Stitches Wind and kills Lice Buckthorn Plantane grows in sandy and many other Places is an Herb of Saturn being cold dry and very binding 'T is excellent against the biting of mad Dogs or Serpents if apply'd to the Place bitten The Roots boil'd in Whitewine opens Obstructions provokes Venery expels Gravel stops the Nose bleeding Lask of the Belly and Bloody-flux The Herb boil'd in Posset-drink cures the Defluxion of hot Humours in the Eyes and all sore Eyes Betony Water grows in Ditches and on Banks is under Jupiter in Cancer hot and dry in the second degree for Wounds 't is a good Herb and may be very effectual for old Ulcers Bruises and Wounds the Juice boil'd in Honey wet your Tents and Lint therewith and apply it The Water distill'd is good for Sun-burnt Hands or Face Betony Wood grows in Woods and shady Places this is also under Jupiter This as the Elder hath so many Vertues that a Book hath been written on them It fortifies the Heart and Liver prevents Epidemical Diseases helps Digestion encreases Appetite cures the Falling-sickness Jaundice Palsie and Witchcraft If you take the Root Flowers or Herb in Broth or Decoction Conserve or Syrup Electuary or Powder all work the same Cure It cures the Dropsy Scurvy Gout Frenzy short Breath Worms Stone Obstructions Tooth-ach biting of venomous Beasts Boyls Fistula's Distempers in the Bladder or Reins helps Women in Travail the Fume of the Decoction taken in at the Ears eases them Beech-tree grows among Oaks is under Saturn and is cold dry and binding Beech-tree-leaves are good apply'd to hot Swellings to disperse them and there is often found in Old Beeches a Water that cools hot Swellings and disperses them and cures Tettars Itch Scabs and Scurfs in Men or Beasts wash'd with it The Nuts or Masts are nourishing to Beasts that eat it and an Oyl is now made of the Mast to eat with Sallads little inferior to â—â—â—â—â—d-Oyl Bilberries grow on Heaths there are two 〈◊〉 Black and Red they are under Jupiter The Bâ—â—â—k are good in Feverish Agues they cool the Stomach Blood and Liver and are a little binding they strengthen the Stomach stay Vomiting and Loathing the Red are most binding They stop Fluxes and the Terms their Juice made into a Syrup is good against the Diseases before-mention'd 't is also good against spitting of Blood old Coughs Agues or Ulcers in the Lungs They make a pleasant and wholsome Tea with Sage Boifoyl or Twayblade is found in Copses and Woods another sort of it grows in wet Grounds and Marshes 'T is govern'd by Saturn and is dry and cold In all Wounds 't is very binding and consolidating for Ruptures 't is admirable both outwardly and inwardly apply'd Birch-tree grows in Woods is under Venus and by Nature hot and dry If you drink the dâ—still'd Water of the Leaves or the Water that comes out of the Tree when 't is pierc'd it breaks the Stone in the Reins and Bladder If the Water is â—â—still'd it serves for a Wash that beautifies the Face 'T is a good Water for a sore Throat or Mouth a Coal of the green Wood beaten to Powder and apply'd stops bleeding speedily Birds-foot grows on Heaths and barren Ground is under Saturn and of a drying binding healing quality It helps a Rupture outwardly or inwardly applied the Stone it also breaks Bishops-weed grows wild in most Places and is under Venus this Herb is hot and dry in the third degree 'T is in taste sweet and bitter and is very opening 'T is excellent in Consumptions expels Wind provokes the Courses and breaks the Stone taken in Wine it hinders the poisonous effects of any Poison being decocted and drank it cures a red Face and makes it pale if applied outwardly It also takes away Bruises or Deformities of the Skin making it pale and fair Bistort Snakeweed grows in moist Woods but mostly in Gardens there is two sorts 't is under Saturn cold and dry This Herb is a great Antidoâ—e against Poison the Root powder'd driveth out the Small-pox Plague Measles or any Malignity The Root decocted doth the same and helps spitting of Blood inward Bleedings and all Fluxes in Women or Men is good against Vomiting and Loathing Ruptures Bruises or Bursten It cures the Jaundice and eases Pains The distill'd Water or Decoction is good to wash the bites of mad Dogs or other venomous Beasts being drank it cureâ—h Abortion A dram of the Root taken in some of the Water for some time cures the running of the Reins injected into the Womb heals Ulcers it stops Defluxions applied to any part Buckshorn Sanguinaria grows in barren sandy Ground 't is an Herb under Saturn being one sort of Plantane Its Vertues are much the same being cold dry and binding It stops bleeding where-ever applied and destroys Warts Bugle is a sort of Comfry that grows in Woods is govern'd by Venus and temperately hot 't is a good Wound-herb applied outwardly or inwardly It cures Ulcers Fistula's and Gangrenes by Ointment Decoction Water Powder or Syrup It cures the Night-mare strange Fears or Sights in the Night Burnet grows in Gardens and also wild 't is an Herb of the Sun an excellent Herb to keep the Body in Health for as the Sun preserves Life in all so his Herbs are most cordial to all Boil'd in Wine it preserves the Brain and Heart from all Infection Pestilence nay it enlivens the Spirits tho' it be but put into a Glass and look'd on it cures Melancholy it cures a Dysentery or sux of the Blood Diarâ—â—â—â—a Vomiting or Loathing 'T is admirable in its Vertues used any way Butter-bur grows in moist Ground Marshes and by the Water-side 't is under the Sun hot and dry in the third degree 'T is most cordial to the Heart and Spirits and very bitter the Roots are good against the Plague and Small-pox when infected sweating out the Malignant Matter boil'd in Wine or Posset-drink Also the Powder of it drank in Wine is good against Suffocation or want of Breath it provokes Urine and the Courses and kills all sorts of Worms in Old or Young The Powder of the Root dries up all Sores that will not yield to other Medicines and takes away Blemishes and Spots Burdock is a stinking Bur that grows by the sides of Ditches any where 't is under Venus and cold in the first degree 'T is so attracting that the Seed or Leaves draw the Matrix upward or downward if you apply the Leaves to the top of the Head it draws it upward if to the soles of the Feet it draws it downward if you would stay it in its due place bind a Leaf to the Navel 'T is good for old Sores and Ulcers The Root is excellent for the Stone Lask or Consumption either preserv'd or otherwise The Seeds are used to break the Stone and for other Uses as beforesaid C Cabbages and Colworts grow in Gardens they are Plants of the Moon cold and dry and
if you eat 'em with Vinegar you can scarce be drunk those that be drunk by eating it may soon be sober They prevent Surfeits taken before Meat Colworâ—s boil'd cureth swell'd Legs Gout-pains c. bath'd therewith The Broth also helpeth the Bitings of Serpents or if taken in Wine They are but windy Victuals and somewhat offensive to the Eyes The Sea-Colwort cleanseth and digesteth more than the common sort apply them to Sores or Inflamations they cure ' em A Decoction of Sea-Colworts opens and purges more strongly than Garden-Colworts Camomile grows in Gardens and is govern'd by the Sun 't is hot and dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great Cordial giveth Ease and causeth Sweat if the Flowers and green Tea boil'd in Water or Wine and drank it sweats strongly eases Pain at the Sâ—omach and cures Agues it 's good in Glysters Poultices and Ointment bathing with it is good against the Stone and brings down the Courses In any sort of Ague boil a handful in a pint of Ale till half be consum'd then strain and drink it before the Fit comes and sweat do so three times and it cures Oil of Camomile put in a Vial and some Worms put in kill'd and bait your Hook with them the Fish will bite eagerly Lemery p. 15. Calamint or Mountain-Mint groweth on high Grounds is an Herb of Mercury hot in the third degree dry in the second If the Brain is afflicted from a cold Cause it 's excellent good for it strengthens the Memory enlivens the Mind and a Decoction being drank quickens the Senses it provokes Urine and the Courses is good for shortness of Breath Cholick Convulsions Cramps and wonderfully stays Vomiting but hinders Conception being boil'd in Wine and drank it opens Obsiructions of the Spleen and Liver and cures a Leprosie Calthrop's Water 't is a Water-Herb tho' seldom us'd there 's two sorts and they are under the government of the Moon cold in the 2d degree They are good against the Stone Gravel Kings-Evil all Inflamations and Swellings resist Poyson of venomous Beasts It 's used by Decoction drank or in Poultice outwardly Campions wild grow by Hedge-sides there are many sorts of it and they 're under Saturn but of a cold quality Taken in Decoctions it stops Bleeding inwardly or outwardly apply'd it resists Poysons the Plague breaks the Stone and Gravel cures Fistula's Cancers Ulcers Imposâ—humes c. Carduus Benedictus Blessed Thistla grows in Gardens is under Mars and the Sign Aries 't is an excellent Remedy for the Pleurisie Jaundice Pains in the Side purges the Blood by drinking the Decoction or distill'd Water it helps Tettars red Faces French Pox Plague Ringworms c. by sweating often with it it provokes Urine cures Agues and strengthens the Memory Carrots wild grow in Fields and it 's to be observ'd that all wild Herbs are more effectual than Garden Herbs in Physick Mercury governs this and 't is hot and openings The Root eaten or Decoction breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Wind and the Courses is good against the Dropsy boil'd in Whitewine it helps Conception The Seed is more physical than the Root Caraway usually grows in Gardens 't is under Mercury hoâ— in the 3d degree the Seed is hot biting expels Wind provokes Urine and the Terms helps Digestion remedies the Cholick and a cold Stomach Celandine grows in Gardens by Hedges and old Walls is govern d by the Sun and Leo hot Made into an Ointment 't is excellent for fore Eyes The Herb decocted or otherwâ—se taken-inwardly cures the Jaundice Obâ—truct ons of the Liver Gall Dropsy Pestilence Tettars Ulcers Worms of all sorts Fits of the Mother beautifies the Face Gather it in its proper Hour and it 's effectual Celandine Figwort grows near the Water or in Shades is under Mars and is hot and dry 'T is reported to be an effectual Remedy for the Kings-Evil or hard Swellings about the Throat being made into a Poultice or Decoction of Herbs and Roots Made into an Oil or Ointment it cures the Piles or Hemorrhoids Or if the Root be wore next the Skin it cures the above-mention'd Ailments tho' it touch not the place Cellary see Sallary Centaury grows chiefly in Pastures all the sorts are under the Sun hot and dry in the 3d degree This Herb decocted purges the Blood expels Wind and all cholerick and gross Humors is good in Glysters In Gruel it creates and Appetite helps Sciatica Gout Dropsy Green-sickness Spleen it kills Worms and helps Cholick-pains Charlock the Seed of these wild Turneps are hot and dry as Mustard-seed warming the Stomach Chervil grows in Gardens is under Jupiter hot and moist A Decoction or the Juice drank dissolves congeal'd Blood Or the distil'd Water breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Gravel brings down the Courses helps the Pleurisie and if candy'd is good against Infection In Pottage eat with Bread Butter and Salt 't is good Food warms the Stomach and preserves the Lungs Chiâ—kweed Mouse-ear grows in wet Ground and about Hedges it 's under the Moon cold and moist very cooling to a hot Liver Outwardly apply'd it cures Swellings and Imposthumes Palsie Scabs Itch red Face red Eyes Ulcers Hemorrhoids made into Ointment or Poultice or by bathing Cherry-tree grows in Orchards and is under Venus Cherries-are all cooling but the black are most medicinal and in Convulsions most prevailing They create a good Stomach the Gum dissolv'd in Wine is excellent to break the Stone cure an old Cough and Hoarsness clear the Sight and cause a healthful Complexion Cherries Winter grow in Gardens are under Venus and excellent in Physick the Berries are hot and opening so powerfully cause Urine break the Stone expel Gravel out of the Bladder and Reins and help Blood-pissing The Berries may be dry'd and pouder'd and drank with Whitewine and Sugar or warm Posset-drink The Apothecaries mix them with other Ingredients for the same Distempers and call it Troches Alkekingy Chesnut-tree is under Jupiter hot in Nature the Fruit is very nourishing creates good Blood and Seed if eat moderately but bind too much Lask or Diarrhoea the Dysentery as also the Courses Chick-pease grow in Fields and Gardens are under Venus cold and dry By a cleansing quality they break the Stone in the Kidnies they encrease Seed and Milk provoke Urine and the Courses The wild sort is reckon'd most powerful of the two Cinquefoil grows by Heâ—ge-sides and ways is under Jupiter hot and moâ—st Give a scruple in White-wine and it seldom misses of curing any Ague in three times taking it before the Fit The Decoction cures Fevers Cancers Peâ—â—â—â—ence sore Throats yellow Jaundice Quinzays Gout Scabs Itch Bleeding Bruises and Burstenness Boil the Root in Milk it stops all Fluxes of the Belly Reds or Whites Chives is a sort of Leek that grows in Gardens they are under Mars hot in the 3d degree dry in the 4th They are bad for the Head making Sleep uneasie and weaken the Sight yet have
