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of the Branches, in round rough Heads, as before 
defcribed. . , 
V. T he third, trMofi Common Liquorue Vetch. 
It has a Root which is thick and long , dividing it 
fclf into two or three long Strings, running very 
'deep idfo the Ground, ftneet in Ttife, like unto Li- 
quorice Root, which dies not, but idudcs long , J hoot- 
ing forth new Brunches every Tear in the Spring. 
From the Head of this Root fpring forth many 
weak, round, hard Stalks, trailing on the Ground, 
branched upwards, fet fomewhat thick with winged 
Leaves, made of many fmall ones, fet on both Tides 
a middle Rib, fomething like to a Vetch or T are, 
but much larger and pointed. The Flowers come 
forth at the Joints, at the end of h long Stalk, ma- 
ny together, ol a bleak white Color, tending to 
yellow ; which being palled away, crooked Cods 
come in their places, containing two Rows of Seed, 
cornered and greyifh, of the Talte of other PulJ'es. 
VI. The fourth, or Other Liquorice Vetch. Its 
Root it like the 1 aft beforegoing, growing deep and 
Jprcading , and as fweet as the former , injomtcb 
that Thai] us Jays, that this Plant is very like to the 
True Liquorice, excepting in fame few things. This 
117/,/ Uquorice riles up alio with fuch like Stalks 
and Leaves as the laft, but Iprcads not fo far, nor 
leans down fo much, nor are tile winged Leaves al- 
together fo large ; but they are of a darker green 
on the upper fide, and grey underneath- The 
Honors are of a purplifh Color, and the Cods are 
of a brownilh Color, long and round ; and the Seed 
within them more round- 
VII. The Places. The firft fort of Liquorice 
grows plentifully in Germany , about Nuremberg, 
and is planted with us in England in Gardens : in 
the Northern parts of this Kingdom, it is manured 
with great Care and Diligence, where it is produ- 
ced in very great plenty, replanting it once in three 
or four Years. The fecond grows plentifully in 
Spain, Italy, and Prance ; but with us only ill Gar- 
dens. The third grows in many places of Cam- 
briigcfl'ire, in Clar/ngdon Park by Salisbury, and at 
'I rrapflon in Northamptonfhirrq and in many other 
places of our Land. Gerard (ays he found it grow- 
ing ill Suffolk, in tlie Highway on the right Hand 
as you go irom Sudbury to Corner Church, about 
an hundred Paces trom the end ol the Town, and — . . , - 
in feveral other places of the lame County ; and in four Ounces, Maiden-hair nrce Ounces, bgs 
l : Ifex. about Dunmw, and in the Towns called three th 
Clare and tlennfngham : it grows alfo bv Purfieet, 
about the foot of the Hill on which the Wind-Mill 
Hands, and in leveral parrs ot Kent. The fourth 
grows Wild in Germany , but has not been found in 
England, except nuried up ill Gardens. 
VIII. The Times. Gerard fays, that the two 
Jrlt bower in July , and their Seed is ripe in Sep- 
tember : the other ill June , and that their Seed is 
ripe in Augufi ; but Parkmfon fays they Power 
with us late, and feed as late, if at all. 
IK. The Qualities. Liquorice, (the Root which 
is chiefly uled in Phyfick) is temperate in refpeCl 
to Hear, Coldnefs, Dryneis or Moifture : if there 
is any thing of Intemperature in it, it is fomething 
hot and moift. It is a little Abiterfive, Diuretick, 
Kelaxive and Traumatick ; Pectoral, Nephrltick, 
and Analeptick. 
X. The Specification. It is prevalent againft 
Coughs, Colds, Wheezing, Hoarfnefs, Obttru&ions 
of the Lungs, Catarrhs, Confumptions, Strangury, 
ObftruCkions of the Reins and Bladder, Ulcers of 
the Bladder, S’ c. 
XI. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, I . A. liquid Juice, 2. An lnfpiffate Juice, 
a. A Deception. 4.' A Plifan. 5. A Lohoch. 6 . 
