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like to our ordinary Peafe , which whilft they are 
young and. green , are ufually fold in their Markets, 
and as much dc fired of them, as our Peafe are by 
us. The whole plant with Stalks and Leaves , are 
a little hairy. 
V. The fecond, or greater Peafe, or Pile Tre- 
foil. Its Root is long, freight, and fome thing 
woody, with a few Pi b res adjoining to it : prom 
whence rtfes up ufually but one Stalk, two or three 
Pect high, fpread out into fever al hard , weak, flex- 
ible Twigs , and they again into ether f mailer, bear- 
ing at every Joint jive Leaves ,. two of which Hand 
clofe to the Stalk, each upon a fmall pootflalk, and 
the other three rife up between them higher than 
they,' upon another Pootflalk like a Trefoil -, the 
Leaves and Stalks being all hoary, yet in the younger 
Plants only the three Leaves fund together on a 
Pootflalk, without the other two at the bottom. The 
p lowers grow many together in a Tuft, of a bfufh 
or wkitijh red color, fomewhat large, which turn 
into long round Cods, greater and thicker than the 
next following, and are of a blac/djb red color , 
fomerhing J'woln as it were, repref anting in a man 
ncr the Hemorrhoidal Vein, as it appears when it 
is fwoln and fallen down, (whence came its latter 
Name,) or alfo from its Jingular Virtue which it 
hits tn. curing the Piles ■, within thefe Cods arc con- 
tained [matt round blackifh Peafe or Seed. 
VI. The third v or leffer Peafe, or Pile Trefoil. 
Its Root is a tittle thick and woody, full of hibrtes 
or Strings ■, from whence rifes up a Stalk' two or 
three Peer high, parted into long Branches, with two 
fmething large Leaves, both fet clofe to the Poot 
of every Branch,, and to the Joints where the 
Leaves grow from whence come forth other Leaves 
cut large as the ordinary Trefoil Leaves, three 
flan ding together upon a long Pootflalk. The Blow- 
ers grow in Tufts at the ends of the Branches, of 
a light blufh color , which are followed by fmall, 
round, andfhortcr Cods than the former, and. with 
fuch like Peafe or Seed in them. This Plant dyes 
yearly with us, but in a kind Tear gives us ripe 
Seed. 
VII. The fourth, or Bufhy horned Trefoil. It 
h<u fmall fmootb green Stalks a Poot or more high, 
fpr coding it felf out into many fmall and fhort 
Branches, almofl hke a Bufh, with Trefoil Leaves 
on not long Pootfialks, the Leaves being long and 
narrow. The Plowers are yellow, /hooting forth 
at the tops 2 or 3 together, and fometimes more. 
After which come thicker and fhort er Cods than in 
the next following, ending in a long point, in which 
are contained fmall Peafe or Seed. Sometimes it 
has broader Cods, and end in fhort er Points, as it 
generally does with us. 
VIII. The fifth, or the lefler hairy horned 
Trefoil. It has a /lender woody fibrous Root , 
which fends up f lender Stalks covered with very 
fmall reddifh Hairs, which are fet with f mall hairy 
fharp pointed Leaves, three on a Pootflalk, and two 
below at each Joint , from whence fpring the Plow- 
ers, one or two at themofi on a fmall Stalk like an 
hair, of a deep yellow, tending to a Saffron color -, 
after which fucceed very J. lender long Cods, contain- 
ing very fmall Seed. 
IX. The fixth, or common hoary horned Tre- 
foil. This is but a low Plant, but has a little larger 
Leaves and plowers than the lafl, and of as deep a 
Saffron yellow color, or rather with a Jhadow of 
Crimfon on them, growing three or four together -, 
which being faded away, fmall, long, crooked Cods 
fucceed, containing within them round Peafe or 
Grains. 
X. The feventh, or Crimfon BloITom, crfquare 
Godded Trefoil. Its Root which is fmall, and 
perifhes every Tear, fends up three or four fmall 
weak Stalks , divided into many Branches , having 
two Stalks of Leaves at every Joint-, and three 
fmall fojt Trefoil Leaves J landing together on a 
very fmall Pootflalk, coming from the Joint. The 
Plowers grow for the mofl part two together , of a 
per fed red or Crimfon color , almofl like to a Peafe 
bloffom. After which come long, thick and round 
Cods, with two Skins or Pilms, running all along 
the Cod on the upper fide, and two other fuch like 
Pilms all along on the Cod on its underfide, which 
makes it feem four fquare in which Cods are con- 
tained round dif coloured Peafe, a little f mailer and. 
harder than our Common Peafe. 
XI. The Places. The firlt is a Native of Can- 
dy 3 it growiug among their Corn, and in the Bor- 
ders of their Fields ; but with us it is only Nurft 
up in Gardens. The third is a Stranger, and only 
a Garden Plant with us. The feventh is a Garden 
Plant alio, and we Cultivate it chiefly for the 
Beauty of its Flowers. The lecond, fourth, fifth 
and fixth, grow Wild, and are often found in ma- 
ny of our Fields or Meadows. 
XII. The Times. They Flower in the Summer 
Months^ in June and July, when the other Tre- 
foils Flower, and their Seed is ripe in the Month 
following, or not long after the falling of the 
Flower. 
XIII. The Qualities. They are all Temperate in 
refpecl to the firft Qualities * Aperitive, Abfterfive, 
Diuretick, Nephririck, and Lichontriptick. The 
Pile Trefoil is Anodyn and Difcuffive. 
XIV. The Specification. The firft is Analeptick, 
and reftorative in Confumptions. The Pile Tre- 
foil is approved for curing the Hemorrhoids or 
Piles * but all the Species open Obftr unions, cleanfe 
the Urinary paflages, and are profitable againft 
Sand, Gravel, and Stone in the Reins and Bladder. 
XV. The Preparations. You may have from 
the firft and feventh, 1. A Pultage of the Pulfe, or 
kind of thick Pottage. 2. A Decod ion of the fame 
in Water. 3. A Decodwn of the Grains of all the 
other kinds, as alfo of the whole Plants in Water. 
4. A Ponder of the dryed Herb , of any of the kinds. 
y. A Juice or E fence of the whole Plant . 
T be Virtues. 
XVI. The Pultage made of the Peafe of the firfl 
or feventh kind. It is made with Water, in which 
the Peafe are boiled till they break * then the Pot- 
tage is ftrained thro 5 a hair wooden Sieve •, after 
which it is mixed with Milk or Gream, or eaten 
without, being made favory with a little Pepper, 
Salt and Butter : Some weak Stomachs which can- 
not away with Milk, may put into it a proporti- 
onal quantity of Wine, and then make it pleafant 
with Sugar. Often eaten it nourifhes, reltores in 
Confumptions, and makes Fat and Flclhy : It alfo 
cleanfes the Reins, Ureters and Bladder, of Tarta- 
rous matter lodg’d in thofe parts. 
XVII. The Decodion of the Pulfe of all the kinds , 
or of the whole Plants in Water. Let it be made 
very ftrong, and then mixt with a half part of 
White-Port Wine, and fo drank. It opens Ob- 
ftruUions of the Urinary parts, helps the Strangu- 
ry, and cleanfes thofe Veffels from Slime, Sand, 
Gravel, Stones or Tartarous matter lodged in them, 
being often ufed. 
XVIII. T be Ponder of the dryed Herb of any of 
the kinds. It may be given from half a Dram to a 
Dram and half in White-Wine, for all the purpo- 
fes aforenamed. The Pouder of the Pile Trefoil 
given 
