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 SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY.

ROOTS, of

Colledg. SOrrell, Calamus Aromaticus, Water∣flag, Privet, Garlick, Marsh-mallows, Aleanet, Angelica, Anthora, Smallage, Aron, Birth∣wort long and round, Sowbread, Reeds, Asarabac∣ca, Virginian, Snakeweed, Swallow-wort, Spara∣gus, Asphodel male and foemale, Burdocks great and small, Behen, or Bazil, Valerian white and red, Da∣zies, Beets, white red and black, Marsh-mallows, Bistort, Borrage, Briony white and black. Bugloss garden and wild, Calamus Aromaticus, our Ladies thistles, Avens, Coleworts, Centaury the less, O∣nions, Chameleon white and black, Chelondine, Pile∣wort, China, Succory, Artichokes, Virginian Snake∣root, Comfry greater and lesser, Contra yerva, Costus, sweet and bitter, Turmerick, Wild Cucumers, Sow∣bread, Hounds-tongue, Cyperus long and round, tooth∣wort, White Dittany, Doronicum, Dragons, Woo∣dy Nightshade, Vipers Bugloss, Smallage, Hellebore white and black, Endive, Alicampane, Eringo, Coltsfoot, Fearn male and foemale, Filipendula or Dropwort, Fennel, White Dittany, Galanga great and small, Gentian, Liquoris, Dog-grass, Hermoda∣ctills, Swallow-wort, Jacinth, Henbane, Jallap, Ma∣sterwort, Orris or flower-de-luce both English and Florentine, Sharp-poynted-dock, Burbock greater and less, lovage, Privet, White Lillies, Liquoris, Mallows, Mechoacan, Jallap, Spignel, Mercury, Devils Bit, Sweet Navew, Spicknard, Celtick, and Indian, Wa∣ter lillies, Rest-harrow, Sharp-poynted-Dock, Peony male and foemale, Parsneps garden and Wild, Cink∣foyl, Butter-Burre, Parsly, Hogs-Fennel, Valerian greater and lesser, Burnet, Land and water Plantane, Polypodium of the Oak, Solomons Seal, Leeks, Pelli∣tory of Spain, Cinkfoyl, Turneps, Rhadishes garden and Wild, Rhapontick, Common Rhubarb, Mouks-rhu∣barb, Rose-root, Maddir, Bruscus, Sopewort, Sarsa∣parilla, Satiryon male and foemale, white Saxifrage, Squills, Figwort, Scorzonera English and Spanish, Virginian, Snakeweed, Solomons Seal, Cicers, Stin∣king Gladon, Devills-bit, Dandelion, Thapsus, Tor∣mentill, Turbith, Colts foot, Valcrian greater and lesser. Vervain, Swallow-wort, Nettles, Zedoary, long and round, Ginger.

Culpeper] These be the Roots the Colledge hath named, and but only named, and in this order as I have set them down. It seems the Coiledg hold a strange opinion, viz. That it would do an Eng∣lish man a mischeife to konw what the herbs in is garden are good for, such admirable Common∣wealths-men they are, so infinitly beneficiall to their Country; even in the suparlative degree.

For my own particular I aim solely at the benefit of my country in what I do, and shall impartially reveal to them what the Lord hath revealed to me in Phy∣sick: I see my first labours were so well accepted, that I shall not now give over till I have given my coun∣try that which is called the whol body of Physick, in their own mother tongue; I waigh the ill language of the Colledg no more than I do a straw under my foot; Wisdom will be justified of all her children: only I desire them not to grow to proud, but remem∣ber who it was said, Pride goes before a fall, and a haughty mind before destruction.

In antient times when men lived more in health, simples were more in use by farr than now they are: now compounds take the cheif place, and men are farr more sickly then before; The reason I conceive to be the incongruity between the Colledges compounds and our bodies; It is palpably true that their re∣ceipts were no children of their own brains, but bor∣rowed

some from Arabia, others from Greece, and some few from Italy: I know no reason why they ab∣scorded the names of the Authors from whence they borrowed them, unless it were either to make the Ge∣neration to come, beleeve they were their own: or else to put an exceeding difficulty to all, an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 im∣possibility upon most, to find the verttues of them, as not knowing in what Authors to search for them; The one of these shews the pride, the other the dishonesty of their hearts.

But to return to my purpose, my opinion is, that those herbs, roots, plants &c. which grow neer a man are farr better and more congruous to his nature than any out-landish rubbish whatsoever, and this I am able to give a reason of to any that shall demand it of me, therefore I am so capious in handling of them, you shall observe them ranked in this order.

1. The Temperature of the Roots, Herbs, Flowers &c. are of, viz. Hot, cold, dry, moist, together with the degree of each quality.

2. What part of the body each root, herb, flower, is apropriated to, viz. head, throat, breast, heart, stomach, liver, spleen, bowells, reins, bladder, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, joynts, and in those which heat those places, and which cool them.

3. The property of each Simple as they, bind, open, mollify, harden, extinuate, discusse, draw out, sup∣pure, clense, glutinate, break wind, breed seed, pro∣voke the terms, stop the terms, resist poyson, abate swellings, ease pain.

This I intend shall be my generall method through∣out the Simples, which having finished; I shall give you a paraphrase explaining these terms, which right∣ly considered will give the key of Galens way of ad∣ministring Physick.

The Temperature of the Roots.

Roots hot in the first degree.

Marshmallows, Bazil, Valerian, Spattling poppy, Burdocks, Borrage, Bugloss, Calamus Aroma∣ticus, Avens, Pilewort, China, Self-heal, Liquoris, Dog-grass, White-Lillies Peony male and foemale, Wild parsneps, Parsly, Valerian great and small, Knee-holly, Satyrion, Scorzonera, Skirrets.

Hot in the second degree.

Water-flag, Reeds, Swallowwort, Asphodel male, Carline thistle, Cyperus long and round, Fennel, Lovage, Spignell, Mercury, Devils-bit, Butter-burr, Hogs-Fennel, Sarsa-parilla, Squills, Zedoary.

Hot in the third degree.

Angelica, Aron, Birthwort long and round, Sow∣bread, Asarabacca, Briony, white and black, Sullen∣dine, Virginian Snake-root, Hermerick, White 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Doronicum, Hellebore white and black, A∣licampane, Filipendula, Galanga greater and lesser, Masterwort, Orris, English and Florintine, Rest∣harrow, Stinking Gladon, Turbith, Ginger.

Hot in the fourth degree.

Garlick, Onnions, Leeks, Pellitory of Spain.

Roots temperate in respect of heat are,

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Sparagus, Our Ladies thistles, Erin∣go, Jalap, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Mechoacan, Garden-Parsnips, Sink-foyl, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 cold in the first degree.

Sorrel, Beets white and red, Comfry the greater, Plantane, Rose root, Maddir.

Cold in the second degree.

Alcanet, Dazies, Succory, Hounds-tongue, En∣dive, Jacinth.

Cold in the third degree,

Bistort and mandrakes, are cold in the third de∣gree, and Henbane in the fourth.

Roots dry in the first degree

Bearsbreech, Burdocks, Red beets, Calamus Aro∣maticus, Pilewort Self-heal, Endive, Eringo, Jacinth, Maddir, Knee-holly.

Dry in the second degree.

Waterflag, Marsh-mallows, Alkanet Smallage, Reeds, Sorrel, Swallow-wort, Asphodel male, Bazill, Vale∣rian and Spatling-poppy, according to the opinion of the Greeks, Our Ladies thistles, Avens, Succory, Hounds-tongue, Cyperus long and round, Fennell, Lovage, Spignel, Mercury, Devills bitt, Butter-burt, Parsly, Plantane, Zedoary.

Dry in the third degree.

Angellica, Aron, Birthwort long and round, Sow∣bread, Bistort, Asarabacca, Briony white and black, Carline thistle, China, Sullendine, Virginian, Snake∣root, White Dittany, Doronicum, Hellebore white and black, Alicampane, Filipendula, Galanga greater and lesser, Master-wort, Orris English and Floren∣tine, Rest-harrow, Peony, male and foemale, Sink∣foyl, Hogs-Fennell, Sarsa-parilla, Stinking-Gladon, Tormentill, Ginger.

Dry in the fourth degree

Garlick, Onnions, Costus, Leeks, Pellitory of Spain.

Roots moist are,

Bazil Valerian, and Spattling-poppy, according to the Arabian Physitians, Daisies, white Beets, Bor∣rage, Bugloss, Liquoris, Dog-grass, Mallows, Saty∣rion, Scorzonera, Parsnips, Skirrets.

Roots are also apropriated to several parts of the bo∣dy; and so they,

Heat the head,

Doronicum, Fennel, Jallap, Mechoacan, Spicknard, Celtick, and Indian, Peony male and foemale.

Neck and throat.

Pilewort, Devils-bit.

Breast and lungues.

Birthwort long and round, Elicampane, Liquoris, Orris English and florentine, Calamus Aromaticus, Sinkfoil, Squills.

Heart

Angellica, Borrage, Bugloss, Carline thistle, Doro∣nicum, Butter bur, Scorzonera, Tormentil Zedoary, Bazil, Valerian white and red.

Stomach

Alicampane, Galanga greater and lesser, Spick∣nard, Celtick, and Indian, Ginger, Fennel, Avens; Radishes.

Bowels

Valerian great and small, Zedoary, Ginger.

Liver

Smallage, Carline thistle, Sullendine, China, Turmerick, Fennel, Gentian, Dog-grass, Cinkfoyl, Parsly, Smallage, Sparagus, Rhubarb Rhapontick, Knee-holly.

Spleen

Smallage, Carline thistle, Fearn male and foemale, Parsly, Water-flag, Sparagus, round Birthwort, Fen∣nel, Capers; Ash, Gentian.

Reins and bladder.

Marshmallows, Smallage, Sparagus, Burdock, Ba∣zil, Valerian, spatling Poppy, Carline thistle, Chi∣na, Cyperus long and round, Filipendula, Dog-grass, Spicknard, Celtick, and Indian, Parsly, Kneeholly, white Saxisrage.

Womb

Birthwort long and round, Galanga greater and les∣ser, Peony male and foemale, hogs Fennel.

Fundament

Pilewort.

Joynts

Bears-breech, Hermodactils, Jallap, Mecoacan, Ginger, Costus.

Roots cool the Head

Rose Root.

Stomach

Sow thistles, Endive, Succory, Bistort.

Liver and spleen

Maddir, Endive, Cichory.

The properties of the Roots.

Although I confess the properties of the Simples may be found out, by the ensuing explanation of the terms and I suppose by that means they were found out at first, and although I hate a lazy Student from my heart, yet to encourage young Students in the art; I shall quote the cheifest of them, I desire all lovers of Physick to compare them with the explanation of these Rules, so shall they see how they agree, so may they be enabled to find out the properties of all Simples, (yea of such as are not mentioned in the learned Colledges Apish Dispensatory) to their own exceeding benefit in Physick.

Roots, Bind,

Cyperus, Bistort, Tormentil, Cinkfoyl, Bears breech, Waterflag, Alkanet, Toothwort, &c.

Discuss

Birthwort, Asphodel, Briony, Capers, &c.

Clense

Birthwort Aron, Sparagus, Grass, Asphodel, Sul∣lendine, &c.

Open

Asarabacca, Garlick, Leeks, Onions, Rhapontick, Turmerick, Carline thistle, Succory, Endive, Fili∣pendula, Fennel, Parsly, Bruscus, Sparagus, Smallage, Gentian &c.

Extenuate

Orris English and florentine, Capers, &c.

〈◊〉〈◊〉

Garlick, Onions, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Spain &c.

〈◊〉〈◊〉

Mallows, Marshmallows, &c.

Suppure

Marshmallows, Briony, white Lillies, &c.

Glutinate

Comfry, Solomons seal, Gentian, Birthwort, Dai∣sies, &c.

Expell Wind

Smallage, Parsly, Fennel, Waterflag, Garlick, Co∣stus, Galanga, hogs Fennel, Zedoary, Spicknard Indian and Celticque, &c.

Breed seed

Waterflag, Eringo, Satyrion, Galanga, &c.

Provoke the terms

Birthwort, Asarabacca, Aron, Waterflag, white Dittany, Asphodel, Garlick, Centaury the less, Cy∣perus long and round, Costus, Capers, Calamus, A∣romaticus, Dittany of Creet, Carrots, Eringo, Fen∣nel, Parsly, Smallage, Grass, Alicampane, Peony, Valerian, Kneeholly, &c.

Stop the terms

Comfry, Tormentil, Bistort, &c.

Provoke sweat

Carline thistle, China, Sarsa parilla, &c.

Resist poyson

Angellica, Garlick, long Birthwort, Smallage, Do∣ronicum, Costus, Zedoary, Cyperus, Gentian, Car∣line thistle, Bistort, Tormentil, Swallow-wort, Vi∣pers, Bugloss, Alicampane &c.

Help burnings

Asphodel, Jacinth, white Lillies, &c.

Ease pains

Water-flag, Eringo, Orris, Rest-harrow, &c.

Of Roots, some purge,

Choller

Asatabacca, Rhubarb, Rhapontick, Fern, &c.

Melancholly

Hellebore, white and black, Polypodium.

Flegm and watry humors

Squils, Turbith, Hermodactils, Jallap, Mechoacan, wild Cucumers, Sowbread, male Asphodel, Briony white and black, Elder, Spurge, great and small.

* 1.1 I quoted some of these properties, to teach you the way how to find the rest, which the explanation of these terms will give you ample instructions in: I quoted not al because I would fain have you studious; be dilligent, gentle Readers be dilligent, who knows but you may come to be Collegiates, or as good Phy∣sitians as Collegiates, before you die.

The BARKS which the Colledg blot paper-with, are these that follow,

Colledg] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Nuts, Orrenges, Barberries, Birch-tree, Caper roots, Cassia Lig∣nea, Chestnuts, Cinnamon, Citron Pills, Dwars-El∣der, Spurge Roots, Alder, Ash, Pomegranates, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, green Walnuts, 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Bay, Lemmons, Mace, Pomegranates, Mandrake roots, Mezereon, Mulberry-tree roots, Sloe-tree roots, Pine∣nuts, Fistick-nuts, Poplar tree, Oak, Elder, Sassasras, Cork, Tamaris, Line-tree, Frankinsence, Elm, Capt. Winters Cinnamon.

Culpeper] A. Of these, Captain Winters Cin∣namon, being taken as ordinary Spice, or half a dram taken in the morning in any convenient Liquor, is an excellent remedy for the Scurvey, the pouder of it being snuffed up in the nose, clenseth the head of Rhewn gallantly.

