of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 171 
A of thebodie: for which purpofe, rhelleaves:alfo they applyed alone without moreadoe, As tou- 
ching the root of themulberrie tree, ityeeldeth in harveft time (by way of incifion) an excel. 
lent juice for the tooth-ach, for biles,and impoftumes,efpecially fuchyas are growne tofuppura- - 
tion,andbe at hand:tobreake: the fame purgeth the belly. Theleaves of the mulberrie tree in- 
fufed and foked in urine, fetch off the haire fromthofe skins which ate tobe cousried & drefled.”’ 
Cheries loofen the belly, and be hurtfull to the fomadke: yetyifthey be hanged up and dri- 
ed,they doebind the bellie, and provoke urine. I findalnotable experiment in fome althours, | 
Thatitaman eat cheries ftones and allin a morning, new. gathered from the tree with the dew 
upon them, they will purge fo effeCtually, that he fhalbfind himfelfe cleane rid from the gout of. 
the feet,if he were difeafed that way.» « | isd ob of: bsod 3113 ini 1a1n2 2 oa191¢ 
B ~ Medlars, all ofthem, except thofe greationes.called Setania (which in deed.are more like co) 
apples) doe clofe up the.ftomacke,and bind the belly: In like manner Sorveifes,ifthey be dried): 
for being frefhand new gathered; they bee good to {coure.and fendexcrements dpeedily outof . 
the ftomackeand belly-both.. = .2sa.91 ) eve 03 sn No notes yd see goin 
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| PR Of Pine-nuts, or Pinesapples: of Almonds, Filberds, and Haxell-nuts : of Walnuts, 
Fifticks ,Chefteuts,Carobs, and Cornoils. Of the frait of the Arbut or. — Hey 
Strawberrie tree and the Bay: , up 
Cc He Pine apples ot nuts, which havetofin in them, if they belightly bruifed,and thenfod> | y 
den tothe halfe in water, with thisproportion, to wit, one fextar of water. to every {uch ap’ 
ple; do yeeld a decoction fingular good for fuch asreachand {pit up bloud;forhatthe Pa- : 
tient drinke two cyaths thereof atone :time, The decodtion likewife of the Pinetree barke bots: 
ledin wine, is given to drink for the painsand torments in the belly. The kernels ofthe Pine-nuts | 
_ quench thirit; they pacifie and {till the fretcings and gnawings of the ftomack :they rectifie the _ 
corrupt and purified humors there fetled and bedded : they {trengthen weake, bodies in maner 
of a reftorative, and are right goodand agreeable tothe reins and bladder : howbeit they feeine : 
to exafperact the throat, and to encteafe a cough. Beeing taken inwardly, eitherin water, wines: 
{weet cuit, orthe decoction of * Dates or Tamarinds, they purge cholerique humours. WWhEN § sfeporuns dee 
D thegnawing gripes within the ftomacke bee exceeding violent and painefull, itis good to mix eoiis, 
therewith Cucumber feed and the juice of Pourcellane:likewife in-cafe either bladder orkid- + 
nies be exuleerat: for diureticall they be alfo,and provoke urine. as 
Touching thebitter Almond tree, the decoétion of the roots thereof, doth fupple the skin. 
and lay iteven and fmooth without wrinkles; it embelitheth the vifage with a frefin, lively, and 
cheereiull colour. The bitter Almonds themfelves bring folketo fleepe, and get them appetic 
to their meat: they moove urine, and ftir the ordinarie courfe of womens monthly fleurs : they 
ferve ina liniment for the head.ach,efpecially in fevers; bur if the faid head-achcome by occa- 
fion of drunkenneffé or a furtet of wine,they would be applied with vinegre, oilerofat,and a fex- . 
tar of water, They have a propertie to ftanch bleeding, mixed with amylfoure and mints. They | 
E are goodina lethargic, and the falling ficknefle, if the head bee therewith annointed all over. 
They cure the angri¢ night-foes, called chilblans and bloudyfalls : applied with cold wine, they 
cure ulcers which grow to putrifaction ;and withhoney, the bitings of mad dogs :they take a- 
way the f{cales and dandrufie about the face, if{obe there have been wled before fome conveni- 
ent fomentation to prepare the skin for this medicine.An almond milke drawne with water,and 
taken as adrinke,eafeth the pains of the liver and kidnies. Bitter Almonds reduced intoa loch 
with Terpentine, worke the fameeffect, fo that the Patient bee often licking thereof, For thofe 
who be troubled with the ftoneand gravell, with difficultie alfo of piffing, they be very effectual 
they be taken with fweet wine cuit:alfo beaten with honyed water, they are fingular to cleanfe 
the skin,and make itlooke neat and faire, Reduced into the forme ofa loch with honey, they be 
F holefome for the liver, good to ripen and difpatch a cough, & excellent for to mitigatthe pains 
of the cholique : and this eleGuarie muftbe caken, tothe quantitie of an hazell aut at atime, 
wath a little fauge put thereto. Ir is faid, that our luftie tofle-pots and {will-bolls, if they eat foure 
or five bitter almonds before they fitthem downe to drinke, fhall beare their liquor well, and ne-~ 
ver be drunke, quatie they and poure they downeas much asthey will : allo, that if foxes chance 
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