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‘ Thhs far Trcmelim and Izmim. By that which hath been {aid it appearcth what 5. Iobn Baptill ffd of,vnder the title Locui‘ts,and that it is nothinglike vnto this fruit Cerzztia zliqzm. I rather take thﬁ

huﬁks Or fhels of the fruit of this tree to be the cods or husks whereof the Prodigall childe W09 hm‘? f‘3dabl"[n0"€ gaue them vnto hrm,though the {wine had. their ﬁll thereof. Thefelcods belﬂg d‘}’ are VET)’ llkfi 368!) C0ds,as Ihaue often feen. I haue fowne the feeds in my garden.,where the? bane prof pered exceeding well. . ' ‘

i There is no doubt but the agent or Siliqme mentioned in S.La/cc: Gofptu gm". _-7,, 16. were the cods or fruit of this tree. I cannot beleeue that either the fruit of this or tlie'I[.ioc'u{ls weré til?

imétc mentioned by 5.1114?/.2cnJ,£A1’J. 3 . ru.4. But Iam of the opinion of the Gtecke Father zfgdar P:/x:~ .

.ﬁ0t43whO>gZ£" I'EP*1._/El‘ I 3 2 - hath there words 3 -"-‘ll ﬂfmfs oi’-r Iuzhrxr r?j3?M'zv,iIJ Cal“ Emmi’; "rm: item: is"/.cmE$13'ﬁ’f9W3"£57" WW6 lU.\?¢)f:4Vl ygwrrm 52203 otiiqlef/.6725‘ Ea-rzu.'3”r : £215 wriac 7:; :21 m1',u1 'rl;,u_'>.1 iway, .E»\.{‘(,re‘,\;23ymay 13¢.-3 puzrnmrﬁv aégemy wepgiipy, Chm‘, That is 3 The Ac;-z:z’es which Ia/7:2 fed vpon are not liuing creatures like to Beetles,as lbme vnlearnedly thinkgbuli they are the tender buds ofherbs and plants or trees. Neither on the other ﬁde is the cm:/i agriﬁ‘ 1 . . t - any neib (‘o called,but mountain hony gathered by wilde Bees,8tc. :1:

, it A I _ u 1]’ The Time. i he Carob tree bringeth iorth fruit in the beginning of the Spring, which is not ripe till Al“ {i.'ll1'lnCa

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The Carob tree is called Kseomme = in Latine~likewile Cmztaiaia } in Spaniih Garova ~ in Eﬂgmb’ Carob tree,and of fome,Bean tree,and 3.10/my Bread. The fruit or cod is named x.t—.,.;,, in Latin“! Siliqtm,0rSi1iqmz aura; : in diuers fhops,Xylocar4é?4 .- in other {hops of Italy Caraée or Czzroéole -' ° the Apothecaries of A pl.1lia,Szzleqnm .- it is called in S panifh A.Zf4m5,¢; gt U; /,,‘m,.,,:,, . and wit 0“: an article,Garo«wv:.-in l1igh-Dutch,§,jol;ang 1330; that islto fay saggy, 1054‘; am} 5:‘ Saint Io/1”’ lgead; neither is it knowne by any other name in the Low-Coun,tries Somepcallit in Eng“ ’’

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qt T be T empcrature. The Carob tree is dry and aﬂringenraas is alfo the fruit and containeth in it a certain ﬁvﬁemcs’ as G./zlw faith. ’ 1]’ The Vertz/cs. The fruitoi the Carob tree being eat when it is green doth gently loofe the belly tbl-1‘ heel‘?

dry it is hard ofdigeliion and iioppeth the bell ' “ ‘ - k6 3 , _ y,it prouoketh vrine is good for the iiom3C ’ nourifheth well,and much better than when it is green and frefh. ,

C H A P. 83. Of Caiﬁa ﬁliula or Tudding (Pipe.

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3]/'?"‘ F’l“’$4W'x‘ Or Ct}/?z'4ﬁﬂm’a groweth vp to be a faire tree,with a tough barke like 163‘ L CO 0” °fB0x,whereupon fome haue fuppofed it to take the Greeke name an-’sw= in

. C"“;““""‘ ’ ‘he arms and branches of this are fmall " coo l leans?» like th0f€_ Of the VV'_alnut tree : among which come fOrtall)?flfl1él.rllbli::LIE)Seaw\idllg)v!:2:}(;ﬁJl.ll' Compa 0’ Conmllllg 0553‘ little leaues like the ﬂoures ofc/aelidrmium min or P ' ll or: After tilefi be Va. d€d=the’e ﬁlcceed g°°dlY black: round Iona cods whereof {on W lftcvll: lone and Ofa Woody fub 9631166: in thefe cods are contained a blagke ul ver fweet]:ridCfb‘iYrOot9a leaiiiht tall5CJan- fer: “mg to many Vfes in Phi’ ﬁcke 5 in which pulp lipethpthe lleeds couched in lit}t)le cels oripald Om . the fwd is ﬂat and bmwlliﬂbnot Vnlikﬁ the-feed of Ceratia ﬁli mi and in other ref eéts very lik ml’ to it alfo. 9 q ’ P V

