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I haue many kindesof Ce(lus, the 
^nnota. Indian, defcribed by Garcius , with all 
D - / ’ alu her tokens . The Arabian and Syrian 
with her right markes, and alfo an o- 
ther forte, much like Ginger. The In* 
dian Cotfus is the beft of them all, it 
healeth, driueth downe the Vrine and 
the (tone, it cleanfeth the Mother, be* 
ingreceiued into the bodie , orthruft 
vp into it, and maketh women apt to 
conceiue. It is good againft the byting 
of Snakes, payne in the breft, and the 
Wormes&c. 
Cubcbusfocalletj bptheArabians, anb 
alfoQuabes, bpallthe other BnbiansCu# 
bachini, OJ Cubabchini , bccaufcthe Chi- 
nars bcfojc the pojtingalcs comming info 
India, fcfeb toeing it out of the Blanbesef 
Iaua from Sunda, inhere thep groto, anb m 
no other place. ifo? as then the Chinars 
hab ^auigation into all places of India, 
trafficking thjoughouf all the ©jienfall 
Countries, toith all ktnbe of tecs, as toell 
on the firmelanb as in the Blanbes. SDhe to¬ 
ners tohich are the inhabitants oftfjc place, 
toherc it grotoes call tt Cumuc. Bt grotoeth 
like pepper again® a fra, as Buie both, the 
leaues areberie like pepper leaues, anb it 
greteb in hufkes like Pepper but euerie 
gratae hath attalkeofitfclfe, tohcrebp it 
hangetb. 2The lauers hclb it in fo great efti- 
mation, that thep fell it not, before it is fob* 
ben, becaufe the Grangers that bup it,thoulo 
not plant it. Bt is much fcfcb fpeciallp among 
the §£aj?cs,tohoput it into thetrMne,ther# 
toith to make them apfer to accompliOj their 
luffes, tohereunto thep are much giuen: anb 
the lauers fcfe it again® thccolbneffcofthe 
ffomacke anb other btfeafes. 
C ubebus is a fruit like Pepper,about 
p 0 ^* the fame bignefle, the beft are fuch as 
are clofe, full , heauie and fharpe, al¬ 
though they be lefte then Pepper, but 
fomewhat bitter and fmell well, being 
in a manner fweete. They warme and 
comfort the ftomacke, which is weake 
by reafon of fuperfluous or windie 
matter, they cleanfe the breaft from 
tough fleagme , they ftrengthen the 
Milt, breake winde, and helpecolde 
difeafesofthe mother, beeing chaw¬ 
ed, with Mafticke, they cleanfe the 
braines from fleagtn,& ftrengthethem. 
SDhe leaues calleD Folium Indum,tohtCh 
theBlnbians call Tamalapatra are like j© - 
The i. Book e. 
range leaues, butfometohat fharper, anb 
of a bark gran colour. SChep haue 3 bepnes « 
that reach bnto the enb of the leafe, one 
in the mibble, anb ttoo on the fibes, that 
is, on each Obeone. Chep haue afiacef 
fmell,almoftlikeCloues. 2 Lhe fra inhere# 
on thep groto, is of a reafonable btgncffe: 
thep groin alters on the fine of lakes, 
toaters, oj bitches, anb are in mante places 
Of India, but mo® in Cambaia: the Bnbi* 
ans bfe manie of thefe leaues, anb caufe them 
to bccarpebanb folb bp tohole balles; thep 
fap thep are g®b to pjouokc tome, $ again® 
a fftncSiing bjeath: alfo thep lap them be# 
ttoane their apparelL, cloathes anb iltnnen, 
fojttkopeth them from too?mes, anb fag? 
it ferueth in all things as £>piconarbi both- 
TheLatimfts haue deriued the name 
thereof from the Indian word, Tama- ^nnota. 
lapatra , and call it {Jlialabatrium : the D.Pal* 
Arabians, Cadegi Indi, that, is to fay, 
the Indian leafe : it is likewife much 
brought hither , fpeciallie to Venice^ 
and is vfed to prouoke vrine,to ftrengthe 
the ftomack & to helpe a ftinking breath. 
Galanga bp the Arabians calleb Gain 
uegian, ts of ttoo fojtes, one that tsfmall 
anb fmellefh tel, tohtch is brought out of 
China into India, anbfrom thence to For# 
tingalanbother places: anb this fojt isftf 
China calleb Lauaudon : the other batng 
greater is founb tn the Blanb Iaua , anb bp 
them calleb Lanquas, anb this fmclleth not 
fo tocll,as that of China:thcp groto onfmall 
plants, a fpanne oj 2 fpanncsbigb from the 
earth, ofthcmfelues toithout fetting: that of 
Iaua is the greateft p!at,about fpue fpannes 
high:it hath leaues like the point of a fpeare, 
toithatohitc flotocr, tohich totngeth fojtk 
fab: although thep fotoe it not, pet in In# 
dia thep haue planteb fome in their Car# 
bens fojpleafure, anb bfe it fo? £>allets,anb 
other mebtcincs, fpeciallp the mtbtopues, 
(tohich in India are calleb Dayas:) it groto? 
ethnot of the fab, but of the rate tohich is 
planteb in the earth , like Cinger: thep are 
great * long,anb haue knotfesltke r®os:it is 
a thing bfcbm India fo? manp mebicines, f 
carpeb into al places. 
Galanga is a roote with many knots, Annoo. 
being red both inwardly & outwardly * 
the knottes running about it, fmclling 
well, and fharpeofrafte, forfauorand 
fafhion like the Cyperus roote, where- 
fore by fome men it is efteemed for Cy- 
perus of Babylon. It heateth and dryeth 
in the third degree: therefore it com- 
forteth the ftomake, and diiuethaway 
