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1 THis shrubby tree, called Macaleb, or Mahaleb, is also one of the Priuets: it riseth vp like vnto a small hedge tree, not vnlike vnto the Damson or Bullesse tree, hauing many vp∣right stalks and spreading branches: whereon do grow leaues not vnlike those of the Phillyrea of Clusius description: amongst which come forth mossie floures of a white colour, and of a perfect
sweet smell, growing in clusters, many hanging vpon one 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which the Grauer hath omitted: after which come the berries, greene at the first, and blacke when they be ripe, with a little hard stone within, in which lieth a kernell.
2 Gesner and Matthiolus haue set sorth another Macaleb, being also another bastard Priuet. It groweth to a small hedge tree, hauing many greene branches set with round leaues like 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Elme tree, somwhat snipt about the edges: the floures are like those of the precedent: The fruit, or rather the kernell thereof, is as hard as a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Corall, somewhat round, and of a shi∣ning blacke colour; which the cunning French Perfumers do bore thorow, making thereof brace∣lets, chaines, and such like trifling toyes, which they send into England, smeared ouer with some odde sweet compound or other, and they are here sold vnto our curious Ladies and Gentlewomen for rare and strange Pomanders, for great summes of money.