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The Names. 



The feuerall names, whereby they are moft commonly knowne vnto vs 

 in this Countrey, are exprefled in their titles ; but they are much differing 

 from what they are called in other Countries ncare vnto vs, which to com- 

 pare, conferre, and agree together, were a worke of more paines then vfe : 

 But to proportion them vnto the names fet downe by Theophraftus, Pliny, 

 and the rell of the ancient Authors, were a worke, wherein I might be fure 

 not to efcape without falling into errour, as I verily beleeue many others 

 haue done, that haue vndertaken to doe it : I will therefore for this worke 

 defire that you will reft contented, with fo much as hath already been deli- 

 uered, and expect an exact definition and complete fatisfaction by fuch a 

 methodicall courfe as a generall Hiftory will require, to be performed by 

 them that (hall publifh it. 



The Vertues. 



The Rofe is of exceeding great vfe with vs ; for the Damaske Rofe (be- 

 fides the fuperexcellent fweete water it yeeldeth being diftilled, or the per- 

 fume of the leaues being dryed, feruing to fill fweete bags) ferueth to caufe 

 folublenefle of the body, made into a Syrupe, or preferued with Sugar moift 

 or dry candid. The Damaske Prouince Rofe, is not onely for fent neareft 

 of all other Rofes vnto the Damaske, but in the operation of folubility alfo. 

 The red Rofe hath many PHyficall vfes much more then any other, feruing 

 for many forts of competitions, both cordiall and cooling, both binding 

 and loofing. The white Rofe is much vfed for the cooling of heate in the 

 eyes : diuers doe make an excellent yellow colour of the iuyce of white Ro- 

 fes, wherein fome Allome is diflblued, to paint or colour flowers or pi- 

 ctures, or any other fuch things. There is little vfe of any other fort of Ro- 

 fes ; yet fome affirme, that the Muske Rofes are as ftrong in operation to 

 open or loofen the belly as the Damaske Rofe or Prouince. 



CHAP. CXI. 



Cijhts. The Holly Rofe or Sage Rofe. 



THere are three principall kindes of Cijtus, the male, the female, and the gumme 

 or fweete fmelling Cijbu bearing Ladanum, called Ledon. Of each of thefe three 

 there are alfo diuers forts : Of them all to intreate in this worke is not my 

 minde, I will onely felect out of the multitude fome few that are fit for this our Gar- 

 den, and leaue the reft to a greater. 



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I . Cijius mas. The male Holly Rofe or Sage Rofe. 



The male Cijius that is moft familiar vnto our Countrey, I meane that will beft a- 

 bide, is a fmall (hrubby plant, growing feldome aboue three or foure foote high with 

 vs, hauing many (lender brittle wooddy branches, couered with a whitifh barke, 

 whereon are fet many whitifh greene leaues, long and fomewhat narrow, crumpled 

 or wrinckled as it were with veines, and fomewhat hard in handling, efpecially the 

 old ones ; for the young ones are fofter, fomewhat like vnto Sage leaues for the 

 forme and colour, but much fmaller, two alwaies fet together at a ioynt : the flowers 

 (land at the toppe of the branches, three or foure together vpon feuerall (lender foot- 

 ftalkes, confifting of fiue fmall round leaues a peece, fomewhat like vnto a fmall fingle 

 Rofe, ot a fine reddifh purple colour, with many yellow threads in the middle, with- 

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