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celsus_n nigidius_n trebius_n niger_n pomponius_n mela_n manlius_n sura_n foreign_a writer_n king_n juba_n polybius_n onesicritus_n isidorus_n antipater_n aristotle_n demetrius_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n democritus_n theophrastus_n euanthes_n agrippa_n who_o write_v of_o the_o olympionicae_n hiero_n king_n attalus_n king_n philometer_n ctesias_n duris_n philistus_n architus_fw-la philarchus_n amphilocus_n the_o athenian_a anaxipolis_n the_o thasian_a apollodorus_n of_o lemnos_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocless_a of_o chios_n apollonicus_fw-la of_o pergamus_n aristander_n of_o athens_n bacchus_n the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chaereas_n the_o athenian_a diodorus_n of_o pyreaeum_n dio_fw-mi the_o colophonian_n epigenes_n of_o rhodes_n evagon_n of_o thassus_n euphranius_n the_o athenian_a hegesias_n of_o maronea_n menander_n of_o pyreaeum_n menander_n also_o of_o heraclea_n menecrates_n the_o poet_n androcian_n who_o write_v of_o agriculture_n or_o husbandry_n aeschrion_n who_o likewise_o write_v of_o that_o argument_n dionysius_n who_o translate_a mago_n diophanes_n who_o collect_v a_o epitome_n or_o breviarie_n out_o of_o dionysius_n king_n archelaus_n and_o nicander_n ¶_o in_o the_o nine_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o story_n and_o nature_n of_o fish_n and_o water-creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o water-creature_n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v of_o all_o other_o big_a 3._o the_o monstrous_a beast_n of_o the_o indian_a sea_n 4._o the_o great_a fish_n and_o beast_n in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o ocean_n 5._o of_o tritone_n nereid_n and_o sea_n elephant_n their_o shape_n and_o form_n 6._o of_o great_a whale_n call_v balaenae_fw-la and_o oreae_fw-la 7._o whether_o fish_n do_v take_v and_o deliver_v their_o breath_n whether_o they_o sleep_v or_o no_o 8._o of_o dolphin_n and_o their_o wonderful_a property_n 9_o of_o the_o tursiones_fw-la 10._o of_o the_o sea_n tortoise_n and_o how_o they_o be_v take_v 11._o who_o first_o devise_v to_o slive_v the_o tortoise_n shell_n into_o leaf_n 12._o the_o skin_n and_o shell_n of_o the_o sea_n creature_n the_o division_n of_o they_o into_o their_o several_a kind_n 13._o of_o the_o seal_n or_o sea-calf_n 14._o of_o fish_n smooth_a and_o without_o hair_n how_o they_o spawn_v and_o breed_v and_o how_o many_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o they_o 15._o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o many_o fish_n 16._o the_o presage_n by_o fish_n and_o their_o variety_n 17._o of_o the_o mullet_n and_o other_o fish_n that_o the_o same_o fish_n be_v not_o in_o request_n in_o all_o place_n 18._o of_o the_o barble_n the_o sea_n raven_n coracinus_n of_o stockfish_n and_o salmon_n 19_o of_o the_o exoecetus_fw-la calamary_n lamprey_n etc._n etc._n 20._o the_o division_n of_o fish_n by_o the_o shape_n of_o their_o body_n 21._o of_o eel_n 22._o the_o manner_n of_o take_v they_o in_o the_o lake_n benacus_n 23._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o lamprey_n 24._o of_o flat_a and_o broad_a fish_n 25._o of_o the_o stay-ship_n echeneis_fw-la and_o his_o wonderful_a nature_n 26._o the_o changeable_a nature_n of_o fish_n 27._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o lantern_n and_o the_o sea_n dragon_n 28._o of_o fish_n want_v blood_n 29._o of_o the_o pourcuttle_n the_o cuttle_n fish_n the_o calamarie_n and_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o sailor_n or_o mariner_n 30._o the_o fish_n ozaena_fw-la and_o nauplius_n also_o of_o lobster_n 31._o of_o crab_n sea_n porkespines_n and_o of_o the_o great_a sort_n name_v echinometrae_n 32._o of_o wilkes_n cockle_n and_o shell_n sish_v 33._o of_o scallop_n porcellane_n of_o the_o shell_n fish_n murex_fw-la and_o other_o such_o 34._o the_o riches_n and_o treasure_n of_o the_o sea_n 35._o of_o pearl_n how_o they_o be_v engender_v and_o where_o also_o how_o they_o be_v find_v 36._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o purple_a fish_n and_o the_o burret_n or_o murices_fw-la 37._o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o purple_a fish_n 38._o how_o the_o purple_a fish_n be_v take_v 39_o when_o purple_a be_v first_o wear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n 40._o the_o price_n of_o purple_a clothes_n at_o rome_n 41._o the_o die_a of_o the_o amethyst_n colour_n of_o the_o scarlet_n in_o grain_n and_o the_o light_a scarlet_n hysginus_fw-la 42._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o nacre_n and_o his_o guide_n or_o keeper_n pinnoteres_n also_o the_o intelligence_n of_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n 43._o of_o scolopendres_n sea_n fox_n and_o the_o fish_n glani_fw-la 44._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o sea_n ram._n 45._o of_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v a_o three_o nature_n be_v neither_o live_a creature_n ne_o yet_o plant_n to_o wit_n of_o sea_n nettle_n and_o sponge_n 46._o of_o houndfish_n or_o sea_n dog_n 47._o of_o sea_n fish_n that_o have_v stony_a shell_n of_o those_o that_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o other_o nast_a and_o filthy_a creature_n 48._o of_o sea_n fish_n venomous_a 49._o the_o disease_n incident_a to_o fish_n 50._o the_o admiral_n generation_n of_o fish_n 51._o item_n another_o discourse_n of_o their_o generation_n and_o what_o fish_n they_o be_v which_o do_v lay_v egg_n 52._o the_o matrices_fw-la or_o womb_n of_o fish_n 53._o what_o fish_n live_v long_a 54._o of_o oyster_n pit_n and_o who_o do_v first_o devise_v they_o 55._o who_o first_o invent_v stew_n and_o pond_n to_o feed_v lamprey_n in_o 56._o the_o stew_n and_o pond_n for_o other_o shell_n fishes_n and_o who_o bring_v they_o up_o first_o to_o be_v use_v 57_o of_o fish_n that_o haunt_v the_o land_n 58._o the_o rat_n of_o nilus_n 59_o of_o the_o fish_n call_v anthias_n and_o how_o he_o be_v take_v 60._o of_o the_o sea_n star_n 61._o of_o the_o fish_n dactyli_n and_o their_o admirable_a property_n 62._o what_o fish_n do_v entertain_v amity_n one_o with_o another_o and_o which_o be_v ever_o at_o war_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n contain_v story_n notable_a thing_n and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 650_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n turanius_n graccula_n trogus_n maecenas_n alfius_n flavus_n cornelius_n nepos_n laberius_n the_o writer_n of_o merry_a epigram_n fabianus_n fenestella_n mutianus_n aelius_n stilo_n statius_n sebosus_n melissus_n seneca_n cicero_n macer_n aemylius_fw-la messana_n corvinus_n trebius_n niger_n and_o nigidius_n out_o of_o foreign_a writer_n aristotle_n king_n archelaus_n callimachus_n democritus_n theophrastus_n thrasyllus_n hegesidemus_n of_o cythnos_n and_o alexander_n polyhistor_n ¶_o in_o the_o ten_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o nature_n and_o story_n of_o fowl_n and_o fly_a creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o foules_n 2._o of_o the_o phoenix_n 3._o of_o aegle_n 4._o when_o the_o roman_a legion_n use_v the_o eagle_n standard_n and_o other_o ensign_n also_o with_o what_o creature_n aegle_n maintain_v fight_v 5._o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a case_n as_o touch_v a_o eagle_n 6._o of_o the_o vulture_n or_o geire_n 7._o of_o the_o foul_a sangualis_fw-la 8._o of_o falcon_n and_o hawk_n 9_o of_o the_o cuckoo_n which_o be_v kill_v by_o bird_n of_o her_o own_o kind_n 10._o of_o kite_n or_o puttock_n 11._o a_o division_n of_o bird_n into_o general_a kind_n 12._o of_o unlucky_a and_o ominous_a bird_n the_o crow_n the_o raven_n and_o the_o like-owle_n 13._o of_o the_o foul_a that_o carry_v fire_n in_o her_o mouth_n 14._o of_o the_o bird_n clivina_fw-la 15._o of_o many_o bird_n unknown_a 16._o of_o fowl_n that_o fly_v by_o night_n 17._o of_o owlet_n 18._o of_o the_o wood-pecker_n 19_o of_o bird_n which_o have_v claw_n and_o crooked_a talon_n 20._o of_o peacock_n and_o who_o kill_v they_o first_o for_o to_o be_v serve_v at_o the_o table_n 21._o of_o cock_n how_o they_o be_v cut_v of_o a_o dunghill_n cock_n that_o speak_v 22._o of_o goose_n who_o first_o devise_v to_o make_v a_o dainty_a dish_n of_o the_o goose_n liver_n the_o gravy_n or_o fat_a of_o goose_n call_v comagenum_n 23._o of_o crane_n stork_n swan_n strange_a fowl_n of_o outlandish_a country_n of_o quail_n and_o the_o bird_n glotis_n 24._o of_o swallow_n and_o martin_n of_o blackbird_n thrush_n and_o merles_n of_o starling_n turtle-dove_n and_o quoist_n or_o ringdove_n 25._o of_o bird_n that_o tarry_v with_o we_o all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o bird_n that_o be_v for_o half_a a_o year_n only_o and_o other_o that_o remain_v but_o three_o month_n 26._o marvelous_a story_n of_o bird_n 27._o of_o bird_n call_v seleucides_n 28._o of_o the_o foul_a ibis_n 29._o what_o bird_n will_v not_o abide_v in_o all_o place_n which_o they_o be_v that_o change_n both_o hue_n and_o voice_n also_o of_o nightingale_n 30._o of_o merles_n or_o ousels_n 31._o the_o time_n wherein_o bird_n breed_v lay_v and_o sit_v 32._o of_o the_o bird_n halciones_fw-la the_o navigable_a day_n that_o they_o do_v show_v of_o the_o seagull_n and_o cormorant_n 33._o the_o industry_n and_o subtlety_n of_o bird_n in_o build_v their_o nest_n of_o the_o
