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Show Theatrum Botanicum . Taises with large andlong,darke greeneleaves, cut inon the edges, into five long divifions, all of them dented about the edges, and from the fame joynts comeforth alfo other leffer leaves, divided and dented, and with them toe ward the toppesofftalkes, divers large flowers ofa yellowifh colcur on the out fide, and lower part; but within of a reddifh colour, mixt with the yeliow : after which come larger and harder heads, than inany of the former by much, pointed at the end as thereft, and within them {mall blackifh feede + the roote is thicke and bufhie, but perifheth in the winter, ifitrife up to flower,elfe abiding. 8. Scrophularia Sambucifolio, Elder-like Figge-wort, This Figge-wort rifeth up with divers fquare hollow ftalkes, twoorthree cubits high, with fundry winged leaves,ifluing from the joynts thereof, confifting of many, fet one againtt another, upon a middle ribbe neere refembling an Elder leafe, and {melling ftrongly thereafter : the branched ftalkes beare thelike leaves, and atthe joynts with them,and at the toppes f{tand many hollow flowers, hanging downe their heads round about the ftalkes, ofa brownifhred or purple colour, after which come {mall round blacke feede veffels, pointed atthe ends with thelike {mall feede in them asin others : ig roote is fomewhatlong, with diversfibers thereat. The Place. Thefirlt is very frequentin all places of this Land, both in moyft and fhadowie woodes, and in the lower parts offieldes, and meddowes: the fecond Lobe/ faith, groweth not butin the warme Countries of Narbone in France, Ravenna,and Romein Italy, Thethirdand fourth came from Candy: the fift was fent out of Italy ae other feedes: the fixt came from Hungary, and other parts of Germany :the feventh and laft from Spaine and Italy. The Time, Theyall flower about /#/y, yet fome a monethfooner, andthe feede willbe ripe within a monéthafter the flowersare paft, The Names. This hath no Greeke appellation more then what may be taken from the Latine, for beingof later invention, ot ufe at the leafl,it hath obtained divers Latine names,as Scrophularia major,becauteit is availeable ad Scrophulas, and majorto diftinguifh it from the leffer, (which moft writers call (belidonium minus with what judgement you fhall heare anon) Millemorbia, Ficaria, Ferraria and Caftrangula, as well from the forme ofthe rootes, as from the many effc@s, the formerages more then ours did putittoo, and did findeit availeable ; the other forts althongh they wantthofe knobbes in the rootes, yet for the other likeneffe have the {ame name impofed on them Fufchius Cordus, and Dodoneus did takeit to be Galeopfis of Diofcorides, but Dedoneus in his laft Edition, findine his former errour amendethit faying, that this wanteththe {trong fent that Galeopfis hath, befides other eee Somealfo tooke itto be Chry/ippea of Pliny, whichhe {aith,ufed with Figges helpeth the knots or kernells in the fleth : the Iealians call it Scrofolaria,the French Grande Scrofulaire,the Germanes Rrannwurtzand GroffFeigwurtz, the Dutch Groot Speenkruijt, and we in Englifh great Figgewort, and great Pilewort, and of fome greatKernell wort; thefirftis called Scrophularia, and major of molt writers : onely Tragus not allowing of the name Scroe phularia, more to be given untothis plant then unto the Saxifraga alba, calleth it Ocimaftrumalterum, and Gef= wer inbortis, calleth it Clymenum mas, ands I fayd before Galeopfis of Fufthius, Cordus, and Dodonays in his Dutch Herball ; the other of the great kind hath not beene mentioned by anybefore. The fecond is called Ruta Canina of Lebel,Clufius and others ,from them of Mompelier, but hath little or no likeneffe to any Rue; and is called by many