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Spica Nardil, p. 273, Nardus Indica. 

 Costus. Ambargrise. Meske. 



Rhabarbarum, we call it Rubarbe^ a purging roote. p. 274. 

 Radix China the Chineses call it Lampatan. The Turkes, Persians & 

 Arabians Chophehma. 

 l^Stniiax China, L.] 



Curcum of the Arabians & Saroth of the Turkes is that we call heare 

 Turmerick. 



yCurcuina /onga, L.] 



Galanga is of 2 sortes, one is a small reddish roote hott in tast & is called 

 of the Chineses Lavandou. The other is a farre greater roote blackish 

 on the outside & white within. The Indians call it Calcharu the 

 Arabians call it Calvegian. They of Java Lancuare. Park. p. 1585. 



Moringa is a tree & the fruite of the same is so called also, but the Turkes 

 & Arabians call it Morian, they at Guzarate Turiaa : the roote of this 

 tree is a singular remedy against poysons. Park. 1650. 



Bezoar is a stone of greate valew if it be true & naturall & not artificiall as 

 a greate many are that are brought fr5 thence. 



Negundo is a small berrye like pepper : the Turkes, Arabians & Persians 

 call it Bache. 



Jaca or Panax is a fruite as big as a pompion set with thick shorte thornes 

 but not pricking. P. 1639. 



Durione or Duriaen the fruite is as big as the Jaca & hath sharpe thornes 

 on the rinde of it very dangerous to touch : it hath divers stones 

 within it like unto Peache stones. P. 1640. 



Mangas is called of the Turks & Arabians Amba & is a delicate fruite. 

 Another kinde herof called Mangas bravas is a most strong & violent 

 poyson. P. 1 63 1. 



Ananas is a delicate fruite like the heade of an Hartichoke the Portugals 

 & Spaniards call it Pinas. 



Carcapuli is like an Orenge when the red outer side is taken awaye & the 

 ■ meate w^^^in somwhat like, but will not be separate in y* manner. 



Carambolas the fruite is of the bignes of an hens egg or bigger, yellow on 

 the outside with fowre ribs on the outside : in the middle it hath 

 seedes that are of a sowre or sharpe tast yet pleasant. 



Jamboli of the Indians & Tupha Indi of the Arabians & Persians, is a most 

 excellent fruite well smelling & of a pleasant taste of the bignes of 

 a greate peare : there are herof 2 sortes one is of a darke red collour 

 allmost black & for the most parte is without kernell, the other is of 

 a pale red collour & conteineth a hard white stone of the bignes 

 of a peache stone. It beareth fruite divers tymes in a yeare & is 

 never without flowers & fruite. 



Ambares is a fruite as big as a wallnut and of sowre yet somwhat tarte & 

 pleasant when it is thorough ripe it hath within a hard gristly kernel!. 



Bangue is a smaller seede then Hempeseed & of a darker collour. 



Pinones de Maluco so called of the Portugalls. 



Charameis the Arabians, Persians, & Turkes call it Ambela. They are of 

 2 sortes, one is of the bignes of an haselnutt with ringing corners, 

 of a pleasant sowre tast. The other is bigger. 



Brungara aradua is otherwise called the Herbe of Maluca & is an excellente 

 herbe to make salves to heale any sore. We wold faine have the 

 seedes of it. 



