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 Anime and Copall.

THey do bring from the new Spaine 2. kinds of Ro∣sine, that be both much alike one to the other, the one is called Copall, and the other Anime. The Copall is a Rosine verie white, and of muche brightnesse, it is

brought in certaine great peeces, which are like too pee∣ces of Diacitron very cleare, it hath an indifferent smell, but not so good as the Anime: with this Copall, the Indi∣ans did make perfumes in their sacrifices, & so the vse there∣of was frequented in the Temples, by their Priestes.

And when the first Spaniardes went too those partes, the Priestes went out to receiue them, with little firepots, burning in them this Copall, and geuing to them the smoke of it at their noses: wee doe vse heere to perfume with it in diseases rising vpon coldenesse of the head, in the place of Incence, or Anime: it is hotte in the seconde degree, and moyst in the first, it is resoluatiue, and softneth by some wa∣trish partes, that it hath.

The Anime is a gumme or Rosine of a greate Tree, it is white, it draweth neere to the coulour of Incence, it is more oyly then the Copall is, it commeth in graines, as the Incence doeth, although somewhat greater, and beyng bro∣ken, it hath a yellowe collour, as Rosine hath: it is of a ve∣ry acceptable and pleasaunt smell, and put vppon burning coales, it doth consume very quickely.

It differeth from our Anime, that is brought from Leuante, which is not so white, nor so bright, insomuche that some doe say, that it is spice of Charabe or Succino, which is called Amber congeled, wherwith they doe make Beades, but it is not so, for that the Charabe is a kinde of Pitche, that is founde in the Germayne Sea, and it is ta∣ken out of the Sea in great peeces, with a dragge of Iron, so that it seemeth to come foorth of some Fountaines, into the Sea, after the maner of pitch, and beeing come foorthe vnto the colde ayre, it congeleth, for because there is s••ene in the same, peeces of stickes, & other superfluities of the Sea, cleaning vnto it, and in this they shall see the errour of them, that say that it is Gumme of Alamo; and of others, that it is of the Pinetree.

Of our Anime Hermolaus Barbarus, a man most excel¦lently

learned doeth saie, that it is gather••d about the place where Incence is founde, and that lande or soile, is called Amintin and therefore the thing is called Anime.

That which is brought from the newe Spaine, is ga∣thered from certaine Trees, of a reasonable greatnesse, by way of incision, as the Incence, and Almasiga are ga••he∣red: we do vse thereof for many infirmities, and principally for the griefe of the head, and paines therof, caused of hu∣mours, or of colde causes, and for sluffyng in the head, that thereof doeth proceede, after euacuation, perfuming there∣with the chambers in the Winter season: and where as are generall infirmities, it doeth purifie and correct the Aire, and they doe perfume therewith their head kerchers, when that they doe goe to sleepe: for them that doe suffer paines in the head, and occasions thereof, it doeth profite to per∣fume the head of him that is so diseased, it doeth comforte the head vnto such as haue it debilited, or weakened, and doe suffer paines by occasion thereof: they doe put it also in plaisters, and in seere clothes, where as is neede of com∣fort, and to dissolue, especially cold humours, or windinesse: they doe vse it also in place of Incence, as well in the per∣fumes, as in the aforesaide.

It doeth comfort the braine, applied in the forme of a plaister, and euen so likewise the stomacke, and all partes being full of Sinewes, made after the fashion of a Sere cloth with the third parte of Waxe: it taketh out the cold of any member, whatsoeuer, being applied therevntoo for a long time, with refreshing it. It is hotte in the second de∣gree, and moist in the first.

Notes

• Of the Copal.
• Hi••torie.
• What A∣nime is.
• H••w it di••fe∣reth from ours.

  Of the con∣geled amber.
• He••m••••au••.
• A ••arba••ian auth••ur. A place that is call••d Ani∣mitin, where our A••ime is gathered.

  The ve••tue therof.
• The comple∣xion that it hath.