dry it 's cleansing opening good for all Obstructions of the Liver Gall and Spleen and all Diseases thence arising as Hypochondriack Melancholy and Flatus it both cleanses the Urinary Pâ—ssages and heals 'em by taking the Decoction of Roots and Leafs in Whitewine the Cachexia or Consumption is cured it procureth Rest prevents infectious Air and is safe to eat or in the Spring for Diet-drink Dittany of Crete it hath the Vertue of Peonyroyal it most effectually draws out Thorns the smell of it drives away venomous Creatures and kills 'em if they touch it the Juice apply'd to Wounds or Bites of venomous Creatures is a present Remedy if at the same time 't is taken inwardly Darnel groweth among Corn and is under Saturn It is of a dry binding quality and stops eating Ulcers and Sores Cancers Leprosie Ringworms c. it dissolveth Knots or hard Tumors if apply'd as a Poultice or if you bruise it with a little Vinegar and Salt it helps the Sciatica and stops a Lask if the Seed be boil'd in red Wine and drank likewise all Fluxes Dill grows in Gardens and wild is under Mercury It quickens the Wit and Memory if boil'd and the Decoction drank it easeth the Cholick all Pains and Windiness the Mother Chincough and raw Humors provokes the Terms and procures Rest Docks grow every where are cold and dry in quality and are under Jupiter The red Dock is good for the Liver strengthens it and purifies the Blood but the yellow is best for Choler Sorrel is the coldest The Seeds are good to stay Fluxes Diarrhoea's spitting of Blood loathing of Food and are the best dryers of Itch Scabs Tertars or Ringworms being made into an Ointment or Decoction All Docks have this quality that boil them with Meat and it will soon be boil'd enough Devils-bit groweth in Fields and Meadows is govern'd by Venus It cures Fevers pestilential Poysons and Bitings of venomous Beasts dissolves congeal'd Blood thro' a Bruise or Fall Decocted and drank it cures Tumors Throat-swellings driveth away Fumes and Vapours of the Mother kills Worms and is a very good Wound-herb Dodders of Thyme Dodders are all Bindweeds on other Herbs but that upon Thyme is the true one which purgeth Melancholy and opens Obstructions of the Liver Gall Spleâ—n Hypochondriac Disury Dog-grass groweth in Gardens is under Jupiter and is a great opener for the Reins and Liver it stayeth Lask and Vomiting if boil'd in Whitewine Drink the Decoction for 't is very opening remedying all Diseases that proceed from Stoppage Dogs-bane groweth in Syria and kills whatsoever eats it the Leaf 〈◊〉 Bread and given to Dogs kills ' em Doves-foot groweth in Pasture Garden c. 't is under Mars and admirable for the Cholick and all Cholick-pains 't is good against the Stone and Gravel in the Kidneys The Decoction in Whitewine is extraordinary for an inward Wound Gout Ulcer Fistula or Rupture and outwardly applied is good for any Pain in the Joints Ducks-meat grows on the top of the Water 't is of a cold quality and govern'd by the Moon 't is good against the Gout all Inflamations and St. Anthony's Fire either of it self or in a Poultice with Barley-meal The Water distill'd is good for a Fever Head-ach Swelling of the Cods and Redness of the Eyes Down-thistle is prickly grows in Ditches and Banks 't is under Mars and is good against Cramps and Consumptions being of a hot quality 't is also good against Rickets in Children Dragons grow in Gardens of the colour of a Snake 't is under Mars and so biting that it is best to distil it in what Liquor is best for your Use It cleanseth the Stomach and inward parts so it doth the external parts of Morphew Freckles Sun-burn Wounds internal or external as Cankers Ulcers Polypus Pin and Web and clears the Sight 't is also good against Infections Plague Poison and venomous Beasts 'T is reported that no Serpent will bite him that carries this Herb about him With the Juice rub your Hands then put them into the Water and the Tish will come to your Hand that you may take them Lemery p. 85. Dropwort grows in Meadows and dry Ground 't is under Venus and is powerful upon the Secrets it opens the Passages of Urine cures the Strangury Obstructions of the Reins breaks the Sâ—one Wind and gives Breath if the Herb be decocted in White-wine or the Powder of the Root be taken with Honey or any convenient Syrup 'T is also good for all Diseases of the Breast and Lungs cuts Phlegm cures a Cough and all Defects of the Urine E Elder-tree grows in Hedges and is under Venus This Shrub is of great Verâ—ue in the Spring to purge the Blood mixt with other Spring-herbs A Book of 1 s. or 1 s. 6 d. has been written only about the Vertues of this Shrub 't is good against all Inflamations external or internal in Ointment The inward Bark cures all Burnings and Inflamations the distill'd Water of the Berries and young Tops cures all Surfeits and Fevers The Berries boil'd with Sage makes a pleasant Tea like Claret Elder Dwarf grows wild in Hedges c. 't is under Venus and a very good Purge for the Dropsy the Berries or inward Bark of the Root boil'd in Whitewine and drank worketh strongly by Stool and Urine The Juice of the Berries boil'd with Honey and dropt into the Ears cures them of Pain a distill'd Water of the Leaves and Berries taketh away all Sun-burn Morphew or Deformities of the Skin It cleanseth Blood-shot Eyes cures the Gour by purging and the Stone and Cholick Elm-tree grows in woods or Fields 't is under Saturn of a cold and dry quality the Bark and Leaves bruis'd and laid on Green Wounds heals 'em being mix'd with Vinegar it cuâ—es Leprosy and Scurf a Decoction of the Leaves and Bark is good in Ruptures and Fractures by applying to it wet Cloths applied hot with Cloths to Tumours dissolves 'em it cleanses the Skin of all filth gives Ease to the Gout and is good for all Scalds or Burns Endive grows in Gardens and is under Jupiter the Galenists use it in cooling Juleps against Fevers Agues Passions of the Heart Sharpness of Urine Excoriations Tumours and Pestilential Sores 't is excellent for all Inflamations of the Eyes and dimness of Sight apply'd outwardly it allays the Pain of the Gout Elecampane grows in shady moist Places 't is under Mercury very hâ—â— and opening and good for windy and cold Sâ—omachs The Roots preserv'd cure Wheezing Cough opens the Spleen cures Stitches provokes the Terms and helps Concoction the Root in powder taken with sugar does the same It prevents Infection resists Poison and is good for sore Eyes loose Tooth kills Worms cures the Scab or Itch being made into an Ointment and takes away all Deformities of the Skin Eye-bright groweth in Meadows is under Leo and rul'd by the Sun it is excellent to strengthen the Brain by drinking the
being eat fresh gather'd but dry'd and pouder'd they bind and stop all Fluxes A Decoction of the Bark and Leaf is good to cement broken Bones and Dislocations Some say the Branches defend any House from Witchcraft I S. Johns-wort grows in Meadows and Pastures the Leafs are full of small holes and it 's under the Sun and Leo. This is a most excellent Herb for Wounds if you boil it in Whitewine and drink it or make an Oil or Ointment of it or a Bath or Lotion t is very effectual in Bruises or Wounds and strengthens feeble Members cureth Blood-spitting biting of Serpents Stone Stoppage of Urine Gout Ague Sciatica Palsy Falling-sickness c. By often drinking the Seed in pouder it purges Choler bruis'd or congeal'd Blood in the Stomach and Blood-vomiting Ivy grows on old Stone-walls it 's under Saturn The Flower boil'd in Claret stops the Bloody-flux The Berries taken pouder'd cure the Jaundice Spitting of Blood prevent Drunkenness or any Plague Infection c. Drink the Berry pouder'd in White-wine it cures the Stone opens Obstructions provokes the Terms and Urine easing Headach Spleen Vapours and Stitch by heating the Leaves in Wine and applying them to your Side or Head The Leaf boil'd cures Ulcers Wounds Burns Scalds sore Eyes and is an excellent Remedy for a Surfeit if you take the Decoction in the same Liquor you surfeited of Juniper groweth in Woods and Copses is under the Sun hot in the third dry in the first degree It is an excellent Antidote against all Infections resisting the Plague and venomous Beasts opens the Urinary Passage and Stomach curing shortness of Breath Dropsy Consumption Convulsion Pain in the Belly and Side Rupture gives speedy Delivery strengthens the Memory clears the Sight comforts the Brain cureth Gout Scurvy Leprosy Scab Itch and Piles all this and more it performs by taking the Berries pouder'd in Wine You may use the Decoction of the Berries for outward application K Kidney-wort grows on Stone and Mud-walls is under Venus and Libra and is good to cure Inflamation and preternatural Heat to refresh a hot Liver or languishing Stomach and Bowels if you drink the Juice or distill'd Water The Herb apply'd outwardly healeth scorbutick Spots red Faces Pimples and Inflamations it taketh away Sciatica Gout Exulceration of Reins or Kidneys The Decoction is a good Bath for Stone-pain and other inward Evils as swell'd God Neck or Throat Kings-Evil c. either in Ointment or otherwise Knapweed groweth in Meadows and Fields in under Saturn dry and cold 'T is powerful in stopping Fluxes bleeding at Nose or Mouth stays defluxion of sharp thin Humours on Stomach or Lungs cureth Bruises by Falls the Phthisick Sores Cankers Fistula's sore Throat scabby Head Quinzay and this it doth by drinking the Herb boil'd in Whitewine and applying it to the place either by Decoction Fomentation or Ointment Knottgrass groweth by Paths and Highways is under Saturn cold dry and binding It stops Fluxes of the Blood the Juice being drank cureth Inflamation Gangrene Aposthume Fistula Ulcer Canker Wounds all Sores in the Privities of Men or Women the Stone and Gravel Stoppage of Urine and Running of the Reins L Ladies-Mantle is found by Wood-sides and in Pastures 't is an Herb of Venus allays Heat and Inflamation stopping Fluxes Vomiting Reds and Whites in Women or Maids helps Ruptures makes flagging Breasts round and plump the Decoction or distil'd Water drank and the Herb outwardly apply'd it also helps Conception and prevents Miscarriage It is one of the best of Wound-herbs if you wash 'em with the Decoction and drink it It mightily dryeth up ill Humours stops a Flux and cures old Sores Ladies-Thistle eat young makes an excellent Sallad that purges the Blood if boil'd Lavender grows in Gardens hot and dry in the 3d degree and is under Mercury A most powerful Herb it is influencing the Brain with Heat strengthening the Memory curing Pains of the Head that proceed from a cold Cause and all Diseases that arise thence all Convulsions Apoplexies Palsies and Falling-sickness it fortifies the Stomach freeth Liver and Spleen from Obstructions provokes the Courses and cureth beating of the Heart taken either outwardly or in Decoction Lavender and Rosemary made into Tea and 15 or 20 drops of Sal Volatile and Spirit of Harâ—shorn each alike put into half a pint of this Tea so drank Morning Noon and Night thins and cleanseth the Blood so doth Oystershells pouder'd and drank in Old Hock Lavender-Cotton is a Garden-herb and under Mercury 't is much of the nature of other Lavender resisting Poyson and corrupt Humours the biting of venomous Beasts cures Running of the Reins Whites c. The Seed kills Worms in Belly or Stomach By bathing with this Herb you may cure Scab or Itch. Ladies-smock groweth near water-sides or moist places are under the Moon and are much of the nature and efficacy of Watercresses are good for the Stone and Scurvy cause good Digestion and strengthen the Stomach Lettuce groweth in Gardens much used in Sallads and is under the Moon cold and moist It alays Heat and Choler of the Stomach cooleth the Blood Spirits and Brain quench Thirst cure the Headach encrease Milk abate Lust c. but is hurtful for those whose Lungs are ulcerated spit Blood are short-winded or very cold stomach'd Leeks in Pottage is nourishing Food good against Obstructions of the Ureters Short-windedness c. Lilly there are three sorts Lilly of the Valey Water-Lilly and White-Lilly The Lilly of the Valey is under Mercury the other two are under the Moon Water-Lillies cool Inflamations heat of Agues both outwardly and inwardly used help ailments of the Head the Root and Seed stop fluxes of Blood or Humours either of the Womb or Wounds stay Running of the Reins and hinder Venery The Decoction being drank in Wine or Water cures Freckles Morphew and Sunburn in the Face The Distillation is likewise good for all the Distempers above Lillies of the Valey strengthen the Memory cure all Inflamations Pin or Web in the Eyes also the Palsy Apoplexy Gout and loss of Speech The Leaf-dry'd and snuffed up cleanses the Head Lillies White resist Poyson cure Fevers Infections Pestilence scald Heads Ulcers Burns and Scalds It is good for all the before-mention'd Distempers if used either in Decoction Juice distill'd Water or in Ointment Liquorice grows in Fields and Gardens the best groweth in England is under Mercury and is good against a consumptive Cough boil'd with other things or by itself It cures shortness of Breath Pthsick Hoarseness and all Diseases of the Breast Lungs and Reins it 's good against the Stone and Gravel heals Ulcers Strangury and Heat of Urine The Pouder blown into the Eye is good for Pin Web or Distillation Spanish Liquorice steep'd in Water and drank quenches Thirst and the Pouder put into a Glass of Water makes it resemble brown Ale Liverwort groweth on the Ground flat and among Water it 's under Jupiter and
