T R IBE.^, 
The Theater of Plants. 
CHAF.36. 547 
iT.T.T,; r u t u rPP nr fnbbeat a iovnt lower, fomewhat decpelycr fnippedor dented about the edges: the 
E; ISfora.etdotunbngfp.U wf ftt roandah^t withfcflawcn, 
ofToJreTeaves a pcece, which turne into fmall Bat heads with browmfh feede therein : the roote creepcth no: 
as the fiift doth,but fhooteth forth many fprouts round about it, whereby it doth much encreale. 
The P lace. 
The former groweth ufually by rivers, and ditches fides, m wet grounds; as upon Lambeth fide about the 
ditches there, in many placesithe other is f^dome found in our Land, but m Avfirta, and other places of Germany 
P lenciful ‘f- The Time. 
■ Both thefe doe flower in the monthes of Itme and Inly. 
The Thames; 
The fdrmoft is certainely the Lyfmachia that PVyme remembreth, and to take the name from lyfimacb^ as 
is before fayd, and is the Lyjimachia alien of tJHatthwlw, the Lyfimacbta Plimam or purpurea of LoM in his 
Mverfaria andObfervdtioiis; the Lyfmachia purpurea comm major , of Clufzo ; thzPfeudo Lyfimachtum 
purpureum alterum of ‘Podontw ■, and the SolMgim Sarafemcaaha frectts oi Tragwr. there have beenefome 
that have taken it for e«patorium, and fome for a kmde of but they have erred both : the other is 
taken by fome, to be Veronica reela major, but others and that more truely make it a Lyfimachta- as C lupus,v/bo 
callethk Lyfmachia caruleoflore ; LobelLyfmachiacaruleahorteufv ; Lugdunenft and <Dodtmetu who calleth 
it pfeudo lyfmachium caruleum, and faith that many Dutch did call it Panncke. Sauhtuue calleth ,t LyfmacktA 
Jpicata c arnica, whom Ithinke tobcof asgoodand found judgement, as any other, whom Idoe follow as 
you fee. . Tr 
The Virtues. 
The nronerties of thefe hearbes, being cooling and drying, are to be referred to the former , wherein they 
fcarfe come behind thebeftof them, and therefore it needeth not that I (hould make a re P ct,t,0 " “ f t ^ 
things againe, feeing any man may fafely ule the one in (lead of the other, when it is not neere at hand, or to be 
gotten And more by particular experience this hereafter hath beene found, and by a friend imparted,of w hofe 
feariiin" and judgement there needeth no queftion: The deftilled water is a prefent remedy for hurts and btowes 
on the e D yes, and for blindneffe, fo as the chriftaline humor or fight it Telfe of them be not per.fticd or hurt, or be 
notfpoyled; which experiments was found true; upon a boy, whofeeye yc anc . a ^,. nn i v ; n „ t i.; swater 
hereby; as alfo by another who being hurt in the eye, athwart by a dart, was cured onely byj 
outwardly: be that performed this cure, and the like upon divers, wotil no ccarc _ and refufin^ 
therefore the Phy fitions and Chirurgions, that undertook^ to cure another hurt in the ^me manner, and refufin 
this water, failed of their cure, and left him blind that they dealt with. It is of as good ufe 0 ^tc the eyes 
of any duft ,or other thing gotten into the eyes, and keepeth the fig t rom muc 1 ^ • manner 
•againft wounds and thfufis 5 to be made into an oyntment with Adiy butter, waxe and ' ch^s 
Tate to every ounce of the water, two drainmes of May butter without fa t, an o g 
much alfo, let them boyle gently altogether; let tents be dipped in the liquor that temameth after it > s cold,and 
put into the wounds, and the place covered with a linnen cloath, doubled an anno n „ f , , ' 
this was proved on a Captaine, who was (hot in two places with bullets, the one t roug ’ r 
through his thigh, and was perfectly cured of both wounds without any fearre,, one y y ?PP r i , 
fayd, when as he could not be holpen by other remedies applyed. It likewife denfeth and healeth al fade ulcers 
and fores wherefoever, and ftayeth their inflammations, by wafhing them with the water, and laying oil them 
a grecne leafe or two in fumtner, or dry leaves in winter. This water gargled warme in the mouth, and 
fometimes drunke alfo, doth cure the Quinfie.and Kings Evil! in the throate : 
taketh away all fpots, or markes and fcarres in the skinne, which are cauled by the Meafells fmall Poxe or the 
like. And laftly.if one drinke of this water, when they are very thirfty, or 111 any journey not having any drink, 
it will prefently flake their third. 
Chap. XXXVI- 
Lyf machia filiejuofa. Codded Loofcftrife. 
SHE laft kinde of Loofcftrife to be fpoken off, is thofe that bcare their feedes in cods, whereof 
l there are divers, one kind hereof under the name of Chamauertum flareMphmtj, Willow fl we , 
I and the Virginian Looftftrife,bclongethto this place ; which although I have fetthem ' 
I former Book,and wil not deferibe them againe,yet I wil here give you the figure of the* tfgi iM i 
' I, Lyfinta chiafiliquofa anguflifolia ( hamper turn qejnen ditta. 
- > The narrow leafed codded Loofeftrife. • . 
r This codded Loofeftrife (I place firft oftfiis kinde, as moft worthy in my judgement, both for the rarity,beau- 
tv and property)rifeth up with divers hard (hikes, about two and fometimes three footehigh.w.th many very 
narrow lon« "teene leaves thereon, fomewhat like unto Rofemary leaves in my opinion fet very thicke with 
two at a jovnt thofe below, being (hotter then rhofc up higher, at the toppes of the (lalkes come ftirth many 
flowers ’made off curt fmall round pointed leaves, ofafine reddifh colour and fome threds in the; middle, pimMt 
eveTv o^e Handing on theboppe of a fmall long almoft fquare codde, whit.lh on the outfide, and fluffed with 
finec^onordow'ne, wherein lye bright ted feedes, which 
ers doe breake forth at the ends of them, whereupon fome have called it Film ante patrem, the roote creepcth 
in the fame manner that the yellow and blew doe. Of this kinde both Gefnerw, Tbalm , and Chfm fay,they 
found one with white flowers, not differing m any thing elfe from the 0™!'. 
3, Lyfimachia (jhamcxeriumdicla ^flpma. The mountame codded Loofeftrife. 
ThismountaineLoofeftrif*hatji very fhottftalkes, feldome more then a (bate high, whereon 
