Chap; XXXI 
Galega . <Soats Rue 
Ecaufe this herbe is foeffe&uall againfl all infecti¬ 
ons, I could do no Ieffe then infert it here, and take 
it from the other leguminous plants, where it 
might be placed, which otherwife I would not 
have done ■ and hereunto I muft adjoyne another, 
for the neereneffeboth for forme and vertues, 
i, Galega vulgaris. 
Common Goats"Rue. 
The common or mod ufuall Goats Rue, fendeth forth many 
round hard ftalkes, fourc or five footehigh,whereon grow one 
above another at feverall joynts, long winged leaves, that is, 
many leaves feton each fide of a middle ribbe, which are fmall 
yet fomewhat broad and long, and pointed at the end, fmooth 
on the edges without any dentes, fomewhat like unto the 
leaves of Vitches, and of a faint greene colour, at the toppes 
of the ftalkes ftand many fmall Leguminous flowers, one above 
anotner, of a pale blevvifh purple colour, and in fome plants 
pure white, after which come fmall round pods, about an inch 
and a halfe long, a little bunched out in fome places, but no¬ 
thing fo much as the Orobus or bitter Vetch, wherein lie three 
or foure or five fmall pale feede like unto a Vetch : the roote is 
white and wooddy spreading well in the ground, and abiding 
divers ycares. 
2. Galega montana D alcchampij, 
m Mountaine Goats Rue. 
This other Goats Rue fliooteth forth divers round hard 
Ualkes, nothing fo high as the former, whereon groweth fuch 
a like winged leafe at every joynt, but broader and thicker fet 
together, fmooth alfo on the edges, but having the middle 
Galcgufve RutaCaprarli . 
Goats Rue. 
