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The English Physitian - 1652

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.The English physitian: or an astrologo-physical discourse o the !ulgar her"s o this nation.

#ondon : Peter Cole, 1652.$ p.l., 255 p. %i.e. 15& p.', (5) p., ront. %port.'Pages nu*"ered 1-&2, 1$&-255.+ar!ey Cushing s copy.

This electronic !ersion as prepared "y ichard /iderits, 0. ., and colleagues "y eying ro* thecopy at the +istorical #i"rary, Cushing3 hitney 0edical #i"rary, ale ni!ersity. 7daptation to+T0# "y To"y 7ppel.

Nicholas Culpeper, a legendary igure in the ield o her"al *edicine and author o The EnglishPhysitian, transcri"ed ithin, as a *an o *ystery and glory - a re!olutionary ho ta8ed the

heirarchal politicos, challenged the procedures and policies o the clergy and cha*pioned theonderings o co**on ol , *uch to the chagrin o the esta"lished pedantists.

ithin this *anuscript, the reader ill ind the it, intellect, ethic and con!iction o a *an *aligned "y his colleagues and *uch respected "y his co**unity. Culpeper or ed to "ring *edicinaltreat*ents ro* the *ysterious to the co*prehensi"le. +is philosophy as to teach the co**on olto *inister to the*sel!es "y pro!iding the* ith the tools and no ledge or sel health. +is *indand a*"ition as to re or* the hole syste* o *edicine "y "eing an inno!ati!e 9uestioner pa!ingthe ay or ne thoughts and principles contrary to esta"lished traditions.

7 *an o and or the co**on people, Culpeper rote ith a personal style re!ealing his insights as

ell as his struggles. Culpeper s riting tends to "e co*prehensi!e and e8hausti!e in its approach toreconciling astrology and *edicine.


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T+EEN #;/+ P+ /;T;7N:

< 7n 7strologo-Physical iscourse o the =ulgar +er"s o this Nation.

>eing a Co*pleat 0ethod o Physic , here"y a *an *ay preser!e his >ody in +ealth? or cure hi*sel , "eing sic , or three pence charge, ith such things only as gro in England, they "eing *ost it

or English >odies.

+ere in also she ed,

1. The ay o *a ing Plaisters,


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2. hat Planet go!erneth e!ery +er" or Tree %used inPhysic ' that gro eth in England.

A. The Ti*e o gathering all +er"s, "oth =ulgarly, and7strologically.

4. The ay o drying and eeping the +er"s all the yeer.

5. The ay o eeping their @uyces ready or use at allti*es.6. The ay o *a ing and eeping all ind o use ul

Co*pounds *ade o +er"s.B. The ay o *i8ing 0edicines according to Cause and and

0i8ture o the isease, and Part o the >ody7 licted.

>y Nich. Culpeper, ent. /tudent in Physic

and 7strologie.


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T< T+E E7 .Courteous eader,

7ristotle, in his 0etaphysic s riting o the Nature o 0an, hit the Nail on the +ead hen he said,That 0an is naturally enclined to, and desirous o Dno ledg: and indeed it is palpa"le and apparent,that as Pride is the irst !isi"le sin in a child, here"y e *ay gather that it as the irst sin o7da*? so Dno ledg "eing the irst =ertue a Child *inds, as is apparent to the* that do "ut ith theeye o eason heed their actions e!en hilst they are !ery yong, e!en "e ore they are a yeer old,


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e!en "y natural instinct, here"y a *an *ay *ore than guess that Dno ledg as the greatest loss,or at least one o the greatest e lost "y the all o 7da*: Dno ledg, saith 7ristotle, is in Prosperityan oo s, e!en

o all +er"s, Plants and Trees? so*e say those ritings ere carried to >a"ylon "y Ne"uchadneFFar? "eing ept in the Te*ple at @erusale* or the pu"lic !ie o the People, "ut "eing transported to>a"ylon in the Capti!ity, 7le8ander the E7T T 7NT at the ta ing o >a"ylon ga!e the* tohis 0aster 7ristotle, ho co**itted the* to the *ercy o the ire.

>ut since the daies o /olo*on, *any ha!e those a*ous *en "een that ha!e ritten o this /u" ect,and great Encourage*ents ha!e

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"een gi!en the* "y Princes, o hich ; shall 9uote an e8a*ple or t o, 0athiolus his greediness assuch to inish his Co**ent upon ioscorides, hich >oo is yet in use in the a*ous ni!ersities in#eyden in +olland, G 0ountpilier in Hrance, that he orgot to count hat the charges o it *ighta*ount to, although ; rather co*end hi* or his dilligence in /tudie and Care o the orlds good,than har"or the least ill thought o hi* or not counting the *iddle and "oth ends "e ore he "eganthe or , ; say hen he ca*e to count the charges o Printing and cutting the Cuts, it arsur*ounted his Estate? in this he as a"undantly urnished "y Herdinand the E*peror, and di!erseother Princes o er*any, as hi*sel con essed urnished hi* ith great su*s o *oney, or

per ecting that so great, so good a or ? the Prince Elector o /a8ony sent hi* *uch *oneyto ards his charge, as also @oachi*, 0ar9uess o >randen"urg, ho as he as neigh"or to /a8onyin Place, so as he in 7 ection to so good a or ? Hrederic , Count Palatine o the hine, theCardinal Prince o Trent, the 7rch >ishop o /altF"erg, the u es o >a!aria and Cle!eland, and theHree /tate o Nori*"erg, together ith *any others, so that he had the help o the E*peror, o 7rch

u es, u es, Electors, Cardinals, Princes. +appie is that Nation hose 0agistrates countenancesuch as *ind and study their ood: ; *ight instance in *any *ore, and there"y gi!e you a gli*psho 0agistrates or*erly a!ored this 7rt, and hich is *ore, ho studious they ere in it.>ellonius a *an that soared high in the Nature o +er"s, also pro essed he had the helping hand oDings and Cardinals to *aintain hi* in his /tudies, and *ore than this, ings the*sel!es ere/tudious in it? a*ongst hich %/olo*on e8cepted' 0ithridates that reno ned Ding o Pontus see*sto "ear a ay the >ell, his ritings a ter his death ere ound in his Country 0annor "y Po*pey the


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great, "ut ne!er a o*an o the* all had the honesty to print the* ith his na*e in the Hrontispiece,so that e ha!e nothing o the* "ut hat is 9uoted "y so*e honest 7uthors, especially "y Plutarch.

7d nos !i8 tenuis a*e dila"itur aura.

0en *ind our good, "ut such cross ti*es do all,e only hear they did, and that is all.

0esue Ding o a*ascus, 7!icenna, and E!a8 Ding o 7ra"ia, la"ored *uch in this /tudy, and ;could ell ha!e a orded to ha!e *entioned ioclesian the o*an E*peror had he not ashed outhis =ertues, and de iled the* ith a Purple stain, in a *ost "loody persecution o Christians. ;t is9uoted in =irgil, that hen a a*ous Prince as pro ered "y 7pollo to "e taught his 7rts, !iF.Physic , 0usic , 7ugury, and the 7rt o /hooting in the >o , he *ade choice o Physic and to

no the Nature o +er"s.

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;pse suas artes, sua *unera, laetus 7ppollo7uguriu*, Cithera*9? dedit, celere s? sagittas,;lle, ut depositi pre erret ata Parentis/cire potestates +er"aru*, usu*9? 0edendi0aluit: G *utas agitare%inglorias' 7rtes.

+is 7rts to hi*, hen great 7ppollo ga!e,+e did nor 7ugury, nor 7rro s cra!e,

Nor the 0elodius #ute, "ut to pre!ent+is Hathers death, ho no ith age as spent,To "e an +er"arist, and 0edicineTo learn, he rather did his thoughts incline.

/o precious hath the no ledg o the =ertues o +er"s "een in or*er ti*es to *en o 9uality, andindeed happy is that Nation, hose ulers *ind Dno ledg, as /olo*on saith on the contrary, o tothat Nation hose Ding is a Child, and indeed in 7ncient ti*es people need little other Physic thansuch +er"s as gre neer the*, so*e Hootsteps o hich and "ut a e only, are no in use ith usto this day, as people usually "oyl Hennel ith Hish, and no not hy they do it "ut only orcusto*, hen indeed the ody o *an, Hennel "eing an +er" o0ercury, and he so great an Ene*ie to the /ign Pisces.

;n this 7rt the orthies o our o n Nation, erard, @ohnson, and Par inson are not to "e orgotten,ho did *uch good in the /tudie o this 7rt, yet they and all others that rote o the Nature o

+er"s, ga!e not a "it o a reason hy such an +er" as apropriated to such a part o the >ody, norhy it cured such a isease? truly *y o n "ody "eing sic ly "rought *e easily into a capacitie tono that +ealth as the greatest o all Earthly >lessings, and truly he as ne!er sic that doth not

"elee!e it? then ; considered that all 0edicines ere co*pounded o +er"s, oots, Hlo ers, /eedsGc. and this irst set *e a or in studying the Nature o /i*ples, *ost o hich ; ne "y sight


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"e ore, and indeed all the 7uthors ; could reade ga!e *e "ut little satis action in this particular, ornone at all? ; cannot "uild *y aith upon authors ords, nor "elee!e a thing "ecause they say it, andcould ish e!ery "odie ere o *y *ind in this, to la"or to "e a"le to gi!e a reason or e!ery thingthey say or do? they say reason *a es a *an di er ro* a >east, i that "e true, pray hat are theythat instead o eason or their udg*ent, 9uote old 7uthors, perhaps their 7uthors ne a reason

or hat they rote, perhaps they did not, hat is that to us, do e no itI Truly in riting thisor irst, to satis ie *y sel ; dre out all the =ertues o !ulgar +er"s, Plants, and Trees Gc. out othe "est and *ost appro!ed 7uthors ; had or could get, and ha!ing done so, ; set *y sel to studiethe eason o

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the*? ; ne ell enough the hol orld and e!ery thing in it as or*ed o a Co*position ocontrary Ele*ents, and in such a har*ony as *ust needs she the isdo* and Po er o a great

od. ; ne as ell this Creation though thus co*posed o contraries as one united >ody, and*an an Epito*e o it, ; ne those !arious a ections in *an in respect o /ic ness and +ealth ere

caused Naturally %though od *ay ha!e other ends "est no n to hi*sel ' "y the !arious operationso the 0acrocos*? and ; could not "e ignorant, that as the Cause is, so *ust the Cure "e, andthere ore he that ould no the eason o the operation o +er"s *ust loo up as high as the /tars?; al aies ound the isease !ary according to the !arious *otion o the /tars, and this is enough one

ould thin to teach a *an "y the E ect here the Cause lay: Then to ind out the eason o therothers, r. E7/


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to spea , an 7uthor saith so, there ore tis true, and i all that 7uthors say "e true, hy do theycontradict one anotherI >ut in *ine, i you !ie it ith the Eye o eason, you shall see a eason

or e!ery thing that is ritten, here"y you *ay ind the !ery round and Houndation o Physic ,you *ay no

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hat you do, and here ore you do it, and this shall call *e Hather, it "eing %that ; no o ' ne!erdone in the orld "e ore.

; ha!e no "ut t o things *ore to rite and then ; ha!e done.

1. hat the pro it and "ene it o this or is.2. ;nstructions in the se o it.

