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that happen in the mouth or throat, as aifo fiftulaes, that happen m. the yard of a man, or in the fundament; and af¬ 
terwards ingendreth flefh therein, to fill up the cavity. Eriefly, Aloes is of I'o muchufe in the Apothecaries (lions, 
or fhouldbe, if our delicacy and nicenefle did not hinder it, as either Honey or Sugar ; but the bitrernefle of the 
one, is founpleifant and unwelcome to this delicate age, and the fweetnefle of the other lb much pleafinuand ac¬ 
ceptable thereto, that the rotting and corrupting fweetnefle of it hath overcome and overgrowne the wholelome 
bitterneffe, that preferveth from corruption ofthe other: yet notwithftanding theeffeffs are the fame they for¬ 
merly have beene, and fo are tiled; being three or foure times wafhed with the depurate j'uyce, orftron'v infufion 
ofDamaskeRofes, and dryed up agame, it is then called Aloe Rofata, Rofed Aloes; which isafafe and gentle me¬ 
dicine tor tender bodies, familiar and comfortable to tlredomacke, helping more to flrengthen it than other Aloes 
and purgeth alfo lelfe than it, yer fomewhatopeneth the belly, and is goodagaindfurfets. The Aloes (chat is to 
fay, the dryed juyee taken from the hearbe) that is ufed in all thefe Chriftian Countries, commeth from the Eaft- 
Jndiesunto us, where it is made : yetf abiru Column* faith, he made as good Aloes in Napier, from the leaves that 
grow there, as any that ever came out of the Indies, which thing how he brought to paffe, were I thinke worthy 
to be knowne, and might be beneficial! to this Realmc in time toccime ; if in any of our remote plantations (as in 
the Summer-Hands, or other Inch like hot Countries) the hearbe were planted in that plenty, that thereof fome 
quantity of the dryed j'uyce might:bee brought to us, both to requite their travell, andtofavefo much paines and 
cod,to bring it from the Ealf-Indies. The manner whereof as he relatethit is thus: It came into his mindetomake 
fome Aloes, our of the leaves that grew with them in fufficient plenty at Naples ; and finding that the juyee of the 
leaves, bruifed according to the ufuall manner of all other hearbes, was unprofitable and unfavoryalfo, or that the 
fcarifying of the roote, did not yceld any j'uyce bitter like Aloes, or of any worth, hee tryed that way,' to take the 
Juyee out of the leavesof Aloes, which he had formerly tryed and found effcftuall, to have the red or bloody juyee 
one ofthe hearbe or thiftle called AttraUjl:s, (as I fhall (hew you, when I cometofpeake thereof in his proper 
place) which was, that the juyee was robe drawne or taken, not out of the (lelhy fubflance ofthe leaves, hut out 
ofthe veines, that runnethorow them : he therefore pulling divers leaves from the rootes, while they were fre/h, 
he laid their ends downewards, round about the brims of a broad ftone pan, that was glafedor leaded, (fuch as out 
milke-pans are)from the mouths or ends of whofe veines, dropped forth a yellow liquor by drops, which gathe¬ 
ring together into one, when they had dropped well of themlelvcs, hee flroaked a little harder with his hand, to 
draw forth what might be had from them, and tookethat alfo that grew thickc from the ends of the leaves, and 
this he hid in the open and hot Sunne : having thus taken a reafonable quantity of this yellow juyee, he let it (land in 
the hot Sunne, for three or foure dayet, but fet it afide, and covered it in the night time, and as the juyee drved on 
the fides ofthe pan, he often every day, feraped it downe into the moifl, untill it became thorow dry and hard, and 
as eafie to be dilfolved as any : which from being yellow at the firlt, became more reddifh in the drying, and lallly, 
blacke almofl like dryed blood, yet deare or thorow fhining, light in feeling and not lieavie, of a fweet and ara- 
maticall favour, but fo extreme bitter, that even theayre was infefted therewith, and became fo bitter, while it 
was thus in doing, that it was fcarfe to be endured, by piercing into the mouth and throat. And thus as he faith not 
Without much delight and content to himfclfe he found out the way,not knowne to any before, how to make pure, 
fincere.tranflucenr, brittle and hard Aloes, of the colour of a liver; and was content to abide the trouble and paine, 
thus to impart it to others, that they alfo might take the pleafure and profit thereof, to know and doe it if they 
will: bur having given directions to fome that failed in not doing right, they have left it of, as not to be done. The 
Aloesofbdwcrenisfaidtobebitterand fharpe in the hot Countries, where it groweth : but hath no bitterneffe in 
thefe European parts ofthe world,wherc it is nurfedupofdivers. The juyee ofthe young leaves, and ofthe root, 
mixed with the juyee ofthe Wormevv.ood, that groweth in the fame Country, is very profitably put into the 
wounds of thofe have becne bitten by vipers: the juyee of the leaves boyled a little on the fire, is a Cure remedy, 
quickly toheale both greene wounds and old foresmfthe yongelf and tender leaves,they ufe likewife to make con- 
ferve ; and ufe it for the purpofes aforefaid : Some alfo fay it fiealeth the French difeafe,to be taken in this manner. 