the Stone help Plague French Pox and Strangury It cureth Agues and opens all Obstructions Staves-acre cold in the 4th degree pouder'd and mix'd with fresh Butter or Oil kills Lice Nits and Itch. The Seed killeth Bats and held in the Mouth it expels Rheum and helps the Toothach 'T is dangerous to take inwardly T Tamarisk-tree grows in Gardens is under Saturn and cureth Blood-spitting stops the Courses is good against the Jaundice Poyson Dropsy Scabs French Pox Ulcers sore Eyes or Ears by boiling the Branches in Wine or Vinegar and applying it Tansie groweth in Gardens and elsewhere is under Venus but very opening it cleanseth the Blood Bladder Womb and helps all Diseases of the Reins Cramp Stomach-worm c. either in Decoction or fry'd The wild stops a Bloody-flux Lask Terms provokes Urine the distill'd Water takes away Deformity of the Face making the Skin white Taragon is excellent good eat with Lettuce raw or boil'd and is good for the Heart Liver and weakness of the Brain Tobacco is under Mars 't is good for the Phlegmatick and bad for the Cholerick to smoke It brings away Phlegm by either smoaking or chewing it It helps Pains in the Bowels the Stone stoppage of Urine and Agues Made into an Ointment it heals Wounds Sores Ulcers Scab Cankers Imposthumes and kills Lice I am told that Sage mix'd with it prevents its hurting the Eyes and some smoke Betony and Coltsfoot with it Likewise put 10 or 12 drops of Oil of Aniseeds into a Box of Tobacco and smoke a Pipe now and then cures a Rheumatism Dr. Vener prescribes to correct the fulsom Vapour the Root of Sasafras or Lign Aloes for the one comforts the Brain and Sinews t'other the Heart and Spirits a grain of either in the midst of a Pipe full Also to mix with 8 or 10 Pipefuls one drop of Oil of Rosemary is good for a cold moist Brain A certain Author makes it a Panacea for all Diseases but Dr. Vener says Had he restrain'd it to Wounds Scabs Ulcers c. it had been well A little either Leaf or cut put into the Nostrils purges the Head and Brain well and is excellent for that purpose The Ashes cleanse the Gums and the Herb bruis'd and apply'd help the Kings-evil and Bites of venomous Beasts 'T is also good to smoke in time of Plague but to prevent and cure that there 's excellent Receipts in Hartman's Preservative against all Diseases and in a Book call'd A Thousand Notable Things two Books worth minding Thistles grow common are under Mars and boil'd in Wine they cure stinking Urine and help the bad Smell of the Armpits The Cotton-thistle being large helpeth Cricks in the Neck and is good to eat Teasell or Fullers-Thistle groweth wild and in Gardens is under Venus and cureth Cankers Fistula's Warts Worms in the Ear and Face c. Chaps being wash'd with the Decoction cures ' em Cloth-dressers use it much Treacle Mustard and Mithridate Herbs of Mars grow by Hedges and River-sides which being used in Glysters help the Sciatica purge upward and downward cause Abortion resist Poyson therefore good in Mithridate and Treacle used in some Cases instead of Mustard Thorn Black grows in Hedges is under Saturn cold dry and binding The Sloes make Garles for the Mouth the Leaves stay Bleeding Flux and the Courses Sloes boil'd and the Juice squeez'd from them and put in Cyder giveth it a colour and rough taste like Claret and may be as wholsome Thorow-wax or Thorow-leaf groweth in Corn-fields and Pastures is under Saturn and is good for Wounds Bruises Ulcers Ruptures inward or outward the Decoction drank in Wine or Water or the Pouder taken inwardly or the Leafs bruis'd and apply'd Thyme groweth in Gardens is under Venus and is a noble strengthener of the Brain Nor can a better Medicine be given Children for a Chincough 'T is good to kill Worms for short Breath against Phlegm and to provoke Urine or Terms It causeth easie Delivery to Women in travail cures Swellings Sciatica Gout and swell'd Privities if you eat the Herb or drink the Decoction Mother of Thyme doth the same and strengthens both Head and Stomach and likewise helps Vomiting Tormentile groweth in Woods and shady places is under the Sun and both Root and Herb is excellent to stay Bleeding Flux and Terms they allay Heat in Fevers Pestilence Plague and Small-pox The Decoction drank in Wine or Pouder of the Root is good against Purples Poyson c. it opens Obstructions of the Spleen Liver and Lungs cureth yellow Jaundice Gout Toothach Ruptures scabby Heads and helps Abortion The Root boil'd in three pints of Water with Loaf sugar in it till 't is reduced to a quart and a pint of Claret put to it so drank is good for the Piles inward or outward so is Yarrow-Tea sweetned with Loaf-sugar and drank Tormentile clears the Sight tho' almost blind See A thousand Notable Things Turnsole groweth in Gardens and is under the Sun Decocted in Water and drank it purges both Choler and Phlegm breaks the Stone opens the Urinary Passage cureth Gouts Warts Wens c. only by applying the Herb outwardly bruis'd with Salt Turneps are good for Consumptions and the Tops when boil'd young are good to eat Tutsan groweth in woody Ground is under Saturn and is good against Venery purgeth Cholerick Humours cures the Gout Ulcers Wounds Sciatica c. If inwardly taken by drinking or outwardly by bathing washing or Ointment it healeth Wounds V Valerian groweth in Gardens is under Mercury and mightily provokes Urine The Decoction drank helpeth Strangury moves the Terms cureth Pain in the Sides helps Cough Wind-Cholick Pestilence Pin or Web in the Eye Headach Wounds and draws out Thorns Vervain groweth by Way-sides and Hedges It botâ— strengthens the Womb and open Obstructions curâ—â— venomous Bitings Jaundice Plague and Agues 〈◊〉 killeth Worms cures Dropsy Gout Cholick and is good for phrentick People Drink it â—oil'd in Wine 〈◊〉 cureth Gravel and Stone it heals Ulcers Wounds and Fistula's and strengthens the Brain and Optick Nerves if anointed with it This Agrimony and Plantane each an equal quantity bruis'd and boil'd in Whitewine and a good quantity drank in a Morning or bruis'd with Bay-salt and apply'd cures all Creatures bitten by mad Dogs which if bit at Full-Moon fall mad at New and if at New-Moon fall mad at Full. Vines grow in Gardens c. are under Jupiter and its Fruit cheers the Heart The Leaves boil'd make a good mouth-Mouth-water the Ashes of the Branch burnt makes Teeth white the Juice or Tears drank brâ—ak the Stone Violets grow in Gardens and wild are under Venus but very cooling and harmless they abate Inâ—â—â—â—â—tions The Syrup or Decoction of Root Leaf and Flower purge the Blood Reins Bladder Matrix 〈◊〉 Outwardly apply'd as a Poultice it helpeth Headach abates Swellings and Imposthumes Inwardly taken they open Obstructions of the Liver cure Jaundice hot Agues and make a good Gargle for Mouth and
AN English Herbal OR A Discovery of the Physical Vertues of all Herbs in this Kingdom what Planet governs each Herb and how to gather them in their Planetary Hours CONTAINING Some Hundreds of Medicines Made of ENGLISH HERBS Whereby any Person may keep his Body in health or cure himself when sick for a small Charge with such Herbs and Roots as naturally grow in ENGLAND Collected for a General Good Sold by A. C. at the Ring in Little-Britain Reader YOU have herein an Account of the Herbs growing in England and the Planet that rules 'em that you may know how to gather 'em in their prime The Planets are the Sun ☉ Sunday the Moon ☽ Monday Mars ♂ Tuesday Mercury ☿ Wednesday Jupiter ♃ Thursday Venus ♀ Friday Saturn ♄ Saturday Observe that every Planet governs the first Hour after Sun-rise upon his Day and the next Planet to him takes the next Hour successively in his order so be it any Day every 7th Hour comes to each Planet successively for instance If the Day be Friday then the first Hour after Sun-rise is Venus's the next Saturn's and so on till it comes to Venus again If you gather Herbs in their planetary Hour some say you may do great matters otherwise not but be sure in gathering your Herbs you gather the most juicy so dry 'em in the Sun which some say is much better than Shade and keep 'em in Paper Bags Mr. Cole lays no stress on Planetary Hours further than that the Sun and Moon have influence over 'em the first fer Heat t'other for Moisture but that the Full Moon is a good time to gather Herbs whence the Juice is to be taken Those you gather for Winter Use do it before they run to Seed Flowers gather in their prime dry and lay up Seeds full ripe Roots keep near the Fire or they will rot Barks newly gather'd are best Other Authors say 't is best to gather Herbs when they are full of Juice on a clear Day when the Dew is gone off ' em Flowers gather when full blown Seeds when they begin to dry Fruit quite ripe Roots before they begin to spring and dry 'em carefully either in Sun or Shade it matters not NB. Our English Herbs make as wholsom Tea's as foreign sweeten'd with Sugar or Syrup and you may make 'em with Syrups or Berries of what Colour and Taste you please Notable Things AN English HERBAL ALehoof Ground-Ivy Gill or Coltsfoot grows in Hedges and in shaded Lanes 't is an Herb of Venus and cures the Diseases she causes by Simpathy and the Diseases of Mars by Antipathy Sodden in Swines-grease it 's a good Ointment for all Aches 't is excellent in Tea It 's also good for all inward Bruises Wounds Ulcers c. boil'd either by itself or other Wound-herbs it easeth all griping Pains or Wind in Spleen Stomach or Sides it cures the Jaundice expels Venom Poyson and Plague 'T is good against the Gout and provokes Urine Being put in Ale it clears it in a Night's time and cleanses the Blood The Juice drop'd into the Ears helps Noise and Deafness Agrimony an Herb of Jupiter grows on Banks by Hedges or other Fences It is moderately dry and binding temperate as to heat cleanses the Liver and Lungs helps the Jaundice and is profitable for the Bowels healing inward Bruises Wounds and Putrifactions Boil'd in Wine and drank 't is good for biting of mad Dogs stinging of Serpents c. It cures and clears filthy muddy Urine helps Coughs stops a Bloody-flux made into a Salve it cures Cancers old Sores and corroding Ulcers draws forth Splinters Thorns and Iron got into the Flesh It strengthens disjointed Limbs The Juice dropt into the Ears is good against Imposthumes a Tea made of it is good for sore Throats It 's a great Strengthner of the Liver and whole Body purifying the Blood used either in Ointment Decoction Diet-drink or as you please There 's also a Water-Agrimony has the same Vertue Being burnt the Smoak drives away Gnats Wasps Flies and other Insects A Draught of the Tea is good against Agues taken before the Fit comes Acorns see Oak Adders-tongue grows in Meadows and moist places and is govern'd by the Moon in Cancer but dry in the third degree 'T is good for green Wounds whether drank by Decoction or boil'd in Oil. It makes an excellent green Balsam like that of St. Johns-wort Alkanet an Herb of Venus is good for old Ulcers Inflamations St. Anthony's Fire c. If you make a Vinegar of it as you do of Roses it cures Leprosie and Morphew Apply it to the Womb it drives out the dead Child it helps Bruises is excellent to bring out the Small-pox and Measles it 's also good in green Wounds a Decoction with Hydromel drank helps the yellow Jaundice Ague-tree Sasafras-wood a Decoction in Water drank helps a Dropsy cures Agues expels Wind creates an Appetite helps the French Disease being laid in a Bed it drives away Bugs It sweetens the Breath and helps Coughs Colds c. It grows in the West-Indies Allheal grows in Gardens 't is an Herb of Mars being cholerick hot and biting It helps the Gout Cramp Convulsions kills Worms provokes Urine and helps all Joint-aches 't is good to cure Griefs of the Head Lethargy Falling-sickness Vertigo Wind-Cholick Obstructions of the Spleen Liver and Stone in Kidnies or Bladder It provokes the Terms and purgeth gently Amara Dulcis grows mostly in shady and moist places It removes Witchcraft from Man and Beast by wearing it about the Neck apply the Berries bruised to Felons stamp'd with rusty Bacon cures ' em It is under Mercury If both Wood and Leaves be boil'd together in Whitewine and drank in a Morning opens Obstructions helping Dropsy and Jaundice Aloes mixt with Rosewater and anointing kills Crab-lice 't is purgative and one chief Ingredient in Pills one or two Pills of washt Aloes may be us'd by such as are costive dimn-sighted heavy-hearted or otherwise indispos'd Roseate Aloe-Pills are gentle Purgers very good against yellow Jaundice There are 4 sorts distinguish'd by their purity or fineness Aloes Cabalina is the blackest Aloes Hepatica are Liver-colour'd and finer Aloes Cicatrina are of a Citron-colour or from the Tree Cicatoria Aloes Lucida are the brightest and best purging gently The Scotch Pill I suppose is thus made Make a strong Decoction a handful of Rue in a pint of Water in which dissolve a pound of Aloes when well dissolv'd pour off all the liquid leaving the gummy Sediment behind then evaporate over a gentle Fire in a clean Pipkin the watery consistence till it comes to the thickness of a Syrup mix in this an ounce of Myrrh finely pouder'd and a dram of Saffron or two in pouder holding the Saffron before the Fire a little As it cools make it into small Pills with Pouder of Liquorice and take 1 2 or 3 at any time an hour after Dinner or at Night Alexanders grow usually
