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Show HISTORIE OF PLANTS, THE THIRD BOOKEOCOF THE The frnit-is called inGreckersemuror: in Latine Propane >inhigh Dutch }>faumentatlowe Dutch jOgupmensiin Jealian and Erench Prune: \inSpanith Preiaas > in Engli(h PruneandPloms thefehauealfo names fromthe regionsandicountries where they growe, i The olde writers haue called thofe that growein Sytia neere vnto Damafcus, Damafeena Prang in Englith.Dauifeng, or Damaske Prunes; and thofe that growe in Spaiiye;, Hifpancea, Spanith Prunes or Plums? Soin out age we vie tocall thofe that growin Hungaties Hungarica or Pann. AffyriaD an Plums, , 3) nica,Plums of Hungaries fome Gallrca Prana,or French Prunes,ofthe countrie of Fraunce, clear. 15. booke 18. chapter, begin to growe inRome among the Seruicetrees, %Thetime. Thetime anfiereth the common Plums, Fhe ngmes. Plinie calleththe tree A4y,x4,it maybe fufpected that this is the tree which, Afatron Parodus in his Plumsthat beripe and newga thered ftom the tree, what fort foeugr theyare of,domoyften and coole, and yceld vnto the bodyverylittlenourifhment, andehefame nothing good at all : foras Plums do veryquicklyrot, {6is alfo the iucie o fthem aptto putrifie in the body,likewife tacaule the meatto putrifie whichis taken with them, onely theyare goodfor thoféthat wouldkeepe their bodies foluble andcoole; for bytheir moyfture and {lipperinefle they do mollifie the belly, B Dried Plums, commonlycalled Prunes, are holfomer and more pleafant to the ftomacke;they Attick banker in Athenewsdoth call Ajauotibut we cAnotcertainly.affirme it,& ¢fpecially bicaufe yceld more nourifhment and better, and fuch as cannot eafily putrifie, Itis reported, faith Galenin his bookesof the faculties of nourifhments, that the beftdo growe in Damafcusa citie‘of Syria; andnexttothofe, theythatgrowe in Spaine ;but thefe'do nothing atall binde, yerdiners of the Damaske DamfonPrunes very much: for Damaske Damfon Prunes are moreaftringent,burthey ofSpaine be fiweeter.Dio/corides faith that Damaske Plums dried do ftaythe belly; bit Galen affir meth in his bookes ofthe faculties of fimple medicines, that they do manifeftly loofethe belly, yet Jefler than theythat be brought outof Spain being boyled in Meade or honied water,whichhatha good quantitie ofhoniein it, they loofe the belly. very much(as the fame author faith) although a man take them alone by themfelues, and much moreif the Meade be fupped after them. We moft commendthofe of Hungarie being long and {weet:yet more thofe ofMoraula the chiefe and prinbe dried, shac cipall citie in tines paft of the prouince of the Marcomans : for thefe after they the wateriehurnour may be confumed away, bemoftpleafancto the rafte, and do eafily without as Thoany troublefo mollifie he belly, asthatinthat refpeét they go beyond Caffia and Manna; diners copies haue diuerlly deemed thereof, The berric or fruit isnamedwer and wEeur, neither haue the Latines any othername. The Arabians and the Apothecaries docallit Sebe/fen, which is alfomade an Englith name i we maycalligthe Affyrian Plum, % The temperatare and verbues, Sebeftens bevery tempperatly cold and moyft, A and haue a thicke and clammie fubftance; therefore they nourifh more than moft fruits do, bur withall theycafily op the merailes,and ftuffe vp the narrowpaflages,and bieede inflammations, Theytake awaythe rug gednes of the throte B and lungs,and alfo quench thirft, being taken in mas Iordanusaffirmeth. C ums, and Theleaues of the Plumtreeare good againft the fwelling of the Vuula, thethrote, g if the dekernels vnder the throte andiawes; they ftop the rheume and falling downe of humors, gree coétion thereofbe made in wine, and gargled in the mouth and throte. 