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‘ Cane/l.¢folium Bari/Ira, ét Cortex. folcleth it felfe round together, as we daily Theleafc,barke,and trunke of the Cinamon tree, fee by viewing the thing it felfe. This We being thus peeled recouereth a new bi" ,‘.n the f pace of three yeares,and is then f¢’391“ to be disbarked as afore. That Ciﬂﬁamon which is ofa pale colour hath not blﬂ W61 dried -in the fun: that of a fair brown 9°10.‘ is bei’t,and that which is blackeﬂ hath bl“ too trruchdried-, and alfo hath taken fame wetin the time of drying. at 2 Belides the Cinnamon vulgar” known 8: vfed,there is another fort, which alfo is commonly receiued for the Cajim 9 Diarcomzee and the Antients.NOW this <11 ' fers from the former , in that it is of a re ‘ der colour, ofa more hard follid and pa 6t fnbl’tance,commonly alfo thicl<_€t;3l’ if you chew it, more clammy and vri§0F'7‘ The taﬂe and fmell are much like Cum“; . mon,yet not altogether fo ﬁrong as that ,. the belt Cinnarn0n.There is much C0""°:_ uerlie in late VV riters,concerning b0‘_h true Cinnamon and Callia of the Antreﬂ“; the which I haue not time not {pace ’/ re ‘. mention,much leffe to inﬁll "Polio .1 1"“ obl‘erued,that both the Cinnamon, ,Ca ' iia that we haue are couered Ouéll W“ = rough grayiih barke like that of an 01‘ :5 other inch tree, which is clean fct-ape 9 and taken away before it be brought”: vs. 1 i q)‘ T be Plate.

The chiefefi places where the tr_€3’ ‘log’ grow that beare C innamon,arc Z6113” 3“ Malavar 5 but thofe of Zeilan are the 5 5'- They STOW in other of the M0luCC3 “.0” as Iaoa and Iava, thegreater and the lev : and alfo in Mindanoa,for the IIIO3 P3“ P ’ on mountaincs.

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11' The Time. ‘ '5 The Cinnamon tree groweth green Winter and Summer, as do all the others of the Mol“ and Eat’: Indies for the moft part ; the boughs whereof are cut off at fcafonable times, by “P C commandemeﬂt of the King of the country,and not before he appoints the time. n T1161‘? hath bin f0me controuerﬁe among writers concerning the tree whole bark is Cam“ sci. that tree that beareth C-innamon,tn‘aking them both one tree ; but that opinion is not to b6 ‘fa, ued,f0r there is a grcatdiﬁhrence betwixt them,as there is betwixt an Oke and a Chelinut “C55, is the tree whofe bark is Caliia is doubtlelfe a baflard kinde of Canell or Cinnamon , in Qlew :0“ Very like,but in fwectncﬂi: offmell and other circumﬁances belonging to Cinnamon far mm

C‘ ’ 11 d’ I 1' 'C‘ ml! ‘I 7S‘beiNizlrm5. I F b C I I! " Ygh Dutdil; rnnamon 15 ca_ e In ta ran, 4 _4-‘ 1n_pani ,canoa: in renc , am e.- in n ' .,., ‘Etfmmey €0¢3lm: tn oGt;l:$I:> 1<«;»;:u.,u: gnirigiagrnngﬁikgwifﬁ glntirilmoagulrrz .- tlirle Arabiarlistrgigm 4’ _. in Orthhle ay, %"€rﬁm,L' ' ’Z%in£/.5 Wood oi’Cl”'ne -.l'n Meal an C 3"/a t " ey nhmh li niﬁe5 D”l‘ , spare. mz(1.) zgmérﬂ _ « , _ 11 a.1 avar, zmmazm-,w 1C ‘g ucdc-,,_{‘.’ celzgzmrmor Sweet woodun Engl1ﬂ1,Crnnamome,C1nnam0n,and Canel. The other 15 C“ ﬁ4,and 6'4,/.?z'a lzgnea. ' " A i ’

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. . _ , . _' ’ fad‘? rQ"?ﬁ0’?d5‘Wf1t€Fh»that Cjtngamonhath power to warme, and rsof thinne parts. R1531 and

