Meadow Rue.
Description.
THis riseth up with a yellow stringy Root, much spreading in the ground, and shoo∣ting forth new sprouts round about, with ma∣ny Herby green Stalks two foot high, crested all the length of them, set with Joynts here and there, and many large Leavs on them as well as below, being devided into smaller Leavs, nicked or dented in the forepart of them, of a sad green colour on the upperside, and pale green underneath: Toward the top of the Stalk there shooteth forth divers short Bran∣ches, on every one thereof there stand two, three, or four smal round Heads or Buttons, which breaking the skin that incloseth them shew forth a tuft of pale greenish yellow threds, which falling away there comes in their places small three cornre'd Cods, wherein is con∣tained smal; long, and round Seed. The whol Plant hath a strong unpleasant scent.
Place.
It groweth in many places of this Land; in the Borders of moist Meadows, and by Ditch sides.
Time.
It Flowreth about July or the beginning of August.
Vertues and Use.
Dioscorides saith that this Herb bruised and applied perfectly healeth old Sores:* 1.1 and the distilled water of the Herb and Flowers doth the like. It is used by some among other Pot∣herbs