850 , ThefixtBookcof* 



oj f 1)0 time of tlje riping ot^mcs t fo^ tljc f affc eof § bed s^dare 

 anD gtue notice of t^c qualities ano temperature of ^eares. 



S{. The dejcriftion. 



]^peare ixk is as great oj greater tljen flje 0pple tre?, anD 

 Ijigljer, tUit!) a great booie 0^ ffemme, ant) man^ great b;an^ 

 cl&cs , tbe Ujljif ^ fo^ tlje moft part Dm l^uts 0^ mount t3p^ijsl)t,anl> 

 not one ouer another , as t^e b^anc^es of tlje 0pple tree. SCtje 

 leaues be rounDit^ > rmotb , anb t)er^ greene aboue : but bnoer^ 

 neatl) mott commonly f bet be iD!)itill^« SCtjc fruite fo^ tbe moff 

 parte i& long , b^oabe beneatb , ano narrotoe , anb ^arpe tjp^ 

 loarbc toloarbes tbe ff emme,ber^ Diuers 0^ contraries in colour, 

 quantities p^opo^tion, anb taSe, as is abouefaioe. Hn tbe miDble 

 oftbefruitetbereisacoare tDitb iternelso; peppins , libe as in 



tbemtDd$li of tbe jSppIes 



:^ The place. 



X^tpmrt Crtt is f lanteb in ©aroensanb €)Kbarties:a!fo ' 

 ttgrotoetbfometimes m Bimbs anotoiltie bntoileo places , bu^ 

 tbei? be none otberUitCe effeemeo, but as totloinges 0; toilo beoge 



peares. 



:i» The t'me. 



2Cbe laeare traflotD?ef b in 0p.2ill 0? ^at , anb tbe fruite id 

 rtpe in fommer anb 0utumne« 



3$.Thettamet. 



2Cl)eiDeare tree \& calJeb in (Sreefee «v«f : in ilatine, Pirus : in 



^xtnz\)iVng Poirier:in bigtl 2I>oucb,5!Br;baum : in bate aimaine, 

 5a«rbo»m* 



SCbe fi*uite is calfeb in (3t&kz **'« • in !latine,Pira,oj as Come 

 bo tu jite Pyra : in ifrencbjP^'*-^^ •• in bigb SDouctjjBr^en: in bafe 

 0lmaine,peerenun €ngli(be,peares. 



Si- The nature. 



0U Irfrffies of peares are of a cola temperature , ano tbe mott 

 parte of tbem be Djie anD binfiing , but not all a like :fo^ f be tsJtlo 

 peares,anb otbers tbat be rcugb,binotng, antj cbofeeli? , to Dj^ f 

 ffop a great Deale moje tben tbe otbers, 2Cbe ftetc anD groufe 

 peares , are moiUier anb ber? litle ailringent c: notbing at alU 

 SCbemiODlefojte of peares lubicb arc bcttotrtftDflefe ano fotoer, 



are of completion 0; temperature neareft to tbem bnto tubom 



tbeir 



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