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Chap. LXXXIC 
Bangue. The Indian dreamer. 
e (hikes like unto Hcmpe, yet tough and not cafie to 

wooddy, with buta litticbatked ofapale 
Uteene colour: the leaves are like unto thole of Hemp, 
dented about the edges, g-eene on the upper fide, and 
gray or hoary underneath, of a dry infipide raCe •" the 
feed is like unto Hemp (eed.butleffeand not fo white. 
The Indians of the Eafl Countries ule both leaves Juyee 
and feed thereof,for many ptirpofes both good and bad 
to (lirre up an appetite to meate, and the validity of ve- 
nerious adlions, whereunto they are mighty prone and 
proclive, and wherein is their chiefe felicity, eating 
the leaves or feed alone,or with fome Sugar, divers al- 
fo doe diverfly compound or mixe it, feme putting 
thereto in pomher Faufelor Nucmegges.or Cloves, or 
choyfeCamfireorMuskc, or Ambar, according toe- 
very ones fancy and ability, or as they would be intoxi¬ 
cated, for it will drive them into fleepc.and then grow 
great dreamers according to their humours and difpo- 
fitions, but if they take it with Opium, as the great men 
and Souldiours oftentimes doe it, Will caufe deepe 
fleepestomake them the more able to undergoe their 
fore labours, travaile, and watchings in the wane, and 
to forget them alfo- But the women oftentimes abufe 
their husbands hereby in giving it them to fulfill their 
lull before their faces. Although this plant be in face 
like unto Hempe,yet the qualitcs ate quite contrary. 
He plant hereof groweeh like a fmallfhrub or bufh of Elder, and is accounted to be of two differing 
Kg forts of leaves, and riletluo be fixe or feven foote high, with fundry wooddy (hikes, bearingmany 
faire broad leaves thereon, divided into Inndry parts, like unto HeUthcrajUr, or the fingers of ones 
hand, feven or eight together, upon a long fcotefialke, each part of them being haife a foote long,and 
three inches broad, buc not endented abouc the edges, abiding alwayes greene : the one fort of leaves are (ome- 
what broad towards the points, the other narrowest hath faith my friend that gave me the intelligence^ final! 
(potted (lower, but what fruite followed, hath not yet beetle fignified by any: the roote groweth quickely 
great, for it isufually planted every yeare, or every other yeaie, and becommethas great and long as a good 
great Carrot roote, browne on the outfidc, and very white within, the manner to propagate it is, to cut off a 
fialke abouc a foote long, and put it more then haife way into the ground,where it will quickely take roote, and 
within a yeare or little more be fit to take up and life sgaine. Of this roote did the Americana, notwithflanding 
in many places iliey had Max, which is Indian Wheate, both in the Hies and in the Continent, for many hun¬ 
dreds ofyeares make their bread whereon they lived in this manner: Having pared away the rinde, they fera- 
ped or broke (mill the roote, ivhichis white, fappy, and full of lubftance, from whence they prefect out the 
jn-ce which they kept by it felfe, having an cvillfmell. whereof whofoever tailed, either manor bead,dyed 
u i hottt remedy, and that quickely, but if they boyledittothehalfe.it would become a good wholefomedrinke 
although like fmall Ale, and if fee in the Sunne it would be as good vinegar as might be of Wine, and if it were 
boyled ihicke, it would befw’cete ashony.and (erve for thatpurpofe: the made from whence the Juyee was 
preiTed, they did put into a panne and (et it over the fire to make it crow thicke, and being dry,they made it into 
pouther, and putting water thereto they formed it into fmall cakes, and dryed them in the Sun,which they kept 
for their ufe, and would abide good for a longtime, twenty yeares without corrupting, giving good nourirfi- 
ment to the body, although it would exafperate the jawes and thioate in eating thereof, for which purpofe they 
had need of water,or other liquour, to moilten itofeen, or elfe it would be hard ro fwallow, being fomewbat 
harfli and iharpe in the throate. This ordering of the roote to makepoyfon wholfome, is no leffe admirable then 
that 
