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 Sarcaparillia of Guaiaquill.

IN the first part wee declared, howe that they brought Sarcaparillia from Pe∣ru: which wee vse in some persons, and it worketh greate effectes. And be∣cause there was but little of it and soone done, we returned to that of the H••nduras which is that we haue spen•• hi••herto. And

ning as much as they can drinke at once, or at diuers times, and after they cast themselues into a sweate, and they sweate so much, that it runneth by the Bedde in great quantitie. Af∣ter that, they take cleane cloathes, and eate of a Henne, but they drinke of no other thing but of that iuyce which they tooke out of the rynde of the Sarcaparillia, as well at Din∣ner, as at Supper, and they must eate very little at Supper, & likewise at Dinner. And they must procure to keepe them∣selues from the Ayre and from the colde all that they can, although in that Uillage of Guaiaquill, wherein bee about fiftie houses, or few more, the most of them are Cotages, & of little safegarde, and the Walles be made of Canes, and there be no Chambers on high, but onely belowe: they dwel all in places of little defence. Being in this order and small comforte for lacke of Conserua and drie fruite, which were necessary, yet in eight or nine dayes they are made whole of all the diseases, that are healed with the Sarcapa∣rillia, and of many others which shoulde be very large to speake of. It is sufficient that there goe no Man from thence which returneth not whole, although he had ne∣uer so greeuous a disease, so that they bee not sharpe A∣gewes: For in that case the cure hath no place, or in any other sharpe disease. All other diseases it healeth with maruellous successe, as it is seene by the great number of people which come thither, and goe away whole of the diseases, which they bring thither. But it is needfull that he which doth enter into this cure, bee strong and not weake, for if he be weake, he cannot suffer so great sweate, without great perill of his person.

For these euilles they haue another manner of Wa∣ter, that is, taking foure ounces of Sarcaparillia, rather more then lesse, for that there they vse neyther wayghte nor measure, but doe put all at discretion, and they take away the rynde from the Sarcaparillia, and breake it, without putting it in Water, if it bee greene, and if

if it be drie, then they breake it & put it in water, vntill it bee made soft: this rynd beyng without the heart, they seeth in 4. Pottels of water, little more or lesse, and they seeth it vntill halfe the water be diminished, rather more then lesse: and of that Water they drinke as muche as they can in many times, or at one time, and forthwith they betake themselues to sweat, and although they sweat not so much, as they sweat with the first water, yet they will heale, they moue their clothes, they eate of a Pullet, they keep themselues from the colde and ayre, and at Dinner and Supper, they vse the self same water, for that in one day they consume one seething: this people take it in this manner fifteene or twentie dayes, & in this sort also they are healed of all their euils & diseases, to the great admiration of the people. And for the vse of this Sarcaparillia they do not except any disease, vnles it be feuers or sharpe diseases: these people purge not at the beginning, as we doe heere, nor in the middest, nor in the ende of the cure, for there is no other Phisition nor medicine, but cer∣tayne women which be there, that giue the water: they are women Phisitions, and therefore they take away, and put to as it seemeth good vnto them.

That which I doe note in this businesse, is that they seeth the Sarcaparillia without the heart: & that they vse not but of the rynde, which seemeth to be very well done, & verie con∣formable to good Phisicke, for the parts of the roots which bee harde, should be taken away, as things superfluous, and without vertue & profite, which rather do let and disturbe, that it cannot worke that effect which is desired in it, & the vertue is in the rynde: and this is that which we doe commonly vse when we will profite our selues by it. And so from hencefor∣ward, when I shall ordaine this water for any that haue need of it, I will vse the rynde onely.

And thus I ordayne it at this present. Which is to take foure ounces of Sarcaparillia, and too take away the hearte,

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BEing in company with Iohn Gotierres Telo, a gentlemā very excellēt, & Treasurer of y^e Con∣tratatiō house, a passenger which came frō the Florida, gaue him a peece of Ambar Grese, very ex∣cellent, saying that he brought it from the Florida. I took it, & brake it, & it was perfect grese, of a very good colour, and in the vttermost part it was blacke, and I asked him that brought it, where he had it: he sayd, that he gathered it in the coast of Florida, and that they haue it commonly of the Indians, that gather it in that Coast, and they take much pleasure in it with great delight, and contentment annoynting their fa∣ces with it, and other partes, for the good smell which it hath. And surely it maketh mee maruell to see, that in our Occidentall Indias, there is so excellent Ambar, and that the time hath discouered it vnto vs, and that there hath come from those partes not onely so greate riches, of Siluer and Golde, Pearles, and other precious stones, but that also nowe they bring vs suche excellent Ambar Grise, a thing so esteemed in the world, & so muche vsed for the health of the body, and so necessary to cure and to heale withall, so many and diuers infirmities, as we will speake of beeing a thing which for the delicacy of mankind, is an ornament, & cōtentment w^t very much serueth for vse. I do vnderstand also that other Passengers brought of the like Ambar, and some in much quantitie, of which I was very glad, and the first peece that I saw was very suspicious vnto me, and after that I had seen more, then I beleeued that there was of it, in those parts, which is found cast vp vnto the coast.

