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 Correspondence. 493

Lavender Gotten. Being an Herb under Mercury^ and gathered as directed, resisteth Poison, Putrifaction, and helps the Bitings of Venomus Beasts ; a Dram of the Powder of the dryed Leaves taken every morning fasting in any convenient Vehicle,. . . ; the Seed beaten into Powder and taken as Wormseed, it kills the Worms, not only in Children, but also in People of Riper years, the Herb it self being boyled in Milk and the Milk drunk, the body bathed with it cures the Itch ; the Decoction of it helps Scabs and Itch.

Ground Ivy. Being an Herb of Venus, and gathered as directed, and a Decoction made of it and drunk in Wine for some time together, procureth ease unto them that are troubled with the Sciatica or Hip Gout ; as also the Gout in the Hands, Knees or Feet : If you put to the Decoction some Honey, and a little burnt Allum, it is excellent good to Gargle any Sore Mouth or Throat. . . ; it speedily helpeth green Wounds, being bruised and bound there- unto; the Juyce of it boyled with a little Honey and Verdegreece doth wonderfully cleanse Fistulaes, and Ulcers ; and strengthens the Spreading or Eating of Cattcers or Ulcers.

Peletory of the Wall. An Herb oi Jupitur, as directed, and made into a Syrup, or the Juice Clarified, is an excellent remedy for the Stone, and Gravel, to cleanse and heal the Kidneys, and Bladder. . .; for Cleansing, boyle it in white Wine, for dissolving, make it in Syrrups to cleanse in white Wine."

Pages 20-4 contain particulars how to judge of diseases etc. from urines, and then follows a Table " To Judge the Danger of falling Sick by the Age of the Moon." As this differs from the prognostications quoted from Cockayne's Saxon Leechdoms (vol. iii., p. I S3) in ^XdiO)^?, Folk- Medicine (p. 125), it is reproduced : " I. He that falleth Sick on the first day "j

of the Moon shall Dye, if the \ D.

Sickness be very Fierce and Tedious. J

2. Althd he be sore Sick, yet he shall be cured. R.

3. He 7nay with due regard in Physick be recover d. R.