Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.

A CATALOGUE OF THE SIMPLES CONDUCING TO THE DISPENSATORY.

ROOTS.

ACANTHI, Brancae Ursinae. Of Bears-breech, or Brank-ursine; it is meanly hot and dry, it helps ach and numness of the joynts, and is of a binding quality, good for wounds and bro∣ken bones. Dioscorides saith, they are profita∣ble for Ruptures, or such as are bursten, or burnt with fire, a drachm of the Root in Pouder being taken in the morning fasting, in a Decoction made with the same Root and Water.

Acori, Veri, Perigrini vulgaris, &c. See Calamus Aromaticus. I shall not, nor dare not make a long Paraphrase about the sorts of it, one of which is Water-flag, or Flower-de-luce, which is hot and dry in the second degree, binds, strengthens, stops fluxes of the belly, and immo∣derate flowing of the terms in women, a drachm being taken in red wine every morning.

Alljum. Garlick. It is hot and dry in the fourth degree, breeds naughty and corrupt blood, yet is an enemy to all Poysons, and such as are bitten by cold venemous beasts, viz. Adders, Toads, Spiders, &c. it provokes urin, and expels wind.

Alcannae. Of Privet. See the Leaves.

Althaeae. Of Marshmallows: are meanly hot, of a digesting softning nature, ease pains, help bloody fluxes, the stone and gravel; being bruised and well boyled in Milk, and the Milk drunk, is a gallant Remedy for the gripings of the belly, and the Bloody flux: If a Feaver accom∣pany the Disease, boyl a handful of common Mallow leaves with a handful of these Roots.

Angelicae. Of Angelica; is hot and dry in the third degree, strengthens the heart excee∣dingly, and is a singular remedy against pesti∣lence and poyson, half a drachm taken in the morning fasting.

Anchusae. Of Alkanet; cold and dry, bin∣ding, good for old Ulcers.

Anthorae. An outlandish root, the counter∣poyson for Monkshood, it is an admirable re∣medy for the wind-chollick, and resists poyson. They that would know more of it, let them reade Guainerius, and Solerius, both which li∣ved neer the places where it plentifully grew.

Apii. Of Smallage. See the Barks.

Aristolochiae. Of Birthwort: of which are three sorts, long, round, and climing: All hot and dry in the third degree.

The long, being drunk in Wine, brings a∣way both birth and after-birth, and whatsoever a careless Midwife hath left behind.

The round, being drunk with Wine, helps (besides the former) stuffings of the lungues, hardness of the spleen, ruptures, convulsions; both of them resist poyson.

I never read any use of the climing Birthwort. Artanitae, Cyclaminis, &c, Of Sowbread: hot and dry in the third degree, a most violent purge, dangerous; outwardly applied to the place, it profits much in the bitings of vene∣mous beasts, also being hung about women in labor, it causeth speedy deliverance. See the Herb.

Arundinis, Vallatoriae, & Saccharinae. Of common Reeds and sugar Reeds. The Roots of common Reeds applied to the place draw out thorns, case sprains; the ashes of them mixed with Vinegar, take scurf, or dandrif off from the head, and prevent the falling off of the hair, they are hot and dry in the second degree, according to Galen.

I would not have the Reader build too much confidence upon the degrees of temperature (or more properly intemperature) neither of this, or any other Simple, because most of them are quo∣ted by Outlandish Authors; and out of question the difference of the climate may somthing alter their temperature in degree.

I never read any vertue of the Root of Sugar Cane.

Ari, &c. Of Cuckow-pints, or Wake-Ro∣bin, hot and dry in the third degree. I know no great good they do inwardly taken, unless to play the rogue withal, or make sport: outward∣ly applied, they take off Scurf, Morphew, or Frec∣kles from the face, and cleer the skin, and case the pains of the Gout.

Asclepiadis, vincetoxici. Of Swallow-wort, hot and dry, good against poyson, and gripings of the belly, as also against the bitings of mad∣dogs, taken inwardly.

Asari. Of Asarabacca: the Roots are a safer purge than the Leaves and not so violent, I do not much fancy any of them both, ignorant people had better let them alone than be too bu∣sie with what they have no skill in: they purge by vomit, stool, and urine, they are profitable for such as have Agues, Dropsies, stoppings of the Liver, or Spleen, green sickness.

Asparagi. Of Sparagus, or Sperage: they are temperate in quality, opening, they provoke urine, and cleanse the reins and bladder, being boyled in white wine, and the wine drunk.

Asphodeli, Hastae Regiae, foem. Of Kings spear, or foemale Asphodel. I know no physical use of the Roots, probably there is: for I do not be∣leeve God created any thing of no use.

Asphodeli, Albuci, maris, of male Asphodel. Hot and and dry in the second degree. Inward∣ly taken, they provoke vomit, urine, and the terms in women: outwardly used in Oyntments, they cause hair to grow, clense Ulcers, take a∣way Morphew and Freckles from the face.

Bardanae &c. Of Bur, Clot-bur, or Bur∣dock, temperately hot and dry. Helps such as spit blood and matter, bruised and mixed with salt and applied to the place, helps the bitings of mad-dogs. It expels wind, easeth pains of the teeth, strengthens the back, helps the running of the reins, and the whites in women, being taken inwardly.

Behen. alb. rub. Of Valerian, white and red. Mesue, Serapio and other Arabians say they are hot and moist, in the latter end of the first, or beginning of the second degree, and comfort the heart, stir up lust. The Graecians held them to be dry in the second degree, that they stop fluxes, and provoke urine.

Bellidjs. Of Dacies. See the Leaves.

Betae, nigrae, albae, rubrae. Of Beets, black, white, and red; as for black Beets I have no∣thing to say, I doubt they are as rare as black Swans. The red Beet root boyled and preserved in Vinegar, makes a fine cool, pleasing, clensing, digesting sawce. See the Leaves.

Bistortae &c. Of Bistort, or Snakeweed, cold and dry in the third degree, binding, the quan∣tity of half a dram at a time taken inwardly, resist pestilence and poyson, helps ruptures, and brui∣ses, staies fluxes, vomiting, and immoderate flowing of the terms in women, helps inflama∣tions and soreness of the mouth, and fastens loose teeth, being bruised and boyled in white Wine and the mouth washed with it.

Borraginis. Of Borrage, hot and moist in the first degree, cheers the heart, helps drooping spirits.

Brionae &c. Of Briony both white and black, they are both hot and dry, some say in the third degree, and some say, but in the first: they purge flegm and watry humors, but they trouble the stomach much, they are very good for dropsies; the white is most in use, and is admirable good for the fits of the Mother; both of them externally used, take away Freckles, Sun∣burning and Morphew from the face, and clense filthy Ulcers: It is but a churlish purge, but being let alone, can do no harm.

Buglossi. Of Bugloss: Its vertues are the same with Borrage, and the Roots of either sel∣dom used.

Bulbus Vomitorius. A vomiting Root: I ne∣ver read of it elsewhere by this general name.

Calami Aromatici. Of Aromatical Reed, or sweet garden flag: It provokes Urine, streng∣thens the lungues, helps bruises, resists poyson, &c. being taken inwardly in pouder, the quan∣tity of half a drachm at a time. In beating of it be very speedy, for the strength will quickly fly out. You may mix it with Syrup of Violets, if your body be feaverish.

Capparum. Of Cappar Roots. Are hot and dry in the second degree, cutting and clensing; they provoke the Terms, help malignant Ulcers, case the Toothach, asswage Swellings, and help the Rickets. See Oyl of Cappers.

Cariophillatae &c. Of Avens, or Herb Ben∣net. The Roots are dry, and somthing hot, of a cleansing quality, they keep garments from be∣ing moth-eaten. See the Leaves.

Caulium. Of Coleworts. I know nothing

the Roots are good for, but only to bear the the herbs and flowers.

Centaurij Majoris. Of Centaury the greater. The Roots help such as are bursten, such as spit blood, shrinking of sinews, shortness of wind, Coughs, Convulsions, Cramps: half a drachm in pouder being taken inwardly, either in Mus∣chadel, or in a Decoction of the same Roots. They are either not at all, or very scarce in Eng∣land, our Centaury is the smal Centaury.

Cepae. Of Onions. Are hot and dry (ac∣cording to Galen) in the fourth degree: they cause driness, and are extreamly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for cho∣lerick people, they breed but little nourishment, and that little is naught; they are bad meat, yet good Physick for flegmatick people, they are o∣pening, and provoke Urine, and the terms, if cold be the cause obstructing; bruised and out∣wardly applied, they cure the bitings of mad dods; rosted and applied, they help Boils, and Aposthumes; raw, they take the fire out of burnings; but ordinarily eaten, they cause head∣ach, spoil the sight, dull the sences, and fill the body full of wind.

Chameleontis albi nigri &c. Of Chameleon white and black. Tragus calleth the Carline Thistle by the name of white Chameleon, the root whereof is hot in the second degree, and dry in the third; it provokes sweat, kils worms, resists pestilence and poyson, it is given with success in pestilential feavers, helps the tooth∣ach, by being chewed in the mouth, opens the stoppings of the Liver and Spleen, it provokes urine, and brings down the terms: give but lit∣tle of it at a time, by reason of its heat. As for the black Chemeleon, All Physicians hold it to have a kind of venemous quality, and unfit to be used inwardly, both Galen, Clusius, Nican∣der, Dioscorides, and Aegineta. Outwardly in Oyntments, it is profitable for Scabs, Morphew, Tetters, &c. and all things that need clensing.

Chelidonij, majoris, minoris. Of Celondine, the greater and lesser: The greater is that which we usually call Celondine: The Root is mani∣festly hot and dry, clensing and scouring, proper for such as have the yellow Jaundice, it opens obstructions of the Liver; being boyled in white Wine, and the Decoction drunk; and if chewed in the mouth it helps the tooth-ach.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 the lesser is that which usually we call Pilewort, which though Galen, and Dio∣scorides teach to be hot in the fourth degree, and might happily be so in those Countries where they lived, yet with us it scarce exceeds the first degree, the Juyce of the root mixed with Honey and snuffed up into the nose, purgeth the Head, helps the Hemorrhoids or Piles being bathed with it, as also doth the root only carried about one, being made into an Oyntment helps the disease in the neck commonly called the Kings Evil.

China, wonderfully extenuateth and drieth, provoketh sweat, resisteth putrefaction, it streng∣thens the Liver, helps the Dropsie and malig∣nant Ulcers, Leprosie, Itch, and French-pocks, and is profitable in Diseases coming of fasting. It is commonly used in diet drinks for the pre∣mises.

Cichoris. Of Succory; cools and dries in the second degree, strengthens the Liver and Veins, it opens obstructions, stoppings of the Liver and Spleen, being boyled in white Wine and the Decoction drunk.

Colchici. Of Meadow-Saffron. The Roots are held to be hurtful to the stomach, therefore I let them alone.

Consolidae, majoris, minoris. Consolida major, is that which we ordinarily call Comfry; it is of a cold quality, yet pretty temperate, of such a gluttenous quality that according to Dioscorides they will joyn meat together that is cut in sun∣der, if they be boyled with it; it is excellent for all wounds, both internal and external, for spit∣ting of blood, Ruptures or Burstness, pains in the back, it strengthens the Reins, it stops the Terms, and helpeth Hemorrholds. The way to use them is to boyl them in water and drink the Decoction.

Consolida minor, is that we call Self-heal, and the Latins Prunella. See the Herb.

Costi utriusque. Of Costus both sorts, being Roots coming from beyond Sea, hot and dry, break wind, being boyld in Oyl, it is held to help the Gout by anointing the grieved place with it.

Cucumeris agrestis. Of wild Cucumer Roots, or Cowcumber as the vulgar call them; they purge flegm, and that with such violence, that I would advise the Country man that knows not how to correct them, to let them alone.

Cinarae &c. Of Artichokes. The Root purgeth by Urin, whereby the rank savor of the body is much amended.

Cynoglossae &c. Of Houndstong. Cold and dry: being roasted and laid to the fundament, helps the Hemorrhoids, is also good against bur∣nings and Scaldings.

Curcumae. Of Turmerick, hot, in the third degree, opens obstructions, is profitable against the yellow Jaundice, and cold distempers of the Liver and Spleen, half a drachm being taken at night going to bed in the pulp of a rosted Apple, and if you ad a little Saffron to it, it will be the better by far.

Cyperi utriusque, longi, rotundi. Of Cyperus grass, or English Galanga, both sorts, long and round; is of a warming nature, provokes urine, breaks the Stone, provokes the Terms; the A∣shes of them (being burnt) is used for Ulcers in the mouth, Cankers, &c.

Dauci. Of Carrots. Are moderately hot and moist, breed but little nourishment, and it extream windy; I omit what vertues Galen writes of them, as being confident there was such a difference between them, that our Carrots will never answer those effects, or if any do, 'tis the wild kind.

Dentaria majoris &c. Of Tooth-wort, too∣thed Violets, or Coral-wort; they are drying, binding, and strengthening; are good to ease

pains in the sides and bowels; also being boy∣led, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is said to be good to wash green Wounds and Ulcers with.

Dictamni. Of Dittany: is hot and dry in the third degree, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 travail in women, provokes the Terms. (See the Leaves.)

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Of Doronicum, a supposed kind of Wolf-bane: I am of opinion that Serapio and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and other Arabian Physitians did not intend that Root we now use for Doronicum when they wrote so much against it, I shall ad∣hear to the judgment of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which is verifi∣ed by dayly experience; It is hot and dry in the third degree, strengthens the heart, is a soveraign cordial, and preservative against the Pestilence; It helps the Vertigo or swimming of the head, is admirable against the bitings of Venemous beasts, and such as have taken too much Opium, as also for Lethargies, the Juyce helps hot 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the eyes; a scruple of the Root in pouder is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to take at one time.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Dracunculi. Diverse Authors at∣tribute 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 to this name, it is most pro∣bable to me that they mean Dragons, the Roots of which cleanse mightily, and take away proud, or dead flesh, the very smell of them is hurtful for women with Child, outwardly in Oynt∣ments, they take away Scurf, Morphew, and Sun∣burning; I would not wish any unless very well read in Physick, to take them inwardly.

Ebuli. Of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Elder, Walwort, or Dane∣wort; hot and dry in the third degree; the Roots are as gallant a purge for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as any is under the Sun, which besides the Autho∣rity of the Ancient, was often proved by the ne∣ver dying Dr. Butler of Cambridg, as my self have it in a Manuscript of his. You may take a drachm or two drachms (if the Patient be strong) in white Wine at a tim.

Echij. Of Vipers Bugloss, or Wild Bugloss: I warrant you if Authors had not differed about this herb, the Colledg would have set down five or six names to have explained their meaning, as they usually do where they need not: I have set down the most usual name, and alwaies quote the vertues to what I set down: They say the root of this being carried in ones hand, no vene∣mous beast will bite him, (and so they say of Dragons which I forgot before) so that you may walk without danger amongst Adders, Vipers, and Serpents; (but I beleeve you had best have a care you do not tread upon them): this root is cold and dry, good for such as are bitten by vene∣mous beasts, either being boiled in Wine and drunk, or bruised and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the place; being also boiled in Wine and drunk, it encreaseth milk in Nurses.

Ellebori, Veratri, albi, nigri. Of Helle∣bore, white and black. The root of white Hel∣lebore, or Sneezwort, being grated and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 up the nose, causeth Sneezing, kills Rats, and Mice, being mixed with their meat: it is but a scurvy, churlish Medicine; being taken inwardly, and therefore better let alone than used; and yet Dr. Bright commends it for such as are mad through Melancholly. Others are of opinion such harsh Medicines are not convenient for so sullen an humor, and of that opinion am I my self: If you will use it, for sneezing, let your head and neck be wrapped hot for fear of car∣ching cold.

Black Hellebore arrow_forward , Bears-foot, or Christmas flower; both this and the former are hot and dry in the third degree. This is nothing so vio∣lent nor dangerous as the former, Both Galen, and Julius Alexandrinus, report the roots of this boiled in Vineger to be an admirable remedy against inveterate Scabs, Itch and Leprosie, the same helps the Tooth-ach, being held in the mouth, and dropped into the ears, help deafness coming of Melancholly, and noise in the ears; a corrected with a little Cionamon (in pouder) it purgeth Melancholly, resisteth Madness. Al∣so Pliny, Absyrtus, and Columella, affirm that a piece of root put into a hole made in the ear of a beast troubled with the Cough, or that hath ta∣ken any poyson, and drawn quite through next day about that time, helpeth them: out of que∣stion it is a special thing to rowel Cattel with∣all.

Enulae Campanae, Helenij. Of Elecampane. Is hot and dry in the third degree, wholsom for the stomach, resists poyson, helps old Coughs and shortness of breath, helps Ruptures and pro∣vokes lust: in Oyntments, it is good against Scabs and Itch.

Endiviae &c. Of Endive. Garden Endive which is the root here specified, is held to be somewhat colder, though not so dry and clean∣sing as that which is wild, it cools hot stomachs, hot livers, amends the blood corrupted by heat, and therefore must needs be good in Feavers; it cools the Reins, and therefore prevents the Stone, it opens obstructions and provokes Urine, you may bruise the root and boyl it in white wine, 'tis very harmless.

Eringij. Of Eringo, or Sea-holy: the roots are moderately hot, something drying and clen∣sing, bruised and applied to the place, they help the Scrophula, or diseace in the throat called the Kings Evil, they break the Stone, encrease seed, stir up lust, provoke the Terms &c.

Esulae, majoris, minoris. Of Spurge the grea∣ter and lesser; they are both (taken inwardly) too violent for a vulgar use; outwardly in Oyntments they clense the Skin, and take away sunburning.

Filicis &c. Fearn, of which are two grand di∣stinctions, viz. male and foemale; I suppose they intend the male here, because they adjoyn some other names to it, which the Greeks attributed only to the male, the foemale is that which we in Sussex call Brakes; both of them are hot and dry, and exellent good for the Rickets in children, and diseases of the Spleen, but dangerous for women with child.

Filipendulae. Of Dropwort, The roots are hot and dry in the third degree, opening, clen∣sing, yet somewhat binding, they provoke U∣rine, case pains in the bladder, and are a good

preservative against the Falling sickness.

Foeniculi. Of Fennl: The root is hot and dry, some say in the third degree, opening; it pro∣vokes Urine, and the Terms, strengthens the Liver, and is good against the dropsie.

Fraxini. Of Ash-tree. I know no great ver∣tues in Physick of the roots.

