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belong_v to_o true_a honour_n but_o sure_o say_v what_o they_o will_v i_o let_v their_o word_n run_v by_o like_o rain_n water_n it_o be_v a_o pretty_a speech_n also_o and_o a_o pleasant_a apothegme_n that_o plancus_n utter_v in_o the_o semblable_a case_n for_o be_v inform_v that_o asinius_n pollio_n be_v devise_v and_o frame_v certain_a invective_n oration_n against_o he_o which_o shall_v be_v set_v forth_o either_o by_o himself_o or_o his_o child_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o plancus_n and_o not_o before_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v answer_v by_o he_o he_o say_v ready_o by_o way_n of_o a_o scoff_n that_o none_o but_o vain_a bug_n and_o hobgobling_n use_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o dead_a with_o which_o word_n he_o give_v those_o oration_n such_o a_o counterbuff_n that_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a none_o be_v account_v afterward_o more_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a than_o they_o for_o i_o own_o part_n be_v sure_a that_o these_o busy_a body_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o bite_v i_o and_o very_o cato_n have_v give_v such_o fellow_n a_o proper_a name_n and_o call_v they_o vitiligatores_fw-la by_o a_o term_n elegant_o compound_v of_o vice_n and_o quarrel_n for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n what_o do_v they_o else_o but_o pick_v quarrel_n and_o make_v brawl_n i_o will_v proceed_v and_o go_v one_o still_o in_o my_o intend_a purpose_n now_o to_o conclude_v and_o knit_v up_o my_o epistle_n know_v as_o i_o do_v that_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o common_a weal_n you_o shall_v be_v spare_v and_o not_o impeach_v by_o any_o private_a business_n of_o your_o own_o and_o namely_o in_o peruse_v these_o long_a volume_n of_o i_o to_o prevent_v this_o trouble_n therefore_o i_o have_v adjoin_v immediate_o io_o this_o epistle_n and_o prefix_v before_o these_o book_n the_o summarie_n or_o content_n of_o every_o one_o and_o very_o careful_o have_v i_o endeavour_v that_o you_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o read_v they_o throughout_o whereby_o all_o other_o also_o after_o your_o example_n may_v ease_v themselves_o of_o the_o like_a labour_n and_o as_o any_o man_n be_v desirous_a to_o know_v this_o or_o that_o he_o may_v seek_v and_o ready_o find_v in_o what_o place_n to_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o this_o learned_a i_o of_o valerius_n sorranus_n one_o of_o our_o own_o latin_a writer_n who_o have_v do_v the_o like_a before_o i_o and_o set_v a_o index_n to_o these_o book_n which_o he_o entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o inventory_n or_o index_n contain_v the_o content_n of_o xxxvii_o book_n touch_v the_o history_n of_o nature_n write_v by_o c_o plinius_n secundus_fw-la which_o be_v receive_v for_o the_o first_o book_n of_o they_o ¶_o the_o summarie_n of_o every_o book_n the_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o dedicatory_a epistle_n or_o preface_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n address_v to_o titus_n vespasian_n the_o emperor_n also_o the_o name_n of_o the_o author_n out_o of_o which_o he_o gather_v the_o history_n which_o he_o prosecute_v in_o 36_o book_n together_o with_o the_o summarie_n of_o every_o chapter_n and_o begin_v the_o book_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o treat_v of_o the_o world_n element_n and_o star_n and_o begin_v thus_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o describe_v the_o first_o and_o second_o gulf_n which_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n make_v in_o europe_n and_o begin_v in_o this_o manner_n hitherto_o etc._n etc._n the_o four_o comprise_v the_o three_o gulf_n of_o europe_n beginning_n the_o three_o etc._n etc._n the_o five_o contain_v the_o description_n of_o africa_n and_o begin_v thus_o africa_n etc._n etc._n the_o six_o handle_v the_o cosmographie_n of_o asia_n begin_v thus_o the_o sea_n call_v etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o treat_v of_o man_n and_o his_o invention_n beginning_n thus_o as_o you_o see_v etc._n etc._n the_o eight_o show_v unto_o we_o land_n creature_n and_o their_o kind_n and_o begin_v after_o this_o manner_n pass_v we_o now_o etc._n etc._n the_o nine_o lay_v before_o we_o all_o fish_n and_o