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876 A ’ Of the Hiﬁorie of Plants; L I 3- 1?

Syh/eﬂri: rim or wilde Vine is called in Greek, ‘Armies new = and in Latine Laérzrfm 5 35 In V”? I Eclogs.

-—-—-—- Ac!/fire adantrum Syle-eﬂris riirisjpizrﬁt laérafm racemir.

-———— See how the wilde Vine Bedecks the cane with fparfed clulters ﬁne.

To this wilde Vine doth belong thofe which Pl2'ny,lz'6. r 6. c4p.27. reporteth to be called ‘1’Ii'g:;]’: or that bring three fundry fruits in a yeare,as Izzﬁime and mad bearing Vines sbecaufe in th0f¢ chillers are ripe and full growne,fome in fwelling,and others but ﬂouting. _ ml,

The lruit of the Vine is called in Greeke saw, and mun : in I.atine,Racemm,and V-va:in Eng a bunch or clui'lcr~of Grapes. _ _ . La‘

The cluiler ofgrapes that hath bin withered or dried in the Sun is named in Greek: «M = 1“ tine, Vera Paﬂa .- in {h0ps,P4fz>t/4 .- in Engli{h,Rai{ins of the Sun. _ .

The berry or grape it felfe is called in Latine Acizmr, and alfo Grimm», as Democrztus faith, king ofthe berry. _ NW

The feeds or Ptones contained within the berries are called in Latine Vimzcea, and fomllfflef Op tlcz‘ : in lhops, Ari/[gas though they {hould fay Ariduli,becaiife they are dry and yeeld U0l”1Ce'nbee with (‘tending Vimm are taken in Co/mmzla for the droffe or remnannof the grapes after they pre fled. , ﬂed

The liallce which is in the middle of the cluliers,and vpon which the grapes doe hang, ‘5 Ca of (}'.<zi’5;-2, C'5'7;=U}\9:3 of Farm, SCtlPm"I&’vd7’ﬁ77l.

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qf T/Je Nature 4na’Vemm.

‘I’ he tender clafpiiig branches of the Vine and the leaves do coole and mightily binde:th¢Y {gay bleeding in any partof the bodv : they are good againlt the laske,the bloudy ﬁix,the hear‘ b”,ir ’ heateof the fiomacke, or readinelle to vomit. It Ilrayeth the luﬂing or longing of worn?“ get childe,though but outwardly applied,and alfo taken inwardly after any maner: they be m0Ye° the remedie for the inﬂammation of the mouth and almonds of the throat, if they be gargleda or mouth wafhed therewith. “Chas

Of the fame facultie be alfo the cluﬂiers gathered before they be ripe;and likewife the b“ of the wilde Grape,which is accounted to be more elfeétuall againft all thofe inﬁrmities- d that

Diofmride: faith,That the liquor which falleth from the body and branches beeing cutaan if it fomtimes is turned as it were into a 8"m(Which driueth ﬁoncs out of the kidnies and bl}3ddcr;,' h bedrunke in wine) healeth fi“g'W°’m°5sfCabs,and lepry,but the place is Hill to be anoiﬂle the Nitre.Being often anointed or Iayd on it taketh away fuperﬂuous haires : but yet he faith? fa”; fame is belt which iffueth forth of the green and {mallet Pcicl<s,efpecially that liquor which away whileﬂ: the branches are burning, and it takes away Nits being laid on them.

The {tones and other things remaining after the preﬂing are good againl’: the blou laske Of 10ng'continuance,and for thofe that are much fubieét to vomiting. » gas

The afbcs made of the flicks and dro{l'e that remain after the prefiing,being laid vpon thccrbe. and hard lwﬁlliﬁgs about the fundament,cure the fame :beeing mixed with oile of Rue OT .0 0;, Grace 3”‘! Viﬂegenas the fame Authour afﬁrmeth,it helpeth to firengthen members out Of.’ yap; and ﬁlcb 35 arc bitten with any venomous bealhand eafeth the pain of the fpleen or miltsbemg in manner Ofa plailier. '

T113 lam‘ “E53 d0\'fe to make a Lye with the afhes of Vine flsickes, in com pol'it.i0ﬂ

and burning medicinesswhich ferue in {lead of an hot iron : the one wee call a‘ poteritia and the other aéluall. ' ’

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. _ ea F Grapes,tliof'e that are eaten raw do trouble the belly,and ﬁl the ﬂgomacke lull ofivfﬂdcr S“, t cially {rich as are of a foure and aufiere talles _fuch kindes of Grapes do very much .in ingfw concoétion of the liomacke 5 and while they are difperfed through the liner and veins the)’ (let cold and raw juiC€,Wh1CbC30ﬂ0t ﬁaﬁly be changed into good bloud. ealilier di— 7‘ he 1i‘ fperfed.They alfo fooner pail}: through the belly,efpecially being moifl, and 11103 0”” If L quot with the pulp be taken without the {lanes and skin,as Galen faith,

. . l.» I?“ The fubllance of’ the llor—ies,although it be drier,and of a binding quality, doth defcend t io 31 I

dy ﬂlxr the .,

the lﬁdifiotieof Plants.

brand is notliiiig changed 3 as alfo the skins; Vrhich arerlittle or nothing at all altered

illiilléiﬁéire in the body.