Galangae, majoris, minoris. Galanga com∣monly called Galingal, the greater and lesser: They are hot and dry in the third 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the lesser are accounted the hotter, it strengthens the stomach exceedingly, and takes away the pains thereof coming of cold or wind, the smel of it strengthens the brain, it releeves saint hearts, takes away windiness of the womb, heats the Reins, and provokes lust: you may take half a drachm at a time.

Gentianae, Of Gentian, called so from his name that first found it out, some call it Felwort, and Baldmoney. It is hot, clenssng, and scour∣ing, a notable counterpoyson, it opens obstru∣ctions, helps the bitings of venemous beasts, and mad dogs, helps digestion, and clenseth the body of raw humors; our Chyrurgians use the root in form of a tent, to open the sore, they are also very profitable for Ruptures, or such as are burst,

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Of Liquoris; the best that is grows in England: it is hot and moist in tem∣perature, helps the roughness of the Wind∣pipe, Hoarsness, diseases in the Kidnies, and Bladder, and ulcers in the Bladder, (which in my opinion is a very difficult thing to cure, al∣though curable) it concocts raw humors in the stomach, helps difficulty of breathing, is pro∣fitable for all salt humors; the root dried and beaten into pouder and the pouder put into the eye, is a special remedy for a Pin and a Web.

Graminis. Of Grass, such as in London they call Couch-Grass, and Squitch-grass, in Sussex Dog-Grass. It gallantly provokes Urine, and easeth the Kidnies 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with Gravel, gri∣pings of the belly, and difficulty of Urine. Let such as are troubled with these Diseases, drink a draught of white Wine, wherein these Roots (being bruised) have been boyled for their mor∣nings draught; if they find ease, let them thank God, if not, let them blame me. Bruised and applied to the place, they speedily help green Wounds.

Hermodactyli. Of Hermodactils. They are hot and dry, purge flegm, especially from the joynts, therefore are good for Gouts, and other Diseases in the Joynts. Their vices are corre∣cted with long Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, or Mastich: I would not have unskilful people too busie with Purges.

Hyacinthi. Of Jacinths: The Roots are dry in the first degree, and cold in the second; they stop loosness, bind the belly.

Iridis, vulgaris, & Florentinae, &c. Orris, or Flower-de-luce (after the French name) both that which grows with us, and that which comes from Florence. They are hot and dry in the third degree, resist poyson, help shortness of the breath, provoke the terms; the Root being green and bruised, takes away blackness and blewness of a stroke being applied thereto.

Imperitoriae &c. Of Masterwort. The Root is hot and dry in the third degree; mitigates the rigor of agues, helps Dropsies, provokes Sweat, breaks Carbuncles, and Plague-sores be∣ing applied to them; it is very profitable being given inwardly in bruises.

Isatidis, Glasti. Of Woad. I know no great Physical vertue in the Root. See the Herb.

Labri Veneris, Dipsaci. Fullers-Thistle, Teazle. The Root being boyled in Wine till it be thick (quoth Discorides) helps by unction the clefts of the Fundament, as also takes away Warts and Wens. Galen saith, they are dry in the second degree: and I take it all Authors hold them to be cold and dry.

Lactucae. Of Lettice. I know no Physical vertue residing in the Roots.

Lauri. Of the Bay-tree. The Bark of the Root, drunk with Wine, provokes Urine, breaks the Stone, opens obstructions of the Liver and Spleen. But according to Dioscorides is naught for women with Child.

Lapathi acuti, Oxylapathi. Sorrel, according to Galen: but Sharp-pointed-Dock, according to Dioscorides: But which the Colledg intends, I know not. The Roots of Sorrel are held to be profitable against the Jaundice. Of Sharp∣pointed Dock; clense, and helps Scabs, and Itch.

Levistici, Of Lovage. They are hot and dry, and exceeding good for any diseases coming of wind.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 albi. Of white 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The Root is somthing hot and dry, helps Burnings, softens the Womb, provokes the Terms; if boyled in Wine, is given with good success in rotten Fea∣vers, Pestilences, and all Diseases that require suppuration: (it being outwardly applied) helps Ulcers in the head, and amends the ill colour of the face.

Malvae. Of Mallows. They are cool, and digesting, resist Poyson, and help Errosions, or gnawing of the bowels, or any other part; as al∣so Ulcers in the Bladder. See Marsh-mallows.

Mandagorae. Of Mandrakes. A Root dan∣gerous for its coldness, being cold in the fourth 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the Root is scarcy, and dangerous for the vulgar to use; therefore I leave it to those that have skill.

Mechoachanae. Of Mechoacan. It is corre∣cted with Cinnamon, is temperate, yet drying, purgeth flegm chiefly from the head and joynts, it is good for old diseases in the head, and may safely be given even to Feaverish bodies, because of its temperature, it is also profitable against Coughs and pains in the Reins; as also against the French-Pox: the strong may take a dram at a time.

Mei &c. Spignel. The Roots are hot and dry in the second or third degree, and send up unwholsom vapors to the head; and therefore seeing God hath alootted such plentiful Remedy

for those maladies, this Root conduceth to the cure of: I pass it by with silence.

Mezerei &c. Of Spurge Olive, or Widdow∣wail. See the Herb, if you think it worth the seeing.

Merorum Celci. Of the Mulberry-tree. The bark of the Root is bitter, hot and dry, opens stoppings of Liver and Spleen, purgeth the bel∣ly, and kills worms, boyled in Vinegar, helps the tooth-ach.

Morsus Diaboli, Succisae &c. Devils-bit. See the Herb.

Nardi Spicae, Indicae, Celticae. Of Spiknard, Indian, and Celtique. Celtick Nard, according to Rondetitius wonderfully provokes Urine. They are both hot and dry, but I let the degree alone, till the Learned are agreed about it: The Indian also provokes Urine, and stops fluxes, helps windiness of the Stomach, resisteth the pe∣stilence, helps gnawing pains of the Stomach, and dries up Rhewms that molest the head. The Celtick Spicknard performs the same offices though in a weaker measure.

Nenupharis, Nymphae. Of Water-Lillies. They are cold and dry, and stop lust: I never dived so deep to find any other vertue the Roots have.

Ononidis, Arrestae Bovis &c. Of Cammock, or Rest-Harrow: so called because it makes Oxen stand still when they are ploughing. The Roots are hot and dry in the third degree; it breaks the Stone, (viz. the bark of it) the Root it self, according to Pliny, helps the Falling∣sickness, according to Mathiolus, helps Rup∣tures; you may take half a dram at a time.

Ostrutij. Masterwort: given once before un∣der the name of Imperitoria. But I have som∣thing else to do than to write one thing twice as they did.

Pastinatae, Sativae, & silvestris. Garden and wild Parsnips. They are of a temperate quality, enclining something to heat: the Garden Par∣snips provoke lust, and nourish as much and more too, than any Root ordinarily eaten; the Wild are more Physical, (and so are usually all Wild Plants, I could give reasons for it if I durst spend time and paper) being cutting, clensing, and opening; they resist the bitings of vene∣mous beasts, ease pains and stitches in the sides, and are a soveraign Remedy against the Wind Chollick.

Pentaphyllis Of Cinkfoyl: Commonly cal∣led Five-leaved, or Five-fingered grass; the Root is very drying, but very moderately hot: It is admirable against all Fluxes, and stops blood flowing from any part of the body, it helps infirmities of the Liver and Lungues, helps putrified ulcers of the mouth, the Root boyled in Vinegar is good against the Shingles, and ap∣peaseth the rage of any fretting sores. You may sasely take a drachm at a time in any convenient Liquor.

Petacitae. Of butter-bur. The Roots are hot and dry in the second degree, they are exceeding good in violent and pestilential Feavers, they provoke the Terms, expel Poyson, and kill Worms.

Peucedani, foeniculi porcini. Of Sulphur∣wort, Hog-fennel, or Hore-strange. It is very good applied to the navils of Children that stick out, Ruptures; held in the mouth, it is a present Remedy for the fits of the Mother; it being ta∣taken inwardly, gives speedy deliverance to wo∣men in travail, and brings away the after-birth.

Poeoniae, maris, foemellae. Of Peony, male, and foemale. They are meanly hot, but more drying, the male is more effectual in operation than the foemale (say Authors) and yet quoth Dr. Reason, why should not the male be best for men, and the foemale for women? The Root helps women not sufficiently purged after tra∣vail, it provokes the Terms, and helps pains in the Belly, as also in the Reins and Bladder, Fal∣ling-sickness, and Convulsions in children, be∣ing either taken inwardly or hung about their necks. You may take half a drachm at a time, and less for children.

Phu, Valerinae, majoris, minoris. Valerian, or Setwal, greater and lesser. They are tempe∣rately hot, the greater provoke Urine and the Terms, helps the Strangury, staies Rhewms in the Head, and takes away the pricking pains thereof. The lesser resists Poyson, asswageth the swelling of the Cods, coming either through wind or cold, helps cold taken after sweating or labor, Wind Chollick; outwardly it draws out thorns, and cures both Wounds and Ulcers.

Pimpinellae &c. Of Burnet. It doth this good, To bring forth a gallant Physical Herb.

Plantaginis. Of Plantane. The Root is somthing dryer than the Leaf, but not so cold, it opens stoppages of the Liver, helps the Jaun∣dice and Ulcers of the Reins and Bladder. Dio∣scorides affirmeth that one Root helpeth a Quo∣tidian Ague, three a Tertain, and four a Quartan, which though our late writers hold to be fabu∣lous, yet there may be a greater truth in it than they are aware of; yet I am as loth to make Su∣perstition a foundation to build on as any of them, let Experience be Judg, and then we weigh not modern Jury Men. A little bit of the Root being eaten, instantly staies pains in the Head, even to admiration.

Polypodij. Of Polypodium, or Fearn of the Oak. It is a gallant, though gentle purger of Melancholly; Also in the opinion of Mesue (as famous a Physitian as ever I read for a Gal∣lenist) it dries up superfluous Humors, takes a∣way swellings from the hands, feet, knees, and joynts, stitches, and pains in the sides, infirmi∣ties of the Spleen, Rickets: correct it with a few Annis seeds, or Fennel seeds, or a little Ginger, and then the stomach will not loath it. Your best way of taking it, is to bruise it well, and boyl it in white Wine till half be consumed, you may put in much, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 little, according to strength of the Diseased, it works very safely. I can give no better reason why Polypodium of the Oak should be the best, unless because 'tis rarest, it draws either very little sap from the Oak, or

none at all; or if it did, the reason were as far to seek. I am of opinion, that which grows on the ground is the best to evacuate Melancholly, but it is more Sympathetical.

Poligonati, sigilli Solomonis &c. Of Solo∣mons Seal. Let it be no dishonor to Galen nor Dioscorides that English men have found out in late daies that these Roots may safely be given inwardly; Intruth they may be excused if the difference of the climates they and we lived, and now live in, be but considered, neither I hope will my Country men blame me for follo∣wing only Dr. Experience in the vertues of this Root: stamped and boyled in Wine it speedily helps (being drunk I mean, for it will not do the deed by looking upon it) all broken bones, it is of an incredible vertue that way; as also being stamped and applyed to the place it soon heals all Wounds, and quickly takes away the black and blew marks of blows, being bruised and applied to the place, and for these, I am perswaded there is not a better Medicine under the Sun (or as Copernicus and Kipler will have it above the Sun.)

Porri. Of Leeks. They say they are hot and dry in the fourth degree, they breed but ill favo∣red nourishment at the best, they spoil the eyes, heat the body, caus troublesom sleep, and are noi∣som to the stomach, yet are they good for some∣thing else (than only to stick in Welchmens hats) for the juyce of them dropped into the ears, takes away the noise of them, mixed with a little Viniger and snuffed up the nose, it staies the bleeding of it; they are better of the two boiled then raw, but both waies exceeding hurtfull for Ulcers in the bladder; and so are Onions and Garlick.

Prunellorum Silvestrium. Of Slo-bush, or Slo-tree. I think the Colledge set this amongst the roots only for fashion sake, and I did it be∣cause they did.

Pyrethri Salivaris &c. Pelitory of Spain. It is hot and dry in the foutrh degree, chewed in the mouth, it draws away Rewm in the Tooth-ach; bruised and boiled in oyl, it provokes sweat by unction; inwardly taken, they say it helps Pal sies and other cold effects in the brain and nerves.

Rhapontici. Reupontick, or Reubarb of Pon∣tus. It takes away windiness, and weakness of sto∣mach, sighings, sobbings, spittings of blood, dis∣eases of the Liver and Spleen, Rickets &c. if you take a dram at a time it will purge a little but bind much, and therefore fit for foul bodies that have fluxes.

Rhabarbari. Of Reubarb. It gently purgeth Choller from the stomach and liver, opens stop∣pings, withstands the Dropsie, Hypocondriack Melancholly, a little boyling takes away the ver∣tue of it, and therefore it is best given by infu∣sion only; If your body be any thing strong you may take two drams of it at a time being slised thin and steeped all night in white Wine, in the morning strain it out and drink the white Wine; it purgeth but gently, it leaves a binding quality behind it, therefore dryed a little by the fire and beaten into pouder, it is usually given in Fluxes.

Rhaphani, Domesticae & sylvestris. Of Radi∣shes, Garden and Wild. Garden Radishes pro∣voke Urine, break the stone, and purge by urine exceedingly, yet breed very bad blood, are of∣fensive to the stomach, and hard of digestion, hot and dry in quality. Wild, or Horse Radi∣shes, such as grow in ditches, are hotter and dri∣er than the former, and more effectual in the premises.

Rhodie Rad. Rose Root, called (I suppose) by that name because of its sweetness. Stamped and applied to the head it mitigates the pains thereof, being somewhat cool in quality.

Rhabarbari Monachorum. Patience, Monks∣Reubarb, or BastardReubarb, It also purgeth, clenseth the blood, opens obstructions of the liver.

Rubiae tinctorum. Of Maddir. In this were Galen and Dioscorides quite beside the cushion, in saying this root was opening, and clensing, when clean contrary; it is both drying and binding, yet not without some opening quality, for it helps the Yellow Jaundice, and therefore opens the obstructions of the Liver and Gall; it is given with good success to such as have had bruises by falls, stops Loosness, the Hemor∣rhoids, and the Terms in women.

Rusci. Of Knee-holly, or Butchers-broom, or Bruscus. They are meanly hot and dry, pro∣voke urine, break the stone, and help such as cannot piss freely. Vse them like grass roots.

Sambuci. Of Elder. I know no wonders the root will do.

Sarsae-Parigliae, Of Sarsa-Parilla, or bind∣weed; somewhat hot and dry, helpful against pains in the head, and joynts, they provoke sweat, and are used familiarly in drying Diet drinks.

Satyrij utriusque. Of Satyrion, each sort. They are hot and moist in temper, provoke lust, and encrease seed; each branch beareth two roots, both spongy, yet the one more solid than the o∣ther, which is of most vertue, and indeed only to be used, for some say the most spongy root is quite contrary in operation to the other, as the one increaseth, the other decreaseth; yet if in your eye they contend for dignities, put them both in water, and the most solid which is for use will sink, the other swim.

Saxifragiae albae. Of white Saxifrage; in Sussex we call them Lady-smocks. The roots powerfully break the Stone, expel wind, provoke Urine, and cleanse the reins.

Sanguisorbae. A kind of Burnet.

Scabiosaer Of Scabious. The roots either boyled or beaten into pouder and so taken, helps such as are extreamly troubled with Scabs and Itch, are medicinal in the French-pocks, hard swellings, inward wounds, being of a drying, clensing, and healing faculty.

Scordij. Of Scordium, or Water Germander. See the Herb.

Scillae. Of Squils. See the Vineger, and Wine of Squils in the Compounds.

Scrophulariae &c. Of Figwort. The roots being of the same vertue with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, I refer you thither.

Scorzonerae. Of Vipers grass. The root cheers the heart, and strengthens the vital spirits, resists poyson, helps passions and tremblings of the heart, faintness, sadness, and melancholly, opens stoppings of the liver and spleen, provekes the terms, easeth women of the sits of the mo∣ther, and helps swimmings in the head.

Seseleos. Of Seseli, or Hart-wort. The roots provoke mine, helps the falling sickness.

Sisari, secacul. Of Scirrets. They are hot and moist, of good nourishment, something windy, as all roots are; by reason of which, they provoke lust, they stir up apetitite, and provoke urine.

I hope I may without offence forbear mention∣ing, Comfry, and black Briony, twice, though the Colledg did not.

Sonchi. Of Sowthistles. See the herb.

Spinae Albae, Bedeguar. I scarce know what name to give it, that will please the Colledg; Our English, both physitians and Apothecaries, call that ball of threed that grows upon the Bry∣ars, Bedeguar; but the Arabians called our Ladies thistles, by that name; The roots of which are drying and binding, stops fluxes, blee∣ding, takes away cold swellings, and case the pains of the teeth.

Spatulae soctidae. Stinking Gladon, A kind of Flower-de-luce-, called so for its unsavory smel: It is hot and dry in the third degree; outwardly they help the Kings Evil, soften hard swellings, draw out broken benes: Inwardly ta∣ken, they help Convulsions, Ruptures, Bruises, Infirimities of the Lungues.

Tamarisci. Of Tamaris. See the berbs, and Barks.

Tanaceti. Of Tansie. The root eaten, is a singular remedy for the Gout: the rich may be∣stow the cost to preserve it.

Thapsi &c. A venemous root, outlandish: therefore no more of it.

Tormentillae. Of Tormentil. A kind of Sinkfoil; dry in the third degree, but moderate∣ly hot; exceeding good in pestilences, provokes sweat, staies vomiting, cheers the heart, expels poyson.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Of Tresoyl. See the Herb.

Tribuli Aquatici. OfWater Caltrops. The roots lie too far under water for me to reach to.

Trachellij. Of Throatwort: by some called Canterbury Bels: by some Coventry Bels. They help diseases and ulcers in the throat.

Trinitatis herbae. Hearts-ease, or Pansies. I know no great vertue they have.

Tunicis. I shall tell you the vertues when I know what it is.

Tripolij. The root purgeth flegm, expels poy∣son.

Turbith. The root purgeth flegm, (being hot in the third degree) chiefly from the exterior parts of the body: it is corrected with Ginger, or Mastick. Let not the vulger be to busie with it.

Tubernum. Of Toad-stools. Whether these be roots or no, it matters not much: for my part I know but little need of them, either in food or Phyfick.

