Chap 58]. 'Enghjh 'Herbs . 
the former. This Sea Purilne has very /lender, 
Tveak and fame what hoary white Stalks , about 2 Feet 
long, fearer able to ft and upright, but for the mojl 
part do fall down, and ly upon the Ground-, the 
Leaves which grow on them, being fet much in the 
fame manner, viz. without order , fomeihing nar- 
rower and fometimes longer, but not altogether fo 
hoary white. The Flowers are much like the firft 
Kind before deferibed , but of a more greenifh color, 
growing at the tops of the Stalks j and afterwards 
yield fitch like Seed as they, but Jo me what lefts. 
V. Gerard deferibes the fecond Kind after this 
manner. Its Leaves are like the former, but not 
altogether fo white, yet they are ftomewhat longer 
and narrower, not much unlike to the Leaves of the 
Olive Tree. The J, lender Branches are not above a 
Cubit or Cubit and half long, and commonly ly fpread 
upon the Ground. And the Flowers are of a deep 
overworn Herby color, after which follovc Seed, like 
thofe of the but f mailer. Ramos pi u res a ra- 
dice fundit (dixit Matthiolus in Diofcoridem) len- 
tos & obfequiofos, foliis Oliva: pinguioribus, albi- 
cantibufque, falfo fapore, Semen proiert racemo- 
fum in Caulium fummitatibus. 
VI. The third, or Water Purflane. Its Root con- 
ftfls of nothing but a parcel of fine Fibres or Threads. 
Its manner, of growing is ft me thing like the Chick- 
weeds, efpccially the Water Chickweeds; It is 
but a fmal l Plant, but has many trailing fquare 
Branches , which take Root a/moft every where, as 
they fpread j but not fo thick ftt with Leaves 
9 l 9 
P/irflane Water. 
like Sandy places. The Water Pur Pane grows in 
or near \\ ater and Watery Ditches and Grounds in 
many parts of England. 
J h l 5®": They Flower in July and Au- 
irdi the , Seed 15 rI P e in Mll!t or September ; 
or long after the time of Flowering. 
rp rn a’ 4 ’, The( e Plants are temperate 
or ,“ ld ’ andmoitt in the firft 
u^gree . AMterSve, Aftringenr, Anodyn, Galatio- 
genetick and Spermarogenetick. 
ril rr' Spec'fctttort. Sea Purjlane expels or dil- 
S, W £afe in the Colick, ftrengthens 
Convulsions pr ° fitable againtl Cram P s 
XI. The Preparations . You may have from the 
SeaPurJUve, i. A Sailer, a. The Leaves Pickled. 
I' °’r E ^ e - 4- A Decoflion in Wine. 
5- A Ponder of the Root. 
The Virtues. 
as the Chickweeds are. Its Leaves are fomething 
long, narrow , and round pointed , of a pale yel/ow- 
tjh green color , two always growing at a Joint-, the 
flowers are fmal! and while !, fet together in long 
Gaffers , on fmall foot Stalks , with very fmall 
round Seed following them , in little round Seed 
Vejfels. I 
VII. The Places. The two firft grow in Salt 
Marlhes, and by the Sea fide, in many parts of [ 
the World. The firft grows in the Salt Marlhes 
and by the Sea Coaft in many parts of England 
as in Kent -, In the Marlhes by the Sea fide going 
over the Kmgs-Ferry unto the Ifle of Sheppy , going 
to Shore/and Houfe, and by the Ditch fides of the 
fame Marfh : it grows alfo plentifully in the lfle 
of Thane t, as you go from Margate ro Sandwich 
and in many other places along the Coaft. The’ 
lecond grows upon the Sea Coafts of Spain, and 
other hot Countries: Gufius fays it grows about 
Lisbon in Portugal. With us it only grows in 
Gardens. Dodontei/s fays, ir grows in the Maritime 
places of Flanders, Holland, and Zetund, and other 
XII. The Sailer. Parkinfon fays, it is u fed to 
° tl l er Sd l kt Herbs, for that it much 
Wfifal Th Fa T ate ’ ha Ying a Urtle aftring^nt rellifh 
™ . th i 1 ' The Leave , s Dio/londes fays, are boiled, 
and then eaten as a boiled Sailer : Folia, Diofccridel 
ait, decoquntur ciborum gratia. 
r™ 111 ' T T ckle - Ed,a autem w Belgio veluti 
Lappares Sale aut Muna condiuntur , 8tc. The 
Leaves are preferred with Salt or Pickle, in Hol- 
land and other parts of the Low Countries, as 
are to be ferred up at Mens Tables, and 
fuTtafte" th “ r ftead ’ haV ‘ ng 3 pleafant and S rate " 
XIV The Juice or Efence. They expel Wind 
BeI,y ’ give eafe in the Colick, 
almoft upon the Spot , loefen the Belly firft, and 
then afterwards Bind, liop Fluxes and lengthen 
the Bowels. They are good againlt Ruptures 
prevail agatnft Cramps and inward ConVuRions! 
caufe plenty of Milk in Nurfes Breafts : and very 
much encreafe Seed, and Vigor. Dofe i, 2, a or 
Gen P ero°us U #in^ 0r,,inS ** Night ’ in a Glafs of 
XV. The Decoflion in Wine. It has all the Vir- 
tues of the Juice and Efence, but as it is weaker 
Doib ° Ught W be S ' Ven “ 3 douUe or treble 
XVI. The Pouder of the Root. Given to a 
uram in Mead or Honied Water, it is good againft 
Ruptures, Convulfions, and torments of the Guts 
as Dwfcondes fays : but we find the Leaves to’ 
have the fame effects. 
QUAKING-GRASS greater,? fee Grafs Cat> 227 
NGfRASS feller, fseH Af.adVft 
QUICH-GRASS upright, fee Dogs Grafs, Chap. 
227. Sell. 73. ’ o 
QUICbl-GRASS lying along, fee Dogs-Grafs, Chap. 
527. Sett. 77, 76. ~ r 
Q \ I S H ,; G1 i ASS Sea >/ ff Dogs-Grafs, Chap. 327. 
5^.82,83,84,85,86. , r 1 
QUEEN of the Medows, fee Mede-fweet Chap. 
48O. 1 ’ 1 
QUEEN Mother-herb, fee Tobacco, Chap 
QUINQUEFOILE, /^Cinkfoil, Chap. ft 
QUINCE TREE, fee Quince Tree, Lib.ll. Cap. 
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