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be_v open_v semblable_o when_o prince_n c._n caligula_n the_o emperor_n sacrifice_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o januarie_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o consulship_n the_o liver_n head_n be_v miss_v but_o see_v what_o follow_v in_o that_o year_n his_o hap_n be_v to_o be_v slay_v moreover_o his_o successor_n claudius_n within_o a_o month_n before_o he_o die_v by_o poison_n meet_v with_o the_o like_a accident_n in_o his_o sacrifice_n but_o augustus_n caesar_n late_a emperor_n of_o famous_a memory_n as_o he_o kill_v beast_n for_o sacrifice_n the_o very_a first_o day_n that_o he_o enter_v upon_o his_o imperial_a dignity_n find_v in_o 6_o of_o they_o 6_o liver_n which_o be_v all_o redouble_a &_o fold_v inward_a from_o the_o nethermost_a lobe_n or_o skirt_n beneath_o whereupon_o answer_n be_v make_v by_o tâ—…e_a soothsayer_n that_o within_o one_o year_n he_o shall_v double_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n the_o foresay_a head_n of_o the_o liver_n if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v slit_v or_o cut_v presage_v some_o evil_a hap_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o fear_n and_o pensivenesse_n for_o than_o it_o betoken_v good_a issue_n and_o a_o end_n of_o care_n and_o sorrow_n about_o the_o mountain_n briletum_fw-la and_o tharne_n also_o in_o chersonesus_n near_o unto_o propontis_n all_o the_o hare_n ordinary_o have_v two_o liver_n and_o a_o wondrous_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o tell_v if_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o other_o country_n one_o of_o the_o say_a liver_n they_o lose_v fast_o to_o the_o liver_n hang_v the_o gall_n yet_o all_o creature_n have_v it_o not_o and_o about_o chalcis_n in_o euboea_n gall._n the_o sheep_n be_v quite_o without_o gall._n but_o in_o naxus_n they_o all_o have_v two_o gall_n and_o the_o same_o very_a big_a the_o stranger_n that_o come_v into_o both_o those_o part_n think_v the_o one_o as_o prodigious_a &_o monstrous_a as_o the_o other_o horse_n mule_n ass_n dear_a both_o red_a and_o fallow_a roe-buck_n swine_n camel_n and_o dolphin_n have_v no_o gall._n some_o mouse_n and_o rat_n there_o be_v which_o have_v it_o and_o few_o man_n there_o be_v without_o howbeit_o such_o be_v of_o a_o strong_a constitution_n more_o healthful_a &_o long_o live_v howbeit_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o horse_n have_v gall_n not_o annex_v to_o their_o liver_n but_o within_o their_o belly_n and_o as_o for_o the_o deer_n above_o say_v it_o lie_v as_o they_o think_v either_o in_o their_o tail_n or_o else_o their_o gut_n which_o by_o their_o say_n be_v so_o bitter_a that_o hound_n and_o dog_n by_o their_o good_a will_n will_v not_o touch_v they_o now_o this_o gall_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o excrement_n purge_v from_o the_o worst_a blood_n &_o therefore_o blood_n be_v take_v to_o be_v the_o matter_n thereof_o certain_a this_o be_v that_o no_o creature_n have_v liver_n but_o such_o as_o likewise_o have_v blood_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o liver_n receive_v blood_n from_o the_o heart_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v adjoin_v and_o so_o conveigh_v and_o destribute_v it_o into_o the_o vein_n black_a choler_n lie_v in_o the_o liver_n cause_v fury_n and_o madness_n in_o man_n but_o if_o it_o be_v all_o cast_v up_o by_o vomit_n it_o be_v present_a death_n hereupon_o it_o come_v that_o we_o term_v furious_a and_o rage_a person_n by_o the_o name_n of_o choleric_a or_o full_a of_o gall_n so_o great_a be_v the_o venom_n of_o this_o one_o part_n if_o it_o reach_v once_o to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o possess_v it_o nay_o more_o than_o that_o if_o it_o be_v spread_v and_o disperse_v over_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n it_o infect_v it_o with_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n yea_o and_o colour_v the_o very_a eye_n as_o it_o be_v with_o saffron_n let_v it_o out_o of_o the_o bladder_n or_o bag_n wherein_o it_o be_v you_o
be_v some_o water_n will_v engender_v this_o vermin_n if_o we_o do_v but_o wash_v therein_o for_o even_o in_o wax_n there_o will_v breed_v mite_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o all_o creature_n that_o have_v life_n the_o very_a least_n also_o you_o shall_v have_v other_o again_o engender_v of_o filthy_a dry_a dust_n namely_o flea_n which_o use_v to_o skip_v and_o hop_v with_o their_o hinder_a foot_n lusty_o like_o these_o tumbler_n and_o vautor_n last_o of_o all_o there_o be_v that_o come_v of_o a_o certain_a moist_a powder_n in_o câ—…anies_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o those_o be_v our_o ordinary_a little_a fly_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o of_o one_o kind_n of_o creature_n that_o have_v no_o passage_n to_o void_a excrement_n there_o be_v a_o creature_n as_o foul_a and_o ill-favoured_a as_o the_o rest_n which_o have_v evermore_o the_o head_n fast_o stick_v within_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o beast_n and_o so_o by_o suck_v of_o blood_n live_v and_o swell_v withal_o the_o only_a live_a creature_n 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their_o ear_n where_o they_o will_v bite_v and_o sting_v they_o shrewd_o for_o there_o they_o can_v come_v by_o they_o with_o their_o tooth_n to_o snap_v and_o kill_v they_o chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o moth_n and_o gnat_n wool_n and_o cloth_n when_o they_o be_v dusty_a breed_n moth_n especial_o if_o a_o spider_n also_o be_v get_v within_o they_o for_o the_o spider_n be_v very_o thirsty_a and_o by_o reason_n that_o he_o drink_v up_o all_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o cloth_n or_o wool_n he_o increase_v the_o dryness_n much_o more_o in_o paper_n also_o they_o will_v engender_v a_o kind_n of_o they_o there_o be_v which_o carry_v their_o coat_n and_o case_n with_o they_o as_o cockle_n and_o snail_n do_v but_o they_o have_v foot_n to_o be_v see_v if_o they_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o coat_n or_o husk_n they_o present_o die_v if_o they_o grow_v still_o they_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v chrysalis_n the_o wild_a fig_n tree_n breed_v certain_a gnat_n call_v ficarij_fw-la as_o for_o the_o cantharides_n or_o french_a green_a fly_n they_o be_v breed_v of_o little_a worm_n in_o fig_n tree_n pear_n tree_n wild_a pine_n or_o pitch_n tree_n the_o eglantine_n brier_n and_o rose_n a_o venomous_a vermin_n this_o be_v howbeit_o medicinable_a in_o some_o sort_n the_o wing_n be_v they_o that_o be_v good_a in_o physic_n cast_v they_o away_o &_o the_o rest_n be_v deadly_a moreover_o there_o be_v other_o gnat_n that_o sour_a thing_n will_v engender_v and_o no_o marvel_n see_v there_o be_v some_o worm_n find_v in_o snow_n which_o be_v white_a if_o the_o snow_n be_v but_o thin_a and_o new_a fall_v but_o in_o case_n it_o have_v lie_v long_o and_o be_v deep_a a_o man_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o mid_n within_o those_o which_o be_v red_a for_o snow_n also_o if_o it_o be_v old_a wax_v red_a rough_a and_o hairy_a great_a also_o than_o the_o rest_n and_o dull_a of_o motion_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o fire-f_o call_v pyralis_n or_o pyrausta_n the_o fire_n also_o a_o contrary_a element_n to_o generation_n be_v not_o without_o some_o live_a creature_n engender_v therein_o for_o in_o cypress_n among_o the_o forge_n and_o furnace_n of_o copper_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o kind_n of_o fourfooted_a creature_n and_o yet_o wing_v as_o big_a as_o the_o great_a kind_n of_o fly_n to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o call_v it_o be_v of_o some_o pyralis_n of_o other_o pyrausta_n the_o nature_n oâ—…_n it_o be_v this_o so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o fire_n it_o live_v but_o if_o it_o chance_v to_o leap_v forth_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o fly_v any_o thing_n far_o into_o the_o air_n it_o die_v there_o be_v a_o river_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pontus_n call_v hypanis_n which_o about_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n use_v to_o bring_v down_o the_o stream_n thin_a pellicle_n or_o bladder_n like_v to_o grape_n kernel_n out_o of_o which_o there_o break_v forth_o and_o issue_v a_o four_o footed_a fly_n like_v unto_o those_o above_o name_v and_o it_o live_v not_o above_o one_o day_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v hemerobion_n i._o a_o day-f_o all_o other_o infect_v of_o like_a sort_n may_v continue_v and_o live_v a_o seven-night_n the_o gnat_n and_o the_o little_a worm_n three_o week_n but_o such_o as_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a alive_a may_v endure_v a_o full_a month_n as_o for_o the_o metamorphosis_n of_o these_o creature_n from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o it_o be_v most_o common_o perform_v in_o three_o day_n or_o four_o at_o the_o most_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wing_a kind_n light_o die_v in_o autumn_n among_o which_o the_o breeze_n and_o horsefly_n be_v ordinary_o blind_a first_o to_o be_v short_a those_o fly_n which_o have_v be_v drown_v and_o so_o come_v to_o their_o death_n if_o they_o be_v lay_v and_o keep_v in_o hot_a cinder_n or_o ash_n will_v come_v again_o to_o themselves_o and_o revive_v chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o a_o discourse_n anatomicall_a of_o the_o nature_n of_o live_a creature_n part_v by_o part_n according_a to_o their_o particular_a member_n it_o remain_v now_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o over_o and_o above_o the_o former_a descriâ—…ion_n to_o particularize_v and_o set_v down_o the_o story_n of_o one_o member_n after_o another_o first_o therefore_o head_n this_o be_v general_a that_o all_o live_a creature_n whatsoever_o have_v blood_n have_v also_o head_n and_o few_o of_o they_o have_v cop_n or_o crest_a tuft_n upon_o their_o head_n unless_o it_o be_v bird_n and_o those_o be_v of_o diverse_a form_n and_o fashion_n the_o phoenix_n be_v adorn_v with_o a_o round_a plume_n of_o feather_n out_o of_o the_o comb_n midst_n of_o which_o grow_v another_o little_a pennache_n peacock_n carry_v upon_o their_o head_n a_o tuft_n as_o it_o be_v of_o little_a hairy_a tree_n and_o the_o stymphalides_n a_o lock_n of_o crisp_a and_o curl_a hair_n feasant_n have_v feather_n stand_v up_o like_o horn_n the_o pretty_a titmouse_n or_o nonett_n be_v fillet_v or_o 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and_o even_o now_o ready_a to_o go_v aboard_o they_o be_v many_o time_n catch_v away_o out_o of_o their_o fellow_n hand_n if_o they_o bestir_v not_o themselves_o the_o better_a and_o put_v their_o own_o good_a will_n to_o the_o help_n of_o they_o within_o the_o ship_n namely_o by_o pluck_v up_o their_o leg_n and_o gather_v their_o body_n nimble_o together_o round_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o ball_n well_o may_v some_o from_o shipboard_n proke_v at_o the_o dog_n aforesaid_a with_o fork_n other_o thrust_v at_o they_o with_o trout_n spear_n &_o such_o like_a weapon_n and_o all_o never_o the_o near_a so_o crafty_a and_o cautelous_a be_v this_o foul_a beast_n to_o get_v under_o the_o very_a belly_n of_o the_o bark_n and_o so_o maintain_v combat_n in_o safety_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o care_n that_o these_o fisher_n have_v be_v to_o provide_v for_o this_o mischief_n and_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o to_o entrap_v these_o fell_a unhappy_a and_o shrewd_a monster_n chap._n xlvii_o ¶_o of_o 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tie_v they_o fast_o that_o down_o they_o fall_v both_o of_o they_o together_o chap._n v._n ¶_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a accident_n of_o a_o egle._n there_o happen_v a_o marvelous_a example_n about_o the_o city_n sestos_n of_o a_o eagle_n for_o which_o in_o those_o part_n there_o go_v a_o great_a name_n of_o a_o eagle_n and_o high_o be_v she_o honour_v there_o a_o young_a maid_n have_v bring_v up_o a_o young_a eagle_n by_o hand_n the_o eagle_n again_o to_o requite_v her_o kindness_n will_v first_o when_o she_o be_v but_o little_a fly_v abroad_o a_o birding_n and_o ever_o bring_v part_n of_o that_o she_o have_v get_v unto_o her_o say_a nurse_n in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v grow_v big_a and_o strong_a will_v set_v upon_o wild_a beast_n also_o in_o the_o forest_n and_o furnish_v her_o young_a mistress_n continual_o with_o store_n of_o venison_n at_o length_n it_o fortune_v that_o the_o damosel_n die_v and_o when_o her_o funeral_n fire_n be_v set_v a_o burn_a the_o eagle_n fly_v 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more_o vmbricius_n who_o be_v count_v the_o most_o skilful_a aruspex_fw-la of_o our_o age_n say_v they_o usual_o lay_v three_o egg_n whereof_o they_o take_v one_o of_o they_o to_o sacre_n and_o bless_v as_o it_o be_v the_o other_o egg_n and_o the_o nest_n and_o then_o soon_o after_o they_o cast_v it_o away_o also_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o geire_n be_v to_o foresee_v a_o carnage_n and_o to_o fly_v two_o or_o three_o day_n before_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o there_o will_v be_v any_o carrion_n or_o dead_a carcase_n chap._n vii_o ¶_o of_o the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o immussulus_n as_o touch_v the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o the_o immussulus_n our_o augur_n at_o rome_n be_v in_o a_o great_a doubt_n and_o make_v much_o question_n what_o they_o shall_v be_v some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o immussulus_n be_v the_o chick_n of_o the_o vulture_n and_o the_o sangualis_fw-la likewise_o the_o young_a ossifraga_n massurius_n say_v that_o the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o ossifraga_n be_v 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of_o the_o dunghill_n be_v as_o proud_a and_o high_o mind_v you_o shall_v see_v they_o to_o march_v stately_a carry_v their_o neck_n bolt_n upright_o with_o a_o comb_n on_o their_o head_n like_o the_o crest_n of_o a_o soldier_n helmet_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o bird_n beside_o himself_o that_o so_o oft_o look_v aloft_o to_o the_o sun_n and_o sky_n and_o then_o up_o