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to_o posterity_n ☿_o ♈_o sweet_a marjerom_n this_o be_v so_o well_o know_v be_v a_o inhabitant_n in_o every_o garden_n that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o write_v any_o description_n thereof_o neither_o of_o the_o winter_n sweet_a marjerom_n nor_o pot_n marjerom_n place_n they_o grow_v common_o in_o garden_n some_o sort_n there_o be_v that_o grow_v wild_a in_o the_o border_n of_o corn_n field_n and_o pasture_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o this_o land_n but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n to_o insist_v upon_o they_o the_o garden_n kind_n be_v most_o use_v and_o useful_a time_n they_o flower_n in_o the_o end_n of_o summer_n virtue_n and_o use_n our_o common_a sweet_a marjerom_n be_v warm_v and_o comfertable_a in_o cold_a disease_n of_o the_o head_n stomach_n stomach_n sinew_n and_o other_o part_n take_v inward_o or_o outward_o apply_v the_o decoction_n thereof_o be_v drink_v help_v all_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o chest_n which_o hinder_v the_o freeness_n of_o breathe_v and_o be_v also_o profitable_a for_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n wind_n it_o help_v the_o cold_a grief_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o windiness_n thereof_o and_o the_o loss_n of_o speech_n by_o resolution_n of_o the_o tongue_n the_o decoction_n thereof_o make_v with_o some_o pellitory_n of_o spain_n and_o long_a pepper_n or_o with_o a_o little_a acorus_n or_o origanum_fw-la be_v drink_v be_v good_a for_o those_o that_o be_v beginning_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n provoke_v for_o those_o that_o can_v make_v water_n and_o against_o pain_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o belly_n it_o provoke_v woman_n course_n if_o it_o be_v put_v up_o as_o a_o pessary_a be_v make_v into_o powder_n and_o mix_v with_o honey_n it_o take_v away_o the_o black_a mark_n of_o blow_n blow_n and_o bruise_n be_v thereto_o apply_v it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o inflammation_n and_o water_v of_o the_o eye_n be_v mix_v with_o fine_a flower_n and_o lay_v unto_o they_o the_o juice_n drop_v into_o the_o ear_n ear_n 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same_o planet_n ☉_o ♌_o marigold_n these_o be_v so_o pelentifull_a in_o every_o garden_n be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o they_o need_v no_o description_n time_n they_o flower_n all_o the_o summer_n long_o and_o sometime_o in_o the_o winter_n if_o it_o be_v mild_a virtue_n and_o use_v the_o flower_n either_o green_a or_o dry_a be_v use_v much_o in_o posset_n broth_n and_o drink_v as_o a_o comforter_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n swell_n and_o to_o expel_v any_o malignant_a or_o pestilential_a quality_n which_o may_v annoy_v they_o it_o be_v a_o herb_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o under_o leo_n they_o strengthen_v the_o heart_n exceed_o and_o be_v very_o expulsive_a and_o little_o less_o effectual_a in_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o measles_n than_o saffron_n the_o juice_n of_o marigold_n leave_v mix_v with_o vinegar_n and_o any_o hot_a swell_a bathe_v with_o it_o instant_o give_v ease_n and_o assuage_v it_o a_o plaster_n make_v with_o the_o dry_a flower_n in_o powder_n hog_n grea_n 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