'Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets' by John Evelyn (Evelyn 1699), has; "Rocket, Eruca Spanish; hot and dry, to be qualified with Lettuce, Purcelain, and the rest, &c" and derscribes a 'Goodly Sallet' as including "Lettuce, Leeks, Mint, Rocket, Colewort-Tops, with Oyl and Eggs."
