7 — 
Kern 
Orthe Bez ar ſtone ane 
beattes whleh are talled Efcvercos, and likeiviſe of many 
How this 
hear be was 
Aiſcouered, 
other, and although that they are verie venomous and ful of 
papſan, there are alſo many in number, as well in the tilled 
lie des as amongſt trees, and graſſe, and eſpetiallpy in the 
Coꝛne ſteldes, in ſuch fost that they are to them in ſteede of a 
plague, and an vncurable mifthiefe,by reaſon that the peor 5 
ple cannat labour in their Aines, naꝛ reape their coꝛne, no: 
doe their buſines in the ſieldes, vy meanes that they are {9 
crucily hurt by them, whofe venom and poyſon is ſuch, that 
whereſdeuer they byte it ſwelleth forthwith, with greate 
paines, and the ſwelling riſeth vp to the heart immediatle, 
and if they be not remedted and ſuckeredloꝛthwith they die 
pꝛeſentiꝑ:their Criacle and other benefits which the y had, 
did ſerue them to little pur pole. 
And ſceing that in this time this plague was fo without 
remedie, it katuned that they bꝛought to that plate from 4. 
frica à young man Captiue, which did heale them that 
were bitten with thefe fo venomous beaſtes, with gimng 
them to cate of a roots , and the inpce ot᷑ an hearbe that he 
ne we which did them ſo much good , that it healed the 
bytinges and poyſan verie easily. Foꝛ the whichthere came 
ſo manꝑ people tothe Moaꝛe, that they did nat onely make 
him free, but allo rich, and the young man in all this time 
with all the pꝛomiſes and giftes that they coulde gine and 
make ato him, woulde neuer tell them what roote and 
hearbe it was, where with he healed fo great a plague. 
Two Perſons ofthe Towne beeing verie deſtrous to 
nau the fame, by reaſon it ſtaode them them fo much vp⸗ 
pon tas knawe what Hearbe it was, went alter him and 
dog ged him fo politickely, that at length they ſawe where 
bee gathered the hearbe and tooke aut of the grounde, the 
reates therest. The Poaze being gane, they wente 
foo the place there de gathered it and ther wunder tie 
lathe ofthe gracks that toe Page had abend of ie 
