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toucheth Oile, or Fat, receiuethhurt, yet the Steep ingot ic, inthe-Drcgx 
of Oi/e, when it beginneth to Putrifie, (which they call Amurca,) is 
thought to allure it againft tvormes. It is reported alfo, that if Come bee 
Mowed., it will make the Graine Longer, butEmptier, andhauingMore 
of th tHwke. 
It hathbeene noted, that .sWof a veere old, is the Beft, And of two 
orthreeyeeresis Worfe ; And that which is more Old, is quite Barren- 
Though (no doubt) fome Seeds and Grnines laft better than others. The 
Corne, which in the Vanning iieth lowed, is the beft • And the Corner, 
which broken or bitten retaineth a little Tel/ownejje, is better than that 
which is very White. ' * 
It hath beene oblerued, that of a\[ Roots of Herbs, the £00? of Sorrell 
goeth the furtheft into the Earth ■, Infomuch as it hath beene knowen to 
goe three Cubits deepe; And that it is the Root that continuethfit (lon¬ 
ged) to be fetagaine, of any Root thatgroweth. It is a Cold and Acide 
Herbe, that (as itfecmeth) loueth the Earthy and is not much drawen by 
the Sunne. 
It hath beene obferued, that fome Herbs like beft, being warred with 
Salt-water • As Radijh, Beet, Rew,Pennyroyal/^ This Triall would be ex¬ 
tended to fome other Herb/-, Efpecially fuch as are Strong • As Tarragon, 
Muftayd-Seed , Rocket, and the like. 
It is ftrangethat is generally receiued,how fome Poyfonous BeaflsaffeCi 
Odor ate and tvholefime Herbs ; As that the Snake loueth Fennell ; That 
the Toad will be much under Sage 5 That Frogs will be in Cinqucfoile. It 
maybe, it is rather the Shade, or other Couerture, that they take liking, 
in,thantheVertueof th e Herbe. 
It were a Matter of great Profit.* (fane that I doubt it is tooConie- 
durall to venture vpon,) if one could dilcerne, what Come, Herbs , or 
Fruits , are like to be in Plentie, or Scarcities by fome Signes and Progno - 1 
flicks, in the Beginning of the Yeere: For as for thole, that are like to be ! 
in Plentie , they may be bargained for, vpon the Ground 5 As the Old Re- j 
lationwasof Thales - who to Chew how ealie it was lor a Philofopber to be ! 
rich, when hee fore-law a great Plentie of O lines , made a Monopoly of j 
them. And for Scarcities Men may make Profit in keeping better the old 
Store. Long Continuance of Snow is beleeued to make a FruhfallTeere of 
Coyne: An Early winter^ ora verie Late printer, a Barren Teere of Corner ; 
An Open and Seren twinter, an ill Yeere of Fruit: Thefe we haue partly 
touched before: Blit other Promoflicks of like Nature are diligently to 
be enquired. 
There feeme to be, in fome Plants, Singularities , wherein they differ 
from all Other, The Oliue hath the Oily Part, only on the Outfide i Wher- 
as all other Fruits bane it in the Nut , or Kernell. The Firre hath (in ef- 
fed) no Stone, Nut, nor Kernel/ Except you will count the little Staines 
Kernels. The Pomegranate and Pine-Apple haue onely, amongft Fruits, 
Graines diftind in feverall Cells. No Herbs haue Curled Leaties,bixt Cab- 
hagc, and Cabbage-Lettuce, None haue double Learns, one belonging to j 
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