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1] The Place. _ es Both of them grow in vntilled places neere vnto hedges, high-waies, and commonly by ditchin almolt euery where. t I haue not feene the fecond, and doubt it it is not to be found Wilde En land. 1; i g L 1]‘ The T me. The Veruaines floure in Iuly and Augufl. , 1} The Name:. « _ nd Veruaine is called in Greeke, Gr°el91P!9!= in Latine, Verhena, and Verhemiea,Herculzmi4,FerrarIda3 Y Exizpera .- of fome, (J1/tatr'z'ezilr5:,and Hiera harem: : of others, Veruerm, and Secret herha .- Verhehe ale} n_ manner of herbes that were taken from the Altar,or from fome holy place,which becaufe thfi (“dam full or Pretor did cut vp, they were likewife called Sagmimz, which oftentimes are mention‘ lc_ Liey to be grafiie herbes cut vp in the Ca pitoll. Pliny alfo in his two and twentieth booke,and~ehat uenth Chapter witnell'eth,That Verhem and‘ Sagmim be all one : and this is manifeft bY it at, which we reade in L/Jhdmzi in Terence : Ex am vverhezms hz'mfzmze5 Take herbes here from the Alt 5 , in which place Terence did not meane Veruain to be taken from the Altar,but fome certain helbfih , for in Memmde_r,out of whom this Comedy was ttanflated,is read .ii..m'..., or Myrtle, as Donut!!! fa‘ ' , » . ' In Spaniih it is called Vrgehaom .- in Italian, Vermimimla .- in Dutch, jlfet ccuijt: in French/m, \ _ mine .~ in Englifb, Iuno’s teares,Mercuties moifl; bloud, Holy-herbe ; and of fome, Pigeons 5 4”, _ , i . . 7 "1 -I - ' V 7 Iii’ or Collumbine, becaufe pigeons are delighted tobe amongfi it, as alfo to eat thereof, as v4?”m '' 3 \ M *i'h""' T " writer 1. I : "\

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The leaues ofVeruaine pound with oyle of Roles or hogs greafe, doc mitigate and appea ipaines of the mother,being applied thereto. . . _ d am, The leaues of Veruaine and Roles flamped with a little new hogs greafe, and emplalflelefi. re, ‘ 1 - _ _ . . i _ . vi the manner of :1 Pultelle, doe ceafe the inflammation and grieuous paines ofwounds, and {J 6 the I He 5'“ kmde °f SC’)-’i°“5 being-‘he mo“ °°mm°“ and beg kmwne’ hath Ieaues long’ ’them not to come to corruption: and the reene leaues {lamped with hogs greafe takes aW3Y . > ‘ ‘and. b'..°?d.>°f3 g’aYilhs.h°3YYa3Dd hair)’ C‘-’1°“4§= (Pie?! ab.r°ad.VpOn the 5‘.Q“’?d’..“m?."I’{g fwelling and paine of hot impolliumes an tumors,and clcnfig comp: and “men vlccrs. U mun which rife vp round and rough items, beret with hairy ragged leanes, in famiorlpeacg ‘C’ It is reported to be of {ingular force again-ll the Tertian and Quartaine Eeuers 5 but yoobrcme 3:3

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