Victorialis. An Outlandish kind of Garlick. They say, being hung about the neck of Cattel that are blind suddenly, it helps them; and de∣fends those that bear it, from evil spirits.

Swallow-wort, and Teazles were handled be∣fore.

Ulmariae, Reginae prati &c. Meadsweet. Cold and dry, binding, stops fluxes, and the immo∣derate flowing of the terms in women: you may take a drachm at a time.

Urticae Of Nettles. See the Leaves.

Zedoariae. Of Zedoary, or Setwal, This and Zurumbet, according to Rhazis, and Mesue, are all one; Avicenna thinks them different: I hold with Mesue; indeed they differ in form, for the one is long, the other round; they are both hot and dry in the second degree, expel wind, resist poyson, stop Fluxes, and the terms, stay vomiting, help the Chollick, end kill worms; you may take half a dram at a time.

Zingiberis. Of Ginger. Helps digestion, warms the stomach, cleers the sight, and is pro∣fitable for old men, heats the joynts, and there∣fore is profitable against the Gout, expels Wind; it is hot and dry in the third degree.

BARKS.

APis Rad. Of the Roots of Smallage. Take notice here, That the Barks both of this Root, as also of Parsly, Fennel &c. is all that of the root which is in use, neither can it properly be called Bark, for it is all the Root, the hard pith in the middle excepted, which is alwaies thrown away, when the roots are used. It is something hotter and drier than Parsly, and more medicinal; it opens stoppings, pro∣vokes urin, helps digestion, expels wind, and warms a cold stomach: use them like Grass Roots.

Avellanarum. Of Hazel. The rind of the tree provokes Urine, breaks the Stone; the husks anp shels of the Nuts, dried and given in pouder, stay the immoderat flux of the terms in women.

Aurantiorum. Of Orrenges. Both these, and also Lemmons and Citrons, are of different qualities, the outward bark, viz. what looks red, is hot and dry, the white is cold and moist, the juyce colder than it, the seeds hot and dry; the outward bark is that which here I am to speak to, it is somewhat hotter than that either of Lemmons or Citrons, therefore it warms a cold stomach more, and expels wind better, but it strengthens not the heart so much.

Berber &c. Barberries. The rind of the tree according to Clusius, being steeped in Wine, and the Wine drunk, purgeth Choller, and is a singular remedy for the yellow Jaundice. Boil it in white Wine and drink it. See the Directi∣ons at the beginning.

Cassia Lignea &c. It is something more oyly than Cinnamon, yet the vertues being not much different, I refer you thither.

Capparis Rad. Of Caper Roots. See the Roots.

Castanearum. Of Chestnuts. The bark of the Chestnut tree is dry and binding, and stops Fluxes.

Cinnamomum. Cinnamom, and Cassia Li∣gnea. Are hot and dry in the second degree, strengthens the stomach, helps digestion, cau∣seth a sweet breath, resists poyson, provokes u∣rin, and the terms, causeth speedy delivety to women in travel, helps Coughs and Defluxions of humors upon the Lungs, Dropsies, and diffi∣culty of Urin. In Ointments it takes away red pimples, and the like deformities from the face. There is scarce a better remedy for women in labor, than a drachm of Cinnamon newly bea∣ten into pouder and taken in white Wine.

Citrij. Of Pome Citrons. The outward pill, which I suppose is that which is meant here: It strengthens the heart, resists poyson, amends a stinking breath, helps digestion, comforts a cold stomach.

Ebuli Rad. Of the Roots of Dwarf-Elder, or Walwort. See the Roots.

Enulae. Of Elecampane. See the Roots.

Esulae Rad. See the Roots.

Fabarum. Of Beans. Bean Cods (or Pods, as we in Sussex call them) being burned, the ashes are a sovereign remedy for aches in the joints, old 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Gouts, and Sciaticaes.

Foenicull Rad. Of Fennel Roots. See the Roots, and remember the Observation given in Smallage at the beginning of the Barks.

Fraxini Rad. Of the Bark of Ash tree Roots. That the vertue lies only in the Bark of the Root, I suppose it to be only nicety: but the Bark of the tree, helps the Rickets, is moderately hot and dry, staies Vomitting; being burnt, the Ashes made into an ointment, helps Lepro∣sie, and other deformity of the skin, easeth pains of the spleen. You may lay the Bark in steep in white Wine for the Rickets, and when it hath stood so two or three daies, let the diseased Child drink now and then a spoonful of it.

Granatorum. Of Pomegranates. The rind or pill, cools, and forcibly binds, staies Fluxes, and the Terms in women, helps digestion, strengthens weak stomachs, fastens the teeth, and are good for such whose gums wast. You may take a drachm of it at a time inwardly. Pome∣granate flowers are of the same vertue.

Gatrujaci. See the Wood.

Juglandium Virid. Of green Walnuts. As for the outward green bark of Walnuts, I suppose the best time to take them is before the Walnuts be shelled at all, and then you may take Nuts and all (if they may properly be called Nuts at such a time) you shall find them exceeding com∣fortable to the stomach, they resist poison, and are a most excellent preservative against the Plague, inferior to none; they are admirable for such as are troubled with Consumptions of the lungues; the rich may keep them preserved; they that cannot do as they would, must be

content to do as they may. viz. dry them and so keep them.

Lauri. Of the Bay tree. See the Root.

Limonum. Of Lemmons. The outward pill is of the nature of Citron, but held not so ef∣fectual; how ever let the poor Country man that cannot get the other, use this.

Mandragorae. Rad. Be pleased to look back to the Root.

Myrobalanorum. Of Myrobalans - See the Fruits.

Macis. Of Mace. It is hot in the third de∣gree, strengthens the stomach and heart excee∣dingly, and helps concoction.

Maceris &c. It is held to be the inner bark of Nutmeg-tree, helps fluxes and spitting of blood.

Petroselini Rad. Of Parsly Roots. opens ob∣structions, provokes urine and the terms, warms a cold stomach, expells wind and breaks the stone, use them as Grass Roots, and take out the inner pith as you were taught in Smallage roots

Prunelli Silvestris. Of Sloe-tree. I know no use of it.

Pinearum putaminae. Pine-shucks, or husks. I suppose they mean of the cones that hold the seeds; both those and also the bark of the tree, stop fluxes, and help the lungues.

Querci. Of Oak-tree. Both the Bark of the Oak, and Acorn Cups are drying and cold, binding, stop fluxes and the terms, as also the running of the reins, have a care how you use them before due purging.

Rhaphani. Of Radishes. I could never see any bark they had.

Suberis. Of Cork. It is good for something else besides to stop bottles; being dry and bin∣ding, stancheth blood, helps fluxes, especially the ashes of it being burnt.

Sambuci &c. Of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Roots and Branches; purgeth water, helps the dropsie,

Cort. Medius Tamaricis. The middle Bark of Tamaris, easeth the Spleen, helps the Rickets, you may use them as Ash-tree Bark.

Tilliae. Of Line-tree. Boyled, the water helps burnings.

Thuris. Of Frankincense. I must plead Igno∣ramus.

Ulmi. Of Elm. Moderately hot and clensing, very good for wounds, burns, and broken bones. viz. boyled in water and the greived place bathed with it.

WOODS and their CHIPS OR(a) RASPINGS.

A Gallochus, Lignum Aloes. Wood of Aloes; is moderately hot and dry: a good Cor∣dial: a rich Perfume: a great strengthener to the stomach.

Aspalathus. Rose-wood. There are diverse Bushes called by the name of Aspalathus: But because the Colledge have set it down amongst the Wood, (I suppose they mean the Tree) It is moderately hot and dry, stops loosness, pro∣vokes urin, and is excellent to clense filthy ul∣cers.

Bresilium. Brassil. All the use I know of it is, to dye Cloath, and Leather, and make red Ink.

Buxus. Box. Many Physitians have written of it, but no physical vertue of it: I suppose the Colledg quoted it only as a word of course.

Cypressus. Cypress. The Wood laid amongst cloathes, secures them from moths. See the Leaves.

Ebenum. Ebeny. It is held by Dioscorides, to cleer the sight, being either boyled in Wine, or burnt the ashes.

Gaujacum, Lignum vitae. Dries, attenuates, causeth sweat, resisteth putrifaction, is admi∣rable good for the French pocks, as also for Ul∣cers, Scabs and Leprosie, it is used in diet drinks.

Juniperus. Juniper. The smoke of the Wood, drives away Serpents; the ashes of it made into ly, cures Itch, and Scabs.

Nephriticum. It is a light wood and comes from Hispaniola: being steeped in water, will soon turn it into a blew colour; it is hot and dry in the first degree, and so used as before, is an admirable remedy for the stone, as also for the obstructions of the liver and spleen.

Rhodium. Encreaseth Milk in Nurses.

Santalum, album, rubrum, citrinum. White, red, and yellow Sanders: They are all cold and dry in the second or third degree: The red stops defluxions from any part, and helps inflamati∣ons; the white and yellow (of which the yel∣low is best) cool the heat of Feaveas, streng∣then the heart, and cause cheerfulness.

Sassafras. Is hot and dry in the second de∣gree, it opens obstructions or stoppings, it strengthens the breast exceedingly, if it be weakened through cold, it breaks the stone, staies vomiting, provokes urin, and is very profitable in the French pòcks, used in diet drinks.

Tamaris. Is profitable for the Rickets, and Burnings.

Xylobalsamum. Wood of the Balsam tree. Is hot and dry in the second degree, according to Galen. I never read any great vertues of it.

HERBS AND THEIR LEAVES.

A Brotanum mas, foemina. Southernwood, male and foemale. Is hot and dry in the third degree, resists poyson, kils worms, pro∣vokes lust; outwardly in plaisters, it dissolves cold swellings, and helps the bitings of vene∣mous beasts, makes hair grow: take not above half a drachm at a time in pouder.

Absinthium &c. Wormwood. Its several sorts, are all hot and dry in the second or third degrees, the common Wormwood is thought to be hottest, they all help weakness of the stomach, clense Choller, kill Worms, open Stoppings, help Surfets, cleer the Sight, resist Poyson, clense the Blood, and secures cloaths from Moths.

Abugilissa &c. Alkanet. The Leaves are something drying and binding, but inferior in vertue to the Roots, to which I refer you.

Acetosa. Sorrel. Is moderately cold and dry, binding, cutteth tough humors, cools the brain, liver, and stomach, cools the blood in Feavers, and provokes apetite.

Acanthus. Bears-breech, or Branch ursine. Is temperate, something moist. See the root.

Adiantum, album, nigrum. Maiden hair, white and black. They are temperate, yet dry∣ing, white Maiden hair is that we usually call Wall-rue; they both open obstructions, clense the breast and lungs of gross slimy humors, pro∣voke urine, help ruptures and shortness of wind.

Adiantum Aureum, Politricum. Golden Maiden-hair; its temperature and vertues are the same with the former; helps the Spleen; burned, and Ly made with the Ashes, keeps the hair from falling off from the head.

Agrimonia. Agrimony. Galens Eupatorium: it is hot and dry in the first degree; binding, it amends the infirmities of the liver, helps such as piss blood, helps inward wounds, opens obstru∣ctions; outwardly applied it helps old sores, ulcers &c. Inwardly it helps the Jaundice and the spleen: You may either take a drachm of this or that following at a time inwardly in white, or boyl the herb in white Wine and drink the decoction.

Ageratum. Mesue his Eupatorium. Maud∣lein. Is hot and dry in the second degree, pro∣vokes urine and the terms, dries the brain, opens stoppings, helps the green sickness, and profits such as have a cold, weak liver; outwardly ap∣plied, it takes away the hardness of the matrix, and fills hollow ulcers with flesh.

Agnus Castus &c. Chast-tree. The Leaves are hot and dry in the third degree; expel wind, consume the seed, cause Chastity being only born about one, it dissolves swellings of the Cods being applied to them, Headach, Lethargy. Al∣so Dioscorides saith a branch of it preserves a traveller from weariness.

Alleluja, Lujula &c. Wood Sorrel. It is of the temperature of other Sorrel, and held to be more cordial; cools the blood, helps ulcers in the mouth, hot defluctions upon the lungs, wounds, ulcers &c.

Alcea. Vervain-Mallow. The root helps fluxes and burstness.

Allium. Garlick. Hot and dry in the fourth degree, troublesom to the stomach, it duls the sight, spoils a cleer skin, resists poyson, easeth the pains of the teeth, helps the bitings of mad dogs and venemous beasts, helps ulcers, leprosies, pro∣vokes urine, is exceeding opening, and profi∣table for dropsies.

Althaea &c. Marsh-Mallows. Are modera∣tely hot and drier than other Mallows; they help degestion, and mitigate pain, ease the pains of the stone, and in the sides. Use them as you were taught in the roots whose vertues they have, and both together will do better.

Alsine. Chickweed. Is cold and moist with∣out any binding, aswages swelling, and comforts the sinnews much, and therefore is good for such as are shrunk up, it dissolves Aposthumes, hard swellings and helps mangy hands and legs, out∣wardly applied in a pultis.

Alchymilla. Ladies-Mantle: is hot and dry, some say in the second degree, some in the third: Outwardly it helps wounds, reduceth womens breasts that hang bagging: inwardly, helps brui∣ses, and ruptures, staies vomiting, and the whites in women, and is very profitable for such women as are subject to miscarry through cold and moisture.

Alcanna. Privet; hath a binding quality, helps ulcers in the mouth, is good against bur∣nings and scaldings, cherisheth the nerves or sinnews: boyl it in white Wine to wash your mouth, and in hogs grease for burnings and scaldings.

Amaracus, Majorana. Marjoram. Some say 'tis hot and dry in the second degree, some ad∣vance it to the third. Sweet Marjoram, is an ex∣cellent remedy for cold diseases in the brain, being only smelled to: helps such as are given to much sighing, easeth pains in the belly, provokes urine, being taken inwardly; You may take a drachm of it at a time in pouder. Outwardly in Oyls or Salves, it helpeth Sinnews that are shrunk, Limbs out of joint, all aches and

swellings coming of a cold cause.

Angelica. Is hot and dry in the third degree, openeth, digesteth maketh thin, strengthens the heart, helps fluxes, and loathsomness of meat, it is an enemy to poyson and pestilence, provokes the term in women, and brings away the after∣birth. You may take a drachm at a time in pou∣der.

Anagallis, mas, foemina. Pimpernel, male and foemale. They are something hot and dry, and of such a drawing quality that they draw thorns and splinters out of the flesh, amend the sight, clense ulcers, help infirmities of the liver and reins.

Anethum. Dill, is hot and dry in the second degree. Dioscorides saith, it breeds milk in Nur∣ses. But Galen he denies it: Howsoever, it staies vomiting, easeth hiccoughs aswageth swellings, provokes Urine, helps such as are troubled with the fits of the mother, and digests raw humors.

Apium. Smallage: So it is commonly used; but indeed all Parsly is called by the name of A∣pium, of which this is one kind. It is somewhat hotter and drier than Parsly, and more efficaci∣ous; it opens stoppings of the liver, and spleen, clenseth the blood, provokes the terms, helps a cold stomach to digest its meat, and is singular good against the yellow Jaundice. Both Smal∣lage and Clevers may be well used in pottage in the morning instead of Herbs.

Aparine. Goose-grass, or Clevers; they are meanly hot and dry, clensing; helps the bitings of venemous beasts, keeps mens bodies from gro∣wing too fat, helps the yellow jaundice, staies bleeding, fluxes, and helps green wounds.

Aspergula odorata. Woodroof: Cheers the heart, makes men merry, helps melancholy, and opens the stoppings of the liver.

Aquilegia. Columbines; help sore throats, are of a drying, binding quality.

Argentina. Silver-weed, or Wild Tansie: cold and dry all most in the third degree; stops Lasks, Fluxes, and the Terms, good against Ul∣cers, the Stone, and inward Wounds, it stops the immoderate Flux of the Terms in women, if it be but worn in their shoos: easeth gripings in the belly, fastneth loose teeth; outwardly it takes away Freckles, Morphew, and Sunburning, it takes away Inflamations; and bound to the wrests stops the violence of the fits of an ague.

Artanita. Sow-bread: hot and dry in the third degree; it is so dangerous a purge that I dare not take it my self, therefore would I not advise others: outwardly in Oyntments it takes away Freckles, Sunburning, and the marks which the Smal Pocks leave behind them: dangerous for women with child, yea so dangerous, that both Dioscorides and Pliny say, it will make a woman miscarry if she do but stride over it.

Aristolochia, longa, rotunda. Birthwort long and round. See the Roots.

Artemisia. Mugwort; is hot and dry in the second degree; binding: an herb apropriated to the foemine sex, it brings down the terms, brings away both birth and after birth, easeth pains in the matrix. You may take a drachm at a time.

Asparagus. See the Roots.

Asarum &c. Asarabacca; hot and dry; pro∣vokes vomiting, and urine, and are good for dropsies; they are corrected with Mace or Cin∣namon.

A••riplex &c. Orach, or Arrach; it is cold in the first degree, and moist in the second, saith Galen, and makes the belly soluble. Dioscorides saith, they cure the yellow Jaundice. Lycus Neop saith, they help such as have taken Cantha∣rides. Mathiolus saith, (o) it purgeth upwards. and downwards. Hypocrates saith, it cools hot aposthumes, and St. Anthonies fire. It is cer∣tainly an admirable remedy for the fits of the mother and other infirmities of the matrix, and therefore the Latins call it Vulvaria.

Auricula muris, major. Mouse ear, hot and dry, of a binding quality, it is admirable to heal wounds, inward or outward, as also ruptures or burstness, Edg-tools quenched in the juyce of it, will cut Iron without turning the edg, as easy as they will lead, and lastly it helps the swelling of the Spleen, Coughs, and Consumptions of the lungues.

At••ractilis hirsuta. Wild Bastard-saffron, Distaff-thistle, or Spindle-thistle; is dry and moderately digesting, helpeth the biting of ve∣nemous beasts. Mesue saith, it is hot in the first degree, and dry in the second, and cleanseth the breast and lungues of tough flegm: but if the Colledg do intend Carduus Bened. by this, we shall talk with that by and by.

Balsamita &c. Costmary, Alecost: See Maudlin, of which I take this to be one sort or kind.

Barba jovis, sedum majus. Housleek or Sen∣green: cold in third degree, profitable against the Shingles and other hot creeping ulcers, in∣flamations, St. Anthonies fire, frenzyes, it cools and takes away corns from the toes being bathed with the juyce of it, and a skin of the leaf laid over the place, stops fluxes, helps scalding and burning.

