‘of Plintes Natural! Hiftorie. 
A thicke, whereit is thin by occafion of theinfirmitie Alopecia. Ifitbetafted atthe tongues end, 
it provoketh {neezing. bibl Bi Qeoeles 
Thalietrum [otherwife named Thaliétrum] hath leaves made like unto Coriander, fave that 
| they be fomewhat fattier, and in the {tem refembleth Poppie: itliketh any ground, but loveth ef 
pecially to grow upon plains: the leaves incorporat with honcy, heale any ulcers. 
Thlafpi or Thlafpe, is of two kinds: The one with narrow leaves, a finger long, andas broad 
asa finger breadth: the fame grow inclining towardthe ground, and in the head divided or flit: 
the ftem is but {lender and halfeafoothigh, howbeitnot altogither naked and without braun 
ches, In forme, the fruit or cod refembleth a buckler, enclofing feed wiehin not unlike in fhape 
to Lentils, but that iefeemeth crufht and broken,whereupon the planttooke the name Thlafpi: 
B the flourewhich it beareth,is whitith. This hearb growethordinarily about coniinon foot-paths 
C As for Trachinia,I find not in any writer what manner of heatbe it fhould be: and verely, I 
and in hedges. The feed in taft is hotand unpleafant, working upon choller and fleame, which 
humoursit doth evacuat upward and downward :theright dofe whereof isthe measure of one 
acetable fora potion. Goodit is alfo for the Sciatica, being miniftred in a clyttre untill ir bring 
away blond. Moreover, it procureth women their defired ficknefle ;butif they bee with child, it 
killeth that which they goe withall. The fecond Thla{pi, which fome call the Perfian * Napi, 
hath broad leaves and great roots: this hearbealfo is good tobe ‘clyfterized for the Sciatica: 
and as well the one as the other is foveraigne forthe tumors ot rifings in the (hare: burthe par- 
tie who gathereth it muft have in chargeto plucke it up with one hand, and fay withall, That hee 
taketh it for the botches in the fhare,for all inpoftumes andwounds. - 9 
cannot beleeve that Democritus reporteth truly of itas he doth: for monftrousit is and incrédi- 
blewhich he promifeth of it, namely, Thatin three daies it will waft the fplene, if the Patient do 
but weareit tiedtoany part of thebodie, _ | 
Tragonus or Tragion growethupon the fea-coafts of the Ifland Candie onely: an hearbe 
in feed, leafe, and braunch, verie like vnto the Iuniper:a juice or liquor it yeeldeth refembling 
milke, which gathering thicke tothe confiftence of a gum, with once laying too,draweth forth 
arrow heads, thorns, or whatfoever fticking within the fle(h: for which purpofe, it ought to bee 
ftamped greene, and fo made intoaliniment with wine; or elfethe powder of it drie, muftbe 
incorporat with honey. The fame caufech nourcesto have good ftore of milke in their breafts, 
and isbefides an excellent medicine for the fores and difeafes incident to that part. 
There is another hearbe called Tragos, which{ome name alfo Scorpion: irgroweth halfe a 
foot high, putting forth many thoots and braunches, bur without leaves ;in {tead whereof you 
thall fee pretie little berries or grapes (as it were) of a ruddie colour, of the bignefle of wheat 
coms, and pointed fharpe in the head. This hearbe likewife groweth by the fea fide. Of thefe 
berries, ten or twelve kernels dried and beaten into powder, and fo taken in wine,doe helpe the 
flux proceeding from a weake and feeble ftomacke in like manner thofe alfo that have ablou- 
die fix, and thatreach up bloud. They cure likewife women ofthe extraordinarie fhifts of their 
monethly fleurs. 
Moreover , there is an hearbe called Tragopogon, which others name Come:the flem 
thereof is {mail the leaves like untothofe of Sattron, the root long and {weet; bearing aloft up- 
onthe top of the ftem a certaine cup, which is broad and large, with blacke feed within it. In 
rough piaces it groweth commonly, among greeves and bufhes;but goodnefle there is little 
ornoneatallinit. | 
Thus much verely as touching Hearbs, I thought memorable and worth thewriting , which 
either I have feen my felfe,or learned from others: howbeie, for a farewell to this treatife,] thinke 
it not aniifle co advertife the reader thus much more concerning Hearbs, Thatfomeof them 
keepe their firength and vertue longer than others: for,as I have beforenoted,Elaterium conti- 
nueth a world of ycers: the blacke Chamzleon lafteth fortie yeers good : but Centaurie will not 
endure above twelve: Harftrang, Ariftolochia, andthe wild vine, may bepreferved found one 
yeercin the fade, Moreover, this would be obferved, That of the hearbs above-named, there 
is not aliving creature whatfoever will touchthe roots, unleffe it be Spondylis(and that is akind 
of ferpent) which indeed {parethnone. 
As for this one point, namely, thatthe roots.of hearbs bee lefle in force and of weaker ope- 
ration, ineafethe {eed be fuffered to ripen upon the isles no man maketh any doubt: as alfo 
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