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Show SECQND BOOKE OF 270 THE HISTORIE st av , o Solanum, and Nightthade Nightfhades anda SulanunLethale, a : ’ or deadly Se / fomniferumorfleeping - t A 7 } In }} a ing Nightfhade; of fome Apollinaris minor viticzna ,X Herba Opfago: , Nightfhade :the Venetians andItalic le Ouille befken t in French ¢ ve Dutch 2 NTS. 2 Halicacabam Perecrinum. Blacke winter Cherric 1 Solanum Halicacabum. in Englith Dwg Red winter Cherries, Wit Bella dona the Germaines Delftepets: mortelle: ! itcommeth very neerevnto Theophyp Pay : 7 et 7 frushis A¢andragoras, (whichdittereth ftom Diofcortdes| iis Adandrazoras) ifthere beadifference, It is colde cuenin the fourthdegree. % The vertues. A Bs Thiskinde of Nightfhade caufeth fleepe troubleth the minde,bringeth madnes ifa fewe ofthe berries be inwardly taken, but ifmobe giventheyalfo kill and bring prefent death. Theophraiw in his 6.booke doth likewife write of Mandrake in this maner; Mand ake caufeth fleepe, andifall much ofitbe taken itbringeth death. Thegreeneleaues ofdeadly Nightfhade may with great aduife be viedin fuch cafesatPett motrell: butifyouwill follow my counfell, deale notwiththe fame in anycafe, and banifhitfom yourgardens and the vie of italfo,being a plant fo furious and deadly : forit bringeth fuchashave eaten thereof into adead fleepe wherein manyhauedied , as hath beene often feene and prooted byexperience both ir Englandand elfe where, Butto gine you an example heereofitthall not be amifle : It came topaffe that three boies of Wisbichin the Ile ofEly,dideate ofthe pleafantant beautifull fruite heerof, two whereofdied inlefle then 8, howers after they hadeatenofthemlte thirde childehada quantitie of honie and water mixedtogither giuen himto drinke , caulfinghin to vomite often;God blefled this meanes and the childe recouered. Banifhtherefore thefepemic ous plantsout of yourgardens ,andall places neere to your houfes,where children or womenwill de do refortwhich do oftentimes long andluftafter things moft vile andfilthie; Semuchmot ifter a berrie of a bright fhining black colour, andoffuch great beautie,as it were able to allureat) {uch to eate recor. “ The leanes hecroflaidyntothe temples caufe fleep,efpecially if they be imbibed or moifteneit i Iteafeth the intollerable paines ofthe headac roceeding i of heat infurious agi ing applied as aforefaid, Of winter Cherries. ’ % The place. —e ec gtoweth vpon oldebroken wals about the borders of fieldes, and id and others forthe = and in moft gardens, where fome conferueit for the beawtie of the berries, Chap.s2. 2 Theblacke wie, ai woorthy vertuesthereof. %& The deféription. oa rs winter ee p 5 lender in Hered winter Cherrie bringeth footthftalkes acubite long ,rounde, flender,! , . : . © ae "| ane ere hat reddith reeling this way and that way by reafon of his weakenes ane ? title, by reafon of thofe vnfeafonable yeeres 1594. 95. and 96. ° % The time. The ted winterC hertie bearethhis flowers and fruite in Auguft. ftandevpright withouta s wher. nlike thor uta fuppc iupporte ve le: ullke to pe eotuticnr to Niche, . gee pporte : whereupon do:Bh groweleaues not vnl foorth white flowers, comity | {f Avene in sta ce ut greatersamong 4 whichleaues nade, {mall FiteHue» frvalllean leaues: the middle ofn which leaues ftandethcome outa berrie, ereene at the firlt 5 when it is oe e olour ofof ourour common Cherie and of the fame bigneffe a ae y ee aa an Colour whichis ines ric rt C ee ae pect ofa palereddith colour,in whichberrie is conteined man) of apaleco. : ty heblacke beare ththemat the fame time, whereit doth naturally growe. % The names. s called in Gre eke =are'xres: in Latine Veficardasand Solanum Ve/icari ~ siete? : Phui e inh: is 21. booke nameth it Halicacabus and Veficaria,of thelittle bladsthefame author w or writeth bicaufe it is good forthe bladder andthe ftone: itis called in Min Pes; P¢Xigade “ightfhade oe Alquequenges, Bagenaulaes, and Cerifes doutre mer :inEnglifh The blackewintes s erties and Alkakengie. ed sviwi nes Ch oaTherBe ES errii seafle 14 enee eneee ree EE crétping iia: - Ccee ynlike terthe rootes- of Couch+h alle 1S lain Wit s °. : oreatly. 2 The blacke wirit ao M ofthe earth farre abroade, whereby it encreafeth or i ntoe Slide ara Ne iter Ate weake andflendet ftalkes fomewhatcrefted, and like? iatels of the Vine, cafting ititfelfe ek all aboutand taking holde ofaesfirch things r he, calting as are at€ ! next! it: wherupon are fetiagved le ; Ae theedgesalmoftt about cut or deepelyindented taggedleaues Asivers" tibbe bbe. The The flowers bee ve S406 ee : ne eae, a aauastninecrce {mall and white ftanding vponlong foote ftalkes or tem" Mine oladaers fucceede the flowers, patted i ne:cellés or chambers. cuery contéineth one feede and > Pattedinto three cellesor chambers ,euety Culm Oy ae Cede and nomore > Of the bigneffe ofafinall peafe, and blacke of colo® Bi hauehad ofthofe a o is brought outof Spaine & Italy,or other hot regions,from whence ate planted ther, racke feedes matked with the fhape of amanshart white , as aforefaide: and could stoweto ae my garden where they haue borne flowers, but haue perifhed before the fruite t thetrie:of poy sia ss called Halic scabus Peregrinus, Vefi lith the Indian a, pent called Cor Indum sbeingin one lart Peafe: fomehaue t ia ie.ty of the Nightfhade vit to be Doryey #, 7rina, ox ftrange } Piffen Cordatum: but theya € greatly trather feemeth to agree withthegrain na- ing amarke of whitecolour vp- nee Mg, Ot _dbruei, of whichhe writeth in his 152. chapterin thefe words :Itis a HE tort > ) threddic, ee, mehak. ; . ¢ Stour vpon ech bertie, in proportion of a hare, The roote 1s V1)” te tea : ; ee : i See ¢ddywith ablacke and white,tounde,and like the graine Maiz, with whichnotes this #} ¥ The |