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fttmait jfisges. 
The 5 /. Chapter. the rente, out of tlje luhich prfcfcntlp groluefb 
Of the Indian Figges* 
Jjibtan figges there ate 
manie % of biuers forts, 
one better the the other, 
fomc frnali, fomc great, 
fome thichc, fome thin, 
ff. but in gencrall thep 
are all of one forme anb 
colour,little more n% leltc 3 but the trees are all 
one, anb of the height of a ma: the leaues are 
Ufa faboraelong,anb about 3 fpannes bjoab, 
tohtch the inches bfe in ftab ofbrolune pa* 
per, to put pepper in- glntbetr© there is no 
iDtnb^ut It map rather be calleb a reed then a 
free. SChe boDtc of the tree ( 3 Imeanethat 
luhich coueretb the outluarbpart luben it be* 
ginnetb fomeluhat to grolu) is in a manner 
berie like the inner part of a fpue mabeof 
ijapje,but in fijeiu fomeluhat thither, anb is 
(as it lucre)tbe barhe of it: but luben pou 0# 
pen it, it is ful of leaues, clofeb anb rouleb bp 
together, of the bight of half a mans length, 
anb fomeiuhat higher, ^befe leaues bo open 
anb fpreab abroab on the top of the tree, anb 
lohenthofe that are tuithin the bobie boein 
their time tbruft themfelues forth bpluarbes 
out of the innermoff part of the tree, then boe 
the outmott leaues begin to brie, anb fall off, 
bntill the tree be tome to his full grolutb,anb 
the fruite to their perfect ripcneffe.Che bobie 
of the tree map be a fpan tbickc at the moff. 
SDbe leaues baue in pmibble of themaberp 
thich 1 grap bein luhich runeth clean through 
them,anb beuibeth them out of the mibbett of 
the leaues, luhich are in the innermoff part 
of the tree at their fpjinging bp, there comctb 
forth a flobser, as big as an Gffrigc egge, of 
colour raffet, luhich in time grolueth to he 
long,luith a Iongffalke,anb it is nolua>D,but 
rather like a Coleluorteffalk: Cbisffalke 
grolueth full of figges,clofe one bp the other, 
luhich at the firttare infafhion like grane 
beaneSjluhen thep are pet in the bufkes, but 
after grolue to half a fpan in length, anb 3 or 
4 inches bjoab, as tbicke as Cucumbers, 
luhich ff alkc bcarcth at the leaff, fomc tluo 
hunbjeth figges,Itttlcmore 0? leffe,anb groin 
as clofe together as grapes: the duffers are 
fo great as tluo men can fcarcelp beare bpon 
affaffe, tbep are cutoff luben thep are but 
half ripe,that ts to fap, luben thep are as pet 
in their houfes bpon beames,anb fo luithin 4 
oi s bapes thep luill be fullieripe anb a( pea* 
loluXhetr® 0? plant palbeth bat one bunch 
at a time, luhich being ripe, tbepicut tbe 
luhole tra bolun f 0 tbe grounb 3 leamng onlp 
'Xjhej.bookcs 
an other, anb luithin a eponeth after beamft 
fruite, anb focontinucth all the peare long, 
anb neuer leauetb bearing: thep are in all 
places in fo great afaunbance,anb fo common 
throughout all India, that it is luonberfull, 
being the greatett meat anb fuffenanceof the 
countric: thep are of a marucllous gcob taffe: 
luben thep cate them, thep pnl off the (belles, 
for that thep haue fhclles fomeluhat like the 
tobbes of bcanes, but thpnncr anb fofter, 
luithinlubitilh, anb foftin bpting, as if ft 
ineremealeanb butter mircb together, anb 
flu^tifl),fo that in br®f, thep are berp goob 
anb pleafant of taffe: thep map ferae both fo? 
breab t butter,anb a man map bcrieluel Iiue 
thereon, luithout other meatc, if nab lucre, 
as manie in India boe line tbereiuitb,* bane 
but little other things to cate.SDbe moff anb 
commoneff fort are bp the ^orttngals calleb 
Figos doi ca,tbat ts,garbcn figges,thofe are 
fomeluhat tbicke, there are others luhich are 
fmaller,anb tbpn luttboutyanb are calleb 5 e- 
noriins, lubtcb are of the beff forttthep fincll 
luell,anb are berp gab of taffe, SCherc is an 
ether fort calleb Cadoliins , luhich are like* 
luife ludl effamcb, but the beff of all are calf 
leb Chincapoloyns , anb are moff in the 
countric of Mala bar: thefe arc but a little 
pealolu, but thep continue comtnonlte on the 
outfibe grane, anb ate fmaU anb long, luith 
a fpcctall fluat ftncll, as if thep lucre full of 
rofe luater.2Dbere are pet manie other forts, 
fome that are berie great, about a fpan long, 
anb in tbietmes cojrefponbent: thefe groin 
much in Cananor, anb in tbecoaff of Mala- 
bar,anb arc bp the ^ortingales calleb figges 
of C ananoi :anb bp reafon of the great quan* 
title thereof are brteb, their fhclles being 
taken off, anbfo being brie are carpcboucr 
all India to be folb.&bcfc luben thep are ripe 
are moff roaffeb, for thep arc but fclbome 
eaten ralu,as other figges are, thep are fome 
iuhat harfh influalloluing, anb inluarblpreb 
of colour, anb being roaffeb thep are fballeb 
or ptllcblike the others, anbfo cut in Dices, 
luhich bone,’thep caff fome beaten §>inamoti 
bpon them,ffaping them in luine,f the thep 
taffe better then roaffeb ©uinccs, thep are 
cut bp in the mibble,as all the other kptibe of 
figges bfe to be, anbthenbopleborfrpcbm 
S'uger, luhich is a berp baintie meat, anb 
berp common in Indiafto conclube,it is one 
of the beff anb ncceffarpcff fraites mail Inf 
dia, anb one of the prindpalleff fuffenances 
of the common people, thep arc founb in all 
places of the jnbics 1 Oriental conntrics,as 
alfo in Mofambique.OrimiSjOn tl)C COaff of 
Abcx, Malabar, Malacca, Z?cngala, &c, 
2 £b< Gufurates, Decani jns, Canarijns, 