1. The Pro it and >ene its arising ro* it, or that *ay acrue to a ise *an, ro* it are *any, so

*any that should ; su* up all the particulars, the Epistle ould "e as "ig as the >oo ? ; shall only9uote so*e e general +eads.

Hirst, The ad*ira"le +ar*ony o the Creation is herein seen, in the ;n luence o /tars upon +er"sand the >ody o *an, ho one part o the Creation is su"ser!ient to another, and all or the use o*an here"y the ;n inite Po er and isdo* o od in the Creation appears? and i ; do not ad*ireat the si*plicity o the anters, ne!er trust *e, ho "ut !ie ing the Creation can hold such a sottish


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Cause' e!ery isease, and ho it *ight "e ound out hat Planet caused it? here thou hast hatPlanet cures it "y /y*pathy and 7ntipathy? and this "rings *e to *y last pre*ise, =iF.

;nstructions or the right use o the >oo .

7nd herein let *e pro*ise a ord or t o, 0any +er"s, Plants, Gc

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are not in the >oo apropriated to their propper Planets, the eason as, ant o ti*e, or so*e otherthing else, hich *any that no *e ill easily guess at? at last the >oo hanging longer in thePress that ; i*agine it ould, ; too the ti*e and pains %though ; could ill ha!e spared either' toapropriate the* all, and ha!e or thy "ene it %Courteous eader' inserted the* in order a ter theEpistle, no then or thy ;nstruction,

Hirst, Consider hat Planet causeth the isease? that thou *aist ind in *y /e*eiotia.

/econdly, Consider hat part o the >ody is a licted "y the isease, and hether it lie in the Hlesh,or >lood, or >ones, or =entricles.

Thirdly, Consider "y hat Planet the a lictd part o the >odie is go!erned? that *y /e*eiotica illin or* you in also.

Hourthly, ou ha!e in this >oo the +er"s or Cure apropriated to the /e!eral iseases, and theiseases or your ease set do n in the 0argin, here"y you *ay strengthen the part o the >odie "y

its li e, as the >rain "y +er"s o 0ercury, the >reast and #i!er "y +er"s o @upiter, the +eart and=itals "y +er"s o the /un, Gc.

Hi thly, ou *ay oppose iseases "y +er"s o the Planet opposite to the Planet that causeth the*, asiseases o @upiter "y +er"s o 0ercury, and the contrary? iseases o the #u*inaries "y +er"s o

/aturn, and the contrary? iseases o 0ars "y +er"s o =enus, and the contrary.

/i8thly, There is a ay to cure iseases so*ti*es "y /y*pathy, and so e!ery Planet cures his o niseases, as the /un and 0oon "y their +er"s cure the Eyes, /aturn the /pleen, @upiter the #i!er,

0ars the all and iseases o Choller, and =enus iseases in the ;nstru*ents o eneration.

/e!enthly, There as a s*all Treatise o *ine o +u*ane =ertues, printed at the latter end o *yEphe*eris or the yeer 1651. ; suppose it ould do *uch good to yong /tudents to peruse that iththis >oo .

Eighthly, ong /tudents ould do the*sel!es *uch good, and "ene it the*sel!es e8ceedingly inthe /tudy o Physic i they ould ta the pains to !ie the =ertues o the +er"s Gc. in the >oo ,and co*pare the* to these ules, they shall to their e8ceeding great content ind the* all agreea"leto the*, and shall there"y see the reason hy such an +er" conduceth to the Cure o such a isease.


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Ninthly, ; ga!e you the Dey o al in the +er" or* ood, hich i "ecause o the !olu"ility o the#anguage, any thin it ould not it the #oc , ; ill here gi!e it you again in another +er" o thesa*e Planet hich in the >oo either through *y o n orget ulness, or *y 7*anuensis aso*itted, and here ; shal gi!e it you plainly ithout any circu*stances.

The +er" is Carduus >enedictus.

;t is called Carduus >enedictus, or "lessed Thistle or holy Thistle, ; suppose the na*e as put upponit "y so*e that had little +oliness in

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the*sel!es: ;t is an +er" o 0ars, and under the /ign 7ries? no in handling this +er", ; shall gi!eyou a rational Pattern o all the rest, and i you please to !ie the* throughout the >oo , you shallto your content ind it true.

;t helps / i**ing and giiddiness o the +ead, or the isease called =ertigo, "ecause 7ries is the+ouse o 0ars.

;t is an e8cellent e*edy against the yello @aundice, and other in ir*ities o the all, "ecause0ars go!erns Choller.

;t strengthens the attracti!e aculty in *an, and clari ies the >lood, "ecause the one is ruled "y 0ars.

The continual drin ing the ecoction o it helps red Haces, Tetters, and ing or*s "ecause 0arscauseth the*.

;t helps Plague sores, >oils, and ;tch, the >iting o *ad ogs and !ene*ous >easts, all hichin ir*ities are under 0ars. Thus you see hat it doth "y /y*pathy.

>y 7ntypathy to other Planets.

;t cures the Hrench Po8 "y 7ntypathy to =enus ho go!erns it.

;t strengthens the 0e*ory and cures ea ness "y 7ntipathy to /aturn ho hath his Hall in 7rieshich ules the +ead.

;t cures Luartan 7gues, and other iseases o 0elancholly and adult Choller "y /y*pathy to/aturn, 0ars "eing e8alted in Capricorn.

7lso it pro!o es rine, the stopping o hich is usually caused "y 0ars or the 0oon.

; you please to *a e use o these ules, you shall ind the* true throughout the >oo , and "yheeding the*, you *ay "e a"le to gi!e a eason o your @udg*ent to hi* that as eth you: ; assureyou it ga!e *uch content to *e, and or your goods did ; pen it? "ut ; *ust conclude, *y Epistleha!ing e8ceeded its >ounds alreadie? here"y you see hat eason *ay "e gi!en or 0edicines, and


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hat necessity there is or e!ery Physitian to "e an 7strologer, you ha!e heard it "e ore ; suppose, "ut no you no it? hat re*ains, "ut that you la"or to glori ie od in your se!eral places, and dogood to your sel!es irst "y encreasing your Dno ledg, and to your Neigh"ors a ter ards "y helpingtheir ;n ir*ities? so*e such ; hope this Nation is orthy o , and to such shall ; re*ain a Hriend,during li e, readie to *y poor po er to help.

Nich. Culpeper.

/pittle- ields ne8t door to the red #yon.

No!e*". 6. 1652.

7uthors *ade use o in thisT E7T;/E.

7

7egineta.7etius.7ristotle.7!icenna.7!errois.7!enaris.7ndreas Caesalpinus.7ntonius 0usa.>>au"ine.>ellus.>artholo*eus 7nglus.>utler, a 0anuscript.CClusius.Ca*era!ius.

odoneus.ioscorides.

Er. E8perience.

HHa"ius Colu*na.Huchsius.

esner.alen.errhard.

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;sidore.@ohnson.##eonicerus.#o"el.

#ugdunensis.00athiolus.0esue.0iFaldus.arleyed >eets

>eech-tree>i oyl, or T ay"lade>irds oot>istort, or /na e eed>le "ottles>uc shorn-Plantane

ild Ca*pions


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Pile ortClea!ers, or oosgrassClo ns ound ortCo* ryCud eed, or Cotton eed

/ciatica CressesCross ortarneloddar

Epithi*u*El*-tree


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7gri*ony7le8anders7sparagus7!ens

>ay-treehite >eetsater->ettonyood->ettony

>il"erries>orrage>uglossCher!il/ eet CicelyCin oylCost*ary, or 7lecost

andelyonoc s>lood ort

og, or Luich-grassEndi!e+artstongue+ysop+ouslee , or /engreen#i!er ort#ung ort/ eet 0audlinar"erry-"ush/ eet >aFil>ra*"le-"ush>riony>roo li*e>utchers-"roo*>roo*


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>roo*rapeCro ootCuc oopint, or a e- o"inCrane"ilCotton-Thistle

Hla8- eed, or Toad- la8Hurse"usharlic

+a thorn+ops

Naddir 0aster ort0ustard+edg-0ustard0ettlesenedictus, in the Epistlehadish

+orse hadishhu"ar"apontic

(C !erso)

>astard hu"ardThistles/tar-thistleTo"acco

olly ThistleTreacle 0ustard0ithridate 0ustard

old, eld, or yers eedor* ood.

nder the /un are,

7ngelica7sh-tree>a *


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Eye"right/t. @ohns ort#o!age0arigolds0isleto

Peony/t. Peters ortPi*pernel

osa /olisose*aryhue

/a ronTor*entilTurnsole, or +eliotropiu*=ipers >ugloss

alnut-tree

nder =enus are,

7lehoo , or round-;!y>lac 7lder-tree7lter-Tree7pple-Tree/tin ing 7rrach7rch-7ngel, or ead Nettles>eans#adies >edstra>irch-tree>ishops eed>lites>ugle>urdoc Cherry-tree

inter CherriesChic eedCichpeaseClaryCoc s-headColts ootCo slips

aisiese!ils-"it

Elder ar Elder

EringoHeather e


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Hig ortHilipendulaHo8glo!es

olden-rodro* el

roundsel+er" o"ert+er" Truelo!eDidney ort#adies 0antle0allo s0arsh-0allo s0ercury0ints0other ort0ug ort

Nep, or Cat*intParsnipPeach-treePear-treePenyroyalPlantanePlu*-treePri*roses

ag ortoc etinter- oc eta*as osesood /age

/anicle/el heal/ope ort, or >ruise ort/orrel

ood /orrel/o thistles/pignel/tra "erries

arden Tansyild Tansy, or /il!er- eed

TeaFles=er!ain=ine-tree=iolets

heatarro .


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nder 0ercury are,

Cala*inth, or 0ountain 0intCarrotsCarra ay

illElica*paneHernHennel+ogs Hennel

er*ander +aFel Nut-tree+orehound+oundstongue#a!ender #i9uoris

all- hue0aidenhair olden 0aidenhair

/ eet 0ar ora*0elilot0oney ort0ul"erry-tree


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/ea Cole ortsColu*"ines

atercressesuc *eatello ater lag

Hlo er-de-luceHluellin;!y#ettice

ater-#illies#oosestri e, ith, and ithout spi ed +eads0oon ort0ousear urnet /a8i rageall- lo ers, or inter-gilli lo ersillo -tree

The Na*es o se!eral >oo s printed "y Peter Cole, at the sign o the Prin-

ting Press in Cornhill, "y the E8change, #ondon.

Hour se!eral >oo s, "y Nich. Culpeper, ent. /tudent

in Physic and 7strology.

1. 7 P+ /;C7# ; ECT< :


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A. 7n EP+E0E ;/ or the year 1651. 7*pli ied ith

ational Predictions ro* the >oo o the Creatures. 1.

< the /tate o the ear. 2. hat *ay pro"a"ly "e the

e ects o the Con unction o /aturn and 0ars, @uly &.

165K. in /cotland, +olland, Mealand, or , 7*sterda*, Gc.

and a"out hat ti*e they *ay pro"a"ly happen. To hich is

oyned, 7n 7strologo-Physical iscours o the +u*ane

=ertues in the >ody o 0an.

4. 7#EN/ 7 T odies, +ealth ul, nhealth ul,

and Neutral.

2. /igns o good and "ad Constitutions.

A. >rain, +ot,

/igns +eart, O "eing Cold,

o #i!er, too ry,

the Testicles, 0oist,

Te*perature,O +ot and dry,

#ungues, +ot and *oist,

/to*ach, Gc. Cold and dry,

Cold and *oist.

