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fet oppofite to each other , on a middle Rib , after the 
manner of tbofe of Lentils: At the Joints towards 
the top , come forth long Footfialks , with many 
blowers on them, fet clofe together, which afterwards 
give long , round, bunched out Cods , dented in be- 
tween each Grain , which is twice as large as thofe 
of the firji Orobus, ;?<?/ /i> round, but a little cor- 
ner'd ■, 0/" d pale or yellowifh color, differing little 
from them but in their Jo exatt roundnefs, and 
dark appearance. 
VII. ' The fifth, or broad Leav’d greater, or pur- 
ple Wood Orobus Its Root is long, black, and 
bard, bunching forth in fome places, with fome 
Jmall long Strings and bib res adjoined to it, and en- 
dures many Tears, It grows not much above a boot 
high, having many fquare Stalks, Jlripcd along. 
The Leaves are Winged , the [mailer L eaves fet yne 
by another on each fide of the middle Rib, fix, eight , 
or ten in number very much larger than any of 
the other Orobus s, being 2 or 3 Inches long, and 
and an Inch or two broad , and fharp pointed , with 
2 or 3 Nerves running thro ’ them. The Flowers 
grow at the tops , many together , one above another, 
as it were in a Spike or Bufh, much larger than 
thofe of the Vetch, and of a fine blewifh Purple 
color which when they begin to fade , will change a 
• little, and become more pale -, after which, co'me 
fmall, long, (lender, brown Cods, with f mall round, 
and fometimes longiff) round Grains within them, 
variably colored. 
VIII. The fixth, or narrow Leav’d, or fmaller 
Wood Orobus. Its Root confifts of 5 or 6 long, 
[lender, tuberous' Clogs, not much unlike to thofe 
of the Afphodil or Peony, but fmaller, blackifh on 
the out fide and white within. It has jlender, fir aight 
Vetch Bitter, Wild : 
0 R , 
Vntcb Narrow Leav'd Wild. 
crejled Stalks , about a hoot high. The Leaves Jlani 
by couples , being long and narrow. The blowers 
grow on long Pootflalks , of a pure white color , and 
the Cods which follow , are long and black , with fome- 
what large black Grains within them. The figure 
here given , is defeftive , the Cutter having been 
J paring in his Labor , in not adding to it its Tube- 
rous long Clogs before named. 
IX. The Places. The two fiiftgrow only with 
us in Gardens, the third grows Wild in Fields, 
about Hedges and Bufhes, and has been found about 
Highgate and T ancras-Cburch , near London. The 
fourth grows Wild about Narbone in prance , and. 
is Nurlt up with us in Gardens. The fifth and 
fixth grow in fhady places, as Woods and Forelis. 
X. The Times. The firft four Flower in June, 
July and Augufl, and their Seed is ripe in about a 
Month after their Flowering time; the two lalt 
about the end of April, or in May, and their Seed 
is ripe in June. 
XI. The Qualities. Of all tliefe, the firft or 
Common Orobus is only ufedin Phyfick, and of that 
Plant, the Grain chiefly. It is hot in the firft de- 
gree, and dry in the fecond, Aperitive, Abftetfive, 
Diuretickand Vulnerary, PeUoral, a little Cathar- 
tick, and alfo Alexipharmick. 
XII. The Specification. It opens Obfttuflions 
of the Fiji era, cleanfes the Brelt and Lungs of 
thick Humors, provokes Urine, gives eafe in the 
Strangury, purges the Bowels downwards ; dif- 
cuffes the Tumor of the Spleen, cltanfes and heals 
foul Ulcers, is good againltthe Bitings of Serpents 
and mad Dogs, gives eaie in a I enajmusp and is 
faid to reftore in Confumptions ; it alio breaks 
Carbuncles, and cleats the Skin of Deformities. 
XIII. The Preparations. Of the Grain there is 
made, r. A flrong Decoffiott in Wine or Water. 
2. A Meal. 3. A Pultage. 4. A Cutaplajm of 
the green Cods , Stalks and all. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The firing VeceOionof the Grain , in Wane 
or Water. By its Bitternefs it tltanfes, and opens 
ObftruQions of the Vfieera , chiefly of the lungs, 
Liver. Spleen, Stomach, Meftmtry, Reins and ln- 
tellines, deaniing thofe parts of pituitous, thick, 
and mucilaginous Humors which eftend them. 
Pliny lays, ir is faid in the Emperor Augtjlus'i 
Epittles, that he was Cured by Ervum, viz. this 
Orobus, Vihofe Grief was fuppofed to be tough, 
pituitous matter infefting the Lungs, and not tafie 
to be expeUorated. It gently purges the Bowels 
downwards, and being taken falting every Morn- 
ing, it eafes the Spleen, and opens its Obftrufli- 
ons’ ; mollifies the hardnefs of the Breafts, and is 
good againft the Bitings of Serpents, mad Dogs, 
and other Venomous Creatures, being taken mixed 
with Wine 01 Vinegar ; and fo alfo it provokes 
Urine, gives eafe in the Strangury, and cures the 
T ena/tnus, if the Patient be not reduced thereby to 
a deep Confumpiion •, but an incipient Conlumpti- 
on, whether Pining, or Phthifts, it Cutes by taking 
away the Obftruaions which Hinder the Nutriment 
from going to the refptctive parts of the Body ■, 
and by healing the Ulcers of the Lungs newly be- 
gun. Outwardly it heals Wounds, old Sores, and 
running Ulcers by waffling them therewith, whe- 
ther in the Mouth, Secrets, or other parts. 
XV. The Meal. It is made (without fteeping 
the Grain in Water to take out its Bitternefs, as 
fome do,) by parching it till its Hulls break, then 
grinding it, and lifting it through a fine Sieve. A 
Dram 
