. Natural history in Shakespeare's time; being extracts illustrative of the subject as he knew it. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Natural history. 196 SHAKESPEARE'S [mandragora. off'and destroyeth swelling of the body, and withstandeth venomous biting. They that dig Mandragora be busy to of contrary winds, while they dig, and make three circles about with a sword, and abide with the digging unto the sun going down, and trow so to have the herb with the chief virtues. The juice thereof is gathered and dried in the sun, the apples thereof be dried in the shadow. Bartholomew {Berthelet)
. Natural history in Shakespeare's time; being extracts illustrative of the subject as he knew it. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Natural history. 196 SHAKESPEARE'S [mandragora. off'and destroyeth swelling of the body, and withstandeth venomous biting. They that dig Mandragora be busy to of contrary winds, while they dig, and make three circles about with a sword, and abide with the digging unto the sun going down, and trow so to have the herb with the chief virtues. The juice thereof is gathered and dried in the sun, the apples thereof be dried in the shadow. Bartholomew {Berthelet), bk. xvii. § There hath been many ridiculous tales brought up of this plant, whether of old wives, or of some runagate surgeons or physic-mongers I know not. That it is never or very seldom to be found growing naturally but under a gallows, where the matter that hath fallen from a dead body hath given it the shape of a man; and the matter of a woman the substance of a female plant. That he who would take up a plant thereof must tie a dog there-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seager, H. W. (Herbert West), b. 1848. London, E. Stock
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