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molybdaena_fw-la of_o fumiterre_fw-fr of_o galengale_n of_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_fw-fr of_o cotyledon_n or_o vmbilicus_fw-la veneris_fw-la of_o houseleek_n or_o sengreene_n of_o pourcellane_n of_o groundswell_o of_o ephemerum_n of_o great_a tazill_n of_o crowfoot_n which_o afford_v medicine_n against_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n ear_n nostril_n tooth_n and_o mouth_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n do_v yield_v of_o medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o two_o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varro_n c._n volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o both_o write_v in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n and_o cornelius_n celsus_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n democritus_n king_n juba_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n who_o write_v biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n musaeus_n sophocles_n xanthus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n timaristus_n simus_n hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la hicesius_n dionysius_n apollodorus_n the_o tarentine_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n medius_n dieuches_n cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n cratevas_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n theopolemus_n metrodorus_n solon_n lycus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phyllinus_n petreius_n miction_n glaucias_n and_o xenocrates_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxvi_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o medicine_n for_o the_o part_n of_o man_n body_n chap._n 1._o of_o new_a malady_n and_o namely_o of_o lichenes_n what_o they_o be_v and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o italy_n first_o of_o the_o carbuncle_n of_o the_o white_a morphew_n or_o leprosy_n call_v elephantiasis_n and_o of_o the_o colic_n 2._o the_o praise_n of_o hypocrates_n 3._o of_o the_o new_a practice_n in_o physic_n of_o the_o physician_n asclepiades_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o abolish_v the_o old_a manner_n of_o practice_n and_o set_v up_o a_o new_a 4._o the_o superstitious_a folly_n of_o magic_n be_v deride_v also_o a_o discourse_n touch_v the_o foul_a tettar_n call_v lichenes_n the_o remedy_n thereof_o and_o also_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o chaw_v 5._o receipt_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o king_n evil_a also_o for_o
a_o planet_n and_o bone_n break_v 17._o against_o melancholic_a and_o those_o who_o brain_n be_v trouble_v with_o fancy_n the_o lethargy_n dropsy_n wild_a fire_n or_o tetter_n and_o the_o pain_n or_o ache_n of_o the_o sinew_n apt_a remedy_n 18._o to_o staunch_v blood_n to_o cure_v ulcer_n or_o old_a sore_n canker_n and_o scab_n 19_o medicine_n appropriate_a to_o woman_n disease_n 20._o strange_a and_o wondrous_a thing_n observe_v in_o sundry_a beast_n in_o sum_n here_o be_v report_v medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o five_o latin_a author_n allege_v m._n varro_n l._n piso_n fabianus_n verres_n antias_n verrius_n flaccus_n cato_n censorius_n servius_n sulpitius_n licinius_n macer_n celsus_n massurius_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a bythus_n the_o dyrrhachian_n ophilius_n the_o physician_n and_o granius_n the_o physician_n foreign_a writer_n democritus_n apollodorus_n who_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v myrsis_n miletus_n artemon_n sextilius_n antaeus_n homer_n thcophrastus_fw-la lysimachus_n attalus_n xenocrates_n who_o write_v a_o book_n call_v diophros_n and_o archelaus_n likewise_o that_o write_v such_o another_o demetrius_z sotira_n elephantis_n salpe_n and_o olympias_n of_o thebes_n five_o woman_n and_o midwine_n diotimus_n jolla_o miction_n of_o smyrna_n aeschines_n the_o physician_n hypocrates_n aristotle_n metrodorus_n icacidas_n the_o physician_n hesiodus_n dialcon_n caecilius_n bion_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n peri_n dynamaean_a anaxilaus_n and_o king_n juba_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxix_o book_n be_v contain_v medicine_n from_o other_o live_a creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o first_o beginning_n and_o original_n of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n when_o physician_n begin_v first_o to_o visit_v patient_n lie_v sick_a in_o their_o bed_n the_o first_o physician_n that_o practise_v the_o cure_n of_o sick_a person_n by_o friction_n ointment_n bath_n hothouse_n etc._n etc._n of_o chrysippus_n and_o erasi_fw-la stratus_fw-la their_o course_n and_o manner_n of_o practice_n of_o empiricke_a physic_n of_o herophilus_n and_o other_o famous_a physician_n how_o often_o the_o art_n and_o state_n of_o physic_n have_v alter_v the_o first_o profess_v physician_n at_o rome_n when_o it_o be_v that_o he_o practise_v what_o opinion_n the_o ancient_a roman_n have_v of_o physician_n final_o the_o imperfection_n and_o fault_n in_o that_o art_n 2._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n and_o property_n observe_v in_o wool_n 3._o the_o nature_n of_o egg_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o good_a in_o physic_n 4._o remedy_n in_o physic_n receive_v from_o dog_n and_o other_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o tame_v but_o wild_a also_o