4. /igns and Causes o /ic ness.


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Translated into English, and largely Co**ented on?

Together ith con!enient 0edicines or all particular

iste*pers o the Parts, a escription o the Co*ple8ion,

their Conditions, and hat iet and E8ercise is ittest

or the*.

7 odly and Hruit ul E8position, on the irst Epistle o

Peter. >y 0r. @ohn ogers, 0inister o the ord o od at

edha* in Esse8.

The onders o the #oad-stone, "y 0r. /a*uel ard o

;ps ich.

7n E8position on the ospel o the E!angelist /t. 0atthe .

>y 0r. ard.

Clo s Chirurgery.

0ar s o /al!ation.

Christians Engage*ent or the ospel, "y @ohn ood in.

reat Church aptis*.

0r. #o!e s Case, containing his Petitions, Narrati!e, and

/peech.

=o8 Paci ica, or a Pers asi!e to Peace.

r. Prestons /aints su"*ission, and /atans


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Pious *ans practice in Parlia*ent Ti*e.

7 Treatise o the ic ets, "eing a isease co**on to

Children? herein is she ed, 1. The Essence, 2. The

Causes, A. The /igns, 4. The e*edies o the isease.

Pu"lished in #atin "y r. lisson, r. >ate, and r.

ege*orter.

0r. /y*sons /er*on at est*inster.

0r. Hea s /er*on "e ore the #ord 0a or.

0r. Phillips Treatise o +ell.

o Christs eneology.

/e!en >oo s o 0r. @ere*iah >urroughs lately pu"lished? 7s

also the Te8ts o /cripture upon hich they are

grounded.

1 The are @e el o Christian Content*ent, on Phil. 4.11.

herein is she ed, 1. hat Content*ent is, 2. ;t is an

holy 7rt and 0ystery, A. The E8cellencies o it, 4. The

E!il o the contrary sin o 0ur*uring, and the

7ggra!ations o it.

2 ospel- orship, on #e!it. 1K. A. herein is she ed, 1.

The right *anner o the orship o od in general? and

particularly, ;n +earing the ord, ecei!ing the #ords


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/upper, and Prayer.

A ospel-Con!ersation, on Phil. 1. 1B. herein is

she ed, 1. That the Con!ersations o >elee!ers *ust "e

a"o!e hat could "e "y the #ight o Nature, 2. >eyond

those that li!ed under the #a , A. 7nd suta"le to hat

Truths the ospel holds orth. To hich is added, The

0isery o those 0en that ha!e their Portion in this

#i e only, on Psal. 1B. 14.

4 7 Treatise o Earthly-*indedness. herein is she ed,

1. hat Earthly-*indedness is, 2. The great E!il

thero , on Phil. A. part o the 1&. =er . 7lso to the

sa*e >oo is oyned, 7 Treatise o +ea!enly *indedness,

and al ing ith od, on en. 5. 24. and on Phil. A.2K.

5 7n E8position, on the ourth, i th, si8th, and se!enth

Chapters o the Prophesie o +osea.

6 7n E8position on the eighth, ninth, and tenth Chapters

o +osea.

B 7n E8position on the ele!enth, t el th, and thirteenth

Chapters o +osea.

The Co*passionate /a*aritan.

T el!e se!eral >oo s o 0r. illia* >ridg, Collected into

one =olu*n. =iF.


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1 The great ospel-0ystery o the /aints Co* ort and

+oliness, opened and applied ro* Christs Priestly

< ice.

2 /atans Po er to Te*pt? and Christs #o!e to, and Care o

+is People under Te*ptation.

A Than ulness re9uired in e!ery Condition.

4 race or race? or, the

Hulness recei!ed "y all /aints.

5 The /piritual 7ctings o Haith, through Natural

;*possi"ilities.

6 E!angelical epetance.

B The /pirital-#i e and ;n->eing o Christ in all

>elee!ers.

$ The o*an o Canaan.

& The /aints +iding-Place in ti*e o ods 7nger.

1K Christs Co*ing is at our 0idnight.

11 7 =indication o


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This s*all +er" hath "ut one #ea ? hich gro s ith the /tal a ingers length a"o!e the ground, "eing at, and o a resh green colour, "road li e the ater Plantane %"ut less' ithout any *iddle

i" in it: ro* the "otto* o hich #ea on the inside, riseth up %ordinarily' one, so*ti*es t o orthree s*all slender stal s, the upper hal hero is so* hat "igger, and dented ith s*al round

dents o a yello ish green colour, li e the Tongue o an 7dder or /erpent %only this is as use ul asthey are or*ida"le' The oot continues all the year.

Place.;t gro eth in *oist 0eado s, and such li e places.Ti*e.7nd is to "e ound in 7pril and 0ay, or it 9uic ly perisheth ith a little heat.=ertues and se.;t is te*perate, in respect o heat, "ut dry in the /econd egree. The @uyce o the #ea!es drun iththe distilled ater o +orstail is a singular e*edy or all *anner o ounds in the >reast, >o els,or other parts o the "ody, and is gi!en ith good success unto those ho are trou"led ith Casting,

=o*iting, or "leeding at the 0outh or Nose, or other ise do n ards. The said @uyce gi!en in thedistilled ater o uds is !ery good or o*en ho ha!e their usual Courses, or the hiteslo ing do n too a"undantly. ;t helps sore Eyes. The #ea!es in used or "oyled in leeding, Ter*s stops, hites, ounds,lcers, ;n la*ations in ounds.

;t is an +er" under the o*inion o the 0oon in Cancer, and ther ore i the ea ness o theententi!e Haculty "e caused "y an e!il in luence o /aturn, in any part o the >ody go!erned "y the

0oon, or under the o*inion o Cancer, this +er" cures it "y /y*pathy: ;t cures those iseases "e ore speci ied in any part o the >ody under the in luence o /aturn, "y 7ntypathy.

hat parts o the >ody are under each Planet and /ign, and also hat iseases *ay "e ound in *y7strological @udg*ent o iseases, and or the internal or o Nature in the >ody o 0an, as=ital, 7ni*al, Natural, and Procreati!e /pirit o 0an, The 7pprehension, @udg*ent, 0e*ory, thee8ternal /ences, !iF. /eeing, +earing, /*elling, Tasting, and Heelings? the =ertues, 7ttracti!e,

etenti!e, igesti!e, E8pulsi!e Gc. under the o*inion o hat Planets they are, *ay "e ound in*y Ephe*eris or the yeer 1651. in "oth hich you shall ind the Cha o 7uthors "lo n a ay "ythe Ha*e o r eason, and nothing "ut ational Truths le t or the @udg*ent o the ;ngenious to

eed upon.

#astly, To a!oid "lotting Paper ith one thing *any ti*es, and also to ease your Purses in the priceo the >oo , and ithal to *a e you /tudious in Physic , you ha!e at the latter end o the >oo , the

ay o preser!ing all +er"s either in @uyce, Conser!e


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;t is a *ost ad*ira"le re*edy or such hose #i!ers are annoyed either "y heat or cold. The #i!er isthe or*er o >lood, and >lood the Nourisher o the "ody, and 7gri*ony and /trengthner o the#i!er.

; cannot stand to gi!e you a eason in e!ery +er" hy it cureth such iseases, "ut i you please to peruse *y @udg*ent in the +er" or* ood you shall ind the* there, and it ill "e ell orthyour hile to consider it in e!ery +er", you shall ind the* true throughout the >oo .

7#E+elly: helps the yello @aundice "y opening the stoppings o the aul and#i!er, and 0elancholly "y opening the stoppings o the /pleen, e8pelleth =eno* or Poyson, andalso the Plague, it pro!o eth rin, and o*ens Courses. The ecoction o it in ine drun orso*e ti*e together procureth ease unto the* that are trou"led ith the /ciatica or +ip out, as alsothe out in the +ands, Dnees, or Heet: and i you put to the ecoction, so*e +oney, and a little>urnt 7llu*, it is e8cellent good to gargle any sore 0outh or Throat, and to ash the /ores and

lcers in the pri!y parts o *an or o*an: ;t speedily healeth green ounds "eing "ruised and "ound therunto: The @uyce o it "oyled ith a little +ony G =erdigrees, doth onder ully clensHistula s lcers, and

(p. A)

stayeth the spreading or eating o Cancers and lcers, ;t helpeth the ;tch, /ca"s, heals, and other "rea ings out in any part o the >ody. The @uyce o Celondine, Hield aysies, and round-;!yclari ied, and a little ine /ugar dissol!ed therin and dropped into the Eyes is a /o!ereign e*edy

or all the Pains, edness, and atering o the*? as also or the Pin and e", / ins, and Hil*sgro ing o!er the /ight? ;t helpeth >easts as ell as 0en? The @uyce dropped into the Ears doth

onder ully help the noise and singing o the*, and helpeth the +earing hich is decayed. ;t is good


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to Tun up ith ne rin , or it ill so clari ie it in a night, that it ill "e the itter to "e drun thene8t *orning? or i any rin "e thic ith re*o!ing or any other accident, it ill do the li e in a

e hours.

(E ENelly, /topping

in the #i!er, aul, Plague, Poyson, out, /ciatica, sore 0outh G Throat, lcers in the Pri!ities, ;tch,/ca"s, Pain in the Eye edness atering o the*, lcers, noise in the Ears ea ness.

;t is an +er" o =enus, and the ore cures her iseases "y /y*pathy, and those o 0ars "y7ntipathy? ho to preser!e it all the yeer you shall ind at the latter end o the >oo .

7#EJ7N E .

escription.

;t is usually so n in all the ardens in Europe, and so ell no n, that it needs no urther

escription.Ti*e.They Hlo er in @une and @uly, and the /eed is ripe in 7ugust.=ertues and se.;t ar*eth a cold /to*ach, and openeth stoppings o the #i!er and /pleen, it is good to *o!e

o*ens Courses to e8pel the 7 ter-"irth, to "rea ind, to pro!o e rine, and help the /trangury?and these things the /eeds il do li e ise, i either o the* "e "oyled in ine, or "eing "ruised andta en in ine, it is also e ectual against the "iting o /erpents. 7nd no you no hat 7le8anderPorredg hich is so a*iliar in this City is good or, that you *ay no longer eat it out o ignorance

"ut out o no ledg.

(E ENush, orTree spreading into >ranches, the ood o the >ody "eing hite, and o a dar , red Core or +eart?the out ard >ar is o a "lac ish colour, ith *any hite spots theron: "ut the inner >ar ne8t untothe ood is yello , hich "eing che ed ill turn the /pittle neer unto a /a ron colour. The #ea!esare so* hat li e those o the ordinary 7lder-Tree, or the Hoe*ale Cornel, or og"erry-Tree, calledin /usse8 og- ood, "ut "lac er, and not so long. The Hlo ers are hite, co*ing orth ith the#ea!es at the @oynts, hich turn into s*all round >erries, irst green, a ter ards red, "ut "lac ish

hen they are through ripe, di!ided as it ere into t o parts, herin is contained t o s*all roundand lat /eeds: The oot runneth not deep into the round, "ut spreadeth rather under the uppercrust o the earth.Place.


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This Tree or /hru" *ay "e ound plenti ully in /t. @ohns ood "y +ornsey, and in the oods upon+a*sted +eath? as also at a ood called the old Par in >arco*" in /usse8, near the >roo s side.Ti*e.;t Hlo ereth in 0ay, and the >erries are ripe in /epte*"er.=ertues and se.

