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Show eeCanesiy, T heatrum Botanicum. fhewed youthe firft, he faith of the fecond,a/rerumrorundins Trine. The Theater ofPlants. the otherkindé,hath'a colout (for the word rounderleafe than the former, andof an exceedingfoule unfeemely, orill-favoured forme op /quallens maybe referred to both)tike unto Sphace lus: fo that it feemeth that the leaves of the CyHap. other Horehound fhonld be as unfeemelyin fhewas the Sphacelus, which words feeme'tocontradict the former concerning Sphacelvs.to be {moother, fmaller, and leffe unfeemely than Sage; for thereby the leaves.of Sphacelus fiiould havea neater forme and colourthan Sage , and herebythey fhouldbee worfe, or as bad int fhewas Hoes Horminum, xX x; Clary. / yetHere are divers forts of Clary, fome manured onely, called Garden Clary , dthers gtowing wild Ss meéinbred by any Authorthat T have read) therefore it is the belt waytofay, that even Sphace/us is very deformed anid brifeemely,but in‘comparifon of Sage, whichis more dry and deformed, Spharedis 1s fmoothet and leile defors mea,’ So that confidering all chefe hearbes that the feverall Authors doe make to be Sphacelus, I find none thay canbe fore fitly referred thereunto than the Salvia minor,the leffer Sage:notwithttanding that Theop/ralws hath omitted the eates, and that Dod contrariethit, for that it isas deformed asthe greater Sage, for both: Atatthiolas iy hig Taf Edition upon more mature deliberation no doubt, and Dalechampins, or the Author of Ly is hath ex. prefly fet it downefo, and Theophraftws maybe excufed for not remembring theeares, and: Dedoness aniwered that by Z/eopirdft#s judgement even Sphacelws according to the Greeke name before fhewed, which is Sideratio in Eau tihe, is exceedingly deformed,or unfeemely,as well as the great Sage, though in comparifon of the ene with the other, the sreater Sage isthe moredry andrugged, Sage is called by the Arabians Aelisfucos and’ Blifeco bythe Italians Sz/zza,and Sa/dabythe Spaniards,as well as Salvia; by the French Saud, y the Getmiaties Sad Savie, and by us in Englith, Sage. ; The Vertues, A decofionof the leaves and branches of Sage made and drunke, faith Dio/torides, provoketh urine, bringer downethe feminine courfes, helpéth to expell the deadchild, and isa remedyagainit the prickes of the Puffen or Forkfifh, and caufeththe haires likewifeto become blacke = it ftayeth the bleeding of wounds, arid'clenfeth foul ulcers or fores : the decostionof the leaves and branches made with wine, doth take awaythe itching ofthe cods, ifthey bebathedtherewith, Gallen faith it isof a manifekt heating quality, andalittle binding, and e£1ivs, faith the famealfo, but he farther faith, that fome report that the fumes thereof being taken when it is burnt; doth ftay the immodetate Aaxe of womens conifes, and all other fluxes of theirs: Agrippa faith chat it childing women whofe wombes be too moift and flippery, not able to conceive byreafonof that defaule, fhall take a quantity ofthe juyce Of Sage, withalittle fal, for foure dayes before they c ompany with their Husbands, it will helpe theini to eOnceive and alfo for thofe that after they have conceived, are fubje& often to mifeariy upon any finaloccafio > forit atts feel the birth t6'bethe better retained, and to become the more lively :-th WE 1y Cyords and v t, after a gtear plaghe, Women were forced to drinke the juyce ofSageto caufe themto be the more frniefall,. weds faith that three fpoonefuls of the juyce of Sage taken fatting witha littlehoney, doth prefently ftaythe {pitting or calting tip of blood : For them that are in aconfumption, thefe Pills are Ginger of each two drammes, ofthe {ted ofSagealittle toftedat themach commended: Take of Spiknard and fire eight dramies, of long pepper twelve drammes, all thefe being bronght intofe powder, ler there bee fo much juyce of Sage put thereto, as ay make it into a mafle, formable for pills, raking a dramme of them every morning