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company with him, found it, and gaue me 

 knowledge of the place where it flourishes to 

 this day." It was then called Mountain- 

 Radish and Great Raifort, as well as Horse- 

 radish. In the North of England it was 

 called Red Cole. 



Gerard adds, " Horse radish stamped, with 

 a little vinegar put thereto, is commonly 

 vsed among the Germanes for sauce to eat 

 fish with, and such like meates, as we do 

 mustard ; but this kinde of sauce doth heate 

 the stomacke better, and causeth better 

 digestion than mustard." From this account 

 it appears, that horse-radish had not found 

 its way to the English table in 1597, but was 

 planted for its efficacy in medicine, of which 

 Gerard and other old writers give ample 

 commendation. 



In 1657, Coles observes, " The root is 

 commonly used among the Germans, and 

 sometimes by gentlemen with us also, for 

 sauce to eat fish with, and other meats, as 

 mustard is, and so it heateth the stomach 

 more, and causes better digestion than mus- 

 tard." This author adds, " Of all things 

 that are given to children for the worms, 

 horse reddish is not the least effectual!, for it 

 killeth and expelleth them." 