The inner yello >ar hero purgeth do n ards "oth Choller G Hleg*, G the atry hu*ors o suchas ha!e the ropsie, and strengtheneth the in ard parts again "y "inding.

(E ENar hereo "e "oyled ith 7gri*ony, or* ood, odder, +ops, and so*e Hennel, ith/*alledg, Endi!e, and /uccory oots, and a reasona"le draught ta en e!ery *orning or so*e ti*etogether, it is !ery e ectual against the @aundice, ropsie, and the e!il disposition o the >ody,especially i so*e suta"le purging 0edicine ha!e "een ta en "e ore to a!oid the grosser e8cre*ents?

(E ENar , or the resh green >ar ta enin ardly pro!o eth strong =o*itings, pains in the /to*ach, and gripings in the >elly: et i the

ecoction *ay stand and settle t o or three daies until the yello colour "e changed "lac , it illnot or so strongly as "e ore, "ut ill strengthen the /to*ach, and procure an 7ppetite to 0eat.

(E ENody, and is help ul or all #as s and Hlu8es thero , "utthis *ust also "e dried irst, her"y it il or the "etter. The inner >ar hero "oyled in =inegar,is an appro!ed re*edy to ill #ice, to cure the ;tch, and ta e a ay /ca"s "y drying the* up in ashort ti*e: ;t is singular good to ash the Teeth, to ta e a ay the Pains, to asten those that are loos,to clens the*, to eep the* sound. The #ea!es are good Hodder or Dine to *a e the* gi!e *ore0il .

; in the /pring ti*e you use the +er"s "e-

(p. 4)

ore *entioned and ill "ut ta e a hand ul o each o the*, and to the* ad a hand ul o Elder >uds,and ha!ing "ruised the* all, "oyl the* in a allon o ordinary >eer hen tis ne , and ha!ing

"oyled the* hal an hour, ad this to three allons *ore, and let the* or together, and drin adraught o it e!ery *orning hal a pint or there a"out: ;t is an e8cellent Purge or the /pring, toconsu*e that Hleg*atic 9uality the inter hath le t "ehind it, and ithal eep your >ody in health,and consu*e those e!il hu*ors hich the heat o /u**er ill readily stir up, estee* it as a @e el.

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ro eth to a reasona"le heighth, and spreads *uch i it li e the place? ;t is so generally el no nunto Country People that ; concei!e it needless to tel the* that hich is no ne s.Place and Ti*e.;t delighteth to gro in *oist oods and atry places, Hlo ring in 7pril or 0ay and yeilding ripe/eed in /epte*"er.

=ertues and se.The #ea!es and >ar o the 7lder-Tree, are cooling, drying, and "inding, The resh #ea!es laid upons elling, dissol!eth the*, and staieth the ;n la*ations? The #ea!es

(E ENinding, / ellings, Hleas.

put under the "are Heet gauled ith tra!elling are a great re reshing to the*: The said #ea!esgathered hile the *orning de is on the*, and "rought into a cha*"er trou"led ith Hleas, ilgather the* therinto, hich "eing suddenly cast out il rid the Cha*"er o those trou"leso* >ed-

ello s.

;t is a Tree under the o*inion o =enus, and o so*e atry /ign or other, ; suppose Pisces, andther ore the ecoction, or distilled ater o the #ea!es is e8cellent against >urnings, and;n la*ation, either ith ounds or ithout, to "ath the place grie!ed ith, and especially or thatin la*ation in the >reast hich the !ulgar call an 7gue.

(E ENurnings, ;n la*ations.

; you cannot get the #ea!es, as in inter tis i*possi"le, *a e use o the >ar in the sa*e *anner.

7N E#;C7.To rite a escription o that hich is so ell no n to "e gro ing in al*ost e!ery arden, ;suppose is altogether needless: yet or its =ertues it is o ad*ira"le use.

;n ti*es o +eathenis* hen *en had ound out any e8cellent +er" Gc. they dedicated it to theirgods, 7s the >ay-tree to 7pollo, the acchus, the Poplar to +ercules:These the Papists ollo ing as their Patriarchs, they dedicate the* to their /aints, as our #adiesThistle to the >lessed =irgin, /t. @ohns ort to /t. @ohn, and another ort to /t. Peter, Gc.


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;t resists Poyson, "y de ending and co* orting the +eart, >leed, and /pirits, it doth the li e againstthe Plague, and all Epide*ical iseases i the oot "e ta en in pouder to the aight o hal a dra* ata ti*e ith so*e good Triacle in Cardus ater, and the party therupon laid to s eat in his >ed. ;Treacle "e not at hand, ta e it

(E ENody

"e not "ound: and ta en ith so*e o the oot in Pouder at the "eginning helpeth the Pluresy, asalso all other iseases o the #ungues and >reast, as Coughs, Phthisic , and shortness o >reath? anda /yrup o the

(p. 5)

/tal s doth the li e: ;t helps pains o the Colic , the /trangury, and stopping o the rin, procuretho*ens Courses, and e8pelleth the 7 ter-"irth, openeth the stoppings o the #i!er and /pleen, and

"rie ly easeth and discusseth al indiness and in ard s ellings. The ecoction drun "e ore the ito an 7gue, that they *ay s eat %i possi"le' "e ore the it co*e, il in t o or three ti*es ta ing ridit 9uite a ay: ;t helps digestion,

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7PP#E/.7 ord or t o o the *ost usual inds o 7pples, though the Colledg o Physitians *a e use onone "ut such as =ulgo !ulgati, Pear*ains, !el Pippins.

7pples in general are cold and indy, and "eing o sundry tasts, alen she eth there"y ho to

distinguish the*: /o* ha!e a sharp tast, and are good or ainting /to*achs and loos >ellies? othersso r, good to cool and 9uench thirst? so* sharp, it to cut gross leg*? so* s eet, soon destri"utedin the >ody, and as soon passed a ay, yet sooner corrupted in the /to*ach i they "e staid: The "estsorts "e ore they "e throughly ripe are to "e a!oided? then to "e roasted or scalded is the "est

(E ENellies, Thirst, Hleg*.

ay to ta e the* and a little /pice or /eeds cast upon the* and ta en a ter *eat, do strengthen "oth/to*ach and >o els, especially in those that loath, or hardly digest their *eat, or are gi!en tocasting, or ha!e a Hlu8 or #as : Those that are a little so r and harsh used in that *anner are ittest:/ eet 7pples loosen the >elly and dri!e orth or*s? /o r 7pples stop the >elly, and pro!o e

rin? and Cra"s or this purpose are ittest: The s eet 7pples as the Pippin and Pear*ain, help todissol!e 0elancholly hu*ors, and to procure 0irth, and ther ore are

(E ENo els, =o*iting, Hlu8, #oosen or*s, 0elancholly, 7gues, heat o the#i!er and /to*ach.

ittest or Con ectio 7l er*es, and /yrupus de Po*is. The #ea!s "oyled and gi!en to drin in hot7gues, here the heat o the #i!er and /to*ach causeth the #ips to "rea out, and the Throat togro dry, harsh and urred, is !ery good to ash and gargle it ithal, and to drin do n so*. This*ay to good purpose "e used hen "etter things are not at hand, or cannot "e had. The @uyce oCra"s either =er uyce or Cider, is o singular good use in the +eat and aintings o the /to*ach, andagainst Casting to *a e a Posset ith, or ta en so* o it alone "y it sel . The @uyce o Cra"s, orCider applied ith et cloaths therein to scalded or "urnt places, cooleth, healeth, and dra eth orththe Hire. 7 rotten 7pple applied to Eyes "loodshotten, or en la*ed ith heat, or that are "lac and

"lue a"out the* "y any stro e o all, and "ound too all day or night, helpeth the* 9uic ly. Thedistilled ater

(E ENurning, Eyes, ;n la*ation, lcers, /pots, Hrec les.

o rotten 7pples doth cool the heat and in la*ations o /ores, and is good to "ath oul creepinglcers, and to ash the Hace to ta e a ay /pots, Hrec les or other discolorings. The distilled ater

o good and sound 7pples is o special good use to procure 0irth, and e8pel 0elancholly. Theoint*ent called Po*atu*, i s eet and ell *ade, helpeth the Chops in the #ips or +ands, and*a eth s*ooth and supple the rough / in o the +ands or Hace parched ith ind or otheraccidents.

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1 That they are e8trea* indy.2 That they pro!o e rin, "eing roasted %especially Po* aters' and *i8ed ith air ater, anddrun up at night going to "ed? hal a doFen great ones *i8ed ith a 9uart o ater, e8cellently

pro!o es rin, i there "e no *aterial stone in the >ody: This ; had o erhard, and ha!e o tenno n it pro!ed, and al aies ith good success. 7ll 7pples loosen the >elly and pleasure the

/to*ach "y their coolness.

7 7C+ ;# G /T;ND;N .

escription.

This hath s*all and al*ost round #ea!es, yet a little pointed and ithout dent or cut, o a dus y*ealy colour, gro ing on the slender /tal s and >ranches that spread on the ground, ith s*alHlo ers in clusters set ith

(p. 6)

the #ea!es, and s*all /eeds succeeding li e the rest, perishing yearly, and rising again ith its o nso ing. ;t s*els li e old rotten Hish, or so*thing orse.

Place.;t gro s usually upon unghills.Ti*e.They lo er in @une and @uly, and their /eed is ripe 9uic ly a ter.=ertues and se./tin ing 7rrach is used as a re*edy to help o*en pained, and al*ost strangled ith the 0other,

"y s*elling to it: >ut in ardly ta en, there is not a "etter e*edy under the 0oon or that isease. ;ould "e large in co**endation o this +er", ere ; "ut Elo9uent. ;t is an

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"e rich eep it or their poor neigh"ors, and "esto it as reely as ; "esto *y studies upon the*, orels let the* loo to ans er it another day hen the #ord shall co*e to *a e in9uisition or >loud.

7 C+7N E#.To put a gloss upon their practice? the Physitians call an +er" % hich Country people !ulgarly no

"y the na*e o ead-Nettles' 7rchangel, herein hether they a!or o *ore /uperstition or Holly ;lea!e to the udicious eader. There is *ore curiosity than courtesie to *y Country*en used "yothers in the e8plaination, as el o the Na*es as escription o this so el- no n an +er"? hichthat ; *ay not also "e guilty o , Ta e this short escription irst o the ed-7rchangel.

escription.This hath di!ers s9uare stal s so* hat hairy, at the oynts hereo gro t o sad green #ea!esdented a"out the edges, opposit to one another, the lo er*ost upon long ootstal s, "ut ithout anyto ard the tops hich are so* hat round, yet pointed, and a little cru*pled and hairy: ound a"outthe upper @oynts here the #ea!es gro thic , are sundry gaping Hlo ers o a pale reddish colour,a ter hich co* the /eeds three or our in a +us . The oot is s*all and thriddy, perishing e!eryyear: the hol Plant hath a strong scent, "ut not stin ing.

hite-7rchangel hath di!erse s9uare stal s not standing streight upright "ut "ending do n ard,heron stand t o #ea!s at a @oynt, larger and *ore pointed than the other, dented a"out the edges

and greener also *ore li e unto Nettle-#ea!s, "ut not stin ing, yet hairy: 7t the @oynts ith three#ea!s stand larger and *ore open gaping hite Hlo ers, in +us s round a"out the /tal s %"ut not

ith such a "ush o #ea!s, as Hlo ers set in the top, as in on the other' herin stand s*al roundish "lac /eeds: The oot is hite, ith *any strings at it, not gro ing do n ard "ut lying under theupper crust o the Earth, and a"ideth *any years encreasing: This hath not so strong a scent as the

or*er.

ello -7rchangel is li e the hite in the /tal s and #ea!s, "ut that the /tal s are *ore streight andupright, and the @oynts ith #ea!es are urther asunder, ha!ing longer #ea!s than the or*er? andthe Hlo ers a little larger and *ore gaping, o a air yello colour in *ost, in so* paler. The ootsare li e the hite, only they creep not so *uch under the ground.

