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Show Cuap. 24. Theatrum Botanicum, TRisez 2. jalind genus, Dodonaus Sambucialtera fpecies. Lobel Sambucus fruttu albo. Bauhinus Sambucus frutin ee third is called Sambucus aa of Matthiolus,Gefner, Caftor Durantes, & Camerarins: of T7Pasuninnd Goniccrss Sambucus {ylveftris, and becaufe hefaith it hath beene certainely obferved, that the Hindesand Does doe greately affect the leaves thereof, when they are great with young, Zabermontanus calleth it Sambucms cervina, and Gerard after him Sambucus racemofa vel cervina; of Lobel Sambucus montana races mofa sand Ioannes Fhalius.in the defcription of Harcynia Saxono-thuringica, Sambucus montana, fen «pudlesseieunGr, Bawhinus callethit Sambucus racemofarnbra, putting a doubt whetherit be Sambucus montana of Plinye, which he faith groweth on Uountaines, and'thinking it alfoto be ms of Theophraftus, whereof.he maketh mention in his 3 booke and 4 chapter, among thofe trees that onely delight to growoahills, and will not grow inthe champions, and which Gaza inthe Latine tranflation hath omitted andleft out : but the Greeke Lheopbraftus hath not 2@- pyg#s as Bavhinys {etteth it downe, butexp Phagus, as Gaza hathitin otherplaces, he and Plitiye before him, being the canfe of many menserrours, in miftaking the Latine Fagus a Beech Phagus of Theophraftxs,which isa kinde ofOake asyou hall underftandin his properplace, tree,for this ony @ ofall the forts ofOakes. The fourth Lobel in his Dutch herball,firt made knownetoall, when I fhall fpeake having found it planted in the gardens of the low countrie Apothecaries, and others that werelayers of rare and ftrangeplants, and called it Sambucus laciniatis foliis, whomall others have followed. The fiftis called Sambucus aquatica of Matthiolus, Tragus, Lobel, (aftor Durantes, Lugdunenfis and others. Sambucus paluftris of Dodonans, Calalpinus and Camerarins; Cordasin hiftoria calleth it Lycofta phylos Femina i.Vna lupina; Ruellins tooke it to be Opulus but that is a kind or name ofMaple,asLugdunenfis hath it. Anguillara calleth is Plantanus aquaticas(and {odo the Italians for the moft part) whichis the third kinde of Maple as he faith, Gefuer calleth veftris,and faith fome alfo called it Chameplatanus : Lugdunenfisfirltand it Sambucus palustris velaquatica Syl Baubinus after him, doetake it to bee SevvmrQ- Thraupalus of Theophraftus in his third and feventh chap, and in his fourth booke and 1 chap, Banhinus callethit himfelfe Sambucus aquaticas Slorebooke fimplici, ashee calleth the Gelder Role Sambucus Aquatica flore globofo pleno. The Wallworte or Daneworte or dwarfe Elder, iscalledin Greeke wuudur, id eff, humilis Sambucus, in Latine Ebulus, by whichnamesall other Greeke and Latine writers havecalled it: and the laft from the Noble Coxtarenus his garden, receiveth the name of Ebulus laciniatis foliis as itis in the title. Tris fippofed it tooke the name Danewort, from the {trong purging qualityit hath, many times bringing them that nfe atunto a finxe, which then we fay theyare troubled withthe Danes, The Arabians callit Jnfaéti, the Italians Sambuco, the Spaniards Sabuco,Sauco ce Cupivero, the French Sufean S:afier & Suin,the Germanes Holder & Hole ferthe Dutche Vier, and we in Englith Elder. 4 The Vertues, Both Disfcorides and Galen doe attribute to the Wallworte,as well as to the common Elder, (for they account their properties both one) an heating and drying quality, purging watery humors aboundantly, but not without trouble to theftomacke : the firft fhoutes of the common Elder boyledlike unto Afparagus,and andftalkes boyled in fat broth, draweth the young leaves forth mightily choller and tough flegme; thetender leaves alfo eaten with oyle and falt doe the fame: the middle or inner barke boyled in water, and givento drinke, worketh much moreviolently;and the berries alfo either greene ordry, expell the fame humors, and is often given with good {necefle to helpe the dropfie, by evacuating greatplenty of waterifh humors boyledin wine, onthe juyce thereof drunke, worketh the fameeffects but more : the barke of the roote alfo effectually, then either leaves or fruite doe; the juyce ofthe roote taken : provoketh vomit mightily, and purgeth ; : : e dropfie ; the fame deco@ion of the roote the watery humors of the 8 cureth the biting of the viper or adder, as alfo of a mad dogge, and mollifieth the hardneffe of the mother, if women fit therein, a i their courfes ; j i § ; » smade blacke; juyce ofthe greene leaves applyed to : the hot ir tthe {wabet > sof th le €} €8, af: f h them; the leaves boyled until: they be tender, c then beaten and mixed withbarly meale, and applye hot inflammations affwageth them, and helpet I aied to h places that are burnt either byfire or WACEE. ulcers being layde thereupon, and'e ciirert ecione afeth the paines