^nnota, 
D« Pal. 
Xamarittio anti fippiabdlane^. t ij 
ijerbes anti fpices, anD it foojhetb luell: it is 
ItfteiMife faUcDtO fcttDfoj Portingai, Arabia, 
PerfJa, $ oilier places, pet tbe InDians keepe 
ftintbetr&oufes, intbebufkes, as it com* 
tnctb from tbe tree,anD it bagetb on tbe trees 
like fljeatbes of Unities, but that tbcp are 
fometobat bofcieD , as3ifaiDbcfo?c i there 
is likctoife fugar cofcrues maDe tbcrof,tobtcb 
is tjcrie gooD.Cbe nature of this tree is to be 
IsjonoereD at,foj that tbe 2Camarinfo,tbatis 
to fap,tbe long crcoheo bulke toberetn it is,in 
tbe nigbt time ll)?mhetb it felf bp bnber tbe 
leaues, to couer it from tbe cola of tbe night, 
anD in the Dap time it bnccueretb it felf again 
all nakeD anD°outright, as 3 bane often feme 
ano bebelD it: toben it is carpcD abjoaD o? 
folD,it is out of the Relies 05 bufkes, anD 
mg put together tbep make balles tbereof,as 
btgge as a mans filt, but it is clammie anD 
tticketb together. 3t is not berp pleafant to 
Icokeon, no: pet to bsttDle, but berie goD 
cheap throughout all India, hpreafon of the 
great quanttitie thereof. 
T amarinde , is by the Egyptians cal¬ 
led Derelfde, The tree wheron it grow¬ 
eth, is as great as a Plumme tree, with 
thicke branches, and leaues like a Mir - 
tie: The flowers white like Orange 
flowers, from the middle whereof do 
proceede fower whitethinnethreeds, 
which growe out of the huskc, where¬ 
in the feede and the pith is, which wee 
call T amarindi . The leaues of the tree 
doealwaies turne towards the Sunne, 
and when it goeth downe, they fhut 
together and couer the huske in the 
night time. At Ale tyro in their gardens 
Ifawfome of thefe trees, and one by 
Saint Macarius Cloyfter in thewilder- 
neflfe, where no other Hearbs nor trees 
doe grow. The Turkes and Egyptians 
vfe this T amarinde , much in hotte dif- 
eafes and Feauerst they put it intofaire 
water,and fo drinke it.I healed my felfe 
therewith of a peftilent Feuer, being in 
SirU.lt is a common Medecine among 
them,which as they trauel through the 
drie woods and vvildernelfe,they doc 
vfe, and alfo againft the Plague and o- 
ther hot difeafes, proceeding of Cho- 
lericke burning humors, and againft 
the heate of the Liuer and Kidney es, it 
is verie good. I can fliewe the whole 
huske or fliell of the Tamarinde with 
the leaues as they grow, and the Canna 
The 1 .Booke, 
Fiftnla , which I my felfe gathered in 
Egypt. The leaues of T amarinde trees, 
are vfed againft Wormes in childrens 
bellies, and the young huskes, asalfo 
the Cafsia Fijlula , are in Egypt vied to 
be conferuedin Honnie of Saint Johns 
bread, orSuger, whereof I brought 
great Pots full ouer* 
Che Canna Fiftula tabicb is Iiketoife 
much bfeD fo^urgations,anD other fuch like 
SpcDicincs is much founD in India, ag alfo it? 
Cambaia, Sion, <J^ilacca, anDtbeplaceS 
bojDering on the fame: but becaufe there ia 
the like in the £>pamflj Indies, anD manp o* 
ther places, anD fufficientlpknotone, 3 bjill 
fpeake no mo?e of st:but foilob? on bjith mat* 
tcrsoflef&knoMeDge. 
Of thefe trees 1 haue feene in Egypt ^nota. 
attheleaft thoufands together 3 lpecial- D - Psd * 
ly about DamUta i a famous townein 
Egypt, lying on the ryuer Hilus^ euen 
in like fort as the towne of Campen ly- 
eth vppon IJJel about a mile from the 
Sea, The Egyptians call it Cafsia Gha * 
iarx-Ambar . The trees whereon Cafsia 
groweth, are altogether like our WalP 
nut trees, both for body, branches,and 
leaues, only the flowers are Golde-y el- 
low, and of a fweete lauor, out of thefe 
groweth the great huskes wherein the 
Cafsia] yeth. The huskes being fmall 
and without any woode are conferued 
likewife, The Egyptians vfe the huske 
of Cafsia with white Suger, & the iuice 
of Califsi-wood , againft grauell, and all 
difeafes ofthe bladder and the Kidnies, 
alfo againft coughing, and flopping of 
the bi eft, with Agaricum, alfo outward¬ 
ly againft hotte inflamations laying the 
Cbfsia vpon them. Hee that defireth to 
know more hereof,let himreadeAfaf#- 
olns and other Phyfitions, that haue 
written moft diligently vpon the fame* 
The 82. Chapter* 
Of lM irabo lanes. 
l£e Myrobalanes are fotfltDirt 
manp places of India, that fs,tn 
Cambaia, in tbe lanD Of Balias 
gate, m Goa, in Malabar, anD 
in B engalee thereof there are fiuefojtcs, 
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