Of" the Hiftorie of Plzlhts. . L 1 B. I.

q} The Defrription. . V ‘

1 He common Floure de-luce hath long and large ﬂaggy leaues like the blade of a {word T with two edgegamongil which fpring vp fmooth and plaine {talks two foot long,hea- ring ﬁoures toward the top compaét of first leaues ioyned togetheigwherof three that {land vpright are bent inward one toward another sand in thofe‘ leaues that hang downeward there are certaine tough or hairy weltsggrowing or tiling from the nether part of the leafe vpward,almoi’c ofa yellow colour. The roots be thieke,long,-and l<110bby,Witl1 many hairy threds hanging thereat. 2 The water Floure de—iuee,0r water Flag,or Arormgis like vnto the garden__Floure de-luce in roots,leaues,and. ﬂ:allres,but the Ieaues are much longenfornetiines of the height of foure cubits, and altogether narrower. The floure is ofa perfeéi: yellow colour, and the root knobby like the

other -but bein cut it {eemes to be of the colour of raw ﬂefh. _ 9 g 3 _, , ,

2 Iris p‘alzr_/frzir lured:

1 Iris vulgaris. M ‘ Water Flags ,or Floure de.luce.j

Floure de—luce§

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The water Floure de-Iuce or yellow Flag profpereth well in moiﬁ medowes, and in the borders. and brinl<:s of Riuers,pondS, and llimdllig lakes. Although it be a watery plant of nattire,yet being

med in Gardens it rrol‘ ereth well. P 3 :3 .l P ﬁr The Names.

Floure tleluee is ‘called in_Gr'eeke,'rw.: uirfrcnam and Tlzeal-pbm_/Zr/5 reaclenriizas thouglrthey ﬂioulrl fay {..-Ji2i€C7'zm‘1x .- by which name it is calied of the Latines, Rad./x t:i{,,m,,) of tgttlttgt Ragizx

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N47'0,1;%'t'”;Z;«’}i‘El3€ riuer Naroigby which the belt and greateﬂ: Ptore do grt;w,‘v\]h€m,D0n Ittmmgg, in

his eomneiideth it thus : ' .;;’7'2:!'m2 qtmm zzlzm‘ Drilorzﬁﬁv Naromk ripa, Vvirrtii rim he Enelifhcds i?'r‘z;r3 which Drilori water feeds, Anti Narons banks,with other weeds;

The Italians, Gig!/’o ziigrrro in Spanilh, Lilia Czzm’mo .- in French, Flzzmée ,- the Germans) dgiygm,

ﬁwrlynorrrel; in I)tlECll,}’1i’lEtrl)¢

Llfhe fecoiitl is called in Latino frzkyzalzzfrrzk ltrmz, Pfwrdoacarzrr, and Atom: Imluﬂrzk .- in Engliflm

Water

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_ L1 3- 1- Of the Hiﬁorie of Plants. b I 51;

Water {la s. b..f{ -dc . - II . Seggs. g , a ai 1. louredc-luce,or Water Floure deluce wind in the North they call them,

I Th if h qr ‘T/25 Nafztret, . €T00tsot eFlo.ir d.l eb '. .=~ . - . meg In the fourth decree vrnele Srtrcdtroeoiggfjly i:rﬁcd{l; and g]:i;eeIy1e,:n:l full of yuyce, are hot al- ~O . \. . t. i ._¢ , ‘r 1 t - ancih/’Fl:l’;ff%ll/d as taﬁe them. A] n C E H‘ X Cgrgebummg the thmat _ _ 6 war at Floure de-‘uce his rootis cold and cl " ' -

or binding facume. 1 r ry in the third degree,arid ofan

1] T/2e I/ermcr.

The root ofthc ' corn . ' _ . _ r

water andl :d ‘ . rnon Fioure de luce ClL&HC wafhed, and ﬂiamped with afew drops of Role.