from_o fowl_n and_o namely_o against_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o venomous_a spider_n phalangia_fw-la 5._o of_o the_o ostrich_n grease_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o of_o a_o mad_a dog_n also_o remedy_n have_v from_o he_o a_o lizard_n goose_n dove_n and_o weasil_n 6._o medicine_n against_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o hair_n and_o to_o make_v it_o grow_v again_o to_o kill_v nit_v to_o recover_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o eyelid_n to_o cure_v the_o dimness_n and_o redness_n and_o general_o all_o disease_n and_o accident_n of_o the_o eye_n as_o also_o the_o swell_n and_o inflammation_n in_o the_o kernil_n under_o the_o ear_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v medicine_n and_o other_o thing_n worth_a observation_n in_o this_o book_n to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o one_o latin_a author_n allege_v m._n varro_n l._n piso_n verrius_n flaccus_n antias_n nigidius_n cassius_n hemina_n cicero_n plautus_n celsus_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a caecilius_n the_o physician_n metellus_n scipio_n ovid_n the_o poet_n and_o licinius_n macer_n forteine_a author_n philopater_n homerus_n aristotle_n orpheus_n democritus_n anaxilaus_n physician_n botrys_n apollodorus_n archidemus_n anaxilaus_n ariston_n xenocrates_n diodorus_n chrysippus_n the_o philosopher_n horus_n nicander_n apollonius_n of_o pytane_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxx_o book_n be_v contain_v medicine_n for_o live_a creature_n such_o as_o be_v not_o observe_v in_o the_o former_a book_n chap._n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o black_a science_n &_o art_n magic_a when_o it_o begin_v who_o practise_v it_o first_o and_o who_o be_v they_o that_o bring_v it_o into_o request_n and_o reputation_n also_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o medicine_n take_v from_o beast_n 2._o sundry_a kind_n of_o magic_n the_o execrable_a and_o curse_a part_n play_v by_o nero_n and_o of_o magician_n 3._o of_o want_v or_o mouldwarp_n of_o live_a creature_n as_o well_o tame_a as_o savage_a which_o afford_v remedy_n and_o those_o be_v digest_v in_o order_n according_a to_o the_o disease_n 4._o how_o to_o make_v the_o breath_n sweet_a against_o moll_n and_o spot_n disfigure_v the_o face_n remedy_n for_o to_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o chaw_v 5._o against_o the_o king_n evil_a and_o namely_o when_o the_o swell_a be_v break_v and_o do_v run_v to_o ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o shoulder_n the_o heart_n and_o the_o part_n about_o it_o 6._o for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o liver_n also_o to_o cure_v the_o cast_n and_o rejection_n of_o blood_n upward_o 7._o remedy_n for_o the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la and_o general_o for_o all_o disease_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o gut_n 8._o for_o the_o gravel_n and_o stone_n for_o pain_n of_o the_o bladder_n for_o swell_v of_o the_o stone_n and_o the_o groin_n of_o apostem_n or_o swell_n in_o the_o kirnel_n and_o emunctory_n 9_o against_o the_o gout_n of_o the_o foot_n and_o pain_n of_o other_o joint_n 10._o remedy_n against_o many_o disease_n that_o hold_v the_o whole_a body_n 11._o against_o the_o jaundice_n the_o frenzy_n fever_n and_o dropsy_n 12._o against_o the_o wild_a fire_n carbuncle_n felon_n or_o uncom_n burn_v scalding_n and_o shrink_v of_o the_o sinew_n 13._o to_o staunch_v blood_n to_o allay_v swell_n in_o wound_n also_o to_o cure_v ulcer_n green_a wound_n and_o other_o malady_n diverse_a remedy_n all_o take_v from_o live_a creature_n 14._o to_o cure_v woman_n secret_a malady_n and_o to_o help_v conception_n 15._o many_o receipt_n and_o remedy_n huddle_v together_o one_o with_o another_o 16._o certain_a miraculous_a thing_n observe_v in_o beast_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n show_v unto_o we_o medicine_n and_o memorable_a observation_n 54._o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varro_n nigidius_n m._n cicero_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a and_o licinius_n macer_n foreign_a writer_n eudoxus_n aristotle_n hermippus_n homer_n apion_n orphan_n democritus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n botrys_n horus_n apollidorus_n menander_n archimedes_n ariston_n xenocrates_n diodorus_n chrysippus_n nicander_n apollonius_n pitanaeus_fw-la ¶_o the_o xxxi_o book_n show_v medicine_n gather_v from_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n also_o it_o deliver_v unto_o we_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n as_o touch_v the_o water_n chap._n 1._o admirable_a matter_n observe_v in_o the_o water_n 2._o the_o difference_n of_o water_n 3._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o water_n how_o to_o know_v good_a and_o wholesome_a water_n from_o they_o that_o be_v naught_o 4._o the_o reason_n of_o some_o water_n that_o spring_n on_o a_o sudden_a &_o so_o likewise_o cease_v and_o give_v over_o 5._o many_o historical_a observation_n of_o water_n 6._o the_o manner_n of_o water_n conduit_n and_o how_o to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o head_n when_o and_o how_o water_n be_v to_o be_v use_v which_o natural_o be_v medicinable_a how_o far_o forth_o navigation_n or_o sail_v upon_o the_o salt_n water_n be_v good_a for_o the_o health_n medicine_n make_v of_o sea_n water_n 