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Show The defeription ofEnglarid. The defcription of England. fordpa that thep do grotwagafnie': and before the chitie be ee ee cheeteSee of oe tas as of thofe sabich ate bicdbetweneabithand awalte andealled Za/ie :a thing verte offen fene gtoutordthe fniallett heads are alfo moft efteemcd; but fubetber they be great 02 fmall, tf Hheepe 02 neat map come to them oi the heape, a3 thep lie'in the ‘wealth,as procured of fet thintke ‘of the Findians , to fie their fanle bitches -Truble , fomealfo will trotfo: them in berie eger maner. The leafe oz rather the blade thereof islong field, they will veuoure themas ifthep tere Yate o9 Parriciusin biscommon in France faithFranciicuspurpofe, and Ieatnenasa and narrolvas grate, abhid) comebp altvaies tn often in wonds, that they mightbe loinedby tigers: Daober atter the floures be gathered and gotte,poitts alfo bettveene a bitch anda for , o2abeare and a itd little tuft mud) like onto ourfines. Somes tedona 10 fort,crcept firtt the want btterlie toe as fiiffe. Wut cattell Will feed bpon the faine; neverthe» out fimes ometime, foithapenetyf os: bite brought be they tefle,if it be bitten abilett itis gteetic, the head diet, that the other twoare ingendered and feneathome and therefore ont crokers ate carefull to kepe it amongft s.i8ut all the refEberetofme remembed in thts chapter,there ts none moze ouglie andodions from {uch annoiance tntiilit begin to wither, and hand, than that ahich ts begotten betiveene thebcare and the bandog. Forthattoouce hecatthetyholoof, be taketh tt © faf,that a man may foner feare and ‘till that finte the infce thereofis bitter. Xn enerte -floure ivefind commonilie thace chines , and three pele lowes, and double the number of lanes. DF tivitts fwolfe,beare,no?lfott, antd therfore may well be com fo that altvaies there is an od chine and od pelloty, fhent alfo will the cattell fottelt fat thereof ; fox bi fn fight , cruel and fierce in ped, nozbntracablein ed floures A fpeake not ¢ pet is tt found, that tivo rend bis bodie infunder ,than get open hismoufto tubich being fozth fiue chines, feparate bis chaps . Certs he regardeth neither 20 Houres grow togither, pared toith thofe two bogs {hich vere fenttoAler» ander ont of Sndta (4 procreatedasitisthoughtber tiene a maftiffe and male tiger,as be thofe alfo tt Hircania)o2 to them that are biedin Archavia,avere though thre orfoure floures fhonld comte out of one tot. The kbole herbe is named in Grebe Crocos, but of forme(as Diofcoridesfafth)Caftor,Cynomorphos, 0? Hercules blmd: pet in the Arabian fpeech, dtis,0ogs do become tvatfrs,and conttaritwitestiidy -_fecundum loca, there he wziteth afterthis maner ( ale if it were true, thanconld not Cngland be without manie wolfes : butnature bath feta difference' be» tiveenethem riot onelie in ontivard forme but alfo fn intpard offpotition of their bones , thereforeitis bitpotlible that his atfertion can be found. "though 3 take Crocus to be the firll that bled this c8 mobditic.)a certetne potig gentleman called Crocus went to plaie at tofts tn the field with Mercurie, and ‘being heedicfle of binifelfe, Mercuries coit haypened bp mifhap fo bit bint on the head, thereby be recet> (front thence fue bozothe name hich foe Gt oO catonat copulation is off feene betiveerte Mons andbitcyes, therbnto) I findthat itis called Zahafaran,as Rem- the name, as the Whe td i France (as ¥ faiv)betwaene he bert doth beare witnelle. Tpetaule therefore it was foalfes and bigs,thercof let this (uffice; Aththefur> -_called Crocus twas this (as the poets feigne) fpectals fher trattation of then Doth not concerne wip pure pote , moze than the confutation