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l^e %^M^ agteat l^ig;^ tree U)it^ manp btancI?e5^,to^crcof tljepoimg 

 anU neitjefpzong b^aticbc0 ate fulof U)bite pit!j,o: acertapne foft rub 

 (lance,anb tbep baue {m^\t topnteiaf, but toben tbcp toajce great anD 

 olDe.tbofc iopnte$ areloCI,anD tbe pitb is? conuerteb into timber.Cbe 

 barfee of tbi^ tteeCefpeeiallp ujbeteajsf it beligbtetb bett to grouje) \fi grap anD 

 fmootb,but in otber placed it UJajcetb tougb^^b^ leaueiat be great long ^ large 

 fpieab afa:obe after tbe falbipn of toingejJ mabe of manp IinalleauejB?,grott»ing 

 one agaiiift ano tber^all alorigft ojne ^zxxmz o: rib , \x>\^tuiilt^i\^t little leafe is? 

 long ^ fomettJbat Tnipt round about tbe ebgejef^Cbe fruite of tbe 3ifl;e bangetb 

 togitberr iw cltt(ler!e?,anb i% no tbtng el^ but iitle narrotu ^ufbefttuberein liecb 

 tbefeel)e\xibicbci$ bitter* 



Cbe toilbe %^)t alfo fometimejJ groioetb to a great tree >but noticing IpKe 

 to tbe3(be,foiit i)8f mucbfmallcranb floxti in gro\joingbp:\»bicbei5f tbecaufe 

 § itfcs founbfo fmaU^berinbe o^ibarfeetbecof ijsf biott)ne,almoftliUe to ^ 3ller 

 cinbe* Cbe leaner be great gt long,manp grotoing alongd bp one Clem, rougb 

 anI3rpmit)batbearp,mucbUHetotbeleaueflfof&oibeSppIetrce*€befioU)er0 

 beuJbiteanb groU)eintulfet5?,tbeu)bicb^bo turneinto rounbeberie^,greene 

 at tbe f irfl:,but aftertuarbe reb^anb of an bnpleafant tafte* 



i^Tht Place. 



Cbe3lfl?ebeligbtetbinmopftplaceiJ,aiB?aboutt^ebiinfee;Bf anb bo^ber^Jof 

 tiuersJ,anb running ftreameiBf* 



^beujilbe^aHR^egroujetbbppon Ijigb mountapneisf , anb alfo in C^abotup 



tUOObbeSf* ^^TheTyme, 



Cbe^i][;efeebei;e(ripeattbeenbeof September* • 



Cbe toilbe3lfl?e floxujetb in 3^a?,tbe fruite tbereof iu ripe in^eptemben 



^ The Names. ^ 



tlDbeftrfttreei;8f calleb in 6reHe ^t\;«:in S^attne^Fraxinus: in <0nglifl;,^(be 



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tn f rencbe,Fr(/*//f .in bigb 3aoucbe,Cfcbernbaum;(0fcbernbolt| , anb ^tepne 



fcbermin bafe ^bnaigne,€(Icben,anb €Gfcbenboom» 



Cbe buffers? 0^ fruite tbereof are calieb in (l^oppejB? Lingua auis , anb Ungua 



pafferinarinCnglilb^ifetptekapesf* — 



, Cbefeconb kinb i^caUebof Cbeopb^aftusf indDreeUe^^iwix/^: ea^acallet^ 



it in }tatine:Fraximus bubula- |^Unie,arib Columella calletb it bmus^anb Fra- 

 xininfyiueftris : fomeof tbe later UJjiter^jCalletb it Fpxinca arbor : anb fome 

 call it Sorbusaucuparia : af\»ell bpcaufe it bstb leaner Iplte bnto tbeS^o^be 

 tree,aja;alCbbpcaufetbe25irber^, anbf otrtoboobfe tbe fruite tbereof, a;8f 

 baitetota&e:airbe$tJ0itbal:tn€ngli(^,^uickebeame,feelbe^(be,tDilb:2!g(be, 



anb tUbite %^t\V\fXt^tyFrtine Champefire^tilfamage : in bigb JBOUCbe, ^9al* 



ljaum,anbgroirer#albaum,inbafeaBlmaigne,!^auere(rc^en,anDmualter. 



^TheNAture. 



Cl^e leaner anb cinbeof t^eS^e.areof atemperate^eate, ^Cubtillparte^ 



otftibftance* 



* Cbe feebe i;s boate anb b.iie in tbe feconbebegrce* ^^ 



^b^ tPilbe 3fitie leaueiB^ bealfo boate anb biie^dnb of fubtill partejSf. 



H.Therertttes. 



Cbeleauei^anbbarfeei8:oftbe3(l?etreeboplebitttotne,anbb?onfeen,boo % 

 openanbcomfojittbeliuer,^(plenebeing(loppeb, an!5boobealetbcbifeafeof 

 tbe(ibe0;i:bepbauetbeCamebertue,to bebopleb inopleanblapbeto tbefibe* 



Cbeleaueieranb bar^etuitbtbe tenbercroppe;s:of tbe3i(be tree, aregoob to ^ 



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beta^enin t^r tmc maner againft tbe b^opfie.f o^: ti^zj^ purge tbe toater 



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