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— ■ . ■ -r-7f , f ^r„'n7Mi7tTtTTanunriDe Gall,but that it hath moreacerbicy and ftipcicity in it, then the 
greater an d'tlKt'ydlower have: the Ok, Appfealfo is called ofmod Writers PiMa Gaia virUk* lfo. 
”****- TbeVertue,. ... 
«. ssssss istsjajtiw?* 
fowreharfh medicine is ht to raw,° s . fl uxe s,by (laying thcmcrteftually, elpecially thoicthac fall upon 
rcpelleth and dryeihuprheumes, and luch like fluxe^Dy^y^i^^ ^ Whiter Gall doth alio bindeand 
the gummes,almonds of the throat , . P hit hath a Idler quality otfowie harfhneffe in it, and is good 
dry.but fo much lelle then the former, > u . 0 f t g em water is of a meane alfnffion: but in Wine is 
againft the diffentery“dWineftronner then it: if women fit in or over this deration being wartne, that 
Wronger, and in harlh or red \ n a er it will helpe them: theGallcs themfelves alter the boyling, 
are troubled with the falling down o ; s J falne downc, or that hath any hot lwelling or inflammation 
being btuifed and when they a’re burned and quLched hot in Wine or Vinegar, 
doth wonderfully helpe them . . an lacCit h ey alio dyethehai.es blacke, and with them is made our 
are good to be apply ed toftanch g p u P kn ow: the Oke Apple is much of the nature of the Sail, yet 
writing incke, and the, , d want 0 t Galles.for rhcumes.fluxes, and fuch other like difeafes, and 
inferiour the.eunto, but may t . j Country Italians, as Gerard doth of our Kenttjb men, 
that to good purpofe, O * r » X ° hath it ofGalles, and GerardofOke Apples, butbothalike true, as 
much to one purpofe, having hat • • Slhlt />„„/, day.and Saint Switkens day, and the like, which favour 
are a number of fuch pi ognolticat g > h confidence of Gods providence, to relye on fuch vaine 
more of Pagamfme thcnChrilliamty.to drive'us from b bv ^ which is,that in the Gall (in the 
and weake lignes.or fpeculations, an y creatures, wliich will prognofiicate the courfe of the fuccee- 
Oke Apple faith Gera.d) Lie in every Country) it a Flye faith 
dmg yeare (in every Country, for th.Gall or the We App« “ ^. u # crecping Vorme be found in the 
Afarfiio/w.itp efag.tb V , . , victual, ■ if a white wormelike a magot faith Gerard, i murrainc 
Call faith Mauh'U* itforca or mortality : but leafi I grow too 
ofbeaffs and catt.e . butifaSpidc y y . r u,ik orv ot Hcrbes, I muff pafle no further, bat leave it to eve- 
tedicus in this ddcourfidMie txttinent to this eu H ifto ^ ^ Lftions. The Oke grape doth binde all fluxes, 
ry manash;smmdeisaffc&cd.andto Godihe Judge i-l*./£«h ,>rOlrp Annie efoecwWvhv Enccliw 
LtheeofbloodorRumours .and prefer,^ b^- 
who is the firfi that I knowhachwrii.en . Theredgrame thatis foundonthe 
read or beard. 
olictccort. 
i ctiiru- 
Chap. III. 
Vi/cum . Miffellto. 
Btaufe the be ft Miffellto groweth upon Okes (ometimes.but moreu^ thought 
good to cntre.tc hereof next unto the Gall, an f. tdeo Lu t fothatthcteate fome va, ieties found 
ter by it iclfc, not onely for the caufes before alledgcd,OUt tor tnat in 
^.^ 41 v C i. Vifcum vfil?arc. The ordinary Miffelto. • 
Mirtellto ril'eth up from the branch or arme of the tree whereon K growth WJ rlacing themfelves 
it felfe into fundry branches,and rhey fpread.ng againe into many *J e “ , fe t at every joynt or knot 
one within another,very much covered with a grayilh greene , r > • ottome but broader toward the end: 
and at the end hkewife, which are fomewhat long and narrow,fmaU ^ mt0 fmaU round 
at the knots or joynts f the boughes and branches, grow finall y w j t h a blackifh feede in every of 
white tranfparent berries,three or foure together, full of aglnanaBSBMfture, 'with 
them, which was never yet knowne to fprmg.be,ng put ,«o the ground or “y ^0 together at a knot, then 
CamerariH, maketh mention ofone fort hereof,that had many more berries growing g 
theformer, but not to differ in an>-'thing clle. m have found Miffellto growing on Olive 
it makcch the trees ba r ren that hath it 0 j j n dm. 
The Indian trees Excrcffence (which for want °f ^yd^greeneftalkes with faire^r 
L^tS 
^rteSSSr^p =^iSr Ch0fthelelMVeSrifCth 
up a long fpiked head of fmaU of Per«! § rr „ ^ . f . 
This other firange plant alfo, that is referred to the Miffe ' 1 'Xslthand wh^eit bfaSSSSeh 
tifh unpleafant «fte like Niter,perhaps taken from the Sea aite it fee eth. rk 