be_v in_o request_n at_o rome_n 12._o observation_n of_o wine_n set_v down_o by_o king_n romulus_n 13._o the_o ancient_a usage_n of_o wine_n and_o the_o wine_n of_o old_a time_n 14._o of_o cellar_n for_o wine_n and_o the_o wine_n opiminianum_fw-la 15._o caesar_n liberality_n in_o wine_n and_o when_o first_o there_o be_v four_o sort_n of_o wine_n set_v down_o 16._o of_o artificial_a or_o set_v wine_n 17._o of_o hydromell_n and_o oxymell_n 18._o prodigious_a and_o strange_a kind_n of_o wine_n 19_o what_o wine_n may_v not_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o with_o what_o sort_v new_a wine_n be_v sophisticated_a 20._o sundry_a sort_n of_o pitch_n and_o rosin_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o sophisticate_a new_a wine_n of_o vinegar_n and_o winelee_n 21._o of_o wine_n cellar_n 22._o of_o avoid_v drunkenness_n in_o sum_n it_o contain_v notable_a matter_n history_n and_o observation_n 510_o gather_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n cornelius_n valerius_n virgil_n celsus_n cato_n censorius_n sarsennaes_n both_o father_n and_o son_n scropha_n varro_n decimus_n syllanus_n fabius_n pictor_n trogus_n hyginus_n flaccus_n verrius_n graecinus_n julius_n accius_n columella_n massurius_n sabinus_n fenestella_n tergilla_n m._n actius_n plautus_n fabius_n dorsennus_fw-la scaevola_n aelius_n atteius_n capito_n cotta_n messalinus_n l._n piso_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n fabianus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o vibius_n rufus_n foreign_a author_n hesiodus_n theophrastus_n aristotle_n democritus_n king_n attalus_n k._n philometer_n architas_n xenophon_n amphilochus_n the_o athenian_a anaxipolis_n the_o thasian_a apollodorus_n the_o lemnian_a aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocles_n the_o chian_a apollonius_n of_o pergamus_n aristander_n of_o athâ—…_n and_o likewise_o batrys_n the_o athenian_a bacchius_fw-la the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chereas_fw-la the_o athenian_a aâ—…_n cheristus_fw-la likewise_o of_o athens_n diodorus_n of_o priene_n dio_n the_o colophonian_n epigenes_n the_o rhodian_a evagoras_n the_o thasian_a euphron_n of_o athens_n androtion_n aescrion_n and_o lysimachus_n who_o write_v all_o three_o of_o agriculture_n dionysius_n who_o translate_a mago_n diophanes_n who_o bring_v dionysius_n into_o a_o epitome_n asclepiades_n the_o physician_n onesicritus_n and_o king_n juba_n ¶_o the_o fifteen_o book_n treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o tree_n fruitful_a and_o plant_v in_o hort-yard_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o fruitful_a tree_n 2._o of_o the_o oil_n of_o olive_n 3._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o olive_n &_o young_a olive_n tree_n 4._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o oil_n olive_n 5._o the_o manner_n of_o husband_v olive_n row_n 6._o how_o to_o keep_v olive_n and_o make_v oil_n thereof_o 7._o of_o artificial_a oil_n 8._o of_o the_o dregs_n or_o olive_n cake_n be_v press_v 9_o of_o fruit_n of_o tree_n good_a to_o eat_v their_o several_a kind_n and_o nature_n 10._o of_o pine_n nut_n four_o kind_n 11._o of_o the_o quince_n 12._o of_o peach_n four_o sort_n 13._o of_o plum_n eleven_o kind_n 14._o sundry_a kind_n of_o apple_n and_o namely_o nine_o and_o twenty_o sort_n 15._o of_o pear_n and_o warden_n of_o sundry_a strange_a device_n to_o graft_v tree_n 16._o of_o preserve_v and_o keep_v apple_n &_o such_o like_a fruit_n 17._o the_o manner_n how_o to_o keep_v quince_n pomgranat_n pear_n warden_n soruise_n and_o grape_n 18._o of_o fig_n nine_o and_o twenty_o sort_n 19_o of_o the_o wild_a figtree_n of_o caprification_n or_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o bring_v figgs_n to_o maturity_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o certain_a fly_n 20._o of_o medlar_n and_o three_o sort_n of_o they_o 21._o four_o kind_n of_o soruoise_n 22._o of_o the_o walnut_n 23._o of_o chestnut_n eight_o kind_n 24._o of_o charob_n call_v siliquae_fw-la of_o apple_n of_o mulberry_n of_o grain_n pippin_n and_o kernils_n within_o the_o fruit_n also_o of_o berry_n 25._o of_o cherry_n eight_o sort_n 26._o of_o the_o corneill_n fruit_n and_o lentisk_n 27._o sundry_a sort_n of_o juice_n and_o odour_n 28._o of_o the_o juice_n in_o fruit_n and_o tree_n of_o colour_n smell_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o diverse_a fruit_n also_o the_o singularity_n and_o commendation_n of_o they_o 29._o of_o the_o myrtle_n eleven_o kind_n thereof_o 30._o of_o the_o laurel_n or_o bay-tree_n thirteen_o sort_n of_o it_o in_o sum_n there_o be_v comprise_v in_o this_o book_n of_o notable_a matter_n story_n and_o observation_n 520_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n fenestella_n fabianus_n virgil_n cornelius_n valerianus_n celsus_n cato_n censorius_n sarsennae_n both_o father_n and_o son_n scropha_n mar._n varro_n d._n syllanus_n fabius_n pictor_n trogus_n hyginus_n flaccus_n verrius_n graecinus_n atticus_n julius_n sabinus_n tergilla_n cotta_n messalinus_n columella_n l._n piso_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n m._n accius_n plautius_n fabius_n dorsenus_n scaevola_n aelius_n atteius_n capito_n sextus_n niger_n and_o vibius_n rufus_n foreign_a writer_n hesiodus_n aristotle_n democritus_n king_n hiero_n architas_n king_n philometor_n king_n attalus_n xenophon_n amphilochus_n the_o athenian_a anaxipolis_n the_o thasian_a apollodorus_n of_o lemnos_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocles_n of_o chios_n apollodorus_n of_o pergamus_n aristander_n the_o athenian_a bacchus_n the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chaereas_n of_o athens_n and_o charistus_n likewise_o the_o athenian_a diodorus_n of_o priene_n dion_n the_o colophonian_n epigenes_n the_o rhodian_a evagoras_n the_o thasian_a euphronius_n the_o athenian_a androtion_n and_o aeschrion_n who_o write_v both_o of_o husbandry_n dionysius_n that_o translate_v the_o book_n of_o mago_n and_o dionysius_n the_o epitomist_n who_o bring_v they_o all_o into_o a_o breviarie_n asclepiades_n and_o erasistratus_n both_o physician_n comiades_n who_o write_v as_o touch_v the_o confecture_n of_o wine_n aristomachus_n hicesius_n who_o both_o treat_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n themison_n the_o physician_n onesicritus_n and_o king_n juba_n ¶_o in_o the_o sixteen_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o nature_n of_o wild_a tree_n chap._n 1._o country_n wherein_o no_o tree_n do_v grow_v miraculous_a wonder_n of_o tree_n in_o the_o north_n country_n 2._o of_o the_o great_a forest_n hircynia_n 3._o tree_n that_o bear_v mast_n 4._o of_o the_o civic_a guirland_n and_o who_o in_o old_a time_n be_v adorn_v and_o honour_v with_o chaplet_n of_o tree_n leave_v 5._o of_o mast_n thirteen_o kind_n 6._o of_o beech_n mast_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o mast_n of_o coal_n and_o the_o feed_n of_o hog_n 7._o of_o gall_n and_o how_o many_o thing_n beside_o mast_n and_o acorn_n mast_n tree_n do_v bear_v 8._o