The Bark of the black Alder-tree, purgeth choller and flegm, if you make a decoction with it: Agri∣mony, Wormwood, Dodder, Hops, Endive, and Succory roots, Parsly, and Smallage Roots, or you may bruise a handful of each of them, and put them in a gallon of new 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and let them work together, (put the Simples in a Boulter-bag) * 1.2 a draught being drunk every morning, helps the dropsie, Jaundice, evil disposition of the body, helps the rickets, strengthens the liver and Spleen, makes the digestion good, trou∣bles not the stomach at all, causeth appetite, and helps such as are scabby and itchy.

The rest of the Barks that are worth the noting, and the vertues of them are to be found, in the former part of the book.

Barks are hot in the first degree.

Guajacum, Tamaris, Orrenges, Lemmons, Ci∣trons.

In the Second

Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Captain Winters Cin∣namon, Frankinsence, Capers.

In the Third

Mace.

Cold in the first

Oak, Pomegranates.

In the third

Mandrakes

According to Place, they Heat the Head

Captain Winters Cinnamon.

The Heart

Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Citron Pills, Walnuts, Lemmon Pills, Mace.

The Stomach

Orrenge Pills, Cassia Lignea, Cinnamon, Citron Pills, Lemmon Pills, Mace, Sassafras.

The Lungues

Cassia Lignea, Cinnamon, Walnuts.

The Liver

Barberry-tree, Bay-tree, Capt. Winters Cinnamon.

The Spleen

Caper Bark, Ash-tree Bark, Bay-tree.

The reins and Bladder

Bay-tree, Sassasras.

The Womb

Cassia Lignea, Cinnamon.

Cool the Stomach

Pomegranate Pills.

Purge choller

The Bark of Barberry-tree.

Purge Flegm and Water.

Elder, Dwarf-Elder, Spurge, Laurel.

To fill up another part of a Page, the Colledg quote a few WOODS, which are these;

Colledg] FIrr, Wood of Aloes, Rhodium, Brazil, Box, Willow, Cipress, Ebeny, Guajacum, Juniper, Lentisk, Nephriticum, Rhodium, Rosema∣ry, Sanders, white, yellow, and red, Sassasras, Tama∣ris.

Of these some are hot, As,

Wood of Aloes, Rhodium, Box, Ebeny, Guaja∣cum, Nephriticum, Rosemary, Sassafras, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Some cold, As

Cypress, Willow, Sanders, white, red, and yellow.

Rosemary is apropriated to the Head, Wood of A∣loes to the Heart and Stomach, Rhodium to the Bo∣wels and bladder, Nephriticum to the Liver, Spleen Reins, and Bladder, Sassafras to the breast, sto∣mach and bladder, Tamaris to the Spleen, Sanders cools the heart and spirits in seavers.

For the particular vertues of each see that part of the book preceeding.

The HERBS which the Colledg spent so much pains and Study, barely to name, are,

The Colledg] SOuthernwood male and foe∣male, Wormwood, Common, Roman, and such as beares, Wormseed, Sorrel, wood Sorrel, Maiden-hair common, white or wal Rue, black and golden, Maudlin, Agrimony, Vervain, Mallow, Ladies mantle, Chickweed, Marshmallows, and Pimpernel both male and foemale, water Pimper∣nel, Dill, Angellica, Smallage, Goose-grass or cleavers, Columbines, wild Tansy, or silver weed, Mugwort, Asarabacca, Wood roofe, Arach, Distaffe thistle, Mou∣sear, Cost-mary, or Alecost, Burdocks greater and les∣ser, Brooklime, or water Pimpernal, Beets white, red, and black, Bettony of the wood and water, Daisies greater and lesser, Blite, Mercury, Borrage, Oak of Jerusalem, Cabbages, Soldanella, Briony white and black, Bugloss, Bugless, Sheaphards purse, Ox-eye, Box leaves, Calaminth of the Mountains, and Fens, ground Pine, Wood-bine, or Honey suckles, Lady∣smocks, Marygolds, our Ladies thistles, Carduus, Benedictus, Avens, small Spurge, Horse tail, Cole∣worts, Centaury the less, Knotgrass, Ceterach, Chey∣vil, Germander, Chamomel, Chamepitys, foemale Southernwood, Chelondine, Pilewort, Chicory, Hem∣lock, garden and Sea Scurvy-grass, Fleawort, Comfry great, middle, or Bugle, least or Daisies, Sarasens con∣sound, Buck horn, Plantane, May weed, (or Marg∣weed, as we in Sussex call it) Orpine, Sampeer, Crol∣wort, Dodder, Blew bottle great and smal, Artichoaks, Houndstongue, Cypress leaves, Dandelion, Dittany of Creet, Fox leaves, Teazles garden and wild, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Elder, Vipers Bugloss, Lluellin, Smallage, Endiue, Alicampane, Horstail, Epithimum, Groundsel, Hedg∣mustard, Spurge, Agrimony, Maudlin, Eye-bright, Orpine, Fennel, Sampeer, Filipendula, Indian leaf, Srawberry leaves, Ashtree leaves, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Goats rue, Ladies Bedstraw, Broom, Muscatu, Herb robert, Doves foot, Cotton-weed, Hedg-bysop, tree Ivy, ground Ivy, or Alehoose, Alicampane, Pellitory of the wall, Liver-wort, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Rupture-wort, Hawk∣weed, Monks Rhubarb, Alexanders, Clary garden and wild, Henbane, St. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Horstongue, or double tongue, Hysop, Sciatica-cresses, small Sen∣green, Sharewoot, Woad, Reeds, Schoenanth, Chame∣pitys, Glasswort, Lettice, Lagobus, Archangel, Bur∣dock great and small, Lavender, Laurel, Bay leaves English and Alexandrian, Duck meat, Dittander or Pepper wort, Lovage, Privet, Sea Bugloss, To ad-flax, Harts-tongue, sweet Trefoyl, Wood Sorrel, Hops, Willow herb, Marjoram, common and tree Mallows, Mandrakes, Horehound white and black, herb 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Feather-few, Woodbine, Melilot, Bawm, garden and water Mints, Horse-mints, Mercury, Mezereon, Yarrw, Devils-bit, Mosse, sweet Chivil, Mirtle leaves, Garden and water Cresses, Nep, Tobacco, Money∣wort, Water-lillies, Baxil, Olive leaves, Rest-harrow, Adders tongue, Origanum, Sharp-poynted-Dock, Poppy, white, black, and red, or Erratick, Pellitory of the wall, Cinkfoyl, Arsmart, spotted, and not spot∣ted, Peach leaves, Throughwax, Parsly, Harts-tongue, Valerian, Mousear, Burnet, smal Spurge, Plantane, common and narrow leaved, Mountain and Cretick Poley, Knotgass, Golden Maiden-hair, Poplar leaves and Buds, Leeks, Purslain, Silverweed, or wild Tansy, Horehound white and black, Prim-roses, Self-heal, Field Pellitory, or Sneez-wort, Peny-royal, Fleabane, Lungue-wort, Winter-green, Oak Leaves and Buds, Cinkfoyl, Crowfoot, Rosa solis, Rasberry and Bramble Leaves and Buds, Docks, Common Rue, or Herb of Grace, Goats Rue, Wall Rue, or white Maiden-hair, Wild Rue, Savin, Ozier Leaves,

Garden Sage, the greater and lesser, wild Sage, Elder leaves and buds, Marjoram, Burnet, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Sope∣wort, Savory, white saxifrage, Scabious, Cichory, Schoenanth, Clary, Scordium, Figwort, Housleek or sengreen, the greater and lesser, Groundsel, Senna leaves and cods, Mother of Time, Solomons seal, Alexanders, Nightshade, Soldanella, Sowthistles, smooth and rough, Flixweed, Common spike, spinach, Hawthorn, Devils bit, Comfry, Tamaris leaves, Tan∣sie, Dandelyon, Mullen or Higtaper, Time, Linetree Leaves, spurge, Tormentil, common and golden Tre∣foyl, Woodsorrel, sweet Trefoyl, Coltsfoot, Valerian, Mullen, Vervain, Pauls Bettony, Lluellen, Violets, Pansies, Perewinkles, Swallow-wort, Golden rod, Vine leaves, Meadsweet, Elm-leaves, Navil-wort, Nettles, common and Roman, Arch-Angel, or dead Nettles, white and red.

Culpeper] A. These be the Herbs as the Colledg set them down to look upon; we will see if we can translate them in another form for the use and bene∣fit of the body Man.

Herbs Temperate in respect of Heat, Are

Common Maiden-hair, Wal-rue, black and golden Maiden-hair, Wood-roof, Bugle, Goats Rue, Harts∣tongue, sweet Trefoyl, Flixweed, Cinkfoyl, Trefoyl, Pauls Betony, Fluellin.

Intemperate, are hot in the first degree, as

Agrimony; Marshmallows; Goosgrass or Cleavers; Distaff thistle; Borrage; Bugloss; our Ladies thistles; Avens; Cetrach; Chervil; Camomel; Eyebright; Cowslips; Melilot; Bazil, Self-heal.

In the second degree

Common and Roman Wormwood; Maudlin; La∣dies Mantle; Pimpernel, male and foemale; Dill; Smallage; Mugwort; Costmary; Betony; Oak of Je∣rusalem; Marigolds; Cookow flowers; Carduus Bene∣dictus; Centaury the less; Camepitys; Scurvy-grass; Indian leaf; Broom; Alehoof, Alexanders; Double∣tongue, or tongue-blade; Arch-Angel, or dead Net∣tles; Bay leaves; Marjoram; Horehound; Bawm; Mer∣cury; Devils-bit; Tobacco; Parsly; Poley mountain; Rosemary; Sage; Sanicle; Scabious; Senna; Solda∣nella; Tansy; Vervain; Peruinkle.

In the third degree

Southernwood, male and foemale; Brooklime; An∣gellica; Briony, white and black; Calaminth; Ger∣mander: Sullendine: Pilewort: Fleabane: Dwarf-Elder: Epithimum: Bank-cresses: Clary: Glasswort: Lavender: Lovage: Herb mastich: Feathersew: Mints: Water∣cresses: Origanum: biting Arsmart, called in Latin, Hydropiper: (the Colledg confounds this with Per∣sicaria, or mild Arsmart, which is cold) Sneezwort: Penyroyal: Rue: Savin Summer and Winter Savory: Mother of Time: Lavender: Spike: Time: Nettles.

In the fourth degree

Sciatica-cresses: stone crop. Dittander or Pepper∣wort: Garden-cresses: Leeks: Crowfoot: Rosa solis: Spurge.

Herbs cold in the first Degree.

Sorrel, wood Sorrel, Arach, Burdock, Sheaphards purse, Pellitory of the wall, Hawk-weed, Mallows, Yarrow, mild Arsmart called Persicaria; if you be afraid of mistaking this for the other, break a leaf cross your tongue, that which is hot will make your tongue smart, so will not this, (and here by the way let me tell the Colledg one of their errors, and I will tell them but the truth, whereas they affirm, Persica∣ria Maculata, or spotted Arsmart to be the Hydropi∣per, 'tis no such matter in our Country, most of the wild Arsmart, though not all, hath blackish spots in the leaves, almost Semi circular, like a half Moon, but to proceed) Burnet, Coltsfoot, Violets.

Cold in the second Degree.

Chickweed, wild Tansy, or Silver-weed, Daisies, Knot-grass, Succory, Buckhorn, Plantane, Dandeli∣on, Endive, Fumitory, Strawberry leaves, Lettice. Duckmeat, Plantane, Purslain, Willow leaves.

In the third Degree.

Sengreen or Housleek, Nightshade.

In the fourth Degree.

Hemlock, Henbane, Mandrakes, Poppies.

Herbs dry in the first Degree.

Agrimony, Marshmallows, Cleavers, Burdocks, Sheaphards purse, our Ladies thistles, Chervil, Chamomel, Eyebright, Cowslips, Hawkweed, Tongue blade, or double Tongue, Mclilot, mild Ars∣mart, Self-heal, Senna, Flixweed, Coltsfoot, Peru∣inkle.

Dry in the second Degree.

Common and Roman Wormwood, Sorrel, wood Sorrel, Maudlin, Ladies mantle, Pimpernel male and foemale, Dill, Smallage, wild Tansy or Silverweed, Mugwort, Distaffe thistle, Cost-mary, Bettony, Bugle, Cookow flowers, Carduus Benedictus, Avens, Centaury the less, Chicory commonly called Succo∣ry, Scurvy-grass, Buckhorn, Plantane, Dandelion, Endive, Indian leafe, Strawberry leaves, Fumitory, Broom, Alehoofe, Alexanders, Archangel or dead Nettles white and red, Bay leaves, Marjoram, Fea∣ther-few, Bawm, Mercury, Devils-bit, Tobacco, Parsly, Burnet, Plantane, Rosemary, Willow leaves, Sage, Sanicle, Scabious, Soldanella, Vervain.

Dry in the third Degree.

Southern wood male and foemale, Brooklime, An∣gellica, Briony white and black, Calaminth, German∣der, Chamepitys, Sullendine, Pilewort, Fleabane, Epithimum, Dwarff Elder, Bank cresses, Clary, Glas∣wort, Lavender, Lovage, Horehound, herb Mastich, Mints, Water-cresses, Origanum, Cinkfoyl, hot Arsmart, Poley mountain, Sneezwort, Peny-royal, Rue, or herb of Grace, Savin winter and summer Sa∣vory, mother of Time, Lavender, Spike, Tansy; Time; Trefoyl.

In the fourth Degree.

Garden cresses; wild Rue; Leeks; Onions; Crow∣foot; Rosa solis; Garlick; Spurge.

Herbs moist in the first Degree.

〈◊〉〈◊〉; Bugloss; Marigolds; Pellitory of the wall; Mallows; Bazil.

In the fourth Degree.

Chickweed; Arach; Daisies; Lettice; Duckmeat; Purslain; Sow thistles; Violets; Water-Lillies.

Herbs apropriated to certain parts of the bo∣dy of man, and so they,

Heat the Head; as,

Maudlin; Costmary; Bettony; Carduus. Benedict∣us; Sullendine; Scurvy grass; Eyebright; Goats 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Cowslips; Lavender; Laurel; Lovage; herb Mastich; Feather-few; Melilot; Sneezwort; Peny royal; Sen∣na; mother of Time; Lavender; Spike; Time; Ver∣vain, Rosemary.

