Lib. z. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants, 
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Cur Age, or Culrage : in Spanifh, Pimentx aquation : in Englifh, Water-Pepper, Culrage and Arfe- 
fmart, according to the operation and effed when it is vfed in the abfterfion of that part. 
2 Dead Arfmart is called Perficaria, or Peach-wort, ofthe Iikeneffe that the ieaues hauewith 
thofe of the Peach tree. It hath beene called Plumbago of the leaden coloured markes which are 
feenevpon it: but Plin'j wouldhaue Plumbago not to be focalled ofthe colour, but rather of theef- 
fe£t, by reafon that it helpeth the infirrnitie of the eyes called Plumbum. Yet there is another Plum- 
bago which is rather thought to be that of Plinies defcription,as Aral be Chewed in his proper place. 
In Englifh we may call it Peach-wort, and dead Arfmart, becaufe it doth not bite thofe places as 
the other doth. 
E 3 This is by Lobel fet forth, and called Perjtcariapufilla repens : o[Tabernamottta>m,Per/icaria 
pumila. 
4 No plant I rhinke hath found more varietie of names than this : for Tragus calls it Mercuria- 
lis JylueJlris altera ; and he alfo calls it Efitla : Leonicerut calls it T ithymalus fyltieftris : Ccfner, Camtra- 
. rius, and others, Noli me tangere: D odonaus. Impatient herba : Cafa/pims,Catanance altera : in the Bift. 
Litgd. (where it is fome three times ouer) it is called befides the names giuen it by others, chryfea: 
Lobelprhalius, and others call it Perficaria filiquofa : yet noneofthefe well pleafingCo/zrawa, he hath 
accurately defcribed and figured it by the name of Balfamita altera : and fince him Bauhine hath na- 
med it Balfamina lutea : yet both thefe and mod ofthe other keepe the title of Noli me tangere. $ 
TheT emperature. 
Arfmart is hot and dry, yet not fohot as Pepper, according to Galen. 
Dead Arfmart is of temperature cold, and fomething dry. 
*[ TheVertues. 
The Ieaues and feed of Arfmart do wade and confume all cold fwellings, difl’olueandfcatter A 
congealed bloud that commeth of bruifings or ftripes. 
The fame bruifed and bound vpon an impodume in the ioynts of the fingers (called among the B 
f ulgar fort a fellon or vncome) for the fpace of an houre,taketh away the paine : but (faith the Au- 
thor) it mud be fird buried vnder a done beforcit be applied • which doth fomevvliat difcredit the 
medicine. 
The Ieaues rubbed vpon a tyred fades backe, and a good handfull or two laid vnder the laddie, C 
and the fame fet on againe, wonderfully refrelheth the wearied horfe, and caufeth him to trauell 
much the better. 
It is reported that Dead Arfmart is good againd inflammations and hot fwellings , being ap- D 
plied in the beginning .- and for greene wounds, if it be damped and boyled with oyle 01iue,waxe, 
and Turpentine. 
£ The faculties ofthe fourth are not yet knowne. Lobel frith ithath avenenate qualitie : and £ 
Tragus faith a vomitorie : yet neither of them feemes to affirme any thing of certaintie, but rather 
by heare-fay. $ 
C h a p. 1 1 Of ‘Bctt'Flonres . 
TheDeficription. 
X Ouentry-Bells haue broad Ieaues rough and hairy, not vnlike to thofe of the Garden 
■ ' V j Buglo(Te,of a fwart greene colour : among which do rife vp ftilfe hairie flalks the fe- 
"*• cond yeare after the lowing of the feed : which dalkes diuide themfelues into fundry 
branches, whereupon grow many faire and pleafant bell-floures, long, hollow, and cut on the brim 
with fine Height gafhes, ending in fine corners toward night, when the flourefhutteth it felfe vp, 
as do mod of the Bell-floures :in the middle of the floures be three or foure whirifh chiues,as alfo 
much downy haire, fuch as is in the eares of a Dog or fuch like bead. The whole floure is of a 
blew purple colour : which being pad, there fucceed great fquare or cornered feed-veflels,diuided 
on the infide into diuers cels or chambers, wherein doe lie fcatteringly many fmallbrowne flat 
feeds. The root is long and great like a Parfenep, garnifhed with many threddy drings,which pe- 
rifheth when it hath perfeAcd his feed, which is in the fecond yeare after his fowing, and recoue- 
reth it felfe againe by the falling of the feed. 
i The fecond agreeth with the fird in each refpeft, as well in Ieaues, dalkes, or roots, and dif- 
fereth'in that, that this plant bringeth forth milke-whitc floures, and the other not Co. 
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