedes do feed pullen exceedingly, and cause them to yeeld greater store of egs than or∣dinary. [ H]
‡ The juice of the leaues, or the leaues themselues bruised and applied to any part swollen [ I] by the sting of a bee or waspe, mitigate the paine, and are a present remedy, as Mr. Cannon a louer of Plants, and frind of mine, hath assured me he hath seen by frequent experience. ‡