Heat the Throat.

Archangel white and red; otherwise called dead Nettles; Devils-bit.

Heat the Breast.

Maidenhair; white, black, common and Golden; Distaffe thistle; Time; Betony; Calaminth; Cha∣momel; Fennel; Iudian leafe; Bay leaves; Hysop; Bawm; Horehound; Oak of Jerusalem; Germander; Melilot; Origanum; Rue; Scabious; Peruinkles; Nettles.

Heat the Heart.

Southernwood male and foemale; Angellica; Wood∣roofe, Bugloss; Carduus Benedictus; 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Goats Rue; Bay leaves; Bawm; Rue; Senna; Bazil; Rose∣mary; Alicampane.

Heat the Stomach.

Wormwood common and Roman, Smallage, A∣vens, Indian leafe, Broom, Schenanth, Bay leaves, Bawm, Mints, Parsly, Fennel, Time, mother of Time, Sage.

Heat the Liver.

Agrimony, Maudlin, Pimpernel male and foemale, Smallage, Costmary, or Alecost, our Ladies thistles, Centaury the less, Germander, Chamepiyts, Sullen∣dine, Sampier, Fox gloves, Ashtree leaves, Bay leaves, Toad-flax, Hops, Hore-hound, Water-cresses, Parsly, Poley mountaine, Sage, Scordium, Senna, mother of Time, Soldanella, Asarabacca, Fennel, Hysop, Spicknard.

Heat the Bowels.

Chamomel, Alehoofe, Alexanders.

Heat the spleen.

All the four sorts of Maiden-hair, Agrimony smal∣lage, Centaury the less, Cetrach, Germander, Cha∣mepitys, Sampier, Fox-gloves, Epithimum, Ashtree, Bay leaves, Toad flax, Hops, Hore-hound, Parsly, Poley mountain, sage, scordium, senna mother of Time, Tomaris, Wormwood, Water-cresles, Harts∣tongue.

Heat the Reins and Bladder.

Agrimony, Maudlin, Marshmallows, Pimpernel male and foemale, Brooklime, Costmary, Betony, Chervil, Germander, Chamomel, sampier, Broom, Rupture-wort; Clary, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Bay leaves, Toad∣flax, Hops, Melilot, Water-cresses, Origanum, Pe∣ny-royal; scordium, Vervain; mother of Time; Rocket, Spicknard, Saxifrage; Nettles.

Heat the Womb.

Maudlin Angellica; Mugwort, Costmary, Cala∣minth, Fleabanc, May 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or Marg-weed, Dittany of Creet, Schenanth; Archangel or dead Nettles, Melilot; Feather-few; Mints; Devils-bit, Origanum; Bazil; Peny-royal; Savin; Sage; Scordium; Tansy: Time: Vervain, Peruinkles: Nettles.

Heat the Joynts.

Cowslips: sciatica-cresses, hot Arsmart: Garden cresses: Costmary, Agrimony, Chamomel: Saiut Johns-wort, Melilot, Water-cresses, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Stechas.

Herbs cooling the Head.

Wood sorrel, Teazles, Lettice, Plantane, Willow∣leaves, sengreen, or Housleek, strawberry leaves, Vi∣olet leaves, Fumitory, Water-Lillies.

Cool the Throat.

Orpine, strawberry leaves, Privet, Bramble leaves.

Breast.

Mulberry leaves Bramble leaves, Violet leaves, strawberry leaves, sorrel, Wood-sorrel, Poppies, Orpine, Money-wort, Plantane, Colts-foot.

Heart

Sorrel, Wood sorrel, Vipers, Bugloss, Lettice, Burnet, Violet leaves, strawberry leaves- Water∣Lilles.

Stamach

Sorrel, Wood-sorrel, succory, Orpine, Dandelion, Endive, strawberry leaves Violet leaves, Hawkweed, Lettice, Purslain, sow thistles, Violet leaves.

Liver

Sorrel, Wood-sorrel, Dandelion, Endive, succory, strawberry leaves, Fumitory, Liver-wort, Lettice, Purslain, Nightshade, Water-Lillies.

Bowels

Fumitoty, Mallows, Buckhorn-Plantane, Orpine Plantane, Burnet.

Spleen

Fumitory, Endive, succory, Lettice.

Reins and Bladder

Knot-grass, Mallows, Yarrow, Money-wort; Plan∣tane, Endive, succory; Lettice, Purslain, Water-lillies, Housleek, or sengreen.

The Womb

Wild Tansy, Arach, Burdocks, Willow herb, Mirtle Leaves, Money-wort, Purslain, sow thistles, Endive, succory, Lettice, Water-Lillies, sen∣green.

The Joynts

Willow leaves, Vine leaves, Lettice, Henbane Nightshade, sengreen; or Housleek.

Herbs altering according to property, in ope∣ration; some Bind; as;

Amomus; Agnus Castus; sheaphards purse; Cy∣press; Horstail; Ivy; Bay leaves; Melilot: Bawm; Mirtles; sorrel; Plantane; Knot-grass; Comfry; Cinkfoyl; Fleawort; Purslain; Oak leaves, Willow leaves; sengreen; or Housleek; &c.

Open; as;

Garlick; Onions; Wormwood; Mallows; Marsh∣mallows; Pellitory of the wall; Endive; succory &c.

Soften.

Mallows; Marshmallows; Beets; Pellitory of the wall; Violet leaves; strawberry leaves; Arach: Cy∣press leaves: Bay leaves: Felawort: &c.

Harden

Purslain, Nightshade: Housleek, or sengreen: Duckmeat: and most other Herbs that are very cold.

Extenuate

Mugwort: Chamomel: Hysop. Penyroyal: Stoechas: Time: Mother of Time: Juniper &c.

Discuss

Southernwood, male and foemale, al the four sorts of Maiden-hair: Marshmallows: Dill: Mallows: Ar∣rach:

Beets: Chamomel: Mints: Melilot: Pellitory of the Wal: Chickweed: Rue: stoechas: Marjoram.

Draw

Pimpernel: Birthwort: Dittany: Leeks: Onions: Garlick: and also take this general Rule, as all cold things bind and harden, as is apparant by the frost binding and hardning water and mire; so all things very hot are drawing, as is cleer by the Sun who is the Original of heat, drawing up the dew.

Suppure

Mallaws, Marsh-mallows, white Lilly leaves &c.

Clense

Pimpernel: southernwood: sparagus: Cetrach: Ar∣rach: Wormwood: Beets: Pellitory of the wal: Cha∣mepitys: Doddar: Liverwort: Horehound: Willow leaves &c.

Glutinate

Marshmallows: Pimpernel: Centaury: Chamepi∣tys: Mallows: Germander: Horstail: Agrimony: Maudlin: strawberry leaves: Woad: Chervil: Plan∣tane: Cinkfoyl: Comfry: Bugle: self-heal: Wound∣wort: Tormentill: Rupture-wort: Knotgrass: To∣bacco

Expel wind

Wormwood; Garlick; Dill; Smallage; Chamomel; Epithimum; Fennel; Juniper, Marjoram; Origanum; Savory, both winter and summer; and that, I am of opinion, was the reason in ancient times, women al∣waies boyled Savory with their beans and pease, viz. to expel the windiness of them; it was a good fashi∣on, and therefore I would not have it left: however this shews that in ancient times, people were more studious in the nature of Simples, or at the least Phy∣sitians were more honest, I mean more free in im∣parting their knowledg for the benefit of the vulgar; at last Honesty began to leave the Earth, and then Ignorance quickly stepping up in the place of Know∣ledg, people used them a while for custom sake, at last they were esteemed superstitious, and quite left off.

I care not greatly, now I am at it, if I quote one more of like nature (I am confident, were it my present scope, I could quote an hundred) and that is Tansy.

Tansie is excellent good to clense the stomach and bowels of tough viscous flegm, and humors that stick to them, which the flegmatick constitution of the Winter usually infects the body of man with, and oc∣casions gouts and other diseases of like nature, and la∣sting long; this was the original of that custom to eat Tansies in the Spring, which afterwards grew to be superstitious, and apropriated only to some cer∣tain daies, as Palm-Sundaies &c. and so at last the evils of observing daies being known, and the ver∣tues of the meat absconded, it is quite almost left off. For my part, if any think it superstitious to eat a Tansie in the Spring, I shall not burden their consci∣ences, they may make the Herb into a Conserve with Sugar, or boyl it in Wine and drink the Decoction, or make the Juyce into a Syrup with Sugar, which they will. But to proceed.

Herbs breed seed

Clary, Rocket, and most Herbs that are hot and moist, and breed Wind.

Provokes the Terms

Southernwood, Garlick, al the sorts of Maidenhair, Mugwort, Wormwood, Bishopsweed, Cabbages, Bet∣tony, Centaury, Chamomel, Calaminth, German∣der, Dodder, Dittany, Fennel, St. Johns-wort, Mar∣joram, Horehound, Bawm, Water-cresses, Origanum, Basil, Penyroyal, Poley-mountain, Parsly, smallage, Rue, Rosemary, Sage, Savin, Hartwort, Time, Mo∣ther of Time, Scordium, Nettles.

Stop the Terms

Shepheards-purse, strawberries, Mirtles, Water∣Lillies, Plantane, Housleek or sengreen, Comfry, Knotgrass.

Resist Poyson

Southernwood; Wormwood; Garlick; al sorts of Maiden-hair; smallage; Betony; Carduus Benedictus; Germander; Calaminth; Alexanders; Carline thistle; Agrimony; Fennel, Juniper; Horehound; Origanum; Penyroyal; Poley-mountain; Rue; scordium; Plan∣tane.

Discuss swellings

Maiden-hair, Cleavers or Goosgrass, Mallows, Marshmallows, Docks, Bawm, Water-cresses, Cink∣foyl, scordium &c.

Ease pain

Dil, Wormwood, Arrach, Chamomel, Calaminth, Chamepitys, Henbane, Hops, Hogs Fennel, Parsly, Rosemary, Rue, Marjoram, Mother of Time.

Herbs Purging

Choller

Groundsel, Hops, Peach Leaves, Wormwood, Cen∣taury, Mallows, senns.

Melancholly

Ox-eye, Epithimum, Futhitory, senna, Dodder.

Flegm and Water

Briony, white and black: spurge: both work most violently and are not therefore fit for a vulgar use: Dwarf Elder: Hedg Hysop: Laurel Leaves: Mercury Mezereon also purgeth violently, and so doth 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Elder Leaves senna.

For the particular operations of these, as also how to order the body after purges, the quantity to be ta∣ken at a time, you have been in part instructed al∣ready, and shal be more fully hereafter.

The FLOWERS which the Colledg acquaints you with the Latin names of, only, are these.

Colledg] VV Ormwood, Agnus Castus: A∣maranthus: Dill Rosemary, Columbines: Orrenges: Balaustins: or Pomegranate flowers: Betony: Borrage: Bugloss, Marigolds: Wood∣bine: or Honey suckles: Clove gilliflowers: Centaury the less: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: winter-gilliflowers: or Walflo∣wers: succory: Comfry the greater: saffron: Blewbottle great and small: (Cynosbatus, Tragus, and Dedonae∣us hold our white thorn to be it: Cordus and Marcel∣lus think it to be Bryars: and Lugdunensis takes for the sweet Bryar: but what our Colledg takes it for: I know not) Cytinus: (Dioscorides calleth the Flowers of the Manured Pomgranates: Cytinus: but Pliny calleth the Flowers of the wild kind by that name:) Fox gloves: Vipers Bugloss: Rocket, Eye-bright: Beans: Fumitory: Broom: Cowslips: St. Johns-wort: Hysop: Jasmine: or shrub Trefoyl, Archangel: or dead Nettles white and red: Lavender, Walflowers: or Winter-gilliflowers: Privet: Lillies: white: and of the vally: Hops: Comon and tree Mallows: Feather∣few: Woodbine: or Honeysuckles: Melilot: Bawm, Walnuts: Water-Lillies: white and yellow: Origanum: Poppies: white: and red: or erratick: Poppies, or corn Roses: so called because they grow amongst Corn, Peony, Honey-suckles: or Woodbine: Peach-flowers: Prim-roses, self-heal: sloebush: Rosemary flowers: Roses: white, Damask: and red, sage: E lder: white saxifrage: scabious, siligo (I think they mean wheat by it: Authors are not agreed about it:) stoechas: Ta∣maris: Tansy: Mullen, or Higtaper: Line-tree: Clove∣Gilli-flowers, Colts-foot, Violets: Agnus: Castus: dead-Nettles white and red.

That these may be a little explained for the Publique good: be pleased to take notice that of these:

Some are hot in the first degree: as:

Borrage: Bugloss: Betony: Ox-eye: Melilot Chamo∣mel: stoechas.

Hot in the second degree.

Amomus: saffron: Clove-gilli-flowers, Rocket: Bawm, spicknard, Hops: schenanth: Lavender: Jas∣mine, Rosemary.

In the third degree.

Agnus: Castus: Epithimum: Winter-gilli-flowers: or Wal-flowers: Woodbine: or Honey-suckles.

Cold in the first degree.

Mallows: Roses: red: white: and Damask: Vio∣lets.

In the second.

〈◊〉〈◊〉: or wind-flower: Endive: succory: Water∣Lillies: both white and yellow.

In the third.

Balaustins: or Pomegranate flowers.

In the Fourth.

Henbane-and all the sorts of Poppies: only where∣as Authors say: field Poppies: which some call red: o∣thers: erratick: and corn Roses, are the coldest of all the others: yet my opinion is: that they are not cold in the fourth degree.

Moist in the first degree.

Borrage: Bugloss: Mallows: succory, Endive.

In the second.

Water-Lillies: Violets.

Dry in the first degree.

Ox-eye: saffron: Chamomel: Melilot: Roses.

In the second.

Wind-flower: Amomus: Clove-gilli-flowers, Roc∣ket: Lavender: Hops: Peony: Rosemary: spicknard.

In the third.

Woodbine, or Honey-suckles: Balaustines: Epi∣thimum: Germander: Chamepitys.

The Temperature of any other flowers not here mentioned are of the same temperature with the herbs; you may gain skil by searching there for them, you can lose none.

For parts of the Body they are apropriated to, some heat

The Head, as

Rosemary flowers; selt-heal; Chamomel; Betony; Cowslips; Lavinder; Melilot; Peony; sage; stoechas.

The Breast

Betony: Bawm: seabious: schaenanth.

The Heart

Bawm: Rosemary-flowers: Borrage: Bugloss: sas∣fron: spicknard.

