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Show PA anime The Orchard. 5838 Pome deCapanda <2\{ faire and good apples broughtfrom France, Pome de Calual Some fortsare beftto make Ciderof, as inthe Weft Counttey of Eng. Jandgreat quantitics, yea many Hogfheads and Tunnesfull are made,ef pecially to bee carried to the Sea in long voyages, andis found by experience The Queene apple is of twoforts, both ofthem greatfaire red apples,and well tel. lifhed, but the grcater is the beft. The Baftard Queene apple is like the other for forme and colour,but not fo coud, tafte : fomecall this the bardfeld Queening. , The Boughton or greening isa yery good and well tafted apple. to bee of excellent vie, to mixe with water for beuerage. Iris vfually feene that thofe fruits that arengither fit to cate raw, roafted,nor baked, arefitte The iuice of Apples likewife, as of pippins, and pearemaines,is of very good v{e in Melancholicke difeafes,helping to procure mirth,and to expell good and fharpetafte. The Potappleis a plaine Cotintry apple. The Cowfnoutis novery good frie. heauineffe. Thediftilled watcrof the fame-A pplesis ofthe like effec. The Gildiling apple is a yellow one,notmuchaccounted. __ The Cats head appletooke the name of the likeneffe,andisa reafonable goodapple and preat. The Kentith Codlinis a faire great greenith apple, very good to eat whth RPO oe The Stoken apple is a reafonable good apple. The Geneting appleis a very pleafant and good apple. The Worcefterappleis a very good apple, 4s bigge asa Pomewater, Thereisa fine {weet oyntment made.of Apples called Powatam which is mutchvfed co helpechaptlips, or hands,orfor the face, orany other part of the skinne thar is rough with winde,or any other accident, to fupplethem, and make them.{mooth, itis fips: oon te Cuar. XX. Donime Couedis is 2 French apple,and ofa_goodrellifh. ‘The French Goodwinis a very goodapple. Theold wifeis avery good, and well rellithed apple. The towne Crab isanhardapple, not fo good to be eaten raweas roafted, bute: ecllent to make Cider. TheVirgilling appleis a reafonable good apple. The Crowes egge isno goodrellifhed fruit; but nourfed vp in fomeplacesof’ thé commonpeople. The Sugar appleis focalled of the fweetneffe: ae in wine is{o named both ofthe pleafantneffeof the fruit, and beautie of the apple. The womansbreaft apple isagreat apple. Thebiacke apple or pippin is avery good cating apple,and verylikea Pearemaine; both for forme and bignefle,but of a blacke footy colour. oe forts of Sweetings and none good. he Peare apple is a {mall fruit, but well rel i ing ri i ape ver, likevntoa (analhott Peare,and greene. soe esa ose The Paradifeappleis a faire goodly yellow a i o fa bite ‘ Pelesbut Hehrand fpongy.ando Theapple without bloffome, focalled becaufe althoughit haue a fmall thew of a bloffome,yet they are but fmallthreds rather than leaues, ticuer fhewing tobeelikea flower, and therefore termed without bloffome : the appleis ri¢yther goodeating not baking fruit. Wildings andCrabsare without numberor vfein our O ine-to be had out ofthe woods,ficlds and hedges ratherthen any where elf.es The Vie of Apples, The beft iforts of Apples ferueatthe laf coiirfe for thetable; in molt menshoufes of account, where,if there grow any rare or excellentfruit,1 is then fet forth to be feerie and tafted, Divers other forts {eriie’ to bake,. ‘either for the Mafters Table, ot the meynes fuftenance,eitherin pyesorpans,or elfe ftewed in difhes withRofeWater andSugar, and Cinamon or Ginger caft vpor. Somekindsare fitteft to roatt inthe winter time,towarmea cup of wine; ale or bere’; orto be eaten alone, forthe nature of fomefruit isneuct fo good,or Worth the cating.as whenthey-ate'roatted, 4 ft for Cider, and make thebeft. The Leathercoate appleis a goodwinter apple, of no great bigneffe, but of 3 very terith {weet a tobe courntedad, 589 Some fortsare fitteft ro {cald for Codlins, and are taken to coole the ftoa a} 2 i guage as well as to pleafet hetafte, hauing Rofewater and Sugar putto Pome de Rambaresy but the beftro coddle ofall other apples. Tbe Orchard. emia The Spicing is a well tafted fruite. ss ome Cydonia. Quinces. Ee haue foine diuetiities of Quinces, although not many, yet morethen VY ’ / oureldertimes were acquainted with, which fhall be here expreffed. : The Quincetree groweth. oftentimes: tothe height and bigneife of 2 good Appletree, butmorevfually lower, with crooked and {preading armes and branches farre abroad, the leaues are fomewhatround, and like the leaues of the Apple tree, butthicker, harder, fullerof veines, and white onthevnderfide: the bloffomesor flowersare white, now and.then dafhtouérwith blufh,being large and open, like vntoafingleRofe : the fruit followeth, which when itis ripe is yellow, and couvered with a white cotton orfreeze, which in the youngeris thicker and moreplentifull, but waxeth leffe and leffe, as the fruit ripeneth, being bunched out manytimes in {euerall. places, }.and reand;efpecially. about the head, fomegreater, others finaller, {ome round liken Apples others long dike a Peare, of a ftrong heady fent, accounted not wholfome.or long tobeenduréd,!:andof ‘no durabilitic tokeepe, inthe middle whereof isa core, withmmaty blackifh feedes or! kernels therein, lying clofé together in cels, and.compaffed with akinde¢ of ‘clearegellywhich is caficr {eene in the fcalded fruit, then in.theraw. : The Englith Quincéis the ordinarie Apple Quince, fet downe before, and isof fo harfhatafte being greenc, that no mamcan enduretoeateitrawe, but cyther boyled, ftewed, roafted orbaked all which waies itis very good. : The Postingall Apple Quinceisa preatyellew Quince, feldome commingto bee whole.and faire without chapping; this is.fo pleafant being frefh gathered,thatit may be.caten likeyatoan Applewithout offence. ;, The Portingall Peare Quinceis not fitto betatemrawelike theformer, but moft be vicd after fomeofthe waiesthe Englith Quince is appointed,and foir will make more dainty difhes theathe Englifh,becaufe itis leffe harth,:- will beemore tender, andtake : f . ; leffe (ugar for the ordering then the Englithkinde, T lic Barbary, Quinceis likein goodneffe voto the Portingall Quince laft fpoken of, butleffer.in bignefie. yi} 3 ~ The Lyons Quince. The Brunfwicke Quince. The¥feof Quinces. ; ~ t vfes “Thereis no fiuitgrowing inthis sadeee wee fo many excellenas for e, asthis, {eruing aswell tomake!many difhes of meateforthetabl i ae Ddd ban- |