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CArrots: mother, drinke one spoonefull of the iuice of ye rootes of wilde Carrots, with a litle drinke, & apply the drosse to the priuie place. 2 Sodden tenderly in meate, they are pleasant, and holsome, they nourish well, & warme all the inner partes being ea∣ten moderatly. 3 The greene leaues bruised with hony applied,
doeth cleanse vncleane fretting sores. 4 The feedes of wilde Carrots dronke or applied to the matrix, bringeth downe flowres, it prouoketh vrine being drunke, and is good against all venemous bitings and stingings. 5 He that taketh it aforehand, shall not be bitten of serpents: it is good for conception. 6 The roote driueth out vrine, and prouoketh venery. 7 And laide to the conuenient place, it bringeth foorth the childe that sticketh in the birth. 8 The Garden Carrots hath the same vertues, but not so strong, but yet more fit for meate, and prouoketh venery. 9 The rootes especi∣ally of the wilde Carrot, prouoke vrine, taken in any sort, and in∣creaseth loue. 10 The powder thereof drunke with honied wa∣ter, openeth the stoppings of the liuer, milt, and kidneys and is good for the grauell & the Iaundies. 11 The seede of ye wilde pro∣uoketh termes, helpeth the suffocation of ye mother: being drunke in wine, or vsed in pessaries, it prouoketh vrine, casteth out grauell, and is good for the strangury and dropsie, and for the paine of the sides, belly, and reines, against all venome, and venemous bitings. 12 The seedes of garden Carrots haue like vertues, but not so strong. 13 The seedes especially of the wilde sodden in wine, draweth downe the termes and vrine, and water of the dropsie. 14 The roote vsed in meates, is good against the dropping of the vrine, it may be kept in vineger & hony as other rootes. 15 The seede, hearbe, or roote sodden and applyed, bringeth downe the dead birth, the seconds, and the flowers. 16 And stamped with hony and applyed, it is good against the pockes, kankers and fret∣ting sores, which eate the flesh and skinne. 17 The seede sod∣den in wine helpeth the chollike, and winde in the stomake and the hyckit.