Ljb. 3. 
vrbmtfx Cultiun : of 7 ureminm in his Geoponikes im **, in high Dutch, 23t,'t:ijmim,in .low' "Dutch, 
^eecboom : in French,P 0 W«-. 
The Peare or fruit it lelfe is called in Greeke «!»■’ inLatine, Pjrum in high Dnrch 2Bttn; in 
low Dutch, $eew : in Italian , Pen : in French,/'^ : in Spanilh,fY>v*r .■ in'Englijb,Peare. ‘ 
The Temperature .md Hermes. 
Leaning the diuers and fundry fu-names of Peares, let vs come to the faculties which- the Phy fi- 4 
tions ought toknow, which alfo varic according to the differences of their talks : f >r fome 1 cares 
are fweet,diuers fat and vnauous, others foure.and moft arc harfh,elpecially the wilde peares, and 
fome conftft of diners mixtures of taies, and fome hauing no talk- at all, but as it were a wa- 
terifhtafte. 
All Pears are cold,andall hatie a bilking qualitie and an earthie fubftance: bur the Choke pears B 
and thofe that are harfli be more earthie^nd the fweet ones lcfle: which fubftance is fofull of fu- 
perfluous moifture in fome, as that they onnot be eaten raw. All manner of Peares doebindeand 
flop the belly, efpecially the Choke and h.rfh ones, which are good to be eaten of thofe thaHiauc 
the laskcand the bloody fliK. 
The harfh and auftere Peares may with apod fuccefTebelaiedvponhotfwellings in the begin- C 
ning, as may be the leauesof the tree, which to both binde and coole. 
Wine made of the iuice of peares called irEngliih, Perry ,is foluble, purgerh thofe that arenoc D 
accuftomed to drinke thcreofefpecially wherit is new ; notwithftanding it isaswholforriea drink 
being taken in fmall quantitie as wine-, it comhrceth and warmeth the ftomacke,and eaufeth good 
digeftion. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
54 551 
Chap. ioo. Of be wide desire tree. 
The unites. 
A S there be fundry kindes of the manured Peares, hare there fundry wildepvherof to write apart 
were to fmall purpofeitherefore one defeription vvh their feuerall titles fliall be fufficienr for 
their diftin&ions. 
Pjrum jlranguUttrium maius . 
The great Choke peare. 
*[[ The generall Defeription , 
T L wilde Peare tree grows mu-mic s — , 
vpght, full of branches, for the moil part 
Pyramles like, or of the fa (h ion of a fteepie, 
not fpred abroadas is the Apple or Crab tree: 
the timbrofthe trunke or body of the tree is 
very firmiand follid , and likewife fmooth , a 
wood veryfit to make diuers forts of inftru- 
ments of,aalfo the hafts of fundry tooles to 
worke with}, and likew ife ferueth to be cut in- 
to many kinks of moulds, not only fuch prints 
as thefe figures ire made pf,butalfo many forts 
of pretty toies,f(V coifes,breft-plates, and fuch 
Iike,v fed among -)ut Englifh gentl«women:the 
branches are fmoith, coueredwitha blackifh 
barke,very fragilenr ealie to break, whereon do 
grow Ieaues.in fonegreater, in other leflenthe 
floures are like thob of the manured Pear-tree, 
yetfome whiter thai others.-the fruit differ not 
infliape, yet fome treater than others -but in 
talk they differ amoig themfelues in diuers 
points, fome are fharpt, foure,and of an auftere 
tafte^fome more pleafaat, others harfli and bit- 
ter, and fome of fuch a choking talk, that they 
arc not to be eaten of hojs & wild beafts, mulch 
lefleofmen: they alfo differ in colour, euery 
circumftance whereof to diftinguifh apart 
would greatly enlarge dor volume, and bring to 
the Reader fmall profit or commodifie. 
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