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it were a piece ofcorke,which notwithllanding (inketh to the bottom when it fajs gmg {he ivaiff; like as doth a (tone.

. 3 v This ttee,faith Garcidagthat beareth the fruit Czzr]>oé4lﬁzmum,is ajfo one of the -5 airam rreeS= 1‘ grower}! t0 the height and bigneffe of the Pomegranat‘tree,garni{hed with very many branch“! whereon do grow Ieaues like thofe of Rue,biit of colour whiter, alwaies growinrr greene : amnnfé which come forth lloures,whereof wee haue no certaintie :after which commetih forth fruit like that ofthe Turpentine tree, which in {hops is called c'2zrpoézz{ﬂzm;mz,of a pleafant fweet lmell ; bl“

the liquor which ﬂoweth from the wounded tree is much fweeter which liquor is called of form’: 0_P06:ll_/i17?3't‘ﬂ71. ’

I Ezlﬂzmi ﬁuﬁm. ) 4;

. I l l ‘ . 6 I W00 The fruit of the Balfam tree. 3 B4 ﬁmmm APW mm CM” “[4

The Balfam tree with the fr Iii!-

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, Ili Prvjfer L,.-Ilpimza hath writ a large Dialogue of the Balfam‘ of the Aritients,and alfo ﬁgaurucg and deliuered the hiﬁorie thereof in his book De Plam‘.o£gy}>iz',cap. i4.whither I refer the cunoich 1 ball‘? Pléfemed You with a flip from his fI€(‘,& the Carpaéml/amzsm fet forth by our Authofill’ {Gems I0 b6 0f I113 fame plant. The Ieaues of this are like to thofe of Leﬂtzﬂm,alWales gr€€“"3 WC; winged,growing FhY€€sﬁue,or feuen fafined to one footllalke: the root is gummy, reddifhaan » C f‘“‘3l”“%= the Homes are final and white like thofe of Amczzngrowing vfually three nigh W36‘ ‘,1 1. The fruit is of the lhape and bignelfe of that of the Turpentine tree‘, containing yellow Aaﬂd Wt bi. linelling feeds ﬁlled with a ycllowiih moiﬁure like hony. Their tal-’t is bitterifh,and fomwha ting the tongue. 1; _ O“: 3 Of thefe Balfam trees there is another fort , the fruit whereof is as it were a kerneu wﬂhnd (0. {hell couerecl with a thin skin llraked with many veins,of a brown colour 5 the meat is firm 3 Re 1,’ lid like the kemell of the Indian nut,ofa white colour,an‘d without fmell,but of a gratefull ‘ and it is thought to be hot in the ﬁrft degree,or in the beginning of the fecond. \ will There be diuers forts morc,which might be omitted becaufe oftedioLifnefTe,neL1€f‘h.elCS rear trouble you with two fpecial trees worth the n0ting5There is,faith my author,in Amﬁflca ‘“ tree of monflrous hugeneifqbcfet with leaues and boughes cuen to the ground, the trunk w ' from is couered withga twofold bark,the one thicke like vnto C0rl<,aed another thin next the “CF “ ‘

hetweene which barks doth ﬂow (the vpper barke b Eng wourided)a whim Balfain like vnt0

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Or Cll'0DS ofa moft {weer fauor and angular el’fe€ts,for one tlropof this which thus iliPti.lleth out of the t,ge_‘i5W0nh a pound Dfthar which is madeby »;lCC(')CjE1(?ﬂ. The fruit herofis final in refpeét of the-0Il‘l~’dl‘3 - it feldorne exceedeth thc blgllelre Ofa l3*~’9~Q3> of a b”te.r.m}°mcl0{cd 1. N 3 mmow hmk Of the lenggih 053 ﬁnpefifomthing thin,and ofa white colour, Whlcﬂ tﬁfe Indians vfe againlt head- 3Cl1e:ivhiclifruit oi l?-3095 is that we ham? l3€i0TC dCfCYlb9ClaC3lkd C"7i’”"‘“/JW’W~’- I; 15 Euro .m.mm)tha[ in the wand called Hifpaniola,t_hcre grOWC-S 3 fmall. tree of the height of two tnci1,\-'«’i5‘ﬂ‘31” Elm i“d'“9=YV Ofmamliauing ltalkié and llerns of the colour or afhes ; whereon do grow green ;Cm,3.S;pmrp at 55311 ends,but more green on the vppet ﬁde than on the.lovver,h;iu§ng 3 lllkldlle rib fornewhat thicke and {tending Out ‘the f0°‘ﬁ31k° “"hem°“ they z‘:’al’0“' 15 1:»‘mWl1at red— Gilli : among which leaues comes fruit growingby Clllm‘-‘T5335 1033.35 3 mam hand. 1 helltones or ‘.>§"=‘~iI1r:s in the fruit be fewrand greene, but growing to rednelllﬁ mm‘? 513d "mm as the f”l35W'3X~'~‘fflI “PC: fros.n the which is Uatherezl a juice after this maiinef 5 they take Elle YO“% 31001‘ 5”}?-l lmcli Of" tlie I?’5*'*5‘nd aim Ely: Cllyiaers Ofihc fruit: Viihich Ehey hriiife and boile in water to the tliicirneffc ‘l0’~‘:V.w 7;‘c ‘ ‘iii-7’ rained. they kce for t ieirv es. A 'l\<£.3};\}l,\_:3Pl‘ir‘égzgma Ougds 3-n d V156 Sjit {tops and ﬁaiiclietli the bloud,malreth them clean,hrin¥ gctli tin, [213 hcaleth [l‘;r’:m miglitilyiand with better fuiccelfe than true Balfann. The bran- ches of the tree being cut,do call: forth by drops certain cleare water, more worth than _/aqua wag, 1I1oi"gw1io1{'or;:;e againft wounds and all other dileafes proceeding /from cold caufes, being Cl1'L]nl{C