Take a good peece ofthe roote hereof cutfmall.and boyle it in a large ftone por, with a good quantity of faire wa¬ 
ter, for three houres l'pace at the lead, flopping the pot very clofe with clay, or fome other fuch like matter, that 
no fumes'oreake forth, which pot after it hath beene fo long in boyling. being placed nigh unto the ficke Patient, fo 
as they may receive the hot fumes thereof, when it is opened, will caufe or procure them to fweat abundantly : Or 
clfe if a leafe hereof be roaded under hot embers or coales, and the hot fumes thereoftaken, will provoke fwratfo 
extremely, that it is able almod to overcome the fpirits, not to be endured, although this remedy bee ufed but for 
three dayes onely together. They of Mexico , and other parts of America, where it groweth naturally,have as great 
ufe of this plant, and ferveth them to as many purpofes, as the Cocar Nut-tree doth to them of the Eafl-Indies, or 
more, and that is more by many, than any other plant or tree, growing upon the Earth. For fird the mighty tall and 
flrong dalkes thereof, after it hath given his flower and feed, and becommeth dry, as alfo the leaves after they have 
beene dryed, are gathered and laid up to ferve them in dead of wood to burne : the hollow or channelled leaves 
ferve them in dead of tyles to cover their houfes, to defend them from raine, which they can fo aptly difpofe, that 
no other thing with them there can better performe that office. They ufe to cut it downe before it grow great, to 
caufe the roote to grow into the greater fubllance, from whence, a hole being made therein, they gather a certaine 
liquor, which will quickly grow into the forme ofa Syrupe, and beingboyled a little on the fire, will be as thick as 
Honey, a little cleared and fettled will become as Sugar; diffolved with water it will ferve as vinegar, and will be 
made into wine; if OcpatU (which is a roote they ufe to call the medicine of wine) bee put unto it: which wine 
they much ufe, but nothing wholefome ; for it foone intoxicateth the braine, and caufeth drunkenneffc : but it 
moreover caufeth fofoule and dinking abreath to them that ufeit, that no carrion carkeife, or (linking finke doth 
fmeilfoloathfomely. The Priells and Painters of thofe Countries, doe ufe the leaves, both in (lead of Paper to 
writeupon,and to draw anyfigure thereon : the Priells alfo ufe to pricke and wound themfclves with the fharpe 
ends thereof, which are fo fharpe and drong; that although they can caufe them to pierce how farre they pleafe,yet 
will they not breake in the flefh. no nor in other harder fubdances,*for thofe prickes ferve them in dead of an awle 
to make any hole, and the long threads in the leaves, ferve in Head of thread, to fow or tye any thing they would 
therewith, yeait hath beene fpun into fo good and drong thread as any hempe can make, and cloth hath beene wo¬ 
ven thereof and made into (birrs, &c. (as dajiih reporteth the Daughter of his Hoad at Civcll in Sparne did per- 
formc 
