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Show THIRD BOOKE OF HISTORIE OF PLANTS, THE % Theplace. The firft groweth on mountaines and fhadowieplaces,and manytimes in the vallies; they loue afoftandblacke foyle. There be fundrie woods of Cheftnuts in England,asa mile anda halfe ftom ; ham in Kent, and in fundrie other places : in fome countries they be grearcr and pleafanter a1) F e Fagus. The Beech, & Theplace. ) The Beechtree louetha plaine and open countrie,and grov eth veryplencifully in manyforrefts and defart places ot Suffex, Kent, andfundrie other countries, %& The time. The Beech flowrethin April and May, and thé fruit is ripe in September,at what time the Deere do eate the fame very greedily, as greatly delighs ting therein, which hath caufed forrefters and huntfnerito callit Buckmatt. ; it groweth in Italie and in fiindry places of the Eaft countries, % The time. rings or aglets come foorth with the Jeaues in Aprill,but the nuts later, and be notripe % The names. The Cheftnut tree beareth the name of the nut bothin Greeke and Latine in highDutch Heienbaumand Kattanibaum: in lowe Dutch € aftantboomin French Caftasgnier sin Englth % The names, Cheftnut tree. The nutis called in Greeke xazavev': in Latine Ca/fanea, fonts glans, Sardiana glans: in high Dutch The tree is named in Greek ems: in Latine Fa: Hellen: in lowe Dutch Caftanient in Italian ca/tagne in French Chastaigne sin SpanithAorones, Caftanas in Englith Cheftnut, The greater nuts be named ofthe Italian s Afarroni dof the French men and of divers bafe Almaines AZarons. gus: in high Dutch Syehbaum, ot Bugh ¢ in low Dutch Bukenbogmyin Italian Faggs:in Spanith Hzja,Faia,and Fax:in French Fan,or Hestres in Englifh Beech tree Beech maft,and Buckmaft, The fruit is called in Latin Wuces Fagé:in Greek daravos renys: inlow Dutch BWrekennootkens in French Faswezin Englith Beech matt, Déo/éorédes teckoneth the Beech among the Acorn trees, and yet is the maft nothing like ar all toan Acorn, Of Theophraft itis called Oya, of Gaza Sesfcina, Phaie alfo maketh mention ofthis tree, buc The Horfe Cheftnut is called in Latine Eguina Caffanea: in Englifh Horfe Cheftnut; forthat the people of the Eaftcountries do with the fruit thereofcure their horfes of the cotigh fhortneffe ofbreth,and fuchlike difeafes. % Thetemperature and vertues. OurcommonCheftnuts are verydrie and binding, and be neither hot nor cold,but ina meane betweene both yer haue they in thema certaine windinefie, and byreafon of this, vileftethe fhell 5 be firft cut,theyskip fiddenly with a cracke outofthe firewhileft theyberofting. Ofallthe Acornes, faith Galen, the Cheftnuts are the chiefeft, and doonely of all the wilde B A vnder thenameof Offrya(iffo bein fteadof Offrya fruites yeeldto the body commendable nourifhment; but they flowlydefcend, they behardly con- coéted,they make a thicke blood, and ingender winde, they alfo ftay the belly, efpecially if they be ‘ eaten rawe, C Beingboiledorrofted,theyare norfo hardofdigeftion, they more eafily defcend, they ate sti windie,yet theyalfo make the bodycoftiue. J eee Someaffirmthatofraw Cheftnuits dried,and afterwards turnedinto meale,there ts made alt D ofbread; yetit mutt needes be that this fhouldbe dryand brittle, hardly concocted,attd very How thorowthe belly: but this bread may be good againft thelaske and bloody BiG fing sary of the meale of Cheftnuts and honie,is very good againftthe cough, and pitting ofblood. ; ; FE Thebarke of the Cheftnut tree boiledinwine and drunke, ftoppeththe laske, thebloody fist ; and all other iffues of blood. Ofthe Beechtree: we muftnotreade Oxya)in his 13.booke 21.chap. Itbringeth foorth, faith he(meaning Greece) the tree Offrys, which they likewife call Ofrya, grow- ingalone among waterie ftones, like to the Athtree in barke and boughes,with leanes like thofe of thePeate tree, but fomewhat longer andthicker, and with wrinkled cuts, w hich run quite thorow, ithafeed like in colourto.a Cheftnut(and notvito Barly: )the wood is hard and firme,which beigbroughtinito the houfe there followethhatd trauell with childe, and miferable deathes, as i is ttporteds andtherfore to be forborne &¢ notvedas fire wood,if Pimiehis copies be not corrupted, j 2 The temperature. Theleaues ofBeech do coole; the kernell of the nut is fomewhatmoytt, se The vertuts. ; ue Theleaues ofBeechare very profitably applied vnto hotfivellings, blifters, and excoriations 5 A aeveing chewed theyare goodfor chappedlips,and paine of the gums, ne B eafe thepaine ofthekidneies proceeding of thefto ie eetnels or maftwithin are reported to to come foorth ; with |thefemiceand cafier the {and and l grauel the inetea aufe ichtil andtoc n, hey beate be greatly delighte {tuitrels alfo be fattened (e byfee i dingg thereon; {wine They belikewife Chap.86. jand Bs ts eateaeiaoe bsevith to thrufhes and pigeons. Péalant %* The defer iption: d with 4 of aecitele, an ot #mes in maner slice e; and rd ha eree with boughes fpreading oftent the timber high ite an s white, Beechi is He i thicke body haning many artes the barke is {moorh; Poplar1s = ay ° h e of the blacke profitable: the leaues be {mooth, thinne; broad , anddefler ther 4 thof snc yeltowachie fl thehthofeofthe Birch ots panich a5 that be alfo lefler'and fhorter thecatkins,orblowines . * ye : . v “Vv ‘ or Mafte is containedin a huske or cup that is prickly,and rough briftled 3 ia be coliered with @ ule huskes, or vichinbut fhels th y of thethe jeffer,a Chefthuts, ofthe Gheftnut; which fruite being takenfoorth eybemuchiens" like in colonr and {moothnesto : finooth and foft'skin, fweett and little lower wea ytriangled or threé ¢orneted: the kero ell withimis ofanotherforme,thatistefa whine ang taineaftriGion or binding qualitie;the rootes be fewe, and grownot deepe; vnderthe turfe. Fue do feede thereon very greedily. Cc dtomake glafle with. that the athes ofthe wood is goo hrhe te, retters, and. D {curt htic naug mms refeentira weiteth,the _ r s,cure Beechi nefle of hollow n fheepe, foundiand iethat 1s,kine, abs menhorfes if they be wathed therewithall, Of the eA lmondtree. Chap.87. cription. be ee Thedef cOtinuances T i ie Almondtreeis like to the Peach tiec,yetis it higher,bigger bodie« ; of longer like thofe ofthe Peach the leaues therof be very long,fharp pointed, {nipped about the edges like skin foft it ee ith a an left,w on one fidea oe ealikesthe firitisalfo like a Peach,hauing flowersb a F ps red witha thin cotton; ™} and coue very or is none but vader this there Mmmin 2 PFEareata THE FF 1254 |