The Stomach

Rosemary-flowers: spicknard: schaenanth.

The Liver

Centaury: schaenanth: Elder: Betony: Chamomel: spicknard.

The Spleen

Betony: Wal-flowers.

The Reins and Bladder

Betony: Marshmallows: Melilot: schaenanth: spicknard.

The Womb

Betony: squinanth or schaenanth: sage: Orris or Flower-de-luce.

The Joynts

Rosemary-flowers: Cowslips: Chamomel: Melilot.

Flowers as they are cooling, so they cool

The head

Violets, Roses, the three sorts of Poppies, and

Water-Lillies.

The breast and heart.

Violets, red-Roses, Water-lillies.

The stomach.

Red-Roses, Violets.

The Liver and spleen.

Endive, and Succory.

Violets, Botrage, and Bugloss moisten the heart, Rosemary flowers, Bawm, and Betony, dry it.

According to property so they, Bind,

Balaustins, Saffron, succory, Endive, red-Roses Melilot, Bawm, Clove-gilliflowers, Agnus Ca∣stus.

Discuss.

Dill, Chamomel; Marshmallows, Mallows, Meli∣lot, stoechas, &c.

Clense.

Damask-roses, Elder flowers, Bean-flowers, &c.

Extenuate.

Orris: or Fower-de-luce: Chamomel: Melilot:, stoechas: &c.

Mollify.

Saffron: white Lillies: Mallows: Marshmallows: &c.

Suppure.

Saffron: white Lillies &c.

Glutinate:

Balaustins, Centaury, &c.

Provoke the terms.

Betony: Centaury: Chamomel: Schoenanth, Wal∣flowers, Bawm: Peony: Rosemary, Sage.

Stop the terms.

Balaustins, or Pomegranate flowers, Water-Lil∣lies.

Expell wind.

Dill: Chamomel: Schoenanth: Spicknard.

Help burnings.

White Lillies, Mallows, Marhmallows.

Resist poyson.

Betony: Centaury.

Ease pain.

Dill Chamomel. Centaury: Melilot: Rosemary.

Flowers purge Choller.

Peach flowers, Damask Roses, Violets.

Flegm.

Broom flowers, Elder flowers.

If you compare but the quallities of the Flowers, with the Herbs, and with the Explanation of these terms at the latter End, you may easily find the tem∣perature, and property of the rest.

As for the vertues of the flowers, there were but few quoted before, and those very briefly; I think the reason was, because the Printer was afraid the book would be too big: I shall therefore give a supply here, to what was wanting there, and where I was too briefe there, I shall be more large here.

The Flowers of Ox-eye, being boyled into a pul∣tis, with a little barly meal, take away swellings, and hardness of the flesh, being applied warm to the place.

Chamomel flowers heat, discuss, Loosen, and rari∣fie, boyled in Clisters, they are excellent in the wind chollick, boyled in Wine, and the decoction drunk, purgeth the reins, breaks the stone, opens the pores, casts out chollerick humors, succors the heart, and ea∣seth pains and aches, or stiffness coming by travai∣ling.

The flowers of Rocket used outwardly, discuss, swellings, and dissolve hard tumors, you may boyl them into a pultis, or Cataplasme, as Scholers cal it, But inwardly taken, they send but unwholsom vapors up to the head.

Hops open obstruction of the bowels, Liver, and spleen, they clense the body of Choller and flegm, provoke urine. I wonder in my heart how that apish fashion of drinking Beer and Ale together for the stone, came up, and others affirm that the disease of the stone, was not in rerum naturam, before Beer was invented, a gross untruth: for Physitians have written of the stone, that lived a thousand years be∣fore Beer was invented. I deny not but staleness of Beer, may cause sharpness of urine, otherwise Beer, if mild, is ten times better drink for such as are troubled with the stone, than Ale, as being more opening.

Jasmine flowers boyled in Oyl, and the greived place bathed with it, takes away cramps, and stiches in the sides: The plant is only preserved here in the gardens of some few, and because hard to come by, I pass it; If you desire more vertues of it, be pleased to search it in Dodonoeus.

The flowers of Woodbine, or Honey-suckles, be∣ing dryed, and beaten into pouder, and a drachm, ta∣ken in white Wine in the morning, helps the rickets, difficulty of breathing, provoke urine, and help such as cannot make water: I would have none make a common practice of taking it, for it clenseth the uri∣tery vessels, so potently that it may cause pissing of blood.

The flowers of Mallows, being bruised, and boyl∣ed in hony (two ounces of the flowers is sufficient for a pound of hony, and having first clarified the honey, before you put them in) then strained out, this ho∣ney taken with a Liquoris stick, is an eccellent reme∣dy both for Coughs, Astmaes, and cansumptions of the Lungues.

Certain FRUITS, mentioned by the Colledg, in this Order.

Colledg] WInter Cherries, Love-Apples, Al∣monds, sweet and bitter, Ana∣cardia, Orrenges, Hazel Nuts, the oyly Nut Ben, Barberries, Capers, Gumny Pepper, Figs, Carpobalsa∣mum, Cloves, Cassia Fistula, Chestnuts, Cherries, black and red, Cicers, white black and red, Pome Citrons, Coculus Indi. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Currance, Cornels, or Cor∣nelian Cherries, Cubebs, Cucumers, garden and wild, Guords,* 1.3 Cynobatus, Cypress Cones, Quinces, Dates, Dwarf Elder, Green Figs, Strawberries, common and Turky Galls, Acorns, Acorn cups, Pomegranates, Goos-berries, Ivy, Herb True-love, Walnuts, Jujubes, Juniper berries, Bay-berries, Lemmons, Orrenges, Citrons, Quinces, Pomegranates, Lemmons, Man∣drakes, Peaches, Stramontum, Apples garden and wild, or Crabs and Apples, Musk Melones, Medlars, or open Arses, Mulberries, Myrobalans, Bellericks, Chebs, Emblicks, Citron and Indian, Mirtle berries, Water Nuts, Hazel Nuts, Chest-nuts, Cypress Nuts, Walnuts; Nutmegs, Fistick Nuts, Vomiting-Nuts, Olives pickled in brine, Heads of white and black Poppies, Pompions, Peaches, French or Kidney Beans, Pine Cones, white black and long Pepper, Fistick Nuts, Apples, and Crabs, Prunes French and Da∣mask, Sloes, Pears, English Currance, Berries of pur∣ging Thorn, Black-berries, Rasberries; Elder-berries, Sebestens, Services or Checkers, Hawthorn Berries, Pinenuts, Water nuts, Grapes, Goos-berries, Rai∣sons, Currance.

Culpeper] That you may reap benefit by these, be pleased to consider, that they are, some of them

Temperate in respect of heat

Raisons of the Sun, Currance, Figs, Pinenuts, Dates, Sebestens.

Hot in the first degree

Sweet Almonds, Jujubes, Cypress nuts, green Ha∣zel Nuts, green Walnuts.

Hot in the second degree

The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ben, Capers, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, dry Walnuts, dry Hazel Nuts, Fistick nuts.

In the third degree

Juniper Berries, Cloves, Carpobalsamum, Cubebs, Anacardium, bitter Almonds.

In the fourth degree

Pepper, white black and long, Guinny Pepper.

Cold in the first degree

The flesh of Citrons, Quinces, Pears, Prunes, &c.

In the second

Guords, Cucumers, Melons, (or, as they are called in London, Musk Melones, I suppose for the sweetness of their smell) Pompions, Orrenges, Lemmons, Ci∣trons, Pomegranates, viz. the Juyce of them, Peaches, Prunes, Galls, Apples.

In the third

Mandrakes.

In the fourth

Stramonium.

Moist in the first degree

The flesh of Citrons, Lemmons, Orrenges, viz. the inner rind which is white, for the outer rind is hot.

In the second

Guords, Melones, Peaches, Prunes &c.

Dry in the first degree

Juniper berries.

In the second

The Nut Ben, Capers, Pears, Fistick nuts, Pine∣nuts, Quinces, Nutmegs, Bay-berries.

In the third

Cloves, Galls, &c.

In the fourth

All the sorts of Pepper.

As apropriated to the body of man, so they heat the Head, as

Anacardia, Cubebs, Nutmegs.

The Breast

Bitter Almonds, Dates, Cubebs, Hazel Nuts, Pine∣nuts, Figs, Raisons of the Sun Jujubes.

The Heart

Walnuts; Nutmegs; Juniper Berries.

The Stomach

Sweet Almonds; Cloves; Ben; Juniper berries; Nulmegs; Pinenuts Olives.

The Spleen

Capers.

The Reins and Bladder

Bitter Almonds; Juniper Berries; Cubebs; Pine∣nuts; Raisons of the Sun.

The Womb

Walnuts; Nutmegs; Bay-berries; Juniper berries.

Cool the Breast

Sebestens; Prunes; Orrenges; Lemmons.

The Heart

Orrenges; Lemmons; Citrons; Pomegranates; Quinces; Pears.

The Stomach

Quinces; 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Cucumers; Guords; Musk Melones; Pompions; Cherries; Gooseberries; Cornelian Cher∣ries; Lemmons; Apples; Medlars; Orrenges; Pears; English Currance; Cervices or Checkers.

The Liver

Those that cool the stomach, and Barberries.

The Reins and Womb

Those that cool the stomach, and Strawberries.

By their several Operations; some

Bind, as

The berries of Mirtles; Barbérriés, Chestnuts, Cor∣nels or Cornelian Cherries; Quinces; Galls; Acorns; Acorn-cups; Medlars; Checkers, or Services; Pome∣granates; Nutmegs; Olives; Pears; Peaches.

Discuss

Capers; al the sorts of Pepper.

Extenuate

Sweet and bitter Almonds; Bay-berries; Jnniper∣berries.

Glutinate

Acorns; Acorn cups; Dates; Raisons of the Sun; Currance.

Expel Wind

Bayberries, Juniper berries, Nutmegs, al the sorts of Pepper.

Breed seed

Raisons of the Sun, sweet Almonds, Pinenuts, Figs &c.

Provoke Urine

Winter-cherries.

Provokes the Terms

Ivy Berries, Capers &c.

Stop the Terms

Barberries &c.

Resist poyson

Bay berries, Juniper berries, Walnuts, Citrons, commonly called Pome-citrons, al the sorts of Pepper.

Ease pain

Bay berries, Juniper berries, Ivy berries, Figs, Wal∣nuis, Raisens, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, all the sorts of Pepper.

Fruits Purging

Choller

Cassia Fistula: Citron Myrobalans: Prunes: Ta∣marinds: Raisons.

Melancholly

Indian Myrobalans.

Flegm

Colocynthis and wild Cucumers purge it violently, and therefore are not rashly to be medled withal; I desire my book should be beneficial, not hurtful to the vulgar; but Myrobalans of all sorts, especially Chebs, Bellericks, and Emblicks purge flegm very gently, and without danger.

Of all these, besides what hath been formerly men∣tioned in this Book (to which I refer you) give me leave to commend only one to you, as of special con∣cernment, which is Juniper berries; They may be found all the Winter long plentifully growing on Warley Common in Essex neer Brent-wood, about fifteen miles from London.

Tragus saith, the Vertues of Juniper berries are so many, that they cannot be numbred; amangst which these are some: The Berries eaten (for they are plea∣sant in tast) are exceeding good against the biting of Adders, they resist poyson, pestilence, or any infecti∣ous disease, help the strangury, and dropsie. Mathio∣lus affirms that a lye made with the ashes of Juniper and water, is as great a provoker of Urine as can be; The Berries expel wind exceedingly, heat the sto∣mach, help the digestion, provoke the Terms, the Germans make an universal medicine of them; they help the cough, shortness of breath, weakness of the lungues, convulsions, cramps, they give easie delivery to women with child; five or six berries taken every morning preserves the body in health, helps the chollick and stone, rawness of the stomach, faintings, and heart-qualms, Madness and frenzies, they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then the eyes and help rhewms there, the yellow jaundice, falling sickness, gout, and palsey.

Take those berries that are ripe, which look black.

SEEDS barely mentioned by the Colledg are, of

Colledg] SOrrel: Agnus Castus: Marshmallows: Bishops weed true and common: Amo∣mus: Dill: Angellica: Annis: Rose-seeds: Smallage: Columbines: Sparagus: Arach: Oates: Orrenges: Burdocks: Bazil: Barberries: Cotton: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: or Kneebolly: Hemp: Cardamoms greater and lesser: Carduus Benedictus: our Ladies thistles: Bastard Sas∣fron: Caraway: Spurge greater and lesser: Coleworts: Onions: the Kernels of Cherry stones: Chervil: Succo∣ry: Hemlock, Citrons: Citruls: Garden Scurvy-grass: Colocynthis, Coriander: Sampier: Cucumers garden and wild: Guords: Quinces: Cummin: Cynosbatos: Date-stones: Carrots English and Cretish: Dwarffe∣Elder: Endive: Rocket: bedg Mustard: Orobus: Beans: Fennel: Fenugreek: Ashtree keyes: Fumitory: Broom, Grains of Paradice: Pomegranates, wild Rue: Alexanders: Barly: white Henbane: Saint Johns∣wort: Hysop: Lettice. Sharp-pointed-Dock: Spurge: Laurel: Lentils: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Lemons: Ash tree keyes: Linseed: or Flaxseed: Gromwel: Darnel: sweet Tre∣foyl: Lupines, Master-wort: Marjoram: Mallows: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Melones: Medlars, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Gromwel: sweet Navew: Nigella: the Kernils of Cherries: A∣pricocks: and Peaches, Bazil: Orobus: Rice: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Poppies white and black: Parsneps Garden and wild: through Wax: Parsly: English and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Bur∣net: Pease: Plantane: Peony: Leeks: Purslain: Flea∣wort: Turneps: Radishes: Sumach: Spurge: Roses: Rue garden and wild: Wormseed: Saxifrage: Succory: sesami, Hart-wort: common and Cretish, Mustard∣seed: Alexanders: Nightshade: staves-ager: Sumach: Treacle: Mustard, sweet Tresoyl: Wheat: both the fine flower and the brann: and that which* 1.4 Starch is made of: Vetches or Tares: Violets: Nettles common and Roman: The stones of Grapes: Greek wheat: or spelt Wheat.

Culpeper] That you may receive a little more bene∣fit by these, than the bare reading of them, which doth at the most but tel you what they are; the following Method may instruct you what they are good for.

Seeds are hot in the first degree.

Linseed, Foenugreek, Coriander, Rice, Gromwel, Lupines.

