The leaues chewed in the mouth are of a bit- 
ter tafte, whereupon (faith Garcia) they put 
thereto fome Areca and with the lime made a 
oyfter fbels, whereunto they alfo adde fomc 
Amber Griece, Ltgnum i^Aloes, and (uch like, 
which they (lampe together, making it into a pafte, which they role vp into round balls, keepe dry 
for their vie, and carry the fame in their mouthes vntiil by little and little it is confumed ; as when 
we carry fugar-Candy in our mouthes, or the iuice of Licorice • which is notonely vnto thefeely 
Indians meate, but alfo drinke in their tedious trauels, refrefhing their wearied fpirits ; and hel- 
ping memory : which is efteemed among the Empericke Phyfitions, to be hot and dry in the fe- 
cond degree, t Garcias doth not affirme that the Indians eate it for meate, or in want of drinke, 
but that they eate it after meate, and that to giue the breath a pleafant fent, which they count a 
great grace, fo that if an inferiour perfon that hath not chewed Betre,or fome fuch thing, come to 
fpcak with any great man, he holds his hand before his mouth left his breath fhould offend him. f 
Chap. 154. Of (frames, or (frames of Baradife. 
ffl" The Ki tides. 
'T'Here be diners forts of Graines, fome long, others Peare fafhion ■, fo:ne greater • and others 
^ lelfer. 
O00O00 *1 The 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
U4* 
All Pepper heateth, prouoketh vrine,digefteth, draweth, difperfeth,and clenfeth the dimneflfc B 
of the fight as Dtofcorides noteth. 
t 1 
tme omitted in thischJpter MiMui his connteifcit fi -.re, which was formerly here- 
Chap. 153. Of bajlard "Pepper, called "Belle, or Betre. 
The V efeription. 
T His plant climeth and rampeth vpon trees, 
buflres,or whatfoeuer elfe it meeteth with- 
all,like vnto the Vine, or theblacke Pepper, 
whereof fome hold it forakinde. The leaues 
are like thofe of the greater Bindewecd, but 
fomewhat longer, of a duftie colour, with di- 
uers veines or ribs running through the fame. 
The fruit groweth among the leaues, very croo- 
kedly writhed, ir.fhape like the caile of a Ly- 
zard,of the tafte of Pepper, ye t very pleafant to 
the palate. 
«FJ The Place. 
It groweth among the Date trees, and Arcca, 
inmoftof the Molucca Iflands,efpccially in 
the marrifh grounds. 
The Time. 
The time anfwereth that ofPepper. 
The Names. 
This hath been taken for the Indian Ieafe, 
but not properly: of mod: it is called Tembnl , 
and Tambul ■ in Malauar-grtze in Decan, Gu- 
zarat, and Canam it is called Pam : in Molaio, 
Siri. 
Thevfe and Temperature. 
Bet le, fine Betre. 
Baftard Pepper. 