Place.They gro al*ost e!ery here, %unless it "e in the *iddle o the street' the ello *ost usually inthe et grounds o oods, and so*ti*es in the dryer, in di!ers countries o this Nation.Ti*e.They lo er ro* the "egining o the spring all the su**er long.=ertues and se.The 7rchangels are so* hat hot and dryer than the stin ing Nettles, and used ith "etter success

or the stopping and hardness o the /pleen than they "y using the ecoction o the +er" in ine,and a ter ards applying the +er" hot unto the egion o the /pleen as a Plaister, or the ecoction

ith /punges. The Hlo ers o the hite

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7rchangel are preser!ed, or conser!ed to "e used to stay the hites and the Hlo ers o the ed tostay the eds in o*en. ;t *a es the +eart *erry, dri!es a ay 0elancholly, 9uic ens the /pirits, isgood against Luartan 7gues, stancheth "leedings at 0outh or Nose, i it "e sta*ped and applied

(p. B)

to the nape o the Nec : The +er" also "rused

(E ENleeding at Nose,/ elling, Dings E!il, out, /ciatica, @oynts, lcers, ruises, >urnings.

and ith so*e /alt and =inegar, and +ogs reas laid upon any hard tu*or or s elling? or thathich is !ulgarly called the Dings E!il, doth help to dissol!e or discuss the*, and "eing in li e

*anner applied doth *uch allay the pains and gi!e eas to the out, /ciatica, and other aches o the@oynts and /ine s: ;t is also !ery e ectual to heal all green ounds, and old lcers, also to staytheir retting, gna ing, and spreading? ;t dra eth orth /plinters and such li e things gotten into the

lesh, and is !ery good against "ruises and "urnings. >ut the yello 7rchangel, is *ost co**endedor old ilty corrupt /ores and lcers, yea, although they gro to "e hollo ? and to dissol!e tu*ors.The chie use o the* is or o*en it "eing an +er" o =enus, and *ay "e ound in *y uide or

o*en.

7 /07 T.

escription o the 0ild.

This hath "road #ea!es set at the great red @oynts o the /tal s, ith se*icircular "lac ish *ar s onthe* usually, yet so*ti*es ithout: The Hlo ers gro in long /pi es usually either "lush or hitish

ith such li e /eed ollo ing. The oot is long ith *any strings therat perishing yeerly? this hathno sharp tast %as another sort hath, hich is 9uic and "iting' "ut rather so r li e /orrel, or els alittle drying ithout tast.Place.;t gro s in atery Plashes, itches, and the li e, hich or the *ost part are dry in /u**er.Ti*e.;t Hlo reth in @une, and the /eed is ripe in 7ugust.=ertues and se.;t is o a cooling and drying 9uality, and !ery e ectual or putri ied lcers in 0an or >east, to illthe or*s and clens the putri ied Places: The @uyce thero dropped in, or other ise applied,consu*eth all cold / ellings, and dissol!eth the congealed >lood o "ruises "y stro es, alls, Gc. 7

piece o the oot, or so*e o the /eed "ruised and held to an aching Tooth, ta eth a ay the pain.The #ea!es "ruised and laid to the

(E ENruises, Congeled >lood, Toothach, Helons, or 7ndico*s,or*s in the Ears, Hleas, Tired +orses, ;*postu*s ;n la*ations, ounds.

@oynt that hath a Hellon theron, ta eth it a ay. The @uyce destroyeth or*s in the Ears "eingdropped into the*: i the hot 7rs*art "e stre ed in a Cha*"er it ill soon ill all the Hleas? and the


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+er" or @uyce o the cold 7rs*art put to +orses or other Cattels sores ill dri!e a ay the Hlie in thehottest ti*e o /u**er: 7 good hand ul o the hot "iting 7rs*art put under a +orses /addle ill*a e hi* tra!el the "etter although he ere hal tired "e ore: The *ild 7rs*art is good against hot;*posthu*es and ;n la*ations at the "eginning and to heal green ounds.

7ll 7uthors chop the =ertues o "oth sort o 7rs*art together, as *en chop +er"s or the Pot, hen "oth o the* are o clean contrary 9ualities, The hot 7rs*art gro eth not so high or tall as the *ilddoth, "ut hath *any lea!es o the colour o Peach lea!es, !ery seldo* or ne!er spotted, in other

particulars it is li e the or*er, "ut *ay easily "e no n ro* it, i you ill "e "ut pleased to "rea a#ea o it cross your Tongue, or the hot ill *a e your Tongue to s*art, so ill not the cold? i yousee the* "oth together you *any easily distinguish the*, "ecaus the *ild hath ar "roader #ea!es:7nd our Colledg o Physitians out o their learned care or the pu"lic good, 7nglice their o n gain,*ista e the one or the other in their Ne -0aster-Piece, her"y they disco!er, 1. Their ;gnorance,2. Their Carelesness, and he that hath "ut hal an eye *ay see their pride ithout a pair o/pectacles. ; ha!e done hat ; could to distinguish the* in their =ertues, and hen you ind not thecontrary na*ed, use the cold. The truth is, ; ha!e not yet spo en ith r. eason, nor his >rother

r. E8perience, concerning either o the* "oth.7/7 7>7CC7.7sara"acca hath *any +eads rising ro* the oots, ro* hence co*e *any s*ooth #ea!s, e!eryone upon his o n Hootstal , hich are rounder and "igger than =iolet #ea!es, thic er also, and o adar er green shining colour on the upper side, and o a paler yello green underneath, little ornothing dented a"out the edges? ro* a*ong hich rise s*al round hollo , "ro n green hus s,upon short stal s a"out an inch long, di!ided at the "ri*s into i!e di!isions, !ery li e the Cups or+eads o the +en"ane /eed, "ut that they are s*aller? and these "e all the Hlo ers it carrieth, hichare so* hat s eet, "eing s*elled unto, and herein hen they are ripe is contained s*al cornered,rough /eeds, !ery li e the Dernels or /tones o rapes or aisons. The oots are s*all and hitishspreading di!ers aies in the ground, and encreasing into di!ers +eads? "ut not running or creepingunder ground as so*e other creeping +er"s do? They are so* hat s eet in s*ell, rese*"ling

Nardus, "ut *ore hen they are dry, than green? and o a sharp "ut not unpleasant tast.

(p. $)

Place.;t gro eth re9uently in ardens.Ti*e.They eep their #ea!es green all inter, "ut shoot orth ne in the /pring, and ith the* co*e

orth those +eads or Hlo ers hich gi!e ripe /eed a"out 0idsu**er, or so* hat a ter.=ertues and se.This +er" "eing drun , not only pro!o eth !o*iting, "ut purgeth do n ard, and "y rin also,

purging "oth Choller and Hleg*: i you ad to it so*e /pic nard, ith the hey o oats 0il or+oneyed ater, it is *ade *ore strong, "ut it purgeth Hleg* *ore *ani estly than Choller, andther ore doth *uch help pains in the +ips and other parts, it "eing "oyled in hey, it onder ullyhelpeth the


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Ti*e.They do or the *ost part Hlo er, and "ear their >erries late in the yeer, or not at all, although theyare housed in inter.=ertues and se.The yong >ud or "ranches "oyled in ones ordinary "roth, *a eth the >elly solu"le and open, and

"oyled in hite ine, pro!o eth rin "eing stopped, and is good against the /trangury, or di icultyo *a ing ater? it e8pelleth

(E ENelly, /trangury, isury, out, /ciatica, Eyes, Tooth-ach.

the gra!el and stone out o the Didneys, and helpeth pains in the eins: 7nd "oyled in hite ine or=inegar it is pre!alent or the* that ha!e their 7rteries loosned, or are trou"led ith the +ip- out,or /ciatica. The ecoction o the oots "oyled in ine and ta en is good to cleer the sight, and

"eing held in the 0outh easeth the Toothach: 7nd "eing ta en asting se!eral *ornings togetherstirreth up "odily lust in 0an or o-

(p. &)*an % hatsoe!er so*e ha!e ritten to the contrary.' The arden 7sparaus nourisheth *ore than the

ild? yet hath it the sa*e e ects in al the a ore*entioned iseases. The ecoction o the oots inhite ine, and the >ac and

(E ENladder, 0other, Cra*p, Chollic , Con!ulsion.

>elly "athed ther ith, or neeling or lying do n in the sa*e, or sitting therin as a >ath, hath "eenound e ectual against pains that happen to the lo er parts o the >ody? and no less e ectual against

sti and "enu**ed /ine s, or those that are shrun "y Cra*ps, and Con!ulsions, and helpeth the/ciatica.

7/+-T EE.This is so el no n that ti*e il "e *isspent and Paper asted in riting a escription o it? andther ore ; shal only insist upon the =ertues o it.=ertues and se.The yong tender Tops ith the #ea!es ta en in ardly, and so*e o the* out ardly applied aresingular good against the "iting o the =iper, 7dder, or any other =ene*ous >east: 7nd the aterdistilled ther ro*, "eing ta en a s*al 9uantity e!ery *orning asting, is a singular 0edicine orthose that are su" ect to a ropsie, or to a"ate the greatness o those ho are too gross or at.

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; can ustly e8cept against none o all this sa!e only the irst, !iF. That 7sh-tree Tops and #ea!es aregood against the "iting o /erpents and =ipers, and ; suppose this had its rise ro* erard, or Pliny,

"oth hich hold that there is such an 7ntipathy "et een an 7dder and an 7sh-tree, that i an 7dder "e co*passed round ith 7sh-tree #ea!es, she il sooner run through the ire than through the

#ea!es, the contrary to hich is the truth, as "oth *y eyes are itnesses: the rest are =ertuesso*thing li ely, only i it "e in inter hen you cannot get the #ea!es, you *ay sa ely use the >arinstead o the*, the Deys you *ay easily eep all the year, gathering the* hen they are ripe.

7=EN/.

escription.