of the goute, being beate bull orgoate, and layd warme thereon: n and boyled with the tall the juyce ofthe] caves fnufted 2¢ up into the noftrills, purgethfe ie cles of the braine;the juyce ofth eare the tuni e berries h oyled with alittle honey , and droppedinto the eares eafet of them; the deco@ion of the berri h the pai es prepared in vinegar, and then taken in wine being drunke, provoketh urine : the powder of the f in wine, des,f to.abate and confumethe fat flefh ofa corpu halfea dramme ata time, for certaine dayes together, j psr lent body, and keepe itleane: ‘white tartar and a fewanifeede put to them, a dramme of this powdergi the berries fo Ohare ; ce ach by purgingverygently : the dryflower venin Wihecyrerh ee dro A hig ee s areof ten ufed in the decoctions of glifte chollicke, for they lofe pee ere rs to expell Wind : rd sate s quali ty whic hthey have being greene. and gelting propertiebeing dryed: the retai ne a atte: at idi diftilled water of the flowers,isof ae much ufe to cleare the Ble Fe AG : avin, espn si like bathed therewith, ittaketh away a: and as -Matebiolus faith both the forepart and hinde Aseened : mae of flowers ofthe Elder byy Taranen ate2lie wea :roe eing elfee,an 34 d i Sggr atefull to the ftomacke , and or f great or powe ower r an and effect to groffe or tough flegme in the cheft. nary, ys for to thefe Purpofes. shreufe eedity in Franc sre, e ea than l The Theater ofPlantes. Crar.25. ounces ofliqnid Vernifh, (fuch as Ioyners ufe to yernith their bedfteeds, cupboords “tables, 8c.) and afterwards of Olibanum in fine powder foure ounces, and the whites of two egges being firft well beaten by themfelves, all thefe being well ftirred and mixed together, put it up into a cleane pot, and keepeir for to ufe when occafion ferveth, The young buddes, and leaves of the Elder, and as much goutdoth give prefent cafe thereto, The leaves alfo burned and the pouder of them put up into the noftrills, ttaieththe bleeding being once or wife ufed, If yon fhall put fome ofthe freth fiowersof Elders into a bagge, letting ithang in aveflellof wine, whenir isnew made, and beginneth to boyle (Ithinke thelike may be tried witha veffell ofale or beere new runned up, and fet to worke together) the bagge being a little preffed every evening, for a feaven night together, giveth to the wine a very good rellifh, an | a fmell like Mufcadine, (and will doe little lefle toale or-beere,) The leaves of Elders boyled tender and warmeto the fundament, cafeth the paines of the piles, if chey be once or twice renued growing cold;applied The foule inflamed or old ulcers and {ores ofthe legges, being often wathed with the water, of:theleaves or ofthe flowersdiftilled inthe tniddle of the moneth of M ay, doth healethem ina fhort {pace, Thediftille d water of the flowers, taketh away the heate and inflammation of the eyes,and helpeth them whenthey are bloud fhotten. The hands being wafhed of the rootes of Plantaine beaten. together, and boyled in old Hogs greafe, this being laid warme upon the place, pained with the morning and evening. with the fame waterofthe flowers, doth much helpe and eafe them that have the Palfie in them,and cannot keepethem from fhaking, The pith in the middleof the Elderftalkes, being dried and put into the cavernous holes of Fiftulous ulcers, that are ready to clofe, openeth and dilateth the orifices, whereby injections may be afed, and other remedies applied for the cure ofhem. It is faid thacif you gently firikea horfe that cannot ftale, with a fticke of this Elder, and binde fome of the leaves to. his belly; it fhall make him ftale quickly, The Mnfhromes ofthe Elder called Iewes eares, are of much ufe being dried to be boyled with Ale or Milke with Colambine leaves for fore throates, and witha little Pepper and Pellitory of Spaine in powder, to putup the #ux/aorpallet of the mouth whenit is fallen downe, Matthiolu s{aith the dried lewes eares iteeped in Rofewater, and applied to the temples and forehead, doe eafe the paines of that the head or headach, The Menntaine or red berried Bider, hath the properties, that the commonEider hath, but weaker to all purpofes : the berries hereofare taken to be cold, and to procure fleepe, but the frequent ufe of it is burtfull: It is taid that if a branch of this Elder be put into the trench that a moale hath made,ir willeither drive them forth, or killthem intheir trench, The Marth Elder is of the like purging qualitie with the common; efpecially the berries or the juyce of them,. Hens and birds doe feede upon them willingly in the Winter, The Wallwort or Danewort, is more forceable or powerfull than the Elder, in all the difeafes and forall the purpofes whereunto itis applied, but more efpecially wherein the Elderis little or nothing prevalent ; the Wallwortferveth to thefe ufes. The young and tender branches