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by_o as_o mere_a a_o chance_n but_o afterward_o well_o look_v and_o trim_v by_o the_o whole_a people_n for_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n and_o shade_n thereof_o and_o there_o also_o stand_v a_o altar_n which_o afterward_o be_v take_v away_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o solemn_a show_n of_o sword-fencer_n which_o julius_n caesar_n late_a emperor_n exhibit_v to_o do_v the_o people_n pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o last_o that_o play_v their_o prize_n and_o fight_v at_o the_o sharp_a in_o the_o say_a forum_n to_o conclude_v wonderful_a it_o be_v to_o see_v how_o the_o fruit_n of_o this_o tree_n make_v haste_n to_o ripe_a a_o man_n will_v say_v that_o nature_n therein_o show_v all_o her_o skill_n and_o force_v to_o ripen_v fig_n altogether_o at_o once_o chap._n xix_o ¶_o of_o the_o wild_a fig_n tree_n and_o of_o caprification_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wild_a fig_n tree_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v caprificus_fw-la that_o never_o bring_v any_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n but_o that_o which_o itself_o have_v not_o it_o procure_v to_o other_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o ripen_v for_o such_o be_v the_o interchangeable_a course_n &_o passage_n of_o cause_n in_o nature_n that_o as_o this_o thing_n putrefy_v that_o engender_v and_o the_o corruption_n of_o one_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o another_o by_o this_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o wild_a fig_n tree_n breed_v certain_a fly_n or_o gnat_n within_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o which_o want_v nourishment_n and_o not_o have_v to_o feed_v upon_o in_o those_o fig_n because_o they_o become_v rot_v and_o putrify_v as_o they_o hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n they_o fly_v unto_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o gentle_a and_o tame_a figtree_n where_o they_o settle_v upon_o the_o fig_n and_o
there_o be_v not_o a_o tree_n not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o very_a vine_n that_o shed_v leaf_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o leaf_n as_o fall_v from_o tree_n and_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o change_n colour_n all_o tree_n without_o the_o range_n of_o those_o before_o rehearse_v for_o to_o reckon_v they_o up_o by_o name_n particular_o be_v a_o long_a and_o tedious_a piece_n of_o work_n do_v lose_v their_o leaf_n in_o winter_n and_o very_o this_o have_v be_v find_v and_o observe_v by_o experience_n that_o no_o leaf_n do_v fade_v and_o wither_v but_o such_o as_o be_v thin_a broad_a and_o soft_a as_o for_o such_o as_o fall_v not_o from_o the_o tree_n they_o be_v common_o thick_a skin_v hard_a and_o narrow_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o false_a principle_n and_o position_n hold_v by_o some_o that_o no_o tree_n shed_v their_o leaf_n which_o have_v in_o they_o a_o fatty_a sap_n or_o oleous_a humidity_n for_o who_o can_v ever_o perceive_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o mast-holme_a a_o dry_a tree_n there_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o it_o hold_v always_o green_a timaeus_n the_o great_a astrologer_n and_o mathematician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o sign_n scorpio_n he_o cause_v leaf_n to_o fall_v by_o a_o certain_a venomous_a and_o poison_a infection_n of_o the_o air_n proceed_v from_o the_o influence_n of_o that_o malign_a constellation_n but_o if_o that_o be_v true_a we_o may_v well_o and_o just_o marvel_n why_o the_o same_o cause_n shall_v not_o be_v effectual_a likewise_o in_o all_o other_o tree_n moreover_o we_o see_v that_o most_o tree_n do_v let_v fall_v their_o leaf_n in_o autumn_n &_o some_o be_v long_o ere_o they_o shed_v continue_v green_a until_o winter_n be_v come_v neither_o be_v the_o timely_a or_o slow_a fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n long_o of_o the_o early_a or_o late_o bud_v for_o we_o see_v some_o that_o burgeon_v and_o shoot_v out_o their_o spring_n with_o the_o first_o and_o yet_o with_o the_o last_o shed_v their_o leaf_n and_o become_v naked_a as_o namely_o the_o almond_n tree_n ash_n and_o elder_n and_o contrariwise_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n put_v forth_o leaf_n with_o the_o late_a and_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o soon_o shed_v they_o again_o but_o the_o cause_n hereof_o lie_v much_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n for_o the_o tree_n that_o grow_v upon_o a_o lean_a dry_a and_o hungry_a ground_n do_v soon_o cast_v leaf_n than_o other_o also_o old_a tree_n become_v bare_a before_o young_a and_o many_o of_o they_o also_o lose_v their_o leaf_n before_o their_o fruit_n be_v full_o ripe_a for_o in_o the_o fig_n tree_n that_o come_v and_o beaâ—…th_v late_a in_o the_o winter_n pyrry_n and_o pomegranate_n a_o man_n shall_v see_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o year_n fruit_n only_o and_o no_o leaf_n upon_o the_o tree_n now_o as_o touch_v those_o tree_n that_o continue_v ever_o green_a you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o keep_v still_o the_o same_o leaf_n for_o as_o new_a come_v the_o old_a wither_v &_o fall_v away_o which_o happen_v common_o in_o mid-iune_n about_o the_o summer_n sunne-stead_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o leaf_n in_o every_o kind_n of_o tree_n do_v hold_v one_o and_o the_o same_o colour_n and_o continue_v uniform_a save_o those_o of_o the_o poplar_n ivy_n and_o croton_n which_o we_o say_v be_v call_v also_o cici_n iâ—…_n est_fw-la ricinus_n or_o palma_n christi_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o three_o sort_n of_o poplar_n and_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o change_n their_o shape_n and_o figure_n of_o poplar_n there_o be_v find_v three_o sundry_a kind_n to_o wit_n the_o white_a the_o black_a and_o that_o which_o be_v name_v asp_n lybica_n or_o the_o poplar_n of_o guynee_n this_o