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3\(atiirall Hijlory : 
j Ground , will die. The Caufe may be, for that the Vnbarkt Part drawerh 
cheNourifhmentbeft,buttheita?Tecontinuethitonly. ! 
‘ Grapes will continue Frejh , and Moijl, all Winter long, if you hang 
them, clujierby clujierjntheRoofe of a warmeRoome - Efpecially^ if 
when you gather the Clupr,you take off with the clujler feme of the 
Stocke „ 
The Reed or Cane is a watry Plants and groweth not but in th q water-. 
It hath thefe Properties -, that it is Hot/ow -, That it is Knuckled both 
St like, and Root -, That being Drie, it is more Hard and Fragile, than 
j other mod-. That it putteth forth no Boughes, though many Sialkes 
- come out of one Root. It differeth much in GreatnefTe • Thefmalleft 
being fit for Thatching of Houles • And Stopping the Chinkes of 
Ships j Better than GleW, or Pitch. The Second Bjgneffe, is vied for 
Ang!e-Rods,and Stauesj And in China for beating of Offenders vp. 
on the Thighes. The differing Kinder of them are 5 The Common Reed-, 
The Cajsia Fijlula ; And the Sugar-Reed . Of all Plants, it boweth the 
ealieft,and rifeth againe. It feemeth, that amongft Plants , which are 
1 nourifhed with Mixture of Earth and water, itdraweth moft Nourifh- 
mcnt from Water which maketh it the Smootbejl of all others in Parke-, 
And the Hollowejl in Body. 
The-Sap of 7 Vecr,whcn they are letjB/<W,is of differingA^rcnSome 
more watry and Cleare-. As that of Vines of Beeches OtPeares. Some 
Thicke -, As Apples.S ome Gummy-, As cherries. $ome Froathy, As Elmes. 
Some Milkie 5 As Figs. In Mulberries, the Sap feemeth to be (almoft)to- 
wards the Barke only • For if you cut the Tree, a little into the Bdrke, 
with a Stone, it will come forth • If you pierce it deeper with a Toole, it 
will be drie.The'Trm,which haue theMoiJleJUuyces in theirFmr,haue 
commonly the Moijlejl Sap in their Body-, For the Vines and Peares are 
very Moijl-, apples fomewhat more spongie: ThcMilke bfthcFiyge hath 
the quality of the Rennet,to gather cbeeje: And to haue certaine sowre 
Herbs wherewith they make cheefe in Lent.. 
TheTimber and Wood are,in fome Freer,more cleans,in fome more 
Knottie : And it is a good Triall, to trie it by Speaking at one End,and 
Laying the Eare at the Other : For if it be Knotty, the Voice will not 
pafiewell. Some haue the Veines more varied, and chamlotted - As 
Oakeyvhcreot'wainftot is made • Maple, whereof Trenchers are made : 
Some more fmooth, as Fine, and walnut: Some doe more eafily breed 
wormes and Spiders • Some more hardly, as it is (aid of Irifh Trees : Be- 
fides, there be a Number of Differences that concerne their vie*. As 
Oake,Cedar,and Chef nut,are the bcllBuilders:Somearc belt for Plough- 
T imber • As Afb : Some for Peeres, that are fometimes wet, and fome- 
times drie-As Elme : Some for Planchers -, As Deale : Some for Tables. 
Cupboards, and Deskes-, As walnuts:S ome for Ship-Timber- As Oaks that 
grow in Moijl Grounds*, For that maketh the Timber Tough,and*not apt 
to rift with Ordnance-, Wherein Englijh and Irifh Timber are thought ro 
excell; Some for Map of ships - As Fine, and Pint, becaufe of rhciri 
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