Some there bee which thinke that it is the seede of a Whale, as it hath beene an auncient opinion, which is false,

as Simeon Archiatros a Greeke author doeth shew, saying that the Ambar in diuers places doeth spring, they bee his fountaynes from whence it doeth spring, as those of Pitch Licor: the worst is that which these fishes doe taste, and swallowe downe, &c. The same it seemeth Serapio doth vn∣derstande, and besides this Simeon a Greeke, and Actio, I finde no other Greekes that make mention thereof, but it is treated of by the Arabies with as great ignorance and con∣fusion as may bee seene. Whosoeuer by them will verifie what Ambar is, it is to bee determined vppon, that it is a kinde of Pitch, that cometh forth of springs & Fountaines, that are made in the deapth of the Sea, and comming forth to the ayre, the Licor being grosse doth congele, and waxe hard, and is made the Ambar which we see, as many things else which are in the lower part of the Sea, are soft & ten∣der, but being brought out into the aire are made harde. As we see in the Coral, which in the lower partes of the Sea is soft and tender, and by bringing it into the ayre is turned in∣to a stone: and the Ambar whereof the Beades are made, in the lowe parts of the Sea is whyte, and being come foorth into the aire, turneth hard and stony, and is Pitch, which co∣meth foorth of a fountaine, which is in the Germaine Sea, wherby the barbarous opinions are confounded, that say the Ambar is the seede of the Whale. And the cause whereof this ignorance came, was this, for that Ambar was founde in the Whales, and other fishes, and therefore men said that it grewe of it own nature in their mawes, and as this Pitch riseth vp to the highest partes of the Sea by reason of the lightnes therof, the Whales do deuoure it, thinking that it is a thing to bee eaten, and so men finde it in their Mawes. For if it were seed, it would be found in other parts of their bodies, where it is natural to al beasts. In my tyme was ta∣ken a Whale, in the coast of the Canaria that had more thē one hundred pound waight of Ambar within him, and after

that they killed many, and found none.

They that come from the Florida say, that there bee Whales by those coastes, and that they haue killed some of them, and founde neither Ambar nor other thing in theyr Mawes, more then fishes: & also in the yong Whales which are very greate, although they haue killed them, that they found nothing in them, for that the Indians doe fishe for thē. and take them with the greatest cunning that may bee ima∣gined, which is after this maner. One Indian taketh a long cord, and strong, made with certaine ginnes, and shippeth himself in a litle Boate, and maketh towarde the Whale where he seeth him comming with his yong Whales, and goeth to one of them and leapeth vppon him, and casteth his snare vpon his snow••. The strong young Whale when hee feeleth this, he goeth downe to the deapth of the Sea & the Indian hampered fast with him, for they are greate swim∣mers, and can abide long in the water: and the yong Whale as hee hath neede to breath, returneth vp to the height of the Sea. And in the tyme that hee cometh vp warde, the Indian carrying with him a sharpe wedge, and putting it through his nose where he breatheth, he striketh the wedge into him with his fist, in such sorte, that the yong Whale cannot cast it from him, and when hee commeth vpp on heigh, the Indian giueth him corde, and taketh his boate, and goeth after the yong Whale, and as he cannot breath, he ch••keth him easi∣ly, and he commeth to the lande. It is surely a delicate and maruellous hunting, wherein they haue so much cunning, that a great Lizard or Crocodil of xxiiii. foote, the most hor∣rible and cruel beast that is in the Sea, one Indian doeth kil. Some say, that the Ambar is made of certaine fruite growing by the Sea side, where Whales bee, and in the Moneth of April and May, when it is in season, & of sweete smell, the Whales doe eate it, and of that the Ambar is made, as if the fruite so eaten, would be conuerted into an o∣ther

thing then into blood and flesh. There bee many other opinions, concerning this matter what Ambar shoulde bee made of, which are confuted all: and it is to bee vnderstoode, that it is a kinde of Pitche which springeth from Foun∣taines that there are in the deapth of the Sea, in particu∣lar partes of it, as wee see there bee of Petrolio, of Napta of Sulphur, and of many other things, as in our Occidental In∣dias, of diuers other Licors: the best Ambar is that which is most like to a red colour, the whyte is not so good, and the worst of al is the blacke.

