of Plinies Naturall Hiftories 
A num,taking that name of him who firft devifed it: madeit is of the lighteft part of the Agyp- 
tian Azut,and it cofteth fortie deniersthe pound: Of the fameufealfots that Azur of Purcoli, 
fave onely in windows} and this fone call Coelon. Iris norlong, finceanothierkind of Azorot 
_ blewnamed Indico, began tobe brought over untous out of India, whichis prized at feventecn 
deniersthe pound, It {erverh painterswell for the lines called Lncifarz, that 13 10 fay, for 10, de- 
vide fhadows from lights in their works. To conclude, thereis anotherkind of Lomentum or 
blew powder of the bafeftaccount of all other; fome.call it Tritum,anditis nor eftecmed worth 
above five affés the pound, Cee ae I Se ae Ny ine tb ened 
Butto trie the rightand perfe& Azur indeed, the beft experiment isto fee whecher it will 
flame upéa aburning cole. As for the falfe and fophifticaAzut, itis thus made : They take the 
B floures & violets dried, and boile them in water: the juice they preffefoorth through a linnen 
~ cloth, and mix the fame with theichaulkie earch called Eretria, untill {uch timéas it bee well in- 
corporat with it, | | 
To proceed unto the medicinable vertues of Azur: Icis holden tobe a great cleanfer, and 
therefore it mundifieth ulcers :in which regard, itentreth into plaftres:as alfo into potential 
cauteries. As touching Ochre or Sil, itis exceeding hard to bee reduced into powder: and this 
alfo ferveth in phyficke; forit hath amildkind of mordacitie: aftringent itis befides and incar- 
native; in which refpect,foveraigne to heale ulcers: but before that it will doe any good, itoughe 
tobe burnt and calcined upon an earthen pan. “ | 
Toconclude with the prices of all thofe things named heretofore : howfoever hitherto! have 
C ferthem downe, yet lam not ignorant, howthey varie according cothe place;yea and alterin 
mannereveric yeere : And well I wor,that as fhipping-and navigation {pceds well or ill; asche 
merchant buyeth cheape or deare, the price may rife and fall. Againe, it falleth our,that fome- 
time one tich munger or other, buying up acommoditie,and bringing it wholly into his owne 
hands for tohave the monopolic of it, raifech the market, and enhaunceth the, price sforlre- 
member well, how in the daies of Xero late Emperour, all the fpicers,drug gers, and apotheca- 
ries,preferred.a bill of complaint unto the Confuls,againft one Demetris a regrater. Yet not- 
withftanding, Ichought itneceffaric to put downe:the prices of thingsas they are ordina= 
f 
_ tie valued at Rome one yeere with another,to.fhewin fome fort (bya gene= 2 .sv. 
rall -eeftimat) the worth of fuchwaresandcommmodities +-3>- 005% fer 
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