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Of the Hif‘t0.rie of Plants. L I B-‘ 7-- ,_ I gillcn to drinke in ale 0: wine purgeth by vomit very forcibly ( but fafely) waterifh humor-s,choler, d flegmein fuch manner as A7{5zmm dotlyexperimented by a learned and skilfull Apothecary or

~ ' é '. 1: 8 Pmwld mm Hmm I Colchefifir M" Buck/}one,a man fingular in the knowledge ‘of Sim les. _ g made with the Hours of Cowflips and fngar preuaileth wonderfully agarnli the pal-

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Green Primrofer , Mr He,/gg;b;Primto{e. & confema r l ‘°>°0I1vulfions,cramps3and all difea {es of the finues. g _ if theosl” if’? or Pai les do greatly refitaine or Prop the belly in time ofa great laske or bloudy flrx, ecoftron thercofbe drunke wartne. . V , _

cu })l‘&5t1t10l'lC1‘ of London whowas famous for curing the phrenfie, after he had performed his “3 by the due obferuation of phyfick accuftomed euery yeare m the moneth of M ay to dye: his “Flt”-Ilts after this nrauncr: Take the le,aues and Homes of Primrofe, boile them a little in form- . e Water,and in fome role and Betony waters,adding thereto fugar,pepper,falt,ancl butter,which

mg F"3in€d,he gaue them to drinlce thereof firfl and lalt. _ _ . _ __ 1* .°‘0otsofPrimrofe flamped and ltrained, and the juice ftuffedrnto the mole wtth a quill or F “C m‘esPUrgeth the brain and qualifieth the pain of the megrim. . _ , mu “ V'f_1guent madewith the juice of Cowflips and oile of Linfeed, cureth all ff»-f31d‘“g5 0‘ bur‘ G $5 with fire,water,or othetwife. y _ _ e 1 d H “He? Illloures of Primroles fodden in vineger and applied,healc the} King; 'eurll,and K 16 313103 5 ii - 1 ' e ' d 61' ' - mat and Wulaalf you garganfe the part with the ded:1fi1nllr(t?::)aie):J:<:Ed againfi all difeafes of in

th ‘3 leaues and floures of Primrofes boiled in wine an . e he“ an lungs and draweth forth of the flelh any thorne or f plintfifsor b°“e fixed th°’em'

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V _ ‘ll The Place. C owflips and Primrofes‘ ioy in morft and dankifh place ter : they are ibund in woods and the borders of fields: M‘HeJ/eel/5: Primrofe

led Clapdalqthree miles from a towne in Yotlrlhire called Settle. 11 The Time. prill to the end of May,and fome one or other

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They iiourilh from A of them do fioure all W1“ tetlong; A 1] ‘Ike Names. doe- They are commonly called Prime/4 rverzbsbecaufe they are the Exit among thofe plants that rt fzloure in the Spring,or becaufe they floure with the firfl. They are alfo named Artbriticflaand H61. é.e1174;'4!yfls,fOr they are thought to be good againlt the paines of the joints and finues.ThC}’ 3” C3 195 in If3ll3“a37465e cuculi: in Engli(h,~Petty Mulleins or Palfie-worts : of mofl,CowlIip5- -in The greater f0”,CE1lled for the molt part Oxlips or Paigles,are named of diuers Herb‘ 5 ‘Wm’ Yes

Engli[h,Oxlip,and Paiglg, The common Primrofe is vfually called Primu/4 oeri: : moi’: herbarifis doe refer the Pllmrgl by h

to the wu‘J>2:. Called in Latine Veréafmlzgor petty Mulleins :but feeing the lcaues be'neitl1e1'_W° HOT Y0‘~md>th‘3Y 3” h‘“d‘1Y dfawne vnto them : for Pblamide: are defcribed by leaues, as P/1‘;/’7P,;7/9. ‘ r"

intfifpffited l§aH”fim’ ""’§’”d‘~‘»h_8iry and round - tranflatinw it thus 115.2 5. ca . 10. 5”” midfi [W3 b”/“’‘‘2’”’”’‘‘d’’f‘’1fl~‘r 5117731165 -‘ which ‘is as: much as :8 fay in linglifh ,PThere be3l.{° It Faéim Colummz refers thele to the L/hf”

pretty Mulleins,hairy,round leafed,low or flrort. Dzofcoria/e's,and calls the Cowflrp Alzfnmpmtormn : and the Primrofe,Alzfm,; fyltmmm. 4“- 1] TIM Temperature. ‘

« The Cowfiips and Primrofes are in temperature dry and a little hot. ' I _ d d ' pg 1 all Mfg I1/3mm‘ {f of the 5- - ‘ qt 7'}; Defc ‘prim

A Cowflips are commen e again F1‘? P31“ 0 t €l0ints called the out and flackne ‘7 _ 1 . . E W ' - V - 1' -malrino thereof two‘ nuesjwhich is the pa 1 fie, The decoétron of the roots is thought to begprofitably giuen agaizig) 1‘: :15“. A l(()i‘[rl1desHC\‘;‘bc:.!{l‘:l!ZS call this plllant tgy tlfieitlame of; .:';::f::¢lg‘¢7:£:;”edm.‘O?herS C31 them flmle in the kidflics and bl3d‘l‘3"3 and the JUICE of the lcaues for members that are loofe 3”‘ ' ' Paralyfilcla /tlriliniznvgllrifciirflvifiihrcivltjrlt clarirfofriiiiifré kijndaes of Cow flip5,3g““f‘ing with them

as well in fl“‘Pe as in their nature and vertues hauingleaues much like mm C°Wfl’P5=b""‘ fma”.Cr5

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jo‘ints,or inward parts thatare hurt,rent,or broken . _ 3 A dramme and a halfe of the ponder of the dried roots offield Primrofe gathered in Airflg growing

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