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Of the Hiftoi ie of Plants. 
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Vlmus f itio glahro. 
VVitch Elme, or fmooth leauen Elme. 
4 This kinde is inbigneffe and height like the firft, the boughes grow as thofe of the 
VVitch Hafell doe, chat is hanged more downewards than thofe of the common E 'me, the baike 
is blacker than that cfirhe firft kinde, it will alfo peele from the boughes : the floures are .like rh e 
firft, and fo are the feeds 1 the leaues in forme are like thofe of the firft kinde, but are fiinooth in 
handling on both Tides. My worthy friend and excellent Herbarift of happy mcmorie M'. f t', Si- 
am Coys of Stubbers in the parifh of Northokington in ElTc-x told me, that the wood of this kinde 
was more defired for naues of Carts than the wood of the firft. I obferued it grow ir g very plenti- 
fully as I rode between - vuordand tliefaid Stubbers, in the yeere 1620. intermixed with the 
firft kinde, but eafily ’ ' - fcerned apart, and is in thofe parts vfually called VVitch Elme. % 
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5 The Place. 
The firft kinde of El...- - »th plentifully in all places of England. The reft are fctforth in 
their defcriptions. 
The Time. 
The feeds of the Elme fheweth it felfe firft, and before the leaues^t falleth in the end of April! 
at what time the leaues begin to fpring. 
<r The Names. 
Thefirftis called in Greeke^u-.-in Latintqf'W.-in high DutchT'iltft 
bauttt : in low Dutch, ©tittctt : in French, Ormt> and Omsan : in Italian, olmo . in Spanifh, 77?»0 ; in 
Englifh, Elme tree. 
The feed is named by P link and Columella f amtra. The little wormes which are found with the 
liquor within the fmall biadders be named in Greeke,wnt; in Latine, Cuhccs^nd Muliones. 
The other Elme is called by 7 hsophrajim, if™.*,.; which Gaza tranflateth Monliulnus or motin- 
taine Elme Columella nameth ir Vernacula.o r Nop as Vlmm , that is to fay, Italics fir Italian Elme : 
it is called in low Dutch, and in fome places, I^eCtCtlteCr. 
a[ The Temper at ure and Venues. 
The leaues and barkeofthe Elme be moderately hot,with an euident clenfing facultie; they 
haue in the chewing a certaineclammie and glewing qualitie. 
The leaues of Elme glew andheale vpgreene wounds, fo doth the barke wrapped and Ivvadled 
about the wound like aband. 
The leaues being damped with vineger do take away feurffe. 
Dtofco, rides writeth, that one ounce weight of the thicker barke drunke with wine or water pur- 
geth flegme. 
The deco&ion of Elme leaues, as alfo of the barke or root, healeth broken bones very fpeedily, 
ifthey be fomented or bathed therewith. 
Theliquor that is found in the blifters doth beautifie the face, and fcoureth away all ipots, 
freckles, pimples, fpreading tetters, and fuch like, being applied thereto. 
It healeth greene wounds, and cureth ruptures newly made, being laid on with Spleenwoort and 
the trufle clofely fet vnto it. 
Chat, 117. Of the Line or Linden Tree; 
The Defer iff ion. 
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1 ^T^He female Line or Linden tree waxeth very great knd thicke, fpreading forth his bran- 
J cheswide andfarre abroad, being a tree which yeeldeth a moll pleafant fhadow,vndcr 
and vvirhinwhofe boughes may be made braue fommerhoufes and banqueting arbors, 
becalife the more that it is furcharged with weight of timber and fuch like, the better it doth fiou- 
rifh. The barke is brownifh,very fmooth, and plaine on the outfide, but that which is next to the 
timber is white, mo. ft and tough,feruing very well for ropes, trafes, and halters. The timber is 
wbitifh, plaine and without knots, yea wery foft and gentle in the cutting or handling. Better 
gunpouder is made of the coles of this wood than of Willow coles. The leaues are greene, 
fmooth, 
