ties and ﬂuxes ofbloud,a.s Emelim aﬂirmes, cap; i.de lapid. é‘ gen." 1: '

3 Carolus Cluﬁua reporteth that her: found this hale or low Oke not {me from Lisbone,0f Fhc height of a cubit,which notwithﬁanding did alfo beare an Acorne lilaa that of our Uke-trec,l auing that the cup is frnoother, and the Acorne much bittercr,whercin it differeth from the I67? 0 A ‘5 kinds. , ' ‘”"" ’

2 afzggcrcm t'itlgarz3 cam cxcrementﬂﬁmgaﬁi.

' b ‘lit. The Common Oke with his apple or greene Gall; 3 jam” mm

The dwarfe Oke.

. ., -r"’:l¢"""'f[m|llﬁ z » 5295;’ -= ‘ 1 ,5‘ \\t'

,.u\ruull

,. «¢\l\\:!7r“‘§" "*5, ' , _'I‘hcre is a wilde Oke which rifeth oftentimes to a‘ rrmlelloirs height, andreachcth V“), I3‘: with-his armes and,b‘oirghes,the body wherof is now and tlen ofa mighty tliickenellb, in C0‘".P‘b5_ two or three fathorns : it fendeth forth great fpreading aIIleS,diuidcd in to ‘a multitude Ofbourgdc: The leaues are fmoothfomething hard,broad, long, gaﬂcd in the edges reene on the vpp _ in the Acornes are 1ong,but {hotter than thofe of the ram‘: Oke 5 euery om’: aﬂcned in his 0W”ec- W hich is rough without : they are couered with a thin ride Or (hell : the fub liance or kernell Wltth in is diuided into two parts,as are Bcans,Peafc,and Al.1onds:the bark of the yong Okes is fm00 A, glibaaﬂd ‘5°0d to thicken skins and hides with,but thtof the old Okes is rugged, thicl:c,hard.srIl]e full Ofchops : the inner fubﬁance or heart of the wood is fomething yellow hard and foundﬁnd the older the harder: the white and outward part next to tie barke doth eaﬁly iot being fubje 0 rd, worme,e fpecially if the tree be not felled in due timebme of the roots «row deepe into I 19 ‘gr , and othcrforne far abroad,by which it ﬂiffely ﬁaridetl 3 gr Tim Pitt. ,1, it

‘The 0146 d0_th fearcely refufe any ground 3 for igioweth in a dry and barren l'oile,ye‘d° ies; profper better In a frurtfull ground : it groweth vpn hills and mountainesjand likewife In “South it comrneth vp euery where in all parts of Englan/, but it is not fo common in other of the

and hot regions.

\ . ‘ ‘J T/Time’ half The Oke doth caii his lcaues for the molt art about the end of Autumne:fome k€€Pet leaues on,bnt dry all Winter long,vntill they e thmﬂ Off by the new Spring. - I qr id: Names. * _ may The Oke is called in Greeke Jzpu? : in Lati?a.,‘&5mzIs:0f fQme,Placz‘a!ri,as Gaﬁ tranﬂats 1“I‘.N,i§. be called Sarma,mm, or gain: 5~fome‘ alfqimgﬂza ?_7?;W{{0.?% and izoéar .~ the Maeeéo-9159? W‘ 35

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Of the Hiftorie of Plants.‘ is Li 3. 3-

