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of three Leav'd grafs , and is a low and humble 
herb , without Stalk: the Leaves immediately 
rifing from the Root upon Jhort Jlems : at their 
firfl coming forth folded together , but aftewards 
f [’reading themfclves abroad , of a fair light green 
color , in number three , //&? //?£ /fe IV^- 
jW/r, but that each Leaf has a deep cleft in 
the middle. Among thefe Leaves come up fmall 
and weak tender ferns, fuch as the Leaves do 
grow on, which bear fmall Star like flowers of a 
white color , with fome bright nefs of Carnation 
dafht over the fame. The flower conflfls of five 
Sorrel Wood Yellow Flowered. 
fmall Leaves, after which come little round knaps 
or husks, full of yellowifh Seed. The whole 
herb is in Tafle like Sorrel, but much fharper 
and quicker, and makes better Green Sawce than 
any of the former Sorrels. Johnfon in Gerard 
fays, that he had fome of thefe Plants fent him, 
with very fair red flowers, which were gathered 
in a Wood of Sir Thomas WalAngham’s, called 
Stockwell Wood, at ChificT-hurft' in Kent, and 
in a little round Wood thereto adjoining. 
V. The fecond, or Yellow Flower’d Wood 
Sorrel. Its Root is a bufh of Fibres, and abides 
all Winter without peri thing, if it be not too Vio- 
lent or Cold, the Extremity snaking them rot 
and perifh, fo that then the Plant mufl be raifed 
from Seed fown again. It fhoots forth feveral 
flendcr , weak, reddifh Stalks , trailing upon the 
Ground , yet growing in a heap as it were, the 
Stalks take Root at the Joints as they lye, 
fpread into many Branches , with many Leaves 
on them, flanding flngly one above another, and 
made of three Leaves, cut in at the ends like 
the former, but are much f mailer , and of a 
Paler Green Color : at the Joints with the Leaves 
come forth three or four fmall flowers together, 
at the end of a long Footflalk, yet each Jeparate 
from the other, confi fling of fmall and Pointed Leaves 
like the former, but contained in f mailer, and 
longer heads, like Cods or Horns, yet not Crooked 
but pointed fmall, which quickly fall away being 
touched when they are ripe , and fpring up again 
all about where it grew. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows very plenti- 
fully in many places in England, in Woods and 
by Wood-Tides, where it may be moift, and 
fhadowed from the Sun, alfo in other places 
not too open to the Sun Beams. The fecond 
grows in Spain, Italy and Sicily 5 but in a vaft 
plenty in almoft all our worne out Plantations 
of Maze, in South Carolina, and other places 
adjacent thereto, where I have gathered it ma- 
ny times: there is fcarcely any Herb which 
grows in greater plenty in thofe Countrys than 
this. 
VII. The Times. The firft Flowers early in 
April and May the other in June , July and 
Auguft, and fo continues in flower, till the Cold 
of Autumn caufes it to periih, the Seed ripen- 
ing in the mean time. 
VIII. The Qualities. Thefe are of the Tem- 
perature, and properties ol Common Sorrel in 
the former Chapter ^ bat more Potent to all 
thofe purpofes, and are fpecial Alexipharmicks 
or Antidotes againlt the Plague, and all forts 
of Peftilential, Malign, and Burning Fevers. 
IX. The Specification. Wood Sorrel refills 
Vomiting, ftrengthens the Stomach, hinders pu- 
trifa&ion of the Blood, quenches Thirft, provokes 
Appetite, and is eftcftual again!! the Plague, 
Spotted Fever, Calentures, and other like Malign 
difeafes. 
X. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from, 1. A Juice. 1. A De coition or rather In- 
fufion. 3. A Syrup. 4. <A Conferve . 5. A Ca - 
taplafm . 6 . A Diflilled water . 
T be Virtues . 
XI. The Juice. It has all the before Speci- 
fied Virtues, cools Inflama;ions, takes away all 
preternatural heats , whether in the Stomach , 
Bowels, or habit of the Body, refills putridity, 
and is moft Angularly excellent againft any 
Contagious ficknels, or Peftilential Fever. Mixt 
with a fit quantity of double refined Sugar, 
it makes molt incomparable Green Sawce. 
XII. The Decoition or lnfufion. They have 
the Virtues of the Juice, but not fo efteftual, 
and may be given half a Pint at a Time: if 
they are made in Wine (whether White or Red,) 
they will be fo much the more effe&ual in 
fome cafes, more efpecially where no Fever is 
prefen t. 
XIII. The Syrup. It is effe&ual in all the 
Cafes aforementioned , does exceedingly cool, 
and abate the heat of Fevers * and mixed with 
the Juice, makes an excellent Gagarifm for a 
Sore Mouth and Throat, being Gargled there- 
with and fpit out, and then frefh taken in ^ it 
wonderfully helps a {linking foul Canker, or 
Ulcer in thofe parts ^ and is Angular good in 
Wounds made by Cut or PunFture, flopping 
their bleeding, and cauftng them fpeedily to 
heal. 
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