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A01622 The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London Gerard, John, 1545-1612.; Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644.; Payne, John, d. 1647?, engraver.; Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585. Cruydenboeck. 1633 (1633) STC 11751; ESTC S122165 1,574,129 1,585

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small_a knop_n or_o head_n three_o square_v wherein_o lie_v the_o seed_n ¶_o the_o place_n it_o grow_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o herbarist_n in_o london_n and_o not_o elsewhere_o that_o i_o know_v of_o for_o it_o be_v not_o very_o common_a ¶_o the_o time_n it_o flour_v in_o june_n and_o july_n and_o somewhat_o after_o ¶_o the_o name_n the_o stalk_n and_o flower_n be_v like_a to_o those_o of_o the_o asphodill_n before_o mention_v do_v show_v it_o to_o be_v asphodeli_fw-la species_n or_o a_o kind_n of_o asphodill_n for_o which_o cause_n also_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o asphodel_n of_o which_o galen_n have_v make_v mention_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o nourishment_n in_o these_o word_n the_o root_n of_o asphodill_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n like_a to_o the_o root_n of_o squill_n or_o sea_n onion_n as_o well_o in_o shape_n as_o bitterness_n notwithstanding_o say_v galen_n myself_o have_v know_v certain_a countryman_n who_o in_o time_n of_o famine_n can_v not_o with_o many_o boiling_n and_o steeping_n make_v it_o fit_a to_o be_v eat_v it_o be_v call_v of_o dodonaens_n asphodelus_fw-la foemina_fw-la and_o asphodelus_fw-la bulbosus_fw-la hyacintho-asphodelus_a and_o asphodelus_fw-la hyacinthinus_fw-la by_o lobell_n and_o that_o right_o for_o that_o the_o root_n be_v like_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o the_o flower_n like_o the_o asphodill_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o do_v participate_v of_o both_o kind_n so_o likewise_o do_v the_o name_n in_o english_a we_o may_v call_v it_o bulb_v asphodill_n clusius_n call_v it_o ornithogalum_fw-la majus_fw-la and_o that_o fit_o ¶_o the_o nature_n the_o round_a root_a asphodel_n according_a to_o galen_n have_v the_o same_o temperature_n and_o virtue_n that_o aron_n arisarum_fw-la and_o dracontium_fw-la have_v namely_o a_o abstersive_a and_o cleanse_a quality_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n the_o young_a sprout_n or_o spring_n thereof_o be_v a_o singular_a medicine_n against_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n for_o that_o the_o root_n be_v of_o power_n to_o make_v thin_a and_o open_a galen_n say_v that_o the_o ash_n of_o this_o bulbe_n mix_v with_o oil_n or_o hen_n grease_n cure_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o hair_n in_o a_o alopecia_n or_o scald_v head_n chap._n 73._o of_o yellow_a lily_n ¶_o the_o kind_n because_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n hereafter_o to_o speak_v of_o certain_a cloved_a or_o bulb_v lily_n we_o will_v in_o this_o chapter_n entreat_v only_o of_o another_o kind_n not_o bulb_v which_o likewise_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n differ_v principal_o in_o their_o root_n for_o in_o flower_n they_o be_v lily_n but_o in_o root_n asphodil_n participate_v as_o it_o be_v of_o both_o though_o near_a approach_v unto_o asphodil_n than_o lily_n 1_o lilium_fw-la non_fw-la bulbosum_fw-la the_o yellow_a lily_n 2_o lilium_fw-la non_fw-la bulbosum_fw-la phoeniceum_fw-la the_o day-lillie_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o the_o yellow_a lily_n have_v very_o long_o flaggie_a leaf_n chamfer_v or_o channel_v hollow_a in_o the_o midst_n like_o a_o gutter_n among_o the_o which_o rise_v up_o a_o naked_a or_o bare_a stalk_n two_o cubit_n high_a branch_v towards_o the_o top_n with_o sundry_a brittle_a arm_n or_o branch_n whereon_o do_v grow_v many_o goodly_a flower_n like_v unto_o those_o of_o the_o common_a white_a lily_n in_o shape_n and_o proportion_n of_o a_o shine_a yellow_a colour_n which_o be_v pass_v there_o succeed_v three_o corner_a husk_n or_o cod_n full_a of_o black_a shine_a seed_n like_o those_o of_o the_o peonie_n the_o root_n consist_v of_o many_o knob_n or_o tuberous_a clog_n proceed_v from_o one_o head_n like_o those_o of_o the_o white_a asphodill_n or_o peonie_n 2_o the_o day-lillie_n have_v stalk_n and_o leaf_n like_o the_o former_a the_o flower_n be_v like_o the_o white_a lily_n in_o shape_n of_o a_o orange_n tawny_a colour_n of_o which_o flower_n much_o may_v be_v say_v which_o i_o omit_v but_o in_o brief_a this_o plant_n bring_v forth_o in_o the_o morning_n his_o bud_n which_o at_o noon_n be_v full_o blow_v or_o spread_v abroad_o and_o the_o same_o day_n in_o the_o evening_n it_o shut_v itself_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o become_v as_o rot_v and_o stink_a as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v tread_v in_o a_o dunghill_n a_o month_n together_o in_o foul_a and_o rainy_a weather_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o seed_n seldom_o follow_v as_o in_o the_o other_o of_o his_o kind_n not_o bring_v forth_o any_o at_o all_o that_o i_o can_v ever_o observe_v according_a to_o the_o old_a proverb_n soon_o ripe_a soon_o rot_v his_o root_n be_v like_o the_o former_a ¶_o the_o place_n these_o lily_n do_v grow_v in_o my_o garden_n as_o also_o in_o the_o garden_n of_o herbarist_n and_o lover_n of_o fine_a and_o rare_a plant_n but_o not_o wild_a in_o england_n as_o in_o other_o country_n ¶_o the_o time_n these_o lily_n do_v flower_n somewhat_o before_o the_o other_o lily_n and_o the_o yellow_a lily_n the_o soon_a ¶_o the_o name_n diverse_a do_v call_v this_o kind_n of_o lily_n liliasphodelus_n liliago_fw-es and_o also_o liliastrum_n but_o most_o common_o lilium_fw-la non_fw-la bulbosum_fw-la in_o english_a liriconfancie_n and_o yellow_a lily_n the_o old_a herbarist_n name_v it_o hemerocallis_n for_o they_o have_v two_o kind_n of_o hemerocallis_n the_o one_o a_o shrub_n or_o woody_a plant_n as_o witness_v theophrastus_n in_o his_o six_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o plant_n pliny_n set_v down_o the_o same_o shrub_n among_o those_o plant_n the_o leaf_n whereof_o only_o do_v serve_v for_o garland_n the_o other_o hemerocallis_n which_o they_o set_v down_o be_v a_o flower_n which_o perish_v at_o night_n and_o bud_v at_o the_o sunnerising_n according_a to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v fair_a or_o beautiful_a for_o a_o day_n and_o so_o we_o in_o english_a may_v right_o term_v it_o the_o day-lillie_n or_o lily_n 〈◊〉_d a_o day_n ¶_o the_o nature_n the_o nature_n be_v rather_o refer_v to_o the_o asphodil_n than_o to_o lily_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n dioscorides_n say_v that_o the_o root_n stamp_v with_o honey_n and_o a_o mother_n pessarie_a make_v thereof_o with_o wool_n and_o put_v up_o bring_v forth_o water_n and_o blood_n the_o leave_v stamp_v and_o apply_v do_v allay_v hot_a swell_n in_o the_o dug_n after_o woman_n travel_n in_o child-bearing_a and_o likewise_o take_v away_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o root_n and_o the_o leaf_n be_v lay_v with_o good_a success_n upon_o burn_n and_o scalding_n chap._n 73._o of_o bulbed_a flower_n de-luce_n ‡_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d bulbosa_fw-la latifolia_fw-la broad_a leave_a bulbous_a flower_n de-luce_n 2_o iris_n bulbosa_fw-la anglica_n onion_n flower_n de-luce_n ¶_o the_o kind_n like_a as_o we_o have_v set_v down_o sundry_a sort_n of_o flower_n deluce_n with_o flaggy_a leaf_n and_o tuberous_a or_o knobby_a root_n vary_v very_o notable_o in_o sundry_a respect_n which_o we_o have_v distinguish_v in_o their_o
