The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome

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Title: The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome
Author: Pliny, the Elder.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam Islip,; 1634.
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Subject terms: Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.
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¶ THE XXVII. BOOKE COMPREHENDETH all other sorts of herbes. (Book 27)

...Chap.
1. The rest of Herbes.
2. Of Aconitum, and how this herbe killeth Leopards or Panthers.
3. That God is the Creator of all things.
4. Of the hearbe Aethiopis, Ageratum, Aloe, Alcea, Alypum, Alsine, Androsacum, An∣drocaemon, Ambrocia, Restharrow, Anagy∣ron, and Anonymon.
5. Of the great Burre, Of Cliuers or Goose grasse, Asplenum, Asclepias, or Swallow∣wort, Aster or Bubonium, Ascyrum or As∣cyroeides, Aphace, Alcibium, and Cockes combe.
6. Of Alus.
7. Of sea Weeds or Reits, of Elder, wild Vine, and Wormewood.
8. Of Ballote or stinking Horehound, of Bo∣trys or Oke of Ierusalem, of Brabyla, of Bry∣on or Corallina, of Bupleuron, and Cata∣nance, of Calla, Cerceia, Cirsium and Cra∣taegonum, Thelygonum, Crocodilium, Dogs stone, Chrysolachanum, Cucuba∣lum, and Conferua or the riuer Spunge.
9. Of the graine called Coccos, Gnidia, of Ta∣zill, of Oke fearne, of Dryophonum, of Ela∣tine, of Empetrum or Perce-Pierre, of Epi∣pactus or Elleborius, of Epimedum, Enne∣aphyllon, i. the nine leafed herbe, of Os∣mund or fearne, of Fenmur Bubulum, i. Ox thigh, of Galeopsis or Galeobdolon, of Glaux or Eugalactum.
10. Of Glaucium, of Paeonie, Cudweed or Chamaezelum, of Galedragum, Holcos, Hyosiris, Holosteum, and Hypophaestum.
11. Of Hypoglossa, and Hypecoon, Idaea, Isopyron, Spurge, Pat-delion, Lycopsis, Greimile, &c.
12. Of Medium, Mouse-eare, Myagros, an herb called Natrix, Othone, Onosma, Onopor∣dos, Toads flax, Woodsoure or Alleluiah, Crowfoot, Knotgrasse, Camomile, Phyteu∣ma, Phyllon, Phellandrion, Phalaris, Polyr∣rhizon, Proserpinaca or Knotgrasse, Rhaco∣ma, Reseda, and Stoechas.
13. Of Nightshade and Dwale, of Smyrnium, Orpinum, Trichomanes, Thalietrum, Thlas∣pi, Tragonias, Tragonis and Tragopogos, the serpent Spondylis. To conclude, that some diseases and venomous things be not in all countries.

In summe, herein are comprehended medicines, stories, and notable obseruations, 702.

Latine Authours cited.

Pompeius Lenaeus, Sextius Niger, and Iulius Bassus, who wrate both in Greeke, Antonius Castor and Cornelius Celsus.

Greeke Writers.

Theophrastus, Apollodorus, Cittiensis, Democritus, Aristogiton, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Mago, Menander that wrote the Treatise Biochresta, and Nicander.

Physicians.

Mnestheus and his fellowes, as they went in the former booke.