Chap. 41^. EngUJh Herbs. 
thefe two Kinds are the ft tens Marinas fecundus (fl 
tertius Dodonai. 
XI. The feventh, or Kelp, or Seaweed with skin- 
ny Horns. It has a Stalk a little above an Hand 
breadth long , an Inch and half broad , divided into 
fever al Branches , fome broader , and others narrower , 
varying wonderfully , each of which ends in Jhort 
parts , /V/o: unto fmall Horns ; oj this there are divers 
forts , differing fomewhat, tho' not much one from ano- 
ther : thefe arc J, aid to cure the longing of Women 
with Child. 
XII. The eighth , or Dying Red Sea Alga, Kelp, 
or Mofs. It grows unto fome Rock or Stone , with- 
out any appearance of a Root , unlefs it is a flat kind 
of Skin , from whence rife up fever al Stalks , which 
are foft , and not above four or five Inches high , from 
each Stalk of which fhoot forth feveral Branches on 
both fides, and fome of them again divided into lef- 
fer, all of them ftored with fine fmall Leaves, as 
fmall as Camomil Leaves, or rather like unto fennel 
Leaves, of a fubilance much like to that of the 
Stalks, foft in handling at firft, eafie to be bended, 
■and almoft tranfparent, if they be interpofed to the 
Light, of a reddilh or purpliih Color, but with 
fome whitenefs mixed together; this is not fo brit- 
tle as Coralline when it is dried, but grows more 
tough thereby, and being put into Water and Beep- 
ed a while therein it grows foft again ; it is ufed by 
feveral Mechanicks to ftrike a deep Crimfon, or red- 
dilh Purple Color, which will laft long-, and out of 
this a Red Lake may be made, as well as out of 
Kermes Berries , Brafil, Madder , Corn Poppies, Red 
Rofes, Carnations , Sun-flower, Saffron, Broom-flow- 
ers , and other things of like kind. 
XIII. The Places. Thefe are all of them found 
on many of our Eng/ifh, Scottijb , and Irifh Shoars, 
on the Coafts of Holland and franco, as alfo on the 
Shoars of warmer Countries ; the fourth and fifth 
were found at Margate. 
XIV. The Times. They flourifh in the Summer, 
and end of Summer, thofe being the chief times of 
their beauty and ufe. 
XV. Their Qualities, Specification, Preparations 
and Virtues are much the fame with thofe of Kali 
in the aforegoing Chapter, and out of thefe as good 
Pot Aihes are made as out of any of the Kali’s, or 
Glafsworts. 
KIDNEYWORT, See Navelwort Chap. 
KIK, See Spurge Great Indian Chap. 
KINGCOB, See Crowfoot Chap. 172. 
KINGSCROWN, See Mehlole Chap. 
CHAP. CCCCXIII. 
Of K I N G S-S P E A R, 
0 R, 
Small Yellow A S P H O D I L. 
I* H E Names. It has no known Greek Name, 
X the Latines call it Afphodelus lute us minor , 
Haft id a Regia , and Ecemini Dionyfij Dodonai , in Eng- 
lifh Kings-Spear , or Small Tel low Afphodil. 
II. T he Kinds. It is the fourth Species of the 
Afphodil Treated of in Chap. 3?. Se£t 2. aforego- 
ing, and a lingular Plant of the Species- 
III. The Defcription. It bar 'Roots proceeding 
from one Head , which are many , long and J. lender , 
fmaller than thofe of the other Yellow forf, and by 
its long j. lender Strings fpreading in the Ground it 
does much increafe : This Small Tellow Afphodil , or' 
Kings-Spear , has many long, narrow, edged Leaves, 
which are chamfered, or furrowed, which makes 
them feem threefquare, of a blewilh or whitifh 
green color ^ the Stalk is round, and rifes up to be 
fometimes two or three Feet high, befet with fmall 
long Leaves up unto the very Flowers * the Flowers 
which grow thereon from the middle to the top are 
very many, in fhape like to the Flowers of the other 
Kinds, they grow thick together, and Spike falhion, 
one above another, for a gfeat length, .and wholly 
yellow, laid open like a Star, fomewhat fmaller 
than the Great White Afphodil , and fomewhat great- 
er than the Lcffcr Afphodil , which when they are 
paft fmall round Heads or Seed Velfels come in their 
places, in which is contained fmall, black, cornered 
Seed, almoft threefquare. 
IV. The Cut which we have exhibited in the third 
place in Chap. 35. Se£L 6. aforegoing is that which 
Gerard has given us for Kings-Spear , and the Cut 
for Gerard's fourth Kind of Afphodil is that which 
P arkinfon has exhibited for Kings-Spear in his The- 
atrum Botanic um Pag. 1218. but that which Mat- 
thiol us has let forth in his Compendium Pag. 342. is 
much more like the true Plant, excepting in its Head 
of blowers, which is the true form of the Head be- 
fore it (hoots up into its long Spike, for afterwards 
when it grows up and dilates it felf it differs not 
much from the foikednefs of the other Afphodil s- 
a nd this Figure of MatthiolUs is that which we have 
given you in this place. 
V. The Places. It grows naturally in Italv, Spain, 
Southern parts of F ranee, and other hot Countries, 
from whence it has been brought to us, and is only 
nurfed up in our Gardens. 
VI. The Times. It Flowers in the latter part of 
Summer, as in July, and Auguft, and the Seed is 
ripe about a Month after. 
Ffff 2 
VII. As 