Bardana. Clot-bur, or Burdock, temperately dry and wasting, something cooling, it is held to be a good remedy against shrinking of the sin∣news, they ease pains in the bladder, provoke u∣rine. Also Mizaldus saith that a leaf applied to the top of the head of a woman draws the Ma∣trix upwards, but applied to the soles of the feet draws it downwards, and is therefore an admi∣rable remedy for suffocations, precipitations, and dislocations of the Matrix, if a wise man have but the using of it.

Beta, alba, nigra, rubra. Beets, white, black, and red, Black Beets I have, as yet, as little skill in as knowledg of. The white are something colder and moister than the red, both of them loosen the belly, but have little or no nourish∣ment. Simeon Sethi tells a large story of several diseases they breed in the stomach. I scarce be∣leeve him. This is certain, the white, provoke to stool, and are more clensing, open stoppings

of the liver and spleen, help the vertigo or swim∣ming in the head. The red stay fluxes, help the immoderate flowing of the terms in women, and are good in the yellow Jaundice.

Benedicta Carrophyllata. Avens: hot and dry, help the chollick and rawness of the stomach, stitches in the sides, help bruises, and take away clotted blood in any part of the body.

Betonica vulgaris. Common or wood Betony; hot and dry in the second degree, helps the fal∣ling sickness, and all headaches coming of cold, clenseth the breast and lungs, opens stoppings of the Liver and Spleen, as the Rickets, &c. pro∣cures appetite, helps sour belchings, provokes urine, breaks the stone, mitigates the pains of the reins and bladder, helps Cramps and Con∣vulsions, resists Poyson, helps the Gout, such as piss blood, madness and headach, kills worms, help bruises, and clenseth women after their la∣bor. You may take a drachm of it at a time in white Wine, or any other convenient liquor proper against the Disease you are afflicted with.

Betonica Pauli &c. Pauls Betony, or male Lluellin, to which ad Elatine or foemale Lluel∣lin which comes afterwards; they are pretty tem∣perate, stop defluxions of humors that fall from the head into the eyes, are profitable in wounds, helps filthy foul eating Cankers: Pena tells of one of her Country men, a Shentleman of Wales, who had her nose almost eaten off with the Pocks, yea it was so pitiful sore it had almost brought her to a Leprosie, & her was cured by on∣ly taking her own country Herb Lluellin inward∣ly, and applying the Herb outwardly to the place.

Betonica Coronaria &c. Is Clove Gilliflowers. See the Flowers.

Bellis. Daisies, are cold and moist in the se∣cond degree, they ease all pains, and swellings coming of heat, in Clysters they loose the bel∣ly, are profitable in Feavers, and inflamations of the stones, they take away bruises, and black∣ness and blewness: they are admirable in wounds and inflamations of the lungues or blood.

Blitum. Blites. Some say they are cold and moist, others cold and dry, none mention any great vertues of them.

Borrago. Borrage: hot and moist, comforts the heart, cheers the spirits, drives away sadness and melancholly, they are rather laxative than binding; help swooning and heart-qualms, breed special good blood; help consumptions, madness, and such as are much weakned by sickness.

Bonus Henricus. Good Henry, or all good; hot and dry, clensing, and scouring, inwardly taken it loosens the belly, outwardly, it clenseth old sores and Ulcers.

Botrys. Oak of Jerusalem: hot and dry in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 degree, helps such as are short-winded, cuts and wasts gross and tough flegm, laid a∣mongst cloaths they preserve them from moths, and give them a sweet smel.

Branca ursina. Bears-breech.

Brionia &c. Briony, white and black: both are hot and dry in the third degree, purge violently, yet are held to be wholsom Physick for such as have Dropsies, Vertigo, or swimming in the Head, Falling sickness &c. Certainly it is a scurvy, strong, troublesom purge, therefore ill to be tampered with by the unskilful; outward∣ly in Oyntments, it takes away freckles, wrinkles, morphow, scars, spots, &c. from the face.

Bursa pastoris. Shepherds-purse; is manifest∣ly cold and dry, though Lobel and Pena thought the contrary; it is binding and stops blood, the terms in women, spiting and pissing of blood, cools inflamations.

Buglossum. Bugloss. Its vertues are the same with Borrage.

Bugula. Bugle, or middle Comfry; is tem∣perate for heat, but very drying, excellent for falls or inward bruises, for it dissolves 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blood, profitable for inward wounds, helps the Rickets and other stoppings of the Liver; out∣wardly it is of wonderful force in curing wounds and ulcers, though festered, as also gangreens and Fistulaes, it helps broken bones, and dis∣locations. (o) To conclude, let my Country men esteem it as a Jewel. Inwardly you may take it in pouder a drachm at a time or drink the deco∣ction of it in white Wine, being made into an oyntment with hogs grease, you shall find it ad∣mirable in green wounds.

Buphthalmum &c. Ox eye. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saith they are commonly used for black arrow_back Hellebore, to the vertues of which I refer you.

Buxus. Boxtree. The leaves are hot, dry, and binding, they are profitable against the bitings of mad dogs, both taken inwardly, boyled and ap∣plied to the place, besides they are excellent to cure horses of the bots.

Calamintha, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Palustris. Mountain, and Water Calamint. For the Water Calamint; see Mints, than which it is accounted stronger. Mountain Calamint, is hot and dry in the third degree, provokes urine and the terms, hastens the birth in women, brings away the after-birth, helps cramps, convulsions, difficulty of breathing, kills worms, helps the leprosie; outwardly used, it helps such as holds their necks on one side: half a drachm is enough at one time.

Calendula &c. Marigolds. The Leaves are hot in the second degree, and something moist, loosen the belly, the juyce held in the mouth, helps the toothach, and takes away any inflamation, or hot swelling being bathed with it mixed with a little Vineger.

Callitricum. Maiden-hair. See Adianthum.

Caprisolium. Honysuckles: The Leaves are hot, and therfore naught for inflamations of the mouth and throat, for which the ignorant people often give them, and Galen was true in this, let modern Writers write their pleasure. If you chew but a leaf of it in your mouth, experience will tell you, that it is likelier to cause than to cure a sore throat, they provoke urine, and purge by urine, bring speedy delivery to women in travail, yet pro∣cure barrenness, and hinder conception; outwardly they dry up soul ulcers, and clense the face from morphew, sunburning and freckles.

Carduncellus &c. Groundsel. Cold and moist according to Tragus, helps the Chollick, and pains or gripings in the belly, helps such as can∣not make water, cleanseth the reins, purgeth Choller and sharp humors, the usual way of ta∣king it is, to boyl it in water with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and so eat it, I hold it to be a wholsom and harmless purge. Outwardly it easeth womens breasts that are swollen and inflamed, (or as themselves say) have gotten an ague in their breasts, as also infla∣mation of the joynts, nerves, or sinnews.

Carduus B. Mariae. Our Ladies Thistles. They are far more temperate than Carduus Bene∣dictus, open obstructions of the liver, help the Jaundice and Dropsie, provoke Urine, break the Stone.

Carduus Benedictus. In plain English, Blessed Thistle; Though I confess it be better known by the Latin name: it is hot and dry in the second degree, clensing and opening, helps swimming and giddiness in the head, deasness, strengthens the memory, helps griping pains in the belly, kills worms, provokes sweat, expels poyson, helps inflamation of the liver, is very good in pesti∣lences, and the French-pocks; outwardly applied, it ripens Plague-sores, and helps hot swellings, the bitings of mad-dogs, and venemous beasts, and foul filthy ulcers. Every one that can but make a Carduus posset knows how to use it.

Carlina. See the Roots, under the name of white Chameleon.

Corallina. A kind of Sea-Moss: cold, bin∣ding, drying, good for hot gouts, inflamations; also they say it kills worms, and therefore by some is called Maw-wormseed.

Cassutha, cuscuta, potagralini. Dodder. See Epithimum.

Caryophyllata. Avens or Herb Bennet. Hot and dry, they help the Chollick, Rawness of the stomach, Stitches in the sides, Stoppings of the liver, and Bruises.

Cataputia minor. A kind of Spurge: See Ti∣thymalus.

Cattaria, Nepeta. Nep, or Catmints. The vertues are the same with Calaminth.

Cauda Equina. Horse-tail; is of a binding drying quality, cures wounds, and is an admi∣rable remedy for sinnews that are shrunk; yea, Galen saith it cures sinnews though they be cut in sunder: but Columbus holds that is incurable unless they be cut within the Muscle; well then we will take Galen in the charitablest sense. However this is certain, it is a sure remedy for bleeding at the nose, or by wound, stops the Terms in women, Fluxes, Ulcers in the Reins or Bladder, Coughs, Ulcers in the Lungues, Diffi∣culty of breathing.

Caulis, Brassica 〈◊〉〈◊〉, silvestris. Cole∣worts, or Cabbages, Garden and Wild. They are drying and binding, help dimness of the sight, help the spleen, preserve from drunkenness, and help the evil effects of it, provoke the terms; they say, being laid on the top of the head, they draw the matrix upward, and therefore are good for the falling out of the womb. Chrysippus writes a whol treatise of them, and makes them a univer∣sal medicine for every disease in every part of the body.

Centaurium, majus, minus. Centaury the greater and lesser. They say the greater will do wonders in curing wounds: see the Root. The lesser is that which is commonly in Sussex known by the name of Centaury, and indeed so throughout that part of the nation that I have travailed over; a present remedy for the yellow Jaundice, opens stoppings of the liver, gall, and spleen purgeth choller, helps the Gout, cleers the sight, purgeth the stomach, helps the dropsie and green-sickness. It is only the tops and flowers which are useful, of which you may take a drachm inwardly in pouder, or half a handful boiled in posset drink at a time.

Centinodium &c. Knotgrass; cold in the se∣cond degree, helps spitting and pissing of blood, stops the terms and all other fluxes of blood, vo∣miting of blood, Gonorrhaea, or running of Reins, weakness of the back and joints, inflama∣tions of the privities, and such as piss by drops, and it is an excellent remedy for hogs that will not eat their meat. Your only way is to boyl it, it is in its prime about the latter end of July or beginning of August: at which time being ga∣thered it may be kept dry all the yeer.

Ceresolium vulgare & Myrrhis. Common and great Chervil: Take them both together and they are temperately hot and dry, provoke urine, they stir up lust and desire of copulation, com∣fort the heart and are good for old people, help pleurisies and pricking in the sides.

Caepaea, Anagallis aquatica. Brooklime, hot and dry, but not so hot and dry as Water-cresses; Tragus saith they are hot and moist, but the man dreamed waking, they help mangy Horses: see Water-cresses.

Ceterach &c. Spleenwort; moderately hot, wasts and consumes the spleen, in so much that Vitruvius affirms he hath known hogs that have fed upon it, that have had (when they were kil∣led) no spleens at all. It is excellent good for melahcholly people, helps the strangury, provo∣kes urine, and breaks the stone in the bladder. Boyl it and drink the decoction; but because a little boyling will carry away the strength of it in vapours, let it boyl but very little, and let it stand close stopped till it be cold before you strain it out; this is the general rule for all Simples of this nature.

Chamaepitys. Ground-pine; hot in the second degree, and dry in the third, helps the Jaundice, Sciatica, stoppings of the liver, and spleen, pro∣vokes the Terms, clenseth the entrails, dissolves congeled blood, resists poyson, cures wounds and ulcers. Strong bodies may take a dram, and weak bodies half a drachm of it in pouder at a time.

Chamaemelum, sativum, sylvestre. Garden and Wild Chamomel. Garden Chamomel is hot and dry in the first degree, and as gallant a medi∣cine against the stone in the bladder as grows up∣on the earth, you may take it inwardly, I mean the decoction of it, being boyled in white Wine,

or inject the juyce of it into the bladder with a syringe. It expels wind, helps belchings, and potently provokes the terms;used in baths it helps pains in the sides, gripings and gnawings in the belly.

Chamaedris &c. Germander; hot and dry in the third degree; cuts and brings away tough humors, opens stoppings of the liver and spleen, helps coughs and shortness of breath, strangury and stopping of urine and provokes the terms; half a drachm is enough to take at a time.

Chelidonium utrumque. Celondine both sorts. Small Celondine is usually called Pilewort, it is something hotter and dryer than the former, but not in the fourth degree as Galen and Dioscori∣des would have it; they say it helps the Hemor∣rhoids or Piles, by only carrying it about one, (but if it wil not, bruise it and apply it to the grief) and from thence it took its 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Celon∣dine the greater is hot and dry (they say in the third degree) any away used, either the juyce, or made into an Oyl or Ointment, is a great pre∣server of the sight and as excellent an help for sore eyes as any is.

Cinara &c. Artichokes. They provoke lust, and purge by urine.

Cichorium. Succory, to which ad Endive which comes after. They are cold and dry in the second degree, clenfing and opening, they cool the heats of the liver, and are profitable in the yellow Jaundice, and burning Feavers, helps excoria∣tions in the Yard, hot Stomachs; and out∣wardly applied, help hot rewms in the eyes.

Cicuta. Hemlock; Cold in the fourth de∣gree, poysonous; outwardly applied, it helps Priapismus, or continual standing of the Yard, the Shingles, St. Anthonies fire, or any eating Ulcers.

Clematis Daphnoides, Vinca provinca. Per∣uinkle. Hot in the second degree, somthing dry and binding, stops Lasks, spitting of blood, and the Terms in women.

Consolida masor. Comfry. I do not con∣ceave the Leaves to be so vertnous as the Roots,

Consolida media. Bugles, of which before.

Consolida minima. Daizes.

Consilida rubra. Golden Rod: hot and dry in the second degree; clenseth the Reins, pro∣vokes Urin, brings away the Gravel; an admi∣rable herb for wounded people to take inwardly, stops blood &c.

Consolida Regalis. Delphinium. Larks heels, resist poyson, help the bitings of venemous beasts.

Saracenica Solidago. Saracens Consound. Helps inward wounds, sore mouths, sore throats, wasting of the lungues, and liver.

Coronopus. Buchorn-Plantane, or Sea-Plan∣tane: Cold and dry, helpeth the bitings of ve∣nemous beasts, either taken inwardly, or apply∣ed to the wound; helps the Chollick, breaks the Stone.

Cotonaria. Hath got many English names. Cottonweed, Cudweed, Chaffweed, and Petty Cotton. Of a drying and binding nature; boy∣led in Ly, it keeps the head from Nits and Lice; being laid among Cloaths, it keeps them safe from Moths, kils Worms, helps the bitings of venemous beasts; taken in a Tobacco-pipe, it helps Coughs of the lungues, and vehement head∣aches.

Cruciata. Crossewort. (there is a kind of Gentian called also by this name, which I passe by) Is drying and binding, exceeding good for inward or outward wounds, either inwardly ta∣ken, or outwardly applied; and an excellent re∣medy for such as are bursten.

Crassula. Orpine. Very cool: Outwardly u∣sed with Vineger, it cleers the Skin; inwardly taken, it helps gnawings of the stomach and bo∣wels, ulcers in the lungues, bloody flux, and Quinsie in the throat: For which last disease, it is inferior to none: take not too much of it at a time, because of its coolnesse.

Crithamus, &c. Sampler. Hot and dry, helps difficulty of urine, the yellow jaundice, provokes the terms, helps digestion, openeth stoppings of the liver and spleen.

Cucumis Asininus. Wild Cucummers. See E∣laterium.

Cyanus major, minor. Blewbottle, great and small, A fine cooling herb, helps bruises, wounds, broken veins; the juyce dropped into the eye, helps the inflamations thereof.

Cygnoglossum. Hounds-tongue. Cold and dry; applied to the fundament, helps the He∣morroids, healeth wounds, and ulcers, and is a present remedy against the bitings of Dogs, bur∣nings and scaldings. Some say, if you put the herb under your foot, within your stocking, no Dog will bark at you.

Cypressus. Chamae cyparissus. Cypresse tree. The leaves are hot and binding, help Ruptures, and Polypus, or flesh growing on the Nose.

Chamaecyparissus. Is Lavender Cotton. Resists poyson, kils worms, and withal take notice how learnedly the Colledge could confound the Cy∣press tree, and Lavender Cotton together; and if they say some Authors say Cypressus and Cha∣maecyparissus are all one, and withal shew you where, then tell them I thought their brain was in their books not in their heads.

Distamnus Cretensis. Dictamny, or Dittany of Creet, hot and dry, brings away dead children, hastens womens travail, brings away the after∣birth, the very smel of it drives away venemous beasts, so deadly, an enemy is it to poyson; it's an admirable remedy against wounds and Gun∣shot, wounds made with poysoned weapons, it draws out splinters, broken bones &c. The dose from halfe a drachm to a drachm. They say, the Goats and Deers in Creet, being wounded with Arrows, eat this herb, which makes the Arrows fall out of themselves: And from thence came the tale in Virgil * about Aeneas.

Dipsacus, sativ. sylv. Teazles, Garden and wild: the leaves bruised and applied to the tem∣ples, alay the heat in feavers, qualifie the rago in frenzies; the juyce dropped into the ears, kill worms in them, (if there be any there to kill)

dropped into the eyes, cleers the sight, helps red∣ness and pimples in the face being anointed with it.

Ebulus. Dwarf-Elder, or Walwort: hot and dry in the third degree; wasts hard swellings, being applied in form of a pultis; the hair of the head being anointed with the juyce of it turns black; the leaves being applied to the place, help inflamations, burnings, scaldings, the bi∣tings of mad-dogs; mingled with Buls suet is a present remedy for the gout; inwardly taken, is a singular purge for the dropsie and gout.

Echium. Vipers-buglosse, Vipers-herb, Snake∣buglosse, Wall-buglosse, Wild-buglosse; seve∣ral Countries give it these several names: it is a singular remedy being eaten, for the biting of ve∣nemous beasts; Continual eating of it makes the body invincible against the poyson of Serpents, Toads, Spiders &c. however it be administred; It comforts the heart, expels sadness, and melan∣cholly: It grows abundantly about the Castle walls, at Lewis in Sussex. The rich may make the flowers into a conserve, and the herb into a syrup; the poor may keep it dry; both may keep it as a Jewel.

Empetron, Calcifraga, Herniaria &c. Rup∣ture-wort, or Burst-wort; the English name tels you it is good against Ruptures, and so such as are bursten shall find it, if they please to make trial of it, either inwardly taken or outwardly ap∣plied to the place, or both. Also the Latin names hold it forth to be good against the stone, which who so tries shall find true.

Enula Campana. Elicampane. Provokes U∣rine: See the root.

