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liaue gat^creu from tfje tuattmgs of t^t ^nmnts ami otler^f, 



to^ici) lateli? !)auc f rauailco into t|)ofe Conntries, tolio nottoitl)^ 

 Canoing be not ^et al of one mino 0? opiniontfo^ pitnte lu^jitetli 

 f bat ttjc tree \xi\f\t^ bearctb pepper tis like to our juniper: pt)t 

 loHratufi faitlj,t6e pepper tree Uittfrljis fruit, isUfeetoAgnus 

 caftus : SDiofcojiocs \mt\) certainc otljers t)o tojtte , tijat pepper 

 grotuett) in 3mia tpon a little 0^ fmaU trie. 0nD tljat ttie long 

 pepper(tt)e tDljtcli is liU ffl t^e fenops o;> agglcttes tfjat jang in 

 tlje 315irc|) oj i^afell trees befoje t|)e commingfmjt^ of tbe Icaues) 

 is as if tpere ttie firtt fruite toljicl) cdmmetlj foj^ttj itnmcDiatl^ 

 after tlje floU)ers,tf)e tol^ict) alfo in p^oce^e of time do i»are long, 

 great f luliite bringing fmt^ man^ berries !)angingtogttfjer,bp# 

 on one anD t|^e felfe fame fiem. SD^c tobic^ berries being ret tn* 

 ripe, are tljetDljitc pepper :' 0no being ripe anD blacfeeis our 

 common blacfee pepper, ^ucb as trauell to ttje 3!nDians , Cale^" 

 cute , anD tbe Countries tbere aboutes Do fa^ , tl^at pepper gro# 

 kietbnot bpontrees,butbponaplanf libe iuieoj UBinoteDe, 

 tbe tobicb Dotb tlDiHanD Uijap it felfe about trees anDbeogcs, 

 bringing fco^tb long toeaHe IfemmeSjtoljere tjpon bang tlje pep;* 

 per cojmsoj berries, tucn like f |je ribbes , 0^ beponDfea (f^cfe 

 berries, as pe mar fee in tljis Countrer : fo^ pepper is bjougbt 

 from tbe jnDtansto antoarpc pjcferueo in comfiturc feitb tbe 

 fiems , anD f©te ftalbes banging in it SLbe greene anD bnripe 

 berries , remaine tjobife, anDit is tbat toe rail M^itt pcpper,but 

 toben tbep be tl);iougb ripe tijer toare blac&e , anD full of (b^iue^ 

 - leD tD;inrfeIes,anb tbat is our common blarke peppcr.2Cbe ^^me 

 autbo^s 0; later trauaplers Do afFirme , tbat long pepper is not 

 tbe fruit of tbis plant , but tbat it grotuet^ tjpon otber treeSjltfee 

 tbe tbinges tbat rou fee banging lifee Cattes tailes , 0^ 

 Ijpon tbe ijint trees anD 3!5ircl)e trees in tbe toinfer, tbe ibbifb 

 fi-nite t^e^ call long pepper,bicaufe in taff anD tooafeing it is lifee 

 pepper. ^.Thtpkce. 



pepper grotoetli in § Biles of tbe 3lnDian fcas,as Taprobanc S ir- 



matra^f certaine otber JlanDS aDiofning, fro Myit^ 3lanDs it is 

 Jb^ougbt to Calecnte,f be \xiW^ is tbe mott femous f cbiefcft dt^, 

 as alfo tl^t grcatcH mart totunc of tbe Jnoians: i tbcre it is fotoe 

 not br toaigjjtjbut bp meafures as tlft^ fell co;n in tliis country. 



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