In the second.

Dill, Smallage, Orobus, Rochet, Bazil, Nettles.

In the third.

Bishops weed, Annis, Amomus, Caraway, Fen∣nel, (and so I beleeve is Smallage too, let Aurhors say what they wil, for if the herb of Smallage be som∣what hotter than Parsly, I know little reason why the seed should not be so hot) Cardamoms, Parsly, Cum∣min, Carrots, Nigella, Navew, Hart-wort, Staves∣ager.

In the fourth.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Mustard-seed.

Cold in the first degree.

Barly, &c.

In the second.

Endive, Lettice, Purslain, Succory, Guords, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Melones, Citruls, Pompions, Sorrel, Night∣shade.

In the third.

Henbame, Hemlock, Poppies white and black.

Moist in the first degree.

Mallows, &c.

Dry in in the first degree.

Beans, Fennel, Fenugreek, Barly, Wheat, &c.

In the second.

Orobus, Lentils, Rice, Poppies, Nightshade, and the like.

In the third.

Dill Smallages Bishops-weed, Annis, Caraway, Cummin, Coriander, Nigella, Gromwel, Parsly.

Apropriated to the body of Man, and so they

Heat the head.

Fennel, Marjoram, Peony, &c.

The Breast.

Nettles.

The heart.

Bazil, Rue, &c. Mustard seed, &c.

The stomach.

Annis, Bishops-weed, Amomus, Smallage, Cum∣min, Cardamoms, Cubebs, grains of Paradice.

The Liver.

Annis, Fennel, Bishops-weed, Amomus, Smallage, Sparagus, Cummin, Caraway, Carrots.

The spleen.

Annis, Caraway, Water-cresses.

The Reins and Bladder.

Cicers: Rocket: Saxifrage: Nettles: Gromwel.

The Womb.

Peony: Rue.

The Joynts.

Water-crafses: Rue: Mustard-seed.

Cool the Head.

Lettice: Purslain: white Poppies.

The Breast,

White Poppies: Violets.

The Heart.

Orrenge: Lemon: Citron: and Sorrel seeds.

Lastly: the four greater and four lesser cold seeds, which you may find in the beginning of the Compo∣sitions, as also the seeds of white and black Poppies, cool the Liver and spleen, reins, and bladder, womb: and Joynts.

According to operation some Seeds,

Bind, as

Rose seeds, Barborries, Sheaphards purse, Purslain, &c.

Discuss.

Dill, Carrots, Linseeds, Fenugreek, Nigella, &c.

Clense.

Beans, Orobus, Barly, Lupines, Nettles, &c.

Mollify.

Linseed, or Flax seed, Fenugreek seed, Mallows, Nigella.

Harden.

Purslain seed, &c.

Suppure.

Linseed, Fenugreek seed, Darnel, Barly husked, commonly called french Batly.

Glutinate.

Orobus, Lupines, Darnel, &c.

Expell wind.

Annis, Dill, Smallage, Caraway, Cummin, Car∣rots, Fennel, Nigella, Parsly, Hartwort, Worm-seed.

Breed seed.

Rocket, Beans, Cicers, Ashtree keyes.

Provoke the terms.

Amomus, Sparagus, Annis, Fennel, Bishops-weed, Cicers, Carrots, Smallage, Parsly, Lovage, Hart∣wort.

Break the stone.

Mallows, Marshmallows, Gromwel, &c.

Stop the terms.

Rose seeds, Cummin, Burdock, &c.

Resist poyson.

Bishops-weed, Annis, Smallage, Cardamoms, Or∣renges, Lemons, Citrons, Fennel, &c.

Ease pain.

Dill, Amomus, Cardamoms, Cummin, Carrots, Orobus, Fenugreek, Linseed, Gromwel, Parsly, Panick.

Asswage swellings.

Linseed, Fenugreek seeds, Marshmallows, Mal∣lows, Coriander, Barly, Lupines, Darnel, &c.

Then the Colledg tell you a tale that there are such things in rerum Natura, as these Gums, Rozins, Balsams, and Juyces made thick, viz.

Colledg] Juyces of Wormwood and Maudsin, A∣cacia: Aloes: Lees of Oyl: Assa foetida: Balsam of Peru: and India: Bdellium Benzoin: Cam∣phirt: Caranna: Colophonia: Juyce of Maudlin: Eu∣phorbium: Lees of Wine, Lees of Oyl: Gums of Galba∣num: Ammoniacum: Anime: Arabick: cherry trees: Coopal, Elemi: Juniper: Ivy: Plum-trees: Cambnge: Hypocystis: Labdanum: Lacca: liquid-Amber: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Mastich: Mirrh: Olibanum: Opium: Opopanax: Pice∣bitumen: Pitch of the Cedar: of Greece: Liquid and dry, Rozin of sirr tree, Larch tree, Pine tree: Pine∣fruit: Mastich Venice and Cipress Turpentine: Sugar: white, red, and Christalline, or sugar-Candy white and red, Sagapen. Juniper, Gum, sanguis draconis: sarcocolla: scamony, styrax: liquid and Calamitis: Ta∣cha Mahacca: Tartar, Frankinsence: Olibanum: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Who would have thought our Col∣ledg of Physitlans were turned Bird-catchers.

Culpeper.] That my Country may receive more benefit than ever the Colledg of Physitians in∣tended them from these, I shall treat of them severally.

• 1. Of the Juyces.
• 2. Of the Gums and Rosins

Concrete Juyces, or Juyces made thick are either

Temperate, as

Juyce of Liquoris, white starch.

Hot in the first degree

Sugar

In the second

Labdanum.

In the the third

Benzoin, Assafoetida.

Cold in the first degree

Sanguis Draconis, Acacia.

In the third

Hypocistis

In the fourth

Opium, and yet some Authors think Opium is hot because of its bitter tast

Aloes and Manna purge Choller gently; and Sca∣mony doth purge choller so violently, that it is no waies fit for a vulgar mans use, for it corrhodes the Bowels. Opopanax purgeth flegm very gently.

Considering I was very brief in the handling the Vertues of these in my former part, I shall supply here what was wanting there.

White starch gently levigates or makes smooth such parts as are rough, Syrup of Violets being made thick with it and so taken on the poynt of a knife, helps coughs, roughness of the throat, wheezings, excoria∣tions of the bowels, that same very disease which so lately puzled the Learned Rabbies of our times, the Bloody-flux, or the plague in the guts (as their Wor∣ships learnedly called it) I cut my finger the other

day, and then had I got the plague in my finger by the same rule.

Juyce of Liquoris helps roughness of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Arteria, which is in plain English called the Wind∣pipe, the toughness of which causeth coughs and hoarceness, difficulty of breathing &c. It allaies the heat of the stomach and Liver, caleth pains, soreness and roughness of the reins and bladder, it quencheth thirst, and strengthens the stomach exceedingly: It may easily be carried about in ones pocket, and eat a little now and then.

Sugar clenseth and digesteth, takes away roughness of the tongue, it strengtheneth the reins anti bladder being weakned; being beaten into fine pouder and put into the eyes, it takes away films that grow over the sight.

Labdanum is in operation, thickning, heating and mollifying, it opens the passage of the veins, and keeps the hair from falling off, the use of it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 external; being mixed with Wine, Mirrh, and Oyl of Mirtles, and applied like a plaistet, it takes away filthy scars, and the deformity the small pocks leave behind them; being mixed with Oyl of Roses, and dropped into the ears, it helps pains there; being used as a pessary, it provokes the terms, and helps hardness or stiffness of the womb: It is sometimes used inwardly in such medicines as ease pains and help the cough; if you mix a little of it with old white Wine and drink it, it both provokes urine, and stops loosness or fluxes.

Dragons blood, cools, binds and repels

Acacia and Hyposistis do the like.

The juce of Maudlin; (or for want of it Costmary, which is the same in effect, and better known to the vulgar, some Countries call it Alecost) the juyce is made thick for the better keeping of it; first clarifie the juyce very wel, before you boyl it to its due thick∣ness, which is something thicker than Honey.

It is apropriated to the Liver; and the quantity of adrachm taken every morning, helps the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or evil disposition of the body proceeding from cold∣ness of the Liver; it helps the rickets, and worms in children, provokes urine, and gently (without pur∣ging) disburdens the body of choller and 〈◊〉〈◊〉; it succours the lungues, opens obstructions and resists purifaction of blood.

The rest which are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and easie to be had may be found in what goes before; such as are hard to come by I pass by, as considering it would do the Reader little good to tell him a long tale of what things are in the East Indies or Arabla.

Gums are either temperate, as

Lacca, Elemi, Tragatanth &c.

Intemperate, and so are hot in the first degree, as

Bdellium, Gum of 〈◊〉〈◊〉

In the second

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Mirrh, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Frankinsence, Oliba∣num, Pitch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉,

In the third

Ammoniacum.

In the 〈◊〉〈◊〉

Euphotbium.

Gum Arabick is cold.

Colophonia and Styrax soften.

Gum Arabick and Tragacanth, Sandarack or Ju∣niper Gum, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bind.

Gum of Cherry trees, breaks the stone.

Styrax provokes the terms.

Opopanax gently purgeth flegm.

Because I was brief in the vertues of these before, I shall supply here what was wanting there.

From the prickly Cedar when it is burned comes forth that which with us, is usually known by the name of Tar, and is excellent good for unction eithor, for scabs, itch, or manginess, either in men or 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as also against the leprosie, Tetters, Ring∣worms, and Scald-heads.

All sorts of Rozins fill up hollow ulcers, and re∣lieves the body ore, pressed with cold griefs.

The Rozin of pitch tree, is that which is common∣ly called Burgony-pitch, and is something hotter and sharper than the former, being spread upon a cloath is excellent good against old aches coming of former bruises or dislocations.

Pitch mollifies hard Swellings, and brings boyls and sores to suppurstion, it breaks carbuncles, disperseth Aposthumes, clenseth ulcers of corruption and filleth them with flesh.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 heats and mollifies, and that very tempe∣rately, being mixed with any convenient Oyntment or Plaister, it helps kernels in the neck and throat, Scrophula, or that disease which was wont to be cal∣led the Kings evil, because people dream'd waking that the Kings of England could cure it by touching, which to me is as credible as the History of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the Dragon.

Inwardly taken in any convenient Medicine, it pre∣vokes urine and the terms, and breaks the stone; it helps coughs and the bitings of venemous beasts, it helps windiness of the Spleen, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the sides thence coming; both outwardly applied to the place & inwardly taken, it helps ruptures or such as are burst, it softens the hardness of the womb, dties up the moi∣sture thereof, and expels the dead child.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Judaicum is a certain dry pitch which the dead Sea, or Lake of Sadom in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cast forth at certain times, the Inhabitants there about, pith their Ships with it. It is of excellent use to mollifie the hardness of swellings and discuss them, as also against Inflamations; the smoke of it burnt is excellent good for the fits of the mother, and the falling-sickness; Inwardly taken in Wine it provokes the terms, helps the bitings of venemous beasts, and dissolves congea∣led blood in the body.

Ambergreese is hot and dry in the second degree; I will not dispute the case whether it be a Gum or not: It strengthens nature much which way soever it be taken; there are but few grains usually given of it at a time, I suppose rather for fear it should be too heavy for the purse than too hot for the body; mix∣ed with a little Oyntment of Orrenge flowers, and the temples and forehead anointed with it, it easeth the pains of the head and strengthneth the brain ex∣ceedingly; the same applied to the privities helps the fits of the mother, inwardly taken it strengthens the brain and memory, the heart and vital Spirit, warms cold stomachs, and is an exceeding: strengthener of nature to old people; adding vigor to decayed and worn-out spirits, it provokes lust, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 barren women fruitful, if coldness and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or weakness be the cause impediting.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 being smelled to, is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 known to repress the fits of the mother; a little 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into an aching tooth, presently easeth the pains; ten grains

of it taken before dinner walking half an hour after it, provokes appetire, helps digestion, strengthens the stomach, and takes away loathing of meat, it pro∣vokes lust exceedingly, and expels wind as much.

Borrax, or Borrace as some cal it, besides its vertues it hath to sodder Gold, Silver, and Copper &c. In∣wardly given in smal quantities, it stops fluxes, and the running of the reins; being in fine pouder, and put into green wounds it cures them at ounce dres∣sing.

Cambuge, which out of many names, which every Country bestows upon it, the Colledg are pleased to call Gutta Gamba: Authors are extreamly different, both about its being, what is is, whether a juyce or not; If a juyce, of what, and about its operation, whether it work violently or not: for my part I care not for medling with an unknown medicine my self, neither would I advise my Country men.

Caranna outwardly applied, is excellent for aches, and swellings in the nerves and joynts; If you lay it behind the ears, it draws back humors from the eyes, applied to the temples as they usually do Mastich, it helps the tooth-ach.

Gum Elemi Authors apropriate to fractures in the skull and head. See Arceus his Liniment.

Gum Lacca being well purified, and the quantity of half a drachm taken in any convenient liquor, strengthens the stomach and liver, opens obstructi∣ons, helps the yellow jaundice and dropsie, provokes urine, breaks the stone in the reins and bladder.

Liquid Amber is not much unlike liquid Styrax; by unction it warms and comforts a cold and moist brain, it easeth all greifs coming of a cold cause; it mightily comforteth and strengtheneth a weak sto∣mach, being anointed with it, and helps digestion ex∣ceedingly, it dissolves swellings. It is hot in the third degree, and moist in the first.

I think it would do the Common-wealth no harm, if I should speak a word or two of Manna here, al∣though it be no Gum; I confess Authors make some flutter about it, what it is, some holding it to be the juyce of a tree; I am confident it is the very same condensated that our honey-dews here are, only the Countryes whence it comes being far hotter it fulls in greater abundance: Let him that desires reasons for it, be pleased but to read Butler his book of Bees, a most excellent experimental work, where he shal find reason enough to satisfie any reasonable man. Chuse the dryest, and whitest, it is a very gentle purger of choller, quencheth thirst, provokes appetite, easeth the roughness of the throat, helps bitterness in the throat, and often proness to vomit; It is very good for such as are subject to be costive to put into their drinks in stead of Sugar, it hath no obnoxious quali∣ty at al in it, but may be taken by a woman with child, without any danger, a child of a year old may take an ounce of it at a time, dissolved in milk, it wil melt like Sugar, neither wil it be known from it by the tast.