have_v least_o leaf_n and_o those_o of_o all_o other_o black_a but_o mow_v commendable_a they_o be_v for_o the_o fungous_a measle_n as_o it_o be_v that_o come_v forth_o thereof_o as_o for_o the_o white_a poplar_n leaf_n the_o leaf_n when_o they_o be_v young_a be_v 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and_o return_v from_o the_o south_n point_n or_o summer_n tropic_n than_o to_o see_v those_o leaf_n so_o turn_v chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o use_n to_o turn_v every_o year_n of_o palm_n or_o date_n tree_n leave_v how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v order_v and_o use_v also_o certain_a wonderful_a observation_n about_o leaf_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a general_n and_o universal_a diversity_n &_o difference_n observe_v in_o the_o very_a leaf_n for_o common_o the_o upper_a side_n which_o be_v from_o the_o ground_n be_v of_o green_a grass_n colour_n more_o smooth_a also_o &_o polish_v the_o outside_n or_o nether_a part_n of_o the_o leaf_n have_v in_o it_o certain_a string_n sinew_n or_o vein_n brawn_n and_o joint_n bear_v out_o like_v as_o in_o the_o back_n part_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n but_o the_o inside_n cut_v or_o line_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o palm_n of_o one_o hand_n the_o leaf_n of_o the_o olive_n be_v on_o the_o upper_a part_n white_a and_o less_o smooth_a and_o 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panier_n and_o so_o let_v the_o water_n run_v from_o it_o and_o be_v dry_v in_o the_o sun_n they_o pound_n or_o stamp_v it_o again_o and_o be_v thorough_o husk_v and_o cleanse_v grind_v it_o into_o meal_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a now_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o prepare_v one_o way_n or_o other_o to_o twenty_o pound_n of_o this_o barley_n they_o put_v of_o line_n seed_n three_o pound_n of_o corâ—…ander_n seed_n half_o a_o pound_n of_o salt_n about_o two_o 〈◊〉_d ounce_n and_o two_o dram_n and_o after_o they_o have_v parch_a they_o all_o well_o they_o blend_v they_o together_o and_o grind_v they_o in_o a_o quem_fw-la they_o that_o will_v have_v this_o meal_n to_o keep_v long_o put_v up_o into_o new_a earthen_a vessel_n all_o together_o both_o flower_n and_o bran_n but_o in_o italy_n they_o never_o use_v to_o steep_v or_o soak_v it_o in_o water_n but_o present_o parch_v it_o and_o grind_v it_o small_a into_o a_o fine_a meal_n put_v thereto_o the_o former_a ingredient_n and_o the_o grain_n of_o millet_n beside_o as_o for_o bread_n of_o barley_n so_o much_o use_v of_o our_o forefather_n in_o old_a time_n the_o posterity_n that_o live_v after_o find_v to_o be_v naught_o and_o condemn_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o allow_v it_o for_o provender_n only_o to_o feed_v their_o beast_n and_o cattle_n with_o but_o in_o stead_n thereof_o come_v up_o the_o use_n of_o 〈◊〉_d husked_a barley_n to_o be_v sod_v for_o gruel_n so_o high_o commend_v as_o a_o most_o nutritive_a and_o strong_a meat_n and_o withal_o pass_v wholesome_a for_o man_n body_n insomuch_o as_o hypocrates_n who_o for_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o all_o physician_n have_v write_v one_o whole_a book_n in_o the_o praise_n only_o
virtue_n it_o have_v 355._o c_o breed_n time_n in_o plant_n 471._o e_o of_o the_o breast_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o e._n f_o breast_n apple_n 438._o l_o brick_n and_o tile_n who_o devise_v 188._o k_o brick_n and_o tile_n reign_v see_v raine_n brimstone_n i_o 568._o i_o brim_n of_o the_o eyelid_n be_v wound_v can_v be_v draw_v together_o 336._o i_o britain_n a_o island_n renown_v 86._o k_o brocci_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o brochos_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a_o brood-hen_n star_n uirgiliae_fw-la 588._o h_o set_v of_o brood-hen_n 589._o f_o broome_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v set_v 523._o c_o bruscum_fw-la in_o maple_n 467._o a_o bruta_n what_o tree_n 371._o a_o brutium_fw-la a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o bryon_n aromaticum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 375._o d_o bryon_n a_o weed_n in_o the_o sea_n 401._o c_o b_o v_o bubetij_fw-la what_o play_v they_o be_v 550._o k_o bubulcus_n surname_n to_o the_o house_n of_o junij_fw-la whereupon_o ib._n h_o bucephalia_n the_o city_n 221._o a_o bucephalus_n king_n alexander_n horse_n 220._o l._n his_o description_n and_o rare_a quality_n ib._n m_o buckler_n of_o what_o wood_n they_o be_v make_v 590._o k_o buffle_n horn_n of_o eight_o gallon_n 331._o f._n buffle_n horn_n how_o it_o be_v use_v 332._o g_o building_n upon_o land_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o g._n h_o bull_n bait_v 225._o e_o buy_v and_o sell_v who_o devise_v 187._o e_o bull_n wild_a untameable_a 206._o i_o bullais_n 437._o a_o bumasti_fw-la grape_n 405._o a_o bumelia_n a_o kind_n of_o ash-tree_n 465_o f_o bunch_n in_o wood_n 487._o l_o bura_n city_n 41._o a_o burn_a and_o bury_v of_o deadbody_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 186._o l._n m._n butter_n have_v the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o oil_n 340._o k_o butterfly_n how_o it_o be_v breed_v 329._o e_fw-la butterfly_n no_o good_a sign_n of_o the_o spring_n 586._o g_o buteo_n see_v triorche_n buteo_n give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o house_n of_o fabius_n in_o rome_n 274._o k_o buzzard_n good_a meat_n 296._o k_o buzzard_n see_v buteo_n b_o y_z byzacium_n territory_n of_o africa_n 505._o e._n most_o fruitful_a ground_n ibid._n byzia_n a_o castle_n of_o thracian_a king_n hate_v of_o swallow_n and_o why_o 278._o l_o c_o at_fw-fr cachrys_n in_o a_o oak_n what_o it_o be_v 400._o l._n the_o use_n and_o manner_n thereof_o ibid._n cadytas_n what_o it_o be_v 496._o i_o cadmus_n whore_n bear_v 108._o g._n first_o find_v out_o for_o to_o write_v prose_n ibid._n casias_n wind_n 23._o a_o caecina_n his_o practice_n by_o swallow_n 283._o a_o caesares_fw-la and_o caesones_n why_o so_o call_v 160._o i._n such_o common_o fortunate_a