go_v the_o tail_n and_o all_o which_o he_o bear_v on_o high_a turn_v backward_o again_o on_o the_o top_n like_o a_o hook_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o march_v thus_o proud_o as_o they_o do_v the_o very_a lion_n which_o of_o all_o wild_a beast_n be_v most_o courageous_a stand_v in_o fear_n and_o awe_n of_o they_o and_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o sight_n of_o they_o now_o of_o these_o cock_n some_o of_o they_o be_v make_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o war_n and_o fight_v and_o never_o be_v they_o well_o but_o in_o quarrel_n brawl_n and_o fray_n and_o these_o be_v cock_n of_o kind_n and_o the_o country_n from_o 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the_o open_a air_n such_o be_v the_o hu-hole_n and_o houpe_n or_o lapwing_n as_o some_o think_v chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o strange_a story_n of_o bird_n writer_n there_o be_v who_o affirm_v that_o every_o year_n certain_a bird_n come_v fly_v out_o of_o ethyopia_n to_o ilium_n and_o there_o about_o the_o tomb_n or_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n skirmish_n and_o fight_v a_o battle_n for_o which_o cause_n man_n call_v they_o memnonides_n and_o cremutius_n avouch_v upon_o his_o own_o knowledge_n that_o every_o five_o year_n the_o same_o bird_n do_v the_o like_a in_o aethyopia_n even_o before_o the_o royal_a palace_n sometime_o of_o the_o say_a king_n memnon_n semblable_o the_o bird_n name_v maleagrides_n do_v fight_v a_o field_n in_o boeotia_n now_o be_v these_o meleagrides_n a_o kind_n of_o turkeycock_n and_o hen_n of_o africa_n have_v a_o bunch_n on_o their_o back_n and_o bespot_v with_o feather_n of_o sundry_a colour_n of_o all_o strange_a bird_n come_v out_o of_o foreign_a part_n these_o be_v 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likewise_o have_v recourse_n in_o their_o prayer_n &_o invocation_n to_o their_o bird_n name_v ibis_n what_o time_n as_o they_o be_v trouble_v and_o annoy_v with_o serpent_n come_v among_o they_o and_o in_o like_a case_n the_o elean_n seek_v unto_o their_o god_n myiagros_n for_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o fly_n which_o pester_v they_o so_o that_o they_o breed_v a_o pestilence_n among_o they_o but_o look_v upon_o what_o day_n they_o find_v that_o idol_n appease_v and_o pacify_v by_o their_o sacrifice_n all_o the_o fly_v die_v forthwith_o chap._n xxix_o ¶_o what_o bird_n they_o be_v which_o will_v not_o abide_v some_o place_n also_o which_o be_v they_o that_o change_n colour_n and_o voice_n and_o then_o of_o the_o nightingale_n but_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v say_v when_o we_o write_v of_o the_o departure_n and_o go_v aside_o of_o bird_n the_o how_o let_v also_o be_v report_v to_o lie_v hide_v some_o few_o day_n moreover_o this_o be_v know_v for_o a_o truth_n 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as_o that_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o live_v what_o envy_n be_v this_o of_o nature_n thus_o to_o hinder_v the_o breed_n or_o life_n of_o any_o creature_n or_o why_o shall_v bird_n be_v restrain_v within_o any_o limit_n and_o bound_n in_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o yet_o see_v in_o all_o the_o island_n of_o rhodes_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o find_v one_o airy_a of_o aegle_n in_o that_o tract_n of_o italy_n beyond_o the_o po_n and_o near_o unto_o the_o alps_n there_o be_v a_o lake_n which_o they_o call_v there_o larius_n the_o place_n about_o it_o be_v right_a pleasant_a and_o delectable_a enrich_v with_o goodly_a tree_n that_o bear_v fruit_n and_o fair_a field_n for_o pasturage_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o see_v any_o stork_n to_o come_v thither_o no_o nor_o within_o 8_o mile_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o neighbour_n quarter_n of_o the_o lombardy_n insubrian_o near_o adjoin_v you_o shall_v have_v infinite_a and_o innumerable_a flock_n and_o flight_n of_o 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hypenemia_n i_o wind-eg_n chap._n lix_n ¶_o of_o the_o peacock_n and_o goose_n the_o pea-hen_n fall_v to_o lay_v and_o breed_v after_o she_o be_v 3_o year_n old_a in_o the_o first_o year_n she_o begin_v with_o one_o or_o two_o egg_n the_o year_n follow_v she_o rise_v to_o four_o or_o five_o in_o the_o rest_n she_o reach_v to_o twelve_o and_o no_o more_o when_o she_o lay_v her_o manner_n be_v to_o rest_v two_o or_o three_o day_n between_o every_o egg_n and_o thrice_o a_o year_n she_o keep_v this_o order_n namely_o if_o her_o egg_n be_v take_v from_o she_o and_o put_v under_o hen_n to_o be_v fitten_v upon_o for_o why_o the_o peacock_n will_v break_v they_o if_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o they_o because_o they_o can_v miss_v and_o spare_v the_o peahens_n company_n while_o they_o be_v broody_a and_o sit_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n they_o be_v wont_n to_o lay_v by_o night_n or_o in_o some_o secret_a 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o that_o from_o a_o high_a place_n where_o they_o perch_n 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forth_o a_o live_a creature_n and_o feed_v it_o with_o milk_n the_o rearmouse_n or_o bat_n alone_o of_o all_o creature_n that_o fly_v bring_v forth_o young_a alive_a and_o none_o but_o she_o of_o that_o kind_n have_v wing_n make_v of_o panniclc_n or_o thin_a skin_n she_o be_v the_o only_a bird_n that_o suckle_v her_o little_a one_o with_o her_o pap_n and_o give_v they_o milk_n and_o those_o she_o will_v carry_v about_o she_o two_o at_o once_o embrace_v they_o as_o she_o fly_v it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o she_o have_v no_o more_o but_o one_o joint_n of_o the_o haunch_n without_o any_o in_o the_o knee_n or_o foot_n and_o that_o they_o take_v great_a delight_n to_o feed_v upon_o gnat_n chap._n lxii_o ¶_o of_o viper_n their_o manner_n of_o generation_n and_o bring_v forth_o young_a and_o what_o land_n beast_n do_v lay_v egg_n moreover_o among_o creature_n of_o the_o land_n serpent_n lay_v egg_n whereof_o as_o yet_o we_o have_v not_o write_v as_o they_o engender_v together_o they_o clip_v and_o embrace_v and_o so_o entangle_v they_o be_v and_o enwrap_v one_o about_o the_o other_o that_o a_o man_n who_o see_v they_o will_v think_v they_o be_v one_o serpent_n with_o two_o head_n in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o generation_n the_o male_a viper_n thrust_v his_o head_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o female_a which_o she_o for_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delectation_n that_o she_o have_v gnaw_v and_o bit_v off_o no_o land_n creature_n else_o but_o she_o have_v egg_n within_o her_o belly_n of_o one_o colour_n and_o soft_a like_z as_o fish_n have_v now_o after_o three_o day_n they_o be_v quick_a and_o then_o come_v forth_o as_o they_o be_v hatch_v but_o no_o more_o than_o one_o at_o once_o every_o day_n and_o 20_o common_o she_o have_v when_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o the_o first_o the_o rest_n impatient_a of_o so_o long_a delay_n eat_v through_o their_o dam_n side_n and_o kill_v she_o as_o for_o other_o serpent_n they_o lay_v their_o egg_n link_v and_o chain_v together_o and_o so_o sit_v upon_o they_o on_o the_o land_n but_o they_o hatch_v they_o not_o until_o the_o year_n follow_v crocodile_n sit_v by_o turn_n the_o male_a as_o well_o as_o the_o female_a but_o i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o treat_v also_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o other_o land_n creature_n chap._n lxiii_o ¶_o the_o generation_n of_o live_a creature_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n two_o footed_a a_o woman_n only_o bring_v forth_o her_o young_a quick_a man_n and_o woman_n both_o and_o none_o but_o they_o repent_v at_o first_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o maidenhead_n a_o very_a presage_n no_o doubt_n of_o a_o life_n to_o ensue_v full_a of_o
other_o by_o these_o incisure_n cut_n and_o wrinkle_n but_o they_o appear_v only_o either_o under_o the_o belly_n or_o upon_o the_o back_n above_o and_o go_v no_o deep_o neither_o yet_o round_a the_o whole_a compass_n of_o the_o body_n but_o a_o man_n shall_v perceive_v in_o they_o certain_a ring_n or_o circle_n apt_a to_o bend_v and_o wind_n to_o and_o fro_o and_o those_o so_o plate_a and_o plait_a one_o over_o another_o that_o in_o nothing_o elsewhere_o be_v more_o see_v the_o workmanship_n of_o nature_n than_o in_o the_o artificial_a composition_n of_o these_o little_a body_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o the_o industry_n and_o subtlety_n of_o nature_n inframe_v these_o infect_v in_o body_n of_o any_o bigness_n or_o at_o leastwise_o in_o those_o of_o the_o great_a sort_n nature_n hadno_fw-la hard_a pieâ—…e_n of_o work_n to_o procreate_v form_n and_o bring_v all_o part_n to_o perfection_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o matter_n whereof_o they_o be_v wrought_v be_v pliable_a and_o will_v follow_v as_o she_o will_v have_v it_o but_o in_o these_o so_o little_a body_n nay_o prick_n and_o speck_n rather_o than_o body_n indeed_o how_o can_v one_o comprehend_v the_o reason_n the_o power_n and_o the_o inexplicable_a perfection_n that_o nature_n have_v therein_o show_v how_o have_v she_o bestow_v all_o the_o five_o sense_n in_o a_o gnat_n and_o yet_o some_o therebe_n less_o creature_n than_o they_o but_o i_o say_v where_o have_v she_o make_v the_o seat_n of_o her_o eye_n to_o see_v before_o it_o where_o have_v she_o set_v &_o dispose_v the_o taste_n where_o have_v she_o place_v and_o insert_v the_o instrument_n and_o organ_n of_o smell_v and_o above_o all_o where_o have_v she_o dispose_v that_o dreadful_a and_o terrible_a noise_n that_o it_o make_v that_o wonderful_a great_a sound_n i_o say_v in_o proportion_n of_o so_o little_a a_o body_n can_v there_o be_v devise_v a_o thing_n more_o fine_o &_o cunning_o wrought_v than_o the_o wing_n set_v to_o her_o body_n mark_v what_o long-shanked_a leg_n above_o ordinary_a she_o have_v give_v unto_o they_o see_v how_o she_o have_v set_v that_o hungry_a hollow_a concavitie_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o belly_n &_o have_v make_v the_o same_o so_o thirsty_a and_o greedy_a after_o blood_n and_o man_n especial_o come_v to_o the_o weapon_n that_o it_o have_v to_o prick_v pierce_v and_o enter_v through_o the_o skin_n how_o artificial_o have_v she_o point_v and_o sharpen_v it_o and_o be_v so_o little_a as_o it_o be_v as_o hardly_o the_o fineness_n thereof_o can_v be_v see_v yet_o as_o if_o it_o be_v of_o bigness_n &_o capacity_n answerable_a fâ—…amed_v it_o she_o have_v most_o cunning_o for_o a_o twofold_a use_n to_o wit_n most_o sharp_o point_v to_o prick_v and_o enter_v and_o withal_o hollow_a like_o a_o pipe_n for_o to_o suck_v in_o and_o convey_v the_o blood_n through_o it_o come_v to_o the_o wood-worme_n what_o manner_n of_o tooth_n have_v nature_n give_v it_o to_o bear_v hole_n and_o eat_v into_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o hard_a oak_n who_o hear_v not_o the_o sound_n that_o she_o make_v while_o she_o be_v at_o her_o work_n for_o in_o wood_n and_o timber_n be_v in_o manner_n all_o her_o feed_n we_o make_v a_o wonder_n at_o the_o monstrous_a and_o mighty_a shoulder_n of_o elephant_n able_a to_o carry_v turret_n upon_o they_o we_o marvel_v at_o the_o strong_a and_o stiff_a neck_n of_o bull_n and_o to_o see_v how_o terrible_o they_o will_v take_v up_o thing_n and_o toss_v they_o aloft_o into_o the_o air_n with_o their_o horn_n we_o keep_v a_o wonder_v at_o the_o raven_a of_o tiger_n and_o in_o the_o shag_a mane_n of_o lion_n and_o yet_o in_o comparison_n of_o these_o infect_v there_o be_v nothing_o wherein_o nature_n and_o her_o whole_a power_n be_v more_o see_v neither_o show_v she_o her_o might_n more_o than_o in_o the_o least_o creature_n of_o all_o i_o will_v request_v therefore_o the_o reader_n that_o in_o peruse_v this_o treatise_n they_o will_v not_o come_v with_o a_o prejudicate_a opinion_n nor_o because_o many_o of_o these_o silly_a fly_n and_o worm_n be_v contemptible_a in_o their_o eye_n disdain_v loath_a and_o contemn_v the_o report_n that_o i_o shall_v make_v thereof_o see_v there_o be_v nothing_o either_o in_o nature_n work_n that_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a or_o in_o her_o order_n unworthy_a our_o speculation_n chap._n iii_o ¶_o whether_o infect_v do_v breath_n and_o whether_o they_o have_v blood_n or_o no_o diverse_a have_v deny_v that_o they_o breath_n at_o all_o and_o upon_o this_o reason_n they_o ground_n their_o position_n because_o they_o have_v no_o artery_n or_o windpipe_n annex_v or_o reach_v to_o any_o instrument_n within_o of_o respiration_n and_o they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o live_v indeed_o as_o plant_n herb_n and_o tree_n howbeit_o say_v they_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o have_v life_n and_o draw_v wind_n or_o vital_a breath_n and_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n they_o affirm_v that_o they_o have_v no_o blood_n which_o be_v in_o none_o that_o be_v without_o heart_n and_o liver_n neither_o do_v any_o thing_n breathe_v which_o want_v lung_n and_o from_o hence_o arise_v a_o world_n of_o other_o question_n thereupon_o depend_v for_o the_o same_o man_n deny_v stately_a that_o these_o creature_n have_v any_o voice_n notwithstanding_o so_o great_a hum_n of_o bee_n &_o sing_v sound_n of_o grasshopper_n and_o such_o other_o whereof_o we_o will_v consider_v in_o due_a time_n &_o place_n according_o very_o for_o my_o own_o part_n the_o more_o i_o look_v into_o nature_n work_n the_o soon_o be_o i_o induce_v to_o believe_v of_o she_o even_o those_o thing_n that_o seem_v incredible_a neither_o do_v i_o see_v any_o inconvenience_n to_o think_v that_o these_o infect_v may_v as_o well_o draw_v wind_n and_o breath_n without_o lung_n as_o live_v without_o such_o noble_a and_o principal_a part_n as_o be_v requisite_a for_o life_n in_o other_o creature_n according_a as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o fish_n and_o such_o like_a that_o live_v in_o the_o sea_n how_o soever_o the_o quantity_n depth_n and_o height_n of_o the_o water_n may_v seem_v to_o impeach_v and_o stop_v their_o breath_n for_o who_o will_v easy_o believe_v that_o some_o creature_n shall_v fly_v at_o liberty_n and_o live_v