are brouzht from the Weft Indias. Fol.zz. 
Others that it is a kinde or red Oker: others, that it is the 
iupte of dA, an hearbe verie little, and his iuyce very 5 
greene: others that it is the iuice of the rote ofan herb cal⸗ N 
led Dracunto, and fo2 that canfe they cal it the bloodof Dr 
geꝛthis doe the auncient wꝛiters fay with manp other vani⸗ 
ties moe, which are large to write. f 
The new wꝛiters following the ſame ignoꝛancs that ther „% - 
ate wont to doe in thinges which be doubtfull, becauſe the h boodof 
_ property ot him that is doubttul, is to fay nothing a new vn⸗ Draga be- 
leffe it be that which is cleare and manifelt, fo: in doubtfull (oF he 
and hard things they leaue them as they Gude them t haue e heb 
varied al ane frõ another, as the antient weiters . 
: tsa Dragan. 
time which is the diſcouerer of al thingsbath reuealed vnto * 
vs, and taught bs, that it is the blood ot Drage, Andthe 2 
tauſe why it ts ſa called, is for the truite ol the tree, which g 
taſteth from it: after the manner of blood, which 
is the fruite that wee haue ſpoken of, a foꝛmed Dꝛagon in 
thape as nature would bʒing forth, ſo that it tw ver plain- 
lythe name of that tree. Fon it is a common thing, that tres 
beare the name of their truits, by meanes wherof this mars 
uellous tre reteiueth his name. and ſæing the fruit which 
it carried was made fo perfea a Dꝛagon it toe from vs fo 
many doubts ⁊confuſions as we fee the old wꝛiters to haue 
wꝛitten ot, ætize late wꝛiters alſu. and from hence foꝛwarde 
we ſhall be tertiſied that itis the vlood of Da ſœing that 
the fruite dath giue name ta the tre, tu the Summe. ¢ to 
the dꝛop that commeth out, winch is bought mol excel⸗ 
lent from Cartagena, and is made by intiũon giuing cers 
taine cuts in the fame Cree. MAhich being a tree of much 
greatneſſe it hathtte rinde verie thinne, that with any ma⸗ 
ner or thing it is opened and like wilt there is another tote 
made, hut it is not fo good, hut afier the maner as the Tur⸗ 
entine is made, in Caitile,foz that it is ſolde in Loancs, 
one is called the blood of Orgy , of r , 
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