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he_o in_o a_o trice_n with_o wonderful_a agility_n and_o nimbleness_n other_o have_v a_o safe_a way_n than_o this_o but_o it_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o deceitful_a they_o set_v or_o stick_v in_o the_o ground_n a_o great_a way_n off_o mighty_a great_a bow_n ready_a bend_v to_o hold_v these_o fast_n they_o choose_v certain_a tall_a lusty_a and_o strong_a fellow_n and_o as_o many_o other_o as_o sufficient_a as_o they_o to_o draw_v with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o main_a the_o say_a bow_n against_o the_o other_o and_o so_o they_o let_v fly_v against_o the_o poor_a elephant_n as_o they_o pass_v by_o javelin_n and_o bore-spear_n as_o if_o they_o shoot_v shaft_n and_o stick_v they_o therewith_o and_o so_o follow_v they_o by_o their_o blood_n of_o these_o beast_n the_o female_n be_v much_o more_o fearful_a than_o the_o male_a kind_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o the_o manner_n of_o tame_a elephant_n as_o furious_a and_o rage_a mad_a as_o they_o be_v sometime_o they_o be_v tame_v with_o hunger_n and_o 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say_v be_v comfortable_a to_o the_o sinew_n like_v as_o the_o herbattum_fw-la grasse-green_a oil_n which_o the_o inguinian_n dwell_v upon_o the_o causy_n or_o street-way_n flamminia_n use_v to_o sel._n syriacum_n elaeomeli_fw-la a_o oil_n which_o as_o i_o have_v declare_v before_o issue_v from_o olive_n tree_n in_o syria_n carry_v a_o certain_a taste_n of_o honey_n howbeit_o their_o stomach_n it_o make_v to_o rise_v at_o it_o who_o lick_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v of_o power_n to_o soften_v the_o belly_n it_o purge_v choler_n electiuè_fw-fr if_o two_o cyath_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v in_o one_o hemine_a of_o water_n howbeit_o these_o symptom_n or_o accident_n do_v follow_v they_o who_o drink_v thereof_o they_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dead_a sleep_n and_o must_v eftsoons_o be_v awaken_v our_o lusty_a drunkard_n who_o make_v profession_n of_o carouse_v use_v to_o take_v one_o ciath_n thereof_o before_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o drink_v one_o another_o under_o board_n the_o oil_n of_o pitch_n be_v use_v every_o where_o for_o to_o heal_v the_o skurfe_n mange_n and_o farcin_n in_o beast_n next_o to_o vine_n and_o olive_n date_n tree_n be_v to_o be_v range_v in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o do_v carry_v the_o great_a name_n date_n if_o they_o be_v fresh_a and_o new_a do_v inebriat_fw-la and_o overturn_v the_o brain_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o very_o well_o dry_v they_o do_v cause_n headache_n neither_o be_v they_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v see_v any_o way_n good_a for_o the_o stomach_n again_o they_o do_v exasperate_v the_o cough_n and_o make_v it_o worse_o yet_o they_o be_v great_a nourisher_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o feed_v who_o eat_v of_o they_o our_o ancient_n in_o old_a time_n draw_v a_o certain_a juice_n or_o liquor_n out_o of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v boil_v which_o they_o give_v unto_o sick_a person_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o hydromell_n or_o honeyed_a water_n to_o drink_v and_o that_o for_o to_o refresh_v they_o to_o restore_v their_o strength_n and_o to_o quench_v thirst_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o prefer_v the_o date_n of_o thebais_n in_o high_a egypt_n before_o all_o other_o be_v eat_v as_o meat_n especial_o at_o meal_n they_o be_v good_a for_o they_o who_o reach_v up_o blood_n the_o date_n caryotae_n serve_v to_o make_v a_o lineament_n for_o the_o stomach_n the_o bladder_n belly_n &_o gut_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o quince_n among_o be_v incorporat_a with_o wax_n &_o safron_n they_o reduce_v the_o black_a and_o blue_a mark_n remain_v after_o stripe_n in_o the_o skin_n to_o their_o natural_a colour_n date_fw-la stone_n with_o their_o kernel_n be_v burn_v in_o a_o new_a earthen_a vessel_n which_o be_v never_o occupy_v before_o and_o be_v thus_o calcine_v and_o their_o ash_n wash_v they_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o spodium_n and_o do_v enter_v with_o other_o ingredient_n into_o collyry_n or_o eie-salue_n and_o with_o some_o nard_n among_o they_o make_v fuke_n to_o paint_v and_o calliâ—…lephara_n imbelish_v the_o eyebrow_n chap._n v._n ¶_o of_o the_o myrabolan_n date_n and_o the_o date_n elate_a the_o best_a palm_n or_o date_n tree_n which_o bear_v a_o fruit_n like_o to_o myrabolanes_n be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o egypt_n these_o date_n have_v no_o stone_n like_a to_o other_o be_v take_v in_o unripe_a and_o hard_a wine_n they_o stop_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o stay_v the_o extraordinary_a course_n of_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi and_o do_v consolidat_fw-la wound_n as_o touch_v the_o date-tree_n call_v elate_a or_o spathe_v it_o afford_v for_o use_v in_o physic_n the_o young_a bud_n the_o leaf_n and_o the_o bark_n the_o leave_v serve_v to_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n the_o stomach_n liver_n and_o such_o corosive_n ulcer_n as_o hardly_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o heal_v and_o skin_n up_o the_o