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The diltilled water hercofis proﬁtable “5 many, ‘ind f0rfll“e’9 "i“5lmi“55 2‘ it ,C0fI}f0l‘f€th the Q “’.°?*l<c,co1d and teehre aomaemeafeth th€.P?i“°5 and f’“‘‘“%‘‘ °l the %““““<‘ entmles pror-‘ee~ mg Ofcold caul‘es,tit amendcththe err:il1€,Q1°“-r Ofthe facgmaketh rwcet blcathzaﬁd glued‘ 3 mo“?- P “rant taﬂe vnto diners forts of m¢3f€55 “id ".3a_.ke‘,h the ram‘ 11.0"‘ may {note ?l_¢3l‘3“ta but 3M0 more wholcfome for any bodies of what conftitution foener they be, notwithﬁandrng the binding qualit, C, p m ' - . .'_e ~» I :‘ M 3 ' ~. "’~Theyoile drawne chimically'preua_ilc,tl1 a.33in1-“E? P‘“_“.°‘ °fd.’ebr°ﬁ’C°mf°"e,'h the fbmaéki‘, D gtealiteth windinelfe, canfeth 30°73 d’lg°m°i“s’ and bemg"m‘xed with fome honyi taketh ""”3Y {Pots ‘Om h f. b ' ’ dtherewith._ . _ _ ._ _ , = Thte :113€f1c§$§g:?r£:l:§ﬂotrres of the tree, as Gazrtlgﬂ the Luﬁtanran Phylition Writeth, excel-

ftth far in fwagme-,{1’c all other waters whatfocuer, which is proﬁtable for fuch things as the barlec 1* felf ‘ . . f . , « . . 3 Duct the berries of this tree is drawn by enipre{Iion,a‘s out of the berries of the 0 line tree,a eer. F, mine 0ile.or rather a lrinde of fat like b,utt_er,V_Vith9l_"5 fmell 35 9-“sex°ePt 1‘ be made-We-rmetand I 5“ it fmelleth as the Cinnamon doth, aﬂd1_5_ml‘_°l‘_V_f;°d 38319?‘ ‘Ch? Cold“?-‘He Of the fmewﬁse 3” ~Pai“€S Of the joynts,and alfo the paints and drltemperature of the ftomacke and bteaft. A C To wrim as thewgrthincmi of the fubjeét requrreth,would aske more time than wehaue to be- G “Ow vpon any one plant . therefore thefc few (hall fufhice, knowing that ‘the thing is of great vie a. ‘non dk , "molt- , . A i _ p , . 5- daihg t:‘):}i'.n1’hxl‘ed iigvhnidfger quantity fernieth well for the fame purpofes which Cinnamon H I . it ‘

C :2 A P. 148; 0f9ztm Lucky and/213 rotten tree;

Lam: mmfrlis éaci/Zia. The D‘eﬁriI’m”° Cum Lacke with his ﬂaffe or mam t THe tree that bringeth foith that cricremenef tal fubﬁanee calleclLacca,b 0th in the {hops of Europ and‘clfe,where,i'S called of the Arabi-z ans, Perlians, and Tutkes,Lac S',umurr;, as who mould fay,L4m of Snmutra:fo‘tne which haue, lb termed it haue thought that the ﬁrll plenty, thereof came from Sutnutta, but herein they haue erred,for the abundant ﬁore thereof came from Pegu,where the inhabitants therof do cal. . it Let, 8: others of the fame‘ ptouince,7“ra:the, hifioty of which tree,accorcl ing to that famous Herbarift Clzrﬁue is as followeth. E T here is in the country of Pegu and Malabar, a great tree; whole leaues are like them o'fth,ePlum tt'ee,h£l-. uing rnany frnall twiggy briiﬂches swhen the. trunk or body of the treevwyaxdeth Old, 1! _f0”“he in fund ry places, whe_fil1d,° bY_°'~‘-‘Cl CW3!“ $535. Ants or Pifmires,wh1ch continually work and labour in the time of Harueft and S}1mn1er,ae gainﬂ: the penury of Winter: fuch is thedili. oeﬁce of th_ofe.A‘nts,or fuehis the nature ofthe. tree wherein they harbours 07 5031, that they rouidefor their winter F0053 lumpe or tn.alTE:

of fubf{ancc,which is of a crimfon colour, fo

beautiful! and foyfaite, as inthe whole VV_orlcl.

Péinters1,Se:l)1:detf;l:’:l I ddianﬂlfck. The Pifmires CO” I mclc) ‘hotkc 0:1: this Cbolom, W fulikmg the “blthncc or matterof Lace: froin'the’trce; as be§%0:;;l3vn¢2_.1°“Y 33 Wax, Y f“¢l‘“‘S ‘ _°

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