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 a certaine kinde of Barley.

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THey bring lykewyse from the newe Spaine, a kinde of Barley, which they cal smal Barley: they giue it this name, for the likenesse which it hath vnto our Barley: for it casteth out an eare like vn∣to it, and in the vaynes, the seede is shut, but it is different from it in qualities & vertues: for that this smal Barley, is the strongest poyson, which at this day in hearbe, or plant hath beene seene, inso∣much that it woorketh the same effect, which Sublimatum doeth. And wheresoeuer it is needful to burne, or eate away dead or rotten flesh, putting the pouder of this seed thertoo, it wil doe the like worke that any burning Iron shal doe. It extinguisheth and killeth any canker, howe strong soeuer it bee, it killeth and expelleth Wormes, wheresoeuer they bee, it eateth fleshe which is naught and rotten, taking it from the sores, and making them cleane from such euill fleshe.

The Indians for that they had no Sublimatum, nor o∣ther remedies which wee haue, when they shoulde vse the lyke, they had and haue this seede most strong, and surely so it is, and they doe vse it, as a remedy most strong, and of great efficacie. This pouder must bee layde too, by little and little, more or lesse, conformably to the greatnesse of the euil, applying things defensiue, which is vsed to be laid too, when as the lyke remedies are vsed.

In olde sores and filthy, where it is needfull, that naughty rotten fleshe bee eaten away, with taking of this Seede, and grinding it, and dissoluing it well with water of Planten, or of Roses, weating in the cleare wa∣ter that shall remayne vppon it, some small clothes, or in place of the smal clothes, lint of fine Linen cloth, weate in the water, it cleanseth the sore, eating the euil fleshe in such sorte: for howe euill, olde, and filthy soeuer that the sore

bee, it leaueth it cleane, and being laide to the flesh, it doeth soder and heale them, and after this is done, you must vse the Medicines which haue vertue to ingender flesh. And the ef∣fect of this seede is no more then to mundifie, & make cleane, and to take away the superfluitie of the wounde.

The self same effect that this seede worketh in vs, it wor∣keth in beastes also, which for the most part haue very euill sores, that bee cankered, and full of Wormes, the seede being laide vnto them, if the cause bee so great, that it doth requyre it: or the water of it, as it is sayde, maketh the lyke woorke, as wee haue spoken of, and better, vsing alwayes the defensiues as is conuenient, where such Medicines bee applyed, for that it is a Medicine most strong, and it hath neede of them all.

I wil shewe you what happened to me with it. An Indi∣an brought me this seede with many other hearbes, and go∣ing about to discouer them and being come to this seede, I tooke a graine and put it into my mouth, to proue it. He that brought it, as one which knew it wel, kept back my hand, & would not suffer me to proue it: & for all that I parted with my teeth one graine, which is no greater then one grayne of hempe seede, but some deale lesser, and beareth some likenes of it: at the tyme that it came to the point of the tongue, the seede being parted, made me a blister vpon it, which dured with me certaine dayes: I commended it to the Deuil, and then I beleeued what they had certified me of it. I began to make experience of it, and it wrought more effectually then was spoken of it. It is hot in the fourth degree, and more if there be any more degrees.

Also I haue an Hearbe which being sodde, and the water of it taken hot, healeth the euils of the brest: I know not the name of it, but in the remembrance of them which came, it was written.

And an other which enforceth to cast out the dead childe of the belly: of thi•• the Indians haue great expe∣rience

for this effect, and once in these countries, it hath profited.

They brought me two drie hearbes, which I would haue been glad to haue seene greene: the one of these being in the field in all his force, if a man or woman doe put their handes vpon him, forthwith he falleth downe dead vpon the ground. And the other lying abroade vpon the ground, in touching it to gather it, it shutteth it self together as a Cabadge of the Countrie of Murcia, Thinges meruellous, and of much con∣sideration.

I haue blacke Eleboro, brought from the Prouince of Mechoacan, like to that of Spayne, and woorking the like effect.

Certaine dayes past, a young man which tooke counsell of me, that came from the Prouice of Quito, and beeyng with me, there came vnto me a neighbour of mine, saying, that his daughter was verie sicke of the Flixe, and I had her in cure, and her disease increased with blood, requesting me that I shoulde goe to visite her. The Indian which was with me, asked me if they were stooles of blood, I said yea: and he sayd vnto me that he woulde geue her a thing, that beyng made into pouder and taken, woulde take them away forthwith, & that in the Prouince of Quito, it had been expe∣rimented many times. The Father of the sicke maiden, went with him to his house, and he gaue him certayne peeces of a fruite, which seemed to be of a greate tree: of the one parte they were very smooth, and of colour yeallowe, and of the other they were very sharpe and very redde, insomuch that they seemed of a purple colour. They were ground smal, and he gaue the pouder to the sicke womā, with the water of the hed of Roses, once that Euening, & an other time in the Morning, and immediatly the Flixe did cease, & from tha•• time waxed better, whereby she came to be whole.

And as for the man I neuer saw him, after he gaue it to her▪

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Notes

• It is most strong and mighty poy∣son.
• It killeth th•• Canker. It killeth wormes.
• It eateth rotten fl••sh.
• Howe it must be ministred.
• In olde filthy sores where it is needful that they bee cleansed.
• In Beastes it woorketh the same effect, and better.
• Historie.
• An hearbe which hea∣leth the euill o•• the brest. An hearbe which maketh a wo∣man to cast from her a dead childe. Two maru••l∣lous herbes.
• Blacke Ele∣boro.
• Historie.