1034. Ch AP.33. 
Theatrwn 'Botanicurn. 
r 1 b e 9 . 
~hnr nne nua!i:ic of the Acacia in it which is the binding, yetis it c*et per in the degree oi cooling : burdivers 
learned men in fundry places and namely the Phititians of padea and Nafts have accounted the ccr.dcnfate 
of Sumach or of ,*/<«/«, to be a better fubBitute anfwering to the qualities of the Acacia in more than the 
■ „ -of Sloesdoth: forfubftituteshad needeof muchconfideration and judgement, not onely to eealikem 
the fi r (t qualities, that is a roote for a roote, a feede for a feede, a juyee or gum, for a jttyce or a gum,Ac- and not 
a jnvee or gumme in (feede of a roote or feede, or contranwile : but in the fecond qualities alfo ofafubfimne 
• h-r is in heate and cold, that contraries be not admitted, either of cold tor hot,or hot for coldjyea and in the third 
qual'ty likewise, that they may anfwere as neere as may be poffible, the lame degrees that they neither want nor 
a SOU-din any degree. And although Galen did appoint the double quantity of Cajfu 1 m the Read of Cmamen 
which made Q «ttui to cad into his difh.that by the fame rule he might take double the quantity ofcourlt: bread 
in the (lead oflo much fine, as was appointed to make a medicine; yet Galena anfwere to him flandeth good, 
rhar the teloefl of fubftitutes, (tandeth not in taking twife fo much, of that which is worfe in Read of that which 
is pood but as in the aftions of men,whenastheftrength of one man is not fufficient to beare, lift, or move, a 
It Ire or enninc, we cue two or more to doe it: but there are other fubflitutes admitted among our Apothecaries, 
into thefe two great Antidotes of Michradatmm and Theraca Andromache, which are 110 way tc> be allo wed or 
r stlerr-ed nor ever vvouldbcinanyof the famous Citties of Italy, which is to fuffer the Cane Ha alba (falfly cal¬ 
led Certea’mnterani') which is the batke of a tree.tobethefubflituic for Cojiut which is a roote, in one mans 
difnenfation, when as the like was never feenc before,and to deny a genuine and right Simple,to be put into ano¬ 
ther m ns compofition,becaufe the thing was leant, and not for everyone ealily to cbtaine, nor the pticelow, 
rlnreveiv onemi°ht have cheape, and therefore in Reade of an aromaticall rofine, ufean tmfhous or fatOyle, 
mf-<■'on-rarv ro'the rules of Arc, the rule of fubfitutes, and thecourfeof other famous and worthy prbfeflours 
ijiother Countries, who by fparing no coft to obtaine fitch genuine drngges as are rare fcarfely to be had, and yet 
of elDeciaflufe, have made themlelves and their compofitions famous through the whole world: whereas others 
u . c., n _ too pteedv of gaine.and too envious of any others better proceedings than their owne.have ufed,and Rill 
doe farre meaner things than they fhould : but boU, what hath juft anger againff the errours inmyprofeflion 
drawee me to utter ? if is rather in hope that all will amend being forewarned, than to touch any in particular, 
t ’. a t w i!l hereby take himfelfe to be taxed, for thereby he fhall fliew himfelfe guilty of the crime, although none 
doeaccufe him. 
Chap. XXXIII. 
Traguifive TragHm Mattbioii. The Sea ptickely plant. 
.IP!* His ftrasling fellow 1 have followed to the Sea fide to bring to your view, and have therefore thruft 
Slfikl in the end of this Claffis, being neereftto this tribe of prickly plants, although it felfe be lomewhat 
’ tf .1 t _ _ tT.... fl ,ro vitUaIji r^pfrpmfmn le in , . . 
T ragum Mattbioii. 
fMSH gentle or leffe offenfive , whofc defeription is in 
M this manner . ]t fpreadeth divers crooked greene 
(Hikes, varioufly branched, and the branches fouldcd one 
within another, thicke let with fmall flrorc, and fomewhat 
(barpe, pale greene leaves, three or foure fet together, thicke 
and doling the (hike at the bottome, forming as it were a 
great joynt, rciembling the finite of the Caltrcpe, m fome 
plants and places the leaves will betwile as long, Lutin gar¬ 
dens are never fo lharpe of prickly, as in the natural! places; 
at the joynts upwards (land feverall fmall ycllowilh greene 
flowers, which afterwards turne into fmall fiat feedes, with¬ 
in a three fquare prickly huske: the roote is fmall and long, 
peri Idling every ycai e utterly, fothatif itfownot itfelle.as 
in the natural!'places it doth, itmuft be new fowr.e every 
veave: the whole plant is almoR without any tafte, cither of 
hcate. or cold, or drying, yet more endining to heate than 
cold, as many fea plants doe. 
The Place. 
This plant groweth neere the Sea fide, not onely in other 
R tC untries whete by the heate of the climate, the bran- 
ches are ha dcr, and the leaves more fharpe and pricking, but 
on our owne coalfs alio in divers places, although nothing fo 
fharpe yet fomewhat prickly. 
The Time. 
Icflowreth not ufually untill the middle of Ldy } and the 
feede is ripe in the end of AuguPi. 
The Names. 
Tragus is my.®- dittio, a word of many fignifications, 
for this is neither the T&’yQ- Tragus of c Diofcorides i which 
he faith fome alfo called S corptw, nor yet of Pliny which hee 
makeththe Scorpios of Thcophrafius , nor yet the 7 >*gw Cere - 
alts, whereof you fhall heare further in his place, nor yet 
the Tragum or T & gum vulgar e of ClufiM, which is our Dit- 
tander : but a prickly fea plant adjudged by Label and others, 
Co be a kinde of Kali, and call it Kali jpinofHm, which CWat- 
The Sea prickly plant. 
thiolus 
