are broiiglit from the Welt Indais. 
Fol sa. 
ther thing then into dlood and ſeſh There be manp other 
opinions, concerning this matter what Ain ban ſhoulde bee 
made of, Which are tonfuted all:and it is to be vnderſtoode, 
that it is a kinde of Pitehe which ſpꝛingeth from sours 
taines that there are in the deapth ol the Sea, in partitu · 
lar partes of it, as wee fee there be of Petro. of Napta. of 
Su phuñ and ol manp other things as in our Dectdental Jr 
dias, of diuers other licous:the beſt Ambar is that which 
is moſt like to a red colour, the white is not fo good, and the 
Werk of all is the blacke. 3 
Ambar bath great vertues, and ſerueth in the world foz 
many thinges, and ſo it is a ſubſtance of great price: fo that 
which is good is worth at this day twite moze the the mot 
fine gold. $02 the tontentment of man, and foꝛ the delicates 
nelſe of the woꝛlde it ſerueth fozmany thinges:with it they 
make beades, and fine perfumes and odoꝛous finelles,and 
water of Angels of mot wert imell, in diuers fozmes and 
kachions: with it they dꝛelle glaues ol diuers ſoꝛtes z make 
Diles and lit ours dt moſt ſ wert and delectable ſmelles: it 
ſerueth for meates t dꝛinkes, in diuers and fandzy fomes, 
which to repoꝛt, would be a lerge pꝛateſſme. 
In medieinall things the vertue thereotis greate, and it 
pꝛoftteth Serie much in our medicines , fo2 it entreth into 
the mott pꝛintipall matters of Phiſicke, which are coms 
pounded in the Pothetcaries Shoppes, as wel Eleauaries, 
as confcuids, pouders, æ pilles, Pꝛeparatiues, Dintments, 
plaiſters ¢ many other thinges, that rectius great bertwes 
therbyꝛt of the name of it, there is made a confecion called 
Dia eAnobar, The vertues which it hath in particular are 
great and ot great effects, for that with it ars healed diuers 
and ſundzie diſeales. And this the Arabiens did teach bs:fo2 
ofthe Greekes onely Simeon, and Adio wrote a fewe 
waoꝛdes of it, and alſo acuaris made the like mention of 
it: Chete thꝛce autbours beeing Greekes, liued one 
whichis 
beft Amber ° 
The vertues 
of the ed n 
bar. 
The medici 
nal vertnes 
thereof. 