of_o cachrys_n and_o of_o the_o scarlet_n grain_n also_o of_o agaricke_n and_o cork_n 9_o of_o what_o tree_n the_o bark_n be_v in_o usage_n 10._o of_o shindle_n to_o cover_v house_n of_o the_o pinetree_n and_o the_o wild_a pine_n of_o the_o fir_n &_o pitch-tree_n of_o the_o larch-tree_n of_o the_o torch-tree_n toeda_n and_o the_o yew-tree_n 11._o the_o manner_n of_o make_v sundry_a sort_n of_o pitch_n and_o taâ—…_n how_o the_o virgin_n pitch_v call_v cedrium_fw-la be_v make_v of_o the_o thick_a stone_n pitch_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o the_o way_n to_o boil_v rosin_n 12._o of_o the_o ship_n pitch_v call_v zopissa_n of_o sapium_n and_o those_o tree_n that_o yield_v timber_n good_a for_o building_n 13_o of_o the_o ash_n tree_n four_o kind_n 14._o of_o the_o teil_n or_o linden_n tree_n two_o several_a sort_n thereof_o 15._o ten_o diverse_a sort_n of_o maples_n 16._o of_o the_o knot_n in_o maple_n call_v bruscus_n and_o molluscum_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o fistic_a tree_n call_v staphylodendron_n of_o box_n tree_n three_o sort_n 17._o of_o the_o elm_n four_o kind_n 18._o the_o nature_n of_o tree_n according_a to_o their_o situation_n and_o place_n where_o they_o grow_v 19_o a_o general_a division_n of_o tree_n 20._o what_o tree_n never_o shed_v their_o leaf_n quite_o of_o the_o oleander_n tree_n call_v rhododendron_n 21._o again_o what_o tree_n lose_v not_o their_o leaf_n but_o show_v always_o green_a which_o be_v they_o that_o shed_v their_o leaf_n in_o part_n in_o what_o country_v no_o tree_n at_o all_o do_v lose_v their_o leaf_n 22._o the_o nature_n of_o those_o tree_n which_o let_v fall_v their_o leaf_n and_o which_o have_v leaf_n of_o sundry_a colour_n 23._o three_o sort_n of_o asp_n or_o popler_n &_o of_o what_o tree_n the_o leaf_n do_v alter_v their_o for_o i_o and_o fashion_n 24._o what_o leave_v use_v to_o turn_v every_o year_n the_o manner_n how_o to_o order_v the_o leaf_n of_o date_n tree_n and_o to_o use_v they_o also_o strange_a and_o admirable_a thing_n as_o touch_v leaf_n 25._o the_o order_n and_o course_n that_o nature_n hold_v in_o plant_n the_o blossom_n of_o tree_n their_o manner_n of_o conception_n bloum_v bud_a and_o bear_v fruit_n and_o in_o what_o order_n they_o put_v out_o flower_n 26._o of_o the_o corneil_n tree_n the_o right_a season_n wherein_o every_o tree_n bear_v fruit_n what_o tree_n be_v fruitless_a and_o therefore_o
see_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n it_o have_v devour_v city_n and_o draw_v into_o it_o a_o whole_a tract_n of_o ground_n and_o field_n sea_n coast_n and_o maritime_a region_n most_o of_o all_o other_o feel_v earthquake_n neither_o be_v the_o hilly_a country_n without_o this_o calamity_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o alps_o and_o apennine_a have_v often_o tremble_v in_o the_o autumn_n also_o and_o spring_n there_o happen_v more_o earthquake_n than_o at_o other_o time_n like_v as_o lightning_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o france_n and_o egypt_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o be_v shake_v for_o that_o in_o egypt_n the_o continual_a summer_n and_o in_o france_n the_o hard_a winter_n be_v against_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n earthquake_n be_v more_o rife_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n time_n but_o the_o great_a use_n to_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n towards_o day_n light_n there_o be_v many_o and_o if_o by_o day_n it_o be_v usual_o about_o noon_n they_o fortune_n also_o to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v because_o then_o all_o tempest_n be_v asleep_a and_o lay_v to_o rest_n but_o especial_o when_o after_o much_o rain_n there_o follow_v a_o great_a time_n of_o heat_n or_o after_o heat_n store_n of_o rain_n chap._n lxxxj_o ¶_o sign_n of_o earthquake_n come_v sailor_n also_o have_v a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n thereof_o and_o guess_v not_o doubtful_o at_o it_o namely_o when_o the_o wave_n swell_v sudden_o without_o any_o gale_n of_o wind_n or_o when_o in_o the_o ship_n they_o be_v shocked_a with_o billow_n shake_v under_o they_o then_o be_v the_o thing_n see_v to_o quake_v which_o stand_v in_o the_o ship_n as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o house_n and_o with_o a_o rustle_a noise_n give_v warn_v beforehand_o the_o fowl_n likewise_o of_o the_o air_n sit_v not_o quiet_o without_o fear_n in_o the_o sky_n also_o there_o be_v sign_n thereof_o for_o there_o go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n either_o in_o day_n time_n or_o soon_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v down_o a_o thin_a streak_n or_o line_n as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o cloud_n lie_v out_o in_o a_o great_a length_n moreover_o the_o water_n in_o well_n and_o pit_n be_v more_o thick_a and_o trouble_a than_o ordinary_a cast_v out_o a_o stink_a scent_n chap._n lxxxij_o ¶_o remedy_n or_o help_n against_o earthquake_n towards_o but_o a_o remedy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o same_o such_o as_o vault_n and_o hole_n in_o many_o place_n do_v yield_v for_o they_o vent_v and_o breathe_v out_o the_o wind_n that_o be_v conceive_v there_o before_o a_o thing_n note_v in_o certain_a town_n which_o by_o reason_n they_o stand_v hollow_a and_o have_v many_o sink_n and_o vault_n dig_v to_o convey_v away_o their_o filth_n be_v less_o shake_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o town_n those_o part_n which_o be_v pendent_a be_v the_o safe_a as_o be_v well_o see_v in_o naples_n where_o that_o quarter_n thereof_o which_o be_v solid_a and_o not_o hollow_a be_v subject_a to_o such_o casualty_n and_o in_o house_n the_o arch_n be_v most_o safe_a the_o angle_n also_o of_o wall_n yea_o and_o those_o post_n which_o in_o shake_v will_v jog_v to_o and_o fro_o every_o way_n moreover_o wall_n make_v of_o brick_n or_o earth_n take_v less_o harm_n when_o they_o be_v shake_v in_o a_o earthquake_n and_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v in_o the_o very_a kind_n and_o manner_n of_o earthquake_n for_o the_o motion_n be_v diverse_a the_o safe_a be_v when_o house_n as_o they_o rock_n keep_v a_o tremble_a and_o warble_a noise_n also_o when_o the_o earth_n seem_v to_o swell_v up_o in_o rise_v and_o again_o to_o settle_v down_o and_o sink_v with_o a_o alternative_a motion_n harmless_a it_o be_v also_o when_o house_n run_v on_o end_n together_o by_o a_o contrary_a stroke_n and_o butt_n or_o jur_v one_o against_o another_o for_o the_o one_o move_a withstand_v the_o other_o the_o bend_a downward_o in_o manner_n of_o wave_a and_o a_o certain_a roll_a like_a to_o surge_a billow_n be_v it_o that_o be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o do_v all_o the_o mischief_n or_o when_o the_o whole_a motion_n bear_v and_o force_v itself_o to_o one_o side_n these_o quaking_n or_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n give_v over_o when_o the_o wind_n be_v once_o vent_v out_o but_o if_o they_o continue_v still_o than_o they_o cease_v not_o until_o forty_o day_n end_n yea_o and_o many_o time_n it_o be_v long_a ere_o they_o stay_v for_o some_o of_o they_o have_v last_v the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o two_o chap._n lxxxiii_o ¶_o monstrous_a earthquake_n see_v never_o but_o once_o there_o happen_v once_o which_o i_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o tuscans_n learning_n within_o the_o teritorie_n of_o modena_n while_o l._n martius_n and_o s._n julius_n be_v consul_n a_o great_a strange_a wonder_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o two_o hill_n encounter_v together_o charge_v as_o it_o be_v and_o with_o violence_n assault_v one_o another_o yea_o and_o retire_v again_o with_o a_o most_o mighty_a noise_n it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o between_o they_o there_o issue_v flame_a fire_n and_o smoke_n mount_v up_o into_o the_o sky_n while_o a_o great_a number_n of_o roman_a gentleman_n from_o the_o highway_n aemylia_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o servant_n and_o passenger_n stand_v and_o behold_v it_o with_o this_o conflict_n and_o run_v of_o they_o together_o all_o the_o village_n