Mirrh is hot and dry in the second degree, excee ding dangerous for women with child; It is bitter, and yet al Authors hold it to be good for the rough∣ness of the throat and wind-pipe; half a drachm of it taken at a time, helps rhewmatick distillations upon the Lungues, pains in the sides, it stops fluxes, pro∣vokes the terms, brings away both birth and after∣birth, softens the hardness of the womb: being taken two hours before the fit comes, it helps Agues, Malhi∣plus saith he seldom used any other medicine for the quartan ague, than a drachm of Mirrh given in Muskadel, an hour before the fit usually came; if you make it up into pills with Treacle, and take one of them every morning fasting; it is a soveraign pre∣servative against the pestilence, against the poyson of serpents and other venemous beasts, a singular reme∣dy for a stinking breath, if it arise from putrifaction of the stomach, it fastens loose teeth, and staies the shedding off of the hair, outwardly used, it breeds flesh in deep wounds, and covers the naked bones with flesh.

Olibanum is hot in the second degree, and dry in the first: you may take a drachm of it at a time, it stops loosness and the running of the reins, it streng∣thens the memory exceedingly, comforts the heart, expels sadness and melancholly, strengthens the heart, helps Coughs, Rhewms, and pleurisies; your best way (in my opinion to take it, is to mix it with conserves of Roses, and take it in the morning fa∣sting.)

Tachamacha, is seldom taken inwardly, outward∣ly spread upon leather, and applied to the navil, it staieth the fits of the Mother, applied to the side, it mitigates speedily, and in little time quite takes away the pain and windiness of the spleen; the truth is whatsoever ach or swelling proceeds of wind or cold raw humors, I know no better Plaister coming from Beyond Sea then this Gum; it strengthens the brain and memory exceedingly, and stops al such de∣fluxions thence, as trouble the eyes, ears or teeth, it helps the gout and Sciatica.

Gum Coopal, and Gum Anime are very like one a∣nother, both in body and operation, the former is hard to come by, the last not very easy, it stops de∣fluxions from the head, if you persume your Cap with the smoke of it, it helps the headach and Me∣grim, strengthens the brain, and therefore the Sin∣news.

Gum Tragaganth, which the vulgar call Gum dra∣gon, being mixed with pectoral Syrups (which you shall find noted in their propper places,) it helps coughs and hoarceness, salt and sharp distillations up∣on the Lungues, being taken with a liquoris stick, being dissolved in sweet Wine, it helps (being drunk) gnawings in the bowels, sharpness and fret∣ting of the urine, which causeth excoriations either in the reins or bladder, being dissolved in milk and the eyes washed with it, it takes away wheals and scabs that grow on the eye lids, it is excellent good to be put in pultisses to sodder wounds, especially if the nerves or sinnews be hurt.

Sagapen. dìssolved in juyce of Rue and taken, wonderfully breaks the stone in the bladder, expels the dead child and after-birth, cleers the sight, dissol∣ved in Wine and drunk, it helps the cough, and distil∣lations upon the Lungues, and the fits of the mo∣ther, outwardly in Oyls or Oyntments, it mightily helps such members as are out of joynt or overstret∣ched.

Galbanum is of the same operation, and also taken from the same plant, viz. Fennel, Giant.

Gum Arabick, thickneth and cooleth, and cor∣recteth Chollerick sharp humors in the body, being dissolved in the white of an Egge well beaten, it helps burnings, and keeps the place from blistering.

Mastich staies fluxes, being taken inwardly any way: Three or four small grains of Mastich swal∣lowed down whol at night going to bed, is an excel∣lent remedy for pains in the stomach: Being beaten

into pouder, and mixed with conserves of Roses, it strengthens the stomach, stops distillations upon the lungues, staies vomiting and causeth a sweet breath, being mixed with white Wine and the mouth washed with it, it clenseth the gums of corruption, and fasteneth loose teeth.

Frankinsence being used outwardly in the way of a Plaister, heats and binds, being applied to the tem∣ples, stops the Rhewms that flows to the eyes, helps green wounds, and fills hollow ulcers with flesh, stops the bleeding of wounds, though the Arteries be cut, being made into an Oyntment with Vineger and Hogs-grease, helps the Itch, burnings, ulcers in the head, pains in the ears, inflamations in womens breasts, commonly called the Ague in the breast; be∣ware of taking it inwardly, least it cause madness.

Turpentine is hot in the second degree, it heals softens, it discusseth and purgeth, clenseth the reins, provokes urine.

Styrax Calamitis is hot and dry in the second de∣gree, it healeth, mollifieth, and concocteth; being taken inwardly helps the cough, and distillation of the Lungues, hoarceness and losse of voice, helps the hardness of the womb, and provokes the terms; if you take ten grains of it at a time made up in the form of a Pill.

Ammoniacum, hot and dry in the third degree, softens, draws, and heats; being dissolved in Vine∣ger, strained and applied plaister-wise, it takes away bunckles and hardness in the flesh, it is one of the best remedies that I know for infirmities of the spleen, being applied to the left side; being made into an Oyntment with Oyl, it is excellent good to anoint the Limbs of such as are weary; a scruple of it being taken in the form of a Pill losens the belly, gives spee∣dy delivery to women in travail, helps diseases in the spleen, the sciatica and all pains in the joynts, such as piss blood, and have any humor afflicting their Breast.

Camphire, it is held by al Authority to be cold and dry in the third degree, it is of very thin and subtil parts, insomuch that being beaten into very fine pou∣der it will vanish away into the air, being beaten into pouder and mixed with Oyl, and the temples anoin∣ted therewith, easeth head aches proceeding of heat, al inflamations whatsoever; the back being anointed with the same, cools the reins, and Seminal Vessels, stops the running of the reins and whites in women, the moderate use of Venery, the like it doth if it be drunk inwardly with Betony Water, take but a smal quantity of it at a time inwardly, it resists poyson and bitings by venemous beasts; outwardly applied as before and the eyes anointed with it, stops hot rhewms that flow thither.

Opopanax purgeth thick flegm from the most re∣mote parts of the body, viz. the brain, joynts, hands and feet, the nerves and breast, and strengthens all these parts when they are weak, if the weakness proceed of cold as usually it doth; it helps weakness of the sight, old rotten coughs, and gouts of all sorts, drop∣sies, and swellings of the spleen, it helps the strangury and difficulty of making Urine; provokes the terms, and helps all cold afflictions of the womb, have a care you give it not to any women with child. The dose is one drachm at most corrected with a little Mastich, dissolved in Vineger and outwardly applied helps the passions of the Spleen.

In the next place, the Colledg tells you a sowr tale concerning Liquid Juyces and Tears, which are to be kept for present use; Viz.

Colledg. VIneger, Juyce of Citrons, Juyce of sowr Grapes, Orrenges, barberries, Tares of a Birch-tree, Juyce of Chermes, Quinces, Pomegranates, Lemmons, Wood-sorrel, Oyl of unripe Olives, and ripe Olives both new and old, Juyce of red and Damask Roses, Wine, Tares of a Vine.

Culpeper] A The Vertues of most of these may be found in the Syrups, and are few of them used a∣lone, unless it be Vineger to make sawce, and Wine to drink.

Then the Colledg tells you there are these things bred of PLANTS, and that every child knows; Viz.

Colledg. AGrick, Jews-ears, the Berries of Cer∣mes, the Spungy substance of the Bry∣ar, Moss, Viscus Quercinus, Oak Apples.

Culpeper] A. As the Colledg would have you know these, so would I know what the chiefest of them are good for.

Jews-ears boyled in Milk and drunk, helpeth sore Throats: it is the opinion of those that have studied Hermetick Phylosophy, That those things which re∣semble any parts of mans body, strengthens those parts of the body they resemble, and help the diseases they are vulgarly incident to, which is an approved truth in this; for as they resemble the Bar of a man, so being boyled in white Wine, and the Wine drunk, and the Jews-ears applied to the Ear outwardly, will help deafness, inflamations, and other infirmities of the Ears.

Moss, is cold, dry, and binding, therefore good for fluxes of all sorts: if you desire to know more of it, I desire you would see my English Physitian.

Our Colledg must have none but Misleto of the Oak used, and what has any body to do to question them for so doing? let the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 buy only such, and paysawce for it; it is nothing to me; but as for the poor Country man, I can tell him this, and I will tell him but the truth, and am able to prove it when I have done, That one sort of Misleto is as good as another; it helps the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sickness, and the convulsions being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gathered and used.

Oak Apples: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saith if Oak Apples be broken alonder about the time of their withering be∣fore they have a hole through them, they contain in them one Living-creature or another, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it be a Fly it signifies War, if a Spider, Pestilence, if a Magget, Murren of beasts, if a Worm, scarcity of Vi∣ctuals, if an Ant, plenty of Corn for us; Ple bind no bodies faith to beleeve it, because I never tried it my self; this I say, they are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and binding: being boyled in milk and drunk, they stop fluxes and the terms; and being boyled in Vineger, and the body anoynted with the Vineger cures the Itch.

Then the Colledg acquaints you with more wonders, That there are certain Living-Creatures, called

Colledg. BEES, Woodlite, Silkworms, Stoads, Crabs of the River, little Puppy Dogs, Grashoppers, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Cathanel, Hedg-hogs, E∣mets or Ants, Larks, Swallows, and their yong ones, Hors-leeches, Snails, Earth-worms, Dish-washers or Wagtails, House Sparrows, and Hedg Sparrows, Frogs, Scincus, Land Scorpions, Moles, or Mants, Tortoise of the woods, Tenches, Vipers and Foxes.

Culpeper] A. The part of this crew of Cattel and some others which they have not been pleased to learn may be made beneficial to your sick bodies, be pleased to understand, that

Bees being burnt to ashes, and a Ly made with the ashes, trimly decks a bald head being washed with it.

Snails with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on their backs, being first washed from the dirt, then the shels broken, and they boy∣led in spring Water, but not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at all, for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 will sink of it self, and the water drunk for or∣dinary drink is a most admirable remedy for a con∣sumption, and here by the way I cannot but admire at the simplicity of most Physitians, who prescribe that the snails ought to be purged from their flime either with salt or bran before they be used, which if you do, you take away their vertue, for the reason why they cure a consumption is this, Man being made of the slime of the Earth, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 substance recovers him when he is wasted; if you please to eat the Snails when they are boyled you may, for they have a very pleasing tast, & it would be very cunning∣ly done of you, if you did so, especially in these hard times, for then would you have meat, drink, and me∣dicine all together. Besides this, being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and applied to the place they help the gout, draw thorns out of the flesh, and held to the Nose help the blee∣ding thereof.

Frogs. It is a vulgar fashion of the Walloons to catch live Frogs and cut off their hinder Legs and fry them and eat them; whether they be good meat or no I know not, but I am sure 'tis a good medicine for the biting of Serpents: An Oyl made of it is ex∣cellent good for the stifness of the Tendons, and the falling off of hair.

Before I come to the Compounds, lest any should think I go about to hide from them any thing that might do them good, I have here inserted the living Creatures, and Excrements, &c. in the order the Colledg left them, (for impose them they could not for want of Authority; Alack! alack! the King is dead, and the Colledg of Physitians want power to impose the Turds upon men.) The use of the Fats and Suets, you shel have if you please but to stay til I come to the Oyls and Oyntments; the other which you think not useful for Physick, will serve to laugh at, the reading of them may make you 〈◊〉〈◊〉, though the smell of them might turn your stomach: My self cannot chuse but smile to think in what part of the Apothecaries Shop the Colledg would have them kept, they had need place them neer the Civit pot.

Therefore consider that the Colledg gave the Apothecaries a Catalogue of what Parts of Living Creatures and Excre∣ments they must keep in their Shops. Viz.

Colledg. THE Fat, Grease, or Suet of a Duck, Goose, Ecl, Bare, Herron, Thymallos (if you know where to get it) Dog, Capon, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, wild Cat, Stork, Coney, Horse, Hedg-hog, Hen, Man, Lyon, Hare, Pike or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, (if they have any fat I am 〈◊〉〈◊〉 'tis worth twelve pence a grain) Wolf, Mouse of the Mountains, (if you can catch them) 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Serpent, Badger, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Bear, Fox, Vultur (if you can catch them) Album 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, a Dogs Turd, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of a Hare and a Hog, East and West 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Butter not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and salted, stone taken out of a mans Bladder, Vipers

flesh, fresh Cheese, Castorium, white, yellow, and vir∣gins wax, the Brain of Hares and Sparrows, Crabs claws, the Rennet of a Lamb, Kid, a Hare, and a Calf, and a Horse too (quoth the Colledg:) [They should have put in the Rennet of ah Ass to make a Medicine for their adle brains; the next time they alter their Dispensarory, let them go take council of the But∣chers, and allow them a place in their Colledg-Gar∣den in Amen-Corner as they have done their learned Alchymist; truly they would have knocked down such an Earor like an Ox, and told them no creatures had Rennets, but only such as sucked: to proceed.] The Heart of a Bullock, a Stag, a Hog, and a Weather; the Horn of an Elk, a Hart, a Rhinocerot, an Unicorn; the skull of a Man, killed by a violent death; a Cocks comb [to hang upon their learned heads] the Tooth of a Bore, an Elephant, and a Sea-horse, Ivory, or Ele∣phants Tooth, the skin a Snake hath cast off, the gall of a Hawk, Bullock, a shee Goat, a Hare, a Kite, a Hog, a Bull, a Bear, the cases of Silk-worms, the Li∣ver of a Wolf, an Otter, a Frog, Ising-glass, the guts of a Wolf, and a Fox, the milk of a shee Ass, a shee Goat, a Woman, an Ewe, a Heifer, East and West Bezoar, the stone in the head of a Carp, and a Pearch, if there be any stone in an Ox Gall, stone in the Blad∣der of a Man, the Jaw of a Pike or Jack, Pearls, the marrow of the Leg of a Sheep, Ox, Goat, Stag, Calf, common and virgin Honey, Musk, Mummy, a Swal∣lows nest, Crabs eyes, the Omentum or Call of a Lamb, Ram, Weather, Calf, the whites, yolks, and shells of Hens Egs, Emets Egs, bone of a Stags Heart, an Ox Leg, Ossepiae, the inner skin of a Hens Gizzard, the Wool of Hares, the feathers of Partridges, that which Bees make at the entrance of the Hive [to keep out cold if they make any thing at all, for I assure you I could never find any yet, and have been a diligent searcher after it] the pizzle of a Stag, of a Bull, Fox Lungues, fasting spittle, the blood of a Pidgeon, of a Cat, of a hee Goat, of a Hare, of a Partridg, of a Sow, of a Bull, of a Badger, of a Snail, [they might have been a little plainer; Testudo, which is their word, signifies any shell-fish, as also snails that have shels on their backs; any thing will serve to cheat the peo∣ple with] Silk, Whey, the suet of a Bullock, of a Stag, of a hee Goat, of a Sheep, of a Heiser, Sperma 〈◊〉〈◊〉, a Bullocks Spleen, the skin a Snake hath cast off, the Turds of a Goose, of a Dog, of a Goat, of Pidgeons, of a stone-horse, of a Hen, of Swallows, of Men, of Women, of Mice, of Peacocks, of a Hog, of a Heiser, the Ancle of a Hare, of a Sow, Cobwebs, Water shels, as Blatta Bizantia, Buccinae, Crabs, Cockles, Dentalis, Entalis, mother of Pearl, Mytuli purpurae, Os sepiae, Umbilicus, Marinus, the stones of a Horse, of a Cock, the hoof of an Elk, of an Ass, of a Bullock, of a Horse, of a Lyon, the piss of a Bore, of a shee Goats of a Man or Woman that is a Maid, and that is not a Maid, the Moss on a Mans skull, Zibeth.

