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is given fome few Days before and after the 
Change likewife, it may be fo mtich the better; 
either of thefe Preparations , have been found pro- 
fitable, and more available in elder Ferfons, than 
fome others, becaufe they have more ftrength and 
efficacy with them. They provoke the Terms alfo 
in Women, where they have been ftopt, and are 
effectual for luch as have not been i'ufficiently 
cleanied after their Labor, and ate alfo troubled 
with Vapors, or Fits of the Mother. They are 
profitable alfo to be given to fuch as are troubled 
with. the Incubus or Night-Mare, called by Pliny, 
SuppreJJio Nodurna, being a Difeafe which affeits 
People in their Sleep, or betueen Sleeping and 
Waking, ftipprefiing both Voice and Motion, and 
in a meafuie the Breath likewife. It is truly 
good for fuch as are troubled with Melancholy, 
yea, with a deep Melancholy , and affected with 
Melancholy Dreams. 
XVII. The Ponder of the Male Root. It may be 
given from a Dram, to a Dram and half, or two 
Drams, in a Glafs of Red Wine as aforefaid, 
again!! the Epilepfy, Incubus , Melancholy, and 
other Difeafes of the Head and Train, and that 
Morning and Evening, at the times before direfted: 
hut if it is given forcleanfing of Women in Child 
Bed, provoking the Terms, facilitating the Birth, 
tfc. it ought to be given in White Port, or White 
Lisbon Wine, and that in the larged Dofe. 
XVIII. i he Infufion or Decoction of the green 
Male Root. The Root is to he taken and waffied 
clean, and then damped well , and put to Infufe 
in choife Canary for three or four Days, and then 
drained out, and fo given firft and laft, a good 
draught at a time for feveral Days together, be- 
fore and after the Full Moon, it is faid to cure 
the Falling-Sicknefs, efpecially if there is a due 
and orderly Preparation of the Body beforehand, 
with Poffet- Drink made with Betony, as the Learn- 
ed Phyfitian (hall direft. Thefe have all the other 
Virtues of the Juice and E fence, and are likewife 
available in older Perfons, if the Difeafe (i. e. the 
Epilepfy J be not grown too old and palt Cure. 
XIX. The Pouder of the black Grains or Seeds 
of the Male Kind. Given from half a Dram to 
a Dram and half in Styptick Red Wine, it pre- 
vails again!! the Epilepfy , as the Root aforefaid 
does-, befides it effeflually flops Fluxes of the 
Belly, as Diarrheas, Dyfenterias, Lienterias, and 
the Hepatick Flux, very much ftrengthen the Head, 
Brain and Bowels : it alfo cures the Ephia/tes or 
Incubus , and other Diftempers of the Brain : Mat- 
thiolt/s faith. It is available to reftore Speech to 
fuch as have loft it. 
XX. T be Syrup of the flowers. It has the 
Virtues of the Juice , EJfence , and Infufion , but 
in a much weaker Degree , and therefore ought to 
be given from 2 to 4 Spoonfuls, Morning and 
Night, in a Wine proper for the purpofe. 
XXL T he Diftilled Water of the Homers or 
green Roots. It has all the former Virtues, but very 
much weaker , and therefore may be given from 
4 to 8 ounces or more, Sweetned with the Syrup of 
the flowers ; and is ufed alfo as a Vehicle to con- 
vey fome of the former Preparations in. 
"XXII. Kota. The skilful Botanift and Apothe- 
cary is to take care, in feeking after, and choofing 
the Male Kind , that he be not cheated with that 
of Tragus , which certainly is no Peony, but a kind 
of fraxtnella, or Baftari Dittany. 
C H A P. DLVI. 
Of PEPPER, Guinny or Indian, 
I. n-v-sy/E Karnes-. It is called in the Indian 
X Language, Axis in Greek, Ka-fnii, (*' r j.s- 
T«, Mordeo: ) in Latino , Capfcum , Capftcum 
Americanum, Capjicum U Piper Indicum, C Ante- 
ricdmtm: in Englijh , Guinny Pepper , and Indian 
Pepper. It is generally thought to be the Stliqua- 
Jlrum Plinij , ( a Si/iquis quae product t) and Pi pe- 
nt is of him alfo (quia fruit us Piperis fapore iff 
Acrimonia fit:) Capjicum Aliitarij ; Zingiber 
Caninum Avicenna -, Piper Indicum & Brafihcum , 
or Braftlianum , Piper Calecttthium if Hfpanicum, 
and by many Piper Guinea , as tho’ it came origi- 
nally from thence, tho 5 in truth, it came to us in 
theie Northern Climates, from the Weft Indies: 
but I deny not, that it grows in Guinea alfo, for 
that I have had the report thereof, from Eye Wit- 
nelfes. 
II. The Kinds. There are many Species of 
this Plant , feveral of which grow with us in 
England ; and moll, if not all of them, in fome 
ol our Plantations in the Weft Indies ; for which 
reafon we (halt take notice ol, and Defcribe thefe 
following, viz. 1. Capfcum ntajus vu/gatius ob- 
longis pliquis, Capftcum longum, Capjicum rubrunt , 
(Sf Siliquaftrum majus fuchfij . , Piper Indicum ma- 
jus Matthioli, Our moll Common Guinny Pepper 
with long red Cods. 2. Capjicum Pyramidale 
creUum majus. The great upright Spire faihioned 
Guinny Pepper, y. Capftcum Pyramidale ereUum 
minus. The letter upright Spire faffiioned Guinny 
Pepper. 4. Capftcum Pyramidale crcltum exiguum. 
The very fmall or fmalieft Pyramidal Guinny Pep- 
per. 5. Cappcum Cordalum crclium majus. The 
greater upright Heart faihioned Guinny Pepper. 
6. Capjicum Cordatum erelhtm minus , The leffer 
upright Heart faihioned Guinny Pepper. 7. Cap- 
ftcum Cordatum propendens , The pendulous , . or 
hanging Heart faihioned Guinny Pepper. 8. Cap- 
fcum Siliqua Oiwaria propendens , The hanging 
Olive faihioned Guinny Pepper. 9. Capftcum Stlt- 
qua Olivaria ereda, The uptight Olive faihioned 
Guinny Pepper. 10. Capfcum longum eredum 
majus , The greater long and upright Guinny Pep- 
per. 11. Capfcum oblongum majus Si/iquis recur- 
vis The greater crooked or Horned Guinny Pep- 
per. 1 a- Cappcum oblongum minus Si/iquis recurvis. 
The leffer crooked or Horned Guinny Pepper. 1 3. 
Capfcum bifurcata Siliqua , Forked, or double 
pointed Guinny Pepper. 14- Capfcum rotundum 
minus Braftlianum , Small round Guinny Pepper. 
1;. Cappcum rotundum majus furredum , The 
greater round upright Guinny Pepper. 16. . Cap- 
jicum Siliqua rotunda Ceraforum, The round C berry 
faihioned Guinny Pepper. 17. Capfcum Siliqua 
lata (J rttgofa. Broad erumpled codded Guinny 
Pepper 18. Capftcum Siliqua flava brevtore. The 
(hotter Gold yellow Guinny Pepper. 19. Capf cum 
Siliqua flava longiore , The longer Gold yellow 
Guinny Pepper. 20. Capfcum Cattle ptlofo, Hairy 
Stalk’d Guinny Pepper. 
’ The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or Out moft Common Guinny 
Pepper with long ted Codds. It has a Root 
