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ftandino at the coppes of the branches, after which come the fruit very like unto Bramble berries but reddifh as ~ 
Kafpis but not fo well rellifhed; the roote fpreadeth much about under ground. 
4- Rubm tricoccos. The Deaw berry or VVinberry. 
The Oeaw berry hath (lender weakc branches like the lalt more often lying downe then being raifed up with 
fewer prickes and thornes thereon then in the laft, the leaves likewife are ulually but three fet to rether.more fe- 
parate on the branches, yet almoft as large as it and nearer fet together on long footft alkes: the flowers are white 
and (mall, the berries ufuaily confifting but of three fmall berries or graines fee together in one, yet many times 
fonre or five leffe fappicbut not Idle fweeteor blew then the other: the roote hereof creepcth under ground 
more then the laft. b 
S. RubmfaxatiUs Alpintu . Theftony Brambleor Roeke Rafpis. 
This fmall low plant which by Clujius is more fitly referred to the Rafpis then the Bramble hath divers (lender 
reddifh twiggy hairy branches little more then a footehigh, without anythorneat all on them, fet here and 
there with rongh leaves upon footftalkes three alwayes joyned together and dented about the edges of a very 
har(h and binding tafte : the flowers ft and at the toppes of the branches three or foure together confiding of fottre 
and home of five leaves a peece, of a pale or whitifh Rofe colour which afterwards turne into fmall fruit,compo- 
fed of three foure or five graines or berries let together greater then eythcr in the Rafpis or Bramble of a reddifta 
colour vyhen they are ripe, almoft tranlparent, full ofa mod pltafant fweeteand acid juice gratefull to tile palate, 
having in each of them a white rough kernell or ftone: the roote crcepeth all about and (hooteth forth iundry 
branches from the j'oynts as they creepe. ' 
6 . Chamamortts Anglic*. Our Knotberry. 
The Knotberry rifeth up with (lender browniflifhfksnota foot high.let with foure or five large leaves one above 
another at leverall winged j'oynts, each of them divided into five parts.. and each of their, lomewhit deepcly 
jagged and dented alfo round about the edges, rough and as it were crumpled each upona long footftalke, which 
ac the j'oynts have two (mall peeces like eares f, t thereat; each ftalke being furniftftd at the top with one flower 
madeol five round pointed leaves of adatke purple colour, after which fulloweth a large erry like unto a Mul¬ 
berry of divers graines fet together, of a reddifh colour when it is ripe and of a fowrifii fweet tafte, the roote 
creepeth much and farre (hooting forth fmall fibres at the knotty j'oynts whereby it is faftned in the ground and 
from thence divers new (hoots for (bailees. 
7, Chamamortts Cambro-Tritanica jive Lattcaftrenfe Vaccinium nubis. 
1 he Welfti Knotberry or Lancajbire Cloud berry. 
This fmall and low Bramble that fcarfe appeared! above thr ground mofl’c among which and the blac ke berried 
Heath,&c. it growethhath fmall creeping rootes running under ground, and (hooting forth here and there faire 
large leaves almoft round a little divided as it were into five parts, and a little unevenly dented about the edges, 
being lomewhat rough and full ofveines of a darke greene colour on the upper fide and paler underneath, asal» 
fo fome (lender ftalkes with two or three the like but leffer leaves on them, and at the toppe a purplifli fmall 
Role-like flower which changethinto a Rafpis-like fruit, in fomefmaller in others greater confiding of futidry 
berries fet together, fometimes more and fometimes leffer, of a pale reddifh Orenge colour tafting reafonabls 
well,although not fo good as a Ralpii, 
__ 8. Chamamortts TJorwcgica. The Knotberry of Norway. 
This Knotberry of Norway is very like unto our firft Knotberry, having many (lender brownifh twigges ri" 
fing not much above a foote high, whereon are fet divers broad leaves upon long footftalkes more round then the 
firft and parted into three or more (hort divifions,each fnipped or dented about the tdges.and bavin" : . great ribs 
on the underfidc with divers lmall veines from them to the edges: from the toppes ot the ftalkes rile divers flow- 
ers, each upon a long footftalke compofed of five white leaves for the molb part, with divers white threads tipt 
with yellow in the middle: after which follow the fruite, of the bigjielfe of a Strawberry, fome reddifh and 
others more pale, of a loft pulpy fubftanre fnmewhat clammy, yet not unpleafant with (mall kernells therein. 
9. Chamamortts Norxegicaaltera. Another Norway berry. 
The likenelfe of the leaves of this fmall bufh unto the laft which aic very like untothofeof the Riles or red 
Currant hath cauled the name to be j'oyned thereunto,the ftalkes ate ofa like fhortnefhyif a blackifti colour whofe 
leaves are broad, and cut in fomewhat more deepely into fundry parts, the berries (band at the toppes of the 
ftalkes many cluttering together as it were in a tuft every 011c upon a fhort ftalke, red when they are ripe and 
fomewhat tart in tafte. 
* The Place. 
. The firft is frequent every where: thefecond groweth fometimes by woods and hedge fides and fotnetimes 
m the middle of fields in many places in this Kingdome, the rhird groweth on the hills and higher grounds :the 
fourth is well knowne in the North parts of this land,as CkeJhirc,LancaJhire Torbejbire-.the fifr in Ibuny and roc¬ 
ky places, both in the lie of Thanct and other places of Kent, as alfo in Huntington and Northumptonjbire : the fixe 
groweth on the high bills in Lancafhire and Torkejhire, the one called lngleborottgb the other Pcndte the twohi- h- 
tft hills in England-.the ftventh was firft made knowne unto us by Thomat Haiket apainefull Chirurgion and Sim- 
plift of Lancafhire,who gave us a rude draught thereof, but Doftor Lobel going both into ff'.iles and the Shires 
neare thereunto found it there growing, and on InglcbcroughhiW in Lancafhire , as Mr. Tlradfhmgk a Gentleman 
of the Countrydid likewife and fent it up to us, where the people call the fruit cloud berry, becaulethe bill 
feemeth as it were continually covered with clouds: and the two laft are declared oy their titles to grow naturallv 
In Norway. The time. s 1 
All theft flower about Inly and their berries are ripe in the end of Augufi or beginning of September. 
The Names. 
The Bramble is called in Cxct\t.t!io.-nt Battu, the Latines call it Rubm and Sentit. Theophraflwhnh three forts 
Catos Rubm, Chamabatos Humi/it rubies, or Humirubtts and Cynofbatot Rubtu caninw or Canis rubttt. PUxy hath 
three alfo but in a different manner : the two firft forts of Theopbafitet are generally knowne of all but of the 
third there is fome controverfie, for Tragus maketh the Sp na appendix or Oxyacanthus our white thorneor Haw- 
theme to bee Cywfbatos, and fodoth Dodonaus alfo, Cordm, Lacuna, CMtrcatw and othersthinke the Rofa 
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