\L I 3. 3. A Of the Hiﬂorie of Plants. 13.4.1

‘gghoirgh you fhould fay Viriqumm, as Gag expoundeth it,or Vere Qercur, the true Oke, We Y name it in Eng1i{h,the tamer Okc-tree : in French,c_'bcfne: in Dutch,t1Ep¢1;euhgg‘m, keghe fruit is named in Cjreeke Bx'Auut:'lﬂ l.3.al:_1ne,Gla{zs : in high Dutch,@iﬂ;e1g in low Dntchiﬁcg . in Spanilh,Bellotm .- in Italiarn,C/zzana/_e : in Engli{h,Acorne,and Matt. I bogkhe cup wherein the Acorne ﬂandeth is named in Greek_e 5uov.ua'r,aS Parrlas uﬁgineta, in his third. in L e34: chapter te{tiﬁeth,faying,0mpl2ms is the hollow thing outof which the Acorne groweth: atrne, Calzxglandis _.- in lhops, Cajmlaglandu : in Englilh,the Acornc cu p, » qr ‘Tlze Temperature arm’ V ermes. _ _ _ th The leaues, barlie, Acornc cups, and the Acornes themfelues, do mightily b inde and dry in the ° third degree,being fomewhat cold withall . , whThc belt of them, faith Galen, is the thin skin which is vnder the barke of the tree, and that next, B pi lieth neereft to the pulpe,or inner lubﬂancc of the Acornesatll thefeiﬁay the white_s,the red s, 1 pm mg of bloud and laskes: the decoétionlof thefe is g1UeD,0l' C 5 9°“ 6! Of them dried, for the P0les aforefaid. t,-1 Acornes if they be eaten are hardly concoeted , they yeeld no nourifhrnent to mans body, but C l at which is grolTe,raw,and cold. K ’ . A Swine are fatted herewith,and by feeding thereon haue their ﬁeﬂi hard and found. v I) he Acorns prouoke vrinc,and are good againﬂ all venome and poyfon, but they are not of fuch E a ﬁ°PPing and Binding faculty as the leaues and barke. . , k The Okc appﬁes are good againﬁ all ﬂuxes of bloudand. lasks,in what manner foeuer they be ta- F, "abut the belt way is to boile them in red wine,and being fo prepared, they are good alfo againft 9 excelﬁng moiﬁurc and fwelling of the jawes and almonds or kernels of the throat. he decoﬁtion of Oke Apples Ptaieth Womens difeafes‘, and caufeth the mother that is falne G. °“’I1e to returne againe to the naturall p1ace,if they do {it ouer the faid dcc_o&ion being very hot. r he fame fteeped in ftiong white wine vineger,with a little pouder Of Bﬂmfion_e,and the root of H meos minglcdrtogethenand fet in the Sun by the {pace of a moneth,maketh the haite blacke,confu- ml proud and fuperﬂuous ﬂelh, takerh away fun-burning, freckl,eS,fp0tS,the morphew,with all efofmitics of the face, being walhed therewith. , . _. t . - The Olte Apples being broken in {under about the time of their withering, d_oc foreihcw the {e- W911 of the ycare, as the expert Kentilh husbandmen haue Obferued 5)’ “W 1_“““8 things found in r. em : as if they ﬁnde an Ant, they foretell plenty ofgraine to enfue _:1fa whiteworme like a Gen. Illoi Magouthen they prognofticate murrenof beaﬂs and catrell 5 ifa fpider, then (fay they) we lallhauc a peﬁilence or fome fuch like ﬁckeneffc to follow amonglt men : thefe things the learned a f° haue obferued and noted ; for Mattliiolm writing vpon Diafcorzde: faith, that before they haue inh°le through them, they containe in them either a ﬂie, a fp1_de-L 0! 3 Woimc 5 If 8 ﬂie then warre '1fucth,if a creeping worme,then fcarcitie of vi&uals5if a‘ running‘ f pider,then followeth great fick-_._,

we 0r mortalitie.

L

C H A P. 3;; Of the Scarlet 0/get

{I The Kimies. ,

Lthough Tlzeapbrajlm hath made mention but of one ofthefe Holme or Holly ore; onely. yet

hath the later age fet downe two kinds thereof gone bearing the {earlier grain and the other on-

gi; e Acorniwhich thing is not contrarie to Dinfcorides his opinion,for he intteatcth of that which ‘n . . . 0 - -

foutfglbtoliceklgclgpirraeg t11i1)el1tl.iStiieff,l‘:‘E‘(:(;A1‘:?;3[(l:1(.)[C1%€:-1;’ gghtzhﬁ Oke s . and the other hce deferibcth in hi‘! 3 ' ' '

1'} T he Defcription.

He Oke which beareth the Scarlet graine is a fmali rree,in mariner ofa hedge ‘fee’ °f“ mean“ bignefreihauing many faire branches or boughes fpread abr0ad:whereon are fetlealleis 8'39"‘ ab°lJe.white vnderneath,fnipt about the edgesiaﬂd 3!. Wei)’ C°“‘°‘ °"°, ﬂmpe Pncklei m mm‘.

i‘ °f_the fmoother Holly ; among which commeth {‘ornetirnes,but not o'fr.cn,f mall Acornes,{{an- ﬂag in little cups or husks, armed with pi-ickles as {harpe as thornes,Var.1d of_a bitter taltc. Beﬁdes Corncs,there is found cleauing vnio the wooddy branches,a cettame kind 0fberrie‘s,or rather-,

an °"°|’efcence,of the fubltancc of the Oke Apple,an‘d ofthc bigneffe Of 3 Peale, at the ﬁrﬁ white,’ 7

“El Qfthe colour ofafhes when they be ripe, in which are insendtssllirtle M3§S9!9a‘_'!1}§Si!‘f§em°

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