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Show Tibe KitchenGarden. The Kitchen Garden. . ashah “apttocaufe ittocurdle. And applyed with falt, isa good helpe —i nating ofa mad dogge. Itisvfed to be boyled with Mackarell, and otherfith. ig ‘ Being diyed, is oftenand muchvfed with Penniroyall , to bee put intp puddings : as alfoamong peafe that are boyled for pottage. i Where Dockesare not ready at hand, they yfeo bruife Mintes, ang Jay them wpon any place thatis tung with Bees, Wafpes,or {uchlike, ahd that to good-purpofe. §S Cuapr. XI. Balfamsita mas cfarsina,few Coftns hortorum maior & miter. ij Coftmary and Maudeline, A C Oftmary ot Alecoaft is a fweet herbe, bearing many broad and long pale ered leaues; {nipped about rhe edges, euery one vpon a long foote-ftalke , among whictrrife vp many round greene ftalkes, with fuch like leauesonthem, bit lefler yptothe toppe, whereit fpreadethit felfeinto three or foure branches, every one bearing an-vmbellor tuft of gold yellow flowers, fomewhatlike vnto Tanfc flowers, but leffer, which turne inte {mall heads, containing fmall flat long fede: the roeteis fomewhat hardandftringy, and being diuided,, is replanted intheSpring af the yeare for increafe. Maudeline hath fomewhat long and narrow leaues,fnipt about the edges: the ftalks are twe foothigh,bearing many yellow flowers onthe tops of the branches,in anvm- bell or tuftlike vnto Tanfie : thewholeherbeis fweete, and fomewhatbitter, andis replanted byflipping. The Vie ofCoftmary and Maudeline. _ Coftmary is ofefpeciall vfin the Spring of the yeareamong otherfuch like herbes, to make Sage Ale , and thereupon I thinke it tookethename of Alecoaft. ' Itis alfo vfedtobe put among other fweete herbes , to make fwecte wa thing water, whereofthere is great ftere pent. i The leanes haue an efpeciall vertue to Comfort both the ftomack and heart,and to warmeand dry amoiftbraine. The:feedeis muchviedin thie Country, to be giuento children for the wormes,in the ftead ofwormlced, andfo isthe feede of Maudeline alfo: 3 Maudeline is much vfed with Coftmary and other tweet herbes, to mat {weete wathing water ; the fowers alfoare tyed wp with {rail bandels af Lauendertoppes, thefe being putin the middle ofthem tolye vpon the toppes of beds, prefles; &c. forthe fweerefen¢ and fauourit cafteth. Itis 48 fie,in others thinner and mote fparfedly : Ierifeth vp with many hard ftalks,whereon proweatthetops vpon the feaerall {mall branches gold yellow flowerslike buttons which being gathered in their priiné, will hold che colour fretha longtime: the feede isfinall, and as tt were chaffie : the roote creepeth vndergrouad , and fhooteth vp at gaine in diuers places the whole herbe, both leaues and flowers, are ofa fharpe; a {trong,bitter {mclland tafté,bit yet pleafant, and wellto be endured. bys The Vfe of Tanfie, In6 The lemues of Tanfie are yfed whilethey aré young, either thred {mall with other herbes, ‘or elfetheé tiiyce of itand other herbes fit forthe putpofe, beaten with egges, and fryed into cakes (in Lent and the Spring of the yeare) whichate vfually called Tanfies, and are often caten, being taken to bevery good forthe ftomack, tohelpe'to digeft from thence bad humours that cleauetherepnto:Asalfo fot weak raines and kidneyes,when thevrine pafleth away bydtops: Thisisthought to be of morevie for1men then for a The {eed ismuch cointaended againftall forts of wormesin chilren, : CHa XIM. Pimspinelafine Sanguiforba.. Burnet: Be hath many wingedleaues lying ypon the ground, made of many fmall, round, yet pointed greene leaues,finely nicked on the edges, one fet againit anotherall along.a middleribbe, and one at the. end thereof; from among which rife vp divers round, and fometimescrefted browneftalkes, with fome few fuchlike leaues on themas growe belowe,but {maller: atthe toppes of the ftalkes growe {mall brownie heads or knaps, whichfhoote forth {mall purplifhfowers, turning into long and Brownith, buta litle cornered feede : the roote gtoweth downe deepe, being fmalland browni(h : the whole plantis of aftipticke orbindingtafte or quality, but ofa fine quickefent, almoft like Baulme. The Vie ofBurnet. Thegreateft vfethat Burnet iscommonly put vato,isto puta few leaues intoacup with Claret wine, which is prefently tobe drunke, and giuetha pleafant quicke tafte thereunto, very delightful to the palate, andis accounteda helpeto maketheheartmerrie. It is fometimes alfo whileit is young, put amongother Sallet herbes,to giueafiner rellifhthereunto. It isalfo yfed imvulnerary drinkes,andto {tay fluxes and blecdings,for which purpofes it is much commended, It hath beene alfo much commended in contagious andpeftilentiall agues, generally accounted ofour Apothecariesto bethé true Ewpatorium ofAth cen,and the true Ageratum of Diofcerides ; but Dodonzus feemethto com tradi@ both. f Cuir Xin Hippolapatham fativam, jfiae Rhabarbarnm Monachorum. Monkes Rubathe or Patience. Tanacetum vulgare G crifium, Tantics : Yr Garden Tanfie hath many hardgre leats ofof leauts rather wings greeneleaues, or od ings C= they are many {mall ones, fet one agaitift ioc? ap atone arniddle fier k tc ftalke, and {nipt about the edges : in fomerhe kaues ftandcloferandthie ¢r,and fomewhat crumpled, whichhath catifed itto be called doublet curld Te A (Soc Patience is a kinde of Dockein all the parts thereof, but that ir is larger and taller then many, others, withlarge and long grecne leaues,a great, ftrong, and high ftalke, with reddifh or purplifh flowers, and three fquare feede, tke ali other Dockes haue the rooteis great and yellow. nothauing any shew of Ref ~~ coloured veinestherein , no more then the other kinde withgreat round this leaves, Sf2 commonly |