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it’s eaten both raw and 
boyl’d, and that it* is a 
wholelome Pot-Hetb a- 
mong the Greeks. The 
Decoction of it is good 
for the Bladder, Kidneys, 
and Liver. Sir John Floyer 
fays, Venus-Ccnib is Sweet, 
Hot, and Aromatick ; like 
Chervil , in Tafte and 
Smell; and of a Diuretick 
Virtue. 
®etcb, or Fetch , in La- 
tin Vicia. 
The Vetch hath {lender 
and four-fquarc Stalks 
almoft three Foot long : 
The Leaves are long, with 
clafping Tcndreis at the 
end made up of .many 
fmallLcaves growing upon 
one Rib or middle Stem ; 
every one whereof is 
greater , broader , and 
thicker than that of the 
Lentil : The Flowers are 
like the Flowers of the 
Garden Bean, but of a 
black purple Colour : 
The Cods are broad, 
{mall, and in every one 
are contain’d five or fix 
Grains, not round, but 
flat like thofc of the Len- 
til, of Colour Black, and 
of unpleafant Tafte. The 
Tare is Sown in any 
Ground or Soil whatfo- 
ever. It Flowers in May 
and perfects its Seed to- 
wards September. It is 
called in Larin, Vicia , a 
vincicndo , from binding 
or wrapping , .as Vnrro 
notes, became, (fays he) 
it has likewife clafping 
Tendrels as the Vine hath, 
by which it crawls up- 
ward upon the Stalks of 
of the Weeds which are 
next to it. The Country- j 
men lay up this Vetch with 
the Seeds and whole 
Plant , that it may be 
fodder for their Cattle. 
I have known (fays Ga- 
len) fomc who in time of 
Famine have fed on it, 
especially in the Spring, 
it being Green ; yet it’s 
hard of Digeftion, and 
bindeth the Belly. There- 
fore feeing this is its Na- 
ture, it is manifeft that, 
the nouriftiment which 
comes from it hath no 
good Juice at all but in- 
gendreth a thick blood , 
and apt to become Me- 
lancholy. Common Vetch ^ 
or, T are is of a Pea- tafte, 
and rough : the Juice is 
given in the Scurvy, to 
hinder the great Fermen- 
tation of the Blood. 
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