Epithimum. Dodder of Time, to w^ch ad cōmon Dodder w^ch is usually that w^ch grows upon Flax: indeed every Dodder retains a vertue of that herb or plant it grows upon, as Dodder that grows up∣on Broom, provokes urin forcibly, & loosens the belly, and is moister than that which grows upon Flax, that which grows upon Time, is hotter and dryer than that which grows upon Flax, even in the third degree, opens obstructions, helps in∣firmities of the spleen, purgeth melancholly, re∣leeves drooping spirits, helps the rickets; that which grows on Flax, is excellent for agues in young children, strengthens weak stomachs, pur∣geth choller, provokes urine, opens stoppings in the reins and bladder; that which grows upon Nettles, provokes urine exceedingly. The way of using it is to boyl it in white Wine, or other convenient decoction, and boyl it very little, remembring what was told you before in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Eruca. Rocket, hot and dry in the third de∣gree, being eaten alone, causeth headach by its heat, procureth lust.

Eupatorium. See 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Euphragia. Eybright: somthing hot and dry, the very sight of it refresheth the eyes; inwardly taken, it restores the sight, and makes old mens eyes young; a drachm of it taken in the mor∣ning is worth a pair of Spectacles, it comforts and strengtheneth the memory, outwardly ap∣plyed to the place it helps sore eyes.

Filix foemina.
Filicula, poly∣podium.	See the Roots.
Filipendula.

Malabathrum. Indian-leaf, hot and dry in the second degree, comforts the Stomach excee∣dingly, helps digestion, provokes urine, helps in∣flamations of the eyes, secures cloathes from moths.

Foeniculum. Fennel, Encreaseth milk in Nurses, provokes Urine, breaks the stone, easeth pains in the Reins, opens stoppings, breaks wind, provokes the terms, You may boyl it in white Wine.

Fragaria. Strawberry leaves, are cold, dry, and binding, a singular Remedy for inflamati∣ons and wounds, hot diseases in the throat, they stop fluxes, and the terms, cool the heat of the stomach, and inflamations of the Liver. The best way is to boyl them in barley water.

Fraxinus &c. Ash-trees: the leaves are mo∣derately hot and dry, cure the bitings of Adders, and Serpents, by a certain antipathy (they say) there is between them, they stop loosness, and stay vomittng, help the Rickets, open stoppages of the Liver and Spleen.

Fumaria. Fumitory: Cold and dry, it ope∣neth and clenseth by Urine, helps such as are Itchy, and Scabbed, cleers the skin, opens stop∣pings of the Liver and Spleen, helps Rickets, Hypochondriak Melancholly, madness, frenzies, Quartan Agues, loosneth the belly, gently pur∣geth Melancholly, and addust choller: boyl it in white Wine, and take this one general rule, All things of a clensing or opening nature may be most commodiously boyled in white wine. Re∣member but this and then I need not write one thing so often.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Goats-rue: Temperate in quality, resists Poyson, kills Worms, helps the Falling∣sickness, resisteth the Pestilence. You may take a drachm of it at a time in pouder.

Galion. Ladies-bedstraw: dry and binding, stancheth blood: boyled in Oyl, the Oyl is good to anoint a weary Traveller; inwardly it provokes lust.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. See the Root.

Genista. Broom: hot and dry in the second degree, clens and open the Stomach, break the Stone in the Reins and Bladder, help the green sickness. Let such as are troubled with heart∣qualms or faintings, forbear it, for it weakens the Heart and Spirit Vital. See the Flowers.

Geranium. Cranebil, the divers sorts of it, one of which is that which is called Muscata, and in Sussex barbariously Muscovy; it is thought to be cool and dry, helps hot swellings, and by its smel amends a hot brain.

Geranium Columbinum. Doves-foot; helps the wind Chollick, pains in the belly, stone in the reins and bladder, and is singular good in ruptures, and inward wounds. I suppose these are the general vertues of them all.

Gramen. 〈◊〉〈◊〉; See the Root.

Gratiola. Hedg- Hysop, purgeth water and flegm, but works very churlishly. Gesner com∣mends it in Dropsies.

Asphodelus foem. See the Root.

Hepatica, Lichen. Liverwort, cold and dry, excellent good for Inflamations of the Liver, or any other Inflamations, yellow Jaundice.

Hedera Arborea, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Tree and Ground∣Ivy. Tree-Ivy helps Ulcers, Burnings, Scal∣dings, the bad effects of the Spleen; the Juyce snuffed up in the nose, purgeth the head, it is ad∣mirable for surfets or headach, or any other ill effects coming of drunkenness, and therefore the Poets feigned Bacchus to have his head bound round with them. Your best way is to boyl them in the same liquor you got your surfet by drinking.

Ground-Ivy is that which usually is called Alehoof, hot and dry, the Juyce helps noise in the ears, fistulaes, gouts, stoppings of the Liver, it strengthens the Reins and stops the terms, helps the yellow Jaundice, and other diseases co∣ming of stopping of the Liver, and is excellent for wounded people.

Herba Camphorata. Stinking Ground-pine, is of a drying faculty, and therefore stops deflu∣xions either in the eyes, or upon the Lungues, the gout, cramps, palsies, aches, strengthens the Nerves.

Herba Moschata. Mentioned even now, me thinks the Colledg should not have forgotten themselves so soon: How can a man that forgets himself remember his patient?

Herba Paralysis, Primula veris. Primroses, or Cowslips, which you will. The Leaves help pains in the head and joynts; see the Flowers which are most in use.

Herba Paris. Herb True-love, or One-berry. Pena and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, affirm it resists poyson. Ma∣thiolus saith it takes away evil done by witch∣craft, and affirms it by experience, as also long lingring sickness; however it is good for wounds, fals, bruises, apostumes, inflamations, ulcers in the privities. Herb True-love, is very cold in tem∣perature. You may take half a dram of it at a time in pouder.

Herba Roberti. A kind of Cranebil.

Herba venti, Anemone. Wind-flower; the Juyce snuffed up the nose purgeth the head, it clenseth filthy Ulcers, encreaseth milk in Nur∣ses, and outwardly by Oyntment helps Lepro∣sies.

Herniaria. The same with Empetron.

Helxine. Pellitory of the wall. Cold, moist, clensing, helps the stone and gravel in the Kid∣nies, difficulty of Urine, sore throats, pains in the ears the Juyce being dropped in them; out∣wardly it helps the shingles and St. Anthonies fire.

Hippoglossum. Horstongue, Tongueblade or Double-tongue. The Roots help the strangury, provoke urine, case the hard labor of women, pro∣voke the terms, the Herb helps ruptures and the fits of the mother, it is hot in the second degree, dry in the first, boyl it in white Wine.

Hippolapathum. Patience, or Monks Reu∣barb: see the Roots.

Hipposelinum. Alexanders, or Alisanders. Provoke urin, expel the After-birth, help the strangury, expel wind.

Horminum, Clary; hot and dry in the third degree; helps weakness in the back, stops the running of the Reins, and the whites in women, provokes the Terms, and helps women that are barren through coldness, or moisture, or both, causeth fruitfulness, but is hurtful for the memo∣ry. The usual way of taking it, is to fry it with Butter, or make a Tansie with it.

Hydropiper. Arsmart. Hot and dry, con∣sumes all cold swellings, and blood congealed by bruises and stripes; applied to the place, it helps that aposthume in the joynts, commonly called a Felon: (but in Sussex, an Andicom) If you put a handful of it under the saddle upon a tired horses back, it will make him travel fresh and lu∣stily; strewed in a chamber kils all the Fleas there; this is the hottest Arsmart, and is unfit to be given inwardly: there is a milder sort, cal∣led Persicaria, which is of a cooler milder quali∣ty, drying, excellent good for putrified ulcers, kill worms: I had almost forgot that the former is an admirable remedy for the Gout, being rosted between two Tiles and applied to the grieved place, and yet I had it from D^r Butler too.

Hysopus. Hysop. Helps Coughs, shortness of Breath, Wheezing, Distillations upon the Lungues; it is of a clensing quality: kils worms in the body, amends the whol colour of the bo∣dy, helps the Dropsie and Spleen, sore Throats, and nois in the Ears. See Syrup of Hysop.

Hyoscyamus &c. Henbane. The white Hen∣bane is held to be cold in the third degree, the black or common Henbane and the yellow, in the fourth: They stupifie the sences, and there∣fore not to be takn inwardly; outwardly appli∣ed, they help inflamations, hot gouts; applied to the temples, they provoke sleep.

Hypericon. St. Johns wort. It is as gallant a Wound-herb as any is, either given inwardly, or outwardly applied to the wound; it is hot and dry, opens stoppings, helpeth spitting and vomiting of blood, it clenseth the Reins, pro∣vokes the Terms, helps congealed blood in the Stomach and Meseraick Veins, the Falling∣sickness, Palsy, Cramps and Aches in the joynts; you may give it in pouder or any convenient de∣coction.

Hypoglottis Laurus Alexandrina. Laurel of Alexandria, provokes urin and the terms, and is held to be a singular help to women in travail.

Hypoglossum, the same with Hippoglossum be∣fore, only different names given by different Authors, the one deriving his name from the tongue of a horse, of which form the Leaf is; the other from the form of the little leaf, because small leaves like small tongues grow upon the greater, but whether the Colledg knew this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no, is some question.

Iberis Cardamantice. Sciatica-cresses. I sup∣pose so called because they help the Sciatica,

or Huckle bone-gout.

Ingunialis, Aster. Serwort, or Shartwort: be∣ing bruised and applied they help swellings, bot∣ches, and venerious buboes in the groyn, whence they took their name, as also inflamati∣on and falling out of the fundament.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. See the Roots.

Isatis, Glastum. Woad. Drying and bind∣ing; the side being bathed with it, it easeth pains in the spleen, clenseth filthy corroding gnawing ulcers.

Iva Arthritica. The same with Camaepytis.

Juncus odoratus. The same with Schoenan∣thus.

Labrum veneris. The same with Dipsacus.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Lettice. Cold and moist, cool the inflamation of the stomach commonly called heart-burning, provoke sleep, resist drunken∣ness and take away the ill effects of it, cool the blood, quench thirst, breed milk, and are good for chollerick bodies, and such as have a frenzy, or are sienitique, or as the vulgar say frantick. They are far wholsommer eaten boyled than raw.

Lagobus, Herba Leporina. A kind of Trefoil growing in France and Spain. Let them that live there look after the vertues of it.

Lavendula. Lavender: hot and dry in the third degree; The temples and forehead bathed with the juyce of it, as also the smel of the herb helps swoonings, Catalepsis, Falling sickness, provided it be not accompanied with a Feaver. See the flowers.

Laurcola Laurel. The leaves purge upward and downward, they are good for rhewmatick people to chew in their mouths, for they draw forth much water.

Laurus Bay-tree: the leaves are hot and dry, resist drunkenness, they gently bind and help diseases in the bladder, help the stinging of Bees and Wasps, metigate the pain of the stomach, dry and heal, open obstructions of the liver and spleen, resist the pestelence.

Lappa minor. The lesser Burdock.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Mastick-tree, both the leaves and bark of it stop sluxes, (being hot and dry in the second degree) spitting and pissing of blood, and the falling out of the fundament.

Lens palustris. Duckmeat: cold and moist in the second degree, helps inflamations, hot swel∣lings, and the falling out of the fundament, be∣ing warmed and applied to the place.

Lepidium Piperites. Dittander, Pepper-wort, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉: a hot fiery sharp herb, admirable for the Gout being applied to the place, being only held in the hand it helps the toothach, and withal leaves a wan color in the hand that holds it.

Livisticum. Lovage: Clears the sight, takes away redness and freckles from the face.

Libanotis Coronaria. See Rosemary. Linaria. Toad-flax, or Wild-flax; hot and dry, clense the reins and bladder, provoke urin, open the stoppinps of the liver and spleen, and help diseases coming thereof: outwardly they take away yellowness and deformity of the skin.

Lillium convallium. Lilly of the Valley. See the flowers.

Lingua Cervina. Harts-tongue: drying and binding, stops blood, the terms and fluxes, opens stoppings of the Liver and Spleen, and diseases thence arising. The like quantity of Harts∣tongue, Knotgrass and Comfry Roots being boyled in water, and a draught of the decoction drunk every morning, and the materials which have boyled applied to the place, is a notable re∣medy for such as are burst.

Limonium. Sea-bugloss, or Marsh-bugloss, or as some will have it Sea-Lavender: the seeds being very drying and binding, stop fluxes and the terms, help the chollick and strangury.

Lotus urbana. Authors make some flutter a∣bout this Herb, I conceive the best take it to be Trisolium Odoratum, Sweet Tresoyl, which is of a temperate nature, clenseth the eyes gent∣ly of such things as hinder the sight, cureth green wounds, ruptures, or burstness, helps such as piss blood or are bruised, and secures garments from moths.

Lupulus. Hops. Opening, clensing, provoke urine; the young sprouts open stoppings of the Liver and Spleen, clense the blood, cleer the skin, help scabs and itch, help agues, purge chol∣ler: they are usually boyled-and taken as they eat Sparagus, but if you would keep them, for they are excellent for these diseases, you may make them into a Conserve, (as you shall be taught hereafter) or into a Syrup.

Lychnitis Coronaria: or as others more pro∣perly from the Greek write it, Lychnis. Rose Campion. I know no great physical vertue it hath.

Macis. See the Barks.

Magistrantia &c. Masterwort: Hot and dry in the third degree; it is singular good against poyson, pestilence, corrupt and unwholsom air, helps windiness in the stomach, causeth an ap∣petite to ones victuals, very profitable in fals and bruises, congealed and clotted blood, the bitings of mad-dogs; the leaves chewed in the mouth, clense the brain of superfluous humors, thereby preventing Lethargies, and Apo∣plexes.

Malva. Mallows. The best of Authors ac∣count wild Mallows to be best, and hold them to be cold and moist in the first degree; they are profitable in the bitings of venemous beasts, the stinging of Bees and Wasps &c. Inwardly they resist poyson, provoke to stool; outward∣ly they asswage hard swellings of the Privities or other places, in Clysters they help roughness and fretting of the Guts, Bladder, or Funda∣ment; and so they do being boyled in water and the decoction drunk, as I have proved in this present Epidemical disease, the Bloody-flux.

Majorana. See Amaracus.

Mandragora. Mandrakes. Fit fot no vulgar use, but only to be used in cooling Oyntments.

Marrubium, album, nigrum, foetidum. Mar∣rubium album, is common Horehound. Hot in the second degree, and dry in the third, openeth

the Liver and Spleen, clenseth the breast and lungs, helps old Coughs, pains in the sides, Phtisicks, or ulceration of the lungues, it pro∣vokes the Terms, easeth hard labor in Child∣bearing, brings away the after-birth. See the Syrups.

Marrubium, nigrum, & foetidum. Black and stinking Horehound, I take to be all one. Hot and dry in the third degree; cure the bitings of mad-dogs, wast and consume hard knobs in the fundament and matrix, clense filthy Ulcers.

Unless by stinking Horehound the Colledg should mean that which Fuchsius cals Stachys, if they do, it is hot and dry but in the first degree, and a singular Remedy to keep wounds from in∣flamation.

Marum. Herb Mastich. Hot and dry in the third degree, good against Cramps and Convul∣sions.

Matricaria. Featherfew. Hot in the third degree, dry in the second; openeth, purgeth; a singular remedy for diseases incident to the Matrix, and other diseases incident to women, eases their travail, and infirmities coming after it; it helps the Vertigo or dissiness of the head, Melancholly, sad thoughts: you may boyl it ei∣ther alone, or with other Herbs fit for the same purpose, with which this Treatise will fur∣nish you: applied to the wrists, it helps the Ague.

Matrisylva. The same with Caprifolium.

Meliotus. Melilot. Inwardly taken, pro∣vokes urine, breaks the Stone, clenseth the Reins and Bladder, cutteth and clenseth the Lungs of tough Flegm; the juyce dropped in∣to the eyes, cleers the sight, into the ears, miti∣gates pain and noise there; the head bathed with the juyce mixed with Vinegar, takes away the pains thereof: outwardly in Pultisses, it asswa∣geth swellings in the privities, and else where.

Mellissa. Bawm. Hot and dry; outwardly mixed with salt and applied to the neck, help the Kings Evil, bitings of mad-dogs, venemous beasts, and such as cannot hold their necks as they should do; inwardly it is an excellent re∣medy for a cold and moist stomach, cheers the heart, refresheth the mind, takes away grief, sor∣row, and care, instead of which it produceth joy and mirth. See the Syrup.

Mentha sativa. Garden Mints, Spear Mints. Are hot and dry in the third degree, provoke hunger, are wholsom for the stomach, stay vomiting, stop the terms, help sore heads in in children, strengthen the stomach, cause dige∣stion; outwardly applied, they help the bitings of mad dogs: Yet they hinder conception, and are naught for wounded people, they say by rea∣son of an antipathy between them and Iron.

Mentha aquatica. Water Mints. Ease pains of the belly, headach, and vomiting, gravel in the Kidnies and Stone.

Methastrum. Horse-mint. I know no dif∣ference between them and Water Mints.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, mas, foemina. Mercury, male and foemale, They are both hot and dry in the second degree, clensing, digesting, they purge watry humors, and further conception. Theo∣phrastus relates that if a woman use to eat either the male, or foemale Mercury, two or three daies after conception, she shall bring forth a child ei∣ther male or foemale according to the sex of the herb she eats.

Mezereon. Spurg-Olive, or Widdow-wail. A dangerous purge, better let alone than medled with.

Millesolium. Yarrow. Meanly cold and binding, an healing Herb for wounds, stancheth bleeding; and some say the Juyce snuffed up the nose, causeth it to bleed, whence it was called, Nose-bleed; it stoppeth Lasks, and the Terms in women, helps the running of the reins, helps inflamations and excoriations of the Yard, as also inflamations of wounds.

Muscus. Moss. Is somthing cold and bin∣ding, yet usually retains a smatch of the proper∣ty of the tree it grows on, therefore that which grows upon Oaks is very dry and binding; Se∣rapio saith that it being insused in Wine and the Wine drunk, it staies vomiting and fluxes, as al∣so the whites in women.

Myrtus. Mirtle-tree. The Leaves are of a cold earthy quality, drying and binding, good for fluxes, spitting, vomiting, and pissing of blood, stop the Whites and Reds in women.

Nardus. See the Root.

Nasturtium, Aquaticum, Hortense. Water∣cresses and Garden-cresses.

