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Show BOOKEOOE 'THE preted Afunia, according to his owne fancie’, aiwbnot' after theifehce dnd meaningof his.author Serapio, faying thatthis Mumiais a compofition made, of Alo¢s,and.Myrrhe mingled togither, i ; with the moifture oftnans body, The gun of Cedar isgoodto be putin inedicines forthe cies, for being anhointed therewith jt ; . cleereththe figtjand denfeth them from the Hawe sand fronnitripes: Cedar infated in virieger,and putintothe cares jkillechthesvotmes of the cares, andbeing min. gled with the deco&tionofI {yflope)appeaferh thefotinding; ringing, andhifling ofthe cares: . Ifie be-wathed oninfufedwith vineger; and applied vnto thesecth,i¢ écafeth thetoorhach; If itbe put into the hollownefle ‘ofche teeth) irbreaketh theta; and appealerh’ the-extteame greefe thereof. de m.= preuaileth againfhusnginss, and the inflammationoftheTonfils, ifia Gargarifmebema y thereof. Itis good to kill nits andiice , and fach like vermine: it curéth thebiting of the ferpentCenafes, being laide onwith fale. Iris atemedic again thepoi fon of thedeaHare, ifit be diunke with {weere wine. Iris good alfd for leapers: being pue-vp vndertreath it killeth all maner of wornies, and draweth foorth the birth,as Die, corides writethy HISTORIE OF PLANTS, 1173 % The names, The Grecians call this Conetree sme: the Latines Picea,and not Pinusfor PA ; isthe Grecians 7'xi, as fhall be declared: that ahsis fained in Latine Pitts ioe ea ee hifeth'in his 201.compofition writing after this maner; Refine Petuine yak At tere ee fignifieth in Englith ofthe Rofen ofthe tree pitys,that istofay, of the Dies ae Plmyagree in his 16. booke to.chapter, where he tranflating Theophrafius seid Je ae — powceand Pitys,doth tranflate Pitys Picea, although for Peyce he bach wvieied Lar 1648Shaledet clated. Pleay write ththus, Larix uffts radicibus iton repullulat: and the Larchtree thin ® i a aginewhenthe rootes are burnt: the Pitch tree fpringethyp againe;as itha ned in Bast hi ‘ thewood Pyrthews was {et on fire. Moreouer, the wormes Pitvositane are aie foun hi Dame bitonely in the Pitch tree,as Belloniws teltifieth:fo that they are notrafhly called Pi ie a the wormes ofthe Pitch trees, althoughmoft tranflator's name them Pinon ertice ehtheesnese of iheBine trees :and therefore Pitys is {urnamedby T heaphraflus eee, bicaufe wormesandh i. gots ate bréd init, But for fo much as the name Pitys iscommonbothto thetame Pinéaitd allo 5 thePitch tree ;diners ofthe later writers do for this caufefuppofe, that the Pitch treeis done Thophraftussins éee,or the wilde Pine tree;This Picea is namedinhigh Dutch Sehiw atts Cannes baum, and Rot Cannebaum¢ and oftentimes alfo Jouenhales , which name notivithftanding dothalfo agree with other plants: in Englifh Pitch tree :in low Dutchj3eck baahn, 0d %& Thetemptrature and vertues, i Theleaues, barke,and fruite ofthe Pitch tree,are all ofone nature,vertue,and operation, and of Of the Pitch.tree. thefame facultie with the Pinetrees. Chap.37. : ‘ volnaas Ho Ofthe Pine tree. Chap.38. Pitta. The Pitch. 4% The defiription. Iceathe tree that droppeth pitch, calledthe Pitch tree, gtoweth vp tobea tall, faire,and s:greene like bigge tree, remaining alwaie o the pine tree, thoughthe timber ofit benot{ ofbotighes, red,as that of the Pine or Firresfecful fot onely about the top;butmuch lower,andallo ; % The kindes. ‘Tie Pine trec is of two forts,according to Theophra/imss the one iivess, that is tofaic, tame or of > the gardens the other aye. or wilde: he faith hat the Macedo f 7 bat eiae 7 'thofe of the Firre tree, like of twofides, one ee rth foo we gro fer, cke thi ejto who * °} Yewtre Eth right againftf another,as in the tre1s ie rf fruite leaues they are very like: the neg ae like-vnto the Pine apple,but an y me i the tree is fomewhatblacke, tough e 6 of the Fi barke isthe as , ickle notbr e ts gatheres t geto which néxt to the wood foorth , 29 which mary times iffueth that of the Latch tree. oy The place. e The Pitchtree g eis Gteece,ltaly,Frane® gi{ ons ¢ yen Yat Germanic , and 2 II the colde’ re Ruffia. i eThe time. es? tre h Pitc the The faite of September. , which is asthallbe declared, Pinussfatina fine dommeftica. The tame,or manured Pine tree, P &The defeription, which many beneath the middle part ofthe body, the ground: times hang downe, bendingtowards ofthe Pine the Jeaues be narrowe , notlike thofe like to the iore er,-m broad and , er fhort tree, but rsbree blacke they are et tree,y Firre Teaues of the h do withall u der,fofter, and tenderer swhic maner of #eitcie, the yoong and tendertwigsin | “ms, orbatten , or withoutfruite , that vnto vs is vaknowne: the later writers hane founde moe HePine tree growethhigh, and greatin the trunke or body,which belowis naked, but a boueitis clad witha multitude of boughes, whichdivide themfelues into diuers branches , wheieonare fet final leaues,veryftraight,narrow, fomewhat hard and fharpe pointed: the wood or timberis harde, heauie, abourthe hart or middle full of an oileous liquor , and ofareddifh colour. The finite or clogs are hard, great, andconfift of i¢ fcales,vnderwhich are inclumanyfound w ded certaine knobs without fhape,¢ ouered witha all nuts, wherein are white woodenfhell, lik kernels long,very fweete, and ccuered witha thin skinne or membrane, that eafely is rubbed off with the fingers , which kernell is vied in medi. cine, & Theplace. This tree groweth ofit felfem manie places of Iealie, andefpeciallyin the territorie of Raue S andin Languedocke, about Marfiles, in it 5 countries: ealt the in regions,as other in and , as well pleafure of gardens the in alfo cherifhed in the lowe countries as England, se. The time. The Pine tree groweth greene both winter Gggg i and fommer, rit let SeberpeteaPe THE THIRD yr72 ol He that inrerpretedand tranflated Serapiowas thécaufleof this ctroursywhotranflatedandinter |