garlic_n sage_n ¶_o the_o place_n it_o grow_v upon_o heath_n and_o barren_a place_n it_o be_v also_o find_v in_o wood_n and_o near_o unto_o hedge-rowe_n and_o about_o the_o border_n of_o field_n it_o somewhat_o delight_v in_o a_o lean_a soil_n and_o yet_o not_o altogether_o barren_a and_o dry_a ¶_o the_o time_n it_o flour_v and_o see_v in_o june_n july_n and_o august_n and_o it_o be_v then_o to_o be_v gather_v and_o lay_v up_o ¶_o the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v of_o the_o late_a herbarist_n saluia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d of_o diverse_a also_o ambrosia_n but_o true_a 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v oak_n of_o cappadocia_n differ_v from_o this_o valerius_n cordus_n name_v it_o scordonia_n or_o scorodonia_n and_o scordium_fw-la alterum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d say_v it_o be_v call_v boscisaluia_n or_o saluia_fw-la bosci_n in_o high_a dutch_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o english_a wild_a sage_n wood_n sage_n and_o garlic_n sage_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v theophrastus_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sphacelus_n which_o be_v also_o take_v for_o the_o small_a sage_n but_o not_o right_o ¶_o the_o temperature_n wild_a sage_n be_v of_o temperature_n hot_a and_o dry_a yet_o less_o than_o common_a sage_n therefore_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n it_o be_v commend_v against_o bursting_n dry_a beat_n and_o against_o wound_n the_o decoction_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o fall_v and_o be_v inward_o bruise_v it_o also_o provoke_v urine_n some_o likewise_o give_v the_o decoction_n hereof_o to_o drink_v with_o good_a success_n to_o they_o that_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o french_a pox_n for_o it_o cause_v sweat_v dry_v up_o ulcer_n digest_v humour_n waste_v away_o and_o consume_v swell_n if_o it_o be_v take_v thirty_o or_o forty_o day_n together_o or_o put_v into_o the_o decoction_n of_o guiacum_n in_o stead_n of_o epithymum_n and_o other_o adiutories_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a decoction_n chap._n 216._o of_o eye-bright_a ¶_o the_o description_n evphrasia_n or_o eye-bright_a be_v a_o small_a low_a herb_n not_o above_o two_o handful_n high_a full_a of_o branch_n cover_v with_o little_a blackish_a leaf_n dent_v or_o snipt_a about_o the_o edge_n like_o a_o see_v the_o flower_n be_v small_a and_o white_a sprinkle_v and_o powder_v on_o the_o inner_a side_n with_o yellow_a and_o purple_a speek_n mix_v therewith_o the_o root_n be_v small_a and_o hairy_a euphrasia_n eye-bright_a ¶_o the_o place_n this_o plant_n grow_v in_o dry_a meadow_n in_o green_a and_o grassy_a way_n and_o pasture_n stand_v against_o the_o sun_n ¶_o the_o time_n eye-bright_a begin_v to_o flower_n in_o august_n and_o continue_v unto_o september_n and_o must_v be_v gather_v while_o it_o flour_v for_o physics_n use_v ¶_o the_o name_n it_o be_v common_o call_v euphrasia_n as_o also_o euphrosyne_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v another_o euphrosyne_n viz._n buglosse_n it_o be_v call_v of_o some_o ocularis_fw-la &_o ophthalmica_fw-la of_o the_o effect_n in_o high-dutch_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o low-dutch_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o italian_a spanish_a and_o french_a 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o latin_a name_n in_o english_a eyebright_n ¶_o the_o nature_n this_o herb_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a but_o yet_o more_o hot_a than_o dry_a ¶_o the_o virtue_n it_o be_v very_o much_o commend_v for_o the_o eye_n be_v take_v itself_o alone_o or_o any_o way_n else_o it_o preserve_v the_o sight_n and_o be_v feeble_a and_o lose_v it_o restore_v the_o same_o it_o be_v give_v most_o fit_o be_v beat_v into_o powder_n oftentimes_o a_o like_a quantity_n of_o fennel_n seed_n be_v add_v thereto_o and_o a_o little_a mace_n to_o the_o which_o be_v put_v so_o much_o sugar_n as_o the_o weight_n of_o they_o all_o come_v to_o eye-bright_a stamp_v and_o lay_v upon_o the_o eye_n or_o the_o juice_n thereof_o mix_v with_o white_a wine_n and_o drop_v into_o the_o eye_n or_o the_o distil_a water_n take_v away_o the_o darkness_n and_o dimness_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o clear_v the_o sight_n three_o part_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o eye-bright_a and_o one_o part_n of_o mace_n mix_v therewith_o take_v away_o all_o hurt_n from_o the_o eye_n comfort_v the_o memory_n and_o clear_v the_o sight_n if_o half_a a_o spoonful_n be_v take_v every_o morning_n fast_v with_o a_o cup_n of_o white_a wine_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 217._o of_o marierome_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o sweet_a marjerome_n be_v a_o low_a and_o shrubby_a plant_n of_o a_o whitish_a colour_n and_o marvelous_a sweet_a smell_n a_o foot_n or_o somewhat_o more_o high_a the_o stalk_n be_v slender_a and_o part_v into_o diverse_a branch_n about_o which_o grow_v forth_o little_a leave_v soft_a and_o hoary_a the_o flower_n grow_v at_o the_o top_n in_o scaly_a or_o chaffy_a spiked_a ear_n of_o a_o white_a colour_n like_o unto_o those_o of_o candy_n organy_n the_o root_n be_v compact_v of_o many_o small_a thread_n the_o whole_a plant_n and_o every_o part_n thereof_o be_v of_o a_o most_o pleasant_a taste_n and_o aromatical_a smell_n and_o perish_v at_o the_o first_o approach_n of_o winter_n 2_o pot_n marierome_n or_o winter_n maierome_n have_v many_o threddy_o tough_a root_n from_o which_o rise_v immediate_o diverse_a small_a branch_n whereon_o be_v place_v such_o leaf_n as_o the_o precedent_n but_o not_o so_o hoary_a nor_o yet_o so_o sweet_a of_o smell_n bear_v at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o branch_n tuft_n of_o white_a flower_n tend_v to_o purple_a the_o whole_a plant_n be_v of_o long_a continuance_n and_o keep_v green_a all_o the_o winter_n whereupon_o our_o english_a woman_n have_v call_v it_o and_o that_o very_o proper_o winter_n marierome_n 1_o mariorana_n maior_fw-la great_a sweet_a marierome_n 2_o mariorana_n maior_fw-la anglica_n pot_n marierome_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marierome_n gentle_a 4_o 〈◊〉_d be_v likewise_o a_o kind_n of_o marierome_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o last_o describe_v save_v in_o that_o that_o this_o plant_n have_v in_o his_o natural_a country_n of_o candy_n and_o not_o elsewhere_o some_o lace_n or_o thread_n fasten_v unto_o his_o branch_n such_o and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o those_o be_v that_o do_v grow_v upon_o savoury_a wherein_o be_v the_o difference_n ¶_o the_o place_n these_o plant_n do_v grow_v in_o spain_n italy_n candy_n and_o other_o island_n thereabouts_o wild_a and_o in_o the_o field_n from_o whence_o we_o have_v the_o seed_n for_o the_o garden_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cold_a country_n ¶_o the_o time_n they_o be_v sow_v in_o may_n and_o bring_v forth_o their_o scaly_a or_o chaffy_a husk_n or_o ear_n in_o august_n they_o be_v to_o be_v water_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o day_n when_o the_o sun_n shine_v hot_a even_o as_o basill_n shall_v be_v and_o not_o in_o the_o evening_n nor_o morning_n as_o most_o plant_n be_v ¶_o the_o name_n marierome_n be_v call_v mariorana_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o marum_n and_o sampsychum_n of_o other_o in_o high-dutch_a mayoran_n in_o spanish_a mayorana_n moradux_n and_o almoradux_n in_o french_a mariolaine_n in_o english_a sweet_a marierome_n fine_a marierome_n and_o marierome_n gentle_a of_o the_o best_a sort_n marjerane_n the_o pot_n marjerome_n be_v also_o call_v winter_n marjerome_n some_o have_v make_v a_o doubt_n whether_o maiorana_fw-la and_o sampsychum_n be_v all_o one_o which_o doubt_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v because_o that_o galen_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o entreat_v of_o they_o apart_o and_o attribure_v to_o either_o of_o they_o their_o operation_n but_o amaracus_fw-la galeni_fw-la be_v parthenium_n or_o feverfew_n dioscorides_n likewise_o witness_v that_o some_o do_v call_v 〈◊〉_d parthenium_n and_o galen_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o simple_a medicine_n do_v in_o no_o place_n make_v mention_n of_o parthenium_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o amaracus_fw-la pliny_n in_o his_o 21_o book_n chap._n 2._o witness_v that_o diocles_n the_o physician_n and_o they_o of_o sicily_n