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Show a, aNNE AE ae Ofthe Hiftory of Plants; se eet ereirotraaeons Mifcucruntque herbas, & non innoxia verba, Auxilium venit.ac membris agit atra venena, Ipfaingens arbos, facie(quefimillimaa Lauro 3 The white, found, and hard pulpeis nowandthen eaten, but very hardly: conco4ed, and ingens [] drethagroffe, cold,and phlegmaticke iuyce , but being condite with fugar, it ts both pleafant in tafteandeafie to be digefted, more nourifhing, andleffe apt to obftruction and binding or ftoping. rus erit ; folia hand vilis labentiaventis « vimetenax, Animas Cy olentia Medi ent illo, fenibus medicantur anhelis. j Oe reporteth, that the inner iuice ofthe Pomecitron was not wont to be eaten, but it is now vfed for fauce ; and being often vied, it reprefferh choler which is in the ftomacke and procutes’ap. petite: itis excellent good alfo tobe giuen in vehement and burningfeuers, and againft a petti- The Countrey Media bearethiuyces fad, Anddulling taftes ofhappy Citronfruit, Thanwhich, no helpe moreprefent canbe had, lentand venomous orinfectious difeafes : ic comforteth the heart, cooleth the inward p UES, cuteth, diuideth, and makeththin, grofle, tough,and flimy humors. Of this forefaid tharpeiuice there is a fyrrup prepared, whichis called in fhop Upus de Ace- f haue poyfon’dpots, and mingledberbs offute Withhurtfull charmes : this Citron fruit doth chafe Blacke venomefrom the body in euery place. The treeit felfe in growthis large and big, | fothat in ftead ofthe one, the other will ferue very well. Adozen of Orengescut inflices and put into a gallon of water, adding theteto an ounce of M Mercurie fublimate, and boiled to the confumption of the halfe;cureth the itch and manginefle ofthebody. , , C but were Men in old time (as TLeep) rafeus writeth in his fourth booke) did¢ not eate Citrous, Butthatthe fmell it cafts doth difagree: af The floureit holds as faft as floure may be: Therewith the Medes a remedie do finde Forftinking breaths and mouthes a cure moft kinde, Andhelpe old menwhich hardlyfetch their winde. contented with the fmell, and to lay them amongft cloathes, to preferue from Moths. | p yfons ; for which thing they were Asoftenas needrequiredthey yfed them again{t deadly | TheTime. Thefetrees be alwaies greene, and do,as Pliny faith, beare fruit atall times ofthe yere,fomefal: lingoff, others waxingripe, and others newly comming forth, @ The Names. The firft is called in Greeke, master sin Latine,Malus Medica,and Malus Citria; in Englith,Ci- tron tree, and Pomecitrontree. Thefruit isnamed in Greeke, miro ater: in Latine, Malum Medicum, and Malum Citrium :and 2. emilyanus in Atheneus fheweth, that Inuba King of Mauritania hath made mention of the Citron, who faith that this Appleis named among them, Malwm Hefpericum : Galen denieth it to becalled any longer Malum Medicum, but Citrium ; and faith, that they who call it Medicumdo itro the end that no man fhould vnderftand what theyfay :the Apothecaries call thefeapples @- trones ; inhigh-Dutch, Citein opffell, Citvinaten 3 in low-Dutch, Citvoenen s in Italian, Citron, and Cedri : in Spanith, Cidras : in French, Citrens: in Englith, Citron Apple,and Citron. The fecondkinde of Citron is called in Latine,Limonium Malum ;in fhops,Linzones : in French, Timmons + in low-Dutch, Limonen: in Englith, Limon, and Lemon. Thethird is named in Latine, Malam anarantinmox CAnerantium -and of fomerAurantinm of others, Aurenginm, ofthe yellow colour of gold : fome would haue themcalled arantia,of Arantiwm, a towne in Achaia or Arania, ofa countrey bearing that namein Perfia zit is termed in Iealian Arancio: in high-Datch, omeranten z in low-Dutch, Ayaengie Appelen : in French, Pommes 4 Orenges : in Spanith, Naranfas : in Englith, Orenges, I i Afyrinm,or the Citronof A ffyria,and maybe Englithed Adams Apple,after the Italian name 3 and among the vulgarfort ofItalians, Lomie, ofwhomitis alfocalled Pomum Adami,ot Adams Apple; and that came by the opinion of the commonmde people, whothinke itto be the fame Apple which Adamdid eate of in Paradife,when