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L I B; 2“/1 u_ L1 Ba 2: Of the Hiflorie of Plants.

Of the Hifiorie of Plants. y and Scorpiurzmz : of Rae/[Ma Heréa C./mcrz" .- it is named He/iotrflfium not becaufe it is turned about i‘ Sswrpioides B”PleWifili0’Pm‘f&' Lia“,-yi’ 2 Spoipiaiéef Mmh-"[1. ' at the daily motion of the Sun, but by reafon it floureth in the foimer follficeaat which time the cor? 1°“ 3”{re1°’ Ca‘°"P1u‘3’5- l $”{"‘l"‘[“‘ his. S°°’Pi°fl E1‘ Sun being larthefl gone from the E_quino&iall circle, returneth to the fame :and Scorpmmm ofth‘? {wiggle rops,thatbow backeward like a _fcorprons taile : of the Italians, Tomefole éoéa 3 in French» -roamfol .~ fome thrnke it to be H €754 Clytm, into which the Poets feigne Clytzle to be metamorph0'

fed 5 whence one hath thefe verfes :

Heréa velat Clyriwfcmperpetit oéuia /blcm, Sicpia mam Cz’mffzmz, qao1vrtce_/jzeifet,/méet.

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Q; The T €77_1]7€7'dtII7‘6’. Tornl"ole,as Pan/as ufigiflefrz writeth,is hot and dry,arrd of a binding faculty.

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A‘ Agood handfull of great Tornfole boyled in water, and drunke, doth gently purge the body Of hot cholericke humours and tough clammie and flimie flegrne. The fame boyled in wine and drunlce is good againft the (‘ringing of Scorpions, or other V600‘ tnous bealis, and is very good to be applied outwardly vpon the griefe or wound. The feed {iamped and laid vpon warts and fuch like excrefcences, or fupcrfluous out-growing5o caufeth them to fall away. . The fmall Tornefole and his feed boyled with Hyllbpe, Creffes, and falt- peter and drunke, dfl‘ ueth forth flat and round wormes. With the {mall Tornefole they in France doe die linnen rags or clouts into a perfeét purple C0‘ ‘ lour,wherewith cookes and confeetioners do colour jellies, Wines’ meats’ and fimdry mnfeéturesl which clouts in {hops be called Tornefole, after the name of the herbe.

-f h’I‘hcfccond and third figures were formerly tranfpofcd : the fourth was the figure of the hairy Scorpion-grail‘: dcfcribcd in the loiuth plactgin the fofl°W'- ~ ing C apter. .

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c..0s' ‘ T H A P 54. f corfzon (jrafle. p 13 3 Myaflitafcorpzazzlerpala/Ina: « ' V1: 4; Myofimze fcorpioiae: mm:/is birfiu-4;

VV-ate‘ s.°°’Pi°“ glalreq ‘ '. Moufeeare Scorpion gralle,

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Col-pion gralfe hath many fmooth,plaine,euen leaues, ofa darke greene colour, fialkes fmall, feeble and weake, trailing vpon the ground, and occupying a great cigcuig in W‘ f pen of the plant. The floures grow vpon long and {lender foot—fia-lks,of colour yel10“"

in fhape like to the floures of bl'O0lIl€58f ter which fucceed long, crooked, rough cods,in {hape 21!‘ colour like vnto a Caterpiller 3 wherein is contained yellowifh feed like vnto a kidney in flrap“ fl‘ he root is fmall and tender : the whole plant perifheth when the feed is ripe.

V 2 There is another Scorpion grafI'e,found among(or rather refembling) peafe, and therellllon called Scorpioide: Legaminofzawhich hath f mall and tend er roots like fmall threds : branches man)’: weake and tender,trailing vpon the ground, if there be nothing to take hold vpon with 11 is dafpifl and crooked feed veliels 5 otherwife it ram peth vponwhatfoeuer is neere vnto it. The Ieaues be f6 and {mall : the floures very little and yellow of colour : the feed followeth,little and blackifh» 50”‘ teined in little cods,like vnto the tails Scorpion. _

3 There is another fort almoft in euery fhallow grauelly running fireame, hauino leaues 11k‘ to Becaézngga orBrooklime.The floures grow at the top of gender fat greene fialkcs bleiiv ofcoloufa and f°”?°‘”’_‘°‘ "“‘h 3 fP0t OF yellow among the blcw»,the whole branch of flourei do turne til‘ ' felues likewrfe round like the fcorpions tailc. .

There 15 am’ a“°‘_h°‘ growing in W3“?1'Y Placesswith leaues like vnto t/Immzllzlr dqlmtim 01‘ “'3' ter Checkwfedihamng like _flender fialkes and branches as the former, and the>floures not vfllike’ fauing that the floures of this are of alight blew or watcher colour, fomewhat bigger, and 13 more open, whereby the yellow {pot is feene. _

There is likewifc another fort growing vpon molt dry grauelly and barren ditch bankc5,W”h leaues like thofe of Moufe-eare:th1s is called M yofates fcorjzioir/es git hath rough and hairy 1eau€5a°!

an ouerworne ruffet colour : the floures doe grow vpon wcake, feeble , and rough branches, as is 31 the reft of the plant. They likcwife grow for the moli part at one fide of the ftalke, blew Ofcolour’

with a like little I pot of yellow as the others; turning themfelues backe againe like the tails 0 5

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