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B The decosition of the leaues and root of Chrifls Thiftle,as Diofcaridcs‘ writesfioppeth the b

' tree: among which come forth thorns which are hard /and prickly : the Homes are white 3“ which being vaded,there fucceed little round berries,green at the firfhbut afterwards bl“ it ell!

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Chrifls Thorne. Chrilt : his reafon for the proofe hereo

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. ‘our the Theme wherewith they crowned ourfialltlhis 15 5

That in Iudaza there was not any Thorne {O Com‘

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land of,nor any fo full of cruell iharpfi Pflcl‘ \ I abundance,that it is their common fuell to

- groweth throughout the whole countre)’ ”‘

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. ar- mon,fo pliant,or fo fit for to make a crown 012% It

fuch burn;

. . e Yea, fo common with them there. 35 0”‘ GO.’ ’

A ‘N ..,,,,///M/-’ I .,/,4, .. Brakes,and Broome is here with vs. Ioflf/3”’:/'5‘ I’

:._-.‘:--;. .. ' ,.,. c4;.t r. of his Antiquities faith, Thatfh15‘l;;‘:: *“ _ hath the mofi {harp prickles of any Otlloifgjtnte ’ I -W.‘ . - - ore that Chrifl might bee the moi‘: ‘

the Iewes rather tooke this than 3}‘? Olber’ en, which I haue a {mall tree growing in mi’ 815" d that I haue brought forth by {owing Om“? “C '

‘ qr The Time. _ 55 ¢’ The leaues fall away and continue not afllzfy. gteene,as doe thofe of the Rams : it buds 0 the S.pring,as Pliny refiifieth.

. q The Names. s

This thorny ihrub is called in Greek, 1W9‘ Latines and Italians retaine the fame name W was .- for want of an Englilh name it ma)’. faith med Rain of Lybia,or Chrifls thorn. P/"'7 ' the feed is called Zuni.

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qr The Temperature. The leaues and root of Chriils thortlfi 'dently binde and cut.

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. . i '01)’ A By vertue of this cutting qualitie the feed doth weare away the fione,and caufe tough 3”‘! lb

humors to remoue out of the chefl: and lungs,as Ga/en faith. guy.

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prouokes vrine,and is a remedie againfi poifons and the bitings of fer ents. . d, The root doth wafle and confume away Pbymam and 0ea’cm4ta,if it be llarnpcd and 3PPl‘€

D The feed is good for the cough,and weares away the [lone in the bladder.

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V s V ‘Ck-Thome growes in manner of a {hrub or hedge tree 3 his trunlre or body i5 °f§;:,frr blg 33 3 ‘mm ‘high 5 his wood or timber is yellow within,and the barke is ofllfi, Ieaues 0” Che‘-Dutafllmofi like the barke of at Cherry tree.The branches are befct W‘ ilding

that are fornewhat round,and finely fnipt about the edges like the leaues of the Crab or (mall,

of that excellent green colour is made which the Painters and limners do call Sap-gfcen‘ _

, berries before they be ripe do make afaire yellow colour,being ileeped in vineger.

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qt 2 Befides the common kinde Clrffim mentions two other: the firft of which had? bifilcghc

fome two cubits long,fiibdiuided into diners others, couered with a fmooth batke lilie ‘ .3 [15 ‘

former, which,the vpper rinde being taken ofl°,is ofa yellowifh greene colour, and blue“ C 3 of‘

the branches haue fome few prickles vpon them, and commonly end in tl1€lll:tll€l€_3u€s 3' C ftbfi like vnro thofe of the common lcinde, but fmaller,narrower, and fornwhat refernbliflg ‘ho '

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_‘l 3 R/nimnmjblzitivmpumilwl Dwarfe Buck-thornc.

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Middle Buck-_thorne.V Q7 - l d

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greene colour: the root is wooddy as in other fhrubsgclfififid found this growing in the m()?:“rJ‘._ mucus p1a;;cs of Aufiria,and calls it 3 111227,»: arr/fr- ' mm’ 4.

mm? This other hath branches fome ctr?-z:’_ long,and of the thickenelle of ones little Err. ‘ o,1e{{‘er,couered with a blaclce and {ll§z.'liJ.: barke; and towards the top diuided into ,- boughs,which are couered with a thin 85 i1'i.’:<‘)r’3~ ther barke,and commonly end in a {harp tl-c the leaues much refemble thofe ofthe 5 lo “ = yet are they {hotter and lelfer, greene glib, 3.. }_ fnipt about the edges;fir{l: ofan allzringent, 1. afterwards of fomewhat a bitteri(h tairc 3 j floures which grow amongilrhe lcaues are

an herby colour,and confi it offoure Ieaues : 5 ,

fruit is not much vnlike that of the ti>r_rucerg:.~:“: difiinguifhedwith two,8£ Tomtimcs W 1“? ’7"'":‘7‘ crelis or dents,firf’t greenrafld the“ black“ IN’ it is ti e : the root is thicke,w90ddY 3'“; Clwfim found this on the hillaboue I‘?-1y’r§L"~y : of Baden, hee calls it SP’”‘’”f‘fl”.r_‘4‘‘/'M,lli" ’ This M4f!hl0lI¢5 and others call L7‘”"’” 1"" ’ l

\ and our Author formerly gauc the fie” <

Matrlaiolm and Taécrmzmonmmm by the na " bycgam Hzflzaniczrsf/2, and here againe anorlw his Rbdmflgg f0[ill'Z'IJ!«.65, Whieliniade me to keei.:»:: it in this chapter, and omit it; in the former, it beingdefcribedinneither. 1: ~

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