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hatch them into the ground with a rake stricken thick upon them: then drewnew Horse dung thimy upon the ground, to desend the seeds from the Frost:These will ripen about start hoi o mew tide. Then respecting the Moon as before,Tow again in May-, and these seeds will be ripe sooner, then those that were iownin February. These seeds will also come up well being self sown, only breakup the ground about them when they begin to ripen. The time of its flowringdoth continue four or five months, so that at one time a man may find both theflower tender, and the feed neer to its full growth as in Fennel and the like.Thatground which you would low in February-) breake up about Michœelmajse: let itlie and crumble all the Winter, then when you mean to fowe, stir it up again,that it may be mellow; for the mellower the better. A black rich mellow groundis best, and they like well jp a rich dunged ground, as hath been proved.

The Temperature.

Galen hath, erred very much in relating the Temperature of Annife-Seed, fay-ing, that it is hot and dry in the third Degree, and burning withall, by reason ofthe fharpnesse and bitternesse; when as it is well known, it hath, no such acri-mony : the lweetnesie so tempering the fharpnefle, that it doth not exceed thesecond degree in heat, and the first in drynesse. But the Chymicall Oyl drawnfrom the Seed, exceedeth much those degrees, the spirits being contracted, mustneedes be more fierce.

The fserpuei.

Another indisposition of the Paps, is want of milk, in those that are Nurses,which may be remedyed, if the Leaves or Seeds of Annife, or (for delect thereof)of Fennel (as hath been said before, in the hand.ing of Fennel upon another oc-casion) being boyled in Barley water, and drunk, neither doth it only increa’.cmilk; but make it more wholfom. for their Children to take. To eat the Seedscomsited, or Anniseed Comfits, worketh the fame effect, and is very good soxteeming Women^nd thole- which are with Child.They help those that are short-winded, or have a Consumption, to take the decoction with Figs, Liquorice &c.They help to expectorate flegme, in those that have a Cough, or straitndVe in theBreast, and are very conducible to the stomach; and bein« boyled in Wine, andtaken, it helpeth the stoppings of the Liver, and the Dropjie that commeth there-by. The fame ftayeth the Hickop, and helpeth digestion. It stirreth up bodilylust, and boyled in Wine, it is good against all poyfon,and biting of all venomousBeasts. It avails in Children, that have the Falling Sickncsie, being taken, and isvery effectuall to help a stinking breath, and to break wind in any part of the bo-dy, be it in the Head, Stomach, Spleen, Bowels,or Mother, and to provoke Urineand steep, to them that want i .The Chymk?lL Oyl taken in broth or wine,three<sf four drops'ct a time, doth helpthegsodimelseofthe Head, the straitnesie andpains in The Breast and Stomach, - and the crudities andbelchings therein, themuch desire to cast, and the rising of tfie Mother - as also all other griefs and painsinwardly, that rise of Cold or Wind. The Quintessence of it, gives ease to thosethat are frantick, and distempered in their Brains, and for such as are troubledwith the Falling Sicknesse, or have the Cramp or Convulsion. A decoction of An-nife Seed is also excellent in the Cholick.lf Annife,either green or dry,be beaten,and l?ydto their eyes, that have any hurtful thing fallen into them, it will soonstraw it forth ; , and likewise take away the venome of any hurr, by the bitingof venomous Creatures, and.healeth them quickly. The Herb or Seed boyled inOyl osmoses, and dropped .warm into the Ears, easeth the pains and noyle in"them: th^-Sqeds bruised, and mixed with S tofax^ and the fumes thereof taken,beipg cast.on quick Coabi will soon ease t he continuall Head-ach. The Itaham