1 fll 
upon long hooijici/kst, confifiing of five Forts, or 
leaves, each of them fomewhat like the fir ft, ortd 
dented about the edges , but they are longer , rougher 
and harder in feeling , and more clofely fet together , 
rifing for the mofi part from one Joint , like as the 
Cinktoils do : upon the Stalks alfo arc fome fitch 
like Leaves fict one above another • at the top four 
or five fiuch like Flowers , but j'omewhat larger , of a 
purp/ifh color, fome thing deeper titan the firfi, which 
turn into fiuch like. Pods, with the like Seeds in them, 
but has no Bulbs on the Stalks. 
VI. Tho fourth, or fiecond Cinkfoil Kind of Co- 
ral worr, has a Root very like the firfi, confifiing of 
many round clear white Knobs, but more in number. 
Jet together by pieces, with divers long Fibres grow- 
ing out of it : Prom this Root Jhoots forth a lower 
and f mailer Stalk than the former, being not above 
afoot high, with fome Leaves Jet thereon ■, as alfo 
there is Jo me of thefie very like the lafi, but nar- 
rowed' j more fimooth and gentle, and alfo of a paler 
green color : the Flowers fiand at the top, like unto 
the other, and arc of a purphfh color, after which 
come the like Pods with Seed in them, as in the 
refi. ■ 
V II. The Places. The firft and fecond are found 
Wild in England, the firft at Mayfield in Suffex, 
in a Wood called Highrecd and in another Wood 
there alio, called Pox-holes as a'lib in divers fha- 
dowy and dark Mountains, or Hills : the two laid 
are only nurs’d up' with us in Gardens. 
VIII. The Times. They Flower about the middle 
of April, and beginning or middle of May, and the 
Seed is ripe in Augufi, after .which they quickly 
wither and perifh j the Roots abiding fafe all the 
Winter. 
IX. The Qualities, They feem to be Temperate 
in refpeft of heat or cold, but are drying in the firft 
Degree. They cleanfe, aftringe, dry, bind, and ftreng- 
then. 
X. The Specification. They are dedicated to the 
curing of Wounds. 
XI. The Preparations. You may make therefrom, 
I. A liquid Juice. 2. An EJJence. 3. A DecoBi- 
on in Wine. 4. A Syrup. 5. A Pouder. 6 . A 
Balfiant. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The liquid Juice. It ftrengthens the Bowels, 
and n\ikes them able to perform their Offices, pro- 
vokes Urine, and is faid to expel the Stone and 
Gravel, being drunk, Morning and Evening, from 
three ounces to fix, in aGlafs of Port Wine. 
XIII. The EJJence. It has the former Virtues' be- 
fides which it is faid to cure any inward Wounds, 
especially thofe Wounds which have pierced into 
the hollownefs of the Thorax. It is alio good to 
eafe the Griping Pains of the Bowels, and Sides, 
being taken to four or fix ounces in a glafs of Red 
Port Wine, or old Malaga. 
XIV. The Decottion in Wine. It has the former 
Virtues, but much weaker, and is good againft 
Lasks or Fluxes which proceed from hot and cho- 
lerick Humors : you may give it to fix or eight 
ounces, Morning and Evening, for many Days to- 
gether. 
XV. The Syrup. It is made of the Juice or Ef- 
fence, and is proper to be given to Children which 
have Ruptures, or *ire troubled with Gripings, Vo- 
mitings, or other Difeafes of the Bowels. 
XVI. The Pouder of the Root. It has the Virtues 
of the Juice and Efience j and heals Wounds of the 
Breft and Lungs, being given to a dram in Red 
Wine for fome confiderable time. It is alfo pro- 
fitable againlt Burftennefs, being given in the Svrup 
aforefaid. 
XVII. The Balfiam. It is good to be applied to 
green Wounds, for it quickly confolidates and heal-, 
them •, it alfo digefts, cleaijles, incarnates, drys, and 
heals old, running, filthy and hollow Ulcers j faci- 
litating the cure after an admirable manner. 
CHAP. CLIII. 
Of CORIANDER. 
I. *Tp H E Karnes. It is called in Greek , fcfoer, and 
JL Ktftl M ov ( from Kojuf , Cimex, the Wall-Loufe , 
which we call Buggs •, for that Coriander in its 
feent , very much refembles their ffinking Smell 
when they are killed:) In Latin, CcrionJ and Coria- 
non, but moftly in the Shops Cor i and rum : In Ara- 
bick, Casberra, and Elcosbur : In Englijh , Cori- 
ander. 
II. The Kinds. There are but two forts of it 
which are found with us, viz. 1. Coriandrum vul- 
gar e. The common Coriander. 2. Coriander minus 
odorum. The leffer fweet Coriander. And by the 
name Coriander .thefe Plants are known in almolt 
all Nations. - • 
Coriander 
III. The Defcriptions. Tim firfi has a fmall Root, 
which perifhes every Tear after Seed time : from 
this Roots fpring up Leaves which are fome thing 
broad, a/mo)} like oato ^arftey or Chervil 5 but af- 
ter the Stalk or Stalks a me forth, which are three 
or four feet high, being fi ll grown the Leaves then 
are f mailer and fine.', evfry one than other, up to 
the top, being of a f lint; green color, and very much 
cut or jagged in, ah.fifi like to the Leaves of Fumi- 
tory, but a great dfi: f mailer, tenderer, and more- 
jagged. The Flower < ire white, and grow in fmall 
looje Umblcs, like L-lnto Dill •, which being puffed 
away, there comes fLfifih round finked hollow Seed, of 
a whitifh yellow cof\r when it is ripe. The whole 
Plant, Seed and a 'll, while it is green and growing, 
has 
