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The Corollarie to this Orchard. 



would further vnderftand of that matter. 



Mulberries are not much defired to be eaten, although they be fomewhat 

 pleafant, both for that they ftaine their fingers and lips that eate them, and 

 doe quickly putrefie in the ftomacke, if they bee not taken before meate. 



They haue yet a Phyficall vfe, which is by reafon of the aftringent qua- 

 lity while they are red, and before they bee ripe, for fore mouthes and 

 throats, or the like, whereunto alfo the Syrup, called Diamoron, is effecluall. 





Corollarium. 



A COROLLARIE 

 To this Orchard. 



Here are certaine other trees that beare no fruit fit to bee eaten, which 

 yet are often feene planted in Orchards, and other fit and conuenient places 

 about an houfe, whereof f ome are of efpeciall vfe, as the Bay tree &c. others 

 for their beauty and fhadow are fit for walkes or arbours ; fome being euer 

 green are moft fit for hedge-rowes ; and fome others more for their raritie then for any 

 other great vfe, whereof I thought good to entreat apart by themfelues, and bring them 

 after the fruit trees of this Orchard, as an ornament to accomplifh the fame. 





i . Laurus. The Bay tree. 



THere are to bee reckoned vp fiue kindes of Bay trees, three whereof haue been 

 entreated of in the firft part, a fourth wee will only bring here to your confi- 

 deration, which is that kinde that is vfually planted in euery mans yard or 

 orchard, for their vfe throughout the whole land, the other we will leaue to bee con- 

 fidered of in that place is fit for it. 



The Bay tree rifeth vp oftentimes to carry the face of a tree of a meane bignefle in 

 our Countrey (although much greater in the hoter) and oftentimes fhooteth vp with 

 many fuckers from the roote, mewing it felfe more like to a tall fhrubbe or hedge- 

 bum, then a tree, hauing many branches, the young ones whereof are fometimes red- 

 dim, but moft vfually of a light or frefh greene colour, when the ftemme and elder 

 boughes are couered with a darke greene barke : the leaues are fomewhat broad, and 

 long pointed as it were at both the ends, hard and fometimes crumpled on the edges, 

 of a darke greene colour aboue, and of a yellowifh greene vnderneath, in fmell fweet, 

 in tafte bitter, and abiding euer greene : the flowers are yellow and moffie, which 

 turne into berries that are a little long as well as round, whofe fhell or outermoft peele 

 is greene at the firft, and blacke when it is ripe ; wherein is contained an hard bitter ker- 

 nell, which cleaueth in two parts. 



The Vfe of Bayes. 



The Bay leaues are of as neceffary vfe as any other in Garden or Orchard ; 

 for they ferue both for pleafure and profit, both for ornament and for vfe, 

 both for honeft Ciuill vfes, and for Phyficke, yea both for the iicke and for 

 the found, both for the liuing and for the dead : And fo much might be faid 

 of this one tree, that if it were all told, would as well weary the Reader, as 

 the Relater : but to explaine my felfe ; It ferueth to adorne the houfe of 

 God as well as of man : to procure warmth, comfort and ftrength to the 

 limmes of men and women, by bathings and annoyntings outward, and by 

 drinkes &c. inward to the ftomacke, and other parts : to feafon veffels &c. 

 wherein are preferued our meates, as well as our drinkes/: to crowne or en- 

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