do_v call_v that_o amaracus_fw-la which_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o syrian_n do_v call_v sampsychum_n virgil_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o aencidos_fw-la show_v that_o amaracus_fw-la be_v a_o shrub_n bear_v flower_n write_v thus_o vbi_fw-la mollis_fw-la amaracus_fw-la illum_fw-la floribus_fw-la &_o dulci_fw-la aspirans_fw-la 〈◊〉_d umbra_fw-la likewise_o catullus_n in_o his_o epithalamium_n or_o marriage_n song_n of_o julia_n and_o mallius_n say_v cinge_fw-la tempora_fw-la floribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d olcmis_fw-la amaraci_fw-la compass_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o head_n with_o flower_n of_o amarac_n afford_v sweet_a savour_n notwithstanding_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o majorane_n be_v use_v in_o stead_n of_o sampsychum_n see_v that_o in_o galens_n time_n also_o marum_n be_v in_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o ointment_n call_v amaracinum_fw-la unguentum_fw-la in_o the_o place_n of_o sampsychum_n as_o he_o himself_o witness_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o counterpoison_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n they_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n
touch_v the_o fruit_n grow_v upon_o slender_a footstalke_n fashion_v like_o unto_o a_o pear_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o great_a quince_n 4_o the_o spanish_a melon_n bring_v forth_o long_o trail_v branch_n whereon_o be_v set_v broad_a leaf_n slight_o indent_v about_o the_o edge_n not_o divide_v at_o all_o as_o be_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o melon_n the_o fruit_n grow_v near_o unto_o the_o stalk_n like_v unto_o the_o common_a pompion_n very_o long_o not_o crest_v or_o furrow_v at_o all_o but_o spot_v with_o very_a many_o such_o mark_n as_o be_v on_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o harts-tongue_n leaf_n the_o pulp_n or_o meat_n be_v not_o so_o please_v in_o taste_n as_o the_o other_o ¶_o the_o place_n they_o delight_v in_o hot_a region_n notwithstanding_o i_o have_v see_v at_o the_o queen_n house_n at_o saint_n james_n very_o many_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n ripe_a through_o the_o diligent_a and_o curious_a nourish_v of_o they_o by_o a_o skilful_a gentleman_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o 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name_n it_o be_v call_v of_o the_o late_a age_n angelica_n in_o high-dutch_a 〈◊〉_d brustwurtz_n or_o des_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la radix_fw-la the_o root_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o witness_v leonhartus_fw-la fuchsius_n in_o low-dutch_a angeliika_fw-mi in_o french_a angelic_a in_o english_a also_o angelica_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o laserpitium_n for_o if_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o those_o thing_n which_o theophrastus_n at_o large_a have_v write_v concern_v silphium_n or_o laserpitium_n in_o his_o six_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o plant_n it_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v answerable_a thereunto_o but_o whether_o wild_a angelica_n be_v that_o which_o theophrastus_n call_v magydaris_n that_o be_v to_o say_v another_o kind_n of_o laserpitium_n we_o leave_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o consider_v of_o by_o the_o learned_a physician_n of_o our_o london_n college_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n angelica_n especial_o that_o of_o the_o 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with_o the_o distil_a water_n of_o 〈◊〉_d benedictus_n or_o of_o tormentill_n and_o with_o a_o little_a vinegar_n and_o by_o itself_o also_o or_o with_o treacle_n of_o viper_n add_v it_o open_v the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n draw_v down_o the_o term_n drive_v out_o or_o expel_v the_o secondine_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o root_n make_v in_o wine_n be_v good_a against_o the_o cold_a shiver_a of_o ague_n it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o root_n be_v available_a against_o witchcraft_n and_o enchantment_n if_o a_o man_n carry_v the_o same_o about_o they_o as_o fuchsius_n say_v it_o attenuate_v and_o make_v thin_a gross_a and_o tough_a phlegm_n the_o root_n be_v use_v green_a and_o while_o it_o be_v full_a of_o juice_n help_v they_o that_o be_v asthmaticke_n dissolve_v and_o expectorate_n the_o stuff_n therein_o by_o cut_v off_o and_o cleanse_v the_o part_n affect_v
reduce_v the_o body_n to_o health_n again_o but_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v it_o work_v not_o so_o effectual_o it_o be_v a_o most_o singular_a medicine_n against_o surfeit_v and_o loathsomenesse_n to_o meat_n it_o help_v concoction_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o be_v right_n beneficial_a to_o the_o hart_n it_o cure_v the_o bite_n of_o mad_a dog_n and_o all_o other_o 〈◊〉_d beast_n the_o wild_a kind_n be_v not_o of_o such_o force_n in_o work_v albeit_o it_o they_o have_v the_o same_o virtue_n attribute_v unto_o they_o chap._n 388._o of_o masterwort_n and_o herb_n gerard._n 1_o imperatoria_fw-la masterwoort_n 2_o herba_fw-la gerardi_n herb_n gerard_n or_o aishweed_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o imperatoria_fw-la or_o masterwoort_n have_v great_a broad_a leaf_n not_o much_o unlike_a wild_a angelica_n but_o small_a and_o of_o a_o deep_a green_a colour_n in_o savour_n like_o angelica_n and_o every_o leaf_n divide_v into_o sundry_a other_o little_a leaf_n the_o tender_a knot_a stalk_n be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n bear_v at_o the_o top_n round_o spokie_a tuft_n with_o white_a flower_n the_o seed_n be_v like_o the_o seed_n of_o dill_n the_o root_n be_v thick_a knotty_a and_o tuberous_a of_o a_o good_a savour_n and_o hot_a or_o bite_a upon_o the_o tongue_n which_o have_v move_v the_o unskilful_a to_o call_v it_o pellitory_n of_o spain_n but_o very_o unfit_o and_o untrue_o 2_o herba_fw-la gerardi_n which_o pena_n do_v also_o call_v imperatoria_fw-la and_o ostrutium_fw-la the_o german_n podagraria_n that_o be_v goutwoort_n in_o english_a herb_n gerard_n or_o wild_a masterwoot_n and_o in_o some_o place_n after_o light_n ashweed_n be_v very_o like_o the_o other_o in_o leaf_n flower_n and_o root_n save_v that_o they_o be_v small_a grow_v upon_o long_a stem_n the_o root_n tender_a white_a and_o not_o so_o thick_a or_o tuberous_a the_o whole_a plant_n be_v of_o a_o reasonable_a good_a savour_n but_o not_o so_o strong_a as_o masterwoort_n ¶_o the_o place_n imperatoria_fw-la grow_v in_o dark_a wood_n and_o desert_n in_o my_o garden_n and_o sundry_a other_o very_o plentiful_o herb_n gerard_n grow_v of_o itself_o in_o garden_n without_o set_v or_o sow_v and_o be_v so_o fruitful_a in_o his_o increase_n that_o where_o it_o have_v once_o take_v root_n it_o will_v hardly_o be_v get_v out_o again_o spoil_v and_o get_v every_o year_n more_o ground_n to_o the_o annoy_v of_o better_a herb_n ¶_o the_o time_n they_o flower_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o june_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o august_n ¶_o the_o name_n imperatoria_fw-la or_o astrantia_n be_v call_v in_o english_a masterwoort_n or_o bastard_n pellitory_n of_o spain_n herba_fw-la gerardi_n be_v call_v in_o english_a herb_n gerard_n aishweed_n and_o goutwoort_n in_o latin_a also_o podagraria_fw-la germanica_n ¶_o the_o nature_n imperatoria_fw-la especial_o the_o root_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n the_o wild_a imperatoria_fw-la or_o herb_n gerard_n be_v almost_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o quality_n but_o not_o so_o strong_a ¶_o the_o virtue_n imperatoria_fw-la be_v not_o only_o good_a against_o all_o poison_n but_o also_o singular_a against_o all_o corrupt_a and_o naughty_a air_n and_o infection_n of_o the_o pestilence_n if_o it_o be_v drunken_a with_o wine_n the_o root_n and_o leave_v stamp_v dissolve_v and_o cure_v pestilential_a carbuncle_n and_o botch_n and_o such_o other_o apostumation_n and_o swell_n be_v apply_v thereto_o