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Show C Har. Se ; ” Lheatrum Botanicum. — — Tripe2 | I the mouth throat,asfiltulaes, that happen mlheaib ch pdrd.btadan aie that happen in the mouth ot throat, ofl upthecavity.. ib che yard.of aman, of inthe fundane ment + and af.? Briefly, Aloes is offo much ufe in: terwards ments, fitch 4s Shepheards and tion ofthe other: yet notwithftanding the effects are the fame, they for. DeanDave - pr> ess ufed; being chree or foure times meriy wathed with. the depurate juyce, or ftrong «infufion c dryed up againe, itis of fDamaske Damaske Rofes,and then.called Aloe Rofara, Rofed Aloes 3 Which Rofes, isafafe and gentle me. dici der bodi cine for for tetender 1eine iliar and bodies f leaves, bruifed according to the ent plenty at Veples » and finding that the juyce of the ufuall manner of all other hearbes, was unprofitable and unfavory alfo, or that the fearifying of the roote,did not yeeld anyju yct bitter like Aloes, or of any worth, hee tryed that way, to take the juyce outofthe leaves of Aloes, which he had formerly tryed and found effe@ C tap, 2, Shipme a delendlid Sect bect and sdine. Fi Cwap, FTI, 4 amiilar Cl omforrable to the ftomacke > helping p i 3 more of tr engio then It i than other A ,a es, ana d pu getn eth 3alfo lefle than it, yer ie what openetht he belly, and is good againft furfets v/ The Aloes (tl at 18 to S he brought to pafle, were I thinke SteHoare, sean) meee beneec worthy hall to this Realme intime tocome 3 if in any ofour remote plantation tae Spare, an orth Ba fach s (as in like hot Countries) the hearbe-were planted: in thar plenty, that thereo Bese Fp aeio emight bee brough f fome t to us, both to reqnite their et ait dye heBalt. Indies. The manner whereof ashe relatethit travell, and to fave fo much paines and is thus : Ircameinto his minde to profane o ee leaves that grew with make themin faffici Lhe Theater ofPlantes. forma e ndfhewhii, while hewas refident there,) and often panini the ; | Luccafive Yucca Us BCC India ] Pp putata, 6 ~ ; Cate The fuppofed I ndian Tucca;$ oN indés ofAloes may moft fitly A Prisee Iucca or Tsbed, for in thy judgement bee referred, that plant which 1s ufually in fi otherplant that I know can it better ql fthe leaves efpecially being {0unto like,noand adjoyn alchough the flowers be differing, bee the nadbh he figure and defcription, yet as may beed, PeKcelthat letteth not, for {0alfo are the flower ye rai ferina trois hole of the s of that ofAmerice, true Aloes, whole défcri ee 2 Jucca five Yucca India putata. ption is on this wife, ; The fuppofed Indian Jucca, tuall, to have the red called Artraftylis, (as I fhall thew you, when. I come to fpeake thereor bloodyjuyce, ofin his proper was Le drawne or taken; not out ofthe flethy {ubftance, ofthe veines, that runne thorowthem : he therefore pulling divers leaves fom the tootes of the leaves, but out ; while sy | fieth, he laid their ends downewards, round abont the brims ofa broad {tone pan, that.was glafed milke-pans are) fromthe mouths or ends of whofe or lea — as = veines, droppedforth ayellow, paar py ahs ring together into one, when they: oe gat e~ had dropp drawforth what might be had from them, ed well of themielves, hee ftroaked alittle harder with his hand, to and tooke that alfo that grew thicke from the ends of the leaves, and this he hid in the open and hotSunne : hayin the hot Sunne, for three orfoure dayes, but g thus takena realonable qnantity of this yellow juyce, heletitftand in fet it afide, and covered itin the fides of the pan, heoften every day, {cra ped it downe into the moift, the nighttime, and.as the juyce dryed on untill : iftle Separate oseeuyce ic became thorow dry andvhard; 4s eafie to be diffolyed.as any : which and from being yellow at the frlt, becam e morereddifh in thedrying, andila blacke almoft like dryed bload, yet;cl ftly, eare or thorow. fhining, light in feelin g and notheavie, of a fweet and maticall favour, but fo extremebitter, atoWasthusin doing,thatie was{carfe. that even the ayte was infected therewith,..and became fo to beendured, by Piercinginto the ynouthand throat, And thusbitter, while ic without much delight and content.to ashe faith nor himfelfe, he found out the Way,not knowne to any before, how to make fincere,tranflucent, brittle and hard pure; Aloes, of the colour ofa liver;-and was.content to abide thetrou'sle thus to impart it to others, that theya andi lfo might rake the pleafure and profit thereof, to know and-doeit paine, will: but having given directions if they Aloes of America is {aid to be bitterto fome that failed in not doing right, they have left it of, as not to be done, The and fharpeinthe hot C/Ountries, where thefe Europ ean parts ofthe world,where it groweth : but-hath no bitter mixed with the juyce ofthe Wormewoo iis nurfed up of divers, The juyce ofthe young Jeaves, and