2 ai p.alli€1'W1fCVp0ﬂ the face ofrnan or woman doth in t d ‘

away the blackneffe or hlewueﬂe of any flrolce or bru“e - to that 'fth ll? mefs all thﬁ mogi like

orany ot M — . _ * _- 1 €S'1nneo t..e fame women

(13,! C-)_ h?‘ PUTOD be Very tender and delicate, it {hall be needfull that ye lay a piece of {liq . pl: ~>_ xapiece of fine laune betweene the laiiler and th k’ f ' ‘ '- - 1 ("ml

odies it often caufeth heat and inﬂammalioii C 3 mac; or Othmwfe m ﬁlch tender Thel“YC€0f the farnedothnot onel Amiohtil and l I d

C Pecialljiwater hum d' f Y b Y vemmem Y raw forth Cholenbm moﬁ

ﬁe ifitbe dv "Y _ ors, an isa peciall and ﬁngular pllrggtlon for them that haue the Drop. 3 ruuite in whay or fome other liquor that may loinewhat temper and 113,, the [Tate .

The drv roots - . . _ . attenuate or male th ‘ . dl Came purged away. e inne thiclre and tough humours, which are hardly and with

e v - . . . _ — - 3 3“? %00d In 3 loch or licking medicine for i'hortneﬂ‘e of breath, an old cough and all in- D

firmitéelsrgf thcecheil which rife hereupon .

cramps)big1:g.:f¥g?;:£]:‘::§‘:§em”1:Pl:°‘;€3ﬁancl thofethat are troubled with convullions or ml“ sand drunke with wirie it b ielxumlindbo I 6 mmcslbemg drunk with vmegre’ as faith maﬁa‘

e decoedon is God in W0 11036:) hougne the moriethly courfes of women. eing boy 16 d Vet Sfoft d I rI_1§ris at. s, or it molliﬁeth and openeth the matrix. hard fwelliﬁgs. Y ,an ai to plalﬁﬁr wife it mollilieth or foftiieth the kings euill,and old ' II: T ,. . l

co ‘agree, as any that ti1rOuGhl7Z;:z1;Ea hrmesshuthot and dry,_ and that at the Jean‘, 11] the {e,_ ome would perfume V5) to betge 3; 2} at fem will confeﬂe. Neither are the faculties and vie (as nor gt-at heagyetby reafon of ghe f9 5191' 3S_ P_m4 and Label afﬁrme, though it hath no fmell, or forrel-De Atom‘ of {ho S _ Or er afcu ties it is_ much to be preferred before the Ga/zmgzz major, mackaand neighbomin P 2 111 mgny di cafes 5 for_it imparts more heat and ﬁrength to the fig. g parts t an the other, which rather preyes vpon and dillipatesﬂie innate

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3C H A 41.‘ Of F/owe ([8/[#68 of Florence.

1]‘ TI]: Defcriptioﬂ.

1 ~ ’ t -M » . E:::§;§:l:;‘:le"l“C’“:°fFl°‘°“°€aWh0fC I00! in ihops and generally query where are altocetser girl): om: (ftlvhereoffweet waters, fweet ponders, and fuch lrke are made) is is Ofawhite C0101: andtheCrV;I1Ott(:§X:eC:)d1'Ii);n()fn Flou?;de.1l]iicc,fatiir1‘3 that the ﬂoures of the Ireo: ., O. Q 2 The white Home dﬁlucc is hkC:n‘E1:)€<3tth: FT; B:llCltII1:<iOtll€l‘dOf1nOll1.]ellatall. eau‘_’s,and ll:all<CS5butthCY differ in that :1 h‘ I ' he hm? Gum C‘ “C6 m mot}, ﬁaggy‘ eclming to yeuowqeﬂé d h 3 lattis 7% at his Home ofa bl€al\'CWl11t€COl0u1' we haue faid.y A L sap‘ E E roots haue not any fmell atallsbut the other is very {weet,as 3 Th ‘ . 1y c0mpa§gug:‘§t?e2:g:g:;1luC<E 0; Dalmatia hath leaues much broader, thicker, and more,cloi'e- greene toward the to and Ogaoﬂt. ‘.3 ither, and fet in order like wings or the fins ofa Whale ﬁlh, among“ which riretgsvp a ﬂalkggllflglb piyrple colour toward the bottomc, euen to the ground: 7' 0 ' a n I ' ' ‘ den 2 w etettpon doth grow {aim lat L(!)t:tl1lfgl1,l:,1,shm)’ {Life did meaﬁire oft timeshin I11‘/gar- e oures do fmellexceedinc {Wei U hS1_° a ig tblew, or as we termre 13 a watt: et colour. cluare cods,Whereiii are aclced to thm C Ike the Qrepge ﬂow?’ Tide if Sam contained m" att;n_ V Z P gc ff many ﬂat feedslilre the formerly TlgrQp:l1.aEh no {men

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