ibid._n caesar_n his_o breastplate_n make_v of_o english_a pearl_n 256._o k_o caesar_n dictator_n his_o liberality_n in_o wine_n 420._o h_o caesar_n rip_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n belly_n 160._o ay_o c._n caesar_n his_o quickenesse_n of_o spirit_n 168._o k_o caesar_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o clemency_n ibid._n l_o caesar_n his_o fidelity_n concern_v writing_n 168._o m_o caesaris_fw-la thronos_fw-la a_o star_n 34._o l_o caesaria_n a_o city_n in_o mauritania_n 53._o d_o caius_n hirtius_n invent_v stew_n for_o lamprey_n in_o asia_n 267._o c._n caius_n marius_n first_o advance_v the_o eagle_n in_o the_o roman_a ensign_n 273._o c_o caius_n caligula_n the_o emperor_n his_o say_n of_o surrentine_n wine_n 414._o h_o caia_n cecilia_n leoke_v tanaquill_n calpe_n a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o calpe_n a_o mountain_n ibid._n e_fw-la calculosae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o purple_n 259._o b_o calydna_n island_n 316._o b_o calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la 375._o a_o calculation_n of_o the_o year_n by_o caesar_n the_o author_n follow_v 586._o l._n calamary_n fish_n 244._o b_o calaminth_n first_o use_v by_o lizard_n 210._o l_o sea-calf_n his_o quality_n 213._o b_o calf_n choose_v for_o sacrifice_n 235._o e_fw-la callithriches_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o ape_n 225._o b_o camalodunum_n a_o town_n in_o britain_n 36._o k_o cammell_n have_v no_o foretooth_n in_o the_o upper_a jaw_n 337._o b_o camel_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l_o camel_n their_o diverse_a kind_n 205._o b_o camelopardalis_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 205._o d_o campaine_n in_o italy_n a_o most_o fruitful_a country_n 567._o e._n f_o canell_n see_v casia_n cane_n see_v reed_n cane_n of_o india_n serve_v between_o joint_n for_o boat_n 482._o m_o cane_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 483._o b_o cane_n and_o reed_n how_o they_o grow_v ibid._n a_o canarium_fw-la what_o sacrifice_n 551._o b_o caucamum_fw-la 374._o b_o canetias_n the_o workman_n that_o make_v the_o stature_n of_o diana_n at_o ephesus_n 491._o c_o canopus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o star_n where_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o appear_v and_o where_o not_o 34._o l_o canopus_n a_o goodly_a star_n see_v in_o taprobane_n about_o the_o pole_n antarctic_a 130._o i_o canterius_n in_o a_o vineyard_n what_o it_o be_v 528._o i._n k_o cantharolethus_fw-la in_o thrace_n 327._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n capnumargos_n a_o kind_n of_o red_a marvel_n 506._o b_o capparis_fw-la the_o plant_n of_o the_o fruit_n capres_fw-fr 400._o i_o caprification_n to_o be_v practise_v after_o rain_n 546._o b_o caprification_n what_o it_o be_v 444._o k_o caprificus_fw-la what_o it_o be_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d cappadocian_o how_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 116._o h_o caprimulgi_fw-la what_o bird_n 292._o i_o carambis_n promontory_n 49._o a_o carbunculus_fw-la burn_v earth_n 503._o b_o carbunculus_fw-la in_o corn_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o cardamomum_fw-la four_o kind_n 365._o 〈◊〉_d cardiaca_fw-la disease_n of_o the_o heart_n 341._o a_o cardo_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o carpinus_n what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 466._o m_o carginon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o carpheotum_fw-la 367._o d_o caryoâ—…a_n date_n why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o wine_n thereof_o 387._o d_o caryopon_n what_o drug_n 397._o e._n the_o worth_n ibid._n carob-tree_n 390._o g_o carob_v or_o charact_n what_o kind_n of_o fruit_n 447._o b_o carpentry_n and_o the_o tool_n who_o invention_n 188._o l_o carpophilon_n 452._o m_o carseoly_n territory_n 537._o f_o carthegon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o casia_n 372._o i_o casia_n the_o sweet_a spice_n where_o it_o grow_v 373._o e_o the_o plant_n describe_v ibid._n casia_n the_o best_a ibid._n casius_n a_o mount_n of_o admirable_a height_n 102._o g_o caspiae_n gate_n so_o call_v 122._o g_o caspia_n part_n not_o the_o straits_n of_o caucasus_n they_o be_v describe_v 455._o a._n b._n castor_n and_o pollux_n star_n what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o they_o 18._o k_o wherefore_o man_n invocate_v they_o at_o sea_n ibid._n l_o castoreum_n what_o it_o be_v 212._o m_o cat_n of_o gold_n worship_v as_o a_o god_n 546._o b_o cat_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l._n cat_n how_o subtle_a in_o hunt_v 308._o g._n catacecaumene_n a_o region_n 415._o f._n why_o so_o call_v 416._o g_o caligula_n his_o eye_n stiff_o in_o his_o head_n 334._o k_o cataractae_fw-la see_v diomedian_n bird_n cato_n censorius_n commend_v 410._o l._n his_o precept_n touch_v uine_n 411._o a_o cato_n persuade_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o destroy_v carthage_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o fig_n 443._o a._n b._n c_o cato_n his_o praise_n and_o commendation_n 169._o f_o catorchites_n what_o kind_n of_o date_n 421._o a_o catoblephas_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o l_o cati_fw-la and_o corculi_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 173._o b_o cause_n of_o vomit_n 342._o l_o caunian_n natural_o subject_n to_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o spleen_n 331._o k._n cauneas_n presage_v ill_a fortune_n to_o m._n crassus_n 445._o a_o cauchi_n a_o people_n without_o tree_n their_o habitation_n and_o country_n describe_v 455._o a._n b_o cavaticae_n a_o kind_n of_o snail_n 218._o i_o c_o e_o cea_n island_n 41._o a_o cedar_n gum_n 424._o g_o cedar_n which_o be_v best_a 489._o a_o cedar_n oil_n ibid._n cedar_n for_o mast_n 490._o g_o cedar_n of_o dwarf_n kind_n 388._o l._n m_o cedrelate_n 389._o a._n the_o timber_n thereof_o everlasting_a ibid._n cedrelaeon_n 434._o h._n i_o cedrium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 46._o h_o celendine_n reveal_v by_o swallow_n 210._o l_o celtium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o tortoise_n 241._o e_o celtie_n see_v lote-tree_n centigranum_fw-la wheat_n 565._o b_o cepphus_n a_o beast_n 205._o e_o cephenes_n or_o serenes_n young_a dronâ—…_n boes_n and_o how_o they_o be_v feed_v 318._o i_o ceratias_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o e_fw-la cervus_fw-la a_o mast-tree_n 458._o m._n the_o mast_n thereof_o ibid._n cerastes_n what_o worm_n 492._o g._n worm_n in_o figge-tree_n 539._o c_o cerastae_fw-la serpent_n 208._o g._n cerastae_fw-la serpent_n have_v horn_n of_o flesh_n 331_o c_o h_n cheapenesse_n of_o all_o victual_n in_o rome_n 551._o d._n the_o cause_n thereof_o ibid._n f_o chalcedon_n why_o call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o blind_a 114._o g_o chamaedaphne_n 452._o m_o chamecerasti_fw-la 448._o h_o chameleon_n light_n be_v very_o
