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Of the Palme trees,whereon the Indian thofe trees , Ichicb thep farme of the LanD* 
Nuts called Cocus doe grow.' l03Ds,anD bp the fruite "thereof Doe get their 
t^efeCrecs are eommonlte Uuinges. Chofe trees are moie abounDant 
called bp mod of the Indi- urfth them then ©line trees in Spaine,c3 toil# 
ans, PerfianSj anD Arabi- loin trees tn the Hoto countries* Che profits 
ansjMaro, $ the nuts Na* thep reape thereby are fhefe. jf irtt the IcooD 
tel, Che Malabares call ta toerp gate fo? manp things, although it be 
the Crecs Tcnga Maran, fpungtous ano fappp,bp reafon of the length 
anD the fruite being ripe, T cnga, but touripe, of it, foj in the 3flanDes of Maldiua tbep 
anD bring as pet greene,Eleui. 3 n Goa Lan# make tcbole f^ips thereof, tnithoutanp iron 
Jut,the poitingalls cal Ithis fruit Coquo, bp naples in them, fo: thep folc them together 
reafon of the th?® holes that are therein, like luitb the co:Dcs that are maDc of the faiD Co* 
to a junkies heaD. Auicenna calleth thefe cus 03 $ut,tbe ropes anD cables beeing like- 
Iaufial-Indi,that is,Indian nuts.Che Ma- icife of the fame tree,as alfo the faples lubicb 
layans of Malacca call the trees Trie an,anD thep make of the leaues, tebich leanes are 
the fruit Nihor. Chis is the mod pjofita* called Olas, Chcp feme likelnife to make 
ble tree of all Indians in o?Dcr 3 ! tojtli Declare the Canarijns houfes, anD fo? hattes lubicb 
tonto peu the P 30 fsf that arifeth thcrebp, thep thep bfe to carrie ouer their heaDes, fo: the 
grotoi mod in the BIflanDs of Maldiua,anD in fuune 03 the raine, thep make alfo mattes 03 
Goa,anD the countries rounD about themes Cents that lie ouer the Palamkins foben it 
alfo through the inhole coad of Malabar, raineth, to couer the inomen luben thep are 
luberebp thep trafifique luitb them into all carieD abjoaD, anD fuch like thinges*, thep 
places,as to Cambaia,Ormus,$ c. Che tree Ukeluife make thereof tap fine Mattes, that 
Suayctb toerp high anD draigbt, of the tbttkc* are much edeemeD, anD cod tb:ee 03 foure 
lies of a fmall fpanne little mo 3 eo 3 leffe, it parDatuestbepeece, tohich thep lueare in 
hath no b3anchcs but in the toppermod part Rummer fo? lightnes, Chep farme 03 hire 
thereof^ in the top grotn the leaues, lubicb thofe trees fo? tluo caufes, one fo? the Co* 
fp3eaD like tonto Cate trees, anD tonoer the quos 03 fruit to eafe it, the other to pjefle 
leaues clofe to the tree grotoi the Coquos to- tonne out of them, ‘thereof to D:<nke ♦ Che 
gethetj commonlpten 03 ttojelue one clofe bp nuts are as great as an eftrige egge, * feme 
another, but pou fhall felDome finDe one of fmaller,anb fome greater,anD are outtoiarDlp 
them groining alone bp it felf, Che bloflome couercD luitb a Siufke 03 S>bcll, tohich as 
of this fruite is toerp like the bloflome of a long as it grolnetb on the free, is gr&nc toith 
CbeflnuriCbe tnote ofthe tree is toerp fappp cut,kkcan *lco3ne luitb his bulk 03 cup. 
Ithe afpunge, anD is notflrnte, thepDoenot The Indian nuts are coucrcd ouer with 
groin but on thefeafiDes,03 banks Of riuers two fortes of huskes or fhels, whereof ^nnota. 
dofe bp the CranD,anD infanDiegrounDs,f 03 the vttcrinoft ishayrie, and of it they Pali 
there grolneth none toithin the lanD, Chep make Cairo , that is, all their cables and 
haue no great rCDtCS, fo that a man InoulD ropes,and flop and make their fhips clofe 
think it lucre impofllble fo? them to baue a** with it in (lead of Ocam or tow,for that it 
lip fall holDlnithin the earth, anD pet thep keepeth the fhips clofer in faltwater then 
CanD fo fad anD groln'fo htgh,that it maheth our Ocam or Tow , b ecaufe in fait water 
men feare to fee men clime toppon them, lead itclofethandfhuttethit felfe clofer toge- 
thep fljOUlD fallDotottie.Che Canarijns clime ther. Of the other they make not onelie 
as ntmbIp,anD as fad topon them, as if thep drinkiug cups, in India, but here with vs 
to 3 ereidpes,f 03 thep make fmall deppesin the aifo,for that the common people belecue 
tr&S like daires, toJhereon thep dep , anD fo there is a certaine vertue in them againft 
clime top,lnhich the po:tingales Dare not toe* ftirring of the l>ody,but it is not fo. 
t cr, their planting is in this manner, Chep . Chis li^ufrie beeing D?ie anD pulled off,is 
fird plant the Coquos 03 $uts luhereof the bade like hempe, tuhereof all the cojdcs anD 
trees Doc fp3ing,ano Suhen thep are about the Cables that are tofeD th3oughont al /ndia are 
height of a man , tn tonnter time thep plant maDe,as luell toppen the lano as in the Chips, 
them againc,ano Dung them toiith afbes, anD it is of colour toeric like the ropes of Sparta 
fn fummer time luafer them. Chep grolue in Spain c, thep are toerp gooD but thep mud 
Snell about houfes, becaufe commonlie there be kept in fait lnater,lnhcrebp thep continue 
thep hauegcoD earth, anD beeing InelllookcD toerp long, but in freGt 03 raine luater tbep 
tonto anD hufbanDcDdhep peclD fruittn felue Doe p 3 cfenflp rot, becaufe thep are not Died 
peares, luhich is the Canarijns liuinges that tuith pitch, anD tarre as our tfyips are. Che 
Diced here anD there among thofe trees, anD fljip teberein 3 ! came out of /ndia info Por* 
Thci.Booke, ringall^ 