as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o wind_n and_o air_n yet_o want_v wind_n and_o breath_n themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o sense_n and_o care_n to_o seek_v their_o live_n to_o engender_v to_o work_v and_o to_o forecast_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o howbeit_o they_o have_v no_o distinct_a member_n to_o carry_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o ship_n their_o several_a sense_n yet_o that_o they_o shall_v hear_v smell_v and_o taste_v yea_o and_o be_v endue_v with_o other_o singular_a gift_n beside_o of_o nature_n to_o wit_n wisdom_n courage_n skill_n and_o industry_n indeed_o confess_v i_o must_v that_o blood_n they_o have_v none_o no_o more_o have_v all_o creature_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o land_n howbeit_o a_o moist_a humour_n they_o have_v somewhat_o like_a unto_o blood_n which_o serve_v they_o in_o stead_n thereof_o like_o as_o in_o cuttel_n of_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v find_v a_o certain_a black_a liquor_n in_o stead_n of_o blood_n and_o in_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o purple_n and_o such_o shell_n fish_n that_o excellent_a juice_n which_o stain_v &_o die_v so_o as_o it_o do_v semblable_o in_o these_o infect_v whatsoever_o humour_n it_o be_v whereby_o they_o live_v the_o same_o may_v well_o enough_o go_v for_o blood_n and_o so_o be_v call_v all_o the_o while_n that_o every_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o give_v it_o what_o name_n he_o think_v fit_a as_o for_o i_o my_o purpose_n be_v not_o to_o judge_v and_o determine_v of_o these_o doubtful_a quillet_n and_o their_o cause_n but_o to_o set_v down_o and_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v clear_a and_o apparent_a chap._n four_o ¶_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n in_o these_o infect_v these_o infect_v 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thickness_n to_o ointment_n or_o hedysmaâ—…a_n which_o serve_v to_o aromatize_v and_o give_v a_o complete_a perfection_n to_o they_o there_o be_v a_o three_o thing_n between_o these_o requisite_a also_o to_o the_o full_a make_n of_o these_o sweet_a ointment_n namely_o the_o colour_n although_o many_o take_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o of_o it_o and_o for_o this_o purpose_n the_o perfumer_n put_v into_o their_o composition_n cinnabaris_fw-la i._n vermillionor_n sanguis_fw-la draconis_fw-la and_o orcanet_n the_o salt_n moreover_o that_o be_v strew_v among_o serve_v to_o repress_v and_o correct_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o oil_n that_o unit_v all_o the_o ingredient_n beside_o but_o those_o that_o have_v the_o root_n of_o orcanet_n in_o they_o needno_o salt_n at_o all_o to_o be_v put_v in_o beside_o as_o for_o rosin_n and_o gum_n they_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o rest_n to_o incorporat_a the_o drug_n and_o spice_n and_o to_o keep_v in_o the_o sweet_a odour_n thereof_o which_o otherwise_o 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therefore_o think_v to_o be_v as_o ancient_a as_o any_o other_o be_v that_o which_o consist_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o myrtle_n sweet_a calamus_fw-la cypress_n and_o cypros_n squinanth_n lentiske_n and_o the_o rind_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n but_o i_o will_v think_v very_o that_o ointment_n come_v to_o beeso_fw-mi divulge_v and_o common_a every_o where_o abroad_o by_o mean_n of_o rose_n most_o of_o all_o consider_v that_o nothing_o grow_v more_o rife_a in_o all_o place_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o simple_a mixture_n of_o oil_n rosate_n without_o any_o sophistication_n beside_o continue_v for_o a_o long_a time_n have_v the_o addition_n of_o grape_n verjuice_n the_o flower_n of_o rose_n the_o saffron_n cinnabaris_fw-la or_o sangdragon_n calamus_fw-la hony_n squinanth_n the_o flower_n of_o salt_n call_v sperma-ceti_a or_o else_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o the_o root_n of_o orcanet_n &_o wine_n the_o oil_n or_o ointment_n of_o saffron_n be_v after_o the_o same_o sort_n make_v by_o put_v thereto_o cinnabaris_fw-la orcanet_n &_o wine_n semblable_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o the_o sweet_a less_o maioran_n wherein_o be_v mix_v grape_n verjuice_n and_o sweet_a calamus_fw-la this_o composition_n be_v singular_o well_o make_v in_o cyprus_n &_o at_o mitylene_n where_o great_a store_n of_o sweet_a samsuchus_fw-la majoran_n grow_v there_o be_v other_o oil_n likewise_o which_o be_v not_o of_o so_o good_a reckon_n namely_o of_o myrtle_n &_o bay_n which_o receive_v a_o mixture_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o majoran_n lily_n feni-greek_n myrrh_n casia_n spikenard_n squinanth_n &_o cinnamon_n moreover_o of_o great_a quince_n &_o the_o less_o call_v mala_n struthea_n be_v make_v the_o oil_n melinum_n whereof_o we_o will_v speak_v hereafter_o which_o the_o perfumer_n use_v in_o their_o ointment_n by_o put_v thereto_o grape-verjuice_n the_o oil_n cyprinum_n the_o oil_n sesamine_n balm_n squinanth_n casia_n &_o sothernwood_n as_o touch_v the_o oil_n of_o susinum_fw-la lily_n which_o be_v the_o most_o subtle_a and_o thin_a of_o all_o other_o it_o be_v make_v of_o lily_n ben_n sweet_a calamus_fw-la hony_n cinnamon_n saffron_n myrrh_n &_o aspalathus_n also_o the_o foresay_a oil_n cyprinum_n be_v make_v of_o the_o flower_n of_o cypros_n of_o verivice_n cardamonum_fw-la calamus_fw-la aspalathus_n &_o sothernwood_n some_o there_o be_v that_o put_v moreover_o unto_o this_o oil_n myrrh_n &_o panace_n the_o sidonian_n be_v excellent_a at_o the_o make_n of_o this_o composition_n &_o after_o they_o the_o egyptian_n so_o that_o they_o put_v not_o in_o sesamium_n oil_n for_o it_o will_v last_v &_o keep_v good_a full_a four_o year_n &_o if_o it_o begin_v to_o lose_v the_o smell_n it_o be_v quicken_v and_o refresh_v again_o with_o cinnamon_n now_o as_o touch_v the_o ointment_n of_o telinum_fw-la feni-greek_n it_o be_v make_v of_o fresh_a oil_n cyperus_n calamus_fw-la melilot_n fenigreeke_a honey_n oil_n of_o quince_n the_o great_a &_o the_o less_o sweet_a marjoram_n this_o be_v of_o high_a reputation_n in_o the_o day_n of_o menander_n the_o comical_a poet_n but_o long_o after_o there_o succeed_v into_o the_o same_o place_n of_o credit_n the_o ointment_n megalium_fw-la so_o call_v for_o the_o great_a glory_n that_o it_o carry_v &_o this_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o ben_n of_o baulm_n liquor_n sweet_a calamus_fw-la squinanth_n balm-wood_n casia_n &_o rosin_n in_o the_o make_n hereof_o this_o property_n it_o have_v by_o itself_o that_o all_o the_o while_o it_o be_v a_o compound_v and_o seethe_v it_o shall_v ever_o and_o anon_o be_v vent_v &_o shift_v out_o of_o one_o vessel_n into_o another_o until_o the_o smell_n of_o it_o be_v go_v which_o nevertheless_o it_o will_v recover_v again_o after_o it_o be_v once_o cold_a moreover_o some_o liquor_n there_o be_v of_o themselves_o that_o without_o any_o other_o mixture_n may_v serve_v and_o go_v for_o noble_a sweet_a ointment_n among_o which_o that_o of_o malabathrum_n be_v the_o chief_a next_o to_o it_o the_o flower-de-luce_n of_o sclavonia_n and_o the_o great_a sweet_a marjoram_n of_o cyzicum_n howbeit_o the_o herbarist_n love_v to_o be_v put_v in_o some_o few_o spice_n beside_o as_o well_o in_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o but_o some_o make_v choice_n of_o one_o thing_n some_o of_o another_o to_o intermingle_v withal_o they_o that_o take_v delight_n to_o have_v their_o mixture_n most_o compound_a add_v unto_o either_o of_o those_o above_o name_v honey_n the_o flower_n of_o salt_n grape_n verivice_n the_o leaf_n of_o agnus_n castus_n and_o panace_n &_o general_o all_o that_o be_v strange_a and_o foreign_a to_o make_v their_o composition_n seem_v more_o wonderful_a to_o the_o oil_n or_o ointment_n of_o cinnamon_n there_o go_v the_o oil_n of_o ben_n balm-wood_n sweet_a calamus_fw-la squinanth_n the_o carpobalsamun_n fruit_n or_o seed_n of_o balsamanum_fw-la myrrh_n &_o honey_n aromatical_a this_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o thick_a ointment_n in_o substance_n the_o price_n of_o this_o be_v from_o 35_o denier_n to_o 300_o the_o pound_n as_o for_o the_o ointment_n nardinum_fw-la or_o foliatum_fw-la it_o be_v compose_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o green_a olive_n or_o grape_n verivice_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o ben_n of_o squinanth_n costus_n spikenard_n amomum_fw-la myrrh_n and_o balm_n howbeit_o this_o point_n will_v not_o be_v forget_v in_o the_o make_n of_o this_o composition_n that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a easy_a matter_n to_o sophisticate_a it_o by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v no_o few_o than_o nine_o herb_n or_o simple_n which_o we_o have_v declare_v that_o come_v near_o to_o the_o indian_a spikenard_n and_o may_v be_v take_v for_o it_o final_o to_o quicken_v and_o fortify_v the_o send_v of_o all_o these_o ointment_n there_o must_v no_o spare_v be_v make_v of_o costus_n and_o amomum_fw-la which_o of_o all_o other_o drug_n pierce_v into_o the_o nostril_n and_o cast_v a_o strong_a smell_n to_o make_v they_o thick_a and_o more_o pleasant_a there_o will_v be_v good_a
such_o colourable_a excuse_n for_o their_o handle_n of_o poison_n and_o so_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a be_v some_o beside_o that_o they_o bash_v not_o to_o avow_v the_o use_n of_o they_o bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o physic_n can_v stand_v without_o poison_n the_o thapsia_n in_o africa_n be_v the_o strong_a of_o all_o other_o some_o use_n to_o slit_v or_o cut_v the_o stem_n about_o harvest_n and_o in_o the_o very_a root_n make_v a_o hollow_a trough_n to_o receive_v the_o juice_n that_o run_v down_o and_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v they_o take_v it_o away_o other_o again_o do_v bruise_v and_o stamp_n in_o a_o mortar_n both_o leaf_n stalk_n and_o root_n and_o when_o the_o juice_n that_o be_v press_v therefrom_o be_v thorough_o dry_v in_o the_o sun_n they_o reduce_v the_o same_o into_o certain_a trochisque_n nero_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n give_v great_a credit_n to_o thapsia_n for_o use_v as_o he_o do_v to_o be_v a_o nightwalker_n and_o to_o make_v many_o riot_n and_o much_o misrule_n in_o the_o dark_a he_o meet_v otherwhiles_o with_o those_o that_o will_v so_o beat_v he_o as_o that_o he_o carry_v away_o the_o mark_n black_a and_o blue_a in_o his_o face_n but_o as_o he_o be_v subtle_a &_o desirous_a to_o avoid_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n a_o ointment_n he_o have_v make_v of_o thapsia_n frankincense_n and_o wax_v wherewith_o he_o will_v anoint_v his_o face_n and_o by_o the_o next_o morning_n come_v abroad_o with_o a_o clear_a skin_n and_o no_o such_o mark_n to_o be_v see_v to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n of_o all_o that_o see_v he_o to_o conclude_v the_o ferula_fw-la make_v the_o best_a match_n to_o keep_v fire_n by_o all_o man_n confession_n and_o those_o in_o egypt_n excel_v the_o rest_n for_o that_o purpose_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o capparis_fw-la or_o cynosbatos_n or_o opheostaphyle_n and_o of_o sari_n likewise_o in_o egypt_n grow_v capparis_fw-la a_o shrub_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o more_o woody_a substance_n well_o know_v for_o the_o seed_n and_o fruit_n that_o it_o carry_v common_o eat_v with_o meat_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o capres_n and_o the_o stalk_n be_v pluck_v and_o gather_v together_o the_o outlandish_a capres_n not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n we_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n of_o and_o beware_v for_o those_o of_o arabia_n be_v pestilential_a and_o venomous_a they_o of_o africa_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o gumb_n and_o principal_o the_o marmarike_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o matrice_n and_o breed_v ventosity_n the_o apulian_a capres_n cause_n vomit_v and_o make_v lubricitie_n both_o of_o stomach_n and_o belly_n some_o call_v the_o shrub_n cynosbatos_n other_o opheostaphyle_n moreover_o there_o be_v a_o plant_n of_o shrub_n kind_a call_v sari_n it_o grow_v along_o nilus_n almost_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o bear_v a_o inch_n in_o thickness_n and_o have_v leaf_n like_a to_o papyr-reed_n and_o man_n do_v chew_v and_o eat_v it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o touch_v the_o root_n it_o be_v singular_a good_a for_o smith_n coal_n to_o burn_v in_o their_o forge_n so_o hard_o it_o be_v and_o durable_a chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o royal_a thorn_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o cytisus_n i_o may_v not_o overpass_a that_o plant_n which_o about_o babylon_n be_v sow_v upon_o thornes_n only_o for_o otherwise_o it_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v no_o more_o than_o misselto_n but_o on_o tree_n howbeit_o this_o plant_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o be_v sow_v upon_o that_o thorn_n alone_o call_v the_o royal_a thorn_n and_o a_o strange_a thing_n it_o be_v of_o this_o plant_n that_o it_o spring_v and_o grow_v the_o very_a same_o day_n that_o it_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v now_o the_o seasonable_a time_n of_o sow_v it_o be_v at_o the_o very_a rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o sun_n heat_n right_o quick_o overspread_v it_o the_o tree_n or_o shrub_n on_o which_o it_o be_v cast_v the_o babylonian_n use_v to_o aromatize_v their_o wine_n therewith_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n be_v they_o so_o careful_a to_o sow_v it_o but_o the_o foresay_a thorn_n tree_n grow_v also_o about_o the_o long_a wall_n of_o athens_n reach_v from_o the_o tower_n to_o the_o haven_n pyraeeum_n noreover_o a_o shrub_n there_o be_v call_v cytisus_n high_o commend_v and_o wondrous_a much_o praise_v by_o aristomachus_n the_o athenian_a for_o feed_v of_o sheep_n as_o also_o for_o fat_v of_o swine_n when_o it_o be_v dry_a and_o he_o promise_v and_o assure_v that_o a_o acre_n of_o land_n sow_v therewith_o although_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a soil_n but_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o ordinary_a rent_n will_v yield_v yearly_a communibus_fw-la annis_fw-la 2000_o sesterce_n to_o the_o master_n as_o great_a profit_n come_v thereby_o as_o of_o the_o pulse_n like_o vetch_n call_v ervum_fw-la but_o soon_o will_v a_o beast_n be_v satisfy_v therewith_o and_o a_o very_a little_a thereof_o will_v serve_v to_o fat_a the_o same_o insomuch_o as_o if_o horse_n or_o any_o such_o labour_a cattle_n may_v meet_v with_o that_o provender_n they_o will_v not_o care_v for_o barley_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o grass_n or_o fodder_n that_o yield_v more_o or_o better_a milk_n than_o it_o but_o that_o which_o pass_v all_o the_o pasturage_n of_o cytisus_n preserve_v sheep_n goat_n and_o such_o like_a cattle_n sound_a and_o safe_a from_o all_o disease_n whatsoever_o over_o and_o beside_o if_o a_o nurse_n want_v milk_n aristomachus_n prescribe_v she_o to_o take_v cytisus_n dry_a and_o see_v it_o in_o water_n and_o so_o to_o drink_v it_o in_o wine_n whereby_o not_o only_o her_o milk_n will_v come_v again_o in_o great_a plenty_n but_o the_o babe_n that_o suck_v thereof_o will_v be_v the_o strong_a and_o tall_a he_o give_v it_o also_o to_o hen_n and_o pullein_a while_o it_o be_v green_a or_o steep_v and_o wet_a if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v dry_a democritus_n and_o aristomachus_n both_o do_v promise_n and_o assure_v we_o that_o bee_n will_v never_o miscarry_v nor_o fail_v if_o they_o 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what_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
