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and Henninghjm It grows alfo by Purjlecl , a- 
bout the Foot of the Hill on which the Wind-Mill 
Hands, and leveral other parts of Kent . It grows 
in many places about Cambridge -, in Glaringdon- 
Park by Salisbury , and at Thrapfion in A 'orthamp- 
tonjbire , and many other places of this Land. The 
thirteenth grows Wild in Germany , but I have 
not heard that it has been found in our Country, 
faring where it has been Nurft up in Gardens. 
XVIII. The Times. The fitft and fecond, third, 
fourth, fifth and fixth. Flower in July , and the 
Seed is ripe in Augujl or September. The feventh, 
eighth and ninth, Flower in the Summer Months. 
The tenth and eleventh Flower towards the latter 
end of July, and thro’ the Month of Augujl , the 
Seed coming to ripenefs in fome little time after. 
The twelfth and thirteenth Flower in June , and 
their Grain or Pulfe is ripe in Augufl. 
XIX. The Qualities. As to their Qualities, 
they ate all hoc and dty in the firlt degree ; their 
Grains or Pulfe abounding in a vaft quantity of 
Volatile Salt, and therefore are Abfterfive, Aftrin- 
gent, Diutetick and Nutritive, hiving all the pro- 
perties of the common Manured Tare The Milk 
Vetch is Diuretick and Vulnerary. The Hatchet 
Vetch is Vulnerafy, Stomatick, and Alextpharmick. 
The Horfe-Shooe Vetch is of the fame nature, but 
l'carcely at all ufed in Phyfick. The Biris-Foot 
Vetch is Aperitive, Aftringent, Diuretick, and Vul- 
nerary. The Kidney Vetches ate Vulnerary, Diu- 
retick, and Nephritick. The Liquorice Vetch , as 
to its Root, it has the fame properties with the true 
Liquorice , yet are wholly negleaed, and not known 
to be uled in Phyfick, I fuppofe becaufe the true 
Liquorice is fo plentiful, common, and eafie to 
be had. 
XX. The Specification. The yellow Wild Vetch 
is Aftringent, and Hops Fluxes. The Milk Vetch 
is good againft the Strangury, provokes Urine, 
Hops Fluxes of the Bowels, flops Bleeding, drys 
up, and heals Wounds and Ulcers. The Hatchet 
Vetch , the Grains Itrengthen the Stomach, caufe a 
good Appetite, open ObftruSions of the Vifcera , 
refitt and expel Poifon, and help againft the Bi- 
tings and Stinging of Venomous Creatures ; kill 
Worms in the Belly ; cleanfe and heal old running 
Sores, and foul Ulcers, and are laid to take away 
ScurfF Morphew, and other Deformities of the 
Skin ’ The Horfe-Shooe Vetch , has the fame Vir- 
tues and ufes with the Hatchet Vetch , juft now 
enumerated. The Birds Foot Vetch is faid to break 
the Stone in the Reins, and expel it, help Ruptures, 
and cure Wounds and Ulcers. The Kidney Vetch, 
it is an excellent Vulnerary, and ufed by the Ger- 
mans to cure Wounds and Ulcers, and for the cure 
alfo (as Thalim fays,) of the Gout. The Liquo- 
rice Vetch, tho’ it has fcatcely ever been ufed in 
Phyfick, yet 1 have made fome Tryal of it, and 
find by F.xperience, that its Root is De-obftru&ive 
of xht vijccra, chiefly of the Lungs, and very pro- 
fitable againft Afthma’s, Coughs, Colds, Catarrhs, 
Hoatfenefs, Wheezing, Strangury, and cures Co- 
licks ; as alfo Wounds and Ulcers outward ot in- 
ward. 
XXI. T he ? reparations, i . The Parched Pulfe 
of the yellow Wil'd retch, i. The Pultage of the | 
fame. 3 . A Decoilion of the Root of the Milk V etch : 
in Wine. 4. A Ponder of the fame Root. A j 
Pouder or Meal of the Pulfe of the fame. 6. A 
Poudcr or Meal, of the Pulfe of the Hatchet retch , 
and Horfe-Shooe Vetch. 7 . A Decoilion of the fame 
at alfo of the Leaves and Stalks of the Green Herb. 
