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Show ‘ Hiftory of Plants. 4 _ Lis. 3. feed, whereunto alfo cleaue certaine gummie teares,bearing thename of the tree, and which iffue from the trunk or body whenitis wounded , Styrax arbor. The Storax tree. Arbortriftis. The forrowfull tree. Gq The Place. lia, Syria, P ifidia,Sidon, and manyother places This tree groweth in the Eaft Indies,efpe- of Iurie or Paleftine, as alfo in divers Iflands in cially in Goa,and Malayo:in Goaitis called PariXataco : in Malayo,Singadi: in Decan, Pal: ofthe Arabians,Guart: and of the Perfiansand Turkes, Gul: in Englith, the Sad or Sorrowful! tree,or the Indian mourner. The timeis {pecified in the defeription, The Temperature and Vertues. the Mediterraneanfea,namely Cyprus, Candy Zant,and other places, where it bringeth forth his gummyliquour infull perfedtion offiveetneffe, and alfo in great plenty,whereitis gathe- red andput into great Canes or Reeds, wheieof as fome deeme it took the name Calacnita-others Wehaue no-ceartaine knowledge ofthe A deeme of the leaues of Reeds wherein they wrap it: hereof Thauetwo fmall treesin mygarden, the which I raifed offeed. aR temperature hereof, neuvertheleflewe read that the Indians do colourtheir brothes and meates with the ftalkes of the floures here~ of in ftead of Saffron, or whatfoeuer that G The Time. Via like thofe of Iafmine, but more. double, and they are ofa very {weet {mell : there fucceed feeds a piece fomewhat likethofe ofStramonism. | The Place,Time, andNames, Italy and Spaine, whereit bringethforth little orno gumatall :itgroweth in Ludzea,Pamphy. Ae omit, + The flouresare white, fomewhat them manylittle cods, containing fome fix Thistree growethin diuers places ofFrance } Ofthe Hiftory ot Plants. It floureth in May, andthefruitis ripe in September, © The Names. This tree,as may be gathered by fome, was they defire to haue of a yellowcolour. It is reported,that if a linnen clothbe ftce- B ped in the diftilled waterof the floures; and theeyes bathed and wafhed therewith, helpeth the itching and paine therofand ftaieth the humours that fall downe to the fame There is made ofthe fplinters ofthe wood certaine tooth-pickes, and manypretty toies called Styrax, by reafon of chat gum or liquout which droppeth out of the fame,being like vnto the hollowpipesof Ife,thathang at the eaues of houfes in Winter,called Styria,or ofthe Canes orthe leaues of Reeds fpoken ofbefoie: in Latine, Storax Calamite: in Englith,Storax, which for pleafure. : iskept in Canes orthe leaues of Reeds: there floweth from fomeofthefetrees a certain gummieliquor,which neuer croweth naturally hard, but remainethalwaies chinne,which is called liquid Styrax,or Storax. Cuar. 145. Ofthe Balfamtree. q The Temperature, The gum of this tree is ofan heating,mollifying,and conco@ing qualitie. A @ TheVertues. iw Tt helpeth the cough,thefalling downe of theumes and humours into thecheft, and hoarfne fe ofthe voice: it alfohelpeth the noifeand founding of the eares, preuaileth againl Sree a Kings euill,nodes on the nerues,and hard fwellings proceeding of a cold caufe : it preuaileth al" againft all cold poifons,as Hemlocksand fuch like. 5B freer bags Of this gum there are made fundry excellent perfumes, pomanders, fiveet waters, ike and fiveet wa(hing balls, and diuers otherfiveet chaines & bracelets, whereofto write were 1mP* tinentto this hiftoric. Cuar.i4q. Of the Sorrowful tree or Fndian Mourntt. @ The D efcription. Ror triftis,the fad or forrow full tree waxethas big as an Oliue rree,garnithed with maby 0 . ly branches,fet full ofleaues like thofe of the Plumtree: among which comeforth nt riferous and{weet {melling floures,whofe falkes are of the colour ofSaffron, which flout , @ The Kindes. Tie bediuers forts of trees from which do flow Balfames,very efrona8 fie anorietae onely in forme,butalfo in fruit, liquour,and placeof growing; svete a une i fei Ati he fequire more time andtrauell thaneither our {mall timewil affoordorriches : os mn todifcouer the {ameintheir naturall countries :which otherwife by MEFCR it ia ne porate matter by incertainties,would difcredit the Author, and no profitfhall as Q ilk 8 theBeg der: notwithftandingwewil fet downe fo much as we hauefound in the workes of which beft agree with the truth ofthe hiftoric. 3 @ The Defcription, fome, traucHers, iiillaudBene Herebe diuers trees growing in the Indies, whofe fruits are called by the halite ue fruit of the Balfam tree :among the reft this whofe iguiewe it APeee ‘tt isaaie. frit to deferibe view,we our felues haue feene and handled ; and therefore the better able bane lety crooked.and hollowedlike the palme of an hand,two inches long, halfe an ineh ia ae tedwith a thicke fmooth tinde, of the colour of adric Oken leafe;wherain is aap Auaihd. 3 (ofthe fame length and thickneffe,apt tofilithe faid hell or sinde) of the fub tance of an f ofthe colour ofathes, fat,and oilie,of good fmell,and very vnpleafant in ralle, sey eh ai and with ase fhew them{clues onelyin the night rime,and in the day time looke withered . 2 cheere: the leaues alfoat that time {hrinke in themfelues together,muchlike a tender P =: , froft bitten,very fadly lumping, lowring, and hanging downe the head, asthougait 0 “ription mayferuefor a forth,by dry fticke) neuertheleffe Whole weefowell antes haue knowne are abefet othe: fruits aa3 ;whereof reafon they are not is of as defire hype? one eaied light,and could norabide the heate ofthe Sun. I fhould bur in vain lofe labour in repeat thebignes ofa Wal-nut,fom broad on the much vpper iuice fide,with a rough - er and fi ii] like lik fmell, tafte and pleafant in it,ofa with white kernell full of a ewhat lacke of colour,and Jith fanfie ofthe Poetical! Indians,who would make fooles beleeue, that this tree was © wh : : loue with : es her toies roies W! 8” other her, with that the Sun was in daughter ofa great Lord or King,and omit. Thewood we haue dry brought vnto vs from the’ Indies for ousale ip ies ee. oa Tidies i of Mace : the wholefruit \ Cait is is exceedinglight,in exceeding light.inre or bigneffe, theoile refpeé ofthe quantitie q ick euen as * |