andleaves thereof taken with wine, helpeth thofe that are troubled with the {tone and gravell, and laid upon the refticles that are {wollen and hard, helpeth them quickly ; thejuice of the roote of Wallwort, applied to the throateshealeth the Quinfie or Kings evill : the fundamentlikewife is flayed fromfalling downe,if the juyce thereofbe put therein : the fame alfo put up witha little wooll into the mother, bringeth downe womenscourfes ; the fame juyce of the rooteisa mighty purger of watery humours, and held molt effectuall for the drapfie ofall others herbs whatfoever : the driedberries or feeds beaten to powder, and takenin winefafting, worketh the like effe@, the powder ofthe feeds taken inthe the decottion of CIyee or ground Pine, anda little Cinamon,to the quantitie ofa drammeat atime, is an appreved remedy, both for the gout, joynt aches, and fciatica, as alfo for the French difeafe, it eafeth the paines by withdrawing the humorsftomthe places affected, and by drawing forth thofe humorsforthat are fluent, peccant and offenfive: the pouder of the roote workethin the like manner, and to the fame effect. . night, and a draught thereof given before the acceffe and comming of the The roote hereof fteeped in wine all fit ofan Ague, prevaileth fo effe@tually there againft, that it will either putoffthefit, or make it moreeafie, and atthe fecond taking feldome faileth to ridit quite away. Anointment made of the greeneleaves, and Maybutter made in the moneth of May, is accounted with many a foveraigne remedy, for all outward paines, aches and crampes in the jointes, nerves, or finewes, for ftarcknefle and lamenefle by cold and other cafualties, and generally to warme comfort and ftrengthen all the outward partsill affected: as alfo to mollifie the hardneffe, and to open the ob{tructions of thé {pleene, the grieved parts anointed therewith, The leavesla id to {teepe in water, and fprinkled in any chamber of the houfe, asit is {aid killeth Fleas, Wafpes and Fliesalfo, if yon will credit the report. Tragus faith, that the tender branches boyledin wine, whereunto fome honey is put, and drunke for fome dayes together, is pros fitable fora cold and drie cough,cur eththe difeafesofthe breaft, by cutting anddigefting the groffe and tough flegme therein, Briefely whatfoever Ihave fhewed youbefore in relating the properties of Elder, doth Wailwort mote {tronglyeffeé in opening and purging choiler, flegme and water, in helping the gout, the piles, and womens difeafes, coloureth the haire blacke, helpeth the inflammati ons of the eyes and paines in the cares, the ftingingandbiting ofSerpents or a mad Doggethe burnings or {caldingsb yfire and water,the wind-collicke, the collicke and ftone, the difficultie of urine, rhe cure of,old fores and fiftulous and other the griefes before {pecified, whichfor brevitieI doe notfet downe here, avoiding tantologie as ulcers, much asI can. anySc i wher e etite and ¢ he pel thto cut Uch Bectet fe h ordin the y d hot.uponany hot and pain nn .7— — reas inefi efull oftumes, efpeci seh coole the heate and infl inthe @ Water ul Caawate r ofc the inner barke i ofthth e tree or oftheroote, is veryammation of thicu age eafe Sean ee arke pssraheat pkin Ty verfu power ll full to purg e the y g = fafting,and two houres f "be any burningby ‘TRIBE 2. before {upper : Vatthiolys give th hgae fire or water which is made inth ner barke ofth is manner: t Ke, faith s e Elder, bruifeit or cutitcurit fmal fara land puciee i nd ofoF fBeetnt he, one pound ofthe int intotwo pound hath beene firt wafh fall ed oftenti mes witht ’ i i toget r flowers, let er ththen ene as, Olive, g her,, and afterwards ftraine forth thhe diftii lled water of EldeaS tate whil coyle, prefffiing ng itj very hard; fet this thereto, foure ouncesof the ju his oyle oyle cache h Setaaingoad while yee ofthe young branchesandleave h boyle to the 1 s ofth them t ¢ Eid te re , and B confumptiosen nofa y. the juyce ste , again e, # l d e tree, r and and as'm uch ne , after which being taken from : let the fire, put prefently therei reuntnw o, we ounces Cuarp, XXV, Helleborus niger, Blacke Hellebor ot Bearefoote. Jax F the Hellebors there are wo primary forts, white and blacke : OFthe white fore we will {peake in the next Chapter, and of the blacke in this whereof there are fundry forts as you hall heare, t. Heleborms niger vers, The ruc blacke Hellebor, or Chriftmas flower, The true blacke Hellebor ( or Bearefoote as fome wouldcall ir, but thar name doth more fitly agree unto the other two baftard kinds) hath fandry faire greene leaves from the roote, each of them (tanding ona thicke round ftiffe greene ftalke, aboutan handbreadth high fromrifing the divided into feven, cight, or nine parts oF leaves, andeach of themnicked or dented from the middleground, of the leafe to the pointward on ip cosy |