they_o teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o helm_n in_o the_o ship_n 275._o f_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n ibid._n kiss_v of_o woman_n by_o kinsfolk_n upon_o what_o occasion_n 418._o k_o k_n n_o knee_n be_v wound_v in_o their_o hollow_n bring_v present_a death_n 350._o i_o of_o knee_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n knur_n in_o timber_n 489._o b_o l_o at_fw-fr laburnum_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 468._o k_o labeones_n who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o laboriae_fw-la in_o campane_n a_o most_o fruitful_a tract_n 567._o f_o labruscae_fw-la bastard_n wild_a uine_n 538._o g_o lacta_fw-la the_o best_a casia_n or_o canell_n 373._o e_fw-la lactes_fw-la place_v next_o to_o the_o bag_n of_o the_o stomach_n 342._o l_o lacydes_n accompany_v with_o a_o goose._n 280._o k_o laudanum_n the_o best_a 370._o k._n the_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n laudanum_n how_o it_o be_v gather_v 370._o g_o laudanum_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n i_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o laertes_n a_o king_n muck_v ground_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n 507._o b_o lagopus_n a_o bird_n why_o so_o call_v 296._o h_o lalisiones_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 224._o i_o lama_n what_o tree_n 369._o e_fw-la lamb_n name_v cordi_fw-la 226._o l_o lamb_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n lampades_fw-la flame_v torch_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o lampadias_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o f_o lampido_n the_o only_a woman_n know_v to_o have_v be_v daughter_n to_o a_o king_n a_o king_n wife_n and_o mother_n to_o a_o king_n 176._o l_o lamprey_n in_o france_n how_o they_o be_v mark_v 248._o i_o lamprey_n a_o fish_n 245._o b_o lampreics_n of_o fresh_a water_n 246._o g_o sea_n lamprey_n their_o nature_n 248._o h_o lampyrides_n what_o they_o be_v 593._o c_o lanata_n what_o apple_n 438._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lanati_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o pike_n 245._o e_o land_n in_o the_o country_n make_v distinction_n of_o state_n at_o rome_n 550._o m._n land_n worth_a forty_o denarij_fw-la the_o short_a cubit_n 581._o d_o land_n mediterranean_n fit_a for_o fruit_n 501._o c_o land_n how_o much_o assign_v by_o king_n romulus_n to_o his_o subiest_n 549._o d._n land_n of_o who_o to_o be_v buy_v 553._o c_o little_a land_n well_o till_v 554._o m_o land_n may_v be_v overmuch_o tend_v 555._o b_o lanisis_n of_o lacedaemon_n his_o swiftness_n 167._o a_o lantern_n a_o sea_n fish_n 249._o d_o laodicea_n a_o city_n the_o description_n thereof_o 107._o a_o larch_n tree_n 462._o l._n the_o timber_n and_o the_o liquid_a rosin_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o it_o be_v draw_v 465._o b_o larch_n tree_n female_a 487._o b_o larch_n tree_n of_o great_a length_n 489._o d_o lares_fw-la a_o temple_n to_o they_o near_o to_o which_o a_o altar_n erect_v to_o orbona_n see_v orbona_n large_a space_n between_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o paunch_n be_v cause_n of_o more_o hunger_n 342._o l_o law_n who_o first_o invent_v 187._o c_o lawrea_n the_o leaf_n of_o laurel_n 454._o g_o laurel_n tree_n not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n 27._o c_o laurel_n grove_n why_o call_v triumphales_fw-la 454._o g_o laurel_n a_o medicine_n for_o the_o raven_n 211._o d_o the_o mad_a laurel_n 495._o d_o laurel_n tree_n how_o it_o be_v employ_v at_o rome_n 452._o i_o laurel_n delphic_a cyprian_a mustacea_n ibid._n delphic_a laurel_n describe_v 452._o k_o cyprian_a laurel_n describe_v ibid._n laurel_n tinus_fw-la or_o wild_a laurel_n 452._o k_o laurel_n augusta_n or_o imperiall_n ibid._n laurel_n baccalia_n 452._o l_o laurel_n triumphal_a ibid._n laurel_n taxa_fw-la 452._o l_o laurel_n spadonia_n ibid._n laurel_n alexandrina_n 452._o m_o laurel_n idaea_n ibid._n laurel_n token_n of_o peace_n 453._o b_o laurel_n much_o honour_v at_o rome_n and_o why_o ibid._n c_o laurel_n fair_a upon_o parnassus_n 453._o c_o laurel_n not_o smite_v with_o the_o lightning_n ibid._n a_o laurel_n chaplet_n use_v by_o tiberius_n caesar_n against_o lightning_n 453._o d_o laurel_n why_o use_v in_o triumph_n ibid._n laurcola_n 453._o a._n describe_v ibid._n laurice_n young_a rabbit_n or_o leveret_n 232._o h_o laurus_fw-la the_o only_a tree_n in_o latin_a that_o give_v name_n unto_o a_o man_n 454._o g_o who_o laugh_v the_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v 164._o m_o lax_n a_o fish_n 243._o a_o l_o e_o lead_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o l_o league_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o i_o leap_v year_n 6._o h_o learned_a wit_n honour_v 171._o f_o leave_n of_o aspen_n tree_n never_o hang_v still_o 514._o l_o leave_v that_o alter_v their_o shape_n &_o form_n upon_o the_o tree_n 470._o h_o leave_n of_o some_o tree_n turn_v about_o with_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o tropic_n of_o cancer_n 407._o i_o leave_v of_o the_o tree_n how_o they_o be_v frame_v above_o and_o beneath_o 470._o k._n leave_v of_o tree_n distinguish_v