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Show THE SECOND ‘BOOKE OF THE Sra Ramunculus flawmmeus maior. 1 Ramuncnlusf iaw — : z ’ HISTORIB COFCPLANTS, 2 Ranunculus flommens minor, Gicat Speatewoort, 4 The deeripion. Theleffer Spearewoort, an i Ms GD 1 SS WA ay QD tot 3 ‘lagged Spearewoort hatha thicke | ae | Oe fat hollowe ftalke » dividing itoe felf whereonare fet by couples at everyiointtwo long leaues,fharpe } c likethe teeth of afawe. The flowers 3 growat the topof the branches ofayellow colour, in forme likethofe ofthe fielde Crowfoote :the roote confiltech of anumberofh dirie ftrings, 4 Math Crowfoote, ot Spearewoort (whereof it is akinde, taken ofthe bett approoued authors tobe the true Apiam Rims, although diuers report that Fubfatillais the faiiie¥of fome it is taken to bee Apiwm Emorodiarum) rifeth foorth of the mtidde or waterith'mirefioma threddie roote 5 to theheight of a cubite,(ometinies higher. The ftalke diuideth it felfe into diuers branches, where. upon do gtowe broade leaues deepely cut round about like thofe of Doues foote.andnot vnlik thecut Mallowe,but fomewhat greater, and ofa moft bright fhining gr colour: the flowers gowat thetop ofthe branches ofa yellowe colour,like vnto the other w: et Crowfootes; % The place. They growe in moiftand dankith places , in brinkes or water courfes , andfuch like places al- mofteuery where, % T)he time, They flowerin Maie when the other Crowfootes do, % 7 he names. ° Speatewoort is called of the later Herbarifts ¢lammmula,and Ranunculus Flammews, ofCordus Ra. maneunos, Platypbyllos.or broadleafed Crowfoote, others Ranunculus Long:folins, or long teafed Crowfoote sin lowe Dutch Epelcoslens in Enelith Speare Crowfoote, Spearewoort, and binewoort,bicaufe it is dangerous and deadly for ft cepes and thar ifthey feede ofthe fame ir infameth their liners, fretteth and bliftereth their guts and entrailes, 4 Ratunculus Paluftris. ; Marifh Crowfoote,or Spearewoort, %& The temperature of allthe Crovufootes, Speatewoort is like to the other Crowfootes in facultic, it ishotin the mouth or biting .jt exultethiand raifeth blifters,and being takeni nwardlyitkillech remeédiles.Generally all the Crow. 100tGS,as Gielen faith, are ofa veryfharp or biting qualitie,infomuch as they raife blifters with ‘datehot and drie in the fourth pain: degtee, a % The vertues ofall the Crovvfootes. __Theleau Ttootes ofCrowfoote {tamped and applied yntoany part of the body, canfeth xin tofivellesand blifter,andraifeth vp wheales, bladde the A rs,caufeth fears crufts,andvglie vlcers: it js wy PON ctagged Warts,corrupt nailes,and fuch like excrefcence, to eauies flamped and applied vnto any peftelentiall or pla ( Snature ofthe fame,andcaufeththe venemous orpeftilentiall caufe themto fall away, or carbuncle, ftaiet! matterto breath foor th, by oar Pores and paflages inthe skin. Mae eee ene fore from ee parts k ifck ¥ 5 babschat oe ec ition, Fironrthe hart,and other of the fpiritu a 1 parts, as hath beene declar A fie dovfe to tie alittle ofthe herbe ftamped with falevnt o anyof the fingers againft the paine D v “teeth which medicine feldome faileth; for it caufeth greater painein the finger then wasin ( tt, by the meanes whereofthe greater paine taketh away the Jefler. 2 8 'Boegeers do vieto ftampethe leaues,and lay it vntothe ir legs and armes,whichcanfeth E : Welty Yleetsas . tie { . we daily fee(amor g {uch wicked vagabondes)to mooue the } ne, yletr >more people the niore to , lkinde of}Crowfoote of Illyri: a,bein 7 . g taken to be pine nthere Rife of orfome, ofY other A , m4 s4tom itum chords, T his plant "CiCS the i OF tha f. + j ‘ ¥ fpoil } ither wee Ses eth the fences and vnderftanding, and draweth togith er theof; finewe s es theface in fuch ftrange manner, tha t thofe who beholding {uch as died by the nat haue fuppofed that they died laughing ; fo forceably hath it drawne and contrac, ss oles and fj cane andfinewes ce teas thoughthey , that theirayfaces haue Viohshegiacie beene drawne awry, laughed, tarwife they hate died with great torment. |