Decoction in Wine or Broth or distill'd Water Dropping some of it into the Eyes for several days together helpeth all Diseases of the Eyes or dimness of Sight it helpeth a weak Brain and watry Eyes taken any manner of way Some boil it in clean Water and strain it keep it in a Glass and wash the Eyes with it is good for sore Eyes F Fern grows on Heaths and is under Mercury the Roots boil'd in Whitewine kills all sorts of Worms and opens Obstructions of the Spleen The Leaves and Roots purgeth the Belly of Choler and Water but troubleth the Stomach therefore dangerous for Women with Child The Leaves and Roots boil'd in Oyl makes a good Ointment to heal all Wounds and to dry up malignant Ulcers the Smoke of Fern burnt drives away Serpents Knats Flies or any venomous Beast 'T is observ'd to cause Barrenness in Women Fern Water is under Saturn of the same nature but more powerful they provoke Urine much Featherfew grows mostly in Gardens c. 't is under Venus Boil'd in Whitewine it strengthens the Womb and frees from Birth and After-birth 't is good for all Distempers of the Mother and brings down the Courses speedily A hot Poultice applied to the Belly takes away all griping Pains 't is an effectual Remedy against Opium if the Decoction is drank It flowers in June and July Fennel grows in Gardens and is under Mercury It breaks Wind the Stone and Gravel and provokes Urine it encreases and amends the faults of Milk cures the Hickup loathing of Meat resists poisonous things and is good for Obstructions of the Liver Spleen c. It cures the Gout yellow Jaundice provokes the Terms and makes lean The distill'd Water is good for sore Eyes 'T is excellent to boil and eat with Fish Fennel Hog grows about Houses where Cattle frequent and is under Mercury To cure the Lethargy put the Juice into the Nose and us'd with Oyl and Vinegar 't is good for the Megrim Vertigo Falling-sickness Head-ach Palsie Sciatica Cramp Cough and Lameness The Decoction drank in Wine is good for a Cough Cholick-pains and shortness of Breath it purges gently gives Ease to Women that travail in Child-bed and eases Pains in the Womb Bladder and Reins The Juice mix'd with Wine eases the Tooth-ach cures all green Wounds and cleanses Ulcers drying them up Figwort grows in Meadows and shady Woods 't is under Venus in Taurus and excellent for all Diseases in the Neck and Throat as the King's-evil and Squinanzy The Herb decocted and drank in White-wine and the bruised Herb applied outwardly cures Wens Knots Piles and Kernels dries Ulcers that are foul and takes away Leprosies Spots Redness and all Deformities Fig-tree grows in Gardens and is under Jupiter the Juice of the Leaves and Branches are moist and hot The Decoction cures the Head of Scurf and Leprosie clears the Face of Morphew and the Body of Scabs and Ulcers The Juice kills Warts and the Decoction cures the Bloody-flux Chilblains Deafness and the Tooth-ach dropt into the Ears and the biting of mad Dogs or Serpents The Fruit is balsamick and opening if eaten The Decoction cleanses the Breast Lungs Womb Belly and Sores and cures shortness of Breath Hoarseness Coughs Dropsies and Consumptions Flag Water or Flower-de-luce grows in watry Ditches 't is under the Moon and is very dry and cooling The distill'd Water of the Flower Root and Herb cures watry Eyes and Blemishes of the Eyes 'T is a good Fomentation for all Inflamations Ulcers Cankers sore Mouths and Breasts It cures the Noli me Tangere and Ulcers in the Privities by Ointment or otherwise Flaxweed Toad groweth in Meadows Way-sides Paths and Banks 't is under Mars hot and dry It cleanses the Reins provokes Urine prevents the Dropsie in cold phlegmatick Persons it opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen cures the yellow Jaundice expels Poison drives forth the dead Child and After-birth provokes the Courses cures Inflamations of the Eyes and Pimples of the Face The distill'd Water cures Fistula's Cankers Leprosies Itch Scabs or any Spots of Deformity Fleaâ—ane there is two sorts one groweth in Gardens the other in Fields near the Sea 't is under Saturn cold and dry The Seed powder'd and taken with Conserve of Roses stops the Bloody-flux â—nd corroding Humours it also stops the too great Violence of over-strong purging Physick and cholerick Defluxions the Mucilage of the Seed made with Rose-water allays Thirst in Fevers cures the Gout Head-ach Megrims Hoarseness Agues Sciarica sore Nipples Breasts Worms inflam'd pain'd Ears and Ulcers Flixweed grows in Fields and Way-sides 't is under Saturn cold and dry it 's admirable to stay Fluxes Diarrhoea's and Dysenteries it stops the Terms in Women and joins broken Bones Being decocted in Wine and drank kills Worms heals internal Ulcers Bruises and Wounds Paracelsus commends it for uniting broken Bones it 's good to make either Plaister Ointment or Syrup Flower-de-Luce groweth in Gardens and is under the Moon A Decoction drank with Honey or Sugar cleanseth the Stomach of gross or thick Phlegm cures the Dropsy Jaundice Agues Cholick opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen breaks the Stone helps Convulsions Cramps stoppage of Urine provokes the Terms cures a Cough Head-ach causeth Sleep and cures the Piles if fomented with it it 's a good Gargle for the Mouth fastens loose Teeth cures the Gout Ulcer Fistula Cancer and Noise in the Ears covereth naked Bones with Flesh again Fluellin grows in Corn-fields and other places and is govern'd by the Moon It helps Fluxes stoppeth the Terms heals Ulcers cures Wounds and Cancers is good for watery Eyes knits broken Bones and cureth Wounds outward or inward taken in Decoction or distill'd Foxglove grows on dry sandy Ground and under Hedges is govern'd by Venus and is good to cure green Wounds by applying a bruised Leaf to it The Juice put into old Sores speedily cures it cleanseth and heals all foul Ulcers opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen if boil'd in Whitewine and drank It cures the Kings-Evil scabby Heads c. an Ointment being made of the Juice none excelling The Decoction hath cured several of the Falling-sickness Fumitory grows in Corn-fields is under Saturn and cureth all Saturnative Distempers being boil'd in Whitewine or Whey by it self or with Polipodium It is very cooling and opening for the Liver Spleen Reins and Bladder purging the Blood and Stomach of melancholy Humour It cures saltish cholerick Distempers that breed Scabs Tettars Leprosy Itch and Ring-worms and sometimes soul Ulcers It operates by Urine if you take the Powder of the dry Herb or make Tea of it The Decoction cures Jaundice Fevers Plague sore Throat Pimples c. Furz or Gosbush groweth on barren Heaths and is under Mars It opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen The yellow Flower boil'd in Whitewine or Sherry cures the Jaundice provokes Urine cleanseth the Kidneys from Stone or Gravel and its cause G Garlick grows in Gardens and
Corn-fields and is under Mars 'T is hot and dry in the 3d degree very opening to the short-breath'd good against Poyson and Infection provokes the Terms killeth Worms cures Lethargy Phlegm Vapours Dropsy Cramp Falling-sickness c. 'T is very bad for the Brain but excellent against the Bite of a mad Dog the Decoction drank 40 Days in Whitewine and a Clove or two bruised and laid to the place but assoon as bit wash it well with Salt and Water Vinegar or your own Water or Spirit of Wine Mr. Cole saith That Garlick Onions Leeks and Lettice nay I believe Cucumber too if used in too great a quantity are poysonous but moderately are as wholsom as any Gentian or Felwort or Baldmony there 's two sorts under the dominion of Mars they both strengthen Nature against Poyson and Plague and cure biting of mad Dogs The Pouder drank in Whitewine hinders Fainting and Swooning taken in Pouder or Decoction it restores a lost Appetite opens Obstructions of the Liver The Herb infus'd in a Glass of Wine refreshes Travellers that are cold in their Joints thro' bad Lodging It helps all inward Pain Cramp Bruises by Falls Sâ—itch c. 'T is not proper to give to Women with Child for diverse Reasons It provokes Urine breaks the Stone frees the Body from Ulcers King-Evil Ague and Worms The Decoction is to be used inwardly and outwardly It cureth also Bots in Cattle and a venom'd Udder by washing with the Decoction Gillyflowers Clove grow in Gardens are under Jupiter and pretty temperate strengthening both the Heart and Brain so consequently good There are both a Syrup and Conserve made of 'em to be had at the Apothecaries and taking a little now and then strengthens much a Consumptive Person it 's good against Fevers and expels Poyson Germander grows in Gardens is under Mercury and quickens the Apprehension much Taken in Decoction or Electuary it cures Coughs Obstructions in the Spleen cleanses the Reins provokes the Terms drives out a dead Child cures Agues Poyson Ulcers Falling-sickness Headach Melancholy Palsie Dulness of Spirit yellow Jaundice Worms and maketh a good Complexion Gladwin stinking grows in high and low Ground and sometimes in Gardens or by Wood-sides 't is under Saturn The Flowers Stalk and Root decocted in Wine purges Choler and Phlegm from Head and Stomach the Juice of the Herb sâ—â—ffed up causeth Sneezing so doth the Pouder This Herb helps Gout Convulsion Gripes Fluxes Strangury provokes the Terms opens Obstruction of Urine Spleen c. It heals Wounds broken Bones Kings-Evil Itch Scab difficulty of breathing and cures all Skin-deformities Gill see Alehoof Golden Rod grows in Woods and open places is under Venus and is excellent to restore decay'd Beauty 't is good against the Stone in the Kidneys taken dry or in Decoction cureth Bloody-flux Terms and Ruptures it stops it cures Ulcers sore Mouths and fastens loose Teeth 't is also good for green Wounds and old Sores makes a good Gargle to wash the privy Parts or Throats of Men or Women Goatsbeard Tragapogon boil'd when young makes a curious Dish to eat warming the Stomach and restoring a lost Appetite Goutwort grows by Walls Hedges and in Gardens is under Saturn and is a fovereign Remedy for all Gouts inwardly or outwardly taken nay tho' it be but carried about one it prevents that painful Disease Gromell there are diverse sorts in Gardens it is under Venus and is good for Gravel Stone or Strangury provoking Urine The Seed is of the greatest vertue being bruis'd and put in Whitewine Posset-drink or Broth and a dram or two drank it opens all Obstructions and causes a speedy Delivery Gooseberry-bush grows in Gardens is under Venus the ripe Berries create an Appetite cool hot Stomachs stay Longing c. a Decoction of the Leafs and Fruit cool all Inflamations and St. Anthony's Fire The Berries ripe cool the Stomach Liver Reins and sharp Urine Ground-Ivy see Alehoof Winter-Green is a Herb that groweth in Woods northward 't is under Saturn and is an excellent Herb for a Green Wound especially healing it quickly by only the green Leaf being bruis'd and apply'd Made into an Ointment 't is very good for Wounds The Juice inwardly taken cures Ulcers in the Reins and Neck of the Bladder stops the Terms stays all Fluxes and Loosnesses and cureth Fistula's c. Groundsel groweth on Bank-sides and other places is under Venus and is friendly in outward Applications It causeth Vomiting if inwardly taken allays Heat Inflamations Swellings Imposthumes c. ripens Tumors purgeth Choler cures the Jaundice opens Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Reins cures Falling-sickness Cholick Sciatica and provokes the Terms 'T is an excellent â—oultice-Herb for Womens sore Breasts or Privy Parts A handful shred and put in a Paper-bag prick'd full of holes about 4 inches square and apply'd being first put into fine Sarseneâ— or Linen that it may not fall out to the Pit of the Stomach 2 or 3 hours before the Fit cures Agues H Hearts-ease grows in Gardens and Fields on barren Grounds and is under Saturn cold and slimy This Herb decocted strongly or the Herb and Flower distill'd is a powerful Remedy for the French Pox and such Antivenerians are the best Cure for that Disease much better than fluxing The Herb is good against Venery and the Spirit of it is good for Convulsion-fits in Children Pleurisie Falling-sickness Scabs Itch Scurf c. Hartichokes grow in Kitchen-gardens are under Venus They promote Venery yet are good Food and Physick for those that are troubled with nightly Pollutions by stopping the Seminal Vessels the Stalks or Roots boil'd in Whitewine and drank cleanseth the Reins wonderfully brings away stinking Urine and cures the Running of the Reins Harts-Tongue is found in dry Ground among Trees and Bushes is under Jupiter and strengthens the Liver much 't is fit to keep in Syrup â—lwaies by you It is good in Diet-drink against all Obstructions of the Liver Spleen Reins c. It cureth Diarrhoea's Dysenteries and all immoderate Fluxes The distill'd Water or Decoction is good against Hiccups Belching and Heart-passion also against biting of venomous Beasts corrupted Gums c. Haslenut groweth in Hedges is under Mercury the Kernels press'd like Almonds will yield a kind of Milk which being mix'd with Honey cures an old Cough and Distillations from the Head The Shells and Husks dry'd and pouder'd mixt with Claret and drank stops all Fluxes Hawkweed Sowthistle groweth about Way-sides and Fields is under Saturn and of a cooling quality it takes away cholerick Heat and bilous Overflowings in the Stomach it cureth Agues and Fevers helps Digestion if you drink the Concoction in White-wine It cures Dropsy Phlegm Cholick Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen hinders nightly Pollution cooleth the Reins resists Poyson and stinging of Serpents 't is good for the Eyes cures Burns Ulcers Inflamations St. Anthony's Fire Heat salt Phlegm Convulsions c. it cures Freekles and Morphew Horse-Radish see