upon_o they_o be_v dash_v and_o break_v to_o piece_n very_o much_o cattle_n that_o be_v within_o die_v therewith_o and_o this_o happen_v the_o year_n before_o the_o war_n of_o our_o associate_n which_o i_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o more_o pernicious_a to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o italy_n than_o the_o civil_a war_n it_o be_v no_o less_o monstrous_a a_o wonder_n that_o be_v know_v also_o in_o our_o age_n in_o the_o very_a last_o year_n of_o nero_n the_o emperor_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o his_o act_n when_o meadow_n and_o olive_n row_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a 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achelous_n and_o by_o nilus_n the_o great_a part_n of_o egypt_n into_o which_o if_o we_o believe_v homer_n from_o the_o island_n pharus_n there_o be_v a_o cut_n by_o sea_n of_o a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n sail_v but_o also_o by_o the_o retire_n and_o go_v back_o of_o the_o sea_n as_o the_o same_o poet_n have_v write_v of_o the_o circeiae_fw-la the_o like_a by_o report_n happen_v both_o in_o the_o bay_n of_o ambracia_n for_o ten_o mile_n space_n and_o also_o in_o that_o of_o the_o athenian_n for_o five_o mile_n near_o pireaeum_n also_o at_o ephesus_n where_o sometime_o the_o sea_n beat_v upon_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n and_o very_o if_o we_o give_v ear_n to_o herodotus_n it_o be_v all_o a_o sea_n from_o above_o memphis_n to_o the_o ethyopian_a
which_o lie_v the_o way_n to_o atlas_n the_o most_o fabulous_a mountain_n of_o all_o africa_a for_o writer_n have_v give_v out_o that_o this_o hill_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o sea_n sand_n mount_v up_o to_o the_o sky_n all_o rough_a ill_o favour_v and_o overgrow_v on_o that_o side_n that_o lie_v to_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o ocean_n unto_o which_o it_o give_v the_o name_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o be_v shadowy_a full_a of_o wood_n and_o water_v with_o vein_n of_o spout_a spring_n that_o way_n which_o look_v to_o africa_n with_o fruitful_a tree_n of_o all_o sort_n spring_v of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o bear_v one_o under_o another_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o at_o no_o time_n a_o man_n can_v want_v his_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n to_o his_o full_a contentment_n moreover_o that_o none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v see_v all_o day_n long_o all_o be_v still_o and_o silent_a like_o the_o fearful_a horror_n in_o desert_n wilderness_n and_o as_o man_n come_v 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the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o mean_n whereof_o one_o and_o the_o same_o star_n seem_v to_o rise_v at_o sundry_a time_n in_o diverse_a countries_n and_o appear_v soon_o or_o late_a to_o some_o than_o to_o other_o and_o therefore_o the_o cause_n depend_v thereupon_o be_v not_o in_o all_o place_n of_o like_a validity_n nor_o show_v the_o same_o effect_n always_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o difficulty_n more_o arise_v from_o those_o author_n who_o write_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n have_v deliver_v diverse_a opinion_n according_a to_o the_o sundry_a climate_n wherein_o they_o be_v at_o what_o time_n as_o they_o observe_v the_o figure_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o heaven_n now_o be_v there_o of_o these_o astronomer_n three_o sect_n to_o wit_n the_o chaldaean_n the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o greek_n to_o which_o there_o may_v be_v add_v a_o four_o which_o among_o we_o caesar_n the_o dictatour_n first_o erect_v who_o observe_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o take_v with_o he_o also_o the_o advice_n of_o sosigenes_n a_o learned_a mathematitian_n and_o skilful_a astronomer_n in_o his_o time_n reduce_v the_o year_n unto_o the_o say_a revolution_n howbeit_o in_o this_o calculation_n of_o he_o there_o be_v find_v a_o error_n and_o short_a he_o come_v of_o the_o mark_n which_o he_o aim_v at_o by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v no_o bissextile_a or_o leap_v year_n by_o he_o insert_v but_o after_o 12_o year_n now_o when_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o this_o reckon_n that_o the_o sun_n have_v perform_v his_o revolution_n soon_o than_o the_o year_n turn_v about_o which_o before_o be_v wont_a to_o prevent_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n this_o error_n be_v reform_v and_o after_o every_o four_o year_n expire_v come_v about_o the_o bissextile_a aforesaid_a and_o make_v all_o straight_a sosigenes_n also_o himself_o albeit_o he_o be_v repute_v a_o more_o curious_a and_o exquisite_a mathematician_n than_o the_o rest_n yet_o in_o three_o several_a treatise_n that_o he_o make_v retract_v or_o correct_v that_o in_o one_o book_n that_o he_o have_v set_v down_o in_o another_o seem_v evermore_o to_o write_v doubtful_o and_o leave_v the_o thing_n in_o as_o great_a ambiguity_n &_o undertermine_v as_o he_o find_v it_o as_o for_o these_o writer_n who_o name_n i_o have_v allege_v &_o prefix_v in_o the_o front_n of_o this_o present_a volume_n now_o in_o hand_n they_o have_v likewise_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n as_o touch_v this_o point_n but_o hardly_o shall_v you_o find_v two_o of_o they_o in_o one_o &_o the_o same_o mind_n less_o marvel_n than_o if_o the_o rest_n have_v vary_v one_o from_o another_o who_o may_v pretend_v for_o their_o excuse_n the_o diverse_a tract_n and_o climate_n wherein_o they_o write_v as_o for_o those_o who_o live_v
call_v melancoryphi_n ibid._n gnesios_n the_o royal_a eagle_n 272._o g_o gnomon_n what_o 35._o 〈◊〉_d g_o o_fw-fr god_n what_o he_o be_v 3._o d_o god_n think_v to_o be_v many_o and_o how_o this_o foolish_a opinion_n first_o spring_v 3._o d._n to_o assign_v any_o form_n to_o god_n be_v man_n weakness_n 3._o i_o plague_n account_v as_o go_n ibid._n god_n more_o in_o heaven_n than_o man_n in_o earth_n if_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o as_o man_n do_v feign_v 3._o 〈◊〉_d man_n have_v account_v beast_n and_o other_o filthy_a thing_n to_o be_v go_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d god_n that_o they_o be_v marry_v vain_a it_o be_v to_o believe_v 3._o 〈◊〉_d god_n feign_v young_a and_o old_a wing_a and_o lame_a 3._o f_o god_n in_o they_o be_v feign_v adultery_n haired_a and_o war_n ib._n god_n wear_v upon_o finger_n in_o ring_n 4._o b_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n as_o to_o die_v 5._o a_o god_n not_o innumerable_a 3._o d_o god_n democritus_n make_v two_o only_a ibid._n a_o god_n canonize_v here_o upon_o earth_n 180._o i_o gold_n what_o people_n have_v it_o 138._o h_o gold_n mine_n who_o discover_v 188._o k_o gold_n melt_v try_v and_o fine_v who_o devise_n ibid._n goat_n their_o manner_n of_o breed_n 229._o a._n both_o male_a and_o female_a ibid._n how_o they_o help_v their_o eyesight_n 229._o b._n their_o wit_n ibid._n male_a goat_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n female_a goat_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n goat_n ever_o in_o a_o ague_n 229._o d._n their_o hair_n in_o stead_n of_o wool_n use_v in_o cloth_n ibid._n they_o bark_n and_o kill_v tree_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d the_o goat_n beard_n ibid._n how_o they_o breath_n 229._o d._n they_o see_v by_o night_n ibid._n they_o kill_v olive_n tree_n by_o lick_v they_o only_o ibid._n e._n goat_n wild_a of_o sundry_a kind_n 231._o c_o goat_n not_o sacrifice_v to_o minerva_n 229._o e_fw-la gosling_n sting_v with_o a_o nettle_n die_v upon_o it_o 301._o b._n greedy_a feed_v the_o bane_n of_o gosling_n ibid._n gossampine_a tree_n bear_v cotton_n 363._o e._n f_o goggle_v eye_n dim-sighted_a 334._o h_o g_o r_o grey_a eye_n in_o the_o dark_a see_v better_a than_o other_o 334._o h_o gray_n how_o they_o escape_v the_o hunter_n 218._o g_o grain_n in_o fruit_n different_a 447._o e_o graine_n see_v corn_n graine_n of_o three_o sort_n esteem_v by_o the_o greek_n dracontias_n strange_n as_o selinusium_fw-la 360._o g_o graft_a how_o it_o be_v 517._o a_o