C it a r. Theatrum Botcinicum , Tribe i, 
to be Vera & lev'lima : Mafthiolus ,becaufe it was fent for it, 'Pena becaufe he founde it growing on Saint lultans 
Rock in the Florentine dominion, and Clufius , becaufe Honorius Rcilia fent him the feede from Candye t who faith, 
that the Candit Creches call it to this day ufually Thrubi & Thrumbi: but it is certaine,that neither our winter or 
luminer Savory doe anfwere unto the Thymbra of PDiofcoridcs , for that neither of them is like,or lelfe then Tyme„ 
although they arc familiarly eaten by divers nations being put into brothes, meates, &c. as C D iofcoridcs faith of his 
garden 77 , yntbr -^which as he faith is much leffe then the wilde fort of Thymbra.Thz firft is generally called with us 
S.’.rr, t i.: !■)•[■• I -na ,Winter Savorye and by Camerarius^erennis^ by Label Saturc'ui five Thymbra altera joy Cafalpinm, 
S. /. .v.? Hortrnjis. By Brunfelfus 3 Hyjfopiu Agreflis • but Thymbrafyl. by Anguilara , by Gefner in bonis, Thymbraa - 
gyeftis, o- Saturcia Montana, by TSauhhus : The fecond is generally called Satureia fatiya &hortenfs 3 or Thymbra 
f .: by mod Writers, but Tabermontanus & Cajalpinus only call it (unila , and Thymbra agreflis : Gefner in hartir a 
TlyrAyr a :r, :,and Ban! mitts, Saturcia hortenfis five cunila Plinij : but I fomewhat doulot whether I'Hny meant 
this Saturcia to be Cur.ita in his 19. booke and 8. chap, or fome ofthe other forts. And for the name Cunila , it is 
by him referred to divers other plants ; for Origanum Heracleoticum is called by him Cunila gallinacea, Lib. 20. 
c. t^.and Orirmum fylvcflre Cunila bubal a (as Diofcorides hath it alfo, as (hall bee {hewed hereafter ) Levifticum 
ifo other wile called Panaces , is falfely called Cunila bubulaby Cratevas^s Pliny fheweth both in the 8. chapter of 
his 19. booke. and in the T 5. chap, ofhis 20. Againe, in the io.chap. of his 32.booke,henamethan other herbe 
Cunila capuata y which in the fourth chap, of his 24. booke heefeemeth to name Policnemum ) whereof alfo 'T>i- 
ofcorides maketh mention ; in an other place he faith,that Cunila is called (unilago: Columella alfo calleth Saturcia 9 
Cunila } but he maketh Thymbra and Saturcia to be two fundry herbes,//£. 9. chap. 4. de re ruflica - as alfo in this 
verfe, Et Saturcia Thy mi referens Thymbra f faporem : but Pliny in his 1V. booke and 8. chap, maketh them to bee 
bothone. The third fort is called by LobelzndPena , Thymbra vera S. Ittliani, Lugdunenfls and Tabermontanxi t 
Thymbra vera PenafBauhinm in his notesupon Lugdunenfls faith,that the Saxifraga vera JDiofcoridis of Afatthiohts* 
is this Thymbra vera of Label and Pmqwhich it is very probable to be,both figure and defeription anfwering well 
thcreur r a as any that will compare them may fee. The fourth is called by Clufius{Thymbralegitimafldrofper Alpi - 
nus t Thymbra Cretcnfls, and P onafThymbra Legitima C Diofeoridis , and to doe I thinke alfo, no Other that wee 
know cormning ncerer thereunto. 