of Cardans talke, 3° lie thofe from fhome Galen hath bozotwen the biffos rte, hid) he notefl) ibis ninth bake De medicamentis Defubt.hbio, Hho tatth, that after mante generate ueda tvound that per long killed him altogither, te Of ourfaffton, and the dreffing erect, Chap.8, the great difcomfoxtof bis frends. Finalite, tn the 4° place there be bled, faffron was after found to grow, therebpan the people fering the colour of the chine as it fod (although J doubt not but ft grew there long before) adiudged it to come of the blood of se the fattron of Crglad, Crocus, and therefo;e thep qauett bisname. And fhus farre Rembert , tho twit Galen, ¢c: differ berp much from Ouids Metamorphof. 4.fabs toziteth "¢e)) (pices ,ts the moft excellent of alfo thereof. Jndeéed the chine, tile tt remaineth a all ofver ; for tt gtueth place ohole ¢ bnbguled,refembleth a Darke red, but being -atettber to that of Cilicia, broken and conterted into bfe, it pelocth a pellow (©, thereof Solinus fpeaketh, net: thet to anie that commeth 5° tindure. ut what haue we to vo with fables 7 2 ftom Cilicia trbereit qrotweth Mhe beads of faffton are ratfed in Juilte, either SH ‘hich Platina recknitth among (RS PS pon the mount Taurus,Tmolus,lealic, Ztolia,SiciNa,o3 Licia, tn fuvertttetle, tincture and continaance; foof that thidh ts to be bad Among bs, the fame {with plough, ratfing, 02 tined bake; and being fcotv tedfrom thetr roffe 02 filth , and feucred from fuch parnghill; the other Defend Hpon little kelies conerco With freined canaatfes bpon a fof fire : wherby, and by the weight that tslated bpon thent, thep are d2ten and preffen trite cakes, and then bagged bp fo. the be, nefit of their toners . Jn god peeres Wwe gather foure fcore 02 an bundzed pounds of twet faftcon of anacre, abich being dzied doth perld tiventie pounds of nrfe andimoze . Whereby, amd fith the patce of fat in feuen peeres rbutas theft faffron is of fo fine as that of Camboogethire and about Glalpen , {cit twill not cake, ting, no2z bold colour withall, abercta lieth a great partof the value of this ftuffe. Some craftictackes ble to mir tt toith (ccaped bzascll 02 , fwith the floure of Sonchus,abich commeth fomethat Neere indeed to the bue of our ged laffcon(tf it be late gathered) butit is fone betwzated both by the bepth of >» the colour and baronefle, Suchalfo twas the pientie fronts commonliec about tiventie thillings in mor Hie, 02 not fo little , tis eafte to {ve that benefit is 10 offaffron abouttiventic pores pafled , that fonte of the totonefmenof WHalven gauethe one balte of the reaped bp artacre of this commoditie , totvardsthe floures for picbing of the other, and fent them ten thargesof the fetter , which indeedave great, but pet 02 tivelue miles abzoad into thecountrte , chile the not fo great as be (yall be thereby alofer, if bebe a, reft,not thanbfull for the abundance of Godsbleffing Hiething diligent. Jfo2 admitthat the triple tillage beftowed bpon them (as withing rather moze fears of anacre doth coft 13 thillings foure pence before fitie thereof becaufeof the keeping bp of the price) the faftron be fet,the clopding firteene pence, the ta, in moft contemptuous maner murmured again® Bing of eerie load of ftones from the fame foure bint, faicng that be ofthite faffron thereivith.to pence, the vaifing of euerie quarter of beads fir choake the market. But as thep Hetwed themfclues pence, and fo much for clenfing of them , befives the 20 noleflethan ingrat inflocls tn this bebalfe, fe te rent of tem (hillings fox everie acre , thivtte load of Low confidered their onthankfulneffe, ¢ gaue teem Doig thich is tooeth fir pence the load to be laid on euer fice fuch fcarfitie, asthe