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pottns ,anB fofter leaueg^,anti ipoie gentle tljen tl)e f irft 



Laurus.jtaucel oj)5ap tree* 



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s^TheDefcrtption. 



'^€ firft feiiilJ Of I3ap groto 



etl) fometimetf Derp Ijiglj, 



tPit^ a ^atDe oi tt^tcUe ^tmy 



bot)p,oi ttonfee, ti^e tpljiclje 



pattetlj it felfe into manp 



l)oagl}esf ^ bzanci^eia; coue* 

 x&s luiti) a peenerinDeo.j6ai;fee,anD bea* 

 retl) leaner tljat bebtoDe>l5g,!jarD ^t^ict^e 

 ^ Ctjpeete fmeUing : amongft uj^ici^ tftere 

 rife fmallUJijite oi pellou)W;efenoppesf, 

 ti|eU)i^tcl)c Hoo open tntoflotaeciofofan 

 Verbid) colour ; anD Ho cl^ange afteru^arD 

 into a long fruite , couer eU toit^out tuitft 

 ati^tci^eblaclie b;totpneppU oi barUe^iti 

 tufticlj tljefeerneUlpet^, of aui^ittfl) grap 



colour,fat ^ oplie,m tade ftatpe ^ bitter* 

 *vli:ijefeconDeliint) of isapiisfnotmuci^ 



bnlpfee tlje firfl: , fauingt^atit grotijetl^ 



not To ^igi^ y anD it puttetl) foojttft often 



times^ne\3C!efl)utego,ibjancl)e;0( from tibe 



roote, t^e \xi!)ic^e Ho often grou) ais^ Mi%}^ 

 a0tl)ep;ttnctpau btanc^e^ , fo t^at t^i^ 

 :5apHot]^ felDome grotue to tlie fa(i)ton 

 O3tfl)apeofattee*^^ie(t)utc0^btanc]^ejaf 



of tfti0 23 ap are rcHDifl)e , anU fomettmejef 

 i)erp reU, anD U)1)en t^ej> tua;:e olDe, tft ep 

 are biotjone reHDe . Ci^e leaner be Iplie to 

 t^e otft crfl:,fauing tljat t\^tv tie mo^e ten 

 ber anH foft^anD a^ \y>z\\ fmeUing a^ ti^e ott^er* 



25ap gro\i3etli plentiftiUp in S>papne anH tljelpfee ^loate €mnttit»An tW 

 lo\»e Countrie tljep plant it ixi garOen^ anD DefenDe it in t\^t tointer time from 

 colDe U3itl) great Diligence, failing ZealanDe, anDbpti^e^ea fpDeinfaltilfae 

 grounDeiS: foz tljereitgrotuetlj toellof tjijafotone accozDe, anD Diet^ not in the 

 \pinter feafon.a^ it Dot^ inftoeete grounDeisf* 



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^?je :©ap tree lo fetft no t ^itf leaueja; , but abpDet^ greene bot|> \a)inter anD 

 fommer^^anD about S^arclje oi 3piillit puttetl foojtft netP leaueioJ 6t Cbzinge;^ 



it bzingetft fooit^ no eruite iix t^e lotper (Sermanie^but ixi CnglanDe it bearetb 



plentie* ^r he Names. ^ 



%\^t ©ap i^caUeD m dDre^e ^^<pwixi )Latine,Laurus:in ftigft 3©oucbe,iLoz- 

 beerbaum: inbafe 3(ilmaigne,)lauru^ boomrinCngUfte, Bap otitaurel tree 



Cfte fruit i3calleDinitatine,Lauribacc^:inenglift,23apberie$unjfrencli* 

 Bayes^Qi, GramesdeLaHrierm\^i^\^ SoucfteXo.iuvi^en: in bafe3lmaigne,:$afeei 



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Cije Bap tree ig calleD in <5reefee M(pvi^ bp tibe name of a ponncr ^rmmhe 

 tulM i^ap^ne t^e Daughter of laDon, anD t^e eartft , tu^om tl^e <ioD 3^Uo 



loneD^anD lua^f muc ^le enmnoureD of ber , fD tftat be foloujcD ^er euerp )^^ut 



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