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‘ The Orchard. 
Alfodiftilledofit felfe, is called S piric of wine, which ferueth to diflolue, 
and to draw out the tintture of diucrs things, and for many other purpofes. 
Theiuiceorveriuicethatismadeof grcene hard grapes, before they be 
ripe,is vfed of the Apothecaries to be made into a Syrupe,that is very good 
to coole and refrefh a faint ftomacke. 
And being made of the riper grapes is the beft veriuice , farre exceeding 
that which is made of crabs, to be kept all theyeare, to be put both into 
meates and medicines. 
The grapes of the beft forts of Vines are prefled into wine by fome in 
thefe day es with vs, and much more as I verily beleeue in times part, as by 
thensmeof Vineyard giuen to many places in this Kingdome, efpecially 
where Abbies and Monafteries flood , may bee conie&ured : but the wine 
of late made hath beene but fmall, and not durable, like thativhichcom- 
meth from beyond Sea, whether our vnkindly yeares, or the want of skill, 
or a conuenient place; for a Vineyard be the caufe, tcannot well tell you. ' 
Grapes ofallforts are familiarly eaten when they are ripe, of the fiefce 
fometimes as well as the found. * 
The dryed grapes which we call great Rayfins, and the Currans which 
we call fmall Rayfins, are much vfed both for meates, broths , and fawces, 
in diuers manners, as this Countrey in generali aboue any other ,wherein 
many thoufands of Frailcsfull , Pipes, Hogs-heads, and Buts full are fpent 
yearly, that it breedeth a wonder in them of thofe parts where they growe 
and prouide them, how we could fpend fo many. 
TheRayfinsofthcSunneare the beft dryed grapes, nextvntotheDa- 
mafeo, and are very wholfome to eatefafting, both to nourifti,and to helpe 
to loofen the belly. 
The dryed Lees ofwine called Argoll or Tartar, is put to thev/eof the 
Goldfmith, Dyer, and Apothecary, who doe all vfeit in feuerall manners, 
ueryone in his art. 
Of it the Apothecaries make Cremor Tartari, a fine medicine to bee vfed, 
as the Phyfidan can beft appoint, and doth helpe to purge humours by the 
ftoole. 
Thereoflikewifetheymakeakindeofwateroroyle, fit to bee vfed, to 
take away freckles, fpots, or any fuch deformities of the face or skinne, and 
to make it fmooth. It caufeth likewife haire to growe moreaboundantly in 
thofe places where it naturally fhould growe. 
The liquor ofthe Vine that runneth forth whenit is cut, iscommendcd 
to be good againft the ftone wherefoeuer it be ; but that liqjior that is taken 
from the end of the branches when they are burnt, is moft rffedtuall to take 
away fpots and markes, ring-wormes and tetters in any place. 
He Figge trees that are nourfedvp in our country are of three forts, whereof 
two are high ; the one bearing againft a wall goodly fweete and delicate Figs, 
called Figs of Aigarua, and is blewiib when it is ripe: the other tall kinde is 
nothing fo good,neitherdoth beare ripe Figgesfo kindly and well,and peraduenturc 
may be the white ordinary kindethat commeth from Spaine. The third is a dwarfc 
kinde of Figge tree, not growing much higher then to a mans body or fnouldcrs, bea- 
ring excellent good Figges and blew, but not fo large as the firft kinde. 
The Figge trees of all thefe three kindes are in leaues and growing one like vnto an- 
other, fauing for their height, colour, and fweetnefle ofthe fruit , hauing many armes 
or branches, hollow or pithy in the middle, bearing very large leaues, and fomewhat 
thicke, diuided fometimes into three, but vfually into fiue fetftions , of a darkegreene 
colour on the vpperfide, and whitiih vnderneath , yeelding a milkieiuyee when it is 
Chap. VII. 
flew. The Figge tree. 
broken. 
