Of the Hinorie of Plants. 3 5.5 5(,‘{;f,’;Tr1rrnorrcoi Plants. 1,5“

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Cziéiigftjtrbr r,5_ , -~—~ V : M . _ . L » A . 2 Com ommmf. 605%.“ “,5; iii 6 uimomam-veram. . ifllte thofe of Pepper,but narroweriafld 1‘ “1{°W”3des about ge:1sEhll‘e[,a5 IIIVY 0‘ Pepper doth. The ,, ml‘ ilaiigs iriclul’ters»like asthofe we call red Lurrans, 3“ n ‘C O 5” “R togethcl 1” bunch“?

as Crapestthc film 0? b¢”i€S‘ai'e of the bi.gnell'e of Pepper _C°m€5,W“nl§1€_d,a‘nd of a brownilh co-

l‘te,and oft times hollow within,but if they be not

hulstliey are of a hot and biting aromatickfi ta 5 _ 0llow,rhen hauc they 3 pretty ,-cddlflr fmooth round feed vndet their rough vtter huske, each of

t. ere berries commonly hath a piece ofhis footflalke adhefmg to it It is ‘°P°"‘3daTh37€ the Nfl~ tiues where it growes iirii gently boile or fcald thefe berries before they fel them, that [0 none els ma)’ haue them,by {owing the feeds. SOIDC haue thought Ihfire '30 hi’-“G beg“ the C“’P‘/“W” Of ti“?

ntients 5 and other-fome haue in erronious. ‘ , Thefe are hot and dry in the beginning of the thud degfefiz Wherfme they aregood again {l are cold and mom affgfis ofrhe fiomacke,and flatulencies 5 they help to clenfe the breil of tough and rhickc humors,Lh€y are $5005 for the fpleen,for hoarfeneffe and cold affects of the womb 5 chewed

with Mafiicli the)’ ‘WW much flegrnatick matter from the head,they heate and comfort the brain.

he Indians vfe them mace-rated in wine to excite venery. _ . _ 5 , _ ° The lant which caries this fruit is vnknowne,but the berry is well knowne in {hops by the

n3me«ofgm,,[,,, India,“ 3 mm: call them Com‘ oriemaler 5 others,Cacciz_l.¢ Orientals: 5 others,as Cor.

elm for one,thinke them the fruit of Solamim furiafam 5 Others iudge them the fruit of a Tithymale; 0’ Ofa Clematis. Thefc beries are of the bignefle of Bay bt‘r1es,c0mmonly round,and growing but ‘me vpon a fialke 5 yet fomtirnes they are a little cornered, and grow two or three cluttering toge.

{her : their outer coat or {hel is hard ,rough,and 0fa_ browniih dusky colour 5 their inner fubflance

‘3 Very oily,ofa bitter ta lie. They are vfed with good fucce

. ‘Owed amongll the haire.They hau

‘“ the chapter of Alarcrma (where he con

t Ere omitted,toinl'ert here: ._ _ _ A _ 5 5 In En land we vfe the fruit called Cmulm Ind: in poh_der,mixed with floure,hony,ai)d crums of C}

bleadno catch fifh with,it being a nutnming, foporiferous, or fleeping medicine, caufeth the filh

turn up their bellies,as being fenfelefle for a time. 5 A _ _ -A _ _ 2 ;',.}mr-.7 is a fruit of the bigneife of a Cich peafe, coueredwiih a thin coat ofablaclcifh Alli

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93>-lour,iziider wliich outer coat is a {lender (hell containing afollid kernel involved in a thin black §’*i1he.Thc w hole fruit both in magnitude,form,and colour,is 0 like the com/_m Imlm lalt defcriz be-d5tliat at the 51-'3 fight one would take it to be the fame. /Iwcen mCflC10nS_ this‘,ca'p.:. 56.al_'ter this‘ mange, , \,7\/hat is p4g,m ,2 Iris a fruit likea Chich,hauing the feed of Mm’mlc6,and in the hollonh "Elie is a blaCi~: kernell as in schebedmcgz',arid it is brought _out of Sofale. V 5 V E 5 He Dlaces it amongil thofe that heate and dry in the third degree,_and commends it againii the Wzdnefie of the liomacke and liuer,it helps COl'iC(_)&1.()n,8I1d.bIfld€S the belly. 5 5 _ 5 I . 4 This,which Clu ma thinks to be Mungagwhich is yfed in the Bali Indies about Guzarat and’ ?<3carr for pr-ouender or horfe s) is a {mall fruit of the bignefle of PeppCr,crelled,very« like Cori‘ari’-’ “*1 feed,bur that it is bigger and blacke,it is of an hot rafter. ‘ _ I S gum is 2; fm 1; of the bignefle of Fagarzz, or fomewhat bigger or longer, _of a blackiih Alli co-5‘ **°l3r,coiiered with at thinne skin furrowed on both {ides longwile5whereb‘y it is eaiily diuided into" {L3,-Q parmwhgcfr comairr each a kcrnell longifh and flatvpon one i"ide,ofa yellowifh colour? and.‘ a_~ '§‘i<’«e t2ii€.Tl]Cy fay that in Alexandria they make a cerrarrr wary cooling drinke hereof. Rauwoifiw‘ in his Iournall feems to defcribe this fruit by the name ofBrmm5ai1d by the appellation,£orm,and' :acult.ies,he thinks it may be the Bzmcbo of A=z2z'ma,and Bzmcba of Rbil is,to dlmanfiir. Clufly b 6 This is a kinde ofCardamorne, and by diners it is thought to be the true /imamum of, the ghritienrs :and to this purpofe Nicola: Marogmz a phyfitian of Verona hath written a treatife which is fer forth at the later end of Pomz’: defcription of Mount Baldus , to which 1 refer the Curious.’ Thefe cods or berries(whether you pleafe to Call them) grow tl. 'cke cluttering‘ together, 31¢)’ “*3 round,and commonly of rhe bignelfe of a cherry;the outer skin is tough,{moother,whiter, 8: _lcfl'e “Felted than thatofrhe Cardarriorne:within this {i lrne lie the feeds cluttering; togctllefryet With a. ‘bin fllme parted into three : the particular feeds are cornered, fomwhat fmoother and larger than‘ ‘hOfe ofCa"tdamomes,but of the fame arornatick talie,and ofa brown colour. Their temperatiire and faculties may be referred to thofe of cardamom, 5 . . _ _ , r_ _ l _ A 7» 3» This with the next infuing are by Clafim fet forth by Ch‘? Fmmes I here glue YOU th€m:{ th.°Ugh,as he l‘aith,neither of them agree with the Amomm 0f13-"".r“” W‘: the)’ were Only branches} \ tie.‘ thick with leaues,hauing neither anv obferuable fmell or tafi3‘heY We‘? fem C0 the learned and . ‘ligent Apothecarie Walmzndw D"zmrc7z of Lyons, from Ormul the famous mart andport COWIIC 1“ ‘he Perfian Bay. v 9 Thai e that accompanied t

dged them the feeds of Agflm Ctlflu4',but both thefe opinions are

lie to kill lice in childrens hca_ds,being made into p'()ud_e|' and [0 ~ e alfo another facultie which our Author for-rncrly fer down founded thefe with Fagarm ) in thefe words,which I haue

he renowned‘ Sir’ F/472:5: Dink: in-‘his Voyage about the VjVorld,: ' light‘