ibid._n 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
and_o dry_a thing_n the_o twelve_o part_n of_o a_o setarius_fw-la which_o be_v twenty_o ounce_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o cyath_n be_v one_o ounce_n one_o half_a ounce_n one_o dram_n and_o one_o scruple_n it_o may_v go_v with_o we_o for_o four_o ordinary_a spoonful_n cubit_n a_o measure_n from_o the_o elbow_n to_o the_o middle_a finger_n stretch_v out_o at_o length_n which_o go_v ordinary_o for_o 24_o finger_n breadth_n or_o 18_o inch_n which_o be_v one_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a yet_o pliny_n in_o one_o place_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o short_a cubit_n namely_o from_o the_o elbow_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o fist_n or_o knuckle_n when_o the_o finger_n be_v draw_v in_o close_a to_o the_o hand_n cutanean_a eruption_n be_v such_o weal_n bush_n or_o scab_n as_o do_v break_v out_o of_o the_o skin_n and_o disfigure_v it_o d_o debilitie_n i_o weakness_n or_o feebleness_n decoction_n a_o liquor_n wherein_o thing_n have_v be_v sodden_a decretorie_n day_n be_v such_o as_o in_o a_o sickness_n show_v some_o change_n or_o alteration_n in_o the_o patient_a either_o for_o good_a or_o bad_a defensative_a in_o medicine_n take_v inward_o be_v such_o as_o resist_v venom_n or_o pestilent_a humour_n in_o outward_a application_n such_o as_o defend_v the_o sore_a or_o place_n affect_v from_o the_o flux_n or_o fall_n of_o humour_n thither_o denarius_fw-la a_o coin_n of_o silver_n in_o rome_n and_o in_o other_o country_n of_o gold_n the_o same_o that_o drachma_n attica_n i._n a_o dram_n in_o weight_n which_o be_v seven_o d._n ob_fw-la of_o our_o money_n and_o the_o piece_n in_o gold_n answer_v near_o to_o a_o full_a french_a crown_n in_o poise_n it_o go_v for_o a_o dram_n dentifrice_n be_v mean_n in_o physic_n to_o preserve_v the_o tooth_n and_o make_v they_o white_a and_o fair_a depilatorie_a be_v those_o medicine_n which_o either_o fetch_v off_o the_o hair_n or_o hinder_v it_o from_o come_v up_o again_o at_o all_o or_o at_o leastwise_o from_o grow_v thick_a they_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a and_o latin_a both_o psâ—…lothra_n desiccative_a i._o dry_v digestive_n be_v those_o medicine_n which_o take_v inward_o help_v concoction_n of_o meat_n or_o humour_n or_o apply_v without_o unto_o a_o sore_a do_v comfort_n the_o place_n and_o make_v way_n for_o speedy_a heal_n dislocation_n when_o the_o bone_n be_v either_o out_o of_o joint_n or_o else_o displace_v to_o disopilate_v i._o to_o open_v to_o dissipate_v i._o to_o scatter_v and_o dispatch_v distortion_n crookedness_n or_o turn_v awry_o unnatural_o diuretical_a such_o thing_n as_o provoke_v urine_n do_v i._n that_o weight_n or_o quantity_n of_o any_o medicine_n that_o may_v be_v give_v either_o convenient_o or_o without_o danger_n to_o the_o patient_a dram_n the_o eight_o part_n of_o a_o ounce_n which_o be_v the_o weight_n of_o a_o roman_a denier_n or_o denarius_fw-la dysenterie_n be_v proper_o the_o exulceration_n or_o sore_n in_o the_o gut_n whereupon_o ensue_v beside_o the_o painful_a wring_v of_o the_o belly_n a_o flux_n also_o of_o blood_n at_o the_o siege_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v usual_o take_v for_o the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la e_o eclogue_n see_v eidyls_n electuary_n be_v medicinable_a composition_n or_o confection_n to_o be_v take_v inward_o make_v of_o choice_n drug_n either_o to_o purge_v humour_n to_o strengthen_v the_o principal_a part_n or_o to_o withstand_v any_o infirmity_n for_o which_o they_o be_v make_v the_o substance_n be_v between_o a_o syrup_n and_o a_o conserve_v but_o more_o incline_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o conserve_n eidyll_n or_o eidyllia_n be_v small_a poem_n or_o pamphlet_n write_v by_o poet_n such_o as_o theocritus_n in_o greek_a compile_v and_o much_o like_a unto_o the_o pastoral_n or_o eclogue_n of_o virgil_n in_o latin_a embrochation_n be_v a_o devise_n that_o physician_n have_v for_o to_o foment_n the_o head_n or_o any_o other_o part_n with_o a_o liquor_n fall_v from_o aloft_o upon_o it_o in_o manner_n of_o rain_n whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n in_o greek_a embroche_o and_o have_v find_v none_o yet_o in_o latin_a unless_o we_o shall_v use_v superfusio_fw-la emollitives_n medicine_n that_o do_v soften_v any_o hard_a swell_a empiric_n be_v those_o physician_n who_o without_o any_o regard_n either_o of_o the_o cause_n in_o a_o disease_n or_o the_o constitution_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o patient_n go_v to_o work_v with_o those_o medicine_n whereof_o they_o have_v experience_n in_o other_o fall_v it_o out_o as_o it_o will_v empirick_n book_n of_o diodorus_n contain_v receipt_n approve_v and_o find_v effectual_a by_o experience_n emunctory_n be_v those_o kernelly_n place_n in_o the_o body_n by_o which_o the_o principal_a and_o noble_a part_n do_v void_a their_o superfluity_n or_o such_o thing_n as_o offend_v to_o wit_n under_o the_o ear_n for_o the_o brain_n the_o armpit_n for_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o share_n for_o the_o liver_n etc._n etc._n emplastration_n in_o the_o hortyard_n be_v graft_v by_o inocelation_n with_o a_o scutcheon_n in_o physic_n the_o apply_v of_o a_o salve_n or_o plastre_n epilepsy_n i._o the_o fall_a sickness_n errhine_n be_v device_n make_v like_o tent_n sharp_a at_o one_o end_n than_o the_o other_o to_o be_v put_v up_o into_o the_o nose_n either_o to_o cure_v some_o ulcer_n there_o or_o to_o draw_v down_o and_o void_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o head_n or_o to_o provoke_v sneese_v etc._n etc._n eschare_n be_v that_o crust_n which_o arise_v upon_o a_o cautery_n either_o actual_a or_o potential_a as_o also_o the_o roof_n or_o scab_n that_o grow_v upon_o a_o sore_n euacuation_n i_o avoidance_n and_o riddance_n of_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o vomit_n purge_v bleed_a sweat_a etc._n etc._n excalfactorie_a i._n heat_n or_o chauf_v excoriation_n i._o fret_v the_o skin_n off_o when_o a_o part_n be_v make_v raw_a a_o way_n to_o exulceration_n excresence_n i_o overgrow_a unnatural_o of_o any_o thing_n in_o man_n body_n exotic_a i_o foreign_a and_o bring_v from_o other_o country_n exorcism_n i_o conjuration_n by_o certain_a charm_n and_o spell_n exorcist_n they_o that_o practise_v such_o exorcism_n to_o expectorat_n i._o to_o rid_v and_o discharge_v out_o of_o the_o breast_n by_o cough_v or_o reach_v expiatory_a be_v sacrifice_n or_o oblation_n for_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n and_o atonement_n exiccative_a see_v desiccative_a extenuat_fw-la i._o to_o make_v thin_a exulceration_n i._o a_o soreness_n of_o any_o part_n inward_a or_o outward_a when_o not_o only_o the_o skin_n be_v off_o but_o the_o humour_n do_v fret_v deep_a still_o exulcerative_fw-it be_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o eat_v into_o the_o flesh_n and_o make_v a_o ulcer_n f_o fermentation_n i._o a_o equal_a mixture_n of_o thing_n work_v as_o it_o be_v together_o a_o term_n borrow_v from_o the_o levaine_n which_o disperse_v itself_o into_o the_o whole_a mass_n or_o lump_n of_o dough_n filament_n be_v the_o small_a string_n that_o hang_v to_o a_o root_n like_o thread_n or_o hair_n 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caesar_n late_a emperor_n of_o famous_a memory_n that_o he_o escape_v a_o dangerous_a disease_n and_o be_v recover_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o lectuce_n whereunto_o he_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o discreet_a counsel_n of_o musa_n his_o physician_n and_o whereas_o in_o time_n past_a folk_n precise_o forbear_v to_o eat_v lectuce_n now_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n at_o all_o make_v thereof_o nay_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o abstinence_n that_o way_n that_o it_o be_v a_o meat_n general_o receive_v and_o commend_v insomuch_o as_o they_o have_v devise_v to_o keep_v it_o in_o the_o syrup_n of_o oxymel_n all_o winter_n long_o for_o to_o have_v it_o ready_a and_o ever_o at_o hand_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o so_o man_n be_v very_o persuade_v that_o lectuce_n will_v increase_v good_a blood_n over_o and_o beside_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o lettuce_n before_o specify_v there_o be_v yet_o another_o kind_n name_v in_o latin_a caprina_fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v the_o goat_n lectuce_n whereof_o i_o purpose_v to_o speak_v more_o at_o large_a among_o other_o medicinable_a herb_n as_o touch_v the_o wild_a lectuce_n call_v cilician_n see_v how_o it_o be_v creep_v apace_o into_o the_o garden_n after_o it_o come_v once_o to_o be_v know_v and_o be_v commend_v as_o exceed_v good_a among_o other_o herb_n there_o sow_v and_o plant_v the_o leaf_n resemble_v the_o cappadocian_n lectuce_n but_o that_o it_o be_v jagged_a &_o broad_a than_o it_o as_o for_o endive_n and_o cichory_n i_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o they_o for_o neither_o can_v they_o be_v true_o say_v a_o kind_n of_o lectuce_n nor_o yet_o range_v well_o among_o other_o herb_n more_o unpatient_a they_o be_v and_o fearful_a of_o winter_n than_o lectuce_n and_o withal_o carry_v unpleasant_a strong_a taste_n howbeit_o their_o stalk_n be_v no_o less_o acceptable_a than_o they_o their_o young_a plant_n use_v to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n but_o translate_v afterward_o and_o replant_v in_o the_o late_a end_n thereof_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a wild_a and_o wander_a endive_n which_o the_o egyptian_n call_v cichorie_n whereof_o i_o mean_v to_o discourse_v more_o ample_o in_o another_o place_n there_o have_v be_v a_o devise_n late_o come_v up_o to_o condite_fw-la and_o preserve_v as_o well_o the_o stem_n as_o the_o leaf_n of_o all_o lectuce_n for_o the_o winter_n time_n in_o pitcher_n &_o pot_n within_o some_o appropriate_a liquor_n as_o also_o to_o dress_v and_o seethe_v they_o young_a fresh_a and_o green_a in_o a_o kind_n of_o broth_n or_o browesse_n and_o so_o serve_v they_o up_o between_o two_o platter_n and_o yet_o where_o the_o ground_n be_v rich_a &_o good_a well_o water_v and_o holpen_v with_o dung_n lectuce_n may_v be_v sow_v at_o all_o time_n of_o the_o year_n for_o within_o two_o month_n they_o will_v grow_v to_o be_v good_a big_a plant_n and_o in_o as_o little_a space_n come_v to_o their_o full_a maturity_n and_o perfection_n howbeit_o the_o true_a time_n and_o ordinary_a season_n be_v to_o sow_v their_o seed_n about_o the_o mid_n of_o december_n when_o the_o day_n begin_v to_o lengthen_v and_o then_o to_o remove_v their_o plant_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o western_a wind_n favonius_n in_o february_n or_o else_o to_o sow_v in_o that_o wind_n and_o to_o replant_v in_o march_n about_o the_o spring_n aequinox_n white_a lectuce_n of_o all_o other_o can_v best_o away_o with_o the_o winter_n all_o garden-herb_n love_v moisture_n and_o muck_n they_o love_v as_o well_o lectuce_n especial_o &_o yet_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v that_o endive_n more_o than_o it_o some_o gardiner_n there_o be_v that_o think_v it_o a_o great_a point_n of_o cunning_a to_o besmere_n the_o root_n of_o lectuce_n plant_n and_o other_o such_o herb_n with_o dung_n when_o they_o be_v set_v or_o after_o they_o be_v bare_v at_o the_o root_n within_o the_o ground_n to_o cast_v in_o the_o mould_n again_o and_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v grease_v as_o it_o be_v with_o muck_n at_o the_o root_n other_o there_o be_v who_o practise_v another_o feat_n with_o they_o to_o make_v they_o cabbage_n the_o better_a and_o grow_v fair_a &_o big_a by_o cut_v they_o up_o close_o to_o the_o ground_n when_o they_o be_v come_v once_o to_o be_v half_o a_o foot_n high_a and_o then_o bedaub_v they_o with_o green_a swine_n dung_n it_o be_v think_v that_o white_a lectuce_n come_v only_o of_o white_a seed_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o there_o be_v some_o sea_n sand_n take_v fresh_a from_o the_o shore_n and_o lay_v about_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o plant_n where_o the_o leave_v put_v forth_o first_o and_o so_o rear_v and_o heap_v up_o to_o the_o mid_n and_o then_o to_o take_v order_n that_o the_o leaf_n grow_v over_o they_o
