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'4 , , 3 . . . - . . . . l - ' e 1‘ no The fir-it is called in Greeke, rmumza = in Latine,Dulm raa’zx,or f'wee&ot: this L,’cofhCisLico- knowne either to the A pothecaries or vulgar people :we call it in Englifh , Diofcorzzi/6’-‘

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It is mofi: euiden_t,that the other is Glycyrrliiza or Licorice:the A pothecaries cal if b)’ 3_ rfgrd, Liquiritia : the Italians . Rttalitia .- the Spaniards, K¢i3’e1iza,and izegqzziri: igvlfwenout. ._ ufsbotg Qufsnouttlgcl : in French Rézolzfi? Razfwiiifjé and zreglz/fe:in low-Dutch fl . fthfl metbuut : in Engli{h,common Licorice : rim} caiis it .s"cyt/yiczibérhi .- it is named ,-‘"7’/M690 country Scythiawhere it groweth. L The Hat f A" ' h . “I Tjmperatrrre. f crawrg 0 ur ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ’ ' ‘ ’ Bodies ,and fceeionfiifitihfheifiairihtihldfhgilgiliiaidiiiigiiieii ihcaigtlriglertggdilgttlfgigofl fo mill‘ is hot and binqmgais fPhcial1)’ Ofa warm qlraliticicomming Iieereft of all to a mean“ ‘cm ‘i {idesfor that it is¥alfo fweet,it is likewife meanly moift. d moi £ Porafmuch 33 We root of the common Licorice is fweet, it is alfo temperately 110’ 3“ -Th‘''

notwithfiandillg the barke hereofis fomthing bitter and hot, but this muft be fcraped “Way ' frefh ‘O9: when "5 ‘S {"11 Ofiuice doth moiflen more than the dry

~ 5 _ _ 11 Th: Vcrtr/cs. . A The root of Licorice is good againfl the rough harfhnefle of the throat and brefi 5_“fl°P m

pipes of the lungs when they be ftulfed or floptnipeneth the cough,and bringeth forth

B The juice of Licorice made according to art,and hardned into a lurnp,which is callfid " "f‘L,_5:;ggc'- gairizia, ferueth well for the purpofes aforefaid ,being holden vnder the tongue. and ‘here CH0 rflelf. . * ad

. . . - « - . . V t ,c We , IE . Moreouenwith the }LilCC of Licorice,G1“g“-‘riand other fpices,there is madea certalf‘ he ltingir

cakes called Ginger—bread,which is very good againlt the cough and all infirmities Of ‘

_ , and brei’t;_ which is caflrinto moulds,forne ofone fa{hion,and fome of another. , flrhy q D. fflaeJu1eeofLicoriceis profitable agent? thtléefase of the _f§9§13ac_l*§¢_a§1§l0_fFl’‘3‘‘‘°’‘‘ ‘ ff»‘7~~“

A WOi‘ the Hiflorie of Plants. 136$

f The fame is drunk with wine and Raifins againlt the infirmities of the ‘iiuer and cheflr, fcabs or E W95 9f the bladder,and difeafes of the kidnies. _ A . i . B“-“lg melted vnder the tongue it quencheth thirflzit is good for green wounds being laid theta “P°“aand for the Pcomacke if it be chewed. y _ _ he dcco&ion of the frefh roots ferueth for the fhme purpofes. . -_ (3. ‘b B"! the dried root moi’: finely poudcred is a iingular remedie fora pin and a web in the-eiegiyf it In; e fiffiwed thereupon. , V _ . 5 L _D‘0fiaride5 and P227»); alfo report,that Licorice is good for the fiomackeand»_vlce_rs of the month, i c “He Caft vpon them. _ _ _ . _ _ . f . ‘.13 good againfl hoarfneffe, diificultie of breathingtinflammation ofthe lungs; the pjgurifig, K pmlflg of bloud or mattegconlumption and rottennefle of the lungs, all infirmities and rugged—

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[takes away inflammation, mitigateth and tempereth the fharpneffe and faltnelie of humors, concoéleth raw humors,and procureth eaiie fpitting.‘ L y _

hedecoéiion is good for the kidnies and bladder that are eirulcerated. _ _

tcureth the ftrangurie,a'nd generally all infirmities that proceed of fharpe {alt and biting hu-

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. Thefe things concerning Licorice hath alfo Tbcapbrajlw .- viz. That with this and cheefe made “mares milke the Scythians were reported to be able to line elcuen or twelue dayes. V

.The Scythian root is good for (hortneffe of breath, fora dry cough, and generally for all inlir- ‘ties of th heft. y y .