The Vertues, 
Our Savory of both forts is hot and dry in the third degree, efpecially the fummer kinde, which is both fharpe 
and quicke in tafte, expelling winde in the ftomacke and bowels, and is a prefent helpe for the rifing of the mother 
procured by winde, provokerh Vrine and womens courfes, and is much commended for women with child to 
take inwardly, and to fmell often thereunto : Some that from Satyris thinke Satureia to be derived, fay it helpeth 
the cfifeafe called Satyriafls or Pryapifmus 3 and to helpe dull or decayed coiture : others taking it to bee derived 
a fat tando, fay it is in familiar ule with many to procure a good appetite unto mcate, and to take away all man¬ 
ner of loathing to the fame: it cutteth tough flegme in the cheft and lunges,and helpeth to expectorate it the more 
eafilv : it helpeth to quicken the dull fpirites of the I.ethargye,the juice being fnuffed or call up into the noftrills; 
the juice alfo is of good ule to be dropped into the eyes to deare the dull fight, if it proceede of raw thinne colde 
humours diddling from the braine: the juice allb heated with a little oyle of Rofes, and dropped into the eares„ 
eafeth them of the noyfe and finging in them, and deafenes alfo: outwardly applyed with white flower in manner 
of a pouUis,giveth cafe to the Sciatica or hippe gowte,or paraly ticall members,by heating and warming thai^and 
taking away the paine: it taketh away alfo the Hinging of bees, wafpes, &c. 
Chap. III. 
Thymum & ScrpiUum. Tyme, and Mother of Tyme? 
Have joyned both thefe forts of Tyme in one Chapter, for the ncere vicinity they have together, both 
in name and nature, yet eache by thcmfelves they having many forts apart. 
t . Thymum legitimum capitatum. The true Tyme of the ancients. 
The true Tyme is a very tender plant,having hard and hoarye brittle branches,fpreading from a fmall 
Woody ftemme about a foote and ahalfe high,whereon are fet at fcverall joynts,and by fpaces many fmall whitifh 
or hoary greene leaves,of a quicke fent and tafte* at the toppes of the branches Hand fmall whitifh greene heads, 
fomewatlikeuntotheheads of Stacbas, made as it were of many leaves or feales; out of which Hart forth fmall 
purplifh flowers,not having any other feede(as Thcophtraflas and fome other of the old authors have fet it downe,) 
and therefore appoint the flowers only, to be fowne as if there were no feede in the headsjthinking it to fpring of 
the flowers alone, which was an errour in them by tradition not experience, for we have found it other wife. 
2. Thymum durius vulgare . Our common garden Tyme. 
Our ordinary garden Tyme, is alfo a fmall low w'oody plant, with brittle branches, and fmall hard greene leaves 
onthem, well knowne to moft, having fmall white purplifti flowers, (landing with fome leaves in roundles 
ronnd about the toppes of the ftalkes; tne feede is fmall ana browner then Mar jerome feede ; the roote is woody 
andabideth well divers winters,if they be not too violent, and the plants not growne too great or woody, which 
then will perifti therein. 
5. Thymum durius Candidius. Hoarye Tyme. 
Among the feedes of the laft recited Tyme,which I lowed in my garden, came up this hoarye Tyme, which is in 
fiarmc like it,but that the branches are fmaller,and the leaves whiter or more hoary,a little alfo more thinly or fpar- 
fcdly fet on the branches • the flowers, feedes,and rootes are like the former, and lo are both fent and tafte, but ra¬ 
ther more quicke. 
4. Thymum latifoliim. Mafticke Tyme. 
This Tyme groweth not fo upright as the former, but rather lyeth and fpreadeth upon the ground, fmall hue 
many more branches,nothing fo woody jthe leaves alfo are not fo hard but broader; the flowers are of a purplifh 
white colour, (landing in roundles as the two firft forts.; this better endureth the winters,and longer,yet giveth no 
feede, but is propagated by flipping; the tafte and fent is not altogether fo quicke as the ordinary garden kinde. 
5. Thymum tnodorum. Vnfavory Tyme. 
T his is a lowe fmall Ihrubby plant,very like unto the firft kin 4 e,with hard branches and hairy more then it; the 