case_n as_o most_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o fever_n follow_v upon_o such_o accident_n than_o the_o patient_n must_v drink_v it_o with_o water_n a_o special_a and_o effectual_a property_n it_o have_v against_o certain_a land-snake_n call_v chersydri_fw-la and_o venomous_a toad_n if_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v to_o the_o sore_a but_o heraclides_fw-la the_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o goose_n it_o be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o all_o other_o against_o the_o toxica_fw-la and_o aconita_fw-la but_o whereas_o other_o do_v boil_v it_o in_o sheer_a water_n against_o the_o poison_n toxica_fw-la appollodorus_n will_v have_v a_o frog_n sodden_a withal_o the_o herb_n itself_o be_v of_o substance_n hard_o branch_a much_a full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o prick_n a_o stem_n or_o stalk_v it_o carry_v part_v by_o knot_n and_o joint_n a_o cubit_n high_a &_o somewhat_o more_o moreover_o as_o there_o be_v white_a ere_a so_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o it_o black_a the_o root_n be_v odoriferous_a eryngion_n very_o come_v up_o ordinary_o of_o seed_n and_o by_o set_v but_o it_o grow_v also_o in_o rough_a and_o stony_a place_n of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o which_o we_o see_v along_o the_o sea_n shore_n be_v hard_a and_o black_a than_o the_o rest_n leave_a also_o like_o common_a ache_n or_o perse_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o herb_n or_o thistle_n common_o call_v centum-capita_n i._n the_o hundred_o head_n as_o for_o the_o white_a ere_a our_o countryman_n call_v it_o in_o latin_a centumcapita_a but_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n and_o effect_n and_o the_o greek_n very_o make_v their_o ordinary_a meat_n as_o well_o of_o their_o stalk_n as_o root_n both_o way_n to_o wit_n either_o raw_a or_o boil_a as_o they_o list_v certes_o there_o be_v wonder_n report_v of_o this_o herb_n namely_o that_o the_o root_n of_o this_o white_a eryngion_n which_o be_v very_o geason_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v find_v resemble_v one_o while_o the_o male_a sex_n and_o otherwhiles_o the_o female_a of_o our_o kind_n but_o if_o it_o chance_v that_o a_o man_n do_v meet_v with_o that_o eryngion_n which_o be_v like_a to_o that_o member_n which_o distinguish_v he_o from_o a_o woman_n he_o shall_v be_v very_o amiable_a and_o belove_a of_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n say_v that_o lady_n sapph_n be_v so_o enamour_v on_o the_o young_a knight_n phao_n of_o lesbos_n and_o very_o as_o touch_v this_o herb_n not_o only_o the_o magician_n but_o the_o disciple_n also_o and_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n tell_v we_o many_o vain_a and_o foolish_a tale_n but_o to_o come_v indeed_o to_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o physic_n over_o and_o beside_o those_o virtue_n and_o property_n which_o i_o have_v relate_v already_o good_a it_o be_v to_o resolve_v ventosity_n it_o ease_v the_o gripe_n and_o wring_v in_o the_o belly_n it_o cure_v the_o disease_n and_o debility_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o help_v the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n for_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a take_v in_o honey_a water_n and_o for_o the_o spleen_n in_o vinegar_n &_o water_n together_o also_o drink_v in_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o kidney_n the_o strangury_n the_o cramp_n or_o crick_n that_o pull_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n backward_o for_o other_o spasme_n also_o and_o convulsion_n for_o the_o loin_n the_o dropsy_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n sovereign_a it_o be_v moreover_o for_o woman_n monthly_a fleures_fw-mi whether_o they_o do_v stay_v upon_o they_o or_o contrariwise_o run_v excessive_o from_o they_o and_o in_o one_o word_n it_o cure_v all_o the_o accident_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o offensive_a thing_n stick_v within_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o salt_n lard_n or_o hog_n grease_n and_o so_o incorporat_a into_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o swell_a kernel_n within_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o flat_a bile_n and_o botch_n it_o rejoin_v also_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o bone_n &_o final_o souder_v and_o knit_v break_a bone_n or_o fracture_n take_a before_o a_o man_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v it_o preserve_v he_o from_o surfeit_n or_o drunkenness_n and_o bind_v the_o belly_n some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o little_a before_o the_o summer-solstice_n say_v moreover_o that_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o rain_n water_n it_o help_v all_o the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o by_o their_o report_n if_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o cure_v the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquorice_n some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v acanus_n for_o a_o kind_n of_o eryngium_n and_o they_o describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o low_a herb_n and_o yet_o grow_v broad_a and_o large_a full_a of_o prick_v and_o thorn_n and_o those_o likewise_o big_a than_o ordinary_a be_v apply_v outward_o wonderful_a effectual_a it_o be_v by_o their_o say_n to_o staunch_v blood_n other_o there_o be_v who_o have_v think_v ere_v and_o liquorice_n to_o be_v all_o one_o but_o they_o be_v deceive_v howbeit_o for_o some_o resemblance_n that_o be_v between_o they_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o the_o description_n thereof_o immediate_o after_o these_o erynge_n doubtless_o this_o liquorice_n also_o be_v to_o be_v count_v among_o these_o thorny_a plant_n for_o that_o the_o leaf_n stand_v tree_n prick_v up_o sharp_a point_a the_o same_o be_v fatty_a and_o in_o handle_v gummy_a and_o gluey_a it_o put_v forth_o many_o branch_n and_o those_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o carry_v a_o flower_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o bear_v fruit_n resemble_v ball_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o those_o which_o hang_v upon_o the_o plane_n tree_n the_o excellent_a liquorice_n be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o cilicia_n the_o next_o for_o goodness_n come_v from_o pontus_n and_o have_v a_o sweet_a root_n which_o only_o be_v use_v in_o physic_n take_a up_o this_o be_v and_o gather_v at_o the_o set_n or_o occultation_n of_o the_o brood-hen_n star_n and_o be_v find_v run_v along_o in_o the_o ground_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o vine_n root_n in_o colour_n like_o to_o the_o box_n tree_n that_o which_o be_v duskish_a and_o somewhat_o black_a be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o better_a like_v as_o the_o lithe_a &_o pliable_a root_n which_o will_v wind_v and_o turn_v every_o way_n be_v prefer_v before_o that_o which_o be_v brittle_a and_o easy_a to_o break_v great_a use_n there_o be_v of_o it_o in_o those_o medicine_n which_o be_v loch_n hold_v under_o the_o tongue_n so_o to_o resolve_v &_o melt_v leisurely_o namely_o after_o it_o have_v be_v sodden_a to_o the_o three_o yea_o and_o otherwhiles_o boil_v to_o the_o height_n and_o consistence_n of_o honey_n sometime_o they_o use_v to_o bruise_v it_o and_o in_o that_o manner_n they_o do_v lay_v it_o upon_o wound_n where_o it_o do_v much_o good_a as_o also_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o disease_n and_o accident_n befalling_a to_o the_o throat_n and_o jaw_n the_o juice_n of_o liquorice_n reduce_v to_o a_o thick_a consistence_n if_o it_o be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n be_v singular_a for_o to_o clear_v the_o voice_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v suppose_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o breast_n and_o liver_n and_o therewith_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o both_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n may_v be_v slake_v and_o allay_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o have_v call_v it_o adipson_fw-la and_o in_o that_o regard_n minister_v it_o to_o those_o person_n who_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n for_o to_o prevent_v and_o take_v away_o their_o thirstinesse_n therefore_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o proper_a remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mouth_n if_o it_o be_v either_o chew_v or_o otherwise_o cast_v and_o strew_v upon_o the_o ulcer_n therein_o and_o so_o it_o cure_v the_o excrescence_n also_o and_o exulceration_n about_o the_o root_n of_o the_o nail_n moreover_o it_o heal_v the_o excoriation_n &_o soreness_n of_o the_o bladder_n assuage_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n cure_v the_o swell_a &_o ache_a pile_n the_o fissure_v also_o in_o the_o seat_n and_o final_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n some_o physician_n have_v prescribe_v to_o drink_v in_o a_o quartain_a ague_n the_o weight_n of_o two_o dram_n of_o liquorice_n &_o one_o of_o pepper_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o water_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o small_a pint_n or_o hemina_fw-la this_o root_n
therewith_o be_v powerful_a against_o all_o venomous_a beast_n and_o namely_o the_o perilous_a spider_n phalangia_fw-la but_o special_o against_o the_o poison_n of_o scorpion_n and_o in_o truth_n look_v who_o carry_v this_o herb_n about_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v sting_v if_o a_o man_n make_v a_o circle_n or_o compass_v upon_o the_o earth_n with_o the_o branch_n of_o this_o herb_n a_o scorpion_n as_o some_o say_v be_v within_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o power_n to_o get_v forth_o nay_o if_o the_o herb_n be_v lay_v upon_o a_o scorpion_n or_o if_o with_o the_o same_o be_v wet_a a_o man_n besprinkle_v the_o say_a scorpion_n it_o will_v sure_o die_v out_o of_o hand_n it_o be_v say_v that_o four_o grain_n of_o the_o seed_n take_v in_o drink_n do_v cure_v the_o quartan_n and_o three_o the_o tertian_n or_o if_o the_o very_a herb_n itself_o be_v lay_v under_o the_o patient_n head_n after_o it_o have_v be_v thrice_o carry_v about_o the_o bed_n it_o work_v the_o like_a effect_n the_o seed_n be_v of_o power_n to_o stir_v up_o carnal_a lust_n apply_v with_o honey_n it_o discuss_v biles_fw-la rise_v in_o the_o emunctory_n yea_o &_o this_o heliotropium_fw-la for_o a_o certainty_n cause_v wert_n to_o fall_v of_o by_o the_o very_a root_n as_o also_o it_o take_v away_o all_o excrescence_n in_o the_o fundament_n it_o draw_v down_o by_o urine_n the_o corrupt_a blood_n in_o the_o reins_n and_o loin_n lie_v clutter_a about_o the_o ridge_n bone_n in_o case_n the_o seed_n be_v either_o apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n or_o sodden_a in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o cock_n or_o capon_n and_o so_o sup_v off_o or_o else_o with_o beet_n and_o lentil_o as_o for_o the_o utmost_a rind_n of_o this_o herb_n it_o be_v singular_a for_o to_o recover_v the_o fresh_a and_o native_a colour_n in_o place_n black_a and_o blue_a with_o stripe_n the_o magician_n and_o wiseman_n do_v prescribe_v for_o the_o quartan_n &_o tertian_n ague_n that_o the_o patient_n shall_v tie_v the_o herb_n heliotropium_fw-la with_o three_o knot_n in_o a_o tertian_n and_o with_o four_o in_o a_o quartan_n pray_v withal_o and_o make_v a_o vow_n that_o he_o will_v undo_v those_o knot_n after_o he_o be_v once_o clear_a of_o the_o fever_n but_o this_o he_o must_v do_v before_o the_o herb_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n another_o property_n as_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a be_v report_v of_o maidenhair_n adiantum_fw-la in_o summer_n it_o be_v green_a in_o winter_n it_o wither_v and_o decay_v not_o it_o check_v all_o water_n for_o be_v bespreint_a dash_v and_o drench_v quite_o therewith_o yet_o it_o look_v as_o if_o it_o be_v dry_a so_o great_a be_v the_o antipathy_n or_o contrariety_n between_o they_o whereupon_o the_o greek_n give_v it_o that_o name_n and_o otherwise_o a_o plant_n it_o be_v fit_a for_o vinet-worke_n and_o knot_n in_o a_o garden_n some_o call_v it_o callitrichon_fw-la other_o polytrichon_n both_o which_o name_n be_v give_v it_o for_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o work_v for_o it_o colore_v the_o hair_n black_a and_o for_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v sod_v in_o wine_n with_o the_o seed_n of_o ache_n or_o persley_n and_o a_o good_a quantity_n of_o oil_n be_v put_v thereto_o for_o to_o make_v the_o hair_n curl_a and_o to_o grow_v thick_a by_o which_o mean_v it_o keep_v the_o hair_n from_o shed_v and_o fall_v off_o 2_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o the_o white_a and_o the_o black_a which_o also_o be_v the_o short_a the_o great_a kind_n they_o call_v polytrichon_n the_o other_o trichomanes_n both_o of_o they_o have_v pretty_a fine_a branch_n shine_v with_o a_o black_a colour_n and_o the_o leaf_n resemble_v fearn_v in_o which_o the_o nether_a side_n underneath_o be_v rough_a duskish_a and_o brown_a but_o all_o the_o leaf_n stand_v direct_o one_o a_o against_o another_o in_o order_n fasten_v to_o the_o stalk_n by_o slender_a steles_a no_o root_n at_o all_o these_o capillar_n herb_n have_v but_o they_o grow_v upon_o shadowy_a rock_n and_o wall_n dash_v and_o beat_v on_o with_o water_n but_o most_o of_o all_o they_o seek_v after_o pit_n or_o hole_n of_o well_n and_o spring_n and_o stony_a place_n wherout_a fountain_n issue_n and_o that_o be_v a_o strange_a &_o marvelous_a thing_n consider_v they_o be_v not_o wet_a with_o water_n nor_o have_v any_o sense_n or_o feel_n thereof_o they_o have_v a_o wonderful_a faculty_n and_o the_o black_a especial_o to_o break_v the_o stone_n and_o to_o expel_v it_o out_o of_o the_o body_n for_o which_o cause_n rather_o than_o for_o grow_v on_o stone_n and_o rock_n i_o believe_v very_o it_o be_v by_o our_o countryman_n call_v in_o latin_a saxifrage_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o much_o as_o 3_o finger_n be_v able_a to_o pluck_v up_o be_v ordinary_o take_v in_o wine_n they_o provoke_v urine_n and_o resist_v the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n and_o venomous_a spider_n be_v boil_v in_o wine_n they_o stay_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n a_o chaplet_n make_v of_o they_o allai_v the_o headache_n and_o a_o lineament_n thereof_o be_v think_v good_a to_o be_v apply_v against_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o scolopendres_n but_o it_o must_v be_v often_o take_v off_o and_o renew_v for_o fear_v the_o herb_n become_v overdrie_a and_o lose_v all_o the_o virtue_n in_o this_o wise_a it_o be_v to_o be_v use_v