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fee if they could meet with any goodnefle therein, forto deliver unto pofteritie and the age fol- G 
lowing. And in good faith; they found, That even thofe as contemptible as they feeme, beeing 
torrified and fo pulverizedsdoe helpe and comfort the ftomacke, if either the meat be ftrewed or 
{princkled,or the cup {piced with the faid ponder. And in truth, if they be drunke with rain water, 
they bind the bodie, The root of the Pomgranattree,if it bee boiled,yceldeth a liquour or juice, 
which being taken in drinketo the weight of aRoman victoriat,[7.halfe a denier,orhalie a drany| 
killech the wormes in the bellie, The fame throughly fodden in water, is of the{ame operation 
that Lycium isfor any purpofe thatit fhall be put unto. 7 Stay 
Finally, there isa wild Pomgranat, fo called for the refemblance that it hath tothe planted 
pec Pomgranat:The roots are red without-foorth, *which being takento the poife of one denier or 
hereandis ca. dam inwine, doe procure fleepe. The graines or feeds in drinke, drie up the waterie humours 
~ tied away wich which are gotten betweene the skin and the fleth,in that dropfie which iscalled Intercus. locon- 
the fimilitud® Clyde, a perfume made with the rind or pillof aPomgranat, chafeth Gnats outof the place, 
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ae alee ege Of Pearesand the properties obfervedin them, Of tame Figgetrees,and their 
furcly the prow Figges Of the wild Figge tree.of Erinews,ana other plants with 
percies by bara. PNW 179425 the medicines which they affourd, 
afiigned unto . 
wie eens fA LL Peareswhatfoever, are butaheavie meat,even to them that arein good health. And 
aah “nee ficke folke are debarred for eating them, aswell as for drinking wine. And-yetif the fame 
Piaeb tbat bee well boiled or baked,they are marvellous holefome and pleafant to the taft, efpecially 
cxmor core thofe of Cruftuminum. There is no kind of Peareat all, bucif it be fodden or baked with honey, 
Rife. agreeth with the ftomacke, Of Peares there be ufually made certaine cataplafmes,which arefin- 
gular good to difcuffe all pufhes, rifings, and pimples upon the bodie : and their decodtion fer- 
veth well to refolve all hard tumours.Pearesin fubf{tance bee a good countrepoyfon againft ve- 
nomous Tad{tooles and Muthromeés; foreither they drive them down by their very weight and 
ponderofitie,or elfe chafe them out of the ftomacke,through acertaine fecretantipathie in Na- 
ture, thar their jice hath. The wild choke Peares be very Jate ere they ripen. The manner istocut 
them into certaine flices or roundles, and foto hang them upa drying, for to ftay the laske and 
knit the bellie; which their decoCtion alfo will doe fufticiently, if the patientdoe drinke it, The 
___ leaves likewife,together with the Peare,are ufed to bee fodden for the fame purpofes. The afhes 
“poranien He allo of the Peare tree *wood,in cafe of peftilent Mufhromes is of more efficacie than the Peare 
mmeane notthe ifelfe.Poore jades thatcarie Apples and Peares upon their backes in paniers,are fhrewdly loa- 
fionic kerails den: and wonderfull iris to fee, how heavie they doe weigh,and howa few of them will makethe 
es i, poore beatts to fhrinke under their burden: but what isthe remedie ? Let them eatfome of thofe 
otbervhiles to Peares before,or do but fhew them unto them, they will undergoe (as folke fay) their load more 
call Ugnw. willingly, and goe away with it more roundly. 
The milke or white juice that the Figge tree yeeldeth,is of the famenature that vinegre: and _ 
therefore it will cruddle milke as well astennet or indies, The right feafon of gathering this mil- 
kie {ubftance, is before thar the figs be ripe upon the tree,and then it muft bee dried inthe fhhad- 
dow:Thus prepared, itis goed to breakeimpollumes,and keepe ulcers open:alfoto bring down 
+ smyto. Dief the mor ithly tearmes of women,either applied with the yolk cof anegge,or taken in drinke with 
a Amy] or Starch pouder.lf the fame be tempered with the flower of Fenigrecke feed and vine- 
dz,i, Almonds, 8t¢,and fo applied in maner of a liniment.it helpeth the gout.Alo it is depilatorie,and fetcheth 
off haires :ittaketh away che skurfe of the eye-lids.In like manneritkillech tettars,ringworms,and 
any wild {cabs.It openeth the bodie,and makech it foluble. This Figge-tree milke is naturally ad- 
verfe unto the venomous ftings of Hornets, Welpes,and fuch like,but particularly to the pricke 
of Scorpions. The {ame if it be incorporat with hogs greafe,taketh away werts, Figge tree leaves 
and greene figs unripe,reduced into aliniment, doe difcufie and refolve the Scrophules, called M 
commonly the kings evil,yea,andall {uch nodofities as areto be mollified. The leaves alfo alone 
will doe as much, There is another ufe of them befides, namely,to rub therewith tettars & bald 
places,which through fome infirmitie have Jott haire:and generally all thofe parts thathad need _ 
to be bliftered, The tender ops andtwigs of Figge-tree braunches are fingular to cure the biting 
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