alfo Scrophularia major ab/que tubereulis, —Matthiolys fertethic forth for Sidéritis tertiaD ioftoe vidis,as Camerariw and Bawhiaus fay, although not well expreffed ; bur Lacuna, Lonicerus, Dalechampivs and fomeothers would make itthe Sideritis altera of Diofcorides and Dodoneus in his Dutch Herbal (which Clafius tranflated into French) Galeopfis tertia, Cefalpinus callethit Scrophularia fimilis planta major,Sideritis (ecunda Diou Seoridis, Banhinus callethit Scrophularia Ruta Canina difta vulgaris : the third is the firlt Scrophularia Cretica of Clufius, whichas hefaith is very like unto the Ruta Canina, and therefore Bashinus calleth it, Scrophularia folijs filicis modo laciniatis, vel Ruta Canina latifolia: the later Gerard calleth Scrophularia Indica but how truly lee Tripe 5. The Tbeater of Plants. Cuar.68, ftay the malignitie and dry up the fuperfluous virulent moyfture of them ; the famealfotaketh awayall redneffe {pots and freckles in the face, as alfo the {curfe, or any foule, deformitie therein that is inveterate, and the Leprofie likewife. Cuar. LXVIII. Betonica aquatica. Water Betony, 4 Ecanfe this herbe is fo lilke unto the former Figwort, that many as I fayd are miftaken therein, and thacit is called Scrophularta aquatica alfo by fome; I thought itnotamiffe to joyne it next thereunto, <a) as well as for the fame propertics that this ferveth, efpecially for Vicers and fores, 1. Betonica aquatica major. . The'greater Water Betony. The greater Water Botony rifeth up nfually higher thenthe Figwort, with {quare hard gréenith ftalkes,andfometimes browne, fet with fachlike broad datke greene leaves, as the Figwort hath, and dented about the edges, but with rounder notches whereby it may if heedefully obferved be knownefromit,and where- init fomewhatrefembleth the leaves of the Wood. Betony, but muchlarger twofor the moft part fetata joynt; the flowers are many fetat the toppesofthe ftalkes and branches, being round bellyed and open atthe brimmes, and devided into two parts, the uppermoft beinglike a hood, and the loweftlike alip hanging downe,ofa darkered colour, which paffing away there come in their places round heads with{mall points inthe ends, wherein lyeth {mall and brownih -féede : the roote is a thicke buth of ftrings and threds growing froma head, / Betonica Aquatica, Water Betony, 2, Betonica aquatica minor. "The leffer water Betony. The lefler Water Betony isin all things like the former, but lower and leffer by three parts, for the ftalkes are {quare and greene ; the leavesare round almoft, but yet pointed, of the fame dake greene colour, the flowers areofa fad red,or purple colour,and the rootesthreddy, fo that the {malneffe onely tnaketh the greareft difference. The Place, The firft groweth with us by ditch fidess by brookes and other water courfes, generally throughout the land, and is feldome found any thing farre from the waters fides : the {econd alfo'in wet and moorifh grounds about Bafl-as Banhinus faith, and in gtherplaces of Germany, and will well abide in dryer grounds, as Lobeffoundin the garden of Dt. Penny at London,and D*. Adutonus at Tornay, The Time. Thefe flower about I#ly,andtheir feede is ripe in Avguft, The Names. Teis called Betonica aquatica and aquatilis by Dodoneus, Lobel, Lugdunenfis, Tabermontanus, Gerard and Turner, who yet tooke it to be Clymenon.as Ge/ner alfo did, calling this Clyme- A vy = NE of Angaillara, and isthe fecond Scrophularia Cretica ot Clufins, and by Baubinus called Scrophularia folio Deis mina, ashe did the common'Scrophularia, as I fayd be- ie7 fore Clymenon mas, and therefore éalleth this alfo Scrophulariec a majorts altera pecies. Dodonews in Dutch maketh it his fecond 9 thefift hath the namein the title whereby wee receivedit : the fixt