where_o the_o hair_n be_v fall_v away_o by_o some_o infirmity_n these_o herb_n discuss_v and_o resolve_v the_o king_n evil_a they_o dispatch_v and_o rid_v away_o the_o scale_n or_o dandruff_n in_o the_o visage_n and_o heal_v the_o skal_n of_o the_o head_n a_o decoction_n of_o these_o maiden-haire_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o those_o who_o be_v short_a wind_v for_o the_o liver_n also_o the_o spleen_n the_o jaundice_n and_o the_o dropsy_n a_o ointment_n make_v with_o maidenhair_n and_o wormwood_n ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n and_o in_o case_n of_o strangury_n procure_v ease_n and_o free_a passage_n of_o urine_n they_o bring_v down_o the_o afterbirth_n in_o woman_n and_o their_o monthly_a term_n howbeit_o drink_v they_o with_o vinegar_n or_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o blackberrie_n bramble_n they_o staunch_a blood_n a_o proper_a lineament_n be_v make_v thereof_o with_o oil_n rosat_n to_o anoint_v young_a child_n that_o have_v the_o red_a gum_n and_o be_v all_o break_a out_o but_o first_o they_o will_v be_v bathe_v in_o wine_n the_o leaf_n of_o maidenhair_n stamp_v with_o the_o urine_n of_o a_o man_n child_n under_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o yet_o not_o undergrowne_v together_o with_o the_o some_o of_o salt_n petre_n be_v say_v to_o keep_v the_o belly_n of_o woman_n from_o wrinkle_n and_o rivel_n upon_o childbearing_n if_o they_o be_v anoint_v therewith_o to_o conclude_v man_n say_v that_o partridge_n and_o cock_n of_o the_o game_n will_v fight_v more_o lusty_o in_o case_n this_o herb_n be_v intermingle_v with_o their_o meat_n and_o the_o same_o also_o be_v very_o good_a for_o sheep_n to_o graze_v upon_o about_o their_o fold_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o of_o picris_n thesium_fw-la asphodill_n alimus_n acanthus_n or_o brankursine_n elaphoboscum_n scandix_n jasione_n of_o caucalis_n sium_n silybum_n scolymus_n or_o zimonium_fw-la sonchus_n chondrillum_fw-la or_o chodrille_n and_o of_o mushroom_n the_o herb_n cichorie_n picris_n take_v the_o name_n as_o heretofore_o we_o have_v say_v of_o the_o notable_a bitterness_n which_o it_o have_v the_o leave_v thereof_o be_v cichory_n round_o excellent_a good_a it_o be_v to_o take_v away_o wert_n thesium_fw-la likewise_o come_v nothing_o behind_o for_o bitterness_n but_o it_o purge_v the_o belly_n for_o which_o purpose_n it_o must_v be_v stamp_v strain_a and_o take_v in_o water_n as_o touch_v the_o asphodell_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sovereign_a &_o most_o renown_a herb_n in_o the_o world_n some_o have_v give_v it_o the_o name_n heroion_n and_o hesiodus_n have_v write_v that_o it_o grow_v in_o the_o wood_n dionysius_n say_v that_o there_o be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a of_o it_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o bulbous_a root_n of_o the_o asphodel_n sod_v with_o husked_a barley_n be_v a_o singular_a restorative_n for_o those_o body_n which_o be_v waste_v with_o a_o consumption_n &_o especial_o of_o the_o lung_n and_o bread_n make_v of_o they_o wrought_v together_o with_o corn_n meal_n of_o flower_n into_o a_o dough_n be_v most_o wholesome_a for_o man_n body_n as_o for_o nicander_n he_o use_v to_o give_v either_o the_o stem_n which_o we_o call_v antherichon_n or_o the_o seed_n or_o else_o the_o onion_n bulbous_a root_n thereof_o in_o wine_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o three_o dram_n as_o a_o preseruative_n against_o serpent_n &_o scorpion_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o fear_n and_o danger_n of_o these_o harmful_a and_o pestilent_a creature_n he_o appoint_v the_o same_o to_o be_v lay_v under_o folk_n head_n as_o they_o lie_v asleep_a
be_v boil_v in_o oil_n the_o decoction_n also_o be_v usual_o give_v in_o drink_n to_o those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fall_a evil_n likewise_o to_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v in_o mind_n &_o beside_o themselves_o to_o as_o many_o as_o be_v give_v to_o dizzine_n &_o giddiness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o do_v ween_v that_o every_o thing_n turn_v round_o but_o they_o must_v take_v the_o poise_n of_o one_o dram_n every_o day_n throughout_o the_o year_n the_o same_o root_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o any_o great_a quantity_n 〈◊〉_d purge_v the_o sense_n but_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o excellent_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v be_v this_o that_o if_o it_o be_v stamp_v with_o water_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o draw_v forth_o spell_n of_o break_a and_o shiver_a bone_n as_o well_o and_o effectual_o as_o the_o very_a true_a bryonie_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o do_v call_v it_o white_a bryonie_n for_o there_o be_v another_o which_o be_v black_a and_o of_o great_a efficacy_n 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pulueâ—…ised_v it_o be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n against_o the_o bite_n of_o ichneumones_n also_o that_o natural_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o persis_n much_o like_a in_o form_n and_o shape_n to_o iris_n but_o not_o of_o the_o same_o effect_n be_v there_o another_o stone_n call_v zeros_n a_o man_n that_o see_v it_o will_v take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o crystal_n with_o a_o black_a strike_v part_v it_o overthwart_o thus_o have_v lay_v abroad_o the_o precious_a stone_n &_o jewel_n which_o be_v distinguish_v by_o sundry_a kind_n of_o principal_a colour_n i_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n and_o discourse_n of_o they_o alphabetical_o chap._n x._o ¶_o of_o certain_a gem_n digest_v in_o order_n according_a to_o the_o alphabet_n the_o agate_n be_v in_o old_a time_n of_o great_a estimation_n but_o now_o it_o be_v in_o no_o request_n find_v it_o be_v first_o a_o in_o sicily_n near_o to_o a_o river_n call_v likewise_o achates_n but_o afterward_o in_o many_o other_o place_n it_o exceed_v in_o bigness_n and_o be_v full_a of_o variety_n in_o colour_n whereby_o it_o have_v get_v many_o name_n for_o call_v it_o be_v phassachates_n cerachates_fw-la sardachates_n haemachates_n leucachates_n and_o dendrachates_fw-la as_o if_o the_o vein_n thereof_o resemble_v a_o little_a tree_n as_o touch_v the_o agath_fw-mi call_v antachates_fw-la as_o it_o burn_v you_o shall_v have_v it_o to_o smell_v like_a unto_o myrrh_n also_o there_o be_v a_o agath_fw-mi of_o a_o red_a colour_n resemble_v coral_n and_o thereupon_o call_v coralloachates_fw-la and_o the_o same_o be_v beset_v with_o certain_a spot_n or_o drop_n of_o gold_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o saphyr_n of_o which_o kind_n there_o be_v pass_o great_a plenty_n in_o candy_n where_o they_o call_v it_o the_o holy_a or_o sacred_a agate_n for_o people_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o avail_v much_o against_o the_o sting_n of_o venomous_a spider_n and_o scorpion_n which_o property_n i_o can_v very_o well_o believe_v to_o be_v in_o the_o sicilian_a agath_n for_o that_o so_o soon_o as_o scorpion_n come_v within_o the_o air_n and_o breath_n of_o the_o say_a province_n of_o sicily_n as_o venomous_a as_o they_o be_v otherwise_o they_o die_v thereupon_o the_o agat_n likewise_o find_v among_o the_o indian_n have_v the_o same_o operation_n and_o beside_o do_v represent_v many_o other_o miracle_n for_o you_o shall_v find_v imprint_v natural_o in_o they_o the_o form_n and_o proportion_n of_o river_n wood_n and_o labour_a horse_n a_o man_n shall_v see_v in_o they_o coach_n and_o little_a chariot_n or_o horselitter_n together_o with_o the_o furniture_n and_o ornament_n belong_v to_o horse_n as_o for_o physician_n they_o make_v their_o grind_a stone_n thereof_o for_o fine_a powder_n and_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o only_o to_o behold_v and_o look_v upon_o a_o agath_fw-mi be_v very_o comfortable_a for_o the_o eye_n if_o they_o be_v but_o hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n they_o quench_v and_o allay_v thirst_n the_o phrygian_a agat_n have_v no_o part_n of_o green_a in_o they_o those_o that_o be_v find_v about_o thebes_n in_o egypt_n be_v without_o red_a and_o white_a vein_n howbeit_o these_o also_o be_v effectual_a against_o scorpion_n of_o the_o same_o credit_n likewise_o be_v the_o cyprian_a agat_n some_o hold_n opinion_n that_o the_o singular_a grace_n and_o commendation_n of_o a_o agate_n be_v to_o be_v clear_a and_o transparent_a like_o glass_n there_o be_v find_v of_o they_o in_o thrace_n &_o about_o the_o mountain_n oeta_n in_o the_o hill_n parnassus_n in_o lesbos_n and_o messene_n and_o such_o have_v flower_n imprint_v in_o they_o like_o those_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o highway_n and_o path_n by_o the_o field_n also_o in_o the_o island_n of_o rhodes_n but_o the_o magician_n observe_v diverse_a other_o sort_n and_o as_o for_o
two_o kind_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n alkakengi_n a_o herb_n see_v halicacabus_n alkanet_n see_v orchanet_n almond_n a_o disease_n of_o the_o throat_n see_v amygdales_fw-la almond_n tree_n what_o medicinable_a virtue_n it_o affourd_v 171._o d_o almond_n milk_n ibid._n e_o almond_n bitter_a their_o virtue_n ibid._n e._n f_o almond_n sweet_a their_o medicine_n 172_o g_o oil_n of_o almond_n 161._o b._n the_o effect_n thereof_o ibid._n aloe_n a_o herb_n 251._o b._n the_o description_n 271._o d._n e._n a_o excellent_a wound-hheaâ—…be_a ibid._n how_o the_o juice_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o it_o ibid._n a_o gumissue_v from_o it_o without_o inâ—…ision_n ibid._n aloe_n mineral_n about_o jerusalem_n 271._o f_o the_o concrete_a juice_n of_o aloe_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n how_o it_o be_v sophisticated_a 272._o g_o the_o manifold_a virtue_n it_o have_v ib._n the_o only_a purgative_a comfortable_a to_o the_o stomach_n ibid._n the_o dose_n of_o aloe_n ibid._n h_o alopecia_n a_o disease_n when_o the_o hair_n fall_v unkind_o from_o the_o head_n and_o beard_n 23â—…_n 〈◊〉_d i._o 364._o l._n the_o remedy_n see_v hair_n shed_v and_o baldness_n alsine_n a_o herb_n 272_o m._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n call_v by_o some_o myosoton_a ibid._n and_o why_o 273._o a._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n alpheus_n a_o river_n run_v under_o the_o sea_n 411._o b_o alphion_n a_o mere_a have_v water_n medicinable_a 403._o ah_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n althaea_n what_o kind_n of_o mallow_n 71._o e_o alum_n a_o herb_n 275._o d._n the_o description_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n e_o alum_n what_o it_o be_v 558._o g_o alum_n white_a or_o clear_a the_o use_n thereâ—…f_n ibid._n g_o h_o alum_n black_a or_o dim_a and_o the_o use_v thereof_o ibid._n alum_n how_o engender_v how_o make_v ibid._n h_o alum_n mineral_n where_o ibid._n two_o principal_a kind_n of_o alum_n ibid._n ay_o alum_n clear_a the_o virtue_n ibid._n alum_n schistos_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a in_o physic_n ibid._n k._n l_o alum_n which_o be_v simple_o the_o best_a 559._o a._n it_o take_v the_o name_n in_o greek_a of_o the_o astringencie_n it_o have_v ibid._n alum_n use_v to_o try_v and_o sine_fw-la gold_n 466._o i_o alutatio_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n l_o alupon_o a_o herb_n 272._o l._n the_o description_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n alysson_fw-la what_o herb_n 192._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n how_o it_o differ_v from_o mad_a ib._n the_o wonderful_a operation_n of_o it_o ib_a l._n a_o m_o amatorious_a medicine_n and_o mean_n make_v thereto_o 40._o l_o 41._o b._n 119._o c._n 237._o c._n 278._o k._n 288._o l._n 299._o e._n 313._o b._n 314._o h._n to_o withstand_v amatorious_a drink_n a_o remedy_n 316_o g_o amazon_n a_o image_n why_o call_v eucnemos_n 503._o a_o amazon_n image_n of_o warlike_a woman_n represent_v by_o diverse_a artificer_n 501._o e_o amber_n in_o request_n next_o to_o crystal_n 605._o c._n pliny_n see_v no_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n d_o poet_n fable_n as_o touch_v the_o original_n of_o amber_n ibid._n e_o amber_n why_o it_o be_v call_v electrum_n in_o greek_a ibid._n sundry_a opinion_n as_o touch_v amber_n &_o the_o beginning_n thereof_o 606._o g_o amber_n call_v succinum_fw-la thyeum_fw-la and_o sacrium_fw-la 607._o a_o the_o true_a original_n of_o amber_n according_a to_o pliny_n ibid._n d_o wear_v much_o in_o lombardy_n and_o those_o part_n in_o old_a time_n as_o a_o ornament_n and_o medicinable_a beside_o ibid._n f._n how_o to_o be_v cleanse_v 608._o h_o the_o sundry_a kind_n of_o amber_n ibid._n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n i._n it_o be_v apt_a to_o take_v a_o tincture_n or_o die_v ibid._n pliny_n see_v no_o cause_n why_o amber_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o esteem_v 608._o l._n m_o what_o amber_n be_v call_v chryelectrum_fw-la 609._o b._n the_o property_n of_o this_o gold_n amber_n ibid._n amber_n be_v proper_a to_o counterfeit_v the_o amethyst_n ibid._n c_o the_o virtue_n of_o amber_n 608._o k_o ambrosia_n proper_o what_o herb_n 222._o h._n call_v it_o be_v artemisia_n 273._o d_o ambrosia_n a_o common_a name_n to_o many_o herb_n ibid._n ambrosia_n the_o right_n describe_v ib._n why_o it_o be_v call_v botris_fw-la ib._n ambrosia_n one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o houseleek_n 237._o c_o ambugia_n or_o ambubeia_n what_o herb_n 47._o d_o ambush_n and_o secret_a sorelaying_n how_o to_o be_v avoid_v 111._o b_o amerimnos_n one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o houseleek_n 237._o c_o amethyst_n a_o precious_a stone_n 620._o m_o amethyst_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n where_o they_o be_v find_v ibid._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n amethyst_n 621._o a_o amethyst_n indian_n of_o a_o deep_a purple_a colour_n ibid._n amethyst_n incline_v to_o a_o jacinct_n the_o indian_n call_v sacodion_n and_o the_o colour_n sacon_n ibid._n what_o amethyst_n the_o indian_n call_v sapiros_n 621._o b_o the_o amethyst_n paranites_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o best_a amethyst_n what_o property_n they_o have_v ib._n best_a amethyst_n call_v paederote_n and_o auterote_n ibid._n why_o they_o be_v call_v venus_n