Culpeper] A. The Liver of a Hedg-hog being dried and beaten into pouder and drunk with Wine, strengthens the Reins exceedingly, and helps the dropsie, convulsions, and the Falling-sickness, toge∣ther with all fluxes of the Bowels.

The Liver being in like manner brought into pou∣ders strengthens the Liver exceedingly, and helps the dropsie.

The Heart of a Frog being applied to the Region of the Heart in a burning Feaver, mitigates the fits to admiration.

The Heart of a Lark being bound to the Thigh of those that have the Chollick, helps them; it doth the like also, being eaten.

Then the Colledge tells you these things may be ta∣ken from the SEA, As

Coll. AMber-greese, Sea water, Sea sand, Bitu∣men, Amber, white and yellow, Jet, Ca∣rallinae, Corral white and red, Fome of the Sea, Spunge stone, Pumice, Sea salt, Spunges, Amber.

METTALS, STONES, SALTS, and other MINERALS.

VErt-de-greese, scales of Brass, Aetitis, Alana Terra, Alabaster, Alectorious, Allum Scisile and Roch, Amethist, Amianth, Ampheliles, Antimony, Leaves and filings of Silver, Quick-silver, Lapis Ar∣menius, native Arsenick, both white and red, artifieial Arsnick, white and realgar, Argilla, Asteria, Leaves and filings of Gold, Belemnites, Beril, Bole-armenick, Borax, Toads-stone, Lapis Calaminaris, Cadmia, Lime quick and quenched, Vitriol, white, blew, and green, Steel, Borax 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Crysopus, Cinabaris, na∣tive and artificial, whetstones, Chalk white and green, Cristal, Diphriges, the rust, dust, scales, and flakes of Iron, Granate, Morter, such as walls are daubed with, Hematites, Heliotropium, Jacinth, Hibernicus, Jas∣per, Lapis Judaicus, Tiles, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis Lin∣cis, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Litharge of Silver and Gold, Load∣stone, Marchasite, or fire-stone, Marble, red Lead, na∣tive and artificial; Myst, Naphtha, Lapis Nephriti∣cus, Niter, Oaker, yellow and red, Onyx, Opalus, O∣phytes, Osteocolla, Lead white and black, Plumbago, Pompholix, Marchasite realgar, Ruby, red Oaker, Sal Armoniack, Sal Gem, and Sal Niter, Saphir and Sardine, Selenites, Flints, Emerald, Smiris, Sori, Spodium, Peuter, Brimstone quick and common, Talch, Earth of Cimolia, Samos, Lemnos, Sylesia, Topas, A∣lana Terra, Tutty, Vitriol, white, blew, and green.

When the ground of our institution required us, then one to one simple, and sometimes to repeat them in diverse places, it pleased us to note those that are iterated in a different Character, lest we should seem to make a needless repetition, or in∣crease our Catalogue for vain glory sake.

Well said Colledg.

Culpeper] A. Also I repeated them twice or thrice when they did, & caused them to be set down in a dif∣ferent Letter; also I hope it will make to my honor and not to my disgrace to imitate such a learned Col∣ledg of Physicians.

Of some precious stones I spake before in the for∣mer Edition; I shall here reduce them all into order, and treat of such as were casually there omitted: whe∣ther they were mentioned by the Colledg or no it matters nothing to me.

Precious Stones alter by a way ma∣nifest or hidden.

By a way manifest, they are

Hot in the first degree.

Hemetites, Pyrites, Lapis Asius, Thyites, Smyres, Lapis Schistus.

Precious Stones cold, are in the first degree.

Jacinth, Saphir, Emerald, Cristal, Lapis Samius, Lapis Phrygius.

In the second degree.

Ruby, Carbuncle, Granate, Sardony.

In the fourth degree.

Diamond.

In respect of property, they bind, as Lapis Asius, Nectius, Geodes, Pumice-stone.

Emollient, as

Alabaster, Jet, Lapis Thrasius.

Stupifie, as

Memphites, Jasper, Ophites.

Clense, as

Lapis Arabicus.

Glutinate, as

Galactites, Melites.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, as

Morochtus.

Break the stone, as

Lapis Lyncis, Lapis Judaicus, Lapis Sponge.

Retain the fruit in the Womb, as Aetites, Jasper.

Provoke the Terms.

Ostracites.

Stones altering by a hidden proper∣ty (as they call it) Are

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Topas, Lapis Colubrinus, Toad-stone, Emerald, Alectorius, Calcidonius, Amethist, Saphit, Jasper, Lapis Nephriticus, Lapis Tibernum, Lapis Spongites, the Stone found in the Maw of a Swal∣low, Load-stone, Lapis Vulturis, Merlucius, Corral, Lynturius, Jet, Aetites, the stones of Crabs, Amber, Cristal, &c.

The Load-stone purgeth gross humors.

Lapis Armenius, and Lapis Laxuli, purge Melan∣cholly.

To speak a word or two of those which were then pretermitted.

A Water-Snake, a string being thrust through her tail, and she hung up, a Vessel full of Water being set underneath, into which she may put her Head; after* 1.5 certain hours, or dayes, she will vomit up a Stone, which being received in the vessel full of water will drink it all up, which being bound to the Navil of one that hath the Dropsie, drinks up all the water.

Lapis Calcidonius, being hung about the neck, helps those melancholly illusions, and melancholly fancies.

In the Indian Sea, are taken certain strong fighting Fish, called Tyburones; in the Heads of which, are* 1.6 found three or four Stones, sometimes more, very white, great and ponderous, insomuch, that sometimes they weigh two pound: The pouder of this Stone is very profitable for such as are troubled with the Stone and difficulty of Urine, breaks the stone in the Reins and Bladder.

Blood-stone is a kind of Jasper of diverse colors,* 1.7 with red spots in it like blood, stops the Terms and bleeding in any part of the Body.

Hemetites stops blood, the Eyes being often stro∣ken with it, helps bloodshed; being beaten into pou∣der* 1.8 and taken inwardly provokes urine and stops the Terms.

Pyrites, heats and clenseth, takes away dimness of* 1.9 sight.

Lapis Asius binds, and moderately corrodes and elenseth filthy ulcers, and fills them up with flesh; be∣ing mixed with Honey, and applied to the place, is an admirable remedy for the Gout.

Christal being beaten into very fine pouder, and a* 1.10 drachm of it taken at a time helps the bloody-flux, stops the whites in women, and increaseth milk in Nurses.

Lapis Samius is cooling and binding, it is very comfortable to the stomach, but it dulls the Sences,* 1.11 helps Fluxes of the Eyes and Ulcers: Dioscorides held that it was little inferior to Lapis Aetites in all his vertues.

That which comes off from a Whetstone of Cy∣press by whetting, helps baldness; being taken inward∣ly with Vineger consumes the Spleen and helps the falling-sickness.

Geodetes binds and dries; being beaten into pou∣der and mixed with water, and applied to the place, takes away inflamations of the Testicles.

Pumice-stone being beaten into pouder and the* 1.12 teeth rubbed with it, clenseth them.

Jet, it is of a softening and discussing nature, it resisteth the fits of the Mother.

Lapis Memphites: Dioscorides saith, that if it be beaten to pouder and made into an Oyntment, and the part of a man which is to be cut off anointed with it, it takes away the sence of it without any danger.

Lapis Ophites: some of these stones have white lines in them; these are an admirable remedy both for Head-ach and Lethargy; all of them being born about one help the Head-ach, and the biting of Ser∣pents.

Lapis Arabicus being beaten into pouder and made into an Oyntment, helps the Hemorrhoids.

Ostrocites, a drachm of it taken in pouder pro∣vokes* 1.13 the terms, being taken after that purgation causeth conception; also being made into an Oynt∣ment helps inflamations of the breasts.

Lapis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is an admirable stone of the Moon; the Women in Germany wear them as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 because they would be fruitful; they cure the falling-sickness, and being bound to trees make them fruitful.

Lapis Amianthus being born about one helps such* 1.14 as are bewitched.

Myexis being born about one takes away pains in* 1.15 the reins and hinders the breeding of the stone.

Lapis Armenius purgeth Melancholly, and also causeth vomiting, I hold it not very 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for our English bodies, and therefore I will speak no more of it.

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An Explanation of certain Uncupations, comprehen∣ding more things than one under one name.

The five opening Roots.

Smallage, Sparagus, Fennel, Parsly, Kneeholly.

The two epening Roots.

Fennel, Parsly.

The five emollient Herbs.

Marsh-mallows or Mallows, Beets, Mercury, Pelli∣tory of the wall, Violet Leaves.

The five Capillary Herbs.

Maidenhair, Wall-rue, Cetrach, Harts-tongue, Po∣litricum.

The four Cordial Flowers.

Borrage, Bugloss, Roses, Violets.

The four greater hot Seeds, Carminative, or breaking wind.

Annis, Caraway, Cummin, Fennel.

The four lesser hot Seeds.

Bishopsweed, Amomus, Smallage, Carrots.

The four greater cold Seeds.

Citrul, Cucumer, Guord, Melone.

The four lesser cold Seeds.

Succory, Endive, Lettice, Purslain.

Five fragments of precious Stones.

Granate, Jacinth, Saphire, Sardine, Emerald.

Culpeper] A. I was the more willing to quote these again, although they be almost the same in their former Dispensatory; 1. Because this is all the good the Learned Colledg hath done their Country, in this their refined Master-piece; namely, To tell them that such and such Roots are opening, such and such Flowers Cordial, or strengthening to the heart, such and such Seeds break wind, &c. and if any should be so bold as to object against a whol Colledg of learned Physitians, That they did the generality of the Common-wealth no good at all, because they wrote it in Latin, which is a Language understood but by few; it were easily answered, They did it in Latin to animate people to bring up their children to learning, which is a thing I wish from my heart were done; what the Colledg doth, I know not.

2. Because they have here left out some Oyntments, the use of which they would not have the Chyrurgi∣ans know, (the most part of which are no Scholars, (the more is the pity) and that they know well e∣nough) it were a brave trick if they could catch old birds with chaff.

KIND READERS,

THE Right VVorshipful, the Colledg of Physitians of London in their new Dispensatory, give you free leave to distill these common VVaters that follow, but they never intended you should know what they are good for.

SIMPLE DISTILLED WATERS.

Of Fresh Roots of

BRiony, Onions, Alicampane, Orris, or Flower-de∣luce, Turneps.

Of Flowers and Buds of

Southernwood, both sorts of Wormwood, Wood-sor∣rel, Ladies-Mantle, Marsh-mallows, Angelica, Pim∣pernel with purple flowers, Smallage, Columbines, Sparagus, Mousear, Borrage, Shepheards-purse, Ca∣laminth, wood-bine or Honey-suckles, Carduus Bene∣dictus, our Ladies thistles, Knotgrass, Succory, Dra∣gons, Coltsfoot, Fennel, Goats-rue, Grass, Hysop, Let∣tice, Lovage, Toadflax; Hops; 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Mallows; Horehound; Feathersew; Bawm; Mints; Horsemints; Water-cresses; English Tobacco; white Poppies; Pelli∣tory of the wall; Parsly; Plantane: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Self-heal: Penyroyal: Oak Leaves: Sage: Scabious: Figwort or Throatwort: Housleek or 〈◊〉〈◊〉: the greater and les∣ser: Mother of Time: Nightshade: Tansie: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Valerian

Of Flowers of

Orrenges [if you can get them] Blew-bottle the greater: Beans: Water-lillies: Lavender: Nut-tree: Cowslips: Sloes: Rosemary: Roses, white 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and red: Satyrion: Line-tree: Clove-gilliflowers: Violets.

Of Fruits of

Orrenges: black cherries: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Quinces: Cucumers: Strawberries: Winter Cherries: Lemmons: Rasberries: unripe Walnuts: Apples.

Of parts of living creatures and their Excrements.

Lobsters: 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Snails:* 1.16 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Bullocks dung made in May: Swallows: Earthworms: Mag∣pies: spawm of Frogs.

SIMPLE WATERS DISTILLED being digested beforehand.

Of the fresh Roots of Nettles. Of the Leaves of

Agrimony: Wild Tansie, or Silverweed, Mugwort, Betony, Marigolds, Chamomel, Chamepitis, Sullon∣dine, Pilewort, Scurvy — grass, Comfry the greater, Dan∣delyon, Ashtree leaves, Eyebright, Fumitory; Alehoof or ground Ivy, Horstail, St. Johns wort, Yarrow, Moneywort, Restharrow, Solomons seal, Ros solis, Rue, Savin, Saxifrage, Hartstongue, Scordium, Ta∣maris, Mullin, Vervain, Pauls Betony, Mead sweet, Nettles.

Of the Flowers of

Mayweed: Broom: Cowslips: Butter-bur: Peony: Elder.

Of the Berries of

Broom, Elder.

Culpeper] A. Then the Colledg gives you an Ad∣monition concerning distilling these (such a one as it is) which being converted into your native language, is as followeth.

We give you warning that these common waters be better prepared for time to come, either in common stills, putting gaod store of Ashes underneath, the Roots and Herbs being dryer, &c. Or if they be full of Juyce, by* 1.17 distilling the Juyce in aconvenient Bath, that so burning may be avoided, which hitherto hath seldom been: But let the other Herbs, Flowers, or Roots, be bruised, and by adding Tartar, common Salt, or Leven, be di∣gested, then putting spring water to them: distill them in an Alembick with his refrigeratory, or Worm, till the change of the tast shew the vrtue to be drawn off, then let the Oyl (if any be) be seperated from the Water ac∣cording 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Into the number of these Waters may be ascribed, The Teares of Vines, The Liquor of the birch tree, May dew.