Ambar hath great vertues, and serueth in the world for many thinges, and so it is a substance of great price: for that which is good is worth at this day, twyce more thē the most fine Gold. For the contentment of man, and for the delicate∣nesse of the worlde, it serueth for many thinges: with it they make Beades, and fine perfumes, and odorous smelles, and water of Angels of most sweete smell, in diuers formes and fashions: with it they dresse gloues of diuers sortes, & make Oyles and licors of most sweete and delectable smelles: it serueth for meates & drinkes, in diuers and sundry formes, which to reporte, would be a large processe.

In medicinal thinges the vertue thereof is greate, and it profiteth very much in our Medicines, for it entereth into the most principall matters of Phisicke, which are com∣pounded in the Poticaries Shoppes, as well Electuaries, as Confectiōs, pouders, & pilles, Preparatiues, Ointmēts, plaisters, & many other thinges, that receiue great vertues therby: & of the name of it, there is made a confection called Dia-Ambar. The vertues which it hath in particular are great, and of great effects, for that with it are healed diuers and sundry diseases. And this the Arabiens did teach vs: for of the Greekes onely Simeon, and Actio wrote a fewe woordes of it, and also Actuario made the lyke mention of

it: These three authours beeing Greekes, liued after the tyme that the Arabiens did wryte, and they made some re∣corde of the Medicines, and thinges which they wrote of, wherof the ancient wryters made no mention & one of them is Ambar, which the olde Phisitions knewe not before the Arabiens, for they made no mention of it.

The vertue therof is to heale, dissolue, & cōfort any maner of way, wherin it is applyed: For that the cōplexion thereof is hot and dry, with some fatnes, and it hath vertue to molli∣fie, & make soft, with other vertues that it hath besides.

And beeing applied to the Braines, in the manner of an oyntment, and melting it with the Pestel of a Morter being hot, and mingled with the oyle of the flowers of Orenges, in this sorte it taketh away the griefe of the head, it comfor∣teth the Sinewes, it dissolueth any maner of colde which is in them, with a great prerogatiue and helpe, aswel in it own forme as in making a plaister of Al••pta M••scata, which is made of certaine compoundes, that it bee applied continu∣ally to that part.

Smelling vnto it in the peece, or making a Pomander of it, mingled with Muske, and Lign'aloe, it comforteth the braynes, and openeth the vnderstanding: in the one sorte, or the other, beeing applyed vnto it, it maketh a good memorie, and helpeth the vnderstanding that it may bee better and more perfite. And it is conuenient that wee vse it more then women, for the hurte which the good smell doeth vnto them, which bee grieued with the Mo∣ther, for they ought not to vse it, if there be not a descending of the Mother to the lower partes: for in such case it were conuenient to smell much to it, for it causeth the Mother to ryse vp to his place, with the good smell, taking some euil sauour by the inferior partes. And lykewyse by smel∣ling vnto it, it comforteth the harte, and maketh the Spi∣rites valiant and strong: and for this purpose it profiteth, be∣ing carried about one, and smelling to it, in the tyme of the

Pestilence, and in corrupt ayres, to resist the corruption, and malice of them, with the vertue and sweete smel thereof.

It is a maruellous thing to vnderstande howe muche the Ambar doeth profite and succour them, which be olde, in what maner or sort soeuer they vse it: & although with it excellent smel it comforteth the spirites, and the braynes of the head, yet it maketh thinne also Flegmatike humours, which doe continually abounde. And some say, that the vse of it holdeth back age, and conserueth that it goe not forward, and it is good that such doe vse it in their meates, and in sweete smelles for their apparel and Chambers, and appli∣ed to the braine and harte, and that they holde it to smell in their handes continually: and that it bee put into the wyne, wherewith they shall wash their handes and face: for it is a maruellous thing howe much it comforteth, and giueth strength, wherein I haue seene maruellous effectes, & they which are old and crooked, and doe vse it, shal perceiue what great good it wil doe them.

In paines of women, it is a maruellous remedie, min∣gled with the Lode stone, and Galuano, made in little plai∣sters layd vpon the nauil, to keepe the Mother in his place, and for the rest of the paines of it. Chiefly by smelling to it continually, it profiteth women that the moother may come downe. And if it ryse vp, putting into it a Tente of Cotten woll, dissolued with oyle of Liquid Ambar, it maketh it come downe. And being put into the mouth of the mother in women which doe not bring forth children, for the coldnesse that is in them, it is most excellent. I vse to take this confe∣ction: which is compounded with Ambar twoo partes, and the scraping of Iuory, one part grounde small, halfe a parte of Lignaloe made into pouder, and a little Muske: of the which make Pilles, and they must take three, that may way three pence, from three to three daies: applying moreouer the little plaister, which is spoken of, to the nauill, and

the tent into the mouth of the mother: surely it doeth profite much, the vniuersal euacuations, beeing made, and it must be vsed many dayes.

