waycs obfeive this f ule in taking or refu^ 
fing unknown fruit : if you tind them 
eaccn of the fowl or beaft, you may boldly 
yenfure to eat of thtmj othcrwifc do not 
touch them. 
Maz^j otherwife called TWr^ie-wheat, or 
gather Indian-^whc^t^ becaufe it came fiift 
from thence > the leaves boiled and drunk 
helpeth pain in the back ^ of the ft4lkes 
when ehey are green you may make Betfe- 
t^ge^ zs {hey do wirh Calamels, vtS'^g^X" 
c«ine5.- The raw Corn chewed ripens felons 
or Cats hairSj or you may lay Samp to it ; 
The Indians before it be thorow ripj eat of 
it parchtd. Certainly the parched Corn 
that Abigail brought to V^^vid was of this 
kind ok g!%iii,. i S-m» 25^ i8> The Jerves 
manner was ( as it is celivered to as by a 
learned "Divine )firji to parck their Corny then 
thtyfryed it^ and lajUy they hoilca it to a palre^ 
and then tempered it with rvster , Cheefe-r 
CurdjyHinuy and Eggs^ this they carried drye 
with ihemtothe Caihp^ and Jo wet the Cakes 
in JVine or milk^ s jkch mas the pulfe too of 
Ahica. 
French-htms^ 01 rather American-htms^ 
the H^-tbaliits call them kidmy beans iiom 
rhcir fhspc and elites, (or they liienptlun 
the kidneyn they are variegated m\\ch^(omc 
K'SE^^' ^ great deal than others > / iome 
