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CHAP. LXXXIX.

Of Ladies-Mant le.

The Names,

A Lthough BrmfelJiHs and others have thought this Plant to be Leontd-podium, or Lions toot, being deceived by the name, because divers Na-tions have so called it from the form or likenefie of the Leaf: yet itcannot be gathered, that it was known to Dtofcorides ,or any of the an-cient Greek Writers. It is usually called in Latine iAlchymefta ,by most Writers,because as some think, the Alchjmifis gave mighty Commendations of it. It iscalled also pf Matthklus Ingdanenfis ; and others, Stellaria, from the form ofthe Leaf, that with the corners resembles a Starsont there aredivers others Herbscalled Stellaria.) by sevetall Authours; and some also call this Pes Leonis , and FataL earns: others call it Sanicula major-sot the Vertues of it, which are like unto Sa-titcle. Cordtts calleth it Drofera } Drojium,$cP fadeion strom the Germans name Sin-uaw ,because the hollowish Leaf will contain the Drops of Dew. We in English,call it out Ladies (JtfantU) from the prettynelse of the Leas, and great Saniclejand of some, Lions Foot, or Lions Paw.

The Kinds,

The Sorts are bat two. i, Common ladies Manth, r. Cinquesoile ladiesMantle,

The Forme,

Common ladies Mantle hath many Leaves,rising from the Root, standing up-on long hairy foot-stalks, being almost round; but somewhat cut-in on the edges,into eight or ten parts, more or leffe, making it seem like a Starre, with lo manycorners and points, and those not so deeply, but more finely indented rounda-bout, of a light green colour, and as if it were plaited andTolded at the first, andthen crumpled m divers places, which maketh them a little hollow; being alsohairy as the stalk is, which riseth up among them, to the height of a foot, andsometime a foot and half, with a few such Leaves thereupon, but smaller, and be-ing weak, is not able to stand upright, but bendeth down to the ground, dividedat the top, into two or three-fmall Branches, with small whitish green heads andflowers, of a yellowish green colour, breaking out of them, which being past,there commeth small yellowish inclosed in the greenish Husks. The Root issomewhat song, and black, with many strings and Fibres thereat.

The Places and Time.

The first groweth naturally in many Pastures and Woods in OxfordHartford,Shd Wiltshire, a nd also in Kent j as in Stow-Wood near Oxford, in M'Umead byKmgHiyFell near Adder bury ; in Vray Wood, near St. hlhans ; in King Wood,near Feverfham ; in the Pastures, near Fidnarn and Chepstow , and in other placesest this Land. she other groweth on St. Barnards Hill among the Swit&ers. Thefirst flowreth in Maj and Jme, the other not untill.A#g*/?,but both abide asterSeed-time, green all the Winter after.