arebroughtfrom the Weft Indias. Fol.47 
other conqueftes, for they tome ficke andfiwalne, without 
collour, and in fho2tfoace the moſt ofthem die. Anothefe 
Souldiers doo truſt ſo much to this Mood. that J beeyng 
one day amongſt many ofthem, infoꝛming mp ſelle of the 
things ofthis: Tree, the moſte parte of them toake out of 
their Pockets, a good peece of this Mood, and ſapde: 
Maiſter, doo vou ſee heere the Mood, that euerie one of vs 
dosth bing to heale vs withall, if we fall ſicke as we haue 
been there? and they began to pꝛayſe it ſo much, and to ‘cons 
firme the maru⸗ lious woꝛkes of it, with fo many examples 
of them that were there. that ſurelx J gaue great credit vn · 
to it, and they tauſed me to beleeue all that thereof 3 had 
hearde, and gaue me courage ta experiment it, as haue 
Deane, and as we ſhall ſee in the meruelles which wier ſhall 
toute oftt.dnd nowe we come to ſhe we the een ee 
fozme of this tree. 
Che Tree from whence they tut this wood, whiche The 22 
they newly brought from the Klozida, called Safra, isa tion of shat 
Tree that avotweth to bee very greate: there be ot a middie Tree. 
ſoꝛt, and leffer fozte: The greater ſoꝛteis of the bigne ſſe ot a 
Pine Tre, of a meane height and wel nerre ta the making 
of it, foʒ it is ſtraigit. caſtetu out no moꝛe but one bꝛanche 
of Bowes, after the manner ofa Palme Tree, onel in the 
higheſt part, oꝛ ſendeth out bowes after the maner ora pine 
Tree made cleane, making o tte Bowes which it caſteth 
fort, a ſoꝛme ot raundnes. It bath a groſſe rinde uf a tatunꝝ 
colour, ⁊ vps that an other tin rinde. ofthe colour of aſhes 
and vpon the inner parts thereof, the Trees and bowes be 
white, and neere like to Tawn. Che tree and bolwes are 
very light the rinde being taſted, hath an extellent werte 
Gell, andit is ſome what like ta the ſmeil af Fenell, with 
muche ſwerteneſſe ot taſte, and of pleataunt imeltinſamuch 
that a littie quantity of this Mood being in a chamber, fil: 
—— !:. = atte 
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