the_o root_n drink_v in_o wine_n cure_v the_o extreme_a and_o rigorous_a cold_a fit_n of_o ague_n and_o be_v good_a against_o the_o dropsy_n and_o provoke_v sweat_v the_o same_o take_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a comfort_v and_o strengthen_v the_o stomach_n help_v digestion_n restore_v appetite_n and_o dissolve_v all_o ventosity_n or_o windiness_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o other_o part_n it_o great_o help_v such_o as_o have_v take_v great_a squat_n bruise_n or_o fall_v from_o some_o high_a place_n dissolve_v and_o scatter_v abroad_o congeal_v and_o clot_a blood_n within_o the_o body_n the_o root_n with_o his_o leaf_n stamp_v and_o lay_v upon_o the_o member_n infect_v cure_v the_o bite_n of_o mad_a dog_n and_o of_o all_o other_o venomous_a beast_n herb_n gerard_n with_o his_o root_n stamp_v and_o lay_v upon_o member_n that_o be_v trouble_v or_o vex_v with_o the_o gout_n swage_v the_o pain_n and_o take_v away_o the_o swell_n and_o inflammation_n thereof_o which_o occasion_v the_o german_n to_o give_v it_o the_o name_n podagraria_n because_o of_o his_o virtue_n in_o cure_v the_o gout_n it_o cure_v also_o the_o hemorrhoid_n if_o the_o fundament_n be_v bathe_v with_o the_o decoction_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o root_n and_o the_o soft_a and_o tender_a sodden_a herb_n lay_v thereon_o very_o hot_a false_a pellitory_n of_o spain_n attenuate_v or_o make_v thin_a digest_v provoke_v sweat_n and_o urine_n concoct_v gross_a and_o cold_a humour_n waste_v away_o windiness_n of_o the_o entrails_n stomach_n and_o matrix_fw-la it_o be_v good_a against_o the_o colic_n and_o stone_n one_o dram_n of_o the_o root_n in_o powder_n give_v certain_a day_n together_o be_v a_o remedy_n for_o they_o that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n and_o also_o for_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o convulsion_n cramp_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n be_v give_v with_o wine_n before_o the_o fit_a come_v it_o cure_v the_o quartain_a ague_n and_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o pestilent_a disease_n the_o same_o boil_a in_o sharp_a or_o sour_a wine_n ease_v the_o toothache_n if_o the_o mouth_n be_v wash_v therewith_o very_o hot_a be_v chew_v it_o draw_v forth_o water_n and_o phlegm_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n which_o kind_n of_o remedy_n in_o latin_a be_v call_v apophlegmatismi_n and_o disburden_v the_o brain_n of_o phlegmatic_a humour_n and_o be_v likewise_o use_v with_o good_a success_n in_o apoplexy_n drowsy_a sleep_n and_o other_o like_a infirmity_n chap._n 389._o of_o hercules_n wound-wort_n or_o all-heale_a ¶_o the_o kind_n panax_fw-la be_v of_o sundry_a kind_n as_o witness_v theophrastus_n in_o his_o nine_o book_n one_o grow_v in_o syria_n and_o likewise_o other_o three_o that_o be_v to_o say_v chironium_n heraclium_n and_o aesculapium_fw-la or_o chirons_n all-heale_a hercules_n all-heale_a and_o aesculapius_n all-heale_a beside_o these_o there_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d or_o broad_a 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o in_o theophrastus_n there_o be_v six_o kind_n of_o panax_fw-la but_o dioscorides_n describe_v only_o three_o horacleum_n asclepium_fw-la and_o chironium_n whereunto_o we_o have_v add_v another_o sort_n who_o virtue_n we_o find_v out_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o husbandman_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n have_v name_v it_o panax_fw-la coloni_fw-la or_o clown_n wort_fw-mi 1_o panax_fw-la heracleum_fw-la hercules_n all-heale_a 2_o panax_fw-la 〈◊〉_d maius_fw-la hercules_n great_a wound-wort_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o hercules_n all-heale_a or_o wound-wort_n have_v many_o broad_a leaf_n spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n very_o rough_a and_o hairy_a of_o a_o overworn_a green_a colour_n and_o deep_o cut_v into_o diverse_a section_n like_o those_o of_o the_o cow_n parsenep_v and_o not_o unlike_a to_o the_o fig_n leave_v among_o the_o which_o rise_v up_o a_o very_a strong_a stalk_n cover_v over_o with_o a_o rough_a hairinesse_n of_o the_o height_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o five_o cubit_n be_v wound_v it_o yield_v forth_o a_o yellow_a gummy_a juice_n as_o do_v every_o part_n of_o the_o plant_n which_o be_v that_o precious_a gum_n call_v opopanax_n at_o the_o top_n of_o which_o stalk_n stand_v great_a tuft_n or_o umbel_n of_o yellowish_a flower_n set_v together_o in_o spoky_a rundle_n like_o those_o of_o dill_n which_o turn_v into_o seed_n of_o a_o straw_n colour_n sharp_a and_o hot_a in_o taste_n and_o of_o a_o please_a 〈◊〉_d the_o root_n be_v very_o thick_a fat_a and_o full_a of_o juice_n and_o of_o a_o white_a colour_n 2_o the_o great_a wound-wort_n which_o the_o venetian_n nourish_v in_o their_o garden_n have_v great_a large_a leaf_n somewhat_o rough_a or_o hairy_a consist_v of_o diverse_a small_a leaf_n set_v together_o upon_o a_o middle_a rib_n which_o make_v one_o entire_a lease_n join_v together_o in_o one_o whereof_o each_o collateral_a or_o side_n leaf_n be_v long_o and_o sharp_o point_v among_o which_o rise_v up_o a_o knotty_a stalk_n three_o 〈◊〉_d four_o cubit_n high_a divide_v itself_o into_o diverse_a branch_n on_o the_o top_n whereof_o do_v grow_v spokie_a tuft_n or_o rundle_n like_o the_o precedent_n but_o the_o flower_n be_v common_o white_a the_o seed_n be_v flat_a and_o plain_a the_o root_n long_o thick_a and_o white_a which_o be_v break_v or_o wound_v yield_v forth_o liquor_n like_o that_o of_o the_o former_a of_o a_o hot_a and_o bite_a taste_n ¶_o the_o place_n these_o plant_n grow_v in_o syria_n the_o first_o of_o they_o also_o in_o my_o garden_n but_o what_o panax_fw-la of_o syria_n be_v theophrastus_n do_v not_o express_v pliny_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d book_n chap._n
the_o bastard_n name_v of_o democritus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a pes_fw-la gallinaceus_fw-la pes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o egyptian_n name_v it_o seselis_fw-la the_o countryman_n of_o hetruria_n 〈◊〉_d saluatico_n in_o english_a bastard_n parsley_n and_o hen_n foot_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n and_o virtue_n dioscorides_n say_v that_o bastard_n parsley_n be_v a_o pot-herbe_n which_o be_v eat_v either_o raw_a or_o boil_a and_o provoke_v urine_n pliny_n do_v reckon_v it_o up_o also_o among_o the_o potherb_n galen_n add_v that_o it_o be_v preserve_v in_o pickle_n for_o salad_n in_o winter_n the_o seed_n of_o bastard_n parsley_n be_v evident_o hot_a and_o dry_a and_o that_o in_o the_o second_o degree_n it_o provoke_v urine_n and_o bring_v down_o the_o desire_a sickness_n it_o dissolve_v the_o stone_n and_o drive_v it_o forth_o it_o take_v away_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o liver_n spleen_n and_o kidney_n it_o cut_v and_o concoct_v raw_a and_o phlegmatic_a humour_n it_o comfort_v a_o cold_a stomach_n dissolve_v wind_n it_o quicken_v the_o sight_n and_o resresh_v the_o heart_n if_o it_o be_v take_v fast_v matthiolus_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o dioscorides_n the_o second_o book_n attribute_v unto_o it_o many_o excellent_a virtue_n to_o provoke_v venery_n and_o bodily_a lust_n and_o erection_n of_o the_o part_n saxifrage_n chap._n 404._o of_o candy_n alexander_n ¶_o the_o description_n dioscorides_n and_o pliny_n have_v reckon_v smyrnium_n among_o the_o kind_n of_o parsley_n who_o judgement_n while_o this_o plant_n be_v young_a and_o not_o grow_v up_o to_o a_o stalk_n may_v stand_v with_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o that_o the_o young_a leaf_n next_o the_o ground_n be_v like_a to_o parsley_n but_o somewhat_o thick_a and_o large_a among_o which_o rise_v up_o a_o stalk_n a_o cubit_n high_a and_o somewhat_o more_o garnish_v with_o round_a leaf_n far_o different_a from_o those_o next_o the_o ground_n enclose_v the_o stalk_n about_o like_a through_o wax_n or_o perfoliata_n which_o leaf_n be_v of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n and_o do_v rather_o resemble_v the_o