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Show THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE are planted in gardens in England, whereof hauc plentic.in my garden, the poorepeople ofthe north parts of England domanureitwith great diligence,wherebytheyobtaine gteatplenty ther: the fame once inthree or fower yeeres, : The time. 1¢ either to the Apothecaric s orto the vulgar peopleswecall itin Englith Dyofeshis Licorice ice: the Apothecaries call it bya corrupt worde Liguiritza the Italians Regolts iatds Regaliza,andRe -galitia in high g fe :inlow Dutch Caliiflich Sufswurtzel sin French Rigols/e, lith common Licorice: P4mycallethit Scythica herba: itis named Scythice of th Scythia where it groweth. perature. The nature of Dioftorides his Licorice as Galer 1,is familiar to the temperature ofourbodies, 1; the temperature: thereoffo muchasis hot and cing it hath acertaine binding qu and binding.is efpeciallyof a warme qualitie, commingneereft ofall to a meane temperatures be fides,for thatit is alfo fweete,it is likewifemeancly moilt. For as much as the roote of the common Licorice is fweete,it is alfo temperately hot and moit bitter andhor, but this muft be {eraped away jthe notwithitanding the barke thereofis fomet frefh roote whenitis full ofiuice doth moiften more thenthedry. % Thevertues. A Syn ioutes lcuitie Therootof Licorice is good againft therough harfhnes of the throte andbreft;; it openethtt topped, & ripeneth the cough, & bringethforth f éy be ftuffedor pipes F of the lungs g when i Liguiritia,ferueth well for the p being holden vader the toong, and there f to mele, Moreouer withthe Iuice of I icorice, G and other fpices,there is made act er bread, which is verie gout cakes, calledG es oft againft the cough , and all the infirmiti © © into momees; lungs and breft: which is caft g of one fafhion,& fome another, accordin pit fancie of the Apothecaries , as the foorthdofhewforexample, agalt The luice ofLicoriceis profitable mouth, heate of the ftomacke,and ofthe wine of Raifon heft, {cabs or" the infirmities ofthe liver andc kidnetess softhe ofthe bladder,anddifeaf , Being melted vnder the tong yep . thirft ; itis good for greene ifitbee ke thereupon,andfor the ftomac roots The decoétion ofthe frefh the fame purpofes. Crely ft finely po wdred isa : Bur the dry roote mo if eb of mee pin andaw itbe ftrowed thereupon. : ; : =M Thefe things concerning Licorice hath “al Theophrafins who writer) that wich thisand N Sa te mares milke,the. lans were reportedto be abletelive elenen of tweltie Gace thian tAr root rAAKE ee ecnthbreath, for y a drie Fie cough,andgenerally COIS TheScy aa O is good for fhortnesof forall infir- mities of the cheft, ah ' foreqner vw 4 i an r ; iff i i toe ct ith honyithealeth vicers iti alfo quencheth thisltif itbe helde.in the mouth, for hi : (hia i ? : 1 3 wh hcaufe they fay how the Scythians do liue a eleuen ortwelue daies,withthat and Hippace. Hippaceis cheefe as Hzppocrates witnefleth,made of mates milke, : Pinjein his 25,bodke chap.8.hath thought orherwife then truth,thatit isan herbe fo called, Ofmilke Trefoile,orforub Trefoile. Cbap.t. . ‘ & The kindes. Hetebe diners kindes or forts of the fhrabbe Irefoile, the which might verywell hauepafled tenet the thitee leafed grafics,had itnor beene for my promife inthe Proeme of ourfirltparr, ' elaftbooke ofout Hiftorie thefhrubby or woodyplants fhould befet foorth,euery one as mete asmmisht be in kinred and neighbourhood, ? I City/us. 2 Citys 4 gular good remedy fora Of riegednes, Be aiid , . Ittaketh awaie inflammations, thitticaterh and tempereth the fharpries aiid Yaltnes ofhiiniourst K concottethtawe humours and procureth eafie fitting: : soni} The firft fhrub Trefoile, The fameis drunk with fi2g ‘ ¢ ¢ c of } breathinig, mflammationofehelangs , the pler fisting of blond and matter,confumption,rott humours, in Latine Dalcés radix or {weete Roote : this Licdticeisnot Iris moft enident that the other is G/ycyrrhiza is UT. 10 veh i goodfor the ftomack, and vicers off the mouth, mouth, H a Aid 3 eusralle all taGe Itcureth theibaa ftran sandgenerallyall infirmities that proceede ofc fharpe, falt and-biting L se The names. kpavuihicCe: / _dtisgood againft Toarfene ees:is tha hathicovi Licotice Thedecoctionis goodfor the kidneies and stipe in September. The firft is called HISTORIE OF PLANTS Dinfeorides and Pliny alfo being caft vpon.them. The fecond fhrub Trefoile, 5 i Slee I 1120 thé wilde Vetch called Ondbrychis,or Galega ; the codsare finall and flatlike vnto the Tates the rootes are of a brownifh colour without,and yellow within like Boxe ,and {weeterin taftethen the _ % The place. former, Their ol loerow infundry-places. of Ge tlh incl ir Tod : Theic plants do.grow i rfundr y places of Germanie wilde,and in Fraunce andSpaines but they |