I 



Lib. 3* 



Of the Hiflorie of PI 



isn 



certaine defart Ifland,wherein grew many very 



hauing 



monVft chefe to refrefti themfelues, amongft others they obleruea iome Digger than Ukes, Hauing 

 2W thofe of the Bay tree,thicke and fTiining,not fnipt about the edges, their fruit was loo-, 

 gifh like to the finall acornes of the Ilex or Holme-Oke, but without any cup, yet couered with a 

 thin (hel of an a(h coloured fomtimes blacke, hauing within it a longifh white kernel 1 wrapped 

 in a thin peeling.being without any manifeft taft.They when they found ^though much oppreft 



... r D i n<r_.^_n ^i__ ' ~c i~/i :*fU^*\A U-i.iAKJn nnifnnniK i hu t afterward comrnincr 



with hunger,yet durft not tafte thereof,left it fhould haue bin poifonous : but afterward comming 

 to the Ifland Beretina,not far from this,they found it toabound with thefe trees, and learned that 

 the fruit was not poifonous,but might be eaten : whereupon afterwards they in want of other vi<3u- 

 aIs,boiled fome as they doe peafe,and ground others into floure, wherewith they made puddings 

 They found this tree alio in the Molucco's. 



Mad plum, or as Cluftm had rather term it, the Mad 



the particular temperature of each that ate of them; as you may {tzixxQlufituExot. tiki. cap. 26. 

 This was round, little more than two inches about>with a (hell not thicke,but fufficiemly ftrong, 

 brownirti on the out fide,and not fmooth 3 but on the in fide of a yellowifti coIour,and fmooth 3 con- 

 taining a membranous (tone or kernel! couered with a black pulp, in form and bigneile not much 

 vnlikeaBtillasorSIoc, hauing a large white fpot on the lower part whereas it was faftned to the 

 llalke : vnder the pulp lay the kerne!l>fomwhathard,and of an Afti colour : the footftalk was fliort 

 and commonly caried but one fruit,yet fometimes they obferued two growing together : the tree 

 whereon this fruit grew was of the bigneile of a Cherry tree, hauing long narrow leaues like thofe 

 of the Peach tree : the other fruit figured in the fecond place was of a brownifh yellow co!or,fom- 

 what bigger.but not vnlike a fmall nut.an inch lon&and fomewhat moreabout.fmaller below.and 



y hard 



fourreenth place. 



1 1 The Cdcea is a fruit well knownc in diuers parts of America, for they 

 in Head of mony.and to make a drinLof whicluhoush bittter,thev hiehl v eft 



Of this fee more in the 



ftadowed 



from the Sun. The fruit is likean Almond taken out of the huske,and it is couered with a thinne 



. —- ernell — , — s »■«.*» iMwirwui «m 



diftinguiflied with afh coloured veines,of an aftringent and vngratefull tafte. ' 



12 This.whichC/^ had from Ctfr/»f*jfor the fruit of M///*««», is thought tobe the Cud of 

 l" y fc * S the c r uiio t herA °t M mhiolas t &vA by that name oiir Author had it in this Chapter The 

 whole fruit is of the bignefTe of a Quince, and of the fame colour, with a fweetand fibrous flerti , 

 vnder wh ich is a nut of the bignes of a large walnut or fomwhat more, almoft of a triangular form! 

 bigger bctow.and fmallcr aboue 5 well fmelling.of a darke afh colour,with a very hard fhcll which 



hofc ? C - lS * erem <? ntafned f hard kernell of the colour and hardnefTe of marble, hauing an 

 hollownefle m the middle.as much as may contain an Hafell nut. ' auin gan 



13 



by Clufii 



z.ca.n. The 



fmooth 



hauing a hard wooddy fiiel,falling 



Nuts 



They fay the Natiues there vfe this fruit to purge and vomit. 

 uereLfTi'i ^ A - ara , g u° We J S in , KaiaDa ^ut how it is notknbwne : it was fome inch Ion- co 



A 



loofe R 



two Iong,writhen like the cod of the 

 con taming a fmooth feed . 

 The £^"-•'1* — ,f * -— -■'-- - 



thcEth 



Wiapock called IurutPa.Thcy vfe th 

 lera. This fruit is flat 3 a!moft an inch 



is to cure 



broad and 

 a fh color. 



iopian Pepper. 



of 



H 



n put vpon a 

 This 



ft 



'pon a ltnng(as you may f 

 which by clttfms and zrf«/ 



fTwage head-ache:there 



■)the better to dry them 



diuers C 



by 



furro 



foft downinefle like as * nZZ:.ut.^ Cm ^ wich a thick and hard rindjreezed 



>g alongft 



^ 



Qumceis,butof a greenifh colour witt, t 



lons» rhf» !rt«,«r»r.P- r . lour 3 Wr "u fume veinesy 



ions . the lower end is fomewhat ftarpe, at the vpper 



faftned 



