Chap. 628. Englijb Herbs. 
what flat when it is ripe , very like unto fame 
of the kinds of Thlafpi or Treacle Muftard , 
wherein is contained reddijh J, 'mall Seed, T a fling 
fo me thing hot. 
IV. The fecond, or Our great Garden or Dutch 
Scurvy Grals. It has a Root which is finally white , 
and Thready , from which rife up fever al frefh , 
green , and almojl round Leaves , nothing fo thick 
as the former , yet in fome places , viz. in a rich 
and well dunged or manured Ground , they will 
be very large , even twice as big as in others , 
not at all dented about the edges , nor with any 
Scurvy Grafs Garden or Dutch . 
fenftble bollownefs to be perceived in the middle 
every one of them funding alfo upon a long fool 
Stalk. From among thefe rtfe up divers lone 
Jlender, weak Stalks , higher than the former and 
with a greater fore of fmall white Flowers at 
their Tops, which convert into Jmaller Pods, 'and 
Smaller bromnijh Seeds than the former. ' The 
Tajle of this Plant it not Salt or brackijh at all 
but has an hot Aromtick Tajle almojl like 
Spice. 
V. The third, Or fmall Dutch Scurvy Grafs. Its 
Root is very final j confifling of a few Fibres , 
which perifh as foon as it has perfefled its Seed. 
It grows like the lafl , with many finally roundijh 
Leaves, fometimes a little Crumpled at the edges, 
not bigger than the Nail of ones little Finger, 
every one growing upon its own foot Stalk, which 
abide all the Winter, if it is Sown before Winter , 
or that it is rifes up of its own Sowing : other- 
wife, if it is Sown in the Springs it fhoots forth 
divers long, Jlender Stalks lying on the Ground, 
a foot long or better , on which grow fuch like 
fmall round leaves , very thinly Jet, up to their 
Tops, zvhereon do grow many fmall White Flowers, 
J02p 
like to the lafl but much fmaller, according to 
the proportion of the Plant, with fmall Seed art- 
Jweiao/e thereto. This mill fpring up a^ain if 
the Seed be Suffered to died, or Sow It fe/f in 
the fame place, towards the latter end' of 
Summer or before Winter: and do what you 
can almojl -, ,f you will gather any ripe Seed there - 
gatlellt bt f0m 0i " Jhed ' be f cre y° u can 
Th 1 fa F/jC i s ' 1. The fir11 S rows along on the 
IhamcsTide, on both the EJJex and Kentijh (hares, 
item f Voolwtch where the Water begins to b! 
a I( gnd about the Sea Coalt to Dover 
and alfo from Dover round about the Coaft to 
Portjmoutb, and even to Brijlol, where it is to 
be had m great plenty. It has not been ob- 
served yet to grow on our Northern (liores 
but on many other places on the Weftern Coaft 
I he fecond or our Garden Scurvy Grafs, grows 
in the Marlhes in Holland in Lincolnshire and 
m many places thereabouts by the Sea fide It 
grows by the Sea fide at hull, at Bojlon, and at 
ln ■* Kor f°lk, and in feveral place in Lin- 
colnjhtre, as in Whapload , and Holbcck Marfhes 
in the fame County. It has been found of late 
growing many Miles from the Sea fide, as upon 
a great Hill in Lancashire called Ingleborough 
Hill ; (one of the highelt Hills in England) but 
indeed it will grow in any Soil, Place or Cli- 
mate whatfoever. It is faid to grow alfo near 
to a Cattle in the Peak in Derbyjhire, full 30 
Miles from the Sea j but it is now Sown in 
molt Gardens (for its ufefulnefs) throughout the 
Kingdom , it will grow in Moift and Cold 
Ihadowy places, and yet will profpet very well 
tn the Sun alfo- and in many upland Countries 
or this Land, it is Sown in great Quantities 
not only for the peoples own Spending but to 
leu toothers for Profit: And in our Gardens it 
nouriihes, and bring forths its Seed, as Natu- 
rally as by the Sea fide, and retains the fame 
hot and Spicy Tafte, which fhews that it re- 
tules no place of growing, as many other Mari- 
time Plants will. The third grows in the Lvw- 
Loun tries, but profpers well enough in Our Gar- 
dens, if Planted or Sown therein. 
V IX The Times. They all Flower early in 
the Year, as in April, and many times in May 
and their Seed is ripe not long after, as in June, 
and the latter end of May. 
VIII. The Vitalities. It is hot and dry in the 
lourth degree, plentifully ltoiSd with a Mercurial 
Volatile Spirit, and both a Volatile and fixt Salt 
whereby it becomes Aperitive, Abftetfive, Attra- 
thve, Cofmetick, Digeftive, Difcuflive, and Diure- 
tick, Stomatick PeSora!, Hepatick, Splenetick 
and Hyiterick ; Emmenagogick, Sudoririck, and 
Alexipharmick. 
IX. The Specification. It is peculiar for curing 
the Scurvy in a cold habit of body , with all 
its Symptoms; it opens obftruftions of the Liver 
Spieen and Womb, Cures the Palfie, and all 
forts ol Sores and Ulcers in the Mouth and 
cleanfes the Skin of Spots, Scurff, Morphew and 
other like defilements thereof. 
X. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from. 1. A Liquid Juice or Effence. 2. A Diet 
brink. 3. An lnfu/ion or DecoSion in Wine or 
a A Con f enx - T K T Mure. 6. A 
Dijtilled Water. 7. A Simple Spirit. 8. A pur°ing 
Spirit. 9. A jixed Salt. Where Note, thac the 
Garto Sony Grafs is the ltrongeft and molt 
effectual to the purpofes intended and that which 
is molt ufed. 
The 
