the Hiftory of Plants. 
1615 
1 Ltnticuh marina angujlifilia. 1 Lenticulu marina ferratisfolijs. | 
Narrow leaued Sea Lentil!. Cut leaned Sea Lentill. 
much fnipt about the edges, of colour reddifh.of tafte infipide,or without any fenfible biting, but 
tvhat is rather dravvne from the fait water, than naturally inherent in the plant At the fetting on of 
each leafegrowes a feed round like a pepper corne, of awhitifh colour, and fometimes of white 
and red mixed, very tender when as it is nrftdrawne forth of the water, but hard when it is dried, 
but by reafonofthe thinneffevery fragile, and full of (alt water : there is no root tobeobferued in 
this plant, but only the marks of the breaking otfappeares ; and it is likely it gtowes in thedeepe 
and fandy bottome of the fea, and hath fmall roots ; yet fome are ofopinion that this herb is pluc- 
ked vp and carried away by the rapidecourleofwaters that fallout ofmany Iflands into the Oce- 
an. Now the Matter of the Chip wherein I was did ftiffely maintaine this opinion ; and in the fai- 
ling here we were becalmed •, but as far as eucr wee could fee wee faw the fea wholly couered with 
this plant, and fending down fome yong Sailers which fhould driue the weeds from the (hip, and 
clenie the water, we plainly faw round heapes thereof rife vp from the bottom of the fea whereby 
founding we could finde no bottome. 
f. This plant pickled with fait and vineger hath the fame taft as Sampier,and may be vfed in (lead A 
thereof, and alfo eaten by fuch as faile, in place ofCapers.I willed it fhould be giuen newly taken -• 
forth of the (ea, to Goats which we carried in the fhip, and they fed vpon it greedily. 
I found no faculties thereof ; but one of the Sailers troubled withadifficultie of making water, B 
caftingout fand and groife humors, ate thereof by chance both raw and boiled, onely for that the 
tafte thereof pleafed him : after a few dayes hee told to me that he found great good by the eating 
thereof, and he tookefomeofitwith him, thatfo he might vfe it when he came a (hore. Hitherto 
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