fafting, and fo likewife at night, drinking alittle pure water after them, Afatthiolvs faith, thatit is very profitable for all manner of painés ofthe head cothming of cold.and theumaticke humours, as alfo for all paines ofthe joynts » whether tifed inwardly or ties Wwardly, and therefore It helpeth fuch as have thefalling fickneffe,the lethargic or drowfie evil, fiich as are dulland heavie of vitit, and thofe that have the palffe, and is of much ufe in all defluxions or diflillations ofthiii rhetiine fromthe head; and for the difeafes ofthe cheft or breft. The leaves of Sage and Nettles brivifed eooether and laid upon the impoflume that rifeth behind the eares, doth aflwage and helpeit much : alfo the juyce of Save taken i Watine water, helpethan hoarfneffe and the cough : the leaves foddenin wine andlaid vison any lace afk aed With the Palfie, helpeth much, ifthe decoétion be drunke alfo.Sage taken with Wormewood is ufed be theblo d fluxe; Pliay faithit procureth womens courfes, and ftayeth them comming downe too faft hel helpetlithe ant flinging and bytings of Serpents, and killeth the wormes that breed in the eares, audalfo in fores ‘Sane is of excelle hfe to helpe the memory, by warming and quickning the fences, and the conferve m ade ofthe Howiredes fed ie fame parpofe, as alfofor all the former recited difeafe : theyars perfwaded in Itzly that if the 7 carb Ros eat a withalittle falt, they fhall be fafe that day, fromthe danger of the byting ofany veriemonis bbe ; the a ae alfo never to plant Sage but with Rue amongit,or neare it,for feare of Toades and other Serpe nite breedit ou and infecting it with their venemous {pittle,&c, the danger whereofis recorded in Bocc re of aroralore: aes Lovers, that by eating the leaves ofthat Sage under whicha-Toade was found to abide, were barks kill a theta ve and therefore the Poet joyneth them both tovether to have wholefonie drinke faying - § iL tha iS - 7. beh tibi pocula tuta. Sage hathbeene of good ulein the time of the plague at all tinies and "hie: & "1 HL Sace ae cot cially (whichtherefore I thinke our people called Sage of Vertue) the juyce thereof dninke ¥i h vi ee ta we of Sage the Moneth withbutter, Patfley, and fomefalt, is very frequent in 6 : c pene. he health totheinbody: as alfoofMay, Sage Ale made withit, Rofemary, anid other good hearbes for the Tame ert for teeming women, ot fiichas are fubjec to mifcary, as itis before declared Garales like hfe Sealed _ SS ean ee es and Plantaine boyled in water or wine, with fome Honey sid Abate patehetots vain canikers, fore mouthes q < : d t if ther hot and comfortable Heiss oe epletio ten:foracc te oie tint fs fae, . whee the cold joynts or finewes of young or old, troubled “ne ae ee a 4with de Puieceeninne Tenethen earsena & OF era Lo: 0 the2 parts. It is-* much commended 4 again(t 2 the ftitch or paines in the ide comthing Seeile-€61 si st ved( place be fomented Wwarme With eek wie c wi the deecot tion thereofiin n w ine, and ott the hearbe after the boyling wi li be laid i warme : whereofI fhal! here fhew you many, collected from fundry pargs. Round, which afl knowto be of no good colouror thew: toreconcile thefe deferiptions it is neceflary, feeing an Author of fo ercat leatning and judgement, fhould not vary in his owne writing (but this. is not obferved or res of the Dutch Cu AP.2O. [aie allenfqne vehementer ficut Sphaceli, ee, which is, ‘t. Horminum fathom Gulgaye five Sclavea. Gardep Clary, 1. Horminum fatioum vulgare fiveSclarea, Garden Clary, a , Our ordinary Garden Clary hath foure-fquare ftalkes, with broad, rough, wrinekled, whitith, or hoary greene leaves, fome~ what evenly cutinontheedges , and ofa {trong {weet fcent, growing fomeneare the ground, and-fome by couples upon the ftalkes. The flowers grow at certaine diftances, with two {mall leaves at the foynts under them, fomewhat like unto the flowers of Sage, but finaller, and ofa very whitifh or bleack blue colour : the feed is brownith, and fomewhat fate, or not fo round as the wild, the tootes are blackifh, and {pread notfarre, and perithafter the {eedtime : itis molt ufuall to fowir, for the feed {eldomeri- fethofit owne fhedding. 