94 3 Df Catos. 
fomatimc ihingle Oylcwith it,to make greene and thicke,with whitebloflbms 
it Wronger, and being taken in that fort, like Oringe trees, but thicker ofieaues, 
howfoeuer it be,it killetbvery quickly, yet not fo fwccte of fmell. The fruit is 
and as yet there was neuer any reme- in greatnefle arid forme like aGoofe 
die found againft it* This fruite is light Egge,or a gr eat Apple, verie yellow & 
greene, and fomewhat bright, full of ofgood fauor, moyft or fpungie with- 
white milky Iuice,and but a litle meate. in, and ful ofluice, like Lemirions,but 
TheNut is couered with a hardlhel as 
biggc 
M 
without kefnels.-fweete of tafte,but yet 
harlh in a mans throate,they lecme not 
tohaue beene common in Eaft Indit, 
but brought thether from Braftllia, 
where thole Nuts are much eaten, al¬ 
though Them in his defcription of A- 
merica( 6 1 . Chapter; writeth otherwife. 
At the end.ofthis fruit grdweth a Nut, 
of forme like the Kydney of a Hare, 
whereof I had many brought me by a 
Pylot of Portingall ofan Alh colour, of 
when they are ripe of areddilh Afh co¬ 
lour. Thefe iVutshauetwo partitions, 
betweene which two partitions, there 
is a certain fpongious fattie matter like 
Oyle, hotteand lharpe, but in the in- 
nermoft part thereof is a white kernel! 
v?ry plealanttoeatejlikeP ifiaccks^ltii 
agrayskinouerit, which is pulled off. 
TheleNuts being.? little rolled are ea¬ 
ten iq that fortySc vied to prouoke lull:. 
She fruit and alfb the N uts are vie din' 
bankets,being eaten with wine 
out wine, becayfc of their gcodtafie. 
T ~ V” ■" * " m y ^ fill They are good for theweaknefTeof the? 
Cmall pieces of grume linger, ana€5aritfee ofmeate,butfuch as will not#!* 
fotsben: : tbofe ibep caH Mangas Recheadas ^m to that ende, doe eate them only 
o? Machar: tbfcp are Itketosfe mttcb bfeD,but dipped or fteepied in a little water^he 
not forommoit ao tbe fetberifb: tbrp ace roffe lharpe Oyle between both the partita 
lie anbmo:e eftemeo: tfejef? are&ept in pots ons is veri^gpod for Saint Anthonie 
SCbefeafon fire, : andflaihing' inmens-faces. 1 Thig 
Braftlwsyte it againft &uriFes,this tedg 
wasatthe,fifft planted ofthoveryNdt 
buttheiirftanigreateft fruite,hadnei- 
tp bee a ,kind of Anacar'dij, becaufe itM 
y^ry fortheihaEpeiuyce thatfe 
. tetwg^the partitions ; Reademofis 
m finite groweth on 
greattrees,iK>t much vn 
&& e as a Quince. 
Mangas groiuetb bpon ttm Uhelaaca 
trees; tbep are as big as a great ipeacb-.bat 
fomefobat long, ano a little crctojOf colour 
£letre,gretn, fomebobat pealotoifb,and fame 
times reooilbrit batb teitbin it a ftone bigger 
tben a $eacb ftone, but it is not geob to be 
eaten: tbe Mangas to in&jat&lp pealotoiflb, 
but in cutting it is toaterilb, pet fome not fo 
mucbttbep baue a bette plcafant tafte,bettec 
fbma^eacb, antsltUe tbe Annanas, luljicb 
is| beft g i moft profitable fruit mal India, 
fo: it ptsloctb a great quafitp fo: fart) g futte* 
nance of tbe coimtriepeople,as Clines Bo in 
Spain eanD Portingale: tbep are gatbereD 
Isben tbep are greme/attD conferutD,anb fo: 
tbe moft part falieoin pots, anb commonlie 
tsfcD to be eaten toitb Mice, foBbeu in pure 
Crater, tbe bufite being tpbole, anbfo eaten 
toitb fait Mangas, fobicb is tbe continuall 
fffibfo: tbetr flanes anb comonpeople, o?elfe 
falfB’peD fitb in ft©b of Mangas, toitbout 
him' fo: Utce is iti brnersplaceoinfteoof 
b^ao. arbefefaUeB Mangas are in cutting 
like tbe lebite ^panifib TOiee, aub almoft 
of tbe fametafte, but fcmeh?bat fauo:ie ano 
not fo bitter, pet aUttlefoh5?e,ano are in fo 
The52.thaptcr. 
O iCaiotis. 
Thei^Booke, 
lilce Appletrecs(but the 
yong trees haue Ieaues, 
like’Lawreli or Bayle?- 
tues) they are of a pale 
third Chapter.) 
Cajus groioetbon tm$ Itleripple ft^e, 
aftb are of fbe bigneu of a peare^at one enQ 
bptbeftalfe romelvbat fibarp^noat tbe beao 
Ibicber, o^a pelobtrt^ col^ beir^ ripetbeg 
1 ' ‘are 
