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Tbeatrum Bctanicum, 
Tribe i6 
F'-orc dupli- 
•Ptnwana. 
C H A P.73. 
T Vert ties. 
Pearcs of any gcod or rcafonable rellifh are more fpcnt for meate then medicine, and moft of them eaten raw 
at icverall times as they be fitted to fpend,or elfe ftewed or baked, as the kinde doth bed fute, and every one lift 
to ufe them; the forts alfo that are fictcd for the purpofe arc dryed in ovens to kcepc all the yearc,being an excel¬ 
lent repafte: fome are prderved in Sugar,as other fruites are,and ferved in banquets among other fweet meaces 
or drycJ up »f ter they are prdcived and lo put among other dry candid Junckers. The Warden is chiefly, yea 
onely admitted to be taken by the licke, and aguifh in that it hath no adridion therein to breede oblhudions, 
which are the utter enemies to putrid fe-wers. The wilde Pcares by reafon of their harflinefle, are not eaten as 
the milder fores are, except fome good kinde ftewed or baked,to ferve the pcore peoples dyet, the other fcarle 
He for the hogs to eare, and therefore are for the moft part where ftore of them grow, beaten and prefftd into s» 
liquour which is called Perry, of efpeciall good ufc at Sea in long voyages,to mingle with their frefh water, to 
make it the more healthful!, or lefl'e offenfive to thofe that muft continually drinke water: and will afrer fome 
time become to rnilde almoft as Wine ; and fit and wholefome to be dr unke : The Phyficall ufes of them both 
arethefe .* They are to hedifeerred beffby their ta(fes,fjr according to (jalou rule,the harfh or fowre doe coole 
ai d binde, the fweete doc notv ifh and warme, and thole that are neither much fweete or fowre, but betweene 
bo;h, have anfwe.able qualities to theirdegrecs: all the fweete or lufhious fort6 dcehelpe to moove thebelJy 
downewardb more or Idle, but thac fort much more, which hath the name of the Laxative Pears : thofe thacarc 
harfli or fowre, doe on the contrary part binde the belly as much,and the leaves doe fo alfo : thofe that are moift 
doe in fome fort coole, but the harfli or wilde forts much more, and ierve well to ufcinallcaufcs, where 
thete is mede ofrepelling medicines, and if the wild forts be boyled with Mufhromes, it maketh them the Idle 
dangerous, and it is laid alio tint the allies of the Peare tree wood being taken in drinke, or the lye of them be¬ 
ing drunk. dorh helpe them that are like to be choked with eating Mi.fhromcs.-The faid Pcares boyled withalir- 
tle hony,doth help the flomack very much,that hath any paines or opprefiion thcrein.all forts of them fomemore 
or lelfe, buc the harfher forts doe moft coole and binde oatwardly applyed : and ferve Well to be bound togreeitc 
ovounds.to coole and (lay th blood,and to helpe to heale up the wound without inflammation or further trou¬ 
ble: Which courfe £?«/:* bimfelle as he faith was driven to ufe upon an exe^ent not having any otherthingac 
hand for the purpofe: Wild Pearcs therefore in the like-csfe doc more dole up the lippes of greenc wounds then 
the other. Perry is a drinke thic whofoever ufethat home being not accuftomed to it, will wring ihem a little 
by the belly, and will a little force it downeward, but being more ufed itworketh not fo at all,but rather cooleth 
an hot or fainting ftomacke,helping thedigeftion being temperately taken : but at Sea by the working thereof it 
is made more comfortable,taking away the crudity and rawnefte of the water. 
Chap. LXXIII. 
Malm. The Apple tree. 
« He Apple likewife is divided into tame or manured,and wilde, the one ferving for Orchards, to be 
tended and regarded,"he other to be left to the W oods and H edge rowes of fieldes. Scc.as I did there¬ 
fore with Pearcs in the former Chapter fo 1 mcane to dealc with Apples in this, give you a general! 
defcripi ion both of tame and wilde, and the other forts, that is, elpecially the W ildings or Crabfces, 
which were not mentioned in u>y former Booke. 
i. Mahu vulgaris. The common Apple tree. 
The Apple tree in generall fpreadeth his armes and branches more then the Peare tree, but rifeth not to that 
he ight,the leaves are lomewhac round,a little long pointed towards the ends of them,and dented about the edges 
greene both above and below : th? flowers white and a little blufh coloured about the edges, confifting of hve 
leaves,the fruite th .c followed] in this as in the former,is of divers fizes.formes, colours, and taftes, and likewife 
of variable ripening and lading, for fome will be rotten before others be ripe,and fome mull be fpent, before o- 
thers be gathered. 
The double b'offomid Apple diftcrcrh from the former in nothing, but in the flowers, which are double, and 
that it beareth no fruite. 
2 . tJMalm fjlveftru. The Wilding or Crabbe tree. 
The Crabbe grow e:h fume what like the Apple tree, but full of chornc?,and thicker of branches the flowers 
are aiike : but the fruite is generally fmalland very fowcr,yet fome more then others,which the Country people to 
amend, doe nfually roft them at the fire,and make them their Winters junckets: whereof fome are redder or 
whiter,or greener, or yellower then others, being feldome much regarded, or diftinguifhed more then to make 
Cyder or Ver.; Joyce of all lorts being indifferently put together. 
3 . Cbamx malm. Thedwarfeor Faradife Apple. 
TheParadife Apple is alfo a kinde of wilde Apple,yet no Crab, foritisnot grafted likethe manured forts, 
but as the Crab,iileth without grafting to be a tree of low ftature, not much higher then a man may reach, ha¬ 
ving leaves and flowers like the former:the fruit is of a reafonable fize.faire and yellowifh,but light and fpongy, 
ofa bitter fweet tafte, not pleafant, and will not Uft long but quickely fhrinke and wither: the body and bran¬ 
ches are much f'ubjeft to the Canker, which will quickely cate it round and kill it, and befides will have many 
fcaboy bunches that deforme it and caufe it to perifh, and this as it groweth elder,for it is full of fuckers, from the 
roote,which will be as faire and fmoth,as of any other tree. 
Of the manured fort there is one whofc flowers are wholly white & fmaller,the tree lower agd the fruit fmaller. 
There is another which hath no kernels within the core. 
Of the manured kinde, the Holland Pippin muft be remembred, which is a flat and yellowifh greene Pippin, and 
of as good a rellifh as moft of the other Pippins,and of a meane fize. 
Of Wildings or Crabs,therc is the Towne Crab,the greater and letter red Crab, the grciter and Icffer white 
Crab,and the final! hedge Crabbe. 
The 
