XIII. T he Decottion in Wine or Water is very 
Diuretick •, and as its Signature (hews, powerfully 
opens Obftru£tions of the Reins, Ureters and Blad- 
der : It may be Drank a Pint at a time morning, 
noon, and night a little fweetned with Hony, and 
be continued for fome days. 
XIV. The EJJence. It has the Virtues of the De- 
cottion , but much more Powerful, and is a Angular 
fweetner of the Blood. 
XV. The Volatile Spirit , 0 / 7 , and Salt. They are 
made from the dry’d Beans, exaftly as we have 
Taught in the former Chapter, Sell, id. and their 
feveral Virtues, Ufes, and Dofes are the fame, fo 
that we need fay no more of them in this place. 
XVI- The AJhes of the Straw and Cods , being In- 
fufed a Night or two in a Bottle of Ale or Wine 
clofe ftopt up ; and that Liquor Drank Morning, 
Noon and Night, half a Pint at a time, or more, 
it powerfully provokes Urine, opens obftru&ions of 
the Reins and Ureters, and plentifully brings away 
Sand, Gravel, Slime, or other Tartarous Matter 
offending thofe Parts. You may put xvj, ounces of 
^ " Wine. 
VII. Tl)e Places. They Grow both of them, not 
only in England , but alfo in molt parts of Europe , 
and with us they are nourifli’d up in Gardens. The 
hr If or Common Garden Kidney Bean (which fome 
call the French Bean ) extend their Branches to a 
very great length, having Poles or other like things 
to fuppott and fatten themfelves upon. The Scarlet 
Bean was’ firft Brought to us by John Tradefcant , 
and made to Grow in our Gardens , where it now 
very naturally flourifhes. 
VIII. The Times. They are fown in the Spring , 
chiefly about the middle of Aprils and not before, 
and the Beans themfelves are ripe, about the latter 
end of the Year. 
IX. The Vitalities. The former are Hot and 
Moiftin the firft Degree: (as for the latter they are 
more for the Show and Beauty of the Flowers, than 
for any Phyfical ufe : ) They are alfo Suppurative, 
Aftringent as to the Bowels , Nephritick, Sperma- 
togenetick, and Alterative. 
X. The Specification. There is nothing Obfer- 
vable in this, laving that they have been found to 
provoke Urine. 
XI. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 
of them ^ but you may make therefrom, i. A Di- 
fiilled Water Jrom the green Cods , and whole Plant. 
2. A Decollion oj the green Cods , or whole Plant 
in Water or Wine. 3. An EJJence of the Leaves and 
Cods. 4. A Volatile Spirit , Oil and Salt , from the 
drfd Beans. 5. The AJhes of the Straw and Cods. 
6 . The green Cods to be eaten as a Sal let. 
the AJhes to a Gallon of Ale or Wine. 
XVII. The Green Cods. They have the Virtues of 
the other Beans , provoke Lull and breed Seed: 
boiled and eaten with fweet Butter and a little Salt, 
and Juice of Oranges, they loofen the Belly, pro- 
voke Urine, ftrengthen and pleafe the Stomach, and 
make good Blood * but they ought to be eaten 
whileft they are green and tender (otherwife they 
will not be fo Toothfom) and the Rib [or String 
which runs along the Cod, being taken away, then 
to be boiled clofe Covered, till they are foftifh, and 
fo dreft up with Salt, melted frefh Butter and Juice 
of Sevil Oranges , as aforefaid ^ in which manner 
they are very wholfom, nourifhing, reftorative, and 
of a pleafant and grateful Tafte, and not in the leaft 
inferior to the other large Garden Beans . 
CHAP. LVII. 
BEANS Field or Horfe. 
I. qp H E Names. It is called in Greek , B »V©- 
X iyeiK : in Latin, Faba Equina, Faba Minor - 
and by Dodonaus, Fhafelus Minor, Faba agria, vel 
Rujiica : and in Englijh , Field Bean , and Horfe 
Bean. K Japsi Gratis dilii creiuntur quia funt at 
'Ayjjuv J'eivoi ^ a/770/ 7? xus/p* Ray. 
II. T be Kinds. We (hall take notice but of 
three forts of thefe Beans. The Firft Kind , is our 
Common Field Bean, which is ufually lown with us 
for Hor/es and Hogs-, and is Named as afore de- 
clared. The Second Kind, is that which th Greeks 
call and by fome Kiiu/w iyuK : in Latin, 
Faba Sylvejiris, Faba Grata-, and in Englijh, The 
Wild Bean. The Third Kind, is the Old Greek 
Bean called K vccpO- ‘irrtvo/.Gr -. in Latin, Faba Ve- 
terum Grmrum , Faba Sylvejiris Gnzcorum anti- 
quorum: in Englijh, The Greek Bean of the An- 
cients. 
III. The Defcription. Tfe Field or Horfe Bean 
has a Jhort Root, going down right, with many Jmall 
firings fpringing from it , which yerijhes every 
Tear-, from whence firings forth one, two , or more 
Stalks, which grow upright like the Garden Bean, 
not leaning down ; the Leaves are like unto the Gar- 
den Bean, without any dents on the edges, but they 
are f mailer, more at a Joint, and growing clofer : 
the Flowers Jiand alfo more at a Joint , lejjer, and 
of a more Purplifh Colour: the Cods Jucceedmg 
* thorn 