Garden-cresses are hot and dry in the fourth degree, good for the Scurvy, Sciatica, hard swel∣lings, yet do they trouble the belly, ease pains of the Spleen, provoke lust.

Water-cresses are hot and dry, clense the blood, help the Scurvy, provoke urine and the terms, break the stone, help the green sickness, cause a fresh lively color.

Nasturtium Album, Thlaspi. Treacle-mustard. Hot and dry in the third degree, purgeth vio∣lently, dangerous for women with child: Out∣wardly it is applied with profit to the Gout.

Nicotiani. Tabacco. And in reciting the vertues of this herb, I will follow Clustus, that none should think I do it without an Author. It is hot and dry in the second degree, and of a clensing nature, the leaves warmed and applied to the head are excellent good, in * inveterate head-aches and Negrims, if the diseases come through cold or wind, change them often till the diseases be gone, help such whose necks be stiff, it easeth the faults of the breast, Asthmaes or hard flegm in tho lappets of the lungues, eas∣eth the pains of the stomach and windiness there∣of being heat hot by the fire and applied to it; easeth the pains of the spleen being moistened in vineger and applied hot to the side, they loosen the belly and a kill worms being applied to it in like manner, they break the stone being applied in like manner to the region of the bladder, help the rickets, being applied to the belly and sides; applied to the navil they give present ease to the fits of the mother, they take away cold ach in

the joints applied to them, boyled, the liquor absolutely and speedily cures scabs and itch, nei∣ther is there any better salve in the world for wounds than may be made of it, for it clenseth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out the filth though it lie in the bones, brings up the flesh from the bottom, and all this it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 speedily, it cures wounds made with 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, and for this Clusius brings many 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 tedious here to relate; It is an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thing for Carbuncles, and Plague∣sores, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to none; green wounds 'twill cure in a trico, Ulcers and Gangrenes very spee∣dily, not only in men but also in beasts: there∣fore the Indians dedicated it to their god. Ta∣ken in a pipe it hath almost as many vertues, it easeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉, takes away the sence of hunger and thirst, provokes to stool, he saith, the In∣dians will travail four daies without either meat or drink by only chewing a little of this (made up like a Pill) in their mouths; It easeth the body of supersluous humors, opens stoppings. Mo∣nardus also confirms this judgment, and indeed a man might fill a whol Volumn with the ver∣tues of it. See the Oyntment of Tobacco

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Money-wort, or Herb Two∣pence; cold dry, binding, helps Fluxes, stops the Terms, helps ulcers in the lungues; out∣wardly it is a special herb for wounds.

Nymphaea. See the Flowers.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Basil, hot and moist. Simeou Se∣thi, saith the smel of Basil is good for the head, but Hollerius (and he no mean Physician nei∣ther) saith the continual smell of it hurts the brain and breeds Scorpions there, and asfirms his own knowledg of it, and that's the reason (saith he) there is such an Antipathy between it and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which I am confident there is, the truth is, it will quickly putrifie and breed worms. Hollerius saith, they are venemous; and that's the reason the name Basilicon was given to it: The best use that I know of it, is, it gives spee∣dy deliverance to women in travail. Let them not take above half a drachm of it at a time in pouder, and be sure also the birth be ripe, else it causeth abortion.

Oleae folia. Olive-leaves; they are hard to come by here.

Ononis. Rest-harrow. See the Roots.

Ophiogloslon. Adders-tongue: the leaves are ve∣ry drying, being boiled in Oyl they make a dainty green Balsom for green wounds: taken inward∣ly, they help inward wounds.

Origanum. Organy: a kind of wild Marjo∣ram; hot and dry in the third degree; helps the bitings of venemous beasts, such as have ta∣ken Opium, Hemlock, or Poppy; provokes urine, brings down the terms, helps old coughs; in oyntment it helps scabs and itch.

Oxylapathum. Sorrel. See Acetosa.

Papaver &c. Poppies; white, black, or er∣ratick. I refer you to the Syrups of each

Parietaria. Given once before under the name of Helxine.

〈◊〉〈◊〉. Parsnips. See the Roots.

Persicaria. See Hydropiper: this is the milder sort of Arsmart I described there: If ever you find it amongst the Compounds, take it under that notion.

Pentaphyllum. Cynkfoil: very drying, yet but meanly hot, if at all; helps ulcers in the mouth, roughness of the windpipe, (whence comes hoarsness and Couges &c.) helps fluxes, creeping ulcers and the yellow jaundice; they say one leaf cures a quotidian ague, three a ter∣tian, and four a quartan: I know it will cure agues without this curiosity, if a wise man have the handling of it; otherwise a Cart load will not do it.

Petroselinum. Parsly. See smallage

Pes Columbinus. See Geranium.

Persicarum folia. Peach leaves: they are a gentle, yet a compleat purger of choller, and diseases coming from thence, fit for children be∣cause of their gentleness. You may boyl them in whiteWine, a handful is enough at a time.

Pilosella. Mousear: once before, and that's often enough.

Pithyusa. A new name for Spurge, of the last Edition.

Plantago. Plantane. Cold and dry, an herb though common, yet let none despise it, for the decoction of it, prevails mightily against tor∣menting pains and excoriations of the guts, bloody fluxes, it stops the terms, and spitting of blood, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or Consumptions of the lungues, the running of the reins, and the whites in women, pains in the head, and fren∣zies: outwardly it cleers the sight, takes away inflamations, scabs, itch, the shingles, and all spreading sores, and is as wholsome an herb as can grow about a house.

Polium &c. Polley, or Pellamountain: all the sorts are hot in the second degree, and dry in the third: helps dropsies, the yellow-jaundice, infirmities of the spleen, and provokes urine.

Polygonum. Knotgrass.

Polytricum. Maidenhair.

Portulaca Purslain: Cold and moist in the second or third degree; cools hot stomachs, and (I remember since I was a child that) it is admirable for one that hath his teeth on edge by eating sowr apples, it cools the blood, liver, and is good for hot diseases, or inflamations in any of these places, stops fluxes, and the terms, and helps all inward inflamations whatsoever.

Porrum. Leeks. See the Roots.

Primula Veris. See Cowslips, or the Flowers, which you will.

Prunella. Self-heal, Carpenters-Herb, and in Sussex Sicklewort. Moderately hot and dry, binding. See Bugle. So shall I not need to write one thing twice, the vertues being the same.

Pulegium. Penyroyal: hot and dry in the third degree; provokes urine, breaks the stone in the reins, (for I take it, the herb is chiefly apropriated to those parts) strengthens womens backs, provokes the terms, easeth their labour in Child-bed, brings away the afterbirth, staies vomiting, strengthens the brain, (yea the very

smell of it) breaks wind, and helps the Verti∣go.

Pulmonari, arborea, & Symphytum maculosum. Lunguewort. I confess I searching Authors for these, found out many sorts of Lungueworts, yet all agreed that both these were one and the same; and helps infirmities of the Lungues, as hoarceness, coughs, wheezing, shortness of breath &c. You may boyl it in Hysop water, or any other water that strengthens the Lungues.

Pulicaria. Fleabane; hot and dry in the third degree, helps the bitings of venemous beasts, wounds and swellings, the yellow Jaundice, the falling-sickness, and such as cannot piss; it be∣ing burnt, the smoke of it kils all the Gnats and Fleas in the chamber, as also Serpents if they be there; it is dangerous for women with child.

Pyrus sylvestris. Wild Pear-tree. I know no vertue in the Leaves.

Pyrola. Wintergreen. Cold and dry, and very binding, stops fluxes, and the terms in women, and is admirable good in green wounds.

Quercus folia. Oak Leaves: are much of the nature of the former, stay the whites in wo∣men. See the Bark.

Ranunculus. Hath got a sort of English names: Crowfoot, King-kob, Gold-cups, Gold-knobs, Butter-flowers &c. they are of a notable hot quality, unfit to be taken inwardly; If you bruise the Roots and apply them to a Plague-sore, they are notable things to draw the venom to them. Also Apuleius saith, that if they be hanged about the neck of one that is lu∣natick in the wane of the Moon, the Moon be∣ing in the first degree of Taurus, or Scorpio, it quickly rids him of his disease.

Raparum folia. If they do not mean Turnep∣leaves, I know not what they mean, nor it may be themselves neither, the greatest part of them having as much knowledg in Simples, as a horse hath in Hebrew. Rapum is a Turnep, but surely Rapa is a word seldom used; If they do mean Turnep-leaves: when they are yong and tender, they are held to provoke urin.

Rosmarinum. Rosemary, hot and dry in the second degree, binding, stops fluxes help stuf∣fings in the head, the yellow Jaundice, helps the memory, expels wind: See the Flowers.

Rosa Solis. See the Water.

Rosa Alba, Rubra, Damascena. White, Red, and Damask Roses. I would some body would do so much as ask the Colledg wherefore they set the Leaves down.

Rumex. Dock: all the ordinary sort of Docks are of a cool and drying substance, and there∣fore stops fluxes; and the Leaves are seldom u∣sed in Physick.

Rubus Idaeus. Raspis, Rasberries, or Hind∣berries: I know no great vertue in the Leaves.

Ruta. Rue, or Herb of grace; hot and dry in the third degree, consumes the seed, and is an enemy to generation, helps difficulty of brea∣thing, and inflamations of the lungues, pains in the side, inflamations of the Yard and Matrix, is naught for women with child: An hundred such things are quoted by Dioscorides. This I am sure of, no Herb resisteth poyson more. And some think Mithridates, that renowned King of Pontus, fortified his body against poyson with no other medicine. It strengtheneth the heart exceedingly, and no Herb better than this in Pestilential times, take it what manner you wil or can.

Ruta Muraria. See Adianthum.

Sabina. Savin; hot and dry in the third de∣gree, potently provokes the terms, expels both birth and after-birth, they (boyled in oyl and used in Oyntments) stay creeping ulcers, scour away spots, freckles, and sunburning from the face, the belly anointed with it kils worms in children.

Salvia. Sage: hot and dry in the second or third degree, binding, it staies abortion in such women as are subject to come before their times, it causeth fruitfulness, it is singular good for the brain, strengthens the sences and memory, helps spitting and vomiting of blood; outward∣ly, heat hot with a little Vinegar and applied to the side, helps stitches, and pains in the sides.

Salix. Willow-leaves; are cold, dry, and bin∣ding, stop spitting of blood and fluxes; the boughs stuck about a chamber, wonderfully cool the air, and refresh such as have feavers; the leaves applied to the head, help hot diseases there, and frenzies.

Sampsucum. Marjoram.

Sanicula. Sanicle: hot and dry in the second degree, clenseth wounds and ulcers.

Saponaria. Sope-wort, or Bruise-wort; vul∣garly used in bruises and cut fingers, and is of notable use in the French-pocks.

Satureia. Savory. Summer-savory, is hot and dry in the third degree, Winter-savory is not so hot, both of them expel wind gallantly, and that (they say) is the reason why they are boyled with Pease and Beans, and other such windy things: 'tis a good fashion and pitty it should be left.

Saxifragia alba. White Saxifrage; breaks wind, helps the chollick and stone.

Scabiosa. Scabious; hot and dry in the se∣cond degree, clenseth the breast and lungues, helps old rotten coughs, and difficulty of brea∣thing, provokes urine and clenseth the bladder of filthy stuff, breaks Aposthumes, and cures Scabs and Itch. Boyl it in white wine.

Scariola. An Italian name for Succory.

Schoenanthus. Schaenanth, Squinanth, or Chamels-hay; hot and binding. Galen saith it causeth headach, beleeve him that list; Dio∣scorides saith it digests and opens the passages of the veins: surely it is as great an expeller of wind as any is.

Scordium. Water-Germander; hot and dry, clenseth ulcers in the inward parts, it provokes urine and the terms, opens stoppings of the li∣ver, spleen, reins, bladder, and matrix, it is a great counterpoyson, and easeth the breast op∣pressed with flegm. See Diascordium.

Scrophularia. Figwort, so called of Scrophula, the Kings Evil, which it cures, they say by be∣ing only hung about the neck if not, bruise it and apply it to the place, it helps the Piles or Hemorrhoids, and (they say) being hung about the neck preserves the body in health.

Sedum. And all his sorts. See Barba Jovis.

Senna. In this give me leave to stick close to Mesue, as an imparaleld Author: it heats in the second degree and dries in the first, clenseth, purgeth, and digesteth, it carries downwards both choller, flegm, and melancholly, it clenseth the brain, heart, Liver, Spleen, it cheers the sences, opens obstructions, takes away dulness of sight, preserves youth, helps deafness (if pur∣ging will help it) helps melancholly and mad∣ness, keeps back old age, resists resolution of the nerves, pains in the head, scabs, itch, falling∣sickness, the windiness of it is corrected with a little Ginger. You may boyl half an ounce of it at a time, in Water or white Wine, but boyl it not too much; half an ounce is a moderate dose to be boyled for any reasonable body.

Scrpillum. Mother-of-Time, Wild Time; it is hot and dry in the third degree, it provokes the terms gallantly, as also helps the strangury or stoppage of urine, gripings in the belly, rup∣tures, convulsions, inflamations of the Liver, Lethargy, and infirmities of the spleen: boyl it in white Wine.

Sigillum Solomonis. Solomons Seal. See the Root.

Smyrnium. Alexanders of Creet.

Solanum. Nightshade: very cold and dry, binding, it is somwhat dangerous given inward∣ly, unless by a skilful hand; outwardly it helps the Shingles, S^t Anthonies fire, and other hot inflamations.

Soldanella. Bindweed, hot and dry in the se∣cond degree, it opens obstructions of the Liver, and purgeth watry humors, and is therefore ve∣ry profitable in dropsies, it is very hurtful to the stomach, and therefore if taken inwardly it had need be well corrected with Cinnamon, Ginger, or Annis-seeds &c. Yet the German Physitians affirm that it cures the dropsie being only brui∣sed and applied to the navil and somthing lower, and then it needs not be taken inwardly at all.

Sonchus levis Asper. Sowthistles smooth and rough; they are of a cold watry, yet binding quality, good for frenzies, they encrease milk in Nurses, and cause the children which they nurse to have a good color, help gnawings of the stomach coming of a hot cause; outwardly they help inflamations, and hot swellings, cool the heat of the fundament and privities.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Chirurgorum. Flixweed: drying with∣out any manifest heat or coldness, it is usually found about old ruinous buildings, it is so cal∣led because of its vertue in stopping fluxes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 highly commends it, nay elevates it up to the skies for curing old wounds and fistulaes; which though our modern Chyrurgians despise, yet if it were in the hands of a wise man, such as Paracelsus was, it may do the wonders he saith it will.

Spinachia. Spinage. I never read any physical vertues of it.

Spina alba. See the Root.

Spica. See Nardus.

Staebe. Silver Knapweed: The vertues be the same with Scabious, and some think the Herbs too; though I am of another opinion.

Staechas. French Lavender, Cassidony, is a great counterpoyson, open obstructions of the Liver and Spleen, clenseth the matrix and blad∣der, brings out corrupt humors, provokes urine. There is another Staechas mentioned here by the name of Amaranthus, in English, Golden flower, or Flower-gentle: the flowers of which expel worms; being boyled, the water kils Lice and Nits.

Succisa, Monsus Dioboli. Devils-bit: Hot and dry in the second degree: inwardly taken, it easeth the fits of the mother, and breaks wind, takes away swellings in the mouth, and slimy flegm that sticks to the jaws, neither is there a more present remedy in the world for those cold swellings in the neck, which the vulgar call, the Almonds of the ears, than this Herb bruised and applied to them.

Suchaha. And Egyptian Thorn. Very hard, if not impossible to come by here.

And here the Colledg make another racket a∣bout the several sorts of Comfryes, which I pass by with silence, having spoken to them be∣fore.

Tanacetum. Tansie: hot in the second de∣gree, and dry in the third; the very smel of it staies abortion, or miscarriages in women; so it doth being bruised and applied to their navils, provokes urine, and easeth pains in making wa∣ter; and is a special help against the Gout.

Taraxacon. Dandelyon, or to write better French, Dent-de-lyon, for in plain English it is called Lyons-tooth; it is a kind of Succory, and thither I refer you.

Tamariscus. Tamaris. It hath a dry clensing quality, and hath a notable vertue against the Rickets, and infirmities of the Spleen, provokes the terms.

Telephium. A kind of Orpine.

Thlaspi. See Nasturtium.

Thymbra. A wild Savory.

Thymum. Tyme. Hot and dry in the third degree; helps coughs and shortness of breath, provokes the terms, brings away dead children and the after-birth, purgeth flegm, clenseth the breast and lungues, reins and matrix, helps the Sciatica, pains in the breast, expels wind in any part of the body, resisteth fearfulness and melan∣cholly, continual pains in the head, and is pro∣fitable for such as have the Falling-sickness to smell to.

Thymaelea. The Greek name for Spurge∣Olive: Mezereon being the Arabick name.

Tithymalus, Esula &c. Spurge. Hot and dry in the fourth degree; a dogged purge, better let alone than taken inwardly; hair anointed with the juyce

of it will fall off; it kills Fish, being mixed with any thing that they will eat: outwardly it clenseth ulcers, takes away freckles, sunburning and morphew from the face.

Tormentilla. See the Root.

Trinitatis herba. Pansies, or Hearts-ease: They are cold and moist both Herbs and Flowers, excel∣lent against inflamatious of the breast or lungs, Con∣vulsions, and Falling sickness, also they are held to be good for the French Pocks.

Trifolium. Trefoil: dry in the third degree, and cold. The ordinary Medow Trefoil, (for their word comprehends all sorts) clenseth the guts of slimy humors that stick to them, being used either in Drinks or Clysters; outwardly they take away infla∣mations, Pliny saith the Leaves stand upright before a storm, which I have observed to be true oftener than once or twice, and that in a cleer day, 14. hours before the storm came.

Tussilago. Colts-foot: something cold and dry, and therefore good for inflamations, they are admi∣rable good for Coughs, and Consumptions of the lungues, shortness of breath &c. It is often used and with good success taken in a Tobacco-pipe, being cut and mixed with a little oyl of Annis seeds. See the Syrup of Colts-foot.

Valeriana. Valerian, or Setwal See the Roots

Verbascum. Thapsus Barbatus. Mullin, or Hig∣taper. It is something dry, and of a digesting, clen∣sing quality, stops fluxes and the hemorroids, it cures hoarcness, the cough, and such as are broken winded; the Leaves worn in the shooes provokes the terms, (especially in such Virgins as never had them) but they must be worn next their feet: also they say, that the Herb being gathered when the Sun is in Virgo, and the Moon in Aries, in their mutual Antiscions, helps such of the falling-sickness as do but carry it about them: worn under the feet it helps such as are troub∣led with the fits of the mother.

