The firftBooke of 



chap, 



;t 2. Of Peaches foure forts. 



1 3 . Of Plums eleven ki nds. 



14. Sundrie kinds of AppleSjand namely,ninc 

 and twentic forts. 



1 5. Of Pearcs &, Wardens : of fimdrie ftrange 

 devifes to graife trees, 



1 ^.Of prcferving & keeping Apples and fuch 

 like fruits. 



17. The manner how to kecpc Quinces, Pom- 

 granats, Peares, Wardens, Sorvifes, and 

 Grapes. 



1 8. Of Figs nine and twcniie forts. 



i^. Of the wild Figtree : of caprificaiion or the 

 manner how to bring Figgs to maiuritie by 

 the meanes of certaine flics. 



20. Of Medlars^and three forts of them. 



Chap, 



2 1 . Foiire kinds of Sorvoifes. 



22. Of the Walnut. 



23 . Of Cheflnuts eight kinds* 



24. Of Charobs calied Siliqu^e, of Apples, of 

 Mulberiesjof Graines,Pippins and Kermis 

 within fruits.alfo of berries. 



2 5. Of Cherries eight forts.' 



26. Of the Corneill fruit, and Lentisks. 



27. Sundrie forts of juices,and odours. 

 28.0ftheiuiccs in fruits and trees: of colours, 



foels, and the natures of diverfe fruits, al- 

 fo the fingularities and commendations of 

 them. 



2p.Of the MyrtlejClcven kinds thereof. 

 30. Of the Lawrell or Bay tree, thirteene forts 

 ofir. 



In fumme,there be coropriled in this booke of notable mattersjftories^and obfervations 520, 

 colleded out of 



Latiae Authors. 



Femfldla^ FabimmyVugdformlm^dmmu6j::el^m^ Cato Cenform^ Sarjema (both father 

 md fonnt) Scropha^ (JHar, Farro^ D,sjlknm^ Fabim Fiiior^ T rogu6^ B'jginm^ Flaccm Verrim^ 

 Grxcinm^x^tticus^ luUmSabinm^Tergilk^ Cotta CMe/aiifsm, ColiimdU^ ^'P^fei Fom^eiu-sLe- 

 n<emyXjl4.Accm PLintif^s^Fihim DorJmm^SuvoU, Aelm^ AtteimCapkOy SextMTi;ger^ and 

 Vibim Rujus, 



Forrainc writers. 



Heftodm^Ayfsiotle,Democritm^kingHier4)^ Archjtas^king Philometor^ king Attdm^Xenqphon^ 

 Amphilochmthe Atheman^Anaxipoltsthe Jhn[ian^Apollodorwof Lemnos^ Arifiophanes the Mile^ 

 pan^Antigonu6 the Cjns£an^Agathocles ofChtos^Apollodorm of Pergamm^ Ariftander the Atheni' 

 an^acchtm the Mtlefian^Bion of Soli ^Ch Areas of Athens^ andChArTflm Ukewfe the Athenian ^ Dio- 

 dories ofPriene^Dion theColophoman,Epigenes the Rhodiaw^EvagorSS the Th.ifian^Fuphromtts the 

 Athemm^AndYocionmdAefchrion {who writ both of Hiisbandrie) Dionjjim that tranjlated the 

 hookes of Mago^ and Dion'jfms the Fpitomisi^who brought them all into a Breviarie.AfclepiAdes a^/d 

 Uraftftratm^both Phjficians^ Comiades^vi>ho wrate as touching the confeciures of wme^AriJloma- 

 chw ^Hicefiui ^ who both treated of the fame matter^ ThemifonthePh^fictan^Oneficritm^rndking 

 luba. 



fin THE SIXTEENTH BOOKE 

 tamed the natures of vvild Trees. 



ARE CON- 



Chap^ 



1. Countries wherein no trees doe grow .'mi- 

 raculous woonders of trees in the North 

 countries. 



2 . Of the great forreft Hercy nia. 



3. Trees that beare Maft. 



4. Of the Civick guirland,and who in old time 

 were adorned and honoured with chaplets 

 oftrecleavesr 



5. Of Maft thirteene kinds. 



6. Of Beech Maft, and other forts of Maft ^ of 



chap, 



Goale,andthe feeding of Hogs. 



7.0fGals3and how many things befidfs Maft 

 and Acornes Maft trees doe beare. 



8. Of Cachrys,andof the Skarlet graine : alfo 

 of Agaricke and Corkc. 



^. Of what trees the barke is in ufage. 



lo.Offhindles to cover haufes, of ihePine- 

 tree and the wild Pinc,of the Fine & Pitch- 

 tree, of the Larch tree, of the Torch tree 

 Toeda,and the Eugh tree. 



II. Th? 