leaf_n of_o folefoot_n than_o parsley_n smyrnium_n creticum_n candy_n alexander_n at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stalk_n 〈◊〉_d grow_v round_o spokie_a tuft_n of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n after_o which_o come_v round_a and_o black_a seed_n like_o colewort_n of_o a_o sharp_a and_o bitter_a taste_n like_o myrrh_n the_o root_n be_v white_a and_o thick_a contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o dodonaeus_n who_o say_v it_o be_v black_a without_o but_o i_o speak_v that_o which_o i_o have_v see_v and_o prove_v ¶_o the_o place_n smyrnium_n grow_v natural_o upon_o the_o hill_n and_o mountain_n of_o candy_n and_o in_o my_o garden_n also_o in_o great_a plenty_n also_o upon_o the_o mountain_n amanus_n in_o cilicia_n ¶_o the_o time_n smyrnium_n flour_v in_o june_n and_o the_o seed_n be_v ripe_a in_o august_n ¶_o the_o name_n this_o plant_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a smyrnium_n in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cilicia_n petroselinum_n and_o as_o galen_n testify_v some_o have_v call_v it_o hipposelinum_n agreste_fw-la in_o english_a candy_n alexander_n or_o through_o bore_v parsley_n ¶_o the_o nature_n smyrnium_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n the_o leaf_n of_o smyrnium_n dissolve_v wen_n and_o hard_a swell_n dry_v up_o 〈◊〉_d and_o excoriation_n and_o glue_v wound_n together_o the_o seed_n be_v good_a against_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o spleen_n kidney_n and_o bladder_n candy_n alexander_n have_v force_v to_o digest_v and_o waste_v away_o hard_a swell_n in_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a to_o garden_n parsley_n and_o stone_n parsley_n and_o therefore_o we_o use_v the_o seed_n hereof_o to_o provoke_v the_o desire_a sickness_n and_o urine_n and_o to_o help_v those_o that_o be_v stuff_v in_o the_o lung_n as_o galen_n write_v the_o root_n be_v hot_a so_o be_v the_o herb_n and_o seed_n which_o be_v good_a to_o be_v drink_v against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n it_o be_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o cough_n and_o profitable_a for_o those_o that_o can_v take_v their_o breath_n unless_o they_o do_v sit_v or_o stand_v upright_o it_o help_v those_o that_o can_v hardly_o make_v their_o water_n the_o seed_n be_v good_a against_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o spleen_n or_o milt_z the_o kidney_n and_o bladder_n it_o be_v likewise_o a_o good_a medicine_n for_o those_o that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n as_o dioscorides_n write_v chap._n 405._o of_o parsnep_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o tame_a or_o garden_n parsnep_n be_v broad_a consist_v of_o many_o small_a leaf_n fasten_v to_o one_o middle_a rib_n like_o those_o of_o the_o ash_n tree_n the_o stalk_n be_v upright_o of_o the_o height_n of_o a_o man_n the_o flower_n stand_v upon_o spokie_a tuft_n of_o colour_n yellow_a after_o which_o come_v the_o seed_n flat_a and_o round_o great_a than_o those_o of_o dil_n the_o root_n be_v white_a long_a sweet_a and_o good_a to_o be_v eat_v 2_o the_o wild_a parsnep_n be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o the_o garden_n in_o leaf_n stalk_n tuft_n yellow_a flower_n flat_a and_o round_a seed_n but_o altogether_o lesser_a the_o root_n be_v small_a hard_a woody_a and_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v eat_v ¶_o the_o place_n the_o garden_n parfnep_n require_v a_o fat_a and_o loose_a earth_n and_o that_o that_o be_v dig_v up_o deep_a 1_o pastinaca_n latifoliasativa_fw-la garden_n parsnep_n 2_o pastinaca_n latifolia_fw-la syluestris_fw-la wild_a parsnep_n they_o flower_n in_o july_n and_o august_n and_o seed_v the_o second_o year_n after_o they_o be_v sow_v ¶_o the_o name_n the_o herbarist_n of_o our_o time_n do_v call_v the_o garden_n parsnep_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o pastinaca_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v surname_v it_o latifolia_fw-la or_o broad_a leave_a that_o it_o may_v differ_v from_o the_o other_o garden_n parsnep_v with_o narrow_a leaf_n which_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o call_v staphylinus_n that_o be_v the_o garden_n carret_n some_o physician_n doubt_v and_o not_o know_v to_o what_o herb_n of_o the_o ancient_n it_o shall_v be_v refer_v have_v feign_v the_o wild_a kind_n hereof_o to_o be_v panacis_fw-la species_n or_o a_o kind_n of_o alheale_n diverse_a have_v name_v it_o baucia_n other_o branca_n leonina_n but_o if_o you_o diligent_o mark_v and_o confer_v it_o with_o elaphoboscum_n of_o dioscorides_n you_o shall_v hardly_o find_v any_o difference_n at_o all_o but_o the_o plant_v call_v at_o montpelier_n pabulum_fw-la ceruinum_fw-la in_o english_a hart_n fodder_n suppose_v there_o to_o be_v the_o true_a elaphoboscum_n differ_v much_o from_o the_o true_a note_n thereof_o now_o baucia_n as_o jacobus_n manlius_n report_v in_o luminari_fw-la maiore_fw-la be_v dioscorides_n and_o the_o old_a writer_n pastinaca_n that_o be_v to_o say_v tenuifolia_fw-la or_o carrot_n but_o the_o old_a writer_n and_o especial_o dioscorides_n have_v call_v this_o wild_a parsnep_n by_o the_o name_n of_o elaphoboscum_n and_o we_o do_v call_v they_o parsnep_n and_o mype_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n the_o parsnep_a root_n be_v moderate_o hot_a and_o more_o dry_a than_o moist_a ¶_o the_o virtue_n the_o parsnep_n nourish_v more_o than_o do_v the_o turnip_n or_o the_o carrot_n and_o the_o nourishment_n be_v somewhat_o thick_a but_o not_o faulty_a nor_o bad_a notwithstanding_o they_o be_v somewhat_o windy_a they_o pass_v through_o the_o body_n neither_o slow_o nor_o speedy_o they_o neither_o bind_v nor_o loose_v the_o belly_n they_o provoke_v urine_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o body_n they_o be_v good_a for_o the_o stomach_n kidney_n bladder_n and_o lung_n there_o be_v a_o good_a and_o pleasant_a food_n or_o bread_n make_v of_o the_o root_n of_o parsnep_n as_o my_o friend_n mr._n plat_v have_v set_v forth_o in_o his_o book_n of_o experiment_n which_o i_o have_v make_v no_o trial_n of_o nor_o mean_v to_o do_v the_o seed_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a even_o unto_o the_o second_o degree_n it_o move_v urine_n and_o consume_v wind_n it_o be_v report_v say_v 〈◊〉_d that_o dear_a be_v preserve_v from_o bite_n of_o serpent_n by_o eat_v of_o the_o herb_n elaphoboscum_n or_o wild_a parsnep_n whereupon_o the_o seed_n be_v give_v with_o wine_n against_o the_o bite_n and_o stinging_n of_o serpent_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 406._o of_o skirret_n sisarum_fw-la skirret_n ¶_o the_o description_n the_o leaf_n of_o the_o skirret_n do_v likewise_o confist_n of_o many_o small_a leaf_n sasten_v to_o one_o rib_n every_o particular_a one_o whereof_o be_v something_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o edge_n but_o they_o be_v lesser_a green_a and_o smooth_a than_o those_o of_o the_o parsnep_n the_o stalk_n be_v short_a and_o seldom_o a_o cubit_n high_a the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o spoke_v tuft_n be_v white_a the_o root_n be_v many_o in_o number_n grow_v out_o of_o one_o head_n a_o hand_n breadth_n long_o most_o common_o not_o a_o finger_n thick_a they_o be_v