7._o divers_a kind_n of_o salt_n the_o prepare_v and_o make_v thereof_o together_o with_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a of_o salt_n and_o other_o consideration_n thereto_o belong_v 8._o of_o the_o fish_n scamber_n or_o the_o mackerel_n of_o fish_n pickle_n of_o alex_n a_o kind_n of_o brine_n or_o fish_n sauce_n 9_o the_o nature_n of_o salt_n and_o the_o medicine_n make_v of_o it_o 10._o sundry_a sort_n of_o nitre_n the_o handle_n and_o preparation_n thereof_o the_o medicine_n and_o observation_n to_o it_o pertain_v 11._o the_o nature_n of_o sponge_n this_o book_n comprehend_v medicine_n and_o notable_a observation_n 266._o latin_a author_n allege_v m_o varro_n cassius_n of_o parma_n cicero_n mutius_n cor._n celsus_n trogus_n ovid_n polybius_n and_o sornatius_n foreign_a writer_n callimachus_n ctesias_n eudicus_n theophrastus_n eudoxus_n theopompus_n polyclitus_n juba_n lycus_n apion_n epigenes_n pelops_n apelles_n democritus_n thrasillus_n nicander_n memander_n the_o comical_a poet_n attalus_n sallustius_n dionysius_n andreas_n nicreatus_fw-la hypocrates_n anaxilaus_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxxii_o book_n be_v contain_v other_o medicine_n behind_o from_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o fish_n echeneis_fw-la his_o wonderful_a property_n of_o the_o torpedo_n and_o the_o sea-hare_n marvelous_a thing_n report_v of_o the_o red_a sea_n 2._o the_o natural_a industry_n
marry_o that_o be_v a_o monstrous_a and_o prodigious_a token_n and_o foreshow_v some_o heavy_a fortune_n that_o follow_v after_o also_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o marsian_o war_n there_o be_v a_o bondwoman_n bring_v forth_o a_o serpent_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v many_o misshapen_v monster_n come_v that_o way_n into_o the_o world_n of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a form_n claudius_n caesar_n write_v that_o in_o thessaly_n there_o be_v bear_v a_o monster_n call_v a_o hippocentaure_n that_o be_v half_o a_o man_n and_o half_a a_o horse_n but_o it_o die_v the_o very_a same_o day_n and_o very_o after_o he_o come_v to_o wear_v the_o diadem_n we_o ourselves_o see_v the_o like_a monster_n send_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o egypt_n embalm_v and_o preserve_v in_o honey_n among_o many_o strange_a example_n appear_v upon_o record_n in_o chronicle_n we_o read_v of_o a_o child_n in_o sagunt_n the_o same_o year_n that_o it_o be_v force_v and_o raze_v by_o anabal_n which_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v come_v forth_o of_o the_o mother_n womb_n present_o return_v into_o it_o again_o chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o the_o change_n of_o one_o sex_n to_o another_o and_o of_o twin_n bear_v it_o be_v no_o lie_n nor_o fable_n that_o female_n may_v turn_v to_o be_v male_n for_o we_o have_v find_v it_o record_v that_o in_o the_o yearly_a chronicle_n call_v annal_n in_o the_o year_n when_o publius_n licinius_n crassus_n and_o c._n cassius_n longinus_n be_v consul_n there_o be_v in_o cassinum_n a_o maid_n child_n under_o the_o very_a hand_n and_o tuition_n of_o her_o parent_n without_o suspicion_n of_o be_v a_o changeling_n become_v a_o boy_n and_o by_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o soothsayer_n call_v aruspices_fw-la be_v confine_v to_o a_o certain_a desert_a island_n and_o thither_o convey_v licinius_n mutianus_n report_v that_o he_o himself_o see_v at_o argos_n one_o name_v arescon_n who_o before_o time_n have_v to_o name_n arescusa_n and_o a_o marry_a wife_n but_o afterward_o in_o process_n of_o time_n come_v to_o have_v a_o beard_n and_o the_o general_a part_n testify_v a_o man_n and_o thereupon_o wed_v a_o wife_n likewise_o as_o he_o say_v he_o see_v at_o smyrna_n a_o boy_n change_v into_o a_o girl_n i_o myself_o be_o a_o eye_n witness_n that_o in_o africa_n one_o l._n cossicius_n a_o citisen_n of_o tisdrita_n turn_v from_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v a_o man_n upon_o the_o very_a marriage_n day_n who_o live_v at_o the_o time_n i_o write_v this_o book_n moreover_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o if_o woman_n bring_v twin_n it_o be_v great_a good_a hap_n if_o they_o all_o live_v but_o either_o the_o mother_n die_v in_o childbed_n or_o one_o of_o the_o babe_n if_o not_o both_o but_o if_o it_o fortune_n that_o the_o twin_n be_v of_o both_o sex_n the_o one_o male_a the_o other_o female_a it_o be_v ten_o to_o one_o if_o they_o both_o escape_n moreover_o this_o be_v well_o know_v that_o as_o woman_n age_n soon_o than_o man_n and_o seem_v old_a so_o they_o grow_v to_o their_o maturity_n more_o timely_a than_o man_n and_o be_v apt_a from_o procreation_n before_o they_o last_o of_o all_o when_o a_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n if_o it_o be_v a_o man_n child_n it_o stir_v often_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o lie_v common_o more_o to_o the_o right_a side_n whereas_o the_o female_a move_v more_o seldom_o and_o bear_v to_o the_o left_a chap._n v._n ¶_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n the_o time_n of_o childbirth_n from_o seven_o month_n to_o eleven_o testify_v by_o many_o notable_a example_n out_o of_o history_n aliother_n creature_n have_v a_o set_a time_n limit_v by_o nature_n both_o of_o go_v with_o their_o young_a and_o also_o of_o bring_v it_o forth_o each_o one_o according_a to_o their_o kind_n man_n only_o be_v