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buuuer. . ,,. °~ "*■ """^ration of tfc 



The fruit cut in pieces or chopped as herbes to the pot,and boiled in a f ma i i • i • 

 of mutton.bemg made into potage with Ote-meale, euen as herb potage are maKr^/^ 

 eaten to break-fa ftas much to dinner, and the like to fupper . taken in fhis mS forT r "** 

 threeweekes together without intermiffion, doth perfefllycure all mannS f fL Z I £ m of 

 c) PP cr aces, red and fhinmg fierienofes (as red as redRofes) with pfoJSte nnmnS *?* * 



iuch like precious faces. -----.. - 



Prouided alwaies that during the time of curing y 



li jyqr following. 



Tai;eapuKeofiiruiigwnicewinevinegre,pouderottherootsofIi 

 fearced or bolted into moft fine duft, Brimmeftone in fine pouder h 

 dtismes, ftamofrj 



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s. - *> - , ?. ^*4«w«u», iwuiw ^^appiescuttnorowthemidd fc ^ LI 



JU ) ce of foutc Limons : put them all together in a ftrong double glaflk (hake them rS fic 

 ftrong!v(etr,ng the fame in the Sunne for the fpace often daie.rwkhiS fe d ^^ 



telpefitriefac^^^ 



ot trie race. 1nn < , . - c * 



4 35?** f ° rmetl5r "* £n 'k^" " 11 pUCe by ,hC ° mC ° f fl"**"**"** *«6me With the fifthofthe former Bfetafew thefe*,^,^. 



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h a p. j ^ i f Of Wilde Cucumber* 



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Wilde Cucumber 





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He wilde Cucumber hath many fat hairic 

 branches,very rough and full of juyce,ate- 

 j)ing or trailing vpon the ground,whcreupofl arc 

 let very rough leaues,hairy,(harpe pointed,& of 

 an ouerworne grayifli greene colour .'from the 

 bofome of which come forth long tender foot- 

 flalkes : on the ends whereof doe grow fmall 

 floures compofed of fiue fmall leauesof a pa/c 

 yellow colour: after which commetb forth the 

 fruir, of the bignes of the fmalleft pullets egge, 

 but fomewhat longer, very rough and hairy on 

 theoutfide,and of the colour and fubftanceof 

 the ftalkes, wherein is contained very much wa- 

 ter and fmal hard blackifli feeds alfo.of the big- 

 nefle of tares • which being come to maturitic 

 and ripenefle, it cafteth or fquirteth forth his 

 water with the feed s, either ofi t owne accord,or 

 being touched with the moft tender or delicafc 

 hand neuerfo gently, and oftentimes ftrikerpW 

 hard againft thofe that touch it (efpecially'W 

 chance to hit againft the face) that the pace 

 fmarteth long after : whereupon of fome Jt &a 

 beene ca! led Noli me tangere, Touch me not. u* 

 root is thicke,white and long lafting. 





flr The place. 



It is found in moft of the hot countries 



among 



rubbifh, grauell, and orher vntilled places- 

 planted in gardens in the I^^ggfl 



— .. b r , —.,«„*, it eafily commetb vp againemany yeares ™ er (*".', orCi (i 



and yet faith he further, that it doth not fpring againe of the root, but of the feeds .pirte" for 

 about : which may likewife be true where he hath obferued it.but n my garden it is otnen > 



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