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“The Tree chat yeeldeth Camphire is of avery great fize,' like to aWaltnat. 
Tree, whofe Wood is fomewhat folid and firme, and of an ‘A fbor Beech like 
colour, or fomewhat blackers' The Leavesare whitith likéditito Willow Ecav<, 
neither the flower nor frait have been. obierved by any that have weit thereof, 
though q:ieftionleffe it bearech both ; The Gum which id the Camphiie, ‘iff 
eth forth partly of its owneaccord, batchiefly by incifion >It commpieth forth 
cleet and white, without any {pot therein, bat what itacquireth from | 
se we cand aks Yery rong fen, an thin pans, fe 
that being but awhile expofed roche ayfe,. both thefcent and fubfanee vanifh 
away :* che Wood being madeinco feverall Works will fiiell theréof along 
tume. ip a ‘ ee al ; ° ~ 
SEs - oglifier Gorter br Ap be Place andl Liles! ht cae i obser 
“Some have thought Camphire ta bea kind’ of Mineral,” beca:fe itis fone. 
times digged out of the Sand chat lyeth on the Indian fidte: alt along that traét 
which reachech from Memzl to Gedan, as Scaliger affirmeth,, yet he isnot of thac 
opinion, bat faich it is @ Feare or Gunr of a Free growing in*Tidia upon the 
Sea Coaits, and that ic fallech fram thence_into the Sea, and is carried into 
thofe parts by the tide. J findic not any where ¢xpre ffed at what time the faid 
Gummieisco be efpecially gathered. eae ae 
nie eae 5 Pe ee eS 
r iphire is cold and 
of its bitterneffe 
bin uw 
si 
I: hath been the opinion of divers Ph apc hat Car 
dry in the third degree, but others efteem it to be hor, becau 
and {trong {cent. Mey 3 
The Vertues. ae gt 
Though the faculty which Camphire hatin extinguifhing Venery be dén 
ed. by Scaligers who writes thus. We have: certain experience thac Caniphin 
doth not extinguith Venery, for {aich he, a young Man¢ ithe feac luftity, } 
though he had a peece thereof in his hands Hefaith alfa, that be cryed i pon 
4 Bitch chat went :oo proud, to.whon rhe gav y and applyed it all the-waye: he 
coulddevife, butall in vain, for, Coivit, concept, peperit's Yet chis experience 
fafficient, 1 it is faid Camphire extinguitheth Lut, ic isnot 
to be underftood, as ifby one aé&, or by ufing it outwardly once ortwice it 
fhould prevaile, butit is to be often uted, both inwardly/and outwardly, and 
then it will be found wonderfalk-cffeGtaall tothat purpofe; Ie is alfovery a 
vailable for the running of the Reines, and likewife againft the Whites in 
Women, and alfo for the rifing of the Mother, being diffolved in Balme water, 
e like, ic will not, cold water having litele or no’ 
power to makeit relent; It refifteth Putrifaction and Venome, and is therefore 
eftilence. both to defend thofe that are not 
that are, and co fortify the Heare 
ROpe ie glee 
in thar, as well asi 
either in, Ele&tuary 
ack, and is g 
accident, in 
