thcr provinces of Peru, there arc many herbs and venc 

 mous hearts, which poifon the water and the paftures 

 where they cate and drinke, and where they breathe:a- 

 middeft which venomous hearbs there is one very well 

 knownc of the Vicugm, by a naturall in(Hn&, and of o- 

 ther beafls that ingender the -Bezaar ftone , which eate 

 this hearb, and by meancs thereof they prefervc them- 

 felves from the poifoned waters and paftures : and they 

 fay, that of this hearb the ftonc is compounded in the 

 ftomacke^ whence it drawcs all the vertue againft poy. 

 fon and other \voonderfullcffe<5b . This is the opinion 

 & tradition of the Indians, difcovercd by men of great 

 experience in the kingdomc of Pin^which agrees with 

 rca(bn 5 and with that which Plinie reports of themoun- 

 taine goates, which are nouriflied and fed vpon poifon 

 without fuffering any harmc . The Indians being de- 

 maunded,why the (heepc,kinc,goates 5 and calves, fuch 

 as arc in Cattiffe, have not the Bezaar ftone, feeing that 

 they fcede on the fame rockes : their anfwer is 3 That 

 they beleevc not 5 that thofe beafts ofCattille eatc of that 

 hearbjOr that they have found the Bczaar ftone in flags 

 and fallow dicre. This fecmes to agree with our know- 

 lege, for that in new S faint they find the Bewar ftone, 

 although there be no ricugne$,PMos,Tarugucs,nm Gua- 

 nacos, but only ftags, in fome of which they findcthefe 

 ftoncs. 



Theprincipall vertue of the Befyar ftone is againft 

 poifon and venomous difeafes , although there bee 

 heercin divers opinions, fome hold it foramockerie, 

 others for a miracle. Howfoever it be , it is moft cer- 

 tainethat itis of a great operation,whcn it is applied in 

 time,& convenient in a maner, as hearbes 5 and to per- 

 fons capable and difpofed : jfor there is no medicine 



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