m ; N A T . O A L ) , H I . S T Q R Y
and partial ones, & proportion to ? jf t agitations. j M j j f e j f e i
J , the |ffllLilbo*irt*tHedate^readful 'earthquake of November
I7<,) the' cavehis continue open as beforehand the/ mfla^ir&ble
natter is" at lib e r ty^ ta i# ,’ M r i N g M A j g S f H f e
this is1 likely ftill to be the cafe'till the cavemoxis. paffages below are
L&ftly, Thefd fwkmpy pits of marlh earth ‘retaining their .mgifr
tnfe; pmatd’&my f? §# Jgg
abote ^ em /a te amthe ftate of quagmires; an^when the fands are
difpfetredM thinned, [as %ih'hapnen by the fbrms' and the out~
W the fea)'the quagmire is
reardn'that thfefe and; other fands are M W N and hnkmg,
a n d ^ 'W a y^ o ^ y incumbent preffure 5‘%ut> .tifet&wfe tbs-plape
^ % fv e r dangerous, aktheykre in other!pHce^feere the interred
bogs ^ire mote lax and deeper 6.
i V t o i trees let us defcndSto fhrabs'.U- It ir f t fg g ^M b a t
■ fwdeP-brier, Or eglantine' does nof^oW naturallf in Cornwall
f f l £ k #eat miftake, as, from experience, I
plucked this perfumed plant out
hood' b f Mount’s Bay, and tranfplanted 'them info My- owmgardep,
Where they flower in as great perfeaion ^s ariy whefb, ancTii^y|?e
cafdy multiplied by feeds, flips, Or,cuttin|sr>>i T te * fa rZe-bufli (or
^ ^ o w s in -great plenty, and affords feheap^el to the poor.
W chw c two forts of it,-one a dwarf-furze of a lk a li prickle-and
branch, in the coarfeft* Ihalloweft foil, which
never growing three feet high, flowering in. a u t u m n o t h e r
five, ffi, and eight feet high, more wOody;:. tkivmg .beft m a
more tenadoas foil, this « M M g W B B l g g .
fiercer fire; we call it French furze; it is-the gemfiafpmoja
vulgaris % anB bloffoms in the fpring. Its leaves are of a deep
green, and its yellow flowers fo numerous and-Tweet, that iome
gentlemen have raifed hedges of it in- their gardens, but the leaves
are foon caft, and the hedge grows bare and fticky, fo that expe-
riefle-ei5 I think, does not favour the attempt. Among the Cormih
fh tie is great plenty of the common hfeath^br a.plant
which by its roots makes the turves cut bp for fuel » much the better,
but its branches impede and weaken the forze. ? The Danes drew
ah intoxicating liquor from the erica, and feme think they accounted
it fo precious as to ered lines of large ftones for boundaries to limit
the properties o f this plant *..
h Sëè: page 75.' ' * # * • ;f .
« Rofa fuveftris foliis odoratis, Ray. Stirp. Brit,
page 454- 3d ed-
Ray; ibid, page 4.75.
Hift. of Cork, vol II. page 358.
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'jdlT&phgreat effeem- in, whfefo the .mefept^ornifh held" the Bide?
;S^|ip'rek^irteM^ ■>< tfle' Corm^brififti words for it are
fcqt\ and ifcauafii .;&pdrk,eq,eq we have many villages', -and two anci-
iptffamilfo^-denominated., ,aIt- may^tfirft'.feem to be owing
''general fcarcit^,©ffj^e^-.that‘,ve||i|l|'tjiis-. humble? flapj^Was thought
{eonfiderable en^l^h'. t©J i^e^apfe. tc|fefo< m,afiy(«;pjd_ces;;,t but-if we
"qpnfid^^e;g^^virtue ^thisn1 plant in all'its feyet^L , parts an|§.
‘ftage.Sjj.ysre fhall^le^cb^inqed^hat feW.fhrubs defervC, a .greater ref
ga>rds (It?iis|Ver)§h^rld.y, endurifl^a|^,yveiidief,y' feitiqg^alil foils, ealily
propagated , b^feeds; and cuttings :tiffi^!m|ldkij|al ig||| offitsffgveral
parts is extraordinary; its leaves^buds,» b^offorrts,(be^ifes,Vpith, wood;
and bark, have more yirt;ues< than can ppfflsrly h^^foom'^re with-j
Qut entering i^ditoo mmute'kfelejiaik; the following are moft obvif
tpusv and mo^eggneraUy applied foifdr »reliefc^jj^^j^ids-vandleaves;:
as fopijas the^kppear,>,arfe gathered^ make fomentations, and
eataplaffos for wounds, and are at remedy for t.inn^ c. As
loon asj|>he flower^buds come on^ they -fey^to^ make a pipkle o f very
good'flavour; the flowers a t ,their openings infuledycqmmnnicate their
tafte. and. Imell to: yinegar •; infilled, andi.le^tojvftand in belt^lp-
TenCe,’ oil, excellent tQ?,be .laid * bruiles and external* fwellin^%
and, taken,,.internally, very healing and codling: theffldwers, in
their natur'al ftate, are very fudorific, andi aflWage pains; diftilled
l^ th fimple Water, make a,lweet, cooling wafh‘ for thqtfacedn film-
.kier, which takes off iiiflammations of the eyes a.s &collyriumy is good
for the wind in children, and a very innocent vehicle in fevers; diftilled
' ph Ipirits- i t allwages eholical pains, in- adult perlons; and^thpre is a
fpiritito'be drawn from the elder, which the late Duke of Somerfet
(who married. the< heirefs of Piercy| took for ^tnq gbut^t a%I‘’have
been. informed, with fuccels. When the berries,'ate.ripe, tliey.make
a very wholefome ffrup in colds and fevers; and fome make wines
of them, by mixing rhenilh or other white, wines \ O f the^younger,
fappy branches',- the bark pared off dole to the wood makes a lalye
lit^ieacious beyond moll others fbf fcalfls5f this inner bark is .alfo
very falutary iu Dropfies, foys Mr. Ray; th©-wood, is clofe-grained,
Iweet, and cleanly, and beyond any other cholen by butchers for Ikewers,
as leaft affeCting their flelh: it is very beautifol alfo for turner’s-ware
and fineering, and, for toys, of as neat a polifo,a&':box, and; the
very pith of this ufeful Ihrub is proper to cool, and make ulcers and
wounds digeft. More ules than thefe may occur by way o f medicine,
f Bofcauan-ros, and Bofcauan-un in St. Berlin
narifh ; two called-by the name of Pcnfcauan'in
St. Enodorj Enyfcauan in St. Denis; Lefcauanin
Sheviock^ Fenton-fcauan, name of a water in
Ives j Trefcau formerly the moft conflderabie,,village
in the Scilly Ifles; Trefcau in Breg, &c.
> That of the !Right Honourable I^ri- Vif|
count ïaiïnouth, called Bolcawferi; and Bie Scaw-
ens of Molinik in St. jQermanSj.and pf Carfbalton
'ih SiuTey:--. *
h Ray dè Sambueo paKftri.
M m m but