The Ambar profiteth much in the diseases of the sto∣macke, and for the coldnes of it, if there bee a plaister made thereof, and of Alipta Muscata, and of Storacke, after the maner of a brest plate, and laid to the stomacke: and like∣wise of the self same thing Pilles being made and mingled with wine, of sweete smell, and taken in the morning fa∣sting. For it dissolueth windes, it taketh away any maner of colde which is in the stomacke, it helpeth disgestion, it gi∣ueth appetite, and lust to meate, and this is conuenient for him that is colde of complexion, or for that which cau∣seth the hurte of the stomacke, that commeth of colde: and therefore it shoulde bee conuenient for them that be old, and cold of stomacke.

It comforteth the harte, and healeth the diseases thereof, principally if they come of windinesse, or of cold humors, being taken by it self, or mingled with Lignaloe & Muske, in maner of pouders, or pilles. For that the Muske, as A∣nerois sayeth, comforteth more then al other sweete smelles that are in the worlde, for that the sweete fauour, and com∣forting smell thereof preuayleth more, then al other smelles. In what maner of way soeuer the Ambar is applyed, by it self, or with other things, in infirmities of the harte, it pro∣fiteth, much applyed thereunto outwardly, and in any maner of sorte taken, it doeth comfort and strengthen, and dissolue any humour that is in the body.

I doe cause Ambar to bee ground, which being wel min∣gled with yeallowe wax molted, and made into a thynne cake, and layde to the harte, doeth profite much in the e∣uilles of the harte, chiefly if they come first of windinesse, Melancholie, or of any other cause whatsoeuer, so that it be not hotte.

The Ambar is very profitable for them that be Melan∣cholike,

for it maketh them very merie, taking awaye the causes of the euill, and dissoluing the windinesse thereof which there are very many grieued with al: and vnto such it is good to bee ministered, and to vse it after the manner of Medicine, mingled as we haue saide, in the morninges: and also to vse it laide vpon the harte, and vpon the braines, and in meates, for surely I haue seene great effectes wrought in them that haue frequented it.

Where there is corruption of ayre, the Ambar doeth rectifie it by it self, or mingled with things of sweete smel, the place beeing perfumed with it, where men shoulde re∣maine, principally in the tyme of winter, and vnto such as doe suffer colde Rewmes, in cold tymes: chiefly perfuming their kercheifes, wherein they sleepe, with it, or with some mixture thereof, perfuming the Chamber likewise, for it is a maruellous thing to see the good woorke it doeth make.

And likewise it doeth good to them, which haue the pal∣sey, or weakenesse of Sinewes, perfuming themselues with it, or with the mixture therof.

Those that haue the Falling sicknesse, by giuing to them at their noses, when they bee in their traunce or paroxismos, the smoke thereof, it maketh to awake: and wearing it a∣bout them, & smelling to it continually, the traunce doth not come so quickly, nor so strong. And vnto those which suffer the disease of the Palseye, by anoynting their head with it, and all the vpper part of the skull, it bringeth manifest pro∣fite: for that the Ambar is a thing that comforteth the Si∣newes and brayne, more then any thing that wee knowe.

One propertie the Ambar hath, that bringeth admiratiō, and Simeon Secto a Greeke authour doeth reporte, that if any smell to it before hee drinke wyne, it maketh him stand as if he were dronken▪ and if it bee put into the wine, it maketh him dronke indeede, in such sorte that a little

wyne mingled with Amb••r, causeth dronkennesse, which I haue seene by experience, in the house of a great Lorde of this Realme, where for delicatenesse, and daintinesse, they had a S••lte seller of Ambar, as also Salte to cast into meates: and to a Iester there was Ambar cast into his wyne, and hee was made very dr••nke with it. Many other things ••here were to treate of Ambar, but because I would not passe the limites of my purpose, I leaue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wryte of them, and the r••ther, for that in the thirde parte wee wil declare that which we meane farther to say of them.

The ende of the se∣cond parte.

Notes

• Of the Sar∣capari••lia of Guaiaquill.
• Another way to take it.
• The manner how to ma••e the water of the rynde of Sarcaparillia
• Ambar is not the seede of the Whale, but a Gūme.
• Simeon a Greeke au∣tor.
• Coral.
• Ambar con∣geled.
• Amb••r foūd in the Whales Mawe.
• Whales of the Coast of the Ambar.
• Which is best Ambar.
• The vertues of the Am∣bar.
• The medici∣nal vertues therof.
• The comple∣xion thereof.
• It cōforteth the braine & Sin••wes.
• What the smel of the Ambar doth.
• The Ambar is a great re∣medy for thē that be old.
• In paynes of women.
• For the euils of the sto∣macke.
• For the euill of the harte.
• Of them that be Melan∣cholike.
• It rectifieth the ayre.
• For thē that haue the Palsey.

  For them that haue the falling sicknesse.
• The Ambar doeth make dronke.