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163 a Chap.94. 
Chap, XCIV. 
GuMubumu Ovitdi. The Indian Scaly Muske Melon. 
ft is delicate fruite groweth on a goodly tall tree in fundry places in the Weft Indies,Whole wood 
is bnt weakc, having large and long leaves.like unto thole 
of the Pomccitron tree,and very greenetthe fruite is fomc- Goamiaow Omtdi. 
time,asbiggea9any Melon, and fometimes of the large- The Indian Sea yMmke lean, 
nefleofa middle fixed Melon, covered with a thinne fcaly 
greenitli rinde, fomewhat like to a Pineapple for the 
forme, which may as cafily be pared away as a peare, the 
mcite or pulpe within is very \v hic;,fweete, and delicate, and relenting 
in ones mouth like unto creame : the fcedes within are gteat, like unto 
Gourdes feed,but fomewhat larger and blackifh,and are dil'perfed through 
the inner pulpe. This fruite is cold and moift, and therefore of efpeciall 
ufe in the heart of the yeare to coole their third, and giveth no offence to 
the ftomacke, although one fnould eate an whole one. 
Ovicdut mentioneth another fruit called Anon, which he compareth with 
the Guanabanw, faying that not onely the tree, but the fruite are very 
like but exceedeth it in goodndTe,being of a firmer fubftance. 
Thivn maketh mention of one very like hereunto called by thole of 
the Hand of Zip*’’!'* where it groweth Chivcj ,which in the tyi-Mc^tongue 
fignifyetha Figge. The branch being ripe is yellow, and very pleafant in 
talle, like unto Manna, melting in ones mouth, containing leede with¬ 
in them like unto thole of Cwcombers. The lcafe is very round and 
greenc. 
Chap. XCV. 
GuintbtrM Scaligeru The Sthiopim Come Gourde. 
a faire great 
Guanabanm Scaligci. The Ethiopi.in.fowrc Geurde. 
He Ethiopian fowfe Gourde groweth in and other partso CEthiopia, on 
tree, having large frefh greenc leaves,larger 
then Bay leaves,Se comming neereft to thofe 
ofthe Pomccitron tree, the flowers are of a 
pale whitifti colour, and the fruite as great 
as a Melon, but longer then it, and ending in a round 
point, whofe rinde is hard and thicke, with fundry ribs 
thereon, and covered with a greenifh freeze or cotton: 
the pulpe or meate wi;hin is whitifh while it is frefh,but 
fomewhat reddifh being dry, and then is very brittle al- 
fo, that it may beeafily rubbed intopouther, having di- 
verfe large feed running through it of the forme of a 
thicke (hort kidney or the feedesof AnagyU, the great 
beane Trefoile faftened therein with fmall fibres to the 
hollow middle part which pulpe as well dry as greene is 
of a pleafant (harpe talle, yet more tart or fowre, when 
it is dry then greene-- this is ufed in the extremities of 
the hot weather to coole and quench third,and is cffeiftu- 
all alfo in all putrideand peftilcnciall feavers, the pulpe 
or j'uyce thereof taken with Sugar, or the dryed pouther 
put into fame Plamai.ne water, or the decoftion or infu- 
fion thereof, both for the aforefaid caules and to (lay the 
fpitting of blood, or any other hot (luxe of blood or hu¬ 
mours in man or w'oman j tnts is very like to be the Aba- 
vs t (, at Honor,IK Bella writeth of in his fourth and fifth 
Epiftlesto ClufiiK and the 'Bahcbab aCAlfimi. 
Somewhat iike hereunto is that fruite which Thevet 
tTiiarum. c»Ueth Ficia Nigritamm, the leaves of the tree are lar¬ 
ger then any of thofe former fortes, and hath fomedivi- 
fions therein very like unco Figge leaves: the fruite is 
fometimes two foote long and thicke, according to the 
proportion. 
H gucro Not much unlike alfo is the Hignero of Oyiedus, which 
Owed,. j )C deferibeth in his Indian Hiftory : The treef faith he) 
is as great as a Mulberry, and the fruite fometimes like 
unto a long Gourde,Sc fometimes unto a round,of which 
round fort the Indians make themfclves difties, platters, 
aatd fondry other veffels: The timber whereof is ftrong 
and 