bear_v all_o time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a time_n of_o his_o abode_n in_o the_o womb_n after_o conception_n for_o one_o come_v into_o the_o world_n at_o the_o seven_o month_n end_n another_o at_o the_o eight_o and_o so_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o but_o before_o the_o seven_o month_n there_o be_v no_o infant_n ever_o bear_v that_o live_v and_o none_o be_v bear_v at_o seven_o month_n end_n unless_o they_o be_v conceive_v either_o in_o the_o very_a change_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o within_o a_o day_n of_o it_o under_o or_o over_o a_o ordinary_a thing_n it_o be_v in_o egypt_n for_o woman_n to_o go_v with_o young_a eight_o month_n and_o then_o to_o be_v deliver_v and_o even_o in_o italy_n also_o now_o adays_o child_n so_o bear_v live_v and_o do_v well_o but_o this_o be_v against_o the_o common_a receive_a opinion_n of_o all_o old_a writer_n but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n to_o ground_n upon_o in_o all_o these_o case_n for_o they_o alter_v diverse_a way_n dame_n vestilia_n the_o widow_n of_o c._n herditius_fw-la wife_n afterward_o to_o pomponius_n and_o last_o of_o all_o marry_v to_o orfitus_n all_o right_a worshipful_a citizen_n and_o of_o most_o noble_a house_n have_v 4_o child_n by_o her_o three_o husband_n to_o wit_n sempronius_n who_o she_o bear_v at_o the_o seven_o month_n suillius_n rufus_n at_o the_o eleven_o and_o seven_o month_n also_o she_o go_v with_o corbulo_n yet_o they_o live_v all_o and_o these_o two_o jast_n come_v both_o to_o be_v consul_n after_o all_o these_o son_n she_o bear_v a_o daughter_n namely_o caesonia_n wife_n to_o the_o emperor_n caius_n caligula_n at_o the_o eight_o month_n end_n they_o that_o be_v bear_v thus_o in_o this_o move_v have_v much_o ado_n to_o live_v and_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n for_o forty_o day_n space_n yea_o and_o their_o mother_n be_v very_o sickly_a and_o subject_a to_o fall_v into_o untimely_a travel_n all_o the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o eight_o and_o if_o they_o fall_v in_o labour_n and_o come_v before_o their_o time_n they_o die_v massurius_n write_v that_o l._n papyrius_n the_o praetor_n or_o lord_n chief_a justice_n when_o a_o second_o heir_n in_o remainder_n make_v claim_v and_o put_v in_o plea_n for_o his_o inheritance_n of_o the_o good_n make_v a_o award_n and_o give_v judgement_n against_o he_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o a_o infant_n the_o right_a heir_n bear_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n upon_o this_o that_o the_o mother_n come_v in_o and_o testify_v how_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o that_o child_n within_o thirteen_o month_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o definite_a time_n certain_a for_o woman_n to_o go_v with_o child_n chap._n vi_o ¶_o of_o conception_n and_o sign_n distinguish_v the_o sex_n in_o great_a belly_a woman_n before_o they_o be_v deliver_v if_o ten_o day_n after_o a_o woman_n have_v have_v the_o company_n of_o a_o man_n she_o feel_v a_o extraordinary_a ache_n in_o the_o head_n and_o perceive_v giddiness_n in_o the_o brain_n as_o if_o all_o thing_n go_v round_o find_v a_o dazzle_a and_o mistinesse_n in_o the_o eye_n abhor_v and_o loathe_v meat_n and_o withal_o a_o turn_n and_o wamble_v in_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v a_o 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have_v of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n all_o the_o time_n she_o go_v therewith_o both_o in_o her_o gate_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o that_o can_v be_v name_v for_o if_o woman_n feed_v upon_o over-salt_n and_o powdered_a meat_n they_o will_v bring_v forth_o a_o child_n without_o nail_n and_o if_o they_o hold_v not_o their_o wind_n in_o their_o labour_n long_o it_o will_v be_v ere_o they_o be_v deliver_v and_o with_o more_o difficulty_n much_o yawn_n in_o the_o time_n of_o travel_n be_v a_o deadly_a sign_n like_v as_o to_o sneese_n present_o upon_o conception_n threaten_v abortion_n or_o a_o slip_n chap._n vii_o ¶_o of_o the_o conception_n and_o generation_n of_o
man._n i_o be_o abash_v much_o and_o very_o sorry_a to_o think_v and_o consider_v what_o a_o poor_a and_o ticklish_a beginning_n man_n have_v the_o proud_a creature_n of_o all_o other_o when_o the_o smell_v only_o of_o the_o snuff_n of_o a_o candle_n put_v out_o be_v the_o cause_n oft_o time_n that_o a_o woman_n fall_v into_o untimely_a travail_n and_o yet_o see_v these_o great_a tyrant_n and_o such_o as_o delight_v only_o in_o carnage_n and_o bloodshed_n have_v no_o better_a original_n thou_o then_o that_o presume_v upon_o thy_o bodily_a strength_n thou_o that_o stand_v so_o much_o upon_o fortune_n favour_n and_o have_v thy_o hand_n full_a of_o her_o bountiful_a gift_n take_v thyself_o not_o to_o be_v a_o foster-child_n and_o nursling_n of_o she_o but_o a_o natural_a son_n bear_v of_o her_o own_o body_n thou_o i_o say_v that_o busy_a thy_o head_n evermore_o and_o set_v thy_o mind_n upon_o conquest_n and_o victory_n thou_o that_o be_v upon_o every_o good_a success_n and_o pleasant_a 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this_o world_n upright_o and_o in_o even_a balance_n without_o incline_v more_o to_o one_o side_n than_o unto_o another_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v agrippae_fw-la to_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o