is called Scrophularia flore luteo, b Banus Gatleopfis,and Tragus his greater OcimaStrum, Lobel {aith that Fabius Columna calleth it Scrophularia montana maxima ,and thinkethit alfo to be the Lamium Rgileatcem fecue, fome called it Se/amoides, and fome Terpentaria ; Thalius verall plants. The feventhiscalled by Bashinus Scrophularia folijs laciniatis, and faith it was {ent him the other is called by (Camerarins in his Watthiolw, and EpiMN (\ tome of Aatthiolus Scrophularia femina, and faith the Ger- — ETT } manes call it W-iff Nacht/chat,chat is,white Nightfhade. Lobel in his gbfervations pag. 288, calleth it Betonice aquatica Septentrionalinm fhecies minor. The Dutch doe call it Beekscuymernyt and $, Anteuniscruyt, we in Eng- by the name of Scrophularia Hifpanica, but we receivedit under the name of Scrophularia Indica which vient be natural of the Judies or of Spaine, wee cannottell, for many things are fo mifconftered : the laft came to mee amongother feedes by the fame nameis inthe title,and by me with manyotherof our rareft forts of feedes fent ees Be More while hee lived at Padoa, and by himimparted to Alpinus, who mentioneth it as received tom him. 3 : The Vertues. tis very effectuall to diffolve clotted or congéaled blood within the body, which or by any bruife or fall, both to be taken inwardly by the decoétion ofthe Besbeana oe fed upon the hurt place outwardly : the fame alfois no leffe effeCtuall for the KingsEvill, or any other knot kernels,bunches or wennes growingin the fleth wherefoever: it is of fingular good ufe to hemorthoides orpiles,when they grow painefull and fall downe;and for other {uch knobbes bee age fethe or kernells.as fome- times grow inand aboutthe Fundament, An oyntment made hereofin this manner may bee ufed at all tir when the frefh herbe isnot tobe had, Wath therootes cleane,bruife them and putthem intoa pot with f ch Butter well mixed together, and let themfo ftand forfiftcene dayes clofe covered in fome mo vt oO mbes (k place, which afterwardsfet upon gentle fireto boyle ealily for a little {pace, which then bein ftrained forch : it be keptin a pot covered toufe when occafion requireth:with the roots and leaves likewite Eeaifed ndb led in axungia or oyleand wax,is made the like oyntment,exceeding goodto heale all forts of Scabb es 3 a 5 a alfo. The diltilled water of the wholeplant rootes and all, is ufed forthe fame purpofes, eyther oi aed ly orto apply outwardly by bathings, and ferveth well alfo for fowle Vicers that are hollow or Dee ee flay calleth it Scrophalaria major aquatica, and fo doth Bauhinws, 4ifa callit Water Betony moftufimally, but fome Brownewort, VI A OVE others judge. The fourth iscalled Screphularia peregrina Ly Camerarius, who thinkethit to bee the Gale nfs dum five exoticum of Clufius, but faith Banhinus there is fome difference, and I doe verily thinke them two fe- 613 Se Tee CUnar.68, , 612 WG Dan if Za al Ny NSS Gs A KY} yall )i A : A w : WY y) VSS from the Germane Brauwurtx, asit is likely, whichas I fayd beforeis the greater Scrophularia, the likenteffe of the plants caufing {uch interpofition of names, and fome alfo Bifhop leaves. The Vertues, Both forts of Water Betonyarea'like effe@uall for all oldand filthy Vicérs, being of aclenfing quality, if the leaves be but bruifed arid layd thereon ; but ismuch more effectual if the juice of che leaves bee boyled with a little honey.and tents dipped therein. & the fores dreffed therewith,as alfo for bruifes or hurts whether inward or outward: the diltilled waterof the leavesis ufed for the fame purpofes, asalfo to bathe the face or handsthat are difcoloured bythe Sunne, or hath any {pots or blemifhes thereon; as alfo for any redneffe or high colour thar commeth accidentallyby being in the Sunne, |