graft_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tree_n ibid._n g_o graft_n how_o to_o be_v take_v from_o bough_n that_o bear_v well_o ibid._n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v set_v ib._n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v thwight_v ibid._n not_o to_o be_v sharpen_v in_o the_o wind_n 518._o b._n they_o be_v to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o full_a ibid._n graft_v in_o seutcheon_n 519._o e._n f._n 520._o g._n h._n rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o graft_v 521._o c_o graft_n of_o cherry_n tree_n how_o to_o be_v use_v 518._o i_o graft_n of_o vine_n how_o to_o be_v use_v 519._o b_o graft_n of_o wild_a tree_n will_v not_o grow_v in_o the_o tame_a 519._o e_o graft_a more_o plentiful_a than_o sow_v of_o seed_n 520._o k_o graft_n of_o olive_n when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v set_v in_o dry_a place_n 522._o g_o graft_n of_o olive_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o barbary_n ibid._n h_o grammarian_n who_o excellent_a 174._o l_o grape_n how_o they_o be_v preserve_v from_o pullain_n 420._o k_o grape_n that_o lose_v the_o belly_n 423._o a._n grape_n that_o bind_v the_o belly_n ibid._n grape_n echoledes_fw-la why_o so_o call_v ibid._n grape_n de-guard_n 440._o i_o grape_n bunch_n how_o to_o be_v gather_v for_o guard_n ibid._n m_o grape_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 45._o e_fw-la grape_n how_o preserve_v 406._o g_o grape_n dry_a in_o furnace_n ib._n grape_n sod_v in_o wine_n must_v ib._n grape_n hang_v all_o winter_n on_o the_o vine_n till_o new_o come_v 406._o h_o greek_a grape_n of_o corinth_n 407._o c_o grape_n uarianae_fw-la and_o why_o so_o call_v 408._o g_o grape_n inerticulae_fw-la may_v be_v call_v the_o sober_a grape_n ibid._n ay_o grape_n of_o the_o free_a town_n pompeij_fw-la 409._o d_o grape_n tiburtine_n ibid._n olive_n grape_n ibid._n grape_n vinaciolae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n capciades_n 409._o k_o grape_n bucconiatis_fw-la ibid._n grape_n tarrupiae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n phariae_n ibid._n grape_n prusiniae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n streptos_fw-la ibid._n grape_n thasiae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n mariotides_n ibid._n grape_n lageae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n bimammae_fw-la 410._o g_o grape_n of_o spain_n ibid._n h_o grape_n escariae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n bumasti_fw-la ib._n ounce_n grape_n 410._o h_o grape_n egyptian_a ibid._n grape_n rhodian_a ibid._n market_n grape_n ibid._n grape_n cinereae_fw-la ibid._n grape_n scirpulae_fw-la 416._o m_o grape_n egyptian_a thasia_fw-la aethalos_fw-la peuce_n 415._o f_o grasshopper_n how_o they_o live_v 325._o d._n their_o sundry_a kind_n ibid._n d._n e._n they_o be_v dim-sighted_a 326._o g._n they_o may_v be_v reduce_v into_o three_o kind_n ibid._n they_o be_v meat_n to_o some_o nation_n ibid._n when_o they_o fly_v ibid._n they_o be_v not_o every_o where_o ibid._n they_o have_v wing_n only_o without_o mouth_n ib._n f._n where_o they_o be_v mute_a ibid._n of_o grease_n 344._o k_o greek_n full_a of_o lie_n and_o vanity_n 207._o d_o griffon_n defend_v golden_a mine_n 154._o h._n what_o bird_n 296._o k_o grindstone_n and_o whetstone_n for_o scythe_n 595._o c_o gristle_n break_a will_v not_o close_v together_o 345._o b._n more_o of_o gristle_n ibid._n ground_n overgrow_v with_o bush_n how_o to_o be_v cleanse_v 505._o b_o ground_n how_o to_o be_v trench_v 559._o a._n b_o to_o choose_v ground_n rule_v infallible_a 505._o b_o ground_n which_o be_v principal_a 504._o k_o ground_n must_v be_v better_v by_o sow_v some_o grain_n in_o it_o 508._o h_o ground_n burn_v by_o cich-pease_n ibid._n the_o growth_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n 345._o b_o g_o v_o guarland_n give_v to_o victor_n in_o the_o four_o great_a game_n 457._o a_o a_o guild_v institute_v by_o romulus_n over_o corn_n field_n siege_n 549._o c_o guarland_n of_o corne-eare_n first_o know_v at_o rome_n ibid._n geld_a apple_n 438._o l_o geldings_n cast_n not_o their_o tooth_n 338._o h_o seagull_n where_o they_o breed_v 287._o f_o gum_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 391._o c._n d_o gum_n arabic_a 424._o g_o gum_n of_o jury_n ibid._n gum_n colophonian_n ibid._n gum_n spagas_n ibid._n gum_n cypryan_n ibid._n gut_n longaon_n how_o it_o make_v creature_n insatiable_a 343._o b_o of_o the_o gut_n 342._o k._n l._n m._n 343._o a._n b_o g_o y_fw-fr gymnosophystes_n certain_a philosopher_n of_o india_n 155._o e_o they_o can_v look_v against_o the_o sun_n ibid._n gymnetes_n people_n live_v above_o a_o hundred_o year_n 147._o a_o gynacocratumeni_fw-la people_n why_o so_o call_v 118._o h_o h_o a_o hadrosphaeron_n 364._o k_o hadrobolon_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a_o haddock_n a_o kind_n of_o codfish_n 243._o e_o haile_o how_o it_o be_v engender_v 29._o b_o halcyones_n the_o name_n of_o bird_n their_o hatch_n 287._o e_o haliattes_n 8._o l_o haliaeto_n what_o kind_n of_o aegle_n 272._o g._n she_o train_v her_o young_a one_o to_o look_v against_o the_o sun_n ibid._n half_n our_o time_n spend_v in_o sleep_n 183._o a_o haltion_n day_n 287._o d_o halciones_n of_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n halciones_n when_o they_o breed_v ibid._n haliphleos_n a_o kind_n of_o oak_n 450._o d._n unfortunate_a ibid._n hammoniacum_n see_v ammoniacum_n hanno_n banish_v for_o tame_v a_o lion_n 203._o b_o haâ—…_n his_o book_n and_o commission_n to_o survey_v the_o compass_n of_o africa_n 91._o b_o haâ—…_n his_o navigation_n 33._o a_o hang_n of_o exceed_o great_a price_n 228._o k_o happy_a be_v no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n 176._o h_o who_o be_v deem_v most_o happy_a by_o the_o oracle_n 180._o h_o hare_n admit_v superfoetation_n 303._o d_o harpe_n star_n fidicula_fw-la 588._o g_o harrow_n how_o it_o be_v perform_v 579._o f_o hare_n sleep_v open_o eye_v 335._o a_o hard_a and_o stiff_o heart_a folk_n be_v account_v brutish_a 340._o i_o hardishrew_n if_o they_o go_v over_o a_o cart-tract_n straight_o die_v 244._o g_o hare_n in_o some_o place_n have_v two_o liver_n 341._o c_o being_n than_o transport_v they_o lose_v one_o of_o they_o ibid._n hare_n will_v never_o be_v fat_a 344._o k_o hare_n admit_v superfoetation_n or_o double_a conception_n 232._o k_o hare_n the_o hairy_a creature_n 347._o a_o hare_n how_o their_o age_n be_v know_v 232._o i._n both_o male_a and_o female_a ibid._n the_o sea-hâ—…re_a a_o venomous_a fish_n 191._o b._n 264._o i_o hare_n very_o fruitful_a 232._o k_o hare_n hair_n very_o good_a to_o make_v cloth_n ibid._n harmony_n of_o planet_n 14._o k_o hart_n show_v the_o use_n of_o the_o
or_o stem_v which_o they_o call_v magydaris_n and_o they_o affirm_v beside_o that_o it_o bear_v leafy_a flat_a grain_n for_o the_o seed_n in_o colour_n like_o gold_n which_o shed_v present_o upon_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n especial_o if_o the_o wind_n be_v south_n of_o which_o grain_n or_o seed_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n young_a plant_n of_o laserpitium_n use_v to_o grow_v up_o underneath_o that_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o year_n will_v thrive_v both_o in_o root_n and_o stem_v to_o the_o just_a and_o full_a perfection_n they_o have_v write_v moreover_o that_o the_o use_n be_v to_o dig_v about_o their_o root_n and_o to_o lay_v they_o bare_a at_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n also_o that_o they_o serve_v not_o to_o purge_v cattle_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a but_o to_o cure_v they_o if_o they_o be_v disease_v for_o upon_o the_o eat_n thereof_o either_o they_o mend_v present_o or_o else_o end_v and_o die_v out_o of_o hand_n but_o few_o they_o be_v that_o miscarry_v 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that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o match_v the_o brave_a and_o rich_a colour_n of_o painter_n other_o represent_v the_o flame_a fire_n of_o brimstone_n yea_o and_o the_o bright_a blaze_n of_o burn_a oil_n the_o opal_n be_v ordinary_o as_o big_a as_o a_o filberd_n nuâ—…_n and_o here_o come_v