The ordinary 7!ens hath *any long, rough, dar green, inged #ea!s rising ro* the oot, e!eryone *ade o *any #ea!s set on each side o the *iddle i", the largest three hero gro at theends and are snip d or dented round a"out the edges: the other "eing s*al pieces, so*ti*es t o and

so*ti*es our standing on each side o the *iddle ri" underneath the*? a*ong hich do rise updi!ers rough or hairy /tal s a"out t o oot high "ranching orth ith #ea!s at e!ery @oynt, not solong as those "elo , "ut al*ost as *uch cut in on the edges, so*e into three parts, so*e into *ore:ranches stand s*al pale yello Hlo ers consisting o i!e #ea!s, li e theHlo ers o Cyn oyl, "ut larger in the *iddle, hero standeth a s*al green +ead, hich hen theHlo er is allen gro eth to "e rough and round, "eing *ade o *any long greenish purple /eeds%li e grains' hich il stic upon your Cloathes. The oot consists o *any "ro nish strings or

i"res, s*elling so* hat li e unto Clo!er, especially those hich gro in the higher, hotter, anddrier grounds, and in the reer and clear 7ir.Place.They gro ild in *any places under +edg sides, and "y the Path aies in Hields, yet they ratherdelight to gro in shado y than in /unny places.Ti*e.They Hlo er in 0ay and @une or the *ost part, and their seed is ripe in @uly at the urthest.=ertues and se.;t is good or the iseases o the Chest or >reast, or pains and /titches in the /ides, and to e8pelcrude and ra hu*ors ro* the >elly and /to*ach "y the s eet sa!or and ar*ing 9uality? itdissol!eth the in ard congealed >lood hapning "y alls or "ruises, and the spitting o >lood, i the

oots either green or dryed "e "oyled in ine and drun , as also al *anner o in ard ounds orout ard i they "e ashed or "athed ther ith. The ecoction also "eing drun co* orteth the +eart,and

(E ENreast, /titches, ind, >elly, /to*ach ;n ard ounds, +eart, cold >rain,


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coction. The oot in the /pring ti*e steeped in ine doth gi!e it a delicat sa!or and tast, and "eingdrun asting e!ery *orning co* orteth the +eart, and is a good Preser!ati!e against the Plague, orany other Poyson? it helpeth igestion, and ar*eth a cold /to*ach, and openeth the 7#0.This +er" is so el no n to "e an ;nha"itant al*ost in e!ery arden, that ; shal not need to riteany escription thereo , although the =ertues thereo hich are *any *ay not "e o*itted.=ertues and se.The 7ra"ian Physitians ha!e e8tolled the =ertues hereo to the / yes, although the ree s thought it

not orth *entioning. /erapio saith, ;t causeth the 0ind and +eart to "eco* *erry, and re!i!eth the+eart ainting into oundlings, especially o such ho are o!er ta en in their sleep, and dri!eth a ayal trou"leso* cares and thoughts

(E ENodies o their poor sic ly

Neigh"ors? as also the +er" ept dry in the +ous that so ith other con!enient /i*ples you *ay


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*a e it into an Electuary ith +ony according as the iseas is, and as you shall "e taught at thelatter end o the >oo .

>7 >E .The /hru" is so el no n to e!ery >oy and irl that hath "ut attained to the age o se!en years,

that it needs no escription.=ertues and se.0ars o ns the shru", and present it to the use o *y Country-*en to purge their >odies o Choller.The inner ind o the >ar"erry Tree "oyled in hite- ine and a 9uarter o a pint drun each*orning, is an e8cellent re*edy to clense the >ody o Chollic +u*ors, and ree it

(E ENar o the Peach-Tree do "y 7ntipathy? "ecause these areunder 0ars, that under =enus.

>7 # .The continual use ulness hereo hath *ade al in general so a9uainted here ith, that it is altogetherneedless to descri"e its se!eral inds hereo plenti ully gro ing, "eing yearly so n in this #and. The=ertues hereo ta e as ollo eth.=ertues and se.>arly in al the parts and co*positions thero %e8cept 0alt' is *ore cooling than heat, and a littleclensing: and al the Preparations

(p. 11)

thero , as >arly- ater and other things *ade thero , do gi!e great nourish*ent to persons trou"ledith Hea!ers, 7gues, and heats in the /to*ach.

( ENarly 0eal or Hlo er "oyled ith =inegar and +oney, and a e dry Higs put intothe*, dissol!eth all hard ;*posthu*s, and as ageth ;n la*ations "eing therto applied: 7nd "eing

"oyled ith 0elilot and Cha*o*el Hlo ers, and so* #inseed, Henngree and ue in Pouder, andapplied ar*, it easeth the pains in the /ides and /to*ach, and indiness o the /pleen. The 0ealo >arly and Hlea ort "oyled in ater, and *ade into a Pultis ith +oney and


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thero ith Tar, a8 G oyled ith sharp =inegar into aPultis and laid on hot helpeth the #eprosie: >eing "oyled in red ine ith Po*granat inds and0irtles, stayeth the #as or other Hlu8 o the >elly: >oyled ith =inegar and a Luince, it easeth thehot pains o the out. >arly lo er, hite /alt, +oney and =inegar *ingled together, ta eth a aythe ;tch speedily and certainly: The ater distilled ro* the green >arly in the end o 0ay is !ery

good or thos that ha!e e lu8ions o hu*ors allen into their Eyes, and easeth the pains "eingdropped into the*: or hite->read steeped therein and "ound on to the Eyes, doth the sa*e.

7 EN >7M;# or / EET >7M;#.

escription.

The greater ordinary >aFil riseth up usually ith one upright /tal di!ersly "ranching orth on allsides, ith t o #ea!es at e!ery @oynt, hich are so*e hat "road and round, yet pointed, o a palegreen colour, "ut resh, a little snipt a"out the edges, and o a strong heady scent: The Hlo ers ares*al and hite standing at the tops o the >ranches, ith t o s*al #ea!s at the @oynt, in so* places

green, in others "ro n, a ter hich co*e "lac /eed. The oot perisheth at the approach o inter,and ther ore *ust "e ne so en e!ery year.Place.;t only gro eth in ardens.Ti*e.;t *ust "e so ed late, and lo ers in the heat o /u**er, "eing a !ery tender Plant.=ertues and se.This is the +er" hich all 7uthors are together "y the Ears a"out, and rail at one another li e#a yers: alen and iascorides hold it not itting to "e ta en in ardly: and Chrysippus rails at it

ith do nright >illingsgate- hetoric . Pliny, and the 7ra"ian Physitians de end it.

Hor *ine o n part ; presently ound that speech true?

Non nostru* inter nos tantas co*ponere lites.

7nd a ay to r. eason ent ;, ho told *e it as an +er" o 0ars, and under the /corpion, and perhaps ther ore called >asilicon, and then no *er!ail i it carry a ind

(E ENeasts, >ees, asps, +ornets.

o !irulent 9uality ith it: >eing applied to the place "itten "y a !ene*ous >east, or stung "y a aspor +ornet, it speedily dra s the Poyson to it? E!ery li e dra s his li e. 0yFaldus a ir*s, That it

"eing laid to rot in +orsdung it il "reed =ene*ous >easts. 7nd +ollerius a Hrench Physitiana ir*s upon his o n no ledg, That an ac9uaintance o his "y co**on s*elling to it, had a/corpion "red in his >rain. /o*thing is the *atter this +er" and ue il not gro together, no nornear one another: 7nd e no ue is as great an ene*y to Poyson as any gro s.

To conclude: ;t e8pelleth "oth >irth, and 7 ter-"irth? and as it helps the de iciency o =enus in oneind, so it spoils al her actions in another. ; dare rite no *ore o it.


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T+E >7 T EE.This is so el no n that it needs no escription? ; shal ther ore only rite the =ertues thero ,

hich are *any.=ertues and se.

alen saith, That the #ea!es or >ar do dry and heal !ery *uch, and the >erries *ore than the

#ea!es: The >ar o the oot is less sharp and hot, "ut *ore "itter, and hath so*e astriction ithal,here"y it is e ectual to "rea the /tone, and good to open o"structions o the

(E ENreath, and thin he *s: as also the 0eagri*, they*ightily e8pel ind and pro!o e rin? help the 0other, and il the or*s: The #ea!es also orthe li e e ects. 7

(E ENreath, 0egri*, ind, =ertigo, isury, 0other, or*s,@oynts, Ner!es, 7rteries, /to*ach, >elly, o*", Ears, 0ar s in the / in, ;tch, /ca"s.

>ath o the ecoction o the #ea!s and >erries, is singular good or o*en to sit in that aretrou"led ith the 0other, or the iseases thero , or the stoppings o their Courses, or or the

iseases o the >ladder, pains in the >o els "y ind, and stoppnig o rin: 7 decoction li e ise oe9ual parts o >ay-"erries, Cu**in- /eed, +ysop, ac , >elly, or

o*", "y anointing the parts a ected ther ith: 7nd pains in the Ears are also cured "y dropping inso*e o the


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ritten, !iF. That it is a Tree o the /un, and under the Coelestial /ign #eo, and resisteth itchcra t!ery potently, as also al the e!il old /aturn can do to the >ody o 0an, and they are not a e , or itis the /peech o one, and ; a* *ista en i it ere not 0yFaldus, That neither itch nor e!il,Thunder nor #ightning il hurt a 0an in the place here a >ay-Tree is.

>E7N/.>oth the arden and Hield >eans are so el no n that it sa!eth *e la"or o riting any

escription o the*: Their =ertues "rie ly are as ollo eth.

The distilled ather o the Hlo ers o arden >eans is good to clens the Hace and / in ro* /potsand rin les, and the 0eal or Hlo er o the*, or the s*al, doth the sa*e. The ater distilled ro*the green +us s is held to "e !ery e ectual against the /tone, and to pro!o e rine.

(E ENreasts.

>ean Hlo er is used in Pultisses to ass age ;n la*ations rising upon ounds, and the s elling oo*ens >reasts caused "y the curding o their 0il , and represseth their 0il : The Hlo er o>eans and Henugree *i8ed ith +oney, and applied to Hellons, >oyls, >ruises, or "lue 0ar s "y

"lo s, or the ;*posthu*es in the Dernels o the Ears, helpeth the* all: 7nd ith ose #ea!s,Hran insens and the hite o an Egg "eing applied to the Eyes, helpeth the* that are s oln, or do

ater, or ha!e recei!ed any "lo upon the* i used ith ine. ; a >ean "e parted in t o,

(E ENoils, >ruses, Ears, Eyes, #eeches.

the s in "eing ta en a ay, and laid on the place here a #eech hath "een set that "leedeth too *uch,it staieth the "leeding. >ean Hlo er "oyled to a Pultis ith ine and =inegar and so*e eans

>eans eaten are e8trea* indy *eat, "ut i a ter the utch ashion hen they are hal "oyled youhus the*, and then ste the* %; cannot tell you ho , or ; ne!er as Coo in al *y li e' they are

holso*er ood.

H ENC+->E7N/.

escription.

The Hrench or Didney >ean ariseth up at irst "ut ith one stal hich a ter ards di!ideth its selinto *any 7r*s or >ranches, "ut also ea that i they "e not sustained ith stic s or poles, they

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e!ery one o the* three "road round and pointed green #ea!s at the end o the*, to ards the topshero co*e orth di!ers Hlo ers *ade li e unto Pease >losso*s, o the sa*e colour or the *ost

part that the ruit il "e o , that is to say, hite, yello , red, "lac ish, or a deep purple? "ut hite is*ost usual? a ter hich co*e long and slender lat Pods, so*e croo ed, so*e straight, ith a stringas it ere running do n the >ac thero , herein are contained lattish round ruit *ade to the

ashion o a Didney? the oot is long and spreadeth ith *any strings anne8ed to it, and perishethe!ery year.

There is also another sort o Hrench >eans co**only gro ing ith us in this land, hich is calledthe /carlet lo red >ean.

This ariseth up ith sundry >ranches as the other, "ut runs up higher to the length o +op-poles,a"out hich they gro t ining, "ut turning contrary to the /un, ha!ing Hoot-

(p. 1A)

stal s ith three #ea!es on each as on the other: The Hlo ers also are in ashion li e the other, "ut*any *ore set together, and o a *ost eans are larger than the ordinaryind, o a deep Purple colour, turning "lac hen it is ripe and dry: The oot perisheth also ininter.

