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Show 1246 THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE pe ggathering,g. berries are ripe in Seprember and Ooberin the time of Grape HISTORIETheThe hornesappeere about the fame time, Abor Thurifers. % The names. n Greeke rip Ifo many times zepeCivo@: in Latine Terebinthus: in This tree is call ‘ Italian Terebinth : in Spanith Corxicabra ; in Peench Terebiate : in Englith Turpentine tee: the Arabians call it Botin,and with at le Albotin. TheFrankincenfetree The Rofin is lith Turt furnar i yivdirn: Thuris Limpidi folinm L’ Obelf. The fuppofedleafe ofthe bright fhining Frankincenfe tree, %& The defeviption. Ofthis thereisin Arabia two otherforts,the one, in Latine Terebinthina: inhigh Dutch Serminchins in En. the gum whereof is gatheredin the Dogegedaies in the Arabian language A/botinm,who namethe fruit Grane whenthe funis in Leo, whichis white,pure,cleere and fhining, Pea writerh that he hath feene the cleere Frankénfence called Zimpidum, and yeelding % The temperature and vertues. A OF PUANTS. wes, and fruit ofthe Turpentine tree doth fomewhat binde, they are hotinthefe. , and being greene they drie moderately 5 but when they are dried they driéin thefe. a-very fweete finell whenitis burnt, butthe leafe hath beene feldomefeene , whichthe Phifition Lagnanus{eemeth tofet out thus,although it be not cer- approcheth more neet to thofe that be drie in the third degree, aidalfo tain whetherit be the leafe of the Frakincenfe, or of fome other Pine trec, yeelding the like inice or gum, shelpeththofe that hauc bad {pleenes, andis drunkin wine againitthe bitings ofthe poyfonfome fpiderscalled Pha/angia. Tris faith he, which doth feldome happen in other leaues, from the lower part or foote ofthe leafe, to the vpper ende,asitwere doubled, confifting of of the Turpentine tree excelleth all other Rofins, according to Dso/corsdeshis opini. on: but Galerwriteth, that the Rofin of the Mafticke tree beareth the preheminence;and thenthe Turpentine. two thinnerindés orcoates, with a fheathafoanne This Rofin hath alfo an aftringentor binding qualitie , and yet not fo muchas Mafticke butit hath withalla certaine bitternefle ioyned , by reafon whercof it digefteth more thanthat ofthe Mafticketree :thorowthe fame qualitic there is likewife in it fo great aclenfing, as alfo ithealeth &ahalfelong,atthe top gaping openlike awhoode fcabs,in his 8.booke ofthe aculties of fimple medicines: but in his booke of medicines according rat of the Turpentine tree to be much like the Rofin of the Larchtree, to the kindes, he mal which he affirmeth to be moifter than il the reft,andto be without both fharpnes and biting. ot foolescockefcombe, and as.it were couered with ahelmet, whichis a thing feldome feene in a leafe, but is proper to Leekes,or Lonchitis, as writers affirme. The other is gatheredin the fpring, which is reddith,woorferthen the other in price or value,bi- Thefruit of Turpentine prouoketh vrine,andftirreth vp flefhlyJuft. The Rofinofthis tree, whichis the right Turpentine, loofeth thebelly, openeththe {toppings ofthe liuer and foleene, pronoketh vrine,anddriueth foorth grauell being taken in the quanuitie of two orthree Beanes, the Thelike quantitie wathedin water diuers times yntill it be white, th 1en muft! be pucthHereto G like quantitie of the yolke ofan egge, and labouredtogither,adding thereto by liedleand lite (ov lly ftirring it) a {mall draught ofpoffet drinke made of white wine, and giuento drinkei the ines, commonlyat the (5 the Gonorrhza,or running of the raine helpeth moft fpeedily morning f: cauleit is not fo well concoétedin the heate of the funne. The Arabians woundethis tree with a D E F firft timesb ftooles leth the medicine at the fecond time of the taking of it,w hich giveth fromfowertoeight,according to the age and {trengthof the patient, Of the Frankincenfe tree. knifethat the liquor may flowe out more aboundantly, wheroffome trees yecld threefcore pounds ofFrankincenfe. | oe Theplace. Dioftorides {aith it growethin Arabia , and elpeciallyin that quarterwhichis called Thurifera, is fat within,and when thebeft in that conntrey is called Stagonias,and is round;and ifit be broken, ts burned doth quickly yeelde a {mell; next yntoit in goodnesis that which growethin Smilo, Iffer then the other,and moreyellow, % The time. ‘ Thetimeis alreadydeclaredin the defcription. % The names. \ in Spanifh hiscalled in Greeke accuros: in Latine Tha: in Italian Jncen/o: in Dutch Ciueitauch; Frankincenfe, andIncenfe: in che Arabian toong Lewam, Excewe: in Englith Encieno ; in French 8 andotfome few Conder. % Thetemperature anadvertucs. Chap.80. A Ithath 948 Diofeorids faith, a powerto heate and binde. Itdriueth awaythe dimnes ofthe eie figh r,filleth vp ho flow vicers,it cloferh rawe woundes ftai- B Shall corruptions of bloud,although it fowe from the head, bath fome, C ind batt Galen writeththusof ic, Ths doth heatein the fecond degrecand dry inthe firft,and % The defcription. tickekettree: hleaues liki e the Maf Hetree from which Frankincenfe floweth, is but lowe, and hat ofa gtaflie coon yet {ome are of opinionthat the leafe is like theleafe of a Pearetree y and thin mountherindeis like that of the Bay tree, whereofthere are twokindes, the one sane taines and rockie places': the other in the plaine : but thofe in the plaines are much {fuchott mingle withPitch,an¢ thofe of the mountaines:the gumwhercofis alfo blacker, fitter to 5 fi ftuffe to trim fhips thanfor other vies. gummie orto a Theuet in his Cofmographie faith that the Frank incenfe tree doth refemble “Frankince Pine tree , which yee jeth a ivice that in rime groweth hard , andis called Th, Mannaol whomis fomtime foundcertaine fmallgraines like vnto gravel jwhich they call the kincen{e, Art ; the rinde doth manifeltly binde and inalt aftriGion sbutt in the white thereis manifelt afti@tion degrec, fot it is of more gr lcs part A en moft-certainly inthe fecond nd thatfharpe, nexceedingly.a by reafon whereof it ismuch vied in {pitting of blowin Me slings in suikincenfe,and notfo bloudy in the belly rifing from the ftomiacke, and semouth, the colicke paffion,the fluxe he Frankincent hath a moredrier and hotter qua litythent ing fume or fmnoke ofit aa “ ; ~3Stle in the thirde degree. E vnto Myrrhe,thus farre Galen. tdoth alfo clenfe and fill vp the vicersin the eies, | ‘ke driveech e are F : him into into aa frenfie: Bir cher f loftorides faith that ifitbe drunke by a man in hea Ich,ie driu “WeGreekes of his minde, often ta- G nderftand ng.but the and ftrengthen the wit andv ea eeeneen teporteth thatit doth helpe “Sotitwill breed the headach,and iftoo much ofit be drunke with witte Lf Ritchie Of |