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Bdeliiiitri, ofthefe, Mafiicli hath ainanifeft binding quality :but tough and clammy things 5“. .. he mite Meiozi. Sugag M610“

riineli bettegwhich haue no aitiirition at all in them,or very little. _ . if» A For by fuch binding or aftringent th-ings,violent medicines being reﬂrained and brideledrd‘? 3 terward work their operation with more violence and trouble: but fuch as haue not biﬂdmg. thlngh mixed with them do ealilier worke, and with leifer paine, as be thofe pils which Rbdﬂf in 1"‘ mm booke ot‘almazr{ur calle:h I1'[z;m2.- which are compounded of Coloquintida and Scam0_ﬂY» ‘"09 the Ptrongeit medicines that are 5 and of a third called gum Sag-apene,which through his_clamml' neffe doth as it were danbe the intrails and guts,and defend them from the harme that might ham: come of either of them. t

The which cornpofition,although it be wonderfull ﬂrong,and not to be vfed without vet)’ gm

neceffitie vrge thereunto, doth notwithfianding eafily purge, aad without any grﬁaf "°“ble’ an ,

with lt-{fer torment than moi} of the mildeit and gentleft medicines which haue Maﬂich and 0‘ 5 things mixed with them that are afkringent. I3_

_ And for this Cﬂllfc it is very like that G4/w in his ﬁrﬂ; booke of Medicines, according 10 ‘he; . ccs affec°ced,v-vonld not fulfer Maiiich and Bdellium to be in the pilles, which are furnamed Coo 1.141; thc lvlﬁcll ﬂoillmlﬁanding his Schoolernaiter ﬁintua was alfo woont before to addc V“‘°l fame. ' '

But Coloquintida is notonely good for purgations, in which it is a remedy for the diﬁlnﬁﬂktgg the mining fickiielfe,the megrim,continuall head-ache, the Apoplcxie, the falling’ ﬁCl"\°“°ﬂE’ ltuiﬁng ofthe lungs,the gnawings and gripings of the guts and intrailes,and other mail daﬂgclw difeafes,but alfo it doth outwardly worke his operations,whi'ch are not altogether to be reieéte .5.

Common oile wherein the fame is boyled,is good againﬂ the ﬁnging in the car-es,and dcafenﬁé the fame killetli and driueth forth all manner of wormes of the belly,and doth oftentimes Pm"? to the ﬁoole,if the nauell and bottome of the belly be therewith arinointed.

Beingboiled in vinegre, and the teeth wafhed therewith, it is a remedy for the tooth-ache!” ' t.7!€cfm teacheth.

The feed is very proﬁtable to keepe and preferue dead bodies with; efpecially if A1035 and Myrrhe be mixed with it. ‘ ._e_ _ .1 A The whitepulpe or fpungious pith taken in the weight of afcruple bpeneth the belly Hugh” Y’ and ptirgeth grolfe ﬁegme,and cholericke humors. ,9 ' M It hath the like force if it be boyled and laid toinfufe in wine or ale,arid iuen to drink. 0; ... , . T , V . _ Being taken after the fame mannerit proﬁteth the difeafes before remem%red,that is.tb¢ A of V j 4 Lm-“gig H»; yd,,,~m,. ’ colour ribbed and furrowed very deepely,hariing plexie,falling ﬁcknelfe,giddineﬂ‘e of the head,the COlliCll6,lO0{CDClrC of ﬁnewes, and places out Spanidl H‘Ons.'t.A often chaps or chinks,and a confufed ronghnelle_ : joynt, and all difeafes proccedingof cold. * " ~ A l u the ul or inner fubliance which is to be eaten is For the fame purpofes it may be vfed in cliftersi P P

_ _ . . ,_ _ _ _ f ' 11 co‘our 5 the middle hart where- h The fame boiled in oile,and applied with cotton or wooll,taketh away the paine of (II? H""”°‘ A ' ll ' " AA of 3‘ em: ye CW 1 E r oides. A A i

. - - :A. r. L hich is f Hop ﬂlrme moiiiure £lf‘lOEgﬁ w‘ ggrliiailncd the feed; lgkemtvo tl1Ofe1()t the (,ucum~ ber,butleffer,and o a r net co out._ . 2 2 The fugar Melon hath long trailing it talks - d wheteon are let linall claw 1y mg vpon the gronn , ‘_ g { ‘no tendrels like thofe Oi the V inc and allo IEQIJISS like vnto the coiri_irnon Ci:ietimber,hr.it ofa greener colour: the fruit commeth forth among thofe leaues, ﬁancling vpon {lender fo_<)tCAilta£ks;5r-A : round as the fruit of Coloquintida , ail 0 F A0 A . ‘ii / fame bignelfe, ofa moi’: pleafant taﬁe like fugar, . ., _ . _ l ‘ oft!‘ up : _o. &l".‘r{/1":r":J. f- ..h f._ .5 ,(/4,»; ', THere bffdillerséorts of M_eloris found at this day,differingvery notably in fhapearid Pmfgents i ll , ,5 -- ' wh'mOTl:e[OOeL;i:é fill? llfth many 00:35 3 Om ta e,accordrng to the climate and countr where th -but of t CA“ _ 1 ~ ‘ e , ‘ . - * A 3 . P ’ " A .A 4 _ _ y Cy grow. cufﬂ , y \ l \, . L _ . : h , . 1 row c()u'lCY€ her as onel oneand norn A C0 7 A Q A V . loner vin branches w ereupoi g _ ‘ CW _ Y _ °"¢sWh1ch is that tﬁtelopcpa called of G4l6’I1,Cﬂ€ll7I1l&', or 541"” ~ﬂuls, ' ‘ , , _ ~ 0 .y F’ 1 V- and likcwlfe great bC1'-' “P“V“hﬂ3“d1“g f°m€ halle comprehended the Muske-Melons vnder the kind“ ° C1 .cor— ‘ ’<l , lealles like ‘hole ° ‘ 1“ lfmi’ G d mkino liol wherein they haue greatly erred :fordoubtleﬂ'ethe Muske-Melo ‘ k‘. . C cumrbcf,“ ‘ ,. ’ Pcoreol long tendr_Cl5 , Cla P-“lea 3“ ‘. U,_v_‘ h _ nisa inde of U . 116.1. .the fmicgro er ding to the belt approued Authors. . r A A ._ __ A of each thing that it tone ‘er . d Alike 8-Pampas . . . . . A‘ ~ A vpon fleedcr foot-ﬁalksfain1°.““~’ ' . . . ‘ A: - trince. qr The Dgfmpmn. V r I ,« _ the c:1fnf,‘i’;1Y<g/1:613‘, brings forth lODgtrgf... ’ T . . um’ : I ‘j . 4 b hp wheron are fet broad leaties llighte Hatwhich tlJ€.lat€r Hetbanﬁs do call Muske—Melo'ns is like to the common A \‘ 11"?’ dmcdiiﬁotrr the ed %es,not diuided at all,as bet in [ialks,lying ﬂat vpon the ground,long,branched,and rough.The leaue e 1)’ 1“ Cm“ ‘ alike, yet are they leffer, rounder, and not fo cornered :the ﬂoures in like manna” yellovrzthe fruit is biggenat the yfirlt fomwlrat hairy,fomthing1ono,now and then fomwha‘ ‘

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