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The fecond kind of Hyffope is like the 
former, which is our common Hyffope, and 
ditfereth in that, that this Hyffope hath his 
fmall and {lender branches decked with faire 
red floures. 
The third kinde of Hyffop hath leaues 
ftalkes, branches, feed, and root, like the com- 
mon Hyffope, and differeth in the floures on- 
ly, which are as white as fnow. 
4 This kinde of Hyffope ofall the redis 
of the greated beauty ; it hath a wooddie root 
tough, andfullofdringS;fromwhichrife vp 
fmall, tough, and (lender flexible dalkes,wher- 
upon do grow infinite numbers of fmall Fen- 
nel-like leaues, much refembling thofe of the 
{mailed graffe,of a pleafant fweet fmeI,&aro- 
matick tafle, like vnto the reft of the Hy (Tops 
but much fweeter; at the top of the (talks do 
grow amongft the leaues fmal hollow floures, 
ofablewifh colour tending to purple. The 
feeds as yet I could neuer obferue. 
$ 5 This differs from the firftdefcri- 
bed,inthat the ftalkes are weaker and fhorter, 
the leaues alfo narrower, and of a darker co- 
lour : the floures grow after the fame manner, 
& are of the fame colour as thofe of the com- 
mon kinde. 
We haue in England in our gardens ano- 
ther kinde, whofe pifture it (hall be needlefle 
toexpreffe, confideringthat in few words it 
maybe deliuered. It is like vnto the former, 
but the leaues are fome of them white, fome 
greene,as the other ; and fome green and white 
mixed and fpotted,very goodly tobehold. 
Of which kinde we haue in our gardens moreouer another fort, whofe leaues are wonderfully 
■curled, rough, and hairie, growing thicke thruft together, making as it were a tuft of leauespn tafte 
and fmell,and in all other things like vnto the common Hyffope. 
I haue likewife in my garden another fort of Hy ffope,growing to the forme of a fmall wooddie 
flirub, hailing very faire broad leaues like vnto thofe of Numularia , or Monywoort,but thicker, ful- 
lcrofiuice,andofa darker greene colour; in tafteand fmelllike the common Hyffope. • 
The Place. 
All thefe kindes of Hyffope do grow in my garden, and in fome others alfo. 
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They floure from Iune to the end of Augud. 
The Thames. 
Hy (Tope is called in Latine Hpffopu-. r; the which name is likewife retained among the Germans, 
Brabanders, French-men, Italians, and Spaniards. Therefore that (hall fuffice which hath been fet 
downe in their feuerall titles. 
This is by molt W riters iudged to be Hyffope vfed by the Arabian Phy (itions,but not that 
of the Greekes, which is neeter to Origanum and Maricrome,as this is toSatureiaoi Sauorie. $ 
The Temperature and Vertues. 
A A decodfion of Hyffope made with figs, and gargled in the mouth and tlirote,ripeneth &brea- 
keth the tumors and impofthumes of the mouth and throte,and eafeth the difficultie of fvvallow- 
ing.comming by cold rheumes. 
The fame made with figges, water, honie, and rue, and drunken, helpeth the inflammation of the 
lungs, the old cough,and lhortneffe of breath,and the obdrmdions or (loppings of the bread. 
The firrup or iuice of Hyffope taken with the firrup of vineger, purgeth by (loole tough and 
clammie flegme, and driueth forthwormesifit be eaten with figges. 
The diddled water drunke, is good for thofe difeafes before named,but not with that fpeed and 
force. 
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