An Bppendix to

nied S-’ Frrzﬁcis Draee in that voyage,faid that the Spaniards in l3’eru had them in great req Iefhmd they could not eaﬁly be got of them 5 and that he had learned by them,that the leaues were pr€f‘7“‘ _poifon,but the root an antidote,and that not only againlt the fame poifon, but alfo againfr others and that it ﬂrengthned the heart and vitall facu.lties,if it were beaten to ponder, and taken in the morning in a little wine ;and giuen in water it mitigated the heate of Feuers. By realbn of the 6 faculties it {hould much agree with the Radix Contra-yer~.1a,where0f (fl/Iomzrdrar writes in the fame booke: yet in thefel required the arornatick talt and degree of heate which he attributes to fhclc roots. Thus much Cluf. '

From Charchis a prouince o€Peru(l'aith Menard.) are brought certain roots very like the 1'00“ of IrzJ5,bL1t lell'e,and hauing the fmell of Fig leaues.The Spaniards thatliue in the Indies cal thﬁrf‘ Contra-yerw,-as if you {hould fay an antidote againft poifon ; becaufe the ponder-of them take“ 1“ white wine is a molt prefent rernedie againft all poifon ofwhat kinde {oeuer it be(only fubltmare exceptedgwhole malignity is only extinguiﬂred by the drinking ofmilk)it caufes them to b6 C3 vp by vomit, or evacuated by fweat. They alfo fay that Philtres or amorous potions are call: f0” by drinking this pouder.It alfo killcth worrnes in the belly. The root chewed bath a certain 4r°’ matick talte ioyned with acrimonyawhcrfote it feems hot in the fecond degree:Thus far MoI44M""'

2 C1aﬂu:,Exot.!.4.c. I r,.being the next after Drakemz r.m’jx,def'cribes this root,whofe ﬁgure: giue you in the fecond place,and that by the fame title as it is here fer forrh.Thefe roots,faith he‘?!

feemed fomewhat like the Dmkma radix which were found in the great {hi p which brought backe _

the Viceroy from the Ea{’t Indies,&: was taken by the Engliflufcr they were tuberous, 8: as mug

as one may gather by their form,creptvpon the furfaceof the earth,haning vpon them many 113“; and ﬁbres,and being ofa footy colour,yet fomwhat inclining to yellow,dying the fpittle in Chew’ ing them,and being bitrer.They as yet retained foot-{talks of the leaues,but of what falhioﬂ “icy were no man can eaﬁly gueﬂé. But it is very likely they were of great vfc among the Indians,r55_‘“g the Viceroy brought them together with other pretious medicines growing in the Eaft Indies’ James Garret lent this to Ckaﬂugwith the little plant dl‘lCd‘*,WhOfC ﬁgure you fee exprelt by its

C tr AP. 28. 0fLignum Aloes.

Ligifllm Aloe: rt/ulgare. 1} T/Je Dtjériptian.

I T is a Que l»li0n,whether the Agallocbum dc.{C_‘i‘ ‘

bed ca. 2 1 Jr‘. 1 .0fDz'ofcorz'de.c,be the fame WW‘

the later Greekes and {hops at this timecall X7!" ~

alae or Lzgnamz rzloes. Many make them the fﬂmﬁif; thers, to whofeopirrion Iadhere, make them ’ _ ferent : yet hatre not the later fhcwed vs what .1 g4_/!o«:I3um fhould bC'3\V hich I notwithftarrdirrg W1 do. And though I do not now giue you my 3’ ments,yet I will point at the things, and rhew» Po frtiuely my opinions of the-m. A 1' The ﬁrft 8.: belt of the fe is that which fom¢_ C“ iT‘.t[u722élzrt.-0tl1ers,C4l;m2éw,ot Caiaméec .- This ‘5 high elheern in the Indies, and feldome fount‘-_l among the Princes and perfons of great qualme ’ for it is fould oft times for the weight in g0 ' haue not feen any thereof but in beads.It feémct I to be a yvhiter wood than the ordinary , Or“ 5“ grain,r:rot fo fubieét to rotiofa more fragrant {me and but light. A — ht The fecond fort , which is vﬁially br°“g. ‘ L Oucr , and called in Shop; by the name? H3 _mm L/1/[oer , is alfo a precious and odorlfaous wood,cfpecially burntzthe (ticks. of this are con; monly knotty and vnﬁghtly, fomc part5 Of ‘he

