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Show 7034 The Theater of ‘Plants. a Tripeg Trise 9. Theatrum Botanicum. Cwar.33. 1935 Cwae33: (or Nepoas iofcori ; of Diofcorides, Seeat, a ox Scorpins = ap but contfoundeth‘ it with the ©Scorpins Lragum Matrhioli, thiolus {er forth for at iene5S ated hreréfote all others fince oe fuck ee: Lobel hath fer forth Ze but one qualitie of the Acacia in it which is thebinding, yet is itdeeper in the degree of cooling: butdivers eerer reve re eels tee rere Creweend 2épler have-etseutned: sdesipeniace juyce of Sxmach or of Mirtles, tobe a better fubftiture anfwering to the qualities of the Acacia in more than the Angnilara calleth it Drypu I ‘ar win him, then Matthiolus or Lug= aes ef per "Nastbiola. and Lobel Tragus in hlongerleaves, and Gamerarins alfo faith it di im wie differing froma the former, Vix. a juyce or gumme in{teede of a roote or feede, or contrariwife : but inthe second qualities alfo ofa fabftimute ftanding with leaves int juyce of Sloesdoth: for fubftitutes had neede of much confideration and judgement, not onely to Leaiikein the firlt qualities, that isa roote for a roote,a feedefor a feede, a juyce or gum,for a juyceoragum, &. andnot ir hort, or hot for cold;yea andin thetnor r itted, either of c I nota cold, that ¢ traries be hat is in heate and r want hird ibl $ the fame i grees that they neithe e e as n necre as © ma 5 be pofit ay anfwer the’ y may aniwer likewife, tf e, that ql ality, i : * aboundin any degree, And although Galen did appoint the double quantity of Caffia in the flead of Cinamen which made Quintgs to caft into his difh,that by the fame rule he might take double the quantity ofcourfe bread, in the ftead of fo muchfine, as was appointed to _makea medicine, yet Galens anfwere to bim flandeth good, that the re(peé of fubltitutes, ftandeth not in taking twife fo much,ofthat which is worfe in ftead of that which is good, but asinthe actions of men, whenasthe ftrength of one manis notfufficient to beare, lift, or move,a ftone or engine, we put two or more to docit: but there are other fubftitutes admitted among our Apothecaries, the figure essed ae dunenfisinhis Booke of Sea ‘oui givet » Fpioftersdes 1 have fhewed you bedanenfis fetforh this, ye ern Tike Gallinor or Rubia: but the true Tragus oO oe ifed the exerci 1 Nes ; moft ment : of j i : byy theZ judge »W. hich 2i ‘ minor hi o : ee ™ arina i des or V Vina h n Kafe[pinof minus i rh : text inall points. Banhinus in this as he dothi jofcori of LP oly gor: 3 b accife by the fore h i name ‘ é scblart eruaril ; Diofe ifm doth beftagree with inhi ; : eretwoplants, calling it Kali (pinofume t make them to bee purterb two titles beeen Can as infelte acknowledgeth ow eeee a fitter can bee and appropriateth aut oF rah cpa [havecalled it in Znglift the Sea prickly P but one, howfoeverthe fig given. The Vertues. is ferviceable, (onely Camerarins faith cannot finde or learné o of any property phyficall whereunto this eg is vaceplate the Creator in his ctea‘ afallet herbeto beaten) but ferveth to ay a h we know noufe in many into the{e two great Antidotes ofMichradatinm and Thertaca Andromacki, which are no. way to beallowedot it is uled as young seetae and plants that grow outof the ground,whereof a ‘ld be as indulftrious to fearch ont tollefaced, nor ever would be inthe anyof Iealy, which isto fuffer the is'a Cenella albain(falfly called Cortea Winterani) whichis barketheoffamous a tree, Cittiesof tobe the fub{liture for Coffus which roote, one mans rures as manytheotherfi ntee i hehavebeenein hath not. madethe leaft we in vaine,andif weeyed ae ore then we doe‘Let ; andfurely: ornothalfe ufein ot their times fhonld know we abide? therefore difpenfation, whenasthe