a88 The ^atwaland Moraft 



wherein I will rcferre my felfe to the Phifitions , efpe- 

 cially to Dodor Memrdes 3 who in his firft Part, hath 

 written of this liquor, and many others that are phifiu 

 call,which comes from the Indies. This Amber comes 

 from ncw^ww , which hath that advantage above o* 

 ther Provinces in goomes, liquors, and iuycc of trees > 

 whereby they have fuch aboundancd of matter , for 

 perfume and phifi eke, as is the/frwgg, whereof there 

 comes great ^^Qfoj^l^ Suchicofdl y which is another 

 kindc, itorax and enccnfe,which have excellent opera- 

 tions, and have a very good fmcll fit for fumigations. 

 Likewife the TacAmaha&t and Ctrannd , which are alfo 

 very medicinalL They bring likewife from this Pro 

 vince OTleofAfpicke , which thePhifitians and Pain 

 ters vfemudi", the one for platters, the other to vcrnifli 

 their pictures. They Bring alfo for thePhifitians,C^/4 

 j$ulf> the which growes plentifully in S. DtmiMquc* 

 It is a great tree , which carries thefe canes as his fruite. 

 They brought in the fleete wherein I came from S. D^- 

 mnique for tie eight quintalles of Ctfsta fiftulc.. S&lcep*- 

 rallc is not Icfle knowne , for a thouiand rcme3ies 

 wherein it is vfed. There came in the fame fleete fiftie 

 quintalles from the fame Hand. There is much of this 

 BtltfpAr&lit ztPeru^ and rnoft excellent in the Province 

 ofGwyggg-iSy which is vnder the Line. Many goto be 

 cured into this Province,and it is the opinion of fomCj 

 that the pure water cnely which they drinke, gives 

 them health, for that it paifeth by rootes as I have faid, 

 from whence it drawes this vertue , fo as there needes 

 no-great covering or garments to make a man iweate 

 in that countrie. The wood ofGua^, which they call 

 Lignum fwtlum , or Indian wood growes aboun- 

 dantly in thefarnellands^andisasheavieasyron, fo 



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