Radâ—shes Hawthorn-tree grows in Hedges and is under Mars The Husks are good Food for Hogs the Haws dry'd pouder'd and drank in Whitewine are very good in the Stone and Gravel in Reins or Bladder and the Dropsy The distill'd Water of the white Flowers stay Loosness or Flux of the Belly and will draw out Thorns if you dip a Cloth therein and lay to the place or other things Hemlock grows in most waste places and is under Saturn cold and dry 'T is very cooling good in Inflamations withstands Lethargy bruised and apply'd to the Privities it cures a Priapism or involuntary erection of the Yard It 's very dangerous inwardly taken but you may apply it outwardly to Tumors St. Anthony's Fire c. It giveth ease to a Pin or Web in the Eye if you mix some of it with Bay-salt and apply it to the contrary Wrist 24 hours and cures in three times dressing Also the Root roasted in Embers and apply'd to Hand or Foot cures them And if by mistake you have eat a Root of this your Remedy is to drink a draught of good Wine or Vinegar before it strike to your Heart Hemp grows in Fields and is under Saturn The Seed expels Wind much used it drys up Nature boil'd in Milk it cures a hot and dry Cough it opens Obstructions cures the Jaundice Gout Inflamations Worms Lask c. and makes Hens lay all Winter Henbane groweth under Walls in Ditches Dunghills c. and is under Saturn It powerfully resists Heat Inflamations in the Eyes or in any other part used either in Decoction Seed or Juice It asswages Inflamations in Womens Breasts or Mens Cods and the Gout Oil of the Seed helps Pain in the Ears or Deafness A Decoction of the Herb kills Lice cures the Toothach cools the Reins in the French Pox and healeth Chilblains or kibed Heels It is not to be taken inwardly being poysonous but outwardly used by distill'd Water Juice Decoction Plaister Ointment or Oil Smoak'd in Tobacco it cures the Toothach The Juice mix'd with the Hares Blood sew'd in a Hare's Skin and buried will draw all the Hares that way Lemery's Curiosities p. 83. Hedge-Hyssop they grow by Water-sides and in wet Ground are under Mars and violent Purgers of Choler and Phlegm unless well corrected then they are good against Dropsy Gout Sciatica c. Outwardly apply'd to the Navel they kill Worms and are excellent good for Ulcers and old Sores Hellebore black groweth in Gardens wet Grounds and Woods is under Saturn and by simpathy cureth Melancholy by purging it cureth Madness and a Quartan Ague the Falling-sickness black Jaundice and yellow the Gout Leprosy Convulsions and provokes the Terms The English sort is much milder than that which is brought from abroad the Farriers use it much It is naturally of a poysonous quality therefore to be corrected 20 grains inwardly taken is sufficient for one time but let that be corrected with half so much Cinamon Some rowel Cattle by boring a hole in their Ear and putting a bit of the Root therein which cures 'em in 24 hours if they are poyson'd The Root pouder'd and made up with Honey and Wheat-flour kills Rats and Mice The white does the same White Hellebore and sweet Marjoram of each a like quantity pouder'd and snuffed up the Nose cures Pain in the Head if it proceed from a cold Cause Use it with a Physician 's Advice Herb-Robert grows by Way-sides in Banks and is under Venus It 's good to break the Stone and Gravel stops the Terms and Bleeding healeth all green Wounds and Ulcers in the Privities or elsewhere Herb True-love groweth in Woods and corners of Corn-fields is under Saturn and expels Poyson prevents Plague and Infection cureth Fevers Cholick Witchcraft Wounds Ulcers Swelling of Cods c. by taking a dram of the Root or Berry pouder'd every day in Wine or Posset-drink It also caseth the Cholick and the Leaf cures green Wounds Hyssop grows in Gardens is under Jupiter but hot and dry in the 3d degree It is very opening and good against a Cough Wheasing Short-breath gross Humors Jaundice Dropsy c. It opens Obstructions is good for sore Throats Quinzay Tooth-ach Noise in the Ears and Falling-sickness The Oil cureth Itching killeth Lice and is excellent in a Consumption taken either in distill'd Water Decoction Oil or Pouder Hops grow in low Grounds mostly under Mars are very opening cleanse the Blood Spleen Liver and Reins from Stone or Gravel and provoke Urine A Decoction helps Scab Itch Tettar and other ails provokes the Terms cures yellow Jaundice and bad Complexion Beer is more opening than Ale but as Ale is sweet 't is consequently more nourishing and fattening Young Hop-tops are very good boil'd Horehound grows in high Ground is govern'd by Mercury very opening If decocted when dry or the Juice of the green Herb mix'd with Honey it is a Remedy for Wheasing or Short-breath or a Consumption thro' long Sickness it resists Poyson provokes the Terms is good against Venom of Beasts Jaundice Ulcers c. but excellent to strengthen the Liver and in Distempers asthmatical Horse-tail groweth in wet Ground is under Saturn cold dry and binding The smooth is the best sort 't is very powerful in stopping of Blood either inward or outward by drinking the Juice Decoction or distill'd Water it stops the Lask or Flux the Terms pissing of Blood internal Ulcers Excoriation of the Bladder Stone Wounds Ruptures Strangury Cough Inflamations Pimples red Face and all Breakings-out Ulcers of the Privities of Man or Woman it soon conglutinateth the Lips of Green-wounds Housâ—leek groweth on Houses or Walls is under Jupiter cooling and full of Juice so good for Heats inward or outward in Face Eyes or elsewhere You may make a Posset and strain the Juice into it Some say it preserves the House from Fire It cures Agues being drank all hot defluxions of sharp salt Humours in the Bowels and immoderate flux of the Terms It allayeth Inflamations helpeth Scalds Burns Shingles eating and fretting Ulcers helpeth Headach and heat of the Brain In Deliriums for want of Sleep being apply'd to the Forehead and Temples 't is excellent The Leaf bruised and laid on the crown of the Head stops Nose-bleeding and if you rub any place sâ—â—â—ng with Nettle or Bee it speedily cures it Hounds-tongue groweth on Highway-sides and under Hedges is govern'd by Mercury and is good for all Defluxions of Rheums on the Lungs or Stomach Eyes or Teeth The Root is used in Pills the Juice boil'd in Hogs-lard is good to anoint the Head and preserve the Hair from shedding it cures shortness of Breath Scalds Piles Ulcers Wounds c. it stops Humours from coming into Sores Mizaldus says that put into your Shoes no Dog will bark at you Holly-tree groweth in Heaths and Gardens and is under Saturn The Berries are chiefly physical and expel Wind greatly ten or twelve of 'em eat ripe They purge the Body from Phlegm or Sâ—ime
Cancer and is good for all Diseases of the Liver cleansing and cooling it It cureth the yellow Jaundice is used in Diet-drink to cool the Reins and help the Running thereof also female Diseases it wonderfully helps and Tettars Itch Ringworms c. Loose-strife or Willow-herb groweth by Water-sides and in moist Ground is under the Moon and is excellent for Wounds stops Bleeding in any part cureth the Bloody and all Fluxes being drank by Decoction It cures sore Mouths by gargling also Sores in Privities In Fenny Countries they burn it to kill Vermin Love-age is a Garden-plant and grows large it is under the Sun in Taurus hot in the 3d dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great opener and digester powerfully provokes the Terms and Urine If you take half a dram of the Root pouder'd in Whitewine it heats a cold Stomach helps Digestion easeth Gripes Cholick and Wind resists Poyson Infection and the Plague cures Agues Quinzay sore Throats if you gargle the Decoction it also helps Pleurisie The Juice dropt into the Eye helps the Sight and Redness Spots or Freekles it cures if you wash with it Lungwort groweth on Oak-trees is under Jupiter and cures a Cough Shortness of Breath Wheasing If boil'd in Wine or Water it cures Ulcers of Mouth Throat and Privities of both Sexes M Madder groweth in Gardens and Fields 't is used by Dyers and is under Mars It is of an opening nature leaving a strengthening quality behind It opens all Obstructions of Spleen Gall Liver Reins or Womb. 'T is excellent to cure yellow Jaundice or black Palsie Gout Melancholy c. also Bruises inward and outward if you boil and drink it in Water or Wine The Fume is good for Women to sit over that want their Terms it likewise clears the Skin of all Spots or Morphew Maiden-hair there are two sorts white and golden and grow on Stone-walls both under Mercury but temperate and much used in pectoral Decoctions helping old Coughs shortness of Breath yellow Jaundice provoke the Terms and Urine loosen the Belly stay Fluxes and Bleeding strengthen the Liver purifie the Blood and stop falling off the Hair the Head being wash'd with the Decoction Marshmallows grow in salt Marshes the common grow in all Fields are under Venus and open the Bowels and Reins being boil'd in Broth or otherwise are good in all Diseases of Urine Reins and Bladder hot Agues Gripes Cholick Pleurisy Excoriation Phthisick Falling-sickness helps Women to easie Travail taken either in Juice Syrup Decoction or Ointment It is good against stinging of Bees or Wasps Poyson Inflamation Sores St. Anthony's Fire Roughness of the Skin and Baldness if used in Decoction or Ointment It 's good against Cramp Kings-Evil Convulsions Chincough Sunburn Bruises and all Pain and Aches A Person I know troubled with the Cholick drinks it in Watergruel every Morning and finds it beneficial Maple-tree groweth in Fields and is under Jupiter A Decoction of the Leaf and Bark strengthens the Liver and Spleen opening their Obstructions purifies the Blood and cures sharp Pleuretick Pain in the Sides and the Cholick Marjoram both sorts grow in Gardens are under Mercury The Sweet is very good for the Head and to comfort the Brain taken any way it strengthens the Stomach opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen Both sorts cure the Dropsy Cholick Jaundice Scurvy and all cold Afflictions such as Convulsion Palsy Deafness if drank in Tea distill'd Water or Juice the Pouder is good Snuff chew'd it draws Phlegm Marigolds grow in Gardens are under the Sun and the Flowers strengthen the Heart resist Plague Fevers Measles Small-pox Swellings and Inflamations being much used are good in Plaisters and so is the Water for all the Ails afore-mention'd Maudlin groweth in Gardens 't is under Jupiter and strengthens the Liver resists Corruption purifies the Blood much the same with Costmary Masterwort grows in Gardens is under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree The Root is good in cold ailments of the Stomach preventing Rheums if boil'd in Whitewine curing Phthisick Fits of the Mother Dropsy Falling-sickness Green-wounds Gout Ulcers putrified Sores c. causeth Sweat resists Poyson provokes Urine and the Courses and expels a dead Child Medlar-tree groweth in Orchards is under Saturn cold dry and binding When the Fruit is rotten it strengthens the retentive Faculty slayeth all Fluxes in Men Women or Children the Leaves boil'd do the same The Fruit eat by breeding Women stayeth their longing and prevents Miscarriage A Decoction of the Fruit and Leaves are good for a Woman to sit over who is troubled with too much flooding also hot apply'd to the Stomach it prevents Vomiting or Loathing The Stones pouder'd and drank in White-wine break and expel Stone and Gravel Melilot grows in Fields is under the Sun and is useful in a Poultice Oil Ointment Plaister Fomentation c. mollifying hard Tumors Swellings and Inflamations Apply'd outwardly to any griev'd Part it giveth Ease It hinders eating Ulcers spreading Its Flowers and Camomile are much of the same Nature and are used in Glysters to expel Wind The Juice dropt in the Eye taketh away Films clearing the Eyesight The Decoction drank preserves from the Apoplexy and cures Palsie and Falling-sickness Mint groweth in Gardens and is under Venus hot and dry in the 3d degree It strengthens the Stomach stays Vomiting and Hiccup resists-Poyson is good in Stone Gravel Spleen c. maketh a sweet Breath and expels Wind. Misseltoe is under the Sun hot and dry of a very penetrating nature both Leaf and Berry the Turpentine of it is excellent to soften hard Tumors and Imposthumes and if either be hung about the Neck it cureth Witchcraft The Berries are good for Diseases of the Head cause sneezing and make Birdlime Moneywort grows in moist Ground is under Venus and is dry and binding so good to stay all Fluxes in Men or Women Lask bleeding at Nose Ulcers c. taken inwardly or outwardly Moonwort grows in dry Ground where much Grass is 't is under the Moon cold dry and binding the Decoction stops Fluxes of Blood Terms and Vomiting healeth broken Bones green Wounds c. Some say this Herb will open Locks unshoe Horses with many suchlike Tricks Moss there are several sorts all under Saturn of a dry binding quality Oak-moss is most binding it stops Fluxes Vomiting Bleeding and cures Headach and Dropsy Motherwort grows in rich Ground and Gardens is under Venus and makes a cheerful Countenance there 's none better to drive out Vapours and Hypochondriack Melancholy it settles the Womb after Labour curing Trembling and Swooning if the Decoction be drank in Wine some time A dram of the Pouder drank in Wine causes speedy Labour provokes Urine and the Terms cureth Cramp cleanseth the Stomach of Phlegm and may be used in Syrup or Conserve It killeth Worms Mouse-ear grows in Ditches and Banks is under the Moon and the Juice or Decoction drank cures the Jaundice Gripes Stone Phthisick Dropsy Bloody-flux
