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Show HISTORIE OF PLANTS. THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE firto make fire of,muchleffe for any othervfes forbeing cutand put to thefire to burne, it nell ofa moft yenemous and poifonfome qualitie,wherwith, the men being angrywiththeir wiues, dopoifonthem, andlikewife the womentheir husbands : they likewife vfe to dip or annoinitand enuenome theirarrowes therewith,the morefpeedily to difpatch their enimies.Which kernelthey take forth with fomeconuenient inftrument, !eauing the fhellas whole as may be,tiot touchins y kernell with their hands,bicaufe ofthe venemons qualitie , which woulde fpoile their handes, and fometime take away theirlife alfo:in which fhels , they pur fomelittle ftones., and tie them*vpon ftrings,as you may perceiuebythe figure,which they dry in the finne,andafter tie themabouttheir legs(as we do bels)to fet forththeir dances, and Morofco Matachinaes, wherein theytake great found pleatiire, by reafon they thinke themfelues to excell in thofe kinde of dances; which doth much delight them, bicaufe it fetteth foorth the diftinGion offounds, for mixe them withgreat ones, and little ones,infuchfort,as we dochimesor bels. and 2 Thereisalfo another fort heerof,differing onely in forme,they are ofthe like venemous quality, andviedfor the fame purpofes. % Theplace. Thefedo growe in moft parts of the Wet Indies, efpeciallyin fome oftheIlands of the Cani- bals,who vfe themin their dances,more then anyof the other Indians. BThe time. %*& The defeription, A jerbe,and notthe Nut ofa tree and therefore fince the cale among the leampedrefteth doubtful yeleauethe reft that mightbe faide to further confideration, The fruit is rounde,flat,likealittle cike,ofaruffet ouerwornecolour,fat and firme, in tafte fieete,andof fuchanoilie fubftance, that itisnot poflible to ftampeit in a morter to powder; but whenitistobe vied, it multbe grated : or ferapedwith fomeinftrument for that purpole, qualitie + There be certaine Nuts brought from the Indies, called Purging Nuts, oftheir purging grofle, and filthie humours , for want ofgood inftruétion from thofe that haue tra. iglledthe Indies, wecan writenothing ofthetreeit felfe: the Nutis fomewhatlong, ouallorin fhapelike an egge,ofa brownecolour; within the fhell is conteined a kernell,in tafte fweete,andof apurging faculuie. % Theplace and time, Thefe Nuts do grow in the defarts of Arabia, andin fomeplaces of the eaft Indies : we haue no ettaine knowledgeoftheir {pringing,or time ofmatugitie. Wehaue no certaine knowledge ofthetime of fowringor bringing thefruite to maturiti¢, % The names andvfe. hath beenefaide may We hauefirfficientlyfpoken ofthe names andvie heerof, therefore what fuflace. Ofthe vomiting andpurging Nuts. (hap-153I Naces vomice. Vomiting Nuts. 2 Nuacespurgantes. Purging Nuts. Vicen atid Serapio make Nux vomica, and Xax Methel, to be one, whereabout there hath beene muchcauilling ; yet the cafe is plaine, ifthe texrbe true, that the Thorneapole called in fhops Nolelieea dod is wx Methel. Of the tree tharbeareth the fruite,thatis that the fruit is the ee S fomeate ofopinion, knowledge: certaine no we Metheiwe haue 2} The temperature. the fourth degree,ha. Aizen affitmeth the Vomiting Nut tobe ofapoifonous qualitie; colde in ling aftupifying nature,and bringeth deadly fleepe. se The vertues. bicaufe the A Ofthe Phificall vertues of the vomiting Nuts, we thinkeitnot neceflarie to write, , andthat verie compofitions other with butmixed inwardly, giuen be to not great,and is danger titioufly by the hands ofa faithfull Apothecarie. &other rauenous foules, B ) vnto Crowes _ the powder ofthe Nut mixed with fome flefh, andc: aft sag — doth kill,or fo dull their fences at theleaft,that you maytake them with your hands, meate or butter , and laide in the garden C They make alfo.an excellent fallet , mixed with fome and alfo feedes news rete cats vie to ferape to burie'their excrements , fpoiling both the herbes foren, Ofdiners forts ofFndian fruits, Chap.1$0. & The kindes, \ s ones ie sre Ssthen the frnit knorec of we bauelilcknowl THetefiuie n s are ofdiuers forts andkinds, where h ynto your jet 100 e a fuffice to oea thé Me fore iitt {hall them::thereefore the names offo i me of ‘chem themfelues,with i CO WEL ¢ fucceea vnto time andthofe that fhall srethe forme onely, leaning vaknowne. is vnknown ancie is ) a s a p i e infancie B h in of time this in ti may know thatthat in time “Mich #iin $e The defeription. ot thofe that inthefer. figures, are of Sir relarion _butr 7: lowermoft of thefe 4. fruits calle d Beretinus fruit, moneseu ati on of the rel y by : e,as we do but cri r fo king their vnto fome of the Indians dopaie Va Frances Drake, who brought them into England. “7 yeelds forth fucha lothfome & horrible ftinke,that neither mannor beaft is able to endure it:wherfore the Indians hane no vie thereof, but onelyof the fruite , whichin fhape is like the Grecke lee : snes of a Cheftnut,and coueredwith a moft hard fhell , wherein is conteineda ker. ee 1362 foft,not |