he tranfgrel fed Gods commandment ; whereuponalfo the prints of the biting appeare therein, as they fay:but others faythat this northe Apple, but that which the Arabians docall Mufa or Mo awhereofA efpecially commended euen by Virgils verfes, which we haue beforea I ledged. Atheneus,libe 3. bath extant a ftory of fome that for certaine notorious offences were condemned Pp tobe deftroyed of Serpents, who were preferued and kept in health and fafetie by the eating of Citrons : The diftilled water of thewhole Limons, rinde and all, drawne out bya glaffe Still, takes away O eters and blemifhes of the skin, and makeththe face faire and {mooth. The fame being drunke prouokethvrine, diffolueth the ftone, breaketh and expellethir, R The rinde of Orenges is muchlike in facultie to thatof the Citrons and Limons , yetitisfo ¢ much the more horas it is more biting and bitter. The inner fubftance or foure pap whichis full of iuice isof like facultie,or not much inferiour Tr tothe facultie of the pap of Citrons or Limons; but the {weet pap doth not much coole or drie, but doth remperatly heate and moiften, being pleafant to the tafte: it alfo nouritheth more thaa doth the foure pap, but the fame nourithmentis thin and little; and chat whichis ofamiddletatt, taning rhe {macke ofwine, isafter a middle fort more cold thanfweet, and Jeffer cold than foure= the fiveet andodoriferous floutes of orenges be vied of the perfumers in their feet f{melling oinrments, Two ounces of the iuice of Limions, mixedwiththe like quantitié of the fpirit ofwine, or the belt Aqua vite (but the {pirit ofwine rectified is muchbetter) and drunk atthe firft approch ofthe fitofanague, taketh awaythe fhaking prefently :the medicine feldome faileth at the fecond time ofthe taking thereof perfeétly to cure the fame ; but neuerat the third time,prouidedthat the Paz tient be couered warmein a bed, and caufed tofweat. There is alfo diftilled outofthemin a glafte fill,a water of a maruellous feet {mell,which beitginwardly taken in the weight ofan ounce and a halfe, mouethfweat, and healeth the ague, The feed of all thefe doth kill wormesin the belly,and driueth themforth: it doth alfo mightily refi tt poyfon, andis goodforthe ftinging of fcorpions, ifit be inwardly taken. Thofewhich be called Adams Apples are thought tobe like in faculties to the foure iuyce, pecially of the Limons, but yet they be not foeffetuall. wicen,cap.395.maketh mention: for diuers of the ewes take this for that through whichby eating, Adam offended as Andrew Thenet fheweth. g| The Temperature andertues. Allthefe fruits confift ofvalike parts, and muchdifferinginfacultie. The rindes arefweet of fmell, bitter, hor,and dry. Thewhite Cuar.1og. Ofthe Cornell tree. i pulpeis cold, and containethin it a groffe iuice,efpecially the Citron, @| The Defiription. a The innerfubftance or pap isfoure, as of the Citrons and Limons, cold and dry,with chiane fe Of parts, Thefeed be. The rinde of the > it is bitter is hotand dry. 3 eo Pomecitronis good again all poyfons, for which caufe it is put into treatise andfuch like confe@ions, : K : tofitate Citi, very goodagainftt the forefaid infirmities. Such a firrupis alfo prepared of the fharpe iuice of Limons, of the fame quality and Opetation, J, Atnd verylike in thewto th’ Laurell tree ; And would be thoughta Laurell, leafe and twig, The fourthis namedof diue Ofthe Hiftory ot Plants. Iris good tobe eatenagainfta ftinking breath, for it maketh the breath {weet sand being fo ta- G kenitcomforteth the cold ftomacke exceedingly. Et, fi non aliumlate iactaret odorem, If any time ftepmothers worfe than brute "taps 3. He tame Cornell tree groweth fomtime ofthe height and bigneffe ofa {mal tree,witha great numberof {prings : itis couered with a rugged barke; the woodor Meher is very hard and "y;without any great quantity offap therein): the leaues are likevnto the Dogberry leaués,crum= Pled tugged, and ofan ouerworne colour the floures growin {mall bunches before any leauesdo *Ppeare; ofcolour yellow, and of no great value (theyare fo {mall) in thew like the floures “Les |