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Show a Bataan. G HAP.TT} 5 cmnib Trine 16: T eis 16, The Theater of Plants, SS eee! te, Fie tattore Soh Ohneseep cutee Oe OPED oar - Cuaps2, 4. Klmas minor, The leffer Eime, ; 14.05 eh ‘ is infomeplaces of this land foind a fort of Elme fomwhat differing from thofe before, in that it gtow= ae and Gren with {maller leaves that are as rough on bothfidesas the firft, and eafie to be diftinguifh- : . ; The Place and Time, ed if they-be heedefully obferved. All chefe forts are as is faid, found in our owne Country yet the firft is the molt frequent, and the fecondin fome Countries as much or rather moré-then the firft, the third is to be feene in many woods in Effex: they all blof= fome asis {aid betore the leaves come forth, and the feede not lon aiter their firlt {preading at large. : 4 The Names. ‘ Ic.is called in Greeke erte in Latine Ulmue,Theophraltus and Columella,as I (aid mention but two kindes Theod phrsftus, Monrinlmus, or msontofa Vimus,and campeftris Ulmus Columella bath Vimus Gallica, and Vernacula, whicti 1s Italica, Pliny hath foure forts, Attinia, Gallica, Noftras,and Sylveftris,. which willthusbe reduced into the two forts, his Attinia and Gallica,are both one fort,as Colmmella plainely ferteth downe,and is the fame with Thea. phrafius his montola, whichis excelfifima: Pliny his noStras and /ylveftrs, areboth onelikewife,: and the fame with (olumella’s Verwacula, which ag 1 {aid is called: Italica, andthe famcalfo with Theophaftus his UL tll mw campefiris, fothat our third fort with fmoothleaves, was knowne to none ofthem, nor yee fcarfeto any ofour moderne Writers, unleffe theypurit for the Gerpinus as it is ufually called, or for Ornus as Tragus callethic,as fhall be fhewed in the next Chaprer: fo that ourfirft here fet downe agreeth with the Astinia of Phy, Galica ot Columella, and Montofa Ulmy ot Theophraftus, and our {econd withthe campestres of T heophraftus Vera yt nacula of Columellaand noftras & fylueftrin of Pliny,and called alfo /atifolia by divers, but Baxhinw in my judge» ment hath much confounded them,putting one for another, the feede ofthe Elmeis called Samarra, The Arabié ans callit Didar,Dirdar,and Luzach,the Italians Olmo; the Spaniards Vimo,he French Orme, the Germanes Ruffa boltx, Ulmerbanm,Iffenholtz,and Lindbaft as cefaith, the Datcbh Olboom, and wein Englifothe Elme tree, ~ ; > The Vertues, Allthe parts of the Elmeare of much nfe inPhyficke, both leaves, barkes, branches and rootés : the leaves while they are young were wont to be boyled or ftewed,and fo eaten by many of the common people, Marcellus faith that the leaves hereof beaten with fome pepper,and drunke in.Malmefie doth helpe an old rotten cough to be taken fafting, both ‘Diofcorides and Galex, upon his Owne experience fay, that. grcene woundsare healed by applying fome by uifed leaves thereto and bound upen with the barke of the Line or Linden tree, or with it owne barke, the leaves ufed with vinegar cureththe fcurfe and lepry very efteCtually,fo doth the barke alfo in vinegar as' Galen faith, Diofcorides and Golsmella do both fay,that the outer bark of the Elme drunk in wine hatha Property to purge flegme, which I knowoftnonein our time hath tryed toconfirmeic: the decottion of theleaves, barke or’ roote being bathed,healeth broken bones: that moifture. or water tharis found inthe bladders on the leaves, while itis freth is very effe@ually uled ro cleanie the skinne and make it faire, whether of the face,or of anyother place, Afatthiolus faith, he hath {ufficient tryall that the water inthe lifters onthe leaves, if clothes often wer therein and applyed co the rupturesof children will helpe them, and they afrer well bound witha troffe, --The faid water putincoa glaffe and {et inthe ground, or elfe indung for 25, dayes, the month thereof being clofe ftopped, and then the bottome fet upon a lay of ordinary falt,that the feces mayfettle, and the water become very cleare,is fo fingular and foveraigne a balmefor greene wounds, thatit isa wonderto fee how quickly they will be healed thereby, being ufed with foft rents; the decoction ofthe barke ofthe roote fomented, mollyfiech hard eae 3+ Vimua folio gtubro Smoothleafed Elmeyr Wiech Elme. tumours,and the fhrinking of the finewes: the rootes of the Elme boyled for a long time in water, and thefat rie 4. Vinuw minor, The Icffer Elme, : Heh P= NY. y 2 / /4 Ly cometo the forme ofa pultis andlaid on the place pained with the gout,giveth a great deale of cafe. Ithath been obfervedthat Bees will hardly thrive well where many Elmes doe groiy, or at leaft ifthey upon theirfirlt going abroad afrer Winrer doc light on the bloomings or feed thereof, for ir will drivethem intoa loofenefle that will kill chem all ;if chey be not helped fpeedily, Dy 4 —AN \Vih7 ~ 7 fing on the toppeof the water,being cleane {cummedoff, and the place annointed therewith that is growne bald, and the haise falne away,will quickly reftore themagaine : the faid barke ground with brine or pickle whtill it mS AG Al wy : RO KZ Cuarp. : XLII. Z Ieee FRE = 2 Oftry: five Oftrya Theophraki, The Hornebeametree. His tree which as I {aid before,is fo like unto the Elme; but notably differing fromit rifech upto be areafonable great tree witha whitifh rugged’barke, {preading well, and bearing fomewhat longer and narrower leaves then the ordinary Elme,and more gentle orfoft in handling, refembling in fomefort the Beech leaves, turning yellow before theyfall, for which caufe fome have taken it asa kindeof {mall Beech : atthe end ofthe branches hang downe'a large tuft of whitith a greene narrow and long leaves, being almoft three fquare fet together, among which rife {mall round heads, wherein are contained {mall yellowithfeede like unto’ batley cornes;the timber or wood hereof is whitithlike the Beech,but rongher and ftronger then any Elmeand more durable in any worke,growing as hard as Horne, whereon came our Exglifoname. are : . t C<falpinus (cemethto {et forth another fort differing in the heads offeede which in /ealy are (mallerand clofer,’ Altra Tta~ and in Germanyand withus mote loofe andlarger. The Place and Time, tice, This groweth in many Coantryes in this Land,where as I aid fome take it fora kinde of Beech: atid fome for akinde of Elme: the tuft of leaves appeareth in Ivne,andis ripe in the end of Awgu/f,orin September, The Names. This trée hath found almoftas many namesas here have beene Authoursthat have written of it, burby the judgement of the belt it is the é fs or 2e;ve,0F Theophraftus which he defcribeth fo plainely in his third Booke and’ tenth Chapter, that irisa wonder that fo many learned men as have called it otherwife fhould not better heede it, but led bytradition or conceit haye rather taken ittobe any other thing then what itis, Psy /i6,13.¢.22.de= " Dddddd 3 {cribeth |