arebrought from tlie weſt Indias. Fol.26. 
ds relation, noꝛ knowledge what they are, noʒ wzite the et 
ficacie and manner of them. £2 
And going to fearche after the Place of the Roote Hiſtorie of 
All ec hoacan, à Paſſenger that was come from that 3209s the plant of 
uince, didaduertiſe mee that a Frauncis Frier, that was AAecbeacan 
come fram the Countrep, had bꝛought in the ſhippe w here > 
der came, the proper Hearbe of ¶ lecboac an greene; ina 8 
great barrell, and with much care, which he bꝛought from 
be onde Afecheacen, and that hee had it in the Frierie of 
D. Francis ot the City. And hearing thereof J did recexue 
great contentment, and fo 4 went foozthwith to the Fries 
re, andat the dooze ot the Inſirmerie, oʒ honſe foꝛ the ficke 
people of this Frierie, there was a thing like to halle a 
Pipe, in the which there was an hearb berp greene, which 
they ſaide was the Mec boacon, that the Frier had bꝛaught a 
from the new Spapne, not with litle labour. It is an bear’ The deſcrip- 
that grawethcrerping vp by certeyne litle Canes it hath a % of the 
ſadde greene colour, it carriety certeyne leaues, that the Me choacan 
greatneſſe of them map be of the greatneſſe ofa good No⸗ 5 
renge diſh which are in compaſſe round, with a little point, 
the leafe hath his little Sine wes, it is ſmall, well neere, 
without moyſture, the Balke is of the colour of a cleere 
Lawnie. . 
Whey fap that it caſteth forth certeyne Cluſters 
with little Grapes, of the greatneſſe ofa Coꝛiander ſœde 
which are the fruite, and doo ware rype by the Poneth 
ol September : it caſteth out many Bowes, which booth 
ſcretche a long vppon the Earth, and if vou put any thing 
neere toit, it goeth creeping vnpon it. Che Nocte of the 
MAechoacam is vnſauerie, and without byting. oz anpe The manner 
charpenes of tate. That which wee dos fee at this pꝛeſent of the roote. 
ol dur Ac hoacas isa rote whichtheꝝ bung from the ne we 
Spapne, from the Pꝛouinte ot ¶echoacan, made in greate 
and litele pecces, of them cutte in pectes, of them bꝛoken 
with their hendes. It is a luhite _ cme 
* 2 g = 
