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.

CARLO SANCTO

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¶ Of the Carlo Sancto, a roote brought from the new Spaine.

THey bring from the newe Spayne within this three yeeres a mauellous roote & of great vertues,* 1.1 which is called Carlo Sancto, the which a fa∣ther of S. Francis order dis∣cou••red and published in the prouince of Mechoacan, be∣yng taught by an Indian of that countrie that was verie wise in such thinges, and a man of greate ••xperience, in the vertues of them. In the fir••te parte wee haue de∣cla••ed that there bee many Medicinadle H••ar••es, which haue greate secretes, and vertues.* 1.2 This ••ur Carlo San∣cto groweth in that Prouince, in places which are v••rie

t••mperate, which ••e not drie nor ver•• moyst. The forme and figure thereo•• is like to our wilde Hop•• of Spaine,* 1.3 for it c••rrieth a Lease as they doe, and it r••nn••th vp by any ot••er t••ing that is neere vnto it, and if it haue nothing to lea••e v••to, then it c••eepeth all along vppon the grounde: the co∣lo••r is a sadde gr••ene, it car••ieth neither flow••e nor fru••t, the smell that it hath is little,* 1.4 and acceptable to some. Out of the Roote s••ri••geth a grosse tree, and it casteth foorth other Rootes of the greatnesse of a finger: it is white in colour,* 1.5 and hath a Rinde which falleth from the inner parte, the hearte of it is meruellously wrought: for it is com∣pounded of certayne small boordes very thinne,* 1.6 and they may be deuided by one and one, the roote hath a pleasant smell, and beeyng chewed, it hath a notable bitternesse, wi••h some sharpnesse of tast:* 1.7 this roote hath his vertue in the Rinde.

In the ships that he now come, there c••me the satin: p••e of it, and now there is more knowledge of the vertues t••erof then before there was. Many of them that came in this flee••e from the newe Spayne, doe speake much good of this roote. But he that speaketh most of it, is a Gentleman that came from Mechoacan, & brought a good quantity of it with him. That as he reporteth, & also what we haue experimented of it, we wil speake of, and also of the complection and tempe∣ra••ure thereof, which is hot, & drie, in the first part of the se∣cond degree.

* 1.8The principall effect that this Roote doth profite in, is in ••••••mes and runninges of the head, for it causeth them to flo••e out of the mouth, and ••ringeth them from the head, ••y 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a little of the Rind of the Roote, a good time, but it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be t••ken in t••e mor••ing fasting, & it boydeth out much 〈◊〉〈◊〉, •• h••mors from y^e head, that would go to the stoma••e, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 othe•• partes, but before this be done, it is conuenient, that 〈…〉〈…〉 be purged.* 1.9

〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••hat chew it, w••ich can eas••ly vomite, doe vomite

with chewing of it, & it causeth them to cast out much Cho∣ler and fleume, and much more it maketh them vomite, if they take the decoction of it, for it maketh the humour to come vp, which is in the stomake with much easinesse. The roo••e comforteth the stomake, and also the gummes by chew∣ing of it, and it fortifieth the teeth,* 1.10 and doeth preserue them from woormes, and that they rotte not, nor corrupt. It maketh a good smell in the mouth, and because it is bitter, it is conuenient after that you haue chewed it, that you wash your mouth with wine, that the bitternesse may be taken away.

In the infirmities of women chiefly, where opilations are, and lacke of purgation, the pouder of the rynde of the Roote doeth dissolue them, and taketh them away, and ma∣keth their purgation to come downe well with the vse there∣of. It must be taken with wine, or with water, sodden with Coriander, and Cinamon, which they must drinke, whiles they doe take it: it dissolueth windes, and comforteth the stomake, whiles they vse it, they must annoynt their Bel∣lie with the oyle of Liquide Amber, and Dialtea of equall partes, and first they must bee purged, and take heede that they keepe all good order, and good gouernment.

In the euils of the hearte,* 1.11 chiefly beeyng ioyned with the Mother, the saide pouders and the water sodden with the rynde of the Roote, doe woorke very greate effectes. They must take the pouder in the order as is aforesaide: and the weight of twelue pence of the roote, cut small and sod∣den in one Pottell and a halfe of water, vntill halfe bee sod∣den away: and then they must cast into it the waight of two shillinges of the ryndes of Cidrous beeyng ••rie, and the weight of twelue pence of Cinamom made in pouder, and geue it certayne seethinges with them, and then strayne it: and they must take euery morning a small vess••l of sixe Ounces of this seething with Sugar, because it is some∣what

what bitter, or without it as you please: and it is to be noted, that before you begin to vse it, you must make the vniuersall euacuations, which shall be conuenient.