foot_n forward_o be_v unnatural_a and_o unkind_a and_o such_o as_o come_v in_o that_o order_n into_o the_o world_n the_o latin_n be_v wont_n to_o name_n agrippae_fw-la as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v bear_v hardly_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n m._n agrippa_n as_o they_o say_v come_v forth_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n the_o only_a man_n almost_o know_v to_o have_v bring_v any_o good_a fortune_n with_o he_o and_o prosper_v in_o the_o world_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o be_v in_o that_o sort_n bear_v and_o yet_o as_o happy_a as_o he_o be_v and_o how_o well_o soever_o he_o chieve_v in_o some_o respect_n he_o be_v much_o pain_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o pass_v all_o his_o youth_n and_o many_o a_o day_n after_o in_o bloody_a war_n and_o in_o danger_n of_o a_o thousand_o death_n and_o have_v escape_v all_o these_o harmful_a peril_n unfortunate_a he_o be_v in_o all_o his_o child_n and_o especial_o in_o his_o two_o daughter_n the_o agrippinae_n both_o who_o bring_v forth_o those_o wicked_a imp_n so_o pernicious_a to_o the_o whole_a earth_n namely_o c._n caligula_n and_o domitius_n nero_n two_o emperor_n but_o two_o fiery_a flame_n to_o consume_v and_o waste_v all_o mankind_n moreover_o his_o infelicity_n herein_o appear_v that_o he_o live_v so_o short_a a_o time_n die_v as_o he_o do_v a_o strong_a and_o lusty_a man_n in_o the_o 51_o year_n of_o his_o age_n torment_v and_o vex_v with_o the_o adultery_n of_o his_o own_o wife_n oppress_v with_o the_o heavy_a and_o intolerable_a servitude_n that_o he_o be_v in_o under_o his_o wife_n father_n in_o which_o regard_v it_o seem_v he_o pay_v full_a dear_a for_o the_o presage_n of_o his_o untoward_a birth_n and_o nativity_n moreover_o agrippina_n have_v leave_v in_o writing_n that_o her_o son_n nero_n also_o late_a emperor_n who_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v a_o very_a enemy_n to_o all_o mankind_n be_v bear_v with_o his_o foot_n forward_o and_o in_o truth_n by_o the_o right_a order_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n a_o man_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o his_o head_n first_o but_o be_v carry_v forth_o with_o his_o foot_n foremost_a chap._n ix_o ¶_o birth_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n but_o more_o fortunate_a be_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n who_o birth_n cost_v their_o mother_n life_n part_v from_o they_o by_o mean_n of_o incision_n like_v as_o scipio_n africanus_n the_o former_a who_o come_v into_o the_o world_n in_o that_o manner_n and_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o be_v surname_v caesar_n be_v so_o call_v for_o the_o like_a cause_n and_o hereof_o come_v the_o fore-name_n also_o of_o the_o caesone_n in_o like_a sort_n also_o be_v that_o manlius_n borne_n who_o enter_v carthage_n with_o a_o army_n chap._n x._o ¶_o who_o be_v vopisci_n the_o latin_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v he_o vopiscus_n or_o rather_o opiscus_fw-la who_o be_v one_o of_o two_o twin_n happen_v to_o stay_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n the_o full_a term_n when_o as_o the_o other_o miscarry_v by_o abortive_a and_o untimely_a birth_n and_o in_o this_o case_n there_o chance_v right_o strange_a accident_n although_o they_o fall_v out_o very_o seldom_o chap._n xi_o ¶_o example_n of_o many_o infant_n at_o one_o birth_n few_o creature_n there_o be_v beside_o woman_n that_o seek_v after_o the_o male_a and_o can_v skill_n of_o their_o company_n after_o they_o be_v once_o conceive_v with_o young_a one_o kind_n very_o or_o two_o at_o the_o most_o there_o be_v know_v to_o conceive_v double_a one_o upon_o the_o other_o we_o find_v in_o book_n write_v by_o physician_n and_o in_o their_o record_n who_o have_v study_v such_o matter_n and_o gather_v observation_n that_o there_o have_v pass_v or_o be_v cast_v away_o from_o a_o woman_n at_o one_o only_a slip_n 12_o distinct_a child_n but_o 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hand_n long_o ago_o the_o which_o i_o see_v in_o the_o house_n of_o pomponius_n secundus_n a_o noble_a citizen_n of_o rome_n and_o a_o renown_a poet_n almost_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o their_o death_n as_o for_o the_o write_n of_o cicero_n of_o augustus_n late_a emperor_n of_o famous_a memory_n and_o of_o virgil_n we_o daily_o see_v and_o handle_v they_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o paper_n so_o good_a and_o durable_a chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o book_n of_o numa_n we_o find_v many_o example_n in_o story_n which_o very_o direct_o and_o mighty_o do_v testify_v against_o m._n varro_n as_o touch_v paper_n for_o cassius_n hemina_n a_o most_o faithful_a and_o ancient_a writer_n in_o the_o four_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n have_v report_v that_o one_o livy_n cn._n terentius_n a_o scribe_n or_o public_a notary_n as_o he_o dig_v and_o delve_v in_o a_o ground_n which_o he_o have_v near_o to_o janiculum_n light_n upon_o a_o chest_n where_o in_o lay_v the_o body_n of_o numa_n sometime_o king_n 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decree_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n but_o all_o historiographer_n agree_v in_o this_o that_o one_o of_o the_o sibyl_n bring_v unto_o tarqvinius_n the_o proud_a three_o book_n of_o which_o two_o