creature_n of_o the_o water_n begin_v in_o this_o wise_a i_o have_v thus_o show_v etc._n etc._n the_o ten_o speak_v of_o fly_a fowl_n and_o bird_n and_o begin_v thus_o it_o follow_v etc._n etc._n the_o eleven_o tell_v we_o of_o infect_v and_o begin_v thus_o it_o remain_v now_o etc._n etc._n the_o twelve_o treat_v of_o drug_n and_o odoriferous_a plant_n beginning_n thus_o you_o &c._n &c._n the_o thirteen_o describe_v strange_a and_o foreign_a tree_n beginning_n with_o these_o word_n thus_o far_o forth_o etc._n etc._n the_o fourteen_o show_v of_o vine-plant_n etc._n etc._n beginning_n thus_o thus_o far_o forth_o etc._n etc._n the_o fifteen_o comprehend_v all_o fruitful_a tree_n thus_o beginning_n there_o be_v etc._n etc._n the_o sixteen_o describe_v unto_o we_o all_o wild_a tree_n begin_v with_o hitherto_o etc._n etc._n the_o seventeen_o contain_v tame_a tree_n within_o hortyard_n and_o begin_v with_o these_o word_n be_v as_o touch_v the_o nature_n etc._n etc._n the_o eighteen_o book_n treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o corn_n and_o all_o sort_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o profession_n of_o husbandman_n and_o agriculture_n begin_v after_o this_o manner_n now_o follow_v etc._n etc._n the_o nineteen_o discourse_v of_o flax_n sparta_n and_o gardenage_n begin_v after_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o former_a book_n etc._n etc._n the_o twenty_o show_v of_o garden_n herb_n good_a to_o serve_v both_o the_o kitchen_n for_o meat_n and_o the_o apothecary_n shop_n for_o medicine_n &_o begin_v thus_o now_o will_v we_o etc._n etc._n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o treat_v of_o flour_n and_o garland_n &_o begin_v in_o cato_n etc._n etc._n the_o two_o and_o twenty_o contain_v the_o chaplet_n and_o medicine_n make_v of_o herb_n with_o this_o beginning_n such_o be_v the_o perfection_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o and_o twenty_o show_v the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o wine_n and_o tame_a tree_n grow_v in_o hortyard_n begin_v thus_o thus_o have_v we_o etc._n etc._n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o declare_v the_o property_n of_o wild_a tree_n serve_v in_o physic_n begin_v thus_o nature_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o and_o twenty_o treat_v of_o the_o herb_n in_o the_o field_n come_v up_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o thus_o begin_v the_o excellency_n etc._n etc._n the_o six_o and_o twenty_o show_v of_o many_o new_a and_o strange_a malady_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n also_o of_o certain_a herb_n according_a to_o sundry_a disease_n begin_v thus_o the_o very_a face_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o go_v forward_o to_o certain_a other_o herb_n and_o their_o medicine_n and_o thus_o begin_v certes_o etc._n etc._n the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o set_v down_o certain_a receipt_n of_o remedy_n in_o physic_n draw_v from_o out_o of_o man_n and_o other_o big_a creature_n and_o it_o begin_v in_o this_o manner_n heretofore_o etc._n etc._n the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o treat_v of_o the_o first_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o physic_n also_o of_o medicine_n take_v from_o other_o creature_n and_o begin_v the_o nature_n etc._n etc._n the_o thirty_o book_n speak_v of_o magic_n and_o certain_a medicine_n appropriate_a to_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o man_n body_n begin_v thus_o the_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n the_o one_o and_o thirty_o contain_v the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n with_o this_o beginning_n now_o follow_v etc._n etc._n the_o two_o and_o thirty_o show_v other_o property_n of_o fish_n etc._n etc._n and_o begin_v in_o this_o manner_n now_o be_v we_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o three_o and_o thirty_o treat_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n mine_n and_o have_v this_o beginning_n time_n it_o be_v etc._n etc._n the_o four_o and_o thirty_o speak_v of_o copper_n and_o brass_n mine_n also_o of_o lead_n also_o of_o excellent_a brasse-founder_n and_o workman_n in_o copper_n begin_v after_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o next_o place_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o and_o thirty_o discourse_v of_o paint_v