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Show SECOND BOOKE O'R ITISTORIE ; ; 21r.cl , Burcharvin Pliniei 2 Est Thi Whereas t Afavina Mathiol, T 7 {ar} 4 ACaliai Afarabacca, tisfound among the b inames that it was called of tl at phers av thatis Martis finguis , or thebloud of. Mars,: and of the Fren ch men Baccar , andthéreuponiitfec- meththatthe word!/arabacca came,which thre apothec vie,and likewife the common cof butthercisanother Raccharés differing from Afarum, ye 1otwithftanding Crateyadoth alfocall Bucharis,Alarm. Thisconfufion of borh the names hath been the caufe hatmoft suld nor fufficiénely themfelnesconceringfarun St Baccharis: 8 that many things haue been written amifie in m: copitsofDiolcarides., inithe chapterof .Afarum: for when it is fet downein the Greeke ¢ fwectefmelling garland herbe ic belongeth not to thedef tionofthis 4/arum, but tot into garlands; andfot titers were found eft, foc oftentimes it cannot foea rench Cabaret: inhi in high Dutch ¥ aed 1 Hafell woort. Pacchatis: for A/arnmé (as Pliny faith) is {0 called bicauleiris O meatesitcameto paffe,that oftentimes the defc aidconfuled swhich thing, as itis in this place m kedinothérplaces. Furthermore Afartimis calledir inlowe Dutch Bang angen: in Englith Af: % Th Theleanes ofAfatabacca are hot and drie, with z purging qualitie ‘io ined thereun wichoitacertaine kinde of aftriGtion orbindin Therootes ealfo hot and drie ; yet more theleaies: they ateof thinne andfubtill parts: they procure vrine , bring downe the defired nelleyanidarelike in facultic, as Galefaith , tothe rootes of A¢orus, but yet moreforc ea h . . ° ? Metootes ofAcorus are alfo ofa thinne eflence,h * eating, attenuati> ng, drying and prouo asheaffimieth: which things are happelyperformed by takin g of the rootes of Afara tery themfelues,orimixed with other things. % The vertues. The deft riph192. bacca,are fmooth, ofa deepe greene colour;rounder: broadernd ten: ad:tne ! ndnotco all,not ; x vnlike tot hofe of Sowe bre 1 favouredj purp fm fee: ‘ rer 4 net ne oe fomewhatr t a} nil tanding vpon fler der footeftalks, ofa s leffer whereitiis conte i huskes Henbane, enba but leffer wherein he ee 1 ndflender,growingalit afant cafte : but of am afantt ntheflge shathfet foort hcreepeth vponet UY YE eee ny yeher , tl fornewhat rounder‘ and roug ie rfoorftalks: che flowers growe "=| >fa mealie or duftie colour, an¢ Cs fame : ndeér the vpper cruft oftheearth 0 : ce. s veryJ commonin moft gardens. %& Thetime. a: 5 / _ es Ohedram of the pow. derof therootes giulento drinke in ale or wine,grofiely beaten,pr Yomite forth : eth Ket} J) aforefaide, But beingbeaten into fine powder,andfo giuen, purgeth yerie Xebyvtthe omite,purpoles by ut worketh moft by procuring much vrine ; therefore the groffer the powderis, fo Much the better : are Tootesbein fufed or elfe boiled, then muft therebe two > three, orfower drams put to 5 ida3d Ofth ¢ leaues eight or nine be fufficient: the inice of which ftamped with. fome i eis tobe giu "ONGd Water - 7 en. The rootes may be fteeped in wine, but more effe i ime Mefuesteacheth, ally in VWWhaie or tolthar 500d forthem that are tormented with the Sciati ca;or gout inthe hucklebones, “ As itdmad aue the dropfie,andfor fuch alfo that are vexed witha quartaineague, whoar e cur Whole by vomi tinge idguets and tov |leaues at bring foorth newe aa %: The names. Perpenf diners Perp 20091, Afarum: in Latine 4fas eray Per} oy ftics ,ScSeof of diuers i Nardus Ruftica pri ht nthe {pring 1 uit, gqualitie. AGE, O's Theleaties draw foorthby vomit thicke, phlegmaticke , an dcholericke humouts , and wi woatethe belly,andin this they / are more forceable, andof9 reater efiect then the rootes themfel ’ G f Theyatethoughe tokcepein hard {well ing c kers that theyincreafe not, or cometo exulcera- B tony 5 os 1 wioteteepe any fartherifoc they outwardl y applied ypon t efame, 2 pues ate goodagainft thebe{top ping s ofth e liuer ,gall , m ifpleene, againft wens an re 4 1 3 . 2 _ meeaBtesof long continua nce: but bein g taken in 1€ greater quantitie:, they; jee uacholer not much leffe then the leaues,( allo yliege, . thou°gh Gale, pfaith no,)by vomite efpec Ax! Of |