Chap, 50, EngUjb Herbs . 
which grow divers Jmall grayifh green Leaves , two 
always Jet together at a Joint , ref emb ling much the 
former , thofe of the Stone Bafil, but fmaller , 
Shorter , and fuller of Juice , dented about the 
edges at af and almoft like to Mother of ' Limey or 
the f mailer Garden Bafil, Bafil Gentle, having 
an excellent facet Scent , but not Heady : from the 
■middle of the Branches up to the TopSy grow the 
Blowers in Bundles or Spaces about the Stalksy be- 
ing very like to the former juft now defcribedy but 
of a more blew if purple coloury with a White Eye , 
or Circle in every Blower y which being pafty there 
comes three or four f mall Seedsy like the fir ft in the 
Husks where the Blowers foody which fall and rife 
again every Tear of their own Sowing. 
V. The th’rd Kind has a bujhy Root with many 
Fibrous Strings like the former , from whence rifes 
up foury jivey or more r four fquare hard Woody St alksy 
divided into many BrancheSy covered with afoft white 
hairy nefsy two foot longy or longer , not growing up- 
right y but trailing in fane meafure upon the Ground: 
the Leaves grow upon fhort Boot-ftalksy by coupleSy 
of a light green colour , fomewhat like the Leaves of 
Bafil, or rather Bawm, about three quarters of an 
Inch broady and not fully an Inch longy a little Jharp 
point edy and lightly notched about the edgesy covered 
alfo with a light foft hoarinefsy of a very faeet 
fmelly not much infer iour to Garden Marjoram, of 
a hot biting Tafte : out of their Bofoms grow other 
f mailer Leave Sy or elfe Branches : the Blowers alfo 
grow out of the Bofoms of the LeaveSy towards the 
Tops of the Stalks and BrancheSy not in Whorls or 
Roundsy like Acinos, or Stone Bafil, but having one 
little fhort Foot -ft alky on which is placed three y foury 
or morey fmall BlowarSy gaping open , and divided in- 
to four unequal parts at the top , like the Flowers of 
Bafil, and very near of the likenefs and bignefs of 
the Blowers of Garden Marjoram, but of a pale blew- 
ifh colour , tending towards a purpley after which 
come the Seed Veffels, which contain fmall roundifh 
blackifh Seed. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows commonly in the 
borders of Fields, and among Corn it fell’ as at 
Sutton in Kenty not far from Dartmouth at T bet* 
ford in Norfolky and in divers other Dry, Sandy, and 
Unfilled Grounds. The fecond grows Wild in Kent 
in divers places, where Clufius fays he found it, al- 
fo in feveral other parts of England y Gerard fays 
he found it a little on this fide Pomfratt in Tork- 
fhirey and fince by Hartford in Kenty and in the 
Ifle of Thanet : he fays it is brought to our London 
Markets, and is called by the Herb Women Poly- 
mountain. The third grows Wild in hot Countreys, 
but with us in Gardensy and is often found amongft 
Sweet Marjoram. 
VII. The Times.The two firft Flower in June and 
July gradually, and their Seed is ripe in July and 
Auguft : The third Flowers in July and Augufa 
and its feed is ripe in Auguft and September. 
VIII. The Qualities. They are all of a nature, hot 
and dry in the end of the fecond, or beginning of the 
third Degree : they are alfo, Attenuating, Inciding, 
Opening, Carminative, Difcufiive, Refolutive, Vulne- 
rary and Anodine ^ Cephalick, Neurotick, StOmatick, 
Cardiack, Hyfterick, and Arthritick * and powerful 
Alexipharmicks and Emmenagogicks. 
IX. The Specification. The Field Bafil has been 
experimented againft Convulfions, Cramps, and 
Neurotick Diftempers. Acinos or Enghfh Wild 
Bafil is approved for Stopping Fluxes : and the 
Broad Leav’d fweet Scented Wild Bafil is good to 
facilitate the delivery. 
X. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 
of them •, but you may prepare, 1. An Infpijfate 
Juice of the Acinos. 2. A Spirit from the firft and 
third. 3. A Spirituous Tintture. 4. An Oily Tin- 
Slur e. 5. A Saline Tintture. 6 . A Balfam or Oil 
of the firft , 
The Virtues. 
XI. An InJpiJJate Juice of the Acinos. Being gi- 
ven to a dram' in Red Wine, it flops all forts of 
Fluxes of the Belly, and Fluxes of the Terras ; and 
diffolved, 