by_o their_o bigness_n form_n and_o substance_n 470._o l._n m_o leave_v distinguish_v by_o other_o quality_n and_o their_o order_n 471._o a._n leave_v of_o tree_n good_a fodder_n 471._o b_o what_o leave_v be_v apt_a to_o shed_v and_o which_o be_v not_o 469._o d_o a_o philosophical_a discourse_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o shed_v or_o hold_v leave_n 469._o e._n f_o leave_v of_o what_o tree_n hold_v their_o colour_n 470._o g_o lectos_fw-la a_o promontory_n in_o trouâ—…_n 471._o f_o ledon_n 370._o i_o lemnos_n island_n 378._o g._n their_o manner_n ibid._n length_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o neck_n answerable_a for_o the_o proportion_n in_o all_o creature_n 339._o e_o lentill_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o e_fw-la lentil_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n lent_n and_o lenes_n in_o latin_a whence_o derive_v 569._o e_o lentisk_a berry_n preserve_v 448._o k_o lentuli_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o h_o leococruta_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o h._n and_o what_o of_o nature_n ibid._n how_o engender_v 212_o lconides_n rebuke_v alexander_n the_o great_a for_o burn_v too_o much_o frankincense_n 367._o f_o leontophonus_fw-la what_o beast_n 217._o e._n and_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n leopard_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n 308._o g_o leptorhage_n what_o grape_n 495._o m_o lepo_n or_o mole_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 249._o c_o letter_n or_o character_n who_o invent_v 187._o f_o levaines_n 566._o h._n i_o the_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n l_o leuci_n kind_n of_o heron_n with_o one_o eye_n 334._o g_o lecocomum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o pomegranate_n 398._o h_o leucogaeon_n a_o place_n 568._o h._n it_o yield_v chalk_n to_o make_v white_a frumentie_n and_o a_o great_a revenâ—…e_n yearly_a ibid._n leucosia_n island_n sometime_o join_v to_o the_o promontory_n of_o syreus_n 540._o i_o l_o i_o libanus_n mount_v the_o description_n thereof_o 102._o i_o liciniani_n why_o so_o call_v 163._o a_o licinius_n stolo_n condemn_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o law_n 551._o d_o of_o man_n life_n the_o term_n uncertain_a 180._o l_o life_n short_a a_o benefit_n 183._o b_o licorne_n see_v monoceros_n lignum_fw-la a_o fault_n in_o cytron_n wood_n 396._o h_o lightning_n attribute_v to_o jupiter_n 14._o g._n the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n presage_n of_o future_a thing_n ibid._n lightning_n seldom_o in_o summer_n or_o winter_n and_o the_o reason_n 25._o c._n in_o what_o land_n they_o fall_v not_o ibid._n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o wonder_n thereof_o 25._o e._n diverse_a observation_n touch_v they_o 26._o g._n raise_v by_o conjuration_n ibid._n k._n general_a rule_n of_o lightning_n ibid._n m._n it_o be_v see_v before_o the_o thunderclap_n be_v hear_v and_o why_o ibid._n what_o thing_n be_v not_o strike_v with_o lightning_n 27._o e_o lights_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o breath_n 341._o a._n spongeous_a and_o full_a of_o pipe_n ibid._n limosae_fw-la what_o fish_n 243._o c_o lime_n at_o the_o root_n of_o cberrte-troes_a hasten_v their_o fruit_n 546._o k_o limn_v see_v paint_v linden_n tree_n differ_v in_o sex_n 466._o i._n their_o fruit_n no_o beast_n will_v touch_v ibid._n the_o linden_n tree_n yield_v fine_a panicle_n for_o cordage_n 466._o i_o the_o timber_n will_v not_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n k_o linen_n fine_a cloth_n whence_o 80._o l_o linnet_n very_o docible_a 293._o a_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n grandsire_n or_o other_o 160._o m_o 161._o a._n b._n the_o reason_n in_o nature_n 161._o c_o likeness_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o diverse_a example_n 161._o d_o &_o deinceps_fw-la lion_n of_o the_o right_a kind_n how_o they_o be_v know_v 200._o i._n k_o lion_n bone_n will_v strike_v fire_n 344._o m_o lion_n how_o they_o will_v walk_v 350._o k_o lioness_n lecherous_a 200._o k_o lioness_n engender_v with_o parde_n ibid._n lion_n jealous_a of_o the_o lioness_n 200._o k_o lioness_n how_o oft_o she_o bear_v young_a 200._o l._n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 201._o b_o of_o lion_n two_o kind_n ibid._n their_o nature_n and_o property_n ibid._n lion_n long_o live_v 201._o c_o lion_n crucify_v ibid._n and_o why_o ibid._n
fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n above_o name_v but_o displease_v rather_o and_o take_v scorn_n that_o such_o plant_n which_o grow_v far_a from_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n and_o begin_v long_o after_o tree_n to_o come_v up_o and_o show_v themselves_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v so_o many_o virtue_n have_v likewise_o furnish_v the_o fruit_n hang_v upon_o her_o tree_n with_o their_o property_n and_o those_o of_o no_o small_a operation_n and_o effect_n in_o physic_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o we_o consider_v and_o weigh_v the_o cause_n aright_o she_o it_o be_v that_o afford_v to_o mankind_n the_o first_o food_n from_o those_o her_o tree_n induce_v we_o thereby_o to_o lift_v up_o our_o eye_n and_o look_v to_o heaven-ward_n yea_o and_o she_o give_v the_o world_n to_o understand_v that_o if_o ceres_n and_o flora_n both_o shall_v fail_v she_o with_o her_o good_n only_o be_v able_a even_o still_o to_o sustain_v and_o feed_v we_o sufficient_o and_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o vine_n which_o ought_v by_o right_a to_o be_v range_v in_o the_o high_a rank_n of_o all_o those_o plant_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o tree_n this_o bountiful_a lady_n not_o satisfy_v herein_o that_o she_o have_v do_v pleasure_n unto_o man_n in_o furnish_v he_o with_o â—…oble_a perfume_n odour_n and_o delicate_a ointment_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o grape_n verjuice_n the_o vine-floure_n oenanthe_n and_o namely_o the_o wild_a vine_n massaris_n in_o africa_n according_a as_o