the_o muskle_n and_o sinew_n that_o he_o become_v paralyticke_a in_o that_o part_n and_o ever_o after_o unto_o his_o die_a day_n be_v rid_v as_o well_o of_o all_o sense_n as_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o say_v that_o in_o these_o case_n it_o may_v be_v tolerable_a to_o set_v down_o in_o their_o book_n some_o poison_n what_o reason_n nay_o what_o leave_n have_v those_o greek_n to_o show_v the_o mean_n how_o the_o brain_n and_o understanding_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v intoxicat_a and_o trouble_a what_o colour_n and_o pretence_n have_v they_o to_o set_v down_o medicine_n and_o receipt_n to_o cause_n woman_n to_o slip_v the_o untimely_a fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a cast_v &_o device_n that_o may_v be_v practise_v by_o herb_n of_o their_o pen_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o be_o not_o for_o they_o that_o will_v send_v the_o conception_n out_o of_o the_o body_n unnatural_o before_o the_o due_a time_n they_o shall_v learn_v no_o such_o receipt_n of_o i_o neither_o will_v i_o teach_v any_o how_o to_o temper_v &_o spice_n a_o amatorious_a cup_n to_o draw_v either_o man_n or_o woman_n into_o love_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o my_o profession_n for_o well_o i_o remember_v that_o lucullus_n a_o most_o brave_a general_n and_o a_o captain_n of_o great_a execution_n lose_v his_o life_n by_o such_o a_o love_n potion_n much_o less_o than_o shall_v you_o have_v i_o to_o write_v of_o magic_n witchcraft_n charm_n enchantment_n and_o sorcery_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o give_v warn_v that_o folk_n shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o or_o to_o disprove_v those_o course_n for_o their_o vanity_n and_o principal_o to_o give_v a_o item_n how_o little_a trust_n and_o assurance_n there_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o such_o trumpery_n it_o suffice_v i_o and_o content_v my_o mind_n yea_o and_o i_o think_v that_o i_o have_v do_v well_o for_o mankind_n in_o record_v those_o herb_n which_o be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a find_v out_o by_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o posterity_n chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o moly_n and_o dodecatheos_n of_o paeony_n otherwise_o call_v pentorobus_fw-la or_o glycyside_n of_o panace_n asclepium_fw-la heraclium_fw-la and_o chironium_n of_o panaces_n centarium_fw-la or_o pharnaceum_n of_o heraclium_n siderium_fw-la of_o henbane_n call_v hyoscyamus_n apollinaris_n or_o altercangenus_fw-la homer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o principal_a and_o sovereign_a herb_n of_o all_o other_o be_v moly_n so_o call_v as_o he_o think_v by_o the_o god_n themselves_o the_o invention_n or_o find_v of_o this_o herb_n he_o 10._o ascribe_v unto_o mercury_n and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v singular_a against_o the_o mighty_a witcheraft_n &_o enchantment_n that_o be_v some_o say_v that_o this_o herb_n moly_n even_o according_a to_o homer_n description_n with_o a_o round_a and_o black_a bulbous_a root_n to_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o onion_n and_o with_o a_o leaf_n or_o blade_n like_o that_o of_o squilla_n grow_v at_o this_o day_n about_o the_o river_n or_o lake_n peneus_n and_o upon_o the_o mountain_n cylleum_fw-la in_o arcadia_n also_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o grecian_a simplist_n describe_v this_o moly_n with_o a_o yellow_a flower_n whereas_o homer_n have_v write_v that_o it_o be_v white_a i_o meet_v with_o one_o physician_n a_o skilful_a herbarist_n who_o affirm_v unto_o i_o that_o this_o moly_n grow_v in_o italy_n also_o and_o in_o very_a truth_n he_o bring_v and_o show_v i_o a_o plant_n which_o come_v out_o of_o campaine_n about_o the_o dig_v up_o whereof_o among_o hard_a and_o stony_a rock_n he_o have_v be_v certain_a day_n but_o get_v he_o can_v not_o the_o entire_a root_n whole_a and_o sound_a but_o be_v force_v to_o break_v it_o off_o and_o yet_o the_o root_n which_o he_o show_v i_o be_v thirty_o foot_n long_o next_o unto_o moly_n in_o account_n and_o reputation_n be_v that_o plant_n which_o they_o call_v dodecatheos_n for_o that_o it_o do_v represent_v &_o comprehend_v the_o majesty_n of_o all_o the_o chief_a god_n they_o say_v if_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o water_n it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a medicine_n for_o all_o malady_n seven_o leaf_n it_o have_v resemble_v very_o much_o those_o of_o lectuce_n and_o the_o same_o spring_n from_o a_o yellow_a root_n as_o touch_v