like was neverfeene before,and to deny a genuine and right Simple.to be put into ano- their faculties as our fore! Eb urs, guite contrary .to the rules of Arc, thé rule of fubfitutes, and the courfe of other famous and worthy profeffours yes: eas nd other e worl ee compofitions famous through the whol ie ’ d: wher : cf e(peciall ufe, have made them{clves and theircom | their owne,have ufed,and {till others ibetter proceedings than nd: too envious of any | dy ofgai te gree a , ne,a ban h bybeing too c g : hath juft anger again{t the errours in my profeffion doe, farre meaner things than they fhould : but 4o/a, what cular, r in hope that all will amend being forewarned, than to touch anyin parti rathe ? itis utter ne to me draw that will hereby take himfelfe to be taxed, for thereby he hall thew himfelfe guilty of the crime, althoughnone doe acenfe him. of as hath beenc lent him, not ror ving the fent as well farre é ‘of others receiivi far Te é,where! ment {weet and glor will‘Il Il cr crowne them from whom‘iit commeth. ifefprea fromdthem fe willr ofpraioynt ther mans compofition, becaufe the thing was feant, and not for every one eafily to obtaine, nor the price low, that every one might have cheape, and therefore in fteade of an aromaticall rofine, ufean undtionsor. fat Oyle, in whata world of darkeneffe and eee vour to augmentthetalent chac if wedid not enjoy ea ail yall Non nobss natifumus and lerevery oe re s, fo {hallthe favour.of fuch a the old adage worke effe yes he owneparticular onely, but for the benefit of others, r neare ait hand > perpet ua IL odou i y Cuar. XXXIII, Tragusfive Tragnm Matthioli. The Seaprickely plant. 2His ftragling fellow J have followed to the Sea fide to bring to your view, and have therefore thruft 2) intheendof this Claffis, being neerefeto this tribe of prickly plants, although it felfe be fomewhat ‘@ gentle or leffe offenfive » whofe defcription is in * this manner. It {preadeth divers crooked greene een ne ftalkes, varioufly branched, and the branches foulded one within another, thicke fet with fmall fhorr, and fomewhat ee fharpe, pale greene leaves, three or foure fet together, thicke and clofing the ftalke atthe bottome, forming as it were a great joynt, refembling the fruice of the Caltrope, in fome plants and places the leaves will betwife as long, Lutin gardens are neverfo fharpe or prickly, asin the naturall places; at the joynts upwardsftand feverall {mall yellowifh greene flowers, which afterwards turne into fmall flat {eedes, with- in athree {quare prickly huske : the ee is {mall te long, perifhing every yeareutterly, forhatif itfownot ir felfe, as i in the naturall pe itdoth, icmuft be new fownreevery y yeare: the whole plant is almoft without any tafte, cither of heate, or cold, or drying, yet more enclining to heate than ; YIN) \ &i ; Wj FELIC cold, as manyfea plants doc. The Place, This plant groweth neere the Sea fide, not onely in other hot Countries where by the heate of the climate, the branches are harder, and the leavesmore fharpé andpricking, but on our ownecoatts alfo in divers places, although nothing fo fharpe yet fomewhatprickly. The Time, Irflowreth not ufaally untill the middle of I#/y, and the {cede is tipeinthe end of Angus. The Names. Tragnis madoy.Q- diffio, awordof many fignifications, for this is neither the zey@- Tragus of Diofcorides, which he faith fomealfo called Scorpiw, nor yet of Pliny which hee makeththe Scorpius of Theophraftus, noryet the Tragos Cere= alis, whereof you fhall heare further in his place, nor yet the Tragum or Targum vnlgare of Clufins, which is our Dit- sander: buta prickly fea plantadjudged by Lobel and others, cobea kinde of Kali, andcall it Kats (pinofwm, which Matthiolus ES |