colour_n and_o painter_n begin_v in_o this_o sort_n the_o discourse_n etc._n etc._n the_o six_o and_o thirty_o treat_v of_o marble_n and_o stone_n for_o building_n and_o have_v this_o beginginning_n it_o remain_v etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o conclude_v with_o precious_a stone_n and_o begin_v at_o these_o word_n to_o the_o end_n that_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o in_o the_o second_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o discourse_n of_o the_o world_n of_o celestial_a impression_n and_o meteor_n as_o also_o of_o they_o that_o appear_v in_o the_o air_n and_o upon_o earth_n chap._n 1._o whether_o the_o world_n be_v finite_a and_o limit_v within_o certain_a dimension_n or_o no_o whether_o there_o be_v many_o or_o but_o one_o 2._o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o world_n 3._o the_o motion_n of_o heaven_n 4._o why_o the_o world_n be_v call_v mundus_n 5._o of_o
and_o acacia_n 13._o of_o the_o common_a and_o wild_a thistle_n of_o ery_z sisceptrum_fw-la of_o the_o thorn_n or_o thystle_n appendix_n of_o pyxacanthum_fw-la or_o the_o barbary_n tree_n of_o paliurus_n of_o the_o holly_n of_o the_o yew_n tree_n and_o other_o bush_n with_o their_o virtue_n in_o physic_n 14._o of_o the_o sweet_a brier_n or_o eglantine_n of_o the_o respâ—…ce_n bush_n of_o the_o white_a bramble_n rhamnus_n of_o lycium_n of_o sarcocolla_n of_o the_o composition_n name_v oporice_n and_o all_o their_o medicine_n 15._o of_o germander_n of_o perwinke_n or_o lowrie_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o olivell_n of_o chamaesyce_n of_o ground_n yvie_n of_o lavender_n cotton_n of_o ampeloprasos_n or_o vine_n porret_fw-la of_o stachys_n or_o wild_a sauge_n of_o clinopodium_fw-la or_o horse-time_n of_o cudweed_n of_o perwinke_n of_o egypt_n and_o their_o property_n 16._o of_o wake-robin_n of_o dragonwort_n or_o serpentine_a of_o the_o garden_n the_o great_a dragon-wort_n of_o arisaron_n of_o yarrow_n and_o millefoile_n of_o bastard_n navew_v of_o myrrhis_fw-la and_o onobrychis_n with_o their_o virtue_n 17._o of_o coriacesia_n callicia_n and_o menais_n with_o three_o and_o twenty_o other_o herb_n and_o their_o property_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o some_o to_o serve_v in_o magic_n of_o considia_n and_o aproxis_fw-la with_o other_o that_o reduce_v and_o revive_v love_n again_o 18._o of_o eriphia_n lanaria_n and_o water_n yarrow_n with_o their_o virtue_n 19_o of_o the_o herb_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o statue_n and_o image_n of_o the_o herb_n that_o come_v out_o of_o river_n of_o the_o herb_n call_v lingua_n simple_o i._n the_o tongue_n of_o herb_n grow_v within_o sieve_n and_o upon_o dnnghil_n of_o rhodora_n of_o the_o herb_n impia_fw-la i._o the_o child_n before_o the_o parent_n of_o the_o herb_n pecten_fw-mi veneris_fw-la of_o nodia_n of_o cleiver_n or_o goose_n erith_n of_o burr_n of_o tordile_n of_o dent_n de_fw-fr chien_fw-fr or_o quiche_n of_o dactylus_fw-la and_o fenigreek_n with_o their_o virtue_n in_o sum_n herein_o be_v comprise_v medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n c._n volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n m._n varro_n cornelius_n celsus_n and_o fabius_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n democritus_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n museus_fw-la sophocles_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n simo_n timaristus_n hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la hicesius_n dionysius_n apollodorus_n of_o cittia_n apollodorus_n the_o tarentine_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n medius_n dieuchus_fw-la cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n cratevas_n petronius_n diodotus_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n sosimenes_n theopolemus_n solon_n lycus_n metrodorus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phyllinus_n petreius_n miction_n glaucia_n and_o xenocrates_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxv_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o nature_n of_o herb_n and_o weed_n that_o come_v up_o of_o themselves_o the_o reputation_n that_o herb_n have_v be_v of_o when_o they_o begin_v first_o to_o be_v use_v chap._n 1._o the_o property_n and_o nature_n of_o wild_a herb_n grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n 2._o what_o author_n