n« £>fbati) 
yduicenna fayth there are two,kinds 
of it, the one he calleth Saccola'aquebir, 
that is, great Cardamomtm, and the ei¬ 
ther Saccolaa Regner, that is,final Cdrdd- 
mormon ? in ^Maldw it is called Eth- 
mefljfm Sejlan Etijafon BengalaGufarat- 
te , and Dean fometimes Hil 7 ,& fome- 
times £/^/,but that is by theMdbres, 
for the Heathen^ throughout all India 
call it Dors Cardamomum: to the aunci- 
cient Gredans^sGalenjDiofcorides^nd 
others, it was altogether vnknownc-: & 
although Galen in his feuenth booke of 
Simples faith, that, Cardamomtm is not 
fo hot, as Najlurcium or water Crefies , 
but pleafanter offauour, and fmell with 
fome fmall bitternelfe, yet thole fignes 
or properties doe not agree with the 
Cardamomum of India. Diofcorides in 
his firft booke and fift Chaptcrcom- 
mending the Cardamomum brought 
out of Comagens , \^Armenta 7 and B off bo¬ 
ras ( although hee faith alio that fuch 
doe growe in India and Arabia ) faith, 
that wee mull choofe that which 
is full, and tough in breaking, lharpe & 
bitter of ta'fte,and with the fmell there¬ 
ofcaufeth a heauineffe in a mans head.* 
yet is the Indian Cardamomum caryed 
into thofe places, from whence Diofco¬ 
rides affirmeth that his Cardamomum 
doeth come, although it bee nevther 
tough in breaking, nor annoyeth the 
heade, ney ther is bitter of tafte, nor fo 
fharpe as Cfoues: the great Cardamo¬ 
mum hath a flicll chat is long and three 
cornered,wherein are certaine pale red 
kernels with corners; the fmall Carda- 
^/w/whathlikewifea three cornered 
huske,yet fhorter,and with fmaller ker¬ 
nels,parted in the middlewith a thinne 
skinne-& this Cardamomum Is of three 
forts, as minusjnedium 7 mimmumjL\\at is, 
fmall,fmaller,and fmalleft of all. It hea- 
teth the Mawe, digefteth the meat,and 
driueth away the giddines of the head; 
it is alfo eaten with Bettele , to 
purge the head & maw - 
of flimeand fil- 
thineffe. 
The 6 8 , Chapter* 
OfLacke orhardWaxe. 
Ackc bp the Malabares* 
Bengalers,anD Decaniim, 
is called Aisi j,bp the 
Lac: the men of Pegu 
i* found,anD 
modtrafiqueotuitball) Doe 
rail tt Treck , and Deale much fberetoitb bp 
carrptng it t»nfo the ^flanD of Sumatra (in 
time pail called Taprobana) anD there then 
erthange it fo? pepper, anD from thence ft 
is carricD to the rcDDe fea, fo Perfiaand Ara> 
bia, tarebpon the Arabians, perfians anb 
Curkes call it Lo C Sumutri, that is. Lac of 
Sumatra, hecaufeitis bjoughf from thence 
Into their countries, SEhe manner huh? it is 
maDe is thus: in Pegu,anD thofe places from 
tohence it conimeth, there are certame terp 
_ _^_trees, 
anD fuch other %ms, out of the tohich trees 
comes a certaine gumme, tuhtch the pife 
mires fucke bp, ano tficn tbep jngke the Lac 
routiDe about the Ranches of the frees, as 
Bas make I&onp anD 3 Mare, anD luhen if 
is ful, t he otars of the trees command bjea? 
king off the launches lap them toD?ie, ano 
being D?ie, the b?ancbestb?inke but, and the 
Lac remapnetb bebmoe like a ttta: fomc* 
times the iuco&c bjeaketh toit&m them, but 
the lefle tota it hath iotthin if, the better it 
is: the peeces anD crummes that fall bpon the 
ground, thep melt them together, but that ts 
not fo gfflD, fo? it hath filth anD earth foitbirt 
it: it bappenetb oftentimesthat thep find® 
the ptfmires fringes toitbm the rafijLac. 
Mhen the La c is rain, as it commefh from 
the tee, it is a Darke red colour, but being 
refined and cleanfed, thep make if of all co* 
lOUTSin India, 
They beat the Eae to powder,and melt 
it, and fo mixeall manner of colours Vpon 
itastheyliff,redde,blacke, greene, yel* 
low, or any other colour, & make peeces, 
thereof, fuch as are fold here to fcale let¬ 
ters withall. 
The i , Booke* 
thatistofap, in turning of the tase, thep 
take a pace of Lac of tat colour thep tutll 
anb as thep turne it tan it coimnefb to W 
faihion, thep fp?ead the Lac bpon the tale 
pace oftade, tuhtch p?efentlpta the heat 
of the turning meltetb the iSlayc, fothatit 
entreth into the creifcs i cleaneth bnfo if, w> 
