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3f i^eatb be tlje true Crica of l^toftoiiije^, m flotDeri? anb leaueiaf thereof :^ 



are gooD to be lapeb bpon t^e bitinge^ anb Gmgiiigg of ^erpente^s:, aiiD fucft 

 lpHebenemou;s^ bealte^s^. 



-Ci^elearueb a^attbioUDSinl^iiEf Commentaries bppon Jaiofcojibc^f lib*!* 

 boubtetb not of t^s^ plant but tbat it ijs €i^m of laiofcozibejaf , luberet nto Ije 

 bat^ fet t\Mo otber figures of (trange !^eatb,fentbnto bimbp oue^abzielfal 

 loppiusalearnebi^bpfttiomopoieouerbecommeuDetbmucbe tbe Decoction 



of ourcommonl^eatb mabetuitb fap;ie U)ater,to bebaonlie luarmebotb ntoj- 

 ninganb euening,tntl)equantitie of fiuebnces,tb.iee bouresbefoiemeate,a^ 

 gapnft tbe ftone in^ blabber.fo tbat it be bfeb bp tbefpace of tbirtiebapeS:but 



at tbelafttbepatientmuft enter into abatb i^abe of tbebecoction of i^eatb . ^ 

 VDbileS be is in tbe faib bati^,be mua fit bpon fome of tbe l^eatb tbat mabe tbe 

 foiefapbe batbjtbe tubicb batb muft be oftentimes repetcD anO bfeb* foi bp tbe 

 bfe of tbe fapb batb anD Diet o? Decoction be batb bno\Den manp to be bolpen, 

 fo tbat tbe done batb come from tbem inberp fmaUpc eces.lBlfo Curner faptb, 

 tbatfojttbeDifeafeSof tbemilte^ittoerebetterto bfetbebarfeesof^eatbCiii 



fteebeofCamariffe)tben^ebarfeeofj2Iluicfebeme*Tur.ii.i.foJ.2»o.li. i.foij?. 



^f Cotton 01 6 oml>a(e« €fm %^^* 



t^T he Def motion. 



^tsplantisbtitai^^mb ozlou> 

 tree tbat poti>etb not berp 

 bigbt tbeleaucsbebjobetoitb 

 Deepecuttesoiftittes> Gnaller 



tben \}\xit leaues^but els fomtsbatlpKe* 

 Cbe Sotjoers bepeUou)e,anDfomeu)bat; 

 purpleintbe mibbeS >taggeD about tbe 

 eDges ♦ %\^z fruite i^ almoft ipfee to f pi* 

 bearDeS^bioDe anD Sat , auD full of f ap;te 

 tDbtte cotton > o: t\^z Dotone tbat toe caU 



^ombace^tntubicbetbefeeDe Ipetb bpD^ 



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A The Place 



Cotton tree grotuet^ m Cgppt anb 

 tbe 3!nDias> anD i^ planteD in CanDie, 

 S^altl^a^anD otber fuc^e Countries* 



^T he Names ^ 



Cotton \$ calleD vn ^ttt^i(ii^){^ 

 >oAr;7rio|;:anD alfo in tatine, Xyium,anD 



GolTipium : in ^OppeSjCotumjBombax, 



anD Bombafum.inbigb ^^oucl^e, i^aiim* 

 tuol:inbafe1Wmaignei5oomtuoUe 



^ The Nature. 



Cl^e feeDe of Cotton , i^ ^oate anl> 



mopd, as ^erapio faitb 



» ^ The Verti 



trbefeeDeof Cottontoaget^t^f coug^i^ i^gtwJbag^nft alkolt^eDif- 



eaCes of tb e b teaft , augmemee^ trntuia^l ftrengt^ , ^^ rmred^ tije feebe or 



seneratton 



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