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Show S . —— Li 813.1 Ofthe Hiftorie of Plants, 1546 qualitie. ic. The TI trunke or bodyis 0d} couered witha grayithbarke: i the ti is white aoe = he ~~ leffe for any other vfe ; for being cut and pie Sueai = — :otbnot i = :- :.i eg he — Rinks, that neither mannorbeaft are sires ro “hoes 154-7 Ofthe Hiftory ot Plants. Lis. 3. — @ The Defcription, a Vicen and Serapio make Nux vomica, and Nux Methel,to be one,whereabout therehach ’“iab haces ofa Cheftnut, and. couered with a moft hard hell, anae ya a ed - ne —and poyfonfomequalitic, wherewith the men bein an is aae . poyfon :hem, an likewife the women their husbands : they likewife vieie ae ka ne iesooene oe eo therewith, the more fpeedily todifpatch their Bic hieeek as whole aoe kernel a Aesaaap nnenet peas leauing the fhell Nux ‘Nux Methel.Of the tree that beareth thefruit that isealled in fhops the fruit isthe roor of ati Nox Methel,we haue no certaine knowledge: fomeare ofopinion, that thelearned refteth doubrful,we herbe,and not the nutofatree : and therefore fince the cafe among is round, flat,likea little cake fruit on.The confiderati further toa leque the reft that mightbe faid oily fubftance,that itis not an offuch fweet,and tafte ofaruffer ouerworne colour,fat andfirme,in is Ji eno vfe thereof, but onely ofthe fruit,whichi 3 - eir hands qualiti becaufe of its venomous i Fahoes a on a take awaytheir life alfo. Inwhich hells they cuedf oe oem! ring og you mayperceiue by the figure) which they dry in the Sur a aadeee ok eet=A a to ng forth their dances, and Morofco Gaeaines a eyt ae e Gant Raey Sok reafon acts they thinke themfel ues to excell in i thofe kindes ‘sle GE Re of dan ie sinie lclight them,becaufe it fetteth forth the diftin@ion of. m a y ix them with great onesandlittle ones, in fuch fort as we doccite. 2cs Thereis; alfoanother fort hereof,, differi i forme ; they a differing onely in i nna =a ret fame purpofe. + Thefruit of Higuerro is like latea faa armen Yy en: the fhapeofthefruit is round, whereas the formeris three sald “eee : he Place Thefe do grow inn moftt parts ofthe Weftindies, ef Indies, efpecially i i mere :.aeaoe a ces more than any ofthe eaedns :oethe a o oe: . ° . me ev 0} ‘gured, amongft manyothervaricties, with M'. John Tradefcant at South q 7 he Time. oc the hi f fruit t W € haue no certar ine know ledge o of the t 1 me of flouring or bri insine ng 5 ut co maturitie, @ @ The Names andVfe. _ ufficiently fpoken of the names and vie hereof, therefore what hath beene faid may Wehauefuffici faffice. Appleis been muchcauelling,yet the cafe is plaine,if the textbetrue,that the Thorne aie and, muft be grated or feraped afible to ftampeit in a mortarto powder ; butwhen itis tobe vied,it . purpofe. that for with (ome in@rument of theif qualitie in Nuts, purging ed Indies,call the from brought Nuts 2 There becertaine from thofe that haue trauelled the puging groffe and filthie humors, for wantof goodinftruction long,ouall, or in thape like fomewhat Nutis the : {elfe it indies,we can write nothing ofthe tree tafte fwect,and ofa purging kernell,in a contained is anegge, ofa brownecolour: within the fhell ficultie. q The Place andTime. in fomeplaces ofthe Eaft Indies : we haue no Thefe Nuts do grow in the defarts of Arabia,and uritie. ofmat eetaine knowledgeoftheir fpringing,or time The Names. ousqualitie,cold in the fourth dégree, haAuicen affirmeth the vomiting Nutto be ofa poifon e. uing a ftupifying nature,and bringeth deadlyqfleep The Vertucs. it not hece flarie towrite,becaufethe A Ofthe Phyficall vertues ofthe vomitting Nuts we thinke that very cu- with other compofitions,and danger is great,and not to be giuen inwardly,but mixed B tioufly by the hands ofa faithfull Apothecarie. and caft vnto crowes and other rauénous fowles, ; The pouder of the Nut mixed with fome fleth, hands. your with them you may take doh kill and fo dulltheir fences at the leaft,that garden Cc with fome meat or butter, and laied inthe They make alfo an excellent fallet, mixed new both the herbesandalfofeeds nhere cats vie to fcrape to burie their excrements, fpoyling fowne. ¥ ‘Thefigures were tranfpofed. a Cuar. 158 x Nuces vomice, Vomiting Nuts, Ofthe vomiting and purging Nuts. 1 Nuces purgantes. Purging Nuts. ——eel ——— Cuar. 159. Ofdinersforts ofIndianfruits. q The Kindes. than the fruits s,wherofwe hauelittle knowledge, more forth vnto your fet to ce T Hele fruits are ofdiuers forts and kind fuffi (hall it fore there : ofthem » themfelues,with the namesof fome towrite of them at large, Time, and thofe that thall fucceed, view the forme onely, leauing vnto this time of infancie is vnknowne. Which in time may know that, thatin of Indian fruits, and this Chapter fer forth di uers figures ububa Ce. but he gaue t . ‘Authour formerly in rasc Figa a, ,Bun tales Orien Cocci among tt the reft Berstinus,Cacad, thefe either falfe or rono purpofe,wherefore [have bur onely three deferiptions,and which were formerly fie ured therH n you mofo f thefe fruits i es | haue Omitted them,and in this chapter giue ickes, whofe figur other out of Clufius his Exot gh nothing fo many asare ry {und of thou s hand ti,together with an addition e which came to my of my time made vfe ofand here given you all thof d haue had the figures,would the fhortne ffe fet forth in his Exotickes,neitber,if I fhoul in ferted haue tO mee growne to fo largea volume) fuifer horbigneffe ofthe booke(being already e hiftories of them. m,therefore take in good part thofe I here giue,together with the briet q The Defcription. Fe ; the cubibecalled ofthe Arabi-y 3 fefruits, are knowne ofthe : in Jaoa where the Hefirft and one ofthe beft of the vu Igar Qugbebochion ut eb;o Quab and e pted)call them Cx Cubib exce yans tions Mala an Phyfi ns, ( the other India m in aoa and Sun. plentifully grow ,Cwmue « the ce... fe the Chino is vfe to buy the hath leaues 4 fini, not for thatthey growin China,but becau hich carries this fruit w like : a,and fo carry them tothe other ports ofIndia. Thepliant |