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three Feet deep \ the Birds alfo for the 7nofi part de- 
vour it all. All this Parkinfofl fuppofes to be true „ 
for that he Sowed fomc of the Seed or Peafe in hit 
Garden, but they would never Spring up. How- 
ever , tho this matter of Fall may be true .• yet ’ tis 
probable , */;u/ if the Seed or Grain had been Sown 
in a Ground or Soil proper thereto , it might 
have grown , not with (landing what Parkinfon has 
/aid. 
IX. The feventh , <?;* Spanifh black fpotted Wild 
Peafe. This Kind differs not much neither in its 
Root , ( which Ferijhes every Tear) Stalks , Branches , 
Leaves , Flowers nor Cods , /rfl/zz twr frjl fort oj 
Wild Peafe deferibed in this Chapter , but in ?nany 
things ti is like, let it is leffer , and the Flowers 
are of a pale yellowifh green color : and the Peafe 
<?7r of a dark color fpotted with very black Spots like 
Velvet. 
X. 'The Places. The firft has been found in 
many places of England. The fecond , on the 
Chalky Hills, at Kings-Hay in Kent, not far from 
the Thames : there is a larger fort of this fecond 
Species, which has been found in fome Barien 
Fields i nEffex. The third and fourth grow with 
us only in our Gardens , but hotel fays, they grow 
naturally in Lombardy. The fifth has been found 
growing near Romney in Kent. The fixth was 
found growing Anno 1557 , being the third Year 
of Queen Mary I. between Orford and Albrough. 
where it grew upon the Beech of the Sea , in 
places where never Grafs or Herbage was evei 
leen to grow, but the neighbouring People there- 
abouts laid, that they had obferved, and known 
them to grow there of a long time before. In 
that Year there was a great Dearth, fo that many 
were forced to make Bread of Acorns , and the 
People gathered many Quarters of thefe Peafe 
(being in great necelfity) to eat them for Food, 
and keep them from Starving, which at that time 
might be accounted a great bleifing from Heaven. 
Stow in his Chronicle -, and Cambden in his Britania , 
make mention of thefe Peafe : but vainly thought 
that they might firft come thither by fome Ship- 
wrack. But this isfalfe,forit is a lingular Plant fui 
Generis , fpecially differing from all the other Kinds: 
and this is true, from its form and tafte : but befides 
it has been found growing in other places about the 
Sea Shore (which feems to be natural to it) as at 
Rye in Kent, at Pern fie in Suffex •, at Gifford in 
Surty , over againft the Comber ■, and at Ingolne 
Mills in Lincoln-Jhire. The feventh grows in 
Spain, from whence it has been brought into our 
Gardens. 
XI. The Times. Thefe all Flower, and bear 
their ripe Fruit with the latter Kind of Field 
Peafe: The fixth Kind Flowers about the end 
of July, and the Cods are ripe about the end 
of Auguft. 
XII. The Vitalities, Specification , Preparations , 
and Virtues of thefe are the fame with thofe of 
the Manured Kinds. The third and fourth Kinds 
(according to Galen ) are in a mean or middle pro- 
perty between thofe which nourifh much, and lit- 
tle, and which are eafie and hard of Digeftion, 
but they are hot and moift, and have a drawing, 
digefting, cutting, and cleanfing Faculty ^ that they 
alfo purge the Liver, Spleen and Reins ^ cleanle 
the Skin from Scurff, Morphew, Leprofie, Tettars 
and Ringworms, diffolve hard Tumors in the Cods, 
and heal Apoftems, running Sores and putrid Ul- 
cers, the Meal being mixt with Honey : and this 
is tpoken in General, of all the Kinds. 
CHAP. DL. 
Of PEASE - CHIC Hi 
0 R, 
C I C E Pi , Garden and Wild. 
1 TP H E Karnes. It is called in Arabic k, 
. 1 Champs , Hams , Achamos •, or Halhamos : 
in Greek, ’Ef IC/vOof, & tfiCwQof y.eils : in Latin Ci- 
cer: and in Englifh, Chich Peafe, and Cicers. 
If The Kinds. Of this Plant there are two 
Principal Kinds, vuc. 1 . EgiGivQcf Cicer fati - 
vum, yel hortenfis. Garden Chich Peafe, or Cicer. 
2. ’'EjsC/j'Qc; ayei©-, Cicer Sylveflre , Wild Chich 
Peafe, or Cicer. 
III. The Garden Kinds of Cicers. There are 
feveral of this Species, as, 1. EpeC/vQo? xe/of Cicer 
Arietinum, White Garden Chich Peafe, RamsChi- 
hes. Rams Peafe; and Rams Cicers. i. Cicer 
rubrum , Red Cicer, or Chich Peafe. 3. 
Cicer nigrum , Black Cicer, or Chich Peafe. This 
is Mdttholus his red and black Geer, but the red 
in time changes into black; thefe three differing 
only in their colors, will merit but one general 
Defcription, which we fhall give you in SeS. V. 
following. 
IP. T be Wild Kinds of Cicers. There are eight 
forts of the Wild Kind , viz. 1. Cicer Sylveftre 
Alatthioli , Dodonxi, Lugdunenfis CS Dalechampij ; 
Cicer Sylveftre majus Thalij ; Cicer Sylveftre Her- 
banorum Lobelij -, The greater Wild Cicer 2 
Geer Sylveftre minus Cicer Sylveftre minimum 
Sbah ] ; The leffer Wild Cicer. 3. Cicer Mont a- 
num Langmnofum , Baubini ; The Woolly Moun- 
tain Cicer. 4. Cicer Montanum Z&uw Baubini- 
Mountain Cicer without any Stalk. Cicer Syl- 
veftre Tripbyllum ; Cicer Sylveftre veri us Lobelij ■ 
Cicer Sylveftre alterum aliorum , Trefoil Wild 
Ctcer 6. Cicer Sylveftre alterum tripbyllum- 
Cicer Sylveftre fecundum Da/echampij Lugdunenfe ■ 
The fecond three Leav’d Wild Cicer. 7. Cicero 
iesuui, free Aracus major Bceticus ; The nreater 
Spanifh Wild Chichling Peafe. 8. AracZ^r 
Lufitamcus, The leffer Wild Chichling Peafe. 
The General Defcription of the 
Garden Kinds. 
V. They have a fmall Root which peri the , 
every tear: The Ram or white Chich Peafe 
(and fo of the other,) has Stalks of a Lard 
long, on which do grow winged Leaves -a that is 
many fmall and almoft round Leaves dented 
vT ‘A fet on bo,h f lics °f u middle 
Rib. At the Joints come forth one or two blowers 
upon Jhort foot Stalks , Peafe fajhion either 
white or whtifh- or elfe purplijh red l If 
or deeper accord, ng ns the Peafe which %/Z 
-y be, which are contained in fmall, thick, aAd 
Jhort Pods or Cods (in which lye one, or two 
Peafe, more ufually ) a little pointed at the 
lower end, and almoft round at the Head yet 
a little cornered or Jharp. This White Chich 
Peafe is much ufed m Spain , fo that it j f 
tfs ° m '° f ,her Ch ’ eJ iDi ^ S “ M ,heir 
S 0 2 Peafe 
