58 f The Orchard. 
make Mackerons, or crufted oucr with Sugar, to makeComfitT ," ~oi inixTd 
with Rofe water and Sugar, to make Butter , or with Barley water, to make 
Milke,and many other waies,as euery onelift,that hath skill in fuch things. 
Theoylealfoof Almonds is vfed many waies, both inwardly and out- 
wardly, for many purpofes ; as theoyle of fweete Almonds mixt with 
pondered white Sugar Candy,for coughes and hoarfene(Te,and to be drunk 
aIone,or with fomeorherthingfastheSyrupeof MailhMallowes) forthe 
ftone, to open and lenific the pafTages, and make them flippcrie, tharthe 
ftone may paffe the eaficr. And alfo for women in Child bed after their fore 
trauell. And outwardly either by it felfe, or with oy le of Tartar to make a 
creamc, to lenifiethe skin, parched with the winde or otherwife or to an- 
noint the ftomacke either alone, or with other things to hel pe a cold. 
Theoyle of bitter Almonds is much vfed to be dropped into their earcs 
that are hard of hearing,to helpe to open them. And as it is thought, doth 
more fcoure and cleanfe the skin then the fwcct oy le doth, and is therefore 
more vfed of many for that purpofe, as the Almonds themfclues are. 
Chap. XVIII. 
Mil* ArtntU. Orenges. 
I Bring here to your confideration,as you fee, the Orenge tree alone, without menti- 
oning the Citron or Lemmon trees,in regard of the experience wehaue feen made 
ofthemindiuers places : For the Orenge tree hath abiden with fome extraordi- 
nary looking and tending of it, when as neither of the other would by anymeanes 
be preferued any long time. If therefore any be defirous to keepe this tree, hemuftfo 
prouideforit, that it be preferued from any cold, either in the winter or fpring, and 
expofed to the comfort of the funne infummer. And for that purpofe fome keepe 
them in great fquare boxes, and lift them to and fro by iron hooks on the fides, or caufe 
them to be rowled by trundels,or fmall wheeles vnder them, to place them in aa houfc- 
or clofcgalleric for the winter time : others plant them againft a brickewall in the 
ground, and defend them by a (lied of boardes, couered ouer with fearc-cloth in the 
winter, and by the warmth of a ftoue,or other fuch thing, giue them fome comfort in 
the colder times : but no tent or meane prouifion will preferue them. 
TheOrcngetreeinthewarme Countries groweth very high, but with vs (or elfe it 
is a dwarfe kinde thereof ) rifeth not very high : the barkc ofthe elder ftemmes bein° 
of a darke colour, and the youngbranches very greene, whereon grow hereand there 
fome few thornes : the leaues are faire, large, and very greene, in forme almoft like a 
Bay leafe, but that it hath a fmall eare, or pecce of a leafe, falliioned like vnto an heart 
vnder euery one of them, with many fmall holes to be feene in them, ifyou hold them 
vpbetweene you and the light, ofa fweet but ftrong fmell, naturally not falling away 
but al waies abiding on, or vntill new be come vp, bearing greene leaues continually * 
the flowers are whitilh,of a very ftrong and heady fent ; after which come fmall round 
fruit, greene at the firft, while they are fmall, and not neerernaturiric,but being grown 
and ripe, are fas all men know) red on the out fide, fome more pale then others, and 
fome kindes ofa deeper ycllowifli red, according to the climate, and as it receiueth the 
heate of the funne, wherein is contained fower or fweete iuice, and thicke white ker- 
nels among it : it beareth in the warmc Countries both blofTomes- and greene fruit 
continually vpon it, and ripe fruit alfo with them for the beft part of the yeare, but e- 
fpecially in Autumne and Winter. 
TheVfeof Orenges. 
Orenges are vfedas fawce for many forts of meate*, inrefpe&of their 
fweete fowernefle, giuing a relliih of delight, whereinfoeuer they are vfed. 
Theinner pulpe or iuice doth ferue in aguesand hot difeafes,and in Sum- 
mer to coole the heate of deie&ed ftomackes, or fainting fpirits. 
The 