=ertues.The ordinary Hrench >eans are o an easie digestion, they *o!e the >elly, pro!o e rin, enlarge the>reast that is straitned ith shortness o >reath, engender /per*e, and incite =enery.

(E ENE /T 7 .

escription.

This ariseth up ith di!ers s*al "ro n and s9uare upright /tal s a yard high or *ore, so*ti*es "ranched orth into di!ers parts, ul o @oynts, and ith di!erse !ery ine s*all #ea!es at e!ery oneo the* little or nothing rough at al: 7t the top o the >ranches gro *any long tu ts or "ranches oyello Hlo ers !ery thic set together, ro* the se!eral @oynts hich consist o our s*al #ea!sapiece, hich s*el so* hat strong, "ut not unpleasant: The /eed is s*al and "lac li e Poppy seed,t o or the *ost part oyned together: The oot is reddish ith *any s*al thrids astned unto it,

hich ta e strong hold o the ground and creepeth a little: 7nd the >ranches leaning a little do n tothe ground ta e oot at the @oynts thero , her"y it is easily encreased.


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There is also another sort o #adies->edstra gro ing re9uently in England, hich "eareth hiteHlo ers as the other doth yello ? "ut the >ranches o this are so ea that unless it "e sustained "ythe +edges, or other things near hich it gro eth it il lie do n on the ground? the #ea!es a little

"igger than the or*er, and the Hlo ers not so plenti ul as those? and the oot hereo is also thridy,and a"iding.

Place.They gro in 0eado s and Pastures "oth et and dry, and "y the +edges.Ti*e.They lo er in 0ay or the *ost part, and the /eed is ripe in @uly and 7ugust.=ertues and se.The ecoction o the or*er o these "eing drun is good to ret and "rea the /tone, and pro!o es

rin, stayeth in ard "leedings, and healeth in ard ounds: The

(E ENleeding, ounds.

+er" or Hlo er "ruised and put up into the Nostrils, stayeth their "leeding li e ise: The Hlo ers andthe +er" *ade into an eets, and their !ertues.

The Co**on hite >eet hath *any great #ea!es ne8t the ground so* hat large, and o a hitishgreen colour: The /tal is great, strong and ri""ed, "earing great store o lea!es upon it al*ost to the!ery top o it: The lo ers gro in !ery long tu ts, s*al at the ends, and turning do n their +eads,

hich are s*al, pale, greenish, yello >urrs, gi!ing cornered pric led /eed. The oot is great, longand hard, and hen it hath gi!en /eed o no use at all.


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The Co**on ed >eet di ereth not ro* the hite, "ut only it is lesser and the #ea!es and theoots are so* hat red: The #ea!es are di erently red, in so* only ith red stra es or !eins, so* o

a resh red, and others o a dar red. The oot hereo is red, spungy and not used to "e eaten.

(E ENranches, "eing round "ellied, and open at the >ri*s and di!ided intot o parts, the upper*ost "eing li e a +ood, and the lo est li e a #ip hanging do n, o a dar redcolour, hich passing a ay, there co*es in their places s*al round +eads ith s*al points in theends, herin lie s*al and "ro nish /eeds: The oot is a thic >ush o strings and threds gro ing

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Place.;t gro eth "y itchsides, >roo s, and other ater-courses generally through this #and, and isseldo* ound ar ro* the aters sides.Ti*e.;t Hlo ereth a"out @uly and the /eed is ripe in 7ugust.

=ertues and se.;t is o a clensing 9uality? the #ea!s "ruised and applied are e ectual or all old and ilthy lcers?and especially i the @uyce o the #ea!s "e "oyled ith a little +oney, and tents dipped therin, andthe /ores dressed ther ith: as also or >ruises or +urts hether

(E ENruises, /un"urning.

in ard or out ard. The distilled ater o the #ea!es is used or the sa*e purposes? as also to "aththe Hace or +ands spotted or "le*ished, or discolored "y /un"urning.

; con ess ; do not *uch ancy distilled aters, ; *ean such aters as are distilled cold, so*e !ertue

o the +er" they *ay happliy ha!e %it ere a strange thing else' "ut this ; a* con ident o , that "eingdistilled in a Pe ter /til, as the !ulgar and apish ashion is, "oth Chy*ical etony is an +er" o @upiter in Cancer and is apropriated *ore to ounds and +urts in the>reast than ood->etony hich ollo s.

ETetony hath *any #ea!s rising ro* the root hich are so* hat "road andround at the ends, roundly dented a"out the edges, standing upon long Hootstal s, ro* a*ong hichrise up s*al, s9uare, slender, "ut yet upright hairy /tal s, ith so*e #ea!es thereon, t o apiece atthe @oynts, s*aller than the lo er, hereon are set se!eral spi ed +eads o Hlo ers li e #a!ender,

"ut thic er and shorter or the *ost part, and o a reddish or purple colour, spotted ith hite spots "oth in the upper and lo er part? The /eeds "eing contained ithin the +us s that hold the Hlo ers,are "lac ish, so* hat long and une!en. The oots are *any hite threddy strings? the /tal

perisheth, "ut the oot ith so*e #ea!s theron, a"ides al the inter. The hole Plant is so* hats*al.Place.;t gro eth re9uently in oods, and delighteth in /hady-places.Ti*e.7nd it lo reth in @uly, a ter hich, the /eed is 9uic ly ripe, yet in its pri*e in 0ay.=ertues and se.7ntonius 0usa Physitian to the E*peror 7ugustus Caesar, rote a peculiar >oo o the =ertues othis +er", and a*ongst other !ertues, saith o it, That it preser!eth the #i!es and >odies o 0en ree


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ro* the danger o Epide*ical iseases, and ro* itchcra ts also: ;t is ound "y daily e8perienceto "e good or *any iseases? ;t helpeth those

(E ENelching, @aundice,Halling sic ness, Palsey, Con!ulsion, /hrin ing o the /ine s, out, ropsie, Hrensie, Cough, Cold,

/hortness o >reath, 7gues o all sorts, /ore Eyes, or*s, easts, 0ad-dogs, eariness, >leeding at 0outh and Nose, Pissing G spitting o >lood,

uptures, >ruises, ounds, =eins and /ine s, Cuts, lcers, Histulaes, >oyls, Ears.

that loath, or cannot digest their 0eat, those that

(p. 15)

ha!e ea /to*achs, or so er "elchings, or continual rising in their /to*ach, using it a*iliarlyeither green or dry? either the +er", the root, or the Hlo ers in >roth drun , or 0eat, or *ade into

Conser!e, /yrup, ater Electuary, or Pouder as e!ery one *ay "est ra*e the*sel!s unto, or as theti*e or season re9uireth, ta en any o the a oresaid aies. ;t helpeth the @aundice, Halling-sic ness,the Palsie, Con!ulsions, or shrin ing o the /ine s, the out, and those that are inclined to ropsies,those that ha!e continual Pains in their +ead, although it turn to Phrensie. The Pouder *i8ed ith

pure +oney is no less a!aila"le or al sorts o Coughs or Colds, heesing or shortness o >reath,istillations o thin he * upon the #ungues, hich causeth Consu*ptions. The ecoction *adeith 0ead and a little Penyroyal, is good or those that are trou"led ith putrid 7gues, hether

Luotidian, Tertian, or Luartan, and to dra do n and e!acuate the >lood and hu*ors that "y allinginto the Eyes do hinder the /ight: The ecoction thero *ade in ine and ta en, illeth the or*sin the >elly, openeth ac , or /ides, the Tor*ents and griping pains o the >o els, and the ind Chollic : and *i8ed

ith +oney purgeth the >elly, helpeth to "ring do n o*ens Courses, and is o especial use orthose that are trou"led ith the alling do n o the 0other, and pains thero , and causeth an easieand speedy deli!ery o o*en in Child"irth: it helpeth also to "rea and e8pel the /tone either inthe >ladder or Didneys. The ecoction ith ine gargled in the 0outh, easeth the Toothach. ;t isco**ended against the sting or "iting or =ene*ous /erpents or 0ad ogs. >eing used in ardlyand applied out ardly to the place. 7 dra* o the Pouder in >etony ta en ith a little +oney inso*e =inegar, doth onder ully re resh those that are o!er earied "y tra!ail? it staieth "leedings atthe 0outh or Nose, and helpeth those that piss or spit >lood, and those that are >ursten or ha!e a

upture, and is good or such as are "ruised "y any all or other ise. The green +er" "ruised, or the@uyce applied to any in ard hurt or out ard green ound in the +ead or >ody il 9uic ly heal andclose it up? as also any =eins or /ine s that are cut? and ill dra orth any "ro en >one, or/plinter, Thorn or other thing gotten into the Hlesh: ;t is no less pro ita"le or old /ores, or ilthy

lcers, yea, though they "e Histulaus and hollo , "ut so*e do ad!ise to put in a little /alt to this purpose: >eing applied ith a little +ogs #ard, it helpeth a Plague-/ore, and other >oyls and Pushes:The u*es o the ecoction hile it is ar* recei!ed "y a Hunnel into the Ears, easeth the pains othe*, destroyeth the or*s, and cureth the running /ores in the*. The @uyce dropped into the*doth the sa*e. The oot o >etony is displeasing "oth to the tast and /to*ach, hereas the #ea!sand Hlo ers "y their s eet and spicy tast, are co* orta"le "oth in 0eat and 0edicine.


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There are so*e o the *any =ertues 7ntony 0usa an e8pert Physitian % or it as not the practice oeech? "ut in Esse8,+orn"ea*.

; suppose it needless to descri"e it, "eing already so el no n to *y Country*en.

Place.;t gro eth in oods a*ongst east o any /cur , /ca", orrunning Tetters, i they "e ashed ther ith. ou *ay "oyl the #ea!s into a Pultis, or *a e an;#>E ;E/: Called also %"y so*' horts, and hortle"erries.

escriptions.

< these ; shal only spea o t o sorts, hich are co**only no n in England, =iF. The >lac , andthe ed >il"erries. 7nd irst o the >lac .

(p. 16)

This s*al >ush creepeth along upon the ground scarce rising hal a yard high, ith di!ers s*al dargreen #ea!es set on the green >ranches, not al aies one against another, and a little dented a"out theedges: 7t the oot o the #ea!es co* orth s*al, hollo , pale, "lush coloured Hlo ers, the "ri*sending in i!e points, ith a reddish threed in the *iddle, hich pass into s*al round >erries o the

"igness and colour o @uniper >erries, "ut o a Purple s eetish sharp tast? the @uyce o the* gi!eth aPurplish colour to their +ands and #ips that eat and handle the*, especially i they "rea the*. The

oot gro eth asloop under ground, shooting orth in sundry places as it creepeth: This loseth its#ea!es in inter.

The ed >il"erry, or hortle-"ush, riseth up li e the or*er, ha!ing sundry harder #ea!es, li e the>o8-Tree #ea!es, green and round pointed standing on the se!eral >ranches, at the tops hereo


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only, and not ro* the sides as in the or*er, co* orth di!ers round lo ers o a pale red color,a ter hich succeed, round reddish sappy >erries hen they are ripe, o a sharp tast: The ootrunneth in the ground, as the or*er? "ut the #ea!es o this a"ide al inter.

Place.

