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broken, asthebranchtesalfoorthe figges whenthey are greene the fruit breaketh our - 
from the branches withduranie'blofionme, contragy toall othertrees ofour Or 
being roundand long, fafhioned very like vntoa {mall Peare, full of feviens 
or kernels within it, ofa very {weeteraftewhen iris ripe, and very mellow or foft,thac 
it can hardly be carried farre without bruifing, » 
Lhe other twoylonts youmay cafily know and-vnderttand,by,fo,much as hath been 
aid of them, ‘Take onkypshis mone ofthe Figge tree, Chatit:youplancitno: againit a 
icke.wall,orthewall ohana boule, Se, it willnot ripen fokind! <The dwarfe Figge 
tree.iss oretender, andds thereforeiplanted in grear {quaretubs , to be remoucd into 
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Figges are ferued to the table with Rayfins of the Sunne, and blanched 
gampeeretentendifh.: se 
~The Figs that growe with vs when they are ripe, and frcth gathered, are 
_ eaten of divers with a littlefaltand pepper,as a dainty banquet to entertaine 
_.  afreind, which feldome paffeth without a cup of wineto wafhthem downe. 
ef  InItaly(as I hauebeentenformed-by diuers Gentlemen that hauc liued 
thete to ftudy phyficke)they eate them inthe fame manner, but dare not 
saber . €atemany forftate ofa feuertofollow , theydoe.account them ra a 
breeders of bloud, and heaters of it likewile. i neildeko A 
110 Whe Figgeschatarebroughe vs from Spaine, ‘ate vfed:to make Prifan 
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PegemtHere are twokindes of Seruicetrées that are planted in Orchards with vs, and 
ofp there is alfoa wilde kinde like vnto the later of them, with Athen leaues,found 
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- eaten of any butbirds. And there is another kinde alfo growing wildeabroad in many 
led in Latine, Aria Theophrasté, whofe leaues are large, fomewhat like Nuttrec leaues, 
thefame purpofesto good effect, yet both of thefe ivildekindes wee leane for another 
worke, and here declare vnto you onely thofe two forts are nourfed vp in our Or- 
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© Themore common or ordinary Seruice tree with vs, is areafonable great tree, co- 
uered witha {mooth barke,fpread inte many great armes,whereon are fet large leaues, 
very much cut in on the edgcs,almoft like vntoa Vine leafe, orrather like vato that 
as kind of Maple, tharis vfually called the Sycomore tree with vs : the flowersare white, 
and growe many cluftering ‘together, which after bring forth {mall browne berries 
acrowne on the head, wherein are fmall blacke kernels. 
The other kinde, which is more rare v an prt 2000 rae 
Tradefcante, heretofore often remembred, hath diners winged leaues, many fer tog 
ther like varoan Athen leafe, but finaller, andeuery one endented about theedgs 
the flowers growe inlongclufters, but nothing fo many , or fo clofe feras the wile 
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