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D. Pall. 
ios <Dftfteleaucs of^etfele, mit> t!jc fruit;$rccc& 
totes anb tomes tottb Bettele anbfbe<M 
tber nurtures chaining in tbeir banbes, fpeci* 
ally tobe they go to fpeaUe tottb any man,o?. 
come before a great &oto,tberby to retame a 
goob fmell,anb to Ueepe tbeir bjeatbes float, 
ano if tbey JIjouUj not baue it in tbat fojt toitb 
them tobenfoeuer tbey meete oj fpeahe toitb 
any man of account, it toere a great ibame 
fo?tbem. 
The women likewife when they ac¬ 
company fecretly with their husbands, 
d oe fiift eat a little Bettel r, which (they 
think) maketh them apter to the game. 
A 11 the Indians eate it after their meales, 
faying that otherwife their meate wold 
vpbraide them , and rife in their fto- 
makes , and that fuchashauevfedto 
cate it, and leaue it, doe prefently get a 
ftincking breath. They doe at ccrtaine 
times forbeare the eating of Bettele, as 
when any of their ntereft friends die, 
and alfo on certain failing daies,as like¬ 
wife fome Arabians and the follow- 
ersof Alt , Mahomets brother in lawe, 
doevpon their failing dayes. In Mala* 
bar , this leafe is called Bettele, in Decant 
Gufur ate , and Canam, it is called Pam, in 
Malaion , < 57 >i,by Auicenna,Tdmbul, but 
better by others. Tambul, Auicenna fay- 
eth, that Bettelc ilrengthneth the maw, 
and failncth the fleih of the Gummes, 
for which purpofe the Tttdiansjipe vie 
it, but where he affirmeth thofe leaues 
to be cold in the firil degree, and dry¬ 
ing in the fecond, it is not fo, for either 
hisBooke isfalfe printed, forheewas 
deceiued therein, for thofe leaues are 
hotte and drie in the end of the fccond 
degree, as Garcius ab Horto himfelfhath 
found out, likewife the talle and fmell 
therof doe affirme it to be fo. This Bet - 
tele is like a Citron leafe, but fomewhat 
longer, iharpe attheende, hauing ccr¬ 
taine veines that runne along the leafe. 
The rypeft arc holden to bee the beil, 
andareofcolourycllowiih, although 
fome women chuie the vnripe,becaule 
they are pleafanter in the chawing.The 
leaues doe wither by much handling. 
The Bettele in c Malacca , bcarcth a fruit 
like the tayle of an Efte, which bccaufe 
it tafteth well ,is eaten: it is planted like 
3 Vine vpon ftickcs^ss Hoppes with vs$ 
The/.bookc« 
Some for their greater benefit Plant it 
among Pepper , and among' Arecca, 
and there ofdoe make a pleafant Galle- 
ric* This Bettele mufl be carefully look- 
, cd vnto,and often watered.He that de- 
firethtoknowe more hereof, let him 
reade the worthie commentaries of 
learned clufm , vppon the Chapter of 
Garcius touching Bettele, 
2 Cbc JSoblemcn anb iXtngs, toberefoeuer 
tbey goe,ffanb o? fit, baue altoaies a feruant 
by tbem, toitb a £>tlucr fcctle in tbeir ban& 
full of Bettele anb tbeir nurtures, anb toben 
tbey boill eat, giue them a leafe reaby pjepa* 
reb. to toben any 0 mbaflabour commctlj 
to fpeahe toitb tbc lung, although the King 
can bnberttanb them toell, yet it is tbeir ma* 
tier (to maintainc tbeir eifates)tbaf the to 
baffabour fpeahetb bnto them by an tnterp?e* 
ter, tbat ifanbetbthere inp?efence, tobicb 
bone, be anftoetctb againe by the fame inters 
pjetcr. Jn the meane time,tbe lung lyetb on 
a beb, oj clfc fittetb on the grounb, bppon a 
Carpet, anb bis feruant tfanbetb by, reabie 
toitb the Bettel e,tubicb be continually ebato 
etb>anb fpittctb out the 3 luyce, anb the re* 
matnber thereof, into a s>tluer aiBafon^anb* 
ing by him, 02 elfe bolben by fome one of bis 
flaues 0; bis toiues, 1 tbts is a great honour 
to the tobaffabour,. fpecially if be proferetb 
him of the fame Bettelc that be bimfelfe both 
eate, 2 Co conclubc, it is tbeir common bfeta 
eate it, tobteb bccaufe it is tbeir baylyerer- 
cife, anb that they confume fo much, 31 bane 
mabc y longer bifeourfe,the better tobnber- 
ffanb it, although fometobatbatb banefaio 
thereof in other places . liings $ Hojbs 
of India tjfe ptllCS mabe Of Arccca, Cate 
anb Camphora,\uitb beaten Lignum aloes, 
anb a little ^mber , tobicb they eate altoge¬ 
ther toitb Bettele anb Cbalbe, in tfeebe of 
Arecca* 
Some mixe Bettele with Lie turn, 
fome and thofe of the richer & migh¬ 
tier fort With Campher, others with X/- 
gnum aloes , Muske and Amber Grips, 
andbeeingfo prepared, is pleafant of 
tafte and maketh a fweet breath .There 
are fome that chaw Arecca either with 
Cardamomum , or with Cloues. With¬ 
in the lande farrefrom the^ea, thofe 
leaues are folde verie dcare. It is laid, 
that the King of Dccan Mizamoxa Ipen- 
deth yearely thereof,to the valew of a- 
boue thirtic thoufand Milreyes.This is 
their banquetting Ituffe, and isgiuen 
them 
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