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‘SI Tb: Temperature. The root is of a mean temper between hot and cold,but yetdry.

qr The Vermes.

It purgeth by liege efpecially ﬂegme,and then waterifh humors.It is giuen from one full dram weight to two,and that with wine,or with fome diltilled water (according as the difeafe require‘) or elfein ﬂefh broth. _ d

It is giuen with good eifeét to all whofe difeafes proceed of ﬂegme and cold humors:it 15 g0_° againﬁ head-ache that hath continued long,old coughs, hardnelfe of breathing,the coliquﬁz Fame of the kidnies and joints,the difeafes of the reins and belly.

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C H A p. 523. Oft/ye mam¢redVine.

, Q] The K inder. Tﬂe Vine may be accounted among thofe plants that haue need of flayes and prop’: “Pd “D3: = ﬂand by themfelues 5 it is held vp with poles and frames of wood,and by that means 1‘ {Bria

all about and Climbeth aloft : it ioyneth it felfe vnto trees or whatfoeuer ﬁandeth neere vnto 15 6

Of Vines that bring forth wine fome be tame and husbandedpthers wild :oftaine Vines I 5’

are many that be greater,and likewife another fort that are lelfer. ‘ ’

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"" He trunke or body of the Vine is great and thicke,very hard,couered with many barksawhich .

are full of cliffes or chinks 5 from which grow forth branches as it were armes, many Wayg fpreading 3 out of which come forth jointed [boots or fprings 5 and from the bofom OM30 joints,leaues and clai ping tendrels,and likewife bunches or clufiers full of grapes : the 163"”. ‘h broad, fomerhing round, ﬂue cornered, and fomewhat indented about the edges : amongﬁ ,“’ ":15 come forth many claf ping tendrels,that take hold of fuch props or ﬂaies as {land next vﬂw ‘.c'Tfe. grapes dirfer both in colour and greatneffe,and alfo in many other things,which to diﬂiﬂgwfh D, uerally were impoﬁ"rble,confidering the inﬁnite‘ forts or kinds,and alfo thofe which are tranfPI“ad ted from one region or Clymat to another,do likewifc alter both from the forme and wire th€Y h _ behfore : wherefore it {hall be fufﬁcient to let forth the ﬁgure of the manured grapeqand {peak lb w atofthereft. ~ , There is found in Grecia and the parts of Morea,as Pantal4re4,Za;zte,Cep/mlonia and PeW(“’h‘g, of forne are I{lands,and others of the continent): certain. Vine that bath a trunk at body 0“ Woe 5 dY_r“bﬁ3PC€,With 3 fcaly or rugged barke of a grayifh colour, whereupon grow faire broad lea“ f ﬂelghtly indented about the edges,not vnlike thofe of the marlh Mallow : from the bofom W come forth many fmall claf ping tendrels,and alfo tough and pliant foot-ﬂalks,whereon 8’°W my

{aim bunches Of grapes of a Watcher blewifh colour: from the which fruit commeth f°"h lonigr.

tender laces or ﬁrings fuch as is found among Sauorie,whereupon we call that plant whic laced 53“°Ti€sU0t vnlike that growing among and vpon ﬂax,which we cal Dodder or P044?’ Wh€’€°f is made 3 blacke wine called G reeke wine,yet of the talte of Sack. The laéed ffui‘ ° Vine may be ﬁtly termed Vva éaréamlaced or bearded Grapes. or The Plan‘ that beareth thofe {mall Raiﬁns which are commonly called Corans or Curraﬂ5=' .

rather Raiﬁns Of C0rinth,is not that plant which among the vulgar people is taken for Cwans’

bemg 3 lhmb 0’ bmh that b"i“g5 forth fmall cluﬁers or berries, differing as much a5 ma?’ bflffgg a

Corans,hauing no afiinitie with the Vine or an kinde thereof. T ‘ . rah fin fins hath 3 bod?’ 0‘ R091‘ 39 Other Vines haue,bi'Znches and tendreIls]iii<7c1v(ViciiEe}i:;lIt':li)ceileaues are W56‘ than any of tl1C‘0tl1CTS,fDi pt about the edges like the teeth of a faw : amon which com‘? £0" ﬁgfs Qfg)-apes in for-me like the other,but fmaller,of a blewifh colour . which beeing fiP5 afagto thercd and laid vpon hurd1es,carpets,mats,and ﬁich likc,in the Sun to ilry : then are they Carlebuy fome houfe and laid vpon heaps,as wee lay apples and come in a garner vntill the merchants it them ; than do they put them into large buts or other woodden veffels eind tread them dovvne Vgnd their bare feet,which they call Stiuing,and To are they brought into thefe parts for our Vrc‘ they are commonly termed in Latinc,I/rate Carin:/7iac.e,and Pzzﬂitﬁe miaores. hirer There is alfo another which bcareth exceeding faire Grapes whereof they make Raiﬁnsa W rape c0loured,and much exceeding the bigneiié of the common Raiﬁn of the Sunncs Y5‘ ‘hi: g