gem_n ib._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n amethyst_n according_a to_o the_o magician_n 621._o c._n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o magician_n as_o touch_v this_o stone_n ibid._n amiant_a stone_n 589._o a._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n ammi_n what_o herb_n and_o the_o use_v thereof_o 62._o i_o gum_n ammoniacke_n 180._o k._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n ammonitrum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 598._o g_o amomum_fw-la 247._o b_o ampelite_n a_o kind_n of_o earth_n medicinable_a 560._o g._n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n ampeloluce_n what_o plant_n 149._o c._n the_o description_n ib._n d_o ampeloprasos_n what_o herb_n 199._o b._n the_o virtue_n it_o have_v ibid._n ampelos_n chironia_n what_o herb_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 215._o a_o amphion_n a_o painter_n excellet_fw-la for_o disposition_n of_o his_o work_n 537_o f_o amphisbaena_n a_o serpent_n or_o venomous_a worm_n 70._o k_o the_o strange_a effect_n and_o nature_n thereof_o 387._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o remedy_n against_o the_o venom_n thereof_o 70._o k_o amphyction_n who_o they_o be_v 553_o f_o amphitane_n a_o precious_a stone_n 624._o m._n call_v also_o chrysocolla_n ibid._n the_o force_n of_o it_o ibid._n it_o draw_v gold_n as_o the_o loadstone_n iron_n ibid._n amygdales_fw-la of_o the_o throat_n and_o their_o inflammation_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 51._o a._n 59_o e._n 64._o k_o 70._o g._n 71._o c._n 102._o i._n 120._o k._n 123._o c_o 135._o d_o 138._o g._n 165._o e._n 169._o d._n 200._o k._n 245._o b._n 272._o i._n 301._o e_fw-la 328._o i._n 419._o b._n 559._o a._n c._n amylum_fw-la see_v starchfloure_n amulius_n a_o painter_n give_v to_o gravity_n and_o formality_n 545._o e_o his_o minerva_n and_o other_o work_n ibid._n a_o n_o anabasis_fw-la what_o herb_n 246._o i_o anacampseros_fw-la a_o magical_a herb_n 204._o k._n the_o strange_a operation_n thereof_o ibid._n anadyomene_n venus_n the_o famous_a picture_n wrought_v by_o apelles_n 539._o b._n how_o high_o it_o be_v esteem_v by_o augustus_n caesar_n 540_o g._n the_o hurt_n it_o take_v be_v the_o credit_n of_o it_o ib._n h_o anadyomene_n another_o paint_a table_n begin_v by_o apelles_n but_o never_o finish_v by_o he_o or_o any_o other_o ibid._n anagyros_n 273_o e._n the_o description_n ibid._n ananchitis_n a_o precious_a stone_n 631._o a._n the_o virtue_n it_o have_v ibid._n aâ—…apavomenos_fw-mi a_o paint_a table_n of_o protogenes_n his_o make_n 543_o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n ararrhinon_n a_o herb_n see_v calf_n snout_n anaxilaus_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 236_o i_o 450_o k_o anchusa_n what_o herb_n 278._o l._n 124_o k._n 125_o b._n the_o description_n and_o use_n ibid._n see_v orchanet_n andrachne_n agria_n a_o herb_n see_v illecebra_fw-la andrea_n a_o physician_n and_o writer_n 68_o g_o androbius_n a_o fine_a painter_n 549._o b_o androdamus_fw-la a_o stone_n 590_o h._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o nature_n and_o proof_n ibid._n androdamus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 624_o i_o the_o form_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n androsaces_fw-la a_o herb_n 273_o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n androsâ—…mon_n a_o herb_n ibid._n b._n the_o description_n ibid._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n anemone_n 109._o d_o anemone_n coronaria_fw-la a_o herb_n proper_a for_o guirland_n ibid._n c_o anemone_n use_v in_o physic_n ib._n three_o kind_n of_o anemone_n ib._n anguinum_n what_o kind_n of_o egg_n 353_o f._n the_o ensign_n or_o badge_n of_o the_o druidae_n magician_n of_o france_n 354_o h._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n i_o anio_n a_o water_n serve_v rome_n 595_o d_o anonis_n a_o herb_n 273_o e._n the_o description_n ibid._n ankle_n swell_v how_o to_o be_v allay_v 258_o k_o anonymos_fw-la a_o herb_n 274_o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n
f_o herberie_n in_o old_a time_n yield_v a_o revenue_n to_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n 12._o g._n how_o we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o herb_n 211._o e_fw-la herbarist_n their_o maliciousness_n 105._o e._n f_o herb_n write_v of_o after_o diverse_a sort_n 210._o h_o herb_n be_v of_o mighty_a operation_n and_o yet_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v great_a 211._o c_o pythagoras_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o attribute_v their_o invention_n to_o the_o god_n 211._o a_o herb_n grow_v upon_o statue_n 205._o b._n of_o what_o effect_n such_o be_v ibid._n herb_n some_o will_v continue_v long_o than_o other_o 291._o e_fw-la herb_n have_v eternize_v the_o name_n of_o the_o inventor_n 208._o m_o 213._o a._n m_o cato_n the_o first_o roman_n who_o write_v of_o herb_n 209._o b_o c._n valgius_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o dedicate_v his_o book_n to_o augustus_n caesar._n 209_o c_o pompeius_n lenaeus_n write_v of_o herb_n ibid._n herb_n portray_v in_o colour_n give_v no_o great_a light_n to_o the_o reader_n 210._o g._n h_o herculaneae_n certain_a pismire_n medicinable_a to_o scour_v the_o skin_n 377._o d_o herculaneus_n a_o riveret_fw-la about_o rome_n 408._o h_o hercules_n the_o patron_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n why_o his_o image_n stand_v at_o rome_n upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n without_o a_o piedstail_n 570._o g_o hercules_n triumphalis_fw-la a_o image_n at_o rome_n why_o so_o call_v 493._o f._n hercules_n oeteus_fw-la of_o brass_n in_o what_o habit_n and_o countenance_n pourtiay_v 504._o m._n 505._o a_o three_o title_n thereupon_o 505._o a._n unknown_a who_o be_v the_o workman_n thereof_o 504._o m_o hercules_n his_o statue_n of_o iron_n and_o steel_n wherefore_o 414._o g_o hermerotes_n what_o image_n 569._o b_o hermesias_n what_o composition_n 204._o h_o the_o wonderful_a operation_n thereof_o ibid._n hermippus_n a_o writer_n 372._o h._n he_o comment_v upon_o the_o poem_n of_o zoroastres_n concern_v magic_a 372._o l_o hermodorus_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o translate_n the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n 491._o c._n herophilus_n a_o singular_a physician_n he_o cure_v altogether_o with_o simple_n 242._o k._n he_o first_o search_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n 243._o b._n his_o apothegme_n as_o touch_v the_o operation_n of_o white_a ellebore_n 219._o b._n he_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o the_o fosm_a physic_n 344._o i._n he_o observe_v the_o pulse_n ibid._n herpe_n a_o run_v cancerous_a sore_n call_v if_o some_o a_o wolf_n 394_o h._n herpe_n a_o worm_n sovereign_a for_o the_o sore_a of_o that_o name_n 394._o g_o heart_n faint_v how_o to_o be_v relieve_v 37._o d._n 60._o h._n 238._o m_o hertlesse_a how_o to_o berecover_v 136._o g_o heart_n tremble_v and_o beat_v how_o cure_v 312._o i_o see_v more_o in_o tremble_v hesperis_n the_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v 87._o c_o h_o i_o hiberis_n a_o herb_n and_o devise_v name_n by_o servilius_n danocrates_n 224._o k._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n in_o physic_n ib._n how_o to_o be_v use_v ibid._n l_o hibiscum_fw-la or_o hibiscus_fw-la what_o herb_n it_o be_v 40._o h._n the_o medicine_n that_o it_o do_v afford_v ibid._n hicesius_n a_o physician_n and_o writer_n 41._o b._n 123._o a_o hieracia_n what_o herb_n 45._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hieracite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o description_n ibid._n hieracium_n a_o collyrie_a or_o composition_n 508._o m._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a thereof_o 509._o a_o hierobotane_n a_o herb_n see_v vervain_n high-taper_n see_v lungwort_n hicket_n or_o hocquet_n see_v yex_z hickway_n a_o bird_n envious_a to_o the_o gather_n of_o paeonie_n 214._o i_o 282._o l._n hill_n some_o admit_v rain_n and_o be_v green_a with_o wood_n on_o the_o north_n side_n some_o one_o the_o south_n side_n only_o and_o other_o all_o over_o 408._o k_o hind_n not_o envious_a to_o mankind_n but_o do_v show_v we_o medicinable_a herb_n 255._o c_o they_o have_v a_o stone_n in_o their_o excrement_n or_o womb_n that_o be_v medicinable_a 339._o c_o bone_n found_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o womb_n of_o a_o hind_n medicinable_a ibid._n hippace_o what_o it_o be_v 318._o l_o hippace_o another_o thing_n 331._o c_o hippiades_n certain_a image_n resemble_v woman_n 569._o c_o hippice_n what_o herb_n 223._o f_o hypocrates_n the_o physician_n 71._o b._n when_o and_o where_o he_o flourish_v 343._o f._n the_o first_o clinicke_n physician_n 344_o g_o he_o first_o reduce_v physic_n into_o a_o art_n 242._o i._n he_o deal_v only_o with_o simple_n 242._o i_o hippocus_n a_o magician_n 372._o i_o hippolytus_n raise_v from_o death_n by_o aesculapius_n 343._o e_o hippomanes_n a_o venomous_a thing_n 326._o l_o hippomarathrum_n what_o kind_n of_o fennell_n 77._o c_o hipponax_n the_o poet_n how_o he_o be_v abuse_v by_o anthermus_n and_o bupalus_n 564._o m._n how_o he_o be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ibid._n hippope_v a_o herb_n describe_v 121._o a._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n hippophaeon_n see_v epithymum_n hippophaston_n 283._o e._n the_o description_n ibid._n hippophye_n a_o herb_n describe_v 120._o m._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n 121._o a_o hippuris_n see_v equisetum_n the_o greek_a writer_n vary_v much_o about_o the_o name_n of_o this_o herb_n 263._o c._n why_o it_o be_v call_v anabasis_fw-la ibid._n h_o o_o hog_n grease_n how_o to_o be_v prepare_v and_o try_v 320._o i_o see_v grease_n holcus_n a_o herb_n 283._o d_o the_o description_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n why_o it_o be_v call_v aristida_n ibid._n holland_n fine_a linen_n make_v in_o old_a time_n 2._o l_o holme_n oak_n what_o virtue_n it_o affourd_v in_o physic_n 177._o d_o the_o grain_n of_o holme_n oak_n medicinable_a ibid._n e_o holcchrysos_n a_o herb_n the_o virtue_n 106._o i_o holoscâ—…os_n a_o kind_n of_o rush_n 100_o k_o holosphyratun_n what_o kind_n of_o image_n 470._o g_o holosteon_n a_o herb_n 283._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n homer_n the_o poet_n prince_n of_o learning_n and_o father_n of_o antiquity_n 210._o l_o honey_n commend_v and_o compare_v with_o laser_n 135._o c_o honey_n when_o and_o where_o it_o be_v venomous_a 94._o g_o how_o to_o be_v discern_v from_o that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a 94._o h_o what_o symptom_n happen_v to_o they_o that_o eat_v of_o this_o honey_n 94._o i_o the_o present_a remedy_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o poisonous_a honey_n 94._o i_o 362._o k._n 433._o d._n the_o singular_a property_n that_o honey_n have_v 135._o d._n the_o discommodity_n of_o honey_n 135._o e_o honey_n call_v maenomenon_n and_o why_o 94._o k_o honey_n of_o carina_n medicinable_a 95._o b_o honeycomb_n their_o virtue_n 137._o b_o honey-comb_n wholesome_a and_o hurtful_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o hive_n 94._o l_o a_o glut_n or_o surfeit_v of_o honey_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 433._o e_o honey_n wherein_o bee_n have_v be_v extinct_a be_v stifle_v medicinable_a 362._o k_o hoplitides_n what_o picture_n 536._o g_o horatius_n cocles_n his_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o make_v good_a the_o bridge_n against_o king_n porsena_n 491._o c_o horehound_n a_o herb_n 74._o m._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n the_o juice_n of_o horehound_n of_o what_o virtue_n it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v use_v 75._o a_o horehound_n to_o be_v take_v wary_o for_o danger_n of_o exulceration_n of_o reins_n or_o bladder_n 75._o c_o horehound_n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n stink_v horehound_n 272._o g._n the_o sundry_a name_n description_n and_o virtue_n 278._o h_o hormesion_n a_o lovely_a precious_a stone_n 627._o e._n the_o description_n ib._n horminodes_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n horminum_n a_o kind_n of_o grain_n or_o corn_n describe_v 144._o k._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hornet_n sting_n what_o remedy_n therefore_o 40._o h._n 56_o m._n 75._o f_o 110._o l._n 153_o b._n 166._o l._n 173._o a._n 361._o d._n 418._o m._n horsetaile_v a_o herb_n 263._o b._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v in_o waste_v the_o swell_a spleen_n ibid._n horse_n have_v ague_n and_o how_o to_o be_v cure_v 260._o k_o horse_n dung_n green_a &_o burn_v into_o ash_n medicinable_a 325._o e_o horseflesh_n and_o horse-dung_n adverse_a to_o serpent_n 322_o k_o horse_n how_o they_o shall_v never_o tire_v 341._o c_o wild_a horse_n be_v medicinable_a and_o more_o than_o tame_a 323._o b_o horses_n load_v with_o fruit_n be_v soon_o weary_a 176._o h._n what_o remedy_n ibid._n river-horse_n teach_v we_o the_o feat_n of_o phlebotomy_n or_o blood-letting_a 316._o k._n he_o yield_v many_o medicine_n ibid._n his_o blood_n painter_n use_v 316._o l_o sea_n horse_n hippocampe_n medicinable_a 436._o h._n 437._o f._n 440._o l_o haw_o in_o horse_n eye_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 438._o l._n see_v eye_n horse_n and_o mare_n
