'“iior the Hiflorie of Plants. L I B.’ 2.

Q; The Defcxiptioa.

‘ ' Erbe Aloe hath hath leaucs like thofe of fea Onion,very long,_broad,fmooth, thick?» bending baclreivardsmotched in the edges, fet with certaine little blunt priclrles,fU“ oftongh and clammie juyce like the leauesof Houfleelte. The Prallre, as Dzofcaridf’

faith,is like to the {talk-e of Affodill : the floure is whitiih ; the feed like that of_Ai'fodill-,the_r00‘ is iinglepf the fafhion of a thickc pile thrufi into the ground. The whole herbe is extreame bitter, rib is the juycc alfo that is gathered thereof. _

~i~ 2 There is another herbe Aloe that groweth likewife in diners prouinces of Americasdle ieaues are two ciibits long,alfo thicker,broader,greater,and fharper pointed than the formerran, “S hath on the edges far harder pricltles.The italke is three cubits high,and a finger thicke,the W111}: in long cups beares violet coloured floures. T

q] The Place.

This plant groweth very plentifully in India,and in Arabia,Ccelofyria,and Egipt,from Whmcfi the juyce put into skins is brought into Europe. It groweth alfo, as Din/Eondc: writeth,in Afi3a° ‘l the {ca c0aii’zs,and in And‘ros,but not very fit for juyce to be drawn out.It is likewife found it _AP“ lia,and in diners places of Granado and Andalufia,in Spaine, but not farre from the fea: the NY“ ofthis is alfo vnprofitable. ‘ ' i

gt The Time. he

The herbe is alwaies greene, and likewife fendeth forth branches, though it rcmairie out Of ‘ earth,ef pecially if the root be couered with lome, and now and then watered : for fo being hang“ on the feelings and vpper polts of dining roomes, it doth not onely continue along time gf€_‘?“°’ but it alfo growerh and bringctli forth new leauesrfor it mull: haue a warme place in Winter time’ by reafon it pineth away if it be frozen. i

q} The Names.

The herbe is called in Greeke mi. ; in Latine,and in (hops alfo,AloE : and ('0 is likewife th€ Wee’ '

The lant alfo is named -i,ua3cm,ir‘wav, liiuv-v.'rmam'en: but the are balkard words : it is called «we.» be‘ P Y

caufe it liueth not onely in the earth,but alfo out of the earth. It is named in French, P0f94"Xi: in Spanifh ,t,d' harm, and Term: hamfi: in Engliih, ullm, herbe pdloes, Sea I-louiéleelre, SC“. grene. _ _ . _ V _ - The herbe is called of the later I-Ierbarilis oftentimes Sempervztzum, and Semperrvzrmin Alfvrznfiifli beeauib it lalieth long,after the manner of I-louf'e.leeke. It feemeth alfo that Columc/la in his I6“ booke nameth it Sedzrm, where he fctteth downc remedies againfl; the canker-wormes in trees.

Profi4ii‘&' plantilv latices infundere amarar .Marr;¢hg',mztltaq:¢e S edz‘ contihgere fzacco.

In Englifli thus:

Liquors of Horehound profit much b’ing pour’d on trees : The fame efieét Sea Houfleeke works as well as thefe.

For has reeiteth the juy_ce ofsedmn or I-Ioufleeke among the bitter juices,and there is none 0 Houfleekes bitter but this.

Q; ‘The Temperature.

Aloe‘, that is to fay, the iuycc which is vfed in Phyficke, is good for many things. It is hofaalg that in the or fecond deg_ree,but dry in the third, extreme bitter, yet without biting. It is al ofan emplailiicke or clammie qua1ity,and fomething binding,externally applied.

q; The rermer.

A It purgeth the belly, and is withall awholefome and conuenient medicine for the {lornaclrcug any at all be ivholefotnc. F03: 33 P414!!! vfigimfd Wf_1t€th, when all purging medicines are hurt ‘ g to the lioinaclre,/Ila ’e5 onely is comfortable. And it purgeth more effeéhially if it be not W3 ‘ and if it i. e,it then {irengtheneth the flomaclre the more,

» It bringeth forth choler, but cf pccially _it.purgeth fuch excrements as be in the flornaf firli; veines,and in the neercfi paffages. For It IS of the number of thofe medicines,which the

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Fféefes:

cians call éuuwyvwitii, of the voiding away of the _ordure -, and of fuch whofe purging force pa far beyond the l‘romacke.Futthermore, Alo_’e": is on enemie to all kindes of putrefa<9cions;afl _ deth the body from all manner of corruption. It alfo preferueth dead carlrafes from purri

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the Hil’t0ri_e.of Plants,

. PurO'€[l}alV£1w'» a‘lmannerofwormes ofthe bell . ' V " i 1' J ‘ .A proceedingfrointtjhe impgrfele-on hh It k __ » YhIthi5g<}Odagainllai_inhingbreatlt mndammbandb _ , . LI. 0 e ornac e.itopenet t e pilesor hemorrhoid-es or the to 6 good and rglélg geliken in a mall quantity,it bringeth downe a monthly courfe zit is thoiiglii: there bewho thgénke rt: at(.i:%S£1[l]I"l3l: C(:)(E)fi1I‘ll{?c1O:; and] fll0_PDir18s in the refl of the intrals. Yet fame

