Ioyfull newes out of the newfound world wherein are declared the rare and singular vertues of diuers and sundrie herbs, trees, oyles, plants, [and] stones, with their applications, aswell to the vse of phisicke, as chirurgery: which being wel applied, bring such present remedy for all diseases, as may seeme altogether incredible: notwithstanding by practize found out, to be true. Also the portrature of the sayde herbes, very aptly described: Englished by Iohn Frampton merchant. Newly corrected as by conference with the olde copies may appeare. Wherevnto are added three other bookes treating of the Bezaar stone, the herbe escuerçonera, the properties of yron and steele, in medicine and the benefite of snowe.

Of the Cannafistola.

THere doeth come from the Ilandes of Sancto Do∣mingo, and from Sancte Iohn de Puerto Rico greate quantitie of Canafistola, and it is so much, that not only all Spayne is prouided of it, but all Europe, and well neere all the worlde: for that vnto Leuant, from whence it was accustomably brought, now there goeth moe Shippes loden with it, then come with Iron from Biskeye. That which commeth from our Indias, is much better in comparison then that which is brought from the East In∣dias to Uenis, and that which the Galleons do carry from thence to Genoua, and from Genoua to Spayne, for when the Merchantes brought it hither, it could not bee good, for that it was very small, and also it was not type, and with so long tyme & continuance it became so corrupted, that it did profite little.

This of ours that they bring from Sancto Domingo and Saincte Iohn is rype, great, full, weightie, honilyke, and fresh. In so much that many tymes it commeth in sixtie dayes after it is gathered, and beeing freshe, it is of a gra∣tious and good tast, and not of so horrible smell, as that of Leuant is, and so it doeth his woorke farre better, & with more facilitie.

This Canafistola, and the woorke thereof is of greate securitie, it purgeth gently, without any alteration. And doeth auoyde principally Choller, and after Fleume, and that which is in the wayes and the Guttes. It doeth temper them much that take it, also it purifieth the blood, it doeth many good woorkes in all kinde of diseases, in espe∣cially in the paines of the Reines, and of vryne, being taken twoo houres before supper. And in reumes it doeth much profite, being taken twoo houres after Supper, and easily it doeth cure the euilles of the breast, which haue be••ne of long continuance, & griefes of the side, being taken with Syropes for the breast: and being applied outwardly with the Oyle of sweete Almondes, it taketh away the grieuous

diseases of the Lunges, and griefes of the Reynes. It is good in hotte Feuers, and vsing it continually before supper or dinner, it stayeth the ingendring of the stone, it taketh a∣way the drieth. it is moist in the first degree, it declyneth to heate, although it be little, it is dissoluatiue, it clarifieth the blood, and delayeth the sharpnesse therof, and of the red col∣lour. There haue beene in the Indias since it was discoue∣red some thereof so weightie, that one codde waieth fiue shil∣linges, being taken out by the Seene, and foure ounces in weight the whole cane.

Notes

• Canafistola.
• The descrip∣tion of it.
• The vertue of the Cana∣fistola.