name_n aconâ—…un_v of_o aconae_fw-la a_o certain_a town_n near_o to_o which_o it_o grow_v abundant_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…eretica_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a age_n age_n petronius_n niger_n as_o dioscorides_n say_v in_o his_o preface_n preface_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o mean_v here_o the_o concrete_v 〈◊〉_d thereoâ—…_n which_o we_o also_o do_v call_v aloe_n aloe_n chickweed_n chickweed_n i._o mousâ—…_n ear_n ear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o grove_n grove_n the_o right_a mouse_n aâ—…e_v aâ—…e_v parietarie_n of_o the_o wail_n wail_n alba._n haply_o pliny_n have_v translatâ—…d_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o dioscor_n which_o be_v hâ—…uing_v slender_a stalk_n like_o rush_n resta_fw-la bovis_fw-la restharrow_n or_o petty_a whin_n whin_n some_o take_v it_o for_o bugâ—…e_n or_o 〈◊〉_d heal_n heal_n nameless_a nameless_a or_o scolopendrium_n scolopendrium_n whereupon_o they_o call_v it_o philanthropos_n i._n a_o lover_n of_o man_n man_n trientalibus_fw-la trientalibus_fw-la i_o man_n blood_n blood_n pliny_n have_v forget_v himself_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o 22_o book_n &_o 21_o chapter_n he_o describe_v it_o according_a to_o dioscorides_n to_o be_v like_a in_o root_n and_o leaf_n to_o orchanet_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o heâ—…_n name_v it_o arcebion_n arcebion_n vetustissime_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la est_fw-la some_o read_v vetus_fw-la sive_fw-la usu_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v if_o this_o drink_n be_v stale_a and_o not_o use_v present_o it_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o nothing_o cum_fw-la apio_fw-la not_o opio_fw-la opio_fw-la or_o the_o cerot_n cypâ—…c_a after_o dioscorides_n dioscorides_n so_o call_v becausâ—…_n osiris_n be_v entâ—…_n and_o his_o sepulchre_n renew_v there_o there_o or_o rather_o a_o kind_n of_o sweet_a cuit_n call_v hâ—…p_n sâ—…ma_fw-la by_o diosc._n which_o signify_v also_o a_o water_n gruel_n gruel_n porri_fw-la but_o it_o shall_v be_v marrubij_fw-la according_a to_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o take_v they_o for_o damascen_n plum_n or_o rather_o for_o bulloâ—…s_n skeg_n or_o such_o like_a wild_a plum_n plum_n as_o if_o it_o will_v catch_v woman_n and_o hold_v they_o fast_o perforce_o perforce_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a signify_v a_o bridle_n or_o bit_n and_o it_o be_v think_v to_o bâ—…_n leontopodium_n dioscor_n though_o other_o take_v it_o for_o dodeâ—…_n dodeâ—…_n or_o rather_o calix_n calix_n rather_o orocleia_n out_o of_o dioscorides_n dioscorides_n or_o borage_n call_v in_o greek_a bugâ—…osson_n bugâ—…osson_n some_o take_v this_o for_o our_o persicorie_n or_o ars-mert_a ars-mert_a i._o holly_n or_o huluer_n nay_o rather_o aquifolia_n be_v agria_n in_o greek_a and_o the_o cratâ—…gus_n of_o theophrastus_n which_o he_o mean_v here_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ceruoise_n tree_n now_o call_v torminalis_fw-la torminalis_fw-la i_o think_v he_o mean_v orach_n orach_n 〈◊〉_d terrae_fw-la sonâ—…n_o think_v 〈◊〉_d place_n unperfect_a but_o i_o 〈◊〉_d rather_o â—…hat_o pliny_n herâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d at_o â—…e_a obscurity_n â—…ir_n 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simâ—…_n put_v 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d â—…ny_n 〈◊〉_d wâ—…ch_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d moâ—…e_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virga_fw-la pastoris_fw-la pastoris_fw-la thereupon_o it_o be_v call_v labrum_n uenerus_fw-la venus_n laver_n laver_n this_o water_n be_v not_o saltish_a but_o because_o the_o name_n dipsaco_n in_o greek_a allude_v to_o thirst_n &_o salt_n thing_n cause_n thirstinesse_n pliny_n guessâ—…d_v this_o humour_n to_o be_v saltish_a *_o this_o empetron_n be_v think_v to_o be_v our_o saxifrage_n saxifrage_n for_o it_o hinder_v conception_n conception_n non_fw-la gravi_fw-la odour_n dioscor_n say_v sub_fw-la grave_n odour_n somewhat_o unpleasant_a in_o smell_n smell_n and_o in_o columella_n filix_fw-la be_v call_v auia_fw-la auia_fw-la many_o take_v it_o for_o archangel_n archangel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v holcus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o will_v say_v swine_n endive_n or_o cichory_n cichory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o word_n signify_v all_o bone_n bone_n so_o in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n fell_a be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o some_o part_n of_o france_n as_o dalechamp_n note_v gallis_fw-la name_v le_fw-fr doux_fw-fr doux_fw-fr some_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o dyer_n other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o fuller_n bislingua_n horse-tongue_n or_o double-tongue_n double-tongue_n lathyris_n lathyris_n for_o the_o milky_a juicehap_o for_o dioscor_v say_v amygdalae_fw-la i._o of_o the_o almond_n tree_n tree_n purgata_fw-la facilia_fw-la some_o think_v gentle_a puigative_n puigative_n some_o take_v it_o foe_n a_o kind_n of_o orchanet_n other_o for_o hounds-tongue_n hounds-tongue_n quincuncialis_fw-la ferè_fw-la other_o read_v quinque_fw-la caulibus_fw-la ferè_fw-la i._n common_o it_o bear_v five_o stalk_n stalk_n this_o some_o take_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o that_o greimile_n call_v job_n tear_n tear_n hâ—…termeth_v teâ—…ta_fw-la worâ—…es_fw-la câ—…ntharide_n and_o thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o wild_a wolf_n wolf_n menâ—…_n saraceâ—…ca_n saraceâ—…ca_n â—…idis_fw-la sativae_fw-la â—…thers_n read_v se_fw-la ridis_fw-la i._n eudâ—…e_n eudâ—…e_n â—…riped_a â—…m_n but_o dâ—…oscor_n say_v 〈◊〉_d i._o three_o cubit_n high_a high_a mouse_n care_n care_n linaria_n or_o toad_n flax_n flax_n according_a to_o dioscorides_n dioscorides_n cuckoo_n meat_n or_o wood-sorell_n wood-sorell_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seed_n seed_n and_o yet_o scribonius_n say_v it_o be_v call_v polygonon_n because_o it_o grow_v eevery_n where_o so_o common_a common_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o knee_n or_o knot_n knot_n alvum_fw-la solvunt_fw-la if_o the_o place_n be_v not_o corrupt_a as_o i_o doubt_v it_o be_v be_v oreon_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mountain_n some_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o fair_a other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o it_o grow_v like_a to_o a_o horstaile_n or_o the_o herb_n hippuris_n hippuris_n insefarctis_fw-la insefarctis_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o esula_n esula_n i_o frothy_a poppy_n poppy_n woodbine_n woodbine_n some_o take_v it_o for_o securidaca_n i_o axfitch_n axfitch_n think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o polygonun_n or_o knot_n grass_n abovenamed_a abovenamed_a for_o smyrna_n in_o greek_a be_v myrrh_n myrrh_n orpine_n orpine_n or_o rather_o sinapi_fw-la i._n senvic_n senvic_n look_v for_o no_o better_a divinity_n in_o pliny_n a_o mere_a pagan_n epâ—…urean_n and_o â—…ssed_a atheist_n atheist_n which_o be_v call_v obnunâ—…io_n dicaruâ—…_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o m._n tull._n de_fw-fr divinatione_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o whichyere_o it_o seem_v pliny_n write_v this_o work_n work_n whereupon_o it_o be_v think_v material_a to_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n accipiâ—…_n oâ—…en_o for_o otherwise_o it_o avail_v not_o not_o as_o in_o say_v thus_o the_o devil_n take_v thou_o or_o the_o raven_n peck_n ouâ—…_n thy_o 〈◊〉_d or_o i_o have_v râ—…er_o see_v thou_o pie_n pekt_v and_o such_o like_a like_a because_o afterward_o no_o witch_n may_v prick_v they_o with_o a_o needle_n in_o the_o name_n and_o behalf_n of_o those_o who_o they_o will_v hurt_v and_o mischief_n according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o prick_v the_o image_n of_o any_o person_n in_o wax_n use_v in_o the_o witcheraft_n of_o these_o date_n date_n that_o be_v to_o say_v arse_n verse_n out_o of_o afranius_n as_o festus_n note_v which_o in_o the_o old_a tusâ—…ane_a language_n signify_v auerte_a igneum_fw-la i._o put_v back_o the_o fire_n fire_n or_o rather_o the_o son_n of_o autoâ—…cus_n in_o his_o oâ—…yssaea_n oâ—…yssaea_n i._o the_o first_o o_o march._n march._n dicis_fw-la causa_fw-la i._o pro_fw-la forma_fw-la forma_fw-la as_o ualesius_n lucius_n salvius_n statorius_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v significant_a and_o import_v by_o the_o very_a letter_n some_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n prosperity_n which_o fashion_n be_v afterward_o take_v up_o in_o do_v reverence_n to_o prince_n and_o great_a person_n person_n whereas_o other_o nation_n observe_v to_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o appear_z by_o plautus_n quo_fw-la i_o verian_a nâ—…scio_fw-la b._n si_fw-mi dâ—…os_fw-la salutas_fw-la dextrorsum_fw-la censeo_fw-la censeo_fw-la poppysmus_fw-la in_o settiâ—…g_v our_o lip_n close_o together_o and_o draw_v the_o breath_n inward_a as_o our_o manner_n be_v in_o play_v with_o a_o tame_a sparrow_n or_o cheer_v up_o and_o make_v much_o of_o a_o horse_n horse_n of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n pliny_n speak_v like_o himself_o a_o heathenish_a infidel_n infidel_n â—…amae_fw-la labour_n est_fw-la *_o which_o answer_n to_o our_o r_o and_o a._n a._n or_o parâ—…s_n parâ—…s_n euegon_n euegon_n ueâ—…ris_fw-la haste_n whâ—…n_o also_o wa_o call_v â—…libaris_fw-la â—…libaris_fw-la mutuâ—…atur_fw-la as_o turnebius_n find_v it_o in_o a_o old_a copy_n and_o consider_v the_o foolery_n both_o before_o &_o after_o mention_v this_o will_v sort_v well_o enough_o with_o such_o
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gregari_fw-la and_o about_o the_o source_n or_o spring_n of_o this_o river_n imitue_n the_o people_n imitui_fw-fr and_o aparrheni_fw-la other_o say_v that_o the_o suit_n auchetes_n saternei_n and_o asampates_n invade_v and_o conqer_v these_o part_n and_o that_o the_o tanaite_n and_o nepheonite_n be_v by_o they_o put_v to_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o not_o one_o person_n of_o they_o spare_v some_o write_v that_o the_o river_n opharius_fw-la run_v through_o the_o canteci_n and_o the_o sapaei_n and_o that_o the_o river_n tanais_n traverse_v sometime_o through_o the_o phatareans_n herticei_n spondolici_fw-la synthietae_fw-la amassi_n issi_n catareti_n tagori_n catoni_fw-la neripi_fw-la agandei_fw-la mandarei_n saturchei_n and_o spalei_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o cappadocia_n hitherto_o have_v we_o treat_v and_o go_v through_o the_o nation_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n upon_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n now_o be_v we_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o people_n inhabit_v the_o very_a 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beforenamed_n confine_v many_o other_o and_o still_o prevail_a with_o great_a might_n grow_v on_o and_o climb_v eastward_o up_o to_o the_o mountain_n taurus_n it_o pass_v beyond_o lycaonia_n pisidia_n and_o cilicia_n and_o with_o that_o quarter_n which_o be_v call_v cataonia_n pierce_v above_o the_o tract_n of_o antiochia_n and_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o region_n cyrrhestica_n which_o lie_v well_o within_o that_o country_n and_o therefore_o the_o length_n of_o asia_n there_o may_v contain_v 1250_o mile_n &_o the_o breadth_n 640._o chap._n ix_o ¶_o armenia_n the_o great_a and_o the_o less_o the_o great_a armenia_n begin_v at_o the_o mountain_n pariedri_n be_v divide_v from_o cappadocia_n by_o the_o river_n euphrates_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o &_o where_o the_o river_n euphrates_n begin_v to_o turn_v his_o course_n from_o mesopotamia_n by_o the_o river_n tigris_n as_o renown_v as_o the_o other_o both_o these_o river_n be_v it_o furnish_v withal_o which_o be_v the_o 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environ_v it_o be_v partly_o with_o the_o river_n tigris_n and_o partly_o compass_v with_o a_o unaccessible_a steep_a mountain_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n it_o confine_v upon_o the_o median_n and_o have_v a_o prospect_n to_o the_o caspian_a sea_n the_o which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ocean_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v in_o meet_a and_o convenient_a place_n and_o be_v enclose_v whole_o within_o the_o mountain_n of_o caucasus_n as_o for_o the_o nation_n there_o inhabit_v along_o the_o march_n and_o confine_n of_o armenia_n now_o will_v we_o speak_v of_o they_o chap._n x._o ¶_o albania_n and_o iberia_n all_o the_o plain_a country_n between_o armenia_n and_o the_o river_n cyrus_n the_o albanois_n of_o asia_n do_v inhabit_v be_v past_o it_o you_o enter_v anon_o into_o the_o iberian_o region_n who_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o albanois_n aforesaid_a by_o the_o river_n alazon_n which_o run_v down_o from_o the_o caucasian_n hill_n into_o cyrus_n the_o town_n of_o importance_n in_o albania_n be_v cabalaca_n in_o iberia_n harmastis_n near_o to_o the_o river_n neoris_n beyond_o which_o be_v the_o region_n thasie_n and_o triare_n as_o far_o as_o unto_o the_o mountain_n partedori_n and_o when_o you_o be_v pass_v they_o you_o enter_v into_o the_o desert_n of_o colchis_n and_o on_o the_o side_n of_o they_o which_o lie_v towards_o the_o ceraunij_fw-la the_o armenochalybes_n do_v inhabit_v and_o so_o forward_o you_o come_v into_o the_o tract_n and_o march_n of_o the_o moschi_n which_o extend_v to_o the_o river_n iberus_n that_o run_v into_o cyrus_n beneath_o they_o inhabit_v the_o sacassani_fw-la and_o beyond_o they_o the_o macronian_n who_o reach_v even_o to_o the_o river_n absarus_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o the_o plain_n and_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o hill_n in_o these_o part_n be_v inhabit_v again_o from_o the_o march_n and_o frontier_n of_o albania_n all_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o hill_n be_v take_v up_o and_o possess_v by_o the_o savage_a people_n of_o the_o sylui_fw-fr and_o beneath_o they_o of_o the_o lubienes_n and_o so_o forward_o by_o the_o didurians_n and_o sodij_fw-la chap._n xi_o ¶_o the_o gate_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o mountain_n caucasus_n when_o you_o be_v beyond_o the_o sodij_fw-la you_o come_v to_o the_o straits_n of_o the_o hill_n caucasus_n which_o many_o have_v erroneous_o call_v caspiae_n portae_n and_o certes_o nature_n have_v perform_v a_o mighty_a piece_n of_o work_n in_o cleave_v asunder_o at_o one_o instant_a those_o mountain_n where_o the_o gate_n be_v bar_v up_o as_o it_o be_v with_o iron_n portcullis_n while_o under_o the_o mid_n thereof_o the_o river_n dyriodorus_fw-la run_v and_o on_o this_o side_n of_o it_o stand_v a_o strong_a fort_n and_o castle_n call_v cumania_n situate_a upon_o a_o rock_n able_a to_o impeach_v a_o army_n never_o so_o puissant_a &_o innumerable_a that_o will_v pass_v thereby_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o in_o this_o place_n by_o mean_n of_o these_o bar-gate_n one_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v exclude_v 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