their_o name_n have_v be_v touch_v in_o their_o title_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o have_v be_v set_v down_o by_o any_o author_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n and_o virtue_n their_o temperature_n and_o virtue_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o garden_n cumin_n notwithstanding_o i_o can_v read_v in_o any_o author_n of_o their_o use_n in_o physic_n chap._n 434._o of_o flixweed_n 1_o sophia_n chirurgorum_n flixweed_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o flixweed_n have_v round_a and_o hard_a stalk_n a_o cubit_n &_o a_o half_a high_a whereon_o do_v grow_v leave_v most_o fine_o cut_v and_o divide_v into_o in_o numerable_a fine_a iag_n like_o those_o of_o the_o sea_n wormwood_n call_v seriphium_fw-la or_o absinthium_fw-la tenuisolium_fw-la but_o much_o fine_a and_o small_a draw_v near_o unto_o the_o small_a leaf_n of_o coriander_n of_o a_o overworn_a green_a colour_n the_o flower_n grow_v alongst_o the_o top_n of_o the_o spriggie_a branch_n of_o a_o dark_a yellow_a colour_n after_o which_o come_v long_a cod_n full_a of_o small_a red_a seed_n the_o root_n be_v long_o straight_o and_o of_o a_o woody_a substance_n 2_o the_o second_o sort_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o precedent_n save_v that_o the_o leaf_n of_o this_o plant_n be_v broad_a wherein_o especial_o consist_v the_o difference_n notwithstanding_o in_o my_o opinion_n tabernamontanus_fw-la find_v this_o second_o fort_n grow_v in_o some_o fertile_a place_n whereby_o the_o leaf_n do_v grow_v broad_a and_o great_a which_o move_v he_o to_o make_v of_o this_o a_o second_o sort_n whereas_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o plant_n ¶_o the_o place_n this_o flixeweede_n grow_v in_o most_o place_n of_o england_n almost_o every_o where_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o old_a building_n by_o high_a way_n and_o in_o filthy_a obscure_a base_a place_n ¶_o the_o time_n it_o flour_v and_o see_v from_o june_n to_o the_o end_n of_o september_n ¶_o the_o name_n flixweed_n be_v call_v thalietrum_n and_o of_o some_o thalictrum_n but_o unproper_o for_o thalictrum_n belong_v to_o english_a rhubarb_n the_o paracelsian_n do_v vaunt_v and_o brag_v very_o much_o of_o a_o herb_n call_v sophia_n add_v thereto_o the_o surname_n paracelsi_n wherewith_o they_o imagine_v to_o do_v wonder_n whether_o this_o be_v the_o same_o plant_v it_o be_v disputable_a the_o controversy_n not_o as_o yet_o decide_v nevertheless_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o accept_v of_o this_o for_o the_o true_a sophia_n until_o some_o disciple_n or_o other_o of_o his_o do_v thew_v or_o set_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherewith_o their_o master_n paracelsus_n do_v such_o great_a matter_n in_o english_a we_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o faculty_n against_o the_o flix_a ¶_o the_o temperature_n sophia_n dry_v without_o any_o manifest_a sharpness_n or_o heat_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n the_o seed_n of_o sophia_n or_o flixweed_n drink_v with_o wine_n or_o smith_n water_n stop_v the_o bloody_a flix_a the_o lask_z and_o all_o other_o issue_n of_o blood_n the_o herb_n bruise_v or_o put_v into_o unguent_n close_v and_o heal_v ulcer_n or_o old_a sore_n and_o wound_n as_o paracelsus_n say_v and_o that_o because_o it_o dry_v without_o 〈◊〉_d or_o sharpness_n chap._n 435._o of_o the_o great_a celandine_n or_o swallow-woort_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o the_o great_a celandine_n have_v a_o tender_a brittle_a stalk_n round_o hairy_a and_o full_a of_o branch_n each_o whereof_o have_v diverse_a knee_n or_o knotty_a joint_n set_v with_o leaf_n not_o unlike_a to_o those_o of_o columbine_n but_o tender_a and_o deep_o cut_v or_o jagged_a of_o a_o grayish_a green_a under_o and_o green_a on_o the_o other_o side_n tend_v to_o blueness_n the_o flower_n do_v grow_v at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stalk_n of_o a_o gold_n yellow_a colour_n in_o shape_n like_o those_o of_o the_o wallfloure_n after_o which_o come_v long_a cod_n full_a of_o bleak_a or_o pale_a seed_n the_o whole_a plant_n be_v of_o a_o strong_a smell_n nothing_o pleasant_a and_o yield_v a_o thick_a juice_n of_o a_o milky_a substance_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o saffron_n the_o root_n be_v thick_a and_o knobbie_n with_o some_o thread_n annex_v thereto_o which_o be_v break_v or_o bruise_v yield_v a_o sap_n or_o juice_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o gold_n 1_o chelidoniummaius_n great_a celandine_n ‡_o 2_o chelidonium_n majus_fw-la folio_fw-la magis_fw-la dissecto_fw-la great_a celandine_n with_o more_o cut_n leave_v ‡_o 2_o this_o other_o do_v not_o in_o form_n and_o magnitude_n differ_v from_o the_o former_a but_o in_o the_o leaf_n which_o be_v fine_o cut_v and_o jagged_a and_o somewhat_o in_o their_o shape_n resemble_v a_o oaken_a lease_n the_o flower_n also_o be_v a_o little_a jagged_a or_o cut_v about_o the_o edge_n and_o in_o these_o two_o particular_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d difference_n clusius_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d maius_fw-la lacintato_fw-la flore_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quernis_fw-la ‡_o ¶_o the_o place_n it_o grow_v in_o untilled_a place_n by_o common_a way_n side_n among_o brier_n and_o bramble_n about_o old_a wall_n and_o in_o the_o shade_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o sun_n ¶_o the_o time_n it_o be_v green_a all_o the_o year_n it_o flour_v from_o april_n to_o a_o good_a part_n of_o summer_n the_o cod_n be_v perfect_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n ¶_o the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a 〈◊〉_d maius_fw-la and_o hirundinaria_fw-la maior_fw-la among_o the_o apothecary_n 〈◊〉_d diverse_a miscall_v it_o by_o the_o name_n celidonium_n it_o be_v name_v in_o italian_a 〈◊〉_d in_o spanish_a celiduhenha_n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr las_fw-fr golundrinhas_o in_o high_a dutch_a grosz_n 〈◊〉_d in_o low_a dutch_a 〈◊〉_d gouwe_n in_o french_a esclere_n or_o esclayre_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o english_a celandine_n or_o great_a celandine_n swallow-woort_n and_o tetterwoort_n it_o be_v call_v celandine_n not_o because_o it_o then_o first_o spring_v at_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o swallow_n or_o die_v when_o they_o go_v away_o for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v it_o may_v be_v find_v all_o the_o year_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hold_v opinion_n that_o with_o this_o herb_n the_o dam_n restore_v sight_n to_o their_o young_a one_o when_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o the_o which_o thing_n be_v vain_a and_o false_a for_o cornelius_n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o six_o book_n do_v witness_v that_o when_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o diverse_a young_a bird_n be_v put_v forth_o by_o some_o outward_a mean_n it_o will_v 〈◊〉_d a_o time_n be_v restore_v of_o itself_o and_o soon_o of_o all_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o swallow_n whereupon_o as_o the_o same_o author_n say_v that_o the_o tale_n or_o fable_n grow_v how_o through_o a_o herb_n the_o dam_n restore_v that_o thing_n which_o 〈◊〉_d of_o itself_o the_o very_a same_o do_v aristotle_n allege_v in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o live_v creature_n the_o eye_n of_o swallow_n say_v he_o that_o be_v not_o fledge_a if_o a_o man_n do_v prick_v they_o out_o do_v grow_v again_o and_o afterward_o do_v perfect_o recover_v their_o sight_n ¶_o the_o temperature_n the_o great_a celandine_n be_v manifest_o hot_a and_o dry_a and_o that_o in_o the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d and_o withal_o 〈◊〉_d and_o cleanse_v effectual_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n the_o juice_n of_o the_o herb_n be_v good_a to_o sharpen_v the_o sight_n for_o it_o cleanse_v and_o consume_v away_o slimy_a thing_n that_o cleave_v about_o the_o ball_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o hinder_v the_o sight_n and_o especial_o be_v boil_v with_o honey_n in_o a_o brazen_a vessel_n as_o dioscorides_n teach_v the_o root_n cure_v the_o yellow_a jaundice_n which_o come_v of_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o gall_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v no_o ague_n adjoin_v with_o it_o for_o it_o open_v and_o deliver_v the_o gall_n and_o liver_n from_o stop_n the_o root_n be_v chew_v be_v report_v to_o be_v good_a against_o the_o toothache_n the_o juice_n must_v be_v draw_v forth_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o summer_n and_o dry_v in_o the_o sun_n say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o root_n of_o celandine_n boil_v with_o aniseed_n in_o white_a wine_n open_v the_o stop_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o cure_v the_o jaundice_n very_o safe_o as_o have_v be_v often_o prove_v the_o root_n cut_v in_o small_a piece_n be_v good_a to_o be_v give_v unto_o hawk_n against_o sundry_a disease_n whereunto_o they_o be_v subject_a as_o worm_n craie_v and_o such_o like_a ‡_o i_o have_v by_o experience_n find_v say_v clusius_n that_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o great_a celandine_n drop_v into_o small_a green_a wound_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o wonderful_o cure_v they_o ‡_o chap._n 436._o of_o coxcomb_n or_o yellow_a rattle_n ¶_o the_o description_n crista_n galli_n or_o crista_n gallinacea_n have_v a_o straight_a upright_o stalk_v set_v about_o with_o narrow_a 〈◊〉_d snipt_a round_n about_o the_o edge_n the_o flower_n grow_v at_o the_o top_n