i_o have_v discourse_v more_o at_o large_a heretofore_o have_v therefore_o bestow_v upon_o vine_n those_o medicinable_a virtue_n in_o great_a measure_n and_o withal_o use_v these_o remonstrance_n unto_o man_n in_o this_o manner_n call_v to_o mind_n quoth_v she_o how_o many_o benefit_n and_o pleasure_n thou_o receive_v at_o my_o hand_n who_o be_v it_o but_o i_o that_o have_v bring_v forth_o wine_n that_o sweet_a juice_n of_o the_o grape_n who_o but_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o oil_n that_o dainty_a liquor_n of_o the_o olive_n from_o i_o come_v date_n and_o apple_n from_o i_o thou_o haste_v all_o fruit_n of_o such_o variety_n that_o unpossible_a it_o be_v to_o number_v they_o neither_o do_v i_o deal_v by_o thou_o as_o dame_n earth_n tellus_n do_v who_o bestow_v nothing_o upon_o thou_o without_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o thy_o brow_n nothing_o i_o say_v but_o before_o it_o do_v thou_o any_o good_a require_v tillage_n by_o ox_n and_o plough_n thrash_v with_o flail_n upon_o the_o floor_n or_o trample_v of_o beast_n foot_n upon_o the_o mow_n and_o then_o the_o millstone_n to_o grind_v it_o such_o ado_n there_o be_v and_o so_o long_a a_o time_n first_o before_o thou_o can_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o for_o thy_o food_n but_o contrariwise_o whatsoever_o come_v from_o i_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n there_o need_v no_o entreat_v of_o the_o plough_n nor_o any_o great_a labour_n and_o industry_n to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v my_o fruit_n for_o they_o offer_v themselves_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n yea_o and_o if_o thou_o think_v much_o of_o thy_o pain_n to_o climb_v or_o to_o put_v up_o thy_o hand_n and_o gather_v they_o lo_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o drop_n down_o and_o fall_v into_o thy_o mouth_n or_o else_o to_o lie_v under_o thy_o foot_n see_v how_o good_a and_o gracious_a nature_n have_v be_v unto_o we_o herein_o and_o â—…ow_o she_o have_v strive_v with_o herself_o whether_o she_o shall_v profit_v or_o pleasure_n man_n more_o &_o yet_o i_o take_v it_o that_o she_o affect_v commodity_n rather_o than_o delight_n for_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o vine_n the_o very_a leaf_n and_o tender_a burgeon_n thereof_o apply_v with_o barley_n groat_n do_v mitigate_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n and_o reduce_v all_o inflammation_n of_o the_o body_n unto_o the_o due_a temperature_n the_o leave_v alone_o of_o the_o vine_n lay_v unto_o the_o stomach_n with_o cold_a water_n allay_v the_o unkind_a heat_n thereof_o and_o with_o barley_n meal_n be_v singular_a for_o all_o gout_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o joint_n the_o tendril_n or_o young_a branch_n of_o the_o vine_n be_v stamp_v and_o apply_v according_o dry_v up_o any_o tumour_n or_o swell_n whatsoever_o their_o juice_n inject_v or_o pour_v into_o the_o gut_n by_o a_o clystre_n cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la the_o liquor_n concreat_fw-la which_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o gum_n issue_v from_o the_o vine_n heal_v the_o leprie_n and_o all_o foul_a tetter_n scab_n and_o mange_n in_o case_n the_o part_n affect_v be_v prepare_v and_o rub_v before_o with_o salniter_fw-la the_o same_o liquor_n or_o gum_n be_v likewise_o depilatorie_a for_o if_o the_o hair_n be_v often_o anoint_v with_o it_o and_o oil_n together_o they_o will_v fall_v of_o but_o the_o water_n especial_o that_o sweat_v out_o of_o green_a vine_n branch_n as_o they_o burn_v have_v a_o mighty_a operation_n that_o way_n insomuch_o as_o it_o will_v fetch_v off_o wart_n also_o the_o drink_n wherein_o young_a vine_n tendril_n have_v lie_v infuse_v be_v good_a for_o those_o who_o reach_v up_o and_o spit_v blood_n as_o also_o for_o woman_n who_o be_v new_o conceive_v and_o breed_a child_n have_v many_o swawme_n come_v over_o their_o heart_n and_o be_v â—…ft_v soon_o subject_a with_o faint_n the_o vine_n bark_n or_o rind_n likewise_o the_o dry_a leaf_n staunch_v the_o bleed_n in_o a_o wound_n yea_o and_o do_v consolidate_n and_o heal_v up_o the_o wound_n itself_o the_o juice_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o white-vine_n be_v stamp_v green_a and_o frankincense_n together_o take_v away_o shingle_v ringworm_n and_o such_o like_a wilde-fire_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v thereto_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o vine-stocke_n vine-cuttings_a and_o of_o the_o kernel_n and_o skin_n of_o grape_n after_o they_o be_v press_v apply_v with_o vinegar_n unto_o the_o seat_n or_o fundament_n cure_v the_o pile_n swell_n fissure_n chap_n and_o other_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o that_o part_n but_o incorporate_a with_o oile-rosat_a rue_n and_o vinegar_n they_o help_v dislocation_n burn_v and_o swell_n of_o the_o spleen_n the_o same_o ash_n strew_v with_o some_o aspersion_n or_o sprinkle_n of_o wine_n upon_o s._n anthony_n fire_n without_o any_o oil_n do_v cure_v the_o same_o as_o also_o all_o fret_n and_o gall_n between_o the_o leg_n and_o beside_o eat_v away_o the_o hair_n of_o any_o place_n the_o ash_n of_o vine-cuttings_a besprinkle_v with_o vinegar_n be_v give_v to_o drink_v for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o spleen_n so_o as_o the_o patient_n take_v two_o cyath_n thereof_o in_o warm_a water_n and_o when_o he_o have_v drink_v it_o lie_v upon_o the_o spleen_n side_n the_o very_a small_a tendril_n of_o the_o vine_n whereby_o it_o climb_v catch_v and_o clasp_v about_o any_o thing_n be_v pun_v and_o take_v in_o water_n stay_v and_o repress_v vomit_v in_o those_o who_o stomach_n use_v ordinary_o to_o be_v kecklish_a and_o soon_o to_o overturn_v the_o ash_n of_o vine_n temper_v with_o old_a hog_n grease_n be_v singular_a to_o abate_v swell_n to_o cleanse_v fistulous_a ulâ—…ers_n first_o and_o soon_o after_o to_o heal_v they_o up_o clean_o likewise_o for_o the_o pain_n of_o sinew_n proceed_v of_o cold_a and_o for_o contraction_n and_o shrink_n of_o the_o nerve_n also_o