to_o my_o mind_n a_o history_n among_o we_o as_o touch_v the_o opal_n worth_a remembrance_n for_o there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v see_v one_o of_o these_o opal_n for_o the_o which_o gem_n marcus_n antonius_n proscribe_v and_o outlaw_v one_o nonius_n a_o senator_n of_o rome_n the_o son_n of_o that_o struma_n nonius_n at_o who_o the_o stomach_n of_o catullus_n the_o poet_n do_v rise_v so_o much_o see_v he_o as_o he_o do_v sit_v in_o a_o stately_a chair_n of_o ivory_n call_v curulis_fw-la and_o grandfather_n to_o that_o servilius_n nonianus_n who_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v consul_n now_o the_o say_a senator_n when_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o fly_v upon_o this_o proscription_n take_v no_o more_o of_o all_o the_o good_n which_o he_o have_v but_o only_o a_o ring_n wherein_o this_o opal_n be_v set_v which_o as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v have_v be_v value_v sometime_o at_o 20000_o sesterce_n but_o as_o the_o cruel_a and_o inordinate_a appetite_n of_o antony_n who_o for_o a_o jewel_n only_o outlaw_v and_o banish_v a_o roman_a senator_n be_v wonderful_a on_o the_o one_o side_n so_o the_o peevishness_n and_o contumacy_n of_o nonius_n be_v as_o strange_a on_o the_o other_o side_n who_o be_v so_o far_o in_o love_n with_o that_o gem_n which_o cost_v he_o his_o proscription_n and_o rather_o than_o to_o part_v with_o it_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o house_n and_o home_n and_o yet_o the_o very_a wild_a beast_n be_v better_o advise_v than_o so_o who_o be_v content_a to_o bite_v off_o those_o part_n of_o their_o body_n
m_o epinyctide_n accident_n to_o the_o eye_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 438._o l._n m_o epinyctides_n how_o pliny_n take_v it_o 42._o l._n what_o be_v mean_v thereby_o mother_n writer_n ibid._n epithymum_n what_o herb_n 250._o l._n the_o true_a description_n ibid._n m._n e_o q_n equisetum_n a_o herb_n 263._o b_o e_o r_o eranthemon_n what_o herb_n 125._o d_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n erasistratus_n a_o physician_n 68_o g._n he_o condemn_v opium_n ibid._n he_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o the_o former_a physic_n 344._o h._n how_o much_o money_n he_o receive_v for_o one_o cure_n ibid._n eretria_n a_o white_a earth_n serve_v for_o painter_n colour_n 518._o k_o why_o so_o call_v 329._o f._n the_o use_n in_o physic_n ibid._n two_o kind_n thereof_o 559._o e._n how_o the_o good_a be_v know_v ibid._n erigonus_n a_o painter_n 550._o k._n how_o he_o come_v by_o knowledge_n ibid._n erineos_fw-la the_o name_n of_o the_o wild_a figtree_n in_o greek_a 169._o b._n the_o name_n also_o of_o a_o herb_n ib._n the_o description_n of_o the_o herb_n ibid._n c._n the_o virtue_n ib._n eriphia_n a_o strange_a herb_n 204._o l._n the_o description_n ibid._n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n ibid._n the_o use_n thereof_o in_o physic_n ib._n eristalis_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o k_o erith_n a_o herb_n 274._o i_o the_o sundry_a name_n it_o have_v ibid._n why_o call_v philanthropos_n ib._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a ib._n erithales_n one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o less_o houseleek_a 237._o c_o erotylos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o k._n call_v likewise_o amphicome_a and_o hieromnemon_n ibid._n what_o earth_n be_v like_a by_o the_o leer_n to_o have_v water_n within_o 409._o b_o what_o not_o ibid._n c._n d_o in_o what_o place_n earth_n turn_v in_o time_n to_o be_v a_o stone_n 554._o l._n m_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o earth_n inenarrable_a 553._o b_o erthen_n work_v and_o vessel_n both_o in_o divine_a and_o civil_a use_n also_o infinite_a 553._o b._n c._n of_o great_a price_n ibid._n d._n e_o earth_n pure_a will_v not_o flame_n 472._o b_o earth_n medicinable_a how_o to_o wash_v and_o prepare_v 559._o e_fw-la erthquake_n as_o they_o discover_v spring_n so_o they_o swallow_v they_o up_o 411._o a_o erth-worme_n medicinable_a and_o therefore_o preserve_v 361._o d_o eruile_n the_o pulse_n what_o virtue_n in_o physic_n it_o have_v 143._o b_o the_o discommodity_n thereof_o ibid._n d_o ere_v a_o sovereign_a herb_n against_o all_o poison_n and_o serpent_n 118._o m._n the_o description_n 119._o a._n b_o erysisceptron_n what_o plant_n 195._o b._n the_o sundry_a name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ib._n the_o medicinable_a vertx_n wherewith_o it_o be_v endue_v ibid._n c_o erythini_n fish_n have_v a_o property_n to_o stay_v the_o lask_z 443._o e_o e_o s_o esopus_n what_o herb_n 45._o b_o esubopes_n a_o kind_n of_o the_o colchian_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a both_o in_o silver_n and_o gold_n 464._o i_o e_o t_o in_o the_o what_o they_o be_v 541._o d_o e_o v_z euax_z a_o k._n of_o arabia_n who_o write_v of_o herb_n 210._o g_o euclia_n what_o herb_n 231._o f._n the_o effect_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o magician_n ibid._n eucnemos_n amazon_n a_o image_n 503._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n why_o esteem_v so_o much_o by_o nero_n the_o emperor_n ibid._n eudemus_n a_o physician_n 347._o e._n over_o familiar_a with_o livia_n the_o princess_n wife_n to_o drusus_n caesar_n ibid._n eudoxus_n a_o painter_n and_o imageur_n in_o brass_n 549._o e_o euenor_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 112._o l_o euenor_n a_o painter_n 534._o g._n father_n and_o master_n to_o noble_a parasius_n the_o painter_n ibid._n eugalacton_n a_o herb_n see_v glaux_fw-fr eulaeus_n a_o river_n out_o of_o which_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n use_v to_o drink_v 406._o l_o eumarus_n a_o famous_a painter_n 533._o a._n he_o first_o distinguish_v male_a from_o female_n ibid._n eumece_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o k_o eumetres_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626_o l._n call_v also_o belus_n gem_n ibid._n eunicus_n a_o excellent_a grave_a 483._o e_o eunuchion_n a_o kind_n of_o lectuce_n 24._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n eupatoria_n the_o herb_n otherwise_o call_v agrimonie_n 220._o k_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n k._n l_o eupetalos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o l_o euphorbia_n a_o herb_n 222._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n commend_v by_o king_n juba_n in_o one_o entire_a book_n ibid._n l._n the_o description_n ibid._n where_o it_o grow_v natural_o 269._o d_o euphorbium_n the_o juice_n of_o the_o herb_n euphorbia_n 222._o l._n the_o manner_n of_o gather_v it_o ibid._n how_o it_o be_v sophisticated_a 223._o a._n euphorbus_n a_o physician_n brother_n to_o antonius_n musa_n the_o physician_n 222._o k_o euphranor_n a_o excellent_a imageur_n 502._o g._n his_o work_n ibid._n he_o be_v beside_o a_o cunning_a painter_n 547._o c._n he_o excel_v in_o symetry_n whereof_o he_o write_v book_n ibid._n his_o imperfection_n ibid._n his_o work_n ibid._n euphrosynon_n a_o herb_n see_v buglossos_n eupompus_n a_o cunning_a painter_n 537._o a._n his_o work_n ibid._n of_o great_a authority_n ibid._n eureos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o l_o euripice_n a_o kind_n of_o rich_fw-mi 101._o e._n the_o property_n which_o it_o have_v ibid._n eurotas_n the_o river_n represent_v in_o brass_n 502._o h._n the_o praise_n of_o the_o workman_n thereof_o ibid._n eurotias_n a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o l_o eusebes_n a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n euthycrates_n son_n to_o lysippus_n a_o singular_a imageur_n 499._o f_o wherein_o he_o excel_v ibid._n his_o work_n ibid._n eutomon_n what_o herb_n 217._o e_o eutychides_n a_o imageur_fw-fr famous_a for_o the_o river_n eurotus_n of_o his_o pourtray_a 502._o h_o eutichides_n a_o painter_n 549._o f_o e_o x_o exaco_n a_o herb_n see_v centaurie_n the_o less_o exagon_n one_o of_o the_o ophiagenes_n 299._o a._n not_o hurt_v by_o serpent_n but_o lick_v by_o they_o ibid._n exchange_n and_o barter_v ware_n for_o ware_n the_o old_a manner_n of_o merchandise_n 454._o l_o excrement_n of_o man_n body_n medicinable_a 302._o m_o excrement_n of_o man_n