8o2 . ThefixtBookeof * 



inner part£i : tDl)erefB>e it is got) asatnd tfje tmtnDtfe, t^nt is itif 

 ueterate o^ rcoteD, t^c IjarDneEi^ of t^efplene o^ mtlt , t^t begins 



ittns of t^^ DjopCe , ano b^tngetf} to toomen t|}etr oelf reo (tcUe^ 





Of Priuet. Ghap.xxv, 



;^ The defcrjpton. 



Vivdtt is abafe plant,tjen? fclbomc grotomg tjp^igfjf, bat is 

 ratbcr Uhc to a buC^ o;t tjetjge tlian a tree,Ujitli jnan^ flcnuer 

 tU)tg0 and bianc()e0, ant) Ieaue0rcimetDl)at long, of aDarhe 

 greene cof our,li^0 tlje \tmts of permtnric, but fometoliat larger 

 ant) longer, 0t tljc tops of tl)e b^anc^es groto tufts of tDl)ite flolu^ 

 txSj fometo^at Uke t^e flolners of tlxuzW', after tl^em come fmall 

 berries, at tlje Brft grane, bat afterinari) blacUe, 



- ^ The place. 



P;met grotnef Ij of ^is otune feint) in man? places of vSerma^ 

 n? anD CDngfano, anD is aUb planteD tn mani> gardens, 



ii- The time. 



^mzt flotojetl) in spa? ant) Bfune, ant) W fruit o; berries are 



ripe in September 



i^ The names, 



p^ljis plant is calleD tn dE^reefee (of SDiofconfies ««re?0 fol)o iot^ 

 ncf^ ^i»*j>5<« ncrt to Cypros : tn ilatine of pitnie,Liguftrum:?et 

 tW is not t(^at Liguftrum,U)f)ereof tairgill ano Columella baue 



fi 



9 



tD?ittcn,tDl)ercof toe baue treated bcfo;c, lib.3 .cap.5 2 . in (I5ng 

 lil^,P;iuet,o;|B;imp.jint i in iFrcncI), Troefne .- in ^igl)2Douc& 



115ienl)oU5lin,spunt)6olt?,HcintDciDen:in bafc ^lmaignc,Uein 

 tDiIgDen,£ponot^out,ant)!iiGtlcruDt. 



^ The nature. 



%^t leaues of ^?iuet are colD, t!;j^, ant) aflringenf. Clje fruit 

 fiat^ a certain e loarmnelle, but elfe iw nature lifee to t^e leaues. 



i$> The vertues. 



ne leaues of p;inet 00 cure i%t fbiellings , apoHumations, % 

 snD tJlcers of tbe moutlj, ant) tbe fojcs, antJ puffules , o;^ bUff ers 

 of tbe tlj;ote,if t[)e moutl) be tnell tDal^c0,anD t\t tlj^ote gargleu 



tDttd t l)e Decoction o;» iuice t bereo f. 



%^z fame leaues mmz into potooer , are giDD to be Qrotuet) B 



tjpon 



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