have_v write_v in_o latin_a of_o the_o nature_n and_o use_n of_o herb_n when_o the_o knowledge_n of_o simple_n begin_v first_o to_o be_v practise_v at_o rome_n what_o greek_a author_n first_o write_v of_o herb_n the_o invention_n and_o find_v out_o of_o sundry_a herb_n the_o physic_n of_o old_a time_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o simple_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o request_n and_o use_v for_o physic_n as_o in_o old_a time_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o the_o eglantine_n and_o serpentary_n or_o dragon_n 3._o of_o a_o certain_a venomous_a fountain_n in_o almain_n the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o herb_n britannica_fw-la what_o disease_n cause_v the_o great_a pain_n 4._o of_o moly_n of_o dodecatheos_n of_o paeonium_fw-la name_v otherwise_o pentorobus_fw-la and_o glycyside_n of_o panace_n or_o asclepios_n of_o heraclium_n of_o panace_n chironeum_fw-la of_o panace_n centaureum_fw-la or_o pharnaceum_n of_o heraclium_fw-la siderium_fw-la of_o henbane_n 5._o of_o the_o herb_n mercury_n female_a of_o parthenium_n of_o hermu-poea_a or_o rather_o mercury_n of_o yarow_n of_o panace_n heracleum_n of_o sideritis_fw-la of_o millefoile_n of_o scopa_n regio_fw-la of_o hemionium_n teucrium_fw-la splenium_fw-la melampodium_fw-la or_o black_a ellebore_n and_o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o black_a and_o white_a ellebore_n when_o ellebore_n be_v to_o be_v give_v how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o who_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v also_o that_o it_o kill_v mouse_n and_o rat_n 6._o of_o mithridatium_n of_o scordotis_fw-la or_o scordium_fw-la of_o polemonia_n otherwise_o call_v philetaeria_n or_o chiliodynama_n of_o eupatorie_n or_o agrimonie_n of_o great_a centaurie_n otherwise_o call_v chironium_n of_o the_o less_o centaurie_n or_o libadium_fw-la call_v fel_n terrae_fw-la i._o the_o gall_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o triorche_n and_o their_o virtue_n 7._o of_o clymenus_n gentian_n lysimachia_n and_o parthenius_n or_o motherwort_n mugwort_n ambrose_n nenuphar_n heraclium_n and_o euphorbia_n with_o all_o their_o virtue_n medicinable_a 8._o of_o plantain_n buglosse_n hound_n tongue_n oxe-eye_n or_o may_v weed_v of_o scythica_n hippice_n and_o ischaemon_n of_o betonie_a cantabrica_n settarwort_n of_o dittander_n or_o hiberis_n of_o celendine_n the_o great_a celendine_n the_o less_o or_o pilewort_n of_o canaria_n of_o elaphoboscos_n of_o dictamnum_n of_o aristolochia_n or_o hartwort_n how_o fish_n will_v come_v to_o it_o for_o love_n of_o bait_n and_o so_o be_v soon_o catch_v the_o counterpoyson_v against_o sting_v of_o serpent_n by_o these_o herb_n abovenamed_a 9_o of_o argemonia_n of_o agaricke_n echium_fw-la henbane_n vervaine_z blattaria_n lemonia_n cinquefoil_n carot_n persalata_n the_o clot_n burr_n swine_n bread_n or_o cyclaminus_n harstrang_n all_o very_a good_a for_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n 10._o of_o danewort_n or_o walwort_n of_o mullin_n of_o thelyphonon_n remedy_n against_o the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n the_o bite_n of_o toad_n and_o mad_a dog_n and_o general_o against_o all_o poison_n 11._o receipt_n and_o remedy_n against_o headache_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n 12._o of_o centaurie_n celendine_n panace_n and_o henbane_n and_o euphorbium_n all_o sovereign_a medicine_n for_o the_o eye_n 13._o of_o pimpernell_n or_o corchorus_n of_o mandragora_n or_o circeium_n of_o henbane_n of_o crethmoagrion_n of_o 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
may_v wonder_v the_o more_o at_o this_o matter_n and_o come_v to_o the_o full_a conceit_n thereof_o if_o he_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v count_v a_o exceed_a great_a journey_n that_o tiberius_n nero_n make_v with_o three_o chariot_n shift_v from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o fresh_a in_o a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n ride_v post_n haste_n unto_o his_o brother_n drusus_n then_o lie_v sick_a in_o germany_n and_o all_o that_o be_v but_o 200_o mile_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o example_n of_o good_a eyesight_n we_o find_v in_o history_n as_o incredible_a example_n as_o any_o be_v as_o touch_v quickness_n of_o eyesight_n cicero_n have_v record_v