2g0 CULPEPER’ss ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
them, after which follow {mall feed, in fmallheads. The root is lender, running 
much under ground, and fhooting up again in many places: and both leaves and 
roots are very hot and fharp of tafte, like pepper, for which caufe it took the name, 
Prace. It groweth naturally in many parts of the kingdom, as at Clare in Effex; 
alfonear unto Exeter, Devonfhire ; upon Rochefter Common, Kent; Lancathire, 
and divers other places ; but is ulually keptin gardens. 
Time. It flowereth in the end of June, and in July, 
GOVERNMENT AND ViRTuES. This herb is under the direction of Mars. te 
Pliny and Paulus Aéginetus fay, that pepper-wort is very effectual for the 
fciatica, or any other gout, pain in the joints, er any other inveterate grief ; the 
leaves to be bruifed and mixed with old hogs-lard, and applied to the place, and 
to continue thereon four hours in men, and two hours in women, the place being 
afterwards bathed with wine and oil mixed together, and then wrapped with wool 
or fkins after they have {weat a little; it alfo amendeth the deformities or difcolour- 
ings of the fkin, and helpeth to takeaway marks, fcars, andfcabs, or the foul marks 
of burning with fire or iron. The juice.hereof is in fome places ufed to be given 
in ale to.women with child, to pRacns them a f{peedy delivery. 
LY PERWINKLE. 
Descr ition. THE common fort hath many branches running upon the 
ground, fhooting out fmall fibres at the joints as it runneth, taking thereby holdin 
_ the ground, and rooteth in divers places; at the j joints of thefe branches ftand two 
fmall, dark green, fhining, leaves, fomewhat like bay-leaves, but fmaller, and with 
them come forth alfo flowers, one at a joint ftanding upon a tender footftalk, being 
- fomewhat long and hollow, parted at the brims fometimes into four, fometimes into 
five, leaves ; the moft ordinary fort are of a pale blue colour, fome are pure white, 
and forr oF a dark reddifh purple colour. The root is little bigger than a rufh, 
purple ower! Meee at, 
Time. They flower i in March and April. 
GovERNMENT AND “Virtuss. Venus owns this herb, and faith, that the leaves, 
eaten by man and wife together, caule love between them. The perwinkle i is a great 
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