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Show —————$ cea Theatrum Botanicum, Cu aP.il, PRip'ey 12. Capficumfiliqua rotunda Ceraforum, Cherry fathioned ra There are two forts of this Pepper, one whichis fully round, liketned an Exelip, dnders Cherry, the o« ther that hatha little point at the end thereof, this beingalittle bigger then the other, and both of themhanging Sing downe. 13. Cappicum filiqua lata ¢ fa, Broad and Crumpled Gizny Pepper, The cods of this Pepper are fomewhat large greater above and {aller below, fomwh it fac alfoand notround. but critmpled as it were or fhrunke halfe together, and {melleth pretty fweete, c 14. (apficumereiium majus um, VLongand upright Ginny Pepper. This Pepper is long and round, yet riot like chat, that carryeth the forme ofan Olive berry, but muchlonger and ofarrequall bignefic allthe length thereof, and (tandeth upright. , 150 Capficum oblongummajus recurvis filiquis, The greater crooked or horned Ginny Pepper. The greater horned Ginny Pepper, hathgreat large cods,‘about five inches long, fometimes little or nothing crooked atthelowerend, whichislong and fmall, fometimes little crooked or bended upward 5, and fometimes very much, ‘ 16: Capficum oblongummings recurvis filiquis, Thelefler horned Ginny Pepper. This differeth from the laft, in not being halfe fo thicke or long, and keepinghis end bowedor crooked con ftantly, not varying as it doth: boththis and thelaft hang downe their cods toward the cround: the whole plant alfo growethleffe then the other. ates 17. Capficum bifurcata filiqua, Double pointed Ginny Pepper. This Pepperis verylike the long upright Pepper, and muchaboutthe fame formeandbigneffe, being of ane- quall fize almoft, all the length thereof, but differeth fromit inthis, the lowerendis partedasit were, into two fhort round points, and is alfoa little {maller there then upwards, neither in colour nor any thing elfe differing from the reft. 3 a 18, Capficumfiliqua flava breviore, The fhorter gold yellow Ginny Pepper. Tt might be thought bydivers, that onelyfee the cods ofthis Pepper, that it differeth from all the reft , inthe manner of growing, as wellasin1 the colour ofthe I fruite, butitisnotfo; { for it hath like leaves, ftal kes and flowers in everypart, and onely differethin that it beareth cods, very like unto the firft fort here fet downe. > which isthe moft common, but that they are fhorter, and ending in a fimaller or fharper point, and ofa faire gold yellowcolour,notred as all the other before are, 19. Capficumfiliqua flavalongiore, The longer gold yellow Ginny Pepper. This gold yeltowPepper differethin nothing from thelaft, but in the cods, whichare not fo thicke asthey, but alittle imaller, fromthe middle thereof being longer, orleffeningvery finely untothe pointed end, of Cie f a gold yellowcolour as the other. ‘ 20, Capficum caule pilofo. Ginny Pepper withhairyftalkes. This Givny Pepper groweth with roundgreene ftalkes ; fet full of white haires thereon, contrary to all the former forts: at the joynts withthe branches come forth two fuchleaves, asthe firlt fort here fet forth hath but larger then they ; the flowers are white, confifting of five leaveslike the reft, but larger alfo then ain of them; after which come the cods, greene at the firft, asallthe other are, butas red as the reft, when tev ae tipe, which are fomewhat great and long, ending ina very long point, in the reft, asin the feede and oe notdiffering from the formerforts. , The Place, All thefe forts of Pepper, camefirft from the W¢/? Indies called America, and the feverall parts thereof, Brafie being reckoned asa parcell thereof, and our Sommer Hands alfo, although we in Exglih from others Elite relation, give it the name of Ginny Pepper, asthoughit originally came from thence: theyarenurfed in gardens,in all the Provinces of Exrope, and growethin manyplaces of Italy, Spaine, &c. Set in pots up aboutthe windowes oftheir houfes, either for the pleafure of the beautifull greene leaves andfruite or cods, w en they are ripe, or for the ufe it ferveth, or both, Clufius faithit isnot onely planted in Spaine, and P. reste allin divers places, but int Moravia alfo ashe faith, for the profits fake they make of the fruite, which ferveth them in thofe parts, in the ftead ofthe Ea/f- Indian Pepper. : The Time, Ba nfe not gofow them untilltheend ofAfarch, or beginning