Lib. 2. Of the Hiflorfe of Plants. Hoy 



f The Name*. 



It iscalleJ in Greeke,«M;,oras it is found in Pliny his copies Carphos:it\ Latine, Fanum Gr*. 

 fgg, : ctlumella faith that it is called Sttiqua : in Pliny we reade Siliciai'm rarrojiliculxm high Dutch" 

 j50Cfcfl)0?tIC t m Italian, Fiagrcco . in Spani/h, i^ilforndt : in French, Fenegrtc : and in English* 

 Fcne^rcckc. ' 



^J Tw Temperature and Veriues, 



It i» thought according to G\»/<?» in his bookcof the Faculties of nourishments, that it isonecf 

 ibofc fimples which do mature My heat,and that men do vfe it for food,as they do Lupines- for it is 

 wlen with pick lc to keep the body foIuble ; and for this purpofe it is more agreeable than Lupines 



feeing it 



hinder 



p 



l u. :o.:r 7 ii Bi , ^r"' "iciiuoic an manner ot u 



corrupt humors that remaine in the guts, making foluble through his fliminefie, and mitipatins 

 paine through his warmenefk. » y "V 



andbecaufe it hath in it a clenfingor fcouring faculty, it raifeth humors out of thecheft: but C 



rhprcmuft hp added vnro it no prr.ir rmanfirv r>r honip lp.*ftr1j»K^.:«™ ^...i:^.. « . ■■ i 



thebk 



boyled 



- , - , r-~ — — -•--- "-""jricu wim Hjuuiwnen you nauc U 



mixed rhe fame ju yce preffcd out with a great quantity of hony,and haue againe boiled it on a fofc 

 fire toa mcane rhickene(fe,then mult you vfe it long before meat. 



In his booke of the Faculties of iimplc medicines, he faitb.that Fenegrceke is hot in the fecond E 

 degreeand dry in the firft : thereforeit doth kindleand makewotfehot inflammations but luch as 

 are lelle hot and more bard are thereby cured by being wafted and confumed away. 



The* mlail^ r\fTlt->rinnrr>r*\r* *e Tilers**; J*, f\.*.-V. Z^~ltL -._ ii*/» t a V - 



with 



hardneiTeofthemiJt. 



It is good for women that haue either impofth 

 fit in the deco&ion thereof. 



he cr 



(fed forth doth clenfe the haire,taketh away dandraft 



in manner of a pelfary, or mother fuppofitory.it doth open 



mother. 



jvlcerated 



The decoction thereof is good 

 thofc that haue thebldudy flix. 



cftacth the fame. 



Iti 



r^v k«,fc .? r . IT" , Mauc *"7 B«*cicur iwcmng in me matrix, or otner lo\ 



wj Dathe thofe parts with the decodion thereof made in wine.or fit oner it and fiveat 



decotftion of the feed 



fed: ions 



hap. 501. Of Horned Clatter, and blac^e Clauen 



f TkeDefcr/ption. 





I 



THc horned Clauer,or codded 

 lying vpon the ground : abou 



»ion,of a fluning yellow colour : after which come cerram,. (k a ; n l^. h.^rrfian 



tbof* of n ~" v « u » w * mining yeuow colour : after whic 

 bard an£ enC §f* e > but blunter at their ends >"i which . 



• and wood <ly and fendeth forth young fprings euery 



cod 



''6 -.the toot 



Hhhhh z * Th 



H 



I 



, G ' e ™ c ^ for weake and feeble parts, K 



d tnararewitnoutsVin.v rpMrf».r. ahrlraur f«^», 



The oilevvhichis preued out thereof fcoureth haircsand fears in the priuie parts. ' M. 



The decoaion of Fcnegreeke feed,made in wine,and drunke with a Iitttle vineger, expelleth all N 

 tuiil humors in the ftomacke and guts. 6 * *F CJ,ccn an 



The feed boiled in wine with dates and hbny,vnto the formofa fyrrup,doth mundifie and clenfe O 

 tocbrcftjandeafeth the pames rhereof. / 



hJ2? mC nu ° f Fene § r 5 eke b oi ^ ^ meade or honied water, coflfumeth and diflblueth all cold P 



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