t he ir aradise oj 4 Fiants . z c

the Breast,comforreth the Stomack, caufeth good cicel.ion, and being mixedwith ome Honey, t-keth away ipots from the lace, being anointed therewith*Cassia hgnea co.nfor etla the Stomack, Liver- and all the primipaii parts, open-eth Ok.ructions o'-hoppings, dl peifcth groffe humours, repedeth wind, pro-vokes Urine and VVou.ens Cour es, and doth much facLiwte, or hat en theBirth. Being cau on Coals, and the Imoke taken at theNo!e,dryeth up Rheumsand Catarrhs, that proceed from co dand moylt humours. Also aluffumigaiionthereof, helpeth the p in of the Womb, and rhe l oppings thereof* Being mixedwith Honey, and applyed, it diffoiveth 1 we lings, and hard tumours. A decoctionhereof with White-wine and Rose-water, is commended againli the liinking ofthe Arm-ho'es, it thepla^e be bathed therewith; and the tame is good to washso e mouths and Gums* Both this and C 'wanton are more mefm in VVinter,thenJn Summer*

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CHAP. CXXXVI1I.

Of Vipers ‘Bugloffe.

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The Names,

I T is called in Greek Ecbinm-, 4'ax<.S/<£/W & <sAlfihladio» ) and

AU ib on, or Ale b fctm ot the first >ndef ciaereof; vv.lio being bitten by aViper, gathered this Herb, and chewing it, jvyaii.o.wing down the juyte, and"a pp ying thereuot the Kerb ro the bitten place, treed harmed from dm er.dpaleifts Kith, ityvaVcalled Theriorr %.<>*, lepers* rad anc’ixfJW,

from the form oT the Seed, yvr i. h as ‘DUstresides laithjs like the head of a Viper,and thereof took the name Ech:mm yet tome others lay from the ef ects in theRoots, to cure the bitings of the Serpent, or which is as likely, because the stalksare speckled like a Serpents Skin: in Latins al/o Ech'.ttm pf moli Authpurs, yetlOi some Bttglojfxm plvejlre V.ferimm,

the Kindt.

The Sorts ofV.pers ¥>ttgloffe are twe've. i. The common Vipers Bu^osseJa. White flow red Vipers Bugloffe. 5. Red fiowred Vipers Buglol.e. 4. VipersBuglofle, with dark, reddish, pnrp .e Flowers. 5. Red flowred Vipers Bug offe ofCandy. 6. Spotted vipers BugolseofCmdy. 7. Dwarf yellow Vipers Blip offe.8. The dealt yellow Bartajd Vipers Bugloffe. 9. The small w.hire Vipe r s Bug offe.to. Small Spanift Vipers Bug offe with Spurts. 11, Hoary white Vipers Bu°offeof Candy. 12. B.ack Vipers Bugloffe oi Candy. 9

The Forme .

Th^Common Vipers^Hgloffe hath many long rough LeaVes, iyir<? oil theground, from among which ri! e up divers hard round l;a ks very rou°h as if theywere thi.-k set with prickles or hairs, having many b'ack (pots on them also ikeunto the Skin ofa Viper whereon are set such like long, rough hiry, or prick ysad g r e;n leaves .somewhat narrow,the middle Rib for rhe mod part being white*the Flowers (land at the tops of the ftaffes,branched forth into many spiked leaves

of