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led Brindoijns, which outwardly is a lit- feme tbep are, but fo? pjfce as g©0 ebenpe as 
-rfnnota. 
tie red, and inwardly bloud red, verye 
fowre of tafte.T here are fom e alfo, that 
are outwardly blackilh, which procee- 
deth oftheir ripenefle, and not fo few¬ 
er as the firft, but yet as red within. Ma¬ 
ny Indians like well of this fruit, but be- 
eaufeof thefowreneffe, it is not fo well 
accepted of ♦ The dyers doe vfe this 
fruite. 
. SCbe Barkes of tbefe tr&s are kept ano 
b?ougbf ouer fea bitber : anO are ga>o to make 
tniincgcr mitbalh as fome JBo?tingales baue 
bone. 
Of the fruit called lambdlijns. 
The trees that beare this fruit, haue 
.a barkelike Lentifcus or the Majlick tree 
to the fhew much like a Mirths, but in 
leaues,like theArbutus of Italy.lt grow- 
eth of it felf in the wilde fields,the fruit 
is like great ripe Oliues of Cordoua , and 
harfli in a mans throate. This fruite is 
little vfed by Phyfitions, but is much 
kept in pickle, and eaten with fodden 
Ayce, for they procure an appetite to 
meate,but this fruit (as alfo laid) is by 
the Indians not accounted among 
wholefeme fruits. 
'Ebcrc is alfo a frutte tbat came out of 
tbe £»pamfl) 31 nbies, b?ougbt from bepono 
f Philippinas 0 ? Lufons to Malacca , $ fro 
tbence to India, it is calleo Papaios, ano is 
terp like a Mellon,as bigge as a mans fi ft, 
ano mill [not groin, but aimates tmo toge? 
tber,tbat is male ano female: tbe male tree 
neuer pfrlOetbanp fruite, but onelp tbe fe¬ 
male, ano mben tbep ate oeuioeD,f fet apart 
one from tbe otber, then tbep pfrlo no fruito 
at all. 3t is a tree of tbe bight of a man, mitb 
great leaues. 2Cbis fruite at tbe firff fo? tbe 
ttrangenes thereof mas muebeffameo, but 
nom tbep account not of it. Cbereare like* 
mife in India fome fig trees Of PortingaUk 
though tbe fruite Doth neuer come to gtoo 
perfectton.i© ?auges,lemcns,Citrons, anb 
fucb like fruite, are throughout all India in 
greatabunoance, ano fo? gcaones anotafte 
furpaffe tbofe of Spainc. drapes are not tber 
tobefouno, but oneltebpon fome boufes, as 
mebauetbe innetberlaorpet agaihft Cb?iff- 
mas ano Ilent, there are rapfms b?ougbt im 
to Goa,bptbe Dccanacs ano BlnOfans out of 
tbe firme lanO,anofrom Ballagate, but tbep 
are not fo gmo as tbofe in Spamc, ano berie 
The 1. Booke. 
otber fruites. inhere are alfo m India manie 
Melons, but not fo gmO as tbofe in Spaine, 
fo?tbat tbep muff be eaten mitb £>uger,if 
pon mil baue anp fmfrtnes in fbe:but tber is 
an Other fo?t like Melons, called Pacecas 0? 
Angurias^ 0? Melons of India, mbicb ate 
outmarolie of a Darke granecolour,inmaro<« 
lie mbite mitb blacke kernels: tbep are berie 
maferiff) ano baro fo bpfc,ano To mopff,tbat 
as a man eatetb them, bis mouth is full of 
mater,but pet berie float, ano berie colo ano 
freff) meat, mberfo?e manie of them are eate 
after Dinner to ccole men. Cucumbers ano 
EaDilbes are there in great numbers, alfo 
Colemo?tes, but not fo g©o as in Europa* 
fo? tbe CoIemo?tes neuer groto fo tbeir full 
gromtbjbnt are loofe mitb tbeir leauesopem 
Chop baue likemife fomefallet bearbs, but 
berie little: bearbs mbereof men make po?- 
ritige are not there fo be bao, ho? manie 
float fmelling bearbs no? flomers,as ftofes, 
liliies,rofemarp, 0? fucb like fo?ts of Somers 
$ plants there are none,pettbep baue fome 
femeKofes, ano a little Iftofcmarie, but of 
no great fmell. SCbe fielos nencr baue anp 0* 
tber Somers in them, but onelte grade, ano 
that is in Winter mbenit rapnetb, fo? ill 
burner it is clcane burnt off mitb tbe ep* 
caotng beat of the &>unne* Sphere is onelie $ 
btnoe of bloffomes of trees, mbicb grom all 
tbe peare long, calleo Fulle, that fmell berie 
fmaf:tbe mornen ooe o?Dinartlptb?om then? 
among tbeir Itpnnen ano apparel! to make 
them float. 2 Cbep Itkcmife make Coders 0? 
firings ful of them, mbicb tbep locate about 
tbeir necks, ano ffrem them in tbeir beos,fo? 
tbep are berie Oefirous of fioeete fauo?s, fo? 
otber fo?ts of float Somers 1 bcarbs.mbcrc* 
oftboufanos arefouno in Europe, tbep are 
notin India to bebao: fo that mben pen tell 
them of §fmeef Somers [ano berbes of tbefe 
countries, tbeploonOer much thereat, ano 
are berie oefirousof them. 
Bp tbefe pictures pou map fa tbe fo?me 
anDfalbions of tbe fruites calleo Iaacka, A- 
nanas,Mangas, Caius,f Iambos,mbicb are 
the fpue p?ihcfpalleff $ moll effameo fruites 
m all India , fo? others are but of fmall ac* 
count:of linger alfo as it gromctb,mberei»l 
in an other place 31 mill fap mo?e, mben 3 
make mention of tbe fpices ano D?ie mares of 
India: all mbicb are fet oomnacco?Oing to 
tbelife, although tbe leauesare notaltoge* 
tber fo p?opo?tionable mitb tbeir firings ano 
bepnes, as tbep fboulo be, 0? as tbe Pipfiti* 
onsano tDocto?s in tbeir Verbals baueoe^ 
feribeo them, bauing onelp ffjemco the fo?mc 
anogromtb of tbe fruites, as 3 baue feene 
ano bfeo them, 
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