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Show 888 THE SECOND‘BOOKE OF THE HISTORIE OF PLANTS . onSaxifraga minoroder which name Saxifragiaarecompt chendeddiuers herbes ofdiuers kinds, andthe one veryvnlike vnto the other: for fom@of thofe herbes called Saxifrage ; doo more agree with the Saxiftages of Dioféortdes, then in fhewelike vnto the dititeticall herbesicalled Rife 1 Pimpinella Horten/is, ‘ Bice Baincts FRATe etl Wilde Burnet, cus Polygonatwmand Ajaragus : but thatkinde ofSaxiftage whichis called Hrrcimaywhich is rough a ED ot haitie Saxifrage,of others B/pinella,is beft knowne andthe beft ofall the reft, like vato the fmall Burnet,or commonParfley, {auing that itis voide of haires,as may appeere bythe old Latinverfe: Pimpinella habet pilos, Saxtfraga non habet viles. Pimpinell hath haites fome :but Saxifiage hath none. Notwithftanding,I haue founde akinde heereof growing in our paftures adioining to London, the leaues whereof it youtake andtenderly breake with your hands,yee maydrawfoorth finall threds like the webbe of a fpider,fuch as yee maydrawfrom the leaues of Scabious. The ftalkeishollow, diuidingitfelfe from the ioints or knees , into fundrie other fmall branchess at the top whereofdo grow{mall tufts or fpokie rundles,of a white colour,after which commeththe feed like vito Cari, or Caruwaies,ofa fharpetafte : the roote is alfo fharpe and horin tafte, % The place. Thefe plants do growindry paftures and medowes,in this countreyveryplentifully. % The time. They dowerfrom Tuneto the end of Augutft. % The names. That which Fach/iuscalleth Pimpinella maior, Dodonens termeth Saxsfpagia maior ,which kinde of Saxiftage doth more abfolutely anfwer the true Phellandrium of Plinie , then any other plant whatfoeuer : wherein the Phifitions of Paris haue beene decciued , calling or {uppofing the medowRue to be the right Phedamdrium, whereuntoitis not like either in fhape or facultic: foritis nothing fo effectual in breaking the ftone,or prouoking of vrine,as either ofthefe plants,efpecially rather take itto benamed Hireina,ofHercinia /ylua, where it doth growin gicat abundatices the lar uour ofrhe herbe not beingvnpleafant-fomwhatrefembling thefinell & tafte of DamesLiguf™ & Pajtinaca:{6 toconclude both thefeare called Saxifragia': the {nialler is called offome Pet fit. aula Bipinella J Bipenula: of Bapt. iSta Sardus and allo of Leowardes Fuch/ins,Pimpinella mata; bets fore diuerscal it Pempineila Sexifraca;for there is alfo anothet Pimp:netia, called Pampinelli Sang orba, or Burnet ,notwithftanding the verle before rehearfed; fhewerha difference between/™ inella, atid Saxefraza: in high Dutchitis called Grairnel sin lowe Dutch Beucnaette" Englith the greater may be called great Saxifragc, andthe otherfinall Saxifrage. 2 Bipinellaiscalled Saxifrazia minor, in Englith {mall Saxifrage.as Pzmpinellsis called greatSaxt frage. S The nature. Saxifrage ofboth kindes,withtheir feede,|caues,androotes are hot and driein the third and of thinandfubtile partes, A. degtet, - & The vertues. The feede androote of Saxifrage drunken with wine, or the deco ion thereofmadewith wine, at againlt tie eaufeth to piffe well, breaketh the ftone in the kidneies and bladder, andis fingul af ftrangurie,and the {toppings ofthe kidneies and bladder’ whereofit tooke the name Saxtfiage® breake ftone. ct B _Theiuice ofthe leaves of Saxifrage dothclenfe and take away all fpots and freckles of thela’s and Jéatietha good colour. ohe and C The diftilled water thereof ming!ed with fome vinegerin the diftillation, cleereth the fight, ® taketh awayall obfcuritic and darkneffe of the lame. Of Burnet... Chap.4.03: % The kindes. 1 (Arden B & The defeription. ae ay hath long leaues made vp togither of a great many vpon one ftem » eulerié Wi Mice a. : a oe fas ; Phatalie fomething roundé nicked on theedges; fomewhat hairie: amone thele rie alke thatis nora! togither ae without leaues Taseenstcid ber yatdiitaacoiae a Reethe tops vhteofgrome ie presnaea fomething chamfered: ypon olitattafes i € round heads orknaps » whichbri Thelnall Pin pine ; iinereat. 09 ofthe Burnetsis leffer, for the moft part growing in gardens, notwithftanding "8 oe Be sta batten ficldes,where itismuch fnaller: the other greater,is alrogither wilde. 1 Pimple we Tbepl ates ns notwithftanding it doth grow wilde vpon Many ithearhes ay plantedin garde i i esand paftu res Se ee Cgteat wild elites Butiiét grower (as mafter Lyte faith).in dry medoweés aboitt Viluorde, and my Ne Gi Metowitg Yponthe fide of a cawfey which. crofleth:the one ‘ha'fe ofa fielde, me by. fatable grounide, atid the orher part medowe} lying betwéeng Paddington “neetevnto Londorijvpanthe high way, . he Theyy agflowe % Thetrime: ; rom Tune;vtito the end of Aueutlt, J % Thena mes. f pase ; a & atifts'da tt Eater Heeb the other,and Sancui Pinivi Burne call ifts'do by ‘Seale d nella t forba, thavit may /differ froth NEF) esi } * The} Venet dothdiffer from Pimpinella, whichis alfocalled Saxiffaga ; ofwhich wew! se otowetd i orth {mall dowers of a browne purple bat iran’doh el € m poeeed rnered {eedes, fee which ar thruft q vp togither, ther ‘Ihe roote ‘ whichare is long: the whole 1 Wilde omethinglike a Melon,or Cucumber 7 eBurnetis oreaterin al parce ad bi the ME ive — in all parts,\ithath widerandbiggerIcaues then thofé of the former: C Sct, tometimes two cubirshigh: the knaps:are greater; of, darke purple colour: thefeedete Hibecs aila,Scaeis likewif©cornered andgreater: the“ roote lqnger,but this Burnet hath nopleafantfingll ; ; | ue Wien hates, Sanguiforba, and Saneurmaria: W2/ner had rathet it fhoulde be cake like a we haue faider of othersit%s nell of Melonis or Pompions,t eteaa o whichitis Ea Y Fee A * : . " PUAOT Bry Pty, Bi 7Uekray ¢ Rortbieskr men So/baJprellarinhigh Ditch ites molt Lipenwata.ot aut, ber Sots i : Freach ek Burnetle theaut, Mepelkvattria Pimmpenntlle,Sanguijorbe: in Englith pied eth Se ee, aares Hircinzs whichis notfo called bicaufe it hath any rammith {mell ofa goate but bicaule pratticioagainft the {tone;butwe nershauevied to feed goates withit,whofe fleth &bloud is fingular good |