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Of the Hiftonc of Hants. 



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Of the true Galingale ^ the greater and the lefft 



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The greater Galingale 



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The JcfTer Galingale.; 



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T He afliaitie of name and nature hath induced me in this place to iafc 

 and the lefler Galingale t firft therefore of the greater. 



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«jj T£* Defcri prion. 



root onely is in vfe 3 and brough 

 bme two cubits high. like thofe 



the root is thicke and knotty,refemb!ing thofc of our ordinary flagges, but that they 

 are ofa more vvhitifli colour on the infide,and not fo large. Their tafte is very hot and biting, and 

 they arc fomewhat reddifli on the outfidc. 



2 The lefler growing in China,and commonly in fhops called Galingale 3 without any ad did- 

 on,is a fmall root ofa brownifh red colour both within and withoutthe tafte is hot and binn^ the 



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:ue Garaasab Horto) are like thofc 



The Names. 



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by M&ttbioluS) Lobel^ and others, G donga major. Some thinke 



Stirp.^iduerf. queft ion whether 



Acorns Gdaticu* of Diofcoridts. But howfoeuer, it is the ^ corns 

 Mithridate in ftead of the true. The Indians call it Lancuaz. 



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The left 



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Galingale, without any 



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:hen the ftomacke, and mitigate the paincs thereof arifing from 



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of the lefler, com forts the too cold braine • the fubftance thereof being 



ath. Itisgoodalfoasainfttbebeatingoftheheart. 



ilcncies,and the flatulent arTe&s of the 

 nes.To conclude, they are good againft 



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Of "Turmnichg. 



Hisalfo challengeth the next placets belonging to this Tribe, according to Diofcoridts 

 the root,\vhich onely is brought vs,and in vfe,doth more on the " " " 

 that it is yellower.and not fo flat, but rounder. The infide the 



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The mfidc thereof is ofa Saffron colour the 

 tauenotanaoitterun-.it is laiato naueieaues larger than thofe of Mil let, and a leafie ftallce. 

 There is fome varietie of thefe roots, for fome are longer and fome rounder, and the later arc the 

 hotter, and they are brought ouer oft times together with Ginger. 



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It groWes naturally in the Eaft-Indies about Cafecut, as alfo at Goa. 



^r The Names. 



this without doubt is the Cj ferns Indicia of Diofcoritis, Lii.i % Caf.4. It is now vulgai 



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