greate murmnrers the fitit peere, for the fetting three ann tiventic thils have now the leaf ftoze; and mofk of themare either lings and foute pence, for the paring fine fillings, fuo2ne ont of occupieng, 02 temaitie fcarfe able to fir perice for the picking of a pourd tet, rc: pea mainteine their grounds totthout the belpe of other though be bite it reavie fet,and pate ten pounds for men, Certesit bath generallie necatedabout Safs the fame, pet fhall be futfeine no damage, if warme fron Waloen fince the fain time, ontiil notp of tate tueatherandopen feafon da haypen at tye gatherings {within thele two peares, that men began againe to This allo isto be noted,that encrie acre afketh ttwcw plant and reneto the fame,becaufe of the great com tie quarters of beads, placed in ranks tivo tices 3° moditie. Ibuftonigceed. ben the heads be ratte one frontian other in long beds, which conteine cight and taken bp, thep till remaine firtenc 02 tluentic Or fen fot in breadth . And.after thre peeres that Daies ont of the earth o2 moze : pea peraduenturea ground will ferue fell, ad Without compel for fullmoneth. Wolwbeit they are commontic i the bavieie bythe {pace of eightene 02 tiventie pres earth againe bp faint Jamestive , 02 verte Hoatlie togither,asexperience dath.confirine . The heaps atter, Foz as if thep be taken bp before iofummer, alfo.of enerigacre at the railing twill foze an acre £2 beginning of Zulte, the heads will Mrinke likea ad an balfe of net ground, tbich is a great aduate roca warden; fo after Augull thep twill war dzie, tage, anvit will Goure pight. 02 ten daics togither. become onfruitfall, anddecaie. Gnd ZF knowit by SBut the belt faffromits gatheredat the fir; at abich experience, in that J bauccarried fome of themta tine foyre poundsof tet faftron will go verie neve fomakeoneof nzie; butin the mindeft fine, pounds 4° London twith mes and notivithfanding that thep have rematnen there buifet bp the (pace of fortie Dats of the one twill make but one of the other , becaule and moze; pet foe of them baucbzcught forty tisa the chine wareth (maller, as fix at the laff willdo no 02th2@ floures apecce, and fome floures thee o2 fine moxebut peeld oneof the dzicd, by realoinof the dine tihich is now berieleane and hungrie. After tens tie peeresalfa the fante ground map be fet: twith fat: fronagaine . Andiniicw ofa conciufion, take this their natureand countric there thep grew. Thecras kers 02 faffcon men do ble an obferuationalitic bes fore the conmnting by of the foure , amd fontetinre tr God ground will pofper bei inalighter foile, mid fhe taking bp at Miofummer tive, bp openingof Contraritwife whichis one note thatonr crokersaa 50 the heads to tndge of plentie and (carfitie of this carefallie obferue. ‘ on commoditie to come.302 tfthep fe as it tuere mtanp The heads are vatfed enerie thirapeare abont bs, folwit,, after Dintammer:, hen therole commeth final batrie veines of faffron to be in the middelé of Drie from the beans;andrortumonlic in theArt pare the bulbe, thep pronounce afruitinil peare , And ta After thep be fet: hep pela uerie little inereate : pet faietrath , af the cleaning of ech bead, a man thal tanks 02 rotwes, and being conered twith moulds, Stentetk chive, ebelkfexamedicine,andcalleo fattror Duhore. Zhe nert crop is muuch greater ; but the fore thinke to be better than that of Utalben, fxr ber, in the beginning of thie) moneth the ground ts mounterh all the rettand therefore bearety worthilic So pared, and all wads and graffe that qrotweth bpon Pes: fimealfo the heans-avefain techilo,, that is, topela fron ; but froft and colope kill.and keepe backe the 60 fioure,o2elfehainke bp the chine. And thns much