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Show THE°SECOND BOOKE OF° THE HISTORIES Ofthis, Theophrastus writeth thus: Ivis reported, thatthe fame ylande, thatis to fayTyla, doth bring foorth manydivers trees thatbeare wooll, whereoffonte haue leaues like thofe ofthe Vine, Piinie writing of the fame in his 16. booke chapterr. faith thus ; The vpper part of Aeeyptto. ward Arabia, bringethfoorth a fhrub, whichis called Go/Spron and Xylom, and therefore thelinnen that is made ofit, is called Xy/4na, or Linfie woolfic, Itisfaithhe, the plant that beareth thar wool, ‘ 2 ar cate Tr 4 2 wherewith the gatments are made,which the priefts of Egypt do weare, The feede ofCotton,according to the opinion of Serapio, is hot and moift ; the wooll itfelfeis hotand drie. A The feede of Cottonis good againft the cough, and forthem that are fhort windeds ital ftir. reth vp luft of the body,by increafing naturall feede,wherefore it furpaffech. D_~ %& The place. " knowledge as Bole Armoniack ; and is more reftri@iue than Bole it felfe. ‘ he time. ; %eT ghia foorththeir leaties in the beginning of Maie ,andthe y Tofpeake ofthe commodities ofthe woolofthis plant it were fuperfuous. Commonexperience andthe daily vfeand benefit we receiue by it doth thew. So thatit were impertinent to ourhiftory, MDCL thereof. 1 Line Diofcoride Theeplant y ye bane,and1 the other g Dogs Pee vpright § or $ The temperature. ; r se fhil tha peftilen t and poifonfu ll herbe Thora, _, ost any other lining creature,doth certainly kill them, exce nes z 2 Npteleruat iue acain{t vhich byall byall ceoprobabilit ee ot lAbate ieis the | herbe ‘; a swhich def dinthe rh EPL Called Vinectoxicwm, cuen as Anthora is the Antidote or remedie again{t che poifon ‘a birdsand Herba Payés ac inft p, ACOWES, AditaASacha falc bufh, vprightand ftraight, votillit have entire cods which codis fulof fuch'dow Oe ter & feed'as that ofA/elepias sO ae b titie by reafon the cods are greater drie and ripe, the filken cotten hn "I and bylittleand little fheddeth ee pat be fallen: vpon the grounde. Tiel yeeldeth thatyellowe ftincking ™! sit : aa the other doth,and fometimesits lour,according to the climate wher chicwhit! ti for themorecolde the countrey il tie ne hot; more the and the juice, roott is long and fingle; . néxetithereto: é Sateofth er dis te Sare of thenatur e of Ogsbanerifethvp like vnto a {mall hedge ftalke:, making of two peeces knit tog! emit likewife nan Metcutyswe cal the the firft firt Creepin Hyiwemaymay call Cree %& The defeription. attained to acertaine height;then dothit clafpe and clime with his tender branches a5¢0 the Bindweeds, taking hold yponprops orpe®» or whatfoevier ftandeth next vnto it: whereupe do growefaire broad leaues fharpe pointe colout.Ih thofe ofthe Bay tree,ofa deep green flowers come foorth atthe top of the ftalks fifting of fiuefmall white Jeaues, which paft,therefiicceede long coddes fet ais ; ; der footeftalke by couples, ioyning Oe ae togitherat the extreme point,and i ‘The formerof the two hathbe en s. ane otDogs Cole: notwithftanding there is another Dogs cole (Chap.322. %& The kindes. There be two Dogsbanes: the one a climing or clambering plant; the other an vpright fhrub, Periploca repens. ™ ees % The names. ogsbane oe i Ay REET led bythelearned saa | of in our ageane Periploca: itis cuident that theyar e to fpeake of the making of Fuftian, Bombafies, and many otherthings that are madeofthewooll Climing Dogs bane. : Thtydogtow naturally in Syriayandalfo in Italy as Adar hiolwstéport eth: my louing friend zohp : l J 5 bhin Herbarift in Parisydidfende me plants ofbotth the } se kindes A for my garde ns* wher they flower and fourifis but whether they do growin Fraunce » OF thathe procu red them from fome otherreginas yer have no certaine Theoilepreffed out of the feede,taketh awayfreckles,fpors,and other blemithes of theskin, The afhes of the wooll bumed, ftancheth the bleeding of wounds, viedin reftriétiue medicines OfDogs bane. 55 £ Swallow woort,but greater, ftuffed with thedike foft downie fill ong witich dosase efile; j whuatblackefeede.:i he rootes are manyand chy about within tea ae avg ding forth newe fhootes in fundryplaces, wherebyit greatlyincreafeth, € fees %& Thevertues, B Cc PLANTS. fanding {catteringly vpon little husks:after the flowers come long cods.verylike sca Bo ite x The temperature. : OF) TheteisanotherDogs bane,thar hath long & flender {talkslike thofe ofthe Vine.burola t wn reddiihcoloutywherwith ic windethirfelfe about fiuch things as {tande neere eige ia ee fa Bindweede:whetuponare fet leaues not yoliketo thofe of the luie.butnotfomnch © ome darke greene ie, andofa rankefinell being brufed peer doneene a finkingyellowemilkie iuice whenit is {o broken :among which come fox rch little white 4 ce % Dossbaneis a deadly Se The vertues, “ dangeron lant,efpeciallyto fower footedbeafts , for as miteth,theleaues Diofeorides heer pards the vfe ofthei e ‘of being mixed with bread andgiuen, killech dogs ,woolues,foxes and leor] ees and huckle bones being prefently taken fromthe Joweth ‘Ncontin m,and deathit {elfe folent and therefore not to be vfed in medicine. Of Salomons Seale. Chap.3233. % The log) Tee bediuers fortes of %& The kindes ‘ Salomon his feale , differing in leaues and fruit very notably, butin Doles theteis finalall difference, diet. a ae : Hefitftkindes¢ Salo % The defeription. eas, la hath long round Habeetl te moft part with long tthe tor seindied sn abd ae nopmnert volike} lantaine, butnatrower, which illic akan ce a theres, ENERan dower refem- 5 ier fide . nase flowersbe vadedst erecome foorth She Gaitdre e e : Tbesbe ofthe bis séth re greene, and ofa blacke colour tending to blewnefle 3 andwhen and thicke:f:)j ofkn he luieberries, ofan exceeding fweete andpleafanttafte, The rote of afeale,wherps nS OFfoints,whichin fome places refemble the marke littOokethe henam s : Sith f ome thar ar Sigillim Salomonis, andis fweete at the firft, butafterwarde of a bitter icon teen. The high. oodkinde of fh enn A : 4 ¢ f eC "atowersand Polygonatum doth not muchvarie fromthe former, fauing in the leaues zi rhin ers @Mong the "owe round about the ftalke like a {pur,in fafhion like vnto Woodroofe,or ein, 1 MBDAraere th, fucceed, 4caulescomefoorth flowers like the former, butofa greener white colour: wMinho}. I : ‘ ° ' pe : vic like the “I le berries like che former,but of a reddifh colour, The rootesare thick Kner,with fomefibres annexedthereto. Bbb 2 1 Polycomatum ==S,= 75% |