belly_n a_o counterpoison_v 270._o k_o excrement_n of_o a_o sheep_n balier_v about_o their_o tail_n 351._o b_o the_o medicinable_a property_n thereof_o ibid._n excrescence_n of_o proud_a and_o rank_n flesh_n how_o to_o be_v take_v away_o and_o repress_v 146._o l._n 158._o k._n 165._o a._n d._n 167._o a._n 177._o f._n 264_o k_o 265._o a._n 273._o e._n 338._o i._n 447._o e._n 474._o i._n execration_n ban_n and_o curse_n in_o a_o form_n of_o word_n think_v to_o be_v of_o force_n 296._o i_o exedum_fw-la what_o herb_n 206._o g._n the_o effect_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n exercise_n of_o the_o body_n make_v much_o for_o health_n 303._o d_o extrebenus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 626._o k_o exorcism_n believe_v to_o be_v available_a 294._o l_o exorcism_n and_o prayer_n interrupt_v by_o unlucky_a bird_n dicae_n 295._o a_o exorcism_n of_o the_o decci_n ibid._n expensa_fw-la what_o the_o word_n signify_v 462._o g_o experience_n the_o first_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o physic_n 242_o m._n exsiccative_a medicine_n 178_o h_z k._n 249_o d_o f._n 264_o m._n 286_o k_o 320_o m._n 418_o k._n l._n 421._o e._n 423_o e._n 471_o e._n 475_o a._n 506_o m_o 511._o f._n 516_o h._n 529_o b_o d._n f._n 558_o l._n 559_o d._n 588_o m._n 591._o c_o see_v more_o in_o desiccative_n extractive_a medicine_n 595._o c._n see_v more_o in_o draw_v exulceration_n by_o extreme_a cold_a or_o burn_a how_o cure_v 432._o g._n exulceration_n of_o the_o belly_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 168_o h._n 318._o g_o see_n dysenterie_n exulcerative_a medicine_n and_o raise_v blister_n 149_o d._n see_v causticke_a f_o a_o fabianus_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 303._o e_o fabius_n cunctator_n honour_v with_o a_o grass_n coronet_n and_o why_o 116._o m._n salute_v by_o the_o name_n of_o father_n by_o the_o regiment_n of_o minutius_n 117._o a_o fabricius_n a_o patron_n of_o frugality_n 483._o c_o faco_n rough_a and_o blister_a with_o sunne-burning_a how_o to_o be_v cure_v 366._o k_o face_n break_v out_o by_o what_o mean_v heal_v 422._o k._n how_o to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o freckle_n and_o pimple_n 440._o m._n how_o to_o look_v full_a fair_a and_o plumbe_v 440._o m._n 441._o a._n b._n how_o to_o be_v rid_v from_o spot_n and_o lentil_o ibid._n b_o faint_v cold_a sweat_n how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 48._o h._n 49._o f._n 52._o k_o 58._o g._n 313._o d._n see_v more_o in_o sweat_n diaphoreticall_a faint_n about_o the_o heart_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 134._o l._n 155._o d_o see_v swoon_a falernum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o amber_n 608._o i._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n fall_v sickness_n detect_v by_o the_o fume_n of_o brimstone_n 556._o k_o by_o a_o perfume_n of_o bitumen_n 557._o e._n by_o the_o fume_n of_o
f_o herberie_n in_o old_a time_n yield_v a_o revenue_n to_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n 12._o g._n how_o we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o herb_n 211._o e_fw-la herbarist_n their_o maliciousness_n 105._o e._n f_o herb_n write_v of_o after_o diverse_a sort_n 210._o h_o herb_n be_v of_o mighty_a operation_n and_o yet_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v great_a 211._o c_o pythagoras_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o attribute_v their_o invention_n to_o the_o god_n 211._o a_o herb_n grow_v upon_o statue_n 205._o b._n of_o what_o effect_n such_o be_v ibid._n herb_n some_o will_v continue_v long_o than_o other_o 291._o e_fw-la herb_n have_v eternize_v the_o name_n of_o the_o inventor_n 208._o m_o 213._o a._n m_o cato_n the_o first_o roman_n who_o write_v of_o herb_n 209._o b_o c._n valgius_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o dedicate_v his_o book_n to_o augustus_n caesar._n 209_o c_o pompeius_n lenaeus_n write_v of_o herb_n ibid._n herb_n portray_v in_o colour_n give_v no_o great_a light_n to_o the_o reader_n 210._o g._n h_o herculaneae_n certain_a pismire_n medicinable_a to_o scour_v the_o skin_n 377._o d_o herculaneus_n a_o riveret_fw-la about_o rome_n 408._o h_o hercules_n the_o patron_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n why_o his_o image_n stand_v at_o rome_n upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n without_o a_o piedstail_n 570._o g_o hercules_n triumphalis_fw-la a_o image_n at_o rome_n why_o so_o call_v 493._o f._n hercules_n oeteus_fw-la of_o brass_n in_o what_o habit_n and_o countenance_n pourtiay_v 504._o m._n 505._o a_o three_o title_n thereupon_o 505._o a._n unknown_a who_o be_v the_o workman_n thereof_o 504._o m_o hercules_n his_o statue_n of_o iron_n and_o steel_n wherefore_o 414._o g_o hermerotes_n what_o image_n 569._o b_o hermesias_n what_o composition_n 204._o h_o the_o wonderful_a operation_n thereof_o ibid._n hermippus_n a_o writer_n 372._o h._n he_o comment_v upon_o the_o poem_n of_o zoroastres_n concern_v magic_a 372._o l_o hermodorus_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o translate_n the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n 491._o c._n herophilus_n a_o singular_a physician_n he_o cure_v altogether_o with_o simple_n 242._o k._n he_o first_o search_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n 243._o b._n his_o apothegme_n as_o touch_v the_o operation_n of_o white_a ellebore_n 219._o b._n he_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o the_o fosm_a physic_n 344._o i._n he_o observe_v the_o pulse_n ibid._n herpe_n a_o run_v cancerous_a sore_n call_v if_o some_o a_o wolf_n 394_o h._n herpe_n a_o worm_n sovereign_a for_o the_o sore_a of_o that_o name_n 394._o g_o heart_n faint_v how_o to_o be_v relieve_v 37._o d._n 60._o h._n 238._o m_o hertlesse_a how_o to_o berecover_v 136._o g_o heart_n tremble_v and_o beat_v how_o cure_v 312._o i_o see_v more_o in_o tremble_v hesperis_n the_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v 87._o c_o h_o i_o hiberis_n a_o herb_n and_o devise_v name_n by_o servilius_n danocrates_n 224._o k._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n in_o physic_n ib._n how_o to_o be_v use_v ibid._n l_o hibiscum_fw-la or_o hibiscus_fw-la what_o herb_n it_o be_v 40._o h._n the_o medicine_n that_o it_o do_v afford_v ibid._n hicesius_n a_o physician_n and_o writer_n 41._o b._n 123._o a_o hieracia_n what_o herb_n 45._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hieracite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o description_n ibid._n hieracium_n a_o collyrie_a or_o composition_n 508._o m._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a thereof_o 509._o a_o hierobotane_n a_o herb_n see_v vervain_n high-taper_n see_v lungwort_n hicket_n or_o hocquet_n see_v yex_z hickway_n a_o bird_n envious_a to_o the_o gather_n of_o paeonie_n 214._o i_o 282._o l._n hill_n some_o admit_v rain_n and_o be_v green_a with_o wood_n on_o the_o north_n side_n some_o one_o the_o south_n side_n only_o and_o other_o all_o over_o 408._o k_o hind_n not_o envious_a to_o mankind_n but_o do_v show_v we_o medicinable_a herb_n 255._o c_o they_o have_v a_o stone_n in_o their_o excrement_n or_o womb_n that_o be_v medicinable_a 339._o c_o bone_n found_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o womb_n of_o a_o hind_n medicinable_a ibid._n hippace_o what_o it_o be_v 318._o l_o hippace_o another_o thing_n 331._o c_o hippiades_n certain_a image_n resemble_v woman_n 569._o c_o hippice_n what_o herb_n 223._o f_o hypocrates_n the_o physician_n 71._o b._n when_o and_o where_o he_o flourish_v 343._o f._n the_o first_o clinicke_n physician_n 344_o g_o he_o first_o reduce_v physic_n into_o a_o art_n 242._o i._n he_o deal_v only_o with_o simple_n 242._o i_o hippocus_n a_o magician_n 372._o i_o hippolytus_n raise_v from_o death_n by_o aesculapius_n 343._o e_o hippomanes_n a_o venomous_a thing_n 326._o l_o hippomarathrum_n what_o kind_n of_o fennell_n 77._o c_o hipponax_n the_o poet_n how_o he_o be_v abuse_v by_o anthermus_n and_o bupalus_n 564._o m._n how_o he_o be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ibid._n hippope_v a_o herb_n describe_v 121._o a._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n hippophaeon_n