that_o the_o whole_a poem_n of_o homer_n call_v ilias_n be_v write_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o parchment_n which_o be_v able_a to_o be_v couch_v within_o a_o nut_n shell_n the_o same_o writer_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o that_o can_v see_v and_o discern_v outright_o 135_o mile_n and_o m._n varro_n name_v the_o man_n and_o say_v he_o be_v call_v strabo_n who_o affirm_v thus_o much_o moreover_o of_o he_o that_o during_o the_o carthaginian_a war_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o stand_v and_o watch_v upon_o lilybaeum_n a_o cape_n in_o sicily_n to_o discover_v the_o enemy_n fleet_n lose_v out_o of_o the_o haven_n of_o carthage_n and_o be_v able_a to_o tell_v the_o very_a just_a number_n of_o the_o ship_n callicrates_n use_v to_o make_v pismire_n and_o other_o such_o like_a little_a creature_n out_o of_o ivory_n so_o artificial_o that_o other_o man_n can_v not_o discern_v the_o part_n of_o their_o body_n one_o from_o another_o there_o be_v one_o myrmecides_n excellent_a in_o that_o kind_n of_o workmanship_n who_o of_o the_o same_o matter_n wrought_v a_o chariot_n with_o four_o wheel_n and_o as_o many_o steed_n in_o so_o little_a room_n that_o a_o silly_a fly_n may_v cover_v all_o with_o her_o wing_n also_o he_o make_v a_o ship_n with_o all_o the_o tackle_n to_o it_o no_o big_a than_o a_o little_a be_v may_v hide_v it_o with_o her_o wing_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o of_o hearing_n as_o for_o hear_v there_o be_v one_o example_n wonderful_a for_o the_o bruit_n of_o that_o battle_n whereupon_o sybaris_n be_v force_v &_o sack_v be_v hear_v the_o very_a same_o day_n as_o far_o as_o olympia_n in_o greece_n as_o touch_v the_o news_n of_o the_o cimbrian_o defeature_n as_o also_o the_o report_n and_o tiding_n of_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o persian_n make_v by_o the_o roman_a castore_n the_o same_o day_n that_o it_o be_v achieve_v be_v hold_v for_o divine_a revelation_n rather_o than_o humane_a report_n and_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o come_v more_o by_o way_n of_o vision_n than_o otherwise_o chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o example_n of_o patience_n many_o be_v the_o calamity_n of_o this_o life_n incident_a to_o mankind_n which_o have_v afford_v infinite_a trial_n of_o man_n patience_n in_o suffer_v pain_n in_o their_o body_n among_o other_o for_o woman_n the_o example_n of_o leaena_n the_o courtesan_n be_v most_o rare_a and_o singular_a who_o for_o all_o the_o dolorous_a torture_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v will_v never_o bewray_v harmodius_n and_o aristogiton_n who_o slay_v the_o tyrannous_a king_n and_o for_o man_n anaxarchus_n do_v the_o like_a who_o be_v for_o such_o a_o cause_n examine_v upon_o the_o rack_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n bite_v off_o his_o own_o tongue_n with_o his_o tooth_n the_o only_a mean_n whereby_o he_o may_v haply_o reveal_v and_o disclose_v the_o matter_n in_o question_n and_o spit_v it_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o thy_fw-mi rant_v that_o put_v he_o to_o his_o torture_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o example_n of_o memory_n as_o touch_v memory_n the_o great_a gift_n of_o nature_n and_o most_o necessary_a of_o all_o other_o for_o this_o life_n hard_o it_o be_v to_o judge_v and_o say_v who_o of_o all_o other_o deserve_v the_o chief_a honour_n therein_o consider_v how_o many_o man_n have_v excel_v and_o win_v much_o glory_n in_o that_o behalf_n king_n cyrus_n be_v able_a to_o call_v every_o soldier_n that_o he_o have_v through_o his_o whole_a army_n by_o his_o own_o name_n l._n scipio_n can_v do_v the_o like_a by_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n semblable_o cineas_n ambassador_n of_o king_n pyrrhus_n the_o very_a next_o day_n that_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n both_o know_v and_o also_o salute_v by_o name_n all_o the_o senate_n &_o the_o whole_a degree_n of_o gentleman_n and_o cavallerie_n in_o the_o city_n mithridates_n the_o king_n reign_v over_o two_o and_o twenty_o nation_n of_o diverse_a language_n and_o in_o so_o many_o tongue_n give_v law_n and_o minister_a justice_n unto_o they_o without_o truchman_n and_o when_o he_o be_v to_o make_v speech_n unto_o they_o in_o public_a assembly_n respective_o to_o every_o nation_n