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them are long and round , f mailer than the Garden , 
Kind, and funding upright : within which are f mall 
length). ') round Beans, whit h when they are Ripe , are 
fome hlackijh , fome brownif). b, and feme of a dirty 
yellow. 
IV. The Wild Bean differs 7 n its description not 
much from the- former, fave that it is fomething lefs 
in the Magnitude of the Riant, and the Beans them- 
f elves are black and round. 
V. The Greek Bean has a Root which goes not deep 
nor far into the Ground, but fends forth many long 
fibres or firings, dying every Tear-, from whence Jprings 
forth two or three long flat Stalks, with two edges, ly- 
ing or running upon the ground, if it has nothing to 
rife or clafp upon. The Stalks branch out on every 
fide into folks of Leaves, four commonly fet thereon, 
by two and two, with a diftance between them, like 
unto the Garden Bean, and each Branch bending in a 
long Clafper. The flowers grow flngly at the Joynts 
of the Branches, under the Leaves, and are of a kind 
of dead, dull, purple Colour, with fome palenefs at 
bottom of them : after which fucceed long and fome- 
what flat Cods, with two fharp edges, dented about, 
and d little hooked or bowing , green at firf , but af- 
terwards black and hard when they are Ripe. In 
thefe Cods are contained four or flue, or more round 
Beans, very black, and as large as Peale. 
VI. The R laces. The Firlt grows with us every 
where, in fields, and are chiefly Sown for the Food 
of Hoggs and Horfes, whence their Name: The 
Second and Third forts grow with us only in Gar- 
dens but are Natives of Spain and Greece, where 
they are plentifully to be found. 
VII. The Times. They all Flower in April, and 
May, and June, and that gradually, for they are 
long in Flowering •, and the Seed is Ripe fome- 
times in July -, but moftly in Auguji and Septem- 
ber. 
VIII. The Vitalities. 0 \n field Beans are hot and 
moift in the firlt Degree, fuppurative, ftrengthening 
and fpermatogenetick : nephritick, diureritk , and 
alterative: and ufed externally, as in Walhings, 
they are of an abfterfive faculty. The Wild Bean, 
and I aba Vet cram, or Greek Bean, which Diofcori- 
des, Galen, and other Greek Authors intend, when 
they give us their Virtues, are ufed to all the 
fame purpofes and intentions alcribed to thefe Our 
field Beans. 
IX. The Specification. They have a peculiar Fa- 
culty to remove ObftruUions of Urine ^ and to make 
a clear palfage for the Water. 
X. The R reparations. They are exaftly the fame 
with the former, as 1. ADi filled Water f rom the 
flowers and green Cods. 1. A f)e coll ion of the fame. 
3. An Ejfence. 4. A Volatile Spirit, Oil, and Salt. 
5. The Afles and fixed Salt. 6 . A Broth of the 
Beans. 7. ACataplafmof the Me al. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Li filled Water. It is ufed as a Vehicle 
for other Preparations, and as a colmetick for the 
Face and Skin , to take away Scurf, Morphew , 
Tannings, Sunburnings and other like Deformi- 
ties, by often wafhing therewith, and letting it dry 
on. 
XII. The Decoflion of Cods and Riant, opens Ob- 
ftruftions of the Vifcera, but chiefly of the Reins, 
Ureters and Bladder, and provokes Urine. 
XIII. The Effence, Is faid to dilfolve the Stone 
in Reins or Bladder, but then I conceive it mult be 
a foft and gritty Stone, not of a Flint like Sub- 
ftance: it increafes Seed, and provokes Lull. 
XIV. The Volatile Spirit, Oil, and Salt of the 
dr/d Beans, They are made as thofe of Garden 
Beans chap. 57. Sell. 16. and have all the lame Vir- 
tues, Ufes and Dofes. 
XV. The Afhes and fix’d Salt. They are Diu- 
retick, and powerfully provoke Urine, and therefore 
are Angularly good againft the Droply Sarfltes, 
Gout, Stone, Gravel, and Jaundice. Dofe a fcruple 
in White Wine, morning and night. 
XVI. The Broth of the Beans. It has the fame 
Virtues, but not all out fo Powerful. 
XVII. The Cataplafm. Made with Wine, it is 
good againft fuffulfions and Blows of the Eyes, 
and is profitably applyed to eafe the Pains of 
the Gout. Made with Wine Vinegar, and ap- 
plyed, it takes away the Inflammation of the Tefti- 
cles , and Womens Breafts , and apply’d where 
Hairs are firlt and immediately plucked forth, it 
confumes their Nutriment, and in fome meafure 
hinders their growing again. And if • beaten up 
with Whites of Eggs , it is good againft the 
Pin and Web, and helps the Watering of 
the Eyes. If made with Vinegar and equal 
parts of Barley Meal, it is faid to waft away 
the Swellings of the Kings Evil. If made up 
with equal parts of Meal of lanugrerk, it takes 
black and blew fpots, occalioned through Blows, 
and Difculfes hard Swellings under the Ears. 
If the Cataplafm is made with Oxymel , it is 
good againft the Stinging of Scorpions , and 
Bitings of Venomous Beafts, Difculfes Tumors 
caufed by Blows and Bruifes, abates the Milk 
in Womens Breafts, and eafes Wounded Nerves, 
if apply’d upon the Wound. 
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