for_o bruise_n be_v apply_v with_o oil_n moreover_o they_o eat_v away_o all_o excrescence_n of_o proud_a flesh_n about_o the_o bone_n be_v temper_v mith_o vinegar_n and_o niter_fw-la and_o last_o of_o all_o mix_v with_o oil_n they_o heal_v the_o wound_n make_v by_o scorpion_n or_o dog_n the_o ash_n of_o the_o vine-barke_n alone_o cause_n the_o hair_n to_o come_v again_o in_o a_o burn_a place_n how_o grape_n verivice_n shall_v be_v make_v when_o the_o grape_n be_v young_a and_o nothing_o ripe_a i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o perfume_n and_o ointment_n it_o remain_v now_o to_o discourse_n of_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o and_o first_o to_o begin_v withal_o it_o heal_v all_o ulcer_n that_o happen_v in_o moist_a part_n and_o namely_o those_o of_o the_o mouth_n tonsil_n or_o almond-kernel_n on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o of_o the_o privy_a member_n the_o same_o be_v sovereign_a for_o to_o clarify_v the_o eyesight_n it_o cure_v the_o asperitie_n and_o roughness_n of_o the_o eyelid_n the_o fistulous_a ulcer_n in_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o cloud_n be_v silme_n that_o shadow_n and_o cover_v the_o sight_n the_o run_a sore_n in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n whatsoever_o the_o corrupt_a and_o wither_a cicatrice_n or_o scar_n and_o the_o bone_n charge_v with_o purulent_a and_o skinny_a matter_n now_o if_o this_o verivice_n be_v too_o tart_a and_o eager_a it_o may_v be_v delay_v with_o honey_n or_o wine-cuit_a and_o so_o it_o be_v good_a for_o bloody_a flix_n and_o the_o exulceration_n of_o the_o gut_n for_o those_o who_o
of_o the_o pinetree_n bark_v boil_v in_o wine_n be_v give_v to_o drink_v for_o the_o pain_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o belly_n the_o kernel_n of_o the_o pine-nut_n quench_v thirst_n they_o pacify_v and_o still_o the_o fretting_n and_o gnawing_n of_o the_o stomach_n they_o rectify_v the_o corrupt_a and_o putrify_a humour_n there_o settle_v and_o bed_v they_o strengthen_v weak_a body_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o restorative_n and_o be_v right_a good_a &_o agreeable_a to_o the_o reins_n and_o bladder_n howbeit_o they_o seem_v to_o exasperate_v the_o throat_n &_o to_o increase_v a_o cough_n be_v take_v inward_o either_o in_o water_n wine_n sweet_a cuit_n or_o the_o decoction_n of_o *_o date_n or_o tamarind_n they_o purge_v choleric_a humour_n when_o the_o gnaw_a decocto_fw-la gripe_n within_o the_o stomach_n be_v exceed_o violent_a and_o painful_a it_o be_v good_a to_o mix_v therewith_o cucumber_v seed_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o pourcellane_n likewise_o in_o case_n either_o bladder_n or_o 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483_o e._n sundry_a piece_n of_o his_o handiwork_n ibid._n acro_fw-la who_o be_v the_o first_o empiric_n physician_n that_o ever_o be_v 344._o h_o acrocorios_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o bulbe_n 19_o a_o act_n of_o generation_n how_o it_o be_v help_v 130_o h._n 131_o a_o 132_o g._n see_v more_o in_o venus_n how_o it_o be_v hinder_v 58._o k_o 59_o d._n 187_o a._n 190_o h._n 221_o d._n 256_o l._n see_v more_o in_o venus_n l._n actius_n the_o poet._n 490._o l_o l._n actius_n be_v of_o low_a stature_n cause_v his_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v tall_a ibid._n actius_n navius_n the_o augur_n 491_o b_o actius_n navius_n his_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n ibid._n a_o d_o adad_fw-la the_o assyrian_a god_n 630._o h_o adad-nephros_a a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n adamantis_n a_o magical_a herb_n 203._o c._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o strange_a virtue_n and_o property_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o arca_fw-la see_v calamochnus_n adarce_o what_o it_o be_v 74_o l._n the_o virtue_n and_o property_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n adder_n tongue_n see_v lingulaca_n aditiales_n epulae_fw-la or_o adijciales_n what_o feast_v they_o be_v 355._o c_o admiranda_fw-la the_o title_n to_o a_o book_n of_o m._n cicero_n 403._o b_o adonis_n garden_n 91._o c_o adonium_n a_o flower_n ibid._n in_o adoration_n of_o the_o god_n what_o gesture_n observe_v 297._o e_o adultery_n how_o a_o woman_n shall_v loathe_v and_o detest_v 434._o k_o a_o e_o aegilops_n a_o kind_n of_o bulbe_n 19_o b_o aegilops_n a_o herb_n 235._o a._n the_o quality_n that_o the_o seed_n have_v 99_o c._n aegilops_n what_o ulcer_n ibid._n aegina_n a_o island_n famous_a for_o brass_n founder_v 488._o h_o in_o great_a name_n for_o the_o branchworke_n of_o brazen_a candlestick_n there_o make_v ibid._n k_o egypt_n store_v with_o good_a herb_n 96._o l._n what_o they_o be_v ib._n 97._o b_o egypt_n famous_a for_o singular_a herb_n and_o commend_v therefore_o by_o homer_n 210._o l_o egyptian_a bean_n 111._o c._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n aegiptilla_n a_o precious_a stone_n 625._o a._n the_o description_n ib._n aegle_n why_o they_o hatch_v but_o two_o at_o one_o airy_a 590._o k_o aegle_n stone_n see_v aëtites_n aegophthalmus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o aegolethron_n a_o herb_n 94_o h._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n aegonichon_n see_v greimile_n aegypio_n a_o kind_n of_o vulture_n or_o gear_n 365._o d_o aera_fw-la militum_fw-la what_o 486._o i_o aerarium_fw-la the_o treasury_n of_o rome_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n l_o aerarij_fw-la tribuni_fw-la what_o officer_n in_o rome_n ibid._n aëroïde_n a_o kind_n of_o berill_n 613._o d_o aerosum_fw-la what_o gold_n 472._o g_o aechines_n a_o physician_n of_o athens_n 301._o e_fw-la aeschynomene_fw-la a_o magical_a herb_n 204._o i._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n the_o strange_a quality_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n aesop_n the_o player_n his_o earthen_a platter_n 554._o g_o aesop_n the_o philosopher_n 578_o g._n a_o bondslave_n together_o with_o rhodope_n the_o harlot_n ibid._n aeëtite_n a_o precious_a stone_n why_o so_o call_v 