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Show HISTORIE OF PLANTS. THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE Pancratium Clusy Sauill or fea Onion 2 Pancratisen war imam, $ca Onion of Valentia, 137 % The defcription. 3 Red flowredfea Daffodill or fea Onion, hath a great bulbeorrootelike vnto the precedents the leaues long,fat, and fharpe pointed. The ftalke bare and naked , bearing at the top fundry faire red flowers,in {hape not much vnlike to the common Datfodill. 4. The yellowflowred fea Daffodill or fea Onion, hath many thicke fat leaues like vnto the comfGil Sauill or fea Onion: among which rifeth vp atender ftraight ftalke full ofiuice, bearing at the top many flowerslike the commonyellow Daffodill. The feede and roote is like the precedent. 4%The place. Thefirft is foundin Spaine and Italie not far fromthe fea fide, Thefecondalfo neere ynto the fea in Italy, Spaine, and Valentia. I hanehad plants of them brought mefromfundry parts ofthe Mediterrane {eafide , as alfo from Conftantinople, where it is numbred among the kindsof Narciflus, The thirde growethinthe {andes ofthe fea, in moft places of the coaft ofNarbone, andabout Montpelier. eta The fourth groweth plentifully about the coafts of Tripolie and Aloponeere vnto the fea, and alfo in the falt marfhes that are fandie and lie opento the aire. % The time. They flower fromMayto the endofluly,andtheir feedeis ripe in the end ofAuguft. % Thenanes. The fir is called ofthe Grecians cxia : and ofthe Latines alfo Sc#l,: the Apothecaries nameit Sqwsilla : diners Cepa muris: the Germaines Meer swibel: the Spaniards Cebolla albarrana ; the French men O/gvon de mer :the Englifh Squill and fea Onion, The feconde is called Hemerocallis Valentina: ofthe Turkes Confambach :in Grecke mevxzdnov sand a ASAI IIL likewif€in Latine Parcratiune : in Englifh the white fea Daffodill or fea Onion , and of fome Warciffies Conftantinopolitantws. % The temperature. The fea Onionis hot in the fecond degree,and cutteth very muchas Galen faith, itis beft whenic TASS = 3, Pancratinm flribus rubris, Red flowred fea Daffodill, 4 Pancratiummarinum lates. Yellowflowredfea Daffodill BAN \/ is taken bakedorrofted,forfois the vehemencie ofit taken away. % The vertues. The rooteis tobe coueredwith pafte or claie (as Déoftorédes teacheth) andthen put into an A ito be baked, or elfe buried in hot emberstill fich time'as it be throughlyrofted: for not being 1 or roftedit is very hurtfull tothe innerparts. kewife bakedin an earthenpot clofe couered,8efet in an ouen.That is to be takenefpecially B which is in the middeft, which being cut in peeces mutt be boiled, bur the water ftill to be changed Il ftch time as it is neitherbitter norfharpe : then muft the peeces be hanged oma thred atiddried in the fhad ow, fo that noone peece touch another. Thefe flices of the Squil are vfed'to makeoile\wine,orvineger ofSquill-Of this vineger of Squill € ismade an oximell or fharpe firupe. The vfe wherofis to cut thicke, tough,and clammie humours, This rofted or baked Onion is mixed with potions and other medicines which prouoke vrine, D and openthe {toppings ofthe liner & fpleene, andis alfo put into treacles. Itis giuen to thofe that haue thedropfie,the yellow Iaundife, andtofuch as are tormentedwith gripings ofthe belly, andis vied in alicking medicineagainft anold rotten cough, andfor fhortnefle ofbreath, One part of this Onion being mixedwith eight partsoffalt, and takenin the morning fafting to B the qirantitie of a fpoonfill or two,loofeth the belly, The inner part of Squilla boiledin oile & turpentine,is with great profit applied to the chaps ot F chilblanes ofthe feete or heeles, It driueth foorth long and round wormesifit be given with honie . eS andoile. Of |