The irst gro eth in Horrests, on the +eaths and such li e "arren plaaces: The ed gro s in the North parts o this #and, as #ancashire, or shire, Gc.Ti*e.They lo er in 0arch and 7pril? and the Hruit o the >lac is ripe in @une and @uly.=ertue and se.The >lac >il"erries are good in hot 7gues and to cool the heat o the #i!er and sto*ach? they doso* hat "ind the >elly, and stay =o*itings and #oathings: The @uyce o

(E ENerries *ade into a /yrup, or the Pulp *ade into a Conser!e ith /ugar, is good or the purposes

a oresaid, as also or an old Cough or an lcer in the #ungs, or other diseases therein. The edhorts are *ore "inding, and stop o*ens Courses, spitting o >lood, or any other Hlu8 o >loodor +u*ors, "eing used as el out ardly as in ardly.

>;H< #, or T 7 >#7 E.

escription.

This s*al +er" ro* a oot so*e hat s eet, shooting do n ards *any long strings, riseth up around green /tal "are or na ed ne8t the ground or an inch, t o or three to the *iddle thero , as it isin age or gro th, as also ro* the *iddle up ard to the Hlo ers, ha!ing only t o "road Plantain-li e #ea!es %"ut hiter' set at the *iddle o the /tal one against another, and co*passeth it roundat the "otto* o the*.Place.;t is a usual ;nha"itant in oods, Copses, and in *any other places in this #and.

There is another sort gro es in et grounds and 0arshes, hich is so* hat di ering ro* theor*er: ;t is a s*aler Plant, and greener, ha!ing so*ti*es three #ea!es? the /pi e o Hlo ers is less

than the or*er, and the oots o this do run or creep in the ground.

They are *uch and o ten used "y *any to good purpose or ounds "oth green and old, and toconsolidate or nit uptures.

T+E >; C+-T EE.

escription.

This gro eth a goodly tall straight Tree, raught ith *any >oughes and slender >ranches "endingdo n ard? the old ones "eing co!ered ith a discoloured chapped >ar , and the yonger "eing

"ro ner "y *uch: The #ea!es at their irst "rea ing out are cru*pled, and a ter ard li e the >eech


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#ea!es, "ut s*aler and greener, and dented a"out the edges: ;t "eareth s*al short Cat ins, so* hatli e those o the +aFel-Nut-tree, hich a"ide on the >ranches a long ti*e, until gro ing ripe they

all on the ground, and their /eed ith the*.Place.;t usually gro eth in oods.

=ertues.The @uyce o the #ea!es hile they are yong, or the distilled ater o the*, or the ater that co*sout o the Tree, "eing "ored ith an 7ugur and distilled a ter ards?

(E EN


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>;/+ishops- eed riseth up ith a round straight /tal , so*ti*es as high as a 0an, "ut usuallythree or our oot high, "eset ith di!ers s*al, long, and so* hat "road #ea!s, cut in so* placesand dented a"out the edges, gro ing one against another, o a dar green colour? ha!ing sundry>ranches on the*, and at the top s*al u*"els o hite lo ers, hich turn into s*al round "ro n/eed, little "igger than Parsly-seed, o a 9uic hot scent and tast: The oot is hite and stringie,

perishing yearly a ter it hath seeded, and usually riseth again o its o n so ing.Place.;t gro eth ild in *any places in England and ales, as "et een reenheath and ra!send.=ertues.;t digesteth +u*ors, pro!o eth rin and o*ens Courses, dissol!eth ind? and "eing ta en in

ine, easeth pains and griping in the >o els, and is good against the "iting o /erpents: ;t is used to

good e ect in those 0edicins hich are gi!en to hinder the poyson ul operation o Cantharides uponthe passages o the rin: >eing *i8ed ith +oney, and applied to "lac and "lue *ar s, co*ing o>lo s or "ruises, it ta es the* a ay: and "eing drun or out ardly applied, it a"ates an high colour,and *a es it pale? and the Hu*es thero ta en ith oFin, or aisons,

(E ENeasts, Cantharides, "lac and "le /pots, +igh Colour, 0other.

clenseth the 0other.

;t is hot and dry in the third degree, o a "itter tast and so*thing sharp ithal? it pro!o es #ust to purpose? ; suppose =enus o ns it.

>;/T< T, < /N7DE EE .

escription.

This hath a thic , short, no""ed oot, "lac ish ithout, and so* hat reddish ithin, a littlecroo ed or turned together, o an harsh astringent tast, ith di!ers "lac threds hanging there, ro*

hence spring up e!ery year di!ers #ea!es standing upon long Hootstal s, "eing so* hat "road andlong li e a oc -lea , and a little pointed at the ends, "ut that it is o a "le ish green colour on theupper side, and o an 7sh colour gray, and a little purplish underneath, ith di!ers =eins therin?

ro* a*ong hich rise up di!ers s*al and slender /tal s, t o oot high, and al*ost na ed, andithout #ea!s, or ith !ery e , and narro , "earing a spi y >ush o pale Hlesh colour d Hlo ers,hich "eing past there a"ideth s*al /eed, so* hat li e unto /orrel /eed, "ut greater.

There are other sorts o >istort, gro ing in this #and, "ut s*aller, "oth in height, oot, and /tal s,and especially in the #ea!s, The oot "lac ish ithout, and so* hat hitish ithin, o an austere

"inding tast as the or*er.


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Place.They gro in shado y *oist oods, and at the oot o +ils, "ut are chie ly nourished up in

ardens. The narro lea!ed >istort gro eth in the North, in #ancashire, or shire, andCu*"erland.Ti*e.

They Hlo er a"out the end o 0ay, and the /eed is ripe a"out the "eginning o @uly.=ertues and se.>oth the #ea!s and oots ha!e ha!e a po er ul aculty to resist al Poyson: The oot in Pouderta en in drin e8pelleth the =ene* o the Plague, the s*al Po8, 0eaFles, Purples, or any otherin ectious isease, dri!ing it out "y s eating: The oot in Pouder or the ecoction thero

(E ENurstings or all "ruises or als, dissol!ing the congealed >lood, and easeth the pains that happentherupon, it also helpeth the @aundice. The a-

(p. 1B, i.e. p. 1$ %t o pages nu*"ered 1B')

ter distilled ro* "oth #ea!s and oots is a singular re*edy to ash any place "itten or stung "y any!ene*ous creature? as also or any o the purposes "e ore spo en o .

7nd is !ery good to ash any running /ores or lcers. The ecoction o the oot in ine "eingdrun , hindreth 7"ortion or 0iscarriage in Child-"earing. The #ea!s also il the or*s inChildren, and is a great help or the* that cannot eep their ater, i the @uyce o Plantane "e addedtherto. 7nd out ardly applied, *uch helpeth the

(E ENleeding.

onorrhea, or unning o the eins. 7 dra* o the Pouder o the oot ta en in the ater thereo ,herein so* red hot ;ron or /teel hath "een 9uenched is also an ad*ira"le help thereto, so as the

>ody "e irst prepared and purged ro* the o ensi!e hu*ors. The #ea!es, /eed, or oots are al!ery good in ecoctions, rin s or #otians, or in ard or out ard ounds or other sores: and thePouder stre ed upon any cut or ound in a =ein, stayeth the i**oderat "leeding thereo . The

ecoction o the oots in ater hereunto so* Po*granate Pils and Hlo ers are added, in ectedinto the 0atri8, stayeth the access o hu*ors to the lcers thereo , and "ringeth it to its right place,

"eing allen do n, and stayeth the i**oderat lu8 o the Courses. The oot hereo ith Pellitory o/pain and "urnt 7llu* o each a li e 9uantity, "eaten s*al and *ade into Past, ith so*e +oney,and a little piece thereo put into an hollo -Tooth, or held "et een the Teeth i there "e nohollo ness in the*, stayeth the de lu8ion o he * upon the*, hich causeth pains, and helps toclense the +ead, and a!oid *uch o ensi!e ater. The istilled ater is !ery e ectual to ash/ores or Can ers in the Nose or any other part, i the Pouder o the oot "e applied


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(E ENal*s as are necessary or the curing o ounds, either green orold, and especially i the Ner!s or /ine s "e hurt.

T+E > 70>#E? or >lac ->erry->ush.

This is so el no n that it needeth no escription. The =ertues thero are as ollo eth.

=ertues and se.The >uds, #ea!s and >ranches hile they are green are o a good use in the lcers and putrid soreso the 0outh and Throat, and or the Luinsie? and li e ise to heal other resh ounds and /ores?

"ut the Hlo ers G Hruit

(E ENloody lu8, /pitting >loud, ra!el, /tone,/ecrets.

unripe are !ery "inding, and so pro ita"le or the >loudy- lu8, #as s, and are a it re*edy orspitting o >loud. Either the ecoction or Pouder o the oot "eing ta en is good to "rea or dri!e

orth ra!el, and the /tone in the eins and Didnies. The #ea!s and >ra*"les as el green as dry,are e8cellent good #otions or sores in the 0outh or secret parts: The ecoction o the* G o the


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dried >ranches, do *uch "ind the >elly, and are good or the too *uch lo ing o o*ens Courses:The >erries or the Hlo ers are a po er ul re*edy against the Poyson o the *ost !ene*ous/erpents, as el drun as out ardly applied, helpeth the sores o the Hunda*ent, and the Piles. The@uyce o the >erries *i8ed ith @uyce o 0ul"erries, do "ind *ore e ectually, and help retting andeating sores and lcers hersoe!er. The istilled ater o the >ranches, #ea!es and Hlo ers, or o

the Hruit, is !ery pleasant in tast, and !ery e e-

(p. 1$, i.e. p. 1& %1& s ipped in nu*"ering')

ctual in Hea!ers and hot diste*pers o the >ody, +ead, Eyes and other parts, and or al the purposesa oresaid. The #ea!es "oyled in #y and the +ead ashed there ith, healeth the ;tch and the runningsores thero , and *a eth the +air "lac . The Pouder o the #ea!es stre ed on can rous and running

lcers, doth onder ully help to heal the*. /o*e

(E ENeasts. Hunda*ent Piles, Hea!ers, +ead, Eyes,;tch, /ca""y +eads.

use to condensate the @uyce o the #ea!es, and so*e the @uyce o the >erries to eep or their use allthe year, or the purposes a oresaid.

;t is a Plant o =enus in 7ries: ou shall ha!e /o* directions at the latter end o the >oo or thegathering o al +er"s and Plants Gc. ; any as the reason hy =enus is so pric lyI Tel the* tis

"ecause she is in the house o 0ars.

>#;TE/.

escription.

< these there are t o sorts co**only no n, !iF. hite and ed. The hite hath #ea!s so* hatli e unto >eets, "ut s*aller, rounder and o a hitish green colour, e!ery one standing upon a s*allong Hootstal : The /tal riseth up t o or three oot high ith such li e #ea!s theron: The Hlo ersgro at the top in long round tu ts or clusters, herein are contained s*al and round /eed. The ootis !ery ull o threeds or strings.

The red >lite is in all things li e the hite, "ut that his #ea!s and tu ted heads are e8ceeding red atirst, and a ter turn *ore Purplish.

There are other inds o >lites hich gro ild, di ering ro* the t o or*er sorts "ut little, onlythe ild are s*aler in e!ery part.

Place.They gro in ardens, and ild in *any places o this #and.Ti*e.They seed in 7ugust and /epte*"er.=ertues and se.


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They are all o the* cooling, drying and "inding, ser!ing to restrain the Hlu8es o >loud in either*an or o*an,

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