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Show ~1436 Guar.33. ThearumBotanicum, |. Tripei a 5 ta eam fomewhat knobby underneath, this hath alfo fcaly heads of leaves, at the ends of the branchesas the fifth, The Place and Time. ‘The firft is alwayes planted in the low grounds that are often overflowen, where itonely will thrive: thé o2 ther forts,fome are found growing with the laft fort,or by them in fundry the {aid and thelike places with us, and in Hungaria, Auftriayc-c. as Clufins and Baxhinus have {et it downe. The Names. The firft is called Salix Uitelinaby Cordus on Diofcorides, and by Dodonam, and isthe third Salix of Tragus and Ce/alpinus Gerard callethit aquatica,as the fittelt nameto diftinguithit fromthe reft, and fodoe I: It is alfo Te IEE 16, ciaetnaa The Theater of ‘Plants, nes Das ace cs referred thereunto, buthee ferioufly confidering thereon, could not finde it like to any plant chathe knew, and therefore judged. it molt neerely to reprefent the weevia or a8, fomereade it ~ipua of Theophraltus, which hee putteth among thote trees that beare {pikes, a3 Speirea, Erica, Agnus, and{ome others 1ib.1, ¢-23. and wichall C/afvs faith that this doth more fitly agree to his Spires ; thenthe (ibarnam Matthioli,as{ome would haveit. called Vincus avinciendo, Lugdunenfis maintainethittobethe Salix Amerina of Pliny, againit Rvellivs and Afat ehiolus he fhould havefaid allo, who would make the Vitex or eSenns caftus to be the Salix Amerina of the La- Cuar.34.1437 Spires Tocophraftiforteclafo. Clojua his Ipiked Wallow of Pheophrafeus, The Vertues, There are no property mentioned of this plant, whereun- tines, becaufe that amongthe baftard names in Dio/corides, it isthere fo fet downe, but theydiffer much, as you toit mightbe ferviceable in Phyfick or otherwife,and 'thére- fhall here more in thenext Chapter. For Lagdunen/is {aich that they of Lyons, and the Mountainers in Savoy do call it yetto thisday, des Amerines, whichtheyof Paris call Offers, and they of Normandy, des Ambres, Some alfo,as Lugdenenjis {aithin the Chapter of Groff#lariaand Sah, would make the éices otf Theophtaftus to bee A merina, but Ifes or Ocfus giveth Vuas as he faith, whofe liquor he callethvo70», not unlike to thicke blackifh fore let this fuffice. Wine, but énclining more to purple. The fecond is thefirlt pumila angujtifolia of Clufius, The third is his fecond, and the Salis Iymilis repens of Lobel, The fourthis fo called by Bawhinws as itis in the title. The fifth is taken by Legduzenfis to be the Salix Helice of Theophrastus, and by Banhinus, Salix bumilis capitulo[quammofo, The fixtand feaventh are mentioned onelyby binws, and the laft by Lagdwnenfis, andishisfixth fort, Their Englifo names ate fitted to every of chem,as I thinke is fitteft for them. The Uertues, T thought fit to fhew you what particular propertyis in each of thefe Willowes altogether, and not to make many places or repetitions. Allofthefein generall are cooling, drying, thickning and binding: boththe leaves he barke,and the feede efpecially, are nfed for anyof thofe efteéts, as to ftanch bleeding of wounds, andat the maith or nofe,and {pitting of blood,as alfo al other fluxes of blood in man or woman.andlikewife to {tay caft- ing, and thedefire thereunto, ifthe decoction ofthemin Wine be drunke: it helpeth alfo to: ftay thinne hot and fharpe, falt,diftillations from the head apon the lunges, caufing aconfumption : the leaves bruifed with fome pepper and drunke in wine, dos muchhelpe the winde chollicke, the leaves bruifed and boiled in wine being drunke, doth muchftay the heateof luft, and whollyextinguifhit, ifitbe longufed both in man and woman, the feede alfo isof thie fame effect. The water that is gathered from the Willow while ir fowreth, the barke being flit, anda veffell apttoreceiveit, being fitted to it, is very good for redneffe, and dimme cye-fight, and ilmes that begin to grow over them, and ftay the rheumes that fall into chem, to provoke urine being ftopped Cuar, X XXIV. : Vitexfive Aynus Caffvs, The Chafte tree, be-deunke,-end to cleare the face and skinne, of any {pots or difcolourings : the flowersfaith Galen,havea er eff to dry upanyflaxe or humour, being a medicine without any fharpenefle, and the barke much asallbarkesdoe, but ifthe barke be burnt and ufed, it doth yer dry moreforcibly, and being mixed with , § He Chalté treé is of twoforts, one with narrower,and another with brdader leaves the one dented and § the other not, the one with whitith and the other with purplith flowers, gar, it taketh away warts,and cornes, and other the like fleth that groweth on the hands or feete, or other Icco@tion of the leaves and barke in wine, is good tobathe the finewes, as alfo the places pained gout, and toclean‘e the head or other