leaf_n ¶_o the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a also_o phyllitis_n in_o shop_n lingua_fw-la ceruina_fw-la and_o false_o scolopendria_fw-la for_o it_o differ_v much_o from_o the_o right_n scolopendria_fw-la or_o stone_n ferne_n it_o be_v call_v in_o high_a dutch_a hirszong_o in_o low_a dutch_a herstonge_n in_o spanish_a lengua_fw-la ceruina_fw-la in_o french_a langue_n de_fw-fr cerf_n in_o english_a harts-tongue_n of_o some_o stone_n harts-tongue_n apuleius_n in_o his_o 83._o chapter_n name_v it_o radiolus_fw-la ¶_o the_o temperature_n it_o be_v of_o a_o bind_n and_o dry_v faculty_n ¶_o the_o virtue_n this_o common_a harts-tongue_n be_v commend_v against_o the_o lask_z and_o bloody_a flix_a dioscorides_n teach_v that_o be_v drink_v in_o wine_n it_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n it_o do_v open_a the_o hardness_n and_o stop_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o liver_n and_o all_o other_o grief_n proceed_v of_o oppilation_n or_o stop_n whatsoever_o chap._n 471._o of_o spleenewoort_n or_o milt-waste_a ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o spleenewoort_n be_v that_o kind_n of_o ferne_n call_v asplenium_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o true_a scolopendria_fw-la have_v leaf_n a_o span_n long_o jagged_a or_o cut_v upon_o both_o side_n even_o hard_o to_o the_o middle_a rib_n every_o cut_n or_o incisure_fw-la be_v as_o it_o be_v cut_v half_o round_o whereby_o it_o be_v know_v from_o the_o rough_a spleenewoort_n not_o one_o cut_v right_n against_o another_o but_o one_o beside_o the_o other_o set_v in_o several_a order_n be_v slippery_a and_o green_a on_o the_o upper_a side_n soft_a and_o downy_a underneath_o which_o when_o they_o be_v wither_v be_v fold_v up_o together_o like_o a_o scroll_n and_o hairy_a without_o much_o like_o to_o the_o rough_a beare-worme_n wherewith_o man_n bait_v their_o hook_n to_o catch_v fish_n the_o root_n be_v small_a black_a and_o rough_a much_o plait_v or_o interlace_v have_v neither_o stalk_n flower_n nor_o seed_n 1_o asplenium_fw-la sive_fw-la ceterach_n spleenewoort_n or_o miltwaste_n 2_o lonchitis_n aspera_fw-la rough_a spleenewoort_n 〈◊〉_d 3_o lonchitis_n aspera_fw-la maior_fw-la great_a rough_a spleenewoort_n 〈◊〉_d 4_o lonchitis_n 〈◊〉_d bastard_z spleenewoort_n 2_o rough_a spleenewoort_n be_v partly_o like_o the_o other_o fernes_n in_o show_n and_o bear_v neither_o stalk_n nor_o seed_n have_v narrow_a leave_v a_o foot_n long_o and_o somewhat_o long_o slash_v on_o the_o edge_n even_o to_o the_o middle_a rib_n smooth_a on_o the_o upper_a side_n and_o of_o a_o swart_a green_a colour_n underneath_o rough_a as_o be_v the_o leaf_n of_o polypodie_fw-mi the_o root_n be_v black_a and_o set_v with_o a_o number_n of_o slender_a string_n ‡_o 3_o this_o great_a spleenwoort_n have_v leaf_n like_o ceterach_n of_o a_o span_n long_o somewhat_o resemble_v those_o of_o polypodie_fw-mi but_o that_o they_o be_v more_o divide_v snipt_a about_o the_o edge_n and_o sharp_o point_v the_o root_n be_v fibrous_a and_o stringie_a this_o grow_v on_o the_o rock_n and_o mountainous_a place_n of_o italy_n and_o be_v the_o lonchitis_n asperamaior_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o ‡_o 4_o this_o kind_n of_o spleenewoort_n be_v not_o only_o barren_a of_o stalk_n and_o 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o of_o those_o spot_n and_o mark_n wherewith_o the_o other_o be_v spot_v the_o leaf_n be_v few_o in_o number_n grow_v pyramidis_fw-la or_o steeplewise_o great_a and_o broad_o below_o and_o sharp_a towards_o the_o top_n by_o degree_n the_o root_n be_v thick_a black_a and_o bushy_a as_o it_o be_v a_o crow_n nest_n ¶_o the_o place_n ceterach_n grow_v upon_o old_a stone_n wall_n and_o rock_n in_o dark_a and_o shadowy_a place_n throughout_o the_o west_n part_n of_o england_n especial_o upon_o the_o stone_n wall_n by_o bristol_n as_o you_o go_v to_o saint_n vincents_n rock_n and_o likewise_o about_o bath_n wells_n and_o salisbury_n where_o i_o have_v 〈◊〉_d great_a plenty_n thereof_o the_o rough_a spleenwoort_n grow_v upon_o barren_a heath_n dry_a sandy_a bank_n and_o shadowy_a place_n in_o most_o part_n of_o england_n but_o especial_o on_o a_o heath_n by_o london_n call_v hampstead_n heath_n where_o it_o grow_v in_o great_a abundance_n ¶_o the_o name_n spleenewoort_n or_o milt-waste_a be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a likewise_o asplenium_fw-la and_o also_o scolopendria_fw-la of_o gaza_n mula_n herba_fw-la in_o shop_n ceterach_n in_o high_a dutch_a steynfarn_n in_o low_a dutch_a steynuaren_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o english_a spleenwoort_n miltwaste_n scaleferne_n and_o stoneferne_v it_o be_v call_v asplenion_n because_o it_o be_v special_a good_a against_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o milt_z and_o scolopendria_fw-la of_o the_o likeness_n that_o it_o have_v with_o the_o beare-worme_n before_o remember_v rough_a miltwaste_n be_v call_v of_o diverse_a of_o the_o late_a writer_n asplenium_fw-la syluestre_fw-fr or_o wild_a spleenwoort_n of_o some_o asplenium_fw-la magnum_fw-la or_o great_a spleenewoort_n valerius_n cordus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d and_o dioscorides_n lonchitis_n aspera_fw-la or_o rough_a spleenewoort_n in_o latin_a according_a to_o the_o same_o author_n longina_n and_o calabrina_n in_o english_a rough_a spleen-wort_n or_o miltwaste_v ¶_o the_o temperature_n these_o plant_n be_v of_o thin_a part_n as_o galen_n witness_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o hot_a but_o in_o a_o mean_a ¶_o the_o virtue_n dioscorides_n teach_v that_o the_o leave_v boil_v in_o wine_n and_o drink_v by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n do_v take_v away_o infirmity_n of_o the_o spleen_n help_v the_o strangury_n and_o yellow_a jaundice_n cause_n the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n to_o moulder_v 〈◊〉_d pass_v away_o all_o which_o be_v perform_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o thin_a and_o subtle_a part_n he_o add_v likewise_o that_o they_o stay_v the_o hicket_n or_o yeox_v and_o also_o hinder_v conception_n either_o inward_o take_v or_o hang_v about_o the_o party_n and_o therefore_o faith_n pliny_n spleenewoort_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o woman_n because_o it_o bring_v barrenness_n there_o be_v empiric_n or_o blind_a practitioner_n of_o this_o age_n who_o teach_v that_o with_o this_o herb_n not_o only_o the_o hardness_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o spleen_n but_o all_o infirmity_n of_o the_o liver_n also_o may_v be_v effectual_o and_o in_o very_o short_a time_n remove_v insomuch_o that_o the_o sodden_a liver_n of_o a_o beast_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a constitution_n again_o that_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o a_o raw_a liver_n if_o it_o be_v boil_a again_o with_o this_o herb_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o old_a wife_n fable_n and_o that_o also_o which_o dioscorides_n tell_v of_o touch_v the_o gather_n of_o spleenewoort_n in_o the_o night_n and_o other_o most_o vain_a thing_n which_o be_v find_v here_o and_o there_o scatter_v in_o old_a book_n from_o which_o most_o of_o the_o late_a writer_n do_v not_o abstain_v who_o many_o time_n fill_v up_o their_o page_n with_o lie_n and_o frivolous_a toy_n and_o by_o so_o