Culpeper] A. That my Country may receive the be∣nefit of these Waters: I shall first shew the Tempera∣tures, secondly, the vertu es of the most usual & most easie to come by: If any should take exceptions that I mention not all (for itis imposible to write to please every body) I answer first I me ntion enough, se∣condly; Who ever makes this objection, they shew extream ingratitude, for had I mentioned but only one; I had revealed more to them than ever the Col∣ledg intended they should know, or con me thanks for doing, but the best is, I respect their love, and fear their hatred much at one.

The quallities and apropriati∣on of the simple distilled Waters.

Simple distilled Waters either cool or heat; Such as cool, either cool the blood or Choller.

Waters cooling the blood.

Lettice, Purslain, Water-Lillies, Violets, Sorrel, Endive, Succory, Fumitory.

Waters cooling and repressing chollerick humors, or vapors in the head.

Nightshade, Lettice, Water-Lillies, Plantane, Pop∣pies, viz. The flowers both of white, black, and red Poppies, black Cherries.

The breast and lungues

Violets, Poppies all three sorts, Colts-foot.

In the heart.

Sorrel, Quinces, Water-Lillies, Roses, Violets, green or unripe Walnuts.

In the stomach.

Quinces, Roses, Violets, Nightshade, Housleek, or Sengreen, Lettice, Purslain.

In the River.

Endivc, Succory, Nightshade, Purslain, Water Lil∣lies.

In the Reins and bladder.

Endive, Succory, winter Cherries, Plantane, Wa∣ter-Lillies, Strawberries, Housleek: or Sengreen, black Cherriea.

In the Womb.

Endive: Succory, Lettice, Water-Lillies, Purslain, Roses.

Simple Waters which are hot, concoct either flegm or Melancholly.

Waters concocting flegm in the Head are of:

Betony, Sage, Marjoram, Chamomel, Fennel, Ca∣laminth, Rosemary flowers, Primroses, Eye-bright.

In the Breast and Lungues.

Maidenhair, Betony, Hysop, Hore-hound, Cardu∣us Bnedictus, Scabious, Orris, or Flower-de-luces Bawm, Self-heal, &c.

In the heart.

Bawm, Rosemary.

In the stomach.

Wormwood, Mints, Fennel, Chervil, Time, mo∣ther of Time, Marigolds.

In the Liver.

Wormwood: Centaury: Origanum; Marjoram: Maudlin: Costmary; Agrimony: Fennel.

In the Spleen.

Water-cresses: Wormwood: Calaminth.

In the reins and bladder.

Rocket: Nettles: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Pellitory of the wall: Alicampane: Burnet.

In the Womb.

Mugwort: Calaminth: Peny-royal: Savin: mother of Time: Lovage.

Waters concocting Melancholly in the head: are of

Hops: Fumitory.

The Breast.

Bawm: Carduus Benedictus.

The Heart

Borrage: Bugloss: Bawm: Rosemary.

The Liver.

Endive, Cichory, Hops.

The Spleen,

Dodder: Harts-tongue: Tamaris: Time.

Having thus ended the apropriation, I shall speak breifly of the vertues of distilled Waters.

Lettice Wat er cools the blood when it is overhea∣ted, for when it is not, it needs no cooling, it cools the head and Liver, staies hot vapors ascending to the head, and hi ndring sleep, it quencheth immoderate thirst, and breeds milk in nurses. Distill it in May.

Purslain Water cools the blood and Liver, quench∣eth thirst, helps such as spit blood, have hot coughs or pestilences.

The distilled Water of water Lilly-Flowers, cools the blood and the bowels, and al internal parts of the body, helps such as have the yellow Jaundice, hot coughs or pleuresies, the headach coming of heat, feavers pestilential, and not pestilential, as also he∣ctick feavers.

The Water of Violet flowers, cools the blood, the heart, Liver, and Lungnes overheated, and quencheth an insatiable desire of drinking; they are in their prime about the latter end of March, or begining of A∣pril, according as the year fals out.

The Water of Sorrel cools ths blood, heart, Liver, and spleen; if Venis Treacle be given with it, it is pro∣fitable in pestilential feavers; distil it in May.

Endive and Succory Water, are excellent against heat in the stomach; If you take an ounce of either (for their operation is the same) morning and even∣ing four daies one after another, they cool the Li∣ver, and clense the blood; they are in their prime in May.

Fumitory Water is usual with the City Dames, to

wash their faces with, to take away morphew freckles, and Sunburning, inwardly taken it helps the yellow Jaundice, and Itch, clenseth the blood, provokes sweat, strengthens the stomach, and clenseth the body of adust humors, It is in its prime in May and June.

The Water of Nightshade helps pains in the head coming of heat; take heed you distill not the deadly Nightshade instead of the common, if you do, you may make mad work; let such as have not wit enough to know them asunder, have wit enough to let them both alone til they do.

The Water of white Poppies extinguisheth al heat 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nature, helps headaches coming of heat, and too long standing in the Sun: Distil them in June or July.

Colts-foot Watar is excellent for burns to wash the place with it, inwardly taken it helps Phthisicks, and other diseases incident to the lungues; Distil them in May or June.

The Water of distilled Quinces strengthens the heart and stomach exceedingly, staies vomiting, and fluxes, and strengthens the retentive faculty in man.

Demask Rose-water, cools, comsorts, and streng∣thens the heart; so doth red Rose-water, only with this difference, the one is binding, the other loosening, if your body be costive, use Damask Rose-water, be∣cause it is loosening, if loose, use red, because it is binding.

White Rose-water is generally known to be excel∣lent against hot rhewms, and inflamations in the eyes, and for this it is better than the former.

The Water of Red Poppy flowers, called by many Corn-roses, because they grow so freequently amongst corn, cool the blood, and spirits overheated by drin∣king or labor, and is therefore excellent for surfets.

Green Walnuts gathered about the latter end of June, or beginning of July, and bruiled, and so stil∣led, strengthens the heart, and resisteth the pestilence.

Plantane Water helps the headach, being dropped into the ear; it helps the toothach, helps the Phthi∣sick, dropsie, and fluxes, and is an admirable remedy for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the reins and bladder, to be used as com∣mon drink: the herb is in its prime in May.

Strawberry Water cooleth, quencheth thirst, clari∣fieth the blood, breaks the stone, helps al inward in∣flamations, especially those in the reins, bladder, and passages of the urine, it strengthens the Liver, and helps the yellow Jaundice.

The distilled Water of Dog-grass, or couch-grass as some cal it, clenseth the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gallantly, and provokes urine, opens 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Liver and spleen, and kils worms.

Black Cherry Water, provokes urine, helps the dropsie; It is usually given in diseases of the brain, as convulsions, falling sickness, palsey, and Apople∣xy.

Betony is in its prime in May; the distilled Wa∣ter thereof is very good for such as are pained in their heads, it prevails against the dropsie, and al sorts of feavers, it succors the Liver and spleen, and helps want of digestion, and evil disposition of the body thence arising, it hastens travail in women with child, and is excellent against the bitings of venemous beasts.

Distil Sage whilest the slowers be on it; the Wa∣ter strengthens the brain, provokes the terms, helps nature much in al its actions

Marjoram is in its prime in June; the distilled Water, is excellent for such whose brains are too cold, it provokes urine, heats the womb, provokes the terms, strengthens the memory, and helps the judg∣ment, causeth an able brain, and therefore I com∣mend it to the Colledg of Physitians.

Distil Chamomel Water about the beginning of June: It easeth the chollick and pains in the belly, it breaks the stone in the reins and bladder, provokes the terms, expels the dead child, and takes away pains in the head.

Fennel water strengthens the heart and brain, di∣lates the breast, helps the cough, provokes the terms, encreaseth milk in nurses, and if you wash your eyes with it, it cleers the sight.

Calaminth Water, hea ts and clenseth the womb, pro∣vokes the terms, and easeth the pains of the head; distil it in May.

The Distilled water of Rosemary slowers, helps such as are troubled with the yellow Jaundice, Asth∣ma; it clenseth the blood, helps concoction, streng∣thens the brain and body exceedingly.

Waters of the flowers of Lillies of the valley, streng∣thens the brain and all the sences.

The water 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cowslip flowers, helps the palsey, and thence they obtained the name [Paralysis] takes away pains in the head, the vertigo, and megrim, and are exceeding good for women with child.

The eyes being washed every morning with Eye∣bright water, most strangely cleers and strengthens the sight.

Maidenhair distilled in May, the water clenseth both Liver and Lungues, clarifies the blood, and break the stone.

Hysop water clenseth the Lungues of flegm, helps Coughs, and Asthmaes; distill it in August.

The water of Hore-hound, helps the Cough, and straitness of the breast, it strengthens the breast, Lun∣gues, and stomach, and Liver; distil it in June.

Carduus water succors the head, strengthens the memory, helps such as are troubled with vertigoes, and quartan agues, it provokes sweat, strengthens the heart, and is good in pestilences, and all other feavers of choller; it is in its prime in May and June.

Scabious water, helps pleuresies, and pains, and prickings in the sides, Apostthemes, Coughs, pesti∣lence, and straitness of the breast.

Water of Flower-de-luce, is very profitable in drop∣sies, an ounce being drnnk continually, morning and evening, as also pains and torments in the bowels.

Bawm water distilled in May, restores memory when it is lost, it quickens al the sences, strengthens the brain, heart, and stomach, causeth a merry mind, and a sweet breath.

The water of Comfry sodders broken bones, being drunk helps ruptures, outwardly it stops the bleeding of wounds, they being washed with it.

Wormwood water distilled cold, about the end of May, heats and strengthens the stomach, helps con∣coction, staies vomiting, kills worms in the stomach, and bowels, it mitigates the pains in the teeth, and is profitably given in feavers of Choller.

Mint water strengthens the stomach, helps concocti∣on and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vomiting; distil it in the latter end of May, or beginning of June, as the year is in forward∣ness, or backwardness; observe that in all the rest.

Chervil water distilled about the end of May, helps ruptures, breaks the stone, dissolves congealed blood, strengthens the heart and stomach.

The water of Mother of Time strengthens the

brain and stomach, gets a man a good stomach to his victuals, provokes urine, and the terms, heats the womb; it is in its prime about the end of June.

The water of Marigold flowers, is apropriated to most cold diseases of the head, Eyes, and stomach; they are in their vigor when the Sun is in the Li∣on.

Distilled water of Centaury, comforts a cold sto∣mach, helps in feavers of choller, which the Greeks 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 it kills worms, and provokes appetite to victuals.

Maudlin and Costmary water distilled in May, or June, strengthens the Liver, helps the yellow 〈◊〉〈◊〉, opens obstructions, and helps the dropsie.

Water-cresses distilled in March, the water clenseth the blood, and provokes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 exceedingly, kils worms, outwardly mixed with Honey, it cleers the skin of morphew and Sunburning.

Distil Nettles when they are in flower, the water helps coughs, and pains in the bowels, provokes u∣rine, and breaks the stone.

Saxifrage water provokes urine, expels wind, breaks the stone, clenseth the reins and bladder of gravel; di∣stil them when they are in flower.

The water of Pellitory of the wal, opens obstru∣ctions of the Liver and Spleen, by drinking an ounce of it every morning, it clenseth the reins and blad∣der, and easeth the gripings of the howels coming of wind; distil it in the end of May, or beginning of June.

Sinkfoyl water breaks the stone, clenseth the reins, and is of excellent use in putrified feavers; distil it in May.

The water of Radishes, breaks the stone, clenseth the reins and bladder, provokes the terms, and helps the yellow Jaundice.

Alicampane water strengthens the stomach and Lungues, provokes urine, and clenseth the passages of it from gravel.

Distil Burnet in May or June; the water breaks the stone, clenseth the passages of urine, and is exceeding profitable in pestilential times.

Mugwort water distilled in May, is excelleut in coughs, and diseases proceeding from stoppage of the terms in women, it warms the stomach, and helps the dropsie.

Distil Peny-royal when the flowers are upon it; the water heats the womb gallantly, provokes the terms, expels the Afterbirh, cuts, and casts out thick and gross humors in the breast, easeth pains in the bo∣wels, and consumes flegm.

The water of Lovage distilled in May, easeth pains in the head, and tures ulcers in the womb being washed with it, inwardly taken it expels wind, and breaks the stone.

The tops of Hops when they are young, being di∣stilled; the water clenseth the blood of addust and melancholly humors, and therefore helps Scabs, Itch, and leprosie, and such like diseases thence proceeding, it open obstructions of the spleen, helps the rickets, and Hypocondriack melancholly.

The water of Borrage and Bugloss, distilled when their flowers are upon them, strengthen the heart and brain exceedingly, clense the blood, and takes away sadness, greife, and melancholly.

Doddar water clenseth the Liver and spleen, helps the yellow jaundice.

Tamaris water opens the obstructions, and helps the hardness of the spleen, and strengthens it.

English Tobacco distilled; the water is excellent good for such as have dropsies, to drink an ounce or too every morning, it helps ulcers in the mouth, strengthens the Lungues, and helps such as have Asth∣maes.

The water of Dwarffe Elder hath the same effects.

Thus have you the vertues of enough of cold wa∣ters, the use of which is for mixtures of other medi∣cines, whose operation is the same, for they are very seldom given alone; if you delight most in liquid medicines, having regard to the disease, and part of the body afflicted by it, these will furnish you with, where withal to make them, so as will please your pal∣lat best.

Notes

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  How to use your bodies in, and after taking Purges; you shall be taught by and by:
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  Half a pint, more or less, ac∣cording to the age of him that drinks it.
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  See the flowers.
• * 1.4

  I think the Col∣ledg have almost as much skill in making starch as I have.
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  Hollerius.
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  Nicholam 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  Diosco∣rides.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.16

  I know not which their word signifies, Cockles, Snails, Peruinkls, and al such shel-fish: As their former word w^ch I transla∣ted Lob∣sters, sig∣nifies Crabs as well as Lobstars, & I could afford to think they intend ri∣ver Crabs here, by 2 or 3 letters of a word, w^ch they ad at the latter end of it, it be∣ing usual with Phy∣sitians be∣cause they cannot write true latin to a∣breviate thir words by the middle, that so a man can neither tel what gen∣der nor what case they are of.
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  I know whomthey may thank for this way of di∣stillation.