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‘ q)‘ The Names. 5” Cammomill is called C/mmmelum : of fame, utter/zem;3~, and Leucwtbtmit, and alfo Leeeent 6 mo22,efpecially that double ﬂoured Cammomill 5Wl1lCh Greek name is takenfrom the whitenc ’ of his ﬂoure : in Engliih,Cam-momill; fo called becaufe the flames haue the fmell OFMW» 3“ 39 ple,which is plainly perceiued in common Cammomill. lgf Tée T emperatr/re. d- ‘ Ca.mmomill,faith G4lm,is hot and dry in the ﬁtlt degree,and of thin parts : it is of force to hi; ge{t,{lacken,and rariﬁe Salfo it is thought to be like the Role in thinneffe of parts,commi{lg “if 6 operation ofoile in heate,which are to man familiar and temperat : wherefore it is a fpeclﬁl he P_ agaiull wearifomnelle : it eafeth and mitigateth pain,i,t molliﬁeth and fuppleth,and all thcfe olic rations are in our vulgar C ammomill,as common experience teacheth, for it heateth moderatc Y: and drieth little. L ‘ l q{ The Vemm. _ in A Cammomil is good againlt the Collicke and llonqitprouoketh vrine, and is molt fingula/If Clyllzers made againfi the forefaid difeafes. ' '

B Oile of Cammomill is exceeding good againli all manner of ache and paine, bruilingsi lﬂlmi king of ﬁnues,hardnel_i'e,and cold fwellings.» ‘

C The decoétion of Gammomill made in wine and drtmke, is good againﬂ coldnelfe in the “oi

mack,foure be_lchings,voideth windeyand mightily bringeth downe the monethly courfes- if c D The Egyptians haue vfed it for a remedie againﬂ all cold agues,and they did therfore coﬂrem it(as Galm faith) to their Deities.

E The decoiftion made in white wine and drunke expelleth the dead child, and fecondiae 0: Sim‘ birth fpeediiy,and clenfeth thofe parts. , V

F The herb boiled in poffet ale and giuen to drinl-r,eafeth the pain of the chef} cumming ofwmd’ expelleth tough and clamm y ﬂegme,and hel peth children of the Ague. , - r

G _ The herb yfed in baths prouoketh fweat,rariﬁeth the skin,and openeth the potes:brieily,1‘ml‘: rigateth gripmgs and gnawings of the belly,allayeth the paine of the ﬁdes,molli_fiet‘h hard {WC lxngs,an'cl walieth awa raw and vndigelied hurnors. , _ _~

H The oile compoun ed of the ﬂours performeth the l‘ame,and is a rernedie againit all w‘eart{0Rl A are ll‘e,being with ‘good fucceflé mixed with all thofe things that are applied to mitigate palm‘

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C H lip’. 7.62: W e9l/f4_)'»'We'ed or nu’/de Cammomil/I.

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TH¢Té be three kindes of Wilde Cammomil, which are generally called in Latina Cowl‘ one ‘*‘F"¥‘¥‘z‘+’» “Pd ‘W0 Other I10t “inking-, the one hath his ﬂoure all white throughout the “.".n'~ T Paffcaand 3H0 1“ the middle, and the other yellow. Bclides thefe there is another with verie l

dblﬂ' 'dff*~-- I’ . 4. i::icid?;':;:i‘z;inioe:i:::£“°*‘“ rounagrowmi

_ _ 7 neere toahouf call d k f t‘ b l ‘ ‘ oSir 11”” CI’I'//36% Llkﬁwlfe M’ H 555915 ,_ e ore remembrcfl fouiid ciilihathisgegrdlehrgihisiiiigrbgé l3arnet, lfmy 9

memorie faile me not,at the light; of the red Lyon, or neere vntoit and ina poore womans gal’ .5 as he was riding into I.anca{hire.~ ’ of /3 0*

1 The double ﬂoured May-weed in the yeare :53 ,1 b ' ' ~ h W W], EN, M‘ Mme: Clark, and {bme other Londbn Apothecaries in tlgC‘lll[l)€g(;?¥":ll1€I:;Ii%J,l:’l,]1(§ itigrouiing WM vpon the cliffe {ide clofe by the towne ofMargate,and in fome other places of ;h¢1[land- 3“-

qjf The Deﬁrzftim.

