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Of the Hiftorie of Plant 



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Baftard Nigclla, or Cockle. 



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H ipMcrdtcs cattcth it CMeUntbiumcx tritico. of 

 Wneat: Oclavius Horatunus calleth that Gith 

 which growcth among corne:anJ for the fame 

 caufc it is named of the Learned of this our 



time, NtgcllaftrumfiigAt ho , and PfcudomcUm hium. 



Rudlius faith it is called in French Nicle, & Floi 



tiicancdus . 



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The feed of Cockle is 

 end of the fecond degree. 



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THerc be diuers herbs comprehended vnder the title of Fumitorie 5 fome wildc, and others ■ 

 thegarden ; fome with bulbous or tuberous roots, and others with fibrous or threddy root 



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17Vmitorie isa very tender little herbe : the ftalkes thereof are flendcr.hauing as it were 

 ± little knots or joints ful of brancbes,that fcarce grow vp from the ground without prop. 

 Ho P in g s >but rbr the moft part grotv fidelong : the leaucs round about are fmall,cut on the 



cages as thofc of Coriander,which as well as the (talks are of a whitifh green i the flours be made 

 »P m ciuftersat the tops of the fmall branches , of a red purple colour : rbenrife vp huskes round 



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Krrt ! lecond k,nde of Fumitorie hath many fmall long and tender branches,wherupon grow 



tf^r Tl vfua,1 y fet to S cther b Y thre « or fiue^in colour and tafte like theformer.hauins at the 



ypsot the branches many fmallclafping tcndrels,with which it taketh hold vpon bedges,bu(hes 



*Uh aWrH?" g -° W u th nCX ^? * : C r C ft T- S fe fmall s and cluttering together, of awhite colour! 



«le an J «r c POt in , their IL rmddles '> after which fucceed cods containing the feed : the root is fin! 

 6'c,ana of a fingers length. 



Which ^? ir H kiD J dC ^?!! nitd [! C hath , a VCry fmal root > confi ^g of diners little ftring S ,from 

 -ftwll Z V "! I* tcnder l b c ran 1 chcs tra, ' in g hcr f aDd thcrc vpon the ground , befct with many 



colour r^ nrI l^ eSm ^ ftfi u Cl r 



thie"e 7 t0 b } ew "f c > th 5 fl ? u L res ftand at thc «>P S of the branches in bunches orWei* 



colouring ro § cthcr :J , S s thofcof the medow Claveror three leaued grafle.ofamo/lbrignrrcd 



"'our.and very beautifull to behold : the root is vcrv fmall and thr+AAJ 



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The feed made in a peflarie or mother Hippo- A 





fitorievmh hony put vp, bringcth down the dc- 

 firedficknelTc, is HiffoctMis witnelTcth in his 

 bookc of vvomens difcafes. 

 O flavins HotaUahus giues thc feed parched and B 



beaten to pouder, to be drunk again ft thc ycllovv 

 Iaundice. 



Some ignorant people hauevfed thc feed of C 

 this for the feed of Darnel, to thc great dangei 

 of thofe who hauc recciued the fame. What hurt 

 It doth among come, the fpoile of bread,as well 

 in colour, tafte, and vnwholefomnclTe, is better 



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