- . nienien ort e iuer.

ne dram ii i ' . - r - . s is enough‘ l e thereof giutn, is ruificient to purge. Now and then halfe a dramme or little more C

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{Obs Vé){g::€El;fiyVi?L1ni:lS afndglcepe foreffcflenfcth vlcers , and cureth fuchfores as are hardly

_€u,W{)0rmediicinggwhi 41?‘ t ehgili adment alcll ‘caret parts. It is with good fuccelfe mixed with

itlmpatil themb r ‘afar igpc eel ir&g,an wit_ plaifters that beapplied to bloudy wounds 5for

,~CmC_S fmthc Em); {C V ofno élseitlplal {rcke qualitie and fubitance. It is profitably put into me-

Dmfcmdw f _ 1, o.a rnuc. as it c en eth and drieth without biting.

and Céntimzilpltpzi tllatt 1t.mHL?l}5 be tolrrifiedlor parched atthefire, in acleane and red hot veffell,

and that it mu{{aI_;rr§a Wlti aéipam 4, or ron Ladle, till it bee tortifiedinall the parts alike ; Owns mmtheb 0 ee W3£ll'lC , to _the_end that the vnprofitable and fandie droffe may finke 16 {mm Ampttomfcahn that which is fmooth and molt perfeét be taken and referued. A W lich Comcom i_or al 0 teacheth , that_mixed with home it taketh away blaclre and blew fpots, F‘ Hers oft Ce 4.I_Ipes : that it he.ps the inward ruggednes of the eye-lids, and itchingin the cor. being mixegefi fit remedicth the head-ache, if _the temples and forehead be anointed therewith, OM16 heme W_1f_t lvlnfgfif and oile of Rofes_s:being tempered with wine, it {iaieth the falling off . 1 the head be wafhed therewith : and mixed with wine and honie, it is a remedie for

the f ' _ _ "Q":-1111(1)fLl§ hof the Vvula,and fwelling of the Almonds of the throat , for the gums and all vlcers

losithils lierbet/Ila? (whereof is made that excellent and mofi familiar purger, called C.‘ net}, the allied) t ebefi is that which is cleare and ihining, of a browne yellowifh colour : it ope- are furchargedi P_“;]g{{Ilg Cold, flegrnaticltc-,and cholericlre humours, efpecially in thofe bodies that umours fa'm.nW”d Prfettmg , €1the_r0f meat_or drinlre , and whole bodies are fully repleat with re; fuppe; (O 3 hamul)’ , and wanting exercife. 'I:h1S utlaiés I fay,talr_en ina fmall quantitieaf-g morning is a r rat er before) in a itewed prune , or in water the quantitie of two drammes in the an fupepfl molt foueraigne medicine to comfort the fiomaclce, and to cleanfe and driuc foorth

“Gus humours. Some vfe to mixe the fame with Cinnamon, Ginger, and Mace , for

ti b1§,_f:l_rP°r°3b0l!efaid;and for the Iaundies, fpitting of bloud , and all extraordinarieilfues of

T . ' and Rfiaggaevfed 1“ V155“: €fP6€ia1ly thofe of the fecret parts or fundament, or made into ponder, en of. °9 fielh W0llI1dS , fiaieth the blond and hcaleth the fame, as thofe vlcers before f po-

The lime ta

‘ ‘hem to cealé ken inwardly caufeth the Hemorrhoids to bleed, and beeing laid thereon it caufeth

bleeding. _ C H A P. 142. Of Hozgfleeke or Sengreene.

Q] The Kinder.

Slsngfeene ‘ ' s ’ ' ' * - ,aS DI id ’ ‘ ' i, . V ~ _ . C. '..‘.’-‘> ls that which iS':~ra%flréd€;‘[;:;l6lCfth,lS of three forts , the one is great, the other fmall,and the third

a,biting Stone-crop,ot Wall-pepper. V q *1,"/we Defiriptiofl. i

I . L TS-fhggftefi fsengmenc s whichini Latine is commonly called trrvia harha,It1pifCl'5 bfiafd,’ J-uiCe3flmr:"o_leal(1ies hard adioyning to the ground and root, t_hick_e, faptfglll 05 {Ought

g forth verifl? lflte , growing clofe and hard together,fet in a circle mfafhion of an eye, rings gm“? fuch circIes,fpreading it felfe out an abmaa :1: oftentimes alfo fen. iddle :)fYd:Vl}lCh it fpreadeth farther , and makethnew €”Cl“—5_5th€Y€ flleth Vp of- ard the F 6 an vpright italke about a foot highicouered with leaues growing “ed E P°‘“t5sParted at the top into Ce-rtaine wings or branches, about which are 50 a datke purpliih colour : the rootis all of firings. __

AV it ' 2 There

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