the bigher price, bp firpenceo2 ttuclue pence mot Shereby it hath bancfene,tirat fomene bead bath beneincreafed:(though tity bis olwne Detriment) of Dlocetter Mire and thofe tuetterlic parts, tidy commontte tt the pound. Lhe rotor the berbe that beareth this commopitte ts round, moc ithe buto WT Ndifferent chetint, ¢ pet itis not cloud as the Lillte , no; dabedas thetcaition , but bath a faD tubs Mance /»rer badbofa » 8S Orebis shyacinthnes orrenzals, Svatyrion, The colour of the rind ts not nruch differing from the innermott (hell of theltnt althoughit be Tn etegttoes & txichte ag is the pill of an onton.So ONT AS the Leafe ort(yeth the rat islitte ¢ fmallsbut Wabon the grate ts withered , the bead tnereafeth and multiplicth,the fitlets alfo o2 fmallrats dic, fotbat Whew the time doth come to take them vp, thep baue Hovats at all, bat & continne oittill September and {mall rots like onto a {callion', butill Septem' the fame remoued , to the intent that nothing map are the floure then as bis time pmth come to rife. Thete things being thus ovveren in the latter Sath"s end of the afozefaid moneth of September , the floure beginneth to aperre of a trhitith blety, fete 02 Tkie colour, and in the end thetwing if felfe in the ptune kind, it refembletty almott the Leucotion of S# **™*" Theophraft, faning that ttis longer, anv bath tn the nitbdeff thereof thzde chines beri¢ red and pleafant to bebold . Xhele floures are gathered in the mowing before the rifittg of the funne, ubte othertoife would tanfetbent to welke 2 flitter. Ano the chines being picked from the Goures , thefc are th:otone into the dongbill , 7 Gathered the fame, andnot bere acquainted with dilcerne the faffron by thecclour, and fee there as bouts the ch(ue twill iMue out of therot. Gdarme darke nights, finet oetvs, fat grounds(cheflie the thep rett in the earth,there thep caft forth litle filets - fora perpetuall rule, thatheads,comming out of a Shatthich then commeth:ig counted the: fineft ano thep ate interred againe tt Julie and Augutt by « chiues, to the greeat admiration of fad as baue heads as are ingendzed of them fince the latt fetting, that grows about Saffcon Whalen fomtire cated Wlalvenbuary,itt the edge of CMfer, firtof all plans ten there tn the finte of Cotward the thirn , and that ~ fhirmerceedeth: amo thin they ratle:agatne about Bloenand in Cambsinge Mhire. Anthis period of Dutoffome parts of them.-diuerfe-otherabeavlets ; $0 three,o2 fonre,nfine,in? fin, eich angmentation , Mitheonliccante aberbythey ave oly fo ged cheape, Fo2to ny remembrance ¥ have not hnotnefoure ts or acame of thent-to be balucdD much aboue foothillings efghtpence, except infome od pares Varile to eight o2 tert Millings: the quarter, MB that ts wherrouce great fore: of winters water, ehalkie) and miftie moznings are berie god fox fats haue J thought ged to fpeake of Cnglith faffron, Lich is hot inthe fecond and aie inthe firll degree, and mof plentifull as. car crokers bold,in that pere oberetn ees twit mo, But as 4 can make no fwarrantise hereof, fo FZ am othertwite fare,that thers isno moze deceit Dfed in anic trape than in faffron, Fforin the making. thep will greafe the papers on « the kell tith a little candle greate , to make. the work faficon haue fogmdacolouras the betk:ale tottethe moff of thei as they Imo withinthe, feriwards alfo thep twill {prinkle butter thereon to makethe iweight better, ibut both thefeare betvzate ope 02 beatin fummer.parched ad burnt thems ed, efter bp. a quantitie thercof holoen oucr the RMMoztlolhe um Suttoike they raife but once fice ina filuce pone, o2 by the toftnedte thereof bes sindente the fore finger and the thumbe; 02 thivolie, by Bile |