_ ﬁr The Place. p , ts _ This tree groweth much in Egypt, efpecialiy about Memphis and Alexandria and m09 P” of B‘arbary,and is a liranger in thefe parts of Europe. _ ‘ i 1 17 The Time. t The Caiiia tree groweth greene winter and fummer,it {heds his old lcaues when neW 3"‘

bi’ mﬁans whereof it is neuer void of leaues : it floureth early in the fpring, and the fruit 15

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Caﬂzlr ﬁffula. Pudding Pipe trees

Kl The Names; This tree was vnknown to the old writers,or folittle accounted of , as that they haue made no mention of it at all: the Arabians were the ﬁrlt that eiteemed ofir, by reafon they knew the vfe of the pulp which is found in the pipes; and after them the later Grecians, as Aéfumus and others of his time,by whom it was nam ed a.9.a;a,,.,w., that is to fay in Latine,Ca/izz m'gra.-rh'e fruit thereoﬁfaith Az3?uarz’us,l;'é. 5. is like a long pipe,hauing within it a thicke humour or moi. Iiure, which is not congealed all alike through the Pipe,but is feparated and diuided with ma- ny partitions,being thin woody ﬁrings. The a- pothecaries call it Caﬁaﬁffulzz, and with a dou- blej]",C4f5'z'a ﬁ_/iula. It is called in Englilh after the Apothecaries word,Calﬁa ﬁﬂula,and may alfo be Englifhed Pudding Pipe , becaufe the cod or pipe is like a pudding. But the old Caf. ﬁa ﬁﬁula or may; in Greeke,is that fweet and o- , _ . - , t .1 doriferous barke that is rolled together after N . ' ,' r the manner ofa long and round pipe , now na- i " med of the Apothecaries Caﬁia lignm, which is a kinde of Cinamon. . The Temperature.

he pulp of this Pipe . which is chiefel-y in re ueit, is moiﬁ in the later end of the ﬁrﬁ de-

gxetgand little more than temperatly hot.‘

. r ‘ . ‘H T}-N4’ Verttm.‘ V _ _ The pul of Caliia ﬁliula eirtraéied with violet water is a moﬁ {W33 and Plearm‘ meﬁhcfﬂeaaﬂd ‘"33’ be iuen without danger to all weak p€0PlC:°fWha'-' “g6 fwd {ex f°““°‘ ‘h_°Y b°»Y¢“ 1‘~“}3_3' be “liftred to women with childefor it gently purgeth ch0lCT1Cl< humors and ﬁlmy ﬂegrne, if it be taken in the weight of an ounce; _ _ _ _ t _ _ Calﬁa is aood for fuch as be vexed with hot agucs,p1curiﬁes,1au!id1Ce,0r any other inﬂammati- 0" Of the liti::r,being taken as afore is fhewed . _ , . A ‘Caﬂia is crdod fot the reins and k_idp.ics,driueth forth grauell and the {l'.Ol.'lC: efpecrally if it bee mingled with the decocition of Parfly and Fennell roots,and drunks. . it putgeth and purilieth the blond, making it more clean than before,-breaking therewith the a- °”f_.nonieand {harpneﬂé of the mixture of bloud and choler together. A g It dillblucth all phlegmons and inﬂamations of the brePc,lungs,a'nd the rough artery called 'I"ra— rhea artcrin ealing thofe parts exceeding well. L ‘ Caliia abatcth the vehemcncie ofthirllin agu”es,o'r any hot difeafe whatfoeuer, efpecially if it “taken with the iuyce ofI1rty:'mm,Cicboreum,0t Solamamgdepured according to Art.It abateth al-

° the intemperat heat of the reins,if it be receiued with diuretick medicinespr with thedecoiti-‘

“ll 0fLicoricc only,.a‘nd will not fuﬂ-‘er the {tone to grow in fuch perfons as do receiue and vie this “licine. r . . . n ., ’ The bell: C afiia for your vie is to be taken out of the moi’: full, heauy. and ‘faireﬂ cods ot cane‘: and thofe which {hinc wirhout,and are full of {oft pulpc within : that pulpe which 15 IICWIY ‘3k°“ °"h is better than thatwhich is kept in boxes,by what art foeuer. __. , _ - . .. . h Cafiia being outwardly applied taketh away the roughnelii: of the skin,and being laid vpon or "ﬁlings it bringcth them to fuppuration. . , « , Many ﬁngular compound medicines‘ are made with this Cafﬁaswmch hc’ 0 my purpofe or hiftoriet ’ ’

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