The firftBooke of 



5 IN THE THIRTEENTH BOOKE ARE CON- 

 tamed TreauTes of Ointments and of Trees 

 hj the fea fide. 



chap. 



1. Of fweet ointments & perfumes: when they 

 came to bee firft knowne at Rome^ and of 

 their compofition. 



2. What ointment was that which they called 

 Roiall: which be Diapafmatc or drie per- 

 fiimes^and how they be kept. 



3* The roiotous and fijperfluous expences that 

 the Romanes were at forfuch ointments : 

 and when they were firft taken up and ufed 

 in Rome. 



4. Of Palmes or Date trees, their nature and 

 fund rie forts. 



5. The trees of Syria. 



^. Of the Terebinth tree. 



7. Of the Egyptian Figtrce or Sycomore, and 

 that of Gypreffe. 



8. Of the fruit which is called Cerauaia Sili- 

 qua.:..-.-: ID- .'0 ^r . rif!ii,mi<.'k is.rriA-V^ 



9 . Of the Peach-tree orPerfica of ^gypt t 

 and the-iEgyptian thorn^wherof cojmmeth 

 Acacia. / 



10. Of the Plum tree and others about Mem- 

 phis. . , • 



I I. Sundrie forts of gums,-andof thePapyr 

 reed. 



12. Divers kinds of Paper,how Paper is made. 



chap, 



the triallof good Paper, the faults of Pa- 

 per, and the pafte that goeth to the making 

 of Paper. 



1 3 . The bookes of king 2\{««;<i. 



J 4. The trees of ^thyopia. 



15. The trees of Atlas, Citron trees, what 

 points are commendable or otherwifefaul- 

 tie therein. 



id.Of thetrceThya. 



17. Ofthe tree Lotos, 



1 8. Of the bodie and root of Lotus. 



ip. Of Patyurus, of thePomgranat, and the 



flower of the Poragranat. 

 2o.Of plants and ftirubsin Afia and Greece. 



21. Of Thymelsea, Chamelsea, Tragacanthe, 

 Tragium or Scorpio, ofTamariske, Brya, 



; andGalla. 



22. Of Euonymus or Spyndle tree,of Adrach- 

 nc,Congygria,and Thapfia. 



23.0f Capparis or Cynosbatos,or Opheofta- 

 , , phyle,and of Sari, 



24. Ofthe royall thorne of Babylon,and Cyti^ 

 fusortreeTrifolie. 



25. Of fliiubs and trees growing upon our 

 Mediterranean leas,the red lea,and the In- 

 dian fea. 



Infnmmejthercbecompiifedinthisbooke of notable thingS3ftories^andobfervations,four€ 

 hundred fiftie and eight. , 



Latinc Authors cited. 



iJM%f(/us Farro^ (Jumkmy^ Vf^g^h Fabianm^Sebofm^Fomponm tMeU^Fk'vm Proculm^ 

 T rogu4j Hyginus, Claudius Cdjar^ Cornelim Nepos^ Sextim ?iigery who mote in Greeke of Phyficke, 

 Cajsim Heminaf L, Pifo^T uditanus^and AntioA. ' 



Forrainc writers. 



Theophrafiifs ^ Herodotm^ Callifihenes^ jfidorus^ cUtarchm^ K^mximenes^ Duris^ Near* 

 chm^ Oneficritm^ PolicrituSjOl'jmpiodoruSy 'Diogmtus^ Cleohulm^AnticUdeSiChdraxthe Mity- 

 lenaan^ MenAchmm^ Dorothem^ Xenm the Athenian ^L'jcm^ Antdm^Ephippm^ Dio^Adiman^ 

 thm^ PtolomausZagm^ Marfifa^and Zoilm^ hoth Macedonians^ Dejnomtm^ Amphilochm^ 

 lexander PolyhiftoTy AriHomach^yking luba^Apollodormvphawrate of Odours^ Heraclides the 

 Phyficun^ Botrys, Archidemm^ Dionjfm^Bemoelidesy HuphronfUmficksfiiigw^ and JollayPhy» 

 fmamaU^HeraclidesofTArmum^AndXmocritmthe'Ephefian, 



