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The Almond tree. 



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The naturall place of the Almond is in the 

 hot regions, yet we haue them in our London 



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The Almond flourcth betimes with the 

 Peach : the fruit is ripe in Auguft. 



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^ The Names. 



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tiw^Amigdalus : in Vrench y Ama»d/er : in Eng- 

 lifli, Almond tree. 



The fruit is called in Grceke^MMW in 



La tine , i^irr.ygdalnm : in (hops, ^Amygdala : 



inhigh Dutch, fl^anDd tin low Durch,3I 



*d$lc in Spaniih, 





nianOClCntin Italian <j\l.ind$lc 

 ^Almendras, AmeHesjxA Amendott 



Amandes : in Englifh Almond. 



q\ The Temperature avdf'ertues. 



Sweet Almonds when they be dry be mo- A 

 dcrately hot; but the bitter ones are hut and 

 dry in the fecond degree. There is in both of 

 them a certain ;fat and oily fubftance, which 



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is drawnc out by prcfling. 



Sweet Almonds beeing new gathered ate 

 pleafant to the tafte,thcy yceld fomc kindc of 

 nouriflimcnt, but the fame groflc and earthy, 

 and grofTer than thofe that be dryland not as 

 yet withered. Thcfc doe likewife flowly des- 

 cend, efpecially being eaten without their 

 skins $ for cucn as the huskes or branny parts 

 of corne doe ferue to driuc dovvne the grofle 

 excrements of the belly, fo doe likewife the 

 sVms or Imskcs of the almonds : therefore thofe that be blanched do fo flowly defcend, as that they 

 do withall binde the belly ^ whereupon they are giuen with good fucceiTc vnto thofe that haue the 

 laskeorthebloudyflix. 





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and befides thatitnourifheth,and is good for thofe that arc troubled with the laskcand bloudy 



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*w witneflfeth : for there is likevyife in the Almonds an opening and concofting cjuality^vith a cer- 

 taine clenfing faculty a by which they are medicinable wthe cheft and lungSjOr ligbts^nd feme for 

 rai/irrg vp of ftegme and rotten humors. 



Almonds taken before mcate do flop the belly, and nourifh but little ^ notwithftanding many 

 excellent raeates and medicines are therewith made for furidry griefes, yea very delicat and whol. 

 fomemeates, as Almond but ter,creame of Almonds, marchpane, and fuchJike, which dry and 

 foy the belly more than the cxua&ed juyce or railke ; and they are alfo as good for the cheft and 



They doe ferue alfoto make the Phyficali Barley Water, and Barley Crearae, which are giuen R 



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The oyle which is newly pre (Ted out of the fweet Almonds is araitigaterofpaineandall maner 

 of aches. It is giuen to thofe that haue the plenrifie, being firft let bloud ; butefpecially to thofe 

 that are troubled with the ftone inthekidnics.-itflackens the pafTagesofthevrine,and maketh 

 them glib or flippery, and more ready to fuffer the ftone to haue free paffage : it maketh the belly 

 foluble,and therefore it is likewife vfed for thccollicke. 



It is good for women that are newly deliuercd $ for it quickly remoueth the throwes which re- G 

 maine after their deliuery . 



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makes fraobth the hands and face of delicat perfons,and clenfeth the ska 

 >f n all fpots,pimpIes,and lentils, 

 fitter Almonds doe make thin and open, they remoue (loppings out of the Iiuer and fplecat. 



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