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October in this yeare, there came hithera Cofen of mine, A gainft the 
called Alonſo Garcia, a good Souldiour , who telleth vs boob web. 
that he hath founde an hearbe whichis good agaynſte the a 
venomous hearbe, which the wilde edoevfe. Which des wes * 
hearbe doeth kill withoutremedie, and theſe valiant peox 
ple of the Indiis doe vſe it in their warres. And lykewyfe 
thoſe that dwell from the Charcas to wardes Chile, and 
luue like vnto wilde people, maintayning tliemſelues one- 
y by hunting, and fleſhe of mankinde, who hatte kylled 
with their arrowes which are poyſoned with theſe vene- 
mous hearbes, an infinite number of Spaniardes, whyche 
they ſaye bee not good to eate, for that their flefhe is 
har de, ſo chat when they kill them, they keepe them to wax 
tender, three dayes or fouredayes. But with this hearbe 
that is noi founde, the kurt ſhall bee muchremedied, that 
they doe make. Howbeit our people doe not much feare 
them, but onely the heatbe which they ſlioote withall , for 
that it maketh themtodye by madneſſe, without any re- 
medie. And nowe with the reeéuering hearbe which they 
haue founde,they are all gladed. They fay it is an hearbe 
that carrieth verie broade leaues, which are like to the 
Leaues of Planten of Spaine: which being beaten and layd 
to the wounde that is poyſoned, kyll the venome and im- 
mediatlye take away the accidentes, which the venome of 
the hearbe procureth +. They, take it for a great matter in 
that Countrie, that they haue founde ſucha remedie. And 
you ſtrall yn der ſtand that the counter hearbe was found in 
the fame Couũttie, where the hearbe of poyſon was: and l 
_ thinke it be alſo in other partes; but there where the hurt 
is done, our Lords wil was to diſcouer the remedie. 
Inote vnto your worfhip theſe thinges, to the ende by 
them yee may conſider, how many more hearbes, and 
Plamtes of greate vertues lyke to thofe, this our Indias 
e which we haue not yet attained vnto, for as the In- 
dians are anaughtiekinde of 22 and our . 
