Of the Hiltorie ofP lants;

cg T/ac Zvzimre and Vermer. & '1‘I~€feRuﬁ‘iCS are ofa dry nature. _ _ _ ‘ _ 9- % The feed ofihrfhes dried at the ﬁrit, and drunke with wine atiaied with water,ﬂayetl'i the laske and the ouerrnuchﬂowing of womens tearmes. C Galm yeeldeth this reafon thereof, becatrfe that their temperature conﬁfleth of an earthly ell ' fencemioderately cold and waterie, and meanely hot, and therefore doth the more eaﬁly drie vp the lower parts, and by little and little fend vp the cold humors to the head, whereby it prouoketh drowﬁneile and deﬁre to fleepe,but caufeth the headache ; whereof G4/tn yeeldeth the reafon as

before. _ _ ' , _ _ The tender leaues that be next the root make a conuenient ointment againft the biting of the

Spider called P/7zzl.m({izr-m.

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‘E The feed of the Bull—Ru{h is molt foporiferous, and therefore the greater care muft behad in the adminiflration thereoﬂleaft in prouoking ﬂeepe you induce a drowﬁneffe or dead ﬂeep.

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I Q1 The Kinder. " F Reeds the Ancients haue fet downe many for_ts_. Tlreopilw/Z_m hath brought themall ﬁrth into two principall kindes,and‘ thofe hath he diuided againe intomoe forts. The two prin- cipall are thefe,/Iulcticagor T261416: Arwmdmer, and Arrmdo era/tatorza. Of theft: and the reﬁ

We will fpeakc in their proper places.

i 1 Arzmdo rwzllatorizz. . Common Reed .

2 Armada Cypria. Cypreffe Canes.

In The D_e[2‘rz'pZz'029. He common Reed hatn long Ptrawieyrﬁalkes, rirll of knotty joints or kneegggye mm

C0m<?aWhCT°"P°“ doe %7t9W~Ve’YIl°“g Tough ﬂﬁggyleaues. The tuft or fpokie eare doth grow at the top 0 the {ta kes, browne oreolour, barren and without .Feecl,and

doth refemble a bufh of feathers,which turneth into fine downe or cotton which is caried away

with the winde. The root is thick€,l0“ga3I1dfullﬂfﬁtingsﬁifperﬁng themfelues farre abroad, . ~L iierebgi

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Of the Hiftorie of Plants.

man a;Reed whofc 1 » 3 ~ .

gaudy “Inning almgaﬂiitegcwfggg ctrtll,1i:tfleop(§,uai;d ttWCI)1 or three inches broada with fome nerucs appat

points or pant; . 35‘ Oct Ih C5 brewed 1_ E 2 2c t0p were diuided intotwo, tl]1'e€=Olf fotne 2 Y aue not 0 . an we termes it zlrzm./10 Anglzcaﬁlgszn/;;mm;;4;g

:m::ie;£l:)f3t‘g3iy'prelTe Reed is a great Reed hauing ﬂalkes exceeding long, fometimes twenty or “U 16th at the top the like downie tuft that the former doth. 3 ’;f‘$/UCIZQZ4. triﬁgs br'£llJ1€{1Cr lgeeds igéelzﬁm hath leene in the Low Conn.‘ 4 £7/"~"“43‘l«""’r’-"’f“.€’.’~*4¢r;":‘ Lﬂéflﬁ. the peopleg of ttllhf cot(i):tr:;th:Z:kpr:f§::tlat§n1dt: mail Ptuffecl Reed, *3 Nzﬂvr Clu/Fj, Ttirky walking ﬂaues, 6 ‘farm;/ofcrzptoria. '1. urkie writing Reed.

They are full ftuftwitli a fpongtotis ﬁibitzince, To that there is no hollownelle in the f;ime,as in James and other Reeds, except here and there certaine {mail pores or pgf. {ages oftlie bigneflie ofa pinnes point 5, in manner {itch zrpstill alzsdis to be found in the Bull~Ruih,but more ﬁmre o i .

_4. The fecond differeth in fmalneﬂe, and tlmtitwiﬂ winde openin ﬂeak'es,0therwife they are very like and are vied for darts,arrowes, and fueh liket 1

5 This great fort of Reeds or Canes hath no partié cular defcrrption to an fwer your expe Elation, for that as yet there is not any man which hath written thereoﬂelbe. cially of the manner of growing of them, either of his owne knowledge or report from others , {'0 that it H1311 fuﬁice that ye know that that great cane is vfed efpecial.‘ ly in Conftantinople and thereabout, of aged and weal- thy Citifens, and alfo Noblemcn and fuch great perfo; nages, to make them walking frames of, caruihg them at the top with fundry Scutchions, and pretty toyes of imagerie for the beautifying of them 3 and fo they of the better fort doe garnifh them both with ﬁluer and gold,as the ﬁgure doth molt liuely fet forth vn to you.

6 In like manner the fmaller fort hath not as ye: beene {eerie growing of an 1 h b . ~ ~

y t rat aue eerie uJl‘10liS In h!erbariffme,v\;hereIl]>y:t1hEey migligtdfet (lawn; any certainty t ereo - one y It at eenev e in on amino Fe and tliereabhtit, euen to this day to makewriting penisgizviths al_l,f'or the which it doth very ﬁtly ferue, as alfo to make’ pipes,and ﬁich like things of pleafure. ‘ {I Tr5ePlzzce. The common Reed groweth in {landing waters and in the edges and borders of mm; almoﬁ

e“eeg§'oVxV]:1Cl'€ ;and the other being the angling Cane for ﬁﬂrers groweth in S paine and thofe hot

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q[ The Tz'me.i y The H '{h d i ‘ T ‘ : or the2]I[ec(>)Lplinat:r;S gﬁiarcf fl;r§;1v1vpf1ll to the end of September,at what time they are cut downe Th _ {I T /26 :7\Qzmer. in hale common Reed is called {1nma’a,and Hmmdo wllatorizz .- in French, Roﬁzm : in Dutch, ism :; Amati‘, C'4W_c a far ﬁqrpo .- ofD_zafc.Pbragmz'ris .- in Englifh, Reed. cdlmz. a " G)'I’W 502 after L0bcl.zu«:,&/Irzmda Domzx .- in French,Cam2e .- in Sp21nlfl1,’C4f74., in Italian," . far Comm/mt s m Enghfh, Pole rcedjand C 396,01. Can€s_ . R . 1' Tire N mare. eeds are hot and dry in the fecond degree, as G415» faith,’ Th 11 The Vcrtzm. V * 32°“ 35665 ﬁatnped ("mall draw forth thorns and fplintcrs fixed in any part Of mans body. And mfggv . Frtfliped with vinegre eafe all luxations and members out of joynt- , . i e amped they heale hot and {harpe inﬂammations.The afhes of them mixed W gm

_ Yfnegre helpe the {caries and f¢“lf¢ °£ ‘he. head’ 9nd the. lzllllng Of 51!‘? halmt

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E0 K H 1 - I x . i A _ _ K _ _._._,,_ r Y H mgreat..yiucrea{'e. ism/émc reports, Thathe receiued from D.Cargi/la Scottifh. ‘

Eh, of a woody fuitance, fet with very great leaues like that offiurky Vihesite It ‘

the parts of the Adriaticke fee ride where they doe grow l

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