396._o l._n 590._o k._n four_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n male_a and_o female_a ibid._n their_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n of_o they_o all_o ibid._n m_o aeëtites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o aethiopis_n a_o magical_a herb_n 244_o g._n the_o incredible_a effect_n thereof_o ibid._n from_o whence_o we_o have_v it_o 269._o d_o the_o description_n of_o it_o 271._o c._n the_o root_n medicinable_a ibid._n d_o a_o f_o africa_n the_o word_n be_v a_o spell_n in_o africa_n 297._o d_o a_o g_o agaricke_n what_o it_o be_v 227_o d._n male_a and_o female_a ibid._n d_o e_o the_o ill_a quality_n that_o the_o male_a have_v ibid._n agath_fw-mi a_o precious_a stone_n 623_o d._n why_o call_v achates_n ibid._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n indian_a agath_n represent_v the_o form_n of_o many_o thing_n within_o they_o 623_o f_z the_o agath_fw-mi serve_v well_o to_o grind_v droug_n into_o fine_a powder_n 623_o f._n diverse_a kind_n of_o agath_n 624._o g_o the_o chief_a grace_n of_o a_o agath_fw-mi ibid._n incredible_a wonder_n report_v of_o the_o agath_fw-mi by_o magician_n 623_o h._n agath_fw-mi of_o king_n pyrrhus_n with_o the_o nine_o muse_n and_o apollo_n therein_o natural_o 601_o a_o b_o agathocles_n a_o physician_n and_o writer_n 131._o e_o agelades_n a_o famous_a imageur_n in_o brass_n 497_o e._n he_o teach_v polycletus_n ibid._n his_o work_n ibid._n he_o teach_v myro_n 498._o h_o ageraton_fw-la a_o herb_n 271._o d._n the_o description_n ibid._n why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o virtue_n ibid._n aglaophotis_n a_o magical_a herb_n 203_o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n why_o name_v marmaritis_n ibid._n use_v in_o conjure_v and_o raise_v spirit_n ibid._n b_o agnel_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 38_o i_o see_v more_o in_o corn_n agnus_n castus_n a_o tree_n 257._o c_o agogae_fw-la what_o conduit_n they_o be_v 468._o m_o agoracritus_n a_o imageur_n in_o marble_n 565_o d._n belove_a exceed_o by_o his_o master_n phidias_n ibid._n agrimonie_n a_o herb_n 220_o k._n why_o call_v eupatoria_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n l_o agrion_n a_o kind_n of_o nitre_n 420._o h_o agrippa_n menenius_n inter_v at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o the_o roman_a citizen_n 480._o i_o m._n agrippa_n how_o he_o cure_v the_o gout_n with_o vinegar_n 156._o k_o his_o admirable_a work_n during_o the_o year_n of_o his_o aedileship_n 585_o e._n how_o he_o convey_v seven_o river_n under_o rome_n 582._o h_o ague_n what_o medicine_n they_o do_v require_v 137._o a._n see_v more_o in_o fever_n a_o i_o air_n of_o sea_n water_n wherefore_o good_a 412._o k_o aire_n which_o be_v good_a to_o recover_v strength_n after_o long_a sickness_n 181._o d._n change_v of_o air_n for_o what_o disease_n good_a 303._o c_o a_o l_o alabastrum_fw-la see_v stimmi_n alabastrites_n what_o kind_n of_o stone_n 574._o g._n what_o use_v it_o serve_v for_o ibid._n the_o degree_n thereof_o in_o goodness_n ibid._n h_o alabastrites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 624_o i_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v find_v ibid._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n alabastrites_n a_o kind_n of_o emeraud_n 613._o a_o albicratense_n a_o goldmine_n in_o france_n yield_v the_o best_a ore_n with_o a_o 36_o part_n of_o silver_n and_o no_o more_o 469._o c_o albi_fw-la hill_n in_o candie_n 408._o k_o albucum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 100_o g_o albulae_n what_o water_n about_o rome_n 402._o m_o alcamenes_n a_o fine_a imageur_n and_o engrave_a in_o brass_n and_o marble_n 501_o a._n his_o work_n ibid._n 565._o d_o alcaea_n a_o herb_n 249._o b_o alcaea_n a_o herb_n 272_o k._n the_o description_n ibid._n l_o alcaeus_n a_o poet_n and_o writer_n 131._o a_o alcibiades_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n at_o rome_n 492._o i_o repute_v the_o hard_a wariour_n ibid._n alcibiades_z most_o beautiful_a in_o his_o youth_n &_o childhood_n 568._o g_o alcibion_n a_o herb_n 275._o e._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n alcimachus_n a_o feat_n painter_n 549_o c._n his_o workmanship_n ibid._n alcisthene_n a_o woman_n and_o a_o paintresse_n 551._o a_o alcmene_n hardly_o deliver_v of_o hercules_n 304_o m._n the_o cause_n thereof_o ibid._n alcon_n the_o imageur_n 514._o g._n he_o make_v hercules_n of_o iron_n and_o steel_n ibid._n alcontes_n a_o rich_a chirurgeon_n 348._o g._n well_o fleece_v by_o claudius_n caesar_n ibid._n alder_a tree_n what_o virtue_n it_o have_v in_o physic_n 189._o â—_o alectoriae_fw-la precious_a stone_n 624._o i._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n why_o milo_n the_o wrestler_n carry_v it_o about_o he_o ibid._n ale_n a_o old_a drink_n 145_o b._n what_o nourishment_n it_o yield_v 152._o g_o alectorolophos_n a_o herb_n 275._o c._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n alâ—…x_n wâ—…at_a kind_n of_o sauce_n 418_o g._n how_o make_v ibid._n the_o virtue_n and_o use_n thereof_o in_o physic_n ibid._n i_o aleos_n a_o riâ—…er_n of_o a_o strange_a nature_n 403._o d_o alexander_n otherwise_o call_v paris_n excellent_o wrought_v in_o brass_n by_o euphraner_n resemble_v a_o judge_n a_o lover_n and_o a_o murderer_n 502._o g_o k._n alexander_n the_o great_a use_v to_o visit_v apelles_n the_o painter_n his_o shop_n 538._o m._n he_o give_v away_o his_o concubine_n fair_a campaspe_n to_o apelles_n 539._o a._n a_o conqueror_n of_o his_o own_o affection_n ib._n b_o alexipharmaca_fw-la what_o medicine_n they_o be_v 106._o h_o aliacmon_n a_o river_n 403._o d_o alica_n what_o it_o be_v 139._o c._n compare_v with_o ptisane_n 140._o k_o see_v frumentâ—…e_n alincon_n describe_v 128._o l._n m._n two_o kind_n thereof_o and_o their_o virtue_n 129._o ah_o alisanders_n a_o bearbe_n 24._o g._n how_o strange_o it_o grow_v 30._o g_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o 54._o i._n see_v hipposelinum_n alisma_n what_o herb_n 231._o a._n the_o name_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o two_o