Chap. 169. Englijb “Herbs. 
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narrower , as they grow in height , and ft and on the 
Stalks without any great Order. The Flowers grow 
at the tops of the Branches in fpikei Heads, which 
with their Seed, are very like the former , the Seed 
of this tajfing as hot, Jharp and biting, as the Seed of 
the other. 
V. The Places. They grow by the Way fides in 
rough and untill’d places, and by the fides of old 
Walls , and fuch-like : they have been found in 
Corn-fields about Southfleet , near to Gravefend in 
Kent. 
VI. The Times. They flower according as they 
are early or late Town in the Fields -, but for the 
moft part in June and July, and their Seed is ripe 
not long after. 
VII. The Vitalities, Specification, Preparations , 
Virtues and Ufes, are in the main the fame with 
thofe of Garden Crefs in Chap. 163. aforegoing. But 
more efpecially thefe are laid to be Specificks in 
curing the Sciatica and Gout in any Part. 
VIII. Obfervation. A Cataflafm made of the 
green Leaves, but efpecially of the Roots, either a- 
lone or mixed with old Hogs Lard, and applied to 
the place pained with the Sciatica, letting it to lye 
on for four hours in Men., and two hours in Wo- 
men, is faid by Galen from Ddmocrates, to cure the 
Difeafe ; and not only this Difeafe in the Hips or 
Huckle-bone, but alfo the Gout, and all other rains 
and Aches in the Joints, whether of Hands, Knees 
or Feet ■, likewife all other inveterate Griefs of the 
Head, or other Parts of the Body difficult to be 
cured ; as vehement and long continued Catarrhs, 
Univerfal Rheumatifms, fife, he alfo fays, that Da- 
nwerates cured hereby all thofe Difeafes, to which 
Sinapi, Thlapfi and Thapfta are applied. Pliny re- 
cites the fame method and manner of Application, 
and fays farther, that if any part of the Grief re- 
mains, that the fame Medicine after twenty days is 
to be applied again. And applied to the Skin, it 
takes away the Blemilhes thereof as Tree kies. Len- 
tils, Scars , Scabs , Scurf, Leprojle, Src. it is true, 
that it exulcerates or blitters the Part, but that is to 
be healed with a Balfam made of Oil and Wax, 
with the Addition of a little Strasburgh Turpentine. 
After the Application of the Cataplafm in the Scia- 
tica, the Part, fays Gerard, is to be bathed with 
warm Water ; or, as Parktnfon fays, with warm 
Wine and Oil mixed together ; and then wrapped 
up with Wool or Skins, or a Lamb-skin may be ap- 
plied whilft it is yet hot, and but newly taken off 
from the Creature. Diofcorides and Pliny lay, that 
if the Root is hung about the Neck, or tyed to the 
Arm, it will give eafe in the Tooth-acb. 
CHAP. CLXIX. 
O/CRESS Winter. 
t. ^T" V H E Names. It is thought to be that Plant 
1 which the Greeks ( as Diofcorides ) call ¥«/• 
A&ivicK, (tho’ it is -VzvJbt&yiov in the Text, which I 
judge is by a miftake in tranferibing, b Zviov Burtium 
being Earth-nuts , and Bunias , the Navezv or 
Wild Turnep, to which latter, this our Winter Crefs 
is fomething a kin : ) in Latin it is called Najlurti- 
nm Hybernum , Pfeudobunias Dodonxi , Nafiurtium 
Barbaricum , Barbarea , Santfd Barbara Herb a, Scopa 
Regia Anguilart, Sideritis LatiJJima Euchfii , firtapi 
quinti generis Tragi •, and in Englijb , -Winter 
Crefs- 
II. The Kinds. They are threefold, i. Barbare a 
/ Implex , Barbarea five Eruca lutea latijolia , Nafiur- 
tium Faluftre Gefneri , Eruca Palujiris Lugdunenfis , 
( it is called alfo by all the Names in the former 
Sell ion } ) Common Winter Crefs. 2. Barbarea 
flore pleno , five Eruca lutea Bauhini , Double-flow- 
red Winter Crefs. 3. Barbarea minor , Herb a fan - 
tfi Alberti Ccefalpini , Small Winter Crefs, or Win- 
ter Rocket. 
III. The Defer iptions. The fir ft has a Root fome- 
thing fibrous , which always perijhes after the per- 
fecting of its Seed , from which fpring up fever at 
Leaves indifferent large , and of a fad green color , 
lying upon the Ground . , and torn or gaft into feve- 
ral parts , fomething like unto Rocket or Turnep' 
Leaves , ( but nothing like to Crefies ) which Leaves 
have f mailer pieces next the bottom , and broad at the 
ends , which fo abide all the Winter, (if itfpringsup 
in Autumn, when it is ufed to be eaten either green 
or flewed : ) from among thefe Leaves rife up divers 
jmall round Stalks , which fpread themfelves into 
many Branches , bearing in a f piked manner many 
fmall yellow flowers , each having four Leaves apiece y 
which being paft , fmall long Rods come forth , con- 
taining fmall reddijh Seed within them. 
IV. The fecond, or double-flowred, has a Root like 
the former, which perijhes not in Winter, but abide t 
many Tears : the Stalks are bigger than the former , 
and crefted withal. The Leaves are Jhorter , and 
are about an inch in length , cut in on the edges in 
the fame manner as the others are. The flowers are 
yellow , like the former Jingle, but fomething larger ; 
and double withal , which makes the greaieft part of 
the difference. 
V. The third , or Small Winter Crefs, has d Root 
like the firft , and perijhing as it from which fpring 
forth blackijh green Leaves , fomewhat jogged or 
torn in on the fides, refembling Moth-mullein : the 
Stalks and Leaves both are lefs than the firft , nor 
does it grow fo high- The flowers are yellow alfcf 