Verbena. Vervain; hot and dry, a great opener, clenser, and healer, it helps the yellow jaundice, de∣fects in the reins and bladder, pains in the head, if it be but bruised and hung about the neck; all disea∣ses in the secret parts of men and women; made into an ointment it is a sovereign remedy for old head∣aches, called by the name of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 as also fren∣zies; it cleers the skin, and causeth a lovely co∣lour.

Veronica: See Betonica Pauli.

Violarla. Violet Leaves: They are cool, ease pains in the head proceeding of heat, and frenzies, either inwardly taken, or outwardly applied, heat of the stomach, or inflamation of the lungues.

Vitis Vinifera. The Manuted Vine, a The Leaves are binding and cool withal; the burnt ashes of the sticks of a Vine, scour the teeth and make them as white as snow; the Leaves stop bleeding, fluxes, heart-burnings, vomitings, as also the longing of wo∣men with child.

Vincitoxicum. Swallow-wort. A pultis made with the Leaves helps sore breasts, and also soreness of the matrix.

Virga Pastoris. A third name for Teazles. (Thus you see the Colledg will be surer than the Miller who took his toll but twice.) See Dipsacus.

Virga Auria. See Consolida

Ulmaria. See the Root. Meadsweet.

Umbilious Veneris. Navel-wort; Cold, dry and binding, therefore helps all inflamations; they are very good for kib'd heels, being bathed with it, and a leaf laid over the sore.

Urtica: Nettles; an herb so well known, that you may find them by the feeling in the darkest night: they are something hot, not very hot; the juyce stops bleeding; they provoke lust exceedingly, help diffi∣culty of breathing, pleurisies, inflamations of the lungues, that troublsome cough that women call the Chincough; they exceedingly break the stone, pro∣voke urine, and help such as cannot hold their necks upright. Boyl them in white Wine.

Usnea. Mosse; once before.

FLOWERS.

BOrrage, and Bugloss flowers, strengthen the heart and brain, and are profitable in Feavers.

Chamomel flowers, heat and asswage swellings, in∣flamations of the bowels, dissolve wind, are profit∣able given in Clysters or drink, to such as are troub∣led with the Chollick, or Stone.

Staechas, opens stoppings in the bowels, and streng∣thens the whole body.

Saffron powerfully concocts, and sends out what∣ever humor offends the body, drives back inflamati∣ons, being applied outwardly, encreaseth lust, pro∣vokes urine.

Clove-Gilliflowers, resist the pestilence, streng∣then the heart, liver, and stomach, and provokes lust.

Schoenanth (which I think I touched slightly a∣mongst the Herbs) provokes urine potently, provokes the terms, breaks wind, helps such as spit or vomit blood, easeth pains of the stomach, reins, and spleen, helps dropsies, convulsions, and inflamations of the womb.

Lavender-flowers, resist all cold afflictions of the brain, convulsions falling-sickness, they strengthen cold stomachs, and open obstructions of the liver, they provoke urine and the terms, bring forth the birth and afterbirth.

Hops, opens stoppings of the bowels, and for that cause Beer is better than Ale.

Bawm flowers, cheer the heart and vital spirits, strengthen the stomach.

Rosemary-flowers, strengthen the brain exceeding∣ly and resist madness, cleer the sight.

Winter-Gilliflowers, or Wall-flowers (as some call them) help inflamation of the womb, provoke the terms, and help ulcers of the mouth.

Hony-suckles, provoke urine, ease the pains of the spleen, and such as can hardly fetch their breath.

Mallows, help Coughs.

Red Roses, cool, bind, strengthen both vital and animal vertue, restore such as are in consumptions, strengthen. There are so many Compositions of them which maks me the briefer in the Simples.

Violets, (to wit the blew ones, for I know little or no use of the white in physick) cool and moisten, pro∣voke sleepe loosen the belly, resist feavers, help in∣flamations, correct the heat of choller, ease pains in the head, help the roughness of the wind-pipe, disea∣ses in the throat, inflamations in the breast and sides, pluresies, open stoppings of the liver, and help the yellow Jaundice.

Cichory, (or Succory as the vulgar calls it) cools and strengthens the liver: so doth Endive.

Water-lillies ease pains of the head coming of chol∣ler and heat, provoke sleep, cool inflamations, and the heat in seavers.

Pomegranate-flowers, dry and bind, stop fluxes, and the terms in women.

Cowslips, strengthen the brain, sences, and me∣mory, exceedingly, resist all diseases there, as con∣vulsions, falling-sickness, palsies &c.

Centaury, purges choller and gross humors, helps the yellow Jaundice, opens obstructions of the liver, helps pains of the spleen, provokes the terms, brings out the birth and afterbirth.

Elder, flowers, help dropsies, clense the blood, cleer the skin, open stoppings of the liver and spleen, and diseases arising there from.

Bean-flowers, cleer the skin, stop humors flowing into the eyes.

Peach-tree flowers, purge choller gently.

Broom-flowers, purge water, and are good in drop∣sies

The temperature of all these differ either very little or not at all from the Herbs. And now I think I have done full out as well as the Colledge, that named three times as many and gave the vertues of none.

The way of using the Flowers I did forbear, be∣cause most of them may, and are usually, made into Conserves, of which you may take the quantity of a Nutmeg, in the morning; all of them may be kept dry a yeer, and Boyled with other herbs conducing to the cures they do.

FRUITS and their BUDS.

GReen Figs, are held to be of ill juyce, but the best is we are not much troubled with them in England; dry Figs helps coughs, clense the breast, and help infirmities of the lungues, shortness of wind, they loose the belly, purge the reins, help inflama∣tions of the liver and spleen; outwardly they dissolve swellings; some say the continual eating of them makes men lousie.

Pine-Nuts, restore such as are in consumptions, amend the failings of the lungues, concoct flegm, and yet are naught for such as are troubled with the headach.

Dates, are binding, stop eating ulcers being ap∣plied to them, they are very good for weak stomachs, for they soon digest, and breed good nourishment, they help infirmities of the reins, bladder, and womb.

Sebestens, cool choller, violent heat of the sto∣mach, help roughness of the tongue and windpipe, cool the reins and bladder.

Raisons of the Sun, help infirmities of the breast and liver, restore Consumptions, gently clense and move to stool.

Walnuts, kill worms, resist the Pestilence, (I mean the green ones, not the dry.)

Capers, eaten before meals, provoke hunger.

Nutmegs, strengthen the brain, stomach, and li∣ver, provoke urin, ease the pains of the spleen, stop loosness, ease pains of the head, and pains in the joynts, ad strength to the body, take away weakness coming of cold, and cause a sweet breath.

Cloves help digestion, stop loosness, provoke lust, and quicken the sight.

Pepper, binds, expels wind, helps the chollick, quic∣kens digestion oppressed with cold, heats the sto∣mach, (for al that old women say, 'tis cold in the stomach.)

Quinces, See the Compositions.

Pears are grateful to the stomach, drying, and therefore help fluxes.

All Plums that are sharp or sour, are binding, the sweet are loosning.

Cucumers, or (if you will) Cowcumbers, cool the stomach, and are good against ulcers in the blad∣der.

Gaules, are exceeding binding, help ulcers in the mouth, wasting of the gums, easeth the pains of the teeth, helps the falling out of the womb and funda∣ment, makes the hair black.

Pompions are a cold and moist fruit, of smal nou∣rishment, they provoke urine, outwardly applied, the flesh of them help inflamations and burnings, be∣ing applied to the forehead they help inflamations of the eyes.

Melones, called in London Musk-millions, have few other vertues.

Apricocks are very grateful to the stomach, and dry up the humors thereof, Peaches, are held to do the like,

Cubebs, are hot and dry in the third degree, they expel wind, and clense the stomach of tough, and viscus humors, they ease the pains of the spleen, and help cold diseases of the womb, they clense the head of slegm and strengthen the brain, they heat the sto∣mach and provoke lust.

Bitter Almonds, are hot in the first degree and dry in the second, they clense and cut thick humors, clense the lungues; and eaten every morning they are held to preserve from drunkenness.

Bay-berries, heat, expel wind, mitigate pains are excellent for cold infirmities of the womb, and drop∣sies.

Cherries, are of different qualities according to their different tast, the sweet are quickest of digestion, but the sour are most pleasing, to a hot stomach, and procure appetite to ones meat.

Medlers, are strengthening to the stomach, bind∣ing, and the green are more binding than the rotten, and the dry than the green.

Olives, cool and bind.

English-Currance, cool the stomach, and are pro∣fitable in acute feavers, they quench thirst, resist vo∣miting, cool the heat of choller, provoke appetite, and are good for hot complexions.

Services, or (as we in Sussex call them) Checkers, are of the nature of Medlars, but something weaker in operation.

Barberries, quench thrist, cool the heat of chol∣ler, resist the pestilence, stay vomiting and fluxes, stop the terms, kill worms, help spitting of blood, fasten the teeth, and strengthen the gums.

Strawberries, cool the stomach, liver, and blood, but are very hurtful for such as have agues.

Winter-Cherries, potently provoke urine, and break the stone.

Cassia-fistula, is temperate in quality, gently, purgeth choller and flegm, clarrifies the blood, resists feavers, clenseth the breast and lungues, it cools the reins, and thereby resisteth the breeding of the stone, it provokes urine, and therefore is exceeding good for the running of the reins in men, and the whites in women.

All the sorts of Myrobalans, purge the stomach, the Indian Myrobalans are held to purge melancholly most especially, the other slegm; yet take heed you use them not in stoppings of the bowels: they are cold and dry, they all strengthen the heart, brain, and sinnews, strengthens the stomach, releeve the sences, take away tremblings and heart-qualms. They are seldom used alone.

Prunes, are cooling and loosning.

Tamarinds, are cold and dry in the second degree, they purge choller, cool the blood, stay vomiting, help the yellow Jaundice, quench thrist, cool hot stomachs, and hot livers.

I omit the use of these also, as resting confident a child of three yeers old, if you should give it Rai∣sons of the sun or Cherries, would not ask how it should take them.

SEEDS OR GRAINS.

COriander seed, hot and dry, expels wind, but is hurtful to the head, send up unwholsom vapors to the brain, dangerous for mad people; therefore let them be prepared as you shall be taught towards the latter end of the Book.

Fenugreek seeds, are of a softening discussing nature, they cease inflamations, be they internal or external, bruised and mixed with vineger they ease the pains of the Spleen; being applied to the sides, help hardness and swellings of the matrix; being boyled, the de∣coction helps scabby heads.

Linseed hath the same vertues with Fenugreek.

Gromwel-seed, provokes urine, helps the chollich, breaks the stone, and expels wind. Boyl them in white Wine, but bruise them first.

Lupines, easeth the pains of the spleen, kils worms, and casts them out; outwardly, they clense filthy ul∣cers, and Gangrenes, help scabs, itch, and inflama∣tions.

Dill seed, encreaseth milk in Nurses, expels wind, staies vomitings, provokes urine; yet it duls the sight and is an enemy to generation.

Smallage seed, provokes urin and the terms, expels wind, resists poysons, and easeth inward pains, it opens stoppings in any part of the body, yet it is hurtful for such as have the falling sickness, and for women with child.

Rocket seed, provokes urine, stirs up lust, encreaseth seed, kills worms, easeth the pains of the spleen: use all these in like manner.

Basil seed: If we may beleeve Dioscorides and Cre∣scentius, cheers the heart, and strengthens a moist stomach, drives away melancholly, and provokes urine,

Nettle seed, provokes lust, opens stoppages of the womb, helps inflamations of the sides and lungues, purgeth the breast: boyl them (being bruised) in White Wine also.

The seeds of Ammi, or Bishopsweed, heat and dry, help difficulty of urine, and the pains of the chollick, the bitings of venemous beasts, they provoke the terms, and purge the womb.

Annis seeds, heat and dry, ease pain, expel wind, cause a sweet breath, help the dropsie, resist poyson, breed milk, and stop the whites in women, provoke lust, and ease the headach

Cardamoms, heat, kill worms, clense the reins, and provoke urine.

Fennel seeds, break wind, provokes urine, and the terms, encreaseth milk in Nurses.

Commin seeds, heat, bind and dry, stop blood, expel wind, ease pain, help the bitings of venemous beasts: outwardly applied (viz in plaisters) they are of a discussing nature.

Carrot seeds, are windy, provoke lust exceedingly, and encrease seed, provoke urine and the terms, cause speedy delivery to women in travel, and bring away the after-birth. All these also may be boyled in White Wine.

Nigella seeds, boyled in oyl and the forehead anoin∣ted with it, ease pains in the head, take away leprosie, itch, scurff, and hepls scald-heads: inwardly taken they expel worms, they provoke urine, and the terms, help difficulty of breathing: the smoke of them (be∣ing burned) drives away Serpents and venemous beasts.

Stavesager, kills Lice in the head, I hold it not fitting to be given inwardly.

The seeds of water-cresses, heat, yet trouble the stomach and belly, ease the pains of the spleen, are very dangerous for women with child, yet they pro∣voke lust; outwardly applied, they help leprosies scald∣heads, and the falling off of hair, as also Carbuncles, and cold ulcers in the joynts.

Mustard seed, heats, extenuates, and draws moi∣sture from the brain; the head being shaved and a∣nointed with Mustard, is a good remedy for the le∣thargy, it helps filthy ulcers, and hard swellings in the mouth, it helps old aches coming of cold.

French Barly, is cooling, nourishing, and breeds milk.

Sorrel seeds, potently resist poyson, helps fluxes, and such stomachs as loath their meat.

Succory seed, cools the heat of the blood, extin∣guisheth lust, openeth stoppings of the liver and bo∣wels, it allaies the heat of the body, and produceth a good colour, it strengthens the stomach, liver, and reins.

Poppy seeds, ease pain, provoke sleep. Your best way is to make an Emulsion of them with Barly-wa∣ter.

Mallow seeds, ease pains in the bladder.

Cich-Pease, are windy, provoke lust, encrease milk in Nurses provoke the terms, outwardly, they help scabs, itch, and inflamations of the stones, ulcers &c.

White-Saxifrage seeds, provoke urine, expel wind, and break the stone. Boyl them in white Wine.

Rue seeds, help such as cannot hold their water.

Lettice seed, cool the blood, restrains lust.

Also Gourds, Citruls, Cucumers, Mellons, Pur∣slain, and Endive Seeds, cool the blood, as also the stomach, spleen and reins, and allay the heat of fea∣vers. Use them as you were taught to do Poppy seeds.

Wormseed, expels wind, kills worms.

Ash-tree Keyes, ease pains in the sides, help the dropsie, releeve men weary with labor, provoke lust, and make the body lean.

Peony seeds, help the Ephialtes, or the disease the vulgar call the Mare, as also the fits of the mother, and other such like infirmites, of the womb, stop the terms, and help Convulsions.

Broom seed, potently provoke urine, breaks the stone.

Citron seeds, strengthen the heart, cheer the vital spirit, resist pestilence and poyson.

TEARS, LIQUORS, AND ROZINS.

LAdanum, is of a heating molifying nature, it o∣pens the mouth of the veins, staies the hair from falling off, helps pains in the ears, and hardness of the womb. It is used only outwardly in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Asa foetida, is commonly used to allay the fits of the mother by smelling to it, they say, inwardly ta∣ken, it provokes lust, and expels wind.

Benzoin, or Benjamin, makes a good perfume.

Sanguis Draconis, cools and binds exceedingly.

Aloes, purgeth choller and flegm, and with such deliberation that it is often given to withstand the violence of other purges, it preserves the sences and betters the apprehension, it strengthens the liver, and helps the yellow Jaundice. Yet it is naught for such as are troubled with the Hemorrhoids, or have agues. I do not like it taken raw. See Aloe Rosata, which is nothing but it washed with juyce of roses.

Manna, is temperatly hot, of a mighty dilative quality, windy, clenseth choller gently, also it clen∣seth the throat and stomach. A child may take an ounce of it at a time melted in milk, and the dross strained out, it is good for them when they are scab∣by.

Scamony, or Diagridium, call it by which name you please, is a desperate purge, hurtful to the body, by reason of its heat, windiness, corroding, or gnaw∣ing, and violence of working, I would advise my country to let it alone 'twill gnaw their bodyes as fast as Doctors gnaw their purses.

Opopanex, is of a heating, molifying, digesting quality.

Gum Elemi, is exceeding good for fractures of the skul, as also in wounds, and therfore is put in plaisters for that end. See Arceus his Liniment.

Tragacanthum, commonly called Gum Traganth, and Gum Dragon, helps coughs, hoarsness, and di∣stillations upon the lungues.

Bdellium, heats and softens, helps hard swellings, ruptures, pains in the sides, hardness of the sin∣news.

Galbanum, hot, dry, discussing; applied to the womb, it hastens both birth and afterbirth, applied to the na∣vel it staies the strangling of the womb, commonly called the fits of the mother, helps pains in the sides, and difficuty of breathing, being applied to it, and the smel of it helps the vertigo or dissiness, in the head.

Mirrh, heats, and dries, opens and softens the womb, provokes the birth and after birth; inwardly taken, it helps old coughs, and hoarsness, pains in the sides, kills worms and helps a stinking breath, helps the wastings of the gums, fastens the 〈◊〉〈◊〉; outwardly it helps wounds, and fills up ulcers with flesh. You may take half a drachm at a time.

Mastich, strengthens the stomach exceedingly, helps such as vomit or spit blood, it fastens the teeth and strengthens the gums, being chewed in the mouth.

Frankinsence and Olibanum, heat and bind, fill up old ulcers with flesh, stops bleediug, but is extream bad for mad people.

Turpentine purgeth, clenseth the Reins, helps the running of them.

Styrax calamitis, helps coughs and distillations up∣on the lungues, hoarsness, want of voice, hardness of the womb, but it is bad for headaches.

Amoniacum, applied to the side, helps the hardness and pains of the spleen.

Camphire, easeth pains of the head coming of heat, takes away inflamations, and cools any place it is ap∣plied to.

JUYCES.

THat all Juyces have the same vertues with the Herbs, or Fruits whereof they are made, I sup∣pose few or none will deny; therefore I shall only name a few of them, and that briefly.