see_v epithymum_n hippophaston_n 283._o e._n the_o description_n ibid._n hippophye_n a_o herb_n describe_v 120._o m._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n 121._o a_o hippuris_n see_v equisetum_n the_o greek_a writer_n vary_v much_o about_o the_o name_n of_o this_o herb_n 263._o c._n why_o it_o be_v call_v anabasis_fw-la ibid._n h_o o_o hog_n grease_n how_o to_o be_v prepare_v and_o try_v 320._o i_o see_v grease_n holcus_n a_o herb_n 283._o d_o the_o description_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n why_o it_o be_v call_v aristida_n ibid._n holland_n fine_a linen_n make_v in_o old_a time_n 2._o l_o holme_n oak_n what_o virtue_n it_o affourd_v in_o physic_n 177._o d_o the_o grain_n of_o holme_n oak_n medicinable_a ibid._n e_o holcchrysos_n a_o herb_n the_o virtue_n 106._o i_o holoscâ—…os_n a_o kind_n of_o rush_n 100_o k_o holosphyratun_n what_o kind_n of_o image_n 470._o g_o holosteon_n a_o herb_n 283._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n homer_n the_o poet_n prince_n of_o learning_n and_o father_n of_o antiquity_n 210._o l_o honey_n commend_v and_o compare_v with_o laser_n 135._o c_o honey_n when_o and_o where_o it_o be_v venomous_a 94._o g_o how_o to_o be_v discern_v from_o that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a 94._o h_o what_o symptom_n happen_v to_o they_o that_o eat_v of_o this_o honey_n 94._o i_o the_o present_a remedy_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o poisonous_a honey_n 94._o i_o 362._o k._n 433._o d._n the_o singular_a property_n that_o honey_n have_v 135._o d._n the_o discommodity_n of_o honey_n 135._o e_o honey_n call_v maenomenon_n and_o why_o 94._o k_o honey_n of_o carina_n medicinable_a 95._o b_o honeycomb_n their_o virtue_n 137._o b_o honey-comb_n wholesome_a and_o hurtful_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o hive_n 94._o l_o a_o glut_n or_o surfeit_v of_o honey_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 433._o e_o honey_n wherein_o bee_n have_v be_v extinct_a be_v stifle_v medicinable_a 362._o k_o hoplitides_n what_o picture_n 536._o g_o horatius_n cocles_n his_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o make_v good_a the_o bridge_n against_o king_n porsena_n 491._o c_o horehound_n a_o herb_n 74._o m._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n the_o juice_n of_o horehound_n of_o what_o virtue_n it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v use_v 75._o a_o horehound_n to_o be_v take_v wary_o for_o danger_n of_o exulceration_n of_o reins_n or_o bladder_n 75._o c_o horehound_n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n stink_v horehound_n 272._o g._n the_o sundry_a name_n description_n and_o virtue_n 278._o h_o hormesion_n a_o lovely_a precious_a stone_n 627._o e._n the_o description_n ib._n horminodes_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n horminum_n a_o kind_n of_o grain_n or_o corn_n describe_v 144._o k._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hornet_n sting_n what_o remedy_n therefore_o 40._o h._n 56_o m._n 75._o f_o 110._o l._n 153_o b._n 166._o l._n 173._o a._n 361._o d._n 418._o m._n horsetaile_v a_o herb_n 263._o b._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v in_o waste_v the_o swell_a spleen_n ibid._n horse_n have_v ague_n and_o how_o to_o be_v cure_v 260._o k_o horse_n dung_n green_a &_o burn_v into_o ash_n medicinable_a 325._o e_o horseflesh_n and_o horse-dung_n adverse_a to_o serpent_n 322_o k_o horse_n how_o they_o shall_v never_o tire_v 341._o c_o wild_a horse_n be_v medicinable_a and_o more_o than_o tame_a 323._o b_o horses_n load_v with_o fruit_n be_v soon_o weary_a 176._o h._n what_o remedy_n ibid._n river-horse_n teach_v we_o the_o feat_n of_o phlebotomy_n or_o blood-letting_a 316._o k._n he_o yield_v many_o medicine_n ibid._n his_o blood_n painter_n use_v 316._o l_o sea_n horse_n hippocampe_n medicinable_a 436._o h._n 437._o f._n 440._o l_o haw_o in_o horse_n eye_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 438._o l._n see_v eye_n horse_n and_o mare_n
wax_v old_a and_o lose_v the_o strength_n of_o late_a day_n there_o be_v a_o herb_n find_v in_o thracia_n the_o leaf_n whereof_o differ_v in_o nothing_o from_o the_o indian_a nard_n as_o for_o the_o grape_n of_o amomum_fw-la which_o now_o be_v in_o use_n and_o much_o occupy_v some_o say_v it_o grow_v upon_o a_o wild_a vine_n in_o india_n other_o have_v think_v that_o it_o come_v from_o a_o shrub_n like_o myrtle_n &_o carry_v not_o above_o a_o hand-bredth_n or_o 4_o inch_n in_o height_n pluck_v it_o be_v together_o with_o the_o root_n and_o gentle_o must_v be_v lay_v and_o couch_v in_o bunch_n by_o handful_n for_o if_o great_a heed_n be_v not_o take_v it_o will_v soon_o burst_v and_o break_v the_o best_a amomum_fw-la and_o most_o commendable_a be_v that_o which_o carry_v leaf_n like_a to_o those_o of_o the_o pomegranate_n without_o rivel_n and_o wrinkle_n and_o beside_o of_o a_o red_a colour_n the_o next_o in_o goodness_n be_v that_o which_o be_v pale_a the_o green_a or_o grass_n colour_v be_v not_o all_o out_o so_o good_a but_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o be_v white_a and_o that_o colour_n come_v by_o age_n and_o long_o keep_v a_o pound_n of_o these_o grape_n entire_a and_o whole_a in_o the_o cluster_n be_v worth_a 60_o roman_a denier_n but_o if_o they_o be_v crumble_v and_o break_v it_o will_v cost_v but_o 48._o this_o amomum_fw-la grow_v likewise_o in_o a_o part_n of_o armenia_n name_v otene_n also_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o media_n and_o pontus_n it_o be_v sophisticated_a with_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o pomgranate_n and_o with_o some_o other_o liquid_a gum_n beside_o that_o it_o may_v hang_v unite_v together_o and_o roll_v round_o into_o the_o form_n of_o grape_n now_o as_o touch_v that_o which_o be_v call_v amomis_fw-la it_o be_v less_o full_a of_o vein_n and_o nothing_o so_o sweet_a smell_a but_o hard_a than_o amomum_fw-la whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v either_o a_o diverse_a plant_n from_o it_o or_o else_o if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o it_o be_v gather_v before_o it_o be_v full_a ripe_a cardamomum_fw-la be_v like_a to_o these_o above_o rehearse_v both_o in_o name_n and_o also_o in_o make_v and_o farm_n but_o it_o bear_v a_o long_a grain_n for_o seed_n the_o manner_n also_o of_o gather_v and_o cut_v it_o down_o in_o arabia_n be_v the_o same_o four_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o the_o first_o be_v most_o green_a and_o fatty_a withal_o have_v four_o sharp_a corner_n and_o if_o a_o man_n rub_v it_o between_o his_o finger_n he_o shall_v find_v it_o very_o tough_a and_o stubborn_a and_o this_o be_v most_o esteem_v of_o all_o the_o other_o the_o next_o to_o it_o be_v somewhat_o red_a but_o incline_v to_o a_o whitish_a colour_n a_o three_o sort_n be_v short_a lesser_a and_o black_a than_o the_o rest_n howbeit_o the_o worst_a be_v that_o which_o have_v sundry_a colour_n be_v pliable_a and_o gentle_a in_o the_o rub_n and_o smell_v but_o a_o little_a the_o true_a cardamomum_fw-la ought_v to_o come_v near_o in_o resemblance_n to_o costus_n and_o it_o grow_v in_o media_n a_o pound_n of_o the_o best_a will_v cost_v 12_o denier_n the_o great_a affinity_n or_o kindred_n rather_o in_o name_n that_o cinnamon_n have_v with_o these_o spice_n before_o rehearse_v may_v induce_v i_o to_o write_v thereof_o in_o one_o suit_n even_o in_o this_o place_n but_o that_o more_o meet_v it_o be_v to_o show_v first_o the_o riches_n of_o arabia_n and_o to_o set_v down_o the_o cause_n why_o that_o country_n shall_v be_v syrname_v happy_a and_o bless_a we_o will_v begin_v therefore_o with_o the_o chief_a commodity_n thereof_o namely_o frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n and_o yet_o myrrh_n be_v find_v as_o well_o in_o the_o troglodyte_n country_n as_o in_o arabia_n chap._n fourteen_o ¶_o of_o happy_a arabia_n that_o yield_v plenty_n of_o frankincense_n there_o be_v no_o region_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o bring_v forth_o frankincense_n but_o arabia_n and_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o part_n thereof_o but_o in_o 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