fome few daies together.

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qr The Place. ‘ world forne in E0 ptand moll: of thofe cotmtries ad'a~ I C 2 _ by. _ Al v_ all and VVCihll‘lCl16S,aS trauellers in thofe parts report. q The Time. Thefe trees for the moit part keepe green W inter and Summer. The Names. _ , _ A Baifam is Called in Greek, strum : in Latir1ealfoBalf4;mm2.~ of the Arabiarrs,I>’alfmz,Balcﬁzaznand

‘Win - in Italian 34/rzzmo .~ in French, BMW- ‘ ‘ 3 _, . -. The ﬁr uor that ﬂowes out of the tree when it is wounde

lqbiiﬁmum , the f-ml-t’C~‘,,,},05,,,lf,,-;7gi;;7¢:and the liquor whichvnatura

Bdlﬁmum.

Thefe trees grow in diners parts 0

°‘7Ut.T»here groweth of them in the E

d, is called opoézilfamzmz .- the wood, Xy- - 11y ﬂowes from the tree in Egypt,

qr The Temperature. fecond degreeirvgith al‘rri<_€i:10IL JL’ Vfrtltﬁfa Natural Balfam tak en in a morning fa{’ting,with a 1ittleRol'e water or Wine,to the qiiantityof Af ﬁue Or fix dro s helpeth thofe that be allhmatick or {hort winded : 1‘ P“5“‘“1C‘h_3§§1Dﬁ the P3135 OM16 bladdergnd Prornack comforting the fame mightily : it alfo ainendeth rt {linking breath,and takes away mg {baking ﬁtgofrhe quotidian ague,if it be taken twoor three titties. 9 It helped; confumpiiongclenfeth the barren wombe,efpecrally being anncunted vpon a peﬁfary B or mother fu ofitorie,and vfed. ii . K The ftomgcilg being anointed tl1Ci'€VVltlJ,Cl1g€ll:10n is helped thereby 5 it alfo preferueth the Pro. C mack from Ohm“ ion and Wjndinelfqit helps the hardnelfe of the fpleen,eaﬁ‘:th the griefs of the reins and be“ C1‘ 0 ofcold caufes. .. y, locee in_ V . . _ .r It alfo takes gs/ay all mgnner of aches occaﬁoned by cold, if they be annointed therewith _5 but D m0re foeedilagif a linnen cloth be wet therein and laid thereon :vfed in the fame manner it dill'ol.-

Herb 53,5 mtﬁots aired mlemangand ftrengthneth the weak members.

Balfam is hot and dry in the

. V The fame ,e;,,_.ﬁ]¢;h the brain,and comforteth the parts adioyning -, it helpeth the palﬁe, CIon- E

vulﬁonsﬁnd all griefes of the linues,being anointed therewith‘. _ _ _r , . r

The [naruellous eﬁeéts it worlceth in new and green woLinds,W¢1‘€ here too long I0 f€€‘?l0WvD;3Pd alfo f‘t'IPerﬁuous conﬁdering the skilfull Sul78e°“=Wl'10m it ‘1“3'l‘E C0.I1.Ce1‘D€5»kn°We‘h ‘he Vfe 'Fll“".e-9' 0_f: and as for uh; beggerly Quackfaluers,Runnagates,and ltnaiiiih. Mountil_2ank€5;W'et8f€.ﬂ0l= Wll’ hﬂg to inftru at them in things fo far aboue their reach, C3.pacitie,a:n.d worth1nCﬂ'€- «_ ‘

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C H A P. 146. Ofzz/{indie (J34/We s34]/3>””’r"“’f qr T /at Defcriiztirm. ‘ V V i V of the judges do ¢g11iMalli,“groweth to the bignelle ofa gi"3at—rrée;

f rinkeled ouer with many aﬂi-coloured’ " ' ' {pots

THis tree which the pC0plC g barring a trunltc or bodie of a darke greens colour: P g - N 1'1 n n n n