Of the Hiilorie of Plants. 
Li B. 2. 
264. 
into many fmall branches, whereupon grow fmall white flowers compofed offonre leaues, after 
which fucceed round flat huskes or leedveffels, fet vpon the ftalke by couples, as it were l'undry 
paires offpeftacles, wherein the feed is contained, fharpe and biting as the other. This is fome- 
times feen with yellow flowers. 
£ 6 Clownes muftard hath afhort white fibrous root,fromwhencearifethvp a ftalke of • 
the height ofa foot,vvhich a little aboue the root diuides it felfe into fome foure or flue bran- 
ches, and thefe againe are fubdiuided into other, fmaller fo that it refembles a little fhrub : 
longilh narrow leaues notched after themanee of Sciatica Crefies by turees garnilh thefe bran- 
ches,and thefe leaues areas bitter as the fmaller Centaury. The flowers ftand rhicke together at 
the tops of thefe branches in manner of little vmbcls,and are commonly of a light blew and white 
mixed together (being feldome onely white, or yellow.) After the flow'ers fucceed feed veflels 
after the manner of the other plants of this kinde,and in them is conteined a fmall hot feed £. 
7 Buckler muftard hath many large leaues, fpread vpon the ground like Hieracium or Hawke- 
weede, fomewhat more toothed or fnipt about the edges : among which comes vp ftalkes fmall 
and brittle.a cubit high,garnifhed with many fmall pale yellowifti flowers : in whofe place ftic- 
ceed many round flat cods or pouches,buckler fafhion,conteining a feed like vnto the others. 
8 Small Buckler Muftard,is a very fmall, bafe,or low plant, hailing whitifh leaues like thofe 
bfwildTime,fetvpon fmall, weake and tender branches. The flowers grow at the top like the 
other buckler Muftard. The feed veffels are like, but not fo round, fomewhat fharpe pointed, 
lharp in tafte,& burning the tongue. The whole plant lieth flat vpon the ground,like wild Tyme. 
f The Place. 
Treacle or rather Mithridate Muftard grovves wild in fundry places in corn fields,ditch banks, 
and in landy,drie,and barren ground. I haue found it in corne fields betweene Croydon & Gods- 
ftone in Surrey ,at South-fleete in Kent, by the path that leadeth from Harnfey (a fmall village by 
London) vnto Waltham crofle, and in many other places. 
The other do grow vnder hedges, oftentimes in fields and in ftonie and vntoiled places ; they 
grow plentifully in Bohemia and Germany : they are Teene likewife on the ftonie bankesof the 
riuer Rliene. They are likewife to be found in England in fundrie places wilde,the which I haue 
gathered into my garden, f I haue found none but thefirft and fecond growing vvilde in any 
part of England as yet ; but I deny not, but that fome of th&other may be found, though not all. £ 
«[ The Time. 
Thefe treacle Muftards are found with their flowers from May to Iuly,and the feed is ripe in 
the end of Auguft. 
The Thames. 
The Grecians call thefe kindes of herbes J w«=i, ».!«*>«»,>• .ofthehuskeorfeed veflell, 1 
which is like a little fhield. They haue all'o other names which be found among the baftard 
words : as Scandulaceum, Capfella , Pes gallinaceus. Neither be the later writers without their names, 1 
as N aft art turn tettorum^mA Sinapi rufticum : it is called in Dutch, UUHlhe fectCc t in French, Seneut 
fauuage • in Englifh,Treacle Muftard, diflh Muftard, Bowyers Muftard:of Sbme,ThUfti, after the 
Greeke name,Churles muftard,and wilde Creflesi 
f I This isThla/pi Diofcoridis Drab.c^autChamelin&folil>otLobell:ThLftiLtuiiis<j{DodonMs:\ 
and the fecond Thlafpiod CMatthiolus. 
2 This jThlafti Vnlgitiffimum VaccarU folio of Lobellithz firft Thlafts of CMatt hiolus , and fecond 
of Dodon.em ■ and this is that ThlaftiwhoCe feed is vfed in {hops. 
3 This isThlafti majas a^Tabernamontanus. 
4 This is Thlajf i minus of Dedonaas:Thlafti:angiiftifoU.amo^ Fuchftus : T hi afti minus hortenfi 
Ofyridis foliOf&c. of Lobell. 'anA Nafturtium fylveftre Ot T halms. 
5 This is Alfftonn( Matthiolus sTbUftn Grxcum Polygonati folio, of LobeU and Tabern . 
6 This the Author of the Hift. Lug. alls Naftartium fylveftre - 7 Tabern. calls it Thlafti maruml 
7 Lobell termes thisThlafpi parvum HieracifoliumymA Lunaria Lutea Monjpejicnjittm. 
8 This isThlafti minus clypeatum Serpillifolio of Lobell. $ 
t The figures of thefe two lull mentioned were cranfpofcd in the former Edition. 
51 TheTemperature. 
The feed of thefe kindes of Treacle Muftards be hot and drie iritheend of the third degree. 
*[ The Vertues, 
The feedof Thlafpior treacle Muftard eaten, purgeth colour both vpward and downeward, 
prouoketh flowers, and breaketh inward apofthumes; 
The fame vfed in clyfters, helpeth the lciatica,and is good vnto thofe purpofes for which Mu- 
ftard feed ferueth. 
5 [ The Danger. 
The feed of thefe herbes be fo extreame hot and vehement in working, that being taken in too 
great 
