^nnota, 
D' Pal 
j 28 £>f fl^inabolaties, aitB 
^befirli bp$)bpftttons calico Citrinos,anD 
fop the TnDians Arare, tbofc arc rcunD, anD 
arc bfcD to purge choller. %\je fecono tubicb 
arc calico Emblicos, aitoin India >4muale, 
are bfcD in Indiafo tanne leathertoifball, 
as 2Danner0 tfe Sumach,anD tobett fbcp arc 
ripe anD alfo gnsne, tbcp cate tljem fo? an 
appetite . 2Cbe tbtrD fojt in India calico Re* 
foriualle, ano bp tbc (Sbpfitions Indius, arc 
etgbf cojnereD. Cbe fourth bptbei&bpSti* 
ons calico Bellericos^anDbp tbc 3!notans 
Guti j,are alfo rounO-Cbe fift $ laff are In in* 
dia calleD Arerean,fbp tbcpbpfitions Que* 
bulus,tbofc arc fomfobat long,ronnOtlb toitb 
points* STbe trees are almofl liltepiumme 
trees, but tbep bane feucrall fojts of Icaucs, 
cacb tr& bp btmfelfe * SEbep are commonlp 
one ljuttb tbc other in greafnefle ano fafijion 
lihe plummcs, but tbat feme of tbemare 
fquarer ano rounder, as 31 faio before. SCb?® 
fo?ts arc onelp bfeo and dtcemeo of bp tbc 
pbpfitions in in dia,tbat is Qn cbuius 3 usbtcb 
groin in Cambaia , Bifriagar anO Bengal a, 
inbirfjarelifeetoifc pjcfcruco $ eaten in tbat 
fb?t, as alfo carried into Diners places,as tucil 
to |ao?tingall as clfc mbere,likefriife tbe Ce* 
trinos and Indius, tobicb alfo are pjefcrucO: 
anOtbep groin in Malabar , BatecalaanD 
Bengal a, tbep arc mucbbfeo, cRarnicbano 
carricomtootbercounfrics* SZfje Mirabo- 
Jansfoben tbep are ripe are almo# tntafte 
ithe bnrtpe piummes, but beesufe tbis mat* 
terconcernetb pbpfitionsi 8poftcarics, a 
iuill fpeabe no moje tbereof,bauing onelp fet 
itOolnnc fa? a common thing in In dia* 
All thefe flue forrs of Mirabolanes are 
brought vs hether out of India ready 
dried, and fome conferuedin pickle, 
others in Suger. Thefirft wee call Citri - 
nas or Flauas , which are yellow Mira- 
bolans , and the yellower the better, 
(hewing fome thing greene, clofe, and 
faff, and gummie with a thickefhell. 
They purge the ffomake from choller, 
and are good againfl Tertians, and o- 
ther hotte burning Feauers, andverie 
neceflarie for a hotte nature. Thefe- 
cond wee call Indus: thefe the blacker 
they are,the better they purge choller, 
fpecially black chol!er,they are good a- 
gainfl fhaking of the Iimmes,they caufe 
a faire colourand driue away fadnefle. 
The third is called Cepule or C hebuU y 
the greater they are the better, blackifh 
and fomewhat reddifh, heauie, and 
(inking in the water* they purge fleame 
The ioBooke 
other *>ptce£f« 
they fharpen mens wits, and clearethe 
fighr.They arc here preferued in Suger 
and Honnie, they doe flrengthen and 
purge the ftomak, they heale the drop* 
fie, and are good againfl olde Agues* 
theylikewife giue a man an appetite, 
and helpe digeflion. The fourth wee 
call Emblicas , and the fife Bellericasj .hey 
haue in a manner one kinde of operati¬ 
on like the other called Cebulus. They 
cleanfe the body from fleagme,fpccial- 
ly the braines, the Kidnies,and the flo- 
make,they flrengthen the hart, giue an 
appetite, and eafebelching. The£w- 
blice, are alfo conferued & eaten to the 
fame ende. All thefe fruites purge, but 
in an other kinde of manner then doth 
Cafsia or Manna, or fuch like drugges, 
but they do it by aftri&ion or binding, 
thrufling that out which isin the mem¬ 
bers, They that defire to knowe more 
hereof, let him reade CMathtolm , and 
GarcitisabHorto ,and others. 
The 8 3. Chapter. 
Of other Spices and Hearbes in India 
Piconardus gretnetbitt * 
tbe countries of &fbr$ 
Mandor, (tobicb are 
places tbat bo?Dcr bppon 
tbelanbs Of De can,De* 
ly, anD Bengalen ) it is, 
foto ano grotuetb on 
plants,abcut a, 0 ? 3 . (pans bigb, (like come) 
toitb great betnes-.tobercin tbe Spiconardus 
grotoctb. 2Ebep Doe commonlp come clofe 
out of tbc eartb bp tbe tote, ano bp tbat fo?f 
are bjougbt into Cambaia, anD other places 
to fell, anb from tbence lent into all places. 
The Indian Spica comforteth the £ nn p*b 
mawe, being taken inwardly and al- * * 
fo outwardly applyed, and confumeth 
cold humors. 
Aloe, bp tbe Arabians callcD Sebar,bu 
tbe Decaners Area,bp tbe Canarijns Cate 
Comer, anD bp tbc piojtingales Azeurc, is 
maDe of tbe BJupcesf an IDearbc, iuben it is 
D?ieD, tbe !i-3erbe is calleD bp tbc po?tingales 
//erba Baboza, tbat is Quilbearbe lCbere 
is much ofitin Cambaia, Bengala,anDq* 
tber places, but in tbe 3ilanD calleD Sacotora 
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