2. Horminum genninum[ativem Diofcoridis. The true garden ~~. Clary of Diofcorides, , This fmall Clary rifeth up but with one fqnare hairy ftalke, a= bout halfe a yard high, (as farre as ever I could yet obferve) divided into feverall {quare branches, whereon arefet at every joynt two leaves one againft another, which are fomewhat broad and round,a little rugged like unto Horehound, but more greene than white, and of a reafonable good and {mall {cent ; atthe toppes of the ftalkes ftand divets leaves, one row under another, ofa very fine deepe purple violet colour, yet the loweft are paler than the uppermoft, and feemea\farre of to be flowers, but nearer obferved are difcernedto bee but the toppe leaves, the flowers comming forth under them at {pacesaboutthe ftalkes, of a whitith purple colour,fmaller than any of the forts of Clary, ftanding in brownifh purple huskes, whichafter the flowers are paft, while the feed ripeneth, turne themfelves downeward, wherebythe feed is loft, if it be not gathered in fit time : the roote is {inall and perifheth every yeare, requiring to bee new fowne in the Spring,for it feldome commethofthe feed that it fhed, the Frofts and Winter moft likely killing it. 3. Horminum Syriacum. Affirian Clary. Affirian Clary is fomewhat like unto Garden Clary, having a {quire ttalke about twofoote high, very little hairy, divided toi wards the toppes into fmaller branches, whereon doe growat the joynts two rough leaves, thofe below being Jar= ger than thofe above ,and {omewhat fmoother, as long and large as a mans hand, unevenly waved aboutthe edges: the flowersarelike unto Garden Clary,forthe gaping forme,but {maller, and of a white colour, after which come — flat grayifh (eed, having red ribbes andblacklines on them, whenitis in flower, it {melleth pretty and fweet, but elfe not. 4. Horminum Germanicumbumile, Low Germane Clary + This fimall low Clary of Germany hath {quare and fomewhathairy ftalkes, a cubit high,whereon dee growlargé leaves, very like unto ourgardenClary, two growingat a joynt on the contrary part thereof, oneurito another, which are very roughandhairy, fomewhat torne in onthe edges, and deepely dentedlikewife, borh lefle hoary, and ofa leffe trong {cent than it ; the fowers growat {paces about the ftalkes to the toppes , bowing their fpiky heads, whichare ofa purple colour, not much bigger than Lavender flowers, after which come{mall blackifh eal: the rootis of the thickneffe of a mans thumbe,blacke onthe outfide, withdiversfibres fet thereto,which perifheth net, but abideth manyyeares, 5. Horminum [ylveftre vulgare, Our ordinary wild Clary, or OculChrifti, The wild Glary (that groweth in manyplacesof this Land) hath many {quare ftalkes, twoor thrée foote high, whereon doe growbroad darke greeneleaves, dented about thé edges, fomewhat rugged andhard in handling, the flowers growalong towards the toppesof the ftalkes,like unto the gaping or hooded flowers of the garden Clary, but fmallerjand ofa bleack blue colour, after which come round brownith feed : the rooteis long; tough,and black, withdivers fibres annexed toit, whereby it taketh falt hold of the ground ithishath a {trong {mell therein, but nothing fo quick'as our garden Clary, There is anotherkinde hereof, the toppes ofwhofe ftalkes are purplifh, with flowers of a deeper purple colour,and fomewhat larger leaves, And another likewife hereof, differing onely in thatthe topsof the ftalkes aregreen, and not purple,the flowerofa pale blue colour,and the leaves alittle torne in on theedges, CHa, + Thi 6. Horminum (ylveftre incanum flore albo. Hoary wild Clary witha white fower, s White Clarydiffereth little from the farmer, but onelythat this-hath more hoary leaves thanit, a little deéper indented into the edges, and the flowers are whollywhite, 7, Hormi- |