be_v burn_v by_o she_o own_o self_n and_o the_o three_o likewise_o perish_v with_o fire_n together_o with_o the_o capitol_n during_o the_o trouble_n of_o sylla_n over_o and_o beside_o mutianus_n a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v thrice_o consul_n of_o rome_n have_v leave_v on_o record_n that_o of_o late_a while_o he_o be_v lord_n governor_n or_o lycia_n he_o read_v in_o a_o certain_a temple_n a_o epistle_n write_v by_o prince_n sarpedon_n in_o paper_n and_o bear_v date_n from_o troy_n and_o i_o wonder_v the_o rather_o at_o this_o if_o so_o be_v that_o when_o homer_n live_v and_o write_v his_o poem_n there_o be_v no_o land_n of_o egypt_n as_o now_o there_o be_v or_o why_o in_o case_n there_o be_v such_o use_n of_o paper_n then_o himself_o shall_v write_v that_o in_o the_o very_a same_o lycia_n bellerophon_n have_v write_v table_n give_v he_o to_o deliver_v as_o touch_v his_o own_o death_n and_o not_o rather_o letter_n missive_a write_v in_o paper_n well_o however_o that_o be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v a_o scarcity_n otherwhiles_o of_o paper_n also_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o commodity_n and_o this_o cane_n or_o reed_n papyrus_fw-la do_v many_o time_n fail_v for_o not_o long_o since_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n in_o a_o dearth_n and_o want_n of_o paper_n there_o be_v commissioner_n depute_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o dispense_n and_o distribution_n of_o it_o among_o the_o people_n otherwise_o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mutiny_n and_o tumult_n at_o rome_n about_o paper_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n as_o touch_v aethiopia_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n which_o confine_v upon_o egypt_n it_o have_v in_o manner_n no_o tree_n at_o all_o of_o any_o name_n save_v those_o that_o bear_v wool_n or_o cotton_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o which_o tree_n we_o have_v sufficient_o speak_v in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o indian_n and_o of_o arabia_n and_o yet_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o cotton_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o these_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n come_v near_a to_o wool_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o however_o the_o tree_n be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n and_o the_o burse_n or_o cod_n wherein_o this_o woollie_a substance_n lie_v be_v great_a and_o as_o big_a as_o a_o pomegranate_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v date_n tree_n also_o like_v to_o such_o as_o we_o have_v before_o describe_v as_o touch_v other_o tree_n and_o especial_o the_o odoriferous_a wood_n within_o the_o isle_n that_o lie_v upon_o aethiopia_n round_o about_o we_o have_v say_v enough_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o those_o island_n chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n grow_v in_o mount_n atlas_n of_o citron_n table_n of_o the_o commendable_a perfection_n and_o contrariwise_o of_o the_o default_n thereof_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n by_o report_n have_v a_o wood_n in_o it_o of_o peculiar_a tree_n that_o elsewhere_o grow_v not_o whereof_o we_o have_v already_o write_v the_o moor_n that_o border_n upon_o it_o be_v store_v with_o abundance_n of_o citron_n tree_n from_o whence_o come_v that_o excessive_a expense_n and_o superfluity_n about_o citron_n table_n make_v thereof_o and_o our_o dame_n and_o wife_n at_o home_n by_o way_n of_o revenge_n use_v to_o twit_v we_o their_o husband_n therewith_o when_o we_o will_v seem_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o costly_a pearl_n that_o they_o do_v wear_v there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v see_v a_o board_n of_o citron_n wood_n belong_v sometime_o to_o m._n tullius_n cicero_n which_o cost_v he_o ten_o thousand_o sesterce_n a_o strange_a matter_n consider_v he_o be_v no_o rich_a man_n but_o more_o wonderful_a if_o we_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o severity_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v much_o speech_n there_o be_v beside_o of_o gallus_n asinius_n his_o table_n sell_v for_o eleven_o thousand_o sesterce_n moreover_o there_o be_v two_o other_o which_o k._n juba_n sell_v the_o one_o be_v prise_v at_o 15000_o sesterce_n and_o the_o other_o hold_v little_a under_o not_o long_o since_o there_o be_v one_o of_o they_o chance_v to_o be_v burn_v and_o it_o come_v with_o other_o household_n stuff_n but_o from_o the_o cottage_n in_o mauritania_n which_o cost_v 140000_o sesterce_n a_o good_a round_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o the_o price_n of_o a_o fair_a lordship_n if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v at_o the_o cost_n to_o purchase_v land_n so_o dear_a but_o the_o fair_a and_o large_a table_n of_o citron_n wood_n that_o to_o this_o day_n have_v be_v see_v come_v from_o ptolomaee_n king_n of_o mauritania_n
