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Tribe 14 . 
5 . Spongta ramofa fiftulofa Veneta. 
The Venetian Sea hollow Sponge* 
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Arbafcula marina fpongiofa Coralloidcr. 
A Spongie Corail like tree. 
3. Spwgia ramo ft Britanicd. The branched Englijh S pong. ; 
This faith Libel I found in the lie of port W,among other Set excrements, which for fub&ance and colour, yoa 
would lay wtsa Sponge,butif youmarke the forme of branches in it, yon would fay it wasneere a Coralline, 
for it was nccre a handfull and a halfe high.fullofbliflers.foftand e>fie to be bowed any way. Some would take 
this to be the I fades Plocamon of T/ity.that was like unto Corail w ithout leaves, growing hard changing the co • 
lour to be blacke,and ready to breake if it fall, which is more likely to be the Antipaibes or blacke Corail of Dio - 
fioriiu, 
4, Spongsofamarh* Anglic*planta nodofa. The Sagtijh (oft Sea ragged (laffe. 
1 his foft Spongie plant hath beene found on our Ketstijb Sea Ihore, by Maher Ioknfon and his AlTociates, ina 
fimpling voyage to thole parts,and is about the thickenelfe of ones thumbs,about a foote in length.fet with many 
tuberous, uneven or knagged excellences on allfidcsjjke unto (hort branches, being very fappy, and of afo-f'c 
Spongiouslubllance.andofabrownifh yellow colour: it was not obferved growing, but broken, and among 
other fitch like things calf upon the (hore. 
5. Spongiaramofa fijlutofa P'encta. The Venetian Sea hollow Sponge. 
The Venetian kinde groweth on Rockes in the Sea like other excre(fences,riftng up as it°were with (lalkes, and 
breaking out on all (ides into fundry fhort branches, the fubflance whereof is Spongy, and hollow, as folt at the 
firft,as the crumme ol bread, which may then be made into pa[fe,and afterwards being dry, may bee made into 
pottther. 
0- Arbufcul'amarin afpongiofa Coradoides. ASpongie Corall like tree. 
From the largenelfe hereof Clafuss callctht'nisafhrubbeorlow tree,being three loote high, and feven inches 
compalfe at the bottome,which although it feemed lirme and folid,yet was but of a Spongie fubllance.and wlfte 
and cutting like unto dry Ginget tooth the trunck or body with the many branches thereon,were fet full ( ,f knobs 
the branches themfelves ending in greater, which were fpongy on the inlide.but without any feede in Lite f eming 
places and marked on the outfide like ftaires. The whole plant was covered with a thinne knobby icddifh barke 
(which colour C.lufim whofirif let it forth,doubted was not naturall, becaufe he fa w others the like which had 
a white coate) but ot fo fait a tafte.that the fait it feife did not exceede it. Within a while alter ( Clufsus faith) , 
I he fa w another which was (lx foote high or more,being wholly flat and halfe a foote broad and two inches thickc A ' Cr ‘' 
1 fet with branches and knobs in the like manner. ’ 
The TUeOyTimcAni Names : 
Are Efficiently declared in their defcriptions.fo that I (hall not neede further toiinfift thereon. TheGrecians 
> cal1 it«=>'»©-, The Latincs Spoagia, and fodoeboth the Italians and Spaniard,, The Arabians Afera/i alhairi or 
. albar.Ihe French Ssvonge. The Germanes B adfcbwam, ^ 
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