in Gardens 't is an Herb of Jupiter therefore healthy and friendly to those that use it hot in the 3d degree It opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen provokes the Courses brings away the After-birth provokes Urine helps Strangury is good against Poyson and biting of Serpents and excellent in Broth for cold Stomachs Aldâ—r-tree grows an moist Counties and Places 't is a Bush of Venus and under Cancer The Bark Buds Leaf and Flowers are cooling drying and binding easing Pain excellent for all Inflamations Scaldings Burnings and Swellings either in Ointmrnt or Pultice If the Leaves are laid to gaul'd Feet in walking they are very refreshing They gather all the Fleas in your Room together if a handful fresh is laid there so throw 'em suddenly away Anemonys grow in Gardens and are under the dominion of Mars They cure Leprosie by bathing it with a Decoction of the Leaves and provoke the Terms much The Root chew'd brings away many watery Humors it 's good in an Ointment against malignant Ulcers likewise against Lethargy the Juice snuffed up mightily purges the Head Amaranthus it 's under Saturn and grows in Gardens The Flowers dry'd and pouder'd stop the Terms if drank in Wine and Honey boil'd together it mightily cures lustful Passion The Herb boil'd in Wine and the Fundament fomented helps the Piles and stops their bleeding The dry'd Herb laid among Cloaths prevents Worms and Moths The Seed is an excellent Bait for Fish Arach it grows on Dunghils This stinking Herb is govern'd by the Moon and is a sure Remedy in Fits of the Mother being smelt to 't is cold in the first and moist in the second degree it loosens the Belly and vomits also a Decoction drank cools St. Anthony's Fire and is good for Matrix Infirmities Angelica grows in Gardens 't is govern'd by the Sun in Leo and best if gather'd in August when the Moon is in a good Aspect in his House and when the Sun is angular This the Astrologers say and farther That both this and all other Herbs if rightly observ'd will perform Wonders It resists Poyson and all Infection corroborating the Heart Blood and Spirits whether in Water distil'd Decoction or the Stalks candy'd It moves the Terms brings away the After-birth helps Fluxes and is a Cordial Herb. Archangel or Dead-Nettle the red and white grow in most places 'T is an Herb of Venus hot and dry in the 2d degree and good against all Obstructions of the Spleen decocted in Wine Apply also the Herb outwardly the Flowers of the white stop the Whites in Women and those of the red the other It makes the Heart cheerful removes Melancholy cures Agues stops bleeding dissolves hard Tumors and Swellings even the King 's Evil and easeth Gout-pains Bruis'd with some Vinegar and Salt and mix'd with Hogs-grease it 's good against Bruises Ulcers Burns c. Arsmart grows chiefly in watery places that are dry in Summer one sort is mild the other biting the mild is under Saturn the hot is govern'd by Mars It consumes cold Swellings is very good against Ulcers and congeal'd Blood in Man or Beast being held to it it cures the Tooth-ach The hot sort strew'd in your Chamber kills Fleas the Juice of the cold put to any Cattles Sores will drive away Flies hot Arsmart put under a Horse's Saddle makes him travel the better Asarabacca grows in Gardens and is under Mars no Friend to Nature being hot and dry in the 3d degree Boil'd or infus'd in hot Wine all Night it works by Urine Stool Vomit c. purges Choler and Phlegm is good against the Dropsy and forces down the Terms 'T is better infus'd than boil'd The Roots have the same Vertues but not safe for weak Bodies The Decoction is good to bath the Head strengthen the Memory and comfort the Brain when 't is afflicted with Cold. Beware how you use this Asparagus grows chiefly in Gardens and is under Jupiter 't is friendly to Man and hot and moist by Nature The young Branches boil'd in fresh Broth make the Belly soluble boil'd in Whitewine they purge by Urine curing the Strangury Decocted it clears the Sight held in the Mouth it cures the Tooth-ach it stirs up Venery A Bath made of it takes away Pain from any part of the Body and the young Tops boil'd in Milk tastes like Pease-pottage Ash-tree is govern'd by the Sun the Leafs Keys Tops and Bark are very hot biting and opening a certain Cure for the Dropsy and stoppage of Urine in the Reins or Bladder Decocted in Whitewine and drank it cures the Jaundice Leprosie Scabs or Scald if therewith they are bath'd Avens is under Jupiter hot in the 2d degree It is very good for Stoppings of the Breast or Stomach Pains or Stitches in the Side or Pleuretick Parts it dissolves bruis'd or congeal'd Blood and helps Blood-spitting it strengthens the Brain and Stomach The Decoction drank cureth Burstenness and Ruptures it prevents Infection helps Digestion opens Obstructions of Spleen and Liver B Balm makes good Pottage of excellent Nutriment grows in Gardens and is under the government of Jupiter and Cancer hot and dry 't is so friendly and flagrant that it strengthens Nature in all its Faculties Take the Decoction in Wine or Syrup or the Water distil'd is an excellent Cordial it cheers the Heart and Spirits comforts the Brain drives away Care and Melancholy cures the Tooth-ach the Bloody-flux Vapours arising from Spleen and for all cold Stomachs 't is an excellent Remedy Sage and Balm makes a good Tea so does Balm and Sweet Marjoram or Sage and Mint Elderberries boil'd with Tea or Syrup of Elder or Brambleberries or Rasberries colours Tea and is very wholsom Barberries grows in Gardens is a Shrub under Mars and purges by Urine much freeing the Body of Choler and yellow Jaundice If you boil the inner Bark in Sherry and drink every Morning a quarter of a Pint it 's very good against Agues all cholerick Effects Tettars Ringworms Itch c. The Berries conserv'd or otherwise alays Thirst is good in Fevers creates an Appetite and strengthens the attractive Faculty The Leaves taste like Sorrel it 's good either Syrup or Berries in Sage Tea Barley grows in Fields and is govern'd by Saturn It is not good for Melancholly People being more cooling than Wheat but is more cleansing Barley-Water is good in Fevers and for hot Stomachs for Agues and for costive People It is excellent in Poultices if you boil it with some Vinegar Barley-Flour some Figs mash'd and a little Honey added made into a Poultice dissolves hard Imposthumes Swellings and Inflamations apply'd hot it is also proper to add Camomile Flowers if there be I ain with Fenugreek-seed and Linseed powder'd which will take away Pains and Swellings from any part of the Body When it is malted it is then hot and nourishing as you find by the good Liquor drawn from it in brewing Basile groweth in Gardens and is under the Government
of Mars It is hot and moist and very tender it is reckon'd dangerous to be taken inwardly Mizaldus says that often smelling to it breeds a Serpent in the Head there is an Antipathy betwixt it and Rue It is of a hot and fiery quality and if it is rotted in Horse-dung it will breed Serpents It is sovereign against the biting of any venomous Beast or Serpent's Sting by drawing the Poison out Dr. Peachey says 't is an Ingredient of three compound Waters viz. Gilbert-water Briony-water and Celestial-water Bay-tree grows in Gardens is under the Sun and the Coelestial Sign Leo. It is hot and dry in the third degree it is wonderful in Vertue and very refreshing in its fragrant Smell The Leaves of it powerfully resist Drunkenness and all evil effects of the Brain as Vertigo's Swimmings all windings of the Stomach and is good against Gripes and Cholick and kills Worms Either the Berries Leaves or Bark are very sure and effectual good to prevent Infections and resists Pestilence or Plague also all evil Influences and Witchcraft It cures Numbness Convulsions Cramps Palsies and Lameness made into Ointments Oyls or Baths c. laid among Cloaths preserves them from Moths and gives a wholsome Smell Beans grow in Gardens and Fields and are under Venus They are Cold Dry very Windy and Binding The Flowers and Pods distill'd yield a Sovereign Water to smooth and beautify the Face from Spots Wrinkles and other Deformities Field Beans are excellent in Poultices to asswage Swellings Inflamations of Womens Breasts or about Wounds for any part swell'd make a Poultice of Bean-flour with Wine and Vinegar and Oyl of Camomile 't is good for the Cods swollen Bruises Pains or Wounds of the Sinews Sciatica or Gout Beans often eat causeth Noises troublesome to the Brain Bean-flour and Fenugreek mix'd with Honey cures Fellons Bruises Boyls c. Beans French grows in Gardens and belongs to Dame Venus Being dried and beaten to Powder a dram drank in Whitewine strengthens the Kidneys prevents the Stone loosens the Belly provokes Urine and encreases Seed and Lust They are good to eat when boil'd Beets White and Red the White is govern'd by Jupiter the Red by Saturn The Red Beet boil'd and eaten with Butter and Vinegar is a pleasant Food helps Digestion and is opening pickled they are cooling Sauce The White Beet doth more loosen the Belly and provoke Urine the Juice of the Leaves opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen helps Burnings and Swimmings of the Head The boil'd Herb is good to lay upon Chilblains Blisters Cankers Blains and prevents Hair falling off and Baldness Red Beets stops the Bloody-flux Womens Courses and cures the yellow Jaundice the Juice put into the Nostrils purges the Head and cures the Tooth-ach Ladies Bedstraw grows in Meadows and Pastures is an Herb of Venus being in Nature hot and dry It is very powerful upon the Parts of Generation to strengthen them A Decoction of the Flower or Herb drank dissolves the Stone provokes Urine stoppeth Bleeding inwardly and healeth Wounds inwardly being made into an Ointment it heals Scalds and Burns The Decoction or Ointment is good to bathe or anoint swell'd sore Feet of Travellers the Ointment cures the Itch is good for the Joints Sinews and Arteries and cures Pains and Colds Blackberry-bush or Bramble-bush belongs to Venus and grows in Fields The Fruit is good against Ulcers sore Mouth and Throat Quinzy c. it heals Wounds if wash'd with the Decoction 't is often us'd in mouth-Mouth-water made with other Herbs a little Vinegar Honey and Allom added The Berries are good for Fluxes Lasks Sores Spitting of Blood and helps all Sores of the Privities or Fundament if you wash with a Decoction the Berries are for a sore Throat near as good as Mulberries One-Blade grows in Woods shady and moist Places and is under the Sun The Powder of the Root or the Root boil'd in Wine or made into Tea is very Cordial if given in Wine and sweat upon it is good against the Pox or Plague It is a good Wound-herb old or new Blites grow in Gardens and other Places there are several sorts They are under Dame Venus and are of a cold and dry quality greatly binding in Lasks and Fluxes Red Blites stop Womens Terms The White stops the Whites and remember this that all Red Flowers are good to stay the too great Fluxes or Womens Terms Blewhottle grows in Corn-fields by Nature cold dry and binding and are govern'd by Saturn They are successfully given in Powder in Plantane-water or Comfry-water for Bruises by a Fall or spitting of Blood if taken in Wine 't is good against Poison stings of Serpents bad Air Plague or Pestilential Fevers Green Wounds are speedily cur'd by its Juice also Ulcers fore Eyes Imposthumes in the Ears or sore Mouth Borage Bugloss Langue de Beuf they grow in Gardens and High-ways and are much of the same Nature All three are under Jupiter by Nature they are hot and moist They strengthen Nature against Pestilent Fevers resist Poison and are very Cordial The Seed and Leaves boil'd in Posset-drink encrease Milk in Womens Breasts is good against Melancholly and purifies the Blood 't is also good against Fevers as has been often experienc'd Borage or Borage and Sage makes good Tea and with Syrups and Berries you may colours Teas Brank Ursine grows in Gardens and is govern'd by the Moon Boil'd and given in a Glyster it loosens the Belly the Decoction drank is good against a Flux of the Blood apply'd to the Kings-evil it is good and a speedy Remedy against Ruptures and Burnings inwardly or outwardly applied it helps the Gout Cramp and Consumption Briony grows on Banks and under Hedges it is under Mars hot and dry by Nature great Care is to be taken in using it but if well corrected it powerfully purges Phlegm and watery Humors is good in Dropsys provokes Urine opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen cleanses the Reins prevents Suffocation or Fits cleanseth the Womb expels the dead Child and Afterbirth and bringeth down the Courses 'T is likewise good for Shortness of Breath and Coughs If an Electuary be made of the Roots with Honey first being bruis'd and apply'd 't will draw forth splinter'd Bones Brooklime grows in shallow watery places and is hot and dry 't is govern'd by Mars The common Use of it is in Spring Pottage and Diet-drinks to cleanse the Blood anp tout the Scurvy 'T is likewise good against the Stone cures Inflamations and moves the Terms Broom grows in Fields and on Heaths is govern'd by Mars hot and dry in the third degree 't is very bitter If boil'd in Wine and drank 't is a sure Remedy for the Dropsie Gout and Jaundice It cleanseth the Reins Spleen and Bladder of Gravel and Stone and prevents its generating The young Tops made into an Ointment with Hogs-grease cures Scâ—atica and other Pains decocted or boil'd it cures the black Jaundice Ague-fits Tooth-ach