ofitheneffe in d, :root, that growe th in the fame Country, is very profit wounds of thofe have beene bitten ably put into the by quicklyto heale both greene wounds vipers.: the juyce of the Jeay esboyleda little on the fire; isa fure andold forgs:ofthe yongelt and tend rem ferve ; and ufe it for the purpofes er leaves,they ufe likewife to mak edy, aforefaid :. Some alfo fayi e cone t-healeth the French difeafe,tobe Take agood peece ofthe roote take n in this manner, hereof cut {mall, and boyle it in alarge {tone pot, witha good quant ter,for three houres {pace at the nofumes breake forth, which potleaft, {topping the potvery clofe with clay, or fome other furch ity of faire waafterithath beene fo longin boyli like matter, that as they may receive the hot fumes ng. thereof, when it is opened, willcaui being placed nigh unto theficke Patient, fo elfe iFaleafe hereotbe roafted unde e oF procu re them to fwea Extremely, thatit is able almoft to r hot embers or coales, and the hotfumes thereoftaken, ‘twill t abundantly : Or provoke fweat fo overcome the fpirits,not to three dayes onely together. They of Afexico, and other parts be endured, althoughthis remedy bee ufed butfor of America, whet ule ofthis plant, e it groweth naturally, have andferveth them as great more, and thatis more by many toas many purpofes, as the Cocar Nut-tree doth to them of the Eafl-Indies, or , than anyother plant or-tr ee, gtowing upon the Earth {trong Ralkes thereof, after , For firftthe mighty talla it hath given his fowerand nd feed, and becommeth dry, beene dryed, are gathered andla as alfo theleayes after they id upto ferve them inftead have ferve theminftead of tyles to cover of Wood to burne : the holl ow thei or chann r houfe elled s, todefend themfrom raine, no other thing with chem whichthey can fo aptly difpofe,jeaves there can better performe that office. Theyufeto that caufe the roote to grow into curit downe before it gtow the greater fubltance,.from 'great, to whence, a-hole being made liquor; which will quickly grow there in, into they the gathe form r:a e ofa Syrupe, and being boyled certa oncy, little cleared and fettl a little onthe fire, willbe asthi ine ed will become as Sugar ; ck as diffolved with water it will made into wine ; if Ocpatli ferv (whic eas his Vineg aroo ar, te and they willbe ufera they muchnfe, but nothing wholefome ;. for it foone call the medicine of wine) -bee Pucanto it: which moreover cauféth fo fonle intoxicateth the braine; wine and canfeth drunkenneffe andftinking abreath to.them : finell that ufe i ¢ foloathfomely, The Priefts and Painters of thofe Count it, that no carrion carkeife, or ftinking finke doth ries, doe ufe th leaves, Write upon, and to draw any figure thereon : the Priefts both in flead of Paper to alfo ufeto pricke and wound them ends thereof, which are fo fharpean felves with the tharpe d {trong ; tharalth Will they maehoalke # ine fleth, nonorin other harder ongh they cancanfe the ow farre they pleate,yer fubftances, to make anyhole, andt long reth thre em in ftead ofanayyle ads in the leaves, {é therewita p h, riLy i yeaithath beene {puninto rafo good , f 0 ng thre ye-any thine and {tro : th E ven thereofx and made int ad-a s anyh e: Se an o fhirts, &c,. 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Clufins repo : mak er : Cc rt t E 153 eee andbeing ormdth 3 madei ntova courfec r thread in Ships, or other fuch like purpofes an , a. as als (alm7 ofPaces in mich ufé with the Spaniatdny areu being platted togeth it alfo er, to worke a~— togoe upon,orto lay anything thereo bath oe. dians) intoimattes to lay on oeo n todry : and inte fg counts m 5 Ate . be thet yes ingendreth ficfh mote: Ke efle uid the Apothecaries thops, not.-hinder it, as either Honey or or fhould be,if ott delicacy an Sugar : but the bitrernefie of paar this delicate age, andthe ‘the {weetnefle of the other fo much one, is fo unpleafant mad ie pleafiug and acaod corrupting fweetneffe of 1t hath overcome and overetowne’ ceptable thereto, anne alae corrup the wholefome juyc taken from fay, the dryed juyce hearbe ) thats in allhe frome theell thefe Chrilt shina ian Countrics, commethfrom: the: Columufed g faith, madea s good Aloes in Naples, ftom the leaves Eatt. lagirsanto us, wheretcis made 3 A that fake Indies, which ‘thing how T kipe 2. did Inccafive Tica Indie puta phe ~ Thisraré Indian plant hath The fappofed In ian plan a great thicke tuberousta.root t. miatiy tuberous héads fro e {preading in iaAsad whence thootforth many lon acted compatfing Ode anem g hard and narrow guttured of Aig ide, 4 fill h ing away, with fandry hard 2. tthe bott i lour ur abiding continually, os oantome, eoca of a grayith : greenei colo Deh tis or feldind om things: threads running in them; and ing’ id. i 5 =’ bei $ wither, Fy byecome ¢ p pliant withall to bind t ngs s fromthe mid@ whereo: ¢ ¢ fome. |