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Show force. 1169 the bi Thiufh who hauingsfedde of the feedes thereof,as eating his ownebane a ite birde called a left his voidedand hath +; fit amoft berry, ding ypon the tree,whereofwas ingendred this matter to make Limeof to intrap ; andcatch birds withall, 2 Indian Miffeltoc groweth likewife vpori the braniches of trees, running alon the fame fame in i manctof Pohpodies the ftrings of the rootes are like thole of Couch orafle 3 & fttthe flalkesfinooth and even fet withioitits aid knees at certaine diftances a dae nich rif vp divers foorth oneleafe,tibbed like the Plantaine leafe,whereon are marked citehelee inthehaftof a knife 3 from the bofome whereof commeth foorth aed besos Rete asare aneh ; fer with {mall c kaues,which continue greene winter and fommer, Of Miffeltoe,or MLifteltoe. Chap.35. 1 Vifcum. Miffelroc. 2 Vifeum Indicum L'Obely. 3 Vifeum PeruuianamL'Obely. Miffeltoe of Peru, Indian Miffeltoe. 3 % Thedefeription, There is'foundealfo another plant growing vpowi the bouglies or branches of trees in'maner S as onr Miffelcoe doth jand may very wel be recko\ ned for a kinde there6f; 'the'plant cleaueth ynto the branches, beirigdet theterd, as it were with the pillings of the fea Onioii ofthe bredth of anians handtowardthe Bottome; and fomewhatholfow: the'tops wherofare very fmallandruthie, hollow likewife,8¢ofa putple color: among which conies foorth’a branch like that of Haffula regia, or the Speare fora King, refembling the bith of Orés, couered with a white filke, fich as is tobe founde in Afclepias, of a falt anid nitrotis talte, and veryynpleafant? ; t , x Theplace. The firft kinde ofMiflelcoe groweth ypon Okes, and diuers other'trees almoftéuery where; as for the other two they are ftrangers in Englattd, % The time. ‘Mifleltoe is alwaies greené;'as well in winter as informer : the berries be tipe in Aucumne, they remaine al] winter thorow, and area foode. for di- uers birdes, as Thrufhes, Blackbirdes , andRingdoues. The names. Mifleltae'ts called in Greeke ize, ore:in La. %& The defeription. tine Vifinm’: in high'Datch MP iftell + in lowe Dutch Maventacken in Italian 7z/chso : in Spanifh Liga: in the Portugall language /7/go:in End eta es {pred onerthwar tone another,mrPPe .7-Z/ewm or Mifleltoe, hath many flender branch i ene of Popinlay °° ere ght ofali is ich ofwh andinterlacedone within another: t he barke ; Aone coloursthe : ape if uicent Dertiess + Jour: the leanés of this branching excrefeence, be ofa browne : iftures mall or vierous be finalliand yellowe;which being paft, there appeere {inall ¢lafters of w batkes Holl or ime ae full are and them, through fee may man a which are fo cleerethat x whereofthe belt Bitdlime is made, farre exceeding that which is made © : “I not anyr00% ra certaine ath or feede : thisexcrefcence isa {mallfe blacke kernell 0} 4thebatke commet s and: within this: berrie : “broug? E fome hane {uppofed,but ic rather ther doth increafe himfelfe of his feede as fie the trees, ha he boughies & joints. of on 2 moifture & fubftance' gathered togither vpont 4M ¢ ; fpoke y : Miflelto the Sea whereof this vaporous moifture proceeding , bringeth foorth CMe and Miffeltoe, : he Ne glue which ismade ofthe berries ofMiffell, is likewife called 7s/éum and Ixia : in Eoglith : IM.Zia is al{> called Chamelenyi albus, by téafon ofthe glue whichis oftentimes ee about a a , » : : € too rade amongg the baftarde A - thereof, This word is alfo afcribed to Chamalon niger,aswe 4xiais likewife reckoned vp ih Disftorides 6.booke, and in Paulus AEgineta his r5. booke de. mous I#iri15,101i 8 hard and doubhill to de d dk zt €Poifons ; but what this poifonfomeanr veners the glue or eliroanie fibitance which is t f ahy wouldhaueit to be Chameleon nige othe from ane he ( truely thinke that Zx/aditfereth D e betties ofMiffeltoe , who do fe 30.chaptet , hath fir 5.booke, particularly difcou he doth Ree pBifons inhis Pee eSMeta in teckoning 6 vp YP offimple RetinHon of¢), lt he dow patl-c! : bs while :and Zx4a of after little a i ti — then , h he ber niger whic alfo name eon f Tera, r Mmel ando , which apte h rxia, hi e.ch i © intreaterk Of Chameleon niger,in N ‘Yone, in his hoof erous and farre — 47.chap, and telleth of the dang differing accidents of thet pa fh { a Oe ee F Okeapplesare muchofthe nature of gals,yet arethey farre inferiourvnto them, and oflefler HISTORIE OF PLANTS , foken hereoffome of the learned haue fet downe thatit came ofthe dung 7 oeETLLESS cv StLSECiePTee ee Ir a eePoe eee eae aa of grearer vertt se to dry then be thof that are norburnt; they muftbe laide ypon hot burningcoles youll they com eto be thorowwhite,andthenare they to be quenchedin yineger andwine, E Moreouerga Jsare goodfor thofethat be troubled with the bloudy fixe and commonlaskes,be. ing taken with wine orr water,anc 1.alfo applied orvfed in meats : laft ofall thefe areto be vied asoft asneede requireth to dry and binde, SSS Eze as THE THIRD! BOOKE!OF eTHE 1168 |