this good Quality they open the Breast and Stomach freeing their stoppage and provoke Urine if you drink some of the Juice in Whitewine hot Clâ—ry is a Garden-Herb under the Moon 't is hot and dry the Seed pouder'd and blown into the Eye clears it from filth a Decoction of it provokes Lust and the Courses the Root pouder'd makes excellent Snâ—ff the Leaves fry'd with Eggs helps Digestion and strengthens the Back Cleavers or Clivers Goosegrass grows in Ditches 't is under the Moon and cold by Nature Boil'd in Watergruel in Spring it cleanses the Blood the Seed and Juice are good against the stinging of Adders drank in Wine it preserves from Poyson and growing too fat and cures yellow Jaundice if you drink the Decoction Made into an Ointment it healeth Ulcers the bruis'd Leafs stop bleeding of any Wound the Juice taketh away Pain in the Head being dropt into the Ear boil'd with Hogs-grease it healeth Swelling and Kernels in the Throat being anointed with it Clowns Woundwort grows in Highways and is under Saturn very healing in all green Wounds the Juice Decoction or Syrup taken in wardly heals the Bloody-flux Cancer Ruptures spitting or pissing of Blood especially if some Comfry be added Cockshead groweth under Hedges and in Fields it is under Venus 't is very good to apply to hard Swellings Nodes Knots Kernels c. either in a Poultice or the bruis'd Leaves it cures the Strangury and makes Cows give much Milk Columbines grow in Gardens they are under Venus and by Nature cold dry and binding and are often us'd as Gargarisms for sore Throats or Mouths The Seed taken in Wine causeth quick Delivery to Women in labour Coltsfoot grows in dry Ground also in moist low Ground 't is an Herb of Venus and is often made into a Syrup The Leafs dry'd and smoak'd with Tobacco is good against a Cough Wheasing Shortness of Breath Agues Consumptions and Suffocations If outwardly apply'd it cures Piles cholerick Pustules and Privities enflam'd Comfry grows in Fields and by Water-sides it is under Saturn cold and dry by Nature 'T is good against spitting of blood or bloody Urine it helps powerfully all internal Wounds Hurts Bruises Ulcers c. if you drink it boil'd in Wine 't is also excellent to cure all outward Wounds it strengthens the Back decocted in Broth or Milk it cures Fluxes white or red Running of the Reins c. A distill'd Water or Decoction of the Root will joyn Flesh in a Pot tho' cut near asunder It cools all Inflamations inwardly or outwardly apply'd 't is good boil'd to eat alone or with Meat or Bacon when it 's young Costmary or Ale-cost grows in Gardens 't is under Jupiter being by Nature hot and moist It is a balsamick Herb for all green Wounds or Ulcers if made into a Salve the Seed kills Worms a Decoction drank is good against Consumptions crude Humors of the Stomach Head ach c. strengthens a weak Liver cures a daily Ague opens Obstructions strengthens the Womb dissolves the Mother hinders Putrefaction in all parts of the Body Coralwort in many places 't is thought to be a kind of Crowfoot 't is under the Moon It cures Gravel and Stone stops Fluxes easeth Pain in the Belly and Sides provokes Urine is excellent for Wounds in the Breast or Lungs if you drink a dram of the Root pouder'd in Wine every Morning it being of a drying quality soon heals any Wound or hinders a flux of Humors Corn when young about a hand high clip it and tye it in fagots or bunches so boil it and it makes good Sallad to cat Cudweed grows in gravelly barren Ground 't is an Herb of Venus temperately cool and dry very binding good in all fluxes of the Belly taken in Decoction it 's excellent for Ruptures Quinzay Ulcers Whites and Reds and Running of the Reins being boil'd to strong Ley it kills Nits and Lice preserves Garments from Moths and destroys Moles Cowslips grow in Fields and Gardens and are under Venus They are good for the Head and Face outwardly to take away Spots and Wrinkles taken inwardly they cure Vertigo Palsie Megrim Convulsions and Falling-sickness The Flowers strengthen the Brain and Nerves Crabs-claws or Water-Sengreen it grows in marsh Ground and is under Venus It greatly strengthens the Reins is good in all Inflamations Swellings St. Anthony's Fire c. made into an Ointment it cures them effectually The Powder of the Herb taken inwardly is a powerful Remedy for Ulcers or Bruises in the Reins or Kidneys also 't is good to stop the Courses Cresses-Bank Nasturtium grows by the Wayside is under Mars and is of a biting quality like Mustard-seed 't is good in the yellow Jaundice Sciatica c. if made into an Electuary It is also good against Rhâ—â—â—s and Distillations from the Head upon the Lungs which cause a Cough for any Inflamation in a Poâ—ltice 't is a certain Cure Cresses in Pottage eat with Bread Butter and Salt is cleansing Food good against Fumes and Vapours Cresses Sciaticae grow by old Walls and Way-sides is a Plant of Saturn it 's effectual in curing the Sciatica or Hip-gout being made into a Sal e or Poultice and anointing well with it after a Sweat in Bed also Hands or Feet It likewise cures the Leprosie or Scurf Cresses Water grow always in watery places are under the Moon and of a sharp biting taste excellent against the Scurvy purge the Blood bring down the Terms break the Stone cure Pimples Ulcers and Lethargy taken in Gruel c. Croswort grows in moist Ground and Meadows it is under Saturn Inwardly or outwardly taken 't is good for Wounds decocted in Whitewine it opens Obstructions of the Stomach and Bowels brings away Phlegm c. Ruptures it also cureth Crowfoot grows in Gardens it 's under Mars of a hot Nature not fit to be taken inwardly The Leafs bruis'd and apply'd with a little Salt to any Part will raise a Blister 't is proper to apply to the Wrists or Nape of the Neck in Fevers or sore Eyes mix'd with Mustard 't is effectual for a Plague Botch or Carbuncle Cuckowpint grows by Hedge-sides is under Mars and of a biting fiery quality some are spotted on the Leafs and they are hottest Against all Infections of the Plague 't is very effectual 't is an Antidote dote against Poyson if you take some of the Juice or Pouder in Wine or Vinegar It cures Difficulty of Breathing Phlegm and Cough provokes the Terms brings away Afterbirth cures Ulcers of the Throat Jaws Piles Gout falling-down of the Fundament likewise for Spots Freckles and Skin-deformities it maketh search Cucumbers grow in Gardens are under the Moon cold and moist good for hot Stomachs hot Livers hot Rheums of the Eyes Inflamations of the Kidneys and Reins they provoke Urine cleanse Ulcers in the Bladder cure Morphew Freckles red Face and Sun-burn D Dandelion grows in Meadows and Pastures 't is under Jupiter hot and
Ruptures Gout Cankers and any spreading Sore or Ulcer Mugwort groweth in Fields and Highways is under Venus and is good for Womens Obstructions provokes Birth and breaks the Stone if they sit over the Decoction If taken in Wine or Syrup it cures the Kings-Evil Sciatica Cramp and Weariness Mullein groweth in Lanes and Highway-sides is sharp and whitish or woolly-leaf'd is under Saturn and opens the Stomach Womb and Reins much yet it stops Lask and Flux A Decoction gargled healeth the Toothach Mulberry-tree groweth in Gardens or Orchards and is under Mercury The Fruit is cooling and opening if ripe the unripe binding especially if dry'd and pouder'd it stayeth Lasks and Womens Courses Bleeding Sore Throat and Mouth Piles and Toothach Mustard groweth in Gardens and Corn-fields hot and dry in the 3d degree and is under Mars 'T is excellent for cold Stomachs and cold Diseases and as bad for the hot and cholerick it resists Poyson and strengthens the Heart 't is excellent for the Falling-sickness Lethargy Sneezing and prevents an Ague Sciatica stoppage of Urine Toothach Bruises Morphew by gargling it preserves the Palate Palsie of the Tongue By steeping it in Ale and drinking it the Louzy-Evil and Dropsy are cured The Hedge-Mustard groweth in Hedges is under Mars and is much of the same Nature but reckon'd more powerful in Diseases of the Breast and Lungs Nailwort grows in gravelly places and Stone-walls and is under Venus being used chiefly for Diseases of the Fingers and Nails as Whitloes Feloas Imposthumes Wheals c. Nepmint groweth in Gardens is under Venus being hot it provokes the Terms if drank in Wine or other things The Juice drank in Wine is good for a Cold Bruise Short-breath Cramp and Vertigo it drys up Scabs if taken in Decoction Nettles grow in most places are under Mars and the young Tops boil'd in Broth cleanse the Stomach Blood and Reins of gross phlegmatick Humors they are excellent for Wheasing Short-breath Pleurisie stoppage of Urine Gravel and Stone provoke Terms resist Poyson of mad Dogs or Serpents The Seed drank in Wine cureth Leprosie Poyson of Henbane Nightshade c. Bleeding is stopt by smelling to the Herb. A Decoction cureth Ulcers Itch Scab Sciatica c. laying stinging-Nettles to Arm or pain'd places Morning and Night 'T is good against Rheumatick Pains The Seed put among a Horse's Food 't will fatten him Nightshade groweth under Walls is under Saturn and is excellent to cool Inflamations of the Eyes the Shingles Ringworms Gout immoderate Fluxes c. if made into an Oil or if made into Ointment 'T is not to be taken inwardly because 't is poysonous O Oak-tree grows in Woods and Fields is under Jupiter dry and binding The Bark Leafs and Cups either decocted distill'd or pouder'd stops Fluxes Blood-spitting Vomiting shedding Seed and healeth Ulcers The Cups pouder'd and taken in Wine provoke Urine break the Stone heals Sores c. The Water found in a hollow Oak is very good in Ulcers and spreading Sores Oats being fry'd with Bay-salt and laid to the Side cures Stitches and other Pains The Meal is often used in Poultices to cure Leprosie Fistula in the Fundament Imposthumes dissolve hard Tumors and take from the Face Freckles and Spots One-blade grows in shady places is under the Sun and is good against Plague or Poyson also for Wounds The Root taken in Wine and Vinegar of each half a dram and sweating after it defends the Heart c. Onions grow in Gardens are under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree but very attractive and drawing being bruis'd and apply'd they cure a Burn or Scald A large Onion being steep'd in Whitewine all Night and drank gives present Ease in the Stone Orpine groweth in Gardens Fields and Woods is under the Moon and good in all Wounds Excoriation of the Bowels Fluxes Inflamations Ruptures Scalds Burns c. the Decoction being drank or made into Oil Poultice or Ointment P Parsley grows in Gardens is under Mercury hot and opening it strengthens the Stomach provokes Urine opens all Obstructions of Liver and Spleen dissolves Stone and Gravel resists Poyson cures Cholick Jaundice Dropsy Gripes c. by taking the Seed in Wine There is a wild Parsley which has much the same Nature and Vertues Parsnip Garden and Wild is under Venus and is a great nourisher but windy and createth Seed provokes Urine cleanseth the Reins for which the wild is best expels Wind in the Bowels or Stomach and provokes Urine The Seed is more efficacious than the Root Pellitory of Spain grows in Gardens is under Mercury and is one of the best Purgers of the Brain that is An ounce of the Juice taken in Muskadel an hour before an Ague comes drives it away assuredly at the second or third taking The Herb or Root chew'd or the Juice snufft cures Pain in Gums or Teeth and hinders Distillation on the Lungs 't is good in a Lethargy Falling-sickness Gout Sciatica c. Peach-tree groweth in Gardens is under Venus and is of a cooling quality The Flower and Leaf made into a Syrup is a very good Purge for Children and such as have the Jaundice The Flowers pouder'd and strew'd on Wounds stops Bleeding laid to the Belly it kills Worms the Kernels of Peach-stones easeth Cholick and Gripes Pear-tree grows in Orchards is under Venus and the Fruit loosens the Belly The four are cooling and binding and if bruis'd and apply'd to a green Wound they cure it Pease are excellent Food but windy When about a hand high clip the green Stalks and boil 'em they eat well and in Milk they eat like Pease-pottage Pepperwort groweth in Fields is under Mars and is good for a Gout in the Joints Sciatica c. The Juice drank in Whitewine procures speedy Delivery Periwinkle grows in Orchard and Woods is under Venus and causeth Love if a Man and Woman eat it together If decocted in Wine and drank it stoppeth Bloody-flux and Terms for 't is very binding S. Peter's Wort grows in Woods is a Plant of the Sun and of the Nature and Vertue of S. Johns-wort Pimpernel grows in Meadows and among Corn is under the Sun and will draw Thorns out of Flesh and cleanse the place Pine Ground groweth in Fields is under Mars but rarely found in England The Decoction in Wine is good for the Strangury it opens Obstructions of the Liver Spleen or Courses expels the dead Child and Afterbirth cures the Poyson of venomous Beasts Gout Dropsy Ulcers and old Coughs by Decoction Syrup or distill'd Water 'T is dangerous for Women with Child Plantane groweth in Highways is under Venus and is cold and dry in the 2d degree 'T is good to stay Fluxes Blood-spitting green Wounds Consumption Phthisick Ulcerated Lungs Dropsy Falling-sickness Bites of mad Dogs and drink it Drank in Tea several Mornings it 's good against the Plague Pellitory of the Wall grows by Fields and on Walls is under Mercury and if decocted in Whitewine it cures