do_v do_v not_o a_o little_a 〈◊〉_d young_a student_n chap._n 472._o of_o diverse_a small_a fernes_n ¶_o the_o description_n 1_o this_o small_a or_o dwarf_n ferne_n which_o be_v seldom_o find_v except_o in_o the_o bank_n of_o stony_a fountain_n well_n and_o rock_n border_v upon_o river_n be_v very_o like_a unto_o the_o common_a brake_n in_o leaf_n but_o altogether_o lesser_a the_o root_n be_v compose_v of_o a_o bundle_n of_o black_a threddie_a string_n 2_o the_o female_a which_o be_v find_v likewise_o by_o run_v stream_n well_n and_o fountain_n upon_o rock_n and_o stony_a place_n be_v like_o the_o precedent_n but_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n small_a black_a of_o colour_n few_o root_n and_o short_a 1_o filicula_n fontanamas_fw-la the_o male_a 〈◊〉_d ferne._n us._n 3_o filicula_n petraeamas_fw-la the_o male_a dwarf_n stone_n ferne._n 3_o the_o male_a dwarf_n ferne_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o stony_a mountain_n of_o the_o north_n and_o west_n part_n of_o england_n especial_o towards_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o in_o the_o joint_n of_o stone_n wall_n among_o the_o mortar_n have_v small_a leaf_n deep_o cut_v on_o both_o side_n like_v unto_o ceterach_n or_o spleenewoort_n barren_a both_o of_o seed_n and_o stalk_n as_o also_o of_o those_o spot_n or_o mark_n that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o back_n part_n of_o the_o other_o fernes_n the_o root_n creep_v along_o set_v with_o some_o few_o hairy_a string_n resemble_v those_o of_o the_o oak_n ferne_n call_v dryopteris_n 4_o filicula_n petraeafoemina_fw-la sive_fw-la chamaefilix_n marina_fw-la anglica_n the_o female_a dwarf_n stone_n ferne._n ¶_o the_o place_n the_o place_n be_v sufficient_o touch_v in_o the_o description_n ¶_o the_o time_n they_o flourish_v both_o winter_n and_o summer_n for_o when_o the_o leave_v wither_v by_o reason_n of_o age_n there_o arise_v young_a to_o supply_v the_o place_n so_o that_o they_o
kidney_n be_v melt_v under_o the_o tongue_n it_o quench_v thirst_n it_o be_v good_a for_o green_a wound_n be_v lay_v thereupon_o and_o for_o the_o stomach_n if_o it_o be_v chew_v the_o decoction_n of_o the_o fresh_a root_n serve_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o the_o dry_a root_n most_o fine_o powder_v be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n for_o a_o pin_n and_o a_o web_n in_o the_o eye_n if_o it_o be_v strew_v thereupon_o dioscorides_n and_o pliny_n also_o report_n that_o liquorice_n be_v good_a for_o the_o stomach_n and_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n be_v cast_v upon_o they_o it_o be_v good_a against_o hoarseness_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n the_o pleurisy_n spit_v of_o blood_n or_o matter_n consumption_n or_o rottenness_n of_o the_o lung_n all_o infirmity_n and_o ruggednes_n of_o the_o chest_n it_o take_v away_o inflammation_n mitigate_v and_o temper_v the_o sharpness_n and_o saltness_n of_o humour_n concoct_v raw_a humour_n and_o procure_v easy_a spit_v the_o decoction_n be_v good_a for_o the_o kidney_n and_o bladder_n that_o be_v exulcerate_v it_o cure_v the_o strangury_n and_o general_o all_o infirmity_n that_o proceed_v of_o sharp_a salt_n and_o bite_a humour_n these_o thing_n concern_v liquorice_n have_v also_o theophrastus_n viz._n that_o with_o this_o and_o with_o cheese_n make_v of_o mare_n milk_n the_o scythian_n be_v report_v to_o be_v able_a to_o live_v eleven_o or_o twelve_o day_n the_o scythian_a root_n be_v good_a for_o shortness_n of_o breath_n for_o a_o dry_a cough_n and_o general_o for_o all_o infirmity_n of_o the_o chest_n moreover_o with_o honey_n it_o heal_v ulcer_n it_o also_o quench_v thirst_n if_o it_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o say_v that_o the_o scythian_n do_v live_v eleven_o or_o twelve_o day_n with_o it_o and_o hippace_o which_o be_v cheese_n make_v of_o mare_n milk_n as_o hypocrates_n witness_v pliny_n in_o his_o twenty_o five_o book_n chap._n 8._o have_v think_v otherwise_o than_o truth_n that_o hippace_o be_v a_o herb_n so_o call_v describe_v chap._n 13._o of_o milk_n trefoil_n or_o shrub_n trefoil_n ¶_o the_o kind_n there_o be_v diverse_a kind_n or_o sort_n of_o the_o shrubby_a trefoil_n the_o which_o may_v very_o well_o have_v pass_v among_o the_o three_o leave_a grass_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o my_o promise_n in_o the_o proem_n of_o our_o first_o part_n that_o in_o the_o last_o book_n of_o our_o history_n the_o shrubby_a or_o woody_a plant_n shall_v be_v set_v forth_o every_o one_o as_o near_o as_o may_v be_v in_o kindred_n and_o neighbourhood_n ¶_o the_o description_n †_o 1_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o cytisus_n or_o shrubby_a trefoil_n grow_v to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o small_a shrub_n or_o woody_a bush_n two_o or_o three_o cubit_n high_a branch_a into_o sundry_a small_a bough_n or_o arm_n set_v full_a of_o leaf_n like_o the_o small_a tresoile_n dark_a green_a and_o not_o hairy_a three_o grow_v always_o together_o among_o these_o come_v forth_o 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other_o reason_n for_o all_o the_o cytisi_n be_v cod_v as_o well_o as_o this_o ‡_o 1_o cytisus_fw-la the_o first_o shrub_n trefoil_n 2_o cytisus_n the_o second_o shrub_n trefoil_n 4_o cytisus_fw-la hirsutus_fw-la ilairy_n shrub_n trefoil_n 5_o cytisus_fw-la incanus_fw-la hoary_a shrub_n trefoil_n 4_o the_o four_o kind_n of_o cytisus_n have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o small_a branch_n and_o stalk_n like_o the_o former_a but_o it_o be_v a_o low_a plant_n and_o more_o woolly_a who_o stalk_n and_o branch_n grow_v not_o very_o high_a but_o yet_o very_o plentiful_o spread_v about_o the_o side_n of_o the_o plant_n the_o leaf_n be_v great_a than_o the_o former_a but_o lesser_a than_o those_o of_o meadow_n trefoil_n the_o flower_n grow_v close_o together_o as_o though_o they_o be_v bind_v up_o or_o compact_v into_o one_o head_n or_o spokie_a tuft_n somewhat_o great_a than_o the_o former_a the_o cod_n be_v also_o great_a and_o more_o hairy_a the_o root_n grow_v very_o deep_a into_o the_o 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spartum_fw-la or_o pease_n but_o small_a the_o cod_n be_v like_a unto_o broome_n cod_n of_o a_o ash_n colour_n but_o slenderer_n rough_a and_o flatter_v in_o the_o several_a cell_n or_o division_n whereof_o be_v contain_v bright_a shine_a seed_n like_o the_o black_a seed_n of_o broome_n all_o the_o whole_a plant_n be_v hoary_a like_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 6_o cytisus_n 〈◊〉_d winge_a shrub_n trefoil_n 7_o cytisus_fw-la 7._o cornutus_n the_o horn_a shrub_n trefoil_n 6_o the_o six_o kind_n of_o cytisus_n or_o bush_n tresoile_n grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o a_o tall_a man_n with_o long_a stalk_n cover_v over_o with_o a_o blackish_a bark_n and_o a_o few_o bough_n or_o branch_n beset_v or_o garnish_v with_o leaf_n like_o the_o common_a trefoil_n but_o small_a grow_v also_o three_o together_o whereof_o the_o middlemost_a 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o leaf_n be_v twice_o as_o long_o as_o the_o two_o side_n leave_v the_o upper_a side_n whereof_o be_v green_a and_o the_o low_a side_n somewhat_o red_a and_o hairy_a the_o flower_n grow_v along_o the_o stalk_n almost_o from_o the_o bottom_n to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o golden_a yellow_a colour_n fashion_v like_o the_o broom_n flower_n but_o great_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o kind_n and_o of_o a_o reasonable_a good_a savour_n the_o seed_n have_v the_o pulsie_n taste_v of_o cicer._n 7_o the_o seven_o kind_n of_o cytisus_n have_v many_o tough_a and_o hairy_a branch_n rise_v from_o a_o woody_a root_n four_o or_o five_o cubit_n high_a which_o be_v divide_v into_o sundry_a small_a branch_n beset_v with_o leaf_n like_o the_o meadow_n 〈◊〉_d among_o which_o come_v 〈◊〉_d yellow_a flower_n like_o broome_n that_o turn_v into_o crooked_a flat_a cod_n like_o a_o sickle_n wherein_o be_v contain_v the_o seed_n taste_v like_o cicer_n or_o legumen_n the_o whole_a plant_n be_v hoary_a like_o