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the Hiftorie ofPIants. - 73 o 



Hafme Capficum : of ^nicen,2ingibcr caninum : of ^linit^* , 



ter f Ije opinion of fomemcn,siIiquaflrum,ant> Piperitis ; of furli 



as tonte in tfjefc Dai0« , Piper Indianum , Piper Calecuthium, 



anu Piper Hifpanum : in ^ig^ 2Doucl),3|nDianircl)er pfeflfer,Ca 

 Umtitctftr p feflftr ; tn if renci;, To/ure d' hde, o; d' Ejj^aignff : in 

 bafe 0lmatn0,peppcr tan 3|ntiten,f IB^eGlic pepper: in (!!;nsltll^9 

 BInotan pepper:>o; Calecute pepper. 



i^The n4t$ire, 



%\ft 3|nDian pepper is \)ot ant o^p in tlft tUtti Degr<^. 



^The vermes. 



^notan pepper td tfeD m Diners places fo^ tt)e D^eGTingof ^ 

 meate£(,ro^ it jjatt) tjie fame tiertue anu ta0 as ttie tfuall pepper 



^tt) t furt[)ermo;^ it colouretf) like Saffron , ano being taken in 



faciro;t,tttDarmetbti)eilomacke> anD Ijelpet^ greatlp t^e Di^ 

 gettion of meatea* 



snt)e fame Dotb alio CitflGolue f c onfume f fje ftoelling about t^z 'B 

 tI)?ote calleo tlje hinges euiUall !{ernenes,anD all colD Huellings, 

 ano taket^ atoap all fpottes ano ILenttlles of tlie fare, being lateo 

 tl)erebnto toitl) ^on?. 



^ 7 he danger, 



it is Dangerous to be often iifeD oa in to great a quantttie : fo^ 

 tljis pepper tjatb tn it a certatne fjt'DDen euill qualities tuljereb)? it 

 killett) oogs,if it be giuen tfjem to eate. 



Of Pepper. Chap.lxx. 



i^Thektnds. 



^t olDe anD ancient |0!)pfitions do Dcfcribe anD fet f©^tl| 



tb?^ kinDs of pepper, tWistoiap, tlje long, t^e iobite, 



anD tf)e blacke pepper, t^z toljtct) a man d^all euen in ttjefe 



^itsi finD to be folD in tfje O^ops of tlje apotl^eartes anD grolfers* 



^ The defcrtftioH. 



A& toucbing t%t pjjopoifion anD ifeure Df tlje tree n% plant 

 tbatbearetb pepper, toe baue notbing elfeto U);itc,fauing 

 fbat Ujc baue founDe DeftribeD of tbe jamients , anD fucfj as 

 Iwuc frauailcD into jnDia , anD tbe Countries about Calecute: 

 ano bicaufe f bis \& a arangc kinDe of ^ruite , not grotoing 

 amonga bs , to® Iml! \sii\tz no mo^e f b^reof , Imt as toee 



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