tree,ofa grecnifh colour, which turne into fruite, many clu* 
firing together and hanging downe, fmaller then the {mailed 
Medlar, and with a letter crowne oflcaves, and hollownette 
at the toppe then it, reddifh or yellowifh when they are ripe 
having only three ftones or kernells within it,and more fweet 
and pleafant alfo. 
The Place and Time. 
Three of thefe forts grow with us here in our Land, the 
twofirft in many places, and the laft with fome few lovers 
of rarities, the other two have not as yet bcene feene here: 
they flower in May for the moll part, and beareripe fruite in 
Sc ft ember and Otilobcr. 
The Nantes. 
It is called in GJreekc i*tmM and iAojiaQ- in Latine Mefpilus 
and the fruite piamMv Mefpilttm. The fir ft fort may bee the 
Me (film Setanica of Tbeopbrajhu and P bitty t and taken by ma¬ 
ny to be the Mejpilut altera of r Diofcor'utes i which he faith 
fome called SpimelU^ Tragw although he call it Meppilus yet 
taketh it to be Cratagw of Theophrafttu, which it cannot ee, 
for that Theopbraftus faith Cratsgus hath the leafe of Mefpi- 
Im Anthedon , which hath a divided leafe, for hee deferibeth 
no-other Mefpilw y and is the fame with Diofcorides his Me- 
fpilw Aroma , as you fhall ptcfently hcare: it is alfo that which 
Lobel calleth e Domcflica i Cordu* fativa , and Camerarius in 
horto Setania majoribut vulgari fmffibus, Tragus Mefpilm 
frtiEbz preefantiore^ndDodonaws Mefpilus Oxjacantho in fit a, 
or as Lugduttenfis faith, infitione mitior fatta, The fecond is 
termed (ylveftris by Bauhinus i as well as Lanrino folio , and 
Germanica being the more ordinary both with them and us. 
The third is fet out by Matthiolus and Lugdunenfis, but their 
figures do notexprefle the leaves to be dented as they fhould 
be. The fourth is fpoken of by Scaliger and Lugdunenfu, The 
laft is the Mefpilm, called Aronia of ‘Diofcorides, the Mefpi - 
lus Anthedon of Theophroflus and Pliny t and is the firft Mefpi- 
Im of Matrhtolus, and generally called (JHefpilus ^Aronia 
with all other Writers, onely RveUius, and Cjefner inhortii _ 
calleth it Valium* Aficana , and Cordus Mefpilus tricoccos , 
and may peradventurebethe Mefpilus Gallica of Cameraritts 
in horto. The Arabians call it Zarar or Zarnr, and A four nr, the Italians Mefpoli (but they call the laft which wg 
call of Naples Azarolo, derived as it is likely from the Arabians Zamr ) the French T^Mier, Mefplier,zndMc~ 
flier, and the fruite Nefie and Mefple, the germans Nefpelbaum, , and the fruite Nefpel, the Spaniards N*fperasi\hz 
Dutch Mcfpelboom , and we in Englijb, the Medlar tree and fruite. 
The Vermes. 
Medlars have the like properties that Services have, but are more effeSuall in operation to binde and (lay any 
fluxes ofblood or humours in man or woman, the leaves alfo have the fame quality, but befides ;here cffefls the 
mellowed fruite isotten ferved among other lorts of fruite to the table, and citen with t lealurefcy thole that have 
noneedeof ph) (!cke,but worketk in women with childe, both to pleafe the taftc as in others, ami to (lay their 
longings after unufuall mcates.fkc. as alfo very eft'eftuall for them that ate apt to mifearry, and before their time' 
to bedelivercd,tohelpethat malady,and make them Joyfullmothersithat of Napier is the more delicate,& is alfd 
accounted the more cfteftuall for the faid purpofes: the decoftionof them is good to gargle and wafh the mouth 
aid throate, and teeth, wheuthere isany dtfluxion of blood to Hay it, and of humours , 3 which caufeth painesand 
dwellings, to binde thufe dcftillations and eafe the paines: the fame alio is a good bath for women t o fit in or o- 
ver, that have their courfes come downe too abundantly, or for the piles when they bleedctoo much: the fame 
alfo lervech well both to drinkc and to bathe the (lomacke warme, that is given to calling,to loath or not to hold 
and containe their meate and digeit it, but if a pultis or plaifter be made with dryed Medlars, beaten and mixed 
with the jnyceof RedRofcs, whetcunto a few Cloves and Nutmegt may be added, and a little red Corail alio, 
and applyed to the (lomacke it will wotke the more effeflually : the dryed leaves in pouther (Irawed on bleeding 
or frefh wounds,reflrtineth the blood, and healeth up the wound quickely : both leaves and fruite are offineu- 
lar good uie to binde, and to llrengthen whatfoever hath need of thofe qualities. The Medlar ilones made into 
pouther and drunke in wine wherein lotne Parflyerootes have [yen infufcd all night,or a little boyled doe breaks 
the (lone in the kidnics helping to cxpell them. 
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Chap. XXV. 
Chamime/pilui & Sfimelis, Dwarfc Medlars and other fuch like fmall fruite*? 
3Here are fome other fmall frnites to be fpoken of.that are fitted to be referred to Medlars and Services, 
though refembled to Quinces and Apples,by their Authours, and becaufe they were not to be put in- 
ftlves ° rm ” Ch * pKrs * 1 thon S h ?» entreats of them nsxt unto them,in a Chapter peculiar to them- 
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