Q3 ' - . _ denfe Cmg white, foft, and dated 5 othery_fOIT§ackm):

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’ -. .t~—_~~ _ , , d we veins,but far more black than white ; which put blacklﬂkor rather Intermix: with black atﬁanvd blurnt. yeeld a molt fragrant odot.Thrs I take for the

mrhe ﬁrewill fweatotrtanoilymdm“ . d hat the i tb I d- H 1 1 ofxluzcensan t ‘ y n_ e-n resca flgula. u be et 1r isawoo 0

I ' ' - he Liwmm A1ar:fIrueﬂreofG4r.. . h A allot/mmof Dzofcorzdes , ti _ U 3 _ _ glafrcsnfdotrhfbjs ;1w2’1:34I°tra:;;t"gZ: tlteis fﬁrm follid wood {Ortnwhatt like tbhatt of Ci]ed_ar,{ndot _fub 16?‘. C u 4 . 2 - ‘ u 1 6 u on I l to rbt or decag : the colour thereofrs b_laCl{h{_1O1;iE€[:3:;:)l%,%3g&‘;[?ce,and:yCClding a€f:;1e1etep1I:::1sﬁ<:] time b hr at ckled conrarmnga - , R W H, - b» . , . K . or Of the former-and the tvoodﬁhough dent; aglrferlhﬁuinghot man)’ knots in it ’ = I C I 2 , . . ' ' andforner and more ﬁglrtlybhtoéahde 133;: that is the Ljgnum Aloe: (I yudge it is that I haue fet forth _ ‘Gama: 46 om: thus de {err 12; like an Olive "Ce, (‘omtimes largenthe fruit or ﬂoure Icould not grglye fgcondfplaccf) it ilgltfés and dangers which are to bale vlndfriorrbe in EEC acctrlgathoblfemg- ce, :1 on o t e 1 . - _ _ _y mm °frr¥i:€rr€C (Tigers f"’-‘lmndy them fedfjmg ‘heed: ghevznhath :0 fEra;;r:r£ii1<C)d:>:X<l)tt til iet b::acll‘fis. brought me from Malaca. Th5)’ fa)’ the W00 new ' Cdgneither the fmell to be

f the wood, but in the heart of the tree;

diffufed ouer the Wh0l° ‘Patter 0 I d ‘ b h b '

£01’ the bark is thick,and the matter 0l"the.W90dW1th°‘“ fmeuxct may not my’ “t t C arke and wood purrifying that oily

fat moifture,may bctake it felfe tothe heart ofhthe tree and make it . ' ' to eta fmell ‘tot e Li mm; Aim. for the more odoriferous. But. there IS no need of putrrfaﬁion g g , ‘here are fundry fo expert and Ski

~ - ‘ 1 cl e thereoﬂthat they will iudge whether that new d _“ b d .f rouggglnl: iirhtiriihlgil l§or%s of wood forne arebetter than other forne. cut own W1 e0 0!! C’ ' Thus far Garcia 5 where {uch as are

demons may fee more vpon this fubieét. ; N 4nd Vcrtues. _

It . d 1 h t and dry and a1{g:;}cfor:i:;h:at fubtil parts. Chewed it makes the breath ﬁnel

ts mo erat y 0 :4 l

fwﬁet and burnt it is a rich perfume. ‘ . k If h , k 1-

» . Id and morﬁ ﬂomac ,as a or ewea ruer.

Taken inwardly it 15 good r0 be‘? the mo co

. - lfo into diuers cordiall med ‘- . . . - d leuriﬁcs 5 and put 3 I It IS commended Itkewlfﬁ lrr dYf°“‘_°“eS an P

Crrres and antidotes as a prime irlg'°d’em'

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