he_o do_v perform_v it_o in_o their_o own_o tongue_n without_o interpreter_n one_o charmidas_n or_o charmadas_n a_o grecian_a be_v of_o so_o singular_a a_o memory_n that_o hâ—…_n be_v able_a to_o deliver_v quinâ—…ilian_n by_o heart_n the_o content_n word_n for_o word_n of_o all_o the_o book_n that_o a_o man_n will_v call_v for_o out_o of_o any_o library_n as_o if_o he_o read_v the_o same_o present_o within_o book_n at_o length_n the_o practice_n hereof_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o art_n of_o memory_n devise_v and_o invent_v first_o by_o simonides_n melicus_n and_o afterward_o bring_v to_o perfection_n and_o consummate_v by_o metrodorus_n sepsius_fw-la by_o which_o a_o man_n may_v learn_v to_o rehearse_v again_o the_o same_o word_n of_o any_o discourse_n whatsoever_o after_o once_o hear_v and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n in_o man_n so_o frail_a and_o brittle_a again_o as_o it_o whether_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o disease_n by_o casual_a injury_n or_o occurrent_n or_o by_o fear_n through_o which_o it_o fail_v sometime_o in_o part_n and_o otherwhiles_o decay_v general_o and_o be_v clean_o lose_v one_o with_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o stone_n fall_v present_o to_o forget_v his_o letter_n only_o and_o can_v read_v no_o more_o otherwise_o his_o memory_n serve_v he_o well_o enough_o another_o with_o a_o fall_n from_o the_o roof_n of_o a_o very_a high_a house_n lose_v the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o own_o mother_n his_o next_o kinsfolk_n friend_n and_o neighbour_n another_o in_o a_o sickness_n of_o he_o forget_v his_o own_o servant_n about_o he_o and_o messala_n corvinus_n the_o great_a orator_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n forget_v his_o own_o proper_a name_n so_o fickle_a and_o slippery_a be_v man_n memory_n that_o oftentimes_o it_o assay_v and_o go_v about_o to_o lose_v itself_o even_o while_o a_o man_n body_n be_v otherwise_o quiet_a and_o in_o health_n but_o let_v sleep_n creep_v at_o any_o time_n upon_o we_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v vanquish_v so_o as_o our_o poor_a spirit_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o to_o seek_v where_o it_o be_v and_o to_o recover_v it_o again_o chap._n xxv_o ¶_o the_o praise_n of_o c._n julius_n caesar._n for_o vigour_n and_o quickness_n of_o spirit_n i_o take_v it_o that_o c._n caesar_n dictatour_n go_v beyond_o all_o man_n beside_o i_o speak_v not_o now_o of_o his_o virtue_n and_o constancy_n neither_o of_o his_o high_a reach_n and_o deep_a wit_n whereby_o he_o apprehend_v the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n but_o of_o that_o agility_n of_o mind_n that_o prompt_a and_o ready_a conceit_n of_o he_o as_o nimble_a and_o active_a as_o the_o very_a fire_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o report_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o write_v to_o read_v to_o indite_v letter_n and_o withal_o to_o give_v audience_n to_o suitor_n &_o hear_v their_o cause_n all_o at_o one_o instant_a and_o be_v employ_v as_o you_o know_v he_o be_v in_o so_o great_a and_o important_a affair_n he_o ordinary_o indict_v letter_n to_o four_o secretary_n or_o clerk_n at_o once_o and_o when_o he_o be_v free_a from_o other_o great_a business_n he_o will_v otherwise_o find_v seven_o of_o they_o work_v at_o one_o time_n the_o same_o man_n in_o his_o day_n fight_v 50_o set_v battle_n with_o banner_n display_v against_o his_o enemy_n in_o which_o point_n he_o alone_o outgo_v m._n marcellus_n who_o be_v see_v 40_o time_n save_o one_o in_o the_o field_n beside_o the_o carnage_n of_o citizen_n that_o he_o make_v in_o the_o civil_a war_n when_o he_o obtain_v victory_n he_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n 1192000_o of_o his_o enemy_n in_o one_o battle_n or_o other_o and_o certes_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o hold_v this_o for_o no_o special_a glory_n and_o commendation_n of_o he_o consider_v so_o great_a injury_n do_v to_o mankind_n by_o this_o effusion_n of_o blood_n which_o in_o some_o part_n hâ—…_n have_v confess_v himself_o in_o that_o he_o have_v forbear_v to_o set_v down_o the_o overthrow_n &_o bloodshed_n of_o his_o adversary_n fellow_n citizen_n during_o the_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 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