$30115 gmpes which haue a {irong talie of wine are in a mean between. {cure and fweet. S19 f00ner defc

mice the bell end 5 for the body receiueth more nouriihment by the pulp than by the juicegby the

Y is made more foluble.

gieptenol {O much as ﬁgges 5 and they haue in them little ill juice, efpecially when they bee thotow

,/%.G”'P€S may be kept the whole yeare,being ordered after the fame manner that Ioacbimur Came-. D

3 "5 ’eP0rteth. You {hall take, faith hee, the meale of rrinliard feed,and ﬁrew in the bottorne of Yﬁarthen pot well leaded -,whereupon you {hall lay the fairelt bunches of the ripelt grapes, the 3° 1 YOU {hall couerwith more of the foref-aid meale,andIay vpon it another fortof Grapes, fo

ca1l‘;§‘_}"‘/iitill the pot be full: then {hall youﬁll vp the pot to the brimmc with a kind of {weer wine

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“FL The pot being very clofe couered {hall be fer’ into fome cellar or other cold plaee;:h'é 011 may take forth at your pleal'ure,wafhing them with faire water from the ponder.

qr of Raiﬂas.

F Raifins moil are fweet,fome haue anaullere or harm tafte : fweet Raiﬁns are hotter, aullere the “cold”; both of them do moderatly bind,but the auﬂzere fomwhat more,which do {trengthen - g taktnacke more. The fwcet ones do neither ﬂacken the _llomack,nor make the belly foluble,bee-x do makcﬂ with their &oncs,whiCh are of a binding qualitie : otherwife the {tones taken fo‘rth,they

.R . 6 the belly loofe and foluble.

fomgfbs yeeld good nourifhrnent tothc body,they haue in them noill juice at all, but ingender Fl

.. 3! a thick juice,which notwithftancling nourifhveth the more.

tﬁat hm? Comes of fwcet and fat Rai ﬁns molt plenty of no'uri('hm'ent5 of which they are the belt G

aue_a thin skin.

ly: etc is iritlie fweet ones a temperat and i'mo'othi_ngv ql1a'l,iti_e,wIl:h’ a power to clenfe moderate-. H

“C good for the chel’£,lungs,windo- pipe,kidnies,b1adder, and fiomacke 5 for they make. ifﬁc I ,h€ Youghneffe of the winde-pipe, and are good againfl hozrfciflﬁﬂbs .910" W1“d€dllFﬂb. 0!‘ difeall ti° Of breathing : they ferue to concoct the {pittle , and CaLll‘c.1[ to rife rnolfe 6353‘? 15 any. my e. ""11? ifoeuer of the cheﬂ,lides,or lungs,and do mitigate the pain of the kidn:¢9_ and bladder and b. .‘“h joined with it heate a'nd fharpenelfe ofvrine : they dulland allay the malice ofiharpe

"mg butnors that hurt the mouth of the ﬁzomacke.

cordi re°“°T.Raiﬁns are good for the liuer,as Galen writeth in his fcuenth booke Of Medicines rice I

1igg,ig§‘° the places alieﬁed - for they be of force to conco&«raw humolrs an: refﬂgaine their ma: 3 I " ' . ' an

Rance fafrl:-d1Fl‘eY them {clues do nardly Putriﬁe . beﬁdes, tl&)ey’a1r:tpr:£]€‘;gin_iS Sgt; er‘: _°i‘fljn(e lab. for they 1 rat to the mam},-s,ci.r{te any dillemper,and_ n.ou;i ml; zdiﬁem A V sq if‘ K ‘venue cord“ é Qeslltigthiena reﬁlft putriraethion, and helpe without hurt any pcraturt o moillure or

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taken antient writers5as namely in that called by Galen,_Arterz'aca,,Mitaiidaiikgwhich hath’ the-feeds row t ‘gut :_ for fceiing that Raiﬁhs containe in them a thicke fubliance, they canot eaﬁ ly paﬂ}: tho.‘ ratherbvelns-,but are apt to breed obfliruétions and ltoppings of the intrals ;Wl'llCl1 happeneth the and oryereafon of the {eeds,fo_r they fo much the harder paIl'e_through the b*‘o_dy,and7do quickely feeds a eaﬁly caufe ob{tru€tions,in that they are more aﬁringent or binding. V/V hereforethe cligri t0 be taken out, for foﬂrall the yuice of the Raifius more eaﬁly palfe, and the {ooner bee

- “tedthrou h he‘ 1 . heitmmdu g t intra s.

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ﬂed vldmﬁns is made a pultellé good for the gout,rottings about the joints,gangrens, andimi0”i.: M

ﬁrig ye“ ’ beeing ﬁamped with the herb All-heale it quickely takes away the loofe nailes in the ers and toes,being laid thereon». '"

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X1?» called’ in Latine (ﬁtuﬁitm,that is to l‘ay,the liquor newly iﬂirina _0iuE!0l_ the gralprés wlien’

ll ;1 ...it4.yyb°—i “°d,d.°“ 0! Pleﬂbd. doth ﬁll the ﬁomacke and inttals with “_71I1ClC; it is ‘hardly diﬁge-’—‘. . ’ 15 Of a thicke juice,and if it doe‘not'l‘peedily paﬂ‘e through the L‘~0Cly,’lE‘ becornmerh more J3iuttFu.l.l;

C 1 giapes as haue little juice do nourifh more,and thole lefle that haue more juice:but thele

Tapes haue the preheminence among the Autumne fruits,and nourifh more than they all, but C

A_ Phyﬁtions haue taught V5 to take out the ftones, as we may fee in diners com pollt ions . 1.

reportet‘h,That Raiﬁns being chewed with pepper draw ﬂegme and water out of the L