P E ( 182 ) 
P E 
in Tufts ; they are white, 
and confift of five Leaves. 
It grows in moift Paftures, 
and near Hedges. 
The Root is Emollient, 
and affwages Tumours. 
The Seed is excellent for 
Hyfterick Fits. 
Wntcr-^ arfnip, in La- 
tin Slum aquaticum. 
It has the Talte and 
Smell of Parfhip, and is 
of the fame Vertue ; Diu- 
rctitk in the diftilfd Wa- 
ter , and good in Tu- 
rnouts of the Breafts, that 
are Scrophulous. 
PCilClj-trfC , it Latin 
Matas Pcrflca. The Fruit 
has a fweet and pleafant 
Smell, and refrefues the 
Spirits. The Leaves boyl- 
ed in Beer or Milk, kill 
Worms, and expel them. 
The Water of the Flowers 
takes Spots from the Face. 
The Syrup is a very pro- 
per Purge for Children , 
-and if made in the follow- 
ing manner ; Take of the 
frelh Flowers one Found, 
infufe them, a whole Day 
in three Pints bf warm 
Water, then prefs them 
out ; add the fame quan- 
tity of Flowers five times 
to the fame Liquor, and 
infufe them as before ; 
then add two Pounds 
and an half of Fine Su- 
gar, and boyl it to a Sy- 
rup. 
The Pear-tree, in La- 
tin Pyrui. Pears are agree- 
able to the Stomach, and 
quench Third: : But they 
are beft baked. Dried 
Pears flop Fluxes of the 
Belly. The following Pears 
are moft efteem’d in Eng- 
land : The Bo'n-Chrijiien , 
Summer and Winter ; the 
Butter-Pear , the Grccn-Bu- 
ry, the Violet , the Dove, the 
Great Musk., Amadot Jgoun - 
filet: Mejflcur Jean, Great 
Sovereign , Blcody-Pcar 9 
Win dfor- Pear, Grecn-field- 
Pear, Di order , Great Ber- 
gamot, Virgtilous, pcjhea, 
Bed-Cat barbie , Double - 
flower'd Pear, 
pgaft, in Latin Pifum. 
All forts of Peafe arc win- 
dy, and therefore are in- 
jurious to all that have 
windy Stomachs, and are 
troubled withSpleen-w i nd . 
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