_ »Mo’reotrcf,Cwith hony it healeth vlcerss it alfo“ quencheth thirfi if it be held in the rnouth : for which caufe they fay that the Scythians do liue eleuen or twelue daiés With it and Hi]7p466,VV11i<3h ‘ °. eefe made of mares milke,as Hzyzpacrates witneifeth. g A _ V. V

”?ny,lia. 2 5 .6419. 8 . hath thought orherwife than truth,'l‘ha‘t Hifpdfé‘ 15 an herb {O called. _

‘ 3°31 the figurci formerly were of the firll; dcfcribcdu

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C H A 15. 13. Of ilfie Trcflile or S/ira5»Tref)iz'Ze.~ 17]’ The Kimles.

THCXC be diiicis lrinlrfi or forts of the (hrubhy Trefoile,the which might very well haue paffed

h 3I_no'ng the three lcaiied GrafTes,had it not been for our promife in the proemot“ our firlt part,

at In the lafi bookc of our hifldrie the fhrubby or wooddy plants fhould be fct forth,cuery one “°€Ie;as might be in kindred and neighbdrhood.

cg The Defi*riptia'n;

He ‘firfi; kinde ofcytifag or {hrubby Trefoile growes to the forme ofa final! or wooddy bufh two or three cubits high,br§nchmg IMO fundry {mall houghes or grow U armes,fet fullof leaues like tifie {£3311 Tref<1J111C,Cfl13Ik€ greene, and not hairy, three »rr.r"r.a:wae erthetr:t:‘;:f::.::::.:gr.£:r*i:ifr. me: b Theufi:‘hh‘ri1[tlokiCirIilgeai>nfc‘y::f; is ljikewirfe algrnall Cfihgubl, in {hape after the rnranner of the for: *’3."‘:é§.:‘;i:{.’%§§.‘3§i’. ash; zrrztzzzzmtrt 03 founda Cdo 5 M1? e tooethericlore to the {ialke - the are f ‘ ith f C ‘Caries 0 t 13 "airricthd middlfimofiélnafgrofvvh rclireezishhe largeflt and ends in'a [hit "'no(.)th’of1a “C gmfgileieabignes and °0l0ur 0f:h:f(T)'ri;’01ez’utm Corniculatum : it, flours in M3)’ 1 P Palm ' t C Ours are 0 1;; 3 The root of this third kinde is finglefrom whence fpring vp many fmooth brittle flalks (ii? font : :fi:Ofl[i)3.Dy wings and branehes,wheron grow green leaues (‘mallet than thgfc <:grOnfi€;i3:re "trig. gfthe [M ougs are hyello_w,_ leffer than Broom flotrreszothervvife very like,gr?vni3:g thin 10”“ ops row Cgds H rgnc €§;%1u1dCd intoyfpoky tufts 5_which being vaded, thirefcid The mot _ bl nar- deep yo 5 _§1’t: an t 0 eof the Broome,wherin is contained finallblac eth -1: Th_ Ills ong, fin growing into the ground, and fornetimes waxeth crooked iln chic Easiid-‘cribcd lsha 0 hath thoughtgreen leaues,and_differs little (if any thing at all) _from_ t 1; l_ f 0 C dd : W €Y~‘3f0$'€ I fgile’ e It needlefle to giue a figure. Our Author called it Cyttgw _ £1/I“ fdw-*3 0 ed {hrub Tre- ii; for §fil1tlI’e o(ne cf the brggcges wasliairely in tie figure cxpre wit co 5 3 I know no other rca— e. tzzareco’ e aswe ast is. t . 1 .7. ., . Raga ¢Thg