A greene forest, or A naturall historie vvherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals: next of plants, as of herbes, trees, [and] shrubs, lastly of brute beastes, foules, fishes, creeping wormes [and] serpents, and that alphabetically: so that a table shall not neede. Compiled by Iohn Maplet, M. of Arte, and student in Cambridge: entending hereby yt God might especially be glorified: and the people furdered. Anno 1567.

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Title: A greene forest, or A naturall historie vvherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals: next of plants, as of herbes, trees, [and] shrubs, lastly of brute beastes, foules, fishes, creeping wormes [and] serpents, and that alphabetically: so that a table shall not neede. Compiled by Iohn Maplet, M. of Arte, and student in Cambridge: entending hereby yt God might especially be glorified: and the people furdered. Anno 1567.
Author: Maplet, John, d. 1592.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Henry Denham,; [1567 (3 June)]
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Cite this Item: "A greene forest, or A naturall historie vvherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals: next of plants, as of herbes, trees, [and] shrubs, lastly of brute beastes, foules, fishes, creeping wormes [and] serpents, and that alphabetically: so that a table shall not neede. Compiled by Iohn Maplet, M. of Arte, and student in Cambridge: entending hereby yt God might especially be glorified: and the people furdered. Anno 1567." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06860.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Of the Cedar tree.

THe Cedar tree is in Leafe like to the Cy∣prouse: his Wood is counted precious, and is long endurable for that it neyther harboreth Moth nor Worme. Wherof (for this such his goodnesse) the Pillars and Beames of Prin∣ces Houses and Pallaces, likewise of Tem∣ples are made hereof. It groweth in Affrick, Crete, & Siria, and especially vpon the Mount Libanus. Rabanus sayth, that it is the verie Ladie and Queene of Trées. Theophrast sayth, that it is of marueilous highe growth, verie light, straight vp, about the bodie with∣out wem or knot. And aboue al places saith he, that beareth the freshest, and is of gréenest lea•• that is in Cor••ica. From thence is brought that swéete Poulder which is called Cedria, which they vse to bestrewe vpon Garments, vpon bookes & such like to preserue them from worme eating.