An V.leiluary Compound. 7. yi Ponder. 8. yj Spi- 
rituous Tinllure. 9. An Acid Tintlure. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The liquid Juice. It may be given from a 
Spoonful to two, every Morning filling, an Hour be- 
fore Dinner, and at Bed-time, in a Glafs of foft Wine, 
againft Coughs, Colds, Hoailiiefs, Wheezing, Short- 
nels of Breath, Difficulty of Breathing, and all 
forts of Obltruftions of the Lungs, caufing eafy Ex- 
pectoration : it alfo provokes Urine, cleanles the 
Reins, Ureters and Bladder, takes away the Heal 
of Urine, and gives Fafe in the Strangury. 
XIII. The lnfpiffate Juice. It comes from Spain, 
and ought to be iliced very thin, or knifed in a 
Mortar into grofs bits. Take of this Juice thus 
prepared an Ounce, fair Water a Quart, boiling 
hot, or White Lisbon Wine, fpring Water, of each 
a Pint : mix, and put this on boiling hot upon the 
Iliced or bruifed Liquorice : let them Hand two, 
three or four Days without the leal! ftirring them, 
fo will all the TinCture or fine Juice of Liquorice 
rife up into the Body of the Water, or Water and 
Wine, leaving only unprofitable Faxes ar bottom ; 
decant this clear Tincture into another Veflel, with- 
out the leaft difturbing the Faces or Bottom, 
which keep for Ule, calling the Faces away as a 
thing of no worth. 1 1 has all the Virtues of the li- 
quid Juice, but is valtly finer and purer than it. It 
may be given bom two to four or fix Spoonfuls, in 
all the Cafes or Diftempers before-named. It is a 
fingular good thing againft Catarrhs, Confumptions, 
Ulcers of the Lungs, Ulcers of the Reins and Blad 
der, lie. Being frequently taken according to the 
Direction of the Phyfician. 
XIV. The Decot/ ion. it has the Virtues both of 
the Liquid and lnfpiffate Juice, but is much weaker, 
and therefore mull be given in larger quantities. Ir 
may be made by boiling bruifed Liquorice in W'ine, 
or in Wine and Water, or in Water alone, in which 
laft, if it is boiled with a little Cinnamon added to 
it, it ferves inftead of Dtink in many places, efpe- 
cially if it is let to work with Y call, as Ale oj Beer 
is, and then Turned up, which in a fmall time will 
become clear, ftrong and heady, as Ale and Beer 
do. 
XV. The Ptifan. Tale liquorice well bruifed 
s - flit 
nl till 
half it ccnjumed , flrain out, and keep it fat life. 
It is good for fuch as haue u dry Cough, digelts 
Flegm and corrupt Humors in the Lungs, asd cau- 
fes Lxpeftoration : it helps Catarrhs and fait Di- 
llillattpftSj alfo Confumptions, and is prevaleat a- 
gainltali tile Dileaies for which the Liquid and 
Inlpiffafe- Juices are applied to. Dofe lour or fix 
Spoonfuls. 
XVI. The Lohoch. It is made of the Spanijh 
Juice, by extrafling its Tinllure with Roje Water, 
and making it thick with Gum Tragacanth, evapo- 
rating away the Hater to a due Conjiftency. It is 
good againft Hoarfnels, Wheezing, and all manner 
of Roughnefs of Mouth or Throat : ic helps to ex- 
pectorate tough Flegm, and to condenfate thin Hu- 
mors falling into Throat and Mouth. 
XVII. The EleCluary Compound. Take fine 
Ponder of Liquorice t welve Ounces, fine Ponder of 
Elecampane eight Ounces , Ginger in fine Ponder four 
Ounces, Black Pepper in fine Pouder two Ounces : 
mix than, and with honey a fufficient quantity make 
an Elefluary. Dofe from halt a Dram to a Dram 
every Night at Bed-time, every Morning falling, 
and an Hour before Dinner, waftiing it down with 
a Glafs of generous Wine, or Wine mixt with Wa- 
ter. 