'as DioftrD The gummewhich commeth outof the Plumtree, doth glew andfaftentogither, i, rides faith, Lichensin infants and yoongci E Being drunke in wine it wafteth away the ftone, and healeth that the gum ofthe Peach and Cherdren;ifit belaide on withvineger, ic worketh the fame effects rie tree doth. : Plums of whatfortfoeuer, F Thewilde Plums do ftay andbinde the belly, and {fo dothe vnripe whiles they are fharpe and fower,for then are they aftringent. courfe ofwomens G_ Theiuice of Sloes do ftop the belly the laske and bloodieflixe, the inordinate ftead of Acatia, in vfed be ell w very may woman,and or termes,and all otheriffues of bloodin man therefore which isathornie tree growing in Egypt,very hard tobe gotten,and o fa deere price,and s. reuc our Plunis of this countri¢ are equall vntoitin ve thebetter for wantons; albeit OfSebeften,or the eAfyrianPlum. (hap.123- eo: faningit % The defeription. tothe Plumtrees a Ebeftines arc alfo akinde of Plums: the tree wheteof isnot vnlike trees 5 the leaues be harderand witha groweth lowerthanthe moft of the manured Plum white leaues, w volte the flowers groweat the tops of the branchesconfilting offiue finall h the fruit ] i blacke wet Hlo fo. after tree: Plum the of yellowith threds in the middle,like thofe of a green afte the are ripe be whenthey Plums, faftened inlittle cups like vnto Acornes, which The fruitis fweerein colour, wherein is contained a three {quare ftone fomewhat hard. sehefier, pulpe or meateis very tough andclammie,a matter fit co make birdlime of. % Theplice. The Sebeften trees groweplentifillyin Sytia and Egypr; they were in times patt fortaine and ftrangein Italie,now they growe almoft in euery gatden, being firtt broughethither in Péniehis time. Nowdo the Sebeften trees,faich he in his chus Peripatcticus faith, that they ofRhodes andSicilia do caltthe Damaske Prunes Byabula, \ weThe temperature and verties: A 13ig Sebeflen, Myxasfine Myxar it. k ilooch orlicking medicine,or prepared any other kinde ofway,orelfé taken byicfelfe, Thewaight often drams, or ofan ounceand halfeof thepaporpullpe hereofbeing inwardly © tiken, doth loofe the belly. Theteisalfo madeofthis fruit a purging Electuarie, but fuch an one as q ckly nm puldeth, and D thetefore itisnot to be vied,but whenit is new made. Ofthe Indian Plum,or <Mirobalantree. Chap.122. 3 The kindes. r comprehenadc¢ f Here be diuérs kindes of Mirobalans, andtherefore not eafily f Orar 1 cription:they be alfo of diuers colours,fome are yellow, fomeo on ar 1D Aacke“4 ypon omecalled Chebuée,{ome Belurica,fome Emblicas they likewile growe ellow and mac Me/ue faith that Mand fundrie countries far diftant one fromanothersyet tithe Chebule atethought to growé vpon one trees for before they be ME Bach ond Recin areof pine 0; Oe Sof this opi a are full ripe they be blacke : notwithftanding moft f vpon fiue diuers trees: an : Outare of diuers trees ; and that the fiue kindes growe "0's Garcia the Lufitanian Phificion, The defeription. isa fhrubbie tree ait trees called chebw/a, 5 firft of Aretca) in ftature not valike to the Plum tree callMirobalan dothe Indians of the Peac arefet leaues like thofe of Mihen’ thicke togither,whereonfathionedlikea | care. lanyof the reft,fomewhat long, ; hfome do cal} « ton isfecond kinde ofMirobalan called F/aua Citrinawhic a hauing man ftacute, fae People ofIndia 4rare,eroweth vpon a tree ofmeane WMorder,andfet full ofleaues like vato the Seruice ee DPiF ied eee os ee 1314 |