1530 Lm Afp^O: 
which we have now adaies by that 
fomc of our moderues take ihe Cal 
'i beatrum Botan, 
T 
RIBS }6c 
**&'*** ex P rcfl£d ^ from die fiuite, but 
ThefirffgrowctIiii>/Vi>ifcj»ef,ofFr,TMein 
1 : yceldeii.no gutprne, buc in Syria,Cilicia 'PaJpkili'^'cyZ^'’ and “ !,cr parts of Tar kit, where 
much, but is To adulterated that I thinke fc'arfc none i„’ W not “? Ccuntrics, it giveth 
much, but is Co adulterated that I thinke fcarfe none in 
rur age hath feenc any (l'ncere come over unto us, as 1 v 
that (tncerc Huff.,that which we have drawn out ofth’e 
belt gumme we could get, is plainely to be difeerned lb 
much grofle/crw remaining Behind,after theexpreM- 
on, and by the comparing of it with 'Dufcridt, his 
notes: It fbwrcth in the Spring, yeclding fruite in 
September, the other Baubimu as I laid, had it from 
Bclhu of Candy, but where it grew isnotfignifyed. 
The Nnwes. 
It is called in Grecke safe =, and in Latine Styr:, x 
H r bi)r, as the Gumtne is called Gutnmt ityrax, or Stn- 
r«.v,and in fhoppes Sterax or Styrax Calamita, which 
for v. hat caufe it was fo called, (Jalcn dcclai t th that 
becaule thebed and mod finccre came fixm Pampbiti 1 
they uled to put it into Cants, the better to prclerve’ 
rotonely the lent as mold fay, but even the lubftance 
too,as I thinke, for tile pure finccre gutrru.eis (opicr- 
iing that nobarrell can be made <0dole, but that it will 
fearch the j'oynts, and draine through ihem, whi ho- 
pimon of mine although it may feeme drange- as not 
being heard of before, yet I has e many realons bo |, to 
induce me chcmnco, & (ome to contra, y theirs that ob 
;cct the tranfportation ofhandfulsof Dielamm.ir Canes 
01 Fei ula italks in the like manner, which are of far dif¬ 
fering natures: the one a dryed herb, which needed net 
any inch indoiitre.to preferve thefenr, whrreofithath 
not fo much that they needed fo to put it up for fcarc of 
loofing,and behds the cask was fo lmal that abundance 
of them could contatnc buj a little merchandize, (ome 
other caufc they had furely, if they did p„ t them, the 
leaves and flalkcs I meane, into the Canes /whereof [ 
fomewhat doubt, but that they put them rather wi'h 
Canes to keep them from breaking^ this other a gum 
hat required fome tight cask to containc it,(or feare of 
7 *. k :-r **«**■» - «*.».»»«« 
of Scorax, which 1 have by ArtK£fc 
tbatit wouldpierceeven through a wooddenvdfenLrlt heam fc dlft ' l!:10n ^ P c ,5edandn ‘ ad; wbefopure 
■ be faid fincere gumme in a glaffe or gaily not l , ’ ^rn f"?"’ and th;rdore w2 ' forced to keepe 
cf leaning downc the veflelh a long tm/aftcr thirl Zy f ° lha . t ‘ c w0ld1 r “ n| K upon any final! occadon 
Storetx liquid# fiiould be, for none of the ancieirs have 2 me ^ IS - foo! ' do “ lj ' alfo with many, what our 
kiude oCSumx from the tree, ami ,0 fUtl " h,n S ! ,0me WOuld b «cita 
Storux itjuida, to iflue from thence, which i/befideath-rvr andn 8 **1 3 S,orax tree > ‘PPropriating the 
rahansl thinke,take it to be the extraftiun of'm , f, r m" . u ‘ n ?rov ’ £ - : others from the A- 
fiiould be Co, feeing the Sterax liquid,, i,. ,f j- A *Myrrhe.called CMyrrhxjlablt, which I cannot fee how it 
fay it fiiould be taken hath any the like; it is therefore P‘ tr o ,n 8 a ^nt that noMyrrhe, from whence they 
tained the knowledge, Bauhinut lall ly in dc'crtbinp this l ’ red, y f 0" eolh “ thmg whereofasyet we have not at- 
Bquidi, which how much or little it lotted, he " f 7 “’ ln Hs cntituleih it Styrax 
rex rubra fomething hath htene Cpoken theieof here be! ^ p*’ ^ "T h c feahe l may dechrf - Tlie *«- 
of groweth in Cyprus,bat (unkffc they tncanc th- Hr“ Smnv r A V™ urT T h u Vealnrmedlhat tlKtrc = tbere- 
full thereof. * »cm-hrltStoraict:ee>ntillitbefurtherconhmied,lflialire(ldoubt- 
TliP • c u ■ Jhe V ertt **s> • 
grer.anddry fnlhcVrft? a lieawSmollcf'yethandTISi^K d ?^ T “ h °'. t,!C ft - 0 “ ddc ‘ 
rheumes and hoarlenclTc : it prove kerb womens coufie .n 1 S c f Z c 1 0U ^ hes >. catarrhej.demilations of 
f-lother, it gently loofeneth the belly, if a little of the’ true Turner”’ lard,ufl . c ar - d contratilions of the 
a;id taken : it refifteth thofe poyfons'that kill with col -»—.Ju' 111 ,' p !' r “ nt0 'C and r ° ®aele into pikes 
tity thereof taken faith PA*;,doth drive away faJntile^'f,o' : th ml ' em ° ck ^ do . th > a, J d thc like : 3 fcnt.II qmn- 
it doth contranly bring and cncrcafe tr and wotke-b ra i r . an ] 1 J ’ ' !' c '[ “ ,,e taken 100 Iri > h or too often, 
flccpes, Vfed as a pelTsry it dtaweth do^vne minhuiv^^-sth di^ rnsn^ ^ K b f ra f5» = ad troublefome 
it taketli away thefingingsand noyfe in them appl'-p'd'’■o - he hiVn- n an f , r afterbirth,dropped into thceares, 
it refolveth and comforteth much and is -ood t oV*lr 1 h P i' L- fl,0ulldcrs ? r joyntsaffliclcd with cold aches 
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