€>fCmamott,attD#eppec, 
per, tobicb is like fbeblackc, fairing the fir® 
oufmott bufkc is tobite aim fmoitb, toitbout 
anp to?inckle, but bath the berie felf fame 
bertuc anD fade that black pepper batb» 31t 
cometb oftentimes mtngleb toitb the Malac¬ 
ca pepper. 2Cbe pepper that grotoeth in the 
countries about Malacca is manp times al* 
fo biougbt into Portingal,but berie Uttle,fo? 
that ft is 2 peaces bettocene euerp fljiptbaf 
fapletb out of Portingaic tbitber, tobicb be* 
ing there, taketb in fome pepper, but moil 
Cloues anb #utmegges toitb tbeir flotoers 
gob other marcbanbifcsof China*. But the 
moil part of that pepper is bfeb in the 
fame countries, as in Pegu, Syon^ fpecial* 
Ip in China, anb other countries bo?bering 
on the fame, tobicb beat continuallp one toitb 
an other, pepper bp the Malabarcs is called 
Molanga, anb in the countries bp Malacca 
Lada : in Arabia, Filfil t the Gufarates of 
Cambaia anb Decaniins of Ballagate cal it 
Merichejanb thep Of Bengala,Morois:anb 
the long pepper tobicb grotoeth onelp in Be- 
galaanb Iaua, is calleb Pclclim. pepper 
grotoeth anb is plantebat the forte ofano# 
ther trce,anb mod part at the forte of the tras 
calleb Arecca,o? fome fuch like tr^,f groto* 
cth bpon the free, like Bctrclc o? Iuc. ®je 
leanes of pepper are like £D?ange Ieaues, but 
fomctohat fmaller, thep are green anb (harp 
at the enbs,in the chaining if biteth the tong, 
anb tadetb much ItHe to Bettcle, it grotoes 
inbuntbesUhe grapes, butagreatbealelef* 
fer anb thpnner, pet fometohat thicker then 
Ctofeberriesrtbcp are altoaies green til thep 
begin f o b?ie anb fo ripen, tobicb is in SDeci* 
beranb Januarp, fo?at that time thep are 
gathereb. Che long pepper grotoeth in Ben¬ 
gal a, anb fome in the BSlanb of Iaua, anb is an 
other kinbe of free: the long pepper is of the 
length of a noeble, o? the fagge of a point,faut 
fometohat thicker, anb all of a like thicknes: 
ft is outtoarblp ruggeb, anb of an afhie co- 
Iour,anb toifhin fometohat tohife,toith fmall 
febes, but in fade anb rife if is like the other 
black anb tohife pepper, “Che tohite pepper 
(as 3 fapb)is like the black, both in fade anb 
fo?me,pet it is accounteb fo? better $ droger, 
anb is not in fo great quantise as the black, 
SDbe pepper calleb Cananins in the coun# 
trie of Goa anb Malabar , almod of the fa# 
fhion of Panike t ft is ofanalhe colour,anb 
holoto toithin,toith fome final kernels,tobicb 
in eating tadetb anb heoteth like other pep# 
per, pet ft is tofeb onelp bp the pm?e people, 
anb therefore is calleb Caiwiin pepper, that 
fsto fap, Countrie mens pepper, o? pane 
peoples pepper: therefore if is neuer laben a= 
toap, fo? it is berle courfe anb of little balue, 
neither tooulb it be able toragfethe ftaigbf* 
Thei,bookc 
III 
anb fherfoze is if left in the comtfrie.'Cbe o» 
ther pepper is in India anb all other Pattern 
countries, much bfeb anb fpent bp the Nu¬ 
bians themfclues, anb that in greater quan¬ 
tise then pearelie is carrieb o? laben from 
thence fo? other places, fo? thep eafe not ang 
kinbe of meate,but fbep put therein hanofuls 
of pepper,al bnbeafen,fo that thep toade the 
mo?e. Bln thebeferipfion of Malabar a haue 
fef botone in tohat places pepper both groto, 
anb is comonlie iab?n,anb the hauens tohere 
the po?tingall fhippes boe come anb fetch if: 
therefo?e it naebeth not here fobe rehearfebt 
pepper is liketoife much bfeb,tohe if is gran, 
to be put in pots toith bineger anb fait, anb fo 
is kept a long time, anb in the fame manner 
carrpeb into Portugal: but it is mod hfeb ini 
that fo?tto be eaten in India, anb is calleb 
pepper in Achar, in tobicb manner fbep bf@ 
to b?effe all other fo?ts of fpices in India,anbi 
eafe ft commonlieto p?ocure an appetite, as 
toeboe Capars, $)liucs, anb &cmons 2 being 
pickleb. 
Pepper is vfedin the kitchen J and in 
Apothecaries ihoppes, although in both 
places not as a meate or food,but for phy# 
ficke:it warmeth the mawe, and conlum- 
eth the cold ilymenes thereof,to eafe the 
payne in the mavvc which proceeded! of 
rawriefle and vVind.lt is good to eate fyue 
pepper cornes euerie morning. He that 
hath a bad or thick fighr,lct him vfepep# 
per cornes, with annis, fennel feed, and 
Cloues, for thereby the rnyftinefle of the 
eyes, which darken the fight, is clcered 
and driue away. The Apothecaries make 
a confection of 3.forts ofpepper, in this 
fort, of white, blacke and long Pepper 
of each 25" drames,wilde tyme,ginger,an# 
nis fcedjofeach an ounce, with hortme as 
much as needech to make a confection, 
which is good for fuch as haue a cold maw 
the 2\Qw%*?,thepaine in the liuer,and the 
Dropfie. 
The 63.Chapter, 
■ Of Cinamom. 
Inamon in IlatmiscalleD do 
namomum; bp the ^rabmnSj, 
Quirfatbp the perfians Dar# 
china,'bp the men ofSeylon, 
(tohere it mod grotoeth)Cur# 
dotof the people of Malacca,Cayfman: anb 
bp the MalabareSjCamea.’the trees are as 
great as ©line trees, anb fome leffer, toith 
Ieaues of Colmi like Bape Ieaues, but of fa# 
fhion like Citron Ieaues, though fometohat 
fmaller^ haue tohfte btoflbmes* anb a 
% 2 ‘ tw* 
An nottC 
D. i»ail. 