Sugar is held to be hot in the first degree, streng∣thens the Lungues, takes away the roughness of the Throat, succours the Reins and Bladder.

The Juyce of Citrons cools the Blood, strengthens the Heart, mitigates the violent heat of Feavers.

The Juyce of Lemmons works the same effect, but not so powerfully (as Authors say,)

Juyce of Liquoris strengthens the Lungues, helps Coughs and Colds.

I am loth to trouble the Reader with Tautology, therefore I pass to

THINGS BRED OF PLANTS.

OF these, the Colledg names but few, and all of those few have been treated of before, only two excepted; the First of which is,

Agaricus. Agrick, It purgeth Flegm, Choller, and Melancholly, from the Brain, Nerves, Muscles, Marrow, (or more properly Brain) of the Back, it clenseth the Breast, Lungues, Liver, Stomach, Spleen, Reins, Womb, Joynts, it provokes Urine, and the Terms, kills Worms, helps pains in the Joynts, and causeth a good Colour: It is very seldom or never ta∣ken alone. See Syrup of Roses with Agrick.

Lastly, Viscus Quircinus, or Misleto of the Oak, helps the Falling sickness, being either taken inward∣ly, or hung about ones neck.

LIVING-CREATURES.

MIllepedes (so called from the multitude of their feet, though it cannot be supposed they have a thousand,) Sows, Hoglice, (in Sussex they call them Woodlice:) being bruised and mixed with Wine, they provoke urine, help the yellow Jaundice; out∣wardly being boyled in oyl, help pains in the ears, a drop being put into them.

The flesh ofa Vipers being eaten, cleer the sight, help the vices of the nerves, resist poyson exceedingly, neither is there any better remedy under the Sun for their bitings than the head of the Viper that bit you, bruised and applied to the place, and the flesh eaten, you need not eat above a drachm at a time, and make it up as you shall be taught in Troches of Vipers. Neither any comparable to the stinging of Bees and Wasps &c. than the same that stung you, bruised and applied to the place.

Land Scorpions, cure their own stingings by the same means, the ashes of them (being burnt) potent∣ly provokes urine and breaks the stone.

Earth-Worms, (the preparation of which you may find towards the latter end of the Book) are an ad∣mirable remedy for cut nerves being applied to the place, they provoke urine, see the oyl of them, on∣ly let me not forget one notable thing quoted by Mi∣zaldus, which is, that the pouder of them put into an hollow tooth, makes it drop out.

Eels, being put into Wine or Beer, and suffered to die in it, he that drinks it will never endure that sort of liquor again.

Oysters, applied alive to a pestilential swelling, draw the venom to them.

Crab-fish, burnt to ashes, and a drachm of it taken every morning helps the bitings of mad-dogs, and all other venemous beasts.

Swallows, being eaten, cleer the sight, the ashes of them (being burnt) eaten, preserves from drunken∣ness, helps sore throats being applied to them, and inflamations.

Grashoppers, being eaten, ease the chollick, and pains in the bladder.

Hedg-Sparrows, being kept in salt, or dryed, and eaten raw, are an admirable remedy for the stone.

Young Pidgeons being eaten, help pains in the reins, and the disease called Tenasmus.

PARTS OF LIVING CREATURES AND EXCREMENTS.

THE brain of Sparrows being eaten provoke lust exceedingly.

The brain of an Hare being rosted helps trem∣bling, it makes children breed teeth easily, their gums being rubbed with it, it also helps scald heads and falling off of hair the head being anointed with it.

The head of a cole black Cat being burnt to ashes in a new pot, and some of the ashes blown into the eye every day, helps such as have a skin growing over their sight, if there happen any inflamation, moisten an Oak leaf in water and lay over the eye; Mizaldus saith (by this one only medicine) cured such as have been blind a whol yeer.

The head of a young Kite, being burned to a∣shes and the quantity of a drachm of it taken every morning, in a little water, is an admirable remedy for the Gout.

Crabs-eyes, breaks the stone, and open stoppings of the bowels.

The lungues of a Fox well dried (but not burned) is an admirable strengthner to the lungues: See the Lohoch of Fox lungues

The liver of a Duck, stops fluxes, and strengthens the liver exceedingly

The liver of a Frog, being dried and eaten, helps quartan agues, or as the vulgar call them third-day agues.

Cocks stones nourish mightily, and refresh and re∣store such bodies as have been wasted by long sickness they are admirable good in Hectick feavers, and (Ga∣lens supposed incurable) Marasmus, which is a con∣sumption attending upon a Hectick feaver; they en∣crease seed, and help such as are weak in the sports of Venus.

Castorium resists poyson, the bitings of venemous beasts, it provokes the terms, and brings forth both birth and after birth, it expels wind, easeth pains and aches, convulsions, sighings, lethargies, the smell of it allaies the fits of the mother; inwardly given, it helps tremblings, falling-sickness, and other such ill effects of the brain and nerves: A scruple is e∣nough to take at a time, and indeed spirit of Casto∣rium is better than Castorium raw, to which I refer you.

The yard of a stag, helps fluxes, the bitings of ve∣nemous beasts, provokes urine, and stirs up lust ex∣ceedingly.

A sheeps or Goats bladder being burnt, and the a∣shes given inwardly, helps the Diabetes, or continu∣al pissing.

Unicorns horn, resists poyson and the pestilence, provokes urine, restores lost strength, brings forth both birth and after-birth.

Ivory, or Elephants tooth, binds, stops the whites in women, it strengthens the heart and stomach, helps the yellow-Jaundice, and makes women fruit∣full.

The vertues of Harts-horn, are the same with U∣nicorns horn.

The bone that is found in the heart of a stag is as soveraign a Cordial, and as great a strengthner to the heart as any is, being beaten into pouder and taken inwardly, also it resists pestilences and poyson.

The scull of a man that was never buried, being beaten to pouder and given inwardly, the quantity of a drachm at a time, in Bettony water, helps palsies, and falling sickness.

That small Triangular bone in the Skul of a man, Called Os triquetrum, so absolutely cures the falling sickness that it will never come again (saith Paracel∣sus.)

Those small bones which are found in the fore feet of a Hare being beaten into pouder and drunk in Wine, powerfully provoke urine.

A Ring made of an Elks Claw, being worn helps the cramp.

The fat of a man is exceeding good to anoint such limbs as fall away in flesh.

Goose grease and Capons grease are both softning, helps gnawing sores, stifness of the womb, and mi∣tigate pain.

I am of opinion that the Suet of a Goat, mixed with a little Saffron is as excellent an oyntment for the Gout, especially the Gout in the knees as any is.

Bears grease staies the falling off of the hair.

Fox Grease helps pains in the ears.

Elks Claws or Hoofs are a Soveraign remedy for the falling sickness, though it be but worn in a Ring, much more being taken inwardly, but (saith Mizal∣dus) it must be the Hoof of the right foot behind

Milk is an extream windy meat, therefore I am of the Opinion of Dioscorides, viz. that it is not pro∣fitable in head-aches, yet this is for certain, that it is an admirable remedy for inward ulcers in any part of the body, or any corrosions or excoriations, pains in the reins and bladder, but it is very bad in disea∣ses in the liver, spleen, the falling sickness, vertigo, or dissiness in the head, feavers, and head aches: Goats milk is held to be better than Cows for Hectick fea∣vers, Phtisicks, and consumptions, and so is Asses also.

Whey, attenuateth and clenseth both choller and melancholly, wonderfully helps melancholly and mad∣ness coming of it, it opens stoppings of the bowels, helps such as have the dropsie, and are troubled with

the stoppings of the spleen, rickets, and hypocon∣driack melancholly: for such diseases you may make up your Physick with Whey. Outwardly it denseth the skin of such deformities as come through choller or melancholly, as scabs, itch, morphew, leprosie &c.

Honey, is of a gallant clensing quallity, exceed∣ing profitable in all inward ulcers, in what part of the body soever, it opens the veins, clenseth the reins and bladder: he that would have more of the vertues of it, let him read Butler his Book of Bees, a gal∣lant experimental work. I know no vices belonging to it, but only it is soon converted into choller.

Wax, softens, heats, and meanly fills sores with flesh, it suffers not the milk to curdle in womens breasts; inwardly it is given (ten grains at a time) a∣gainst bloody-fluxes.

Raw-Silk, heats and dries, cheers the heart, drives away sadness, comforts all the spirits, both Natural, Vital, and Animal.

As for Excrements, there the Colledg makes shit∣tin work, and paddle in the turds like Jakes Farmers, I will let them alone for fear the more I stir them the more they stink.

BELONGING TO THE SEA.

SPerma Caeti, is well applied outwardly to eating Ulcers, the marks which the small pocks leave be∣hind them, it cleers the sight, provokes sweat; in∣wardly it troubles the stomach and belly, helps brui∣ses, and stretching of the nerves, and therefore is good for women newly delivered.

Amber greese, heats and dryes, strengthens the brain and nerves exceedingly, if the infirmity of them come of cold, resists pestilence.

Sea-sand, a man that hath the dropsie, being set up to the middle in it, it draws out all the water.

Red Corral, is cold, dry and binding, stops the immoderate flowing of the terms, bloody-fluxes, the running of the reins, and the whites in women, helps such as spit and pisse blood, helps witchcraft being carried about one, it is an approved remedy for the falling sickness. Also if ten grains of red Corral be given to a Child in a little breast-milk so soon as it is born, before it take any other food, it will never have the falling sickness, nor convulsions. The com∣mon dose is from ten grains to thirty.

Pearls, are a wonderfull strengthner to the heart, encrease milk in Nurses, and amend it being naught, they restore such as are in Consumptions, both they and the red Corral preserve the body in health, and resist feavers. The Dose is ten grains or fewer; more I suppose because it is dear, than because it would do harm.

Amber, (viz. yellow Amber) heats and dryes, therefore prevails against moist diseases of the head, it helps violent Coughs, helps Consumptions of the lungues, spitting of blood, the whites in women, it helps such women that are out of measure unwealdy in their going with child, it stops bleeding at the nose, helps difficulty of urine: You may take ten or twenty grains at a time

The Froath of the Sea, it is hot and dry, helps scabs, itch, and leprosie, scald heads &c. it clenseth the skin, helps difficulty of urine, makes the teeth white, being rubbed with it, the head being washed with it, it helps baldness, and trimly decks the head with hairs,

METTALS, MINERALS, AND STONES.

GOLD is temperate in quality, it wonderfully strengthens the heart and vital spirits; which one perceiving very wittily inserted those verses.

For Gold is Cordial; and that's the reason, Your raking Misers live so long a season.

However this is certain, in Cordials, it refists me∣lancholly, faintings, swoonings, feavers, falling- sick∣ness, and all such like infirmities incident, either to the vital or animal spirit. What those be, see the di∣rections at the beginning.

Alum, heats, binds, and purgeth, scours filthy ul∣cers, and fastens loose teeth.

Brimstone, or flower of Brimstone, which is Brim∣stone refined, and the better for Physical uses, helps coughs and rotten flegm; outwardly in oyntments it takes away leprosies, scabs, and itch, inwardly it helps the yellow Jaundice, as also worms in the belly espe∣cially being mixed with a little Salt-peter, it helps lethargies being snuffed up in the nose, the truth is I shall speak more of this, and many other Simples (which I mention not here) when I come to the Chy∣mical Oyls of them.

Litharge, both of Gold and Silver, binds and dries much, fils up ulcers with flesh, and heals them.

Lead, is of a cold dry earthly quality, of an hea∣ling nature, applied to the place it helps any infla∣mation, and dries up humors.

Pompbolix, cools, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and binds.

Jacynth, strengthens the heart being either beaten into pouder and taken inwardly, or only worn in a Ring; Cardanus saith it encreaseth riches and wisdom.

Saphyre, resisteth Necromantick apparitions, and by a certain divine gift, it quickens the sences, helps such as are bitten by venemous beasts, ulcers in the guts, Galen, Dioscorides, Garcias, and Cardanus are my Authors

Emerald, called a Chast stone, because it resisteth lust, and will break (as Cardanus saith) if one hath it about him when he deflowrs a Virgin; moreover being worn in a Ring, it helps or at least mitigates the falling sickness, and vertigo, it strengthens the memory, and stops the unruly passions of men, it takes away vain and foolish fears, as of Devils, Hob∣goblins &c. it takes away folly, anger &c. and cau∣seth good conditions; and if it do so being worn a∣bout one, reason will tell him that being beaten into pouder and taken inwardly, it will do it much more.

Ruby (or Carbuncle, if there be such a stone) re∣strains lust, resists pestilence, takes away idle and foo∣lish thoughts, makes men cheerful.

Granate, strengthens the heart, but hurts the brain, causeth anger, takes away sleep.

Diamond, is reported to make him that bears it infortunate, It makes men undaunted (I suppose be∣cause it is a stone of the nature of Mars) it makes men more secure or fearless than careful, which it doth by over-powring the spirits; as the Sun though it be light it self, yet it darkens the sight in behold∣ing its body.

Amethist, being worn, makes men sober and staied, keeps them from drunkenness, and too much sleep, it quickens the wit, is profitable in huntings, and fightings, and repels vapors from the head.

Bezoar, is a notable restorer of nature, a great cor∣dial, no way hurtful nor dangerous, is admirable good in feavers, pestilences, and consumptions, viz. taken inwardly, for this stone is not used to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as a Jewel; the pouder of it being put upon wounds made by venemous beasts, draws out the poyson.

Topas, (If Epiphanius spake truth) if you put it into boyling water, it doth so cool it that you may presently put your hands into it without harm, if so, then it cools inflamations of the body by touching of them.

Toadstone, being applied to the place helps the bi∣tings of venemous beasts, and quickly draws all the poyson to it, it is known to be a true one by this, hold it neer to any Toad, and she will make proffer to take it away from you, if it be right, else not.

There is a stone of the bigness of a Bean found in the Gizzard of an old Cock, which makes him that bears it, beloved, constant, and bold, valiant in fighting, beloved by women, potent in the sports of Venus.

Nephriticus lapis, help pains in the stomach, and is of great force in breaking and bringing away the stone & gravel; concerning the powerful operation of which I shall only quote you one story of many, out of Monardas, a Physitian of note. A certain noble man (quoth he) very well known to me, by only bearing this stone tyed to his arm, voided such a deal of gravel, that he feared the quantity would do him hurt, by avoiding so much of it, wherefore he laid it from him, and then he avoided no more gravel; but afterwards being again troubled with the stone, he ware it as before, and presently the pain eased, and he avoided gravel as before, and was never troubled with the pain of the stone so long as he ware it.

Jasper, being worn stops bleeding, easeth the la∣bor of women, stops lust, resist feavers and drop∣sies.

Aetites, or the stone with child, because being hol∣low in the middle, it contains another little stone within it, it is found in an Eagles nest, and in many other places; this stone being bound to the left arm of women with child, staies their miscarriage or a∣bortion, but when the time of their labor comes, re∣move it from their arm, and bind it to the inside of

their thigh, and it brings sorth the child, and that (al∣most) without any pain at all.

Young Swallows of the first brood, if you cut them up, between the time they were hatched, and the next full Moon, you shall find two stones in their ven∣tricle, one reddish, the other blackish, these being hung about the neck in a piece of Stags leather, help the falling sickness, and feavers. The truth is, I have found the reddish one my self without any regard to the lunation, but never tried the vertues of it.

Lapis Lazuli, purgeth melancholly being taken in∣wardly; outwardly worn as a Jewel, it makes men cheerful, fortunate, and rich.

And thus I end the Stones, the vertues of which if any think incredible, I answer, 1. I quoted the Au∣thors where I had them, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. I know nothing to the contrary but why it may be as possible as the sound of a Trumpet is to incite a man to valor, or of a Fiddle to dauncing; and if I have added a few Simples which the Colledg left out, I hope my fault is not much, or at least wise, venial.

THus much for their old Dispensatory, which with them is now like an old Almanack out of date: Indeed had not the Printer desired it might not be (and withall promised me that he would do it in a smaller print that so the Book might not exceed the former price) I had left out what hi∣therto hath bin written, having published in print such a trea∣tise of Herbs and Plants as my Country men may readily make use of, for their own preservation of health or cure of diseases, such as grow neer them and are easily to be had; that so by the help of my book they may cure themselves, and never be be∣holding to such Physitians as the iniquity of these times af∣fords.

And thus I come to the thing they call their New Dispensatory, or as more properly it is, their old one new vamped; And first to their Cotalogue of simples.

Notes

• Dioscori∣des.
• Galen.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Apuleius.
• Dioscori∣de.
• Scro∣phula.
• Mathio∣lus.
• Diosco∣rides.
• a

  You must boyl them but very little, for the strength will soon fly out in vapor.
• Mathiolus
• Gentius a Prince.
• Galen.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Galen.
• Paulus.
• (a)

  Scobs, properly signifies Saw-dust.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Pliny.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Serapio.
• Aetius.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Galen.
• Galen.
• Diosco∣rides.
• Pliny.
• Galen.
• Tragus.
• o

  I doubt he was mistaken.
• Galen.
• Diosco∣rides.
• Galen.
• In Sussex (because they must be 〈◊〉〈◊〉) cal∣led Lan∣guedebeef: in plain English, Oxtongue
• (o)

  Or Members out of joynt.
• Galen.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Hpuleius.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Camera∣rius.
• Arnoldus villanova∣nus.
• Brass avo∣lus.
• Camera∣rius.
• Aegineta.
• Galen.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Virgil.
• Aeniad. lib. 12.
• Galen.
• D^r Butler.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Mesue.
• Actua∣rius.
• Serapio.
• Avicenna.
• Galen.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Galen.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• Pliny.
• Galen.
• Galen.
• Dioscorl∣des.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• I know not what better name to give it, Old head∣aches, continual head-a∣ches: take which ye will.
• a

  This I know by experience even wher many o∣ther medi∣cines have sailed.
• Tragur.
• Diosco∣rides.
• Dioscori∣des.
• Scrapio.
• Dioscori∣des.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Galen.
• Galen.
• Galen.
• Dioscori∣des.
• a

  Vines of different climates, have dif∣ferent o∣perations. I write of English Vines.
• a

  I take our Eng∣lish Ad∣der to be the true Viper, though happily not so vene∣mous as they are in hotter Countries.
• Some Countries call them Gleads, & others Puttocks.
• The ston, not the herb.
• Garcius.
• Cardanus
• Cardanus
• Gracius
• Cardanus
• Lemnius
• Lemnius
• Mathiolus
• Dioscori∣des.
• Pliny.
• The English Physitian.