the Stone and is good for an old Cough and shortness of Breath The Juice provokes Urine eases Pain in the Back and Sides heals Scab and Ulcer and cures the Gout Peony-royal groweth in Gardens but under Venus and is very hot It cutteth Phlegm disperses gross Humors warms a cold Stomach openeth Obstructions of Reins and Liver provokes the Terms brings forth the dead Child and Afterbirth helps the Gout keeps from fainting and vomiting it cures Cramp Dropsy Jaundice Pain of the Head if you drink the distill'd Water or the Decoction in Tea wrap the fresh Leaf in a Cloth and lay in a Bed it drives away Fleas A Tea made of it sweetned with Honey is excellent for the Phthisick and a Cold. Peony grows in Gardens and is under the Sun There are two sorts male and female the male is proper for Men the other for Women The Root is very good against Falling-sickness Convulsions Fits of the Mother Nightmare or melancholy Dreams if taken pouder'd in Sack Whitewine Blackcherry Water or a Syrup made of the Flowers Plumbs grow in Orchards and are under Venus There are several sorts the sowre are cold the sweet hot and loosening To dry Rheums and heal Ulcers the Leafs make a good Gargle for the Mouth Polipody of the Oak grows on stumps of the Tree is under Saturn but what grows upon the Tree is best It purgeth Melancholy cures Quartan Agues Cholick Spleen Cough Polipus weakness of Lungs The Root beat small cures Chaps in Finger or Toe Poplar-tree groweth in moist Woods is under Saturn both sorts The white cures the Sciatica if the Pouder of the Bark be drank in Wine and the Juice of the Leaf dropt in the Eye clears the Sight The black is more cooling A Juice that drops from the hollow of this Tree cureth Warts and Itch. The Ointment call'd Populeon is good against Inflamations Poppy groweth in Gardens and wild among Corn is under the Moon and is of a cold nature hindering hot Rheums from distilling on the Lungs cause Sleep cures Hoarsness Surfeit Falling-sickness and Pleurisie Outwardly apply'd it cures Inflamations Purslain grows in Gardens is an Herb of the Moon and is very cooling in hot Distempers to quench a Thirst It stops all Fluxes Vomiting and Cough it cures Ulcers in the Privities Redness of the Eyes St. Authony's Fire Burns and Scalds fastens Teeth and cures both Gout and Cramp Primroses grow in Fields are under the Moon and inwardly or outwardly taken are good for Wounds Priâ—et grows in Woods is under the Moon and is good to wash sâ—re Mouths and Eyes Inflamations and any part afflicted with Heat Quince-tree groweth in Orchards is under Saturâ— and of a binding quality it creates an Appetite stays Fluxes and Vomiting it cureth Poyson Choler and Plague-sores being eat or in Syrup R Radishes grow in Gardens are under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree but are rather for Sauce than Nourishment the Tops boil'd young eat like Spinage They provoke Urine and the Rhine scraped and steep'd in Whitewine is good against Gravel and Stone Radish Horse groweth in Gardens and is under Mars The Juice opens the Stomach is good against Worms Scurvy Gravel Stone and Gout provokes the Terms and Urine and whets the Appetite Ragwort groweth in Pastures is under Venus and is a great cleanser and digester The Decoction cures Ulcers and sore Mouths if wash'd therewith The Juice is good for the same Rape boil'd and eat young with Bacon is wholâ—some and pleasant Food Rattle-grass two kinds red and yellow grows in Woods is under the Moon and is good in Fistula's and Ulcers is binding and stayeth Courses being decocted in Red-wine The yellow is good against a Cough if injected into the Eye draws out Films Restharrow grows in plow'd Land is under Mars and very opening it helpeth stoppage of Urine the Stone and Gravel also a Rupture Boil'd in Vinegar it cures Toothach Ulcers and opens Obstructions Rocket Winter is under Mars grows in Gardens and is seldom eat alone in regard it fumeth into the Head and causeth Ach and Pain It exciteth Lust helps Digestion provokes Urine cureth Bites of venomous Beasts Used outwardly it clears the Face This and Lettuce together is good for the Heart Liver and Brain Roses white red and damask the red are under Jupiter the damask under Venus and the while under the Moon The Juice when fresh gather'd purgeth Choler but the damask are most purging and the white and red most cooling binding and drying Being dry'd they are excellent Cordials especially the red and are good for Headach inflam'd Eyes Blood-spitting Heat the Terms in Women and Overflowings in Men All which and more is effected by the Decoction Water Conserve or Syrup Rosa Solis or Sun-dew groweth in moist places is under the Sun and is excellent to prevent and cure Consumptions therefore commonly distill'd in Spirit of Wine with other Ingredients It helps shortness of Breath Rheums Ulcers of the Lungs Palpitation of the Heart and cheers it Rosemary groweth in Gardens is under the Sun and is excellent for cold Rheum distilling from the Head by drying it up and strengthening the Brain and Stomach 't is prevalent against Passion Falling-sickness Toothach weak Memory dimn Sight stinking Breath Plague Jaundice Deafness Cold Cough and Consumption it matches any thing Rhuharb grows in Gardens is under Mars and not inferior to that of China There are three sorts all wholsome in Physick and very safely purge Melancholy and Phlegm leaving a binding quality for that reason reckon'd good in a Flux it purifies the Blood cureth Ulcers Jaundice Stoppage of Urine Kings-Evil Dropsy Gout and Swelling in the Head Rue both sorts grow in Gardens are under the Sun and are excellent against the Plague Poyson and Cholick provoke Urine and Courses cure Agues abates Venery c. Stamp'd and apply'd it helpeth swell'd Testicles Pain of the Stomach or Fars Pimples Ulcers of Head or Nose and maketh lean Rushes grow in Fields are under Saturn but cold dry and binding They stay Flux and Whites cause Sleep and ease Headach but are so little valued for Physick that they are Not worth a Rush Rye in under Venus is more physical than Wheat and the Bread or Leaven of it breaks Imposthumes Swellings or Boils in any part of the Body S Saffron grows in Fields is under the Sun and is one of the best Cordials in the World It resisteth all Infections strengthens the Heart is good against Poyson and bad Air if a little be given in Wine Milk Ale or Beer much is hurtful because of its great heat It helps breathing quickens the Brain cureth Consumption Measles Small-pox and Jaundice The Roots of all Crocus's are of the nature of Hermodactyls that is the Roots of Saffron it purgeth Phlegm Satirian grows in Meadows but there are diverse sorts 't is under Venus hot and moist The Root sâ—irâ— up Lust if they are put in Water those that sink are good but
c. are large and round Docks are like Tobacco Elecampane Leafs are long large and few Thyme Rue Asparagus Sprigwell Fennel c. have many small Leafs Leafs of Orpine Aloes and Housleek are thick and oily Stonecrop Leaves are long and round like Rosemary some Leafs are indented as Radish Vervain Dandelion some less indented as Maudlin Alheal Tansie Sneeswort Arsmart rough and spotted Comfrey and Teazel are rough Leafs Bearsbreech and Mandrake are smooth and glib Burnet smells like a Cucumber stinking Orage like Old Ling Crosswort smells like Honey Willow-weed like coddled Apples Pasque-flower Gentian or Felwort being squeez'd and smelt to will bite the Nose Coriander smells strong so doth Smallage Rue Hemlock Henbane stinking Gladwin tastes like Roast-Beef Pignuts taste like other Nuts Vine-Leafs taste like Sorrel so doth Barbary-bush Rocket tastes like Milk burnt-to Cuckowpint hath a biting taste so hath Spearwort Aloes Lavender-cotton and the lesser Centaury Cresses Garden-Ginger and Terragon have a biting taste but pleasant Seaweed Scurvy-grass and Samphire taste salt Mirabolans and Fennelseed are sweet before ripe but afterwards taste spicey Tamarinds Barberries Crabs and Sloes have a pleasant sharp taste Euphorbium Celandine Sowthistle Spinage old Lettuce Figs from the Tree are bitter There is a Wormwood so like Lavender that it can be known from it only by the smell and taste Select Remedies against the Plague and any Venom or Poyson The King of Poland's Preservative against the Plague TAke of the best Vinegar six quarts Juice of Celandine clarified nine pints Leaves and Roots of Avens Roots of Elecampane of each one ounce Roots of Angelica Zedoary Juniper-berries of each two ounces Sage one handful Digest this two days in a gentle heat then strain it and keep it in Bottles clean and stopt This is a powerful Remedy both for preserving from and curing the Plague and oâ—her â—â—â—â—gnant Fevers It also clears the Sight to a wonder by taking a little Glass of it in the Morning fasting 'T is recorded That no Person who drank this in the great Plague in 1592 was infected with it but was preserv'd from it and all other Diseases Another great Preservative against the Plague Take Sage Elder-leaves Rubus Idens Rue Rosemary Wood-sorrel of each half a handful stamp 'em together in a Stone Mortar then put 'em in a Stone Pitcher or other suchlike Vessel and pouâ— upon them a pint of good Whitewine and a pint of Vinegar let it infuse 24 hours then strain it and add to the strain'd Liquor half a pint of Angelica-water then dissolve in it Mithridate and Venice-Treacle of each one dram Take of this Liquor one spoonful in the Morning another at Night and you shall be preserved If you fear you have taken any Infection take two or three spoonfuls of it and go to Bed and sweat if possible The great Preservative which Sir Kenelm Digby bid me prepare for his Family in the great Plague at London in 1665 was thus Take a pound of the Leaves of Wood-sorrel bruise 'em by themselves very well then take three pound of fine Sugar pouder'd and mix these together keeping it stiâ—ring and beating for three hours then get four ounces of Mithridate or London-Treacle pound 'em all together for half an hour longer then put it up in Gallipots and tie it up close with a Bladder Leather or Paper In time of Infection take the quantity of a large Nutmeg every Morning fasting and if you have taken any Infection or if you find your self struck with any Disease at Heart or Pain in the Stomach take almost as much more and get to Bed and sweat for an hour Of this I took my self and went up and down the City every day in the Plague-time and yet thro' GOD's Blessing was preserv'd so was all that took it But to preserve in time of Infection Sir Kenelm says 't is good to eat some tops of Rue with Bread and Butter and a little very old strong Cheese in a Morning and drink a Glass of stomach-Stomach-water Claret or Wine and Water after it An excellent Perfume for a House in time of Infection Take Talk reduce it to pouder and mix it with Vinegar so burn it in a Fireshovel of Coals and your House will by GOD's Assistance be preserv'd from Infection Another Perfume Take Roots of Angelica dry'd and pouder'd then mix the same with Vinegar and let it sleep therein three or four days so drop it on a hot Brick every Morning and Night In Holland Germany c. in time of Infection they burn Juniper-berries in a Chafingdish or a Fireshovel of Coals and go into every Room with it If the Berries be bruis'd and mix'd with Vinegar so burnt 't will be more effectual The Lady Allen's Plague-water Take Rue Agrimony Wormwood Celandine Sage Balm Mugwort Dragons Pimpernel Marigolds Fetherfeu Burnet Sorrel Scabious Wood-betony brown Mayweed Avens Tormentile Carduus Benedictus of each one handful Rosemary two handfuls Angelica and Burdocks each one handful Shred all these together very small then steep 'em in the best White-wine as much as will cover the Herbs then slice in four ounces of Elecampane-root Let all these steep three Days and Nights stirring them every 12 hours Cover the Tub close when you distill it lay it not above an inch thick in the bottom Save the first Running by it self The London plague-Plague-Water Take Roots of Angelica Masterwort Butterbur Peony-roots of each four ounces Vipergrass Virginia Snakeroot each one ounce Leafs of Rue Rosemary Balm Carduus Benedictus Scordium Marigoâ—d with the Flowers Dragon Goatsrue Mint of each two handfuls Shred the Herbs cut the Roots and stamp them a little and infuse 'em for two days in six quarts of Nants Brandy then put thereto six quarts of fair Water so distill it in an Alembeck drawing from it two gallons which put up in Bottles and hang two drams of Saffron in it ty'd up in a Rag Or make the Tincture of two drams of Saffron with the first running and mix that with the rest of your Water To every quart of this Water put two ounces of fine Sugar This is excellent against the Plague and all malignant Distempers as Small-pox Measles sâ—oâ—ted and purple Fevers c. The Dose is from one â—unce to two in Angelica or Sage-water sweetned with Sâ—rup of Clovegilliflowers Dr. Bruges's Antidote against the Plague Take Sage and Rue each one handful shred and stamp 'em then boil 'em in three pints of Malmsâ—y till a pint be consumed then strain and set it over the Fire again putting into it a Pennyworth of long Pepper Ginger half an ounce of Nutmegs and Cloves each two drams Beat 'em all together and let them boil a walm or two then put into it an ounce of Mithridate half an ounce of Treacle and a quarter of a pint of hot Angelica water Take of this a spoonful at a time every Morning during the Contagion and if infected before take two spoonfuls and sweat upon it Under GOD you may depend upon this sovereign Antidote for none that used it timely did ever find it fail 'T is likewise good in the Small-pox Measles or any malignant Fever Sir Walter Raleigh's Experiment to draw forth a Swelling or Plague-Sore Take a Cock-Chicken pull the Rump bare and hold it close to the Sore till the Venom is drawn out for then the Chicken will die but you must apply a fresh one till the Chicken lives and that will not be till all the Venom is out An approv'd Remedy for the Biting of mad Dogs either in Man or Beast Take a handful of Rue shred and stamp it one diam of Treacle and a spoonful of the shavings or filings of Tin put all these into a quart of Ale and boil it till half be consumed then strain it and give the Patient thereof two spoonfuls at Morning and Night Another Take rusty Bacon stamp it well with Betony and Agrimony each alike quantity and apply to the Bite A most excellent Remedy for Bitings of mad Dogs Vipers Serpents or Snakes experienc'd by a famous Chirurgion Take of the lesser Consolida or Larkspur Chervil the white ends of Leeks the tops of Broom of each two handfuls a little new Cream off the Morning Milk and a good handful of Salt Stamp them together in a Stone Mortar and with the Juice rub the Part griev'd which will be hard in the Flesh and sometimes black then lay it on the Part as a Poultice and tye it fast on with a Bandage the Swelling in a short time will abate and a Cure succeed Sir Kenelm Digby says That the same Chirurgion cured some with this Remedy when other Chirurgions would have cut off an Arm or Leg bit by venomous Beasts and that among the rest he cured a Man in Sir Kenelm's presence whose Arm was as black as Ink by being bitten by a Serpent Against Venom or Poyson Take Seeds of Sage bruise and boil them in Goats Milk what quantity you please till 't is wasted to a third part Drink thereof three days and you will find it a sovereign and effectual Remedy For biting of a Serpent or venomons Creature Drink the Juice of Plantane and stamp that and Celandine together each like quantity temper them with Urine the staler the better and apply to the Sore 't will asswage the Swelling and draw out the Venom Also anoint the place with the Oil of Shell-snails being prick'd with a Needle and lay thereto a Snail unprick'd FINIS