16 Cm a p.63, Tbeatrum Botanicum . Tit 1 b a 14. 
Hiving thus pafled through the fieldes of grades, andtherockes and bogges cf Modes, let me lad of alliunne 
through The woods and by places of Mnfhromes,that therewith I may finifh this Claflis or Tribe: but they are 
of fo great variety that for methods lake,not to huddle them together,and the more orderly proceeding with the 
them, 1 mult diftinguifh them into two primary kindes, namely into thofe that are not dangerous, but edible, 
and into thole that are dangerous and poyfonous, unto the former fort bclongtth Hganckc whereof I have entrea¬ 
ted in the fecond Clafiis or Tribe of this wotke,and Iewes eares which fball be laft of all mentioned among the 
edible ones,although CHfiat numbreth it with the perilous,and unto the other pertair.eth Touchwood, which are 
wooddy Mb fhrotnes.andlome other that are of a fofc flony fubflance, which I fliall alio adjoyne there, being not 
many of them, that are fit here to be fpokenof in this place. And firlfto fpeakcof thole that are not dangerous 
b ll: edibb ,thit is may be eaten,and becaufe our Country neither producech much variety of good or bad, to like 
or "millike, our Na ion alfo not being fo addicted to the ule of them,as the Italians and other nations are, where 
they grow more plentifully. I will therefore but runne them over briefly, and not infift fo much on them, asin 
otb.r things of better rcipeft. 
Chap. LXIII. 
fungi efculenti, Holfomc Mufliromes that may be eaten. 
the handling of thefeMtifhromes I muff take a differing courfe, and manner then 1 have obferved 
Cfteg, for, net Iv, or fliall doe hereafter, for concerning P/ace,Tme,Namti and Venues. 1 willfpeakeof fo 
V;\w IbtS many of'them in dieir recitals, as fliall be fufficient to exprelfe whatloever is contingent unto them, 
gi g 1 he molt uliiall forts of Mufhromcs, have lmall Imaoth round heads,II andmg upon thick fhort (talks, 
and ate for the molt part white, yet in lone the upper skir.ne is bruwnidi or yellow', but generally 
more yellow after they have flood lone and are decaying,molt ot them are (omewhat flat and hollow underneath 
u'itli many lines imining direftly from the middle to the edges round about t the fubffance ofthem gemrally, is 
luofe and Ipongy, eaftly ycclding to be broken betweene the fingers if they be but prefled a little hard : the tafie 
or rellifli ol them imo doubt according to thefoile and place where they grow', tor thole that grow in the open 
chain pi onlieldesand mcdowes,arenotonely fafet from danger, but of better rellifh then thole of the fame kinde 
that grow in woods and under trees ,1 fpeake ol them that grow in cur owne Laud : agreeing with Horace in bis 
lecond booke and fourth Satyre,who faith, 
- pr.tenfibltl optima fungit 
Natttra eft : a/ijs male crcditur. 
But 1 know Clnfiui faith the Hungarians ,Germanes, and others,doe moft efteeme of thofe that grow in the woods, 
and chiefly of thole under the Firre trees, and next 
unto them,, thofe that grow under Oakes, the orde¬ 
ring and drilling them to be eaten is divcrfly, as eve¬ 
ry one pleafelh, fome boyle them and drame or prelic 
the water out of them, and then flicechcm, and put 
oyle and vinegat to them, and fome a litrle fait, or as 
others pleafe fugar, and fome fpice,and fo cate them 
cold: others put blitter, fugar and fpice, andfoeate 
them hot: or boyle them in tnillce or cresmc, or fat 
broth, others againe flice them and flrow fine flower 
on them, and then frv them with butter,fuct.oroyle, 
and fo eatc them: C Infos faith that they life, in Ger¬ 
many to hang them in firings, and keepe them dry, o- 
thers fait them and fokeepc them unttll winter, (for 
the bed grow up and are gathered m the fpring. and 
n jt in the Summer or Autumne yet it is obferved that 
they grow mod ina rainy fealon.and often after thun¬ 
der) and then diefle and eatc them. I have beene the 
longer in the nai ration hereof, to lave the often repe¬ 
tition of one and the lame thing in the red,as alio that 
the difference in others from this may bee the better 
knownc and difeerned. 
Mufhromcs are called in Greeke unarm, in Latme 
Funetts i by the Arabians Hater and Father, Thefts- 
■'.tans Foaehijthc Spaniards Hongos,Cogomeloj y znd Cil * 
i.ergvat, the French Catnpignons, Petriont , and AFoh- 
teron r, the Gcrmanes properly Schvem^n d percicular- 
!y Hejderling, and the Dutch Campcrnoelen pfiferling . 
I. Some of this kinde grow bigger then others, 
and fome more topped or fpiting, and fome are par¬ 
ted as it were all over into lundry diviflons, making 
itfeemelikeuntoan hony combe, and therefore are 
called Favaginofi, but are not dangerous as Gerard 
faith, for putteth it as one of his principal! or 
ft fl kindes of edible Mufliromes,and faith it feemetb 
cc be that which Dalechampim calleth Spongiofm, and 
Fungi eftulcnli varij. 
Divers fun* ot edible Muiiyromes. 
the 