This Gentleman sayeth which brought this Roote, t••at it profiteth muche, in the disease of the Poxe,* 1.12 taking it in Pouder, or the seething of it: which I haue not ex∣perimented, for that wee haue so many remedies for this euill, that wee haue made no experience thereof: he saith that it is to be taken without keeping, more, then when they be taking the water, or pouder, and that then they keepe good order and good gouernment in their meates, and in all other thinges.

In the falling sicknesse, a strong disease, and well neere incurable, they say that it hath a great propertie, and wor∣keth greate effectes:* 1.13 taking the pouder of the rinde of the roote, with wine or with water, as is most conuenient for him that shall take it. I counselled one heere, who was more then fourtie yeeres of age, and had had it of long time, to take it, and hitherto he hath not felte more then to vomite with the pouder, when he taketh it, and he casteth vp much Choler, and his faintnesse is not so great as it was wont to be. It seemeth to me, that it cannot take it away. For it shoulde worke that effect in them, that doe not passe twenty and fiue yeeres, who vnto that time haue remedy. I will proue it vp∣pon such: it woulde be no little good, that it might worke the effect that is spoken of it.

In griefes of the Head, they vse this roote in those partes,* 1.14 as a great and sure remedy. I will tell what hath passed. The first time that I sawe this roote, was in the power of one which was sicke, who came from Mexico, and he brought it for a greate thing, saying: that he healed there with and tooke away the paynes of the head, which he had certayne dayes, and he asked me if that he shoulde vse it. I tasted of the roote, and it seemed to me as I haue sayde,

and I counselled him that he shoul•• vse it, as they had willed him to doe in Mexico, and so he did chewe it in the morning, and it tooke away the paines of the head, which a long tyme had molested him.

After this, a passenger tolde mee, which came in the Shippe, where the Gentleman was that brought a quanti∣tie of this roote, and he chewed it wel, & did disfleume there∣with, and immediatly it tooke away the payne, & he shewed me a little that remained therof, which was the same that I sawe, and since that, some haue vsed it, and it hath done very wel with them.

In the toothache, they that haue brought it into Spaine do much esteeme of it.* 1.15 And being in the lodging where this man was which brought the roote, the host of the house cer∣tified me, that hauing the toothache very grieuous, it tooke it away from him with chewing the rinde of the roote, on the same side where the tooth was which grieued him, disfleming therewith as much as he could. And I being one day in the Custome house curing a Genoues which was there, an other of the same Nation complained vnto mee of the toothache, and wee caused to be brought some of the said Roote, and in the presence of as many as were there, hee chewed the rinde of this roote, hauing very greate paynes, and he auoyded much Fleume, and in disfleming it began to take away the paynes, and before he went from thence hee was throughly cured. Certaine dayes past I had a grief in one tooth, so that it pained me all one Night, and parte of one day, and I gathered in a garden which I haue in my house, c••rtaine leaues of Tabaco, and also the aforesaid roote, and I chewed both together, and disfleumed, and the paines went from me, and returned no more to me, being more then sixe monethes after I was payned therewith. This is the effect, that I haue obtayned of this Carlo Sancto, which being so little tyme knowen, is sufficient. The tyme will discouer the rest, and as wee shal vnderstande more of it, so

so wee wil giue notice thereof.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The roote of Carlo San∣cto.
• * 1.2

  Where it gro••eth▪
• * 1.3

  The ••••rme 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.4

  The col••••r. The sm••••••.
• * 1.5

  The ro••te.
• * 1.6

  The heart is marue••••••us.
• * 1.7

  T••e vertue is in the rin••e of the r••ote.
• * 1.8

  〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.9

  〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.10

  It comforteth the teeth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & keepe them from worme ea∣ting.

  In diseases of women it prouoketh Purgation. It dissolueth windes and comforteth the stomake,
• * 1.11

  In the euill of the hearte.
• * 1.12

  In the euill of ••••e Poxe.
• * 1.13

  In the falling sickenesse.
• * 1.14

  In griefes of the head.
• * 1.15

  In the tooth∣ache.