ieartjegin ffijafttou i$t 
pie tr&leaues, aub a fruit not lanltfee ttjc E- 
gic.i, tpe nut iopereofis fo benemous, tpat 
being eaten, it ioo2betp pjelentlpbut be? 
caufe tpe3|nbian$ make ttjcir rattles bftpis 
fruit, tpep efteeme it rnucp: Bcfibestpts, 
ttjere groioctp in Bra (ilia many feinbesof 
fruits, anb apples, plcafant to Icofec on, fpc? 
ciallp or. ttjcfea fibe,but not to be eaten,anb 
berp baungcrous, fome are lifee mifpelles, 
iupereoftpe Bjnbtansinarneb ourmen,tpat 
tpep tpoulb not eatefpem* 
H iuouraets a bat leg aboutpalfe a fin? 
gertpicfee, gcoboftafie, fpeciallp being 
frelp, it is a Utnbe ofpor ioajb, anb bp tpe 
gjnotans bfcb fo2 a certaine btfeafe caileb 
i J ian«, iopicp is asbaungcrous ioitp tpem, 
as tpe porting bs, tpere is lifeeioife a tree 
bp tpem caileb CHoyne , of a reafonable 
pcigpt, fb2 leaues, fo;me,anb grecneneffe 
like IpeBap trees, tlje fruit as great as a 
cpilbcs peab,as bigge as an ^Ifrtbge egge, 
but not to be eaten: tpe T onoupmsmbaul- 
fians thereof make certaine rattles,bp tpem 
ealeb Maracas, t of if aifo make bef? 
fds to b^snfec, ioitp fuel) ltfcetpmgs,cleauc? 
ing them in tpemibblc. 2Dpe tree bp tpem 
calico Sabaticay , bearcttj fruit bigger tpan 
a mans tioo fift S, tupereof tpep make b:in? 
btngcuppes, anb is much lifeeacupnn tpis 
nut tpere arc certaine pitps, notbnliUefo? 
fb’tne anb tafie to fpc alnion. SDpere is an 
cither tr® in bignefie like a Sorben, ttjc fruit 
loperofis bp tpem caileb Aca-iou, offojme 
anb greatnelfe like a Rennes egge, 
being ripe,is ofagolbe pelloio colour like a 
quince,berp geeb anb fauo2ptoeatc,pauing 
a certapnc tparpe tafie, anb in it a iuice tpat 
colctppeafc, but becaufe tpis fruit is not 
eafie to be gatijercb, as being pigp trees,tlje 
meere?cattes eate tpem, anb fucp as fall to 
tpegrounb,avetpe 3 nbians parte* Paco- 
auets a fp2ig about tenne 02 tioelue forte 
pigp: fpcbobp as tfjicfec asamanstpigp, 
butpetfofofffpatit map be cutte in tioco 
ioitp one bloin: ttje fruit thereof is bp tpem 
caileb Paco, iopicp are of a panbfulllong, 
in fonne lifec cucumbers, anb being ripe, 
are of tpe fame colour: tpis fruit groioctp 
2 o* 02 2 5 * bpon a b:auncp,iopicp tpe |nbt? 
ans plucUe off anb carrp into tpeir poufos, 
ftjcp are berp pleafant of tatfc,iopereofpou 
map reabe at large in tpe CDafi BJnbian \$u 
ftojtes: tpe fpngs tpat bjtng foortP cotten, 
are ttjere in great abounbance, being of an 
inbifferent greatnetfe, anb paue leaues Itfce 
tpe pelloio bels of treaty trees, fro iopcnce 
tpere groioctp an apple as bigge as Bul- 
ken , mpicp beetngripe, openetp infoure 
paries, anb p&lbetp fo2f P cotten, tpe Bar? 
Parians call it Ameni.iou ,in tl)c mibble of 
The 2.Booke. 
topicp tod ate certain biatkefcerhds,p2eff 
fogetperltfee mens feibnepes, anb as bigge 
as beanes, tpis cotten is gatpereb bp tpe 
B^afiltan inomen, Uifjicf) tpep fpinne, anb 
tperof mafeemanp tpings^Citrons anb &e? 
monbs bp tlje pojtingales brought into 
fpofe countries, groin there in great aboun? 
bance,berp plcafant anb gob:alfo manp fu? 
gar canes, inh^f^bp much fugar is brought 
from thence into fto^tingale: it is much to 
bctoonbercb at,thatfeeingfheretsfo fineet 
a fubfianceinthofe reebes :tohile ttjep are 
frei^ anb nctoe gathcrb,that being but a lit* 
tleUnfhereb&.j put into the toatei ,thep boo 
pjefentlp conuert into fo fotoer afubttance, 
that it is asgajb IEtnegcre asanpeanbee 
founbe. Bcfibesthcfefugar reebes, there 
grofoeth other reebes as thiefeeasamans 
legge, luljtct) bceinggrecne, areinitpone 
bloiu eafilp cutte in tino peeccs , but ti ljen 
tpep are bjie, tpep becomeberie tough an® 
harbjtohercofthcpmafeearrotoes, $ Ifuks 
tocarrpinthep? panbes; in tpatcountric 
lifieiuife ts ntuep gpaftiefee, f ercellcntgcob 
dDumme (tupicp mas o^bmarilpbjougpt 
out of Chio) alfo biuers anb innumerable 
forts offtoeete fmelUngflomers $ pearbes* 
Bttb altpougp tpat about tpiS Cabo de Frio 
tpere is much tpunber, raine , anb great 
Uiinbs,as Iping bnber T ropicus Capricor- 
ni,petbccaufe tpere falletp noftott, fnoio, 
no2 paile, therefore tpe trees are tpere ab 
toapes greene,as tpep are ioitp bs in Spapi 
anb in ^December topen tpe bapes are 
tell anb colbeft pereioitp bs>tpep are tpere 
at tpe longeft anb potteft,but it is to be bn? 
bcrft©b,tljat tpep neuer fal out fo be fo long 
02 0|02t as tpep are ioitp bs, fo2 tpep paue 
tpebapanbnigptof an euener length tpen 
ioe,anb a mo2e temperate aire. SCpe fruits 
offpts countrep are manp,iopereof Ananas 
is tpe belt, tpe leaues iopereof are like tpe 
leaues of 3|riso2 aloes,alittleboioing,anb 
in manner rounbe,tpe fruit is long like Cu? 
cumbers 02 btttaucs,inpen tpep aregreene 
tpep p2efie a certaine iuice out of tpent, 
iopicp faftetp as pleafantlp as spaluefie, of 
tpis fruife 3 paue alreabte fpoben in tpe be? 
fcription oftpe eaft Blnbians, fo tpat at tpis 
time if is neeblelletoio2iteanp mo2e tpere? 
of,as being tper to be reabrtpere is an pearb 
tnBrafilia.bp^ Fououpinambaukii caileb 
Petum,ii)ptCp iOC call Tabacum 02 Nicotia- 
na,anb noio it groioetp in our garbens,but 
not fo g®b,no2 fo Itrong as tpeirsrtpis pearb 
tsTufficientlp beferibeb bp Clufiuj anb otper 
i02iters,i berpioell bnoione,it patp leaues 
like our bocU leaues,02Confo)ida Major, bp 
tpeB2afilians it is mucpelteemeb, iopicp 
tpep gatper anb make into balles, anb be? 
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