ere brought from the Weft Indias. Fol. 8. 
ſelues with it. Some there be which ars healed by waching 
themſelues in it, and dzinking of the water: others there be 
which are healed by taking of the Sarcaparillic, which grow 
eth there, it is vnderſtode that the vertue which it hath is — 
taken of the water of the riuer: it is much bfed by the Indi⸗ 
ans, and by many Spaniardes, which waſhe themſelues 
many times therin, taking in the moꝛning as much therof, 
as they can man times dꝛink, they both piſſe much ¢ weat 
much, and with this they be healed:and it is very much like 
to the bathes of Luca and of Pucol, manꝝ other which are 
in Italie. And as they bie the water of the fountaine of L:- 
cia, that healeth fo many diuers diſeaſes, in like maner they 
bfe the water ofthe Riner ol Guasiaquill, and with bathing 
1 it, and dꝛinking muche ofthe water they bee 
The other manner ofcuring, which vou haue in that ri⸗ 2 6e, 
uer. is the ble ofthe Sarcaparilsa, Which groweth there, and e Sarca. 
is like too Bꝛiers of Spayne , greate and thicke : the parillid. — 
rootes otthem are the S acaparilha , which ts fometobat iat 
‘Qroffer then that or the Hunduras , and is ofcoloura Lion as 
tawnx, and ſome what fad, there be ſome ofthe rates falarg 
and deep that it is needfull to digge the length dt a man to 
get them out:this Sarcaparil ia, they vſe in that Riuer tw oo 
manner of wapxes, the one is as the Indians doe bie it, and 8 
as they vied it of olde time. Mhen is was diſcouered and 8 ene 
firtte died asthe Andlans pid fir bicit ,they taught it to e 
dur Spaniardes, whith is ta take the Rinde of the Ser- Fs. 
caparillia, Without the heart, and if̃it be greene, it is neen⁊᷑⁊⸗ñ 
fall to lapit in water, but ifit be die, it is needefull to lap “ee 
it in water a long time as it requireth to bee made fofte. 
And then there muſt bee taken a good quantitic ok it, and Howebe 
after warde this Ronde of the S rc parulla bee ng greene, make it, 
oz watered, muſt be cut in ſmall peeces, and beaten in a v 
Poꝛter, putting ts it water in ſuche forte, thatthe iuice Sai 
man be taken ont of it, ET cae 
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