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Branches, not above a Foot 
high. The Leaves are like 
rhe Leaves of Mcadow- 
Tre-foil , but they are 
rounder and fmaller ; a- 
bove they are green, below 
of an Afli-colour. The 
Flowers come from the 
Wmgs of the Leaves, and 
are like thole of Lupines, 
and are whitifh. It has 
Pods an Hand, or an Hand 
and an half long, that are 
plac’d upon veryfhortFoot- 
Italks ; they arc thin, nar- 
row, and flat; in which is 
contain’d the Seed, which 
is oblong, and almoft four- 
square, and of a ycllowifli 
Colour, and fmells fwcet. 
The Root is fmall, white, 
Angle, and woody. ’Tis 
fown in many Places : I 
never found it grow Spon- 
taneoufly. 
Subftancc,blunts the Acri- 
mony of the Humours, and 
keeps the Guts from Ero- 
hon. Take of the Seeds of 
Fenugreek as much as you 
pieafe, boyl them in Water 
andHony till they arc foft; 
then beat them, and boyl 
them again with Hony : 
Spread it on a Cloth, and 
apply it for the Hip-Gout; 
it prefen tly gives cafe. T-iK 
The Flower of the Seed, 
which is only in ufc, mol- 
lifies, digefts, ripens and 
difeufles ; and is Anodinc: 
And thc^lfe of it is fo ve- 
ry frequent, that there is 
fcarce aChirurgcon makes 
a Poviltds without it, or 
its Mulilage. *Tis nlfo of- 
ten ufed in Emollient Cly- 
sters ; for the Mufilaginous 
■'cry goed alfoforthe Eyes. 
T ake of the Pulp of Sweet 
Apples, boy l*d to the Con- 
liftcnce of a Poultis, in a 
fufficicnt quantity of Fen- 
nel and Verva in- water ; 
Itrain it through a Sieve, 
then add ofthe Mulilage of 
Fenugreek-feeds, extract- 
ed in Rpfe-watcr, of the 
Blood-flrone finely pow- 
der’d each one Dram ; of 
' Camphire, and Prepar’d 
Tutty, one Scruple ; of 
Bole-Almoniack a little, of 
Role- water a fufficient 
quantity : Make an Epi- 
them, for the Eyes. For 
Cold Swellings of thePaps, 
apply the Flower of Fe- 
nugreek -feed, mix’d with 
Juice of Smallagc. Take 
of Flax and Fenugreek - 
feeds, beaten, each one 
Ounce ; of ordinary Bar- 
ley 
