1112 ChAF.^. 
Theatrum ‘Botanicwn . 
1 R IB E II. 
ground and from the Joyms rife the fmall (hikes that be arc many ctimfon red flowers fmaller then ours and roun¬ 
der fet together, the lmall red feede is conteined in thin huskes. 
a 4. Trifolium vratenfe minus purpureum. Small purple medow Trefoile. 
This fmall Trefoile hath lmall hard ftalkcsa foote high, full of branches bearing on fome three leaves, on other 
b-anches and ioynts, foure fmall leaves like a Lotu>, the flowers grow many together at the top jtes of the fprigs, 
being very fmall and in a loofe umbell of a purplifh red colour; tne roote is flender white and threddy. 
0 1 Trifolium luteum minimum. The imalleft yellow Trefoile. 
This fmall Trefoile hath a few (lender weake flalkes, little bigger then fciall Rulhes lying on the ground, 
whereon grow fmall Trefoile leaves fometimes more then three on a (hort footflalke, a little dented about the 
edges -the’flowers are fmall and ycllowiih fet clofe and round together, after which follow fmall blackilh flat 
and crooked feede, almofl like a 'JMeiica in the huskes: the roote is fmall and threaddy. 
6 . Quadr folium fufsum. Power leafed or purple graffe. 
Tc purple grade f D readeth on the ground, the leaves are in fome threein others foure or five on a (hike, of a 
fad greene colour,with a Shadow of darke purple call over them, the flowers are white; Incverfaw this but in 
Gardens where women keepe it with confidence to be good for the Purples in children or others. 
The P/ace and Time^ 
The two firft forts grow every where in our owne hand, the third in Spain,Portugal!,&c. the fourth in many 
of the medowes in France, the fife in divers of our medowes here: the laft onely in Gardens as I fayd, for the 
wildethat is thought by fome to be the fame is not it,and flower and feede in the Sommer. 
D The Names. 
It is properly calledve/^.r i" Graeke, and Trifilium in Latine becaufe three leaves are al wayes joyned to¬ 
gether,and it « probab'e that although Diofcorides doth not peculiarly make a Chapter thereof as he doth of Lo¬ 
rn- vethe knew it and made mention thereof.both in deferring[the Lotus fjlveft,*, which as bee fanh fome cal¬ 
led ’Lybica as alfo Aiz’-Mcdka whofc leaves were like unto the Lotus trfolsa pratenfis, which fliewcih plamcly 
he knew it by comparing other herbes unto it. There needeth no great explanation of thcle Trefoiles for all au¬ 
thors call them by this peculiar name of pratenfe as being mol common therein: the third is remembrtd by Clu. 
,, M thefomtbbyZwdavrB/jtthefiltDriwM calleth Trfohum agranum, and LobelTrfolium luteum mini¬ 
mum ■ and the laft by ‘ > Lobelm his Adwrfaria : It is called in Italian Trifogho, , n Spanifb Trebol deprados,\ n French 
TrcdeJe pres-, in high Dutch tVjfenkl'e, in low Dutch CDveren, and 111 A^^Claver or Clover grade, 
and Medow Trefoile or Three leafed grade, and of many alfo Hony fuckles, becaufe Bees feede muchonthe 
flowers. _ r 
The pertues. 
Medow Trefoile both leaves and flowers are thought to be cooling and binding: but others thinke them to bed 
of a dwelling and (uppurating qualitie: but Dodonaus who holdeth with the firft opinion faith that they are held 
to be "ood to eafe the griping panics of the guts and to avoyd thofe flume humours that fticke unto them if the 
herbelie boyledand uled in a Glifler, which I thinke it cannot doe by anycoolmgor binding propertie: if the 
herbe be made into a pultis and applyed to inflammations it will eafe them : the juice of it drepped into the eyes 
is a familiar medicine with many countrey people to cleare them of anyTime that begmneth to grow over them 
and to take away the pin and web as they call it grownc 111 them: it alfo a layeth the heate ana blcod-ftiooting 
of them. Countrey people alfo in many places doe dnnke the juice hereof againft the biting of an Adder, and 
having boiled the herbe in water they firft wafh the place with the decoaion.and then lay fome of the herbe alio 
to the hurt place: the herbe alfo boyled in Swinesgreaie and fo made into an ointment is good to apply to the 
biting of any venemous creature : the hcibe alfo bruifed and heated betweene two Tiles and applyed hot to the 
Share caufeth them to make water who had it Hopped before : it is held likew.fe tote good for wounds and to 
takeaway fcarres: thedccoftionof the herbe and flowers with the leede and roote taken tor tome time helpeth 
women tnat are troubled witbihe whites-the feede and flowers boyled in water, and after made into a Pulps 
with lomc oyle and applied helpeth hard iweliings and Impollumes, 
Chap. XXXIIF. 
Tr folia alia. Other forts ofTrefoiles. 
Here are fome other forts of Trefoiles which could not wellbe placed in any of the former rankes.not 
raj in that which mull follow, and therefore I thought good to place them together in this. 
— T HP I. Trfolium falcatum. Hooked Trefoile. 
Bfe-iisll The leaves hereof are lmall and like a Trefoile growing on weake flalkes fpreadmg on the ground, 
ar the ,'oynts with the leaves on all fides of the (talkes and fo at the toppes.come forth four*: or fm.n yellow 
flowers let upon (hort footftalkes, which turne into lmall crooked cods with very mall leede in them. 
2 TrifoliumodorattmpeltatumCreticum. SweetebucklerTrelo \\coiCar.dy 
This Trefoile from a long flender roote full of fibies fendeth forth lmall flalkes an band,u l high almoft bare of 
ltZ-esdMving but fbw^elow and fewer on them,yet made into three round parted 
ed"es and (landing on long footeftalkes: at the toppes of tne (talkes grow foure or five lmall pa e) low flowers 
(landing one above another on (hort ftalkes, after tvhich fucceede yellowifh flat ski.nlny' cods »1>“ 10 ^ al( = 
with a prick or pointcll at the end,with one or two fmallflat feeds Within them.wh.ch codswhiletheyareyGung 
and greene are very fweete, and eaten by poorc people, but when they are full grov.cn and hard are v cry bitter. 
3. Trifolinm Creticam fpinofam . Thorny Trefoile of Candy, 
The whole plant hereof iyeth fpread round above the ground lending forth divers Iquare ftalkes about a ipan 
long or more,full of joynts and branched out from them, where they ate of a greemft, 
chesjhaving foure fmall crooked thornes Handing at each joynt, two above and two below,at the joyuts HKettUe 
