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eft of this tree , with which the Bees are more delighted chartany other. The E!icondc*trce is very tall, and exceeding great,some as big as twelve men can fathome, spreading like an Oak,some of them are hollow a and from the liberal skies, receivesuch plenty of water, that they are hospitable entertainers ofthousands in that thirsty Region. Once have I known three orfour thousand remain at one os those trees, and thence receivingall their wacry provition. The Negroes climb up with pegs ofhard wood ( which t|^t softer easily receiveth, the smoothness,not admitting other climbing ) and I think that some one treeholds forty tun of water. This tree affords no lei's bountiful hof-pita'iy to the back, than belly,yeeldingsas her bcl'y to their bel-lies ) her back to their backs, excepting that this is better fromthe younger trees, whose tenderer backs being more seasonablefor discipline, are soundly beaten for mans fault; whence camethe first nakedness, whereby one fathome cut from the tree, isextended into twenty, and is presently fit for wearing, thoughnoc so fire as the Jkzandt trte yeeids, which yeelds excel-lent cloath from the inner bark.

This tree is a I way es green,of a strange form, especially in the LinscWoten «,branches that grow very high , and cast down very small cbreds, Book.which touching the earth do bring foith roots, from whenceother plants or trees do spring foith most abundantly in greatnumbers. By like beating of their Palm, they make Velvets,SatcimjTaffcdeSj&c. But I deviate too far from my sub-j m St*

The burning of Waxcn-cvdles on Cardlemass-day had its ann0 t. in i.lib,origmalfrom the Æhwab >acr bees called Februals. Tertul. advert

Bears aie much tormr-need in theircyts which is a principal Marcion.cause why they lo much desire to eat bony out of the Hives, AnAThtw.chat being prickr, and stung with the Bees, their throat, especi- j^Levant c.y.ally receives a phlebotomy , or blood-letting, for they have-nobetter remedy to ease their brain and eyes burdened, and over-charged w th humo s.

In the Island of ScyUn are certain barbarous people called Texeira t.i.Pacbw, thfy live naked >n the woods and thickets, their principal &food is Dears flesh, wher of there is great abundance, whichthey shoot and kill with their arrows ana catting them in peeces,fillingthe uunks of old hoUowtcees withhony, whereof they

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