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cau.cd his man to pall away the beach with his hands, and follow the roots felon- *mMh J£ 

 forne equall in length vnto his height,yet could come to no ends of them : be broimlu theie In Jrh 

 him to London.and gaue them to DM^/.whowas then lining s and hecaufed th?m tobedtawm? 

 purpofing to fet them forth in that Wotke which he intended to haue publifLed if God ha If 

 red bim longer life Now whether theie Peafebe truly fo called,and be the fame jiritli the M l 

 «Jlre Percnneot different . or whether they be rather of the ftocke of the Latbyru, m4 j„ t or of ivj£e 

 other Pulfe here formerly defenbed, I can affirme nothing of ccrrainety, becaufe I fa 3U c fcene nn 

 part of them, nor could gather by any that had, any certainty of their fhapeor figure; yet would I 

 not pane themouerin filence for that I hope this may come to be read by fomcVhoIiuethcrca- 

 bout,that may by fending me the things themfelucs,giue me ccrtainc knowledge 01 them , that fo I 

 maybemadcable,as I am alwaieswilling,to impart it toothers. 





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1 haue not found any thing written of the faculties of the two firft j but of Afhact Galen faith ic A 

 hath an aftringent faculty like as the Lentill, and alfo is vfed to be eaten like as it, yet it is harder 

 ofconcoaion, but it dries more powerfully, and heates moderately. The feeds (faith he) haue an 



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Thalietrumjiue Thliffrum majur. 



Great baftard Rubarb, 



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a Thdiftrutn minus* 



Small baftard Rubarb. 





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 He great Thdietrum or baftard Rubarb hath large leaues parted or diuided into diaets 



other (hull Ieaues, fomewhat fnipt about the edges, of a blacke or duke greene colour : 