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V-1“, Wm-ﬁ,M_ wherof the Railin of the Sun is made is a large one,:

The manured Vm€_ and thought to bee the Viva ziéi/az‘ oi the Arabians; and it is that which 7a&cr22.zz§2mt.izmr ﬁgured vnder

that name,who therin was followed by our Authors

but the ﬁgures being little to the purpofe , I haue

thought good to omit them. :t 9

There is another kinde of Vine which hath great

leaues very broad, of an ouerworne colour 5 where-

upon grow great bunches of grapes of a blewifh

colour, the pulpe or meat whereof fiicketh or clea-

ueth fo hard to the graines or little itones, that the

one is not eaﬁly diuided from the other,refembling

fome Pcarned or withered berry that hath been bla- ﬂed,whei'eof it was named Duracimz. ,

There be fome Vines that bring forth grapes of a whitifh or reddifh yellow colour ; others of at deep red,both in the outward skin, juice,and pulpe within.

There be others whofe grapes are of a bleW_ C0», lour,or fomething red,yet is the juice like thoie _of the former. Thefe grapes doe yeeld forth a white wine before they are put into the prelfe , and a red-

. _ /I difh or pallet wine when they are trodden with the husks,8c fo left to macerate or ferment with which,_ E: £1 _ ,. if the remain too Ion , they yeeld fortha wine of I‘: if” Y g ”"l'/,’a,,/lzlﬁgés,-,§

,g a higher colour. , M There be others which make a black and ob (‘cure ’ ' red wine , whereof fome bring bigger clufiers, and conliﬁ of greater gr-apes,others of lelfersfome grow more cluftered or clofer together 2 Others 100ft?1‘ ;,~ fome haue but one (tone, others more; fome make‘ 3 more auﬁem or harm wine, others a more fweet :_ be old wine is befi, of diuers the ﬁrlt ycrcs wine is molt excellent : fome bring forth frufir ““<‘a0f‘ which kindes we haue great plenty. '

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ha fit foile for Vines,faith I~'loremz'nu:,is euery blacke earth, Which is “°t_V°1'Y C1091 DOT c1_ammy;; liroultzig ome moillure. But Columella faith great regard is to _be hadswhat k1ﬂdC0I {Orr Of Vine you _nouri(h,according to the nature of the country and foile. _ _ H mo Wlle usbandman will commit to a fat and fruitfull foilea leane Vine, of his own nature not itfull -. to a lean ground a fruitfull Vine: to a clofe and,compa& earth a fpread ing vine,and

E: is full of matter to make branches of: to a loofe and fruitful foile a Vine of few branches.The

mo Ecalftme/la faith that the Vine delighteth not in dung, of what kinde foeuer it be 5 but frefh iitie‘ mlxﬁd with fdme lhauings of home is the bell; to be difpofed about the roots to caufe ferti,-1.

Q39 The Time. [[4 faith Vines muli be pruned before the yong branches f pring forth. Palladim writcth, ruarie : if they be pruned later they Iofe their nourilhment with weeping.

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Th qr Tlzc Names. . W11‘ e Ville is called in Greeke "A(4m).ot s..s¢"lv: = as much to fay in Latine as I/iii: I/z‘mﬁr4,0r tbs? ‘_’”"r’ Anld.1b_°3feth wine 5 and ‘Ammo: iimiy: = that is, Vitzlr manfucf21(§?4,fiue criltirzirz, Tame or manured V_1ne.

It ‘3 Called 5"-‘wee: that it may differ from both the Bryonies the white and blaClCe> «?‘_‘d from

"‘ 01' our Ladies feale which be likewife named *Aimm.. It is ’called Vim, becaufe zrrvztatur an” P‘W"”“"“- It is Chctiihed to the intent to bring forth fullclulters, 35 V””’ ?i‘h' .

'5- ‘4- 5419.3. maketh Vw ziéeéa L/lléxaﬁdriﬁa «vz'tz2<,or Vine of Alexandriagdefcribing the

, fe very words that Tlieop/1ra_/iii: doth. Diofcoride: lets it down t0 be 41"’ 4/13“ ‘"5 Vmifyla

M201’ -1 fecond kinde of wilde Vine - but we had rather retaine it 3m°“g the ram‘? ViU€5- VV5‘

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inaE:-‘The it in Englifh,RaiﬁnVine. The fruits hereof are called in fhops,P.<gﬂ”alamm' dc Ca'rz‘mbo':' 3hIh.comrs,orrmaiiiiainns. l S}/ac’ﬂ71&