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The Herbal in England 



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and 1 57 1, some account of the plants which had lately 

 been brought to Europe from the recently discovered West 

 Indies, and this work was translated into English by John 

 Frampton in 1577, under the title of ' Joyfull newes out of 

 the newe founde worlde.' This book contains a good 

 figure of the Tobacco plant (Text-fig. 52), perhaps the first 



Text-fig. 52. "Taba.co" = Nicotiana, Tobacco [Monardes, 

 Joyfull newes out of the newe founde worlde, 2nd ed. 1580]. 



ever published, and also a long account of its virtues. The 

 reader is told that the Negroes and Indians after inhaling 

 tobacco smoke " doe remaine lightened, without any weari- 

 nesse, for to laboure again : and thei dooe this with so 

 greate pleasure, that although thei bee not wearie, yet thei 