paeony_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o herb_n that_o be_v ever_o know_v and_o bring_v to_o light_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o author_n or_o inventor_n thereof_o who_o name_n it_o bear_v still_o some_o call_v it_o pentorobos_fw-mi other_o glycyside_n where_o by_o the_o way_n i_o be_o to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o herb_n by_o their_o name_n consider_v that_o the_o same_o herb_n have_v in_o sundry_a place_n diverse_a appellation_n but_o to_o proceed_v forward_o with_o our_o paeony_n it_o grow_v among_o bleak_a and_o shady_a mountain_n rise_v up_o with_o a_o stem_n between_o the_o leaf_n wary_a 4_o finger_n high_a and_o bear_v in_o the_o top_n 4_o or_o 5_o head_n fashion_v somewhat_o like_a to_o filberd_n within_o which_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o seed_n both_o red_a and_o black_a this_o herb_n be_v good_a against_o the_o fantastical_a illusion_n of_o the_o half_a fauni_n which_o appear_v in_o sleep_n it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o herb_n must_v be_v gather_v in_o the_o night_n season_n for_o if_o the_o rainbird_n woodpeck_n or_o hickway_n call_v picus_n martius_n shall_v chance_v to_o spy_v it_o gather_v he_o will_v fly_v in_o the_o face_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o peck_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o or_o she_o that_o have_v it_o the_o herb_n mase_n panace_n promise_v by_o the_o very_a name_n a_o remedy_n of_o all_o disease_n a_o number_n there_o be_v of_o herb_n so_o call_v and_o all_o ascribe_v to_o some_o god_n or_o other_o for_o the_o invention_n of_o they_o for_o one_o of_o heal_n they_o have_v the_o addition_n of_o asclepion_fw-la for_o that_o aesculapius_n have_v a_o daughter_n name_v also_o panacea_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o concrete_a juice_n name_v opopanax_n it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o root_n of_o this_o plant_n be_v of_o the_o ferula_fw-la or_o fennell_n kind_n such_o as_o i_o have_v heretofore_o show_v by_o way_n of_o incision_n the_o which_o root_n have_v a_o thick_a rind_n and_o of_o a_o saltish_a savour_n when_o the_o root_n be_v pull_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n there_o be_v a_o religious_a ceremony_n observe_v to_o fill_v up_o the_o hole_n again_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o corn_n as_o it_o be_v in_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o violence_n offer_v in_o tear_v it_o up_o as_o for_o the_o say_a juice_n opopanax_n where_o and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v and_o which_o be_v the_o best_a kind_n thereof_o and_o not_o sophisticat_v i_o have_v declare_v already_o in_o my_o treatise_n of_o foreign_a and_o strange_a plant_n that_o which_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o macedony_n they_o call_v bucosicum_fw-la because_o the_o neat-heard_n of_o the_o country_n mark_v when_o the_o liquor_n break_v forth_o and_o run_v out_o of_o itself_o and_o so_o receive_v and_o gather_v it_o from_o the_o plant_n this_o will_v not_o last_v but_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n soon_o lose_v the_o force_n moreover_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o it_o that_o be_v reject_v principal_o which_o be_v black_a and_o soft_a for_o these_o be_v mark_n to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v corrupt_v and_o sophisticate_a with_o wax_n a_o second_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o panace_n which_o they_o call_v heraclium_n the_o invention_n of_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n whereof_o be_v attribute_v unto_o hercules_n some_o there_o be_v who_o call_v it_o origanum_fw-la heracleaticum_fw-la the_o wild_a because_o it_o be_v like_a to_o origan_n whereof_o i_o have_v heretofore_o write_v but_o the_o root_n of_o this_o panace_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o a_o three_o kind_n of_o panace_n take_v the_o name_n of_o chiron_n the_o centaur_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o give_v intelligence_n of_o the_o herb_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o the_o leaf_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o dock_n but_o that_o it_o be_v big_a and_o more_o hairy_a the_o flower_n be_v of_o a_o golden_a yellow_a colour_n the_o root_n but_o small_a it_o love_v to_o grow_v in_o rich_a fat_a and_o battle_n ground_n the_o flower_n of_o this_o panace_n be_v most_o effectual_a in_o physic_n in_o which_o regard_n there_o be_v more_o use_n and_o profit_n thereof_o than_o of_o all_o the_o former_a kind_n a_o four_o panace_n there_o be_v beside_o find_v out_o also_o by_o the_o same_o chiron_n whereupon_o it_o have_v the_o denomination_n of_o centaureum_fw-la call_v also_o it_o be_v pharnaceum_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o two_o fold_n name_n be_v this_o because_o there_o be_v some_o controversy_n in_o the_o first_o invention_n
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