of Aprill, no hot in the warme Countries : they flowerufually not before the beginning of Augu/t, atthe fooneft ; and their brave red cods ripen not thorowly, untill the beginning of Winter, and fo will abide both with flawers and fruite,mott ofthe Winter with on 3 but iftthey take anyfrofts with us, they prefently perifh, and therefore mult be houfed if any will pres erve them. : ’ The Names. Yipis,een held to beSiliquaftrum of Pliny, a filiquis qua producit, and Piperitis of him alfo, guia fruttus 4 fapore & atrimoniafit, and Kadixdva Kena mordeo, Capficum of Atkwarius, & ena thinketh it to be Zingiber C*ninum called, for fome call it Piper Indicum,P P er or Americanum, . of Avicen: it isin thefe Americanu Piper , : dayes diverfely : ox Br. Brafilicum, afilianum, fome Calecuthium, fome Hifpavicum, andfome Piper de Guinea, Fr acolus {ai oa < Indians callit Axi, and befides the forts here eee f{peaketh ofene inthe laft Chapeoect'siy. ofa blackifh blew colour, familiarin Spaine, Ofthe Italians Pepe Cornuto,and Pepe d' India. Of the Spaniards a Indiano, Of the French Poiure 4Inde,and Poinre d Efpagne. Ofthe Germanes Pfeffer Indianifch,and folike« pateofthe Dutchmen, we in Englih generally call it Ginny Pepper, and fome Ind, an Pepper. The firlt as being = ; oe and firlt obtained in thefe Chriftian parts of the world, is mentioned by moft of the later writers: “{chiws calleththe firlt two, Capficumrubrum &nigrum, and Siliquaftrum majus e&minus, Marthiolus calleth themPiper Ind, cum, and mentioneth three forts, this firftkinde, the fixth fort, and the feventh whichthe figure in Bazhinus,his addition unto him doth demonftrate. Lugdunenfis calleth them, Capficum majus G mints: Cxfalpinus tookeit to be Circea of Diofcorides,. Lobel calleth them Capficum, vel Piper Tpdicum Dagieribun fil quse:the thirteenthis likewife remembred by Fu/chins, by ; the name- ofCap/icum latum, and Siliqual ¥ f liquaftrum quare tum, and fo doth Dodonzus alfo, and Lugdunenfis from him, call it Capficum latum, fomealfo doe call that fort Trise 3. ad The Theater ofPlantes. Cuar.it fort Capficum Cordatum; the laftis mentioned by Camerarim in his Hortus Medicus by the name ofPiper Indicum pilofo canle : the moft of the reft are remembred by the forefaid Gregoria de Reggio,and fome by Baxhinus, The Vertues, : The Ginny Pepperofall forts (for herein theyare all like) are hot and:dry in the fourth degree, and beyond it if there be any beyondir, andare fo fiery hot and fharpe biting intalt, thatthey burne and enflame the mouth andthroate fo éxtreamely that it is hardly to be endured ; forif any fall eate thereof unadvifedly, it will bee almoft fufficient to choake them, and if itbe outwardly applyed to the skin in any place of the body, it will éxulcerateit, and raife blifters in the fame mannet;as if they had beene burnt with fireor {calding water : yea the fierce vapours that arife fromthe huskes or cods, while one doth butopen them, to take out the feede, to ufe ot fowe, (e(pecially if they doe mince or beate them into pouder) will fo pierce the fenfes by flying up into thet by the noftrills, thar it will procure aboundanceof neefings,and draw downe fuch aboundance of thin rh that it is tobe admired, forcing teares very plentifully : and paffing likewife into the throate, it will p fharpe coughing, and even caufe a vomiting in that vehemencie, that all the bowellsas well as the flo be much perplexed therewith, and ifany fhall withtheir hands touchtheir face or eyes, it will raife fo g an inflammation,both intheface and eyes, that they will thinke themfelyes utterly {poyled, which will remedyed ina long time, by all the bathing of them with wine or cold water that maybe uféd, but yet will paffe away without further harme: if fome hereof becaft into the fire, it raifeth greevous ftrong and noyfome vapours, procuring fheezings very fiercely and coughing, and even vomiting or cafting very{trongly, toall that beinthe roome anything neare thereunto : yet marke and obferve the goodnefle of our good God, hath notwithftanding all thefe evill and noyfome qualities, givenuntoman the knowledge howtot: mailter them,andcaufe themtobe ferviceable and profitable for their health : for w hereas if it fhould fimply ofit felfe, either in pouder or decottion, it were fcarfe to be endured, although ina {mall quantit t by often taking would prove very