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 Canes which are good for the shortnesse of breath.

THey bring from the newe Spayne great Canes, of a Cane that are couered within & without with a certain gūmme, & to me it seemeth that it is mingled with the iuyce of Tabaco, & it is heauy. It seemeth that the Cane is annoynted, & as a thing that the clingeth fast, it is clunged wel to the said Cane, and it is of a blacke colour, and being hard it clin∣geth not, they kindle the Cane at that part where the gumme is, and the other parte of it they put in the mouth, and they receiue that smoke, and with it they cast out from them all fleume and rottennesse, that is in the breast: and this they do when they finde themselues greeued with the shortnesse of winde, so that they be all ready to choke. I haue seene it done by a Gentleman, who is much payned with it many times, and receiueth by it great profite: and did it first with the Ta∣bac••, taking the smoke of it, and it brought to him the like be∣nefit. And for this cause, I say, that it seemeth, to carry with it the iuyce of the Tabaco, mingled with the one and with the other. It is done with al assurance, for that we do see it experi∣mented with manifest assurance in many.

Some beeing sicke of the shortnesse of breath, that come frō the Indias, with it I haue seene expel, & cast out this rot∣tennes, by taking a little Tabaco green, & chewing the iuyce of it, w^t although it be lothsome, it doth them much good to ex∣pell the rottennesse & fleumes, which are retained within the

brestes, so that they be lightened with it notably. It is a mar∣uellous thing, the greate vertues, and sundrie and diuers ef∣fectes that they doe discouer of the Tabaco: for besides that which I haue written of it in the second parte, of the maruel∣lous vertues therof, I determined to make further triall of it, as I haue vnderstood, and seene since that time.

Notes

• For faintnesse or shortnesse of breath.