8. A Decoilion of the Pulfe and Herb of the Birds- 
hoot Vetch. 9. A De coition 0} the Pulfe and Herb 
of the Kidney , and Star Kidney Vetch, to. A 
Juice of the fame Herbs. 11 .A Cataplafm of thi 
fame . 1 2. A Decoilion of the Root of the Liquorice 
Vetch. 13. A Poudcr of the fame. 14. A Volatile 
Salt from the Pulfes of all thefe Vetches • 
The Virtues. 
XXII. The Parched Pulfe of the yellow Will 
Vetch. So eaten it is Aftringent , and ftops Flux- 
es of the Belly, but is harder of Digeftion than 
Lentils. 
XXIir. TheP ullage of the fame. It s made by 
boiling of them in Water, till their Grains are bro- 
ken, after the manner of Lentils. So eaten, it 
ftops Fluxes both of Stomach and Belly. Galen 
fays, it is binding as the Lentil , and is ufed to be 
eaten as Lentils , but drys more powerfully, and 
heals moderately ; which Aftringent quality Dodo* 
nxus fays, he had found true by his own experi- 
ence in this Aphace. 
XXIV. The Decoilion of the Root of the Milk 
Vetch in Wine. It is Aftringdnr, and Galen fays, 
it ftops Fluxes, and provokes Urine *, and is profi- 
tably ufed againft the foulnefsof the Gums, (that 
is the Scurvy in the Mouth) as Pliny fays. 
XXV. The Pouder of the Root of the fame. 
Strewed upon running Sores or Ulcers, or caft in- 
to them, it drys them up and heals them. It is 
good alfo to flop the Bleeding of Wounds. 
XXVI. The Pouder or Meal of the Pulfe of the. 
fame. Being dryed in an Oven, and caft into 
Wounds and Ulcers, ^t drys and heals them. 
XXVII. The Pouder or Meal of the Pulfe of the 
Hatchet Vetch , or Horfe-Shooe Vetch. It is Sto- 
matick, ftrengthens that Vi feus . , expels Poifon, and 
opens ObftruUions of the Bowels j and is good 
againft the Bitings and Stingings of Venomous 
Creatures, as Matthiolus fays j and being taken 
with Honey as a Bolus, it caufes the expectoration 
of tough and thin Flegm ^ kills W orms, and ftrew- 
ed upon Ulcers it cleanfes them * and made into 
an Ointment with Honey? it heals Ulcers, and 
takes away Freckles, and other Deformities of the 
Skin. Dofe inwardly, one Dram, Morning and 
Evening, in Wine, Honey, & 7 V. 
XXVIII. The Decoilion of the fame in Wine, 
as alfo of the Stalks and Leaves of the green Herbs. 
It has all the Virtues of the former Pouder, befides 
which, it opens ObftruCtions of the Stomach, Liver, 
Spleen, Mefentery, Reins, and other Bowels 
ftrengthens the Stomach, rdifts Poifon, kills Worms 
in the Belly, and is ufed as a Wound drink. 
XXIX. The Decoilion of the Pulfe and Herb of 
the Birds - foot Vetch. It is a little drying and 
binding, and is ufed in Wound Drinks, and being 
a good Vulnerary, is ufed outwardly for the fame 
purpofe. And Lugdunenfis fays, that the Knotted 
Birds Foot is found by experience, to break the 
Stone in the Reins and expel it* and that it won- 
derfully helps Ruptures inwardly taken, and out- 
wardly applyed. 
XXX. The Decoilion of the Pulfe and Herb of 
the Kidney Vetch. It is uied as a Diet or Wound- 
Drink, to induce the healing of Wounds, and alfo 
.outwardly to wafh them therewith for the fame 
purpofe. 
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