other_o old_a wine_n or_o vinegar_n oftentimes_o also_o they_o make_v sliber-sauce_n of_o itself_o without_o any_o other_o mixture_n namely_o when_o they_o boil_v new_a wine_n sufficient_o to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o strength_n until_o the_o hardness_n do_v evaporate_v and_o that_o it_o wax_v mild_a and_o sweet_a but_o be_v thus_o order_v it_o will_v not_o last_v they_o say_v above_o one_o year_n in_o some_o country_n they_o use_v to_o seethe_v their_o new_a wine_n to_o the_o consumption_n of_o a_o thirdpart_n and_o make_v it_o cuit_n with_o which_o they_o be_v wont_n to_o delay_v the_o sharpness_n and_o strength_n of_o other_o wine_n &_o make_v they_o pleasant_a but_o both_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o wine_n and_o in_o all_o other_o the_o vessel_n ought_v to_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o purpose_n &_o season_v with_o pitch_n the_o treatise_n of_o which_o we_o will_v put_v off_o unto_o the_o next_o book_n where_o we_o purpose_v to_o treat_v thereof_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v it_o chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o diverse_a kind_n of_o pitch_n and_o rosins_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o season_n and_o confecture_n of_o new_a wine_n also_o of_o vinegar_n and_o salt_n among_o tree_n that_o yield_v from_o they_o a_o liquid_a substance_n some_o there_o be_v in_o the_o east_n country_n and_o other_o in_o europe_n which_o engender_v pitch_n and_o rosin_n asia_n likewise_o between_o both_o have_v of_o either_o side_n it_o some_o such_o tree_n as_o for_o the_o east_n the_o terebinth_n put_v out_o turpentine_n the_o best_a and_o clear_a rosin_n of_o all_o other_o next_o to_o they_o the_o lentiske_n also_o have_v their_o rosin_n which_o they_o call_v mastic_n after_o which_o the_o cypress_n bring_v forth_o a_o three_o rosin_n but_o it_o be_v of_o a_o most_o sharp_a and_o bite_a taste_n all_o these_o tree_n i_o say_v carry_v rosin_n only_o and_o the_o same_o thin_a and_o liquid_a but_o the_o cedar_n send_v forth_o a_o thick_a substance_n and_o good_a to_o make_v pitch_n &_o tar_n as_o for_o the_o rosin_n or_o gum_n arabic_a it_o be_v white_a in_o colour_n strong_a of_o smell_n untoward_a and_o troublesome_a to_o he_o that_o shall_v boil_v it_o that_o of_o jury_n be_v hard_a yea_o and_o of_o a_o strong_a savour_n than_o turpentine_n the_o siriack_a gum_n resemble_v the_o honey_n of_o athens_n the_o cyprian_a excel_v all_o other_o of_o a_o fleshy_a substance_n it_o be_v &_o like_v in_o colour_n to_o honey_n the_o colophonian_n be_v deep_a of_o colour_n and_o red_a beat_v it_o to_o powder_v in_o a_o mortar_n it_o prove_v white_a but_o it_o carry_v a_o strong_a smell_n with_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o perfumer_n and_o maker_n of_o ointment_n have_v no_o use_n thereof_o as_o for_o that_o which_o the_o pitch_n tree_n of_o asia_n do_v yield_v it_o be_v pass_o white_a and_o the_o greek_n call_v it_o spagas_n all_o rosin_n general_o will_v dissolve_v in_o oil_n some_o think_v very_o that_o potter_n clay_n will_v likewise_o do_v the_o same_o but_o i_o be_o abash_v &_o ashamed_a to_o report_v how_o in_o these_o day_n the_o same_o pitch_n whereof_o we_o speak_v shall_v be_v in_o so_o great_a account_n as_o it_o be_v for_o make_v of_o pitch_n plaster_n to_o fetch_v off_o the_o hair_n of_o man_n body_n &_o all_o to_o make_v they_o more_o smooth_a and_o effeminate_a howbeit_o the_o manner_n of_o season_v new_a must_v therewith_o that_o when_o it_o be_v perfect_a wine_n it_o may_v smell_v of_o pitch_n and_o bite_v at_o the_o tongue_n end_n be_v to_o bestrew_v it_o with_o the_o powder_n of_o pitch_n at_o the_o first_o work_v the_o heat_n whereof_o be_v common_o pass_v and_o go_v in_o nine_o day_n and_o some_o think_v that_o the_o wine_n will_v be_v the_o strong_a if_o the_o raw_a and_o green_a flower_n of_o the_o rosin_n as_o it_o issue_v fresh_a out_o of_o the_o tree_n be_v put_v therein_o for_o it_o will_v quicken_v a_o small_a and_o weak_a wine_n now_o this_o mixture_n and_o medicine_n of_o wine_n call_v crapula_n make_v thus_o of_o rosin_n have_v contrary_a effect_n for_o if_o the_o wine_n be_v over-heady_a and_o strong_a it_o allai_v &_o mortify_v the_o hurtful_a force_n thereof_o but_o if_o it_o be_v too_o weak_a or_o drink_v dead_a &_o flat_a it_o reviu_v again_o and_o give_v it_o a_o strong_a taste_n in_o liguria_n and_o principal_o along_o the_o po_n they_o use_v to_o season_v their_o wine_n and_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o their_o several_a perfection_n in_o this_o manner_n if_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v new_o be_v mighty_a and_o strong_a they_o put_v in_o the_o more_o of_o this_o medicine_n or_o confection_n call_v crapula_n if_o it_o be_v mild_a and_o small_a than_o the_o less_o go_v into_o it_o and_o keep_v this_o gage_n with_o their_o hand_n they_o make_v both_o good_a some_o will_v have_v one_o wine_n brew_v with_o another_o the_o weak_a with_o the_o strong_a and_o so_o forsooth_o there_o must_v needs_o arise_v a_o good_a temperature_n of_o both_o together_o and_o very_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n again_o which_o have_v in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o so_o great_a variety_n in_o some_o country_n if_o new_a wine_n work_v of_o itself_o a_o second_o time_n it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o fault_n and_o mean_n to_o corrupt_v it_o and_o indeed_o upon_o such_o a_o chance_n &_o unhappy_a accident_n it_o lose_v the_o verdure_n and_o quick_a taste_n whereupon_o it_o get_v the_o name_n of_o vappa_fw-la and_o be_v clean_o turn_v to_o be_v dead_a or_o sour_a in_o which_o regard_n also_o we_o give_v a_o man_n that_o name_n by_o way_n of_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n call_v he_o vappa_fw-la when_o