dangerous to life, the way herefet dow ne is found to be the fafeft, be taken familiarly and often without offence in meate as well as medicine,as alfo to wor ke thofe good effects in Phyfick whereunto itis conducible:It is Gregorio de Reggio his receipt, for take faith he,of the ripe cods of any { of Ginny Pepper (for as I fayd before, theyare all in propertie alike) and dry them well, firlt of t then in an oven, after the bread is taken out, put into a pot or pipkin, with fome flower that they may roghly dryed, clenfe themfrom the flower, andtheir ftalkes ifthey have any, cut them or elip them very fmall, both huskes and feedes within them, and to everyounce of them, put a pound of fine wheate flower (thef yee dryed themwithall inthe oven, maybe part if yee will) make them up together into cakes or fimall loaves with fo much leaven, as yee thinke may be convenientfor the quantitie you make ; bake thefe as you doe bread ofthat fife,and being baked cut it againe into fmaller parts,and bake it againe,that it may be as dry and hard as bif= ket,whichbeaten intofine pouder and fifted,maybe kept for anythe ufes hereafter {pecified, or mayferve in fea ofordinary Pepper,to feafon meateor broth, or for fauce,orany other purpofe the Zaft IndianPep doth fervez for itnot onely giveth as good,but racher a better tafte orrellifh to the meate or fance (yea and your wine and other drinke) but it is found to be fingular good, to breake and difcuffe the winde,both in the ftomacke and the collicke in the body : itis fingular good tobe ufed with fach meatesas are flatulent or windy, and fuch as breed much moyfture and crudities (whereoffifh is reckoned one{peciall:) one fcruple of the faid ponder, taken ina little broth of Veale,or of a Chicken, doth wonderfully comfort axcold ftomacke, caufing flegme,and {uch grofie or vifcous humours as lye low in the bottomethereofto be avoided, helpeth difgeftion, for it provoketh an ap= petite to meate, provoketh urine, and taken with Saxifrage water expelleth the {tone in the kidneyes, and the jeeme that breedeth them, and taketh away the dimnes or miftinefle of the fight ufed in meates; taken with Pillule -Alephangine doth helpe the dropfie: the pouder taken for three dayes together in the decoction of Peny- royall,expelleth the dead birth,but if peece of the cod. or huske,either greene or drybeput into the motherafter delivery, it will make them barren for ever after : but the ponder taken for foure or five dayes falting, withas much Fennell feede, will eafe all paines of the mother :the famealfo made up witha little pouder of Gentiany and oyle of bayesinto a peflarie, with fome cotten wooll, dothbringdowne their courfes if they have beene ftayed the fame mixed witha Lohoc or Electuaryforthe cough, helpeth an old inveterate cough; being mixed with honyand applyedto the throate, troubled with the {quinfie, helpeth itina (hort {pace, andmade up with a little pitch or Turpentine, and layd upon any hard knotsorkernells in any part of the body, it will refolve them, and not fuffer any more to grow there : mixed with fome niter andufed, it taketh away the morphew andall other freckles,fpots or markes, and difcoulourings of the skin;applyed with Hens greafe diflolveth all coldimpoftumes and carbuncles, and mixed with fharpe Vinegar, diffolveth the hardnefle of the {pleene if fome thereof bee mixed with zaguentum de alablaftro, and the raines of the backe anointed therewith, it will take awaythe fhaking fits of Agues : a plaifter made thereof, and the leaves of Tobacco, will heale the fting or biting of any venemons beaft: the deco¢tionof the huskes themfelves made with water, and the mouth gargled therewith eafeththe toothach, and preferveth them fromrottenineffe : the afhes of them being rubbed on the teeth, will clenfe them and make them growwhite that wereblacke: the decoction of them with wine helpeth the Rupture that commethof water, if it be applyed warme morning and evening- ifthey cut. it to fteepe for three dayes together in aqua vite,andthe place affected withthe palfie bathed therewith, will give a great deale ofeafe; and fteeped for adayin wine, and two fpoonefull thereof drunke every day fafting, will helpe a ftinking breath, althoughit hath continued long;and f{nuft up into the noftrills, will corre& and helpe the ftinch of them, whichis procured of flegme corrupted therein. |