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the Hiftorie of Plantes 



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tl)efrmtclitftctfttgtogtt^ei:stt^)cftrft,anIilappcDtnatcrtspnelcnttari)bto6e 



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otfinaurp.imge0,gcoujmg ai out of a flatteatiS pcuouj 4^^ 

 ber o^U)DoD of ai?arpe:tDefamefmitei^ roun^eanD imM^m^^ 

 iong ^ b erp IjarDe ftone m tije fame. ainD it ts to be notcD tijat m male i^alme 

 free bjmgctl) foo?tb no tbmg el^ but tft e flotoec ot bloffom tuDtc heDani^etb a- 

 UJap,but tbc female bearetb tbefi:uite,tiJbicb afteruiacb commetb to ripenek 



^rhcPUce. 



Cbe 5?ate tree grouietb m 3ifrica,3rabia ,3lnbia;anb &p:ia, lubea , anl> 

 ot^ecCoutttrte0oftbeCafto?€).uent. . ' 



Cljej^alme oz 3©ate tree (^ aluiape^s; greene,^ Bouij^et^ in t^^e fpung time: 

 but tbe frutte in ^loate Countries? i$ ripe in Zntnmnz. 



CJ)c JaateG;t|^almetreeisrcaUeDin<^reefee<?"Vi/:in)tatine, Palma : fn3ll^ 

 maigtie,3^aDeIboom: anb t^at i$ t^e rigbt Valine* 



CljcfruiteiiSfcallebindSreeHe'po'Vil, Phoenix, anbof(SaUen,<pe»'woe«\«v©-, 



PhanicobaIanos:itt)latine,PaImula:iri^b0PPCiB?j^adylus:iufrenCbe,i^4//«: 



inbig1^l^ouc^,laactelen:inbafe:$bnaigne,Jaabelen,anbl2)aDeu:inCngltfl?, 

 2aate;0f,anD tbe fruite of t^e l^alme tree* 



^T he Nature, 



Cbe b^ianc^ejf anb leauejsf of tbe Jaate tree are colbe anb aftringent 

 Cbefnutei«f^oateanbDneaUnoftitttbefeconbebegree,^ alfo aftcingent, 

 3 efpeciallp tubcn it \$ notpet tbiougblp ripe* 



^TheVertues* 



l3ate;B? be barbe of liigefl:ion,tbep ftoppe tljelitter,anb tbc milt: tbep engen* % 



ber luinbinelTe vn tbebeU|J,anb beabacbe,alfotbCF ertgenber gtoffebloob, elpe* 

 ciallp to be eaten greeneanbfre^e,fo.t UJben tbej> be tbtougb ripe, ^t^ are not 

 fo burtfttil : anb being tuell bigefteb in agoob ftomacHe, tl?ep nouriflje inbiffe 

 rentlp.^ 



feiieJaatesfbodoppetbe bellp anb (lap bomiting,anb toambling of t^e J3 

 ftomacfeeCeftjeciallpofUJomenUJitbcbplbe) iftbepbelapbc ^^ m emplapftet 



to tbe bellp 01 ftomacfee, ojif tbep be mingleb UJitb otber mebicinejj anb eaten* 



3tlfo tbep Dd reftote anb ftrengtben tbe'feebleneffe of tbe liner anb mtlte, to <i 

 bemingleb tuitb xnzimnz% tmntxmx,t\x\^zi to beapplpeb outusarblp , o^ to 



bemtnillrebanbtafeenintDarDlp* ^ ^' 



Cbeleaue/B^anb b;tancbejBfof tbe2^atetree,boo l)ealegreenetDounbeg:,anb |^ 



fober oz clofe bp blcer)8f,anb boo reft:e(5eanb coole boate infiammationsf : anb 

 tberefoietDbena^ftbeSuncientciBfinolbe timeujoulbe mafee anp emplapftec 

 foitbepttcpofej5afoiefapbe,fl)epbpbaluiapejef bfetoftirre about tbeirfapbe 

 plapfter^ \i3 itb fome bzancbe of tbe J^alrne tree, to tbe intent tbeir fapbeplap- 

 fter$ anb falue$ % ottlbe be of tbe moze bertue anb greater enicacie , asf a man 

 mapfeetntbe compofition of tbeemplaiaer,nameb Diacalcuheos, maalen^ 



ttrftbOOl^e, De medicamcntis fccundum genera. 



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frhe Khdes, 



Tl^ece be ttoo tbteejE? ofDUue ttee)Ef , onecaUeb tfte gatben 0^ fiet i^IiUt :^vf J- 

 ^e ot^er ifi t^i totlbe ^im tree 



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