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Vlmus folio glabro. 



Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 





Witch Elme,or fmooth Icauen Elme. 



Hafcll do, that is hanged more downewards than thofe of the common Elme the b v L Witcl1 

 than that of the firft kindest will alfo peele from the boughes : the floures are like t! V a ' er » 

 are the feeds : the Ieaues in forme arc like thofe of the firft kind,but are fmooth in w!fr ■ ' and fo 



r. j~« »#.. — f.« frifinA *n^ pv^ll.nf T-T~-K„,:n- ~cu~ . . „ 1M "*naii 



Willtam 



in gonboth 



the Parifli of Northokington in E flex told me, that the wood of this kinde was mow Ac a in 

 naues of Carts than the wood of the firft. 1 obferucd it growing very plentifully as hod h fot 

 Rumford and the faid Stubbers,in the yeare 1^20. intermixed with the firft kinde but Jin tW ? 1 

 difcernedaDart.and is inthofe carts vfuallv called Wirrh F.!nv» + ' ulcai,, yK>be 



Witch Elme. $ 



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their 



groweth plentifully 



«r The Time 



at what time the leaucs begin to fpring. 



before the Ieaues j it falleth in the end of Apr 



^f The Names. 



ftflUm: in low Dutch Qimm 



Englifh 5 Elmetree. 



IStffi Wj^ullbaum^&n 







The feed is named by Pliny and Columella^ Santera. The little wormes which are found with the 



named 



i/?*y, •;«**(** which C7^4 tranflateth ^Monti 



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haue in the chewing a ccttaine clammy and glewing quality. 



The Ieaues of Elme glew and heale vp greene wounds , fo doth the barke wrapped and fmdled 

 about thewoundlikcaband. 



The leaucs being ftamped with vineger do take away fcutffe. 



Diofcor/des writeth, That one ounce weight of the thicker barke drunke with wine or water pur- 

 gethflegme. 



The decotfion of Elme Ieaues, as alfo of the barke or root, healeth broken bones very ipeeciny. 

 if they be fomented or bathed therewith. 



doth 



and 



G 



the truflc clofely 



ly 



and 



HAP, II7 # 



Of the Line or Linden Tree* 



«JT TheDeftription 



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forth 



ches wide and farre abroad 



and within whofc boughes may be made braue fummer houfesand banqu B^ flou 

 becaufethe more that it is furcharged with weight of timber and fuch ]lke > the b . e . £ is ncX t to the 

 rifli. The barke is brownifli, very fmooth, and plaine on the outfide, buc **' xjjc timber is 

 timber is white, moift and tough, feruing very well for ropes, trafes, and halters- ^ tc: 



timber is white, moift and tough, feruing 



whitiflij plaine and without knots, yea very foft and gentle m tne curru 



cunpouder is made of thecoales of this wood than of Willow coales 



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