parts of fcurfe, the juyce of the leaves and greene barke, mingled 1fome Rofewater, and heated in the rinde of a Pomegarrietis fingular good to helpe deafenefle tobe dropped otheeares : the feede of the biacke Willow mixed with licharge of filverin equall quantity, made intoan nent and ufed on any place wherethe haire groweih thar you would takeaway, afcer ic hath beene bathed well before,or elfe in the baineorttove dothcanfe itto fallaway. Of the twigges orrodsare made many forts 1. Vitex folio angufto, Narrow leafed Chafte tree. e about the edgessat che ends of the branches comeforch long fpikes of flowers,fomewhat like unto Livonder (pikes, ftored with bluth of workes, boch fineand conrfe baskets, chaires,cradles, an nyother the like : bands alfo both greater and leffer, to binde up Vines, Trees, Hedges and manyother things, hoopesalfo, and the {mall twigges, to binde white flowers at feverall {pace up tothe toppes, after which come {mall round feede, ofthe bignefle and likenefle almolt of pepper, in the Germanetongue, whether of them were of the betrer ufe inthe common wealth, or might beft be {pared. hor and ftrong. the hoopes ftakes alfo, and poles bochhighand low, toholdup orfaften hedges, buthes,8c.unto,and many more the like things, 77agus retmembretha prettyfained controverfie betweene the Boxe andthe Willow, written Of the Sallow efpecially but of the other Willowtrees in generall, the belt coles are made to make Gunpouther withall, as is well knowne, and withthe coleslikewife, the fineft Painters draw their ficft drauehtes + the Caftor or Bever delighteth chictely to make histefidenceamong the Willowes,’and Offers, in the Watere fides, —_— ~— : Cuarp. XXXIIL = = ate ——___-— j fF Hisftrange Willow (for foit is moftlike) groweth tobe afmall low buth ofthrée or foure Nase without order, many long and narrow leavés moft like unto the Willow, ofa pale grcenc colour on the upperfide, and browne underneath, finely dented about the edges, of adrying tafte,with fome bitterneffe: at the ends of the branches comeforth thick buthing {pikes, or clufters of blufh flowers,confiltingof fiveturne leavesinto a peece, with fomethreds in the middle,ofthe famecoloured colour, without any fent, which {mal! five fquare heads with delike duft within th Pauaeas ) x them, ofa yellowifhcolour. The Place and Time, ; _ This was fEntout of Silefa to Vienna to Clufius by Sibifivs, the Dukeof Briga, his learned Apothecary, whéré itis moft likely it grew, andflowred in May with Clufin , and the feede was tipe in Auguft. The Names. F + 5 : : ee and. queltioned Claim’ whether it 8 fhould not bee Clfins faith he that{entit tooke it to bé* a fpecies of Syringa, , , _2. Vitexfolio lative, The broaderleafed Chafte tree, This groweth lawer and lefler then the former, having the like leaves divided asic, but each fomewhat broader,and dented about the edgec,more white and woolly alfo then :hey,the flowers grow s after the fame manner, of ablewifh purple colour, the feed that followethis alfolike the other. ; ; The Place and Tim-, 1 fual'y by waterfides and in the m vifter crounds,thefe colder Countries doe onely narfe them up in Gardens for their rarity and ufe: (SAA. foote high {readingforth flender branches covered with areddith barke, whereon are fet er whereuponforne have calied it Piper agreffe, but neerer unto oriander feede,but of'a blackifh gray colour, and tafting fomewhat Thefe growin the further part of France,in Italy, and Spaine.u- Spiraa Theophrafti Clufo, Clufus his {piked Willow of Theophaftus, : referred : This rifeth up taller thena fhrub,unto the height of alow tree, with divers branches covered with a darke colouredbarke,and are lithy eafie to bend, with fundry large leaves cutordivided likeunto Hempe leaves; cither intofive or feven parts or leaves, each of them being long Fitex five Agnus caflus folio angu/Zo. and narrow like Willow leaves but {maller, and not dented at all The Chafte trce, sheyHauive: figde - ses a ahce go hee Avguft in the* natarall MEE DR Mgt SO orpag 29 tis calledin Greekezp> Re aid Wiad ba beepiete toner: ‘3h . Be, Be agy ae ee - id faith, or ac 1 bees Gi ber: }ie eee veeieienei a ish aaa Ohi hae fei ee ri atrons, he/ E P ria,did u‘e thefe leaves as fheetes to yeupon,thereby to preferve their chaftity, the Phyfitians and Apothecaries, joyning both words together call the Latinesalfocall it Vitex, ) it on OF : it Agauscaftus, ; G3 ikewife called in Greeke vy@-, Lygos quai vimen propter in= vita fere ramorum flexilitatem. Lobelin Adverfaria taketh it to be -£leagnus of Eheophraftus libs, ett. which he faith is like the pit hh : 2 : 1 other Amerina,but bearethn fruite,yet the fower is Hike like thefa white Ponta flece: ae “Seeo fares pete ie P OWwer, 1 V gi ti > Gggege SOM WAS : SZ ins \ |