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whole_a plant_n with_o the_o root_n be_v full_a of_o ivyce_n which_o be_v take_v about_o seven_o or_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o a_o morning_n and_o drink_v with_o sugar_n be_v hold_v for_o a_o most_o certain_a remedy_n against_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o kidney_n against_o exulcerate_v kidney_n mattery_a water_n and_o excoriation_n of_o the_o yard_n the_o arabian_n commend_v it_o to_o be_v good_a against_o saint_n anthony_n fire_n and_o call_v it_o queura_n he_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o read_v more_o hereof_o let_v he_o read_v costa_n in_o the_o proper_a chapter_n of_o ananas_n and_o ouâ—edius_n in_o the_o eight_o book_n and_o eighteen_o chapter_n and_o thevetius_n in_o his_o observation_n of_o america_n in_o the_o six_o and_o forty_o chapter_n ananas_n preserve_v in_o sugar_n be_v like_o cocumber_n whereof_o i_o have_v have_v many_o ananas_n be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a fruit_n and_o of_o best_a taste_n in_o all_o india_n but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o proper_a fruit_n of_o india_n itself_o but_o a_o 〈…〉_o fruit_n for_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v by_o the_o portingale_n out_o of_o brasillâ—_n so_o that_o at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d it_o â—_o be_v sell_v for_o a_o novelty_n at_o a_o 〈…〉_o and_o sometime_o more_o but_o now_o there_o be_v so_o many_o grow_v in_o the_o country_n that_o they_o be_v very_o good_a cheap_a the_o time_n when_o they_o be_v ripe_a be_v in_o lent_n for_o than_o they_o be_v best_a and_o sweet_a of_o taste_n they_o be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o melon_n and_o in_o form_n like_o the_o head_n of_o a_o distaff_n without_o like_o a_o pine_n apple_n but_o soft_a in_o cut_v of_o colour_n red_a and_o greenish_a they_o grow_v about_o half_a a_o fathom_n high_a from_o the_o ground_n not_o much_o more_o or_o less_o the_o leaf_n be_v like_o the_o herb_n that_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o spain_n call_v aloe_n or_o semper_fw-la viva_fw-la because_o it_o be_v always_o green_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v hang_v on_o the_o beam_n of_o house_n but_o somewhat_o 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and_o unreasonable_a man_n there_o be_v which_o eat_v all_o thing_n without_o any_o measure_n or_o discretion_n the_o sick_a be_v forbid_v to_o use_v they_o the_o common_a way_n to_o dress_v the_o common_a ananasses_n be_v to_o cut_v they_o in_o broad_a round_a cake_n or_o slyce_n and_o so_o be_v stoop_v in_o wine_n it_o be_v a_o very_a pleasant_a meat_n the_o 50._o chapter_n oâ—_n jaqua_n or_o jaacca_n this_o fruit_n grow_v in_o calcutta_n and_o in_o some_o other_o place_n of_o india_n near_o to_o the_o sea_n paâ—l_o and_o upon_o river_n or_o water_n side_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a fruit_n that_o in_o malabar_n be_v call_v jaca_n in_o canara_n and_o gusurate_n panar_n and_o panasa_n by_o the_o arabian_n panax_fw-la by_o the_o persian_n fanax_n this_o fruit_n grow_v upon_o great_a tree_n not_o out_o of_o the_o branch_n like_o other_o fruit_n but_o out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n above_o the_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o leaf_n the_o leaf_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n hand_n 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