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^€ ^utmeggei;s? tl&efruite of acertapne tree, tol^icft in gtoujinganli 

 leaned if^ not mtic^ Unlifee oup common ^eaclje tree»i3d^en iW finite 

 ijefbpo tljetree^iti^mucl^ Ipfeeto ar©alnut,faumg tljatit ijef fomiu^at 

 biggcnf ltd it ^at^ in t^ e o utfii) e a greene tljicfee ^uCfee oj fl)ale;lpfee to t^e bt 

 terl|aleofoui:i©alnut,tul]|ere\uit^allitii8(cottereD all ouer , bnUec tl)e fame 

 t^erei^founDecertapnt'tl)inneffeinne;Bf,lpHetocatDle^o.jnette$,ofareDlieoz 



pellotDiH) colour, all laggeD o j pounfeD of aDerp pleafant fauoui: ( tlje uiijicl^e 

 i^ tl)e ng!)t ^aciiBf)anD it Ipet^ fad couctjeU bpona Ijarlie tJUooUDifl? ftjell, IpUe 

 to a jf ilberD fl;ell:u>itljtn tl^at l^el i0 inclofeD t^e moft 3(lcomaticall anD ftoeete 

 fmelUng ^ut;\»]^ictj i^ ^arDe;tfticfee;anD fuUof €)ple* 



'V()\$ ^wt \% fottnUe puncipaUp m tl^e 3le of ©anUan , tlje luljicft e \% xa tt)e 

 3in^ian^ea:tftepgcotjpt]&ereUJillieineuerpU)ootU)erppletifuUp3a;sf5!leU)fe 



tlieliomapnetoZitet^* ^f^rhe Names, 



'CljefeiRtutte^ be calleli in ^reefeeKa^iop/^ve's-ucoi;, anD of fome Mo^oK«f up: in 

 ]l,atine,Nuxmyriftica:in^l)oppeiB?,Niixmofchata.inCnglifl;e;a^utmegge: 



:ilmaigne,|!totemurcaten* 



Cl)e litle tijinne fcale ojt ppU ( \jol)iclie i$ f o unU l3 nU ef tlb e tJttec (I)ale , Iping 

 xlofe Dnto t^e ^arlje uiooDDift e Hel)iiS calleD in dSreefee i^^Kt^.in Zlatine:, Maccr, 

 pet foi all tljat t^iisf i$ not Macer of tl)e ^unciente^: it i$ calleD in Cnglif^ , anD 



anD in S>^oppe$^aci$'infi:enc^,c;w/tw.in^igl^50ouc^y^^orcatenblumen: 

 inbafe 3ilmaigne,jf oelie,anD ^ofcaetbloemen* 



i^. The Nature, 



•Cljeil^utmeggc^ be ^oate anD Due in tljefeconDe Degree: anD of tljefame 

 natttreanDcomplejcioni)599acisf:moteouertl&epbefom\JDl)ata(lringettt* 



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C'^e 0utmeggeDott> ^eate anD ftrengtften tlje (lomacfee U)l)icft i^ colD anD ^ 

 tt»eafee,eft)eciallp t^e€),tificeo^moutl) of ^ ftomacfeejitmafeet^ aftueet bzeatlj, 

 ittPitljftanDetl) Domiting,anD tafeetlj atoap tljei^icfeet ojj^eojr, in to^atfoue 



focucritbetaben* 



3t 10 airo gooD againft tftepapneanD tuinDineire of tl>ebeUp,anD againftal 25 



t:)e(lonpi:igcj5:oftl)elpueranDmilt* 



•^befamepearc^eDojD^zieD att^ie fire (loppetl^tlie laffee,efpeciallpifitbe(r 



ta^cnujitl^rcDtuine* 



3 1 i^ gooD foj* tl)e motl^er ,tfteKiDnepej6?,tfte blaDDer, it remcDietfii ^t Difeafe 33 

 01 grcef e tfeat Icttet^ tl^e Due courfeof Dune,anD caufetft tljat one cannot piffe, 

 fautng bp D.ioppejBf,erpeciaUp luljen tlje fapDe Difeafe ftjiingetl^ of a colDe caufe, 

 itis^ gooD alfo foj otber IjiDDenanD fecrete greened both in men anD U3omen:it 

 b^eahet!) anD Duuctft fooit^ grauell, efpeciallp being firft fofeeD anD ftiepeD in 



tt)e€>pleoffU3eete3^lmanDe^* ; 



^ %\)z ^aci$ be almoft int^ertuelplte to tfte iJutmegge^ , anD i\^zv l>oo not (0 



onelp ftoppe t^c laffee,but alfo t\^t blooDDp flijre.anD tDomenjS flo toetisf* 



%t isi gooD alfo againft t^e beating,trembUngi)^ ftafeing of tlje &art,anD i^ f 



mm\)t better fo? a! t^e colD gteeue^ of tlje aomacfee,ti)en t^e jplutmeggeit felf. 

 C^e ople ti?at isi Djatuen out of ^acis? lapDe bpon t^e ftomacihe , carets t^e <5 



infirmitiejS of t!}erame,tabing atuap t^eDefpzeto DomitauDti&e t»amblingof 



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