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B. 2. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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• The Names. 
Peru inkle is called in Greeke *«»’**»»«*' becaufe it bringeth forth fta Ikes, which creepe like 
thofeof the Vine, and Daphmdes by teafon that the leaues are like thofe of the Bay, as aforefaid 
f//»;calleth it Vinca Peruinca, and cbamadaphne ■. notwithftanding there is another Chamtdaphne of 
which in his place.The fame Author likevvife calleth it CentunmUis : in High Dutch, 31mrrmj •’;« 
Low Dutch, mmt003lte ; maegl)cn erupt : in French, Pucel/age, Vauche dr Pmuuche in Italian, p,„ 
uenca: in Spanifli/em'^K^ - in (hoppes, Clematis perumca : in EngIifb 3 Peruinkle,Peruinkle' and 
Periwinkle. ’ 1 ‘ , 
The Temperature. 
Peruinkle is fomething hot,but within the fecond degree,fomething drie and aftringent. 
^The Vertues. 
The leaues boiled in wine and drunken, flop the Iaske and bloudie flix. ^ 
An handfull of the leaues (lamped, and theiuicegiuentodrinkeinredwine,floppeththelask<% B 
pnd bloudy flix, {pitting Ofbloud, which neuer faileth in any bodie, either man or woman : it-li ;e- 
wife ftoppeth the inordinate courfe of the monethly licknefle. 
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Chap. 331 . Of typers. 
The Kindes. 
^TpHerebe two forts of Capers efpecially, one with broad leaues fharpe pointed : the other with 
L A rounder leaues. The Brabandershaue alfo another fort, called Capparisfabago^ or BeanCapers. 
The Dejcriptien. 
t 'T’HeCaperis a prickly fhrub, the (hoots or branches whereof be full of fharpe prickly 
rhornes, trailing vpon the ground if they bee not fupported or propped vp: whereupon 
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