he_o be_v heartless_a void_a of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n if_o it_o be_v vinegar_n indeed_o it_o be_v another_o matter_n for_o sure_o though_o wine_n degenerate_a into_o it_o by_o way_n of_o corruption_n and_o putrefaction_n yet_o a_o virtue_n and_o force_n it_o have_v good_a for_o many_o special_a use_n and_o without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o live_v so_o delicate_o at_o our_o table_n as_o we_o do_v moreover_o the_o world_n be_v so_o much_o give_v to_o keep_v a_o brue_v temper_v and_o medicine_v of_o wine_n that_o in_o some_o place_n they_o sophisticate_a they_o with_o ash_n as_o it_o be_v with_o plaster_n in_o other_o they_o fortify_v recover_v and_o make_v they_o again_o by_o such_o device_n as_o be_v before_o specify_v but_o to_o this_o purpose_n they_o take_v the_o ash_n to_o choose_v of_o vine_n cut_n or_o of_o the_o oak_n wood_n before_o any_o other_o and_o forsooth_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n to_o occupy_v sea_n water_n for_o this_o purpose_n they_o prescribe_v they_o to_o fetch_v it_o far_o from_o land_n in_o the_o deep_a sea_n &_o keep_v also_o from_o mid-march_n or_o the_o spring_n equinox_n or_o at_o leastwise_o from_o mid-iune_n or_o summer_n sunne-stead_n and_o draw_v in_o the_o night_n &_o when_o the_o north_n wind_n blow_v but_o if_o it_o be_v get_v near_o the_o time_n of_o vintage_n than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v well_o boil_v before_o it_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n as_o for_o the_o pitch_n in_o italy_n that_o of_o brutium_fw-la or_o calabria_n be_v repute_v for_o the_o best_a to_o trim_v those_o vessel_n which_o be_v to_o keep_v wine_n there_o be_v make_v of_o the_o rosin_n of_o the_o tree_n picea_n as_o also_o in_o spain_n there_o come_v from_o the_o wild_a pine_n a_o certain_a pitch_n which_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a for_o the_o rosin_n of_o those_o tree_n be_v bitter_a dry_a &_o of_o a_o strong_a savour_n the_o difference_n and_o sundry_a kind_n of_o pitch_n as_o also_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v the_o same_o we_o will_v declare_v in_o the_o book_n next_o follow_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o wild_a and_o savage_a tree_n the_o fault_n and_o imperfection_n of_o pitch_n over_o and_o beside_o those_o even_o now_o rehearse_v to_o wit_n bitterness_n dryness_n &_o strong_a send_v be_v know_v by_o the_o sournesse_n stink_a smoke_n and_o the_o very_a adustion_n thereof_o but_o you_o shall_v know_v good_a pitch_n by_o these_o experiment_n if_o the_o piece_n break_v from_o it_o do_v shine_v if_o between_o the_o tooth_n it_o relent_v and_o be_v clammy_a like_o glue_v and_o have_v a_o pleasant_a sharpness_n and_o sour_a taste_n withal_o of_o the_o vinegar_n in_o asia_n the_o pitch_n be_v think_v best_o which_o come_v of_o the_o tree_n in_o mount_n ida._n the_o greek_n esteem_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o hill_n pieria_n chief_a for_o this_o purpose_n and_o virgil_n commend_v that_o of_o narycia_n before_o all_o but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o brew_n and_o sophistication_n of_o wine_n they_o that_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v cunning_a or_o at_o leastwise_o more_o curious_a than_o their_o fellow_n do_v mingle_v therewith_o
no_o wholesome_a meat_n for_o the_o stomach_n and_o more_o than_o that_o it_o cause_v a_o stink_a breath_n howbeit_o they_o hold_v it_o excellent_a to_o withstand_v the_o venomous_a sting_n of_o the_o stellion_n and_o the_o danger_n that_o it_o may_v infer_v as_o also_o to_o heal_v the_o old_a cancerous_a and_o malign_a ulcer_n name_v cacoethe_n i_o morimal_n there_o be_v a_o oil_n make_v thereof_o which_o as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v be_v good_a for_o the_o ear_n touch_v sesamoeides_n which_o take_v that_o name_n of_o the_o resemblance_n that_o it_o have_v to_o sesame_n but_o that_o the_o grain_n thereof_o be_v bitter_a and_o the_o leaf_n less_o and_o it_o grow_v in_o gravel_o ground_n the_o same_o be_v take_v to_o drink_v in_o water_n purge_v choleric_a humour_n a_o lineament_n make_v of_o the_o seed_n do_v assuage_v the_o heat_n of_o s._n anthony_n fire_n and_o do_v discuss_v and_o resolve_v biles_fw-la and_o yet_o there_o be_v another_o sesamoeides_n grow_v in_o anticyra_n which_o thereupon_o some_o do_v call_v anticyricon_n otherwise_o much_o like_o it_o be_v to_o the_o herb_n groundswell_o whereof_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o place_n convenient_a the_o grain_n or_o seed_n of_o this_o sesamoeides_n be_v give_v in_o sweet_a wine_n as_o a_o purgative_a of_o choleric_a and_o phlegmatic_a humour_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v contain_v with_o three_o finger_n but_o to_o quicken_v the_o same_o the_o physician_n use_v to_o put_v one_o obole_fw-la and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o white_a ellebore-root_n or_o neesewort_n which_o purgation_n they_o use_v in_o case_n of_o madness_n the_o melancholic_a disease_n the_o fall_a sickness_n and_o the_o gout_n by_o itself_o alone_o the_o weight_n of_o one_o dram_n be_v a_o sufficient_a laxative_a &_o do_v evacuat_v the_o belly_n the_o best_a barley_n be_v that_o which_o be_v white_a the_o juice_n of_o barley_n boil_v in_o rain_n water_n be_v make_v up_o into_o certain_a trosche_n which_o be_v 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