Ay-weed bringeth forth round lialks, teen brittle ° ° med mama’

ny branches tl]_l_Cl(€l‘ and higher than tgofc ér C3II)i£lIIi:)ii€?lIl1 tlrjeullrecaeiieps in like mam

are broadenand ofa blackifh green colour. The ﬂoures are like in form and C0l°3l"et commonly largerpfa ranke and naughty fmell. The rootis woodd andiperilheth when til“ {C5 is ripe. The whole plant ﬂinkgthgtnd. giueth a ranke fmell. ' yi "

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L 1 B. 2.. Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 757' . - = ' h broader i Th‘ h b ., -. - , . - - f d fomtimes with narrower and otherwhiles wit ‘ lmles 5 aS1és11f<e>rvv ftilrilcfilithlntgéhgrltig fa(ii‘infniell,or without any fmelliat all : the ﬂours allo are ling“: 0l'Clfe(t /'1 W} ' f i - Cl blﬁ". J‘. _ _ . . 2 ’l‘“li:yi:llso\fr h]fn(i:1land+tei1der root,f'rom which rifeth vpa feeble lialkidb uiding it ielfe jam {nag other branches whereupon grow leaues not vnlike to Carnomil,but t Ill: “CY and fewer in i1L1rribei- the flour(:3 gr<;W at the ‘OP Ofthe 1’-’ia1k5_>°f“ gold yelkiw C910?’ 1? T1“; - take to he nth other than the Zittpbt/mlmﬂm werzme of our Author,forrnerly defcribed in t e econ p1a§e:(':l‘tli*:pmZoS‘7' ' C '11 hath leaues fornewhat deepely cut in almoil: to the middle rib, thicke alio and”-Tﬁlitti (,{aani)r?tC:$i1{h ;a{{c,and of no vnpleafant fmell :the {talks are wealoand _f0m¢ foot high Carr 1in a; their to s ﬁngle i1oures,bigg€f=Y€‘ like more of Calmmqmill’ yellow in ‘hi? middieawith algmir Oftwemlg, or more long white leaues incompalling it. It increafeth mi-rch,as ammomil doth and hath creepinz r00t5- 1‘ is found "P°“ the Sum“ A1PS’and ﬂoumh 1“ [my and A“%“ll- C/when hath let this forth by the name of Leimint/aemmn /1lP’”””" *

A lremum A/jiimﬂ” Clﬂﬁfé 1 Cotnlafietidu. 1 3 .I‘mMm -_ C ~omi]:' Maynweed . _\/Vilde Mountain amm

qr The Place. ‘ , They grow in Cone ﬁelds neere vnt0 Path waies’and In the borders ofﬁcldso ' Q; The Time. They ﬂoure in Iuly and Auguli. qr The Names. ‘ . . M but not trulyzof May~weed is called in {hops Comlafartida : of Fuebﬁm‘,ParthMmm, and VzrL_g-mi: énch’E/Iwgmm 9‘hers,x~»«»sa: in high-Dutch iitatenntiizin 1ow-Durch,t9aDWbl°°‘““"5“‘ ‘ in ”81iﬂ1,May-weed,wilde éammomill,and {linking Math€5- _ The Temperature and Vefme-‘ - M“Y~weed is not vfed for meat nor medicine, and therefore i “them are thought to be hot and dry,&: like after a fort in ope! at an agmeing with mans nature : notwithﬁanding it is commeﬂ

men to Carnmomil,but nothing decl againﬂ the inﬁimities of tlg‘-C‘

m°'?h°T.feeiﬂ5\all ftinkiilﬁ things are good againii thofe dif€3fc5' It is‘

he faculties atevnknowne; yet all